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Ooooo lala...a survey!

2008-04-30T13:08:05Z

my limerick lovin' office mate....heres the scoop:

Hey guys…my officemate BEN-Jammin is GRADUATING in two weeks. *please don’t leave me ben!*
Anyhooo…for part of his MBA final project thingie, he is collecting data.
I know you all LOVEEEEEEEEE when tech support is outsourced to india *grin* so, if you would be so kind as to give your honest opinions via the survey link below, it would help him out a lot.
The survey closes tomorrow (Thursday) night, so if you get a chance…please take a minute to fill it out.

https://filer.case.edu/survey/entry.jsp?id=1209510739382

PS: I will post this on LJ personal and cwru (i think he put it on forum.case...)/FB and MS…sorry for the dupes.

The Horoscope - a new commedia dell'arte play

2008-04-22T14:30:04Z

The Confused Greenies, the Greatest, Loudest, and Most Pompous Commedia dell'Arte troupe at Case are performing The Horoscope tonight and tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 22, 8pm at Turning Point Gardens Amphitheatre next to Guilford House and Mather Dance
Wednesday, April 23, 9pm at Strosacker Auditorium

Performances are free! And because commedia has elements of long-form improv comedy (and we're performing in two seperate venues), so both shows will be d!

The Horoscope, a new farce about infidelity, satisfaction, and peppermints in which Dottore Gratiano’s horoscope bodes him an ill prediction; his beautiful wife Flaminia seeks to end her frustrations; the saucy maid Ricciolina and the swaggering Capitano Testosteroné have their own ideas for the prima donna; and the foolish servant Arlecchino seeks a different kind of satisfaction.

The scenario for this play was originally written and performed at Pennsic War XXXVI by members of the commedia troupes The Confused Greenies (i Verdi Confusi), i Scandali, i Sebastiani, and i Rosti Lioni. This performance is a modified and expanded piece by the entire Confused Greenies troupe throughout the past year.

TODAY IS THE DAY!

2008-04-11T14:06:25Z

TODAY IS THE DAY!

The Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour HAS ARRIVED IN CLEVELAND!!! yeahhhhhhhhhh!

Local Banff 2008 Sponsors & Exhibitors:
Balanced Living Magazine
Caribou Coffee
Chipotle
Cleveland Magazine
Cleveland Metro Ski Council
Cleveland Metroparks
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Assoc.
Fagowees Ski and Snowboard Club
Geiger's
Good Nature
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Green Clean
Lake Metroparks
Main Street Cupcakes
Mustard Seed Market & Café
Red Bull
Spin
The Wave 107.3
Western Reserve Land Conservancy
Wilderness Voyageurs

wanna go? its not too late to get tix!

if you do, be sure to stop by the fagowees booth and say hey :) (yes, we are right next to the beer. lol)

Freshie?

2008-04-09T21:59:49Z

Hello! I just enrolled as an incoming freshman at Case... and since my major will be nursing, I'm not sure if I have a lot to talk about with the majority of people here... but I wouldn't mind getting to know some students.
I'm positively overwhelmed by the abundance of incoming freshman on Facebook. Heh.

Case in the New York Times

2008-04-08T18:45:55Z

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/business/media/08adcol.html?ref=todayspaper
This? This does not make Case look good.

“So I take a picture of a broad, you know, a good-looking girl, and her name and phone number are loaded in my phone — I’d pay five bucks a month for that,” a male student commented, according to the university’s recording of the class in February."

On the other hand, I would have definately paid 2 cents to know when the next Greenie would be there. Also, love that apathy is one of the main reasons that students aren't using it.

Banff Mountain Film Fest Goes CARbonless this year!

