Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Quick fix needed to prevent another “replyallpocalypse”

April 10, 2015

A single email advertising Phi Delta Theta’s campaign to raise funds for the Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Association promptly became this week’s most talked-about campus event. A brother of...

The Observer endorses Kennedy, Oester and Ward for USG elections

April 8, 2015

Here are The Observer's endorsements for the Undergraduate Student Government's (USG) 2015 elections. We chose to endorse these positions because these are the people that interact with the student body...

Brag about yourself, Cleveland

Zak Khan April 3, 2015

I like to think I have talent in some things. I did manage to land this writing gig. But like most Clevelanders, I don’t actually often tell others about what I do. Newly admitted Case Western Reserve...

Saker in response to Jacob Martin’s March 27 letter to the editor

Siba Saker April 3, 2015

To the editor, One of the first things I do when I visit another university is pick up their school newspaper to get a feel for the culture that exists on that campus. The newspaper is a reflection...

Perrin in response to Jacob Martin’s March 27 letter to the editor

m. c. Perrin April 3, 2015

To the editor, It is completely unacceptable to publish an article that persistently misgenders a trans person. I'm referring to the most recent misguided article Jacob Martin wrote about my friend,...

Speak your mind

Katie Wieser, Editor in Chief April 3, 2015

It can be difficult to speak up. When surrounded by those who are different or even when around friends, it’s tempting to just smile, nod and move on. We stage internal monologues where the person...

Sustaining the bridge

Sarah Jawhari April 3, 2015

Your university is the center of a poor city, a relic of the industrialized riverside hub it once was. Despite Case Western Reserve University’s expansion in recent years (Uptown and MOCA come to mind)...

Administrators: fix Clark Hall and give KSL money

Jacob Martin April 3, 2015

The end of this semester marks a roughly three-year stretch of Clark Hall’s status as “under construction.” I still don’t understand why there is green scaffolding obscuring the entrances around...

Don’t be a butt

Anne Nickoloff, Arts & Entertainment Editor April 3, 2015

One day as I worked my way toward my psychology class in Gund Hall, I approached the regular smoking corner, sandwiched between the Peter B. Lewis building and the Cleveland Institute of Art. It’s a...

Please, take care of your garbage

Abby Assmus April 3, 2015

Recently I got a study room upstairs at the Kelvin Smith Library with a friend. After walking into the room, I was surprised at how dirty it was. There were empty pop and juice bottles on the ground and...

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