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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

Edmonds: How to fight the urge to procrastinate

McCoy Edmonds, Staff Writer April 7, 2017

Procrastination haunts all but the most elite of us. It is persistent, seductive and easy. But it’s also a choice and it’s not one that has to be made. Battling procrastination is not for the weak...

Giardina: Cleveland schools could benefit from a trauma-aware approach

Maureen Giardina, Feature Writer April 7, 2017

School reform: a phrase that has been thrown around in conversations across America for decades, but increasingly so after the addition of our newest Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. DeVos’s extreme...

Assmus: The constant construction builds up CWRU, surrounding area

Abby Assmus, Staff Writer March 31, 2017

Over the past six years that I have been a student here at Case Western Reserve University, there have been many physical changes to campus. Often, people are surprised to hear that some of the places...

Wang: Don’t jump to conclusions with Trump and Russia

Larry Wang, Staff Writer March 31, 2017

Few things are as tragic as one walking free for a crime they actually committed, except for someone being wrongly convicted and imprisoned for a crime they did not commit.  This is important to keep...

Taekman: Stop the non-STEM stigma

Sarah Taekman, Staff Writer March 31, 2017

There’s solidarity among students as we suffer packed lecture halls. Shared commiseration over tests and homework. Joint joy when we puzzle out a particularly rough topic. But, like most clubs, there’s...

Edmonds: The value of poetry to non-poets

McCoy Edmonds, Staff Writer March 31, 2017

For a long time, poetry seemed dumb and confusing. Every poem we read in my high school English class had some sort of deeper meaning I missed. But the lack of punctuation and grammar involved in writing...

Smith: CWRU Students need to explore Cleveland more

Kevin Smith, Opinion Editor March 31, 2017

As our strange winter-spring fusion season fades into the humid Cleveland summer, the city begins to ascend to its peak in June. The roller coaster capital of the world, Cedar Point, opens in a little...

Holmberg: Privatization is one solution to America’s public education deterioration

Kelsey Holmberg, Feature Writer March 24, 2017

Government at the local, state and federal level has focused on improving education in America for over thirty years. Much of the dissatisfaction with the U.S. public school system began with a 1983 report...

Edmonds: How to navigate breakups

McCoy Edmonds, Staff Writer March 24, 2017

College is one of the best times to form relationships and start dating someone, but for many students this is a relatively new part of their life. Thus, breaking up can be a very difficult experience....

Rutecki: The peculiar future of American healthcare

Paul Rutecki, Staff Writer March 24, 2017

One of the biggest promises made by Republican politicians during the 2016 election season was to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare.”  Now...

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