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Kushagra Gupta

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print

Kushagra Gupta is a cognitive science and biology student and is working towards a masters in medical physiology. He's served as The Observer’s The Director of Print since January 25, 2017.

Outside of The Observer, Kushagra was the Chair of the University Media Board and sat on the Student Presidents’ Roundtable of the Student Executive Council. He was co-president of the Cognitive Science Student Organization, a member of Alpha Phi Omega and is involved in research and volunteering on campus. Kushagra also currently works as the managing editor of the satire magazine, The Athenian.

During his spare time, Kushagra likes to go out and spend time with friends. When he isn’t with friends, he makes use of an armchair to read or watch TV shows. His favorite part about technology is that it is a one-way stop to either. You can reach Kushagra at kbg26@case.edu.

All content by Kushagra Gupta

Gupta: The times go on for CWRU journalism and for me

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
April 13, 2018
The DJ barely visible behind the stage. Overcrowding on stage led in part to the shut down of Noche Latina at The Jolly Scholar.

Overcrowded Latinx music night spirals out of control

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
February 9, 2018
The Jolly Scholars event Make America Jolly Again was shut down last week after a large number of student groups argued it was politically offensive.

CWRU shuts down Jolly Scholar event amid student protests

Kushagra Gupta and Sophia Yakumithis
February 2, 2018
A recycling bin on the main quad. The Student Sustainability Council is working to create a campus culture of sustainability with other student organizations.

[Photo] Student organizations foster sustainability

October 27, 2017
Campus members away over fall break returned to see the color of leaves on trees begin to change from everyday green to radiating reds, oranges and yellows. Campus walkways blanketed by trees formed a vibrant mosaic and fallen leaves lined the sidewalks. While fall began on Sept. 22, temperatures didnt drop until last week.

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Thwing Center saw changes both inside and outside the building this past summer. The front entrance was closed and surrounded by construction equirpement at the beginning of this semester but has since opened.

[Photo] Thwing construction takes hiatus

October 27, 2017

Strategic plan charts three years of change to campus life

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
September 22, 2017
The Thwing Center underwent renovations this summer, resulting in a refurbished commuter lounge and a now-fancy ballroom.

Students, staff came together to overhaul Thwing

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
September 15, 2017
The Thwing Center underwent renovations this summer, resulting in a refurbished commuter lounge and a now-fancy ballroom.

Renovated Thwing contains more student spaces

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
September 8, 2017
Many viewed the eclipse from the Warner and Swasey Observatory or the Kent Hale Smith Oval.

CWRU watches solar eclipse during First-Year Orientation

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
August 25, 2017
Second-years students had to choose new housing assignments due to an unexpectedly large first-year class.

Second-year suites reassigned to first-years in Clarke Tower

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
August 25, 2017

Menstrual product dispensers placed in campus bathrooms

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
August 25, 2017
A view of Adelbert Hall, which contains Case Western Reserve Universitys administrative offices.

Behind the petition for change to the sexual misconduct policy

Lyndsey Cole and Kushagra Gupta
July 23, 2017
Attendees dance to Celtic rock at a Wade Oval Wednesday.

Loosen up at the weekly Wade Oval concert

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
July 19, 2017
Why they march for science

Why they march for science

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
April 28, 2017

Inside the lives of two student entrepreneurs

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
April 21, 2017
A Ford Fusion, similar to that driven by the suspect, Steve Stephens. The vehicles temporary tag number is E363630. Stephens is 6’1, weighs 244 pounds and bald with a full beard. He was seen wearing a dark blue and grey or black striped polo shirt.

Communication chaos confuses CWRU

Kushagra Gupta and Celia Wan
April 17, 2017

Israel’s CWRU hosts international, Israeli speaker

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
March 31, 2017

Number of applications for class of 2021 breaks record

Kushagra Gupta, Director of print
February 17, 2017

Campus leaders differ over new constitution when funding student groups

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
February 10, 2017
The greeting card kiosk, installed in Thwing Atrium a few weeks ago, provides more than 4,000 card designs for personalized greeting cards.

