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This Thursday, Sept. 6, Case Western Reserve University’s Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence will be presenting the exalted 2012 Inamori Ethics Prize to David Suzuki, a 70-year-old Canadian author, director, producer, and environmental activist.

Suzuki has produced over two dozen film series and documen-taries focusing on sustainability and has authored over 50 books, including children’s books that aim to teach future generations about sustainability. Since 1979, Suzuki has hosted the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s The Nature of Things, and his most recent film, Force of Nature, won the People’s Choice Documen-tary Award at the 2010 Toronto

International Film Festival. He co-founded the David

Suzuki Foundation in 1990, the main missions of which are transforming the economy, protecting the climate, recon-necting with nature, and build-ing communities of individuals to live healthier, more fulfilled, and just lives.

“[Suzuki] has shown he is not only interested in nature and sci-ence out of intellectual curiosity, but because he cares deeply about the planet that we are leaving for the future,” said Shannon French, Ph. D. and Director of the Inamo-ri Center.

Severance Hall will be host-ing the two main events: the Inamori Ethics Prize Academic Symposium at noon and the In-amori Ethics Prize Ceremony and Recipient Lecture by David Suzuki at 6 p.m., at which he will receive the prize and deliver his public lecture.

“That will be a lively panel discussion, just a vigorous con-versation among some pretty awesome experts in the areas of environmentalism, sustainability, and so forth,” French said of the Academic Symposium.

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Environmentalist receives prestigious CWRU Inamori prize

On the weekend prior to Wel-come Weekend, Aug. 18-19, 75 students were affected by two separate “phishing” emails sent out to case.edu users by entities masquerading as CWRU’s Infor-mation Technology Services.

The content of these emails in-cluded requests for users to reply to the messages with their CWRU Network IDs and passwords. An-other phishing attack, occurring that same weekend, asked that users reply with CWRU Network IDs and passwords on a Google form. The email also contained text baiting users to view a private message from an old friend wish-ing to get back in touch.

ITS was quickly alerted about the phishing scams and worked with Google to get the forms re-moved from the web.

This is not the first instance of phishing attacks at CWRU. One scam even included an ac-curate replication of the CWRU Single Sign-on page. When peo-ple logged their information into what they believed was a secure CWRU system, they actually typed their Network IDs and pass-words into a spamming database.

There are many ways to tell if

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Phishing in the CWRU Pondan email is a phishing message or a legitimate directive. Phishing emails usually have some stand-out qualities.

Most appear to be sent by le-gitimate organizations, but recog-nizing a few red flags will help to ensure that you are not spammed. Phishing emails almost always contain requests for your confi-dential information.

Spam emails may contain a sense of urgency like, but not limited to, threats of account de-activations. Spam emails can also contain links that urge you, a little too desperately, to click on them. It may also contain a link that looks like it connects to a valid website but redirects to a spam-ming site.

To avoid the bad links, you can scroll your mouse over the link and the real URL will appear in the bottom corner of your brows-er or in a pop-up box. The biggest red flag is incorrect grammar and spelling.

Emails from ITS and CWRU will never ask you to provide both Network IDs and passwords. The ITS service desk may request your Network ID, but will never request your password. If you see one requesting both pieces of in-formation, it is definitely a phish-ing email. ITS does contact users

about their technology account, usually to remind users about password expirations.

If you believe you responded to or received a phishing email,

please call the ITS 24/7 Service Desk immediately by calling 216-368-HELP. Make sure to change your password at help.case.edu.

Seventy-five students were affected by two separate phishing email scams on the weekend prior to Wel-come Weekend.

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“[Suzuki] has shown he is not only interested in nature and science out of intellectually curiosity, but because he cares deeply about the planet that we are leaving for the future.”

-Shannon French

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Editor’s note: Each day sickly patients and concerned families arrive at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, searching for hope in the medical exper-tise that fills the institution’s cor-ridors. Less than a block away behind stone walls lays a differ-ent building — one that holds the road map of where medicine has been and where it is going.

In this multipart series, The Observer explores the Dittrick Medical History Center — from the artifacts within it to the faces behind it — in an effort to shed light on one of the university’s most underappreciated resources.

The elevators across the cam-pus of Case Western Reserve University come in many shapes and sizes. Some are large, feature four buttons, and serve only to remind you that taking the stairs would have been 10 times faster. Others are small, host an array of buttons, and make you hope your lunch is fully digested before climbing inside.

Then, there are the unique el-evators. Adorned with multiple doors and more buttons than a typewriter, these are the elevators that silently promise to take you

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somewhere special. This is the type of elevator by which the Dit-trick Medical History Center can be reached.

Timidly tucked away on the third floor of the Allen Memo-rial Medical Library, which oc-cupies the corner of Euclid Ave. and Adelbert Rd., the Dittrick reflects two histories. Its exhibits portray the history of medicine and a promise to make it relevant for every person – from student to teacher and patient to doctor – who emerges from the Allen’s an-tique elevator. Beneath its façade, however, lie subtle impressions of more local creation: the history of the university and the city in which it lives.

When visitors first set foot on the museum’s floor, they are greeted by Juno, a transparent female figure who draws atten-tion with her complex network of veins, arteries, and bones. Around Juno’s personal corner stand shadowboxes revealing medical instrumentation from eras long since expired. But across the hall from these displays sits some-thing equally intriguing: a glass pane door that peers into a dimly lit study.

A museum in its own right, the pleasantly aged office behind this

Upon entering the Dittrick, visitors are welcomed by Juno, a transparent female figure.

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On Sunday, Aug. 19, approximately 1350 incoming freshmen from across the United States and around the world ar-rived at Case Western Reserve University for New Student Orientation.

The CWRU campus was filled with ex-citement as parents and students bustled around campus hurrying to unpack. Dur-ing all the moving commotion, parents and students could help themselves to free frozen custard and refreshments provided to them in the midst of the summer heat.

After students parted ways with their parents, the newcomers had the oppor-tunity to meet their orientation leaders and some of their fellow members of the class of 2016.

“Initially, I was very nervous, but I felt a lot better after getting to know all of the amazing people in my orientation group including my orientation leader,” said Molly Bhanja, a CWRU freshman.

CWRU orientation leaders, a group of sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are passionate about the CWRU community, lead the students in the various orienta-tion activities.

“I really love being here at CWRU, and I wanted to be a part of the transition for incoming students, so I can show them how great this school is,” said orientation leader Sneha Bagavandoss.

After meeting with their orientation leaders, students had their first residence hall meetings. Because the incoming stu-dents are CWRU’s largest freshman class ever, CWRU reestablished the Magnolia Residential College and turned Clarke Tower and Cutler into freshman residence halls – marking the first Magnolia hall meetings in many years.

After residence hall meetings, the University Program Board presented stu-dents with an entertainment treat: Solo Circus, a one-man circus performer who has performed on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

On Monday, students attended vari-ous information sessions, including ones about academic integrity and the resourc-es CWRU offers. Robert McCullough,

Orientation programs welcome record-size class

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All USG recognized student groups represent their various organiza-tions at the Student Activities Fair during Welcome Week.

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CWRU director of Undergraduate Ad-missions, said that the incoming fresh-man class was the most diverse and aca-demically accomplished of any previous class. CWRU president Barbara Snyder welcomed the Class of 2016, and also noted CWRU’s recent accomplishments, including a $64.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

After the University Welcome, stu-dents said goodbye to their parents and went to the New Student Welcome Bar-beque. After the barbeque, students took the classic CWRU All-Class Photo. The Class Officer Collective then sponsored “Sugar and Swag,” an event where stu-dents could eat an array of chocolate and candy while watching “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.”

