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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

Ashley Chan: Even at CWRU, change the value of the dollar

Ashley Chan October 2, 2015

Walk into a store at the mall and you immediately notice: “Sale, Buy one get one, Deal of the week.” Without hesitation customers buy the products that appear to present a good purchase. The thrill...

Clancy in response to the editorial board’s “CWRU’s new alumni center not best use of space”

October 2, 2015

To the editor, As the former Executive Director of Case Western Reserve University’s alumni office and graduate of the university’s law school, I thank you for this opportunity to share some of...

Chandler Holcomb: Showcase CWRU across campus

Chandler Holcomb October 2, 2015

One picture is of a group of students playing frisbee in the California sun on a lush green sent to political science professor Pete Moore by a colleague at University of Southern California (USC). He...

Editorial: Discrepancies in shuttle routes need to be fixed

Anne Nickoloff, Director of Print September 25, 2015

Standing on the corner of Coventry Road and Euclid Heights Blvd. on Friday, Sept. 18, a shuttle bus pulled up to the stoplight. I stood on the side of the street, right over the red dot’s location...

Collins in response to the editorial board’s “CWRU’s new alumni center not best use of space”

September 25, 2015

To the editor, Thanks for the editorial on the Linsalata alumni center last week. I, too, am less than thrilled by the idea of desirable space on Northside being slurped up for the occasional use of...

Josh Lehrer: Scientific, academic progress, not only minorities, is under attack

Josh Lehrer September 25, 2015

Adjectives such as abhorrent, appalling or disgraceful fail to give an accurate portrayal of what happened last week to Ahmed Mohamed. If by some miracle, you were too busy studying this past week to...

The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences is located on the corner of Bellflower and Ford. It is under renovation while classes still continue inside of it.

Abby Assmus: Enough with the construction

Abby Assmus September 25, 2015

In Ohio summer is construction season. It is hard to drive anywhere without encountering the reflective orange barrels that are now representative of warm weather to me. This is because since winter is...

Arundhati Menon: Outward appearance never tells all

Arundhati Menon September 25, 2015

During my first week at Case Western Reserve University, we played a game where each of us were made to pick a card, keep it turned away from us and walk around the room interacting with people. Additionally...

Danny Miles: To old skeptics, phones do increase sociability

Danny Miles September 25, 2015

I don't know if there's something in the air or if it's just that time of year again, but I've started seeing an increase in posts on my Facebook feed making fun of millennials and their smartphones. I'm...

A large number of introductory biology and chemistry laboratory classes take place in the Millis Science Center.

Monica Chavan: Are lab courses irksome imperatives or indispensable in education?

Monica Chavan September 25, 2015

For those accustomed to smaller scale, single-teacher high school classes, the division of labor among the collegiate faculty teaching laboratory courses is strangely disconnecting. Freshmen and other...

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