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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Sneak Preview: Interview with Inamori Ethics Winner Yvon Chouinard

Sneak Preview: Interview with Inamori Ethics Winner Yvon Chouinard

Talia Gragg, Contributing Reporter September 15, 2013

This past Thursday, The Observer’s own Jasmine Gallup and Talia Gragg had a chance to sit down with this year’s Inamori Ethics Prize winner, Yvon Chouinard, the founder of the outdoor clothing company,...

More apartment style housing planned for Northside

More apartment style housing planned for Northside

Mike McKenna, News Editor September 13, 2013

Despite their large class sizes, current freshman and sophomores who want to live in university owned housing as upperclassmen should have an easier time finding shelter soon. According to Interim Director...

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Dermatology Professor Nicole Ward works in her lab. Ward holds a doctorate in neuroscience, but her research interests lie in vascular biology.

CWRU School of Medicine researcher earns third NIH grant to study psoriasis

Kushagra Gupta, Contributing Reporter September 13, 2013

Dr. Nicole Ward’s lab must be doing something right. Ward, a dermatology professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, recently earned her third grant this year from the National...

Senator touts innovation at CWRU Law

Talia Gragg, Contributing Reporter September 13, 2013

Last Monday, Sept. 9, Senator Sherrod Brown visited the Case Western Reserve University Law School to share some ideals and answer students’ questions on any of today’s current issues. He started the...

The Weatherhead School of Management, which is primarily housed in the Peter B. Lewis Building, recently opened its the department of design and innovation, drawing faculty from marketing, policy and strategy and information system fields.

Weatherhead launches new design and innovation doctoral program

Tanvi Parmar, Staff Reporter September 13, 2013

The Weatherhead School of Management recently started a new Ph.D. program in the Department of Design and Innovation, chaired by Professor Dick Buchanan, who headed the School of Design at Carnegie Mellon...

Students to shack up for Habitat for Humanity

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter September 13, 2013

Students of Case Western Reserve University have long known the comfort of life in residence halls. However, this evening at 7 p.m., students will have the opportunity to look at this from a different...

Case for Community Day registration open through Sept. 20

Mark Patteson, Contributing Reporter September 13, 2013

Online registration for Case for Community Day continues through this week until Friday, Sept. 20. The annual event, taking place Friday, Oct. 4, brings together a diverse swath of the university community—...

Bon Appétit donates $50,000 to the Wyant Athletic and Wellness Center

Bon Appétit donates $50,000 to the Wyant Athletic and Wellness Center

Julia Bianco, Staff Reporter September 13, 2013

This August, Bon Appétit Management Company, who services most of Case Western Reserve University’s dining facilities, donated $50,000 to the Wyant Athletic and Wellness Center. The Wyant Athletic...

NY Times bestselling author to appear at Schubert Center speaker series on childhood adversity

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter September 13, 2013

Bullying is a powerful word to many students. From childhood to adulthood, all of us experience bullying in some form, whether as victims, bystanders or even as bullies. New York Times bestselling author...

Outside the Circle

September 13, 2013

1. New Van Gogh painting fo A new painting by Vincent Van Gogh, who was not well-renowned when he was alive, was discovered in a Norwegian attic. Named ‘Sunset at Montmajour’, this painting is the...

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