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NY Times bestselling author to appear at Schubert Center speaker series on childhood adversity

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter September 13, 2013

Bullying is a powerful word to many students. From childhood to adulthood, all of us experience bullying in some form, whether as victims, bystanders or even as bullies. New York Times bestselling author...

Outside the Circle

September 13, 2013

1. New Van Gogh painting fo A new painting by Vincent Van Gogh, who was not well-renowned when he was alive, was discovered in a Norwegian attic. Named ‘Sunset at Montmajour’, this painting is the...

RHA Election Results

September 13, 2013

Voting for Residential Housing Association positions ended last week. Offices that were unfilled as of press time are noted, but should be filled by Saturday after this week’s council meetings. Positions...

Police Blotter: 9/2 to 9/7

September 13, 2013

9/2-Criminal damage- Car windows smashed, 11402 Bellflower Road. 9/4- Petty theft-Items taken from unattended purse, Cutter House 9/5- Felony theft- Unattended wallet taken, Veale Center. 9/7-...

On the Beat: 9/13

Sergeant Jeffrey Daberko and Officer Mark Chavis September 13, 2013

So hopefully this is the time of year when people are starting to settle into their differing routines. You’ve figured out the last possible second you can wake up and still make to class in appropriate...

Mather Memorial was evacuated temporarily at 11:30 a.m. this morning due to the potential for small amounts of asbestos exposure.

Asbestos incident prompts temporary evacuation of Mather Memorial Building

Tyler Hoffman, Executive Editor September 12, 2013

The typical day at Case Western Reserve University was interrupted for students attending classes in the Mather Memorial Building around 11:30 a.m. this morning. An impromptu evacuation of the building...

Business advisers including Sue Marrone, a technical liason for APB and Associates, a business management firm listen to presentations from prospective student entrepeneurs.

Blackstone Startup Weekend offers prospective entrepreneurs real world business advice

MIke McKenna, News Editor September 6, 2013

Third-year Case Western Reserve University student Amogha Srirangarajan’s dreams are among the stars. And that’s not just in a figurative sense. The mechanical, aerospace and computer engineering...

The East 120th Street Rapid Station, which is the stop that primarily services the north side of campus, has fallen into disrepair in recent years.

RTA to build new northside Red Line spot

Julia Bianco, Staff Reporter September 6, 2013

Many students’ first view of campus is when they ride the Red Line into the East 120th Rapid Station. Needless to say it isn’t a pleasant one. The East 120th station is known for being dark, dank...

A student utilizes one of Kelvin Smith Library’s 34 new Dell computers. The machines were upgraded this summer after a half decade of use.

KSL updates aging fleet with 34 new computers

Jasmine Gallup, Contributing Reporter September 6, 2013

In the typically subdued atmosphere of the Kelvin Smith Library, spontaneous cries of joy from students are, to say the least, unexpected. Yet in this second week of classes, that’s exactly what has...

On the Beat

September 6, 2013

A question CWRU Police Department officers often get asked (in addition to the foremost question, “How do I get to the Cleveland Clinic from here?”) is “Are you guys real”? When we’re asked this,...

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