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Kadlec: Food struggles of a student on the go

Hanna Kadlec, Columnist September 22, 2017

Case Western Reserve University has been making strides within the past few years to support a healthy college lifestyle, such as the Sustainable Food Initiative and the recent campus-wide ban on smoking....

Sleeper: “Free speech” on campus has a hidden agenda.

James Sleeper, Guest Columnist September 22, 2017

Although I had to cancel my appearance at the Sept. 18 Case Western Reserve University School of Law forum on “Freedom of Expression on Campus,” Koko Etokebe’s column published in the Sept. 15 issue...

Cai: A lesson from my roommate’s religion

Yingying Cai, Columnist September 22, 2017

Six a.m. Sunday, I woke up for some reason. “Morning, roomie,” said my roommate, standing before her mirror, all tidy and dressed up. It was more refreshing than coffee to see my roommate, who...

Saulsman: Looking through your peers: an epidemic

Courtney Saulsman, Columnist September 22, 2017

You’re crossing the street on Euclid Avenue, speed-walking up the Binary Walkway. You might have headphones in, your friends might be talking your ear off, or you may just be walking silently, enjoying...

Lowe: What I love about the city of champions

Nick Lowe, Columnist September 22, 2017

If you mention Cleveland in front of a person who’s never been here, the only thing about nine out of 10 people are going to know about the city is that the river that runs through it caught fire once....

Kim: Out of context is out of mind

Won Hee Kim, Columnist September 22, 2017

Amazon reviews may leave you with the impression that Hillary Clinton’s new book, “What Happened”, is either the worst book ever written or the greatest. It was neither; I thought the book, while...

Editorial: COC election jokes went too far

September 22, 2017

Recently, Class Officer Collective presidential candidate Connor Zhu posted on several CWRU Facebook pages, including a meme group, about his suspicions that the COC elections had been hacked. (Check out...

Editorial: Changes to Commuter Lounge first step in inclusivity

September 15, 2017

It might be a relatively small, hidden space, but the recently renovated Commuter Lounge is a big deal for many students. The lounge was refurbished with new armchairs and ottomans and is located in...

Taekman: Hurricane Irma: meme with caution

Sarah Taekman, Columnist September 15, 2017

There’s something ironic in the president claiming global warming is a hoax, and for the planet to simultaneously set itself on fire and start pumping out hurricane after hurricane. You’ve heard...

Etokebe: CWRU’s posting policy: The chill pill to freedom of expression

Koko Etokebe, Guest Columnist September 15, 2017

According to Yale University political science lecturer Jim Sleeper, undergraduate universities are “civil societies on training wheels” within the “guardrails and guidance that are set by deans...

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