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A Quiet Remembrance: Family, Colleagues remember CWRU Professor Cynthia Candau looks on as family cleans out her late husbands half-empty office on the first floor of Guilford Hall .

“His scholastic knowledge is over my head,” she says matter of factly, nodding towards the Spanish literature books filling Antonio Candau’s bookshelves. She’s there to watch as others decide what to save. Her husband’s sister loads one of many stacks into a dolley.

There’s not much left in the office besides the hundreds of densely packed books.

Antonio lost his 10 month battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, Sept 17. The Spanish professor, longtime chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, avid soccer fan and Spanish film connoisseur was 51. He is survived by his son Franklin and his daughter Rosalie, both undergraduates here.

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New media officer Jared Bendis is keeping KSL on the cutting edge Jonah Roth Contributing Reporter

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Jared Bendis’ office is crammed with technology.

A disc duplicator sits on the edge of his desk, a 3D monitor is in a box on the floor and a force-feedback haptic arm is poised next to his computer.

Most of it won’t be there long— in fact, you might see some of it soon in Kelvin Smith Library.

It’s Bendis’ job as the library’s creative new media offi-

cer for to “teach, consult [and] innovate” to help Case Western Reserve University students and faculty make use of all the technological resources KSL offers.

“I’ve got the best job on campus,” Bendis noted. “I’ve had a list of crazy ideas for a long time, and this has been one of the years where they’ve come true.”

From the laptop checkout station currently being installed on the first floor to the laser rangefinders newly available to check out, Bendis is responsible for the new technology KSL brings in.

On Friday, Sept. 27, Bendis will give a tour entitled “The Library of Tomorrow is

Today: Hi-Tech @ KSL,” exploring these technological resources. The tour will feature areas of the library like the flexible classrooms, the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship and the Digital Den housing much of the library’s rare media digitization equipment.

Bendis called the notion of a library as a building full of books “old-fashioned.

“The library is a social hub; it’s the unofficial student union,” he said.

Furthermore, these services should be continually updated to reflect KSL’s

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Syria: the CWRU connection

Syrian student, expert political science professor weigh in on conflict Julia Bianco Staff Reporter With his extended family and friends embroiled in a conflict that has killed over 100,000 people, Walid Malki struggles with the Syria conflict more than most CWRU students.

“People here don’t really imagine, can’t really imagine, how hard it is to live in some places,” he said. “If I wasn’t from Syria, I wouldn’t be able to imagine how hard it is there.”

For the past two years, Syria has been involved in a brutal civil war that has torn apart the country at its seams. The war began in April of 2011 when the Syrian military fired on protesters who were calling for the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad.

“It’s a very ugly civil war,” said Malki.

“We think that there’s no solution. People are dying every day, and that makes it so hard to support either side. The government is terrible; the rebels are terrible.

They kill whoever’s not with them. They don’t really care about what the people want or need.”

The situation has come into the limelight as of late after accusations that the Syrian government targeted rebels with a chemical weapon attack.

“I saw a video of a girl from the chemical weapons attack,” said Malki.

“She was the only survivor from her family. She was just crying and crying and saying ‘I’m alive, I’m alive,’ but really, she just saw her whole family die in front of her.

“This new generation is going to be a lost generation. They won’t go to school.

They’ll think horrible, horrible things.

They will grow up having lost family members to these crazy attacks. It’s a big concern for Syria.”

On Sept. 15, Russia and the United States agreed on a deal to avoid military intervention. Malki is not enthusiastic about the pos-

March 2011 Security forces respond to protestors with deadly force, setting off nationwide turmoil.

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sibility of international intervention in Syria.

“You have international actors that are pushing either side,” he said. “They’re using Syria as a way to further their own agendas, and it’s not really helping the people of Syria. I think the best solution would be for someone impartial to come into Syria and get a ceasefire.”

Syria is about the size of Washington state, and it has a population of 22 million people. Within the last two years, over two million people have been forced to flee their homes for refugee camps.

“Syria is not something that’s way out there,” stressed CWRU Professor Pete Moore, whose focus in the political science department is on Middle Eastern politics.

“It’s actually part of our community. Our friends and neighbors, their families are the ones suffering.

“We should be sensitive to that fact, and sensitive to the divisions that exist in the community. Well-meaning people on all sides of this conflict are afraid,” Moore said. “Syria is unraveling. We are witnessing the destruction of an entire society.”

Moore continued: “The Syria that existed before 2011 is not going to come back. In the middle of a civil war, you keep your head down. If you stick your head up, if you try to resist the government or the rebels, then you’re going to get your head cut off.”

Recently, the debate over international intervention has picked up steam due to the president’s alleged use of chemical weapons.

“The Obama administration says that they have been trying the last couple of years to try to develop diplomatic means of resolving the crisis,” said Moore. “President Obama said a year ago that chemical weapons were a red line… We make a very large deal about the humanitarian aspects of chemical weapons.”

In mid-September, the Syrian government agreed to work with the United States and Russia to destroy all of their chemical weap-

Feb 2012 The UN announces a death toll of over 7,500 since the start of their security crackdown.

Aug 2012 UN General Assembly passes a resolution demanding the resignation of President Assad.

Freda Li/Observer Young Americans for Liberty sought to raise awareness of the Syrian conflict with their “Google Syria” chalking campaign. ons by 2014. Although some are optimistic about this development, Moore is skeptical.

“I think the consensus is that this is part of a survival strategy by the regime,” he said. “Is it possible that we could see progress on gathering these weapons and putting them under international control?

Sure, if the regime feels that it’s safe. But if they feel they’re being seriously threatened, then they probably won’t follow through.”

Moore believes the Syrian conflict is a proxy war, where the United States tends to pursue militaristic solutions that will not solve the underlying issues, and instead will create a more unstable situation.

“When Case students graduate, go out into the real world, many of the consequences of these American government policies in the region will affect us,” he continued.

Moore stated that the United States’ decisions are not popular because of poor foreign policy choices.

Rachael Becker, the president of the Young Americans for Liberty, wants to encourage students on campus to take action and learn about the conflict in Syria, and how it could affect the country in the future. Over the past week, the group chalked the word ‘Syria’ around campus.

“We wanted to encourage people to look up Syria and form their own opinions, not just the opinions that people are telling them to have,” said Becker.

Four days later, they put up a Free Speech Wall outside of the Kelvin Smith Library. “Our main mission as an organization is to educate people… The purpose of the wall was to do just that—to get people to think, and write about what they were thinking,” Becker added.

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UN inspectors confirm the use of chemical warfare, but do not assign responsibility.

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Assad announces his plan for “national dialogue” on reform.

Assad claims that they face “real war”; Syria shoots down a Turkish plane that violated Syrian airspace.

Reports of chemical weapon attacks prompt investigative demands from US and Britain.

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Case for Community Day Health to be hosted on campus this year Mark Patteson Contributing Reporter The Case for Community Day health fair will be hosted on the Case Western Reserve University campus for the first time this year from noon to 5 p.m. at Veale Center.

Roughly 50 volunteers from the university will participate, providing flu shots, screenings and information to patients.

Last year, more than 100 people attended the fair, with many more expected this year because of an extra promotional push. No registration is required to receive aid though the fair is intended for the uninsured and

those with restricted access to healthcare.

The fair will include a large number of confidential blood pressure and cholesterol readings, oral health check-ups, BMI measurements and glucose and HIV/ AIDS screenings and services, which can be difficult for many around the university to obtain.

The event’s organizers have placed emphasis on interacting with the surrounding community, which is one of the reasons that it was moved onto campus. Beyond the obvious logistical benefits, Latisha James, senior director of Local Government and Community Relations, said that the move gives “the community a chance

to visit campus” and connect more deeply with the university.

A primary goal of the fair is to help patients secure future healthcare by offering follow-up appointments with physicians, providing them information about local clinics and introducing them with the various health agencies that will participate.

The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will also assist in registering people for Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. The health fair is a collaborative effort, with nursing, medical and dental students participating alongside volunteers from local hospitals and health agencies. University

Hospital will provide thousands in medical supplies and Cleveland Clinic will offer colonoscopies and mammograms at its Stephanie Tubbs Jones Health Clinic in East Cleveland. MedWorks, a national nonprofit that provides free healthcare to the uninsured or underserved, will also contribute nurses, staff and information to assist with the fair.

Though Cleveland hosts hospitals that serve patients from around the world, many in the Greater Cleveland area struggle to access it or afford the city’s healthcare system. The Case for Community Day health fair will help the underserved connect to the city’s health services.

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WEPA revisited: One year later Brian Sherman Staff Reporter

Freda Li/Observer WEPA printers, scattered across campus, replaced Print2Here during spring 2013.

2013 St. Gobain Student Design Competition begins Suneil Kamath Staff Reporter Every year, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) students across all schools come together to pitch creative ideas and prototypes during the SaintGobain Student Design Competition, which challenges competitors to use engineering concepts to develop a prototype that creates a new way to solve one of society’s pressing issues.

Competitors have to pitch their ideas to judges and have the chance of winning $9,000.

Competitors, including sophomore Tesia Thomas and her partner Max Cromier, are starting to prepare for this year’s St. Gobain Competition. Thomas and Cromier developed an idea to fix broken zippers. Thomas and Cromier are still developing their idea and building a prototype.

In the past, contestants have submitted ideas ranging from how individuals interact with their computers to developing a device which allows individuals to gauge how much water they use in the shower.

The winning idea of the 2012 SaintGobain competition was ‘Hole Patch,’ an economically and environmentally

safe way to fix pot holes. One of the cofounders of Hole Patch and a member on the winning team was CWRU senior Nicholas Barron.

Barron described the competition as anxiety ridden, but exciting.

“Presenting for the first time was very nerve racking. We [the team] were pitching a brand new idea that we had all researched quite a bit, and wanted nothing more than a good reception,” said Barron.

The competition has led to numerous opportunities for Barron and his teammates.

“Winning the competition has changed my life in many ways. First and foremost, it has validated the idea of the pothole patch. Gaining the support of the CWRU community quickly followed, and with the help of our advisors and newly found supporters, we have begun to develop a business model around our product,” Barron noted.

When asked what advice he would give to this year’s participants, Barron said, “ it would be to talk to customers, build a diverse team with different backgrounds, and to never procrastinate. Tackle the hard issues first, ask and listen to the advice of your coaches, and love what you're doing.

If you do, success is just around the corner.”

Students at Case Western Reserve University are no strangers to printing long papers.

In previous years, this task became increasingly arduous with reliability issues of the Print2Here printing system.

Last spring semester, the Print2Here system was replaced by WEPA, a change spearheaded by Joel Kraft, the director of the IT Operations Group.

“The main reason for the switch was simply because of the reliability and service WEPA offered,” said Kraft. “Cloud printing, web submission and printing from USB and mobile apps are all services that WEPA offered.”

WEPA’s features include a monitoring system that helps to decrease the maintenance load. The system provides a feed of all status and supply levels for all printers, not only alerting IT staff to errors such as jams, but also allowing the staff to anticipate outages and be proactive in preventing them. Comparatively, the Print2Here system was very rudimentary,

from KSL | 1 patrons’ needs: “People ask me all the time when are the changes going to end? The answer is, they shouldn’t end— they should be this sort of constant evolution.”

The library, Bendis says, should be a place for people to be able to experiment with new technology. The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship currently houses a 3D printer, with plans to add a laser scanner and 3D monitor in the works.

“We’re not trying to beat the Think[box] at all,” he noted. “Theirs are much more turnkey, ours are much more experimental.”

The 3D equipment in the library is currently used by appointment; for example, a biology professor recently needed a model of a specific bone printed.

“We’re going to be creating a nice work area where we’re going to be putting all of these high-tech toys. They’re not going to be behind closed doors— where the cool stuff shouldn’t always be.”

As the library deploys new technologies, patrons find new and unexpected uses for them. KSL recently added laser rangefinders to the set of equipment that patrons can check out. Bendis had “a couple of uses” in mind for the rangefinders, but as patrons heard about them, they realized they had been needing them to take certain kinds of measurements that KSL staff had not thought of. KSL is currently planning to add GoPro cameras to its lineup.