2008-04-07T17:21:33Z

This year, travel for audience members who come to the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour in Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12 will be made carbon neutral through the use of carbon credits. These credits will be permanently retired to the Clean Air Conservancy Trust and can be viewed at www.cleanairconservancy.org

To celebrate it’s 11^th year, the local festival introduces a number of green initiatives designed to conserve, support and enlighten. Festival goers who carpooled, used mass transit, biked or walked to the BMFF can sign up at a large “Go Green” poster board and be eligible to win a Mountain Hardwear sleeping bag or a pair of Leki hiking poles. Green raffles will take place each night: Friday’s will benefit Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association’s maintenance of the Towpath Trail and Saturday’s will benefit City Fresh, a program that develops neighborhood food centers. A literature table at the event will include free magazines, brochures and flyers devoted to recycling and Earth Day events.

In addition to the usual fare of adventure and extreme sport films, the 2008 line-up includes inspiring environmental films, such as Searching for the Coast Wolves, the story of an ex-world champion cross-country skier who devotes six years to the scientific study of the mysterious coast wolves in the wilds, Trial & Error, about mountain biking in the coastal mountains of British Columbia that are slated for clearcut logging and Badgered, an animated short that won “Best Film on Mountain Environment.”

The festival features a reception each evening and showcases different films both nights. Friday’s Opening Night Reception includes appetizers, beer and dessert. Appetizers are also served Saturday and on tap for both nightly receptions are complimentary Red Bull and Caribou Coffee in addition to exhibits for outdoor enthusiasts from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is brought to Cleveland by On the Edge Films and is sponsored by Cleveland Metroparks, Geiger’s, Spin, Mustard Seed Market & Café, Chipotle, Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland Cupcake Co., Green Clean, Willoughby Brewing Co., Main Street Cupcakes, 107.3 The Wave, Cleveland Magazine and Balanced Living Magazine. The festival is held at the Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square Center, 1407 Euclid Ave. in downtown Cleveland.

Tickets to the BMFF, held at the Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square Center are $35 for Friday and $30 for Saturday and may be purchased on-line at www.theedgefilms.com or at Playhouse Square Center. For additional information, and film selections, go to www.theedgefilms.com or call 216-556-0016. Films are rated PG-13. Partial proceeds from the local festival benefit City Fresh.

Just a shout out on an upcoming film fest...

2008-04-02T19:40:51Z

The Banff Mountain Film Fest is back in Cleveland! And the Cleveland Fagowees will have an exhibitor booth! YAY!

SEE YOU THERE!

Drilling for Natural Gas at Squire Valleevue Farm

2008-01-19T19:10:46Z

Hey guys-- it appears that someone is attempting to drill for natural gas at the farm. Whats worse is that they are trying to sneak it under the radar leaving the farm committee out of the decision process. We are trying to get alumni and current students to write the university and ask to make the process public (or even state that they are opposed to the drilling). This is a space which is supposed (as expressed by the wishes in the will giving it to the university) to be available to alums, current students, and faculty for educational and recreational uses.

Here is a letter drafted by the Biology department graduate students which details a bit more about the issue:

It has come to our attention that consideration is being given to drilling for natural gas and oil at the University Squire Valleevue Farm. We are concerned about the potentially negative effects this could have on the ecology and natural beauty of this valuable University resource.

We, the members of the graduate student body of the Department of Biology, would like to express our strong opposition to any proposed project to drill gas wells at Squire Valleevue Farm. We strongly advise against these activities for the following two reasons:

(1) We are concerned about the direct and indirect impacts drilling and subsequent operations would have on the University Farm’s ecosystems and the research conducted in these ecosystems.

The University Squire Valleevue Farm contains ecosystems ranging from freshwater ponds and streams to temperate deciduous forest, including one of the few remaining examples of old growth beech-maple forest. These ecosystems provide sites for diverse research projects, including studies of beech and sugar maple recruitment as well as forest demography conducted by Dr. Paul Drewa and his graduate students. The University Squire Valleevue Farm attracts these research endeavors because of its relatively pristine condition. Gas well drilling would likely diminish the suitability of the University Farm for studying terrestrial and aquatic systems.

(2) We are also concerned that such activities are against the wish expressed in Mr. Squire’s will that the land be dedicated to the use of teachers and students for learning about nature and obtaining rest and recreation.

