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Observer Continuing the conversation Suicide prevention grant shines light on campus mental health

Anne Nickoloff/Observer CWRU recently received a $300,000 grant to support mental health resources on campus. The money will be put towards suicide prevention programs.

Anastazia Vanisko Copy Editor With Mental Health Awareness Week drawing to a close, the question of how members of the Case Western Reserve University community can continue the conversation comes to the forefront. Thanks to a $300,000 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), CWRU is in the process of answering this question. Over the summer, CWRU was named one of 20 recipients of the Garret Lee Smith 2015 Campus Suicide Prevention Grant. For the next three years the grant will contribute to building a foundation for suicide prevention programs and increasing mental health education, especially in regard to suicide, on campus. There are limits to what the grant can be used for, though. “You couldn’t use the money for direct clinical care,” said Sara Lee, a staff physician at UHS and an assistant professor of Pediatrics at CWRU School of Medicine. “You couldn’t use the money for, say, we really need more therapists.” According to Eleanor Davidson, clinical director of health at University Health Service (UHS), and Lee, the grant will first be used to join the Jed and Clinton Foundation Health Matters Campus Program.

“You become a member of this program let them know where and how they can reand then they help you, first of all, assess what ceive help. These last two plans speak directly to you do have on campus that’s working,” said student concerns. Davidson. “They have Maia Delegal, founder and a 360 view of the whole “The way we talk president of CWRU’s chapter of campus and campuses about expectations across the country.” and the way people the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), hopes that the As their first step, Dawear their stress as SAMHSA grant will create a suividson and Lee will estabcide hotline for which students can lish an “interdisciplinary, a badge of courage be trained to answer calls. NAMI campus wide oversight needs to change.” itself focuses on educating CWRU team” which will work to determine what changes -Jes Seller, clinical students about mental illness. NAMI is not the only group need to be made. director of counseling that provides education on menLee says that this team for UCS tal health. The SMARRT prowill meet with groups from all over campus—consisting of univer- gram includes a mental health component, sity employees and students—in order to de- Theta Chi Fraternity sponsors Mental termine what areas of university mental health Health Awareness Week and Active Minds programs are lacking. These groups include is a group dedicated to promoting mental the LGBT Center, the Flora Stone Mather health awareness among college students. With so many groups promoting educaCenter for Women, the Faculty Senate and the tion on campus, Delegal wonders how atUndergraduate Student Government. Participation in the Campus Program will tendance at educational programming can also allow Davidson and Lee to examine the be increased. “How do you do that without suicide prevention structures of other universi- making it mandatory and without throwing ties in the program, see what works, then inte- money at the problem?” she asked. While Delegal believes that CWRU grate their findings into their ideas for CWRU. In addition to the Campus Program, Da- students have a good basic understanding vidson and Lee plan to improve student ac- of mental health as well as good intencess to crisis lines and to train community tions, she notes that it’s hard for students members to identify students in crisis and to recognize the severity of the stress they

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see in their peers. “What (students) see around campus is normal to them,” said Delegal. “Not getting sleep, only eating every other day.” “No campus is immune to the experience of students having high expectations of themselves,” said Jes Sellers, clinical director of counseling at University Counseling Services (UCS). “The way we talk about expectations and the way people wear their stress as a badge of courage needs to change.” How students react when a friend reaches out for help is arguably one of the biggest factors in the decision to seek professional resources such as counseling. In a 2011 survey by UCS of both CWRU undergraduate and graduate students, about 60 and 64 percent, respectively, sought help or support from a friend, peer or roommate during a stressful period. “Sometimes it takes a caring friend to walk someone over here (UCS) or to the Health Service,” said Sellers. “Many of our students come in and they do check off that a friend told them to come here.” Davidson believes that people’s experiences with friends or family with mental illness will motivate them to become more engaged with the mental health training CWRU plans to implement.

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Not many people can say they have come close to falling and breaking a leg in Bolivia, but it was a very real and close encounter for fourth-year student Andrew McGrath this past summer. McGrath spent two weeks in the high-altitude terrains of Bolivia conducting fieldwork for the first time since he delved into research during the fall semester of his freshman year. Currently pursuing degrees in biology and evolutionary biology, McGrath conducts paleontological research under the mentorship of Darin Croft, an associate professor in the department of Anatomy in the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. “The lab mostly deals with South American extinct mammals,” said McGrath. “What I like to do is figure out how they lived. What they did in their day-to-day, what they ate, the kind of environments they were living in, as well as their evolutionary relationships to each other.” McGrath describes these extinct mammals as South American native ungulates, or hoofed animals, that are distinct from the horses, deer and cows of present day. McGrath has worked on several projects studying the fossils of these ungulates, including the analysis of dental microwear. “Based on the number of scratches, pits, kind of how [the teeth] look, how they’re oriented, I can tell what the animal’s eating in the last few days before its death,” said McGrath. Combining this technique with others can lead to more accurate descriptions of the animals’ diets and environments. “Since January I’ve mostly been working on describing two new species of these things called litopterna,” said McGrath. “It turned out to be two new genera and species,

which is pretty cool.” McGrath received the opportunity to present his findings at a recent paleontological conference in Dallas, Texas. “Paleontologists, for the most part, respect work,” said McGrath. “As long as you are putting in the work … and you’re doing sound science, they want to hear it and they’re interested and they want to talk to you.” Another large component of McGrath’s research involves cladistics, a form of biological categorization. “Building a taxon matrix, you’re trying to make sense of the evolutionary relationships [grouping] these animals, usually like a family or something,” said McGrath. “You have to build a matrix of all those characters. For a good analysis, you have to do many more characters than you have taxa.” After McGrath enters this data into a computer program, a family tree is created, which is how he was able to discern the existence of the two new species of extinct South American mammals. McGrath is currently striving to be a self-described jack-of-all-trades, well-versed in various paleontological techniques. “Learning all those new techniques, you can’t just keep doing the same things, which is frustrating,” said McGrath. “I’m nowhere near developing a revolutionary technique in the field. At this point, I have to constantly learn.” McGrath also described the difficulty of fieldwork itself, which often involves overcoming cultural barriers. “Paleontology is built on a lot of fieldwork, so you really just have to go out and find the bones,” said McGrath. “You definitely have to know how to travel [and] you have to be willing to do the fieldwork.” McGrath, however, is motivated by the unusual nature of paleontological research and the sincere collaboration he has witnessed in the field. He is currently in the

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Courtesy Andrew McGrath Fourth-year Andrew McGrath uses a variety of processes for analyzing and categorizing extinct animals, including analyzing scratches on their teeth. process of applying to graduate programs in Chicago, New York, and Washington D.C. He looks forward to contributing towards research on mammalian evolution. “The shortage is not on the science,” said McGrath. “There’s not a shrinking pool of questions to answer. There is not a shortage of work to do.”

CWRU considers dropping need-blind admissions Ashley Chan Staff Reporter Case Western Reserve University’s admissions may soon be need-blind no longer, meaning that in the future CWRU would need to consider finances along with other admissions criteria, as opposed to the current system of not looking at student finances during admission decisions. On Nov. 3 at the Undergraduate Student Government’s (USG) open general assembly meeting, Vice President for Enrollment Richard W. Bischoff presented that CWRU is considering using the new Coalition Application and becoming needaware during the admissions process. The Coalition Application would be offered along with the current Common Application, but it would allow high school students to begin applying for college as early as ninth grade. By taking a portfolio approach, the new application would allow for more personalization from each applicant. However the Coalition Application would also require private institutions to move toward meeting 100 percent of financial need, meaning that CWRU would

provide aid to cover all of the tuition and housing costs not covered by what CWRU expects students and their families to pay. According to the College Board, CWRU currently covers 87 percent of students’ need. Bischoff and students of the general assembly expressed concerns and benefits about the new application. The new policy would require an additional projected $1520 million annually in order to meet 100 percent of financial need, corresponding to $500 million in additional endowment, which could contribute to significant reductions in faculty and student activities. Despite a potential drastic change in monetary allocation for student financial aid, Bischoff noted the importance of bridging the gap between students’ different economic backgrounds within the university. “What we see as the years go by is that fewer and fewer lower-income students are able to come to Case Western Reserve University,” said Bischoff. CWRU is currently need-blind, so the university does not consider financial backgrounds during its admissions process. This current policy discourages

many students for whom financial aid is a concern from attending the school. A disparity in income distribution is prevalent in many selective colleges, where there is a large percentage of students from low-income backgrounds and high-income backgrounds. “It makes us harder to be need-blind,” said Bischoff. “Middle-income families deserve great options for their children to go to college as well.” The USG academic affairs committee presented further concerns for the body to take note of, questioning: How does the university’s fundraising campaign, which is focused on undergraduate scholarships, impact CWRU’s decision to become needaware? Does CWRU’s recent decision to offer Early Decision (binding admission) obligate them to meet 100 percent financial need? To what extent does CWRU’s potential interest in the Coalition Application affect their decision? USG Vice President of academic affairs Nishant Uppal noted that the Coalition Application may limit accessibility to low-income students and may also impact merit scholarships and grants CWRU is able to give out.

