Volume XLVI, Issue 6 September 26, 2014

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MCAT dilemma Old MCAT Sections

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Students rush to take MCAT before test changes Alexander Wheaton Contributing Reporter After the Association of American Medical Colleges announced that the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) would be revised in April of 2015, many pre-medical students are scrambling to take the test before it changes.

Adhithya Baskar is one such student.

A junior, he took the test last Saturday to avoid having to take the 2015 test.

“I didn’t feel prepared [for the new test],” he said. “I took the right courses, I just didn’t like the length. It’s supposed to be eight hours long, and I don’t think I could focus that long.”

Baskar isn’t alone. Many pre-medical students have opted to take the test they know since the proposal passed the AAMC’s board of directors in 2012.

Revision began in the fall of 2008, when the AAMC created a committee to reassess the content tested by the exam they made in 1991, which is still in use today. The committee conducted

a number of studies, including a survey of over 2,700 medical school faculty, administrators, residents and students.

From these studies, the committee submitted preliminary recommendations to the AAMC to balance the test’s assessment of the natural, social and behavioral sciences, as well as applicants’ critical analysis and reasoning skills.

The new test will include a section assessing social and behavioral sciences, and it will remove the writing portion of the test. They also revised existing test sections to reflect more current science and assess pre-medical students’ competency in using scientific research methods.

The new test will also put more emphasis on knowledge of biochemistry, and, according to the AAMC website, the importance of sociocultural and behavioral determinants of health. In order to cover all of this additional content, the new test will be nearly twice as long as the current one, lasting almost eight hours total.

Although many students, like Baskar, are worried about taking a new test that they are not familiar with, not all pre-med students are concerned with the change.

“I think I’ll be prepared when it’s time to take the test,” said junior Anthony Nguyen, who opted to take the new exam in April. “The biggest thing will be getting to know the new curriculum, but a lot of the skills are transferable.”

Nguyen also noted that the biochemistry sections of the new exam shouldn’t be a problem for CWRU pre-meds, most of whom take biochemistry as a junior.

But as the window to take the old test closes, the changes have left many of CWRU’s upperclassmen wondering which test is best for their careers.

While new undergraduate students aspiring to apply to medical school will have to take the 2015 exam, students who have already completed the prerequisites for the MCAT after this semester will have to make the choice.

Dean Steven Scherger, who advises pre-med students, said that he doesn’t

want to encourage students to rush to take the old test.

“I would suggest taking the old one or the new one based on your strengths,” he said. He stressed that students should wait to take the test until they’re ready.

Scherger, who will be running sessions to talk about the MCAT changes on Oct. 13 and 17, said that although a full practice test will not be released until mid-October, students should still have plenty of time to study if they plan on taking the exam in April.

Scherger said that it will take medical schools a few cycles to fully understand the scoring of the new exam and how it relates to a student’s understanding and performance.

The 2015 test may be more difficult, but many medical schools think it will make for better doctors. Most medical schools will continue to accept scores from the 1991 test until 2017, although some will accept them as late as 2018.

–J.P. O’Hagan contributed reporting

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news The turbine climb Sports Editor While most students chose to enjoy the nice weather by relaxing on the quad last Friday, a select group of students accepted a unique challenge and rose to new heights.

Eight students from Case Western Reserve University were joined by six students from Lorain County Community College (LCCC) as they took part in one of the most unique experiences any student could have during his or her four years here. They climbed the wind turbine.

CWRU’s turbine was built in November of 2011. Since then, dozens of climbs have been done in the research turbine. The turbine, which is located in front of the Veale Center, serves the dual purpose of being a research project for the Wind Energy Research Center and providing electricity for the Veale Athletic Center.

Materials science and engineering professor David Matthiesen, who also leads the Wind Energy Research Center, made Friday’s climb possible. The climb training was set up for the LCCC students, who are in the college’s alternative energy course, and Aleena Ross, a CWRU senior who climbed the tower for her senior design project.

LCCC’s alternative energy course is a two-year degree which trains students as technicians for clean energy sources. Their alumni get jobs working for companies throughout the nation, often

working on wind turbine technology.

Ross’ lab is working to design a one-hundred percent solid lock, which would replace the wind turbine’s hydraulic brakes, which can be overcome with a strong enough gust of wind. The project is being built for a different turbine, but having a turbine on campus allows for first-hand experience that is extremely helpful.

The other CWRU students who climbed on Friday were members of Matthiesen’s lab who jumped on the opportunity to take part.

“Matthiesen asked us if we wanted to climb, and of course we were just like ‘of course,’” said Mary Manspeaker, one of the climbers. Joining Manspeaker, Ross, and the LCCC students in the climbs were CWRU students Justin Williams, Sven Voigt, Olga Eliseeva, Joe DeGenova, Brad Barnhart and Katie Starr.

The climbers wore full harnesses and helmets for the vertical climb up the ladder inside the tower. The climb up the 121 feet to the hub took about 20 minutes. As a safety measure, only one climber was allowed in the 30,300 pound tower at a time.

Once they reached the top, the climbers poked their heads out to enjoy the view. If they were wind turbine technicians, they would have exited onto the sides of the hub to perform maintenance on the 100kW generator which is driven by the three 33.5 foot long blades.

The goal of the day? “Not to die,” said Manspeaker, before going up.

Harsha Chandupatla/Observer Students from CWRU and Lorain County Community College were given the opportunity to climb the wind turbine outside the Veale Center on Friday, Sept. 19.

Pawn to e4

Senior achieves national chess recognition

Garretson Oester Contributing Reporter Move, hit the clock, write and repeat.

In chess, this pattern is always the same, one that Case Western Reserve University senior Gabriel Ewing has worked on for years. His skill has earned him national success and recognition as a U.S. National Chess Master this past summer.

“Getting to master was the goal for forever,” Ewing said.

Ewing began playing chess at age five with his grandfather. He quickly started taking lessons at his coach’s house on Saturday afternoons with several other students. At age 11, he started playing competitively.

However, Ewing’s home state of New Mexico held him back.

“The only way to get better is to play live tournaments,” he said. “And there aren’t a lot there.”

Ewing continued competing, though, eventually going on to compete in the 2014 World Open in Arlington, Va., where he earned his national master status. To become a national master, a player must earn 2200 points on the United States Chess Federation’s scale, which estimates how good a player is compared to the other people who they play against.

A typical chess competition spans a whole weekend, with around 80 competitors divided into sections by skill. Players with future opponents selected based upon performance in previous games.

The World Open lasts seven days, with players competing in nine games.

Ewing won seven of his games, drew one and lost one.

Ewing is currently the second best chess player in New Mexico, and is among the top two percent of chess players in the United States.

A computer science major, Ewing

Ishaan Taylor/Observer Senior Gabe Ewing achieved national chess master status this past summer, bringing him into the top two percent of chess players in the nation. believes that the reason he does well in chess is that, like computer science, it involves thinking within a set of defined rules.

Ewing likes to start games with the Sicilian Sveshnikov, a popular opening move involving moving the c pawn to the e4 space, but he says that he “tries to make it hard to figure that out.”

Ewing’s favorite type of game is a minutes per game. Ewing says that a tra-

ditional game is “exhausting,” with two Ewing plans to go to several major competitions this fall, including the Cleveland Class, the Cleveland Scholastic Open and the Kings Island Open, as well as the once a month local tournaments.

He is also a member of the Chess Club.

The next step for Ewing is to achieve senior master status in the World Chess Federation ranking system. He only has 100 points to go.

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COC cancels Halloween at Home Sruthi Meka Contributing Reporter ular campus tradition Halloween at Home in favor of more class-oriented activities.

The event, which has been a campus tradition since the early 2000s, celebrated autumn with seasonal activities like pumpkin carving and face painting, as well as food from local restaurants and booths from student groups.

COC decided to cancel Halloween at Home so that they could allocate more nization’s objectives.

“We’re really trying to make an effort to streamline what our mission is,” said Rachel Sosnowchik, president of the class of 2016.

“All the events that we plan and the traditions we do, we want them all to meet our mission.”

“We’re focusing a lot more on the class-based events that we’re doing, and try to build a class identity,” she added.

“There was nothing about Halloween at “[The decision] is ultimately for the best, and I think we’re moving in a different direction and really focusing on how to do events that are effective and aligned with what COC needs to do,” said Sosnowchik, who cochaired Halloween at Home last year.

Halloween at Home costs range from $8,000 to $10,000, covering the cost of renting insulated tents and seating arrangements, as well as entertainment and food.

This year, COC plans to budget more money to the events planned during homecoming week, as well as other larger

Courtesy Shannon Snyder events throughout the year. They are also going to plan an exclusive event for the classes during homecoming week.

“While I appreciate that each class will now be able to do more individually, I liked that Halloween at Home was available to all students,” said junior Liz Rossoborough. “I don’t think making events

more exclusive makes them more desirable. Many of my friends are in different years than I am, so splitting us up by class probably is not something that would make me more likely to attend an event.”

Although Halloween at Home was a tradition for the university, Sosnowchik hopes that students will funnel their enthusiasm

and spirit into Homecoming Week.

“Just because it’s something we’ve done for a while doesn’t mean that we need to keep doing it for that reason,” she said.

“Even if it’s going to be weird for the next couple of years not having [Halloween at Home], eventually, everyone is going to cycle through and get over it.”

Spotlight on research

Researcher studies effects of HIV on the immune system

Kushagra Gupta Staff Reporter

Alan D. Levine studied physics in graduate school and never took a biology class, but now, he is investigating the (HIV) infections. Levine was the senior author of a study that found that HIV causes patient’s colon to leak dead bacteria into the immune system causing a number of complications.

