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AC audit reveals board organization spending of past year
AC audit reveals board organization spending of past year
February 28, 2025

Each semester, the SEC Allocations Committee (AC), part of the Student Executive Council, publishes their audit report detailing the funding...

Third-year Grace Misiunas contributed to a school-record time in the women's 4x200 meter relay.
Track and field continues to break own program records
February 21, 2025

This past weekend, the Case Western Reserve University track and field teams were busy as the teams split up to compete in three different meets—the...

NotebookLM introduced to CWRU community as an educational AI resource
February 21, 2025

NotebookLM, an artificial intelligence research tool developed by Google, is now available to all Case Western Reserve University students, faculty...

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Pre-med, pre-law, pre-burnout?
Pre-med, pre-law, pre-burnout?
Katharina Staehr, Staff Writer • February 28, 2025
Editorial: Leading with integrity: Our commitment to factual, impactful and ethical journalism
Editorial: Leading with integrity: Our commitment to factual, impactful and ethical journalism
Editorial Board February 28, 2025
Money habits you need to break in 2025
Money habits you need to break in 2025
Catherine Choi, Staff Writer • February 28, 2025
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Last month, CWRU's annual hackathon, HackCWRU, organized by fourth-year student Ishika Kanakath and her team, brought together students from all across Cleveland to collaborate on projects and gain practical experience in the field of technology.
Student-run hackathon fosters creativity, highlights social impact projects
Sabrina Feldberg, Staff Writer • February 28, 2025

Hosted by Case Western Reserve University, HackCWRU 2025 was a chance for many students, from both colleges and high schools, to get together...

AC audit reveals board organization spending of past year
AC audit reveals board organization spending of past year
Zachary Treseler, News Editor • February 28, 2025

Each semester, the SEC Allocations Committee (AC), part of the Student Executive Council, publishes their audit report detailing the funding...

The bronze statue thought to depict Marcus Aurelius, which was removed from display in August 2023, might be displayed one last time in the CMA before being permanently relocated to Turkey.
CMA to repatriate “Marcus Aurelius” statue to Turkey
Elie Aoun, Director of Print • February 28, 2025

The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Feb. 14 that the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) agreed to surrender a statue...

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In the new Thailand-located season of "The White Lotus," three new characters, the Ratliff siblings, represent "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" in a play on Eastern religious beliefs.
In “The White Lotus” season three, a poisonous pong pong fruit a day keeps your incestuous siblings away
Kate Gordon, Life Editor • February 28, 2025

Just like in the prior two seasons, the third “The White Lotus” opening sequence ends with the image of an unidentified corpse. Amid a meditation...

Playlist of the week: Angry songs for the trenches of midterm season
Kennedy Wolf, Staff Writer • February 28, 2025

As a history major, sometimes I get a little annoyed when I hear people say that they are “in the trenches.” Are you really in the trenches...

"Captain America: Brave New World" stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, and while he and other actors delivered stellar performances, the film doesn't stick out or bring anything new to the MCU.
There is nothing brave or new about “Captain America: Brave New World”—and that’s okay
Penelope Cloonan, Staff Writer • February 28, 2025

“Captain America: Brave New World” follows Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), former Falcon and current Captain America, as he investigates a conspiracy...

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Third-year Melanie Taylor set a new school record in the 500-meter race last weekend, beating the previous one set in 2018 by 1.44 seconds.
Track and field hosts Ed Finnigan Greater Cleveland Colleges Invite, Taylor breaks school record in 500-meter
Darcy Chew, Sports Editor • February 28, 2025

Track and field athletes from across the Greater Cleveland area braved the snow and icy roads as they arrived in the Veale Convocation, Recreation...

With record-breaking viewership and the NCAA's monumental decision to grant financial compensation to women's March Madness teams, this year's tournament will make history.
NCAA makes unanimous decision to compensate collegiate teams in the women’s March Madness tournament
Ellie Palaian, Copy Editor • February 28, 2025

On Jan. 15, the NCAA unanimously voted 292-0 to grant women's college basketball teams participating in the annual March Madness tournament financial...

Fourth-year Nyah Moore plays her last game as a CWRU Spartan this weekend. She played 98 games and logged 1,322 minutes and 233 points throughout her career.
With two UAA loses, women’s basketball begins to wrap up 2024-25 season
Ellie Palaian, Copy Editor • February 28, 2025

With one game remaining in the regular season, the Case Western Reserve University women's basketball team will conclude the 2024-25 season with...

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