Issue 1, approved with 77.7 percent of the vote, is a new state constitution amendment that created an Ohio Bipartisan Redistricting Commission consisting of seven numbers: the governor, the state auditor, the secretary of state, someone appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, someone appointed by the leader of the largest party of which the speaker is not a member, someone appointed by the president of the Ohio Senate and one person from the largest Senate party of which the speaker is not a member. In order for this group to approve a 10-year redistricting plan, at least two members from each political party must approve it. Failing this, a four-year plan can be approved by a simple majority of four members. No more monopolies Issue 2, a constitutional amendment created in response to Issue 3, was approved with a 51.4 percent majority. The amendment is aimed to prevent monopolies by allowing the Ohio Ballot Board to attach an additional question to the ballot when they determine that a proposed amendment would create a monopoly for any non-government institution. The question is: “Shall the petitioner, in violation of division (B)(1) of Section 1e of Article II of the Ohio Constitution, be authorized to initiate a constitutional amendment that grants or creates a monopoly, oligopoly, or cartel, specifies or determines a tax rate, or confers a commercial interest, commercial right, or commercial license that is not available to other similarly situated persons?” If both this issue and Issue 3 had been passed, then this would have invalidated Issue 3. Issue 3 weeded out Issue 3, the constitutional amendment which would have legalized marijuana, was rejected with 60.4 percent of voters against it. This controversial initiative would have made it legal for anyone over 21 years of age to purchase up to one ounce of marijuana, anyone over 21 with a special license to grow up to four marijuana plants and anyone with an applicable medical condition to use medicinal marijuana. The most commonly objected to portion of the initiative was that it also designated 10 Marijuana Growth, Cultivation and Extraction (MGCE) facilities, and those would have exclusive rights to growing and selling commercial marijuana.

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Task Force committee reviews SEC structure Organization’s duties, processes under scrutiny

Celia Wan Contributing Reporter Early this semester, the Student Executive Council (SEC) announced the establishment of a Task Force Committee, marking a series of evaluations and prospective reforms of current SEC structure. Since then, the committee has undertaken weekly discussions and will soon present the first draft if its mission statement. The SEC Task Force Committee, consisting of representatives from seven major student organizations on campus, aims to review the umbrella structure of SEC and discuss potential reforms for a new structure. That will be called the Student Leadership Structure (SLS) to help distinguish between current SEC structure and the planned reforms. Currently there are eight student organizations operating directly under the SEC. They are the Class Officer Collective, the Interfraternity Congress, the Panhellenic Council, the Residence Hall Association (RHA), the University Diversity Collaborative, the University Media Board, the University Program Board and the Undergraduate Student Government. Each of these organizations, except the RHA which participates as a non-financial member, receives

activity funds from the SEC and has two votes in making decisions primarily related to budgetary issues. “Other than distributing money, we do not feel that the SEC has a big role on campus,” said Tara Tran, chair of the task force committee. “We look at peer institutions like Carnegie Mellon University and University of Rochester. Their [student organization] governing bodies are separated from [their treasuries]. However when you give organizations executive power, money and jurisdiction, that is a lot of power.” The controversial issue is financial; organizations tend to advocate for themselves at SEC meetings in order to get more money from the budget, while each organization has the same amount of votes. Compromises need to be made when the votes come out equally. Therefore one task of the SLS will be to efficiently handle fund allocations. Because the SEC tends to have a monetary emphasis, some SEC members feel that the student body’s awareness of the group needs to be improved. “The SEC meets biweekly and has a lot of discussion on the budget, but most of the students don’t know about the SEC,” said Tran. “Also the focus on budget is what we are considering if we can undermine. We are looking into other purposes of the SEC and

Social activist to speak to sold-out audience on campus Anastazia Vanisko Copy editor On Nov. 13 the Case Western Reserve University campus will be able to hear renowned social activist Angela Y. Davis speak at the Social Justice Institute (SJI) annual Intergenerational Think Tank. Anticipation is high: Davis’s talk is already sold out. Davis is currently a professor emerita in the History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies departments at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and grew up advocating against racism in her hometown. When she was older, Davis joined the Communist Party, which, combined with her activism, got her fired from her position as a professor at University of California, Los Angeles. Davis was even put on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List due to false charges and spent 16 months in prison as a result. “I have been wanting to invite Angela Y. Davis to speak for years,” said Dr. Rhonda Williams, founder and director of the SJI. “As a scholar-activist, I have stood in awe at her strength and activist commitment, her willingness to speak truth to power consistently.” Now Davis focuses her advocacy efforts on the abolition of prisons. She sees the prison system as a large industrial complex receiving more money, even, than systems of higher education. “Her voice, experience and lifelong struggle against unjust criminal justice systems, mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex are at the

forefront of tragedies and grassroots struggles in Cleveland, and across the nation,” said Williams. Davis’s range of work ties back into the themes of each of the Think Tank’s plenary sessions: empathy, social justice and social transformation. “Empathy, social justice and social transformation are critical issues locally, and the lifework of Angela Y. Davis is not only relevant, but revelatory, inspiring and hopefully generative,” said Williams. “We—all of us—have to be more engaged in building struggles and movements for change.” Speakers for the think tank’s plenary sessions will include journalists, professors, union members, a previously undocumented immigrant and members of civil rights organizations. “Imagining and working toward the creation of a socially just society relates to all aspects of our lives,” Williams said of the various ways people choose to promote social justice. “We have internal and external, local and global, personal and systemic work to do.” The final speakers, Rebel Diaz, are a hip-hop duo, and their closing session will double as a performance. Rebel Diaz’s hip-hop is meant to show how social commentary can connect to art and spread a message of social justice in a unique way. Students can register for the Think Tank through SJI’s website, though the only event with available space is the Thursday evening film. However attendees can join a standby line for the other events. Empty seats will be filled 10-15 minutes before the start of each event on a first-come, first-served basis.

what else we can do to improve the SEC.” Besides funding, other aspects of the SLS committee is to consider including a more efficient forum for collaboration, better advocacy for students and more accountability for student organizations. They are also considering installing a judicial system because the SEC’s current structure can make it difficult to trace the use of funding and form collaborations between groups. Events coordinated by multiple organizations and prevention of overlapped organization duties are also under consideration. “We are still in the phase of deciding if [the current SEC system] is working,” said Tran. “If it is working we don’t need to change. The point is how big of a change should we make and if we are comfortable in making those changes. If the SEC is doing great, we don’t have to change. Or we may completely reconstruct the current SEC system.” The committee is having a retreat on Nov. 8 for more in-depth discussion. Within the next few weeks after that, they will issue their mission statement. The committee is expected to propose a final resolution at the end of the semester to the SEC board, where votes will be cast on the prospective reforms.

from MENTAL HEALTH | 1 “When you live in a residential community you will know somebody who has struggled with anxiety or depression,” said Davidson. “I think it leaves students with questions and things that they feel they’d like to understand better. I think students want to be good friends … and know the limits of what they should do, how they should go about helping people.” When listening to peers, Sellers says that students should take a more empathic approach. Being a good listener and truly listening, rather than comparing situations, are the best practices for students who are approached by others in need of someone to talk to. UCS currently provides training to members of Residence Life and Greek Life on these issues, and Lee plans to use part of the grant money to implement positive mental health training with students in residence halls. Mental health first aid training sessions will be created for CWRU Emergency Medical Services, residence staff and other groups throughout the university. The grant will also ensure clearer access points for students seeking help, as UHS and UCS will begin to merge their services. “A student shouldn’t have to know where they would go to get a particular type of health,” said Davidson. “Our goal is to make sure for students that getting health is just seamless to them and they don’t have to know which entity to ask.” Students can visit UCS’s “Emergency Information” page on case.edu for a list of emergency resources in the case of a mental health crisis.

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Student Medical Plan waiver to change for spring 2016 Julia Bianco Director of Web & Multimedia Changes to the student health plan for the spring of 2016 mean that you will need to work a little harder to waive the $880 fee. Previously, in order to waive the medical plan, students had to click one button on the Student Information System, saying that they had comparable insurance from a different avenue. Any student enrolled in one or more credit hours at Case Western Reserve University is required to have health insurance. Now students will have to go to the Finance section, click a button and answer a questionnaire in order to waive the fee. The nine-question survey is designed to see whether students have adequate coverage as

determined by President Barack Obama’s healthcare law. It is also to ensure that students don’t have regional-exclusive coverage that only allows them emergency coverage outside of their home state. Students who answer no to any of the questions will be required to be on the university’s medical plan. However, according to Mary Beth Katitus, business manager for the medical plan, students can call their department to see if there is a way to make their plan work. “The reason why we decided to make the changes was because we wanted to really broaden the student’s understanding of what the insurance from the standpoint of having adequate insurance was in a university setting,” said Katitus.

Dunkin’ Donuts to take over Barnes and Noble Café Julia Bianco Director of Web & Multimedia Dunkin’ Donuts will take the place of the Starbucks at the Barnes and Noble Café on Euclid Ave. The shop is expected to have a grand opening at the beginning of the spring semester, with a possible soft opening towards the end of December. The Starbucks closed on Oct. 30, with a sign placed outside saying it was the site of a future Dunkin’ Donuts franchise. According to Elizabeth Nochomovitz, Director of Auxiliary Services, construction in the space has already begun.

