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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

A place for self-expression, and a lot of laughter

A place for self-expression, and a lot of laughter

Kate Gordon, Life Editor April 25, 2025

When I arrived at Case Western Reserve University, I had no intention of joining the paper or being involved with college journalism in any capacity. I only ended up on The Observer’s sign-up sheet because...

Editor's Note: The faces, stories and memories that defined my time at CWRU

Editor’s Note: The faces, stories and memories that defined my time at CWRU

Shivangi Nanda, Executive Editor April 25, 2025

I came to Case Western Reserve University with minimal expectations. Starting college at the tail end of the pandemic, the only thing on my mind was being back in person and getting to socialize and learn...

Finding my focus: How a random decision shaped my college journey

Finding my focus: How a random decision shaped my college journey

Clay Preusch, Director of Digital Media April 25, 2025

I joined The Observer mostly on a whim during the spring semester of my first year. I was sitting in a PHYS 121: General Physics I lecture in Strosacker Auditorium when a current member of the club came...

Still observing, still reporting

Still observing, still reporting

Zachary Treseler, News Editor April 25, 2025

I joined The Observer in 2022 for no other reason than because I got COVID-19, and I was bored out of my mind. I saw that a new bus shuttle route started, the Night Link, and I wanted to write about it...

Standing on the right side of history with The Observer

Standing on the right side of history with The Observer

Vani Subramony, News Editor April 25, 2025

On May 4, 1970, student journalists at Case Western Reserve University’s college radio station, WRUW-FM, broadcasted a revolution. With a 10-watt signal, they hauled yards of cable, mixers and mics across...

Fragments of a time that I will cherish forever

Fragments of a time that I will cherish forever

Elie Aoun, Director of Print April 25, 2025

The summer after my first year at Case Western Reserve University, I applied to The Observer on a whim, hastily updating my resume and writing a cover letter at 2 a.m. in the hopes of being accepted as...

The newspaper that saw me throughout the many changes

The newspaper that saw me throughout the many changes

Shejuti Wahed, Social Media Content Creator April 25, 2025

About two weeks into being a student at Case Western Reserve University, I told my parents over the phone that I would write for the school newspaper. I’m sure the decisiveness in my voice confused them—I...

I think I have observed enough

I think I have observed enough

Kethan Srinivasan, Social Media Content Creator April 25, 2025

I have spent the last four years here at Case Western Reserve University with a lot more regrets than I wanted. I sometimes wish I structured my coursework each semester in a way that would not be so difficult...

Searching for my purpose

Searching for my purpose

Beau Bilinovich, Opinion Editor April 26, 2024

On May 19 I will graduate. Until I decide to go for a master’s degree, my time as a college student will officially be over. All of the hard work and dedication I’ve put into my college career over...

How The Observer has impacted me

How The Observer has impacted me

Khushali Desai, Director of Business Operations April 26, 2024

To assess the impact The Observer has had on my collegiate career and self would almost be a Herculean task. It’s touched almost every part of my life for the past two years, and without it, I probably...

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