On Tuesday, students attended campus life information sessions including ones about Greek Life and CWRU clubs and activities. Students also ate lunch with their SAGES instructors. In the evening, students attended their residential col-lege’s opening ceremonies, and after-wards had the opportunity to participate in “Sports-a-palooza,” an event where students could take part in many of the in-tramurals and sports clubs CWRU offers.

For the next three days, students had the choice of attending a number of ac-tivities and sessions, including Discover Cleveland and CWRU Connects.

Discover Cleveland allowed students to visit Cleveland landmarks, such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the West Side Market.

“I thought it was pretty cool to see an-other side of Cleveland that I hadn’t be-fore. It was a lot of fun!” said Peter Yoo, an incoming freshman.

During CWRU Connects, students had the opportunity to participate in a service activity around Cleveland. Service oppor-tunities included volunteering at the Inter-generational School and donating blood for the Red Cross.

Finally, CWRU organizations, such as the Residence Hall Association, Greek Life, First-Year Experience, and Under-graduate Student Government sponsored social and informative events such as Ca-sino Night and “The Sparty.”

Check out more photos from orientation and greek carnival

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The panel will feature honoree David Suzuki, CWRU’s own Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, specialist in environmental eth-ics, David Orr, Oberlin College ecological expert, and Paul Hawken, author of four national best sellers and “somewhat of a rock star in the sustainability movement,” French said.

“The panel discussion will have audi-ence Q&A, so if there are students who feel strongly about these issues, pros or cons, we welcome debate and we love debate,” she said. “They can actually ask questions of our panelists.”

In between, booths will be spread out on the Kelvin Smith Library Oval for the less formal Eco-Showcase, which will take place from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., featuring both campus and local community mem-bers who are working on issues of the en-vironment and sustainability.

“[Suzuki] is an internationally known figure,” French said. He has made it on CBC’s list of “Greatest Canadians” and over the past few years, he has been the highest ranked person alive. Considered an “elder,” Suzuki has been adopted by many native tribes across the world for his service and his passion for giving others a voice. “He works with indigenous peo-ples in every corner of the globe who re-ally don’t have anyone championing their cause,” she said.

“[Suzuki] loves talking to and working

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with students,” she said. “He really appre-ciates the energy the youth brings to envi-ronmental issues,” she said. “He has made it part of his mission to make sure they rec-ognize that they have power.”

All events are free and open to the public. Advance tickets are encouraged for the award ceremony and symposium. To reserve or print free tickets, visit the Cleveland Orchestra’s website or call the Severance Hall Box Office.

The Eco-Showcase is a non-ticketed event. For more information, visit the In-amori Center website.

At the beginning of the semester, Case Western Reserve University announced its landing of a $64.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The grant, entitled the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), is given as a vehicle to bring medical break-throughs to fruition in hospital and medical settings. The grant seeks to assist in bring-ing groundbreaking technology out of lab-oratories and directly to patients.

The NIH launched the CTSA program six years ago, and CWRU is just one of 61 institutions involved. Other area institu-tions are also part of the program, includ-ing the Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth Systems, and the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center of Cleveland.

In a press release, CWRU president Barbara Snyder said, “The purpose of this new federal grant model is to push institutions to focus ever more square-ly on tangible impacts to individuals and society. We are pleased that the NIH recognized the remarkable efforts across all of our major partners and the individuals within institutions and com-

$64.6 million grant seeks to bring discoveries to patients

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munity organizations.” She continued, “Together, we all are

committed to make even greater progress over the next five years.”

The program places an emphasis on cross-institutional cooperation and en-courages physicians and scientists to take knowledge to more than one institution so that it can impact more individual patients.

Ohio governor John Kasich brought to-gether CTSA participants from across the state to continue to encourage working together for mutual advantages. Statewide partners within the CTSA include the Ohio State University and the University of Cin-cinnati, in addition to the aforementioned northeast Ohio institutions.

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown released a statement regarding the grant saying, “Partnerships between world class re-search institutions like Case Western Re-serve University, the Cleveland Clinic, the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Cen-ter, University Hospitals, and MetroHealth have resulted in critical improvements to patient-based research in Northeast Ohio.”

“They are engaging local communi-ties, while training the next generation of researchers and providing a much needed focus on community health,” he added.

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CWRU was a recipient of a $64.6 million grant from the NIH to sup-port the movement of new medical findings in labs to hospitals and medical clinics.

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The life of the first man on the moon ended on Saturday, Aug. 25, as a result of complications from a cardiovascular procedure. Neil Armstrong passed away in Cincinnati, Ohio at the age of 82. Arm-strong, an astronaut on Apollo 11, became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.

Armstrong’s interest in flying began at age six, when he took his first flight. During his college years, he was a naval aviator in the Korean War, and, according to CBS News, continued his education to become a test pilot for aircrafts such as the X-15 rocket plane.

His first space travel occurred in 1966 when Armstrong was an astronaut on Gemini VIII. A thruster on the craft stuck open and almost launched the crew into peril, until Armstrong used a back-up sys-tem and made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean.

After this initial space exploration,

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Neil Armstrong passes awayArmstrong continued to train for a moon landing, and he got his chance on July 16, 1969 when he, along with other noted astronauts such as Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins, left the Kennedy Space Center.

In the two hours and thirty-two minutes that Armstrong spent on the moon, he and Aldrin planted an American flag, collected moon rocks, and set up various scientific experiments. Armstrong is known for say-ing, “That’s one small step for man, one gi-ant leap for mankind.”

When he returned, Armstrong left NASA and taught engineering at the Uni-versity of Cincinnati. Commenting on his death, his family said, “While we mourn the loss of a very good man, we also cel-ebrate his remarkable life and hope that it serves as an example to young people around the world to work hard to make their dreams come true, to be willing to ex-plore and push the limits, and to selflessly serve a cause greater than themselves.”

NYPD takes down Empire State Building shooterOn Friday, Aug. 24, New Yorker Steven

Ercolino was shot and killed in front of the Empire State Building. Soon after, the gun-man was killed by police officers respond-ing to the scene. The shooter, 58-year-old Jeffrey Johnson, had been laid off from his job as a women’s accessories designer at Hazan Import about a year before.

Ercolino was a graduate of the State University of New York at Oneonta. The 41-year-old was a Vice President of Sales at Hazan Import. The dispute between the two individuals stemmed from the fact that Ercolino was reportedly not selling enough of Johnson’s design.

Ercolino and Johnson filed harassment complaints against each other in April of 2011. This occurred after Johnson’s firing and he continued to visit the company and start altercations with Ercolino.

The two men were supposed to meet

that Friday morning, but instead, Johnson greeted Ercolino with one shot to the head and one shot to the torso. Johnson then turned and calmly walked down the street. A construction worker who saw the shots notified police.

The police officers fired 16 rounds total. The nine other causalities that occurred, although not fatal, were caused by bullet fragments from the two police officers’ guns that ricocheted off of nearby objects.

According to CNN, Police Commis-sioner Ray Kelly said that the injuries were not caused by direct shots, but because the officer’s bullets hit “flowerpots and other objects…their bullets fragmented, and, in essence, that’s what caused the wounds.” Six of the nine injured individuals were treated at a nearby hospital and released Friday evening. The other three are still in the hospital.

