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Ohio holds primaries for national, local candidates

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor March 18, 2016

Ohio held its primary elections on Tues., Mar. 15, and alongside the presidential primaries several local and state offices were on the ballot: seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, in...

Assmus: My New Year’s resolution is to become more politically aware

Abby Assmus January 22, 2016

January is well under way, and most people are either doing well on their New Year's resolutions or have already given them up, if they made any at all. Instead of doing the clichéd eat healthy or exercise...

Lehrer: Congress must stop trying to hurt Americans, but help them

Josh Lehrer January 15, 2016

In case you didn’t see the news this past week, the Republican-led Congress—that is, both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives—passed a bill almost exclusively across party lines...

Ankita Chakraborty: Are presidential elections losing respect?

Ankita Chakraborty September 18, 2015

If you’ve watched the news or even glanced at trending topics recently, you would have noticed a headline along the lines of,“Kanye West declares he will be running for president in 2020.” This proclamation...

Under a week to plan an event for thousands: the logistics of Hillary Clinton at CWRU

Under a week to plan an event for thousands: the logistics of Hillary Clinton at CWRU

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor September 4, 2015

Julie Rehm, vice president of government and foundation relations for Case Western Reserve University, couldn’t list all of the departments that were involved in planning for Hillary Clinton’s recent...

Clinton’s, Sanders’ plans address student loan debt

Clinton’s, Sanders’ plans address student loan debt

Adithi Iyengar, Staff Writer September 4, 2015

With the student loan debt owed to the Federal government up to $1.2 trillion, it has surpassed the amount Americans owe in credit card debt and car loans. In an attempt to rid students of this burden,...

Feeling the Bern

Jasmine Gallup, Staff Writer August 28, 2015

With the 2016 Presidential election rapidly approaching and the primaries for said election already underway, students all over campus are picking themselves up, dusting off their “I Voted” sticker...

Elect politicians who represent, not alienate, the American people

Josh Lehrer August 21, 2015

As August began, many Case Western Reserve University students likely tried last ditch efforts to relax before the year began. But if you were busy swimming, you may have missed something that all CWRU...

News cameras captured Paul Nicastro and Jimmy McGuire kissing while a Deadspin correspondent held up a sign.

Kiss at Republican debate goes viral thanks to sports

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor August 21, 2015

Less than 15 minutes after kissing his boyfriend behind Chris Matthews in a live broadcast on MSNBC, Paul Nicastro got an excited text from a friend who’d seen the video online. Nicastro and Jimmy...

Kasich makes State of the State Address; Local Fox 8 anchor uses racial slur on air

Julia Bianco, News Editor February 27, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Kasich makes State of the State Address Gov. John Kasich delivered his fifth State of the State Address on Feb. 24, a speech modeled after the president’s...

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