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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

Football cruises into Homecoming game

Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor October 14, 2016

Another week, another victory as the Spartans’ football team keeps rolling along. Case Western Reserve University improved to 5-0 on the season with a 37-14 victory over Bethany College in West Virginia...

Fun Times on Freiberger Field

Kevin Smith, Social Media Editor October 14, 2016

To kick off Homecoming Week, students from all years came to Freiberger Field to participate in two Case Western Reserve University traditions nearly as old as Clark Hall: the first-year vs. second-year...

Shamelessly geek out at Homecoming

Isabel Torres-Padin, Staff Reporter October 7, 2016

Homecoming may elicit some unfortunate memories of awkward high school dances and sweaty parades for many of us, but at Case Western Reserve University homecoming week is a yearly tradition with a multitude...

The rain and mud made for a slippery flag football game.

Homecoming kickoff flag football game full of excitement

JP. O'Hagan, Sports Editor October 9, 2015

In typical Cleveland fashion the 2015 Homecoming kickoff event was in danger of cancellation due to the rain. In typical Case Western Reserve University fashion that threat of rain didn’t stop the fun. ...

A look forward at this year’s “Back to the Future”-themed Homecoming

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter September 18, 2015

Every year homecoming undergoes changes as committee members come and go, but this year may prove to be the year with the most radical changes of them all. According to fourth-year student Andrew Hodowanec,...

Party in the blue spirit

Tiffany Cheung, Contributing Reporter October 21, 2014

On Oct. 16, Cleveland community gathered in Toby’s Plaza, under a huge tent which (thankfully) blocked out the rain. In the busy and bustling tent filled with blue, what stood out were two white think[box]...

Homecoming heroes

Anastazia Vanisko, Staff Reporter October 17, 2014

Even though Case Western Reserve University’s Homecoming only lasts one week, the planning starts much earlier. This year, CWRU wanted Homecoming to focus more on school spirit and pride, requiring even...

Thwing Tuesday

Homecoming came to Thwing Tuesdays

Allison Duchin, Staff Reporter October 17, 2014

This week the University Program Board went above and beyond to try and start the campuswide excitement about homecoming this weekend. One of its first success was at Thwing Tuesdays. Thwing Tuesday...

COC letter to the editor

October 10, 2014

As a member of the Class Officer Collective (COC), I realize there are some people on campus who are still unaware of what exactly our organization does. Many people associate COC with the class-specific...

Halftime Hype: The Spartan Dance Team

Halftime Hype: The Spartan Dance Team

Elaina Lin, Theatre and Dance Reporter October 5, 2012

The music crescendos, along with the crowd's cheers and sounds of excitement. Standing on the field is a group of students, no wait Spartans, dancers! The Spartan dance team performances at games and events...

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