“We don’t know what the student

allowing no real way to tell if a system was down or low on supplies.

While the WEPA system has comparatively better features and services, it also has a higher price tag, resulting in an increase in the cost per page to print from five cents to seven cents. No profit is made for the university of the system; however, it costs more to give away the free $25 in printing allocated to students.

The WEPA system has significantly grown in popularity, leading to more WEPA kiosks being installed in other locations this fall, such as the Kelvin Smith Library and the Triangle Apartments. These additional printers have all been networked with existing printers across campus, allowing all students to print to any of these locations. In total, the number of kiosks on campus has increased from 11 last spring semester to 23 this fall semester, a significantly larger number of printers than the former seven in the Print2Here system.

“I’d like to see more,” said Kraft. “The more that participate in this system, the better it gets.” population’s going to do with them, but we know they’re going to do something with them,” Bendis said.

Another feature of the tour will be the flexible spaces in the library.

These spaces are able to turn into other spaces for library events such as guest speakers or for situations as simple as reorganizing a classroom. The Active Collaboration Room on the second floor is half standard classroom, half café-style teleconferencing center, while three classrooms on the lower level have removable walls and can be combined as needed.

The tour is only part of a larger effort to help patrons understand the library’s resources. Later this semester, Bendis plans to offer the Case Learn multimedia workshops on Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons, to make them more available to patrons who can’t make it to workshops during the day. Additionally, the library will offer “Freedman Center Fridays,” during which Bendis will hold what he describes as “open office hours” where patrons can come learn a new skill “a little differently than in a workshop.”

Overall, Bendis says, an important part of the library is helping patrons discover what technologies they can best use to accomplish their goals. As the library continues to expand its arsenal, Bendis says it’s important for people to know what’s available to them.

“It’s our job to provide better tools— better options,” he noted.

CWRU strengthens collaboration with Cleveland Museum of Art through $15 million joint fund Tanvi Parmar Staff Reporter Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Museum of Art recently introduced an initiative that strengthens their existing collaboration. CMA Trustee Nancy Keithley and CWRU trustee Joseph Keithley committed $15 million through their Nancy and Joseph Keithley Fund at The Cleveland Foundation.

The purpose of the gift is to advance both institutions and prepare curators, scholars, directors and academic leaders through a futuristic thinking program to be called the Nancy and Joseph Keithley Institute for Art History.

A central focus of the institute is a joint doctoral program developed by the university and the museum during the past few years. The new program will be a “object-oriented” approach. This means that it will focus on intensive in-person study of actual pieces of art.

The joint doctoral program between

the two institutions has been around since 1967. Since its beginning, the program has always used the museum’s world class collections and training.

The endowment will also support public and academic programming in addition to published works to highlight the development of research and exhibition.

Students will be able to take part in museum internships, which will allow them to receive real life cultural experience. For example, the gift will provide graduate students the chance to travel fellowships as well as compensation for teaching and collection seminars.

Undergraduate students will also be able to participate in summer internships through this funding. Additionally, the gift will help improve the Ingalls Library and Museum Archives, which is the third largest research library in the U.S. All of the efforts of the gift is to be under the leadership of an institute director who will also be funded by the Keithleys.

Mary Kate Macedonia/Observer CMA & CWRU Trustees donated $15 million to a combined doctoral program.

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Third-year student takes lab into the ambulance Research analyzes the effect vehicle vibrations have on hospital patients

Kushagra Gupta Contributing Reporter Junior Serena Doyle spent her past summer constantly inside an ambulance.

Fortunately for Doyle, a nursing major, she did not have to be transported at high speeds due to injury; she was analyzing how vibrations during medical transport can induce stress on patients.

Due to need for a better facility, patients frequently need to be transported between hospitals. Vibrations from this can strain patients, a fact that’s often overlooked.

“If you think about why you feel so tired after a long car ride, it’s not necessarily because you’re just sitting there, but because your muscles— [with] all those forces on you— are all contracting to keep you upright, to keep you stable,” she explained.

To properly gather data, Doyle joined crews for 12-hour shifts two to three times a week. When the ambulance was transporting a patient, she would place a multiunit sensor— a small, black device with three switches— between a patient’s knees in order to measure the vibrations that would affect the person.

“The data is recorded the second we lift a patient from their bed onto our cot. So

that first boom, that’s when [the recording] started,” she said.

The shifts and constant waiting were tiring; she described her experience as similar to fire crews waiting for emergencies in television shows.

“Everybody has a pager, you sit around and wait for a call,” Doyle noted.

After the patients were dropped off, Doyle collected information, such as their name and medical record number. She would later follow up with the patient to see what happened with the individuals’ health after transport.

“We sent the data we collected to one of the engineering [graduate] students here at CWRU and they analyzed it for us and sent us back the results,” Doyle explained.

However, from what she’s seen so far and based on acceptable levels set by the International Labor Organization, patients are routinely exposed to too much vibration. One of the goals of her research is to come up with a list of suggestions to reduce the amount of resonance placed on patients. Doyle believes that one option would comprise of altering the material the mattresses on stretchers are made from. Over the summer, she tested Z-foam mattress on Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), transparent crates used for ill or

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Doyle turns the multi-sensor unit on right before the ambulance crew transfers the patient onto the ambulance stretcher.

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The sensor is placed between the patient’s knees and begins recording all the vibrations on the patient.

premature newborns.

“Inside the Z-foam mattress is the same material that they use in breast implants. It conforms around the baby,” Doyle said.

While she couldn’t place the sensor inside the NICU with the newborns, Doyle measured vibrations on the trip to pick up the baby since she believed the vibrations would be about the same going either direction.

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Courtesy Big Games Club Zombie participants in last springs Humans versus Zombies (HVZ) event chase after humans in a mission. This year’s HVZ begins next week.

Campus to be overrun by living dead this Monday Brian Sherman Staff Reporter Next week the Case Western Reserve University campus will be overrun by the undead horde as Big Games Club’s main event, Humans versus Zombies (HvZ), enters its eighth year on campus. From midnight on Oct. 2 until the final mission on Oct. 11, humans and zombies will clash in this cross-campus zombie apocalypse.

This week-long event will be prefaced by a commitment-free practice mission at 1 p.m. outside of Leutner dining hall.

Registration will be open until Tuesday, when a mandatory rules meeting will be held to educate players on the rules of the game. Last fall, over 400 players participated in HvZ, and a similar number is expected to participate this fall.

Players of the game will be distinguished from their peers by wearing a neon green bandanna on their arm as humans or on their head as zombies. Humans are allowed to have Nerf blasters and balledup socks to defend themselves against the zombies and try to survive until the final

mission. Buildings are classified as safe zones, and when humans are inside them, they become immune to the zombies.

Zombies must tag humans in order to feed, as prolonged time without doing so will result in a zombie’s death. Humans tagged become zombies themselves, making the horde stronger. However, they must be cautious; if their prey hits them with a dart or sock, the zombie is stunned and cannot participate for a short period of time.

The game will be played across campus, with the north and south residential villages, the apartments on Hessler, the Mather Quad and the Main Quad areas all in play. Uptown and, most notably, the Triangle Apartments are classified as out of play, requiring players who live there to check in at Nord or Wade at least once a day.

Missions, a part of the game introduced in 2009, are also an important aspect of HvZ. They are played out every other day and, like last spring semester’s game, actions taken within the mission will impact the storyline of CWRU’s zombie apocalypse, which will be revealed as the game progresses.

Sitting down, Cynthia begins to recall when she first met Antonio, 30 years ago.

It was in Valladolid, Spain, a two hour drive northwest from Madrid. She was studying comparative literature abroad; he, Spanish-Language and Literature. English was her first language; his, Spanish.

He started taking classes and listening to American music.

She switched her major shortly after meeting him. Spanish of course.

She returned home. They exchanged letters. A long distance relationship.

But she wasn’t gone for long.

She finished her undergraduate degree in 1984. They were lucky, Antonio was done with his mandatory military service then too.

She came back to Madrid for her master’s degree in Spanish. A couple years later after that program was finished, Antonio decided to work towards his doctorate in Hispanic Linguistics and Literatures at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

Cynthia says she did not follow him to the United States; she insists that she brought Antonio here.

What was the thing that struck her first when she met him? His hazel eyes. *** His eyes were a striking feature.

Alumni Katie Kooser, who had Antonio as a faculty advisor, and is a friend of Rosalie, says they were often what stood out most.

His eyes were humble, she says. A perfect expression of his gentle, quiet demeanor.

His gaze, she says, “could read other people, and demonstrate care and concern with just a glance.”

He was a perpetual listener, she says, and taught her to be a better person on top of a better student.

“The dots,” how to appreciate life, she says, never connected in her academic career like they did when she was under Antonio’s guidance.

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Doyle collects the name, the Medical Record Number (MRN), and follows up on the patient’s situation afterward.

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tions for the cost-benefit analysis that doctors make when deciding whether to transfer a patient. “[The goal is] to be able to develop some sort of system where the doctors will be able to determine, ‘Yes, it’s a good time to transport this patient’ versus ‘No, I don’t think they can handle it,’” Doyle said. “[Are] there any clinical predicators that we can look at beforehand that’ll show us that, yeah, sure, it’s ok to transfer them?” he wasn’t in the spotlight,” Kooser noted. “It wasn’t about what he thought, it was about what you thought, and where you could improve. He was a background kind of guy.” *** Linda Ehrlich, associate professor of Japanese, sits in the expansive atrium of the Cleveland Museum of Art. It’s rather empty. She seems at home here, her sharp blazer pairing well with the square steel tables, topiary and brown dog head sculpture.

Ehrlich was Candau’s “right hand man” during his fight with his disease.

For eight months, she assisted Candau with his work as the chair for the Modern Languages and Literatures Department.

He did much of it from home, and would correspond multiple times daily with Ehrlich. He even insisted on writing letters of recommendation for students hesitant in their request, for fear of bothering him.

It was only two months ago that he gave up his post.

“He found his students to be so inspiring that he wanted to be with them as long as he could,” Ehrlich says. “They meant a lot to him.”

Ehrlich will remember Antonio for his love of classical Spanish cinema and his dry sense of humor.

“It was very Spanish,” she says, “I don’t think people are stressing that enough.”

Ehrlich says Antonio’s death still has an “air of unreality” to it.

“I feel a lot of pain there,” she says, referring to Guilford Hall. “His absence is something palpable.” *** As Cynthia finishes her story, she begins to gush about her husband.

“He was a very humble soul,” she says proudly. “He was never rude, never mean. No amount of kindness was too small for him. He was very intellectual, yet still very human. It was his nature to be helpful, to go out of the way. He was enormously selfless.”

“He was a good guy, he was a great guy,” she says, fighting back tears.

“Very easy to be with.”

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Outside the Circle A look at news outside of Case Western Reserve

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Tara Tran Contributing Reporter

Mark Patteson Contributing Reporter National

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1. Deadly earthquake in Balochistan, Pakistan On Saturday, Sept. 21 around noon, in Nairobi, Kenya, unidentified gunmen attacked the Westgate Mall and held hostages until Tuesday, Sept. 24. The Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked group, has claimed responsibility for the

attack. Among the 72 reported deaths, 175 injuries were also reported.

This was the largest and deadliest terrorist attack in Kenya since 1998, when al-Qaeda bombed the U.S. Embassy, taking 213 lives.

2. Mass shooting in Kenyan mall leaves 72 dead On Saturday, Sept. 21 around noon, in Nairobi, Kenya, unidentified gunmen attacked the Westgate Mall and held hostages until Tuesday, Sept. 24. The Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked group, has claimed responsibility for the

attack. Among the 72 reported deaths, 175 injuries were also reported.

This was the largest and deadliest terrorist attack in Kenya since 1998, when al-Qaeda bombed the U.S. Embassy, taking 213 lives.

