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Editorial: Our take on Thwings identity crisis

Editorial: Our take on Thwing’s identity crisis

Editorial Board February 26, 2016

The construction for the Microsoft HoloLens classroom behind Thwing Center, near the entrance to the Tinkham Veale University Center has been going on for months. Not long ago, the situation was reversed;...

Chakraborty: What Kesha’s ruling means for abuse victims

Ankita Chakraborty February 26, 2016

If you’ve been following at the news recently, you probably heard about Kesha’s court case along with the trending #FreeKesha. Friday, Feb. 19, the Manhattan Supreme Court ruled that Kesha could not...

A sunny sky over Freiberger Field in the middle of winter on Feb. 21. High grounds secret gives hope even when things are at thier bleakest.

Holcomb: Lessons in love from a lawnchair

Chandler Holcomb February 26, 2016

When I was six years old I fell in love. Of course this was long before I began lounging in lawn chairs pondering such abstract things. The concept of love never even crossed my mind at the tender age...

Spring Break is coming up on Mar. 5. The week off is a great chance for students to expierence things outside their comfort zone.

O’Keeffe: Is youth wasted on the young?

Heather O'Keeffe February 26, 2016

My dad likes to facetiously exclaim, “Youth is wasted on the young.” It’s a clever statement that claims youths take for granted their health, opportunities, energy, vibrancy, lack of responsibilities...

Stone: Identifying as trans, performing the role, are different situations

Jillian Stone February 26, 2016

I am writing in response to the article, “Student performers shine at Drag Ball.” I have attended CWRU Drag Ball three years in a row, once as an audience member and twice now as a competitor. To...

Miles: Voters didn’t beat around Bush, he’s out

Danny Miles February 26, 2016

The South Carolina primaries on the evening of Feb. 20 marked the end of the road for Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush, who announced that he was dropping out of the race. Another one bites...

The new donation system gives CWRU an edge when it comes to attracting students.

Eckert: New donation system helps student scholarships

Brian Eckert February 26, 2016

In the last issue of The Observer, there was an article titled “Scholarships get personal.” This story discussed an addition to Case Western Reserve University’s policy on scholarships. There is...

Strosacker Auditorium does not contain any security cameras, but does contain the Film Society’s office which was robbed. From any angle, Film Society should not have to pay for locks and cameras.

Rasberry: Pay for security in Strosacker

Kate Rasberry February 26, 2016

Recently, there was an unfortunate theft of $200 in Case Western Reserve University Film Society’s office, located in Strosacker auditorium. The robbery in of itself is saddening to hear. Increasingly...

A poster in a bathroom on the first floor of Thwing. Sexual assualt is continuing a problem at CWRU, but many are working programs that hope to reduce the number of assualts and help victims.

Lehrer: On sexual assault on campus

Josh Lehrer February 26, 2016

There are a vast array of problems across American society associated with sexual misconduct and sexual assault; I’m hoping we all are ever so aware of this. In recent years, there has been a national...

Rasberry: A teetotaler’s take on college alcohol culture

Kate Rasberry February 19, 2016

Alcohol culture can be a persistent hellish nightmare for teetotalers (those who make a personal choice not to drink) like myself. I am not of legal drinking age, but it isn’t hard for anyone my age...

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