“For a couple of years now, we’ve had students say, well, wouldn’t it be great to have a Dunkin’ on campus,” said Nochomovitz. “It’s a concept that is popular with the current student demographic.” The shop will be managed by Bon Appétit. However, it will have the full options of a Dunkin’ Donuts franchise, including the menu, prices and specials. “It will be managed by Bon Appétit but it will look, feel, smell and taste like a Dunkin’ franchise,” said Nochomovitz. The location will accept CaseCash, but there are currently no plans for meal swipes.

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Can you spare a dime? The University Circle area has long been the cultural hub of Cleveland, and this has only been reinforced with the recent construction boom of institutions such the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Chipotle Mexican Grill. (Hey, it’s nice to have access to a burrito as well as some culture). This hub status brings lots of people to the area, which also means we are a center for panhandling activity. The term panhandler is an American expression from the 1800s that referred to people who stuck their arms out, usually with a cup or pan their hands, to ask for money. (A little history with your safety tips). As of 2015, it is illegal in Cleveland to beg or ask for money, and there is a crime called aggressive solicitation for those who are especially persistent. Not all but many of those who engage in panhandling activity would also qualify as homeless. I often tell people that if you are interested in helping the homeless in our city there are a num-

ber of organizations that could use your help, but giving money to a panhandler on the street is not the best way to do so. The basic problem is that you don’t know who you are dealing with. We have had incidents in the past where a request for money has turned into a prelude to a robbery or assault. Not all but some of our area panhandlers struggle with mental health issues, which means you could be catching them on a good day or a bad day. So whipping out your wallet is usually not the best solution in these situations. If you encounter a panhandler just try to disengage as swiftly as you can. If they persist get your cell phone and give CWRU PD a call at 216-368-3333—as mentioned, aggressive panhandling is a criminal offense that a suspect can be arrested or cited for. If you see someone else being targeted by an aggressive panhandler, give us a call. Let’s show compassion for our fellow people, but let’s be smart about it as well. Let’s look out for each other.

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Insight into CWRU students is key to a successful business To us Case Western Reserve University students, setting up shop near a college seems like a prudent plan for business. One of the main reasons we have this perception is that as students, we know what we like; being successful next to a college seems like it would be easy, but it’s not. Local managers and owners experience a lot more difficulty finding the meat. The Editorial Board is not asking businesses to cater to students, nor saying that they answer to us—that would be inappropriate. The Board is hoping to offer some friendly insight into the mind of a CWRU student to help new businesses thrive, older ones to grow and most importantly, make it easier for new ones to join our growing community. Here are our tips to gain popularity with CWRU students. 1) Stay open late Whether it’s staying up late studying on a weekday or staying up late on a weekend

because, well, they studied all day, students are hungry at night. Staying open until midnight is a surefire way to attract students. At CWRU students are often busy, and obtaining a dinner may be low on their priority list of things to do. As a business, it’s hard to stay up late because of the complexities of having a full-time staff present that late. Note that dining halls close at 8 p.m. and the late night on-campus option for many students, L3, closes at 10 p.m. The only main competitors after that time are Rascal House Pizza and Denny’s All Nighter, which are consistently packed on weekends late at night. The Board believes staying open late is key to attract a CWRU student customer base. 2) This is only Uptown When it comes to business, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. However a low-price menu is key to getting through to us students. For at least their first two years at CWRU, students are on an expensive meal plan. Pay-

ing for food outside this plan doesn’t seem financially sound. Even for upperclassmen not on a plan, the food budget doesn’t equate to a large ice cream vat. Students may love treating themselves to Mitchell’s on occasion, but for a restaurant, expensive meals may not sell well. It may seem silly to analyze this so thoroughly, but we feel that students often look at the value of a meal, not simply compare prices without context. Chipotle Mexican Grill may be on the upper end of a CWRU student’s budget, but is considered to be good value, as seen by it often being busy. 3) Be different Be clever. You can make a meal out of many things: Those looking to open up a generic food place may want to reconsider. With various grills such as Qdoba and Chipotle Mexican Grills, and sandwich places Jimmy Johns, Subway and now Potbelly Sandwich Shop, opening another of either might be biting off more than you can chew.

Realistically the best way to appear cool as a cucumber is to bring something new to the table. Kenko, which customizes and rolls sushi in front of you and within the restaurant and sells bubble tea from Kung Fu Tea, is the perfect example. Both portions were an instant hit among CWRU students. That is not to say that you can’t open up a sandwich shop or a grill, but if you want to cook up a storm among us CWRU students, try creating a unique identity. Running a business isn’t as easy as following the often-strange schedules of college students and their every desire, but businesses that are successful in Uptown Cleveland are successful with the student demographic and active listeners to the community around them.The editorial board hopes that businesses can thrive in Uptown and benefit from a student population, as much as the CWRU student population can benefit from their services.

A tobacco-free campus would be an embarrassment Spartan Skeptic Barry Goldberg If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you? If a sundry of other schools wasted money on banning tobacco on campus entirely, should we? There are some members of our administration who think we should do just that. This month the Faculty Senate will vote on whether or not to throw their support behind a policy to ban cigarettes, chewing tobacco, electronic cigarettes and every other tobacco based product on campus. The proposal is not intended as a means of helping the student body, but rather motivated by a misplaced sense that lacking a tobaccofree policy is somehow an embarrassment to our university. Here are just a few of the reasons you should submit a statement to Secretary of the Faculty Senate Rebecca Weiss and ask the senate to not put their weight behind this policy. Tobacco-Free won’t work Simply put, banning tobacco on campus won’t remove tobacco from campus. If a student has a nicotine addiction, an expensive sign probably isn’t going to stop

them from smoking, and it’s certainly not going to cause them to quit. In the 21st century, no one gets to college without already knowing that smoking is hazardous to health. Rather, smokers are more likely dispersed across campus, relocating temporarily if asked to “put it out” by security. If Case Western Reserve University manages to actually enforce the policy (hint: they won’t), then smokers will simply be able to smoke on sidewalks, which belong to the city rather than the university and where a campus policy of this sort cannot legally be applied. Tobacco-Free especially hurts groups we should seek to make feel welcome Who will face the biggest impact from a tobacco-free campus? The available statistics point towards international students and students from low-income backgrounds. Making life more uncomfortable for these students will only hurt the “culture of care” our university is in the process of building. Furthermore, discouraging university employees such as Bon Appétit workers and janitorial staff from smoking during their breaks is merely adding extra hassle to an already thankless job.

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Tobacco-Free is inferior to current policy in every way Smoking in buildings, or anywhere besides designated smoking zones, is already prohibited. Granted, it is quite possible the location of those designated smoking zones need re-evaluation. But those locations can be made so they are convenient enough to be actually used, while avoidable for those wishing to avoid secondhand smoke, either for personal health concerns or due to a health condition such as asthma. Scattering smokers or forcing them to the sidewalks will inevitably increase exposure to secondhand smoke. There are no benefits we can realistically expect out of TobaccoFree that we are not already able to reap. Tobacco-Free and cessation need not be tied CWRU recently began introducing “cessation” programs to help students with a tobacco addiction quit. These programs were brought forth after Undergraduate Student Government responded not entirely favorably to the initial Tobacco-Free proposal (the fact that cessation programs were added as an afterthought speaks volumes to the true

motivating factors behind the policy). Cessation programs are often given as a reason Tobacco-Free will be helpful to campus, and indeed giving assistance to those wishing to enjoy the health benefits of quitting is laudable. However we can easily implement these programs separately. If anything, Tobacco-Free will decrease attendance in cessation programs, as students might feel less comfortable disclosing their addiction to those who could point them in the direction of help. Over the past several years, President Barbara R. Snyder has wasted too much time and resources, including the time of multiple well-paid staff members, trying to get this policy implemented, all due to some misplaced idea that the policy will reflect well on our university despite being doomed to failure. Hopefully the faculty senate will vote against endorsing Tobacco-Free, and thereby convince Snyder to put our university resources back into the programs that truly reflect well upon the university: those that make CWRU a better experience for all of its students. Barry Goldberg is a fourth-year Biomedical Engineering major and history minor.

