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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

McKenna: Students were not truly heard during tobacco-free policy debate

Mike McKenna January 22, 2016

In a Letter to the Editor last week, Vice President of Student Affairs Lou Stark strongly criticized our coverage of the Faculty Senate’s vote to make the campus tobacco-free. Our front page article...

Editor’s Note: Tamir Rice case highlights why all elections, even primaries, matter

Mike McKenna January 15, 2016

Over the past year, Cleveland as a community has had to come to terms with the shooting of 12-year old Tamir Rice by police officer Timothy Loehmann. Not only has this black child’s death frustrated...

Engineering, business jobs dominate career fair offerings

Mike McKenna, Executive Editor September 25, 2015

Students in the Case School of Engineering are in luck. This year’s University Career Fair has the most opportunities for them. It’ll take place on Oct. 1, in the Veale Athletic Center from 11 a.m.-3...

Graduate student attacked by CWRU security officer

Makela Hayford and Mike McKenna September 11, 2015

On the night of Wednesday, Sept. 2, a Case Western Reserve University security officer attacked a 32-year-old CWRU graduate student on Bellflower Road near Ford Drive. The perpetrator was later identified...

Research report: Aug. 28, 2015

Mike McKenna, Executive Editor August 28, 2015

Fighting Fires ENGINEERING A research group led by Fumiaki Takahashi, a Case Western Reserve University professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is partnering with the NASA Glenn Research...

Disgraced law school dean will not return to campus

Mike McKenna, Executive Editor August 21, 2015

The Lawrence Mitchell era at Case Western Reserve University is officially over. According to Provost W.A. “Bud” Baeslack, Mitchell, the former dean of the School of Law who has been on leave since...

Mike McKenna

Mike McKenna

May 4, 2015
Executive Editor

USG representatives call for termination of disgraced former dean

Mike McKenna, Executive Editor April 24, 2015

Going into Tuesday’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) general body meeting, junior Barry Goldberg felt fairly confident that his resolution, co-sponsored by junior Krishna Mahadevan, would pass....

Lessons from behind the desk

Mike McKenna April 17, 2015

The end of the year quickly approaches; it might not be the time to be particularly reflective, considering a deluge of projects and finals. However, in taking over the executive editor role (thank you...

The view from the other bar

Mike McKenna, Director of Print April 3, 2015

Across the street and an empty parking lot from the Irish fandom kingdom, sits the Harry Buffalo, a bar filled with the University of Kentucky faithful. Kentucky fans are dedicated. There are no teams...

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