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

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...

Fixing our student group funding system

March 27, 2015
Here's the deal with the Student Executive Council, which funds all of the umbrella organizations on campus.

CWRU transportation missed the bus

Zak Khan March 27, 2015

Every Case Western Reserve University student, regardless of major or year, has the common denominator of a commute to class. Like most things at CWRU, those commutes bring us together because they cause...

A third alternative

Andrew Breland March 27, 2015

The title of this column, for the last three years, has been “The elephant in the room.” As it pertains to campus, this title has always signaled that I write about topics seen and unseen that affect...

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