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The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

USG, UGS to ramp up efforts in promoting outside funding opportunities

Anastazia Vanisko, Staff Reporter February 28, 2014

It’s no secret that Case Western Reserve University’s (CWRU) undergraduate students tend to leave college with a higher amount of debt than those attending other options. However, university administration...

ITS emphasizes success of online class efforts

Jasmine Gallup, Staff Reporter February 28, 2014

Midterm week is coming up, and as usual, those students who dare to cross the threshold into their residential hall lobbies during the weeks surrounding midterms will be treated to the same sight: groups...

Bon Appétit to host “Meet the Grower” event in Leutner

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter February 28, 2014

Want to know where the dining hall food comes from? Today at 3 p.m. in Leutner Dining Hall, Bon Appetit, the campus dining hall provider, will be holding a “Meet the Grower” event with Mary Donnell,...

Researcher finds biological mechanisms behind deadly type of breast cancer

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter February 28, 2014

Cancer is one of the toughest diseases to research, but recently Dr. William Schiemann identified critical mechanisms that allow for a deadly type-negative breast cancer to form. Schiemann was interested...

Getting to know Dr. Sri beyond the classroom

Getting to know Dr. Sri beyond the classroom

Tara Tran, Staff Reporter February 28, 2014

Q: At what point did you know that you wanted to teach chemistry? A: I have always had a natural inclination towards sciences: chemistry in particular because it was so real to me. When I went to college,...

USG looking for greater share in Student Activities Fee

Julia Bianco, Staff Reporter February 28, 2014

Following shortages of available money for student group funding, Case Western Reserve University’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) proposed changes to the allocation of the Student Activities...

Demystifying privilege

Sergeant Jeffrey Daberko and Officer Mark Chavis February 28, 2014

Recently there has been a story circulating on several national news outlets, including ESPN, about the tragic case of a female University of Missouri swimmer who committed suicide. She was allegedly sexually...

Learning to learn online

Learning to learn online

Jasmine Gallup, Staff Reporter February 21, 2014

Case Western Reserve University isn’t the first higher education institution to jump on the free online course bandwagon, and it won’t be the last. The concept, in theory, seems both infallible and...

CWRU ROTC sees rise in participation after move from John Carroll University

Julia Bianco, Staff Reporter February 21, 2014

Case Western Reserve University recently received an influx of students participating in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) as a result of the restructuring of the program two years ago. Prior...

CWRU’s Farm Food Program to tackle Cleveland’s food deserts

CWRU’s Farm Food Program to tackle Cleveland’s food deserts

Mark Patteson, Staff Reporter February 21, 2014

The University Farm, made up of The Squire Valleevue and Valley Ridge Farms in Hunting Valley, Ohio, is striving to help alleviate food deserts one garden at a time. It will launch a Kickstarter campaign...

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