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Engineering a solution to malaria deaths

Jeniece Montellano, Staff Reporter February 7, 2014

The creation of Blackstone LaunchPad at Case Western Reserve University gives students the ability to create their own companies and startups based solely off of original ideas. However, the spirit of...

Me and my shadow

So everyone’s favorite rodent, Punxsutawney Phil, has crawled out of his hole and decreed that winter’s end is only six weeks away—thank goodness. Hopefully as Phil crawled back into his access-controlled...

Russian president Vladimir Putin likes animals

Mark Patteson, Staff Reporter February 7, 2014

In preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Vladimir Putin visited a Persian leopard sanctuary when suddenly a six-month-old cub attacked two journalists. Known for his action in...

CWRU Police Blotter Jan. 28 to Feb. 4

February 7, 2014

Jan. 30: Motor vehicle theft—Parked auto taken off street; E.108th Street/Cedar Avenue Service Center. Jan. 22: Motor vehicle theft—Parked auto taken from lot between Jan. 23 and 30; Lot 5. Vehicle...

USG reviews interim sexual misconduct policy

USG reviews interim sexual misconduct policy

Jonah Roth, Staff Reporter February 7, 2014

Vice president of student affairs Louis Stark and vice president for inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity Marilyn Mobley presented the interim sexual conduct policy to the Undergraduate Student Government...

CCEL aims for highest blood donations of the year

CCEL aims for highest blood donations of the year

Jonah Roth, Staff Reporter January 31, 2014

The weather that kept students out of class this Tuesday has also kept many people across the country from donating blood and platelets. The American Red Cross estimates that it has fallen nearly 9,300...

CWRU finalizing plan to house expanding class sizes

Julia Bianco, Staff Reporter January 31, 2014

With applications for the class of 2017 reaching record levels, the question on many students’ minds has been simple: Where are we going to put everyone? The university has been working through a...

SOURCE to host research funding information session for non-STEM majors

Tanvi Parmar, Staff Reporter January 31, 2014

Today from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. at Mather Memorial 225, the Support of Undergraduate Research & Creative Endeavors (SOURCE) office will hold an information session for Arts, Humanities and Social Science...

Peabody’s Concert Club was demolished in October by Cleveland State University to make room for a new health sciences facility. The concert club is currently partnering with the Agora Theatre to remain open.

Trying to move on without missing a beat

Jasmine Gallup, Staff Reporter January 31, 2014

It’s easy to see why Chris Zitterbart, owner of Peabody’s concert club, does what he does. Energetic and eloquent on the phone, he jumps smoothly from one topic to another, speaking about everything...

CWRU engineering, management applicants rising faster than humanities, social sciences

Ellie Rambo, Staff Reporter January 31, 2014

The surge in undergraduate applications to CWRU in recent years is often reported by campus publications, and the rapid increase is noteworthy. This year over 21,600 students applied to become CWRU undergraduates,...

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