by Brandon Lerch The Cleveland State men’s soccer team boasts a plethora of talented young players on the roster. The 2017 season was up and down for the Vikings, going (7-10-2) and (4-3-2) against the conference. The Vikings are bringing back 16 players from last year’s team and welcoming 13 newcomers, including three transfers and nine […]
By Anna Toth CSU Joins #WeAreIn Campaign CSU pledged to fight climate change by joining the #WeAreStillIn Campaign, a direct response to President Donald Trump pulling the United States out of the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement, originally signed by 195 countries, aims to keep rising temperatures “well below 2 degrees Celsius” and transition […]
By: Maggie Phillips “What do you have a taste for today? How spicy do you want today to be?” This is a question the Cleveland State University Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Head Coach Hannah Burandt asks her swimmers before they enter the pool to start practice. While these words may not be what […]
By: Jenna Thomas On April 6, the Greater Cleveland Food Bank partnered with Lift Up Vikes! to host a webinar on the expansion of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)―formerly known as food stamps. Before the expansion, it limited eligibility to specific groups, including students: Younger than 18 and older than 49. Attending school less […]
By: Jenna Thomas The Vaccine Queens have garnered media attention across Ohio as they help other Ohioans book appointments for their COVID-19 vaccine. Marla Zwinggi and Stacey Bene both started by helping friends and family navigate the complex booking systems of each individual provider when the vaccine rollout began. Once they became familiar and skilled […]
By: Dina Usanovic After COVID-19 emerged last spring and sent the world into a tailspin, people around the globe began comparing each country’s response to the pandemic. It came as a surprise to most that women led the countries faring the best. One can write this off as simply a result of the country’s previous […]
By: Jamison Schroeder The extremely popular app TikTok has done an outstanding job entertaining the masses for over two years now. The app is not just for funny videos, however; It has helped to bring to light one of the most blatant signs of disrespect between the NCAA and women’s college basketball. While it is […]
CSU Black Studies department offers virtual programming By: Trinity Stevens In a normal year, the Cleveland State University student center atrium would be filled with a diverse student body. Where each February the Carter G. Woodson & Madam C. J. Walker Extravaganza would take place. Considering the continuing COVID-19 pandemic this was not to be […]
By: Connor Mahon One two artistic renderings of Rhodes Tower presented in the CSU 2.0 announcement Facebook Live event, Graphic by: Connor Mahon CSU 2.0, a five-year plan for the future of the university, was unveiled via Facebook Live on March 26. Today, we are inspecting the fourth of four themes that make up the […]
By: Maggie Phillips Marcia Fudge at her first press conference as HUD Secretary, Graphic by: Jack Brancatelli On March 26, Cleveland State University President Harlan Sands announced newly appointed U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge will be the commencement speaker for the spring 2021 graduation ceremony. Graduation is May 15 at Progressive Field- […]
By Kourtney Husnick Exactly two weeks after the Parkland school shooting, gun activist Larry Pratt spoke at “What Do Gun Bans Mean for Freedom?,” an event hosted by conservative student organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA). Pratt is the executive director of Gun Owners of America, which is a grassroots non-profit lobbying organization with the purpose […]
By Nick Hawks It was a warm summer night in 2011 when I sat down at my family’s computer desk to check my email for the first time in months. Three Days Grace was blasting through my headphones, a detail I remember because sometimes, something so impactful on your life happens that you get stuck […]
By Ben Hercik, Sports Editor Going into the season, Josh Moore became the new head coach for the Cleveland State University wrestling team. Moore, taking the lead for the program and becoming a head coach for the first time, faced new challenges. One of the challenges he faced was trying to build the program in […]
By Jenna Thomas Cleveland State University, Rhodes Tower, By: Jack Brancatelli In its last issue, The Cauldron reported on the creation of CSU 2.0 and wrote on the ambiguity of its implications. Now, details are coming to light as interim reports from those five commissioned task forces are released, detailing the recommendations to save costs. […]