3. Poachers in Zimbabwe poison nearly 90 elephants Park rangers in the Hwange National Park found dead carcasses of over 87 elephants and continue to keep finding them. Industrial cyanide that is commonly used in gold mining was found in the water holes that the elephants frequently drink from.

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Along with this, other animals, such as vultures, that feed on the elephants after they die, have also been dying from the poison. Of the 174, 51 tusks have been recovered. Rangers have been able to track down the poachers and they are expected to go under trial soon.

4. First class stamp prices to go up in January The United States Postal Serviceannounced on Wednesday, Sept.

25, that it will raise the cost of mailing a letter from the current price of 46 cents to 49 cents in January. The USPS lost around $16 billion in 2012 and is estimated to lose around $6 billion by the end of 2013.

By bringing the price up three cents, the USPS expects to suffer from a lesser loss.

Under federal law, the USPS is only allowed

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5. 50 years after Americans stopped worrying, document reveals that US almost nuked itself A recently declassified document confirms long held suspicions that a nuclear bomb dropped from a crashing B-52 bomber nearly exploded near the town of Goldsboro, South Carolina in 1961. Released under the Freedom of Information Act, the 1969 report reveals that the weapon was only one stage away from detonation.

On the Beat It is probably inevitable that a column on campus safety should address the issue of alcohol, so why fight the inevitable? All joking aside, since the start of the academic year, CWRU PD and various EMS agencies have transported at least 16 students to the hospital for treatment of alcoholrelated symptoms. These transports have become a rite of fall that we aren’t nearly as fond of as pumpkins and apple cider. So a few things about drinking: First, the basics— the legal age to consume or purchase alcohol in the state of Ohio is 21. Driving with a blood alcohol level over .08 is illegal and will result in your arrest.

If you do drink alcohol, there is a line from an old Clint Eastwood movie that applies: “A man’s got to know his limitations.” In this case, it is equally

to raise the stamp prices proportional to the inflation rate. The USPS is unique in that it is an independent agency, meaning it receives no tax money for its operations but is still under government control.

Another possibility to fixing the economic situation of the USPS would be to end Saturday delivery service. The agency predicts that this would save $2 billion annually.

Of the 32 so-called “broken arrow incidents” acknowledged by the Defense Department and the hundreds of suspected nuclear weapons accidents, the Goldsboro crash was the closest to actual detonation. The bomb, 260 times more powerful than the one used on Hiroshima, could have spread fallout across the East Coast and killed millions.

police blotter true for women. Alcohol is a chemical that will affect you in different ways, depending on factors such as gender, body weight and of course, amount and type consumed. There is no human body that is set up to deal with multiple shots of hard liquor in short periods of time, which is a scenario we encounter all too often here. If you are starting to lose control of basic bodily functions, or find that when you talk everyone is looking at you like you’re speaking Klingon, those are probably good indicators it is past time to quit.

If you see someone who has ignored Clint’s advice, please contact someone to get them the medical assistance they might need. Acute alcohol intoxication can be life threatening— the consequences for doing nothing to get someone the help they need will always

be greater than the consequences of an alcohol policy violation.

Finally, alcohol consumption will eventually alter your behavior— there are no exceptions. Alcohol can make you feel more at ease in social situations, but it can also make you more vulnerable to crimes such as robbery and sexual assault as your defenses and awareness drop. It can also make you think you aren’t really being that obnoxious— it’s all fun and games until you wake up in a holding cell. So let’s all enjoy what fall in Cleveland has to offer, minus the hospital trips.

On the Beat is a weekly safety column written by Sergeant Jeffrey Daberko & Officer Mark (The Crossing Guard) Chavis of CWRU PD. Send feedback to this or other columns at policecolumn@case.edu.

9/16/13 to 9/23/13 9/16 — Petty theft from bookstore, suspect located and arrested. Barnes & Noble, Euclid Avenue.

9/16 — Bicycle theft: Bike taken from rack between 9/13-9/16, Staley House.

9/22 — Motor vehicle theft: Parked car taken from lot between 2-6 a.m., Lot 26/Circle Drive.

9/22 — Felony theft: Unattended bag containing electronics stolen, Leutner Commons.

9/23 — Bicycle theft: Bike taken from rack between 0830-1200, Strosacker auditorium.

On the Beat can be contacted at policecolumn@case.edu.

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SLJC presents this month’s Student Leaders Award September’s winner: The Orientation Leader’s Executive Board Part of our mission in the Student Leadership Journey Council is to recognize the student leaders and groups that use their talents to promote growth in our community. The Student Leaders of the Month and Student Organization of the Month awards are our way of celebrating the wonderful people and groups at CWRU. Keep an eye out for future awards, which will be announced biweekly through The Observer. Know someone or a group that deserves the prize? Individuals can be nominated, and past winners viewed, at observer.case.edu/SLJC. The Student Leadership Journey Council (SLJC) recognizes and awards the Orientation Executive Board for their leadership skills and their success with Orientation 2013.

Through hard work and dedication, they strived to provide new students and their families a warm welcome and smooth transition into the Case Western Reserve University community.

Below, several commonly asked questions are answered about the Executive Board based in an interview with faculty mentor Amanda McCarthy.

Question: What is the Orientation Executive Board?

Answer: The Board members are the link between the first-year experience and Family Programs Office and students. They are the brains behind the operation, so to speak. The executive board plans, trains, supervises,

leads, welcomes and oversees orientation.

Q: Are there different leadership styles within the executive board? Were they more similar or different?

A: According to McCarthy, each member was chosen to bring something different to the board. She noted that everyone responds best to a different leadership style and she kept that in mind while deciding who to hire. McCarthy appreciated that leaders learn and grow from each other and strove to achieve diversity in the group in order to promote this.

Q: Orientation Leaders are known to be especially close, how is that established?

A: McCarthy believes the closeness often seen between orientation leaders comes from the team-building focus of the spring training program and retreats. This focus and goal promotes confidence in the Orientation

Meet the Orientation Leader’s Executive Board Aditya Rengaswamy, Eric Vondrak, Elizabeth Merkel, Maryn Cover and James Silay Leaders, including the EBoard. Even though they are newly selected, the Executive Board members do have extra responsibilities during the training, including facilitating activities and working with office personnel.

They are looked upon as experienced leaders and role models by the Orientation Leaders.

Q: What was the biggest challenge for the Executive Board and how was it overcome?

A: To McCarthy, it seems that most years the board faces a similar problem.

They do not comprehend what is required of them before they actually begin to do it.

She sees the members having difficulties when the realization of their many responsibilities hits them, but she also sees the “light bulb moment” when they each ascertain why they are working so hard. She believes the passion and love they each

Courtesy James Silay have for what they are doing pushes them through the tough times and makes all the hard work worth it in the end.

Q: How does being on the board influence the members as leaders?

A: After working with multiple boards, McCarthy is able to observe that the members come from very different backgrounds to work together and become a team that strives for a common goal. She enjoys watching the members hold on to their experience on the board and take with them what they learned, and applying it to their future undertakings.

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October 3 at Veale Center from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Crossword Puzzle

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5. Coffees 10. Carry 14. Achy 15. Domicile 16. Wild goat 17. Pullover 19. No more than 20. Poetic dusk 21. Any animal with no feet 22. Blood vessels 23. Coureur de bois 25. Fasteners for wood 27. Paddle 28. The area around a barn 31. Drudges 34. Negate 35. Prefix meaning “Modern” 36. Apprentice 37. A crime syndicate 38. Leave in a hurry 39. Historic period 40. Moses’ brother 41. Accomplishments 42. Threatening

44. Type of airplane 45. Secluded valleys 46. Otalgia 50. Spirits 52. Sound with a monotonous hum 54. Female chicken 55. Initial wager 56. A sporting competition 58. Male deer 59. Grain disease 60. Feudal worker 61. Sharpen 62. Manicurist’s board 63. Russian emperor Down 1. Something of value 2. Not upper 3. Sporting venue 4. Ocean 5. An opaque form of quartz 6. Loathe 7. Cancel 8. Epinephrin 9. Collection 10. At an opportune time 11. Dutiful or submissive behavior

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12. Small slender gull 13. X X X X 18. Paperlike cloths 22. A climbing plant 24. Jump up and down 26. Diva’s solo 28. Obscure 29. Absorb written material 30. Specks 31. Flower stalk 32. Stringed instrument 33. Large long-armed ape 34. Appear at county fairs 37. Principal 38. Bristle 40. Air force heroes 41. Skin layer 43. Assert without proof 44. Chipper 46. Mistake 47. A type of board game 48. Reddish brown 49. Go in 50. Cummerbund 51. Savvy about 53. Large 56. T 57. Got together

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Horoscopes Aries

On occasion, no one around you will pay attention to what you say.

Instead of delving into the specifics of how a laundry machine works, maybe just stick to the fact that your basement is full of suds.

Taurus Tropical Smoothies are not your friend; they’re your food. Treat the banana and strawberry blends as such.

Gemini Could your week become any more hellish? Possibly if you decide to finally pay attention to organic chemistry.

Cancer Going on the paleo-diet is actually not the brightest choice this week: on Friday night, you may not remember binge-eating a day-old loaf of Jimmy John’s bread.

Leo You’ll go against your better judgment and decide to walk through NRV to get to your car.

Nothing has changed since you moved out.

Virgo

Although your mother told you her horror story, you will continue to buy pre-made sandwiches from the vending machine.

Libra Not only does your new cell phone function as your main communication apparatus, but it also spices up everything you wear. Go you.

Scorpio Sorry, I got nothing for you this week. Try again.

Sagittarius melt minion model other pearl riot script severe shift slump smile storm times tire tycoon uneven usual vogue winter

Sufjan Stevens’ sweet, tender voice will lull you to sleep come the weekend. Let it do its magic.

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Capricorn Could you have run into a worse sign while focusing on your phone? Considering the sign talks of the dangers of using your cell phone while moving, probably not.

Aquarius If your life was like a Nicholas Sparks book, you’d be at the point where the lovesick one couldn’t be any happier with anyone else or doing anything else. Your intuition has failed you once again.

Pisces

Every weekday feels like the weekend, which will make that surprise physics exam seem even more out of place.

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Katz Club Diner Artisan taste of classic America

Courtesy Doug Katz The Katz Club on Lee Road between Mayfield Rd and Cedar Rd offers a variety of American classics, including the cobb salad and sandwiches.

Zsolt Bogar Contributing Reporter Most of the Case Western Reserve University community is probably not aware of an elegant, authentic gem located just east of campus on Lee Road between Mayfield and Cedar Roads— the Katz Club Diner, which has been open only since May. The concept combines four establishments in one unified brand— a classic, upscale diner with all-natural and locally-sourced artisan offerings, a comprehensive coffee bar with pastries and breakfast specials, an evening vintage cocktail lounge speakeasy and an online-order take-out service. The Katz Club Diner is housed in two joined authentic American diners from 1949 and 1950, brought in from New Jersey and Pennsylvania by Steve Presser of Big Fun on Coventry.

Owner Doug Katz (of another restaurant named Fire) proudly explained: “We want to offer the same authenticity Fire

on Shaker Square offers in its locallysourced concept, but at a lower pricing point. We aim to make almost everything in house…we make our own sausage, bacon, ice cream, and nothing is processed.

The quality in the diner is unmatched in the community and is convenient to University Circle. We’re building a neighborhood here for all—it’s the perfect meeting point.”

Most people, as it turns out, have never experienced a pre-1950s diner atmosphere: Most imitation diners that have popped up across America since then use a concept model that no longer did most preparation in-house and relied on prepackaged and processed meals. In an atmosphere that is both classic and elegant, Katz Club visitors are treated to interiors of stainless steel and authentic wood trim, along with original photos of historic and modern Cleveland.

Highlights on the diner menu include the signature triple-decker Katz Club sandwich with roasted turkey, locally-sourced bacon, lettuce and tomato, finished with a

fried egg. “Pair this one with our homemade coffee shake,” Katz recommends.

