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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

Why internet boycotts don’t work

Why internet boycotts don’t work

Milo Vetter, Staff Writer February 17, 2023

On Jan. 12, the TV show “Velma” was released on HBO Max to almost universally negative reviews. The show currently stands at a 41% critic score and a 7% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which really...

The pitfalls of climate activism

Milo Vetter, Staff Writer January 20, 2023

There’s a stereotype that climate activists are idealists with little to no understanding of what they’re trying to change. That stereotype may be an exaggeration, but it is sometimes accurate. When...

Your guide to a post-Roe CWRU

Milo Vetter, Staff Writer August 26, 2022

As the academic year begins at Case Western Reserve University once more, everyone is itching to get settled in and get back to routine college life. Considering that CWRU’s COVID-19 policies are much...

Vetter: The case for workplace democracy

Milo Vetter, Staff Writer April 15, 2022

I think I speak for most of us when I say that work sucks. That might seem like a weird or even childish thing to complain about—possibly similar to complaining that the sun’s too bright or that your...

Vetter: Welcome to the national housing crisis

Milo Vetter, Staff Writer March 18, 2022

As you are probably aware by now, recently, the Case Western Reserve University administration announced that campus housing only has space for 83% of upperclassmen that apply for the on-campus housing...

Vetter: The case for a national vaccine mandate

Milo Vetter, Staff Writer January 14, 2022

As Omicron surges and we all retreat to our dorm rooms once again, I imagine that most of us are feeling apathetic, exhausted or even bitter about the pandemic. This situation has now dragged on for two...

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