Currently, several biology classes - Principles of Ecology Laboratory (BIOL 351L/451L), Genes and Evolution (BIOL 214), and Aquatic Ecology Laboratory (BIOL 339) - are conducted solely, or in part, at the University Squire Valleevue Farm. Further, numerous student groups, such as the Biology graduate students, the Cross Country team, and the Residence Hall Association, use the farm for various athletic and recreational activities. Oil and gas wells as well as the necessary large storage tanks and access roads will directly and indirectly impinge on the academic, athletic, and recreational activities that take place at the Farm.

We request that, if this issue is to be further considered, it be explored in open forums with the University community and that recommendations be sought by the University Farm Committee, the Faculty Senate, the Graduate Student Senate, and the Undergraduate Student Government.

Creepy guy in Thwing and how to handle it?

2007-10-05T02:14:37Z

Had an incident in Thwing yesterday that wasn’t horrible, but it was definitely uncomfortable and very WTF?-inducing. I’m wondering if anything like this has happened to any of you and how you handled it.

I went to Thwing to prepare for a Sociology mid-term today – specifically, to listen back to and take notes on a tape of the review we did in class – and sat at a fairly remote table. It’s the one in the lounge, right next to a faux fireplace with a mock-up of Edward Hopper’s "Nighthawks at the Diner," but with celebrities and neon lights. VERY tacky, but I digress...

So I’m sitting in this remote corner with my back to the window and a few minutes into my lecture tape, some guy I’ve never seen before comes up to the table I’m sitting at and starts unpacking his bag, putting items on the table that include one of those yellow stress balls you squeeze to relieve tension.

Now, something you have to understand here – except for this guy, I’m all alone in this area. I can see empty seats behind this guy and I know for a fact there were at least two other empty tables in the lounge just around the corner because I passed them to get to the remote one. Plus it’s a tiny table – it has four chairs around it, but if four people sat there they’d bump elbows.

And this guy is unpacking his bag to sit across this tiny table in a largely vacant area with me and he’s yet to speak or even look at me.

I’m looking at him, wondering if I have a class with him but I just don’t recognize him. He sits down and has still not said a word to me or even looked in my direction – it’s as if I’m invisible. And I’m less then three feet from him.

Not sure what else to do, I say, "Hi."

He looks up as if he’s noticing me for the first time, says "Hi," and goes back to his homework and stress ball.

Another awkward (for me) few minutes go by and I’m getting slightly more creeped-out, especially as he’s squeezing his yellow stress ball. I finally get up the nerve to speak again.

"Are you comfortable with me here?" I hate asking leading rather then direct questions, but did I mention I was uncomfortable?

He takes out his neon-green ear buds and he says, "Oh, I’m fine with you here."

"Uh-huh," I say. WOW, is this guy clueless.

"Oh, are you okay with me sitting here?" NOW he asks me.

"Not really."

He says something else I can’t quite recall, and I just turn my eyes back to my notebook and say, "No, it’s just...kinda creepy."

I keep my eyes on my notebook as I listen to and take notes from my lecture tape. I’m not looking at him, so I’ve no idea if he’s still squeezing his ball, but I can hear him huffing and puffing (he must’ve been loud as I had my headphones on) as if he's frustrated with something. This just adds to the weirdness of the situation, but something tells me to stay put. He leaves after about 20 or 25 minutes and I breathe a sigh of relief.

My mind was still bothered by the situation a few hours later – not just by his behavior, but by mine – so when I saw my personal Jiminy Cricket (aka my husband, George*) later that night, I talked with him about it.

I told him the whole story and he asked some thoughtful questions, like what the guy looked like (the guy looked like a typical student but George wondered if he were a homeless guy trying to get close to my bag – I overheard a conversation in Thwing this same day regarding stolen items from the building). He was especially interested in the squeezed stress ball and the noises the guy was making. Hubby recons the guy was being passive-aggressive and wanted me to move but I didn’t, which probably pissed him off. That thought crossed my mind – for all I know, this guy sits in that very same spot every day and I was in "his" chair.

