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Edwin Pacheco Colón had never heard his mother so scared. Calming her as she crouched in her room, he stayed on the line while Hurricane Maria battered her home and the rest of Puerto Rico. Then, silence. For days. And not just from his mother—nothing came from family members spread around the…

Services will be held this weekend for an emeritus professor and three-time alumnus who made a major impact on Case Western Reserve University and on the field of engineering. Harry W. Mergler, a member of the university’s faculty for more than 30 years, died last month at the age of 93. As a…

Simon “Si” Ostrach, who ultimately became “a giant in the field,” had no idea what engineering was when he graduated high school. Simon "Si" Ostrach “I came from Eastern European people, and the anticipation was that you’re going to be a physician or a teacher or maybe an attorney,” he said in…

In honor of this week’s special homecoming edition of The Daily, we wanted to highlight a notable representative of Case Western Reserve University pride: Spartie, our mascot. Below is a brief history of how Spartie came to be, and the mascot’s answers to our five questions. As students, alumni…

Living on a graduate student stipend in the Deep South, writer Lucy Biederman had few shopping options—so she found herself frequenting a place at once mysterious and magical to her: Walmart. Roaming its aisles packed with products and people procuring them, she saw the retailer beyond the…

When Ye “Duke” Li began boxing in China at age 15, he thought it would be something he’d do in his free time for a few years before college. But the sport became anything but a hobby. Instead, two years later, he won an amateur national championship in China, prompting the coach of the…

Editor’s Note: Normally, our “5 questions with…” segment features just one outstanding member of our community. But when we learned of this duo’s summer experience, we wanted to make sure the campus heard both of their perspectives.   Know someone you think should be featured in “5 questions”?…

When Paige Myers rose from her wheelchair to accept her diploma last spring, the thousands watching Case Western Reserve’s commencement ceremonies roared in approval. Now, just days after she began graduate study here, the campus community is mourning her passing. Diagnosed in elementary school…

After sustaining three major concussions in just four years playing football and rugby, Sean Baxley was familiar with the immediate effects of the injury. But after the third, he decided it was time to look into the long-lasting impact of concussions. That’s what led him to the topic of chronic…

Xyla Foxlin had an unforgettable 21st birthday: She spent it in Los Angeles on the set of a commercial for the Microsoft Surface laptop. Foxlin, a rising senior studying mechanical and aerospace engineering, is featured prominently in two recently released commercials promoting the new device. In…