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An open letter on STEM elitism The case for a liberal arts education for engineers The Word on K Street Rishi Solanki As engineers, we are taught that we move the world. We build. We design. We create. If it has electricity running through it, if it uses computers, if it is made of any material, if it was manufactured in a factory, if it was transported, machined, designed, distilled, implanted, or synthesized, we made it. Take a moment and go outside. Look around you. Now remove everything from your environment that fits one of those categories. You’ll find fairly quickly that nothing is left. And that is the crux of the engineer’s hubris. Try the same exercise with what a psychology major does. Or an English major. Or a history major. The immediate effect and its impact is far less tangible. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t significant. For any STEM major at Case Western Reserve University who has ever “jokingly” belittled their friends in business, the humanities or any other seemingly “easier” major, this is what you forget. And while some at CWRU might claim that is an overstatement, I would argue it isn’t for a school where the running joke is that BME stands for “Business Major Eventually.” The STEM majors make fun of the business and accounting majors, who in turn make fun of the psychology and humanities majors, and we all accept that as “just the way it is.” While it’s true that statistically employment prospects at career fairs are higher for engineers and business majors, we forget why the humanities are so important, and that money isn’t everything. I’m sure you’ve heard all the classic arguments for why engineers and STEM majors need a backing in the liberal arts: because we need to communicate, because we need to write, and because we need to broaden our horizons. I can hear the collective groan from all my readers as I write this. Considering the number of times I’ve heard these clichéd arguments cited, I would be lying if I said I didn’t sympathize. The truth is, engineers need a liberal

arts education because we are people who “do” things, and there is nothing more dangerous than a “do-er” who doesn’t know what they are doing. The professors at the school of engineering can try to give us the technical protection we need from this fate by educating us about how to be competent at our jobs. But who will teach us the stories and ethics of what we really “do”? Ironically, I think the most poignant moment in my engineering education so far has come not in a traditional engineering class, but in Professor Jim Sheeler’s class on war journalism. I know that my line of work will probably involve me working for a defense contractor at some point. I know that I may well end up working on embedded electrical systems that will be used on the next generation of cruise missiles or the next generation of American fighter aircraft. Which is why my eyes were glued to the screen last semester in Professor Sheeler’s class as we watched live archival footage from Aljazeera of their Baghdad offices being attacked by the USAF in 2003, during the American invasion of Afghanistan. An American A-10 Warthog in attack formation appeared overhead, mid-broadcast, launching missiles and disappearing off the screen. A camera on the roof of those offices captured the impact moments later, as journalist Tareq Ayyoub was blown to pieces. American engineers built that aircraft and those missiles. In fact, I know the father of a friend of mine worked on the engines of that aircraft. It’s one experience to learn about combustion reactions in CHEM 111 and calculate impact velocities and rocket trajectories in PHYS 121. It’s an entirely different experience to watch video of an American aircraft designed by engineers who had the same education we get every day use those principles to kill a journalist in such graphic and minute detail, and to hear the stories of those who were in the building that day and of those who knew Tareq. While gruesome and sad, (and purposeful or not), I understand such is the nature of war. I have no qualms designing the next

Clarissa Cuevas/Observer generation of weapons systems to protect American freedom. But I make that statement with full knowledge of the human cost of war and the stories of the people it affects, not the future size of my paycheck from Lockheed Martin. In light of this, perhaps we should give more respect to those among us who willfully apply their talents to the fields that better help us understand the world around us. Engineers make tangible things, but it is all meaningless if we don’t have people that study and can answer the intangible questions that help us understand their use. I know many engineers whose real passions lie elsewhere, but who ultimately picked engineering because it offered

greater stability and monetary opportunity. We ought to give more respect to those of us who have the courage to follow their passions even if it means turning down the siren song of success that a more “practical” major might offer. These people play a vital role in not just educating us as engineers, but society as a whole. As engineers, we may perceive ourselves to be the elite, but how elite are we if we only “do” instead of learning to also think, listen and understand? Rishi Solanki is a second-year majoring in Electrical Engineering and minoring in Finance. He writes on business, politics and campus issues.

Learning to embrace yourself, regardless of gender constructs Feminist Food for Thought Kate Rasberry The year of 2015 has been pretty interesting so far. The number of presidential nominees is slowly being weaned down, marijuana has been considered for legalization within multiple states and a slew of school shootings were reported. Suddenly the media has turned its everwatchful gaze towards a broader range of human rights, such as modern racism, transgender issues and the “rise” of feminism within popular understanding. Yet even with all of these important issues slowly coming to light, there is still a healthy dose of misogyny and mockery of femininity, both within the media and society. Why is it that amongst the majority, femininity is seen as inferior to masculinity? What anatomically makes the notion of femininity bad in males, but good in females? The limits of behaviors, dress, demeanor, etc. we have set in place for what is traditionally identified as “feminine” and “masculine” appear more overrated and finicky than ever. Honestly the constructs we’ve created for men and women are far too one-sided towards men and those who cling to masculinity as a sort of social safety net. This obvious preference for mascu-

linity is unnerving and harmful. Consider that the most probable reasons for it are a sense of fear or a feeling of being uncomfortable with femininity, an outright hatred for femininity, an inflated masculine or masculine-leaning ego or a social pressure of not being accepted if one portrays a more feminine or an almost hyper-feminine side. However, these reasons are not good excuses for bashing femininity. As made popular by the band, Rush, in their song “Witch Hunt”, the “ignorance and prejudice and fear [that] walk hand in hand” are serious problems that need to be addressed. I find that the best way to tackle such obstacles is by obtaining knowledge and understanding; the metaphorical Olympian fire Prometheus bestowed upon humanity if you will. One of the first things that comes to mind when thinking about traditionally feminine things is hygiene and putting time into one’s appearance. It should be clarified: hygiene is not specifically a feminine thing, though it is often thought to be. Many women and some men value hygiene and appearance because it allows these persons to feel more attractive and present themselves with a sense of pride and individuality. The ultimate goal is to feel confident and comfortable in one’s own skin, and if you don’t like how you are, why not

make yourself into your best self? Give yourself a confidence boost everyday if wearing makeup or exercising to get that toned ass or just smelling nice is all it takes. Your body is your own and you may do with it what you will, but if you limit yourself to what is only marketed to you or what is the simplest method, you may be missing out on experiencing something you regularly enjoy or something that makes you happy. Another thing that comes to mind where femininity is concerned is behavior and how people interact with each other. In a more masculinized group of people, being vulnerable, honest and adamantly close with other people is seen as beneath them and something to be avoided. That’s utter crap. While sometimes it is better to be guarded and not spill your life story to other people or instantly cling to someone, it is by no means forbidden to empathize with people and show that you are human. Having flaws, admitting them, sharing experiences with others or complimenting others on their strengths are all perfectly normal human traits. At least for the sake of your emotional and mental state, you should try to connect with a few others on more than just a friendly, bantering level. The stereotypes that women are too soft-hearted, they care too much or that they like to talk too much about their feelings are not unbefitting things for men or

more masculine people. It is just as important, if not more so, for those who don’t express themselves to open themselves up to someone; it helps them regain balance, retain better emotional and mental states and obtain a more clear viewpoint. Femininity is this concept that is both idolized and demonized for many of the same ignorant, brash reasons. You can’t be cute or sexy without appearing as only a pretty face, you can’t be too in touch with yourself and your needs, lest you be judged for being a “pansy” or too sensitive for other people to handle. With the way society has its viewpoints set, you can’t win with femininity, and that needs to change. Femininity is not just being girly or aligning yourself with traditionally girly values, it is one of the many facets that make up our person. If we allow ourselves the freedom to be as masculine as we wish, but deny our feminine sides, we are restricting ourselves from being our best, most complete self. In light of this, I encourage you to go out and try something traditionally feminine that you genuinely want to try, regardless of your sex or gender. If something truly does make you uncomfortable, don’t force yourself to do it, but try to expand your horizons. Don’t knock it till you try it. Kate Rasberry is a second-year student.

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arts & entertainment Up-and-coming country musicians of 2015 out the biggest stars of bro-country music, a genre known for its truck-driving and “hey baby girl” themes. “Girl In A Country Song” is only the second song sung by a female duo to ever reach number one, signaling a strong start to their new career. Additionally, the single sparked three Country Music Association Award nominations for breakthrough video, duo video and video of the year. The girls continue to climb the charts with their newly released debut album, “Start Here.”

Hopeanne Wohlers Contributing Reporter Keeping up with the changing faces (and voices) of music can be challenging and timeconsuming, so here are three suggestions for the country music scene. Ranging from Kane Brown’s deep-voiced bluesy tones to Old Dominion’s beer-drinking boy-band tunes, these young artists capture the quintessential themes of country in fresh and new ways. However it is all hats off to Maddie & Tae, who have managed to craft catchy melodies that actually push back against the tradition of maledominant themes in country music. If you’re a long-time country music fan, then be sure to keep these three rising stars on your radar, and if you are looking to branch out and give country music an honest try, then include these new hit singles in your sample playlist—surely one of them will be stuck in your head for the rest of the day.