But besides this guy’s behavior, I was concerned about mine. I came out and told a complete stranger he was behaving in a "creepy" manner. I don’t enjoy saying unkind things to people – I’m a huge fan of politeness and would never want to hurt someone’s feelings, whether I knew them or not. But something was just so WRONG about this situation – I didn’t feel my security was in peril or some such thing, but it just felt so very WRONG I had to say something. Had there been no other seats available and/or he asked if he could join me, I would’ve been totally fine. But this?

It’s like going to an almost empty movie theatre and someone sits down right in front of you. Or riding a largely vacant bus and someone takes the seat right next to you. Or (I’m told) using a urinal and some guy uses the one RIGHT next to you rather then leaving a space between the two of you. As he had so many options and instead chose to sit that close to a complete stranger (without saying a word until I spoke to him) AND continue to do so even after being told his behavior was "creepy," his behavior felt very off-putting to me.

Other then using a different word then "creepy" when speaking to him, how would you have handled it? Would you have said something or just moved? One friend of mine saays he would’ve said, "Dude, what the fuck" and told him to move, and another said he would’ve lit one of his cigarettes and blown smoke in the guy’s face until he moved. I don’t like being so harsh with others, but to quote "Dirty Dancing," "This is MY space, that is YOUR space."

*At the end of the conversation, I reminded George he’s my "personal Jiminy Cricket," so he starts singing in a tiny voice, "You should’ve whacked him in the balls, in the balls, in the balls..."

Join in at the Spider...

2007-08-23T14:27:28Z

To all of the skiers, boarders and um...Spider lovers...

The Cleveland Fagowees are meeting for a happy hour after work today at the Spider!

Take a break from moving back to school, and stop over and meet some of the folks from the largest ski and board club in the Cleveland Metro Ski Council. Winter is comin! But we are doing plenty before the snow flies, I promise :)

(ps...if ya haven't guessed, we are a 21 and over club...sorry frosh!)

The new and improved Silver Spartan

2007-08-15T00:12:19Z

Short version – It’s safe to visit The Silver Spartan again.

Two weeks ago, I though I’d take a chance and order breakfast from The Silver Spartan. I say "take a chance" because the overall quality of the place took a nosedive after Chuck left (*SNIFF*) and I haven’t set foot in the place for a couple of months. But I was a bit desperate – plenty of cash on me but no milk or eggs at my place. When I phoned in an order for the “Twilight Zone,” I was told that was no longer available as the place was under new management! The gentleman on the other end was kind enough to rattle of the specials they did have and I ordered the one most-like TZ, noticing it was a dollar cheaper then the original.

I go to pick up my breakfast order on the way to work and the first thing I noticed about the diner was how much brighter it seemed (I’d find out why later that day - see below). I also noticed the jukebox was missing, probably a good thing as it was broken the last time I was in there. I chatted with the guys behind the counter while I waited for my order and found out the place had been under new management for three weeks (five as of this writing). I asked if they had any new menus printed up I could take to the law school library and they said they were still settling on things, but planned to have one before the freshmen came in. So I paid for my non-rancid coffee (20 oz for $1.00) and my TZ-like meal ($4.50, IIRC) and headed off for work. When my husband called me an hour later, I told him about the experience and now he wants to check it out.

George orders lunch and dines-in, so he talks with the staff more in-depth than I did. It seems they’re putting in some serious effort to turn the Spartan around. To begin with, they spent THREE DAYS scrubbing every surface in the restaurant, which would explain why it looked so much brighter than how I remembered it. And they told George that they lowered prices (hurray!!) to something more reasonable for college students. For some reason, the previous management tried to compete with "That Place," the up-scale restaurant right next door to them. Both George and the employee he was speaking with (sorry, didn’t get a name) thought this was rock stupid as these two restaurants cater to very different clientele with very different levels of "disposable income." And if they were going to "compete" with the swankier restaurant next door, it would’ve been swell if little things, such as the service and the quality of the coffee, were up to snuff.