Levine is studying patients in which cy syndrome (AIDS) has been mediated using antiviral drugs, but who have other non-AIDS complications.

He found evidence that patients with HIV infections have a permeable intestine, which allowed the dead bacteria residue into the bloodstream. Once in the bloodstream, the immune system mistook the residue as live bacteria and reacted against the dead pathogens. Since the residue kept entering the bloodstream, the patient’s immune systems kept respond-

ing, resulting in cardiovascular damage, among other issues.

“Anywhere from 400 to 1000 different species of bacteria live within the colon of the [gastrointestinal] tract,” Levine said.

These bacteria normally provide many healthy. There is even a new area of medicine devoted to studying how to diagnose and treat people based on the bacteria inside them. However, if the microbes manquantities, dead or alive, mayhem ensues.

Levine first became interested in studying HIV infected patients during a campuswide effort to study the effects of the infection. In the past, Levine had studied the digestive system, and was attracted to studying HIV due to the similarities that it shared with inf lammatory bowel disease, which he had studied in the past. Both diseases can have effects on the immune system and intestine permeability.

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He knew that he needed to study the digestive tract of patients who were on antivirals for HIV. Fortunately, many older HIV patients get routine colonoscopies.

He was able to get consent to take biopsies from the patient’s digestive tracts.

Levine found that membranes were permeable due to weakened intercellular connections, which allowed dead bacteria to f low past them. From his knowledge studying the digestive tract, he knew that the immune system would react against the residue.

The question that remains is what actually causes the membrane between the inside of the intestine and the blood vessels to break down. It’s simple to point to HIV, but these patients also take antiviral drugs, so those could be the culprit.

Because all the patients that are infected topic of Levine’s future research, which he is hoping to get an National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for.

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that, while the virus isn’t replicating in patients on antivirals, it is still present. A similar but more promising theory is that the virus was more pronounced in the patients during initial infection, leading to a lot of damage to the immune system and making the membranes become permeable. Levine’s theory is that they never could be a side effect of the antivirals.

Levine came to Case Western Reserve University because he enjoys teaching students and missed the essence of academia. He found biophysics while studying physics for the qualifying exam for his doctorate. As a break, he got up and started roaming the library’s stacks, where he found a journal called Journal of Biophysics.

“There was a paper in there that explained how f luid dynamics can explain how the esophagus works,” he said. “It just so happens that I was studying f luid dynamics that evening for my qualifying exam.”

After that, he was hooked.

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New exhibit gives students a taste of World War I life Aneeka Ayyar Contributing Reporter Have you ever wondered what life would have been like as a Case Western Reserve University student during World War I? With Kelvin Smith Library’s new exhibit, students can take this step into the past.

The exhibit is managed by the Scholarly Collections and Special Collections committee. Melissa Hubbard, head of the Special Collection and Archives at KSL, was in charge of organizing the exhibit, which includes propaganda posters, magazines and other literary pieces from the war.

The idea for the exhibit was born when an eager private donor named

Stan Berger offered to lend the university war propaganda posters. The posters, which were designed to get people to enlist in the military, have bright colors and catchy slogans.

“These posters are the kind that students at CWRU would see around campus at the time,” Hubbard said.

Hubbard used books, articles, and other records from the war for her research. Another important resource was the CWRU archives, which contain important information about CWRU history, as well as yearbooks and student publications throughout the years.

While digging through the archives, Hubbard found a series of exchanges between Western Reserve University (WRU), the Case School of Applied Sciences (CSAS) and the U.S. govern-

ment from around the time of World War I, finalizing plans for a special program between the army and the universities. WRU and CSAS were two of the schools that would eventually merge to become CWRU. The program would have had the government pay tuition of undergraduates who agreed to enroll in the military after receiving their degree. The goal was to get educated students to enlist in the military.

This year marks 100 years since the start of the war, which is why the exhibit is opening now. The committee has been working on the exhibit since mid-July. It will remain open until mid-February.

“I just really hope students come and enjoy the exhibit,” Hubbard said.

Courtesy library.case.edu/ksl A new KSL exhibit on World War I, featuring propaganda posters, like this one, seen on many university campuses during that time period.

Society runs conference for computer scientists John Brogan Contributing Reporter Prominent computer scientists and designers gathered on Sept. 20 for the third annual Link-State event, run by the CWRU Hacker Society. The event highlighted the fact that there is a large demand for computer scientists in today’s world.

Excitement buzzed in Hovorka Atrium as students, graduates and community members enjoyed the breakfast spread, waiting for the day’s different speakers.

Speakers at the event came from a variety of different companies, including

Google, Cleveland Tech Consulting and MIM Software.

Companies also used the event as a way to recruit students interested in computer science careers, giving information on internships, volunteer opportunities, networking and job opportunities.

Gary Bernhardt, owner of Destroy all Software and a Case Western Reserve University alumnus, was the keynote speaker. His speech focused on re-evaluating popular design literature from 40 years ago and giving it a modern context.

Other speakers focused their talks on the different aspects of computer

science careers, such as web design and product development. They also gave insight into how these careers can promote personal and professional growth.

When a student asked if there was a particular quality necessary to be a good designer, speaker Paula Hidalgo from Rockwell Automation said that it was having the tenacity to get the job done and a solution-focused mentality.

There were 118 students in attendance this year, up from just 90 last year, when the event spanned two days.

CWRU alumnus Hirsch Singhal made a special trip to the event from Seattle, where

he works at Microsoft as a program manager.

“I attended not just for the great speakers, but to support friends and the students organizing the event,” said Singhal, who graduated last spring.

Hacker Society, which planned the event, focuses on developing computer science schools and a technology community on campus.

“This event is a great example of CWRU alumni giving it back to their school,” said the club’s vice president John Dulin. “We get great speakers partly because we are known as a prominent recruiting school in computer science.”

Hillel supports Sderot Jewish organization writes letters to children in war-torn Israeli city Anastazia Vanisko Staff Reporter On Oct. 2 and 3, Hillel will give Case Western Reserve University students an opportunity to write letters to children in Sderot, Israel, a city that has been bombarded with rockets fired from the Gaza Strip since 2001.

Tables will be set up in Nord, where students will write and decorate letters.

Students are encouraged to just make whatever they have time for, ranging from simple drawings to heartfelt letters.

The letters will be sent to a school in Sderot, a plan that was almost impossible due to the reluctance of the city to open schools during such an unsafe time.

However, it was eventually decided that it would be safe enough for schools to open for the new academic year.

The idea from the event came from Arielle Bloostein, a CWRU student and member of Israel on Campus, a group that aims to inform universities about the situation in Israel and promote collaboration between pro-Israel groups.

Bloomstein said that the Sderot projport with more of a humanitarian and solidarity approach.”

She also emphasized that, although the event is run through Hillel, it will not just benefit Jewish children. She said that the goal is to help “all people: Muslims, Jews and Christians” alike.

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Schubert Center Meet the CWRU hosts talk on LGBT Police Department parenting

One of the aspects of a police officer’s job that they don’t prepare you for in the academy is answering questions, many on non-criminal topics. A few of the most frequent questions that people ask the Case Western Reserve University police officers are “where are the bathrooms,” “how do I get to the Cleveland Clinic from here” and “why is the police department here?”

The answers to those questions are: depends on where you are; go west until you are surrounded by immense buildings; see below.

The CWRU Police and Security Services Department was founded in 2006 to enhance campus security. The police in blue uniforms are commissioned officers, which means we are police academy graduates and have the same authority as any as any other police officer if we are on or within 300 feet of university property.

We are armed and do have arrest powers in our jurisdiction. Suspects arrested by the CWRU PD are taken downtown to the Cleveland Police holding facility in the Justice Center, so we are about as real as it gets.

As to why we are here, in the United States, just about any community

of 15,000 people, which is roughly the daytime population of this university on a typical academic day, has its own police force. We are here to provide an additional layer of protection to the university population and the surrounding University Circle area, in addition to the coverage provided by the Cleveland Police Department.

In general, we are a service-oriented department whose primary goal is to ensure the safety of the campus community: students, staff, faculty and visitors. We are here to help you. That is not to say if you get drunk and start tearing out university shrubbery we won’t notice and take action, but, in general, we prefer to be viewed as a department you can call for help if needed.

We are also heavily dependent on the campus community to communicate with us on what is going on out there that we need to know about. If you see something, say something. Let’s look out for each other and have a great year.

On the Beat is a weekly safety column writMark (The Crossing Gaurd) Chavis of CWRU PD. We welcome questions, suggestions and grips/groans/moans/complaints about campus life at policecolumn@case.edu.

Aquene Kimmel Contributing Reporter In 1989, Charlotte J. Patterson was teaching a course on child development at the University of Virginia when she noticed that none of the textbooks mentioned lesbian or gay parents. Twenty-five years later, after publishing multiple review articles on LGBT parenting, Patterson came to Case Western Reserve University to give a talk on her most recent research in the subject.

On Sept. 23, Patterson gave a talk in the Wolstein Research Building Auditorium titled “Sexual Orientation and Parenting: Research and Policy Issues.”

Patterson’s research involved a survey of gay, lesbian and straight couples who jointly adopted newborns. Adoption for gay and lesbian couples is only legal in some states, not including Ohio, where homosexual couples cannot both be legal guardians of their children.

The survey measured efficacy of parenting strategies, stress associated with parenting, children’s expressed gender roles and division of labor in parenting.

While the study showed that lesbian, gay and straight parenting had almost identical results in nearly all categories, there was a difference in division of labor. In heterosexual couples, the mother tended to do significantly more of the work, such as feeding and playing with the child. In gay and lesbian couples, the labor was divided more equally.

