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Major-ism is so extreme at CWRU that the Mather and Kent H. Smith Quads almost feel like different campuses altogether.

Karell: Major-ism

Justo Karell, Guest Columnist April 20, 2018

When discussing major discrimination, my friends will often talk about how they are ashamed of their families, peers or even themselves. Some will even go as far as to say they feel disowned, or that other...

(Left to right) An attendee of the RecycleMania Carnival makes a bag out of an old t-shirt, while another smahes carboard boxes with a rubber hammer.

Recycling carnival saves earth

Matt Hooke, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 20, 2018

The Student Sustainability Council (SSC) generated excitement about recycling at their RecycleMania Carnival in Thwing Center on Saturday, April 14. “This carnival is hype,” said SSC President Leo...

The softball team bounced back from a loss to win three straight games against New York University, bringing the team’s record to 20-7.

Softball continues winning ways

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter April 20, 2018

The Case Western Reserve University softball team kept winning April 13 and 14 at New York University (NYU), dominating a four game series 3-1. The successful weekend brings the team’s overall record...

The brothers of Phi Gamma Delta are raising money for “graduate brother” Hugh Marshall’s pancreatic cancer treatment.

Fiji fundraises for Hugh Marshall

Yugan Sakthi, Staff Reporter April 20, 2018

With four days of events, bake sales, food and more, the Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity chapter is raising money for “graduate brother” Hugh Marshall, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier...

The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program is set to offer a course on Harper Lees To Kill A Mockingbird this May. In addition to undergraduate students, the course is open to the public in hopes of educating a broader demographic on books which are banned from some schools.

Editorial: Hearing, not listening

Editorial Board April 20, 2018

In early 2018, a public school district in Minnesota banned the books “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from their English curriculum. Students persistently complained...

1. IMPROVment hosted “Lake Effect,” its annual comedy show on April 7. 2. Fifth-year student Brett DiCello and second-year student Tony Monczewski perform as IMPROVment cast members at “Lake Effect.”

“Lake Effect” hits Cleveland

Max McPheeters, Staff Reporter April 13, 2018

This past weekend, IMPROVment held their seventh annual “Lake Effect” improv comedy festival. The April 7 event was free and open to the public like all of IMPROVment’s shows, and featured visiting...

Case Western Reserve University’s Car Club hosted its second annual Car Show, featuring vehicles from a variety of makers as well as student-owned cars.

Car Club hosts second annual Car Show

Aura Rossy, Staff Reporter April 13, 2018

Last Saturday, president Jingsen Huang and advisor Elizabeth Miller welcomed participants of Case Western Reserve University’s second annual Car Show, hosted by the university’s Car Club. Students...

The Undergraduate Diversity Collaboratives third annual World Expo theme was “UDC: On Tour,” and featured music, performances, food vendors and various cultural activities.

World Expo lights up Thwing

Dylan Rasmussen, Staff Reporter April 13, 2018

In celebration of student diversity, the Undergraduate Diversity Collaborative (UDC) hosted its annual World Expo in the Thwing Center. Titled “UDC: On Tour,” this year’s Expo was a music festival-themed...

Case Western Reserve University EMS practiced a mass casualty drill, which involved a detailed backstory of a girl who crashed into a shuttle stop full of people on her way to confront her unfaithful boyfriend. Victims and other participants modelled special effects makeup to appear wounded.

EMS stages casualty drill

Katherine Broderick, Staff Reporter April 13, 2018

Cars. Carnage. Mayhem. Bodies lining the Juniper Road shuttle stop. Is the end upon us? If you witnessed any of these sights on Saturday, April 7, you most likely stumbled across one of the biannual MCI...

Blackbear brings crowds despite delay

Blackbear brings crowds despite delay

Yvonne Pan, Staff Reporter April 13, 2018

I grew up listening to hip-hop and R&B music in its birthplace of New York City. When the University Program Board (UPB) sent out a survey to choose an artist for a spring concert last November, blackbear...

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