Eight years after outright rejecting marijuana legalization, Ohioans have spoken and passed the Issue 2 initiative that allows any adult over 21 to smoke marijuana legally. The initiative will officially go into effect 30 days after Election Day, allowing for the “cultivation, processing, sale, purchase, possession, home grow, and use” of recreational marijuana in the […]
On a cold fall evening, Sam Morril warmed the hearts of Clevelanders with laughter in a performance of his Class Act Tour at the Ohio Theater. Photo Credit: Sam Morril The show, which took place Thursday, Oct. 26, began with Morril’s opener Gary Vider, a New York comic and established name in the comedy community. […]
Student organization Advocates for Life invited anti-abortion nonprofit Created Equal for a joint event in CSU’s courtyard to “raise awareness on abortion” and encourage students to not pass the abortion amendment this November, provoking mixed student responses on Wednesday, Sept. 13. “Our goals are to raise awareness on abortion and show students what actually happens […]
The Cleveland State University women’s golf team began their season placing third at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational in Youngstown. The Vikings had three golfers finish top 20 in the event. Senior Sabrina Coffman finished tied for fifth with a 148 (+4), senior Madison Butler finished tied for 15th with a score of 153 (+9), and […]
A view inside independent bookstore Loganberry Books. Photo courtesy of Loganberry Books. “Sink or swim” is a phrase that has become all too common in the minds of small business owners in the last three years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Independent bookstores are only one of the many victims of the struggling economy, and with […]
BY ASHLEY MOTT Arts & Entertainment Editor The smash of thumbs on a controller and occasional grunts caused by a loss or mistake are all sounds that Aidan Zapotechne, a sophomore computer science major is very familiar with. Having grown up in an era where GameCube and other Nintendo systems were the hit of the […]
By Ben Frederick Cleveland State has seen a lot of activity over the last few weeks. This unstable period started off with horrible and traumatizing anti-gay poster hung up on campus. The intent of the posters was to influence LGBTQ individuals to join their brethren and kill themselves. A week after that, religious nut cases […]
Beginning Sept. 12, Campus Socialites became an official student organization at Cleveland State University with a mission to help students navigate social media. Introducing the newest on-campus student clique: Campus Socialites. Photo Credit: Campus Socialites The executive board, Dehvian Douglas, Jenna Turney, Destiny Ayres, and Adrian Amer, founded the new on-campus clique near the beginning of […]
Cleveland State Women’s soccer team came up unsuccessful against Purdue Fort Wayne in Indiana Thursday night, after a 1-1 draw last year on home turf. The match began at 7 p.m. at Hefner Stadium with 121 in attendance, awaiting yet another Horizon League conference game. This was to be the eighth meeting between the two […]
CSU’s chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) and Kent State’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) collaborated to host Park(ing) Day on Friday, Sep. 15 in front of the Music and Communications Building for a third year in a row. Hosted by several APA chapters across the world, the goal of Park(ing) Day is “to […]
Almost seventeen months after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the United States Supreme Court, reproductive medical treatment and freedom will now be enshrined into the Ohio Constitution with the passage of Issue 1. Rights Outlined in the Amendment Also included are legal protections for persons or entities assisting those receiving reproductive medical treatment, including […]
By Dina Usanovic Cleveland State University courtyard, By Maddie Saines During the 2020 election, many promises were made by both candidates surrounding higher education. One of the most attractive promises made was by President-elect Joe Biden, who claimed that, if elected into office, he would enact a plan that would forgive a portion of student […]
Tomorrow, Nov. 7, is Election Day—and for many Ohioans, there is a lot on the line. With contentious issues such as abortion and marijuana raising the stakes, the results of this election may greatly change the landscape of state politics. Now that early voting is over, tomorrow is the last chance for registered voters to […]
Preterm births in Ohio have received a D grade for 2022, a 2.1% rise from 2020, according to The 2022 March of Dimes Report Card. A decrease in maternity access across the state has left many pregnant and birthing people without resources, creating higher infant mortality rates, preterm births, and inadequate prenatal care. Northeast Ohio […]
