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Kolison: The Birds, Bees and Sex Positivity

Stephen Kolison, Columist October 7, 2016

Whether it’s with a friend, a toy or your right hand, a majority of us have had some form of sex. And after going to SEXPO this past September, I would like to say that Case Western Reserve University...

Nguyen: On Amy Tan and STEM careers

Phuong Nguyen October 7, 2016

When I was young, my teachers taught me two rules to survive in school: First, the teachers are always right, and second, if they are wrong, go back to rule one. Teachers are the authority figures that...

The election is “entertainment”

Sarah Parr, Columnist October 7, 2016

I’m not going to try to pretend that I am the most informed person when it comes to politics; I am far from it. I learn new truths and lies everyday. I remember a few months ago when Hillary Clinton...

Taleb: This is what we’re like

Nardine Taleb, Opinions Editor August 20, 2016

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,...

Voicing Your Opinions

Rachael Pollak, Guest Columnist April 22, 2016

Last semester a few students founded “Israel’s CWRU,” a student organization dedicated to educating the Case Western Reserve University community about Israel and the current conflict in the Middle...

The Cleveland Institute of Music building. CIM and CWRU students can gain much from one another, including the concerts and clubs they respectively offer.

Bengston: CIM, CWRU harmonize in concerts, clubs

Susan Bengtson April 8, 2016

It’s easy to blend in on campus. The handful of musicians from the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) walking to class at any given time blend into the crowd of backpack-laden 18-to-20-somethings. Even...

Bianco: USG should clarify election bylaws for one-candidate races

Julia Bianco, Director of Web and Multimedia April 1, 2016

The fact that there is only one candidate running for the president and vice president of finance positions for next year’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) is a problem within itself; even with...

Make Mather Memorial security practical

Make Mather Memorial security practical

Julia Bianco, Director of Web and Multimedia March 25, 2016

Mather Memorial doesn’t want you to go to the bathroom. In fact, Mather Memorial doesn’t want you to do a lot of things. It doesn’t want you to be able to enter through the front door (or any door,...

Moran: Recruitment is changing from bad to better

Taylor Moran, Director of Business Operations January 15, 2016

I didn’t have some fairy tale recruitment. It was bitter and it sucked. I hated nearly every second of it and no one could pay me enough to repeat the four days of pure emotional hell that was. However...

Kirkland: My message to El Salvador’s Minister of Justice

Jazmine Kirkland November 20, 2015

After suffering a rapid and unresting serious pain at work, Teodora del Carmen Vásquez suffered a stillbirth in 2007. According to Amnesty International, she was arrested by police in El Salvador while...

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