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Controversial heartbeat bill enters Ohio House of Representatives

Grace Howard, News Editor March 22, 2019

On Tuesday, March 19, Senate Bill 23, a bill that would ban abortions after a heartbeat is detected in the fetus, had its first hearing in the Ohio House of Representatives with the Health Committee. Senate...

Long-shot Democratic nomination candidate Andrew Yang visits Cleveland library

Long-shot Democratic nomination candidate Andrew Yang visits Cleveland library

Grace Howard, News Editor March 1, 2019

On Feb. 24, Andrew Yang, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, spoke to a packed room at the Mayfield Branch of Cuyahoga County Library about his 2020 presidential campaign and platform....

Courtesy of Cleveland Eats Twitter
A scene from the 2017 edition of the Cleveland Eats Festival. This past month, festival organizers announced it would no longer continue.

Cleveland Eats festival canceled

Anna Giubileo, Staff Reporter March 1, 2019

A beloved Cleveland festival is no longer. The widely attended Cleveland Eats Tri-C Culinary Festival has been canceled after only two years. Michael Huff, the dean of the Hospitality Management Center...

Engineering Challenges Carnival kicks off E-Week

Jordan Reif, Staff Reporter March 1, 2019

Hundreds of students aged 2-18 years-old from the greater Cleveland area gathered at the Thwing Center last Saturday for the Engineering Challenges Carnival. Kicking off the week-long celebration of engineers,...

CWRU, City of Cleveland implement new intervention strategies to reduce juvenile crime

Anna Giubileo, Staff Reporter February 15, 2019

Case Western Reserve University is extending its partnership with the City of Cleveland and two Cleveland police departments through training and implementing strategies concerning intervention and family...

Medical marijuana available in Cleveland

Jack Heneghan, Staff Reporter January 25, 2019

Medical marijuana is now legal in Ohio, and two companies are setting up shop in Cleveland. Green Thumb Industries Ohio, located at 1222-1224 Prospect Avenue East and The Botanist, located at 3865 Lakeside...

Politics you should care about

Politics you should care about

Jackson Rudoff, Staff Reporter January 18, 2019

Brexit Plan Sees Historic Defeat On Tuesday, the British Parliament voted on a proposed plan for the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. Put forth by Prime Minister Theresa May, it was...

CWRU travels to Vegas for largest tech conference

CWRU travels to Vegas for largest tech conference

Eddie Kerekes, Staff Reporter January 18, 2019

While most students returned home for winter break, over three dozen Case Western Reserve University students, faculty and alumni traveled to Las Vegas at the beginning of January. It wasn’t all...

Community partnership helps human trafficking victims

Anna Giubileo, Staff Reporter December 7, 2018

In its inaugural year, the Clothesline Project is working to provide clothes for girls and young women who have fallen victim to human trafficking. From Dec. 3 through 21, students, faculty and community...

Politics you should care about

Jackson Rudoff, Opinion Editor December 7, 2018

Michael Flynn to receive little jail time President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn returned to headlines this past week. Robert Mueller, the head of a Justice Department...

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