Experts weigh in on Zika virus in Cleveland
Srivatsan Uchani, Staff Writer
February 12, 2016
This past week, a woman who recently returned from a trip to Haiti became Ohio’s first victim of the Zika virus, and soon thereafter a man coming back from Haiti to Stark County, Ohio, became its second. Taking the public spotlight just a year after the Ebola crisis, the Zika virus is now causing...
Provost presents on increased tuition and CWRU’s expenses
Ashley Chan, Public Relations Manager
February 12, 2016
Students and faculty gathered in Strosacker Auditorium with Provost W. A. “Bud” Baeslack for Pizza with the Provost on Friday, Feb. 4, to hear about updates to Case Western Reserve University’s initiatives and discuss tuition and room and board rates for the 2016-2017 academic year. Baeslack...
Fraternity brothers upset by Greek Life sanctions
Anastazia Vanisko, Copy Editor
February 5, 2016
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The Greek Life Office (GLO) aims to create a “culture of care” within Greek Life, meaning that they want chapters to work towards self-improvement and bettering the community. However after the membership reviews undergone by Sigma Phi Epsilon (Sig Ep), Phi Kappa Psi and Delta Tau Delta (Delt), some...
First annual CWRU Convening will provide a safe space for conversation
Anastazia Vanisko, Copy Editor
February 5, 2016
On Feb. 12 from 4-8 p.m., Case Western Reserve University will host CWRU Convening, an opportunity for students, staff, faculty and alumni of the African diaspora, the global community of people with African heritage, to come together in a safe space and discuss the issues that affect them. In a safe...
SIS graduation requirements are “not met” for many seniors
Hunter Overstreet, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2016
It’s the email every soon-to-be-graduating student hates to see: “IMPORTANT: Spring (May) 2016 Degree Requirements are Not Satisfied.” The email proceeds to inform the many students who receive it that they are missing some element needed for a May graduation according to the Student Information...
Economics professor, back from Washington D.C., teaches from experience
Aneeka Ayyar, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2016
After spending a year working at The White House, Susan Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton professor of economics, had some eye-opening experiences to share with students. For one thing, she says that President Barack Obama is very sophisticated even off script, and he looks just like he does on television. Helper...
Ten years after its creation, SAGES program under review
Celia Wan, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2016
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When English Professor Michael Clune started college as a first generation college student, he wanted to be a lawyer. However, after being exposed to various courses under his school’s distribution requirements, he felt that a whole new world was open to him. “It felt like freedom,” Clune says...
Israel’s CWRU to bring refugee Jonathan Elkhoury to speak on campus
Kushagra Gupta, Opinion Editor
January 31, 2016
Recently formed student group Israel’s CWRU will be hosting Lebanese refugee Jonathan Elkhoury for a talk on campus this week. He will speak and take part in a question and answer session on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. in Guilford House about his experience growing up in Israel. Elkhoury is no...
USG speakers present on tuition increases, tobacco-free policy
January 29, 2016
At the General Assembly meeting of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) on Jan. 26, two guest speakers spoke about two recent controversial campus issues: tuition increases and the tobacco-free policy. Provost Bud Baeslack discusses tuition increases According to Baeslack, the university...
Housing Task Force examines housing costs
Jeniece Montellano, Social Media Editor
January 29, 2016
In an effort to further include student voices in discussions concerning campus housing, a task force has taken action to involve as much of the student body as possible in an informative survey. Vice President of Student Affairs Lou Stark created the Undergraduate Housing Task Force in response to...