Kerby: Art for the ages
Steve Kerby, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2019
Recently, I’ve been preoccupied with the subject of art. Most people, whether they know it or not, create art in some form, and even though it’s unrelated to my professional goals, I’m neck-deep in creation. I write, practice karate, try to create theater and strum the string bass. In the mid...
Mistry: On the evolution of politicians
Viral Mistry, Staff Columnist
February 8, 2019
Do you want to know how I’m certain we are living in a perpetual nightmare? Like clockwork, as soon as the 2018 midterm election season ended, the coverage of the 2020 presidential election began. Suddenly, every movement by major politicians is a code to be cracked by the mainstream media. Ap...
Du: Quickly losing youth
Erya Du, Staff Columnist
February 8, 2019
Filed under Columns, Opinion, Top Stories
Just as math instructor Chris Butler predicted during our first math class this semester, the weather in Cleveland was terrific until we came back. These days are just so cold that I have to drag my Canada Goose coat out every day so that I don’t get too chilly. However, the jacket only covers my upper...
Reif: Our return to 1939
Jordan Reif, Staff Columnist
February 8, 2019
“First, they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out, because I was not a Communist Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out, because I was not a trade unionist…” By 1939, Adolf Hitler had successfully come to power in Germany, circulating radical Aryan propag...
Richards: Did someone say lake effect?
Jason Richards, Staff Columnist
February 8, 2019
Filed under Columns, Opinion, Top Stories
It was mid-afternoon on Monday, Feb. 4 when a rainbow sprouted out from the east side of Case Western Reserve University as a cool mist brought down near-60 degree beautiful weather to a comfortable breeze. Just four days prior, campus was shut down among minus 30 degree wind chills and Antarctic l...
The problem with second chances
Jackson Rudoff, Opinion Editor
February 8, 2019
Filed under Editorial, Opinion
Young adulthood is often referred to as the period for making mistakes. Stupid decisions regarding our appearances, reckless activities and other general acts of irresponsibility are just part of us “figuring ourselves out” or bumps in the road to being a functioning adult. After all, how can we gr...
Editorial: What can be said for the weather?
Jackson Rudoff, Opinion Editor
February 1, 2019
Filed under Editorial, Opinion
There are few things as great as class cancellation. The early portion of any spring semester at Case Western Reserve University always tends to be backlogged, as students rush to move in, get their books and supplies and figure out their schedule all in the span of a few days. All of this is accom...
Taekman: The price tag for Trump’s pride
Sarah Taekman, Staff Columnist
February 1, 2019
Jan. 25 marked the end of the longest government shutdown in our nation’s history, at 35 days. The cause? President Donald Trump refused to approve government funding until Congress agreed to the funding of his famed U.S.-Mexico border wall, priced at $5.7 billion. The present agreement for keeping the gov...
Kerby: It’s time for a change in style
Steve Kerby, Staff Columnist
February 1, 2019
In publishing houses and newspapers, or any organization with significant written output, the “Style Guide” is the foundation of editing. Armed with a style guide, editors have clear-cut guidance on spelling, punctuation and organizational issues. Through the hard work of an editorial staff, the...
Mistry: Does CWRU need a neuroscience major?
Viral Mistry, Staff Columnist
February 1, 2019
Since arriving at Case Western Reserve University, I’ve been interested in neuroscience. However, unlike many of its peer institutions, CWRU lacks an undergraduate neuroscience major, leaving myself and others wishing to study neuroscience in a bit of a pickle. Most of us choose to split our time between ...
