Martz: “You do that for fun?”
Paulina Martz, Staff Columnist
February 27, 2020
Around 3 a.m. one Saturday night, I sat on my couch watching episode after episode of the British late night comedy game show “8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.” It’s an amalgamation of two other famous British game shows and it’s absurd. The show is inspired most by “Countdown,” in which ...
Panaro: Sally the Salad Robot and Campus Dining
Kevin Panaro, Staff Columnist
February 21, 2020
Food variety has always been a sore spot for students on Case Western Reserve University’s campus; however, a recent article in The Daily shows that CWRU might be finally changing its ways. Sally the Salad Robot has taken up new residence in the Kelvin Smith Library, after transferring from her pre...
Goodbye SAGES, hello … CWRUGER?
Editorial Board
February 21, 2020
Case Western Reserve University students are all too aware of the struggle of Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship classes, or SAGES, as it’s known to most students. Whether it is finding a topic that interests us, that one specific class we were told about that requires the least a...
Richards: The Presidential Search Advisory Committee needs more diverse departmental representation
Jason Richards, Staff Columnist
February 21, 2020
The news of the year arrived to most students on Feb. 3 through The Daily. Case Western Reserve University President Barbara R. Snyder announced that she will be leading the Association of American Universities (AAU) come the end of the fall 2020 semester, and stepping down from her role as CWRU’s ...
McGinnis: My experience with Spain’s healthcare system
Emerson McGinnis, Staff Columnist
February 21, 2020
The first day I got to Spain, I was more than a little distressed. I had tried to get all of my prescriptions filled, but unfortunately, my doctor failed to send one to the pharmacy before I left for the semester. I was anxious and worried—partially because I was missing the medication that helped my a...
Panaro: The racism at the heart of the coronavirus crisis
Kevin Panaro, Staff Columnist
February 13, 2020
Rising fears over the coronavirus outbreak in the Hubei province of mainland China have caused increasing worry and panic—not just for China itself, but the many countries that depend on its vast trade network for daily economic activities. The respiratory disease has had far-reaching consequences, ...
Lakhiani: TikTok is more than just an entertainment platform for Gen Z
Karuna Lakhiani, Staff Columnist
February 13, 2020
“Hey, yo, something traumatic happened that changed my life check,” *cue sad music*: I downloaded TikTok. The millions of TikTok users probably just understood what I just said, and most likely, you did too. TikTok has become our new social media platform; from doing the “Renegade” to creating ...
Martz: It’s time to think about friendships and how they affect our mental health
Paulina Martz, Staff Columnist
February 13, 2020
Friendships are relationships that often go overlooked when it comes to discussions about health and wellness. This is—in some ways—understandable. We’ve all had bad friends who we simply drifted apart from or stopped interacting with, and we’ve probably also had good friends to which the same ...
Editorial: What about the humanities?
Editorial Board
February 13, 2020
Career Fair day is easily recognizable—with the swaths of students dressed in jackets, ties and pantsuits. Last Monday, nearly 100 employers set up in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center to meet students interested in their company or industry. While the event helps students networ...
Gollamudi: Presidential website superlatives
Deeksha Gollamudi, Social Media Editor
February 6, 2020
With the commencement of presidential-election fever comes the YouTube ads we inevitably skip and the bubbly TV spots of presidential candidates peddling their policy proposals, with just the right proportion of white people and people of color in the background cheering on each respective candidate. W...
