This summer, a housing consulting group advised the installment of additional campus lighting.
The need for more lighting has been identified repeatedly by students. While walking to and from various campus activities and locations at night, students felt unsafe with the level of darkness they had to walk through. Some of the lights that are…
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New lights brighten the future of campus safety
Phishing messages scamming JCU community
Over the past several weeks JCU students have been receiving warning messages about scam emails called phishing messages.
This is a problem because phishing emails are spam mail disguised as being from reliable sources that hijack accounts of those who open the message.
Though ITS at JCU catches some of these phishing messages, the University…
Candidates participate in forum at JCU
On Tuesday evening, University Heights City Council candidates participated in a forum in the Jardine Room. The forum consisted of a question and answer segment and allowed for opening and closing statements from each of the candidates.
The City of University Heights and John Carroll haven’t had the most amenable relationship history. The candidates’ participation…
Long lines trigger short tempers
Lately there have been many complaints from JCU students regarding the long lines in the Inn Between and the long wait for food orders. The Inn Between serves a variety of fresh and ready-made food and drinks after the dining hall closes.
The University needs to improve the situation in order to better accommodate students.…
Empty positions in JCU student government
JCU student government lost five Senators and two executive members due to schedule conflicts, other extra-curricular opportunities and the fact that certain members felt an uncertainty as to the Student Union’s purpose at the University.
It is important for students to hold academics to a high regard and fulfill credits for majors and minors, so…
Cable conundrums
Beginning this semester, there was a campus-wide switch to digital television. Though the number of channels and their quality has increased, there have been a fair share of problems with the new system.
The University’s cable TV equipment manufacturer, R.L. Drake, upgraded their equipment over the summer to be able to access new standards.
The…
Deal breaker
Nine years ago, John Carroll began their relationship with the Student Savings Club. During its meeting on Tuesday, Student Union Senate informally decided to discontinue this program.
The Savings Club gave students opportunities to save money at local and national businesses. The University paid $1,500 per year to participate in this program.
The typical, full-time…
McDonald’s construction has commenced
Construction for a new McDonald’s in University Heights commenced on Sept. 14 on the corner of Warrensville Center and Lansdale roads.
We think the new McDonald’s will be good for JCU as well as University Heights.
The new fast food location will provide JCU students with another option for a quick meal.
It will bring…
Fob experiment in Millor Hall
The Office of Residence Life is conducting an experiment in which a traditional residential floor is accessed only by fob.
The first floor of Millor Hall was previously made for fob access, so JCU didn’t have to spend money for fob equipment for this experiment.
This is a good idea because having floors that are…
Possible extension of hours in Shula Stadium
A planning subcommittee of University Heights has come to a compromise with JCU that the hours of operation of JCU’s Shula Stadium be extended from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. after JCU proposed that the stadium time be extended to 11 p.m.
The longer stadium hours would benefit JCU athletic teams and other functions that…
The Bohannon Center renovation project
The demolition of the Bohannon Center and the renovation project taking its place began this summer.
The benefits of the finished project will outweigh the temporary inconveniences it currently poses for the JCU community.
When the renovation project has been completed, there will be more parking spaces available. This will ease the congestion caused by…
Too many events in the same day
On April 30th, Murphy Formal, Relay for Life and Cultivating Community Day were all scheduled to take place.
We feel that having multiple events occur on the same day is not beneficial for the student body and the rest of the JCU community.
Having many events scheduled on campus gives students many opportunities to participate…
Kulas Auditorium in need of renovation
For years, John Carroll University talked about renovating and upgrating Kulas Auditorium, a one-time gymnasium that was put into temporary use as an auditorium. Now comes word that the roof is damaged and needs repair.
We think this is time to proceed with a new renovation. Renovating Kulas Auditorium has been put off for too…
Dining services extend hours
Starting April 26, Java City, in the ground floor of the library will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The available food will be standard sandwiches, salads, fruit cups and parfaits along with coffee drinks and smoothies.
Beginning next semester, the Schott Dining Hall will be open at 9 a.m. for a continental…
JCU RecPlex changes hours
On April 4, the John Carroll University RecPlex changed the hours of operation. Sunday through Thursday, the RecPlex will close at midnight, instead of 1 a.m., the previous time. Friday and Saturday nights, the facility will close at 9 p.m. rather than 11 p.m.
This change is beneficial because it accomodates students more appropriately, and…
Spring Concert free to students
John Carroll University’s annual Spring Concert, which featured Neon Trees along with opening act Minus the Bear, was free to all JCU students with a valid University identification card.
The concert was able to be free because it was within SUPB’s budget to do so. All those who purchased tickets were able to exchange their…
JCU moves newspaper racks
Recently, the Office of Residence Life removed the newspaper racks holding The New York Times, USA Today and The Plain Dealer from some residence halls, and put some in new locations.
The main problem with the newspaper racks in some of the residence halls was securing the racks inside the buildings but outside of the…
Relay for Life rallies for faculty participation
The annual Relay for Life raises a large amount of money for cancer research. Since John Carroll University began participating in the event, more than $200,000 have been raised. However, 96 percent of this has been raised by students, with little help from faculty participation.
During the past four years in which Relay for Life…
JCU settles controversy with city
The city of University Heights and John Carroll University have come to a resolution concerning the use of a University-owned house on Carroll Boulevard for office space.
The controversy over the Carroll Boulevard property began last fall when JCU sought a special use permit from the City in order to change it from a two-family…
Flood damage causes further problems
The storm that brought a snow day to John Carroll University brought flooding to the basement in Hamlin Hall.
This type of situation should be handled better in the future.The University should be proactive in working to prevent future weather-related problems.
“Historically, we’ve waited until we’ve had problems” said Bernard Beyer, JCU’s director of physical…
Student Union appoints ‘senators for life’
On March 1, Student Union passed a bill granting John Carroll University alumni senators senator for life status. Any previous senator who served on Student Union or on the executive board for a minimum of two years during their time as a JCU student qualifies.
The senator for life status is a positive addition to…
Recyclemania at JCU
John Carroll University has joined Recyclemania, a national competition to promote recyling on campus.
Recyclemania is a competition between participating colleges and universities in which these schools report their recycling data and are ranked accordingly.
Recyclemania is beneficial because it will push the JCU community to get involved in the competition in order to achieve…
JCU hosts ‘Boxed Out’ event
On Feb. 25, John Carroll University’s Labre Project is hosting an event called “Boxed Out” in which volunteers from the JCU community will sleep outside on the main Quad in cardboard boxes in order to better understand the experiences of homeless people in Cleveland.
This event is beneficial for the JCU community because it allows…
JCU priest organizes marathon
The Rev. H. Paul Kim is organizing a group of John Carroll University affiliates to run in the Cleveland Marathon on May 15, 2011. All of the proceeds will go toward two different charities.
Kim began a campus organization called the Living Person program, with a goal of promoting and partaking in the Cleveland Marathon.…
New online housing procedure
Each year, students eagerly anticipate registering for and choosing their residence hall and roommates for the next year. For the upcoming academic year, students now have a new way of applying for housing.
In the past, students applying for housing in Bernet Hall or the duplexes had to submit a paper application. All applications are…