Last week, I ordered lunch to go. I thought I’d try a fish sandwich with a side order of fries. While waiting for my order, I chatted a bit with an employee and ask about the menu and their fall hours. They still hadn’t settled on one, but they did show me a rough draft while I waited for my food. They seemed to have a decent variety of appetizers (I certainly must try the sampler basket) and I noticed the side salad was a full dollar cheaper then it was under the previous regime. I asked how late they’d be open and was told they’d try out 2:00am and see how many people actually showed up. Then my food came. WOW. You know how the fish sandwiches at Wackadoo’s are insanely large? Imagine one of those on a toasted bun. I ended up cutting off a piece that would fit on the bun, put the rest in the staff refrigerator at work and had the leftovers for dinner when I got home. And the French fries…mmm. Imagine McDonald’s French fries but nowhere near as greasy or salty. All this came to (I think) $6.50ish.

So, I’m going to keep giving the new and improved Silver Spartan my patronage. The acid test will come when fall semester begins and they have tons more people to serve, by which point they said they’ll have plenty of paper menus customers can take with them.

Physics Tutor!

2007-06-23T18:01:00Z

Physics/Math Tutor

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WRUW needs band submissions by July 15th

2007-06-20T18:49:24Z

WRUW SEEKS LOCAL BAND SUBMISSIONS FOR STUDIO-A-RAMA
Monday April 30, 2007
By: Neal Dare Waves

WRUW is now accepting submissions from local and regional bands who wish to play Studio-A-Rama.
Studio-A-Rama, WRUW’s annual outdoor, day-long event is a great opportunity for local and regional bands to showcase their talent and have their music heard. Studio-A-Rama takes place in the Mather Memorial Courtyard, just outside the WRUW studios, on the campus of Case Western Reserve University, and typically attracts 800 to 1000 people. In addition, WRUW simulcasts Studio-A-Rama at 15,000 watts over the airwaves as well as on the internet at www.wruw.org. With WRUW celebrating its 40th birthday in 2007, this year's Studio-A-Rama is shaping up to be the biggest and best yet!

Interested bands should send a CD consisting of 3 or more songs to: WRUW-FM, Attention: Studio-A-Rama, 11220 Bellflower Road, Cleveland OH 44106. Submissions should also include a band line-up (full names please) and bio, band photo, website address, and contact information. Questions can be sent via e-mail to studioarama@wruw.org.

WRUW will review all submissions received by July 15th from local and regional bands who wish to play and have not participated in the past 4 years. All types of music will be considered, and musicians that have submitted music in the past, but weren’t chosen to play, are encouraged to do so once again.

Since 1982, WRUW has staged this free annual concert designed to thank listeners for their ongoing support throughout the year. An enthusiastic audience response during the annual on-air fundraiser enables WRUW to continue hosting Studio-A-Rama as well as fund live web casting and weekly show archiving.

Studio-A-Rama is one part of WRUW-FM’s commitment to broadcasting local bands live. The "Live From Cleveland" show broadcasts local bands from the WRUW-FM studios every Thursday evening from 10 until 11pm.
Studio-A-Rama will take place in the Mather Memorial Courtyard outside the WRUW FM studios on the Case Western Reserve University Campus. The Mather Memorial Courtyard is located at the corner of Ford and Bellflower Roads, one block north of the Mayfield/Euclid intersection and one block east of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

CWRU libaray open on Sundays

2007-05-31T22:43:12Z

Greetings.

I just found out today that my library, the Judge Ben C. Green Law Library in Gund Hall, is apparently the only one on campus that is open on Sundays. I found this out shortly after getting off the phone with a woman asking if her hubby could use the place to prep for the medical boards as the medical libraries were closed.

SO, if you need a quiet and comfy place to study on Sundays between the hours of 10:00am and 6:00pm, come by Gund Hall (the "normal-looking" three story brick building behind Peter B. Lewis). We have just a few rules.

