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 ...
Martz: Halloween and the spirit of giving
Paulina Martz, Staff Columnist
November 1, 2019
As Halloween approached (and then flew by), I found myself thinking more than usual about the holiday on this campus. Amidst the Black Friday-esque mad dash at Party City three minutes before close, I stopped and processed how different my Halloween experiences have been since coming to college. O...
Martz: The nostalgia generation
Paulina Martz, Columnist
March 23, 2018
For the kids on the edge of the millennial and Generation Z crossover—that is kids born anywhere from the late 1980s to the first five years of the second millennium—there is no definite line in the sand as to where they belong. For those individuals born in the gray area, however, there is another...
Martz: What you can learn from theater
Paulina Martz, Columnist
February 23, 2018
When I told my friends in high school that I was going to Case Western Reserve University, they were all a little confused. Why did I, a double humanities major, come to a highly ranked STEM school? Well, first, I think we have to examine just why I would even be a theater major to begin with. There...
Martz: Taking the stress out of Valentine’s Day
Paulina Martz, Columnist
February 9, 2018
Valentine’s Day. A holiday that strikes fear in the hearts of some, loathing in the hearts of many and loveーit seemsーin the hearts of few. Valentine’s Day has seemingly divided us into groups of hopeless romantics stressing out about how to accomplish their big gestures, cynics who let the ho...
Martz: Tips on clearing the clutter
Paulina Martz, Columnist
January 26, 2018
Alright, confession time. I sat down to write an article on how to best prepare oneself for the start of a new semester by organizing and decluttering your space and your life. But I had to sit on my floor to do so because my desk was cluttered, and there were a bunch of things on my bed and my chair....
Martz: Non-cliche advice on taking risks
Paulina Martz, Columnist
December 8, 2017
The idea of taking a risk is not new to any of us. The deliberations and the fears that stand by the side of most major decisions aren’t either. I have been battling these demons myself for the past few weeks in wake of a risk I am debating taking. In that time, I’ve gone down every Internet rabbit...
Martz: Thanksgiving is underrated
Paulina Martz, Columnist
November 17, 2017
In between the mourning of the end of the Internet’s favorite spooky night and the capitalist rush towards Christmas falls the perfectly pleasant, yet often forgotten, holiday of Thanksgiving. Muddled by the fact that Black Friday sales are pushed earlier and earlier each year and the commercial ga...
Martz: Fun fall activities across, near campus
Paulina Martz, Columnist
November 2, 2017
As fall approaches, it’s time to discuss which activities are the best to celebrate this most exciting time of year. Case Western Reserve University’s campus offers a lot of fall-specific activities. In addition to the classics, like jumping in a pile of leaves or eating apple pie, fall at CWRU ...
Martz: How theater connects campus
Paulina Martz, Columnist
October 13, 2017
For a highly respected, STEM-focused research university, Case Western Reserve University has a booming theater community. Just this semester, 10 shows will premiere or have premiered on our campus. Between the Department of Theater’s mainstage shows and the several theater clubs on campus一like ...