Also not to be missed are the roastbeef sliders. The diner even has options for vegetarians: the eggplant reuben with house-prepared sauerkraut and local swiss cheese on rye is a popular choice. The diner section attracts all members of the community, from Cleveland Heights locals and businesspeople, to Cleveland Orchestra concertgoers, to CWRU faculty and students. Open from 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. on weeknights and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, it is a gathering spot for all times of day.

The coffee bar uses premium directtrade beans from Rising Star Coffee in Ohio City and the program features dedicated full-time baristas and latte art.

The coffee counter features a full line of pastries prepared by the in-house pastry chef— the to-go morning special of $5 features a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich with a premium cup of coffee. Stayin diners should try the branded Katz pocket-pies (think homemade natural

poptart). The homemade pies and cookies on display are additionally a unique visual spectacle. For students hoping for a place to study, the location offers free wifi and parking, as well as a late-night scrambled egg special.

The bar-car speakeasy is the most special section of them all: An exclusive lounge with upholstery on the doors and a setting that evokes the elegance of the early aviation age combined with authentic old America. Open Wednesday to Saturday evenings from 8 p.m. to midnight, the lounge features classic cocktails while the wine and champagne offerings remain at retail pricing. This spot is bound to become a popular romantic date spot or weekend gathering place for friends in the 21+ crowd.

A special feature of the Katz Club is its online takeout service. Students wishing to grab a quick bite from the full menu can order online and time pickup. Catering for pick-up is also available for bigger functions. The website also features rotating daily specials as an added bonus.

The Observer Playlist of the Week Jason Walsh Staff Reporter R. Kelly - “Genius” There are really no adjectives for this song other than “R. Kelly.” Get ready for “Black Panties,” out Nov. 11.

Pusha T - “Nosetalgia (ft. Kendrick Lamar)” Pusha T’s new album “My Name Is My Name” is out Oct. 8 and it features Chris

Brown, Rick Ross, The-Dream, Kelly Rowland, 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar, Future, Pharrell and more.

If that’s not enough to get you excited, I don’t know what to say.

Clams Casino - “Crystals” If you haven’t heard of Clams Casino, he’s the dude that’s produced pretty much all the best A$AP Rocky songs, and every Lil B song with a great beat. He also put out a couple of fantastic instrumental mixtapes in 2011 and 2012. “Crystals” is a previously unreleased song that made

it’s way onto the Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack.

Twin Shadow - “Old Love / New Love” Twin Shadow’s 2010 album “Forget” was one of my favorites of that year. 2012’s “Confess” was a little bit of a disappointment. “Old Love / New Love” (also from the GTA V soundtrack) is pretty near to a return-to-form for Twin Shadow: slightly melancholy, 80s influenced pop layered with George Lewis Jr.’s falsetto singing catchy melodies.

Drake - “Hold On (We’re Going Home”) So this song isn’t very new (it’s been out almost two months), but Drake just put out a video for it which is set in Miami in 1985 and stars A$AP Rocky, Fredo Santana, a pseudo-Scarface mansion, and an actual Scarface actor. Drake’s girlfriend gets kidnapped by a rival who Drake took something from (we’re not told what), so Drake and A$AP set out to take revenge.

It’s over seven minutes, really silly and pretty awesome.

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The bros and cons of bro-tanks Allison Duchin Contributing Reporter WATCH OUT! Bro-tanks have taken over the closets of Case Western Reserve University’s male student population.

Where did the popularity of these garments come from, who wears them and most importantly, are they doing their intended purpose of grabbing the attention of CWRU’s female population?

Bro-tanks are male tank tops that are typically worn by jocks or fraternities; but how are they truly different than just a tank top? Bro-tanks are more than a garment— they are an attitude, they have a certain swagger about them, and to the bros who wear them, bro-tanks represent a way of life. The bro-tank is assumed to have originated in Southern California amongst the surfing community; although CWRU has a decent population that ma-

triculates from the west coast, it doesn’t explain the mass quantity of bro-tank wearing students that appear on CWRU’s campus on a sunny day.

The social connotation of the bro-tank is that the wearer is a well-muscled male often seen as the center of attention at parties and other social gatherings; typically these males can be seen in the untamed environment that is a college campus. If one sees a bro-tank, it is commonly paired with a pair of wayfarer sunglasses, khaki shorts and open toed sandals; these items often complete the look of a true “bro.”

The point of wearing clothing is multi-faceted: it creates a physical form of self-expression, gives one confidence and is used to attract people of the wearer’s interest. The latter of the three, physical attraction, is often the reasoning behind males wearing brotanks. Nico Salavaggione, recent fraternity pledge and athlete, is most likely the most notorious wearer of bro-tanks

on CWRU’s campus. He was even described as, “the epitome of bro-tanks,” by fellow student Sydney Eton.

Salavaggione’s assortment of brotanks varies from sleeveless hoodies to self-made cut-offs. When asked why Salavaggione liked to wear bro-tanks so much he responded, “Because they make me look muscular.”

On CWRU’s campus, however, every “bro” wears bro-tanks, but not every brotank is worn by a “bro.” Although atypical bro-tank wearers do not assume the full “bro” persona, many embrace it.

When asked if bro-tanks have a connotation towards the person wearing them, CWRU student Demir Tulunoglu responded, “the connotation of a bro-tank is that you are sweating so much, due to the fact that you are working out so much, that you need to wear minimal clothing.”

Although Tulunoglu does not have quite as an extensive collection of brotanks as Salavaggione, his closet does

house three different bro-tanks that he sports regularly when the weather is suitable.

Tulunoglu referenced a bro-tank as “bro-thanks” from an analogy: The person who designed the first bro-tank gave it to a friend was later thanked by that friend after he got increased attention from women around him. However, the question remains— do bro-tanks really make the wearers more appealing to the females at Case? Like any other factor in attraction, the appeal of bro-tanks is completely subjective; however, the humor of the shirt solidifies its growing popularity as a trend among college males, including those at CWRU. Bro-tanks appear on male students across the social spectrum of CWRU. Although typically a fraternity member or an athlete, many students who wear bro-tanks may fall under both or neither categories, making CWRU “bro-neutral” to the shirt.

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“Quimby the Mouse” illustrator to speak at the Cleveland Public Library CPL brings authors and illustrators to speak about works and process.

Jessica Yang Contributing Reporter The Cleveland Public Library has yet again brought back their “Writers and Readers” series, featuring authors, illustrators and personalities like Chris Ware (illustrator for “Quimby the Mouse”), Ta-Nehisi Coates (former editor at The Village Voice and The Atlantic) , Jesmyn Ward (author of “Salvage the Bones” and “Where the Line Bleeds”) and Dan Savage (founder of the It Gets Better Project).

On Oct. 5th, illustrator Chris Ware will be speaking at the main Cleveland Public Library in the Louis Stokes Wing audito-

rium about his works and his process. Ware is the illustrator behind popular children’s novels and comics such as “Quimby the Mouse,” “Rusty Brown,” “Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth” and “Acme Novelty Library.”

Chris Ware is known for his exploration of depression, social isolation and loneliness. Self-trained, Chris Ware creates most of his comics by hand, except for a small portion of the text. However, his stories go beyond the art, since his comics have won multiple literary prizes and acclaim, breaking the norm for comics. He’s changed the comic world, stabilizing its place in both literature and art.

Poet J.D McClatchy, a fan of Ware, has

said, “Chris Ware is the Emily Dickinson of comics. He takes all the accoutrements of an ordinary household and... first the floorboards disappear and there’s a void.

And where you would expect demons, there’s your family— familiar, grotesque and menacing. Then the ceiling rolls back, and where you might expect God is emptiness. A blank bubble of meaning, the meaning of our anxious fears and ravenous desires.”

This sentiment has been echoed by others, even by Pulitzer-Prize winning artist Art Spiegelman, author and illustrator of “Maus.” Spiegelman was responsible for Ware’s first national publication in RAW, an international magazine legendary for

non-mainstream comic artists.

Especially stressed at the event will be his most recent works, the “Jimmy Corrigan” series, which has been lauded by critics, with The New Yorker calling it “the first formal masterpiece of the medium” and “Building Stories,” an unconventional comic that’s packaged in a box with fourteen different objects such as flip books, newspapers and broadsheets.

After the talk, there will be an audience Q&A and a book signing.

The Chris Ware event is at the main Cleveland Public Library in the Louis Stokes Wing auditorium at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5. The event is free to the public and there will be books available for purchase.

Katy Witkowski Arts & Entertianment Editor On Sept. 21 and 22, young and old came together outside of the Cleveland Museum of Art to participate in the Chalk Festival. Held every year in the adjacent garden and pond, chalk lovers draw whatever they please on the cement. The following photographs follow the creation of artworks on Saturday.

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EGSA to host first Murder Mystery Gala Anne Nickoloff Staff Reporter During the Academy Awards, viewers usually don’t question why the carpet is red.

However, there may be reasons to wonder about this potential detail at the English Graduate Student Association’s (EGSA) first annual Murder Mystery Gala. On Oct. 12, students and community members alike will be welcomed to Case Western’s Alumni House for a night of sophisticated mystery-solving.

“The premise for the murder mystery is an Oscars after-party. Everyone who attends will be assigned a role, and you come to the event dressed and prepared to play that character,” explained Monica Orlando, the president of EGSA. “You will interact with others to figure out who the murderer is.”

Each attendee will receive an invitation packet before the event which explains details about the character they will play. Upon arrival, ticketholders

then receive two envelopes that hold information to explain more about their character, facts they must find out and cash tokens used to find clues.

“Everyone will have a chance to have their picture taken on the red carpet, to enjoy food and drink and to socialize and be entertained in the glamorous setting of the historic CWRU Alumni House,” said Orlando.

Ticketholders receive one free drink and choice of a plethora of hors d’oeuvres. Fresh popcorn will also be available, and movies will be screened in the background.

However, the main point of this event seems to be the chance to get out and socialize.

“Too often we students get so caught up in our work and small communities,” said Jess Slentz, EGSA recruiting chairman. “We wanted this to be a way to bring people from different departments together for an awesome experience.”

Claire McBroom, the events chair for EGSA, agrees. “As students, it can be hard to break out of our social routines

and our campus centers to meet people from other programs and beyond. This will be a fun way to encourage people to have fun together and raise money for a good cause, too!” said McBroom.

Ticket money will be used to pay off the event and to fund other programs put on by EGSA. The tickets cost $30 each and there are only 100 available for sale.

While the price is a little steep for a CWRU event, it is unlike any other event on campus in that it is very elaborate and allows everyone to participate.

The mystery written for the event was ordered from a website that creates custom-made situations for different events. Slentz said, “This particular mystery is written by a company called Night of Mystery, whose mysteries I have personally participated in before and they are so detailed and fun.”

The Murder Mystery Gala is the first event of its kind to be created by EGSA. The organization hopes for this year’s successes to carry it into future years. “The EGSA would like the Murder Mystery event to be an anticipated

yearly tradition,” said McBroom. “We want the community to count down to it every year.”

Doubling as a way to advertise EGSA, the Murder Mystery Gala serves multiple purposes, but the organization’s top goal is for the event to be fun and something people can really get into. Costumes are highly encouraged, and some characters’ outfits are outlined in the information attendees receive before the event.

I’m an avid awards show-watcher and I’m not ashamed to say I’m excited to live out my red carpet fantasies,” said McBroom. “Add in a great venue, food, prizes and a murder, and I think you’ll be hard pressed to find a more glamorous event on campus.” “[It’s] great when we reach people beyond the English department and encourage socializing and sharing of ideas across disciplines and programs,” added Orlando.

The event runs from 7-10 p.m. on Oct. 12. Tickets can be purchased through EGSA’s website.

Howard’s“Rush”deserves the hype Lily Korte Staff Reporter Great achievers throughout history are driven by a variety of factors. Some are motivated by money, some by fantasies of attaining power, while others simply want to prove wrong every person who ever doubted or slighted them in the past. From a filmmaker’s perspective though, the most interesting biographies to dramatize are inevitably those of people motivated primarily by rivalry. Ron Howard’s “Rush” examines the struggle for racing supremacy between two talented Formula One drivers in the mid-1970s: Irresponsible British playboy James Hunt (portrayed by Chris Hemsworth) and uptight Austrian perfectionist Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl).