“What I hope you’re developing here is a picture of great similarity among these families,” said Patterson.

“We’re living in a time of very tremendous change,” she added. “Some day, presumably, all families in the United States will be able to expect equal protection under the laws.”

The talk also featured two respondents, Phyllis Harris, the executive director of the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland and a CWRU alumna, and Amy Przeworski, an assistant professor of psychology at CWRU who has done research about gender-variant children and their families.

The talk was the first in the Schubert Center for Child Studies’ 2014-2015 Conversation Series.

APA gives grant for internships at University Counseling Services Adithi Iyengar Staff Reporter The American Psychological Association (APA) recently granted $20,000 to CWRU’s University Counseling Services (UCS) to build accredited internship programs.

Doctoral internship programs are a required component for students looking to become licensed psychologists.

Interns will train for a year through

UCS, where they will learn the latest mental health history and practice, especially as it applies to psychological services within a university setting.

“Interns at UCS will play an important role in various aspects of our center’s functioning by providing individual, group and couples therapy, delivering evidence-based short-term and crisis interventions and facilitating outreach and psycho-educational programs for the

campus community,” said Dr. Natalie Reiss, a psychologist at UCS. Reiss said that the program is important because it “allows CWRU to maintain a vital role in training and educating the future health care professionals and ensuring the growth and development of psychology as a profession.”

UCS will use the new grant to increase the number of APA accredited internship positions. UCS hopes to

Nursing school offers MOOC on improving healthcare quality Staff Reporter The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is offering its first massive open online course (MOOC) this fall, urging health care professionals to “Take the Lead on Healthcare Quality Improvement,” as the course title states.

It will be a five week course focusing on how frontline healthcare workers can improve the ways that they take care of their patients.

The course is led by Dr. Mary A. Dolansky, an associate professor at the School of Nursing and a Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Quality Senior Nurse Fel-

low. Dolansky has taught the interdisciplinary course “Continual Improvement in Healthcare” at Case Western Reserve University for the past 10 years, and was the chair of a task force that aimed to integrate quality and safety into the School of Nursing curriculum.

“There really isn’t a lot out there for frontline health care professionals to learn their skills for free,” said Dolansky. “The founders of the course thought that it would be a great idea to offer it. The course is really experimental, and it takes the learner through the whole quality improvement process.”

Students will learn a number of ways to improve healthcare quality for patients, and then apply it right away to either a

personal or professional project. They experiences in the real-world setting as a part of the requirements for the course.

Dolansky hopes that this will help suitable solutions when they are at a loss on how to properly care for patients.

“It’s about the front line being engaged, and turning their frustration into something constructive,” said Dolansky.

Shirley Moore of the School of Nursing and Mamta Singh of the School of Medicine are helping Dolansky teach the course, which will be available for free on Coursera. The course is one of five MOOCs that CWRU is currently offering.

eventually become a fully accredited internship site. Accredited sites are charged with meeting current standards set by the APA and continuously seeking ways to enhance the quality of the education and training provided.

According to Reiss, this grant allows CWRU to become one of approximately 100 university counseling centers across the country to provide this level and quality of training.

CWRU Police Blotter Sept. 16 to Sept. 23 Sept. 17: Misuse of credit card—Law School.

Sept. 17: Possession of drug paraphernalia—Smith Sept. 18: Petty theft— unattended computer tablet taken from classroom, Sept.

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arts & entertainment Blood in the water, or at least the dye Allison Duchin Staff Reporter Earlier this season the clothing store Urban Outfitters displayed an apparently bloody sweatshirt with the words “Kent State University” written along it with the school’s logo.

To say this shirt resulted in a major backlash from the university’s community is an understatement.

As many know, the KSU community was changed forever on May 4, 1970, when members of the National Guard killed four students and injured others who were protesting the Vietnam War, specifically the Cambodian Campaign. This event has since haunted the campus; thus the feelings that arose when the shirt was placed on sale were negative, to say the least.

Adam Matthews, a student at Kent State University, said, “May 4 is a big issue here at Kent. Most everyone is still grieving for those that lost their lives that day. It was extremely disrespectful.”

This is not the first time that the company has marketed and sold a product negatively affiliated with a group or event. A few years ago the company produced a shirt that was golden yellow and depicted a star on the front pocket that had a similar depiction as the Star of David. Many people said the shirt channeled the public humiliation Jews had to undergo in Europe during The Holocaust.

Casey Newmeyer, a marketing professor at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management, verified that the event involving Kent State was not the first time Urban Outfitters offended a group of people.

“If they continue to do so, there will be long-term implications,” said Newmeyer.

Although companies may intentionally

or unintentionally market offensive designs, most of them issue apologies for having offended the public. In the recent case of the bloody Kent State University shirt, Urban Outfitters released an apology, but denied any intent of negative perception.

Instead Matthews says the company claimed its design was not inspired to reflect upon May 4, but instead the design was styled as “sun-bleached.” However, with an end result of appearing blood-splattered, Urban Outfitters is having a difficult time with the explanation.

The negative association with the shirt has caused not only the community of KSU to have tension with Urban Outfitters, but since the event went viral throughout the internet, the damaging press has associated a negative image with the company throughout many geographically different markets.

Newmeyer analyzed the situation revolving around Urban Outfitters and KSU. Her statement is as follows: “Urban Outfitters has had a mild decrease in sales this year and they were trying to generate buzz in the media and through online channels. Unfortunately, they crossed the line from edgy to inappropriate. While their marketing statements stated that the marks on the shirt were ‘red dye’ from the sweatshirt fading, it was clearly meant to be interpreted as blood from the 1970 shooting of protesters.”

As a campus that has also experienced a school shooting and is situated in an area where police reports are a relative social norm, the sensitivity about this issue is ever present around CWRU. While the fashion industry might like to push boundaries for the sake of being edgy, there is a point when edgy crosses over into being offensive; that is, exactly what Urban Outfitters has done with its one-of-a-kind sweatshirt.

Courtesy Urbanoutfitters.com Part of the reported “sun-faded” vintage collection, Urban Outfitter’s controversial sweater appeared to be blood-splattered.

Author Zadie Smith October Spot Night preview to speak at CWRU Jessica Yang Staff Reporter

11th Writers Center Stage conference now held in Tinkham Veale Jessica Yang Staff Reporter The 11th Writers Center Stage is coming back to Cleveland for another season, however, unlike previous years, the lectures will be held on the Case Western Reserve University campus, in Tinkham Veale University Center. The Writer’s Center Stage series serves to bring writers of world renown, such as Elizabeth Gilbert (“Eat, Pray, Love”), Khaled Hosseini (“The Kite Runner” and “A Thousand Splendid Suns”) and Zadie Smith (“NW”) to Cleveland.

Kicking off the lecture series on Sept.

30 is Zadie Smith, a British writer best known for her works that tackle complicated issues such as race and class. Her novels include “White Teeth,” which won the Guardian First Book Award and “On Beauty,” which won the Or-

ange Prize for Fiction. Her latest novel, “NW,” follows four characters who grew up in an impoverished part of northwest London. Like Smith’s previous novels, “NW” tackles social issues as well as philosophical ideas, however it’s more of an unpacking of Smith’s ideas in a raw and powerful way.

Writers Center Stage aims to have writers share their experiences, perspectives and thoughts on writing, especially the subjects and the themes that are addressed in the work. At the Zadie Smith event on Tuesday, Sept. 30, she will deliver a lecture about her work and process, have a Q&A session and end with a book signing.

There is a limited number of tickets available to CWRU students and tickets are available at the Student Affairs office in Adelbert. For more information about the 2014-2015 Writers Center Stage writeup, visit their website.

Oct. 2: Grizfolk Make your way down to The Spot to see Grizfolk on Thursday, Oct. 2 and your soul will thank you afterward. The band just released their EP “From the Spark” which features their most famous song “The Struggle.” Here’s something cool about this group—two members (Fredrik Eriksson and Sebastian Fritze) are Swedish, while another member (Adam Roth) has roots in the Deep South. Consequently, they have a unique, global sound. Some of their songs give off a cool, alternative feel, while others sound remotely folky and Southern. Grizfolk is a can’t-miss, and they’re going to be huge soon, I just know it.

Oct. 9: Jeremy Messersmith Jeremy Messersmith is an indie-pop musician based in Minneapolis. His first album, “The Alcatraz Kid,” was released in 2006, and its soothing, melodious sound definitely put him on the indie pop radar. He has opened for the president of the United States (at a rally), and he’s performed sold out shows through his “supper club tour” all over the country. This artist is sure to provide a great time for those of you who seek a mellow night in the middle of a crazy week.

Oct. 16: Oh Honey The indie group Oh Honey is from Brooklyn, NY and comprised of musicians Mitchy Collins and Danielle Bouchard.

They are a fresh new face in the industry and the most exciting boy-girl duo since Matt and Kim. Currently, they are touring with the famous band American Authors, who stopped by CWRU last year for Spot Night. Before you attend Spot Night, I highly recommend YouTubing their song “Be Okay.” If that doesn’t motivate you to come see them live, then I don’t know what will.

Oct. 23 Panama Wedding Panama Wedding is indisputably one of my favorite bands right now. This band has promptly established itself on the Alternative charts, and their famous single “All Of The People” is one of those songs that I can listen to on repeat without getting annoyed. But don’t take my word for it: The song has over 850,000 plays on Soundcloud, and the band has garnered thousands of fans nationwide. Panama Wedding is one of the most promising new alternative bands in the scene, and a can’tmiss for Spot Night.

