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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Inside the Circle

December 8, 2013

Holiday events in University Circle Anastazia Vanisko The holidays are getting closer, and University Circle is celebrating. The festivities can be seen everywhere- Wade Circle, the Botanical Gardens...

Police Blotter: Nov. 18 to Dec. 2

December 8, 2013

Nov. 2-3 — Undergraduate female sexually assaulted by partygoer, North Side athletic fields. Nov. 19 — Felony theft- Unattended purse taken from classroom, Clark Hall. Nov. 19 — Petty theft-Forced...

Bon Appétit student voice survey online now

Bon Appétit student voice survey online now

Compiled from Staff Reports December 2, 2013

Beginning today the Bon Appétit Management Co. campus dining online survey is available to students at Case Western Reserve University. The survey will run through Monday, Dec. 9. In exchange for participating, Bon...

CWRU philanthropist Peter B. Lewis dies at the age of 80

Mike McKenna, News Reporter November 24, 2013

Frequent Case Western Reserve University patron Peter B. Lewis died Saturday at his home in Coconut Grove, Florida. According to Plain Dealer reports, the 80-year old chairman of insurance company Progressive...

A long way off, but too close to home

Jeniece Montellano, Staff Reporter November 22, 2013

Two days after the worst recorded typhoon in modern history hit the Philippines, Patricia Janine heard reports that the storm’s 150 mile-an-hour gusts centered on Tacloban, her mother’s hometown. The...

A Filipino perspective on Typhoon Haiyan destruction

Jeniece Montellano, Staff Reporter November 22, 2013

Super Typhoon Haiyan hits close to home for me. A lot of family on my mom’s side and relatives from my dad’s side lives in the Philippines and my older brothers were born and raised in the Philippines...

CWRU nursing alumni act as patients in teaching program

Arielle Soffer, Staff Reporter November 22, 2013

Even though their degree may be in the healthcare sector, it turns out that several Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing alumni have a hidden talent: acting. According to Celeste Alfes, an assistant...

“#GivingTuesday” comes to CWRU through Office of Annual Giving initiative

Tanvi Parmar, Staff Reporter November 22, 2013

Dec. 3, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, is nationally recognized as “#GivingTuesday,” a movement to create a day of giving to kick off the giving season. This year...

Inside the Circle

Anastazia Vanisko November 22, 2013

Local Attractions Future of Uptown The recent development of Uptown over the past few years is part of a larger plan to turn the area into a bustling city hub. Started by a partnership between MRN Ltd,...

Food stamp cut hits 272,143 Cuyahoga County residents

Julia Bianco, Staff Reporter November 22, 2013

Update Nov. 26 2013: This article has been revised to correct an error, in which Dr. Robert Fischer was misquoted as stating "[t]here are 16,000 people on food stamps in the city of Cleveland alone." The...

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