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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Muslim Student Association and UDC hold #ourthreebrothers vigil

Muslim Student Association and UDC hold #ourthreebrothers vigil

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor March 18, 2016

About 15 people sat in the darkened room, holding electronic candles, mourning the lives of three young men recently murdered in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mohamedtaha Omar, Adam Mekki and Muhannad Tairab were...

USG holds first All Caucus Forum

Celia Wan, Staff Reporter February 26, 2016

The time was 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, and the location was the Student Organization Center at the Tinkham Veale University Center. Over 40 Undergraduate Student Government (USG) representatives from...

The Case Engineers Council (CEC) took on a lighthearted project for this year’s Engineers Week: creating more efficient paper planes. The event, simply called the Paper Airplane Competition, was held on Feb. 22 in the Tinkham Veale University Center Ballroom. About 20-30 participants entered the contest, spending around three hours constructing planes of different shapes and sizes before testing them against their competitors.

Paper planes fly through the TVUC

Srivatsan Uchani, Staff Reporter February 26, 2016

The Case Engineers Council (CEC) and the Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) took on a lighthearted project for this year’s Engineers Week: creating more efficient paper planes. The event, simply called the...

CWRU startup to compete for $1 million

Christopher Nguyen, Contributing Reporter February 26, 2016

CWRU startup CrystalE is aiming to make waves at the upcoming Clean Energy Trust (CET) Challenge, a business pitch competition for $1 million. The contest will take place in April in Chicago and is sponsored...

Student group funding structure considers drastic rehaul

Julia Bianco, Director of Web & Multimedia February 26, 2016

It’s past midnight, and 20 plus students have just finished allocating the hundreds of thousands of dollars that will be spent this semester to define student life on campus. The three plus hour process,...

Broadening horizons

Sruthi Meka, Staff Reporter February 26, 2016

The connections start with conversation and, with time, are intended to develop into meaningful, empowering relationships. Horizons, a student mentorship organization, fosters connections between students...

Talking Foreign Policy radio show discusses presidential candidates’ stances

Anastazia Vanisko, Copy Editor February 19, 2016

“Talking Foreign Policy,” Case Western Reserve University School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf’s weekly radio broadcast, discussed the role of national security topics in the upcoming presidential...

Fraternities under review work on moving forward

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor February 19, 2016

Three campus fraternity chapters, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Psi and Delta Tau Delta, have recently undergone both sanctions and membership reviews. “I’m hopeful,” said the Greek Life Director...

Researcher takes on falsified medicine and supplements

Jeniece Montellano, Social Media Editor February 19, 2016

Back in 2008, there was a big public health scam in China. Manufacturers were selling infant formula with the compound melamine in it to mask the fact that they were watering down the formula to save...

This new policy, limiting rental and visiting hours at CWRUs farm, is the result of an increase in rent paid by employees who live on-site at the farm.

Forced off the farm

Michael McKenna, Executive Editor February 19, 2016

For the past 20 years, Case Western Reserve University Film Society has held their end of the year retreat at Squire Valleevue and Valley Ridge Farms in Hunting Valley, Ohio. It has been the group’s...

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