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Former President Donald Trump sits for his arraignment in Manhattan for 34 alleged felonies, an unprecedented indictment of a former commander-in-chief.

A comprehensive guide to Trump’s felony charges

Grace Johnson, News Editor April 7, 2023

Former President Donald Trump has made the news recently due to an indictment involving 34 counts of felony charges by a Manhattan grand jury. These felony charges have to do with falsifying business records...

In a ceremony on March 16, GHDC handed off their reproductive health project to the NGO PATH. Representing both organizations, from left to right: Dr. Janet McGrath, Benedict Mulindwa, Dr. Andrew Rollins, Dr. Robert Ssekitoleko, Dr. Robert Mutumba, Dr. Betty Mirembe, Fiona Walugembe and Allen Namagembe.

GHDC officially hands off reproductive health project to NGO in Uganda

Puneet Bansal, Sports Editor March 31, 2023

Spring break was a great week for students to take a breather before the final stretch of the semester, but it was especially momentous for one of Case Western Reserve University’s student organizations....

The Rock of Michigan State University is painted as a somber memorial to the victims of a mass shooting that left three students dead.

Shooting occurs at Michigan State hours after gunman threat at CWRU

Grace Johnson, News Editor February 17, 2023

On Monday night, Feb. 13, students, faculty and staff at Case Western Reserve University were told to shelter in place as a man wielding a gun was seen around campus. A barrage of texts, emails and phone...

Finding optimism in the face of climate change

Finding optimism in the face of climate change

Carsten Torgeson, Contributing Writer November 11, 2022

In the aftermath of both Hurricane Fiona and Ian, concerns about the changing climate and its impacts on how we live press upon many of us. Dr. Onema Adojoh, from the Case Western Reserve University Department...

With the midterm elections now in the rearview, the results are starting to pour in as all votes are counted across the nation.

Voting across the nation: What we know now

Grace Johnson, News Editor November 11, 2022

Many went into Election Day on Nov. 8 fearful and worried, unsure how the U.S. government stood after the polls closed. On many voters’ minds were the topics of abortion and womens’ rights, inflation,...

Lizzo practices on a glass flute once owned by James Madison—which was donated to the Library of Congress by late Case professor Dr. Dayton Miller.

A Case professor donated the James Madison flute Lizzo played

Shreyas Banerjee, Executive Editor October 7, 2022

By now you’ve probably heard about this: Lizzo, the superstar musician whose song “About Damn Time” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, played a concert in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28 and surprised...

The new and updated abortion laws in Ohio sanction only extremely specific cases for an abortion to occur.

Updates on Texas abortion law and newly-introduced abortion bill in Ohio

Lelia Durand, Staff Writer November 12, 2021

Abortion regulations date back to the 1820s and 1830s when they were first enacted to target dangerous drugs used by women to induce abortions. By the 1880s, abortion was outlawed across most of the United...

The president announces a new bill for mass-vaccination to ensure safety for Americans in the workplace

Biden announces vaccine mandate for employees of large businesses

Megan Gawronski, Staff Writer October 1, 2021

On Sept. 9, President Joe Biden announced a new vaccine mandate which would impact tens of millions of unvaccinated Americans. This new rule, which is being developed and enforced by the Department of...

The passage of SB8 shows the true players in the war over womens reproductive rights: Texas legislation, Corporate Interests, and the U.S. Legal System

Texas implements abortion ban, other states to follow

Nihal Manjila, Staff Reporter September 24, 2021

Texas implemented Senate Bill 8 (SB8), a new anti-abortion law that became effective at midnight on Sept. 1 2021. This law is one of the many anti-abortion laws nicknamed “heartbeat bills” being pushed...

Protesters campaigning to stop Line 3, a tar pipeline currently under construction in northern Minnesota threatening over 200 bodies of water, as well as Native American territory.

“Stop Line 3” for the environment and Indigenous rights

Hoai Phuong Nguyen, News Editor September 10, 2021

Policies involving the oil industry have long been subject to heated debate in the United States. Line 3—a crude oil pipeline built by Enbridge Inc., Canada’s largest oil company—is now posing danger...

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