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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

Tobacco-free policy to be reconsidered following invalid vote, student reaction

Celia Wan, Staff Writer January 15, 2016

Voted in by the Faculty Senate before winter break, the tobacco-free campus policy has now been recalled due to a lack of attendance at the last Faculty Senate meeting. At the same time, rising student...

USG allocates mass funding for spring of 2016

Julia Bianco, Director of Web & Multimedia December 4, 2015

UDC and USG to host forum on need-aware admissions

Julia Bianco, Director of Web & Multimedia November 20, 2015

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) and the Undergraduate Diversity Collaborative (UDC) will be hosting a forum on the possibility of Case Western Reserve University switching to need-aware admissions...

CWRU considers dropping its need-blind admissions

Ashley Chan, Staff Reporter November 6, 2015

Case Western Reserve University’s admissions may soon be need-blind no longer, meaning that in the future CWRU would need to consider finances along with other admissions criteria, as opposed to the...

No ban planned on bake sales, barbeques

Suneil Kamath, Staff Reporter October 2, 2015

Earlier this semester, a rumor spread that Case Western Reserve University would ban bake sales and barbeques. Much of the information regarding the potential ban was misinformation spread by uninformed...

President Snyder talks finance at open USG meeting

President Snyder talks finance at open USG meeting

Anastazia Vanisko, Anastazia Vanisko September 11, 2015

Case Western Reserve University has seen a multitude of changes over the past few years, and on Sept. 8, students were invited to hear about even more new developments. At an open general assembly of the...

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...

Resident Assistants are currently not allowed to make food for their residents. Next semester, all student organizations could be bound by a similar policy.

New policy could ban cookouts, bake sales

Suneil Kamath, Staff Writer September 4, 2015

A campus policy is currently in the works which may ban food events such as bake sales and cookouts starting next semester. Thus far, it is unclear which office is implementing the policy, but it seems...

USG representatives call for termination of disgraced former dean

Mike McKenna, Executive Editor April 24, 2015

Going into Tuesday’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) general body meeting, junior Barry Goldberg felt fairly confident that his resolution, co-sponsored by junior Krishna Mahadevan, would pass....

Letters of intent to run for USG positions due March 31

Julia Bianco, News Editor March 27, 2015

If you’re interested in running for a position in the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), you’re in luck. Letters of intent will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on March 31. All of the positions...

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