The number of West Nile cases at this time of year is nearly four times the normal amount. Dr. Lyle Petersen at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that it is too early to determine how many cases of West Nile there will be this year because of the disproportionate number of in¬fections that are reported in August and September. However, at this point, there are more re-ported cases than at this point in past years.

So far, 1118 illnesses have been reported. Most of these cases are located in Texas. Normally, by this time in August, only about 300 cases are reported. Of the 1118 cases reported, only 41 deaths have occurred. Furthermore, 400 of these 1118 cases were reported in the past week.

The West Nile Virus occurs when mos-quitoes pick up the virus from bitten birds. When the mosquitoes bite humans, the virus is passed again. According to the Associated Press, experts believe that the mild winter, early spring, and hot summer allowed mos-quitoes to breed more easily and quickly.

West Nile cases increaseExperts also believe that the virus may

have mutated, but there is no current infor-mation that supports that theory.

The West Nile Virus peaked in 2003 when there were almost 3000 cases of the illness and over 250 deaths. This past year had less than 700 reported cases. Only one out of five people that are infected actually fall ill. The symptoms can include fever, headache, and body aches and usually take three to 14 days to develop. Typically, the symptoms disappear in a few days.

However, one in 150 people will devel-op more serious symptoms. These symp-toms can include neck stiffness, disorienta-tion, coma, and paralysis. So far this year, half of the 1118 cases reported are consid-ered severe. The virus has shown up in 38 states so far.

The best way to avoid the West Nile Vi-rus is to use insect repellents and screens on doors and windows. To avoid mosquitoes and their bites, wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants and avoid standing water.

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A question we receive quite often, usually from a wide-eyed parent at an orientation event, is some variation of “... so what really goes on here?” After we explain that we do not practice hu-man sacrifice here at Case Western Re-serve University, we try to get to what we think they are trying to ask, which is usually “what are the most common types of crimes and safety is-sues students are likely to encounter here?”

While they teach us in the police academy that any type of crime can occur anywhere, we can probably put being a victim of pirate attack or cattle rustling pretty far down on the list here at CWRU.

Topping the list in terms of number of reports received by the CWRU Police De-partment is the theft of unattended items, especially electronics such as laptops, phones, or tablets. The best way to pre-

Last Thursday, Aug. 23, the Greek Life community welcomed a new set of let-ters among the tables of baked goods and herds of neon fraternity tanks at the Taste of Greek Life. Pi Beta Phi, the new soror-ity on the horizon, made its debut at the Welcome Days event with representatives in search of ambitious young women to be the founding members of its first Case Western Reserve University chapter.

With Pi Phi’s arrival on the scene and Delta Chi fraternity’s official charter sign-ing this September, CWRU’s Greek com-munity is looking at an even more success-ful season of rush and recruitment, Greek Week festivities, and lasting memories for the 2012-2013 year.

“Delta Chi is really proud and excited for our chartering banquet in September, where all current members will sign our charter with Delta Chi Nationals and be-come founding members,” said Delta Chi member Beau Reddington.

“I’ve gotten more than I could have imagined out of Greek Life at CWRU,” Reddington said. “It’s the people you meet, the time you invest, the Greek Weeks you sweat and cheer through, philanthropy and social events you attend, and lives, includ-ing my own, that you see change for the

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better that have made me proud to be a member,” he said.

CWRU students go Greek for a count-less number of reasons – from expanding their social circles to embracing all of the leadership and networking opportunities Greek Life has to offer.

All Greeks come together to share one week of competition that is arguably more arduous than finals; this is known as Greek Week.

“I love seeing all Greeks represented at events and cheering their friends on, regard-less of their letters,” said Aiste Degesys, president of the Panhellenic Council and member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

During Greek Week, sororities and fra-ternities compete in traditional events to be named Greek Week champions. Last year’s theme was “This is Fun, Dammit!” a playful poke at the Greek community’s enduring competitive spirit. Aside from the pinnacle week of the Greek Life cal-endar, members support and participate in each other’s unique philanthropy events, mixers, and rush and recruitment events throughout the year.

“I love that the entire Greek commu-nity is a support system for one another,” Degesys said. “Greek Life at Case is an opportunity to meet people who share the same values as you and are willing to help you grow.”

Each year, the various fraternities and sororities on campus hold the Greek carnival on the field near Leutner Commons in the North Resi-dential Village.

vent this is to keep an eye on your belong-ings, especially in common access areas like libraries or classroom buildings. De-spite the fact that it may sound simple, it happens every year, and people always say, “I only left it for a minute…”

The second most common crime is bi-cycle theft. If you have a bike, get a U-

lock and use it every time you park your bike. Cable locks are better than noth-ing, but not by much.

Third in crime is rob-bery, which occurs much less frequently than the items listed above, but is a more serious crime. Use

services like shuttles and Safe Ride late at night. Guys, this means you too.

Let’s look out for each other and have a great year.

On the Beat welcomes questions, sug-gestions, gripes, groans, moans, and com-plaints about campus life at policecol-umn@case.edu.

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Topping the list in terms of number of reports received by the CWRU Police Department is the theft of unattended items, especially electronics, such as laptops, phones or tablets.

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This past week, Washington Monthly ranked Case Western Reserve University number seven for national universities con-tributing to the public good. This is the sec-ond year in a row that CWRU was seventh in the rankings.

Washington Monthly analyzes national universities’ contribution to the public good within three main categories: social mobil-ity, research, and service. Individually, the categories are further broken down, and the individual schools are ranked.

Within social mobility, Washington Monthly analyzed the percentage of stu-dents who received Pell Grants and the subsequent net price of the school. The Pell Grant is typically considered to be the most essential part of the financial aid process and is given to students who come from low-income backgrounds. According to the report, 20 percent of CWRU students re-ceive Pell grants.

The research bracket of the study looked at things such as research expenditures, bachelors to Ph.D. rankings, and the percent of faculty members receiving significant awards within the university.

CWRU received exceptionally good ratings in the category of service, which factored in such things as Peace Corps rankings, ROTC rankings, and the amount of work-study funding that is spent on ser-

CWRU receives top marks in “contribution to the public good”

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vice-related activities.The University of California-San Di-

ego was ranked first, driven to the top largely by strong research programs. Texas A&M University moved to second place in the rankings with high marks in service because so many of its students participate in ROTC.

Stanford University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Cal-ifornia-Berkley, and University of Califor-nia-Los Angeles ranked third through sixth in the rankings.

Washington Monthly also ranked Masters and liberal arts programs and ranked Trinity University in Texas and Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania the highest in the Contribu-tion to the Public Good ranking.

Despite the high rankings in Washington Monthly, CWRU is still not within the top 25 in the widely coveted U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings. CWRU is ranked 38 on that list.

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1. University of California San Diego 2. Texas A&M University 3. Stanford 4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill5. University of California-Berkley 6. University of California-Los Angeles7. Case Western Reserve University 8. University of Washington-Seattle9. University of California-Riverside 10. Georgia Institute of Technology 11. Harvard University 12. University of Texas at El Paso13. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor14. University of California-Santa Barbara15. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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entryway appears less like a workspace and more like an exhibit. Rows of books line the shelves and portraits decorate the walls, all coated in a film of dust that serves as tribute to their antiquity. An old-fashioned, yet sturdy, set of table and chairs beckons visitors into the room, while a kind-faced man with circular glasses can be found typ-ing away at a gleaming MacBook Pro situ-ated on a heavy, wooden desk.

