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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

Editorial: It’s okay to be imperfect

Editorial Board November 3, 2023

Striving to always earn good grades, landing that job offer you’ve always wanted, belonging to a large friend group—all of these goals are familiar to us as college students. These goals are particularly...

Editorial: A mental health check-in

Editorial Board October 27, 2023

That time of the year is upon us again—and no, it’s not just Halloween. Midterm week is over, but so is fall break. Grueling exam after grueling exam is something us college students have become accustomed...

Editorial: All in arms against hate and injustice

Editorial Board October 13, 2023

Early in the morning on Oct. 7, Hamas militants invaded southern Israel and fired upon innocent civilians. The militants targeted more than 20 areas, including the Nova music festival, where 260 Israeli...

Editorial: The fight against climate change isn’t over yet

Editorial Board October 6, 2023

Climate Action Week is upon us. Posters and flyers have been set up all across campus, relaying quick facts and messages about the ongoing effects of global climate change. You might have seen the sign...

Editorial: CWRU's ineptitude with illness protocol kicks those who are down

Editorial: CWRU’s ineptitude with illness protocol kicks those who are down

Editorial Board September 29, 2023

Case Western Reserve University is a place where students strive for excellence, leaning on the support of peers, faculty and staff to lead them through their college journey. However, amidst this pursuit...

Editorial: CWRU falls out of top 50 in university rankings, but this didn’t have to happen

Editorial: CWRU falls out of top 50 in university rankings, but this didn’t have to happen

Editorial Board September 22, 2023

U.S. News and World Report just released its 2024 rankings of national universities. Case Western Reserve University placed 53rd, dropping nine places from the previous year. As a whole, private institutions...

Editorial: CWRU remains silent following Title IX investigation, and nothing has changed

Editorial Board September 15, 2023

More than three weeks have passed since the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) released its Title IX agreement with Case Western Reserve University. Over those three weeks, the CWRU administration...

Editorial: CIM needs to face the music in wake of recent Title IX scandal

Editorial Board September 8, 2023

Following the dismissal of a months-long investigation into a formal complaint of sexual harassment against the Cleveland Institute of Music’s (CIM) principal conductor Carlos Kalmar, he retains his...

Editorial: Issue 1 and the power of a vote

Editorial Board September 1, 2023

On Aug. 8, Ohio voters rejected Issue 1 with a 57.01% vote. Issue 1 was a Republican-crafted proposal designed to radically change the rules for amending the Ohio Constitution by popular vote. These reforms,...

CWRU is receiving well-deserved pushback from the community for abandoning its 16-year old logo (bottom) and adopting a new, modernized one (top).

Editorial: CWRU’s bland new logo fails to embody our unique community

Editorial Board August 25, 2023

In early June, Case Western Reserve University changed its official logo. The updated design is still recognizable since it is a modernized version of the logo that was in use from 2007 until the middle...

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