Some of the early buzz about the film had been in the form of juvenile snickering over the fact that the man who once played “Opie” was now going to direct his first sex scene, but the sex and drugs aspect of James Hunt’s life is mostly a secondary part of the film. The primary focus is on

the rivalry between two great drivers and on the culture of the racing world itself, and Hunt’s hedonism and arrogance seem to show that his rivalry with Lauda is almost as much of a clashing of personalities and life philosophies as it is a professional battle for the title of Champion. According to Lauda’s autobiography, the two men were relatively close friends in real life, but screenwriter Peter Morgan seems justified in using a bit of dramatic license to play up the tension between the two at a time when they were in direct competition for racing’s greatest prize.

It’s a bit hard to call anything that happens in the movie a “spoiler” when a film is about real people and real events. I saw the film without having any idea about what would happen next, but anybody who has more than a passing familiarity with F1 history will already know what fate befalls the drivers in the 1976 F1 season, in terms of victories as well as defeats and, most notably, car crashes. Over and over again, the film drives home the notion that any time a F1 driver gets into his car, he runs a 20 percent chance of dying. According to a recent bit of analysis commissioned by the BBC,

this precise figure is a bit of an exaggeration, but it’s certainly no exaggeration to say that the sport is a very dangerous one overall. This is proven by the formidable list of crashes and fatalities during the era in which the film is set (though fortunately, no F1 driver has been involved in a fatal accident since 1994). Needless to say, terrible accidents do occur to various drivers over the course of the film, and depictions of both the injuries and hospital treatment for them can be difficult to watch; a scene where a character’s lungs are vacuumed out while he is still conscious is particularly brutal. The scenes on the track are also nail-biting to watch, especially when the races are occurring in inclement weather. One can’t help but get the sense that it takes a sort of madness to throw oneself so willingly into such a dangerous sport, but the danger does make Hunt’s libertine lifestyle off the track understandable, if not quite acceptable.

From a technical standpoint, it’s a very well-made and well-acted film. It perhaps unavoidably lapses into some of the standard clichés of sports films and depictions of rivalries, but is generally good enough

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to stand as a decent film on its own merits without feeling too derivative. Hemsworth and Brühl deserve particular praise as the two leads, as they more or less carry the film by themselves. All the other characters in the film feature in very minor roles by comparison.

Perhaps most surprising is how much both actors physically resemble the real people they portray— when the real Hunt and Lauda are seen in snippets of archival footage at the movie’s end, they are instantly and eerily recognizable. Morgan’s script is occasionally a bit too predictable for my taste, but he does an effective job of compressing a lot of action and personalities into what can fit into the length of a film. Similarly, Ron Howard senses when to focus more on the racing and when to pull back and see more of the men who drive the cars, as well as the people in their lives, from team members to financial backers to long-suffering wives and girlfriends. It’s an intense, attention grabbing film that goes beyond explanations of fame, fortune or pure adrenaline to look at why people put themselves in such danger for the sake of sport.

Corrections The headline of “AnisfieldWolf Book Award-winner speaks at MOCA” was factually incorrect: The lecture occurred at Ohio Theatre, and the speaker won an Anisfield-Wolf Award in poetry. The subheading, furthermore, was incorrect as well: the Anisfield-Wolf Awards are given to authors who address social justice in contemporary America.

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Student participation: Can we improve?

According to the results of this year’s senior survey, the class of 2013 was relatively satisfied with their overall undergraduate experience. However, there is one more detail that should not go unnoticed: student participation, or the lack thereof. Out of the seniors surveyed, 40 percent expressed dissatisfaction with the voice they had in university policies, while 32 percent were dissatisfied with the Undergraduate Student Government (USG). The good news is that a majority of the surveyed students were satisfied in these two things. The bad news is that the dissatisfaction rates in these areas should be zero.

What this all boils down to is a myriad of forms of disconnection between students, USG and the administration. The students do not seem to know who to turn to when it comes to initiating a change on campus. Or then they simply do not seem to care that much.

Students do not seem to run for positions where they could make an impact on university policymaking – USG almost always has vacancies in their caucuses. Last year, the USG moderator website collected a total of 75 submissions from students and 3000 votes on different issues. That is not a lot, if you consider that there are around 4,000 of undergraduates last year along with the fact that these results span a long time period.

Yes, USG meetings are open to the general public. But no one ever really attends them. A USG newsletter is sent out to the CWRU community every week – yet only 1700 students read it. In the elections last spring, only 1457 students voted for the candidates for the executive board USG. That is 34 percent of all undergraduates. Even though this number was much bigger than in the years past, it’s still alarmingly low.

The lack of participation could also partly be due to a PR problem on USG’s end. It is not likely that when asked, a random student would know the name of the USG members who represent their specific caucus. There is not much buzz going on around campus about the specifics of the current projects of the different committees of USG. Fortunately, USG is planning to address the PR issue this year, but its advertising needs to be revamped completely in order to cause a major change in the current situation.

The lack of communication between the CWRU administration and students should not be overlooked either. It is USG’s objective to be the link between students and the administration, but sometimes it seems that the link is broken. USG has established a speaker series for its biweekly general assemblies, where someone from the higher end of the university food chain appears in front of the representatives and speaks about a relevant issue related to their respective position.

But how does that make a difference in a regular undergraduate’s life? While it is helpful that the speakers introduce themselves to students, most of them barely reach out to us, either directly or through USG, to ask for our opinions on certain subjects.

Looking at all these factors, it is no wonder that last year’s seniors expressed dissatisfaction over the say they have in university policy-making. In order for the senior survey results to be lower next year, we all – students and administration alike – need a drastic change in the system as well as in our attitudes.

Housing: Mere ideas aren’t enough

In the first editorial of the semester, we argued that in light of the expanding class sizes, something substantial should be done about the student housing situation now so that we will not find ourselves knees deep in a housing crisis in the next few years. As was reported in an issue of The Observer from two weeks ago, the university indeed does plan on building new student housing in the near future, contrary to the information we had obtained for the aforementioned editorial. This is definitely a step to the right direction. However, it is merely a baby step.

It is difficult to deem a housing plan definite and bulletproof when it is “still very much in its planning stages” and there is no set date for the beginning of the construction of any new residence halls. The targeted year of completion is 2015, but right now, it might as well be 2020. The time when a new batch of students can walk through the doors of the new building and settle in their rooms is not set in stone, no matter how good the intentions of the university are. Until the date for groundbreaking date is announced in the Daily, we can all continue with our daily lives unsure of whether the future students will have a place to stay on campus or not, especially when CWRU certainly has no plans to get rid of the two-year requirement to live on campus or the link between financial aid and campus housing. There is still a need for a confirmation of which the university has no room to back out.

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opinion Editor’s Note Bringing it all together Truth be told, I was never a fan of Homecoming during my first two years at Case Western Reserve University. Back then I associated the annual event with long lines at Leutner Commons, unfamiliar faces clogging pedestrian walkways and golf carts shuttling able bodied donors around campus.

But last year’s Homecoming changed my interpretation. University administrators opted to rebrand Homecoming into a celebration of alumni, families and students, in which the focus seemed to shift from collecting money to building community.

Last year’s celebration also represented the first time I was able to substantively engage with one of the university’s alum. Paul Kerson, a founding member of The Observer, reached out to our editorial board and desired nothing more than the opportunity to share his story with all who were willing to listen.

This interaction proved meaningful in a multitude of ways. Not only did the audience experience a snapshot of the Case Western Reserve campus during the Vietnam era, but we learned how, decades later, an individual can remain impacted by their student experience.

For me, Homecoming now serves as the time to remember that any effort undertaken by a student to further an organization or this institution does not occur in vain. Case Western Reserve students are safeguarders of the work completed by our alumni years before we enrolled at this school. More importantly, it is the responsibility of current students to ensure the opportunities given to tomorrow’s classes are as great, if not greater, than the ones we were given.

From Blue Block Party 2.0 to the annual Homecoming Parade, this week’s celebration offers many points of intersection between university alumni and current undergraduates. Rather than interpret Homecoming as a grand inconvenience exemplified by long dining hall lines, I invite students to envision it as a time to build community among people who share a mutual interest in Case Western Reserve.

After all, current students may comprise the university right now, but alumni built our past and will secure our future. And we will be joining their ranks soon enough.

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Classroom behaviors to avoid Theresa Smetona Un-sCWRU your lifestyle Attending class can often be a grueling ordeal. No matter how interesting a topic or engaging a professor, there always seems to be one or two students whose antics never fail to disrupt the clatss. Below are some behaviors, ranging from slightly annoying to incredibly disgusting, which are commonly observed in Case Western Reserve classrooms.

Arriving more than thirty minutes late to a fifty minute class. Why? What is your point? I sometimes wonder if students do this to make a statement about the worth of a class and thus spite the professor. If you’re one of those people, you need to find something better to do with your time. Save yourself the effort and embarrassment and don’t bother coming to classes that are already halfway over.

Sleeping. Sleeping is incredibly rude to the professor and a distraction to the rest of class. And when coupled with drooling and/ or snoring (which may frequently happen) sleeping can be quite gross. If you’re too tired to stay awake in class, stay home until you’ve brushed your teeth and acquired a little professionalism.

Coughing or sneezing without even making an attempt to cover your mouth. It’s disgusting, and something you should have learned not to do in kindergarten. Our immune systems are fragile enough with the minimal amount of sleep we get— please don’t endanger them further by violently expelling a myriad of germs.

Along the same lines: Continual coughing, hacking or sniffling. If you’re sick enough that you can’t last for more than a minute without sounding like you’re about to die, you shouldn’t be in class. We’re not impressed by your dedication, and chances are the professor isn’t either. If you’re sick, stay in bed.

Look up classmates on Facebook, while in the same class as them. One time in class I noticed a girl who had never spoken to me before search my name in Facebook, and then proceed to click through every one of my profile pictures. I was a little nonplussed, especially because she had seen me walk into class and sit down directly behind her. I’ve witnessed several other people do the same thing with mutual classmates, all while sitting just a few rows ahead of their victims. You look like a creep. Stop it.

Like, saying like too many like times, when making like, a profound, like com-

ment. If one out of three words you use is “like,” reconsider before you raise your hand next time in class. Saying “like” more than a few times destroys your credibility and gives the entire class an okay signal to zone out for the remainder of your observation, so save yourself the trouble and organize your thoughts before vomiting up twenty renditions of the word “like”.

Speaking more than the professor in a lecture class. We all have questions and should feel free to raise them. However, the majority of the class time should not be devoted to your queries and opinions. Seek outside help, find a tutor, meet with the professor, drop the class, etc. Just spare the rest of us.

Asking painfully obvious questions. Example: Professor addresses class: “Please see the syllabus for further details about the paper, including page requirement and due date.” Token student: “Wait. When is the paper due?” Look it up, don’t waste our time and think before you speak.

Bringing personal details into class discussions. Save the trivial details about how a certain character reminds you of your grade school piano teacher who had mousy brown hair and spoke with a lisp. No one cares. And if it’s an intensely personal or traumatic ex-

perience which should be taken seriously, chances are that hearing it will make the rest of the class uncomfortable.

Clipping your nails. This confuses me.

Is the issue of your slightly overgrown nail really so pressing that it can’t wait till class is over? Besides the grating metallic clank the nail clipper makes, the idea of discarded remnants of your claws being littered all over your desk and the ground is frankly sickening. Although I do applaud your foresight in bringing a nail clipper with you in the first place, a classroom is not the spot to give yourself a manicure.

Picking your nose. I hate the fact that this needs to be mentioned, but it does. Being mentally absent in class does not excuse gross physical behaviors. Sitting in the back of the class does not make it okay. Slightly turning your head does not make it okay. Pretending to scratch your face does not make it okay.