[Photo] Kiosk for personalized greeting cards now in Thwing

Tian Yang, Staff Reporter
February 3, 2017

Meetup for demonstration at Market Square planned

Kushagra Gupta, Director of Print
February 1, 2017
Second-year student Neil Chavan spent his winter break in Costa Rica. During the trip, he and his team members assessed the water condition in a Costa Rican community and are now aiming to provide a plan for a sustainable water supply in the near future.

International studies: how two CWRU students spent their winter break

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
January 20, 2017
The Feminist Collective at CWRU recently hosted a bake sale to raise money in support of Planned Parenthood. The money collected will be donated on behalf of Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

The Feminist Collective raises money for Planned Parenthood

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
December 9, 2016
KSL will partner with UHCS to host a series of breath sessions to destress students and raise body awareness.

UHCS, KSL team up to host relaxation sessions

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2016

Despite friction, USG, UDC see unity ahead

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2016
This past Sunday, Nov. 6, the Radical Student Union hosted a screening of the Israeli documentary “The Law in These Parts,” which clashed with Chabad Student Groups event featuring the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) veteran Izzy Ezagui. Both organizations recognized that this arrangement provided students opportunities to hear from different views.

Chabad, Radical Student Union holds events at odds

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2016

SAGES through the ages

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
November 4, 2016

Commission report examines first-year schedules, general education requirements

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2016
WISER is selling samosas and hosting various events to raise money for underprivileged students in India.

WISER fundraising sponsors education for girls in India

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2016
Jack Turner, the Vice-Chair of the Northeast Ohio Group of the Sierra Club Chapter of Ohio, meeting with Senator Sherrod Brown. From left to right, Jack Turner, Sherrod Brown, Samantha Allen, a staff member of Senator Brown and Dan Sawmiller, a senior campaign representative of the Sierra Club.

CWRU Sierra Club member lobbies for clean energy

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
September 23, 2016
Tirth Bhatta and Nirmala Lekhak, a couple from Nepal, won the outstanding award for international graduate students

Nepalese couple wins outstanding international graduate student award

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
April 22, 2016
John Brogan made posters in which recycling represented one part of a journey in order to study the effectiveness of that as a conceptual metaphor.

Recycling as a journey, a student’s career

Kushagra Gupta, Opinion Editor
April 1, 2016

Gupta: A new blueprint for greenie routes

Kushagra Gupta, Opinion Editor
February 19, 2016
Inventions at the third annual HackCWRU included a lightbulb that synchronizes to its holders heartbeat, a genetic simulator for children, and a set of clothing for a couple that light up brighter as they get closer to each other. The event was open to high schoolers, current CWRU students and alumni.

HackCWRU brings student inventors together for 36-hour marathon

Kushagra Gupta, Opinions Editor
February 19, 2016

Cleveland asks Tamir Rice’s estate for $500

Kushagra Gupta, Opinion Editor
February 12, 2016

Israel’s CWRU to bring refugee Jonathan Elkhoury to speak on campus

Kushagra Gupta, Opinion Editor
January 31, 2016
Crime at CWRU: Opinions

Crime at CWRU: Opinions

Kushagra Gupta, Opinion Editor
November 13, 2015

Whether ‘grabbing’ or ‘bagging,’ lunch now without plastic bags

Kushagra Gupta and Aneeka Ayyar
October 30, 2015

Students felt unsafe in hectic, cramped UPB ticket line

Kushagra Gupta, Opinion Editor
October 2, 2015
Senior Felipe Gomez del Campo met with President Barack Obama to discuss his research.

From the White House to his own lab in Glennan’s basement

Kushagra Gupta, Opinion Editor
August 21, 2015
When Uptown fails to excite, dont forget that downtown is just a short train ride away.

If not feeling Uptown, don’t rule out downtown

Kushagra Gupta, Opinion Editor
July 30, 2015

Malaria: the story of a mother and her child

Kushagra Gupta, Opinion Editor
April 24, 2015

On the bubble

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
April 17, 2015
Junior Diana Acosta grows viruses in plants.

Grow your own virus

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
April 10, 2015
Senior nursing student Katie Broderick studies what effect transports can have on patients health.