1. NO food is allowed. If you want to sneak an occasional M&M, that's one thing but we've had to talk to people who smuggled in pizza slices, sub sandwiches and quart containers of Chinese noodles. Let's not encourage the cockroaches, mkay?

2. Drinks are cool so long as they're in something as spill-proof as possible, such as a water bottle or a reusable travel mug. The disposable cups from Starbucks and Arabica don't count as the lids will pop off if tipped over (trust me - it's happened and we don't want the furniture or the books ruined).

3. Avoid using cell phones, especially on the third floor. We're open all week and some nights as late as 8:00 because the law students are studying for the bar exam. You REALLY do NOT want to chat away anywhere near a stressed-out someone trying to review their Constitutional Law notes.

If you don't need the quiet of the library but would like access to snacks, you might want to set up shop in Blackacre, the student lounge with comfy chairs and vending machines.

To enter, come in the East Blvd doors (ring the red button on the door if it's locked) and go up one floor and sign in. There you'll find the lovely and talented circulation staffers who can help you with any questions you may have.

Have a good summer!

CHEAP candy and soda at Strosacker this week.

2007-05-08T15:36:05Z

Greetings!

Please help the CWRU Film Society sell-off their remaining candy and soda by buying it CHEAP this week! Whatever doesn’t sell gets tossed because no one wants to come back in September and eat candy that’s been sitting around for three months. The concession stand is open from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm until Thursday afternoon.

Small candy – $0.50 (cheaper then a vending machine!)
Large/boxed candy - $1.00 (WAY cheaper then any other movie theatre!)

Bottled beverages - $1.00 (Tropicana Strawberry Watermelon, Lipton Iced Tea, orange soda, wild cherry Pepsi, Mug rootbeer, Diet Dr. Pepper, water)

Fountain beverages (Dr. Pepper, Mt. Dew, Pepsi, pink lemonade, Sierra Mist)
Small - $0.50
Medium - $1.00
Large - $1.50
Any size cup of your own - $0.75

Say what?

2007-05-04T20:22:42Z

Case has done some crazy stuff, but this definitely one of the craziest I've heard about:

Case Western Reserve didn't tell anyone about a private meeting it was holding last Thursday, but somehow word leaked out. When a human resources officer called the meeting to order, he found himself facing a roomful of athletic staff. They didn't look happy. No, they definitely did not.

The staff had just found out that track coach Dennis Harris, a 24-year veteran, was being fired. It went down as well as an overcooked steak.

link

cwru @ 2007-05-03T08:33:00

2007-05-03T12:30:51Z

President Eastwood Shares News: Provost Anderson Named President at Illinois Institute of Technology

Dear Case Western Reserve University Community,

Today, the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago announced John L. Anderson as its next president, effective August 1. I am pleased to recognize an achievement of a member of our leadership team to this prestigious position, and I offer him my congratulations.

I am grateful to John for his dedication to Case Western Reserve University over the past three years. His attention to and support of our undergraduate programs has helped us to set record numbers in applications and to increase our incoming class size substantially. He also has infused new energy into campus life initiatives and student activities.

In addition, John has advanced the university with his investment in and recognition of our faculty and their work, particularly his creation of the Research Council, which stimulates discovery and creative endeavors, especially those that are interdisciplinary, and improves communication among faculty and senior administrators.

I have been in touch with Barbara Snyder, and she and I will work together to plan for the transition and, eventually, to prepare to fill the position of provost and university vice president.

Please join me in wishing John the best in his new endeavor. We will miss his friendship as well as his leadership.

Sincerely,

Gregory L. Eastwood, M.D.
Interim President

FREE concert for WRUW at Grog Shop tonight at 9:00pm.

2007-04-14T19:53:47Z

WRUW 91.1 radio celebrates 40 years of broadcasting with a FREE concert at The Grog Shop Saturday April 14 (all ages and FREE admission). Doors open at 8:30, show starts at 9:00pm.

