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Hessler Street Fair celebrates fifty years of “Peace, Love and Lemonade”

Hessler Street Fair celebrates fifty years of “Peace, Love and Lemonade”

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor June 6, 2019

Bubbles filled a cloudy sky on Saturday, June 1 as the sound of more than a dozen hand drums from an impromptu drum circle bludgeoned the air in celebration of the Hessler Street Fair. The lead singer...

Menstrual and contraceptive health panel comes to CWRU

Anna Giubileo, Staff Reporter April 26, 2019

“Women want and need more information regarding vaginal health.” This is the main sentiment behind the “Breaking The Silence: A Menstrual and Contraceptive Health Panel” as shared by panelist Dr....

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is the one of the institutions that joined CWRU in a formal partnership

Collaboration formed between Cleveland science institutions

Jordan Reif, Staff Reporter April 26, 2019

The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (CMZ), Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH), Holden Arboretum and Case Western Reserve University’s department of biology have relied on informal collaborations for...

ShowCASE speaker describes effective data visualizations

Nathan Lesch, Director of Print April 26, 2019

“The focus of data journalism shouldn’t be to wow, but to inform,” said Mona Chalabi, this year’s Case Western Reserve University ShowCASE guest speaker, in her noticeably British accent. Chalabi...

The Soldiers and Sailors monument in Downtown Cleveland

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Tunnel Tours

Abbey Wells, Staff Reporter April 26, 2019

For one day only the public will be able to tour the tunnels underneath the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. This opportunity will take place on Saturday, April 23 and is only offered once a year. The...

Students enjoyed a celebratory Seder meal at the Albert and Norma Geller Hillel Student Center.

Chabad and Hillel get Jewish students in the Passover spirit

Lev Pearlman, Staff Reporter April 26, 2019

On Friday, April 19, the Cleveland Hillel Foundation and Chabad at CWRU began their respective Passover celebrations. The Jewish holiday that commemorates the Jews’ mass exodus from Egypt to escape slavery...

New major student organization presidents discuss positions

Anna Giubileo, Staff Reporter April 26, 2019

Spring elections have come and gone on Case Western Reserve University’s campus and the next generation of major student organization leaders have been announced. Next year, the Undergraduate Student...

Show me the money

Nathan Lesch, Staff Reporter April 19, 2019

From April 17-30, Case Western Reserve University undergraduate students will have the opportunity to vote on a referendum that would allow club sports to join the Student Presidents’ Roundtable (SPR)....

Sorority holds discussion panel on diversity

Nihal Manjila, Staff Reporter April 19, 2019

On Tuesday, April 16, the sorority Sigma Sigma Sigma (Tri Sigma) held its “Inclusion Happens Here” discussion panel on advocating for inclusion in everyday life. The panel included Andre Lessears from...

Christine Duval, assistant professor of Chemical and Biomoleclar Engineering

CWRU faculty involved in nuclear forensic research

Anna Giubileo, Staff Reporter April 19, 2019

So you’ve found some uranium—now what? This question was posed by Christine Duval, an assistant professor in the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering. Her presentation on nuclear...

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