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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

Cosmic Dave’s Rock Club recently opened on North Residencial Village, replacing Barking Spider

Dave’s Cosmic Rock Club opens on Northside

Nathan Lesch, Staff Reporter April 12, 2019

For the past several months, students walking from Northside to the Case Quad have wondered about the construction that has been occurring at the former Barking Spider Tavern. Their curiosity was satisfied...

Professor’s research sheds light on human transition to bipedality

Jordan Reif, Staff Reporter April 12, 2019

Professor Scott Simpson of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has always been interested in the study of paleontology and evolution of humans. Growing up in a house built in the late...

CWRU mourns, celebrates Justine Boyle

Grace Howard, Copy Editor April 12, 2019

On Friday, April 5 the memorial celebration for Justine Boyle was held at the Amasa Stone Chapel. Though the occasion for the gathering was tragic, the message of the afternoon was one of hope and...

La Alienza, the undergraduate Latinx student organization, recently petitioned to establish a Latin Amercican and Latinx studies major.

La Alianza introduces petition to establish Latin American studies major

Nathan Lesch, Staff Reporter April 12, 2019

La Alianza, Case Western Reserve University’s undergraduate Latinx student organization, recently began circulating a petition aimed at encouraging the university to establish a Latin American and Latinx...

Although bikes are already offered to students through the UHBikes program, Mobility aims to increase accessability to students.

Alumni create new bike-sharing program

Alexandra Faccenda, Pauly Suchy, and Justo Karell April 12, 2019

Anyone who lives in a major city has probably seen a bike-sharing system. For most people, biking is a fun and convenient way to get around. For people in lower income neighborhoods, however, it’s a...

Two participants of Holi enjoy the warm day while covered in pigments of color.

Holi takes CWRU

Maryam Iqbal, Staff Reporter April 12, 2019

If anyone were to look at Freiberger Field in the days following Saturday, April 6, they would see a riot of colors. Purple, blue and pink smears of powder across the field were the only remnants of the...

Students play campus-wide game

Nihal Manjila, Staff Reporter April 5, 2019

Case Western Reserve University students and faculty are playing another game of Humans vs. Zombies (HvZ) from March 27 to April 5. HvZ is open to all members of the CWRU community. As of press time, there...

Office of Multicultural Affairs to host annual Unity Banquet

Grace Howard, Copy Editor April 5, 2019

On Friday, April 12, the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) will host its 29th Annual Unity Banquet & Scholarship Dinner. The banquet is a celebration of the academic accomplishments of underrepresented...

Survey on sexual assault, misconduct on campus sent to CWRU students

Anna Giubileo, Staff Reporter March 29, 2019

This is the message the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women (FSMCW) works to spread, primarily in the context of sexual misconduct. This past week, undergraduate, graduate and professional students...

Naomi Oreskes: Climate change is more than a scientific problem

Jordan Reif, Staff Reporter March 29, 2019

The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, in partnership with local museums and educational institutions, welcomed Harvard University’s Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of...

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