Events

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures will present a videoconference discussion with Werewere Liking, acclaimed novelist and playwright and founder of the Pan-African Center for the Arts in Abidjan, Cote-d'Ivoire. The discussion will be in French and will be held Tuesday, Nov. 18,…

Delta Gamma, Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Epsilon will sponsor American Red Cross blood drives Wednesday, Nov. 19, and Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Thwing Center ballroom from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Approximately 900 pints of blood are needed daily to meet the need of Northeast Ohio hospitals…

The next meeting of the Ethics Table group will be on Wednesday, Nov. 19, and will continue with the discussion on ethical decision-making, on the topic, “Can the university promote ethical decision-making?” The discussion will focus on a piece by John Frye, a former Ethics Table Fellow (2013-14),…

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love and The Signature of All Things, will speak on Monday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale University Center’s Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation Grand Ballroom. Her appearance in the third lecture in the William N. Skirball Writers Center…

On Monday, Nov. 17, there will be a screening of the film Born in Goma, followed by a discussion with the physician and filmmaker, Chris Carpenter. Carpenter traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo to work at the HEAL African Hospital. During his journey, he met three special patients, each…

The Center for International Affairs will celebrate International Education Week Nov 17-21 with a full schedule highlighting the diversity of cultural events taking place on campus and in the neighborhood. International Education Week is a national celebration of the benefits of international…

Regardless of academic major or field of study, bioethical issues are an inevitable part of students’ lives, eventually. Throughout professional careers and in personal lives, people will be confronted with a series of challenging ethical dilemmas—students are invited to learn about these at “What…

The Graduate Professional Council will sponsor a family-friendly ice skating event at the Cleveland Heights Ice Rink. The event, featuring skating and hot chocolate, will be held Sunday, Nov. 16, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Cleveland Heights Community Center. Tickets for the event are now…

Students are invited to join the Case Western Reserve University Culinary Club for an afternoon of handmade sushi with traditional Japanese matcha green tea from the Case Tea Club. The event will take place Saturday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. in the Village House 4 Lobby. All are welcome.

The Observer, the student-run newspaper, will host a sales training session and team information session Friday, Nov. 14, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Media Board Office. All undergraduate students are invited to attend and will all receive an opportunity to join the advertising sales team.