Zhu: Education as a zero-sum game hurts collaboration
Caroline Zhu, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2018
As competition among high school and college age students rises, the negative effects begin to show themselves as students start to enter the workforce. Too many students see education, and later their careers, as zero-sum games, a situation where another person’s success means your own failure. Thi...
Reif: Words do hurt when speech incites violence
Jordan Reif, Staff Columnist
November 30, 2018
President Donald Trump does not need to go to Fifth Avenue to get away with violence; he can, and does, do it straight from his podium. In our country, apparently, power excuses a leader from punishment for violence. Weeks following the horrific terrorist attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsbu...
Smith: Appreciating Armistice Day
Josiah Smith, Staff Columnist
November 30, 2018
Too often I am guilty of harboring an overwhelming sense of dread. There are so many things happening in this world that I don’t just casually disagree with, I fundamentally oppose them without any space for mutual acceptance. At times, reading through a bad newscycle leaves me questioning how much ...
Du: Skateboarding changed my life
Erya Du, Staff Columnist
November 30, 2018
When my schedule normalized, I started feeling existential about my place on campus. It is a feeling that is hard to describe or explain. It was like walking on a Mobius strip or living on a cloud. Though you are aware of who you are and what you are doing, you cannot figure out where you are going....
Toledo: Communication is key to navigating roommate relationships
Katharine Toledo, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2018
Even as many of us enter our second years, getting along with your roommates can still be a challenge. But from my time on campus, I’ve found some of the surefire routes for having a smooth living experience. Rule number one is communication. To me, the biggest reason people have roommate p...
Faccenda: Put the brakes on backseat driving
Alexandra Faccenda, Director of Web & Multimedia
November 16, 2018
Driving a car with a dual brake set is an unnerving experience. You’re in the driver’s seat, with hands placed on the wheel and feet poised on the pedals. You’re cruising along, just letting the car coast, when suddenly an overbearing figure in the passenger seat slams down on his own special b...
Kerby: Why not a flu shot?
Steve Kerby, Staff Columnist
November 16, 2018
Filed under Columns, Opinion, Top Stories
Hey, you. Yeah, you. Go get your flu shot. It’s free, quick, painless and totally safe. What a mundane, simple suggestion. Don’t we have more important things to worry about? The Observer is otherwise filled with seriously important reporting on our campus and community, and opinion pieces ca...
Yakumithis: Sleep is for the weak
Sophia Yakumithis, News Editor
November 16, 2018
Method actors do some crazy stuff to land roles. Christian Bale lost 62 pounds for his part in “The Machinist,” maintaining a diet of coffee and apples for months on end. Leonardo DiCaprio once slept inside a horse carcass while filming “The Revenant.” This week, I’ve gotten a maximum of three ...
Kim: The power in walking away
Won Hee Kim, Copy Editor
November 16, 2018
On Nov. 3, the transgender community of Cleveland gathered together for a rally by the Free Stamp downtown in response to President Donald Trump’s leaked memo on the definition of gender. I learned about the Rally Against Erasure of the Trans+ Community from the Feminist Collective at CWRU group chat, ...
Editor’s Note: First aid is a must for CWRU students
Eddie Kerekes, Executive Editor
November 9, 2018
This past weekend, the Case Western Reserve University community experienced an event many feared, but few thought possible: the shooting of an undergraduate student. Thankfully, the student survived the gunshot wound to the stomach after treatment at University Hospitals and remains there in a regular ...
