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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

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry decided to step away from the British Royal Family. To achieve independence the duo will repay the government around $3 million in taxpayer funds used to renovate their home.

Megxit, the history and rationale for the Royal Family’s decision

Christopher Markham, Copy Editor January 23, 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to step back from the British Royal Family, dubbed “Megxit” by the media, shocked the British people. On Jan. 8, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex posted on...

A window into a KSL shuttle driver

Veronica Madell, Staff Reporter January 23, 2020

When there are no students riding the KSL Express late at night, Frank Middlebrook cranks up the jazz on his radio and drives the route himself. Born and raised in Cleveland, this city is home to many...

After months of negotiations, Cleveland Library workers will go on strike on Feb. 4 if an agreement is not made.

Cleveland library workers to strike if talks continue to break down

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor January 23, 2020

Library workers with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) District 1199 sent the Cleveland Public Library (CPL) an intent to strike notice after months of negotiation led to a standstill. The...

RATP Bus 21 Passes in Front of Palais de Justice de Paris. The lack of trains from the strike has left Parisian busses crowded and running off schedule as the system grapples with the longest metro strike in french history.

Paris transit strike forces Professor Toman’s study-abroad course to adapt

Henry Bendon, Staff Reporter January 17, 2020

In 20 years of teaching courses in Paris, Ruth Mulhauser Professor and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Cheryl Toman never faced a transit strike like the one currently crippling...

CWRU students assemble to demand climate action

Yvonne Pan, A&E Editor January 17, 2020

Coinciding with Jane Fonda’s New York Times opinion piece “We Have to Live Like We’re in a Climate Emergency. Because We Are.,” published on Dec. 5, 2019, was the Sunrise Movement’s Dec. 6 climate...

The effects of a particularly bad flu season ripple across Northeast Ohio

Collin Wong, Web Editor January 17, 2020

As the number of flu cases in Cuyahoga County continues to increase, healthcare resources across Northeast Ohio are becoming strained. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that...

CWRU students travel to Israel and Palestine over winter break

Anna Giubileo, Staff Reporter January 17, 2020

Over winter break, a delegation of students visited Israel to learn more about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict directly from those who are most affected by it.  The program, Fact Finders, was hosted...

Greek Life struggles to reach a new generation of college students

Greek Life struggles to reach a new generation of college students

Veronica Madell, Staff Reporter January 17, 2020

On Saturday, Jan. 18, around three hundred Case Western Reserve University students will wait for the doors to each of CWRU’s sorority’s room to open so they can be ushered into Greek life. With 36...

A monk uses a chak-pur, a traditional metal funnel, to pour grains of sand needed to construct the mandala.

Tibetan monks come to CWRU

Surita Basu, Staff Reporter December 6, 2019

The Mystical Arts of Tibet tour featuring the Tibetan Buddhist monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery visited Case Western Reserve University from Monday, Nov. 18 through Friday, Nov. 22. The tour is designed...

Here’s why opioid addiction treatment in Cleveland is hard to access

Collin Wong, Staff Reporter December 6, 2019

An estimated two million Americans continue to suffer from opioid abuse, but only 2.7 percent of all the country’s treatment centers offer the gold-standard for opioid misuse treatment: methadone, buprenorphine...

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