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Asian Mid-Autumn Festival draws small turnout

Jack Heneghan, Staff Reporter September 28, 2018

The annual Asian Mid-Autumn Festival took place on Sept. 24, bringing together the campus community in celebration of the East Asian harvest holiday. The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates the gathering...

Month-long celebration commemorates Hispanic heritage

Ibtesam Ghazy, Staff Reporter September 28, 2018

National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) has dawned upon the community for another September, helping people acknowledge a number of significant contributions achieved by the Latinx community and celebrate...

Constitution Day forum highlights cybersecurity

Katharine Toledo, Staff Reporter September 21, 2018

On Monday, Sept. 17, students, faculty and greater community members gathered in the Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Moot Courtroom to celebrate Constitution Day, a holiday dedicated...

Colorful CWRU

Colorful CWRU

Nathan Lesch, Staff Reporter September 21, 2018

SpartanTHON is one of Case Western Reserve University’s most philanthropic organizations; within seven years of its presence on campus, the group has raised over $370,000 for University Hospitals Rainbow...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Cleveland native Wesley Lowery explains his craft to campus

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Cleveland native Wesley Lowery explains his craft to campus

Jack Heneghan and Sophia Yakumithis September 21, 2018

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wesley Lowery, who was honored for his work on The Washington Post’s “Fatal Force” series, visited the Kelvin Smith Library last Friday to give a lecture on “The...

High hopes for Homecoming

Abbey Wells, Contributing Reporter September 14, 2018

With Homecoming Weekend just around the corner, event planners hope their preparations will make this year’s event the best one yet. Taking place from Oct. 11 through 14, the festivities will provide...

Tink restricts students distributing food

Yugan Sakthi, Staff Reporter September 14, 2018

The Tinkham Veale University Center (TVUC) recently updated its food distribution policy, severely limiting student groups hoping to fundraise through means of tabling. The policy change, as TVUC management...

Biomedical engineering dignitary speaks in lecture series

Jack Heneghan, Contributing Reporter September 14, 2018

In celebration of the Biomedical Engineering Department’s 50th anniversary, the Ford Distinguished Lecture Series featured a talk by Medtronic Chairman and CEO Omar Ishrak on Thursday, Sept. 6. The lecture...

New Provost wins hearts with ice cream

Cindy Tong, Contributing Reporter September 14, 2018

Provost Ben Vinson III made his debut to the Case Western Reserve University student body last Friday when he stood on the Binary Walkway with a table lined with cups of Mitchell’s ice cream. Vinson...

SexPo provides safe space to talk about uncomfortable topics

SexPo provides safe space to talk about uncomfortable topics

Henry Bendon, Staff Reporter September 14, 2018

Last Friday, the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom showcased a side it does not usually make public. For four hours, the ballroom played host to SexPo, the annual conference dedicated to breaking...

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