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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

Participants of Project Sunshines Sending Sunshine fundraiser smile with the goodie bags they produced for patients at local childrens hospitals.

Volunteers send sunshine to children’s hospitals

Katherine Broderick, Contributing Reporter March 30, 2018

Project Sunshine, a campus group which advocates for patients in local children’s hospitals, recently hosted its largest open-campus event of the semester, called Sending Sunshine, where student volunteers...

Mens and womens swimming sent a contigent of six swimmers to compete in the NCAA Division III championships. The women sent a record of five swimmers, which was the most CWRU has sent since 2003.

Spartans make waves at NCAAs

Ben Resnick, Staff Reporter March 30, 2018

Six members of the Case Western Reserve University men's and women's swimming and diving teams traveled to Indianapolis last week for the 2018 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships, hosted...

Thousands of people gathered at Clevelands Public Square for the national March for Our Lives movement on Saturday, March 24. Protests across the country rallied against gun violence, calling on law makers to advocate stricter gun regulations.

Students rally against gun violence

Katharine Toledo, Staff Reporter March 30, 2018

Thousands of people gathered at Cleveland’s Public Square on Saturday, March 24 for the March for Our Lives, a rally which protested gun violence and pushed for stricter gun control policies. The...

One of the Food Symposium events was a local food market featuring fruit, vegetables and microgreens.

Student-run Food Symposium features acclaimed short film

Smruthi Maganti, Arts and Entertainment Editor March 30, 2018

This past week, students have been able to attend documentary screenings, panel discussions and more, all centering around food. This year’s Food Symposium, themed “Food, Health, and Politics,”...

 Participants of the annual Cleveland Humanities Festival (CHF) engage in a staged reading related to the festivals theme, Health.

Humanities festival shines spotlight on healthcare

Jahci Perry-Richardson, Staff Reporter March 23, 2018

Health and the humanities are formally being brought together by the Cleveland Humanities Festival (CHF), a month-long series of events taking place in a city well known for healthcare and an eclectic...

The softball team is currently ranked No. 22 in nation, marking the first time in school history the team has appearing in the Division III top 25 rankings. The team is on a roll, with a 7-1 record from blowout wins.

Softball comes out scorching hot

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter March 23, 2018

With a roster of 12 first-year players and a new transfer, fourth-year first baseman and pitcher Katie Dzierwa didn’t know how the start of the new campaign would fare for the softball team. But...

The baseball team is currently ranked No. 18 in Division III after a hot 10-1 start. During this span, the team defeated two top five teams in the nation.

Baseball pulls off major upsets

David Chang, Staff Reporter March 23, 2018

As spring approaches and the snow melts away, flowers aren’t the only things blossoming. The Case Western Reserve University baseball team flourished at the start of the season with an impressive 10-1...

Coit Road Farmers’ Market manager Kevin Scheuring is pictured separating solid cheese curds from liquid whey in a process which would eventually produce mozzarella cheese. Scheuring taught the markets cheesemaking class after learning the craft just one night prior.

Farmers’ market offers fresh produce, cooking classes

Matt Hooke, Staff Reporter March 23, 2018

As he stretched a white lump of mozzarella cheese, whey dripped from the hands of Kevin Scheuring, the vice president of East Cleveland’s Coit Road Farmers’ Market. Scheuring successfully instructed...

Councilman Kevin Conwell was stopped for questioning by CWRU police.

Editorial: We discuss CWRU police questioning of city councilman

March 23, 2018

Over a week ago, city Councilman Kevin Conwell was stopped by Case Western Reserve University police while walking through our campus. Police were responding to a complaint of a man with missing teeth...

Aid to Yemen was a benefit concert for the Yemeni famine crisis held on Feb. 24 at the Plymouth House.

Concert aids Yemen famine relief, raises awareness

Abigail Bickel, Contributing Reporter March 2, 2018

On Friday, Feb. 24, five bands got together at the Plymouth House, Cleveland’s West Side DIY central music hub, to “turn their debauchery into something positive.” The House hosted a benefit show...

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