The man behind the artifacts, James Ed-monson, Ph.D., is the chief curator of the Dittrick Medical History Center, a role he has held since 1998. While his office may seem outdated, its antique aesthetic re-mains a testament to the historic role that he continues to fulfill in an increasingly modern age.

“The origins of the museum go back to 1899,” Edmonson explains in a subtle, prideful tone. “People were collecting [medical artifacts] at the end of the nine-teenth century and early twentieth cen-tury, and we have as many as 20,000 to 30,000 items if you want to count them out carefully.”

Walking with purpose to the entrance, Edmonson makes note of the antique ele-vator that delivers visitors to the museum’s opening. “When people come to the Dit-trick, it takes some resourcefulness to find us,” he quips. “I remember myself when I first came here. I thought the museum would be a street level thing, where you would walk right in the door and you’re there; but you have to find the elevator or use the stairs.”

Upon reaching the entrance, Edmonson gestures to Juno and smiles as he brings attention to the transparent woman figure whose identical sisters had greeted visitors at the Cleveland Health Education Mu-seum for half of a century before its clos-ing in 2006. “When a visitor comes to the Dittrick, now they see a piece of Cleveland

past, of medical past, and what’s really an iconic figure worldwide...our very own Juno,” he softly utters.

Navigating around Juno’s corner, the curator points to a series of display cases that line the hallway leading to the main gallery. “We’re taking a moment in time to show how people conceptualized ill-ness and reveal what their scientific un-derstandings were,” he explains while pointing to a depiction of illness at the time of the Civil War.

Edmonson then stops in front of the display case directly outside of his office. The case contains historic obstetrical tools, which occupied a room in the back of the museum before they were relocated to this

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introductory hallway. “I get to observe people as they stop in front of this case, and they are really arrested by it,” he notes with a tremor of humor in his voice.

However, it is not for the humor or the shock value that Edmonson brought these artifacts to the museum’s entrance. “We look at these past medical technologies because it’s gratifying given where we are today,” he states reflectively. “These older technologies are evidence of ingenuity, creativity, inventiveness, and dealing with difficult things.”

All the while, the entryway to the main gallery of the Dittrick Medical History center, yet to be explored, can be seen over the curator’s shoulder.

>>police blotter

Aug. 6 - Suspected bicycle thief ar-rested, CWRU School of Medicine

Aug. 20 - Suspected bicycle thief arrested, CWRU School of Medicine

Aug. 22 - Suspected shoplifters ar-rested, University Bookstore Barnes & Noble

Aug. 24 - Bicycle theft, Tippit House

Aug. 26 - Theft of golf cart, North Residential Village field. Property re-covered, suspects arrested.

The CWRU Police Department re-minds the campus community to use services such as shuttle buses and Safe Ride when moving around campus late at night.

Log on to saferide.case.edu or call 368-3000 for a Safe Ride between 7 p.m. – 3 a.m. Please address any ques-tions or concerns about items in the blot-ter to policecolumn@case.edu.

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Medical artifacts from past eras dominate the gallery space of the Dit-trick. According to Edmonson, these objects help illuminate where med-icine has been and where it is going.

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(or complain)For the second year in a row, Washington Monthly ranked Case Western Reserve

University in its national top 10 list of colleges that contribute to the public good. Despite this positive news, the first week of classes was marked by the all too famil-iar murmur of first-year and returning students doubting their college choice. The phrase “I can’t believe I turned down [insert other university’s name here] to attend CWRU” comes to mind.

Yet many of the students who dare utter this sentiment often are the least knowl-edgeable about the numerous resources and services available to them for free or reduced cost as CWRU students.

Surprisingly enough, free things exist outside the bubble that is a college cam-pus. The Free Access Program encompasses eight institutions at which CWRU stu-dents can bypass admission by showing their student ID and, in some cases, a ticket from Access Services.

Three of the four museums on the list are located right here in University Circle. The Cleveland Museum of Art is one of the most prominent art museums in the na-tion and contains 70 galleries spanning 6,000 years of art history. It also has special exhibits, for which real members of society must pay to see. The Cleveland Mu-seum of Natural History features a planetarium, observatory, discovery center, and live animal shows. The Museum of Contemporary Art, near the bookstore, rotates its exhibits frequently to showcase new art and ensure that non-hardcore art lovers do not have to look at the same thing twice. The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, located in Beachwood, is a testament to Cleveland’s Jewish community and its ac-complishments.

For music fans, CWRU provides free access to the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The orchestra plays in Severance Hall on Thursday evenings and students can enter a drawing to receive a free ticket. Be mindful of your dress, as even Cleveland has a power class that won’t take kind-ly to athletic shorts and Greek letters. For those seeking the exact opposite environ-ment, check out the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame downtown next to the concrete monolith in which the Browns occasionally play football correctly. The Rock Hall has everything from Beatles setlists to Janis Joplin’s car. Just don’t watch the films.

Finally, back in University Circle, the Cleveland Botanical Garden and the West-ern Reserve Historical Society conclude the free access tour. The Botanical Gar-den contains ten acres of rose gardens, Japanese gardens, herb gardens, and more. If you don’t like gardens, it also has the world’s largest chameleon, which roams freely and is apparently harmless. The Western Reserve Historical Society serves to document the turbulent history of Northeast Ohio and has a Jay Leno-like vintage vehicle collection – over 200 of them, to be nearly exact.

Other resources adding to the CWRU experience can be found directly from campus. The Division of Information Technology Services (ITS) offers several unique resources for students, such as Lynda.com, a website offering thousands of video tutorials on software titles and business skills. Additionally, students can download the latest version of the Adobe Creative Suite from softwarecenter.case.edu, along with many other useful titles at no or reduced cost.

In the Kelvin Smith Library (KSL), students will also find the Freedman Center. The Freedman Center houses a plethora of multimedia resources for CWRU stu-dents to utilize. You can rent digital cameras, voice recorders, and video cameras as well as use their computers, which are full of video editing software. The center also offers speedy poster printing – try finding that at Carnegie Mellon.

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Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will never hurt the liberals

We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are not created equal.

What a difference that word makes. What an effect a single word can have on the meaning, reception of, and reaction to what someone says or writes. In the midst of the political campaign season, words and their meanings became all the more important as opposing political parties attack one another over the smallest slip-ups in a speech.

The most recent victim of this kind of at-tack is Missouri Rep. Todd Akin. The now infamous Rep. Akin, for those who don’t know, was vilified when he made a com-ment about “legitimate rape” and a woman’s ability to prevent pregnancy. A way, in his own words, “to shut that whole thing down.” Now, we all know he got the biology wrong. No reputable academic, practicing physi-cian, or other medical professional agrees with Mr. Akin’s comments. There is, in fact, no way “to shut that whole thing down.”

But we already knew that. What I don’t know, and what should

befuddle and perhaps enrage the American public, are the outlandish attacks directed at Mr. Akin despite multiple apologies, a hun-dred-thousand dollar ad-buy explaining his major points, and the knowledge that Todd Akin is human and that we all screw up.

Everyone can and should be mad at the Congressman. Perhaps he shouldn’t win the US Senate seat he is running for, though honestly, I don’t know why. Todd Akin is a military veteran with years of experience in business. He has no mental issue. He is not a felon. He is at least 30 years old, a resident of Missouri, and has been a citizen for more than 9 years. (Mr. Akin, in fact, is a 65 year old Missourian raised in St. Louis who has represented his district in Congress for more than 10 years.) Mr. Akin is more than quali-fied to be a US Senator. He just suffered from a single occurrence of “foot-in-mouth” disease.