Kane Brown

Kane Brown is a very atypical country singer; this tattooed R&B fan jump-started his career by posting his own deep-voiced covers of country’s top songs on YouTube. Brown then capitalized on the traction from

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Maddie and Tae/Facebook Maddie and Tae are known for challenging stereotypes about women in country music. these covers by using Kickstarter to fund his first EP, “Closer,” which was released this past summer and officially placed him as an artist to watch. However the song truly serving as his claim to fame was just released a couple weeks ago on his 22nd birthday, Oct. 21. This latest single, “Use to Love You Sober” has brought the unsigned singer’s album to the top

Author of “Gone Girl” visits campus in Writers Center Stage event Ellie Rambo Arts & Entertainment Editor “I will never apologize for being readable,” said Gillian Flynn during her Writers Center Stage event. Flynn, the author of three best-selling thrillers including “Gone Girl,” writes books that are almost notoriously readable. That beach read that pulled you so far in that you forgot about the beach itself? Yeah, that’s Gillian Flynn. After trying to be a crime reporter— ”I was very unassertive and awkward,” she said—Flynn ended up covering popular culture for Entertainment Weekly. “[Journalism] was like an apprenticeship for longer writing. You learn how to do more with less,” she said. “It’s a pragmatic thing that serves a novelist well.” But Flynn had “that burning sense in my belly” that she needed to write a novel, and wrote her first two books (“Sharp Objects” and “Dark Places”) while still at Entertainment Weekly. After the 2008 recession, she was laid off and decided to focus on her next novel, which became “Gone Girl.” The book, about the disappearance of a seemingly perfect woman and the resulting suspicion her husband faces, has sold more than eight million copies. While trying to find a publisher for her first book, which features the kind of angry, violent women that Flynn has become known for, many publishing houses were not interested. “They said ‘No one really wants to read about dark

women,’” said Flynn. In early versions of her second book, the narrator was bright and peppy, despite being the survivor of her brother’s apparent massacre of her mother and sisters. “I deleted her … I thought: She’s not salvageable. She’s gotta go.” The talk and Q&A session wasn’t all about horror and darkness, however. Flynn can be as funny on stage as she is on the page. She described how she went by herself to a friend’s cabin to celebrate finishing “Dark Places,” her second novel. “I brought champagne, and I started to realize I was saying goodbye to these characters,” Flynn said. “So I’m crying and drinking, and I ended up watching a really long biography of Eleanor Roosevelt.” She also offered tips for aspiring writers. “There’s absolutely no way to write your book but to write,” she said. “Writing often sucks. All writers who end up being published are just stubborn.” In response to a question about why she loves mystery thrillers, she said: “We’re all as a society generally exhausted. People are tackling these really interesting topics and almost tricking people into reading it, by attaching it to this great engine, the mystery novel.” Flynn described the first story she wrote, a “Little House on the Prairie”inspired short story called, “To the Outhouse,” in which a little girl is devoured by wolves just outside her home. “So I’ve always been like this,” she said with a laugh.

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Maddie & Tae

Madison Marlow and Taylor Dye formed this sensational teen duo when they met at age 15 and decided to start a joint career in country music. Their 2014 debut single caught the eyes of country fans and feminists by calling

Old Dominion is a five-person band known for channeling modern pop and hip-hop country vibes. Before joining forces in 2012, the guys all worked as individual songwriters for some of the biggest influences in country music. Their individual songwriting talents led them all to Nashville, where they met and formed the band. Creating buzz as the next Florida Georgia Line, the group released their first self-titled EP in 2014. Their second and most recent single, “Break Up with Him,” was just released this year, quickly making the top spots on country charts, and even top 50 overall. Their debut album, “Meat and Candy,” will be out this week, on Nov. 6. The album features several new fan-favorites: “Beer Can in a Truck Bed” and “Nowhere Fast.”

Motherf**ker with the Hat’s comedy is strong, but drama falls flat Sierra Cotton Staff Writer On Halloween night, I attended “The Motherf**ker with the Hat” with the promise of lots of profanity and a comedic drama that would make me reflect on my own life. Two parts of that were delivered. Centered around Jackie (Connor Wolfe), a recovering cocaine addict fresh out of prison with a mission to determine the origins of a mysterious hat he believes belongs to his girlfriend’s lover, Veronica (Paige Yepko), “The Motherf**ker with the Hat” left me confused a number of times. The show was clearly meant to explore the effect that addictions have on us, yet I feel that wasn’t portrayed well enough. The delivery of the most important messages in the show fell through many times. Often the more comedic moments worked better than the deeply emotional ones, though that wasn’t always the case. Yepko really brought the performance to life and gave those high intensity moments the play needed. With a fake New York accent and a loud voice that demanded attention, Yepko delivered her lines with a bravado that made the audience hold its breath and listen carefully. She captured this role so well it seemed like she really was the character. Yepko wasn’t alone in delivering the heartfelt moments. Ben Holland, play-

ing Ralph, Jackie’s AA sponsor, had a handful of lessons to teach Jackie, directly and indirectly. Ralph seemed to know all the answers to a successful life and Holland was able to successfully deliver those lines well and with a comedic flare. True to its word, the show was filled with lots of profanity, aiding in the comedy. Comedy was not enough to keep the story well-rounded and afloat, though. There were times when the comedy fell flat or did little to aid the message. The truly important moments couldn’t be taken seriously because the delivery was done poorly at times. The ending, which probably should have been one of the most important points of the play, left many scratching their heads in confusion. Despite this all, the play was highly entertaining, keeping the audience’s attention throughout the production. Overall a solid description of the play was summed up best by one of the many first-year students exiting the theater: “I have so many mixed emotions.”

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Dive into new Joanna Newsom album Charlie Topel Staff Reporter

When harpist Joanna Newsom debuted with “The Milk-Eyed Mender” in 2004, the then-22-year-old’s verbose lyricism, antiquated folk instrumentation and “untrainable” voice piqued the interests of listeners and critics alike. Most people, however, viewed the album as a fairly standard folk album by a young woman with one-too-many quirks. Then in 2006, Newsom released “Ys,” an expansive and emotionally captivating sophomore record. While it only contained five songs, these tracks—with lengths reaching up to 17-and-a-half minutes—showcased Newsom’s storytelling abilities and her emotional maturity. The themes explored there, ranging from miscarriage to abusive relationships to the loss of a close friend, gave listeners a window into the ever-confounding soul of Newsom and left critics wanting more. Newsom came back in 2010 with another expansive work: “Have One on Me,” an album spread across three discs. While this release suffered from an enormous length that isolated listeners, “Have One on Me” highlighted her songwriting skills and her ability to make catchy melodies supplement her hardto-follow lyrics. After five years of silence, Newsom is back. In the meantime, she’s met and married the man of her dreams, Andy Samberg (yes, THAT Andy Samberg). This news can sometimes be bittersweet for a musician’s fans, especially for those who loved Newsom’s tragic lyrics about loss, heartbreak and loneliness. Marriage can sometimes signal the end of an era for artists (see Death Cab for Cutie, Lily Allen etc.). Despite changes in her personal life and her strong discography, Newsom’s newest album “Divers” is arguably her best and most consis-

Courtesy Amazon The harpist and singer-songwriter is back with Divers, a concept album focusing on love and the passage of time. tent release, yet it also manages to be her most accessible. The album as a whole is a concept album, a meditation on love and the cyclical nature of time. Newsom may have found true love, but her relationship has fueled insecurity and fear that comes across so eloquently, it’s hard to disagree with the idea that love makes you fear time, as time brings an end to all relationships.

The concept is explored throughout all of her tracks in separate storylines that are all weaved together. “Waltz of the 101st Lightborne” is a space-western story, chronicling a spaceship pilot’s wife waiting for her husband to return from battle. Title track “Divers” explores the similar storyline of a diver’s wife, full of uncertainty and self-doubt. Closer “Time, As a Symptom” argues that “time is

just a symptom of love,” that time ends relationships through death or growing apart. The album loops back around here: Newsom cuts off the last “transcend!” in her repetition at the close, only to begin the first track “Anecdotes” right where she left off. The instrumentation combines that of her previous three albums in a wonderfully lush way, but don’t worry, she still has a few tricks up her sleeve. “Leaving the City,” which I’ve seen best described as “medieval punk,” incorporates distorted electric guitars and live drums, instruments that are staples in modern music but have been intentionally absent from Newsom’s work. “Divers” also incorporates synths to fit the underwater theme. Those who have missed her strictly-harp tracks will feel right at home on “A Pin-Light Bent,” which shows classic Joanna, just a girl and her harp. “Divers” also gives us one of Newsom’s best tracks to date, and, in my opinion, the best track of the year by far. “Sapokanikan” tells the story of John Purroy Mitchel, “The Boy Mayor of New York,” and his fall from grace. This track seamlessly weaves in references from Van Gogh and both “Ozymandias” poems to reinforce the idea that time erases all works eventually. Follow the advice of Newsom, and be like the hunter in “Ozymandias.” Listen to this emotional album, “look and despair.”

Album: Divers Artist: Joanna Newsom Release Date: Oct. 23, 2015 Label: Drag City Stand-out Tracks: “Sapokanikan,” “Leaving the City,” “Goose Eggs,” “Time, As a Symptom” 75004 Rating:

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Playlist of the Week Charlie Topel Staff Reporter “Flesh Without Blood” - Grimes

Grimes is back with a new album titled “Art Angels,” and her newest single “Flesh Without Blood” is full of the weird poppy goodness that propelled her into the mainstream spotlight. This track shows how she’s recently grown after scrapping an entire album before releasing it last year. If this song is any indication, her long-awaited follow-up to “Visions” will be full of the eclectic dance tunes that she’s known for.

“Heart Is Full” - Miike Snow

Miike Snow is back with “Heart Is Full,” the trio’s first track in three years. The track, which is the lead single off their third album “III,” features jazzy vocal samples in an odd indie-pop shoutout to beatmakers like J Dilla. Expect some new and experimental sounds from their upcoming album, due out in 2016.

“Thank God for Girls” - Weezer

Weezer’s back (again), and Lord knows they’re happy to be. Perhaps the best part about the track is the cover art: Pope Francis is greeting women with a bevy of camera phones snapping his pic. The song itself is pretty standard post-“Pinkerton” Weezer—not necessarily a bad thing if you’ve been enjoying their releases. TGFG.

