Taiwanese Parliament legalizes Gay Marriage
David Chang, Staff Reporter
May 31, 2019
The Democratic Progressive Party, the current ruling party of Taiwan, voted in favor of a bill that legalized same-sex marriage on May 17, making Taiwan the first country in Asia to do so. Tsai Ing-Wen, the president of Taiwan, celebrated in a tweet, saying “We took a big step towards true equalit...
Collaboration formed between Cleveland science institutions
Jordan Reif, Staff Reporter
April 26, 2019
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (CMZ), Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH), Holden Arboretum and Case Western Reserve University’s department of biology have relied on informal collaborations for decades through research, resources and teaching. On July 1, 2018, CWRU signed an agreement to enter into a formal...
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Tunnel Tours
Abbey Wells, Staff Reporter
April 26, 2019
For one day only the public will be able to tour the tunnels underneath the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. This opportunity will take place on Saturday, April 23 and is only offered once a year. The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument was built in 1894 to commemorate the 9,000 Cuyahoga County...
Cleveland Botanical Garden wins lawsuit over land use
Abigail Wells, Staff Reporter
April 19, 2019
The Cleveland Botanical Garden (CBG) recently won a lawsuit pertaining to the use of its Wade Park property. Jeptha Wade, one of Western Union Telegraph’s founders, gifted 63 acres of land—now known as Wade Park—to the city of Cleveland to use as a public park in 1882. Descendants and beneficia...
Israeli moon mission fails, hopes to invigorate interest in space travel
Lev Pearlman, Staff Reporter
April 19, 2019
On April 11, Israel’s first moon lander mission ended in failure when the lander crashed into the moon. On February 22, when Israel launched the mission, Case for Israel, Case Western Reserve University’s Israeli culture group, hosted celebrations to mark the event. The lander was named Beresheet,...
Controversial heartbeat bill signed into law
Grace Howard, Copy Editor
April 19, 2019
Gov. Mike DeWine signed the Human Rights and Heartbeat Protection Act, colloquially called the Ohio Heartbeat Bill and formally known as Senate Bill 23, into law on April 11. The law prohibits abortions as soon as a heartbeat is detected in the fetus, which can be as early as six weeks into the pregnancy...
Baldwin Wallace Considers Split with Methodist Church
Katharine Toledo, Staff Reporter
April 19, 2019
After the Methodist Church’s recent decision to continue its rejection of same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ individuals, Baldwin Wallace University of Berea, Ohio is considering splitting from its Methodist roots after 174 years. Baldwin Wallace University was founded in 1845 by John Baldwin and other Metho...
CWRU students to research human-robot factory interactions
Lev Pearlman, Staff Reporter
April 12, 2019
Case Western Reserve University engineering students are working with engineers from Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Florida on a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project to research what human-robot interactions will look like in factories of the future. ...
CWRU graduate fellows to develop infrastructure in Ethiopia
April 12, 2019
Graduate fellows at Case Western Reserve University have partnered with the Gelfand Global STEMPower Initiative to help cultivate economic development through creating engineering infrastructure, with a special focus on chemical engineering, in Ethiopia. This initiative aims to grow the infrastructure...
Ohio heartbeat bill passes legislature
Grace Howard, Copy Editor
April 12, 2019
This Wednesday afternoon, the Ohio House of Representatives passed the heartbeat bill that has been in deliberation in the House for the past few weeks. The bill will move on to the desk of Governor Mike DeWine, who has said he will be signing it. The bill was passed 56-40, with all Democrats and a few Republic...