Seemingly though, many American poli-ticians suffer from this ailment. Recently, the vast majority of these individuals are Democrats. However, they hardly receive the same treatment from the media, and hardly experience the same kind of outrage over their own awful and outrageous com-ments.

Take for example Vice President Joe Biden. Since he was elected Vice President, Biden has committed some of the worst gaffes in memory including but not limited to: breaking into an Indian accent while talk-ing about call-center jobs, explaining to a crowd in Virginia that Obama will win North Carolina, and thanking Dr. Pepper (yes, the soda) for running Scott Community College in Davenport, Iowa. (The President of the

College, who he was trying to thank, is Dr. Theresa Paper.) Now all of these are forgiv-able, right? Nothing, save maybe the Indian accent thing, came close to the awful quality of Akin’s comments last month, right?

Well, good ol’ Joe Biden isn’t one to be outdone by the young guy from Missouri. Biden is king of the gaffe. So, campaign-ing in Virginia on August 17, Biden opens his mouth and inserts his foot yet again. “They’re [Republicans] going to put y’all back in chains.”

Mr. Biden said this to an audience that was majority about half-white, half-black, about 75 percent Democrat, and about 100 percent offended after his little remark. Later in the month Democrat superstar Rep. Char-lie Rangel (D-NY) said in regard to Biden, “Was he talking about slavery? You bet your ass he was…You bet your life it was stupid.” But beyond this outcry, and condemnation by the Romney campaign, Biden has re-ceived no consequence for his actions. No drop in poll numbers, no threats of removal from the ticket, not a negative article to be found in the New York Times, nothing.

But this is a common thing with Demo-crats. President Barack Obama said that small business owners don’t build their own businesses. (Someone else did that, right?) Earlier in the term, Obama lamented the task of working with Israeli Prime Minister Ben-jamin Netanyahu, America’s most vocal and committed supporter around the globe. And who can forget Nancy Pelosi’s “We have to pass it, to know what’s in it.”? A reference to the job-killing, trillion dollar law we fondly call Obamacare.

Democrats get a pretty blank check when it comes to their words. No one holds them accountable to say intelligent, or at the very least, sane, things. But when one Republican says something dumb, everybody pounces.

This isn’t coverage by a nonbiased me-dia. This isn’t the heralded “Fourth Estate” of government – the one that protects and in-forms the people. This is a concerted effort by the liberal mainstream media to protect Democratic, progressive, and some might say anti-American candidates from being beaten by formidable, intelligent Republi-cans.

So, to my fellow Republicans, watch your mouth. The media will do whatever it can and will spin whatever you say to help the Democrats. We will win on the issues. To those on the other side of the aisle, con-tinue doing what you’re doing. The media may not report the dumb things that come out of your mouth, but some of us are watching and we tell our friends. And trust me, my friends know why they shouldn’t vote for you.

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A human being is work of art. The skin, blood, organs, thoughts, and per-sonality are all colors of a palette. With a quick flick of the wrist, the minor im-perfections – the birthmark, the over-sized nose, the scars – can all be erased. The personality can be changed. Health habits can be improved. Human beings can be shaped, formed, and molded into objects of perfection. It is this very con-cept that “The Shape of Things” by Neil LaBute seeks to address.

The play presents the story of Adam Sorenson, a meek museum guard who meets Evelyn Thompson, a fine arts mas-ter’s student working on her thesis. Adam interrupts her while she is liberating the “realness” of a statue by drawing a penis

on it. She takes a liking to the bashful curatorial guard and they begin dating. Over time, Evelyn’s influence becomes apparent as Adam changes his wardrobe, hairstyle, eyewear, eating habits, and even gets plastic surgery. Despite all the positives, Evelyn’s influence has its draw-backs, straining his relationship with his two friends, Jenny and Phillip.

I was granted the opportunity to sit in on one of the dress rehearsals for the Case Theater Society’s production of the play. Despite the small size of Eldred’s Black-box Theater, the set, awash in a Pollock-esque backdrop of shades of red, provides an excellent atmosphere of artistic ambi-ance with a touch of malignancy added by the dim light. Thomas Burke’s Adam is a meek and mild gentlemen, embodying the “lovely person” described by Adam’s friend Jennifer. Tana Marquez is a mys-

terious and eccentric Evelyn. Throughout, she walks a wonderfully fine line between brilliant and maniacal. Kelsey Petersen’s Jenny, by contrast, is the genuine and in-nocent fiancée of Phillip, who, played by Frank Blackman, bellows with emotions as he confronts the woman he sees cor-rupting his friend.

One of the most interesting aspects of last night’s run was seeing it in its unfin-ished form. I got to see not only the play itself, but also the transformation of the actors into their characters – of the Black-box Theater into an art museum. The pro-cess itself was fascinating. For a warm up before the run started, the actors began by lying on the floor with their eyes closed, then, as in a trance, they began to sing. Rising from the floor, still singing, they began to walk around the stage, slowly transforming into the characters they were

about to portray. They ended; eyes now open, by enacting bits of dialogue from the play. Director Thayer Juergens explained that another method he has used to get the actors into character is to enact so-called deleted scenes in which the actors portray what might happen after a scene from the play is finished, the success of which can be seen in the immersive portrayals the actors provide during the play. The whole process was very intriguing, seeing the production in an almost but not quite finished form. The whole play is decon-structed, as if one were viewing the both the skeleton and the full, fleshy form at the same time. One becomes immersed in the play, watching the characters almost as if they were real, only to be pulled back from the illusion by a short word from the director as he fine-tunes the minute details of the production.

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I must confess. I woke up the other day, brushed my hair the same way I always do, and realized I have a problem. My monotonous tresses are either down in a deep side part or up in a ponytail. I looked around at my friends’ hairstyles to real-ize almost all of us are stuck in our old ways. We think we know what works for us; that there is no other way. To break these bad habits, I decided to experiment with the latest trends in hair for Fall 2012 using inspiration straight from the runway. After begging and pleading with my friends for a hair model with only one victim, I took matters into my own hands and volunteered myself.

FINGER CURLS

For this style, I combed out my friend’s hair, which loosened her natu-ral waves and added loads of volume. I spritzed her hair with water and used my fingers to curl sections of hair into beach-inspired waves.

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This look is all about texture, so I started by teasing my friend’s hair a bit. I took a small amount of hair, divided it into thirds, loosely braided it across the back of her head, and secured it with a bobby pin.

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First, I secured my hair in a low ponytail. I twisted my hair and wrapped it around, tucked the end through the middle, and pulled tight to create a simple knot.

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When deciding on the latest trends to try, I picked this one thinking I had hair gel. I later found out that was not the case and substituted lots of hairspray, which is not ideal for this look. I parted my hair in a deep side part and spritzed hairspray until my hair was ultra-glossy.

I added a sparkling headband (from Nordstrom) to my hair for this incredibly easy look.

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To create this look, I simply swept my hair into a low ponytail and secured it with a hair band. Using a strand of hair from the ponytail, I wrapped it twice around the band and tucked it in using a bobby pin.

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I hope everyone has had a great first week back at school, and I hope all the freshmen are getting acclimated with everything to do with Case Western Re-serve University. I’m still getting used to living in an apartment in the Village at 115 – which brings me to complain about something everyone at CWRU has had a grievance with at least once in their college careers: parking.

For all you freshmen that were lucky enough to bring your cars, I’m sure you found out pretty quickly that parking pass prices here are very steep. Most people feel pressured to buy them, because no reasonable alterna-tives are given.

