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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

The annual Fall Harvest Festival held at University farms

CWRU’s annual Farm Harvest Festival is a smash

Maryam Iqbal, Staff Reporter September 20, 2019

This Saturday saw the 7th annual Farm Harvest Festival taking place at Case Western Reserve University’s spacious farm. Organized by the Student Sustainability Council (SSC), it was an opportunity for...

Students enjoy the events offered at the Asian Mid-Autumn Fest

Asian Mid-Autumn Festival features various cultural clubs

Nihal Manjila, Staff Reporter September 20, 2019

Various cultural clubs from Case Western Reserve University came together to host the annual Asian Mid-Autumn Festival this past Friday in Thwing Center. The Festival served as a gathering of students,...

CWRU's 5K color run fundraiser organized by SpartanTHON

100 students run for SpartanTHON 5K

Jordan Reif, Staff Reporter September 20, 2019

Last Saturday, two twin brothers ran through a hand-painted sign marking the 2019 SpartanTHON FT(5)K Run, and were immediately doused with colored powder by volunteers. The twins, Ben and Owen Kader, were...

Marthe Cohn with medals awarded by the French military for her bravery and espionage activities against the Nazis in WWII.

Marthe Cohn, French-Jewish Spy during World War II to talk at CWRU

Grace Howard, News Editor September 13, 2019

“Do I look like a spy?” Marthe Cohn was accused of espionage almost immediately upon entering Germany for her first mission. She was only 24 years old when she joined the Intelligence Service of...

Students learn about safe sex practices at SEXPOpalooza 2019.

SEXPOpalooza excited students to discuss safe and consensual sex

Jordan Reif, Staff Reporter September 13, 2019

Last week, over three hundred students rose to the occasion to have open conversations about sex and sexuality at the annual SEXPOpalooza event. Co-hosted by Sexual Assault and Violence Educators (SAVE)...

English Colloquium discusses the evolution of Genre

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor September 13, 2019

The crowd bled out of Guilford Parlor into the English department lobby for a "Roundtable on Genre,” focusing on tragedy, pastoral and the American sonnet. The panel featured three members of the department:...

SEXPOpalooza to switch venue and accommodate more students

Ryan Yoo, Director of Design September 6, 2019

SEXPOpalooza, the annual event hosted by Sexual Assault and Violence Educators (SAVE) and Case Western Reserve University Greek Life, aims to provide students with a safe space to learn, discuss and participate...

Barnhouse Journal offers poetry for everyone

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor September 6, 2019

In the spring of 2018, Kevin Latimer sat at a writing workshop, frustrated. Few people at the table looked like him, and few shared his background from one of the poorest parts of Cleveland. That same...

The fight continues for LGBT representation at John Carroll University

The fight continues for LGBT representation at John Carroll University

Emily Young, Development Editor September 6, 2019

Few students remember that just a short five miles away from Case Western Reserve University lies another college: John Carroll University. John Carroll was founded in 1886 as a Jesuit university intent...

CWRU researchers find 3.8 million-year-old skull

CWRU researchers find 3.8 million-year-old skull

Anna Giubileo, Staff Reporter September 6, 2019

“There was a moment when I couldn’t control my emotions. Apparently, I was jumping up and down, a behavior that I don’t usually show when I find hominin fossils, and the locals who were standing...

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