Silence and sound from The Neighbourhood Alex Clarke Staff Reporter

The Neighbourhood is definitely an atmospheric band. It’s a dark night on the beach, and you’re exhaling smoke. That’s the feel of “Wiped Out!,” the band’s latest album. They used the “wall of sound” technique on every track, where several different instruments are layered over each other. But The Neighbourhood artfully goes between using a lot of different sounds to leaving a lot of empty space, ebbing and flowing like waves on the shore. The first track of the album is a complete 30 seconds of silence (it’s titled “A Moment of Silence” so I shouldn’t have been so surprised), which seemed like a funny thing to do at first. But after listening to the entire album, and how it plays with filling space with different parts and then with silence, it makes sense. The layered vocals and sounds make the sections with a single vocal accompanied by one or two instruments very powerful. This album really plays with alternating sounds and distortion and I feel like the total sound was the focus of the album, as opposed to the lyrics. The production team put in a lot of work. The sound can be echoey and spacey, and then jump to being clearer with a strong drum section. “Wiped Out!” has a few songs that really stuck out to me, but nothing is

overwhelmingly catchy, which can happen with an album so focused on musicality. The Neighbourhood’s sound has never been one to be in the top 40 (excluding “Sweater Weather”), but that is just because of the alternative nature of the sound. “Ferrari” and “The Beach” both fit in the with overall feel of the album, but have a more predictable format, which gives them a familiar feel. “Ferrari” also stuck out to me because it had an intensity the other songs did not have. “Single” is one of my favorites from the album because of the emphasis on the gorgeous vocals during the beginning of the song, almost like a serenade, and then the instrumental part in the middle picked up the pace, and the contrast was really powerful. The album accomplished everything that I feel The Neighbourhood wanted. It’s a beautifully crafted album that will be a favorite to those who love the sounds of Atlas Genius and an older and less sexy The Weeknd. It might even make those who aren’t into alternative music a fan of the genre.

Album: “Wiped Out!” Artist: The Neighbourhood Released: Oct. 30 Label: Columbia Records Rating:

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The young R&B prodigy is back with the second single off her upcoming debut album, due out in a few weeks. We previously heard her on the vocally powerful and contemporary “Here,” and this track solidifies her talents as a young lyricist and powerful singer. Expect big things from this vocal powerhouse in the

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TBT Track of the Week “Take Me Out” - Franz Ferdinand

“Guitar Hero” first came out 15 years ago this month, and while the trend of rhythm video games has all but died out, the games did a good job of introducing young and old to classic rock tracks as well as up-and-coming indie artists. Franz Ferdinand’s starkly memorable track feels right at home in the game, as it has one of the most iconic guitar riffs of the 2000s. Rock on!

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Concert calendar: A look at this week’s upcoming performances locations this tour. Before you get jealous of all the audiences bopping around to their indie pop tunes in Germany, see them at this local venue.

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Every week in Cleveland is a week to see live concerts. However, like any other week, it’s difficult to see them all. Dozens more of Cleveland’s concerts are just waiting to be experienced. For a head start on choosing a week of music, here are five upcoming Cleveland shows:

Date: Nov. 11, 8:30 p.m. Band: little hurricane / July Talk / Texas Plant Venue: Grog Shop Price: $12-14

Date: Nov. 7, 8 p.m. Band: Tom Paxton Venue: Music Box Supper Club Concert Hall Price: $25-28 It’s Tom Paxton’s farewell tour, and he is stopping by Cleveland before wrapping up for good. After over 60 albums and multiple Grammy nominations and awards, it’d be important for any folk-lover to see Paxton before he calls it quits. You wouldn’t want to live a life full of regret, would you?

Date: Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m. Band: Hands Like Houses / I The Mighty / Lower than Atlantis / Brigades / Too Close to Touch Venue: Beachland Ballroom Price: $15-17

Blues and rock abound at this show, featuring bands July Talk and little hurricane. With finals right around the corner, and with the concert being midweek on a Wednesday, come sulk in your stress-filled blues at the Grog Shop. Sonicbids/Facebook Rah Rah will perform at Mahall’s before heading on a tour of Germany. With a lineup this big, the night will be filled with rock for hours, meaning dead feet and deafened ears, but in a good way. Australian band Hands Like Houses just came out with a couple of new songs in October, in anticipation of their new album “Dissonants” ... which hasn’t been released yet, but I guess the surprise future release will help keep fans on edge.

A ghost story with the same script and added effects Brandi Jett Contributing Reporter

The first thing that came to many viewers minds’ when they first came across the trailer for “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension” was probably “Oh no, not another one!” However if you’re a faithful viewer of the series (or just wanted to be scared in honor of Halloween) you probably went to see it and might have been pleasantly surprised. This newest installment picks up where “Paranormal Activity 4” left off. The film follows the main plot of the series, focusing on a new family, but intertwining the original sisters, Kristi and Katie, into the unraveling mythology of the franchise. The premise itself is a little stale at this point. Going into the film having already watched the previous five, you know that you are going to meet a happy family in a nice house with one member of the household interested in filming home movies. After some small, out of the ordinary thing happens on camera, the person filming the movies becomes obsessed with filming the occurrences. Long story short, the occurrences get weirder and more powerful until everything comes to a head and someone either dies or becomes possessed. However even with knowledge of the basic plot, the film always manages to scare and surprise. The franchise does a good job at changing the plot just a little bit to make the series move forward while still using the basic structure that fans of the series have grown to love and expect. While the plot

is a bit stale, it just wouldn’t be a Paranormal Activity film if it didn’t follow that script. While basic structures can be the same, the game has to change in some way to keep viewers interested. True to the name of the film, you will get a glimpse of the Ghost Dimension that was previously off limits. Both viewers and film characters can now see the ghosts. Upon learning that this played a major role in the newest film, some fans may have been worried that the essence of the unknown may be ruined by being able to see it. The viewer’s own mental image of what the entities looked like could be ruined if this element wasn’t played out perfectly. Thankfully the execution of the ghost was nearly perfect; it kept it vague and dark while also showing a lot of needed structure to get a sense of what was actually haunting the family. The film is a must-see for fans of the series because it ties together many elements of the previous films. However fresh or casual viewers of the series are better off skipping this movie and just watching the original. “Ghost Dimension” adds flavor to the series and wraps up many questions fans had about the plot, but it isn’t the best “Paranormal” film to hit screens in the past few years.

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“Musicians play the instruments. I play the orchestra.” muses Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender) as he begins an argument with friend and co-worker Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogen) regarding Jobs’ supposed genius and lack of knowledge about computers. This quote can also be applied to the film itself. The cast and crew play the instruments in this finely tuned creation, but it is the trio of Director Danny Boyle, Michael Fassbender and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin that conduct this powerhouse orchestra. The film is set across a 14-year timeline, spanning from 1984 to 1998, as it follows Steve Jobs and his co-workers and adversaries across three different product launches: the Apple Macintosh in 1984, the NeXT Computer System in 1988 and the iMac in 1998. All of the action and storytelling occurs behind the scenes of these launches, as Jobs engages in arguments and regular conversation with friends and foes, including Wozniak, Apple CEO John Sculley (Jeff Daniels), chief engineer Andy Hertzfeld (Michael Stuhlbarg) and launch planner Andy Cunningham (Sarah Snook). They talk about launch mishaps (the Macintosh mishap that begins the film being especially noteworthy), company infighting and outrageous decisions and demands from Jobs. The most important part from this comes from Jobs’ relationship with his assistant at all these events, his selfprofessed “work wife” Joanna Hoffman (Kate Winslet), as she tries to convince Jobs to accept his paternity of Lisa Brennan (Makenzie Moss, Ripley Sobo, and Perla Haney-Jardine at differ-

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Men’s soccer drops both weekend matchups Jacob Rayyan Staff Reporter The Case Western Reserve University men’s soccer team faltered this week, falling to Washington University in St. Louis and University of Chicago. Both games were tight, needing extra time to finish and the team losing 1-0 each game. The Spartans conclude their regular season on Saturday, Nov. 7 with a home game against Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), which will also be Senior Night. In the first contest against University of Chicago, the Spartans tallied only four shots on goal while putting up 14 shots. The Maroons fared a little better, putting up five shots on goal and 15 shots overall. Second-year student and goalkeeper Calvin Boyle stopped four of the five shots sent his way, but couldn’t stop a penalty kick from UChicago’s BrentonNeal Desai in the 93rd minute. In the second contest against No.11 Washington University in St. Louis, the Spartans’ offensive woes continued. While the team was able to put together 16 shots, including seven on goal, they were held without a goal for the second straight game. Calvin Boyle had a solid game with eight saves, but the Bears observer.case.edu eventually broke through in the 105th minute of the game by Ryan Sproule. When asked about his team’s recent offensive struggles, especially since they just came off a 9-0 victory last week, Head Coach Brandon Bianco said, “Soccer is a funny game and you need to be a little lucky at times.” Bianco also went on to say that the team, “created enough, but unfortunately didn’t find goals when it mattered the most.” The next challenge for this team is CMU. The Spartans have to rebound from their tough weekend and put on a great performance for their seniors on Senior Night. When asked about his goals for this game, Bianco said, “The same as always, to win the next game.” He also mentioned that winning on Senior Night, “is something I know means a lot to our group.” Overall this season was incredibly successful for the Spartans, as they have built a solid foundation for next year when many of the core players are going to be returning. Bianco reflected on the season by saying, “This group has a lot to be proud of. We did things this year that this program has never done and did it in a way that our guys will look back on and be proud of. This is a special group regardless of how we finish.” Men’s Soccer 1 2 OT 2OT Total CWRU 0 0 0 0 0 Washington 0 0 0 1 1

