Matthew Ahn, a Visiting Professor of Law at Cleveland State, launched an exploratory committee to consider a campaign for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor in 2024.  Ahn, who grew up in North Royalton and studied at Case Western Reserve University, looks to bring justice to his students at Tri-C, where he previously taught.  “I went to CWRU…

Almost 30 community organizations in Cleveland, including Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland Teachers Union, and The Mayor’s office, are encouraging reading to Cleveland residents to boost literacy levels in the city by launching Cleveland Reads Citywide Reading Challenge. The challenge has two goals: have the city collectively read a million books and/or read for one million…

Over winter break, Rhodes Tower and the Michael Schwartz Library flooded after pipes erupted in the building, flooding the first four floors. Clean-up and repairs caused by water damage are largely complete, according to the university.  The extent of the water damage to library collections is still being evaluated. The university told The Cauldron that…

John Adams, CSU alumnus and Cleveland baseball drummer, passed away on Jan. 30 at the age of 71. Adams, a disciple of his drum, filled so many memories for Clevelanders at Cleveland Municipal Stadium and The Jake (Progressive Field) when watching the Tribe. Adams first drummed alongside the Tribe in 1978. Over 50 seasons and…

Cleveland State University teamed up with Rust Belt Riders to divert its food waste from going to landfills. The company started in 2014 to provide Northeast Ohio with a clean and timely alternative to landfills. The university’s Viking Food Company has made it a priority to minimize food waste. They have done so in multiple ways: reducing…

Dr. Tachelle Banks, Presidential Faculty Fellow & Associate Provost for Academic Innovation and Professor at Cleveland State, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Transformation Alliance. Banks and seven others will work to transform Cleveland schools toward educational equity.  “I am honored to have been appointed to the Cleveland Transformation Alliance Board,”…

Before she ran for President of the Cleveland State Student Government Association or started applying to graduate schools to pursue her dream of becoming a speech pathologist, Nina Faisal didn’t believe she would ever be accepted into the United States. As a Palestinian refugee, her passport doesn’t carry much value, but Faisal’s dreams do, and…

The Cleveland Charge to pay Cleveland State University a flat fee of $1,500 per game that is held at the Wolstein Center, according to a public record request. The local basketball team will also pay reimbursable expenses to CSU that include cleaning, support personnel, additional requested items, and resources per the contract, estimated at $11,687…

Cleveland State University paid Sport Tours International (SPT) a total of $27,000 to play in the Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI) in the 2021 and 2022 seasons. The WBI is a postseason option for eight teams who do not qualify for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament. The 2021 Season In 2021, CSU women’s basketball…

Judge Clifton Newman, a 1976 graduate of CSU Law College, will speak at the College of Law’s Moot Court Room on Tuesday, March 28 at noon. The event is open-to-the-public at no cost. Judge Newman presided over the trial of convicted murderer and former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh. Murdaugh is part of a South…