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Stop, thief

There is a saying that there are lies, darn lies and statistics. While that may be true in election season, crime statistics are hopefully a bit more accurate, and they tell us that theft is the most common...

Williams Nelson

From Virginia to Okinawa, CWRU student served his country

Garretson Oester, Staff Reporter November 7, 2014

Kyle Nelson’s path did not originally lead him to Case Western Reserve University. It first wound through Parris Island, NC, Virginia Beach, the Mojave Desert and Okinawa, Japan. Nelson joined the...

Newton Tree

The tree that time forgot

Julia Bianco, News Editor November 7, 2014
One of the trees on CWRU's main quad is a descendant of the tree that inspired Isaac Newton's theory of gravity.

CWRU Police Blotter, Oct. 14 to Oct. 28

October 31, 2014

Oct. 14: Petty theft—Cell phone taken during event, Veale Center. Oct. 17: Menacing—Verbal dispute and threats between employees, Kent Hale Smith Building. Oct. 19: Assault—Physical dispute between...

Students protest as part of the #webelonghere movement outside of Leutner on Oct. 22.

President Snyder responds to racist statements made against #webelonghere movement

Julia Bianco, News Editor October 31, 2014

On Oct. 22, twenty-five students gathered outside of Leutner to protest for racial equality on Case Western Reserve University’s campus. They walked throughout campus, carrying signs and chanting as...

RTA Blue Line

RTA discusses plans for future of public transportation

Gabrielle Buffington, Staff Reporter October 31, 2014

Many Case Western Reserve University students rely on public transportation to take them in and around the city. However, the future of Cleveland’s extensive public transportation system is not set in...

Spooky Spartan

Spooky service

Sruthi Meka, Staff Reporter October 31, 2014

If you have ever wanted to see your favorite professor dressed in their spookiest, scariest, most festive Halloween garb, Alpha Phi Omega (APO) has you covered. Every year, the service fraternity hosts...

William Jacobson

Researcher finds LGBT patients face discrimination at the dentist

Alexander Wheaton, Staff Reporter October 31, 2014

William Jacobson, a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, recently published a study showing that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender community...

How hand movements will get you through organic chemistry

John Brogan, Staff Reporter October 31, 2014

Sometimes, a simple hand movement can say more than words. Case Western Reserve University cognitive science Professor Fey Parrill has devoted his research work to how gestures like facial expressions...

Dr Xu

Assistant professor wins award from National Institute of Health

Adithi Iyengar, Staff Reporter October 31, 2014

After the National Institute of Health review panel voted unanimously on her research proposal, Rong Xu, assistant professor of medical informatics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,...

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