9:00-9:40 Tracey Marie

10:00-10:40 Lick the Blade

11:00-11:40 This Is Exploding

Midnight-1:00 Wild Eyed Boys

WRUW would like to thanks it listeners by inviting them to a FREE concert at the Grog Shop. Listeners will be treated to some of the best local music that Cleveland has to offer. FREE munchies and giveaways will be included for those attending the concert.

WRUW signed on the air in February 1967 as a 10-watt radio station. With the support of our listeners, WRUW has now grown to 15,000 watts, making us Northeastern Ohio’s most powerful college radio station. WRUW provides music, viewpoints, and entertainment not heard elsewhere on the radio dial.

Concert ticket--TOMORROW!!

2007-04-12T14:11:55Z

I have a spare ticket for tomorrow night's Christina Aguilera, Pussycat Dolls, Dannity Kane concert that I'm looking to get rid of for face value. Anyone game? Leave a comment and I can email you my phone number. Ticket cost is $100.

~mike~

Help pick the logo for the re-renamed CWRU!

2007-04-06T19:49:46Z

Link goes to campus-wide survey.

https://filer.case.edu/survey/entry.jsp?id=1175547219330

I like this! The university is asking everyone what they think of the dozen or so potential logos. May we never have a "fat surfer"-like fiasco again!

FREE "Disturbia" sneek at CWRU

2007-04-02T15:36:42Z

This Thursday, April 5th, CWRU Film Society is showing a FREE sneak peek of "Disturbia" (http://imdb.com/title/tt0486822/) in Strosacker Auditorium at 7:00. You might want to come as early as 6:30 to get a good seat as these things fill up quick.

http://www.case.edu/visit/map/

Case Single Sign-on Service Down

2007-03-06T03:09:53Z

Any info on this? I can't get onto Blackboard!

EDIT: It's back up! Hooray!

Do NOT park in the lot at the corner of Euclid Ave. and Ford.

2007-02-15T01:34:29Z

For those of you who have to drive to CWRU tomorrow (yes, I checked the main page - we're open), do NOT attempt to park in the lot at the corner of Euclid Ave and Ford. It's completely snowed in - not even the little driveways leading into it have been plowed, so unless the temp drop a LOT within the next ten hours to melt a lot of the white stuff away, you're going to have a hell of a time getting in and, if you do, good luck getting out. You see, the owners of the lot do not HAVE the plowing equipment one would assume a company that owns a parking lot OUGHT to have. Let me explain...

I made about five phone calls today to see about getting it plowed because hubby had to park there after work (getting down Hessler was impossible) and he needed two guys pushing on our little Toyota to get situated AND may have done damage to the car engine in the process.

My many phone calls today taught me the lot is NOT owned by CWRU nor by UCI, but by a company called "Standard Parking" and that their phone number is 216-844-1226. The gentleman I spoke to at that number radioed his supervisor (I could hear them over the phone) and he was told that they simply do not own any snow removal equipment, which seems pretty odd since A). they own a parking lot and B). said lot is in CLEVELAND, where we have SNOW!

So please warn your friends NOT to park in that lot as the company who owns it is physically incapable of making it drivable.

Delta Gamma Anchor Dating

2007-02-07T17:04:17Z

Looking for something to do this Friday night at Case?
Delta Gamma is sponsoring Anchor Dating, a speed dating event at The Spot that will be held from 7:00PM to 9:00PM. Participation costs $5.00, which will go to Service for Sight, a philanthropy that helps the visually impaired. Refreshments will be provided, so come whether you're hoping to find a Valentine, or just meet some new people!

CE Class/Faculty Propsective Recommendations

2007-01-18T16:31:28Z

I have a high school-aged cousin coming up to visit the school tomorrow (Friday the 19th), specifically with an interest in Computer Engineering. Personally I'm a EE, bit while I'm in the same department, my experience has tended more towards volts that wiggle than ones and zeroes. Does anyone with more CE experience have suggestions for any classes he might be interested in sitting in on and/or faculty he should meet?