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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

Revisiting the deadly Lackawanna Limited train crash

Halle Rose, Contributing Reporter November 1, 2019

The morning of Aug. 30, 1943, started like any other. Five hundred passengers boarded the Lackawanna Limited passenger train in Hoboken, New Jersey and departed on time, at 9:20 a.m., en route to Buffalo,...

Inaugural AI in oncology symposium

Nihal Manjila, Staff Reporter November 1, 2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly prevalent in a variety of fields, including medicine. Case Western Reserve University is on the forefront of this movement as it held an inaugural Artificial...

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaking at the inaugural symposium at the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law.

Does EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler dream of coal-powered sheep?

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor October 25, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler walked up to the podium at George Gund Hall to address the inaugural symposium for the Case Western Reserve University Coleman P. Burke...

“ZOMBIE! Run!”

Anna Giubileo, Staff Reporter October 25, 2019

Someone yells to a group of students marked with green bandanas around their arms. In the distance a horde of students, this time with the bandanas tied around their heads, runs towards the first group....

Cleveland mayor’s plan to plant trees should improve air quality

Nathan Lesch, Director of Print October 25, 2019

Air pollution has consistently made Cleveland one of the smoggiest cities in the United States, and earned the Cleveland-Akron-Canton area the number nine spot on the American Lung Association’s “State...

Students bring lecture series to advocate for gender equality in construction

Ryan Yoo October 11, 2019

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2018 an estimated 1,107 women were working in the construction industry, making up only 9.9 percent of all construction employees. Construction is often...

Students utilized the opportunity to talk to potential employers at the annual career fair.

Students come prepared to Career Fair

Veronica Madell, Staff Reporter October 11, 2019

On Thursday Oct. 3, dozens of employers set up tables in the Tinkham Veale University Center for students to come talk to recruiters about everything from general opportunities to internships, to even...

Dress for Less sells business professional clothing to students

Dress For Less comes to campus just in time for Career Fair

Surita Basu, Staff Reporter October 4, 2019

September is now behind us, and many students have started to feel the pressure of the internship and job search. With the career fair on Oct. 3, students were preoccupied with resumes, cover letters,...

Our Story Our Voice gets students talking about gender

Veronica Madell, Staff Reporter October 4, 2019

“Would you like a sticker and a high five?” Kat Taylor, a fourth-year chemical biology and environmental studies major and member of the Interfraternity Congress-Panhellenic Council, cheerfully asked...

InterSEXtions discussion addressed gender-based violence in queer communities of color

Jordan Reif, Staff Reporter October 4, 2019

Lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual women are victims of rape at rates of 13.1, 46.1 and 17.4 percent respectively. When all sexual violence is included, those numbers rise to 46.4, 74.9 and 43.3 percent,...

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