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By: Maggie Phillips & Jenna Thomas While the Halloween season may have ended, the horrors of 2020 have not gone with it. Throughout the past few weeks, the United States has reported more positive COVID-19 cases than ever before, with a peak of over 85,000 new cases on Oct. 23.  On Oct. 29, Ohio Governor …

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By: Maggie Phillips State of the university address header image, Source: https://www.csuohio.edu/ After a year of unprecedented challenges, Cleveland State University premiered its annual State of the University Address on Thursday, Oct. 29. The video highlights the accomplishments made throughout the last academic year. During the address, President Harlan Sands spoke on these accomplishments along …

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By: Maggie Phillips The RTA bus taking its route up Euclid Ave at Cleveland State, By: Jack Brancatelli Despite the many changes Cleveland State University has undergone due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the university is still offering students the U-Pass. The U-Pass costs $40 and allows unlimited bus and train access on any Greater Cleveland …

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By: Jack Brancatelli and Maggie Phillips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yduJsyVx5M On August 31st Tower City Cinemas announced it would be closing its doors for good. Located on the ground floor of Tower City Center, the movie theater had operated for nearly 30 years as the sole downtown provider for the classic movie-going experience (source).  This video examines possible …

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By Maggie Phillips In early August, a group of Cleveland State University students announced a protest demonstrating the university’s failure to address racial discrimination. In light of a recent meeting with President Sands, the protest organizers-Aminat Adebayo, LaNiqua Jones, Bridgette Lewis, and Lotus Wilson-decided to postpone the protest to Sep 24th. While the protest was …

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By Maggie Phillips President Harlan Sands recently confirmed that six students tested positive for Coronavirus during the first week of classes at Cleveland State University. With the inundation of emails relating to the ongoing crisis, many students are confused about what COVID-19 resources CSU offers, and how these resources compare to other colleges throughout Ohio. …

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By Kristina Markulin Features Editor Cleveland State University’s closure during the COVID-19 pandemic has affected students across the university. From online classes to housing, many students are struggling to adapt to the changes brought forth when Cleveland State closed its campus for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. Although this change affects all students …

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By Savannah Lewis  Photos by Kourtney Husnick We all look for a way to connect with others. Whether it’s through social media, our friend groups or other platforms, we as humans have an interest in communicating to one another, in sharing our views and beliefs. Students at Cleveland State University have found a way to …

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By Kourtney Husnick Student press freedoms are a common discussion in The Cauldron’s office and in student newsrooms across the country.  On Jan. 29, that conversation extends from student journalists to their readers for Student Press Freedom Day, a national day of action supported by the Student Press Law Center (SPLC) to celebrate student journalists …

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By Claudia Ugbana and Kourtney Husnick Cleveland State University charges students a general fee of $55.40 per credit hour, totalling to approximately $664.80 per semester as part of full-time tuition. Past the breakdown of the default tuition rate, a variety of fees are added later, some of which students do not utilize or understand what …

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