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 from other potential candidates. I thought my best course of action would be to assure the intervie...
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. During my time here on campus, another team made the playoffs and at least four of the best i...
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 gunshot wound to the stomach after treatment at University Hospitals and remains there in a regular ...
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 Possible” and available online, focused on a mission of “[improving] and [enriching] people’s live...
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,” with both Republicans and Democrats supporting him. Universities have partnered with healthcare...
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 of a statue of Robert E. Lee. Her initial comments, released several days after the event, rightfull...
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 drinking, and we in no way condone violating the law. Instead, this note aims to comment on how thi...
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 activities on campus. But joining a large amount of organizations your first semester is a recipe for ...
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 of The Observer, among other topics. My time at The Observer kicked off almost immediately after...
McKenna: Students were not truly heard during tobacco-free policy debate
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 from the Dec. 4 issue titled “Faculty Senate approves campus-wide tobacco ban without student input”...