Closing your eyes has no effect on our eyesight, and does not make it okay. WE CAN ALL SEE YOU. Theresa Smetona is a senior majoring in Spanish and English. In her free time, she likes to drink coffee and consider the possible benefits of her future unemployment.

The counterculture of living simply Heather O’Keeffe Boosting the CWRU community Sometimes someone says something and it sticks with you. Their words delve deep into your mind, entangling themselves in your conscience. Two weeks ago I saw Yvon Chouinard accept the Inamori ethics prize. His acceptance speech was so powerful that every day for the past 14 days, Chouinard’s message has permeated my thoughts.

If you regrettably were unable to attend the ceremony couple weeks ago, you missed seeing Chouinard—whose face was weathered from harsh winds howling through mountain passages; whose intimate knowledge of ethically responsible business practices stem from his creation of an internationally recognized company; whose message is simple, powerful, yet overwhelmingly at odds with the mainstream— give one heck of a speech.

Chouinard believes in living ethically, responsibly, purely and as one with the Earth.

Quite simply, he believes in living simply.

He urges customers to think twice before purchasing Patagonia merchandise: if you don’t need it, don’t buy it. When people do buy Patagonia gear, Chouinard and his colleagues work tirelessly to ensure the product’s supply chain is eco-friendly and that

it will last from one generation to the next.

This philosophy is a consequence of a reality we all know is perilous but which many have chosen not to face. We, a society of consumers, are buying and buying and buying, and little by little, chunk by chunk, depleting our Earth of its resources, environment, wilderness and pure naturality.

If we are to preserve our Earth, our home, then we have to stop consuming and wasting.

This is an ideology completely against the mainstream that will be a struggle to attain against a society that encourages the emblazonment of advertising products over every surface within eyesight.

However, the fight can be won. And with visionaries such as Chouinard leading the way, we can abolish the sickening consumer mentality that has undoubtedly consumed us. Our actions dictate what kinds of products and services businesses put on the market - it is about basic supply and demand principles. If we say enough is enough, then businesses will listen and adapt to the commands of their customers.

Over the course of the past two weeks, I have been incessantly thinking of ways I can play my part. These effortless tasks and exercises of willpower markedly belong to the college subculture. It would be entirely selfish and a disservice to the CWRU community, Chouinard and the Earth if I were

not to share this with everyone.

Free t-shirts are a college staple. Every week, one can receive a free t-shirt by simply showing up to an ice cream social or clubsponsored event. People love free garb and organizations love seeing people walking around campus representing their club. But what if we stopped handing out free t-shirts (unless of course they are made of organic, durable fibers and will last for years to come)? What if athletic teams, academic societies, charitable organizations and Greek communities stopped enticing participants via free garb? Instead clubs could put on excellent seminars, retreats or thought-provoking activities and displays that would stimulate excitement and discussion. Organizations could rely on the power of word of mouth rather than artsy fonts to gain traction within the community and further the organization’s mission.

As the children of technology we are constantly plugged in. However, by simply unplugging our gadgets and gizmos we can curtail our electricity usage and ultimately lessen the hunt for fossil fuels. Every morning I unplug my laptop charger from the outlet. If my laptop and I are to be gone from the day then there is absolutely no point in my charger drawing power to charge nothing. If we only plug in cords and appliances when they are in use we can save money, electricity, species

and glaciers on mountain tops.

There are hundreds of little things we can do every day with little to no effort that can have resounding effects: Choose the stairs over the elevator; bring a reusable canvas bag to Grab It; only select food you will eat at the dining hall; thrift shop or borrow clothes from friends; print less and recycle more; acquaintance yourself with a needle and thread to make repairs.

The keys to living simply are simple. All they take are initiative and commitment. If together as roommates, a school, a community and a society, we can make an impact and decide to use less for longer.

For the naysayers, who believe life without new shoes, free shirts and shelves full of infomercial products, I urge you to think upon the words of Chouinard: “A simple life is not an impoverished one.”

A simple life is lying in the grass amongst friends, feeling the warmth of the sun on your cheeks or listening to the crackle of campfire while gazing at the infinite sky. These are life’s richest moments.

Heather O’Keeffe is sophomore studying biomedical engineering and sports medicine.

She is currently in pursuit of ‘90s-inspired Green Bay Packers Zubaz (gently used of course) to complete her game day uniform.

The beauty of Bon Appetit Ashley Yarus Kepping perspective I’m not being sarcastic when I say I love Bon Appétit’s food. Really folks, I’m not kidding. I enjoy their food, I agree with their business practices, and I appreciate the lovely people who work at Fribley and Leutner.

I know it’s not a popular notion, but I love our food services here at CWRU. Every day I hear complaints about how amazingly tasteless, repetitive and unenjoyable the food at Fribley or Leutner is and understand the sentiments, but I simply cannot agree. To be completely honest, I don’t think the Case Western Reserve student body appreciates what they have. Just hear me out and perhaps you’ll start to appreciate that our cafeteria food might be even better than that tasty home cooking that you left behind.

Last year I was curious about the nature of Bon Appétit. I thought it rather important that

I understand how the company that provides me food on a daily basis operates. So, I did some fairly mild research. I checked out their website, looked into their meat and produce sources and snooped around the dining hall.

When I say I snooped, I merely read all the signs in Leutner. It was nothing too detailed or specific. Nonetheless, ever since then I have ranted and raved about the superiority of our meal plan because I realized that Bon Appétit is a truly wonderful company.

Since 1999, Bon Appétit has been a food company that cares about where their products come from and how their products are made, and I can’t help but respect their dedication to quality. Out of the Princeton Review’s top 12 colleges with best food, Bon Appétit provided food for three of them, so I’m not the only one acknowledging the high quality their services.

Most of the meat in our dining halls comes from within a 130 mile radius of Cleveland and our tofu comes from a producer right here in the city. The providers

are sustainable and organic as often as possible, which is most of the time.

In fact, Miller Livestock Co., a major beef and pork provider for CWRU, is the first farm in Ohio to achieve the esteemed Food Alliance certification from the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture. Doesn’t that sound fancy and impressive? Great, I think so, too. It’s kind of a big deal.

Our vegetables come from a myriad of extraordinary farms, each one fairly local and reasonably environmentally sound.

The ingredients are seasonally chosen and our beef and turkey deli meats are made in house. That’s some mighty impressive food if you think about it.

Compared to what one can buy in a grocery store, Bon Appétit uses products that are quite superior. From a quality standpoint, as well as looking to the environmental impact of the sources, Bon Appétit does a better job than most families I know in choosing responsible sources on a daily basis.

Also, think about how often your grocery store requests were followed at home and then consider how quickly the dining halls respond to comments and suggestions. If a student writes a comment on those big corkboards, it will most likely be answered and any requests a student might have are taken into account.

Although our dining halls may go through some boring slumps and have a few unsavory dishes, I think we all need to give our school some credit for choosing Bon Appétit and respect our food for what it is. Since our food is fresh, healthy and environmentally sound, I don’t mind that the coffee is a bit weak or that the oatmeal is mushy.

It’s high time that we started appreciating our food, because at the end of the day, our meal choices are responsible and that is rather impressive and well worth some small sacrifices.

Ashley Yarus is a second-year student studying chemical engineering.

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Intelligence: theories, routines and other concerns Abby Armato What CWRU is really teaching I sit in Cognitive Science 101 and focus on not crying. Not because of a gradedetermining test or the possessed stuffed squirrel our professor uses to draw our attention back to her. No. I am fighting back tears because she has just taught us about three different cognitive scientists’ approaches to intelligence.

The first is a very benign approach determined by IQ. I may not be brilliant, but I think Monsieur Binet would consider me intelligent from his perspective. The next deals with multiple capacities of intelligence such as linguistic, musical, spatial, logical-mathematical, etc. Mr. Gardner’s approach is even better than Binet’s IQ because he gives me multiple chances to label myself as intelligent.

But my trouble is with the third perspective, Mr. Sternberg’s theory of goaldirected adaptive behavior. Sternberg wants to define intelligence by our ability to survive. Survival, in his mind, requires that we effectively deal with new tasks, plan, create categories, draw inferences and create routines. And here is where the tears start welling up. I have realized that,

by Sternberg’s theory, I am not intelligent

because I struggle to create new routines.

This problem with the routines was not always apparent to me. But really, how could it be? I had lived my conscious life in the same suburb, surrounded by the same people, directed by the same parents. There was no need for variation or change. And yes, high school happened and that was a big deal, but I had the same 145 kids from my junior high, the same neighborhood to drive through every morning and the same house, room and family to come home to every night. Because even my “biggest” transition was so marginal, I did not have to deal with forming a new routine or plans or tasks on a major scale. So here I am in college, forced with the seemingly impossible task of carving out a new reality in Cleveland.

The first couple of days, I was doing alright. I could convince myself that I wasn’t really in college, just in an elaborate summer camp. The heat, strangers and spirit did not suggest otherwise. Even in the first week of classes, as grueling as that felt, I kept the truth at bay: I am not studying in a library three hours a night because of college; I am doing it to build character!

But the more of home I forgot, the more I was forced to leave my comforting lie. Leaving the cave and facing the light brought on a series of emotions that oddly resemble the five stages of grief. The old

Making a difference Tejas Joshi Volunteer with the free clinic “Show me something fun to do in Cleveland,” offered the emcee of the improv show.

In response, one troupe member jokingly threw her hands up, shook her head and stepped to the back of the stage, while a separate pair of students acted out a phone theft.

Now, the group was a comedy troupe and the skit was admittedly hysterical, but it highlighted a very real sense of distance and disappointment about Cleveland that I see all across campus. For students at Case Western Reserve, complaints about the city are ubiquitous, but why not take advantage of Center for Civic Engagement and Learning or go alone to better get to know the city. I’m not saying that life in Cleveland is a hoot 24/7, but if you don’t feel proud of Cleveland, you have a responsibility to help it change. One of the best opportunities to help is closer than the main quad for many students.

There are only two places in Ohio where drug addicts can trade in a used syringe for a clean one. The oldest of these—the Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland— is only a ten-minute walk away from the North Residential Village. Every day, the free clinic sends out a van out into the nearby community to collect used syringes that might be tainted with HIV or hepatitis C. An easy criticism of the policy is that it enables drug users. However, the data suggests otherwise. The HIV rate for injection drug users in Cleveland in 2012 was at the lowest rates (0.8 percent) ever recorded up to that time according to Cleveland Department of Public Health, a significant drop from the 18 percent of 1994. While there is no easy way to demonstrate correlation between the exchange program and the drop, it seems very likely that the free clinic played an important role.

The clinic provides a variety of services besides the HIV outreach program. As the name implies, the non-profit clinic is entirely free for its clients. Everything from pulmonary medicine to dental exams to psychology is provided for the uninsured or underinsured. The free clinic runs with the aid of 52 staff members and more than 600 volunteers. However, the role of the clinic is changing, and residents of the CWRU com-

munity could significantly affect their community in the process.

The Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010, provided the opportunity for states to expand the existing Medicaid program to 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Limit.

After a number of states contested the law, the Supreme Court ultimately decided that the act was constitutional, but gave states the authority to decide whether to expand the existing program. Once expanded, the program would provide crucial support for over 275,000 underinsured, and the federal government would subsidize over $10.9 billion for the program. While Governor Kasich supports Medicaid expansion, the Ohio House and Senate struck the proposal from the budget. The Free Clinic would drastically benefit from Medicaid expansion because, as a community health center, the government would cover the costs of the majority of their services.

You can directly and tangibly better the area by volunteering at the clinic or supporting the expansion of Medicaid or the myriad of other opportunities the school provides.

The efforts will be transformative for not only the city, but yourself as well. When I started volunteering with the HIV syringe exchange program—started to meet and hear the diverse stories of the cities’ injection drug users—my strict and quixotic perspective on drug use fell apart, and I gained a much greater appreciation for those in the city who work tirelessly against poverty, addiction and depression. So volunteer. Sign your name on the upcoming petition to put the expansion of Medicaid and keep in touch with the free clinic through social media.

