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LIVE UPDATES: Gaza solidarity encampment set up on KSL Oval

LIVE UPDATES: Gaza solidarity encampment set up on KSL Oval

At 9:30 a.m. on April 29, a group of Case Western Reserve University students set up camp in KSL Oval to protest the university’s investments in Israel and show solidarity with the Palestinian people....

Photo Coverage of the Gaza solidarity encampment

Photo Coverage of the Gaza solidarity encampment

April 29  Around 10 a.m. Interim Vice President of Student Affairs meets with other university administration to discuss the university’s actions to deal with the protesters. As CWRU PD takes down...

Otherworldly: CWRU gathers for total solar eclipse

Otherworldly: CWRU gathers for total solar eclipse

Elie Aoun, Director of Print April 12, 2024

Campus was overflowing with excitement as countless people stood outdoors and eagerly awaited the solar eclipse’s totality, the brief period when the Moon completely obscures the Sun. During a campus-wide...

A timeline of CWRU and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Zachary Treseler, Shivangi Nanda, and Darcy Chew March 22, 2024

March 29, 2018 Resolution 27-04 is the first to call for Case Western Reserve University to “divest from all holdings with companies involved with occupation of the Gaza Strip and West Bank.” It...

Students for Justice in Palestine receives interim suspension following alleged violation of CWRU’s Code of Conduct

Téa Tamburo, News Editor March 14, 2024

Case Western Reserve University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) received an interim loss of university recognition on Feb. 26 due to allegedly violating the university Code of Conduct. Timeline On...

SpectrumU, CWRU’s cable-streaming service, available to students

Zachary Treseler, News Editor March 1, 2024

SpectrumU is a product offered by Spectrum Enterprise, part of the Charter Spectrum company. The service offers online cable streaming for on-campus residents of Case Western Reserve University, in addition...

Proposed Cleveland tax increment financing program fund allocations to be reviewed

Proposed Cleveland tax increment financing program fund allocations to be reviewed

Anisha Dasari, Contributing Writer March 1, 2024

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb proposed legislation to the Cleveland City Council on Jan. 9, requesting permission to implement a large-scale Tax Increment Financing program (TIF). This kind of monetary plan...

Cleveland City Council members struggle to regain control as the council chambers flooded with pro-Palestine activists chanting, Pass the resolution now! during the public comment portion of the meeting.

Outside Cleveland City Hall, pro-Palestine activists protest ceasefire remarks

Anisha Dasari, Contributing Writer February 16, 2024

Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin issued a statement on Feb. 5 threatening to halt public remarks on the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Pointing to the demonstrations that have been going...

The newly-opened Fairfax Market, located on E. 105th Street, offers an abundance of grocery selections for surrounding communities, including CWRU students.

Fairfax Market opens near Cleveland Clinic

Darcy Chew, Copy Editor January 26, 2024

On Jan. 16, a 40,000-square-foot market opened near the Cleveland Clinic’s main campus. Named after the neighborhood it's located in, Fairfax Market is a joint project between Meijer, the City of Cleveland,...

CWRU destigmatizes food insecurity during Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week

CWRU destigmatizes food insecurity during Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week

Zachary Treseler, News Editor November 17, 2023

This past week, various departments at Case Western Reserve University commemorated Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. These events shed light on the resources CWRU offers to students and how community...

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