In response to “USG needs to allow a conversation on the occupation of Palestine”
April 13, 2018
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Editor’s Note: Paul Rutecki is a former columnist for The Observer. To the editor, Last week, Timothy O’Shea expressed his view that the University should “fully divest its assets from companies that directly or indirectly fund the occupation of Palestine…”. This cause is part of a ...
Questioning if CWRU is hypocritical about ethics
April 13, 2018
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
To the editor, The short answer is, "No." But we should be careful. Case Western Reserve University’s mission is committed to “ethical behavior.” Ethics is a main area of CWRU’s Strategic Plan, and it has accepted the money of numerous donors—the Inamori Foundation and the Kent Smith ...
Ltte: In response to “A challenge to Dr. Sarma and to ourselves”
April 6, 2018
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I am again disappointed (but not appalled) with Dr. Bendik-Keymer’s letter to the editor, “A challenge to Professor Sarma and to ourselves.” Here’s why: 1. As per my understanding of libel, the statements made in the first letter (Letter 1), “Why it’s good to be an Ivy League reject,”...
A challenge to Professor Sarma and to ourselves
March 30, 2018
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
What to say of Professor Sarma’s letter? Written by a University of Chicago graduate from roughly the time I was there, it demonstrated the attitude I’d criticized. It threw put-downs in the name of an abusive truth. At the same time, it called for argument. So let’s argue: What kind of school...
In response to “Why it’s good to be an ‘Ivy League Reject’”
March 23, 2018
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I was disappointed and appalled when I read Dr. Bendik-Keymer’s sycophantic and unprofessional letter to the editor in The Observer. I too have heard students say that they were “Ivy League” rejects, though they say this wryly or with amusement, rather than with chagrin. Alas, the letter’s a...
Ltte: Why it’s good to be an “Ivy League reject”
February 23, 2018
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The expression was taught to me by an outgoing fourth-year student over a year ago. They were giving the main reason why so many Case Western Reserve University students overfill their time with multiple majors, CV-padding clubs and endless anxiety about grades and rankings. Since then, some student...
CWRU students: you can make it possible to plagiarize with impunity
February 16, 2018
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The new Academic Integrity Policy was approved by the Faculty Senate last week. It includes some new language, notably that the reasons for Academic Integrity Board decisions must now be stated in the results of any hearing. Still, this is not good enough. It is good that the reasoning of the academi...
Ltte: We must go to class, but we also should
February 9, 2018
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I recently came across a report from a student—some math classes, according to what I heard, do not encourage attendance, since all that matters is how you do on the test. Now, it turns out that this report was inaccurate. The professor herself wrote me, “While it’s true that there is no sp...
Ltte: On the proposed club sports tiering system
February 9, 2018
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Editor’s Note: The Observer could not fact check the date of the meeting and the results of the vote discussed in the piece. To the Administrators of Case Western Reserve University Athletics and to the CWRU Student Body, The CWRU Club Sport Council meeting on the evening of Jan. 23 saw fierce debate over the r...
Ltte: Unintentional divisiveness: In response to the column on politics in the family
February 2, 2018
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Many of the sentiments expressed by the Mr. Cannon in his recent opinion piece, “Thoughts on overcoming toxic family relationships during the holidays” are the spectre of divisiveness that looms from the far left and right of the political landscape, fraying the fabric of American society. In their m...
