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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

Kerby: Why history? It’s no mystery

Stephen Kerby, Staff Columnist September 7, 2018

Thanks to packing my first-year schedule, my final-year schedule has few constraints outside of predictable upper-level physics courses. Counting General Relativity, Electricity and Magnetism and my senior...

Behmer: Misrepresentation in media

Virginia Behmer, Guest Columnist June 21, 2018

Kim Kardashian West visited the White House a few weeks ago to discuss prison reform with President Trump. Of course, this news was covered by many major media outlets and many people had many opinions....

The haunting legacy of police subculture

Christopher Alan Cannon, Columnist April 27, 2018

In the wake of Councilman Kevin Conwell being racially-profiled by Case Western Reserve University police officers, a larger problem is being signified—a police subculture pervasive throughout the United...

Kim: Using the summer to get ahead

Won Hee Kim, Columnist April 27, 2018

As the semester comes to a close, my friends and I have been discussing our summer plans. Several of them plan to stay in Cleveland and take courses over the summer; others have lined up part-time jobs;...

Students struggling with SAGES courses often make emergency visits to the Writing Resource Center to try and save their GPA.

Improvements for a failing SAGES program

Dallan Goldblatt, Guest Columnist April 27, 2018

Of all the General Education Requirements, the Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship (SAGES) program is one of the most widely disliked. Especially around class registration, I hear complaints...

Don’t beware what is beyond the bridge

KJ Smith, Guest Columnist April 27, 2018

As my final semester at Case Western Reserve University is coming to an end, it’s time to figure out where to move onto next. I’ve lived in Northeast Ohio my whole life.  When I was 10 years old,...

As the sun sets on your experience at CWRU, there is a lot of time for reflection.

Bose: Thoughts of a graduating senior

Shounak Bose, Guest Columnist April 27, 2018

As the sun sets on my undergraduate experience at Case Western Reserve University, I’ve spent a good amount of time reflecting. College is incredibly dynamic, a fast-paced amalgam of highs, lows and...

Nunnery: Being happy on your terms

Anthony Nunnery, Columnist April 27, 2018

At some point in the semester you’ll probably end up asking yourself: “Why am I doing all this?” I’m going to assume that your answer will in some way relate to a goal of lifelong happiness.  If...

Attendance is mandatory, but so is my socioeconomic status

Katharine Toledo, Columnist April 27, 2018

When I arrived on campus for the first time last August, I was intrigued and excited by the sheer range of extracurricular opportunities offered to the Case Western Reserve University community. After...

Smith: Pruning essential for growth

Josiah Smith, Columnist April 13, 2018

Last Tuesday, my counselor told me about the brain’s process of making new connections. In short, there is a period where, especially when attempting to learn something new, the mind creates new...

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