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New Spirit Wall up and ready for posting

Sruthi Meka, Staff Reporter November 14, 2014

The Spirit Wall is back. Previously located behind Thwing Center, it was taken down due to the construction of the Tinkham Veale University Center. However, it’s back now, and larger than ever before....

Ohio’s election turnout may be the lowest in state’s history

Julia Bianco, News Editor November 14, 2014

Preliminary numbers show that Ohio’s voter turnout in the Nov. 4 midterm elections may be the state’s lowest ever, with only 3.15 million votes reported statewide, around 36.2 percent of eligible voters. The...

Health care startup wins big at business competition

Adithi Iyengar, Staff Reporter November 14, 2014

Vineet Erasala, a first-year biomedical engineering and electrical engineering major, has always been interested in how technology has a role in healthcare. From this interest, he and his friends started...

Zipcar is racing into CWRU

Miriam Ridge, Staff Reporter November 14, 2014

Case Western Reserve University students better buckle their seatbelts, because Zipcar is coming to campus. Within two weeks, CWRU will become a part of the international car sharing service, with two...

Juniper police headquarters to be torn down, replaced with new alumni wing

Gabrielle Buffington, Staff Reporter November 14, 2014

It seems like everyday at Case Western Reserve University there are orange cones and yellow helmets. But there are no blockades or construction workers around the police headquarters on Juniper. Just a...

Researcher uses a plant grown vaccine to help fight breast cancer

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter November 14, 2014

At fifteen, Dr. Nicole Steinmetz was at an international figure skating competition in Columbia, thousands of miles away from her home in Germany. So far out of her comfort zone, Steinmetz had to learn...

Dr. Suzanne Rivera, an assistant professor of bioethics, hopes to implement 

the goals of the 2013-2018 strategic plan in her new position.

CWRU appoints bioethics professor as new Vice President of Research

John Brogan, Staff Reporter November 14, 2014

Suzanne Rivera, an assistant professor of bioethics, was recently promoted to the vice president of research. Effective this month, she will support all of the research and scholarly activities happening...

Traffic Cameras

Cleveland voters say no to traffic cameras

Aneeka Ayyar, Staff Reporter November 14, 2014

The voters of Cleveland have spoken: they want the traffic cameras removed. With drivers frequently complaining about the inaccuracy of the cameras, 77 percent of Cleveland voters voted yes on Issue...

CWRU hosts Veteran’s Day event

CWRU hosts Veteran’s Day event

November 13, 2014

[portfolio_slideshow id=13005] Case Western Reserve University held a Veteran’s Day Commemoration and National Roll Call event on Nov. 11. Students, faculty and staff gathered outside of Adelbert Hall...

Theta Chi hosts Mental Health Awareness Week

Garretson Oester, Staff Reporter November 13, 2014

Mental illness affects an average of one in four college students. Statistically, that means that 1,227 undergraduates at Case Western Reserve University could be affected, the equivalent of the class...

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