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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Ltte: Aisha’s Law could save lives

Leo Thurman, Student February 15, 2019

Last week, Ohio House Rep. Janine Boyd announced that she intends to draft legislation to help prevent domestic violence. The law is named for the late Aisha Fraser, a Shaker Heights teacher who was violently...

LTTE: Airing concerns about the Thinkers

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, Professor January 25, 2019

The Provost’s Think Big strategic planning process will include Thinkers, people of our university whose answers to questions received the best evaluations by university leadership, faculty, administrative...

Letter to the editor: CWRU needs to emphasize moral education

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, Beamer-Schneider Professor in Ethics & Associate Professor of Philosophy November 30, 2018

The event convened by President Barbara Snyder on Tuesday, Nov. 27 to discuss Nazism and white supremacy's traces on campus was helpful, especially Director of the LGBT Center Liz Roccoforte's suggestion...

Letter to the Editor: Why impeachment is meaningless

Viral Mistry, Staff Columnist September 7, 2018

Last week, we saw two different articles in The Observer discussing recent developments in the President Donald Trump-Russia collusion investigations and their implications for President Trump’s potential...

In response to “USG needs to allow a conversation on the occupation of Palestine”

Paul Rutecki April 13, 2018

Editor’s Note: Paul Rutecki is a former columnist for The Observer. To the editor, Last week, Timothy O’Shea expressed his view that the University should “fully divest its assets from companies...

Questioning if CWRU is hypocritical about ethics

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer April 13, 2018

To the editor, The short answer is, "No."  But we should be careful. Case Western Reserve University’s mission is committed to “ethical behavior.”  Ethics is a main area of CWRU’s Strategic...

Ltte: In response to “A challenge to Dr. Sarma and to ourselves”

Deepak Sarma April 6, 2018

I am again disappointed (but not appalled) with Dr. Bendik-Keymer’s letter to the editor, “A challenge to Professor Sarma and to ourselves.” Here’s why: 1. As per my understanding of libel,...

A challenge to Professor Sarma and to ourselves

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer March 30, 2018

What to say of Professor Sarma’s letter? Written by a University of Chicago graduate from roughly the time I was there, it demonstrated the attitude I’d criticized. It threw put-downs in the name of...

In response to “Why it’s good to be an ‘Ivy League Reject’”

Deepak Sarma March 23, 2018

I was disappointed and appalled when I read Dr. Bendik-Keymer’s sycophantic and unprofessional letter to the editor in The Observer. I too have heard students say that they were “Ivy League” rejects,...

Ltte: Why it’s good to be an “Ivy League reject”

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer February 23, 2018

The expression was taught to me by an outgoing fourth-year student over a year ago. They were giving the main reason why so many Case Western Reserve University students overfill their time with multiple...

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