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Trump proposes the Trump Dividend to every adult citizen in the U.S.

On Sept. 9 and 10, Republicans held the party’s first national midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, bringing together party leaders and candidates to rally support and promote the party’s agenda ahead ...
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Stanford RA unionization efforts raise questions for other universities

At Stanford University, a group of undergraduate Resident Assistants (RA) organized a unionization effort in response to ...
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Trump administration bans journalists from the White House

On Friday, Sept. 18, reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were banned from the White House. “I am proud to announce that, ...
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RTA receives 20 million dollar grant to become more accessible

On Sept. 9, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) received a $20 million federal grant to improve ...
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The benefits of exercising the brain

We often become overwhelmed when the brain receives too much information at once. This interferes with our abilities to focus, think clearly or stay calm. For example, an overwhelmed individual may ...
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What to do this last September week(end)

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to those who celebrate. As we slowly begin transitioning into autumn, it seems as if the Case Western Reserve University campus is only becoming livelier. Student-run clubs ...
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Appreciating dining hall staff at CWRU

If you have spent any amount of time scrolling through Case Western Reserve University’s Reddit content or overheard conversations on campus, it is easy to fall into the habit of treating campus ...
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The tipping trap

The tablet spins around. Three buttons glow across the top: 18%, 22% and 25%. A fourth button sits below them in smaller, grayer type, simply reading “No Tip.” The employee waits for you to choose, as ...
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Music as Argument

Music can be thought of as an argument. This is to say, it aims to convince you or impress something upon you, just as I aim to convince you of this relation. Of course, this begs the question, “what ...
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Hidden hazard of the digital age

Recently, I was volunteering at the University Hospitals clinic. My role consists of reading books to children and encouraging them to read along. As I was reading a book to a five-year-old girl, she ...
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Cleveland Clinic reaches a settlement in gender-affirming care lawsuit

After a year-long legal battle, the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Ohio have reached a settlement with the Cleveland Clinic. In the lawsuit, the federal government found that Cleveland ...
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It is that deep…dish pizza

With a new semester comes a lot of changes. New friends, new classes, new extracurriculars and, of course, new eats. As college students, food is both a physical and emotional lifeline. From the ...