As the spreading financial crisis began to freeze credit markets in the United States, many European leaders regarded the deteriorating state of the American banking system with an attitude of Schadenfreude, a German word that means satisfaction taken at the misfortune of another. They believed the fact that the crisis had originated on the other side of the Atlantic only served as proof that European financial systems were superior to those in practice within the United States.

The past two weeks saw two debates in the race for the presidency, but also one in a race further down the ballot — and much closer to home.

This month, the Case Western Reserve University Graduate Art History Association (GAHA) will host an inaugural student slideshow event to display the work of select art students from Northeast Ohio colleges and universities.

The 2008 Wooster Forum concluded on Tuesday with the presentation by journalist Alex Kotlowitz, who discussed poverty among American youth. One in five children grow up poor in the United States, a figure that is the highest in the industrialized world.