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Taking a bite out of Cleveland…

At Michelson and Morley Teddy Eisenberg Staff Reporter Michelson and Morley is one of Case Western Reserve University’s newest gourmet dining options: an Americanstyle Bistro run by Bon Appétit chef Tony Smoody. Don’t make the mistake of confusing this with other Bon Appétit-run dining options, like the Leutner or Fribley dining halls; this elegant restaurant has a variety of choices to offer all members of the campus and University Circle community.

Inside the the window-filled space on the Euclid side of the new Tinkham Veale University Center, the neat décor of the restaurant is immediately impressive and comfortable. Playful beakers filled with freshly cut herbs and f lowers adorn each table, tying Michelson and Morley back to the nerd-chic dynamic that describes so much of CWRU’s campus.

To start each meal, Michelson and Morley offers of a variety of “snack” appetizers. The braised beef tacos feature corn salsa, smoked poblano chili pepper and a lime crema, elements that all work to accent the otherwise dull character of this appetizer. The chicken fritters are much more inspired, with a satisfyingly crisp shell that plays nicely off of the light cilantro taste of the accompanying salsa-like sambal matah. Last, and certainly not least on the appetizer portion of the menu is the

house-smoked trout cake, which incorporates a mix of vegetables and refreshing lemon caper sauce into a wholly gratifying and lively patty.

For dinner, the sea scallops are highly recommended. Cooked to perfection atop a savory medley of bacon, cheese, corn and potato, the scallops are delicious, buttery and soft. Despite the fact that you’ll want more than just three scallops, the portion size for this dish is spot on. Also not to be missed are the marinated grape tomatoes, which successfully work to balance the other intensely f lavorful components of this dish.

Dessert beckons in the form of a passion fruit charlotte: light and f luffy angel food cake on the outside, with a creamy custard filling on the inside.

Garnished with a sweet fruit salad made of fresh blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries, you simply can do no wrong splitting this dish at the end of a meal.

With Michelson and Morley, Bon Apétit have created a dining experience that rivals University Circle’s other established culinary institutions.

Think about stopping there the next time you’re heading to the orchestra or Cleveland Museum of Art for a first class lunch or dinner. And for CWRU students, they even take Case Cash.

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The Case Western Reserve University community is known for thinking beyond the possible. Each week, this column aims to capture a slice of campus life.

Q: What’s something that’s been bothering you about society lately?

A: Honesty, the word “feminism” will always hold some stigma. Many people that I know are afraid to openly

identify themselves as feminists even though they believe in the basic concept of feminism: gender equality. That’s why I feel like “feminism” should not be the only word that is primarily associated with gender equality.

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Pie a Pi Phi

On Friday, Sept. 19, members of the Pi Beta Phi sorority held their annual philanthropy event, “Pie a Pi Phi.” For $2, anyone could purchase one pie to slam into a sorority member’s face.

However, the best deal by far was 10 pies for $10. All proceeds went to the Pi Beta Phi Foundation, which regularly donates money to various literacy projects across the United States.

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Halo Developer’s new game falls short of expectations Enio Chinca Contributing Reporter Many people know Bungie video game developers for creating the ultrasuccessful “Halo” franchise. Because of this massive fan base, Bungie stirred a lot of excitement when they announced the release of a new game called “Destiny.” Gamers had been clamoring for something new in a market starved of fresh content. Expectations instantly soared in wake of news of the upcoming game, as Bungie had proven time and again that they simply knew how to make good games.

The game stays true to “Halo” roots, designed as a first-person shooter,

space combat game. The game features a detailed role playing system, allowing players to customize the classes, weapons and appearance of their character.

The game features an open world for players to explore, alone or with others, to try to discover all the secrets hidden throughout the game. Bungie also includes special content for serious players who reach the maximum level.

Upon release, the game was immensely successful, generating over $500 million in revenue on its first day. This was in part because of Bungie’s popularity, but also due to the accrued excitement for the game itself.

Unfortunately, this was the last victory the game would see. After playing the

game for a few days, players began realizing the game was not quite what it was promised to be.

The game tries to appeal to many different kinds of players. Unfortunately, this leads to no aspects of the game being explored to their full potential. The art is beautiful, and the game plays f luidly, but fails to offer much beyond that. There are four worlds in the game and each is unique, but none quite reach the size we have come to expect for maps in massive multiplayer online games, making the game feel smaller than it could be. While it does offer RPG elements, none of the classes bring especially unique things to the table in the same fashion as a game like “Mass

Effect.” Post-game content is poorly explained, which makes the max level experience much less exciting than it should be.

All criticism aside, “Destiny” is not a bad game. It is fun, feels polished and offers a mix of solo and group play. Perhaps if another publisher had released it, it would have been better received.

However, in a market dominated by reputation, “Destiny” simply doesn’t match the quality of prior games made

by Bungie. The game is new, and still has time to improve. But as it stands, “Destiny” lies a tier below its predecessors. It’s okay, but not great; for developer Bungie, this is a stumble in a history riddled with jumps.

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Playlist of the Week Teddy Eisenberg Staff Reporter

“i” — Kendrick Lamar The letter “i” does double duty on Kendrick Lamar’s latest single, serving not only as the track’s title but also paying tribute to the Isley Brothers. The West Coast rapper brilliantly samples the guitar solo from “That Lady,” crafting a sunny hook to accompany the sublime lyrical verses he spits. “I love myself,” sings Lamar in his song of the same title, and “i” is just another reason for us to too.

“minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix]” — Aphex Twin It has been 13 years since Richard D. James has released music under his genre-defining pseudonym Aphex Twin, and electronic music has changed irrevocably in his absence. Splitting into endless branches and subcategories, the electronica we’re used to is distorted, catchy and simplistic; in short, everything Aphex Twin’s music is not. “minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix]” is a delicately detailed and ever-changing mixture of sounds and grooves with more nuances than the careful listener will be able to grasp upon first listen. The complexity of this track does not make it inaccessible, however. It only makes it more enchanting.

“Nintendo Blood” — Julian Casablancas + the Voidz Julian Casablancas is back on the music scene with the help of the Voidz, a project that finds the Strokes frontman further exploring last year’s electronic sounds of The Strokes’ “Comedown Machine.” Fusing a driving bassline with a symphony of keyboards, “Nintendo Blood” sounds something like an indie rock version of the Super Metroid theme. “Tyranny” is Julian Casablancas’ first album with the Voidz, released this week on

“Prince Johnny” — St. Vincent Indie pop’s queen of art rock, jazz and electronica, St. Vincent’s reign is evident on the regal “Prince Johnny,” a spelling-binding ballad that boasts one of the year’s catchiest melodies. After several scheduling conflicts, St. Vincent will finally be performing at Cleveland’s House of Blues on September 30 in promotion of her latest, self-titled release.

Doors open at 7 p.m.; tickets are $32.

“Everyone’s On Tour” — Nada Surf “Everyone’s On Tour” is one of the many rare recordings released by alt-rock veterans Nada Surf on their new collection, “B-Sides,” out Sept. 23 on Barsuk Records. Of all the songs on this album, the grit of this track’s thundering guitar riff make “Everyone’s On Tour” a stand out piece of power pop.

Retro Pick of the Week: “Daysleeper”— R.E.M. The combination of acoustic guitar and strings that open “Daysleeper” are a sunrise captured in music: bright, crisp, warm and ready to dispel darkness.

R.E.M. vocalist Michael Stipe’s soaring vocals only add to the image, carrying this song’s majestic melody while daring you to hum along. Even though this song isn’t likely to be one of the most well known on a best-of compilation, it is still essential listening from the rich catalog of alternative rock’s most important band.

Teddy Eisenberg is a third year programmer at WRUW-FM 91.1 Cleveland. He hosts The ’59 Sound, an exploration of rock music, every Thursday morning from 8-10 a.m.. and co-hosts the variety talk show Max and Teddy in the Morning at Night (Sometimes) on Mondays from 5-6 p.m. The crackle of vinyl warms him on cold Cleveland nights.

All photos courtesy hotnewhiphop.com, soundcloud.com, prefixmag.com, brooklynvegan.com & amazon.com

Dash toward the movies

for “The Maze Runner” Sanjana Singh Contributing Reporter After the continuous success of movies based on Young Adult novels, such as “Divergent” and “Hunger Games,” it was unsurprising to have another dystopian, post-apocalyptic trilogy come to the big screen. However, “The Maze Runner” does not disappoint. Most book adaptations tend to have avid readers searching for missed details, but “The Maze Runner” surpassed expectations, keeping all the key plot points in the film.

The movie begins in darkness. The protagonist, Thomas, wakes up in a cart with no recollection of his identity. Then, some boys open the cart and welcome him to the Glade, a modern Lord of the Flies-esque universe. Thomas learns about the Maze, an obstacle that keeps the boys from getting their memories back and getting to where they belong. As they struggle to survive, the Gladers must work together with Thomas to get past the constantly changing and deadly Maze.

Case Western Reserve University students who watched the movie had mixed feelings about the casting. While some commented that the group of actors was

well thought-out, some believed it could have been better. Those who read the novel believed that the actors chosen for key parts like Alby and Gally were different than described by the author, James Dashner. Nonetheless, most students believed that the actors portrayed their characters well.

Also, contrasting beliefs arose about the Glade. Some people agreed that the movie had the perfect setting for both the Glade and the Maze; however, others thought that they believed the Maze was more underground in the books while the movie portrays it in broad daylight in a forest. Nevertheless, the Maze in the movie represented the one in most people’s imaginations, most likely because the movie sets perfectly echoed the novel’s cover page.

Walking into the movie theater, I was wary about the success of the movie, already upset on some of the casting choices based on my own understanding of certain characters. Walking out of the theater was a whole other story, as multiple people sobbed and the crowd cheered, looking forward to the next movie.