Eddie Kerekes Staff Reporter Every year senior day is bittersweet, but it was particularly so for this year’s Case Western Reserve University volleyball team, as they only managed to observer.case.edu win one of two matches. They played well enough to defeat The College of observer.case.edu Wooster Fighting Scots 25-17, 25-16, 25-21, but were unable to overcome the Bethany College Bison losing 22-25, 24-26, 25-23, 21-25 at Horsburgh Gymnasium on Saturday, Oct. 31. Before the second match, head coach Karen Farrell honored each of the team’s five seniors with an individualized poem. At the Men’s beginning of the first set Soccer 1 2 the OT 2OT Total jumped against Wooster, Spartans CWRU Men’s 0 Soccer 0 0 0 0 out to an early eight point lead on the Washington 10 20 OT 0 2OT 1 Total 1 strength CWRUof an0 impressive 0 0 0 9-0 0 run. After Shots 1 2 OT 2OT Total 0 0 trimmed 0 1 1the lead to a Washington minor CWRUcomeback 4 11 0 1 16 Shots 1 2 OT 2OT Total Washington 9 6 1 2 18 five,CWRU CWRU finished the1 set16 powerfully, 4 11 0 Corner Kicks 1 the 2 OT 2OT Total points. winning five of final seven Washington 9 6 1 2 18 CWRU 4 3 0 0 7 In the final13two22 sets Corner Kicks OT 2OT Washington 0 against 0 Total 5 the Fight4 3 was 0 0 unable 7 ing CWRU Scots, CWRU Assits 1 2 OT 2OT Total to find Washington 30 20 00 0 50 theirCWRU groove and did not0 seem to settle Assits 10 20 OT observer.case.edu Washington 0 2OT 1 Total 1 in. “We were having a hard time generCWRU 0 0 0 0 0 Shots on Goal 1 2 OT 2OT Total Washington 0said 0 Farrell. 0 1 “It 1 took us a ating points,” CWRU 1 5 0 1 7 Shots on Goalto15 hit22 a OT Total Washington 1 2OT 2 … 10We didn’t little while stride CWRU 1 5 0 1 7 Savesas well 1 2 we OT 2OT Total execute Washington 5 as 2 1 should 2 10have.” CWRU 5 2 0 1 8 Only on the squad, thirdSavesone player 11 25 OT Washington 0 2OT 1 Total 7 5 2 Marian 0 1 8 yearCWRU outside hitter Barton with Fouls 1 2 OT 2OT Total Washington 1 5 0 1 7 11, managed to CWRU CWRU 7 eclipse 7 2 10 1 kills. 17 Fouls 15 27 OT Washington 2 2OT 0 Total 14 leaned on their defense, led by CWRU 7 strong 7 2 1 17 Scoring CWRU fourth-year Washington libero 5 7 Katie 2 0 Best 14 (11 digs) Total specialist 0 and first-year AnScoringdefensive CWRU drea LuScoring (13 digs). Total 0 Washington During the second set, there was a time Scoring Washington R. Sproule 104:28 (A. the Zingone) when Wooster had all energy and moTotal 1 mentum. the(A.Spartans, R. SprouleThen, 104:28 Zingone) riding the Total 1 impressive serving of Best and Lu, went on a 9-2 run to take a seven point lead, effectively putting away the set. The third set began slowly as well, though the Spartans managed to gain a small, early lead. After a Wooster time out reenergized their team, the Fighting Scots came back to eventually tie the set at 18. CWRU closed out the tough set by winning seven of the final 10 points. A key to closing the Fighting Scots out was blocking up front, led by fourthyear middle hitter Haley Kauffman (3

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This past weekend involved a lengthy road trip for the Case Western Reserve University solo blocks). Following the long break, the Spar- women’s soccer team. Their travels brought tans did not fare well against the hard- them into two conference showdowns in the hitting Bison. “We just couldn’t quite University Athletic Association. The first game took place in Chicago, get those last few points we needed in any set,” said Farrell, which has been against the University of Chicago Maroons. a strength of the team all season. The The game was a bit rough from the outset. sports and first three sets were all tied late and the The Maroons scored 2:51 into the game, would add another goal about three quarters of fourth was close throughout. sports The Spartans and Bison were tied the way through the first half as well. The 2-0 at 12 different points in the first set, scoreline that the game would end the first half the most of the match, as neither team with would be the scoreline that the full game achieved more than a three point lead. would also end with. The Phoenixes outshot For CWRU to compete with Bethany’s the Spartans 12-5, and there is nothing in it aggressive attack, they needed the that indicates that the result should have been strong defense of Best (32 digs), Lu (15) different. UChicago, ranked 18 in the country, and first-year defensive specialist Kari- backed up their ranking. The Spartans would hit the road again to na Bondelid (19), with Best and others head to St. Louis, Missouri. There they would diving all over the place to reachWomen’s balls. Soccer 1 2 OT 2OT Total off against the Washington UniverIn the end, the Spartans were unable CWRUWomen’s 0 Soccer 0 face 0 0 0 10 20 sity OT Bears. It would be a hard fought contest to effectively hit aroundWashington the Bethany 0 2OT 1 Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 Megan Romelfanger, CWRU’s block, a recurring part of Washington theCWRU match, and Shots 1 2 throughout. OT 2OT Total 0 0 0 1 1 CWRU 4 6 0 0 10 senior goalkeeper, would parry shot after shot dropped the set. Shots 15 15 2 OT Washington 3 2OT 4 Total 27 CWRU 4 6 0 0 10 all game long. When all was said and done, the After an early CWRUCorner lead, Kicks Bethany 1 2 OT 2OT Total Washington 5 15 3 4 27 Bears had put 27 shots on the board. Romelwent on two separate 7-0 runs to take an CWRU 0 1 0 0 1 Corner Kicks 13 23 OT 2OT Total Washington 1 0 7 sports 19 the very end. fanger stopped every one until 18-9 lead in set two. The Spartans manCWRU 0 1 0 0 1 Assits 1 2 OT 2OT Total At the end of regulation, the Bears had an opaged to find holes in the Washington Bison defense 30 30 10 00 70 CWRU to1 win the game on a penalty kick. and came all the way backWashington to tie the set Assits 10 20 portunity OT 0 2OT 1 Total CWRU 0 0 0 0 0 at 23. Kauffman led the Shots charge on with Goal 17 1 2 Romelfanger OT 2OT Totaldove to her right and was able Washington 0 0 0 1 1 CWRU 2 2 0 0 kills and first-year setter Shannon Car- to save the 4kick and, temporarily, the day for Shots on Goal 12 23 OT Washington 1 2OT 3 Total 9 roll contributed 36 assists. However the CWRU 2 2 the 0 Spartans. 0 4 Saves 1 2 OT 2OT Total 2 3 1 The 3 game 9 would make it through the first Spartans dropped the set.Washington CWRU 2 3 1 2 8 Saves 1 2 OT 2OT Total Washington 2 2 0 0 A close, third set victory gave CWRU half of the4sudden death extra time period CWRU 2 3 1 2 8 Fouls 1 2 OT 2OT Total It was with just under three hope of a comeback, but it was not Washington 2 2 with 0 no 0 scoring. 4 CWRU 6 6 3 0 15 left in the second extra time that Kameant to be as Bethany Washington took the final Fouls 15 29 minutes OT 2OT Total 2 2 18 CWRU mental 6 6 tie3 Chandler 0 15 let fly from 30 yards out into the set. Overcoming fatigue, both Washington 5 CWRU 9 2 2 18 Scoring back of the net for UChicago. Romelfanger and physical, CWRU fought against the Total 0 played a fantastic game, but was unable to rising tide of momentum to pull Scoring within CWRU Total do anything0to stop the wonder strike for the two, 21-23. Bethany’s exceptional play Scoring Washington and bounty of energy helped them close golden goal for Chandler and the Bears. Scoring Washington K. Chandler 107:19 (O. Lillegraven) Following these two losses in conference, the match out. Total 1 K. Chandler 107:19 (O.CWRU Lillegraven) women’s soccer record dropped to The Spartans will face the University Total 1 and 0-5-1 in conference. Their regular of Rochester on Friday, Nov. 6 in the 7-6-4, quarterfinals of the University Athletic season will conclude Saturday, Nov. 7 as they Association (UAA) Championships held return to Cleveland to host Carnegie Mellon in Rochester, NY, followed by a match University, the number three ranked team in against either Washington University or the country as of last week. Bitter rivals, these schools will always New York University. An opponent to be determined will oppose the Spartans on put up a good fight. It is also Senior Day, and Saturday, Nov. 7 to conclude the season. CWRU students should come out and supCWRU defeated Rochester at home port the six seniors: Romelfanger, Makenzie earlier in the year 25-23, 25-18, 25-20, Best, Rachel Hammond, Rachel Junn, Lauren in a match that was closer than the score Wichman and Meredith Shea. The game starts at 5 p.m. and the seniors would surely appreciindicated. ate support against a big conference rival.

