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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

Granddaughter of Kelvin Smith, CWRU grad join University Board of Trustees

Julia Bianco, Staff Reporter November 8, 2013

Earlier this month, the Case Western Reserve University Board of Trustees elected Ellen Stirn Mavec and Don Richards to join the other 47 current members. “Both have years of commitment to CWRU through...

Deadline for mass funding from USG approaches

Arielle Soffer, Staff Reporter November 8, 2013

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) is the main provider of both pre-allocated and unplanned funding for Case Western Reserve University’s many student organizations, and although USG has managed...

Medical historian films documentary about human specimens

Ellie Rambo, Staff Reporter November 8, 2013

Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris does not fit the stereotype of someone fascinated by death: Her friendly smile and welcoming manner do not betray any hints of morbidity. But to the medical history scholar who spoke...

Outside the Circle

Anastazia Vanisko, Staff Reporter November 8, 2013

Over a billion dollars worth of stolen art discovered Anastazia Vanisko In a Munich home, billions of dollars worth of stolen art were recently discovered. In the past, the art was taken by the Nazis...

Senior hopes for water meter company funding through Kickstarter

Gabrielle Buffington, Contributing Reporter November 8, 2013

Senior CJ Valle hopes to be the latest Kickstarter success story. The engineering major, along with co-founders Craig Lewis and Andrew Schad, currently have their project, Sprav Water, listed on the popular...

CWRU on kickstarter

Gabrielle Buffington, Contributing Reporter November 8, 2013

Project Name: Sprav (Turn your shower into a smart shower) Year: 2013 By: Sprav Water (co-founders Craig Lewis, CJ Valle, Andrew Schad) What product does: The Sprav water meter clips to your showerhead...

Issues of consent

People choose to go to college for a variety of reasons: solving the world’s problems, obtaining credentials to qualify for useful employment and getting out of your parents’ basement are usually high...

Police Blotter: Oct. 28 to Nov. 4

November 8, 2013

Oct. 30 — Motor vehicle theft- Parked car stolen overnight, Ford/Bellflower Roads. Oct. 31— Petty theft- Package taken from office, Peter B Lewis building. Oct. 31 — Criminal damage- Vehicle...

Freshman Max Simon, left, blue jacket, built a haunted house with his cousin, Nick Francis, at the age of 14 so that they could enter a “Good Morning America” contest. Their intial 1,400 square foot structure drew over 500 people in one night. Today, they own and operate the Fear Experience, which features four haunted housed in Parma, Ohio.

Freshman owns, operates four prominent local haunted houses

Julia Bianco, Staff Reporter November 4, 2013

At the young age of 14, Case Western freshman Max Simon and his 17-year-old cousin, Nick Francis, made the decision to enter a “Good Morning America” contest for the best haunted house built on private...

Cleveland Museum of Art director resigns after extramarital lover commits suicide

Jasmine Gallup, Staff Reporter November 4, 2013

On Monday, Oct. 21, after only three years of working at the Cleveland Museum of Art, David Franklin became the fifth director since 2000 to leave the institution. Though museum board chairman Steven Kestner...

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