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The Cleveland Institute of Music building. CIM and CWRU students can gain much from one another, including the concerts and clubs they respectively offer.

Bengston: CIM, CWRU harmonize in concerts, clubs

Susan Bengtson April 8, 2016

It’s easy to blend in on campus. The handful of musicians from the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) walking to class at any given time blend into the crowd of backpack-laden 18-to-20-somethings. Even...

The food court in the Tinkham Veale University Center. What is not apparent to students is the hidden technology that makes the building energy efficient.

Eckert: Hidden in its walls, technology keeps TVUC green

Brian Eckert April 8, 2016

I was pleasantly surprised by The Observer’s recent article, “The view from the green roof.” The Tinkham Veale University Center (TVUC) is more than just a heated walkway in the winter and a cooled...

A bus stop on Euclid Avenue near the Thwing Center.

Lehrer: Acknowledging white privilege, then doing something about it

Josh Lehrer April 8, 2016

I’ve tried throughout my undergraduate career at Case Western Reserve University to seize upon all the opportunities both the university and Cleveland have to offer. Included in that is learning about...

A sign notifying CWRU affiliated individuals and visitors that firearms are not permitted in the Kelvin Smith Library.

Miles: No guns at CWRU, but choices don’t kill

Danny Miles April 8, 2016

A bill to grant universities the option of allowing concealed handguns on campus is currently being deliberated by the Ohio Senate. House Bill 48 passed the Ohio House of Representatives in November...

A cubicle in the newly renovated Lillian F. & Milford J. Harris Library in the Mandel School of Social Sciences. Graduate students often have more work near the semesters end.

Assmus: The problem with graduate student appreciation week

Abby Assmus April 8, 2016

This week is graduate student appreciation week at Case Western Reserve University, a week of planned events meant to celebrate the 5,860 graduate and professional students. Plenty of emails have been...

Hodowanec: Use Greek rollover to create memorial

Andrew Hodowanec April 8, 2016

To the editor, In response to last week’s article “Greek rollover seeks project with student life impact” detailing approximately $66,000 in rollover money earmarked for student improvements and...

The Observer endorses Gray, Goldberg for USG elections

Editorial Board April 5, 2016

For the past several years, The Observer has endorsed candidates running for positions in the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) executive elections, which will run April 6th and 7th. Students can...

Students studying in Kelvin Smith Library. To succeed, take care of yourself.

Miles: Catch a breath, take a day

Danny Miles April 1, 2016

It's that time of the semester again: Spring break has been over for a little while, and that fresh burst of energy has all but dissipated. The professors are gearing up for the next round of exams...

Editorial: IFC/Panhel should create a committee to allot rollover

Editorial: IFC/Panhel should create a committee to allot rollover

Editorial Board April 1, 2016

Imagine that you were handed $66,000 and were able to use it to improve the Tinkham Veale University Center (TVUC). What would you do? This decision currently sits before the presidents of the Interfraternity...

Bianco: USG should clarify election bylaws for one-candidate races

Julia Bianco, Director of Web and Multimedia April 1, 2016

The fact that there is only one candidate running for the president and vice president of finance positions for next year’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) is a problem within itself; even with...

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