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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

Over the weekend, techies united to work on their projects for 36 straight hours at CWRUs Hackathon.

Sleep-deprived tech inventions

Nardine Taleb, Staff Reporter February 13, 2015

Hackathon’s innovations last weekend were an assorted bunch; an Iron Man Simulator, an app called “Oh” that warns the user if their phone is still on when they approach a classroom, and an image...

MIchael Wager

Couldn’t beat the odds

Mark Patteson, Staff Reporter February 13, 2015

When Michael Wager decided to run as the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in the 2014 midterm elections, he thought that he had a serious chance to win. He described Ohio’s 14th...

SpartanTHONs dance marathon kept feet moving and donations increasing, and the event ended with more donations than ever before.

Dancers power though exhaustion, celebrate record-breaking fundraising effort

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter February 13, 2015

Over 250 dancers, charged with staying on their feet from noon to midnight, packed the Veale Center to raise money for kids at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital last weekend. Throughout the...

Junior Matt Clark tries to find the open man in the Spartan’s loss against the University of Chicago Maroons.

Basketball blues

Aaron Shang, Staff Reporter February 13, 2015

A gym packing home crowd pumped up from the Provost’s Pizza Night, Neon Weekend and free smoothies from the Jolly Scholar could not prevent the Case Western Reserve University’s men’s basketball...

Spartan runners round the turn in the Veale Center during the Battle of the Obelisk meet against Carnegie Mellon University

Three records fall

Evan Rose, Staff Reporter February 13, 2015

Case Western Reserve University track and field took part in the University of Mount Union’s Jim Wuske Invitational on Feb. 7. The Spartans competed against a mix of teams, ranging from familiar schools...

In July, CWRU purchased the above house from its former law school dean.

A land purchase CWRU would like to forget

Mike McKenna, Director of Print February 5, 2015

One of Case Western Reserve University’s newest buildings isn’t on campus. There are no classrooms, lab space or conference rooms, but it is equipped with the following: granite counter tops, a landscaped...

Quidditch Teams Yule Ball was just as successful as their first year, with plenty of dancing, food and Harry Potter lore to spare.

The Quaffle isn’t the only ball the Quidditch Team is throwing

Sanjana Krishnakumar, Contributing Reporter February 5, 2015

The “Harry Potter” theme song resonated throughout the room, as students entered the Tinkham Veale Ballroom in ball gowns and tuxes. Hogwarts-inspired decorations surrounded the tables and windows,...

Hip hop artist Hoodie Allen will be performing at CWRU in April.

Hoodie Allen to headline Springfest

Anne Nickoloff, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 5, 2015

On Feb. 2, Springfest announced that hip-hop artist Hoodie Allen will be headlining this year’s events. The much-anticipated headliner decision breaks away from previous genres in Case Western Reserve...

Experts at the panel talked about the different ways in which climate change is 

affecting Cleveland residents, including its effects on economics and public health.

CWRU hosts panel on climate change in northeast Ohio

John Brogan, Staff Reporter February 5, 2015

With Cleveland being affected by bouts of extreme weather this winter, climate change is at the forefront of many students minds. On Feb. 3, the Tinkham Veale University Center hosted a symposium that...

The CWRU signs on Adelbert Road were vandalized by three separate groups over a two-day period.

Campus letters stolen, peed on

Julia Bianco, News Editor January 30, 2015

According to Sgt. Daniel Schemmel of the Case Western Reserve University Police Department, three different groups were recently caught removing letters from the CWRU signs on Adelbert Road. The groups...

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