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Dunkin’ Donuts taking over Barnes and Noble Café

Julia Bianco, Director of Web & Multimedia November 3, 2015

Dunkin’ Donuts will take the place of the Starbucks at the Barnes and Noble Café on Euclid Ave. The shop is expected to have a grand opening at the beginning of the spring semester, with a possible...

The dedication ceremony of the new statue “Where Hope is Born also celebrated the life of Mort November, a philanthropist who comissioned the project but passed away over the summer.

Macdonald Women’s Hospital holds dedication for new statue

Adithi Iyengar, Copy Editor October 30, 2015

Cloudless skies and a bright sun set the scene for a crowd of people gathered around a statue in front of Macdonald Women’s Hospital. On Oct. 26, approximately 40 people came out for the dedication of...

CWRU aims to increase consumption of “real food”

Julia Bianco, Director of Web & Multimedia October 30, 2015

Case Western Reserve University is aiming to have 30 percent “real food” by 2020 through a partnership with Slow Food at CWRU, Bon Appétit and the Real Food Challenge (RFC). RFC is a nationwide...

Whether ‘grabbing’ or ‘bagging,’ lunch now without plastic bags

Kushagra Gupta and Aneeka Ayyar October 30, 2015

The typical beacon of a student’s Grab It! or Bag It! lunch is the plastic bag. Due to over a year of efforts by the Student Sustainability Council (SSC), that has now changed. On Wednesday, Oct....

On Oct. 17, first year student Mohammad Jamal died in a car accident. CWRU remembers him for his humor and happiness and his involvement in the Muslim Student Association and an intramural soccer team.

Following death of first-year Mohammad Jamal, CWRU community shares his story

Nardine Taleb, Staff Reporter October 30, 2015

Early in the semester, members of the Muslim Student Association received an email from a first year student introducing himself: “Asalamoualaikum MSA peeps, Hello there fellow MSA brothers and sisters....

Greek philanthropy aims to spread mental health awareness

Jasmine Gallup, Staff Reporter October 30, 2015

Next week, in an effort to raise awareness for mental health, Theta Chi will be holding their annual Mental Health Awareness Week, five days of events designed to raise awareness and raise money for the...

In University Hospitals media room, employees from Mental Floss and National Geographic worked to make sure the broadcast went smoothly.

Inside University Hospitals’ live televised brain surgery

Srivatsan Uchani, Contributing Reporter October 30, 2015

On Oct. 25, television cameras recorded an operating room in University Hospitals (UH) as a surgical team consisting of two neurosurgeons, a neurologist and half a dozen nurses prepared to perform the...

CWRU requested traffic lights at this intersection years ago, and the city of Cleveland recently installed them.

Years of work led up to new traffic lights

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor October 30, 2015

While walking between Northside and Southside, or between the Engineering Quad and Little Italy, many students cross at Adelbert Road and Circle Drive. Until recently, the three-way intersection made for...

SEC determines Spring 2016 budget

Kalli Schumacher, Contributing Reporter October 23, 2015

Last April the Case Western Reserve University student body voted in the Undergraduate Diversity Collaborative (UDC) as a new umbrella organization under the Student Executive Council (SEC). Next semester,...

The new secondary major option has been endorsed by the Faculty Senate and is awaiting approval by the Board of Trustees.

Between Dual Degrees and Minors, Secondary Majors Open Up a New Option

Celia Wan, Contributing Reporter October 23, 2015

The Office of Undergraduate Studies now offers undergraduate students an opportunity to combine a major degree with a secondary major from another degree program. Like majors, secondary majors will be...

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