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A challenge to Professor Sarma and to ourselves

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer March 30, 2018

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...

In response to “Why it’s good to be an ‘Ivy League Reject’”

Deepak Sarma March 23, 2018

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,...

Ltte: Why it’s good to be an “Ivy League reject”

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer February 23, 2018

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...

CWRU students: you can make it possible to plagiarize with impunity

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer February 16, 2018

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...

Ltte: We must go to class, but we also should

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer February 9, 2018

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...

Ltte: On the proposed club sports tiering system

February 9, 2018

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...

Ltte: Unintentional divisiveness: In response to the column on politics in the family

Steve Kerby February 2, 2018

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...

Ltte: In response to “The crimes of communism”

Cameron Childers December 1, 2017

  In response to “The crimes of communism”: I’ll be the first to admit that I have a bias against conservative viewpoints. Regardless of this, I think it’s important to distinguish...

Why you should rethink your activism

Cameron Childers October 27, 2017

Editor’s Note: Cleveland State University (CSU) President Ronald Berkman issued a follow-up statement to the one discussed in this letter on Oct. 17 expressing his personal outrage over the flier, and...

Stop using free speech to defend your real beliefs

Viral Mistry October 27, 2017

The other day, a flyer was circulated around Cleveland State University’s (CSU) campus hinting at suicide rates among those in the LGBT community, and LGBT members should follow suit. CSU's president...

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