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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

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Editor’s note: The importance of telling stories

Eddie Kerekes, Executive Editor April 19, 2019

During an interview for an engineering internship, I was asked if writing was my true passion. I’d been talking about my time at The Observer as a writer and an editor, trying to differentiate myself...

Editor’s Note: It’s time to pay attention to our sports teams

Eddie Kerekes, Executive Editor November 16, 2018

It appears Case Western Reserve University is in the middle of a sports renaissance, yet no one on campus seems to notice. In the last calendar year, four Spartan teams made the NCAA Division III playoffs....

Editor’s Note: First aid is a must for CWRU students

Eddie Kerekes, Executive Editor November 9, 2018

This past weekend, the Case Western Reserve University community experienced an event many feared, but few thought possible: the shooting of an undergraduate student. Thankfully, the student survived the...

Editor’s Note: How not to get student feedback

Eddie Kerekes, Executive Editor October 26, 2018

In 2012, Case Western Reserve University set out to conceive a five-year strategic plan for the school. It would guide the institution from 2013 to 2018. The finalized plan, titled “Think Beyond the...

CWRU aids in opioid crisis, falters when addressing crack cocaine

Kevin Smith, Executive Editor December 1, 2017

Opioid overdoses have claimed over 50,000 lives in the past year as lawmakers continue to figure out how to battle the medical problem of addiction. President Donald Trump has declared it a “Health Emergency,”...

President Snyder’s second message hit and miss takeaways from Charlottesville

Kevin Smith, Executive Editor September 1, 2017

    On Aug. 28, President Barbara Snyder released a second statement about the Unite the Right rally on the University of Virginia’s campus from Aug. 11 to 12, intended to halt the removal...

Editor’s Note: Safety in sisterhood

October 14, 2016

This note has no desire to take a stance on Sigma Phi Epsilon’s current situation, as The Observer staff recognizes that some of their sanctions were based on accusations far more serious than underage...

Editor’s Note: Don’t overdo it

August 20, 2016

We here at The Observer have some advice for first-year students. Between the Student Activities Fair and elections for a whole slew of campus organizations, it is tempting to get involved in a lot of...

Editor’s Note: What journalism means to me but also CWRU

April 8, 2016

Few fields other than journalism will have you examine law school lawsuits one week and lost weather balloons the next. I’m fortunate to say that I’ve been able to cover both over my time on the staff...

McKenna: Students were not truly heard during tobacco-free policy debate

Mike McKenna January 22, 2016

In a Letter to the Editor last week, Vice President of Student Affairs Lou Stark strongly criticized our coverage of the Faculty Senate’s vote to make the campus tobacco-free. Our front page article...

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