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Outside the Circle

Mike McKenna and Tara Tran August 23, 2013

East Cleveland man pleads not guilty to murdering three women  Bodies were found wrapped in garbage bags in the accused’s house. On July 31, 35-year old suburban East Cleveland man Michael Madison...

Severance Hall’s Case Club closed after caterer shutters doors

Julia Bianco, Contributing Reporter August 23, 2013

The Case Club, located at Severance Hall, closed at the beginning of the month after its vendor Sammy’s, suddenly announced that it would be ending all of its operations in Cleveland. Sammy’s has...

“Play Me, I’m Yours”

“Play Me, I’m Yours”

August 23, 2013

On July 18, music from pianos filled Cleveland after 25 of the keyed instruments were installed around the city for an interactive art project called “Play Me, I’m Yours”. While the pianos located...

Blackboard Learn updated, boasts several new features

Tanvi Parmar, Special Assignments Reporter August 23, 2013

Curious Case Western Reserve University students may have noticed that the days of the Blackboard Learn course management tool being drab are over. The Website was updated Aug. 17 by CWRU Information Technology...

Fundraising campaign breaks university single day donation record

Mike McKenna, News Editor August 23, 2013

On July 18, Case Western Reserve University officials set the goal of netting a school-record 618 donations in 24 hours. That goal was bested after 795 donors contributed $195,745 in that day. The All...

Case Cancer Center gets five year grant renewed,  but notes reduced funding due to federal budget cuts

Case Cancer Center gets five year grant renewed, but notes reduced funding due to federal budget cuts

Tanvi Parmar, Special Assignments Reporter August 23, 2013

In June, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced that the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC), a partnership begun by Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals in 1987, and...

CWRU researchers start program to help young girls overcome social anxiety

Victoria Robinson, Student Affairs Reporter June 8, 2013

While they still may be years away from attending college, this summer, CWRU researchers are hoping to support an age demographic not often seen on campus: middle school girls. Nicole Pucci, a Ph.D...

Thwing Study Over Draws Hundreds

Julia Bianco May 1, 2013

This past Tuesday, Thwing Study Over drew hundreds of CWRU students for a light-hearted night before delving into finals week.  Main features of the event included a t-shirt giveaway from the University...

Long-time vice president for student affairs Glenn Nicholls presents James Silay with the outstanding junior award at Tuesday’s Dorothy Pijan Student Leadership Awards ceremony. Nicholls, who will be retiring at the end of the year, was honored at the ceremony with the creation of the Glenn Nicholls Award for Ethical Leadership.

Vice president for student affairs to step down at year’s end

Tyler Hoffman, Executive Editor April 27, 2013

Glenn Nicholls reflects on a quarter century of service at CWRU When Glenn Nicholls, vice president for student affairs, first arrived at Case Western Reserve University, the campus was a different...

Ten years ago, 62-year old disgruntled CWRU alum Biswanath Halder went on an indiscriminate shooting spree in the Peter B. Lewis building, killing graduate student Norman Wallace. Pictured is the spot where Wallace was killed.

Peter B. Lewis Shooting, 10 years later

Mike McKenna, News Editor April 26, 2013

On May 9, 2003, department chair of information systems Frank Collopy was trapped in his office. That day it wasn’t due to mountains of work. Gunshots were echoing through the Peter B. Lewis building. A...

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