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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Editorial: IFC/Panhel should create a committee to allot rollover

Editorial: IFC/Panhel should create a committee to allot rollover

Editorial Board April 1, 2016

Imagine that you were handed $66,000 and were able to use it to improve the Tinkham Veale University Center (TVUC). What would you do? This decision currently sits before the presidents of the Interfraternity...

While construction on Mather Quad may be a nuisance for students walking to class, it’s something we hope to see more of in future years.

Mather needs a makeover

Editorial Board March 25, 2016

When the provost announced that Yost would be toast in a couple years and that a new sciences building would replace it, we had mixed feelings. We are fortunate to be an innovative community constantly...

Each current umbrella group at the SEC level would correspond to the following pillars in the proposed plan. Other than University Media Board, all umbrellas correspond to more than one pillar, making the proposed reform overly complicated.

Let’s not further complicate student group funding

March 18, 2016

We drew a diagram (above) displaying the proposed Student Executive Council (SEC) restructure plan. Are you a bit confused by it? Because we were at first. The SEC Reform Task Force shouldn’t offer...

Editorial: Our take on Thwings identity crisis

Editorial: Our take on Thwing’s identity crisis

Editorial Board February 26, 2016

The construction for the Microsoft HoloLens classroom behind Thwing Center, near the entrance to the Tinkham Veale University Center has been going on for months. Not long ago, the situation was reversed;...

Strosacker Auditorium contains no security cameras, which are useful to identify thieves.

Editorial: CWRU should pay for security cameras in Strosacker

Editorial Board February 19, 2016

The campus buildings on the quads are safe, right? The idea that there is a Case Western Reserve University building that isn’t watched over by CWRU security or the university’s police department...

Editorial: Administrators should provide key information in advance of forums

Editorial Board February 5, 2016

When we saw President Barbara R. Snyder’s email on Jan. 25 concerning changes to modify the admissions process, we weren’t sure what to expect. A couple paragraphs down, it became clear that this email...

Editorial: Pijan awards meant to build community, now restrictive instead

Observer Staff January 29, 2016

A lack of inclusivity is something the University frowns upon here on campus. The extracurriculars you take part in or what you do with your free time is not a cause for ostracism at Case Western Reserve...

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...

Editorial: Semester grades

Observer Staff December 4, 2015

On the New Residence Hall (Apartments at 1576): D Office of University Housing, we at The Observer scratch our heads at you. The kitchens of these new apartments don’t have necessary ventilation hoods....

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