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The Observer
Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Editorial Board

Unsigned editorials are typically written by the opinion editor but reflect the majority opinion of the senior editorial staff.

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Editorial: Welcome Class of 2029

Editorial: Welcome Class of 2029

Editorial Board
April 25, 2025

Editorial: How the mistreatment of CWRU’s international community fits into the wider trend of American nationalism

Editorial Board
April 18, 2025

Editorial: Envision Weekend was canceled: What does this mean for underrepresented minorities on campus?

Editorial Board
April 11, 2025
Editorial: The Observer’s endorsements for the 2025 USG elections

Editorial: The Observer’s endorsements for the 2025 USG elections

Editorial Board
April 4, 2025

“I need background noise”

Editorial Board
March 28, 2025

The policing of protest: How much right does our government have to control freedom of expression?

Editorial Board
March 21, 2025
Editorial: Leading with integrity: Our commitment to factual, impactful and ethical journalism

Editorial: Leading with integrity: Our commitment to factual, impactful and ethical journalism

Editorial Board
February 28, 2025
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
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
Editorial: Extreme media division is driving us further apart

Editorial: Extreme media division is driving us further apart

Editorial Board
February 7, 2025
Editorial: Kaler’s recent emails fail to support CWRU community

Editorial: Kaler’s recent emails fail to support CWRU community

Editorial Board
January 31, 2025
Editorial: The hypocrisy of Phi Delta Epsilon

Editorial: The hypocrisy of Phi Delta Epsilon

Editorial Board
January 24, 2025

Editorial: Why being a morning person will make your life easier

Editorial Board
January 17, 2025

Student leaders are failing the student body

Editorial Board
December 6, 2024

CWRU has to work this out

Editorial Board
November 22, 2024
Editorial: President Kaler and his administration claim commitment to freedom of expression. In truth, they make it worse

Editorial: President Kaler and his administration claim commitment to freedom of expression. In truth, they make it worse

Editorial Board
November 15, 2024
Editorial: Elect to manage your stress

Editorial: Elect to manage your stress

Editorial Board
November 8, 2024

Newspapers aren’t the problem: The political effect of critical thinking and media literacy

Editorial Board
November 1, 2024
Editorial: Mental health is important—let’s treat it as such

Editorial: Mental health is important—let’s treat it as such

Editorial Board
October 25, 2024

Editorial: Why we need to participate in the upcoming US presidential election

Editorial Board
October 11, 2024
Editorial: Cleveland is for car thieves

Editorial: Cleveland is for car thieves

Editorial Board
October 4, 2024
Editorial: The importance of taking breaks

Editorial: The importance of taking breaks

Editorial Board
September 26, 2024

Editorial: Student Employment has a backlog—how does this affect students?

Editorial Board
September 20, 2024

Editorial: Supporting college journalists: The Observer is not The Daily

Editorial Board
September 13, 2024
Editorial: CWRU can't beat the heat

Editorial: CWRU can’t beat the heat

Editorial Board
September 6, 2024
Editorial: Don't panic if the Student Activities Fair didn't go according to plan

Editorial: Don’t panic if the Student Activities Fair didn’t go according to plan

Editorial Board
August 30, 2024
Editorial: CWRU’s restrictive new protesting policy hinders civic engagement on campus

Editorial: CWRU’s restrictive new protesting policy hinders civic engagement on campus

Editorial Board
August 23, 2024
Editorial: Dear Class of 2028

Editorial: Dear Class of 2028

Editorial Board
April 26, 2024
The Observer's endorsements for the 2024 USG elections

The Observer’s endorsements for the 2024 USG elections

Editorial Board
April 17, 2024

Editorial: You might be burned out, not lazy

Editorial Board
April 12, 2024

Editorial: The USG spending horror show must be fixed

Editorial Board
April 5, 2024
Editorial: Finding meaning in the small moments

Editorial: Finding meaning in the small moments

Editorial Board
March 29, 2024
Editorial: By suspending SJP, CWRU’s administration furthers a culture of distrust

