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The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Editorial: The humanities degree is in even more trouble with the Trump administration

Editorial: The humanities degree is in even more trouble with the Trump administration

Editorial Board February 21, 2025

President Donald Trump’s administration has enacted many changes recently, one of which points to the potential dismantling of the Department of Education. Yet this does not come as a shock, seeing as...

A friendly reminder about healthcare

Catherine Choi, Staff Writer February 14, 2025

Many claim that the United States healthcare system is unsuccessful at protecting its people. People struggle because of high payments, insufficient treatments, stagnant progression and the difficulty...

Money can buy happiness

Money can buy happiness

Afshan Ara, Contributing Writer February 14, 2025

The feeling I got after completing my winter clothing haul may have been the highlight of my winter break. After a grueling semester of classes, volunteering and shadowing, a shopping spree that culminated...

Disappointing students one general assembly at a time: USG needs a reform

Disappointing students one general assembly at a time: USG needs a reform

Editorial Board February 14, 2025

The mission of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) is to serve as a representative voice in university affairs, advocating for the student body by addressing relevant topics, engaging students and...

Pick-me’s” and femininity: How girlhood is still rejected in modern culture

Pick-me’s” and femininity: How girlhood is still rejected in modern culture

Hannah Johnson, Opinion Editor February 14, 2025

I’m sure that many girls who grew up as “tomboys” can relate to the intense urge to escape any aspect of femininity in youth. This could be anything from saying you hated the color pink and One Direction...

Editorial: Extreme media division is driving us further apart

Editorial: Extreme media division is driving us further apart

Editorial Board February 7, 2025

It seems like every day we grow more divided. CNN and Fox News, Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and liberals—these categories create opposition with little space for nuance, and increasingly...

Exposing the structural issues of the mental health system

Exposing the structural issues of the mental health system

Snehal Choudhury, Staff Writer February 7, 2025

In the wake of the pandemic, many celebrities and everyday people became more comfortable speaking up about their mental health struggles and trying to destigmatize the act of seeking help. Numerous articles...

Democracy or dictatorship? Elon Musk’s salute foresees a grave future for American politics

Democracy or dictatorship? Elon Musk’s salute foresees a grave future for American politics

Aleksandra Majewski, Staff Writer January 31, 2025

Soldiers salute to the American flag as a sign of respect and honor, neighbors salute to their friends as a greeting and Elon Musk saluted to fascism and Nazism at President Donald Trump’s inaugural...

Three mindsets that will ruin your life

Three mindsets that will ruin your life

Catherine Choi, Staff Writer January 31, 2025

As we grow up, our environment, life experiences and future shape us into the people who we are today. However, not all of our perspectives and mindsets are worthy of celebration. It is more likely than...

The great irony: How Trump's voters will suffer the most

The great irony: How Trump’s voters will suffer the most

Salsabeel Salem, Staff Writer January 31, 2025

As of Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump is officially the 47th president of the United States of America. If someone told me a year ago this would be the reality we’re about to face, I think I would have laughed...

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