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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

Leftist Nicolas Maduro narrowly captured the Venezuelan presidency after the death of Hugo Chavez (pictured above).

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter April 19, 2013

Venezuela chooses a new president Nicolas Maduro won the Venezuelan election this past Sunday and will be taking over the last six years of Hugo Chavez’s presidential term. Chavez’s death from cancer...

Pickleball tournament benefits children’s hunger alliance

Tanvi Parmar, Special Assignments Reporter April 19, 2013

On Sunday, April 14, from 2 to 4 p.m., 24 Case Western Reserve University students gathered at the Veale Track Area to participate in the Student Dietetic Association’s (SDA) Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser....

A student buys a root beer float from Sigma Psi and Sigma Nu at last year’s Relay For Life event.  Money raised this year will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

Relay For Life sets ambitious fundraising goal

Suneil Kamath, Civic Engagement Reporter April 19, 2013

Every year, millions of people die from cancer. This weekend, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) will host Relay For Life in an effort to honor those who have lost their lives to cancer, support cancer...

RHA elections begin April 24, applications due tonight

Bryden Spevak, Senior News Reporter April 19, 2013

The time has come again for community-minded students to join the Residence Hall Association (RHA). This semester marks the prominent organization’s third-annual spring elections, created as a way for...

Summer program to help families affected by cancer

Tanvi Parmar, Special Assignments Reporter April 19, 2013

On April 15, Livestrong officially announced that it will provide funding for Case Western Reserve University and 11 other campuses to hold Camp Kesem in the summer of 2014. Each college campus across...

Police Blotter: Apr. 8 to Apr. 15, 2013

April 19, 2013

Apr. 10 - Petty theft - Unattended cell phone taken, Kelvin Smith Library. Apr. 11 - Felony theft - Backpack containing electronics taken from classroom, Kent Hale Smith building. Apr. 13 - Motor vehicle...

On the Beat

April 19, 2013

So we have come to the end of another academic year. Soon, some of you will be heading out into the real world to seek fame and fortune, while others will be trying to jam all your worldly possessions...

Senior Week tickets now on sale, early bird options available

Julia Bianco, Contributing Reporter April 19, 2013

Tickets for Senior Week are now on sale. Early bird rates are available from April 15 until April 23 and after that, tickets can be purchased at full price up until the day before each event. The Senior...

USG Brief

Noora Somersalo, Student Affairs Reporter April 19, 2013

On Tuesday, April 16, the General Assembly of Case Western Reserve University’s Undergraduate Student Government held a brief moment of silence for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings before...

The Student Sustainability Council covered the Spirit Wall, along with several other locations around campus with fourteens for an awareness campaign.

Chalk it up to sustainability

Brian Sherman, Campus Events Reporter April 12, 2013

Fourteens raise awareness, blanket campus Many who have walked around campus over the past week have likely noticed many etchings of the number 14 chalked on what seems like every available surface....

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