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The Observer
From “The Little Prince,” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: “It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.” For me, that rose has always been The Observer. At first, I read that line as something simple and almost comforting. That the things we care about are meaningful because we choose...
The Observer
Elizabeth Berry Fourth-year infielder Elizabeth Berry has been playing softball for as long as she can remember. Inspired by her mother’s path in the sport, Berry knew she wanted to continue her career at the collegiate level. Although the COVID-19 pandemic made the recruiting process especially challenging, she remained persistent and committed, ultimately
The Observer
As a student at Case Western Reserve University, I’ve heard neurotic students too many times comparing their majors. They ask themselves and each other: What’s the hardest major? And, too many times, I hear the nursing major get called “easy” whilst other majors such as engineering are deemed hard. Granted, I’m a chemistry major, so...
The Observer
I joined The Observer almost without meaning to. I was a spring admit, walking around the student activities fair with current Director of Digital Media Auden Koetters into our first few days at Case Western Reserve University, and I remember seeing the table and thinking it looked interesting. Then, I walked right past it. It...
The Observer
There’s a familiar story at The Observer: coming onto campus as a first-year, never anticipating that you would join the student newspaper on a whim and finding the best family you never realized you were missing. Of course, as the Executive Editor, I follow the same archetype as those before me. As a pre-med biomedical...
The Observer
Dear Lauren, I just want to start by telling you to take a deep breath. I know all of this change is a lot for you—Case feels a lot bigger than high school—but I promise you that it’s a good thing, even if it may not feel like it yet. Juggling all the aspects...
The Observer
Okay, the title is clickbait. It actually kind of did the opposite.   When I joined The Observer as a writer my first year, I was looking for an extracurricular activity—something that complemented my interest in writing (the biology major wasn’t doing it for me) and got me more involved in campus life. I decided...
The Observer
A figure dressed in a tan suit scrawled with storybook quotes saunters onto a dark stage. The student pit orchestra gives them a thumbs up, and Claire Carducci, our narrator, takes their cue to begin. After all, this story is not about them.   The Narrator opens their book and begins their story as all...
The Observer
You spend four years counting down the hours, minutes and seconds until you can escape. Not in a dramatic way, no chalkboard tally marks or existential dread—in quiet, habitual subtraction. One less midterm season. One fewer winter storm. One more class crossed off Stellic. You build your life around the idea of leaving: bigger things,...
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