University cuts positions in African-American history
Sophia Yakumithis, News Editor
November 2, 2018
Filed under Campus Insider, Headlines, News
An open letter to President Barbara Snyder, Provost Ben Vinson and Dean Cyrus Taylor recently traveled through the student body, calling out the administration for cutting funding in an important position within the Department of History. On Oct. 30, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) voted to ...
Renowned historian visits campus, discusses Israeli history
Maryam Iqbal, Contributing Reporter
October 5, 2018
Filed under Events & Talks, Headlines, News, Top Stories
“Challenging popular narrative on the inside is seen as treason. My advisor warned me that as an Israeli Jew, I could have gotten out an easier way. I didn’t understand him then, and continued on my path which changed my life forever.” Co-sponsored by the Department of History, historian and social ...
CWRU reacts to Kavanaugh hearings
Sophia Yakumithis, News Editor
October 5, 2018
Filed under Campus Insider, Headlines, News
With Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s eligibility for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States at stake, his highly impassioned testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary last week sparked national debate as to whether or not the judge’s alleged sexual misconduct is re...
Former Apollo 11 scientist awarded ethics prize
Katharine Toledo, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2018
On Sept. 13 and 14, Case Western Reserve University hosted the winner of this year’s Inamori Ethics Prize, Farouk El-Baz, Ph.D. El-Baz spoke in a lecture entitled “Groundwater for Thirsty Lands,” which was followed by an academic symposium the next day. Since 2008, the Inamori Ethics Prize has bee...
CWRU falls in recent undergraduate rankings
Sophia Yakumithis, News Editor
September 14, 2018
Filed under Headlines, News, The State of CWRU, Top Stories
In U.S. News & World Report’s recently published 2019 Best Colleges lists, Case Western Reserve University came in at No. 42 for National Universities, a considerable dip from last year’s position of No. 37. This is the first time in eight years that the University has ranked below No. 40 on the ...
Martz: Thanksgiving is underrated
Paulina Martz, Columnist
November 17, 2017
Filed under Headlines, Opinion
In between the mourning of the end of the Internet’s favorite spooky night and the capitalist rush towards Christmas falls the perfectly pleasant, yet often forgotten, holiday of Thanksgiving. Muddled by the fact that Black Friday sales are pushed earlier and earlier each year and the commercial ga...
Communication chaos confuses CWRU
April 17, 2017
Filed under Headlines, News, Top Stories
Puzzled by all the messages yesterday, April 16? A manhunt was underway in Cleveland but no one seemed to know what portions of the city were safe, or what the search meant for the Case Western Reserve University campus. The Observer compiled a timeline of what happened when in region and wh...
Student Sustainability Council passes two USG resolutions
Srivatsan Uchani, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2016
Filed under Headlines, News, Top Stories
Campus may soon be losing plastic bottles and gaining sustainable energy. The Student Sustainability Council (SSC), an ad-hoc committee under the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), proposed two resolutions that were passed at the March 29 General Assembly meeting. Going forward, those two resolutions—A...
International dinner recognizes global CWRU
Aquene Kimmel, News Editor
April 14, 2016
Forty-five percent of undergraduate students at Case Western Reserve University in 2014-2015 studied abroad, and the university has nearly 2,100 international students. To celebrate the university’s internationalization, the Center for International Affairs held their second International Achievement...
Results of tobacco free referendum withheld for further review
Celia Wan, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2016
Along with the ballots for the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) elections last week, students also voted on a referendum on the possible tobacco-free campus policy. The full results, which have not been released, are currently under review by the USG Student Life Committee. A summary of the statistics...
