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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

Law students pass divestment bill through Student Bar Association

Shejuti Wahed, Social Media Content Creator November 1, 2024

The Law Students for Justice in Palestine (LSJP) presented a bill calling for disclosure and divestment from “companies complicit in the violence against Palestinians” twice this year, most recently...

Your ballot guide for the 2024 elections in University Circle/Cleveland

Your ballot guide for the 2024 elections in University Circle/Cleveland

Zachary Treseler, News Editor November 1, 2024

On Nov. 5, the United States enters one of its most formidable traditions: the presidential general election. In a fashion that is unique to the U.S., elections are generally more frequent and contain...

Local officials and community leaders gather in front of the newly opened Wade Park Community Engagement Center for the celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony.

New Wade Park Community Engagement Center connects local, campus community members

Shejuti Wahed, Social Media Content Creator October 25, 2024

On Oct. 15, Case Western Reserve University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly opened Wade Park Community Engagement Center located at 11310 Wade Park Ave. This restored historic home has been...

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb stands in the Browns' stadium. The Browns plan to move from this stadium to a new location in Brook Park.

Bye bye Browns: Cleveland’s football team to move to new stadium after 2028

Zachary Treseler, News Editor October 25, 2024

On Oct. 17, local NFL team the Cleveland Browns announced their intention to vacate their current lakefront stadium and build a new domed stadium in Brook Park, Ohio. This move will be completed by 2028,...

A student organizer rallies about 100 pro-Palestinian protesters in a walk around Wade Lagoon, Euclid Avenue and Adelbert road from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

Protesting alleged suspension of SJP encampment member, CWRU community walks out

Téa Tamburo, News Editor September 19, 2024

Donning keffiyehs, signs and flags in support of Case Western Reserve University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and their cause, dozens of CWRU community members and supporters...

 On Sept. 4, US Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar answers questions on a range of topics, including her approach to oral argument and the Supreme Court's shadow docket.

US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar speaks about her work at CWRU

Elie Aoun, Director of Print September 13, 2024

On Sept. 4, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar spoke at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law as part of the Sumner Canary Memorial lecture. Her hour-long talk covered a wide range...

Students move into Noyes and Fayette Houses despite ongoing construction

Students move into Noyes and Fayette Houses despite ongoing construction

Téa Tamburo, News Editor August 30, 2024

On Aug. 21-25, second-year students could officially move into their housing assignments in the newly constructed Mary Chilton Noyes and John Sykes Fayette Houses in the South Residential Village. While...

LIVE UPDATES: Gaza solidarity encampment set up on KSL Oval

LIVE UPDATES: Gaza solidarity encampment set up on KSL Oval

At 9:30 a.m. on April 29, a group of Case Western Reserve University students set up camp in KSL Oval to protest the university’s investments in Israel and show solidarity with the Palestinian people....

Otherworldly: CWRU gathers for total solar eclipse

Otherworldly: CWRU gathers for total solar eclipse

Elie Aoun, Director of Print April 12, 2024

Campus was overflowing with excitement as countless people stood outdoors and eagerly awaited the solar eclipse’s totality, the brief period when the Moon completely obscures the Sun. During a campus-wide...

Executive Editor Shivangi Nanda eclipses Director of Design Auden Koetters. Make sure you wear protective glasses when viewing the eclipse on April 8!

Total eclipse 2024: How to watch it around Cleveland, CWRU

Shivangi Nanda and Zachary Treseler April 5, 2024

The solar eclipse is nearly here. On April 8, the eclipse will cross over Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. This year, Cleveland is in the path of totality, set to experience nearly four minutes of complete...

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