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JP. O’Hagan Sports Editor The Spartans are facing the apex of their season tomorrow. The time has come for the team to prove what they are made of and show that they belong amongst the football elite. The Spartans rose to be ranked number 18 in the national poll this week and despite the ranking the team will step onto the field in a strange position. For the first time this season the CWRU football team will take the field as true underdogs. The Spartans will be taking on the Thomas More College Saints, the only undefeated team in the President’s Athletic Association (PAC) and tied with the Spartans atop the PAC standings. This means that this week’s game is of utmost importance to Case Western Reserve University. For the first time since 2009 the Spartans have the chance of making the NCAA DIII playoffs, off the automatic bid which the PAC winner earns and whichever team wins this weekend firmly places themselves in the position to make the playoffs.

The matchup has another layer of importance as the head coach for the Saints is Regis Scafe, a CWRU alumnus. Scafe, a 1971 graduate, returned to CWRU to coach from 1994-1999 and then coached for 14 years at John Carroll University before taking the Thomas More position this offseason.While it is stressed on a regular basis, this week more than ever the Spartans must play at their highest level on both sides of the ball. Second-year student Rob Cuda is the Spartans’ starting quarterback and has expertly led the team’s offensive production this season. He leads the team both on the ground and in the air, throwing for 2,043 yards and 25 touchdowns while rushing for 606 yards and five touchdowns. His biggest targets are Bryan Erb who is tied atop the PAC for touchdown receptions with 11 and have 601 receiving yards. The ground attack is centered around Anthony Canganelli who has five touchdown trips. He is accompanied by fourthyear student Adam Hochman who has rushed for 250 yards of his own. Two Spartans have posted 41 tackles

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apiece to lead the team, second-year student Cody Calhoun and third year student Nick Kwon. Calhoun and Kwon led the Spartan defense to their shutout play, and Kwon in particular has three interceptions for the Spartans. The Saint’s threat is varied and potent. At quarterback Thomas More has not one but two weapons in both Brenan Kuntz and Jensen Gebhardt. Kuntz has been the go-to guy as of recent and is likely to get the start on Saturday. He has a completion rate of 67.3 percent, thrown for 15 touchdowns and 1,361 yards. Gebhardt has posted similar numbers with 15 touchdown passes of his own on 1,384 yards. However both can be mistake prone and have thrown nine interceptions between the two of them, compared to only one on the season for Cuda. This could be an area of weakness for the Spartan defense to exploit. On the ground the Spartans will have to control Thomas More running back CT Tarrant who has run for 935 yards and 11 touchdowns. The aerial defense will be focused on Goose Cohorn who is second at the DIII level with 1,079 yards and is tied

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sports CWRU Hockey Club played monster on Halloween Spartans beat Wooster 8-4 on minor league hockey team Lake Erie Monster’s ice JP. O’Hagan Sports Editor While the Case Western Reserve University campus lacks an ice rink, that doesn’t stop the Spartans from putting together an extremely talented ice hockey team or a dedicated fan base. This talent was on full display this past weekend as the Spartans took down the visiting College of Wooster on the grandest of arenas. The Spartans and the Wooster Fighting Scots took to the ice on Halloween afternoon to battle it out on the home ice of the Lake Erie Monsters at the Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland. The Spartans played to their advantage and brought home a win, sending the Fighting Scots home with an 8-4 loss. The Spartans were given the opportunity to play on the ice at the Quicken Loans Arena through a contact their coach had with the Lake Erie Monsters scheduler. They were able to get the College of Wooster to come despite schedules for most teams already being set, allowing the game to happen. The excitement of playing at the Q was evident from the first faceoff. With over a hundred students from CWRU making the trek downtown to the Q to bang on the glass and heckle the opposing teams, the Spartans were able to ride the energy over the course of the game. “It was really great having everyone here,” said CWRU captain Will Brenn. The Spartans played to their advantages and were able to emerge victorious. The difference between the two squads was obvious from the opening tip off as the Spartans were small but speedy, while Wooster played with a larger team and with more upfront strength. Being able

to outskate the Wooster defensemen and lose pucks was a strong positive for the CWRU forwards who found the back of the net eight times on 36 shots. “We play a really fast game,” said Brenn, who scored four goals of his own, “It allows us to find the back of the net.” This strategy did come with a few drawback as the Spartans saw extended periods of dominating play, early in periods, before being forced into defensive play as they lost stamina and allowed Wooster to take long stretches of both momentum and possession. However these stretches were not overly detrimental as the Spartan goalkeeper Patrick Thomas was able to stop 17 of the 18 shots he saw and then Patrick Balsam saved 14 of the 16 shots fired his way. The Spartans opened the scoring with a goal by Brenn, the CWRU starting center, and an assist from left defenseman Nick Bi at the 11:25 mark on the first period. Brenn found the back of the net for the second time of the night just under eight minutes later as he beat the Wooster keeper again with only 49 seconds left in the first period, this time with a combined assist from right wing Jonathan Greenberg and left wing Kyle Peters, to find themselves up 2-0 after 20 minutes of play. The Spartans didn’t let up as the second period opened sending the puck into the back of the net at the 6:16 mark when Greenberg snuck the puck in with an assist from alternative Jason Pickering. Wooster wasn’t about to go down without a fight and responded with a goal of their own two minutes later, to return their deficit to a mere two goals, 3-1. However the Spartans jumped back out to a three-goal lead and then to four as Brenn landed his final two goals of the game on as-

Andrew Hodowanec/ Observer The CWRU Hockey team took on the College of Wooster last Saturday at the Q. sists from Greenberg and then Peters at the 9:58 and 15:05 marks. The Spartans entered the locker room after the second period with a 5-1 lead and no signs of slowing down. Wooster opened the scoring in the third quarter at the 6:04 mark but then the Spartans responded with a string of rapid fire goals in less than three and a half minutes. This time the Spartans spread out the scoring as first Carlo Herbosa, then Daniel Hopkins, and then finally Peters found the back of the net to put the Spartans up 8-2. The two teams, exhausted by the intense competition, began to play rougher hockey in the third quarter as the Wooster squad, frustrated by the blowout, worked to climb back into the game. The two teams combined for five penalties in the final period of play while only having been placed into the box a combined six times in the opening two periods of play,

with Wooster being booked for five of those six and the first four. Forward Jonathan Greenburg saw the most box time for the Spartans with two penalties in the game, one for interference and the other for cross checking, both in the high intensity third quarter. “It happens,” said Brenn. “When a team is down by a lot they get frustrated. It’s not something you want to see happen but it happens.” The final score may have ended at 8-2 if not for two final goals by Wooster in the final minute and 33 seconds of play, a last ditch attempt to soften the blow. “We relaxed out there,” said Brenn. Despite relaxing, the Spartans still walked away with a dominating 8-4 win and a lot of great memories of playing on the professional ice. The Spartans will be returning to the ice to take on Edinboro University on Nov. 14 .

On the other side of the boards What it’s like cheering for the Spartans on the big stage Billy Heyen Staff Reporter It isn’t every day that you get to go watch a sporting event from the bottom level at Quicken Loans Arena. This Saturday, that is just what Case Western Reserve University students were able to do as the club hockey team played The College of Wooster at the Q. With seating restricted to only a few sections of the arena, there was a sense of togetherness among the crammed-in Spartans’ supporters. From the very first faceoff, witty yells were heard throughout the arena, and great hockey was played by CWRU. In an 8-4 win for the good guys, it was awesome to sit in the seats and hear the pockets of cheering for each individual player. When your friend would enter the ice for his shift, or do something productive in the rink, it was obvious who was there to watch him play, and that was pretty cool. Being in the first few rows also provided a sense of closeness to the action that is hard to come by at sporting events. While fans hit the glass to mess with coaches and players, all were able to enjoy their Halloween afternoon. A few costumes were seen

amongst the supporters who were in the spirit of the day, including an especially enthusiastic Oh Henry! Bar. Yes, that is a type of chocolate bar for anyone who may have been wondering, and no, I have no idea what it tastes like, but it certainly made for a supportive fan. It was great to see the majority of CWRU supporters stick around to the final horn, and it was obvious that the players were happy to see their friends there to watch the win. Throughout the game, players were able to acknowledge their friends in between shifts, just a small interaction that showed the importance of the support they were receiving. At the end of the day, an 8-4 win is always better than any loss. However this was a day more about friendship and school spirit. To go downtown to watch a hockey game may not have been most students’ idea about how to spend a chunk of Halloween, but there were a few sections full of people proudly cheering on their school. Everyone had a great time watching a solid hockey team full of their very own friends. This should lead to more support for the club hockey team the rest of the season. Hopefully crowds as enthusiastic and supportive as the one at the Q go out and watch the team play.

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