Senior nursing student investigates how transport may affect patient health

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
April 3, 2015
Senior Jessica Lin studied how a drug designed to lower blood cholesterol can reduce tumor growth.

The search for cancer-fighting drugs and the discovery of a senior’s passion

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
March 27, 2015
Mark Turners Red Hen lab is used by researchers all around the world to do research on a variety of linguistic and media related topics.

How researchers can take advantage of television broadcasts

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2015

Viruses and the science of smell

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2015

SEC begins deliberations on student activities fee allocations

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
February 13, 2015

Junior designs process to help automate cell imaging

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
February 13, 2015

Student designs research program on obesity interventions in urban youth

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2015
A drug as a tool

A drug as a tool

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2015
Dr. Sanford Markowitz

Colon cancer: Two different tumor worlds

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
January 23, 2015

Researcher finds that boys and girls react differently to witnessing intimate partner violence

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
January 16, 2015

Researchers use spice to fight cancer

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2014

Researcher uses a plant grown vaccine to help fight breast cancer

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2014

Psychologist studies how pretend play helps coping and creativity

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2014

Cancer drug’s inner workings help explain why some patients don’t clot

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
October 3, 2014

Researcher studies effects of HIV on the immune system

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
September 26, 2014

Researcher identifies gene that causes rare brain disease

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
September 12, 2014

Weatherhead researcher publishes book on business and society

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
September 5, 2014

Spotlight on Research

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
August 29, 2014

Doctoral student finds entitlement leads to sexism in men and women

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
July 14, 2014

First-year mentoring program expanding

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2014

Cognitive science researcher studies how to mentor others

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
April 18, 2014

Students, community members asked for feedback on next master plan

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
April 11, 2014

Researcher finds fungus that could lead to cure for mouth infection

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
March 28, 2014
Sophomore biology major Ellen Kuerbitz will be traveling with her team to the World Irish Dancing Championships in London, England next month.

CWRU student takes center stage

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
March 22, 2014

Researcher finds biological mechanisms behind deadly type of breast cancer

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2014
Fourth-year applied mathematics and biochemistry double major Ali Azeem

Student researcher examines chaperone protein using NMR, mathematical software

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
January 24, 2014
Ph. D. candidate Olivia Corradin’s lab focuces on the impact the 98 percent of DNA that isn’t in genes has on controlling genetic expression.

Graduate student identifies new way of understanding genetic influence on common autoimmune diseases

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
January 17, 2014

Fifth-year graduate student finds client-therapist relationship crucial in treatment in PTSD

Kushagra Gupta, Contributing Reporter
December 8, 2013

The spontaneity that is college

Kushagra Gupta
December 6, 2013

Fourth-year student hopes to make career out of research

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
November 22, 2013

Fourth-year researcher leaves legacy of research with MRI, PTSD projects

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2013
Senior Shruti Sudhakar is currently working on a project to lessen tissue damage caused by the implantation of electrodes into the brain.

Research looking to minimize damage caused by placing electrodes into brain

Kushagra Gupta, Contributing Reporter
November 8, 2013

Researcher lectures about Netherland’s euthanasia policy, potential US implications

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
November 4, 2013

Second-year’s project hopes to set international quality standards for photovoltaic connectors

Kushagra Gupta, Contributing Reporter
October 24, 2013

Student researcher’s jet engine project halted

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter
October 11, 2013
Third-year student takes lab into the ambulance

Third-year student takes lab into the ambulance

Kushagra Gupta, Contributing Reporter
September 27, 2013
Associate Professor of Physics Michael Martens works in his medical imaging physics lab. He is looking to develop cheaper MRI technology, primarily by designing a scanner that uses less liquid hydrogen, a costly substance) as a coolant.

Physicist to design new MRI scanner, nets $600,000 grant

Kushagra Gupta, Contributing Reporter
September 20, 2013
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Dermatology Professor Nicole Ward works in her lab. Ward holds a doctorate in neuroscience, but her research interests lie in vascular biology.

CWRU School of Medicine researcher earns third NIH grant to study psoriasis

Kushagra Gupta, Contributing Reporter
September 13, 2013
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