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The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Starting 2025 strong

Catherine Choi, Staff Writer December 6, 2024

As 2024 is coming to an end, people are beginning to have mixed feelings about the upcoming new year. Some are apprehensive about getting a year older and some are upset that they did not keep to their...

Black Friday may never be the same again

Hannah Johnson, Opinion Editor December 6, 2024

Growing up, Black Friday was an event. My entire family would pile into a couple of cars and drive to the mall on Thanksgiving night. Outside of Walmart, Target and Dillard’s, families would be in line,...

A year in review

Salsabeel Salem, Staff Writer December 6, 2024

It’s about 7 p.m. now as the crowd gathers around one corner of KSL Oval, the setting sun providing a nice backdrop for the rally that’s about to ensue. A man dressed in khaki shorts with a keffiyeh...

LTTE: Regarding CWRU’s history of protest and political consciousness

Thomas Kim Hill, Contributing Writer December 6, 2024

Congratulations to the three Case Western Reserve University writers for “CWRU’s history of protest: The response to the Vietnam War on campus.” Their article is a very important contribution, shedding...

The self-care industry is selling us stress, not solace

The self-care industry is selling us stress, not solace

Katharina Staehr, Staff Writer December 6, 2024

Rough day with classes? A test you thought you did well on didn’t go too hot after all? Drowning in busy work and chasing one assignment after the other? Maybe some friendship drama, too? We’ve all...

Student leaders are failing the student body

Editorial Board December 6, 2024

Just months after the KSL Oval Gaza solidarity encampment, Case Western Reserve University’s administration issued a series of policy updates, from “clarifying” the posting policy to reestablishing...

Self-esteem 101

Self-esteem 101

Catherine Choi, Staff Writer November 22, 2024

Throughout my childhood, I struggled with low self-esteem—as people constantly found ways to put me down. Over time, however, I came to realize that although how others treat you does matter, it’s...

Infrastructure is everything to us: So why don’t we care about it?

Milo Vetter, Staff Writer November 22, 2024

Here’s an exercise for you. Close your eyes, and picture the world after an apocalypse. What did you see? Everyone’s vision is different, of course, but I’m willing to bet that somewhere in that...

CWRU has to work this out

Editorial Board November 22, 2024

As course selection for the spring semester wraps up, students are both triumphant and distressed. They woke up bright and early, logged onto their SIS portal and enrolled in all their new classes—or...

What public schools should teach and how difficult they should be

Catherine Choi, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

As a student who was homeschooled and attended school in South Korea for ten years, I was surprised by how dramatically different public school experiences could be depending on where you live and what...

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