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Smoke signals

Spring is the season when flowers begin to poke through the permafrost, Wade Lagoon unfreezes, birds start to sing and cigarette smokers start to sprout across campus. Not really ... it just becomes more...

CWRU Police Blotter, March 25 to April 1

April 3, 2015

March 26: Obstructing official business—fake ID presented at door, The Jolly Scholar. March 27: Assault—employee assaulted by former boyfriend, Case School of Dental Medicine. March 28: Obstructing...

Hill street blues

Unless you have been living in a cave, you have probably noticed that the police have been in the headlines a lot lately. From events in distant places like Missouri and New York City to events here in...

CWRU Police Blotter, March 18 to March 24

March 27, 2015

March 18: Petty theft—items stolen from kitchen by juvenile suspects, Jolly Scholar Thwing Center. March 22: Criminal damage—lounge furniture destroyed, Clarke Tower. March 23: Robbery—two...

Apple picking

When historians look back at the 21st century, they may decide to classify it as the century of the cellphone. Here at Case Western Reserve University it seems almost everyone has one and they can be used...

CWRU Police Blotter, March 1 to March 17

March 20, 2015

March 1: Felony theft—items taken from backpack, Allen Memorial Library. March 3: Robbery—males struck from behind by unknown suspect, wallet taken, E. 123rd St. near Euclid Ave. March 15: Theft...

Final stretch

Spring break has passed, and everyone has returned from Acapulco, Akron or points in between for the last six weeks of school. The coldest February in Cleveland since Ulysses S. Grant was president has...

CWRU Police Blotter, Feb. 19 through Feb. 25

February 27, 2015

Feb. 19: Drug offense—marijuana, North Residential Village, House 4. Feb. 19: Drug offense—marijuana, North Residential Village, House 3. Feb. 20: Felony theft—wallet and contents taken, Haydn...

Issues of consent

The topic of sexual assault is not a pleasant one, but it is important, especially on a college campus. Recently, this issue has received an enormous amount of media attention, ranging from focusing on...

Bearing arms

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution enshrines citizens’ right to bear arms. There has always been debate over what exactly this means. Some people see it as an unassailable right and...

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