CAMPUS

Changes to freedom of expression policy

On Sept. 3, President Eric Kaler sent an email to the CWRU community with updates to the university’s Freedom of Expression Policy. President Kaler stated that small demonstrations can host up to 100 students rather than 20; demonstrations can occur anytime between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m., and individuals can now contact the committee to hold larger demonstrations in locations other than the Kelvin Smith Library Oval, Van Horn Field or the Case Quad. The Demonstration Request Review Committee has now replaced the Freedom of Expression Policy Committee, and their membership contains students from the Faculty Senate, Graduate Student Council, Postdoctoral Association, Staff Advisory Committee and Undergraduate Student Government

COMMUNITY

Cleveland gathers for Labor Day weekend air show 

The Cleveland National Air Show hosted the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds as headliners for their annual Labor Day weekend tradition. The show was held over Lake Erie, with jets flying over and around University Circle. Throughout the week prior to the event, members of the CWRU and surrounding community could hear the pilots practicing their performances and stunts. According to an interview by Spectrum News with Hayden Proffitt, a performer in this year’s show, “this location here on the lakefront is second to none in the country.”

NATIONAL

Federal judge rules funding cuts to Harvard illegal

Federal Judge Allison D. Burroughs ruled that the Trump Administration’s funding cuts to Harvard University were illegal, citing First Amendment protections. Judge Burroughs opined that there were difficulties in using antisemitism as a reason to conceal an attack on free speech and university research–including critical medical findings.

INTERNATIONAL

UNICEF donor cuts to education and other funds

The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) predicted that the Official Development Assistance (ODA) for education will lose an estimated $3.2 billion, pushing an additional six million children out of schools by 2026. UN News stated 28 countries may lose “at least a quarter of the education aid they rely on.” This is due to aid reductions from donor countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, shifting priorities toward crisis response and decreased funding for international organizations. Not only will this affect children’s education, this will also lead to cuts in necessary school food programs and transportation and a decrease in support for women’s education.