You do get what you pay for – a lot that allows access only to people with parking passes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Most of what you pay for goes toward the security: there is almost al-ways a guard watching over every lot at any given time.

However, a lot of students at CWRU cannot afford (or don’t want to) pay the hundreds of dollars per semester for this on-campus parking. Many students sim-ply find the prices outrageous, and not many alternatives are available.

With gas prices increasing every year, the last thing the people need is to pay hundreds of dollars to park at a

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school you already pay thousands of dol-lars for. However, for those people who have a car and require the ability to get to and from places (i.e., work, home, etc.), there are other options that not many people know about.

I can’t give away all my secrets, but this will hopefully save you some money and hassle at least occasionally.

If you are living on Southside, trav-eling south on Adelbert will take you to W. Murray Hill Rd., which will take you to Fairchild. Fairchild, E. 114th St., and Glenwood Ave. make a little loop con-necting back to W. Murray Hill Rd., and along both Fairchild and Glenwood Ave. you can find unlimited parking – so long as you’re comfortable parallel parking. Be sure not to block anyone’s driveway! This is a great alternative to buying a pass in Lot 5 next to Fribley; be warned, though; you will not always find a spot.

If you can’t seem to find a spot there, Carlton Rd. also has a plethora of spots on the street (NOT in the lots!) by the Greek housing and tennis courts. Once again, be prepared to parallel park.

For snowy months when you don’t want to walk to Thwing or KSL, East Blvd. has some metered spaces. How-ever, after 6 p.m., these spaces are free (but get out of there before the next day, or risk getting ticketed).

Finally, if you’re on Northside and you don’t want to splurge for a spot in-side the garage, take a stroll down some of the side streets. My favorite is E. 118 St. However, some of the spots there have hourly limits, so be sure to find a spot that has no limits if you plan to park there for a long period of time.

Use these tips wisely and have a great semester!

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Even if your virginity is gone with the wind that was high school, the first time you have sex with a new partner can still be nerve-racking. How will you know what they like and don’t like? Should you reach for the furry pink handcuffs, or is it too early for that?

Maybe the hardest part about the whole ordeal isn’t the contents of your or your partner’s pants, but actually knowing what is going on. How do you know if “it” is going to happen this time?

If you’ve fooled around before, this can be even trickier to decipher. You don’t want to freak yourself out and lose the magic of the moment by going through a mental checklist to see if everything is going as usual.

Okay, he just kissed my neck…he hasn’t done that before…maybe this is going somewhere. Oh, his socks are still on, he can’t possibly think I’m going to have sex with him while he is wearing socks. Never mind.

If one of you is polite in the bed-room, somewhere along the way from Kissimmee, Fla. to Licking County, Ohio and all the way to Hancock (yes, these are real places), the question of “are you sure?” or “is this okay?” will pop up.

No matter how long you’ve known each other, from five minutes to five years, it is always respectable to make sure your partner is on the same page as you. It’s not a stupid question, either; sometimes body language can be difficult to read – especially in the dark.

When you’re both aware that the deed is about to be done and you are comfortable with it, here are a few tips to keep in mind for your first romp together.

If you are a sexploratory lover, maybe you should keep it simple the first time to avoid crossing any boundaries. To some people, the re-verse cowgirl doesn’t actually involve a lasso and spurs. In the same vein, don’t try to impress someone with your mastery of the Kama Sutra or any other special techniques unless you know they are up to it. If your boy-friend is a mechanic with the spine of an 80-year-old man, it’s probably best not to pretzel yourself around him, lest you hear an unwelcome crack, followed by a shriek of pain.

Moral of the story: don’t overthink anything, go with what feels right, and be considerate of your partner’s wants and needs. And please, for the love of kittens, take off your socks.

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Steve Rubin has announced his res-ignation as the head coach of Case Western Reserve University men’s and women’s track & field. Rubin, who led the program for five seasons, has ac-cepted the position of assistant coach

Rubin steps down as track & field head coach

The Case Western Reserve Univer-sity football team has been selected as a co-favorite in the 2012 University Ath-letic Association Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Spartans have won four of the past five UAA Championships, includ-ing last season.

Washington University, runner-up in 2011, received one first-place vote, while the Spartans received two. The Univer-sity of Chicago picked up the other first-place vote and tied for third in the poll with Carnegie Mellon University.

“Our goals for the season always be-gin with winning the UAA,” said ninth-year Head Coach Greg Debeljak. “The

Spartans tied with Washington top spot in UAA Coaches’ Poll

competition level within the conference has developed into the toughest during my time here, and we know it’s crucial to be at our very best for each game. As we’ve seen in the past several years, it only takes a few plays during key mo-ments to determine whether a team goes 3-0 or 0-3 in the UAA.”

In addition to four UAA Champion-ships in five seasons, the Spartans (9-1 overall, 3-0 UAA in 2011) boast an over-all record of 48-6 during that span. Of the 27 lettermen back from last year’s group, Case returns five starters on offense, sev-en on defense, and one on special teams.

The Spartans open the season on the road on Saturday, Sept. 1, versus Mari-etta College at 7 p.m. at Don Drumm Stadium.

at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

“Steve Rubin did an extraordinary job as our head coach and was instrumental in returning this historically important pro-gram to national prominence,” said Direc-tor of Athletics Dave Diles. “In addition, he contributed substantially to the devel-opment of our strength and conditioning

program that benefits all of our student athletes. North Carolina is gaining a gifted coach, and we are committed to building on Steve’s great work.”

Under Rubin’s tute-lage, the Spartan track & field program produced two NCAA Champions and 11 All-Americans during the past five sea-sons.

Squire Valleevue Farm. The team will gun for a sixth All-Ohio Championship in seven years at Cedarville University on Sept. 29.

The UAA Championship will take place on Oct. 27 at the University of Rochester.

Washington University continues to be the class of the UAA, winning with 25 points last year. New York University and Emory University will fight it out for runner-up, having finished with 68 and 85 points, re-spectively. The University of Chicago nar-rowly beat out the Spartans, finishing with 114 points, four ahead of Case. Rounding out the conference is the tightly wound bot-tom three, where Carnegie Mellon Univer-sity, Brandeis University and the University of Rochester finished within eight points of each other.

If the Spartans meet their goals at the NCAA Regionals at Anderson Univer-sity on Nov. 10, they’ll head to the NCAA Championship at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Nov. 17.

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finish line in both the UAA Champi-onship (18th/26:27.21) and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a season-best and all-region eight-kilometer (16th/25:31.83).

The co-captains are just two of the team’s 18 upperclassmen and all of them are expected to have positive ef-fect on the 16 freshmen who hope to join this year’s squad.

Looking to make their moves in the top seven are juniors David Dixon and Corey Williams, as well as seniors Ben Yavitt and Phil Yeung. Dixon and Yavitt were both in the lineup at region-als last season.

Overall, Dixon competed in six var-sity races and was named UAA All-Ac-ademic. The third-year Spartan placed 42nd overall with a season-best eight-kilometer time (26:22.20) at the Calvin College Knight Invitational, while fin-ishing 69th at the UAA Championship

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and finished 61st at the UAA meet (28:04.23) and 123rd at the regional meet (27:27.30), while Williams looks to build off of a strong track season this past spring.

Yeung did not compete during the cross-country season last fall, but he also ran track in the spring. As a fresh-man in 2009, Yeung earned all-region honors via a 30th-place performance in a time of 26:46.