Perhaps, just maybe, after this effort, Cleveland’s claim to fame will no longer read “At least we’re not Detroit.”

Tejas Joshi is a pre-med, math major enjoying his first year with clubs including the Athenian, CaseEMS, YUVA, ISA and RHA. In his spare time at CWRU, Tejas enjoys playing Smash Bros, constructing ethical systems from scratch and long walks on the beach. Just remember that in reading his articles, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the author from liability for personal injury, property damage, wrongful death or any other loss, damage or cost that they may incur.

summer camp in lieu of college trick exemplifies a classic case of denial. The anger set in shortly into the second week when I decided to rebel against the man and watch Moulin Rouge instead of doing homework.

Bargaining came more in the form of asking for one more plate of pasta at dinner in exchange for never-bothering-you-again-sir-Iswear. Following that episode was a series of bad choices that led me to six scoops of ice cream, half a box of Reese’s puffs and three bowls of rice. For the sake of argument, we will call that depression.

But what about that promised fifth step?

Surely Kubler-Ross has not promised me the relief of acceptance if it will never come.

That is just poor sportsmanship. Grief.com tells me that, while it will never be okay, “This stage is about accepting the reality… and recognizing that this new reality is the permanent reality.” Great.

Do you know what accepting a new and permanent reality requires, grief.com? Routines. Do you know what I have never created for myself on such a large scale before?

Routines. Do you know what’s holding me back from that third and final perspective of intelligence? Exactly.

The struggle is real.

I curl up on my mattress, the extra-superthin edition, and consider this whole routine debacle. My mind begins a series of pro-

tips like pacing yourself, especially when it comes to sitting in KSL for hours and hours and hours. Another one is yes, Starbucks is great but no, not being able to fall asleep until 4 a.m. due to espresso is not so great. My personal favorite: Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. That rule is a big one, especially for sleep.

In this list of silly rules and limits, I come to the unfortunate realization that, from here on out, I will always be forced to create new routines. Every time something changes, a job, a home, a relationship, a new schedule to life would be needed. These immense amounts of changes require an immense amount of time to adjust.

It has been a mile-long, uphill battle. In the snow. Both ways. I keep striving to find a routine following my pro-tips and advice from anyone who sits around long enough to hear me complain. Admittedly, I will probably continue to tear up every time Sternberg or his frustrating perspective is mentioned in casual conversation. But as Babs as my witness, I vow to figure out how this routines thing works and make Sternberg proud.

Abby Armato is a first-year student currently majoring in English and anthropology.

When she is not freaking out about impending adulthood, she enjoys various strokes of creativity, determination, and passion.

State Your Case Do you think the U.S. News rankings reflect CWRU well?

21.43%

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14.29% 42.86%

It doesn’t matter; college ranking lists shouldn’t exist in the first place No; CWRU is much worse than the rankings let on No; CWRU is much better than the rankings let on Yes; they depict CWRU’s strengths & weaknesses accurately

16 | sports from Rolling | 20 coming off the bench and stabilizing the middle of the field. Matt Zembas played his best game yet at Case against Franklin and to see him break through on the score sheet was great and well deserved.”

The second half of the game was a little rougher for the Spartans after going up 4-1 on Grindel’s second goal of the game off Cvecko’s third assist to put Case up 4-1 in the 54th minute. The team over-relaxed as the Grizzlies stormed back scoring two goals in six minutes but the Spartans held on for the win.

“We need to have a better attention to detail and a more mature approach to manage a game properly.” Bianco said about the two quick goals by Franklin, “Unfortunately that type of situation you cannot replicate in training, so in many ways it was good that we were in the situation we were in so we can grow from it and get better.”

The dominant style of play approach for Case Western rolled into the game Wednesday night versus John Carroll University. The Spartans exploded in the 27th minute when Grindel scored off a free kick to put Spartans up one to nothing. The Spartans were not done dominat-

from Northern | 20 short shot into the bottom corner of the Northern Ohio University net in the 40th minute off an assist from Kiley Armstrong for the only goal of the game. It was only the Spartans’ second goal in the past four games.

Luckily, it was all that the team needed as Smith held the shutout saving four shots.

This included one crucial shot late in the second half when she deflected an incoming shot off of her own post that was then cleared by the Spartans defense.

Despite the rough two weeks the Spartans remain steadfast in their game plans.

9/27/13 ing, however, when forward Matt Zembas scored a mere 56 seconds later off an assist by Zachary Broujos.

The game got extremely physical as the officials allowed the game to progress despite shoving and fouls on both sides.

Tensions came to a peak in the 58th minute when forward Logan Glosser was knocked to the ground by a John Carroll defender and the referees failed to make a call. The two teams began arguing and Glosser was given a yellow card for foul language.

Case stepped up with many critical clears and saves including a save by Lewis at the 89th minute mark. “I was really happy with the way our guys battled and when you play a team that is probably going to win their league it is going to be a tough game,” Bianco said, “It was a good result for us.”

Both the defense and offense played strong games leading to the win. “For us to hang on and grind out a win was a big maturation for this group,” Bianco said, “When a team pushes like John Carroll does they are going to have to make plays. It was good for them to be under that kind of pressure in a game like this.”

The Spartans look to remain undefeated when they play Wilmington University on Saturday night.

“We haven’t changed the game plan,” Crooks said. “We are still looking to impose our style of play on the game. Every game brings unique challenges. We have made personnel adjustments within the game to try to find the best match-ups on the field and give us our best chance at success.”

The Spartans, now 4-4, look to improve to above .500 on Sunday Sept. 29th against John Carroll University at home. Furthermore, the team is preparing for division play. “Going forward, we’re looking to build on momentum from (Tuesday) night and getting closer to the start of the UAA season,” said Crooks.

from Volleyball | 17 wasn’t enough as Geneva went on the attack with their service game and dominated the second set 14-25. The Spartans were edged out in third set with a score of 28-26 and went on to lose the fourth and final set 25-19.

The team had their most challenging opponent in No. 12 Otterbein University. Already exhausted from the tough match against Geneva, the Spartans couldn’t get their game together and lost in straight sets 15-25, 13-25 and 18-25.

The tournament was a challenge for the team, but many players were able to make an impact; sophomore Haley Kauffman made it to the all-tournament team with a total of 20 kills and nine blocks in the four matches.

Other key contributors were Wagner with 44 digs and 25 kills, Southard with 24 kills, Katie Best with 49 digs and Lauren Gurd with 45 assists over the course of the weekend.

The team looked to bounce back at home in the first game of Marks’ return and delivered outstanding play during a competitive match versus area rival Baldwin Wallace University. The Yellow Jackets took charge early and won the first set 25-19.

The Spartans had trouble with communication and with the aggressive play by the Baldwin Wallace team. However, the team fought back in the second set with a precise and determined attack that led to a 18-25 victory.

The Spartans fought for every point in the marathon third set which stretched on for seven set points before the Yellow Jackets edged out the CWRU team with a 32-30 win. With the game on the line, the team doubled down and delivered a balanced attack in the fourth set

to force a fifth set tiebreaker where they dominated the Yellow Jackets 15-4.

The team relied on many individual players during this 2:15 match which tested the endurance and strength of the young team.

Veterans and rookies alike rose to the pressure and delivered stellar performances.

Kauffman posted up 14 kills and four blocks, adding to the offensive attack by freshmen Marian Barton and Wagner who pitched in with 13 and 12 kills, respectively. Marks returned strong, contributing 39 assists and 12 digs and defensive star Katie Best played aggressively with 29 digs.

“The team does have some resiliency, but the issue is can we execute,” said Farrell, “the same line-up doesn’t perform the same way for two sets in a row, let alone two matches.”

The team still is looking for consistency and reliability among the inexperienced team.

The squad will have a week off to heal and recover from a whirlwind schedule before hosting the University Athletics Association Round Robin tournament on Oct. 5 and 6.

“We’ll be facing some very tough competition,” Farrell said, “so we definitely need to be playing our best volleyball.”

Mary Kate Macedonia/Observer Haley Kauffman defends the net against Heidelberg University in a match on September 17th.

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Spartan Volleyball battles back versus Baldwin Wallace CWRU squad celebrates the return of premier player with a win on Tuesday Katie Wieser Sports Editor The Case Western volleyball team refuses to give up and have once again bounced back to .500 after a disappointing tournament at Carnegie Mellon this past weekend. The Spartans have been plagued by injuries to their key veteran players and have had difficulty showing consistent play over the course of the season so far.

With sophomore Robyn Marks and outside hitter Carolyn Bogart missing from the court over the weekend, the team was unable to put together competitive play against top teams at the Carnegie Mellon University DoubleTree tournament. The Spartans faced difficult competition in matches with John Carroll University, Farmingdale State, Geneva College and nationally ranked Otterbein University, and dropped three of these four

matches to fall to a record of 8-9.

The team split the matches on the first day of the tournament with a frustrating loss to John Carroll in straight sets, despite beating this opponent at home earlier in September.

The Spartans were unable to get their front force going with only 26 kills and seven blocks during the match which was lost with scores of 17-25, 18-25 and 14-25.

Coach Karen Farrell was hoping for another favorable result against the tough rival, but knew that pulling out a win would be difficult. “It would have been nice to come away with a victory, but we’re just not as competitive without Robyn and Carolyn on the floor.”

During the second match of the day, the Spartans showed signs of hope with a dominant victory over Farmingdale State. The team spread the ball around with large contributions by both veteran players and new starters. Junior Natalie Southard tallied seven kills

Men’s tennis squad looking strong prior to regional championship Katie Wieser Sports Editor The Spartan women finished with a total record of 30-15 during the fall season-ending United States Tennis Association and Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region Championship this past weekend at DePauw University. All nine participants won at least one match with multiple players going on to later rounds. With many tough draws against seeded opponents, the Spartans demonstrated that they are able to compete with the top teams in the region.

In singles play, junior Marianne Bonanno had the best finish for the team, ending her day in the semifinal round.

On the way, Bonanno defeated number two seed Sarah Woods from Kalamazoo College along with two difficult opponents from rival schools The College of Wooster and Denison University. Bonanno showed mental toughness through the match with Woods, coming back from a first set loss to win the final sets by considerable margins of 6-3 and 6-2.

Other individual standouts were sophomore Michelle Djohan, freshman Sarah Berchuck and sophomore Surya Khadilkar, who all were among the final 32 players left standing in the championship bracket.

Altogether, Case won 11 matches in the championship bracket and six matches in the consolation bracket. Sophomore Meredith Lee advanced to the round of 16 in the consolation bracket

and freshman Kennedy Mulholland got all the way to the semifinal round before being bumped off by Emily Holloway from Denison.

The doubles matches also went well with the team of Bonanno/Djohan advancing to the round of 16 in the championship bracket and Khadilkar/Lowe making it all the way to the championship round of the consolation bracket where they lost to the team of Corinne Rauck/ Erin Wong from Washington University.

Coach Kirsten Gambrell was very pleased with the team’s showing at this critical event. “It was a great weekend.

We definitely made a statement, mostly for the top three teams ranked ahead of us. We beat a lot of our chief competition in some top matches,” Gambrell said.

The fact that no players were knocked out in the first round of competition gives Case Western tennis fans a lot to look forward to in the fall when the team returns for the second part of the season.

With many of the wins coming in three-set matches, the team has demonstrated the toughness they will need to succeed in the rest of the season. “The fact that we pulled through in really close matches is a good sign that we’re staying in it, sometimes more mentally than physically,” Gambrell explained.

The ladies will all need to keep that determination going as they head into the long three-month hiatus before the spring season.

The Spartans will head to Indiana University of Pennsylvania to start the second portion of their year in February.

Mary Kate Macedonia/Observer Freshman Kenya Moyers goes up for a block as the team looks on versus Heidelberg University. and freshman Isabelle Wagner contributed on defense with 10 digs. The team won in three sets with scores of 25-15, 25-10 and 25-15.

