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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: CWRUs ineptitude with illness protocol kicks those who are down

Editorial: CWRU’s ineptitude with illness protocol kicks those who are down

Editorial Board September 29, 2023

Case Western Reserve University is a place where students strive for excellence, leaning on the support of peers, faculty and staff to lead them through their college journey. However, amidst this pursuit...

Editorial: CWRU falls out of top 50 in university rankings, but this didn’t have to happen

Editorial: CWRU falls out of top 50 in university rankings, but this didn’t have to happen

Editorial Board September 22, 2023

U.S. News and World Report just released its 2024 rankings of national universities. Case Western Reserve University placed 53rd, dropping nine places from the previous year. As a whole, private institutions...

Editorial: CWRU remains silent following Title IX investigation, and nothing has changed

Editorial Board September 15, 2023

More than three weeks have passed since the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) released its Title IX agreement with Case Western Reserve University. Over those three weeks, the CWRU administration...

Editorial: CIM needs to face the music in wake of recent Title IX scandal

Editorial Board September 8, 2023

Following the dismissal of a months-long investigation into a formal complaint of sexual harassment against the Cleveland Institute of Music’s (CIM) principal conductor Carlos Kalmar, he retains his...

Editorial: Issue 1 and the power of a vote

Editorial Board September 1, 2023

On Aug. 8, Ohio voters rejected Issue 1 with a 57.01% vote. Issue 1 was a Republican-crafted proposal designed to radically change the rules for amending the Ohio Constitution by popular vote. These reforms,...

CWRU is receiving well-deserved pushback from the community for abandoning its 16-year old logo (bottom) and adopting a new, modernized one (top).

Editorial: CWRU’s bland new logo fails to embody our unique community

Editorial Board August 25, 2023

In early June, Case Western Reserve University changed its official logo. The updated design is still recognizable since it is a modernized version of the logo that was in use from 2007 until the middle...

Editorial: Dear Class of 2027

Editorial Board April 28, 2023

As the Class of 2023 gets ready to graduate, so does the Class of 2027, just in a different capacity. This year’s graduates of Case Western Reserve University are leaving after their own unusual college...

Editorial: How Cleveland is leading the way in the fight against climate change

Editorial: How Cleveland is leading the way in the fight against climate change

Editorial Board April 21, 2023

As this year’s Earth Day approaches, it’s incredibly easy to fall down the rabbit hole of climate doom. Corporations continue to take minimal steps to change their wasteful ways and national governments...

Editorial: Candidate endorsements for the 2023 USG elections

Editorial: Candidate endorsements for the 2023 USG elections

Editorial Board April 14, 2023

The time has come for students at Case Western Reserve University to vote.  While most here are primarily concerned with academics, our life as students goes beyond our classes. Much of our experience...

Editorial: CWRU’s sports success should not be overlooked

Editorial Board March 31, 2023

When the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University were separate universities, not only were they rival institutions but they were also heated sports rivals. Between 1891 and 1969 the...

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