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The Observer

LTTE: A tribute to Doc Oc

Chris Butler, Senior Instructor November 15, 2024

Many of you walk by the Doc Oc sculpture sitting on the bench in front of Adelbert Hall. You might not realize who he was or why there is a sculpture. Professor Ignacio Ocasio, better known as “Doc Oc,”...

LTTE: A response to Thomas Kim Hill

Jay Geller, Samuel Rosenthal Professor of Judaic Studies November 1, 2024

I appreciate the time taken by a Case Western Reserve University alumnus and retired schoolteacher Thomas Kim Hill to engage with my letter to the editor of The Observer (“An appeal to reconsider how...

LTTE: A response to Jay Geller’s May 13 LTTE “An appeal to reconsider”

Thomas Kim Hill, Contributing Writer October 11, 2024

Jay Geller's May 13 LTTE ("An appeal to reconsider") begs for a response to confront the glaring omissions and contradictions in the transparently Zionist agenda which he presents. Certainly, as he...

LTTE: A critique of the Power of Diversity Lecture Series concerning Dennis Ross

Ananya Dasgupta and Ted Steinberg, Associate Professor of History, Adeline Barry Davee Distinguished Professor of History October 11, 2024

On Sept. 17, American diplomat Dennis Ross spoke at Case Western Reserve University as part of the university’s Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Engagement’s “Power of Diversity Lecture...

LTTE: Cleveland Peace Action supports CWRU students’ freedom of speech

Francis Chiappa, Contributing Writer October 11, 2024

Cleveland Peace Action supports Case Western Reserve University students in their stand for free speech on campus, especially around the conflict in Israel-Palestine. We should mention that many leaders...

LTTE: An alumni letter to The Observer re free speech

Thomas Kim Hill and Janet M. Loehr September 20, 2024

As Case Western Reserve University alumni who have spent time in Palestine, we enthusiastically support the CWRU students who are demanding free speech and the right to protest at our university. We are...

LTTE: Rethinking the BDS protests at CWRU

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, Professor of Philosophy August 23, 2024

I've thought and written about social justice, and I was troubled by the recent protests at Case Western Reserve University. Consider this: ​Someone shouts something sometimes heard as threatening...

LTTE: CWRU faculty letter to President Kaler and Provost Ward

CWRU Faculty August 23, 2024

As faculty at Case Western Reserve University, we respectfully ask President Eric W. Kaler and all other administrators to refrain from deploying police officers to detain and arrest student protesters. We...

LTTE: CWRU faculty letter to President Kaler and Provost Ward

CWRU Faculty May 19, 2024

As faculty at Case Western Reserve University, we respectfully ask President Eric W. Kaler and all other administrators to refrain from deploying police officers to detain and arrest student protesters. We...

LTTE: An appeal to reconsider how we think about Jews, Arabs and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Jay Geller, Samuel Rosenthal Professor of Judaic Studies May 13, 2024

As a professor who teaches courses on the history of Zionism and anti-Zionism and on Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations, I have been struck by the misinformed rhetoric used in the discourse on our campus...

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