The problem with second chances
Jackson Rudoff, Opinion Editor
February 8, 2019
Filed under Editorial, Opinion
Young adulthood is often referred to as the period for making mistakes. Stupid decisions regarding our appearances, reckless activities and other general acts of irresponsibility are just part of us “figuring ourselves out” or bumps in the road to being a functioning adult. After all, how can we gr...
Editorial: What can be said for the weather?
Jackson Rudoff, Opinion Editor
February 1, 2019
Filed under Editorial, Opinion
There are few things as great as class cancellation. The early portion of any spring semester at Case Western Reserve University always tends to be backlogged, as students rush to move in, get their books and supplies and figure out their schedule all in the span of a few days. All of this is accom...
EDITORIAL: CMA makes major expansion to Open Access media
January 25, 2019
Filed under Editorial, Opinion, Top Stories
For a small student paper like The Observer, there are some hurdles we encounter that larger, professionalized publications do not. Often times, getting the perfect photo to complement an article is one of those challenges. While we’ve built up a nice stock library for articles related to Case Western...
Editorial: Semester Grades Fall 2018
December 7, 2018
Filed under Editorial, Opinion
With finals fast approaching, The Observer wanted to wrap up the semester by handing out grades. We reviewing some of our editorials from throughout the semester and compiled our thoughts into these grades. Next semester there will be even more news on campus, and we look forward to both covering and an...
Editorial: Focus on alert times not reactionary measures
Jackson Rudoff, Opinion Editor
November 9, 2018
Filed under Editorial, Opinion
The Case Western Reserve University community was taken aback this past weekend when a third-year student was shot outside Phi Delta Theta in an attempted carjacking. Unfortunately, the campus is not inexperienced with incidents of similar magnitude. We are all too familiar with reports of muggings...
Editorial: The danger of false equivalencies
Jackson Rudoff, Opinions Editor
October 26, 2018
Filed under Editorial, Opinion, Top Stories
On Monday, a number of news organizations reported that somebody had left a pipe bomb outside the home of George Soros, a notable left-wing philanthropist. Over the next few days, numerous other left-wing figureheads would receive similar packages, all playing into a Unabomber-esque picture of political violence. ...
Editorial: Kavanaugh, a board divided
October 5, 2018
Filed under Editorial, Opinion
For weeks, Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing has dominated the news. During the process, Christine Blasey Ford came forward with an accusation of sexual assault that occurred while the two were in high school. It immediately shifted the tone of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s ...
Editorial: Understanding our media
September 7, 2018
Filed under Editorial, Opinion
In the modern political landscape, it is easy to view most things with a little underlying skepticism. When the 2016 election made the term “fake news” a part of everyday jargon, it entirely transformed how all of us approach information, especially when it comes to news media. While recent po...
Editorial: Semester Grades
April 27, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Undergraduate Student Government (USG): B- It’s been a turbulent semester for USG and the campus community. Things started off on a high note with the introduction of the initiative tracker, which provided students with a way of following the progress of different on-campus projects. In prov...
Editorial: Hearing, not listening
April 20, 2018
Filed under Editorial, Opinion, Top Stories
In early 2018, a public school district in Minnesota banned the books “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from their English curriculum. Students persistently complained that the books’ racial themes and use of certain words made them uncomfortable, so the supe...
