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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Police Blotter: March 1 to March 19, 2013

March 22, 2013

March 8 - Robbery - Male robbed by several juveniles. All suspects located & detained by UCPD & CWRU PD officers. Euclid/E.116th. March 14 - Felony theft - Backpack taken from office, Kent Hale...

Researchers make science fiction reality with brain controlled prosthetics

Researchers make science fiction reality with brain controlled prosthetics

Bryden Spevak, Senior News Reporter March 1, 2013

Last May, news broke that the world was speeding into the realm of science fiction. Cathy Hutchinson, a woman left paralyzed in all four limbs due to a stroke, was able to drink a bottle of coffee using...

Undergraduate students and faculty members from the Civil Engineering department attended the Engineers Week Banquet last Thursday.

Case School of Engineering hosts E-Week, featuring Civil Engineering Department

Staff reports March 1, 2013

After a week of events, the engineering department of Case Western Reserve University completed Engineers Week last Friday after the E-Week banquet, which was held at the Marriott Key Bank Center in downtown...

Members of the Chinese Students and Scholar Association serve food at their event last Sunday.

Chinese Students and Scholar Association hosts Lantern Festival Banquet

Shinichi Inoue, Asst. News Editor March 1, 2013

On Sunday night, Feb. 24, the Chinese Students and Scholar Association (CSSA) hosted their annual Lantern Festival Banquet to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Snake. The night was filled with traditional...

Students to be offered free online courses

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter March 1, 2013

Beginning this May, students at Case Western Reserve University will be offered access to hundreds of new classes. What are these additional courses going to cost students? Nothing. Through a partnership...

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter March 1, 2013

Thirty injured in NASCAR incident Thirty people were injured at a second-tier NASCAR series race last Saturday. On the last lap of the DRIVE4COPD 300, a crash sent debris through a safety fence and...

Joyce Watson brings sunshine on gloomy days at Seidman

Joyce Watson brings sunshine on gloomy days at Seidman

Alexis Parisi, Senior News Reporter March 1, 2013

On a crisp day, a brown Mercury Milan pulls up to the Jane and Lee Seidman Cancer Center. The passenger struggles to open her door. She walks slowly past a line of three empty wheel chairs, and into the...

Police Blotter: Feb. 19 to Feb. 27, 2013

March 1, 2013

Feb. 22 - Unattended cell phone taken, theft, Leutner Commons Feb. 22 - Unattended laptop taken, theft, Peter B Lewis building Feb. 25 - Bicycle taken off porch, Bicycle theft, Hessler Road Feb. 27...

Campus police chief speaks during this past Wednesday’s “Guns, Our Community and Safety” debate hosted by Share The Vision and The Observer.

Campus experts debate gun control, concealed carry

Mike McKenna, Asst. News Editor February 28, 2013

In the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary, gun control has been of utmost debate in the country. Proponents of additional control say that further regulation would help curb gun violence while...

Opportunities available for student input in open forum strategic planning meetings

Mike McKenna, Asst. News Editor February 25, 2013

This post was updated on Feb. 25 to reflect the finalized schedule of working group forums. Students interested in providing input into the Case Western Reserve University’s ongoing strategic planning...

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