Students reserving the Thwing ballroom for events will find themselves faced with a surprising question: "Do you plan to do any line dancing?" Even more surprising is that if they answer "yes," they will need to schedule their event elsewhere. The rule comes down from Casey Medley, the director for administration and operation at Thwing, based on a structural engineer's recommendation.
While much is often made about the degree to which Case is a technological leader, those depending on some of its network services lately may feel that this is anything but true. In the last few weeks, the Case network has seen its share of issues. Whether it has involved Blackboard, e-mail, or Internet access, the network has been spotty at some times and nearly nonexistent at others.
For the first time in school history, both the men's and women's cross country teams qualified for the NCAA Championships. Both teams acquitted themselves well, with the women finishing in 16th and the men finishing in 29th. The women's team, ranked 10th heading into the meet in the U.
On Friday, Nov. 21, nine students drove to Fort Benning, Ga. where more than 25,000 people were gathering for the annual protest outside of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC), formerly known as the School of the Americas (SOA).
Last issue, I tried to relate how we got to the current financial crisis and the dilemmas that we face ahead. This week, we will focus on the act passed by the government to help handle this problem and prevent, as much as possible, any disruptions to the economy and financial system.
Outdoor ice skating has returned to University Circle. University Circle Inc. (UCI) will open a temporary ice skating rink at Wade Oval, between the Botanical Garden and the Natural History Museum, this Sunday, Dec. 7. Instead of everyday ice, however, it is constructed out of synthetic material.
President Myles Nickolich opened the first Undergraduate Student Government General Assembly of the semester rather shorthanded last Tuesday. The Executive Committee was lacking a secretary and a speaker due to a school transfer and resignation. Consequently, parliamentarian Matthew Gardner and Nickolich were compelled to coordinate the GA by themselves.
President Myles Nickolich began the final Undergraduate Student Government General Assembly of the year Dec. 2 by thanking all the representatives for their hard work during the semester. Nickolich went on to specially mention all the representatives who would no longer be with the General Assembly next semester due to early graduation, travel, or transfer.