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Editorial: Looking back at our first completely in-person semester since the COVID-19 pandemic began

Editorial Board December 3, 2021

By the time this article is published, the last week of classes will be over and we will officially be in full finals season. While most of us are racing towards the finish line, let’s take a moment...

Editorial: “Red (Taylor’s Version)” shows the value in reflecting on our emotions

Editorial Board November 19, 2021

Last week, Taylor Swift re-released the album, “Red,” in the form of “Red (Taylor’s Version),” with additional songs “From the Vault.” Most of the album is supposedly based on Swift’s relationships....

Editorial: The woes of CWRU’s class registration

Editorial Board November 12, 2021

It is class registration season—the time where we load our Student Information System (SIS) shopping cart with classes for next semester, hoping that we might be lucky enough to snag that spot in a class...

Editorial: The importance of the Department of Justice investigating CWRU

Editorial Board November 5, 2021

It is no secret that Case Western Reserve University has a problem with rape culture and not supporting sexual assault survivors. In the summer of 2020, the social media spotlight was shone on the vast...

Editorial: Justin Bibb for mayor of Cleveland

Editorial Board October 29, 2021

The City of Cleveland faces a historic inflection point this Tuesday, Nov. 2. For the first time in 16 years, we will be electing a new mayor. After four terms of Frank Jackson’s administration, despite...

Editorial: The notion of concealed carry at CWRU

Editorial Board October 22, 2021

Following several robberies on campus, President Eric Kaler was quick to respond with the implementation of new campus security measures via email. Since then, our new norm has become a heightened awareness...

Editorial: Are we really heading towards a better CWRU?

Editorial Board October 8, 2021

On Oct. 1, 2021, the Case Western Reserve University community received an email detailing the progress of For a Better CWRU’s task force proposals. There are seven committees: the LGBTQ+ Committee,...

Editorial: A message of solidarity

Editorial Board October 1, 2021

It’s that time of the semester where everything is falling apart. From exams to papers to extracurriculars, it seems like, with the weather change, we have officially moved on from the semester’s honeymoon...

Editorial: There is no wrong way to grieve

Editorial Board September 24, 2021

Grief can be a heavy, jarring or even strange thing. Losing someone in your life, regardless of whatever presence they may have had, is difficult.  When you lose someone close to you, it’s very different...

Editorial: The sexism women face in the job market based on their looks is unacceptable

Editorial Board September 17, 2021

We live in a world where our role in the professional world is dictated by the way we look and dress. There is an expectation that we dress a certain way, that our features—such as hair or eyebrows—are...

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