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Meal Plan

Where does your meal swipe money go?

Anastazia Vanisko, Staff Reporter November 21, 2014
We break down where your meal swipe money actually goes.
The top 10 moments  in CWRU 2014 fall sports

The top 10 moments in CWRU 2014 fall sports

JP. O’Hagan, Sports Editor November 21, 2014
Here are all of the top moments from CWRU's sports last fall.
Winter in Cleveland

Cleveland braces for winter weather

John Brogan, Staff Reporter November 21, 2014

Clevelanders like to think they’re tough enough for any weather pattern. But November’s 24-hour transition from warm and sunny to winter wonderland seems to be a cruel reminder of the season to come....

St Pierre

From Carnegie Hall to CWRU

Sanjana Krishnakumar, Contributing Reporter November 21, 2014

The audience fell silent and the room turned pitch black. Dr. Kelly St. Pierre stood behind the curtain with her violin in one of the world’s most prestigious concert venues. Before she went onstage...

Transgender actress Laverne Cox visited campus last week and spoke to a sold-out crowd.

Laverne Cox: What makes up identity?

Aquene Kimmel, Opinions Editor November 14, 2014

With Case Western Reserve University becoming more LGBT-accepting by leaps and bounds but struggling over issues of race, the message of Laverne Cox’s recent talk was perfectly matched to its audience. On...

Dr. Suzanne Rivera, an assistant professor of bioethics, hopes to implement 

the goals of the 2013-2018 strategic plan in her new position.

CWRU appoints bioethics professor as new Vice President of Research

John Brogan, Staff Reporter November 14, 2014

Suzanne Rivera, an assistant professor of bioethics, was recently promoted to the vice president of research. Effective this month, she will support all of the research and scholarly activities happening...

Junior wide receiver Dan Cronin catches a big pass back in the Spartan’s win over Thiel on Sept. 27th at home.

High Stakes

JP. O’Hagan, Sports Editor November 14, 2014
Spartan football will kick off again in the fall. Here's how their last season ended.
Traffic Cameras

Cleveland voters say no to traffic cameras

Aneeka Ayyar, Staff Reporter November 14, 2014

The voters of Cleveland have spoken: they want the traffic cameras removed. With drivers frequently complaining about the inaccuracy of the cameras, 77 percent of Cleveland voters voted yes on Issue...

Interstellar captures tension between characters and between worlds.

An out-of-this-world McConaissance

Winston Eng, Staff Reporter November 14, 2014

Rarely have I left the theater feeling so conflicted and in all the right ways. “Interstellar” is perhaps one of the most entrancing and visually stunning films to hit theaters within my lifetime,...

Juicy J

Club Case

Alex Clarke, Staff Reporter November 7, 2014

“I wish that I could be like the Case kids. ‘Cause all the Case kids they seem to get it…” Students of Case Western Reserve University and guests screamed these slightly-changed lyrics to indie...

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