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24 Wrestler/actor John

25 U.S. intelligence grp.

26 Rower's blade

27 Smallish batteries

29 Cluster of feathers

31 With 45 -Across, "Does the name contain a vegetable?" YES.

"Is it a band fronted by Billy Corgan?" YES!

34 Seaweed-wrappe d rolls

38 Silicon Valley field, informally

39 Alpaca lookalike accompaniment, often

36 Winnie-the-Pooh' s craving

37 Possible response to "Who's there?"

40 Closemouthed

41 Food of the gods

46 Big nuisance

48 Max's opposite

49 Buddhist temple

52 Brazilian actress

42 Opening for a coin

43 Mean, mocking smile

45 See 31 -Across

47 Moist

50 Entrepreneur's deg.

51 Rep.'s opponent

52 Garment that may have an underwire

55 "Adios!"

57 Premium cut of steak

59 "Does the name contain a mineral?" YES. "Is it a band fronted by Mick Jagger?" YES!

62 One might arrive on a saucer

63 Soul icon Redding

64 [I'm about to speak ...]

67 Portable preparedness kit

68 Sandwich shop

Sonia

53 Fez-shaped chocolates

54 Suspect's "out"

56 Kitchen appliance brand

58 Necklace decorations

60 Part of the Apple logo

61 Mahjong piece

65 Org. with pollution solutions

66 Rendezvoused

"Crossword"

ACROSS

2 a jester

3 . One of the twelve months of the year

6 . The esteemed president of Case Western Reserve

7 . Case Western Reserve students, generally

8 . Diamond birthstone month

9 . The team who designed the new Safe Ride app

10 . A lot of Aries lay claim to this month

11 . Noted for its showers

12 exclamations

DOWN

1 . Rhymes with school, where you probably are

4 Something best said while pointing to a camera

5 . Puck from A Midsummer Night's Dream

7 . Sitting in bed and staring at the wall, is best done ___ thing in the morning

8 gotcha

11 . Ludgate's first name

CWRU’s sports success should not be overlooked

Editorial Board

When the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University were separate universities, not only were they rival institutions but they also had a heated sports rivalry. Between 1891 and 1969 the Case and Reserve teams went head-to-head in an annual Thanksgiving football game which not only captured campus life for both universities but also drew crowds of spectators from the Cleveland community as a whole. The games were so popular that they often filled the 70,000-seat Cleveland Stadium, and even eventually led to the Ministerial Association of Cleveland pleading to move the timing of the game because it was interfering with church attendance on Thanksgiving. The two schools refused, however, as the games were too profitable and much of student life at Case and Reserve revolved around the game.

With the federation of the university, the fervent football rivalry also ended and Case Western Reserve University students’ fascination with their collegiate sports seemingly evaporated. The student populace of CWRU, with our primarily academic and nerdy outlook, scarcely attends games at Nobby’s Ballpark or DiSanto Field. Other than a Homecoming football game at the beginning of the year, CWRU students barely even know when games are happening.

That’s a shame, especially because so many CWRU sports teams are currently doing the best they ever have.

We are a NCAA DIII university, competing against other primarily academic schools like the University of Chicago, New York University and Carnegie Mellon University, so it’s very unlikely that we’ll ever be a sports-crazed campus on par with DI schools. That being said, we should still support our student athletes and their efforts in fighting for CWRU across the nation, and they’re doing so tremendously.

For the second year in a row, our men’s basketball team made it to the NCAA tournament after getting out of University Athletic Association (UAA) conference play. In fact, this year, for the first time ever, they were crowned champions of the UAA. The women’s soccer team also were UAA champions this year for the first time and made it all the way to the NCAA championship game after making it to the round of 16 last year.

The men’s tennis team are backto-back ITA Indoor National Champions this year and competed in the NCAA championship match last year for the second year in a row. Whether they will repeat that performance remains to be seen but so far they are starting strong out of the gate as they had a 15-game win streak earlier this season and are currently on another 4-game win streak. The women’s tennis team also competed in the NCAA tournament last year for the first time ever and currently have an 11-3 record. The softball team is also having a historic season after starting with a 14-game win streak, leading to a current 15-2 record.

Across the board, the Spartans have been firing at all cylinders.