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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

The windows which once allowed visitors to see inside think[box] labs are now usually covered to protect confidential research.

$17,000 think[box] windows covered up

Aneeka Ayyar, Staff Writer January 15, 2016

Case Western Reserve University’s premiere creation space think[box] recently moved to the Richey Mixon building, leaving a set of covered-up windows behind in a hallway in Glennan. In February 2014,...

By Light We Loom will be releasing their EP Caught in the Tide this Saturday at the Beachland Tavern.

By Light We Loom releasing new EP at Beachland Tavern Show

Anne Nickoloff, Director of Print January 5, 2016

“We’re learning a whole new way to write music,” said Shanna Delaney. Delaney is one half of the duo that makes up Cleveland indie pop band By Light We Loom, and you can hear her energetic, moving...

Dunkin Donuts will host several opening events this week and next.

Dunkin’ Donuts will welcome students after Winter Break

Ashley Chan, Public Relations January 5, 2016

Students returning to campus after the winter break will be welcomed in to the spring semester to a new Dunkin’ Donuts at the Barnes and Noble bookstore on Euclid Ave. On Jan. 6, the store will hold...

Finale of “Ash vs. Evil Dead” succeeds with comedic gore

Finale of “Ash vs. Evil Dead” succeeds with comedic gore

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter January 3, 2016

Throughout its entire season, “Ash vs. Evil Dead” has proven to be a fantastic and bloody return to form for the long dormant original “Evil Dead” series. With this finale, entitled “The Dark...

Members of rock & roll band Samfox take a break to tell stories during practice.

Local band Samfox moves forward with new EP

Anne Nickoloff, Director of Print December 4, 2015

Standing in the driveway of a Lakewood house, it wasn’t clear where all the noise was coming from. A car pulled into the driveway and parked. A woman opened the door and frowned. “They’re in the...

Renovations underway in Veale Center and Adelbert Gymnasium

Renovations underway in Veale Center and Adelbert Gymnasium

JP. O'Hagan, Sports Editor December 4, 2015

The Veale Center is getting a much-needed facelift. The Case Western Reserve University Athletics Department will be undertaking an overhaul of the field house area of the Veale Center over winter break...

Some students object to the new ban, as they feel that it interferes with their rights.

Faculty Senate approves campus-wide tobacco ban without student input

Celia Wan, Staff writer December 4, 2015

Case Western Reserve University’s Faculty Senate voted to smoke out tobacco last week, and students are upset that the committee did not consider undergraduate or graduate student opinions while formulating...

LaundryView will send students text notifications when machines are empty.

CWRU laundry machines switching from eSuds to LaundryView

Jeniece Montellano, Social Media Editor November 20, 2015

The Residence Hall Association and the Department of Housing and Residence Life has announced that eSuds will no longer be the residence halls’ online laundry service. According to Loretta Sexton,...

Social Justice Institute hosts Think Tank

Social Justice Institute hosts Think Tank

Makela Hayford, Staff Reporter November 20, 2015

From Thursday Nov. 12 to Saturday Nov. 14, Case Western Reserve University’s Social Justice Institute (SJI) held an Intergenerational Think Tank, titled Educating for Struggle: Social Justice, Empathy,...

Synthpop band Neon Indian played to a large group of students at this months Spot Night.

Spot Night returns with Neon Indian

Sarah Lisk, Contributing Reporter November 20, 2015

Last Friday night, hundreds of students flooded the basement beneath Leutner Commons to bask in the music of headlining electronic chillwave band Neon Indian and opener Explorer Tapes. Known for their...

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