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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Anna Galipo: The meaning of feminism at CWRU

Anna Galipo September 4, 2015

Today, the word “feminist” is highly contentious. The word itself is able to spark countless debates. Whenever I hear it, I cannot help but think of all the times I describe myself as one, only to...

Josh Lehrer: Is Hillary Clinton an agent of progress among the Washington elite?

Josh Lehrer: Is Hillary Clinton an agent of progress among the Washington elite?

Josh Lehrer September 4, 2015

The current 2016 Democratic presidential candidate front-runner visited campus outside of the Tinkham Veale University Center on Thursday, Aug. 27. Like many students, I took the outreach out from the...

Abby Assmus: As a graduate student, I’m different but shouldn’t be treated better

Abby Assmus August 28, 2015

Last week, Case Western Reserve University’s campus was filled with many students and families during orientation. Large groups were scattered throughout campus, taking in their new environment and getting...

Kassie Stewart: CWRU is more than just the stereotype

Kassie Stewart August 28, 2015

On Monday I had my last first day of school. I woke up, worked out and went to class just like any regular day that I have had here at Case Western Reserve University. But this time, I felt different....

In an age without heroes: China’s hidden subversive poets

Phil Hoffert August 28, 2015

For a country accustomed to the world’s second-highest GDP, worth over 10 trillion dollars and growing annually at over seven percent in the last decade, Monday’s stock-market crash was especially...

Welcome to the campus we all secretly love

Heather O’Keeffe August 21, 2015

Freshman, welcome to Case Western Reserve University! Home of the Spartans, crippling homework loads, nerds galore, mediocre nightlife (at best), horrible weather and a poorly planned university center! You...

Drowning in “leaders,” starving for leadership

Barry Goldberg August 21, 2015

Not too long ago, I overheard a tour guide tell a prospective student “Case Western Reserve University has many leadership opportunities.” The prospie replied, “What do you mean by that?,” causing...

Elect politicians who represent, not alienate, the American people

Josh Lehrer August 21, 2015

As August began, many Case Western Reserve University students likely tried last ditch efforts to relax before the year began. But if you were busy swimming, you may have missed something that all CWRU...

Say hello and learn from those who have made it

Sarah Jawhari August 21, 2015

Welcome, undergraduate Class of 2019. Family and friends have been giving you well-intentioned undergraduate advice since your senior year of high school. By now you’ve received a number of diverse synopses—everything...

Don’t stress the first week back

Abby Assmus August 21, 2015

It is the beginning of a new school year and whether you’re just starting your undergraduate career at Case Western Reserve University or coming back to finish a degree, you have most likely just spent...

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