Former fraternity house will soon house Pi Beta Phi
Miriam Ridge, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2016
Over the past few weeks, the Greek Life Office (GLO) has been sifting through the applications of eligible chapters on campus who are all vying for one thing: a chance to have a house of their own. On Sep. 29, Sigma Phi Epsilon’s charter was revoked, leaving their Murray Hill Road house vacant. Last mo...
Euclid 116 Apartments to become a new housing option
Shreya Ravindran, Staff Reporter
November 4, 2016
A few months ago, the Mexican restaurant Piñatas in Uptown was buzzing with students drinking margaritas and eating quesadillas. However, at the beginning of April, plans were announced to demolish and remodel the property to increase the number of upperclassmen housing options. After eight months, th...
Gender Inclusive Housing 101
Samuel Qian, Contributing Reporter
October 14, 2016
Gender Inclusive Housing (GIH) is an experience that all students at Case Western Reserve University have access to. It provides transgender students, gender-nonconforming students and students who are still exploring their gender identity to live together in a supportive environment. For first-year...
Student organization introduces initiative for residence hall name change
Sruthi Meka, Staff Reporter
September 16, 2016
The newest residence hall, located at 1576 E. 115th St., will soon be named in honor of the late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, after the Case Western Reserve University Board of Trustees unanimously approved the decision in mid-August. The proposal came to the board after #webelonghere, a student ...
Two forums on campus housing during RNC held to address concern
Taylor Moran, Executive Editor
July 23, 2016
In response to the petition related to the Republican National Convention (RNC) police officers being housed in university residence halls, university President Barbara Snyder decided to hold two forums for students and faculty to learn more about this issue. These forums took place Wednesday July 6 at ...
RHA, USG call for consolidation of housing rates
Jeniece Montellano, Social Media Editor
April 22, 2016
This past Tuesday, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) approved a resolution put forth by the vice president and president of the Resident Housing Association (RHA) as well as the president and vice president of USG. This resolution, passed after its revision, addresses student concerns about current ...
Assmus: Building community around campus
Abby Assmus
April 15, 2016
Two weeks ago, I walked down Euclid with a friend, looking forward to getting a margarita while taking a study break at Piñatas. Once we got there, it didn't look like anyone was inside, and it appeared deserted. We settled on getting a drink somewhere else but were curious about where everyone was at and...
Lack of communication on Gender-Inclusive Housing upsets RHA, LGBT Center
Julia Bianco, Director of Web & Multimedia
April 14, 2016
Issues with assigning second-year gender-inclusive housing (GIH) for the 2016-2017 school year have caused some discontent among members of both Case Western Reserve University’s Residence Hall Association (RHA) and LGBT Center. GIH, which was instituted on campus two years ago, is designed to allow...
Property Management Apartments have increased openings
Celia Wan, Staff Writer
March 24, 2016
As Case Western Reserve University students are selecting their rooms for the coming school year, 30 more bedrooms in the North Property Management Apartments (PMAs) are now open for the upper-class students, increased from last year’s 80 PMA housing spaces. The PMAs are properties owned by the...
Forced off the farm
Michael McKenna, Executive Editor
February 19, 2016
For the past 20 years, Case Western Reserve University Film Society has held their end of the year retreat at Squire Valleevue and Valley Ridge Farms in Hunting Valley, Ohio. It has been the group’s way to “get away from campus and away from movies,” said Film Society's director Liz Caceci. The...
