The Observer

The student newspaper of Case Western Reserve University.

The Observer, April 11, 2008

Volume XL, Issue 24

Lead Stories

Fashionable shopping comes to Case Campus
The Charity Denim event to be hosted by Delta Gamma on Tuesday will provide designer jeans on the cheap for poor college students.

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If you've been eyeing a new pair of jeans for the spring but worrying about the price, or if you want to treat your significant other to something nice without having to break the bank, then you might want to stop by Delta Gamma's Charity Denim event from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 in the Thwing Spartan Room.The event has been a popular way for Greeks nationwide to earn money for charity, which is how it came to the attention of Case's Delta Gamma chapter.[read more]

Open Forums still revising, refining university's strategic plan

Slowly yet surely, the university's strategic plan for the next five to 10 years is taking shape. In the latest series of open forums held by the University Plan Steering Committee over the past week, faculty, staff, alumni, and students offered their comments on the latest draft of the University Plan.Such a plan is intended to guide the school's priorities in development, budgeting, fundraising, and additional operations over the specified timeframe.[read more]

Rabbi promotes interfaith discussion at U. Oklahoma

Abigail AllumsOklahoma Daily (U. Oklahoma)As a documentary producer, author, media analyst, and sought-after speaker, Brad Hirschfield is not the typical traditional Jewish Orthodox rabbi that his academic background suggests.Yet Hirschfield, whose comments often are made on a global stage, addressed students, faculty, and guests Tuesday night in Beaird Lounge of the University of Oklahoma Memorial Union about the need for interfaith communication.[read more]

SAGES program still adapting to student feedback
Students relax in the SAGES Café in Crawford Hall.  SAGES, in its third year as a mandatory program, is being reviewed by USG and the University Undergraduate Faculty.

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Feedback from students on Case's SAGES program is hardly universally positive; – whether concerning organization, advising practices, or the requirement of SAGES itself, the program has still not found complete acceptance among undergraduates. Yet SAGES has become more refined since its inception, and in order to continue its improvement, the student body was recently asked to complete a new survey regarding the program.[read more]

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