by Kourtney Husnick We are granted certain rights which cannot be infringed upon as citizens of the United States of America, but these rights stop the second we use them to infringe upon the rights of others. For this reason, freedom of speech should not and cannot include encouraging violence or suicide. It should not […]
By Skylar Bridgeforth Staff Writer Get excited! Although the physical film festival has been canceled there are many ways to get involved with Cleveland’s local arts! The staff at the Cleveland International Film Festival are hard at work reinventing CIFF44. CIFF released their highly anticipated festival trailer on March 25, the would-be opening night, per […]
By Zuzanna Koziatek After the Trump administration vowed to ban flavored e-cigarettes earlier this September, an avalanche of new measures against them surfaced. Starting in October, New York will no longer permit the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, giving retailers two weeks to get all flavors, aside from menthol and tobacco, off their shelves. Walmart also […]
By Anna Toth In the aftermath of the anti-LGBTQ posters placed around campus in October, Cleveland State took the first steps to start a committee with the goal of creating a more welcoming, safe campus. The Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement hosted a working session on Thursday Nov. 9 to get everyone on the […]
By John Eppich Welcome back to the dark ages. After making so much progress in the past decade, I am completely and utterly in shock by the most recent news to hit the LGBTQ+ community. The United States’ United Nations ambassador has recently voted not to condemn countries that enforce the death penalty on homosexuals […]
By: Mia Mills The good news is that the long-awaited end to the spring semester is in sight; the bad news is that the student struggle is fully present and will continue in the weeks ahead. CSU students were given very few breaks this semester because of COVID-19, leading many students to experience severe burnout. […]
By: August Vullo In the middle of the season, the Cleveland State University men’s lacrosse team is sitting at 2-4. The one win coming from an away win at Bellarmine University, where the Vikings scored eight points to Bellarmine’s one. The Vikings also recently won in a blowout against Virginia Military Institute 16-4. Season standouts […]
By: Michael Comodeca After their inaugural season last year, Cleveland State University’s lacrosse team looks to build on their 2016-2017 campaign heading into their fall schedule. It consists of two Division I schools, a Division II team and the defending world champion in Team Canada. While the Vikings start their season against tough opponents, head […]
TikTok trend gives a taste of live theatre amidst pandemic. By Abigail Jarvis When the doors to theaters closed last spring, a new door for theatrical opportunity opened online. In August 2020, TikTok user Emily Jacobsen (@e_jaccs) created a song to celebrate Remy the Rat from Disney’s 2007 animated film “Ratatouille.” The song took off […]
Photo courtesy of CSU TRIO TRIO and Student Support Services of Cleveland State University held a celebratory event for first generation university students in the student center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 8. Many students at CSU, as well as most other universities, do not come from a background of traditional […]
By Spencer Shaw In the words of the late, Antonin Scalia, “More important than your obligation to follow your conscience … is your obligation to form your conscience correctly.” A society without laws is not lacking standards. Principals, boundaries and conduct are being molded from the moment of the first breath. Those standards build a […]
By Benjamin Fredrick, Junior Electrical Engineering major The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or INF for short, is rapidly going downhill. The treaty banned all short and intermediate-range nuclear missiles that were land based cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. This was a large step forward when the United States and Russia confirmed the treaty in 1987. It […]
This past February, The Cauldron published perhaps its most important story in its 90 year history. “Lemon Lies: CSU’s campus erasure of lemon-lime soda” shook Cleveland State to its core by exposing the terrible lack of lemon lime soda across campus, and the suspicious circumstances that preceded its disappearance. An extensive investigation by The Cauldron […]
By Courtney Gast To have control of their own life, to die on their own terms and to pass in the most humane way possible are the only wishes that anyone with a terminal illness could have. If I were to be diagnosed with a terminal illness, I would want to be able to determine […]
