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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

Editorial: A guide for visiting prospective students

April 7, 2017

Case Western Reserve University is ranked as one of the top academic institutions in the entire country, but prospective students already know that if they are considering CWRU. It shows that they obviously...

Ltte: Civil discourse must be civil

Tori Hamilton April 7, 2017

To the editor, A few weeks ago we, as the Feminist Collective at CWRU, decided to clarify a common misconception on our campus that equates the struggles of marginalized groups to the social conflicts...

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...

Ltte: CWRU needs to provide more graduation tickets

George Hodulik March 31, 2017

To the editor, As spring graduation approaches, I must express a deep frustration with Case Western Reserve University administration. To those who are not graduating this May, you may not be aware...

Ltte #2: The struggles of voicing conservative opinions at CWRU

Steve Kerby March 31, 2017

To the editor, You’re going to have to trust me on this one; there are more than zero conservatives at Case Western Reserve University. I can’t provide anything more than anecdotal evidence for...

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...

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