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Students can learn more about the proposed tobacco-free policy and discuss their views in advance of the referendum at a forum on April 1.

Tobacco-free policy open to student input

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor March 31, 2016

When the Faculty Senate voted to make campus tobacco-free in November of this year, many students objected, feeling their perspectives had been overlooked. Now, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG)...

USG holds first All Caucus Forum

Celia Wan, Staff Reporter February 26, 2016

The time was 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, and the location was the Student Organization Center at the Tinkham Veale University Center. Over 40 Undergraduate Student Government (USG) representatives from...

USG launches All Caucus Forum

Celia Wan, Staff Reporter February 19, 2016

At 7 p.m. on Feb. 23, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) will host the Caucus Town Hall Meeting, an initiative brought up by former USG Speaker Jacob Ma, and launched by current Speaker Jack English....

Editorial: Administrators should provide key information in advance of forums

Editorial Board February 5, 2016

When we saw President Barbara R. Snyder’s email on Jan. 25 concerning changes to modify the admissions process, we weren’t sure what to expect. A couple paragraphs down, it became clear that this email...

Galipo: Commuter’s voices are needed on campus

Anna Galipo February 5, 2016

Last semester I shed light on some of the unfair ways commuters have been treated at CWRU. From a dingy lounge space to an overall lack of recognition, it seemed that this past fall, things were looking...

USG speakers present on tuition increases, tobacco-free policy

Celia Wan and Aquene Kimmel January 29, 2016

At the General Assembly meeting of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) on Jan. 26, two guest speakers spoke about two recent controversial campus issues: tuition increases and the tobacco-free policy. Provost...

Housing Task Force examines housing costs

Jeniece Montellano, Social Media Editor January 29, 2016

In an effort to further include student voices in discussions concerning campus housing, a task force has taken action to involve as much of the student body as possible in an informative survey. Vice...

Keshara Senanayake, the Undergraduate Student Government representative who created this initiative, has been working with students from the Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland Institute of Music and CWRUs Graduate Student Council to make it inclusive of more students.

CWRUpons USG initiative to provide student discounts

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor January 22, 2016

Students currently receive free or discounted tickets to several Cleveland and University Circle institutions, such as local museums. A new Undergraduate Student Government (USG) initiative headed by Student...

McKenna: Students were not truly heard during tobacco-free policy debate

Mike McKenna January 22, 2016

In a Letter to the Editor last week, Vice President of Student Affairs Lou Stark strongly criticized our coverage of the Faculty Senate’s vote to make the campus tobacco-free. Our front page article...

Stark: Undergraduate and graduate student and the USG were informed, involved in development of tobacco policy

Lou Stark January 15, 2016

To the editor, I was disappointed to see the front-page story in the Dec. 4 issue of The Observer claiming a lack of student input on a proposal to make the campus tobacco-free. I rarely respond to...

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