Ryan Lochte’s name has been plastered across headlines everywhere, with many claiming the Olympic athlete has landed himself in hot water. However, to many it seems that Lochte has not yet received much...
What does the concept of “safe spaces” mean to you?
To the University of Chicago’s Dean John “Jay” Ellison, safe spaces allow students to be ignorant, rather than open-minded. They allow students...
It all started a few months ago when I was having a Zoella, a popular YouTuber, video marathon—a regular occurrence when you have an affinity for locking yourself in your room alone regularly, like I...
It is the beginning of a new semester, an exciting time for many people on campus. Whether you are returning to campus from spending the summer away and finishing your remaining undergraduate years here...
All summer, I have been stressing about the classes, jobs and extracurricular activities I’ve committed myself to this year. I’ve asked myself millions of times, have I taken on too much?
And then,...
It's not like I enjoy writing about Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump. Yes, he's an endless source of hilarity. Yes, he's also a stinging reminder of the fact that the American political process...
As we all witnessed, Michael Phelps, our most celebrated American swimmer and winner of 28 medals, accepted the honor and was holding the flag during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics. Many still...
Patients lie. Some more than others. In 2008 a survey found that four in 10 patients stretched the truth when in the dental chair. Patients lie because they do not want to be judged, lectured or perceived...
We here at The Observer have some advice for first-year students. Between the Student Activities Fair and elections for a whole slew of campus organizations, it is tempting to get involved in a lot of...
As a graduate student who just got my diploma from Case Western Reserve University in Medical Anthropology, I feel confident in saying that I have learned a lesson or two in the last four years.
Here...
