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People choose to go to college for a variety of reasons: solving the world’s problems, obtaining credentials to qualify for useful employment and getting out of your parents’ basement are usually high...

Police Blotter: Oct. 28 to Nov. 4

November 8, 2013

Oct. 30 — Motor vehicle theft- Parked car stolen overnight, Ford/Bellflower Roads. Oct. 31— Petty theft- Package taken from office, Peter B Lewis building. Oct. 31 — Criminal damage- Vehicle...

Freshman Max Simon, left, blue jacket, built a haunted house with his cousin, Nick Francis, at the age of 14 so that they could enter a “Good Morning America” contest. Their intial 1,400 square foot structure drew over 500 people in one night. Today, they own and operate the Fear Experience, which features four haunted housed in Parma, Ohio.

Freshman owns, operates four prominent local haunted houses

Julia Bianco, Staff Reporter November 4, 2013

At the young age of 14, Case Western freshman Max Simon and his 17-year-old cousin, Nick Francis, made the decision to enter a “Good Morning America” contest for the best haunted house built on private...

Cleveland Museum of Art director resigns after extramarital lover commits suicide

Jasmine Gallup, Staff Reporter November 4, 2013

On Monday, Oct. 21, after only three years of working at the Cleveland Museum of Art, David Franklin became the fifth director since 2000 to leave the institution. Though museum board chairman Steven Kestner...

Western Reserve Historical Society president to step down this winter

Jasmine Gallup, Staff Reporter November 4, 2013

Gainor Davis, president and CEO of the Western Reserve Historical Society, will be stepping down from her position this winter, ending her seven years of service at the Society effective Dec. 14. Davis,...

CWRU professor sues law school dean, university

Tyler Hoffman, Sheehan Hannan, and Mike McKenna November 4, 2013

Lawrence E. Mitchell, dean of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, is a scholar of the legal system from which he now must defend himself. Mitchell and Case Western Reserve are the defendants...

Church of the Covenant fosters dialogue on gun violence through sign, coalition

Mark Patteson, Staff Reporter November 4, 2013

Every day, Church of the Covenant member Bob Jefferis combs through county coroner records to prep for the week’s update of the stark “gun death sign” located on the lawn of his church. The sign,...

Researcher lectures about Netherland’s euthanasia policy, potential US implications

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter November 4, 2013

Currently, doctors try to keep you alive no matter, but that may soon change. Dr. Gerrit Kimsma, a well-known medical practitioner from the Free University of Amsterdam lectured Monday on campus about...

SpartonTHON helps give kids an Extra Life with gaming marathon

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter November 4, 2013

Extra Life, a 24 hour marathon of gaming supported by donations from friends and family, will be kicking off its events this week to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) hospitals. The event,...

Social Justice Institute to host think tank event for dialogue on current social justice issues

Anastazia Vanikso, Staff Reporter November 4, 2013

Starting Friday, Nov. 15 and continuing through Saturday, Nov. 16, Case Western Reserve University’s Social Justice Institute is sponsoring an intergenerational think tank in the Thwing Center called...

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