Documentary illuminates Egypt’s political revolution Winston Eng Staff Reporter There should be little doubt that Jehane Noujaim’s entrancing documentary “The Square” is one of the most compelling and engaging documentaries you may ever see on the recurrent cycles of political revolution in modern-day Egypt. To describe it so succinctly as an overwhelmingly emotional journey from start to finish would fail to do the film justice; to watch history written before my own eyes and witness a perspective previously unexplored by the mass media magnets so often depended upon is simultaneously one of the most heartbreaking and illuminating experiences I have had in some time.

Following the Jan. 2011 protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and onward, the film focuses on the perspectives of student-age activists amidst an eclectic amalgamation of both the poor and the elite, the religious and the secular, attempting to, again and again, dethrone their governing body through mass protest. Early on, it becomes very clear that Noujaim consciously chooses to focus on the secular rebels who, over time, develop their own personal brand of political education fueled by their frustration with their lack of representation at the federal level.

One of these rebels is Ahmed Hassan, an idealist unafraid to spend hours explaining to others their basic right to a sense of selfownership of nationalism and freedom of expression. Khalid Abdalla is a British ex-pat with a family history of Egyptian activists in charge of relaying information to the outside world via social media. Magdy Ashour is a Muslim Brotherhood member whose unlawful imprisonment and strict loyalty to the Brotherhood often clash with the criticisms from his liberal friends. These are but a few of the characters who share screen time and contribute often to the political and social philosophies of “The Square.”

It is all the more astonishing that such a

well-constructed masterpiece could have been created in such a hectic and hell-bent environment. Never is there a moment that felt out of place or forced in; the sequences are balanced and cohesive even when the images scream of terror and uncertainty in the streets. Consistently, the footage contains, in graphic detail, innumerable personal sacrifices recorded without censorship; Noujaim does not shy away from recording the lifeless bodies run over by military tanks or countless victims of a relentless and bullet-fueled military response, and such documentation really hits home the point that there are people willing to lay down their lives for a potential future they may never witness.

In short, the film is a humbling experience. I, like many others, did hear about and keep up with the conflict in Egypt as it was progressing, but after a certain point where the news focus dwindled off, I am embarrassed to say that I did not continue to keep up. Seeing the development from the vantage point of protesters who believe so robustly in a promise of a worthier nation left me starstruck with admiration; I cannot even fathom continuing to wear away at what must feel like a never-ending battle.

“The Square” is a must-see, regardless of personal interest or allegiance in Egyptian political affairs. It is a film that captures the most incredible drive from individuals who believe they can change their own reality, and to not acknowledge such determination would be undeserving of the struggles they have and will continue to face towards triumph.

Those familiar with Jehane Noujaim’s previous film “Control Room” are encouraged to skip a night out and check out “The Square;” anyone with access to Netflix should gather friends, watch this immediately and prepare for a well-deserved postviewing discussion. Fans of VICE News may find this documentary to be in a relatable format and subsequently a fantastic addition to your collection.

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Horoscopes Aries

It’s fall! Fly a kite, make a pile of leaves to jump in, Instagram a new picture of a Pumpkin Spice Latte every day until it starts snowing.

Taurus

Considering the rate it takes you to grow a beard, you better start noshave November now.

Gemini

Ivory Tower

It’s time to get over your extreme fear of using public restrooms. Bring a smart phone and forget about your anxiety by playing Angry Birds until you’re done doing your business.

Cancer

Don’t let that first exam grade get you down! There’s still time to take that class P/NP.

Leo

Think it’s cold right now? You better go buy a coat big enough to wear over your current winter coat.

Yeah, it gets that cold.

Virgo

MediaVision will fail you. Better find a new plan.

Libra

Time for you to clean out your backpack entirely. What papers have you stashed in there and for how long?

Scorpio

Wake up. Wake up. September is over. Wake up.

Sagittarius

Check your mailbox! You don’t know what’s been piling up in there.

Capricorn

45. Cages 46. Warp 50. Put one’s foot down 52. Wrinkled fruit 54. K 55. Disabled 56. Audio recording 58. Cut down 59. 1/16th of a pound 60. Type of sword 61. Like a bog 62. Drive 63. Offers Down 1. Prod 2. Labor group 3. Fogs 4. Hit on the head 5. Struggle 6. Hackneyed 7. Learning method 8. Dislikes 9. Married 10. Avenue 11. A practical training 12. Emanation

13. Observed 18. Awkward 22. Writing implements 24. Gentlewoman 26. Light bulb unit 28. Coming and _____ 29. On the left or right 30. Spar 31. Windmill blade 32. Pitcher 33. Recent arrival 34. Gutter 37. Gambol 38. Hissy fit 40. Cease 41. Disturb 43. Funny story or show 44. Clinker 46. Numbskull 47. Relative of a giraffe 48. Sped 49. Children 50. Close violently 51. Cab 53. Graphic symbol 56. Mayday 57. Confederate soldier

Crossword Puzzle

Kevin Yong

Across 1. Deaden 5. Chaff 10. Resorts 14. Pearly-shelled mussel 15. Cache 16. Not false 17. Demoralized 19. Unusual 20. Snagged 21. Fertilizer ingredient 22. Smooth brown oval nut 23. Subjugate 25. Sugary 27. Gorilla 28. Hyperpituitarism 31. Open grassland 34. Ancestors 35. Spy agency 36. On the road 37. Good person 38. Lather 39. Mesh 40. Hides 41. Not fulfilled 42. Building 44. Consumer Price Index

Include more fiber in your diet. You’ll thank me later.

Aquarius

Splash around in the Wet/Dry Fountain before it breaks and becomes the Dry/ Dry Fountain once more.

Pisces

Just keep swimming; the weekend will be here before you know it.

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Bon Appétit’s food restrictions hit us where it hurts It’s rare that a campus issue can unite a diverse student community. However, The Observer has found such a topic this week, and it hits right at the heart of students: their bellies.

Despite posting no notice of the change, this summer Case Western Reserve University agreed to a deal with Bon Appétit which made the food management company the exclusive food provider for the new Tinkham Veale University Center as well as the spaces they took over, The Spot and Rough Rider Room.

What does this change mean for students?

You now can’t bring food into those spaces for student group events. Pizza from Rascal House? Nope, not allowed.

Burritos for Chipotle? Nada.

Want a break from dining hall food?

Well too bad.

It’s got to be expensive Bon Appétit catering or it’s got to go somewhere else.

How did we get stuck in this situation?

According to Beth Nochomovitz, the director of Auxiliary Services, her office gave Bon Appétit these exclusive catering rights after the food management company made a “significant financial” contribution to the development of the new university center.

Let’s clear some things up: This isn’t entirely Bon Appétit’s fault. Bon Appétit is a business. They made an investment and expected to increase their revenue as a result.

It’s an action any business would take.

However, university administration did not consider how such a deal would impact students when they signed the contract, which is a shame. University officials saw money and jumped at it. Sure, outside partnerships which bring an extra funding source are typically an incredible asset to the CWRU community. The stipulations of this deal though, negate the posi-

tives. This was not a “donation,” it was a loan which is currently being repaid on the back of cash-strapped student groups and undergraduate-serving departments.

With a capital campaign which recently reached its goal of $1 billion two years early, funds could have been shifted to avoid such an unfortunate contract.

Would donors be happy to hear that their money is being spent in ways that do not best improve the student experience?

Nochomovitz emphasized that Bon Appétit has been a tremendous “partner” in the construction of the whole building. It’s great to see that CWRU has a strong working relationship with one of its biggest service providers, but let’s remember, as we mentioned prior, Bon Appétit is a business. They are not our buds doing us a favor. CWRU pays them, and probably quite well for their services.

Why are we indebted to a company which works for us?

What’s being done to fix this issue?

The Observer staff is excited to see such great campus response to address this unfortunate situation. The Office of Auxiliary Services has been meeting with representatives from Bon Appétit since concerns were brought up to hash out a new deal.

According to Nochomovitz, the ban on outside food may be lifted in The Spot and Rough Rider room when the two locations are not serving food options. This is a great start sure, but isn’t that already a no-brainer?

Additionally, the idea that Bon Appétit would develop a special student group catering menu was brought up as well.

Jim O’Brien, the resident district manager of Bon Appétit, emphasized that the two sides were working to “develop options that would make sense for everybody.” He did not want to disclose specifics as of press time.

The Office of Student Affairs is looking at the issue as well. Additionally, a committee

How much does catering cost?

For some items, it’s reasonable, but others not so much Item

Cost off-campus (per serving)

Bon Appétit cost (per serving)

Bagel with cream cheese Sandwich

$1.07 (Panera)

$1.08

$5.07 (Subway)

$5.00

Cheese pizza Mexican food

$2.25 (Valentino’s) or $2.00 $1.75 (Guy’s) $8.75 (Chipotle) $22.00

Cookie

$0.50 (Subway)

Soft drinks

$0.42 (Constantino’s) $1.65

Apple cider

$0.24 (Constantino’s) $0.80

made of representatives from Student Executive Council organizations is being formed, headed up by junior Marcel Youkhana, the vice president of residential relations for the Resident Hall Association. He says the current plan is to host forums where the student body express their concerns with members of the administration, but again, this is an idea that is still in the developmental stages.

Why Bon Appétit should drop the requirement altogether Our recommendation for Bon Appétit is to drop the “exclusivity” clause for student groups all-together. They don’t have to do this, after all a contract is a contract, however, it may be in their best interest to rethink their policy.

Why? Because student groups have other options. They can, and if they are frustrated, should, go to outside vendors and just book other rooms in Thwing, Nord or other venues which don’t have the same restrictions.

