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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Student groups were initially told that they must move out of the space within ten days, though they later received a weeks extension.

Campus leaders stepped up in Thwing storage mix-up

September 4, 2015

As students prepared to move in the Friday before classes, student organizations received an email from the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) that began in all caps. When hoping to reunite with their...

The SAGES Fellows’ Office Area provides students a place to meet their professors and study

Sunny Purighalla: Coveted First Seminar classes make for a lousy program

Sunny Purighalla September 4, 2015

I seriously hated my senior AP English class. Everyone hates something like spiders or early mornings, or even the dark. For me, it was having my teacher hand out obscure supplementary documents inscribed...

Chandler Holcomb: The Trump card

Chandler Holcomb: The Trump card

Chandler Holcomb September 4, 2015

At the corner of East 56th Street and Fifth Avenue in the middle of Manhattan stands an impressive feat of architecture, a 58-story elegant skyscraper labeled in large metallic letters “Trump Tower.”...

Abby Assmus: The lack of community at CWRU

Abby Assmus September 4, 2015

Case Western Reserve University gets a lot of negative reviews from students and non-students for its status as a Division III, small private university. People might complain about the lack of parties...

Read our full coverage of Hillary Clintons stop at CWRU last week.

Ashley Chan: Is it really Hillary time?

Ashley Chan September 4, 2015

Last Thursday morning on Bellflower Road, an eager mass of students, faculty and Clevelanders waited to enter Freiberger Field. The Case Western Reserve University air contained an aura of excitement as...

Anna Galipo: The meaning of feminism at CWRU

Anna Galipo September 4, 2015

Today, the word “feminist” is highly contentious. The word itself is able to spark countless debates. Whenever I hear it, I cannot help but think of all the times I describe myself as one, only to...

Josh Lehrer: Is Hillary Clinton an agent of progress among the Washington elite?

Josh Lehrer: Is Hillary Clinton an agent of progress among the Washington elite?

Josh Lehrer September 4, 2015

The current 2016 Democratic presidential candidate front-runner visited campus outside of the Tinkham Veale University Center on Thursday, Aug. 27. Like many students, I took the outreach out from the...

Abby Assmus: As a graduate student, I’m different but shouldn’t be treated better

Abby Assmus August 28, 2015

Last week, Case Western Reserve University’s campus was filled with many students and families during orientation. Large groups were scattered throughout campus, taking in their new environment and getting...

Bergeron in response to Heather O’Keeffe’s “On the toilet: unwelcome, automatic splashes are just that”

Michelle Bergeron August 28, 2015

To the editor, Case Western Reserve University alumna, class of 2014 here: pretty much everyone hates automatic flush toilets. That being said, I work at a big fancy company (thanks, CWRU education!)...

CWRU dining options losing community connection

August 28, 2015

This summer, Munch, the small family restaurant which previously resided in Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law, closed down after losing a bid to retain the space. The restaurant provides...

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