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Freiberger Field is closed to public for a construction project that will connect the field with the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center. However, the project is still awaiting permission for construction from the City of Cleveland.

Freiberger Field awaits permits for construction

Shreya Ravindran, Staff Reporter February 3, 2017

Freiberger Field, located between Kelvin Smith Library and Tinkham Veale University Center, has been closed since October 2016 for impending construction. The construction project is currently waiting...

Nico Ericksen-Deriso sprints to connect with a teammate during a relay earlier in the season. The Spartans take on Carnegie Mellon University in the Ninth Annual Battle for the Obelisk.

Track and Field shine at the SPIRE Invitational

Noah Crowley, Staff Reporter January 27, 2017

Both the Spartan men and women performed well this past weekend at the SPIRE Invitational in Geneva, Ohio. A school record was broken, the Case Western Reserve University men took third place out of 12...

“The Night Alive’s” stage, plot benefit from complexity

Daniel Mottern, Contributing Reporter January 27, 2017

4.5/5 Stars Often, we think that everything of importance happens while we are awake. However, in the dead silence of night, the seedy underbelly of society is allowed to creep out of the shadows....

CWRU students join Women’s March on Cleveland, D.C.

Eamon Sheehan and Christopher Nguyen January 27, 2017

On Saturday morning, Jan. 21, a fourth-year Case Western Reserve University student woke up early to make signs, despite not getting enough sleep the night before. Marlowe Susselman was excited to...

After the swimming and diving teams notched three wins at home, they travel to Baldwin Wallace University to take on the Yellow Jackets this weekend.

Swim and dive teams earn big wins

Ben Resnick, Staff Reporter January 27, 2017

On a day when the swim and dive team returned to action after winter break, the team also honored the members on the team who had been with the program for four years. The team recognized its three fourth-year...

Activity fair held first time in spring

Activity fair held first time in spring

Tian Yang, Staff Reporter January 27, 2017

On Friday, Jan. 20, The Office of Student Activities and Leadership (SA&L) held the first spring Student Activity Fair consisting of 129 student groups. An addition to the usual fall activity fair,...

Second-year student Neil Chavan spent his winter break in Costa Rica. During the trip, he and his team members assessed the water condition in a Costa Rican community and are now aiming to provide a plan for a sustainable water supply in the near future.

International studies: how two CWRU students spent their winter break

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter January 20, 2017

For many students the three weeks without classes between semesters is a time to take things easy at home, but for two, it involved adventures in different parts of the world. Leading an engineering...

“Peter and the Starcatcher” caught Cleveland’s attention

Sarah Parr, Social Media Editor January 20, 2017

4/5 stars Fresh off its second and final run, Dobama Theatre’s production of “Peter and the Starcatcher” was a mesmerizing production of an imaginative and unique play. Based on a 2004 best-selling...

The construction projects for the west wing of Clark Hall and for the Foster-Castele Great Hall were completed over winter break. The front entrance to Clark Hall is expected to be open at the end of May.

Completed construction and renovations greet returning students

Celia Wan, News Editor January 20, 2017

As school resumes, students and faculty are greeted by two new buildings on campus: the expanded Linsalata Alumni Center and the renovated Clark Hall. Launched in spring 2016, the renovation project...

Four fearsome first-year wrestlers are leading the Spartans throughout the season, including during their matches over winter break.

Wrestling through the winter

Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor January 20, 2017

While many Case Western Reserve University students recuperated at home during the long break, members of the wrestling team fought hard in four competitions. They started out by taking part in the Waynesburg...

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