What to do this weekend
Matt Hooke, A&E Editor
December 7, 2018
Friday, Dec. 7 Design Spotlight Where: Sears think[box] When: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. See the hard work of your fellow students on display at this free event hosted by the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Institute of Art chapter of Design for America. Students will be displaying ...
Third-year student shot on South Side
Sophia Yakumithis, News Editor
November 9, 2018
On the night of Nov. 3, a Case Western Reserve University student was shot in a parking lot on Murray Hill Road during a carjacking incident which escalated into a shootout with police. A press conference to address the incident was held by President Barbara Snyder, Vice President for Student Affai...
Kerby: Say hello to Spartie the Squirrel
Steve Kerby, Staff Columnist
November 2, 2018
To be frank, an ancient Greek soldier renowned as the model of a disciplined and driven fighter is not the image of the Case Western Reserve University student body. A Spartan warrior is not the mascot for us. Consider the original Spartan warriors, who were served by a group of Messenian slaves. Call...
Horoscopes
August 31, 2018
Horoscopes: The signs as dance moves Aries: The Grapevine Taurus: The Robot Gemini: Soulja Boy’s “Crank That” Cancer: Raise the Roof Leo: The Sprinkler Virgo: The Cha Cha Libra: The Dab Scorpio: Dad-at-a-barbecue Ophiuchus: The Pop and Lock Sagittarius: Moonwalk ...
Horoscopes
Observer Staff
August 24, 2018
Aries: Betrayal is in your future. You think you can trust your roommate, but that will change after they eat your leftover Chipotle without asking. Taurus: Delete the Netflix account before it’s too late. Gemini: You will go broke soon, if you haven’t already. Remember, Gemini: there are two Starbucks loc...
Unite the Right protest takes Washington
August 17, 2018
Sunday, Aug. 12 marked the one-year anniversary of the alt-right “Unite the Right” protest in Charlottesville, VA, a rally which led to multiple injuries and the death of anti-nazi protester Heather Heyer. Although the movement was able to muscle its way out of the shadows and into the national s...
Students rally against gun violence
Katharine Toledo, Staff Reporter
March 30, 2018
Thousands of people gathered at Cleveland’s Public Square on Saturday, March 24 for the March for Our Lives, a rally which protested gun violence and pushed for stricter gun control policies. The national March for Our Lives campaign was facilitated by a group of students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas...
Baseball pulls off major upsets
David Chang, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2018
As spring approaches and the snow melts away, flowers aren’t the only things blossoming. The Case Western Reserve University baseball team flourished at the start of the season with an impressive 10-1 record, winning all seven games in the Spartan Southern Classic in Lexington, South Carolina. The...
Eckert: The importance of an African American studies minor
Brian Eckert, Columnist
September 29, 2017
Currently there is no African-American Studies major or minor at Case Western Reserve University, which may be surprising to some. CWRU is what most would consider a top tier university and from my point of view, inclusive and respectful of all races, cultures and ethnicities. There is a petition travell...
USG Election Guide 2017
April 13, 2017
The 2017-2018 Undergraduate Student Government (USG) election will be held from April 13-14. All seven positions on the USG Executive Committee are up for election: the President, the Vice Presidents of Academic Affair, Finance, Student Life, Public Relations and Information Technology and the Chief Judici...