Editorial: By suspending SJP, CWRU’s administration furthers a culture of distrust

Editorial Board
March 13, 2024

Editorial: Student feedback moves CWRU forward

Editorial Board
March 1, 2024
Editorial: Your guide to searching for jobs—and how to not get stressed out

Editorial: Your guide to searching for jobs—and how to not get stressed out

Editorial Board
February 23, 2024

Editorial: What you need to know about the upcoming Ohio primary elections

Editorial Board
February 16, 2024

Editorial: It’s okay to not have it all figured out

Editorial Board
February 9, 2024
Editorial: Dare to tackle the unfamiliar

Editorial: Dare to tackle the unfamiliar

Editorial Board
February 2, 2024

Editorial: Finding your place in student life

Editorial Board
January 26, 2024
Editorial: How to get back on track in the new year

Editorial: How to get back on track in the new year

Editorial Board
January 19, 2024
Editorial: CWRU Department of Theater fails to support its undergraduate theater students

Editorial: CWRU Department of Theater fails to support its undergraduate theater students

Editorial Board
December 8, 2023

Editorial: CWRU’s disabled community has been neglected for too long

Editorial Board
December 1, 2023

Editorial: CWRU is building for the future despite the urgent needs of the present

Editorial Board
November 17, 2023

Editorial: President Kaler’s intimidation of the LGBT Center is a threat to student expression

Editorial Board
November 10, 2023

Editorial: It’s okay to be imperfect

Editorial Board
November 3, 2023

Editorial: A mental health check-in

Editorial Board
October 27, 2023

Editorial: All in arms against hate and injustice

Editorial Board
October 13, 2023

Editorial: The fight against climate change isn’t over yet

Editorial Board
October 6, 2023
Editorial: CWRU's ineptitude with illness protocol kicks those who are down

Editorial: CWRU’s ineptitude with illness protocol kicks those who are down

Editorial Board
September 29, 2023
Editorial: CWRU falls out of top 50 in university rankings, but this didn’t have to happen

Editorial: CWRU falls out of top 50 in university rankings, but this didn’t have to happen

Editorial Board
September 22, 2023

Editorial: CWRU remains silent following Title IX investigation, and nothing has changed

Editorial Board
September 15, 2023

Editorial: CIM needs to face the music in wake of recent Title IX scandal

Editorial Board
September 8, 2023

Editorial: Issue 1 and the power of a vote

Editorial Board
September 1, 2023
CWRU is receiving well-deserved pushback from the community for abandoning its 16-year old logo (bottom) and adopting a new, modernized one (top).

Editorial: CWRU’s bland new logo fails to embody our unique community

Editorial Board
August 25, 2023

Editorial: Dear Class of 2027

Editorial Board
April 28, 2023
Editorial: How Cleveland is leading the way in the fight against climate change

Editorial: How Cleveland is leading the way in the fight against climate change

Editorial Board
April 21, 2023
Editorial: Candidate endorsements for the 2023 USG elections

Editorial: Candidate endorsements for the 2023 USG elections

Editorial Board
April 14, 2023
Maintenance issues are constant in CWRU resident halls. In a scenario that has become too normal, a kitchen drawer recently filled with dirty sink water as a result of a broken sink pipe in a Village House 2 suite (pictured above).

Editorial: The deteriorating state of CWRU residential housing: An urgent call for action

Editorial Board
April 7, 2023

Editorial: CWRU’s sports success should not be overlooked

Editorial Board
March 31, 2023

Editorial: Campus engagement is the key to a happy and successful college experience

Editorial Board
March 24, 2023

Editorial: Students didn’t sign up to live in fear of gun violence

Editorial Board
March 3, 2023

Editorial: Free speech is under attack on campuses and it’s not by the “woke left”

Editorial Board
February 24, 2023
Editorial: East Palestine’s environmental disaster is a transparency disaster as well

Editorial: East Palestine’s environmental disaster is a transparency disaster as well

Editorial Board
February 17, 2023

Editorial: Valentine’s Day should make us consider existing sexual assault culture at CWRU

Editorial Board
February 10, 2023

Editorial: How to survive the Cleveland cold as a college student

Editorial Board
February 3, 2023
Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern recently announced her upcoming resignation, having been an inspiration for many during her over five-year tenure.