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So even if Bon Appétit is the exclusive provider, they probably won’t generate much revenue off student groups. There isn’t a benefit to their company.

All this time, while Bon Appétit doesn’t bring an extra funds, they will be bringing in a lot of another thing: animosity from students.

Angering their main customer while not bringing in additional money? That doesn’t sound like good business to us.

Students, our recommendation for you is that if you have food at your meetings, schedule the meeting somewhere else.

Don’t support the company that is forcing you to buy their product.

Students, you spoke out, and it was heard. We applaud campus leaders for stepping up and addressing this issue.

Now make sure things get done, and that the solution doesn’t get stuck in the dreaded “committee stage.” The sooner the policy is changed, the better.

Diversity (or something else) The meaning of Spartan life Jacob Martin Now that classes have picked up and students have assumed routines some good observation can be done. Of the many things I’ve noticed, it’s hard to miss the increased presence of foreign students on campus. International students are more represented than ever at Case Western Reserve University.

According to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions’ published statistics, 12 percent of last year’s incoming class was international students representing 14 different countries. What’s more, a Plain Dealer article published Sept. 6, 2013 showed the top three cities represented in the class of 2017: Beijing and Shanghai sandwiched the second-most popular Cleveland as the first and third most represented cities respectively.

The Admissions Office doesn’t have updated figures online, but I want to know, what are the figures for the class of 2018? How many students are from other countries?

I’m taking a class this semester on the politics of China. In that class are three international students from the topic country.

Not only is their presence in class inspiring, but it’s helpful. They supplement the hour and 15 minutes with irreplaceable authentic language, experience and perspective.

One day, I asked them about their experiences in America and at CWRU. On their overall impression of the United States, their answers were somewhat as expected.

They were in a relative state of culture shock and mild confusion at Western mentality and reality. On CWRU, however, I was horrified at what they said.

The extent of their contact with nonnative Chinese students on our supposed globalized, diversified, multicultural and welcoming campus is severely restricted to classroom settings—outside of coursework they have little to no contact with other students.

There is also a Korean student in the class who said the same thing. He primarily sticks with the Korean subset of CWRU’s larger campus community. And from pure observation, it seems that international students don’t mingle much amongst one another. Is this diversity? I think not.

Diversity is simply the presence of difference. But on a college campus, this presence is not enough to satisfy the definition—diversity is not some random assortment of numbers that looks good on Pow-

erPoint presentations intended for donors and prospective students.

International students almost exclusively pay full tuition without aid to attend this university, but they are not afforded the same experience as others. Obviously they are here to obtain an education, but the cost is a literal social alienation.

CWRU is not prepared for such an influx of international students.

The Plain Dealer article from last September made an interesting point. It stated, “While administrators talk excitedly about offering students a global education on a multicultural campus, researchers spy an economic impact both immediate and longterm.” I think this commentary couldn’t be more on point.

It is naïve to think that CWRU is only concerned with “offering students a global education on a multicultural campus.” Indeed, administrators are likewise ecstatic at not having to shell out financial aid to 12 percent of the class of 2017.

The university is quick to cite the increased numbers of international students, but how do we handle them once they are here? According to my Chinese and Korean friends, we don’t do a good job, we neglect them. The picture they paint doesn’t look like the shiny snapshots which form

the slideshows and videos that litter the homepage of www.case.edu.

But where do we go from here? The university appears to believe programming is the solution to student discontent and a dilapidated sense of community, so organizations for international students exist and there are mixer events for them at the beginning of the year. Only the best evidence of success comes directly from the students, and there is a major disparity between what appears to be and what actually is.

Charles de Gaulle once said, “How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?” This sentiment expresses what is rapidly becoming the single greatest question CWRU faces moving forward as it shapes its identity around diversity.

My criticism rises from anecdotal evidence, and I wholeheartedly acknowledge that. But if four students I just happen to be in class with feel the way they do, then undoubtedly there are others that feel the same way. And if there are others that feel this way, there is a problem.

Jacob Martin is a senior opinion columnist. He wants to know when the green scaffolding around Clark Hall will come down. It’s been almost two years.

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What used to be The elephant in the room Andrew Breland Earlier this week, walking through the Mather Quad, I had the surprising realization that Merging, our “Wet/Dry Fountain,” was actually running again. I very well could be one of the last people to see this. I rarely walk farther north than Thwing, and when I do, it tends to be dark.

The fountain could very well have been running all year. I remember fondly the image, during orientation, of technicians peeling apart the behemoth statue that for years has sat stagnant and altogether dry.

The new students on campus—freshman, newly arrived transfers and others— do not have the memories of a dry Merging. Seeing the statue in action on Tuesday, though, made me wonder about some of the other problems, oversights and conflicts that have occurred on this campus. Most of the problems are forgotten.

This might be due to a short institutional memory. Generally, the people who notice the glaring issues are only here for four years—undergraduate students. The people who are here longer, professors, administrators, some select graduate and undergraduate students (sixth year seniors?), tend to become immune to the problems and episodic stress on the Case Western Reserve University campus.

When I first got to Cleveland for the fall 2011 semester, the seniors and juniors lamented that we would never experi-

ence “the Leutner they knew.” Leutner Commons, the dining hall in the North Residential Village, currently sits seldom empty, full of students eating the balanced cheeseburger-pasta-ice cream dinner on a daily basis. At one time, that facility was worse. The year before I arrived, Bon Appétit changed the building, making it more attractive. Soon the building will probably be overhauled again. As more students come to campus, it will have to be. But my obliviousness to its history illustrates exactly the issue I am addressing here.

Across campus, remnants of the history of Case Western Reserve University. On Euclid Avenue sits an arch, the entrance to the Flora Stone Mather College for Women. Adelbert Hall, as its facade describes, was once Adelbert College for Men. The Weatherhead School of Management was once housed in Sears. Do you believe me?

Go read the sign in the entrance to that building.

Do people know the history of the Binary Walkway? As recently as 2004, a building was on that site. How about the fire that enveloped Adelbert Hall in 1991? That is still within the lifetime of some students and comfortably within the careers of some professors. Yet, I’m sure no one remembers.

And what about the Case Main? I am not referring to the main quad, which most people would probably think I was. No, I mean the incredibly beautiful and involved building that was demolished in 1972. It used to sit where the Crawford Hall, our homage to

early 1970s architecture, now resides. Remnants of the building still remain. According to the university archives, stones from the building were used to build the base to the Michelson-Morley fountain outside Yost and the Case Institute of Technology sign on Euclid Avenue. You can find a picture of the Case Main building in the law school.

Its on a drawing with the original Adelbert Hall (before the fire), Guilford House, the Mather Arch and others. I encourage everyone to go see it.

These are only the big history topics.

There are definitely the smaller things.

Where did upperclassmen live before the Village at 115? Do some students know that Yost was a dorm? And even the modern developments might be unknown. While some people have heard, I am sure there’s still a majority of campus does not realize that within the next couple years think[box] will move to the multistory, somewhat old and dilapidated building behind Veale. Take a look sometime.

Still there are more stories. Student attitudes have changed over time. Student experiences have even more. As recently as 10 years ago, CWRU was 65 percent male. We have brought that number down to 55 percent, but knowing the past gives perspective and context to our current situation. This is especially true when the online paradigmatic resource, Urban Dictionary, includes an alternate meaning for CWRU. Our women, according to them, are not the most attractive.

University Archives has tried to catalog some of the big things. But the research seems to have stalled. For most of the buildings, either existent or not, knowledge of their uses and inhabitants ends around 1949. I argue that this is a tragedy. There is a necessity to knowing how things used to be.

Our knowledge of the past doesn’t have to be encyclopedic. I don’t expect students to rattle off the names of demolished buildings. I don’t want students worried about studying university history like it was a class. But it is not too much to ask that students know what the experience was like for the seniors when they were freshmen.

It is not too much to know what CWRU used to be. The university encourages this sort of institutional memory. The Emerging Leaders Program encourages older students to tell younger ones how they led and what worked. In Kelvin Smith Library, signs advertising our Special Collections are common, and old portraits of campus landmarks adorn every wall.

I have often heard students compare CWRU critically to other colleges. They regularly critique this institution for not having the kind of “culture” or “tradition” that other schools have. It exists, students just need to be active in finding where it sits. Maybe then, the students who come later will not have the same complaints.

Andrew Breland is a senior opinion columnist. Contact him at awb69@case.edu.

Choices: What kind of education, what kind of career Looking back, and forward Ted Howard When my two daughters started to look at colleges, I told them they had final say on what college to attend. I did set two conditions which they must meet if they wanted the Bank of Mom and Dad to pay any of it. First, their course work had to be rich in the liberal arts. Second, they must major in something that an employer would value.

My older daughter attended The College of Wooster, majored in mathematics and minored in computer science. My younger daughter attended Amherst College and majored in chemistry. I considered a third requirement, four years participation in the arts, but it was not necessary as they were already committed in that domain. One was a dancer and choreographer, the other was a musician and sketch artist.

Both graduated in four years. Each got a good job or good grad school appointment.

Both are in satisfying careers; one struggled to get there, the other is living a career and life that most of us would die for.

Why these criteria? By the first, the liberal arts requirement, I hoped they would be challenged to develop their abilities to think in the “abstract and conceptual” mode. In the “get a job” criteria, I hoped they would get comfortable with hands-on detail, get comfortable working in the concrete and opera-

tional mode. The one daughter developed a greater comfort in the concrete and operational mode. The other operates effectively in both, often simultaneously.

