Kim: Striking a balance as a student leader
Won Hee Kim, Copy Editor
April 12, 2019
One of the hardest parts of having a leadership role in a campus organization is time management. As the spring semester winds down, many clubs have started the process of electing and training new officers, transitioning power to other, usually younger, members. As someone with senior status and experien...
Kerby: Cap and gown, nickel and dimed
Steve Kerby, Staff Columnist
April 12, 2019
As the academic year comes to a close, the eyes of the campus turn to commencement. Being a fourth-year student, if all goes well I will stride purposefully across the commencement stage and then stride purposefully off this campus. But before any Spartan can burst out of the gate toward the expa...
APUSH-ing people out of history
Viral Mistry, Staff Columnist
April 12, 2019
In my time at Case Western Reserve University, I’ve often received a diverse range of responses to any mention of the humanities classes I’ve been fortunate enough to take. The most common response, of course, has been “Oh, is that a SAGES?” I hear it less often now, as a fourth-year student, but I still ...
Du: Social sciences, humanities courses deserve more credit
Erya Du, Staff Columnist
April 12, 2019
As we approach the end of the semester, stress levels have been turned up to the highest setting. For me, the Java projects have become even more laborious, the economics exams didn’t go as planned and even German has begun to challenge my confidence from time to time. It often happened at night that...
Reif: Healthcare: We do not get what we pay for
Jordan Reif, Staff Columnist
April 5, 2019
The U.S. has some of the best health care specialists in the world and has undoubtedly made remarkable advances in treating chronic diseases. The 21st century has ushered in the use of stem cells to replace or repair damaged organs, developed highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to treat AIDS a...
Wilson: The results are in: polling is good
Peter Wilson, Staff Columnist
April 5, 2019
In the later months of 2016, one thing seemed certain. Almost every poll released after August gave Hillary Clinton a big lead over her opponent, President Donald Trump. People were so sure of the polls that many news outlets gave the election to Clinton before election day was over. Well, the ele...
McPheeters: Why this Clevelander chose CWRU
Mary McPheeters, Copy Editor
April 5, 2019
As someone from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, I often get asked why I chose to go to a school so close to home. Generally, it’s something along the lines of “that would be too close for me” or “why would you want to stay in Cleveland?” When I was a senior in high school, I got into every school I ap...
Kerby: Spitball belongs to the students
Steve Kerby, Staff Columnist
April 5, 2019
Years ago, there was a beacon of spontaneity smack in the center of the Case Quad: Spitball. The iconic metal monolith in the center of the Case Quad creates some strange gravity around which our studies orbit. While I admire it for the art itself, I also marvelled at what the campus added. Spit...
Mistry: Remembering our radical roots
Viral Mistry, Staff Columnist
April 5, 2019
It’s that time of year again. Thousands of prospective students are visiting Case Western Reserve University with their families, deciding whether or not they will commit to being a part of the CWRU Class of 2023, which doesn’t sound like a real year to me, but maybe I’m just a crotchety old fou...
Zhu: Vulgar humor opens conversation on privilege
Caroline Zhu, Staff Columnist
March 29, 2019
Amid her relatable quips about the state of Cleveland’s streets and being a woman today, Michelle Wolf’s campus appearance last Friday focused on the importance of privilege in modern society. Planted in fun hypotheticals about the historical women’s rights movement, her words helped open conversat...