“David, Corey, Ben, and Phil each made significant improvements on the track in the spring, and they are true leaders on the cross country course,” noted Lanese. “A lot of our success as a team will depend greatly on how that quartet solidifies our scoring each week.

The Spartans’ annually daunting schedule begins on Saturday, Sept. 1, with the 12th Annual Bill Sudeck Clas-sic at Squire Valleevue Farm. Later that

month, the All-Ohio Championships will be run on Sept. 29 at Cedarville University.

The UAA Championship will take place on Oct. 27 at the University of Rochester where defending conference champion Washington University looks to have a strong hold on the title. Wash-ington finished with 46 points, ahead of top-three finishers New York Univer-sity with 64 points and the University of Chicago with 79 points. Brandeis University finished with a strong lock on fourth with 118 points. The Spar-tans main competition will be in a tight four-way battle for fourth where Carn-egie Mellon University, the University of Rochester, Case, and Emory Univer-sity all finished within 28 points of each other.

The Spartans will close out their sea-son with meets at the NCAA Regionals at Anderson University on Nov. 10 and the NCAA Championship at Rose-Hul-man Institute of Technology on Nov. 17.

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tans graduated three players, Tony Op-perman, Michael Allen, and Brandon Rolle, off the line from last season, all either on center or the crucial left side. The right side, however, remains intact, as senior Cullen Dolan returns at tack-le and junior Jake Abbott comes back at guard. Looking to fill the remain-ing three slots will be senior Andrew Berkebile and juniors Shay Baker and Garrett Hartig.

Dolan, a second-team All-UAA member last year, has been a full-time starter for the past two seasons. Ab-bott started every game last season and joined Dolan on the second-team All-UAA squad.

Berkebile started a trio of games last season and looks to start at center while also being capable of moving to guard. Hartig started twice and will probably fall into the guard position. Baker switched sides of the ball last season from linebacker and played three games at guard last season.

Key players on the bench that will likely see playing time will be senior Michael Koopman and sophomore Jon Allen, the younger brother of Michael Allen.

The Spartans allowed 35 sacks last season in 10 games, 14 more than the next highest UAA team, Carnegie Mel-lon. Olson isn’t the most mobile quar-terback in the pocket and needs time to throw, although sometimes he takes a little too much time. The key for the Spartans to continue playing at a play-off and conference championship-cali-ber level will be giving the offense time to run its plays. In the four games that were decided by a touchdown or less, as well as their 10-point loss, the Spartans allowed 24 sacks for 116 yards. While the Spartans may not be losing many yards from sacks, the ball is still being moved the wrong way, and if they give up seven sacks like they did in their overtime victory against the College of Wooster, they might end up on the wrong side of the score line.

Out wide, the Spartans will be miss-ing graduated starters: tight end Bryce Coleman and wide receiver Bryan Metlesitz. Playing along those two se-niors last season was sophomore Sean Lapcevic, who had a breakout rookie season. Lapcevic started all 10 games last season and finished as the team’s number two receiver behind Metlesitz. He finished with 36 receptions for 429 yards and a touchdown. Those totals were good enough for third in the UAA in catches and fourth in yards.

Lining up opposite Lapcevic will likely be senior Brian Rice who had his season end prematurely in October with an injury. In his limited action, he fin-ished with eight catches for 142 yards including a crucial 33-yard touchdown in the team’s 17-10 win over Allegheny College.

Also returning from season end-ing injuries are upperclassmen Zach-ary Scott and Peter Vincente. Scott, a senior, saw action in three games last year, catching two passes for 25 yards against Rochester. Vincente, a junior, did not play in 2011 but appeared in a pair of varsity games as a freshman.

On the other side of the ball, the Spartans finished the season with one of the best performances in school history. Case finished seventh in the nation in rushing defense, allowing 75.7 yards per game, 12th in scoring defense with 12.9 points per game, and fourth in red zone efficiency with 52 percent of op-posing offensive possession ending in a touchdown. The program also starred the UAA Defensive Player of the Year, Dale English, two D3Football.com All-North Region honorees, and seven of the 13 defensive first-team All-UAA selections. With 10 seniors returning across the board, the Spartans have the experience to replace their graduated

compatriots and the youth to follow up 2011 with another historic season.

On the front line for Case will be first-team All-UAA seniors Adam Wat-son and Michael Harris. Watson, a de-fensive end, was second on the team with 6.5 sacks and finished with 56 tackles, 10 of which were for a loss, as well as a forced fumble and a separate recovery. Playing the role of nose tack-le, Harris has started for three years and finished last season with 41 tackles and 1.5 sacks at the center of the line.

Looking to battle for the other two starting positions are senior letter-winners Collin Desens and Michael Sirosky, in addition to junior Brandon Bryant. The quartet of sophomores in Mike Streicher, Mike Valleriano, Derek Porto, and Jack Behrend will also com-pete for playing time.

The linebacking core will miss Ad-ams in the upcoming fall, but will re-turn with senior starter Wade Self and senior Kevin Nossem. Self started nine games last season, missing one due to injury. He finished third on the team in tackles and finished with a sack and a pair of forced fumbles. Self received an All-UAA Honorable Mention for his play.

Nossem, a second-team All-UAA pick, appeared in all 10 games behind Adams, where he finished fourth on the team with 64 tackles and three intercep-tions.

Playing the hero position on the out-side will be first-team All-UAA senior Ryan Ferguson, who moved inside af-ter a season-ending injury to red shirt senior Michael Fioramonti. Ferguson took to the position with ease, finish-ing first on the team with 95 tackles. He was the UAA Defensive Player of the Week after going off on John Carroll in the season opener with nine tackles and a fumble and an interception return for touchdowns.

Fioramonti returns from his injury after having an exceptional 2010 sea-son, which he finished with 63 tackles. He was named to the All-UAA second team.

In the backfield, Case returns three starters including senior Dan Calabrese, who finished last season with a number of accolades. Playing safety, Calabrese finished the season as the UAA Special Teams Player of the Year, a member of the first-team All-UAA team, and the D3Football.com All-North Region team member at defensive back. He finished last season with 46 tackles, a team-lead-ing six interceptions, 10 passes defend-ed, and a forced fumble. Calabrese also scored thrice, two times on interception returns and once on a punt return.

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will be junior safety Jordan Banky. Banky earned an All-UAA Honorable Mention after taking over for injured senior Steven Roby last season. Banky finished with 26 sacks, a fumble recov-ery and two interceptions.

Roby saw action in just two games before his season was cut short. Roby will likely see action in the backfield as well as at the cornerback position.

Returning at cornerback will be se-nior Cary Dieter who earned first-team All-UAA honors with 41 tackles and five pass defenses.

The rest of the secondary will see

letter-winners Brandon Flick, a senior corner back, and junior safety Jacob Lafleur compete for playing time and a starting spot.

Special teams saw the departure of its starting kicker for the second straight year and will look to replace All-UAA kicker Dan Vasil. The starting position looks to be a competition between for-mer All-UAA goalkeeper for the Spar-tan soccer team Ben Yabrow and a trio of incoming freshman.

Olson will return as the team’s punt-er where he averaged 36.8 yards last season.

Erik Olson returns this fall after a successful junior season as the Spartans signal caller. arianna wage / observer

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A tough finish for Case Western Re-serve University in the 2011 University Athletic Association championship has left this year’s squad older, wiser, and hungry for more. The Spartans return this fall with an experienced squad that features three all-region performers in one of the nation’s toughest areas.

