Football cruises into Homecoming game
Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor
October 14, 2016
Another week, another victory as the Spartans’ football team keeps rolling along. Case Western Reserve University improved to 5-0 on the season with a 37-14 victory over Bethany College in West Virginia last Saturday. With the victory, the Spartans improved to 4-0 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conf...
Fun Times on Freiberger Field
Kevin Smith, Social Media Editor
October 14, 2016
Filed under Sports
To kick off Homecoming Week, students from all years came to Freiberger Field to participate in two Case Western Reserve University traditions nearly as old as Clark Hall: the first-year vs. second-year student contest and the third-year vs. fourth-year student contest. The environment proved relaxing. Music of al...
Shamelessly geek out at Homecoming
Isabel Torres-Padin, Staff Reporter
October 7, 2016
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, What to do this Week
Homecoming may elicit some unfortunate memories of awkward high school dances and sweaty parades for many of us, but at Case Western Reserve University homecoming week is a yearly tradition with a multitude of activities that offer a nice break from the usual weekday monotony. Coined GEEK WEEK, this year...
Homecoming kickoff flag football game full of excitement
JP. O'Hagan, Sports Editor
October 9, 2015
Filed under Sports
In typical Cleveland fashion the 2015 Homecoming kickoff event was in danger of cancellation due to the rain. In typical Case Western Reserve University fashion that threat of rain didn’t stop the fun. As grey clouds refused to yield and continued to mist down on campus, students gathered in the...
A look forward at this year’s “Back to the Future”-themed Homecoming
Lars Torres, Staff Reporter
September 18, 2015
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Local Events
Every year homecoming undergoes changes as committee members come and go, but this year may prove to be the year with the most radical changes of them all. According to fourth-year student Andrew Hodowanec, a member of the homecoming committee, “the most major change this year is the inclusion of a ho...
Party in the blue spirit
Tiffany Cheung, Contributing Reporter
October 21, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Food, Local Events
On Oct. 16, Cleveland community gathered in Toby’s Plaza, under a huge tent which (thankfully) blocked out the rain. In the busy and bustling tent filled with blue, what stood out were two white think[box] exhibits. As tradition goes, the Blue Block Party features the exhibit to show students...
Homecoming heroes
Anastazia Vanisko, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2014
Even though Case Western Reserve University’s Homecoming only lasts one week, the planning starts much earlier. This year, CWRU wanted Homecoming to focus more on school spirit and pride, requiring even more innovation and effort from the planners as they modified their approach. Lou Stark, the...
Homecoming came to Thwing Tuesdays
Allison Duchin, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Local Events
This week the University Program Board went above and beyond to try and start the campuswide excitement about homecoming this weekend. One of its first success was at Thwing Tuesdays. Thwing Tuesday this week had multiple different popular food vendors rather than just the typical one. These vendors...
COC letter to the editor
October 10, 2014
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
As a member of the Class Officer Collective (COC), I realize there are some people on campus who are still unaware of what exactly our organization does. Many people associate COC with the class-specific programs we hold, or the large campus traditions like Hudson Relays that we coordinate. While...
Halftime Hype: The Spartan Dance Team
Elaina Lin, Theatre and Dance Reporter
October 5, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Theater & Dance, Top Stories
The music crescendos, along with the crowd's cheers and sounds of excitement. Standing on the field is a group of students, no wait Spartans, dancers! The Spartan dance team performances at games and events have certainly brought not only excitement, but spirit and enjoyment as well. "We promote schoo...
