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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

Editorial: CWRU is building for the future despite the urgent needs of the present

Editorial Board November 17, 2023

Case Western Reserve University is in a perpetual state of transformation, with plans for new buildings and grand visions of the future. However, the predominant focus on physical facilities has cast a...

Editorial: President Kaler’s intimidation of the LGBT Center is a threat to student expression

Editorial Board November 10, 2023

On Nov. 6, Case Western Reserve University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), as well as several other CWRU clubs and external organizations, organized a walkout in protest of President...

Editorial: It’s okay to be imperfect

Editorial Board November 3, 2023

Striving to always earn good grades, landing that job offer you’ve always wanted, belonging to a large friend group—all of these goals are familiar to us as college students. These goals are particularly...

Editorial: A mental health check-in

Editorial Board October 27, 2023

That time of the year is upon us again—and no, it’s not just Halloween. Midterm week is over, but so is fall break. Grueling exam after grueling exam is something us college students have become accustomed...

Editorial: All in arms against hate and injustice

Editorial Board October 13, 2023

Early in the morning on Oct. 7, Hamas militants invaded southern Israel and fired upon innocent civilians. The militants targeted more than 20 areas, including the Nova music festival, where 260 Israeli...

Editorial: The fight against climate change isn’t over yet

Editorial Board October 6, 2023

Climate Action Week is upon us. Posters and flyers have been set up all across campus, relaying quick facts and messages about the ongoing effects of global climate change. You might have seen the sign...

Editorial: CWRU's 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...

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