Twelfth-year head coach Kathy Lanese re-turns five of her seven runners from last year’s regional lineup as part of a deep 37-person roster that hopes to improve on seventh-place finishes at last year’s UAA Champi-onship and NCAA Great Lakes Regional Champi-onship.

“We have two clear-cut goals this year – first is to improve our place at the UAA Champion-ship and second is to get back up to one of the top spots in the region,” said Lanese. “It is vital that we improve as a team race-to-race. Consistent improvement will help build confidence and take us to a new level of com-petition.”

The first step to reach-ing that goal comes this Friday at 11 a.m. at the Squire Valleevue Farm, when the 12th Annual Bill Sudeck Classic

Experience, depth, look to propel men’s cross countrytakes place.

Leading the way for the Spartans this season will be senior classmates and co-captains Chris Kelly and Ethan Teare.

Kelly competed in six varsity races last season with a pair of top-10 fin-ishes. A two-time UAA All-Academic selection, Kelly brought the field home at the season-opening Bill Sudeck Clas-

sic with a winning six-kilometer time of 20:07.80. Kelly also finished fifth over-all at the All-Ohio Championship with an eight-kilometer time of 26:03.30. In the final two races of the season, Kelly placed 24th at the UAA Championship and 44th at the NCAA Great Lakes Re-gional. During his sophomore season in 2010, Kelly was an all-region perform-

er (31st overall) and just missed out on All-UAA honors (17th overall).

Teare progressed steadily over each week last fall and saved his best per-formances for championship season. Also a two-time UAA All-Academic honoree, Teare led the Spartans to the

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A fifth place finish in the last year’s Uni-versity Athletic Association championship has the Case Western Reserve University women’s cross country team eyeing a top three spot and a trip to the NCAA Division III National Championship this fall.

The Spartan runners return five of their top seven runners last season and a national championship qualifier.

Under the guidance of 12th-year Head Coach Kathy Lanese, the Spartans have sent at least one individual qualifier to the NCAA Division III Championship Meet in eight straight seasons. During that streak, the Spartans have qualified six times as a team.

“Our season goals are always geared to-wards nationals,” said Lanese, who has re-ceived multiple Coach of the Year awards from the University Athletic Association, United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, and the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches. “We have several runners who gained significant experience as youngsters last season, and we have a group of veterans who are ready to take the next step in their careers.”

Last season, the Spartans were repre-sented by graduated Natalia Cabrera and senior Corin Bowen at the national meet at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Bowen, the co-captain, is a two-time UAA All-Academic selection, Bowen finished 154th nationally last season with a time of 22:38.16. The fourth-year Spartan earned her spot at nationals after an all-region finish (15th) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship hosted by Oberlin College

Spartans return top five runners from fifth place finishlast November. A two-time national quali-fier, Bowen also earned All-UAA Second Team honors via an 11th-place performance (22:56.84) at the conference championship in Chicago.

Lanese also returns four other runners who were in the lineup when the team placed fifth in the Great Lakes Region last November. Included in that group is junior Brooke Simpson, sophomores Erica Bauer-bach and Kristen Ruckstuhl, and senior co-captain Thea Emmons.

Simpson, who ran at the NCAA Champi-onship Meet as a freshman in 2010, turned in a season-best 6k (23:33.49/82nd) at last season’s regional race. Simpson also placed sixth at the season-opening Bill Sudeck Classic and finished in the top 50 in five-of-six races.

“Brooke loves to compete, and with another strong track season on top of last year’s cross country performance, I expect her to step up into one of our top spots this fall,” said Lanese.

Bauerbach and Ruckstuhl each entered as highly-touted recruits and did not disap-point during their rookie campaigns. Bauer-bach placed fourth in her first collegiate race at the Sudeck Classic and went on to post four more top-50 finishes. Bauerbach’s top time came at regionals when she finished in 23:18.02 – good for 69th place. Ruckstuhl saved her best performances for champion-ship season, placing 25th at the UAA Meet with a time of 23:46.25 and 40th at the Great Lakes Regional in 22:47.22.

The Spartans’ annually daunting sched-ule begins tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 1, with the 12th Annual Bill Sudeck Classic at

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Runners eye improvement in UAA for 2012

Senior Corin Bowen returns to lead the Spartan women after an appear-ance in the 2011 NCAA Championship.

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Senior co-captain Chris Kelly looks to lead the Spartans on a mission to the top of the UAA.courtesy of case sports information

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Spartans on the WarpathFootball looks for its fifth UAA title in six years

The Case Western Reserve Univer-sity football team began last season in a state of uncertainty. For the first time in five years, the Spartans didn’t have a clear-cut starting quarterback head-ing into the season opener. However, when the smoke cleared, Erik Olson, a senior transfer from Division II Cali-fornia University of Pennsylvania, was named the team’s starter. Behind their new quarterback, the Spartans ran off to a 9-1 overall record, finishing 3-0 in the University Athletic Association and earning their fourth conference title in the past five years.

Entering last season as part of a bat-tle for the starting position, Olson didn’t

have the opportunity to play with the first team offense exclusively. In the first few games, he showed some rust as he tried to catch up to the level of play of the Spartans’ opponents. Olson start-ed off with a solid game against nearby rival John Carroll University. With just 18 attempts, Olson connected on 61.1 percent of his passes for 95 yards with an interception. In the team’s next game, and only loss, Olson was forced to throw more, as the Spartans played from behind. He went 18-for-35 with two interceptions and the University of Rochester won 17-7.

After a tough pair of opening games, the Spartan signal caller hit his stride, throwing for eight touchdowns over the next five games with just three inter-ceptions.

The conference season started on a tough note for Olson, as the Spartans managed just 95 yards in the air on 10-for-17 passing in a defensive 6-0 win against the University of Chicago. He finished out the season strong, lead-ing the Spartans to the conference title, throwing for a combined 30-for-51 and three touchdowns against Washington University and Carnegie Mellon Uni-versity with no interceptions.

If 2011 was a year of uncertainty, the one thing that the Spartans know for sure is that they don’t have to worry about the running back position after breakout seasons by All-UAA duo Ken-ny Riordan and Manny Sicre.

Riordan, a junior, was named the starter for all 10 games in his sopho-more year and showed that he was the

man for the job, running away to first-team All-UAA honors with 556 yards and two touchdowns last season. Re-turning after an explosive rookie cam-paign is Sicre, who earned the 2011 UAA Rookie of the Year honors last sea-son. Sicre led the team with 638 yards and finished with six touchdowns, five rushing and one receiving. He was one of the key players in the Spartans’ open-ing day victoriy over John Carroll last season, rushing for 172 yards with a 75-yard touchdown. He was also named the OhioCollegeFootball.com Division III Rookie of the Year.

The big question for the Spartans’ of-fense this season will be the first layer of protection on the line. The Spar-

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at MariettaSept. 1, 7 p.m.

at HiramSept. 8, 7 p.m.

vs. Frostburg St.Sept. 15, 1 p.m.

at Ohio WesleyanSept. 22, 7 p.m.

vs. WittenbergSept. 29, 1 p.m.

vs. WoosterOct. 6, 1 p.m.

at OberlinOct. 20, 1 p.m.

at Chicago*Oct. 27, 2 p.m.

vs. WashingtonNov. 3, 12 p.m.

vs. Carnegie Mellon*Nov. 10, 2 p.m.

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The Spartans hit the field with their first ever matchup against the Pioneers this Saturday in Marietta. arianna wage / observer