Editorial: Prime Minister Ardern’s courageous stepping down holds a message for us all

Editorial Board
January 27, 2023

Editorial: Let’s slow down and live in the present moment

Editorial Board
January 20, 2023

Editorial: We need accessible grocery stores in our community

Editorial Board
December 2, 2022

Editorial: CWRU’s student employment system doesn’t treat students fairly

Editorial Board
November 18, 2022

Editorial: President Kaler has created far more division than USG ever could

Editorial Board
November 11, 2022

Editorial: The “Halloweekend” may be what we all need

Editorial Board
October 28, 2022

Editorial: We need to talk about CWRU’s budget

Editorial Board
October 14, 2022

Editorial: CWRU’s alumni association is lacking

Editorial Board
October 7, 2022

Editorial: We all could use a little break outside of school

Editorial Board
September 30, 2022
Editorial: CWRU administration is ignoring the living conditions of current students

Editorial: CWRU administration is ignoring the living conditions of current students

Editorial Board
September 23, 2022

Editorial: CWRU administration’s apathetic attitude toward COVID-19 is worrying

Editorial Board
September 16, 2022

Editorial: CWRU’s on-campus transportation must be reformed

Editorial Board
September 9, 2022

Editorial: Addressing President Kaler’s welcome-back email

Editorial Board
September 2, 2022

Editorial: Take a breath as the semester begins

Editorial Board
August 26, 2022

Editorial: It’s time for CWRU students to vote

Editorial Board
April 22, 2022
voting.case.edu is your one-stop-shop for all things student elections this semester.

Editorial: The importance of student elections

Editorial Board
April 15, 2022

Editorial: Mental health resources should be given more attention

Editorial Board
April 8, 2022

Editorial: Your entire worth is not based on your academic success or drive

Editorial Board
April 1, 2022

Editorial: Dear CWRU Class of 2026

Editorial Board
March 25, 2022

Editorial: Is CWRU easing too many COVID-19 restrictions too soon?

Editorial Board
March 18, 2022

Editorial: Students need more mental health days

Editorial Board
February 25, 2022

Editorial: Removal of the mask mandate in residential buildings is both a blessing and a curse

Editorial Board
February 18, 2022

Editorial: CWRU’s upperclassmen housing changes again prove our administration’s indifference

Editorial Board
February 11, 2022

Editorial: We must go beyond just Black History Month

Editorial Board
February 4, 2022

Editorial: President Kaler’s false positivity is not needed at CWRU

Editorial Board
January 28, 2022

Editorial: The add/drop deadline should have been extended

Editorial Board
January 21, 2022

Editorial: The start of a disorganized semester

Editorial Board
January 14, 2022

Editorial: Looking back at our first completely in-person semester since the COVID-19 pandemic began

Editorial Board
December 3, 2021

Editorial: “Red (Taylor’s Version)” shows the value in reflecting on our emotions

Editorial Board
November 19, 2021

Editorial: The woes of CWRU’s class registration

Editorial Board
November 12, 2021

Editorial: The importance of the Department of Justice investigating CWRU

Editorial Board
November 5, 2021

Editorial: Justin Bibb for mayor of Cleveland

Editorial Board
October 29, 2021

Editorial: The notion of concealed carry at CWRU

Editorial Board
October 22, 2021

Editorial: Are we really heading towards a better CWRU?

Editorial Board
October 8, 2021

Editorial: A message of solidarity

Editorial Board
October 1, 2021
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