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The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

What CWRU taught me

Anna Galipo April 21, 2016

When I first arrived at Case Western Reserve University back in 2012, I had no idea what I was in for. I came here when I was 17, and I chose to enroll mostly because of the scholarships I was offered....

Learn, love, lead while at CWRU

Josh Lehrer April 21, 2016

I write this as I ready myself to end my undergraduate journey at Case Western Reserve University. It is quite a bittersweet feeling as I consider CWRU my true home and where I emerged as a young adult. First,...

Enable advisors, assign them wisely

Enable advisors, assign them wisely

Anna Galipo March 24, 2016

Since I’ve been an undergraduate student at Case Western Reserve University, I have heard countless stories of students being advised incorrectly. Whether it’s a change in class numbers that requires...

Galipo: Commuter’s voices are needed on campus

Anna Galipo February 5, 2016

Last semester I shed light on some of the unfair ways commuters have been treated at CWRU. From a dingy lounge space to an overall lack of recognition, it seemed that this past fall, things were looking...

Galipo: Opinions need to be shared, not hidden, at CWRU

Anna Galipo October 22, 2015

“If I were you, I wouldn’t write or say something like that.” I’ve heard those words time after time from people; whether it regards articles I’ve written, opinions on campus issues that I’ve...

Anna Galipo: Should dress codes be a thing of the past?

Anna Galipo October 1, 2015

I learned from a very young age that shoulders are evil. I know this because in first grade, whenever a student had his or her shoulders exposed, even when it was the middle of August without air conditioning,...

The only Commuter Lounge is located in the basement of Thwing.

Anna Galipo: Bias and the basement

Anna Galipo September 17, 2015

Every day that I commute to campus, the first thing I do is walk behind the Thwing Center, down a small, stony stairway to the basement. I swipe in, turn on the lights and hope that I don’t step on a...

Anna Galipo: The meaning of feminism at CWRU

Anna Galipo September 3, 2015

Today, the word “feminist” is highly contentious. The word itself is able to spark countless debates. Whenever I hear it, I cannot help but think of all the times I describe myself as one, only to...

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