The second day brought more trouble, however, as the Spartans went in for a second match to Geneva College after losing to them earlier in the season. Fighting hard for each point, the Spartans won the first set 25-18.

The team showed a lot of determination in the game with four separate players showing aggression at the net with over five kills apiece.

The defensive play was outstanding with four players logging double-digit numbers in digs on the match and 20 blocks. But this

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Spartans prepare for offensive showdown versus Linfield Team looks to rebound from two straight losses during homecoming game Sheehan Hannan Director of Print

Tomorrow, the Spartan football team will face off against Linfield College in perhaps their biggest game of the season to date. Even more importantly, this is an opportunity to snap out of a twogame losing slump versus a nationally recognized Division III opponent.

Last week, the Spartans played a hard-fought game against Frostburg, in which iffy penalty calls and inclement weather combined for an extremely close loss in the fourth quarter. After trading possessions for most of the first half and coming into halftime leading 26-20, Case fell behind in the third quarter as Frostburg put an unanswered 13 points on the board. Though they responded in the fourth, tying up the game, Frostburg’s final drive ended with a field goal, bumping Frostburg to 36 with three seconds on the clock.

“We certainly were in a good situa-

tion, but we weren’t able to get the ball back,” said head coach Greg Debeljak of the final drive.

The loss puts the Spartans at 1-2 going into Saturday’s Homecoming game and marks an unfortunate two game losing streak that they’re looking to break Saturday versus Linfield. The college, ranked number two in the d3football. com coaches’ poll for the third week of the season, is located in Linfield, Oregon. At 2-0, Linfield presents a unique challenge for the Spartans.

“Linfield’s really good,” said Debeljak. “This is basically Mount Union West Coast. They are every bit the team that Mount Union is.”

Mount Union, a Division III powerhouse, went 15-0 last year.

Linfield is an extremely strong offensive team, currently tallying an average of 370.5 passing yards per game, along with an average of 287.5 rushing yards. In addition to those already impressive statistics, the Wildcats currently lead DIII football in third down conversion percentage, with 74.1 per-

cent to Case’s 32.

“We’re going to see one of the best teams in the country,” said Debeljak.

“It’ll be a great challenge and we’re trying to get our kids to embrace it and not fear it.”

According to Debeljak, Linfield’s success may provide an opening for the Spartans, which could lead to some surprises. “The nice thing about playing teams that are well-coached is that you know how they’re going to respond to certain things that you do. As a coach that’s good. You can try to use that to game plan,” he said.

Doubtless, Saturday’s game will be one determined by dueling offenses, with Case looking to improve their 187.7 passing yards per game average while maintaining a productive running game. In Saturday’s game versus Frostburg, rain prevented solid passing, a problem Debeljak says will be remedied at home with an emphasis on short, quick passes. “We definitely have to be able to throw the ball effectively. Short, controlled passing game. We have to

get the ball off quickly, because they do leave some openings in the passing game, but it’s not going to be there for very long.”

The Spartans are also looking at six to eight starters sidelined by injury for Saturday’s game, a number which could present considerable difficulty.

Regardless of Saturday’s outcome, the Spartans’ schedule could prove beneficial, as all the league games are scheduled for the end of the season.

That way, the team has time to heal and concentrate on conference play.

“Whatever happens, we have to get better every week,” said Debeljak.

“The nice thing is the last three games are the UAA, so we always have that on the horizon, how are we going to get better for our league games and play for our league championship.”

The Spartans will take the field at home Saturday at noon for the homecoming game. After that, they play Puget Sound in Washington on Saturday Oct. 19.

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Cleveland Browns shock NFL, stunning Vikings in

week three

After multiple personnel changes on offense, the Browns set a new standard with their best play all season David Hoffman Contributing Reporter The Browns forgot to follow the script laid out for them by pundits everywhere last Sunday, stunning the Minnesota Vikings and their home crowd with a 31-27 victory. Earlier in the week, the Browns traded starting running back Trent Richardson to Indianapolis, seemingly leaving the team devoid of talent on offense.

The dilemma was compounded by an injury to starting quarterback Brandon Weeden, who had to sit out the game after suffering a thumb injury the previous week. Replacing Weeden was journeyman Brian Hoyer, who had previously started only one NFL game in his career.

Meanwhile the Vikings featured Adrian Peterson, who won the NFL MVP award last season and is univer-

sally regarded as the best running back in the league. From fans to pundits and everyone in between, the outcome did not seem to be in doubt; Peterson would burn the Browns for one of his signature big time performances and Hoyer was doomed to fail with no talent to be found in his supporting cast. The Vikings were supposed to blow the Browns out of the water and notch their first win of the season in their home opener.

However, the Browns made it clear to everyone watching the game that they did not receive the memo. Despite falling behind 7-0 early in the game, Hoyer stayed cool and collected to lead the Browns on a touchdown drive to tie the game mere minutes later. The drive was capped by a 47 yard pass to a streaking Josh Gordon, who used his blazing speed to get behind the Vikings secondary and into the end zone.

Gordon, making his season debut,

announced his presence in the game by hauling in 10 catches for 146 yards, making both the Browns and his fantasy owners happy. He had been suspended for the first two games of the season for drug abuse but returned with a bang on Sunday. After that performance, no one is accusing the Browns offense of being devoid of talent.

However, Hoyer saved his best moment for last. With less than four minutes to go in the game, the Browns found themselves trailing 27-24 when they got the ball back near midfield. He calmly led the Browns down the field, ultimately finding tight end Jordan Cameron in the end zone with fifty-one seconds remaining to put the Browns back in front.

The Browns’ defense took over from there, adopting a bend-but-don’t-break approach to keep the Vikings from scoring a touchdown of their own. On the last play of the game, defensive tack-

le Desmond Bryant broke through the barrier that was the Vikings’ offensive line and sacked quarterback Christian Ponder in the backfield to seal the deal.

As for Peterson, Cleveland’s defense managed to keep the star running back in check to the tune of 88 yards rushing on 25 carries.

For one day, the Browns provided their fans a glimmer of hope in an otherwise dark time in franchise history.

Despite the absence of two of their most notable offensive catalysts, the Browns went out and showed the pundits that they do, in fact, still have talented offensive players on their roster. The forecast for next week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals should feature more of the same doom and gloom. That’s okay; the Browns are used to being doubted by pundits. After this win, they won’t mind going out and trying to prove them wrong once again.

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CWRU Women’s Tennis outlasts the competition in regional championship Team wins thirty matches during culminating tournament last weekend Katie Wieser Sports Editor The Spartan women finished with a total record of 30-15 during the fall season-ending United States Tennis Association and Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region Championship this past weekend at DePauw University. All nine participants won at least one match with multiple players going on to later rounds. With many tough draws against seeded opponents, the Spartans demonstrated that they are able to compete with the top teams in the region.

In singles play, junior Marianne Bonanno had the best finish for the team, ending her day in the semifinal round.

On the way, Bonanno defeated number two seed Sarah Woods from Kalamazoo College along with two difficult opponents from rival schools The College of Wooster and Denison University. Bonanno showed mental toughness through the match with Woods, coming back from a first set loss to win the final sets by considerable margins of 6-3 and 6-2.

Other individual standouts were sophomore Michelle Djohan, freshman Sarah Berchuck and sophomore Surya Khadilkar, who all were among the final 32 players left standing in the championship bracket.

Altogether, Case won 11 matches in the championship bracket and six matches in the consolation bracket. Sophomore Meredith Lee advanced to the round of 16 in the consolation bracket and freshman

Kennedy Mulholland got all the way to the semifinal round before being bumped off by Emily Holloway from Denison.

The doubles matches also went well with the team of Bonanno/Djohan advancing to the round of 16 in the championship bracket and Khadilkar/Lowe making it all the way to the championship round of the consolation bracket where they lost to the team of Corinne Rauck/Erin Wong from Washington University.

Coach Kirsten Gambrell was very pleased with the team’s showing at this critical event. “It was a great weekend.

We definitely made a statement, mostly for the top three teams ranked ahead of us. We beat a lot of our chief competition in some top matches,” Gambrell said.

The fact that no players were knocked

out in the first round of competition gives Case Western tennis fans a lot to look forward to in the fall when the team returns for the second part of the season.

With many of the wins coming in three-set matches, the team has demonstrated the toughness they will need to succeed in the rest of the season. “The fact that we pulled through in really close matches is a good sign that we’re staying in it, sometimes more mentally than physically,” Gambrell explained.

The ladies will all need to keep that determination going as they head into the long three-month hiatus before the spring season.

The Spartans will head to Indiana University of Pennsylvania to start the second portion of their year in February.

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Men’s Soccer keeps rolling towards undefeated season

CWRU players Taylor Fletcher and Slater Jameson race to the ball versus Franklin University in last weekend’s match.

JP O’Hagan Staff Reporter The men’s soccer team’s belief in their approach led them to an undefeated record up through this season when starting their first home stand this past week. First year head coach Brandon Bianco’s new approach for a team that struggled last year has had a powerful impact as the Spartans beat both Franklin University 4-3 in their home open-

er and John Carroll University 2-1 Wednesday night.

The team prepares with this approach in mind and it has led to big results. “Each game is a big one,” Bianco said, “If we prepare well, like we have been, we’ll put ourselves in a good position to be successful.”

They have been very successful with a 4-0-3 record. In their home opener on Saturday the Spartans wasted no time when freshman Jacob Grindel tapped in a cross

from midfielder Chris Cvecko for the first goal of the game at the 1:53 mark. Franklin equalized in the 17th minute but the Spartans took back the lead off Cvecko’s second assist of the game, aiding on senior Marco Patrie’s goal in the 28th minute. Sophomore Matt Zembas added to the Spartans lead at the 36:41 mark when he capitalized on a defensive mistake by Franklin and beat the Grizzlies goalie, finding the back of the net.

The 3-1 lead at the half epitomized the

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Spartans approach to dominating with their style of play. This is especially evident when players step up their level of play. “We’ve seen some nice growth from all of our freshmen,” Bianco said “Even those who aren’t playing a lot of minutes are training really well and are getting better. Alex Masciopinto is a guy who has really grown into his role

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Women’s soccer snaps three-game losing streak versus Northern Ohio Spartans return home with a much-needed victory

JP O’Hagan Staff Reporter The Spartan women bounced back from a three-game losing streak with their first home game in two weeks beating Northern Ohio University 1-0 on Tuesday night. The team’s return home helped them rebound from a disappointing 1-0 loss to Kenyon University on Saturday afternoon.

The Spartans are undefeated at home, outscoring opponents 5-0 at Case so far this season. “Travel takes us away for many entire days and that changes everything,”

head coach Tiffany Crooks said, “It’s wonderful to be back home and playing in front of our fans!”

The Spartans were shut out Saturday afternoon by Kenyon University. As the last game of a four game away stint, it was the Spartans’ third straight loss. Case was a strong aggressor throughout the game, outshooting Kenyon by 10 shots. However, the Case Western offense was unable to find the back of the net. Kenyon’s Becca Romanie took advantage on one of her team’s few opportunities and beat Spartan keeper Abbey Smith unassisted early in the second half at the 48:48 mark.

The Spartans turned up the heat on Kenyon for the rest of the game, with four shots in the last minutes by various members of the Spartans’ front line. Despite the losing skid, the Spartans have performed at a high level throughout the past two weeks, outshooting opponents over the away stint.

“We have actually played well but haven’t had the luck of the game on our side,” Crooks said.

While luck certainly isn’t everything in a game of soccer, a single play can change the outcome of a game. The team who has the most shots doesn’t always end up as the victor. With that in mind, the women’s

team has come together over the past week to improve their game and prove they are better than their record may suggest. “The team has great chemistry. I think everyone has stepped up considerably in the past week,” Crooks said, “We had to be very resilient and recommit to our journey as a team. This is a great group of women.”

The return to Case Western was not the easiest game for the Spartans. Despite the 1-0 win, Ohio Northern University battled Case Western shot for shot Tuesday night. Leah Levey sent a hard

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