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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 ...
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Max Miller refuses to leave congressional race amid abuse allegations

This November, Ohio’s 7th Congressional District will be voting for a house representative. Republican Congressman Max Miller ...
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UPB’s Back to School Bash: carnival games, music, etc.

After the syllabus shock that came with the first week of classes, students convened in East Bell Commons on Aug. 29 for five hours of carnival-themed fun, followed by a performance from indie ...
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What to do this labor-free week(end): planeless edition

Happy end to the second week of school, for Labor Day weekend is finally here. This weekend is always a very exciting time for the greater Cleveland community, largely due to the annual Cleveland ...
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Education outside ‘9 to 5’: remembering Dolly Parton

Like many others, I have spent the past week mourning the loss of Dolly Parton. While Parton was most famous for her sparkly country music career, she was so much more than that. Her performance of ...
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Where does fairness begin and inclusion end?

In early August, former National Basketball Association (NBA) players Enes Kanter and Royce White declared themselves eligible for the 2027 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Draft, ...
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A new chapter begins for Spartans volleyball

After finishing the 2025 season with a 17-14 record and a 4-3 mark in conference play, the Case Western Reserve University volleyball team is back on the court, preparing to build on last season’s ...
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Sports and politics should be separate

Sports gain attention and revenue all over the world. The most popular sports may differ for each country, but regardless, people enjoy watching athletes perform what seem to be physiologically ...
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What you need to know about CWRU’s history

Case Western Reserve University is an institution that tends to always look forward toward the future. We are always growing and focusing on new endeavors, new research initiatives and new modes of ...
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After LeBron left: Where the Cavaliers stand in the wake of LeBron James’ departure

There is something anyone who lived in the Cleveland area can remember, including myself. Right across the street from the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, what once was known as “The Q,” there was a mural ...
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The origin of the Ohio-Michigan rivalry

The University of Michigan-Ohio State University football rivalry is often considered to be one of the biggest (and the most heated) rivalries in American football history. Since their first game in ...