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The Observer

Bon Appétit explains their recent decision to convert Plum Market into Spartie Mart in an effort to improve the local market. One of the market's new implementations includes a robototic espresso machine.

Plum Market is replaced by Spartie Mart

Alyssa Wang, News Editor August 22, 2025

In August, Case Western Reserve University’s local market, Plum Market Kitchen, was replaced by Spartie Mart to bring new improvements for CWRU students and faculty and the local Cleveland community. In...

Editor’s Note: Turning the page to a new volume with The Observer

Darcy Chew, Executive Editor August 22, 2025

Coming into college, I never imagined I would be the executive editor of The Observer. Like many others at Case Western Reserve University, I thought my time in college would be spent solving mind-boggling...

Following the intruder's arrest at Michelson Hall, CWRU PD conducted a search of several South Residential Village dorms.

Community reacts to April 11 shelter-in-place order following armed intruder

Darcy Chew, Hannah Johnson, and Zachary Treseler April 18, 2025

On April 11, the Case Western Reserve University community experienced a campus-wide shelter-in-place alert. At 8:19 p.m., text messages went out to the campus advising the community to “find a safe...

Four CWRU students lose F-1 visas under national scrutiny

Four CWRU students lose F-1 visas under national scrutiny

Téa Tamburo, News Editor April 18, 2025

Four international students at Case Western Reserve University had their F-1 visa status terminated by the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) over the past two weeks, according to...

Cleveland, CWRU community walks out for SJP’s national "Week of Rage"

Cleveland, CWRU community walks out for SJP’s national “Week of Rage”

Darcy Chew and Vani Subramony April 11, 2025

On April 4, Case Western Reserve University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), members of the Cleveland community and CWRU students and faculty participated in a walkout to mark the...

Editorial: The Observer’s endorsements for the 2025 USG elections

Editorial: The Observer’s endorsements for the 2025 USG elections

Editorial Board April 4, 2025

As we near the final stretch of the school year, it is once again time to partake in the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) elections. USG is Case Western Reserve University’s primary student advocacy...

CWRU replaces DEI office with Office of Campus Enrichment and Engagement amid federal pressure on equity programs

CWRU replaces DEI office with Office of Campus Enrichment and Engagement amid federal pressure on equity programs

Téa Tamburo, News Editor March 28, 2025

Case Western Reserve University’s Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusive (DEI) Engagement has been replaced by the newly created Office of Campus Enrichment and Engagement, according to a March 26...

In response to changes to research funding enacted by the Trump administration, protests have arisen in over 30 cities, including Cleveland. At CWRU, many students and faculty members organized on Freiberger Field.

CWRU community stands up for science

Vani Subramony, News Editor March 21, 2025

On March 7, members of the Case Western Reserve University community participated in a walkout to support and defend science against threats from President Donald Trump’s administration. The walkout,...

Two dead geese lie in Wade Lagoon, likely victims of bird flu. CWRU students started noticing sick geese in late February, but the presence of bird flu was only confirmed in a March 6 alert.

Bird flu flies into CWRU

Elie Aoun, Director of Print March 21, 2025

On March 4, the Case Western Reserve University community was greeted with an alert warning that geese around Wade Lagoon may have contracted bird flu. A follow-up alert on March 6 confirmed cases of bird...

AC audit reveals board organization spending of past year

AC audit reveals board organization spending of past year

Zachary Treseler, News Editor February 28, 2025

Each semester, the SEC Allocations Committee (AC), part of the Student Executive Council, publishes their audit report detailing the funding that broad organizations received and how they spent it. These...

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