The distinction is this. A carpenter operates in a concrete operational mode. His mantra is “measure twice, cut once and then nail it together.” A philosopher works in the abstract and conceptual world. His mantra is “cogito ergo sum.” Then he writes a bedazzling paper. What I wanted for them was the opportunity for each to discover what kind of work would be most fulfilling, making stuff or figuring out the general rule.

When I was in college, I worked exclusively in the abstract and conceptual domain. I paid a big price for that when I graduated. I got several great job offers.

The position I took, with Dun and Bradstreet, pitted me against peers who had a much more pragmatic education, almost a trade school education. For a long time, just holding my own was a challenge.

Entry level jobs do not always offer much opportunity for “thinkers.” Entry level jobs are a playground for “doers.” I did a lot of correspondence school work. I took a salesmanship program from a commercial vendor.

I was also somewhat of a slow learner in the game of cultural awareness. I found personal growth programs for this deficit. The truth is, I was clueless and only learned by getting beat up. I finally got past that when I did my

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MBA and learned some of the basic task skills that any competent employee must master. I attended a program that focused more on the how-to and less on the underlying theory.

The dilemma I see today is this: The only place one can be challenged to master the art of abstract and conceptual thinking, which is required more and more as one climbs the corporate ladder, is college, while the ticket out of that first great job is often dependent on mastery of some very basic task skills.

If you start in a big accounting firm, typically as an auditor, you will never get promoted out of auditing if you cannot do an audit. If you start in a consumer product company in the marketing department, at some point you must prove yourself as a sales representative. If you start your career in an engineering role, you will have to be a master of the board work—which I know is now done on computers, not drafting tables—before you get to lead a project. But would I be willing to pay today’s tuition to learn these basic skills? Core skills can be learned in self-study—I learned accounting by reading a text at my kitchen table as a part-time, stay-at-home dad and tested out of all the required accounting classes for my MBA. The internet school Kahn College is one of many free, good sources for many basic, 101-type courses. Rosetta Stone is a cheap, good way to begin a language.

Looking back on my education, all of it:

college, grad school, the proprietary schools courses, etc., I never asked myself what kind of work would be most fulfilling. The irony in my college years is almost laughable. My summer and part-time work included: pouring and finishing concrete, cooking in an Italian restaurant, delivering mail, driving an ambulance and driving a ten-wheel snow plow in the snow belt of upstate New York.

As a consequence of not making an honest inquiry, I wandered a lot. I did have several passions. One was boating. I thought designing boats would be a great career; my parents blocked that path. I was also very active in aviation and might have considered that as a career, but again, I let circumstances block that path. I wandered quite a bit attempting to fulfill my parents’ expectations for my career. Eventually I did find myself, but at the cost of 20 years.

It would have been worth the time to think long and hard about what really fulfilled me before I got too far into my formal education.

Ted Howard is retired from a career in Executive Search. He is a husband, a father, a dancer, a pilot, a golfer, a gardener and a student of Latin and Greek and their respective cultures at CWRU. He majored in English (BA) at Cornell and took an MBA at Clark.

A good day includes a morning of Latin, an afternoon of golf and an evening of tango.

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All the King’s men Cavaliers’ squad could bring Cleveland its first championship in 50 years Aaron Shang Contributing Reporter Cue the music—Diddy’s “Coming Home,” if you please.

For a city seeking its first major championship since 1964, Cleveland has embraced the news that Lebron James is returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers. But if the King is to hoist his third Larry O’Brien (NBA championship) trophy come May, he will have to rely on an oft-overlooked aspect of the game: his team.

There is little doubt within the basketball universe that Lebron is one of the best players to ever step onto the hardwood. He can score, rebound and pass at an elite level.

He can be Kobe Bryant in the clutch just as easily as Tim Duncan on the podium. But as Cleveland witnessed during the King’s previous reign, a singular talent is not enough to win it all in today’s hyper-competitive NBA. While the rains of four Midwest summers have washed away much of that pain, the Cavaliers front office has drastically altered their approach this time around; they have quietly assembled one of the league’s deepest teams behind its premier talent.

When the Miami Heat formed their socalled “Big Three” of James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in 2010, the bench had little to no NBA level talent. Heck, they did not even have a clear cut starting center, instead choosing to rotate an assorted collection of teenagers and retirees in and out of the lineup. The Cavaliers, on the other hand, are a

completely different story. For starters, the new “Big Three” are almost certainly more talented than their predecessors. Joining Lebron is homegrown Cleveland youngster Kyrie Irving, one of the most electrifying point guards in recent memory.

Kevin Love, a perennial MVP-caliber frontcourt presence, finally gets a chance to play meaningful games after six torturous years with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Pure scorer Dion Waiters teams up with pure rebounder Anderson Varejao to round out a starting lineup that has forced its way into “best of all time” conversations. Even the Cavs bench is intimidating, featuring exNBA Champion Brendan Haywood, All-Star three-point champion James Jones, young talent Tristan Thompson and super-utility player Mike Miller.

With such a talent-laden roster heading into training camp, expectations are rightfully sky high throughout Cleveland. Miami appeared in the Finals all four years of the “Big Three” era and won consecutive titles in 2012 and 2013. As the Cavs finally report for practices following this eventful offseason, there is no reason to believe that a reinforced King James cannot repeat—or even top—that feat.

Lebron James has come home to the city that made him and raised him. He has Irving.

He has Love. He has reclaimed the franchise that always was his. Now is the time for the King to finally bring home what countless others could not. Take up the hands of Cleveland, and lead us to the promised land.

Cy Young Award belongs in Cleveland Indian’s pitcher Corey Kluber is legit Joey Arko Contributing Reporter KKKKKKKKKKKKKKluber!

After notching back-to-back 14-strikeout performances (hence the 14 “K’s” in his name), Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber is making a very strong case for the American league Cy Young award—baseball’s most prestigious acknowledgment for pitchers.

The last time a player had back-to-back games in which he struck out 14 or more hitters in the MLB? Randy Johnson in 2004.

But don’t think Kluber’s last two outings were just a flash in the pan.

Overall, Kluber leads all of Major League baseball in strikeouts with 258 of them, and has a phenomenal 2.53 ERA on the year. His record stands at 17-9, which is a huge leap from his 11-5 mark last season. No other player has demonstrated greater improvement from last year to this year, as he’s compiled career-highs in innings pitched, strikeouts, ERA and complete games.

Case in point, Kluber is a legitimate ace on a ball-club with formidable starting pitching. As a unit, Cleveland’s pitchers have fanned 1,391 hitters already this year (as of Sept. 21), setting a franchise record for strikeouts in a season. The dominating pitching performances by the starting pitchers throughout the season have kept Cleveland in the thicket of the playoff race.

Kluber is the head of the beast, and he’s been outlandishly good when Cleveland has needed him most.

Over his last 4 starts, Kluber has a ridiculous 1.39 ERA with 43 strikeouts—oh, and he’s 4-0 in those games—not bad for a team that needs to win pretty much every

game from here on out to make the playoffs. Needing anything short of a miracle to play October baseball, Kluber has been miraculous for the Indians.

As such, the Cy Young is very much within his reach, and it’s only right the award comes to Cleveland.

The man whom the award is named after, Cy Young himself, was actually drafted by Cleveland in 1890 (no, not by the Cleveland Indians, but rather by the Cleveland Spiders—the Indians weren’t established as a major league franchise yet).

Young went on to pitch nine seasons with the Spiders before being moved to St. Louis in 1899; amassing an incredible 241 wins during his time with Cleveland. After two seasons with St. Louis, Young transitioned to the newly blossoming American League and played for Boston, where he would spend the next seven years of his career. He would then return to Cleveland for a two-year stint, winning 29 more games in that span before finally going back to Boston and retiring as a Boston Rustler.

In total, Young played 12 of his 22 seasons in Cleveland.

Besides the fact the Cy Young himself played more than half of his career in Cleveland, the Indians have had three Cy Young award winners in their history (Gaylord Perry in 1972, CC Sabathia in 2007 and Cliff Lee in 2008) and have established themselves a franchise with traditionally great pitching.

That being said, the award belongs in Cleveland—and Kluber is doing his best to bring it home. History would agree and Kluber’s stats today solidify that notion.

Bring the Cy Young Award to Cleveland. Go Tribe.

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Lindberg’s strike only difference in match Taylor Fletcher Contributing Reporter

Chenghao Peng/Observer Pauline Van Dijck fights off two Baldwin Wallace players in victory last week.

Case Western Reserve University women’s soccer team fought their way a tough, gritty 1-0 victory on the road this past Saturday afternoon against Ohio Northern University Polar Bears.

The Spartans scored an early goal and held off the regional opponent in a tough environm≠ent. In the process, the team grabbed their consecutive shutout. The Spartans continue to find results in nonconference play, going 4-0-1 record in the past five matches. The team’s overall record is 5-1-1 on the season.

The Spartans started off the game looking to attack Ohio Northern right from kick-off. The CWRU midfield often looked deep, trying to spring the Spartans’ pacey front line in behind the opposing back line.

This game plan help senior forward Jessie

Sabers lead the Spartans’ attack with five shots on goal.

The Spartans were able to capitalize off the early pressure by forcing the Polar Bears to concede an early corner kick. Off the corner, Amy Lindberg was able to escape her marker to place a beautiful volley into the top shelf of the goal. The goal came off a cross by senior forward Caitlyn McGillis. It was Lindberg’s first goal of her career and held up as the game’s only score.

Even after the early goal, the match was tight. The teams were tied at eight shots at halftime. CWRU held the slight advantage by having more shots on goal.

The Polar Bears kept the game interesting by hitting another gear offensively in the second half. ONU increased their pressure on the backline which led to having a slight advantage on shots.

