@50N40W That is strange… I can’t say that we don’t have any weirdos here, but it sounds like you encountered a lot during your visit (like the Newton’s apple incident, wtf?).
Case definitely puts a lot of effort into creating and maintaining its public image… they definitely try to dress things up during open houses/ tours. For example, there’s a whole list of things that tour guides can and can’t say (like they have to say ‘resident halls’ instead of ‘dorms’ and 'CWRU" instead of ‘Case.’).
Overall, I’m sorry that you had such a strange visit here. Good luck with your son’s decision!