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Editor’s Note: The Observer helped me find my way at CWRU

Editor’s Note: The Observer helped me find my way at CWRU

Shreyas Banerjee, Executive Editor April 28, 2023

The Class of 2023 began our time at Case Western Reserve University in fall 2019 not knowing how good we had it. While much of this is likely nostalgia, I remember just how exciting early freshman life...

Love it or hate It, I’ll miss it

Enya Eettickal, Staff Writer April 28, 2023

If you’ve read my other articles, or have had a conversation with me in person, you know that I’m a certified Cleveland hater. I’ve always had a lot to say about this city and university, and I,...

The last-minute editorials were worth it

Karuna Lakhiani, Opinion Editor April 28, 2023

My first hands-on exposure to journalism was my Introduction to Journalism class freshman year, taught by the late Jim Sheeler. It was the first class I ever registered for, and I had to email Professor...

Reflections on the past four years

Caroline Kuntzman, Staff Writer April 28, 2023

If someone told me in April 2019 that my undergraduate experience would be what it became, I have no idea how I would respond. A lot of people told me it would be the best years of my life so my expectations...

Laughing on the inside

Tarun Sepuri, Director of Design April 28, 2023

Design is not perfect. Every time you design a newspaper in Adobe InDesign, accounting for the lengths of the articles, the dimensions of the images and the number of pieces in such a way that they fit...

Goodbye my little CWRU community

Joey Gonzalez, Life Editor April 28, 2023

So my time at Case Western Reserve University is coming to an end, and a bittersweet one at that. While I have never been the biggest fan of Cleveland—an understatement as my hope for the last four years...

Riding the wave

Sophia Popkin, Social Media Editor April 28, 2023

Throughout the years I have spent at Case Western Reserve University, my mom has regularly told me to “ride the wave” during our conversations, namely in response to my anxious rants about the uncertain...

Farewells are never easy

Latavya Chintada, Staff Writer April 28, 2023

Yesterday, I woke up with a sense of dread brewing in the pit of my stomach. As a senior, graduation is an exciting prospect—finally being free from the shackles of academia, celebrating with friends...

A whim that changed my college experience

Sara Khorshidi, Director of Print April 28, 2023

I joined The Observer on a whim. I had never had any journalism experience before, much less any interest in it. In October of my freshman year, my closest friend, Deeksha Gollamudi, a member of The Observer’s...

Thank you, CWRU

TJ Disabato, Staff Writer April 28, 2023

When I first drove through University Circle in April 2019, I was frantically trying to find a place where I could envision myself growing outside of the close roots of semi-rural Pennsylvania farmland....

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