Richards: Club sports should count toward physical education credits
Jason Richards, Staff Columnist
February 6, 2020
As I start my sixth semester here at Case Western Reserve University, the dreaded physical education (PE) requirement is looming upon me. Two semesters worth of physical education classes are required for all bachelor’s degrees here, and, when you realize you only have three semesters left, this can ...
Zhu: Technology is the answer to the question nobody asked in the Iowa caucuses
Caroline Zhu, Staff Columnist
February 6, 2020
The Iowa caucuses reflect not only a complicated political season, but also a major issue in the intersection of technology and other fields—what problems does technology solve, and what problems are created for technology to solve? A few days after the caucuses, at least some of the blame has fa...
Reyna: Primaries are important too
Christian Reyna, Staff Columnist
February 6, 2020
Primary season is upon us. We’ve begun the process of deciding who will be the Democratic Party’s nominee for the President of the United States. It is always our civic duty to exercise our right to vote, but primary elections typically experience lower voter turnout than general elections. A signi...
Editorial: Our responsibility as a private university is to promote public education
Editorial Board
February 6, 2020
Betsy DeVos had no experience in education prior to becoming President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Education. In fact, she and her children only attended private schools. DeVos’ experience explains her objectives to change the American education system to favor private and charter institutions, espec...
“I Survived Sorority Recruitment”
Anonymous
January 30, 2020
The start of the spring semester at Case Western Reserve University ushers in the exciting, yet daunting, period of sorority recruitment. Two weekends of introductory conversations about our hometowns, what we like to do with our friends, the inclement weather outside and the expected inquisitivenes...
Editorial: The broader context of immigration and accountability
Editorial Board
January 30, 2020
America’s immigration history is cloudy at best. Especially for a country which purports the American dream, our history, and present, is crowed with xenophobic immigration policies, imperialist initiatives and racist internment camps. While some leaders do better than others in authentically advoca...
Kuntzman: Greta Thunberg’s influence is powerful and different from executive leaders
Caroline Kuntzman, Staff Columnist
January 30, 2020
Greta Thunberg, a 17-year-old environmental activist from Sweden and TIME Magazine’s person of the year, has become an international icon. Last week, political journalist Tom Rogan published an article that criticized the media’s tendency to “inflate” Greta Thunberg’s importance, claiming that she i...
Zhu: What do we see in the Wuhan coronavirus epidemic?
Caroline Zhu, Staff Columnist
January 30, 2020
During an ongoing crisis, it is difficult to judge the efficacy of a proposed solution. China currently faces the unexpectedly rapid spread of a deadly strain of coronavirus in Wuhan, and its subsequent spread to other provinces, and, soon, other countries. Everyone has questions, and although the vir...
Editorial: Reproductive rights are human rights
Editorial Board
January 23, 2020
Norma McCorvey was born to two Jehovah’s Witnesses in a suburb west of Houston in 1947. She quickly learned that she did not subscribe to the same beliefs as her parents and, as a result, ended up in a correctional facility. After repeatedly seeing her mother drunk with other men, McCorvey promised he...
Zhu: Dissolve Disney, find new artistic voices
Caroline Zhu, Staff Columnist
January 23, 2020
Two months after the release of Disney’s new streaming service Disney+, it seems more evident than ever that The Walt Disney Company is not what it used to be. As a studio, Disney seems to be relying more and more upon revitalizations of its classic tales, which have been released to mixed reviews....