The Polar Bears finished the game with

an 18-16 advantage. The slight increase was due to fact the Polar Bears were able to throw multiple players up into the attack, searching for the right combination to unlock the stout Spartan defense.

Abbey Smith helped to stave off the tough Ohio Northern University attack.

Smith made eight saves in the game leading towards her fourth shutout of the season.

Smith has only allowed four goals in seven matches this season which helped her to be named UAA Women’s Soccer Defensive player of the week. The honor is Smith’s second UAA player of the week award of her career. She currently leads the UAA in saves with 27 on the year.

The Spartans look to continue their nonconference success against crosstown rival John Carroll University this Friday, Sept.

24. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Don Shula stadium on the campus of JCU.

Spartans unable to Kanagasegar leads stop the bleeding Spartans in regional Nationally ranked Ohio Northern buries men’s soccer in 4-1 loss Wade Hopper Contributing Reporter The Case Western Reserve University men’s soccer team dropped to a 4-3-1 record after losing 4-1 to the Ohio Northern University Polar Bears on Saturday, Sept. 20.

The Spartans dropped their second straight game after rattling off four straight wins. Both losses have come on the road and the Spartans will be relieved to return to the friendly turf of DiSanto Field.

The Polar Bears, proved that they deserve their No. 24 nationally ranked position and started the game off hot, finding the back of the net in the fourth and eighth minutes to jump to an early 2-0 lead over the Spartans. The rest of the half was subdued as the Spartans regained their footing and held back the Polar Bear’s offensive onslaught but were unable to find a great scoring chance in the half.

The Spartans broke through shortly into the second half. Junior center Chris Cvecko put the Spartans on the board with a goal in the 54th minute, an unassisted shot that beat the keeper off a free kick. The goal was his third of the season, tying him with fellow junior

Matthew Zembas for the second-most goals on the team this season.

The Spartans seemed to relax after getting on the board and the Polar Bears made them pay. Ohio Northern responded quickly with two more goals: Matt Kinkopf scored for the Polar Bears in the 55th minute then found the back of the net again one minute later, beating the keeper on both runs into the box.

Defensively the Spartans held strong for most of the game but the Polar Bears capitalized on mistakes, leading to the rough 4-1 loss. Freshman keeper Calvin Boyle played the entire game, making three saves and dropping to 3-2 on the season.

Case outshot Ohio Northern 17-10, but the Spartans were unable to capitalize on their numerous opportunities.

They still have time to iron out their mistakes, however; UAA conference play does not start until Sunday, Oct. 5. The UAA will prove difficult for the Spartans as the UAA is amongst the strongest soccer conferences in the country.

The Spartans will be back in action at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27 when they face the Wilmington College Quakers at DiSanto Field.

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Kevin Wang Contributing Reporter

The women’s tennis team competed at the USTA/ITA Central Region Championship, a United States Tennis Association intercollegiate tournament at the Stowe Stadium of Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Mich. this past weekend. At this tournament that took place last weekend from Sept. 19-21, the Spartans faced off against teams around the region, including many top and rival teams.

Nithya Kanagasegar advanced to the semifinal round of the singles tournament in her first major regional tournament, defeating Megan Tang from the University of Chicago 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinal round before her defeat to eventual tournament winner Rebecca Ho from the Washington University in Saint Louis in a close semifinal match.

Kanagasegar won the first set 7-5, but Ho came back and took the next two sets 6-4, 6-1. Kanagasegar’s run to the semifinals continued the precedent of the Spartans reaching the semifinals at this particular tournament, with 2013 graduate Erika Lim advancing to the final match of this particular tournament

in 2011 and Sara Zargham advancing to the semifinals in 2012.

Sara Zargham, who advanced to the semifinals of this tournament in 2012, advanced to the round of 16 before her defeat to tournament winner Rebecca Ho 6-4, 6-3. Other members of the team who advanced to the round of 32 in the singles tournament were Marianne Bonanno, Michelle Djohan and Surya Khadilkar.

In the doubles tournament, Kanagasegar teamed up with Zargham and defeated Grace Deering and Hanna Newstadt from Washington University in Saint Louis 8-5 in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinal round. In the quarterfinal round, Nancy Benda and Carli Capestany from Hope College defeated them in a close match that ended in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (7-2).

Marianne Bonanno and Surya Khadilkar teamed up and also advanced to the quarterfinal round, but were defeated by Ariana Iranpour and Megan Tang from the University of Chicago in a close match, 9-7.

The Spartans play their next tournament on Oct. 4 in Middlebury, Vt. for the Middlebury Invite. They will then play their first home game of the fall season on Oct. 11 versus Oberlin College.

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Following hard loss at St. Vincent, Spartan football looks to bounce back JP. O’Hagan Sports Editor The Spartans football team stands at 1-1 after the disappointing loss to PAC rival St. Vincent College.

The Observer sports team stands at 0-2 in picking the scores. The Spartans defense struggled to hold onto the 10-point lead that Case held midway through the third quarter over the Bearcats. The Bearcats clawed their way back to snap a 23-game losing streak, the program’s first win since November 2011.

The loss also broke the Spartan’s streaks of not losing following the bye week and winning in the state of Pennsylvania since both of which had held since the 2006 campaign.

The Spartans were leading 20-10 with 7:29 left in the third quarter when quarterback Billy Beecher connected with tight end George Darany for a touchdown. However, from that point the Bearcats strung together 13 unanswered points and the Spartans returned to Ohio defeated. A late fumble for the Spartans was the obvious turning point and the Spartans were unable to recover.

Offensively Beecher threw for 22-of35 for 183 yards and two touchdowns. In addition to the second half connection with Darany, Beecher hit fullback Adam Hochman at the 7:37 mark of the second quarter to put the Spartans on the board. Hochman had his second career two-touchdown game as he also ran in a score just over four minutes later at the 3:24 mark.

The passing defense struggled for the Spartans however as the Bearcats connected for 302 of their 408 yards in the air. The Spartans only managed 273 yards in the loss.

Andrew Hadowanec/Observer Senior Quarterback Billy Beecher looks for a reciever, back against Carnegie Mellon in season opener.

Looking ahead to tomorrow’s game the Spartans will look to rebound from the loss.

The Spartans have not faced their opponent Thiel since 1983 when the Spartans left the PAC for the UAA. The Tomcats are 1-2 this season but have averaged 26.3 points on 161.0 yards rushing and 150.7 yards passing for 311.7 total yards per game. The Spartans should be most worried about Thiel’s starting quarterback, Ryan Radke.

The sophomore has completed 48 of 85 passes for 448 yards and five touchdowns.

However, Radke can also hurt teams on

the ground as he has rushed 39 times for 227 yards. His ability to scramble out of the pocket for strong gains might be a challenge for the Spartans. If the Spartans turn to focus on the aerial attack, they risk being burned on the run by Radke.

However, the Tomcats have struggled on defense giving up an average of 41 points a game. Should the Spartans be able to exploit this weakness and use the home crowd energy to keep the offense going, there is hope for the Spartans.

The Spartans are historically good

at DiSanto Field and will be looking to redeem themselves after the loss to St. Vincent. With this in mind, the Spartans will need look to an improvement in their passing defense, as well as a better offensive game which struggled down the stretch in order to capture the 200th win in Spartan history.

Being cautiously optimistic, we at The Observer are predicting a 28-21 victory. Be sure to come out to DiSanto Field and root for the Spartans at 1 p.m.

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Spartans sweep second straight Volleyball beats Baldwin Wallace in three sets David Hoffman Contributing Reporter

Ishaan Taylor/Observer Volleyball team prepares for game last week against John Carroll, Spartans had second straight sweep Wednesday night against Baldwin Wallace.

It was a spectacular night for the Spartans’ volleyball team, as they proceeded to sweep their set against white hot Baldwin Wallace University at Ursprung Gymnasium. The sweep was to the tune of 25-19, 25-15 and 25-16 final scores, ending a hot streak that saw the Yellow Jackets win five of their previous six coming into the evening. For the Spartans the victory represented their second consecutive sweep of a rival university in the Greater Cleveland area, as they were coming off a sweep of John Carroll University last week. In the bigger picture, this was the Spartans’ eighth victory in their last ten matches dating back to August 30.

Initially, the Spartans appeared to be in for a dogfight when they trailed in the first match 17-14. After taking a timeout at that point the team appeared to be rejuvenated, scoring sixteen consecutive points en route to an 11-2 run to seal the match and stun the opposition. The scoring barrage carried over into the next set as the Spartans opened the middle set on an 8-0 run and never looked back, securing an easy win. The third match was a back and forth thriller in the early stages. With Baldwin Wallace leading 13-12, however, the Spartans caught fire once again to put the set, and the match, out of reach, going on a 13-3 scoring run to wrap up the win and the sweep.

The Spartans were led in this one by outside hitter Carolyn Bogart, who posted her first double-double of the season, and the sixth of her collegiate career, in this one. She led all Spartans

players for the match with eleven kills and thirteen digs. Setter Robyn Marks chipped in with her fifteenth career double-double, posting nineteen assists and eleven digs. Perhaps the most efficient player out there for the Spartans, though, was middle hitter Haley Kauffman. She recorded seven kills on only twelve attempts, good for 58.3 percent, and added three blocks on defense for good measure. On the other side, the Yellow Jackets were led by Arlayna Newcomer who registered 28 digs to lead all players for the match.

With the victory, the Spartans move to 9-4 on the season. Meanwhile, Baldwin Wallace drops to 12-8 with the loss.

The Spartans go back at it on Saturday, Sept. 27 in Marietta, Ohio. They will face Otterbein University and Marietta College that day, as they participate in the BSN River City Volleyball Tournament.