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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

CWRU students: you can make it possible to plagiarize with impunity

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer February 16, 2018

The new Academic Integrity Policy was approved by the Faculty Senate last week.  It includes some new language, notably that the reasons for Academic Integrity Board decisions must now be stated in the...

Ltte: We must go to class, but we also should

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer February 9, 2018

I recently came across a report from a student—some math classes, according to what I heard, do not encourage attendance, since all that matters is how you do on the test. Now, it turns out that this...

Ltte: On the proposed club sports tiering system

February 9, 2018

Editor’s Note: The Observer could not fact check the date of the meeting and the results of the vote discussed in the piece. To the Administrators of Case Western Reserve University Athletics and...

Ltte: Unintentional divisiveness: In response to the column on politics in the family

Steve Kerby February 2, 2018

Many of the sentiments expressed by the Mr. Cannon in his recent opinion piece, “Thoughts on overcoming toxic family relationships during the holidays” are the spectre of divisiveness that looms from...

Ltte: In response to “The crimes of communism”

Cameron Childers December 1, 2017

  In response to “The crimes of communism”: I’ll be the first to admit that I have a bias against conservative viewpoints. Regardless of this, I think it’s important to distinguish...

Why you should rethink your activism

Cameron Childers October 27, 2017

Editor’s Note: Cleveland State University (CSU) President Ronald Berkman issued a follow-up statement to the one discussed in this letter on Oct. 17 expressing his personal outrage over the flier, and...

Stop using free speech to defend your real beliefs

Viral Mistry October 27, 2017

The other day, a flyer was circulated around Cleveland State University’s (CSU) campus hinting at suicide rates among those in the LGBT community, and LGBT members should follow suit. CSU's president...

Ltte: A soldier’s take on the national anthem debate

Barton Ziganti October 27, 2017

Recently, there was an article in The Observer admonishing NFL players for kneeling during our national anthem. Many Americans share this same view and have quickly rallied to the cry that it is “disrespectful...

Ltte: The power of memes and “Case Beans”

Grant Whitmer, Fourth-year student October 6, 2017

As the admin of an unrelated, 4000 member meme page, I understand the role that memes play. They serve many roles: a source of humor and entertainment, a form of literary criticism and a refuge from the...

Ltte: Help create an African-American studies minor

Andrea Doe September 29, 2017

To the Editor, Something about Case Western Reserve University disturbed me before I decided to attend. During the fall of my senior year of high school, I remember sifting through college admissions...

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