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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

Assmus: Putting School Aside for Relationships

Abby Assmus, Columnist October 28, 2016

Being busy is commonplace among the students at Case Western Reserve University. Relaxing and not taking on too much while being a student is something that is important and acknowledged by many of the...

Letter to the Editor: Radical Student Union Addresses Controversy

Evan Adams October 28, 2016

On Sept. 21, the Case Western Reserve University’s Radical Student Union (RSU) hosted a public screening of the documentary “The Occupation of the American Mind: Israel’s Public Relations War in...

Response to Trump on “locker room banter”

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, Professor of Philosophy October 14, 2016

When I was about seven years old, my mother wanted her maiden name back. My father respected her and fully supported her choice. She was a coal-miner's daughter from Southern Ohio—Pleasant City—and...

Nguyen: Everything has value

Phuong Nguyen, Columnist October 14, 2016

A while ago, my parents used to compare me to other people, unintentionally: “Look at them,” they would say. “Those kids are the same age as you, getting into Harvard, making money and entering the...

Taekman: Spartan School Spirit

Sarah Taekman, Columnist October 14, 2016

Imagine your archetypical college football game. The screaming student section and the echoes of the marching band bouncing around the stadium as a player gears his arm back and throws, full-force....

Menon: Freedom to choose

Ari Menon, Columnist October 14, 2016

My attention was first brought to this issue roughly a month or so ago, when France passed the burkini ban, permanently barring women from wearing more modest swimwear. This ban is sort of an addition...

Letter to the editor: In response to Hannah Pomerantz’s letter

October 14, 2016

Dear Ms. Pomerantz, I was very interested in your open letter to President Barbara R. Snyder in response to the Case Western Reserve University  Radical Student Union’s screening of “The Occupation...

Letter to the editor: In response to last week’s editorial

October 14, 2016

As a member of Greek Life at Case Western Reserve University, I do believe our community is unique and wonderful. We are made up of individuals who uphold the academic honor which characterizes our university...

Editor’s Note: Safety in sisterhood

October 14, 2016

This note has no desire to take a stance on Sigma Phi Epsilon’s current situation, as The Observer staff recognizes that some of their sanctions were based on accusations far more serious than underage...

Jawhari: Damsels Be Damned

Jawhari: Damsels Be Damned

Sarah Jawhari, Columnist October 14, 2016

This month, women in hijabs adorned the covers of both Playboy and Women’s Running magazines. Backlash to the former publication manifested itself in the hashtag #hoejabi as supportive congrats were...

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