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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

Opinions columnist Sarah Jawhari weighs in on the dangers and poor taste of Slide the City, a national slip n slide event.

No pity for Slide the City

Sarah Jawhari, Staff Reporter May 19, 2015

In the face of one of the most severe droughts on record, cities in California took action to ban ‘Slide the City’ from setting up shop for the summer. The seasonal waterslide spans 1,000 feet, and...

Why museums are fun

Abby Assmus, Staff Reporter May 18, 2015

During finals week, I was sitting in Thwing attempting to write a paper but looking to procrastinate on it at the same time. As I distracted myself from writing and researching, I looked around at what...

Why I complain

Zak Khan May 12, 2015

All I do is complain. At least, that’s the accusation levied at nearly the entire Observer opinion staff. And, in some ways, it’s true. It’s a part of my job to angry bark about something for around...

The damsel of Ohio

Zak Khan May 4, 2015

Cleveland can be a fickle mistress. At times She blesses us with 70-degree mid-April days, and then plunges the last week before May down so low we see snow. Her neighborhoods at times actively welcome...

Letter to the Editor: The time is now to make the fundamental right to marry available to same-sex couples

Joshua D. Lehrer April 29, 2015

There remains great controversy over the matter of same-sex marriage equality, and even our U.S. Supreme Court justices are apprehensive. We are a nation defined by diversity and inclusion, yet we still...

Dorsey in response to “What we lack”

J. Dorsey April 24, 2015

To the editor, I'd like to begin by thanking Andrew Breland and Jacob Martin for having the courage to speak out against the scourge of radical political correctness and the threat it poses to our freedom...

McKay In response to “What we lack”

Cat McKay April 24, 2015

To the editor, Jacob Martin and Andrew Breland might be excused for not knowing what an unsafe campus environment looks like. Statistically speaking, they will never experience one. However, they might...

In Response to the Unity Banquet Keynote Speech

Hiram Cortez April 24, 2015

Dear Observer Staff, I am writing in response to the Unity Banquet keynote speech given by nationally recognized journalist Jeff Johnson on April 10 here at Case Western Reserve University. This letter...

Semester grades

April 24, 2015
We grade CWRU's housing, student leadership, businesses and more on how well they did in the spring of 2015.

The only lesson that matters

Andrew Breland April 24, 2015

College faculty have a reputation for being liberal. This is a reputation that, in many ways, they earn, and in some ways, seek out. However, it is also true that most colleges keep around one or two faculty...

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