In this file picture from Oct. 18, 2022, international students at Cleveland State University pose with Magnus, CSU's school mascot.

Commentary: Student rights and campus safety in the age of ICE

CSU students need clear information about their rights and safety as immigration enforcement in Ohio and nationwide raises concern, particularly for international and migrant students.
From left, Secretary Olivia Stein, President Audrey Menner, Vice President Henry Clay and Treasurer Jude Ouma stand together during the first meeting of Students for a Just Society on Feb. 26, 2026, in Berkman Hall, Room 319 at Cleveland State University. (Credit: Morgan Alten)

Students for a Just Society launches at CSU

The new student organization aims to build student-led organizing, foster political education, and connect Cleveland State students with regional activism efforts.
CSU Faculty Senate President Carol Olszewski, Ph.D., and Associate Vice President for Hospitality and Facility Services Nick Vande Velde outlined recent organizational changes, staffing expansions and ongoing infrastructure challenges, Feb. 18, 2026, at the Cleveland State Faculty Senate meeting.

CSU faculty discuss emeritus policy, Workday, facilities at Senate meeting

Faculty reviewed policy changes, major campus projects and the university’s transition to Workday at their Feb. 18 Senate meeting.
The ensemble is a fully student-run initiative within Cleveland State University’s School of Music.

Don't miss the the student-run CSU Chamber Collective

The concert March 6 in Drinko Recital Hall will showcase student initiative, creativity and collaboration across the School of Music
SAAC International

Building belonging: How one student athlete created a space for many

After navigating taxes, visas and internship barriers as an international student from Ireland, Ellie Mickibbin founded a dedicated support system to help future student-athletes adjust and succeed.
The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta sorority capture Black excellence at CSU, in the spirit of Black History Month, which honors the contributions, achievements, and central role of the Black community in American history.

Greek letters signify Black excellence at CSU

Sorority Zeta Phi Beta and fraternity Phi Beta Sigma are two organizations at Cleveland State which embody the achievements of Black students, highlighting the excellence that Black History Month honors every year.
CSU Ph.D. student Anshula Dhiman, left, samples sediments from Lake Erie as part of her investigation into algae.

CSU graduate student aims to improve Lake Erie's water quality

Anshula Dhiman is studying the causes of algae blooms. Her research explores how nutrients in lake sediments drive harmful summer blooms which impact water quality.
Stater Scoop

The Stater Scoop - Episode 2

Bella sin posing

Immigrant embraces the America that has embraced her

A beloved Cleveland entertainer shares how living undocumented impacted their survival, self-identity, and quest for belonging in America. “Queer nightlife gave me a place to be fully myself, loved and accepted,” Bella Sin said.
glue and girls

CSU grad builds a brand and career in music marketing

Alexis Figlar graduates from Cleveland State in 2023. Since then, she's turned internship connections, a self-made portfolio and a personal art business into a growing career in Cleveland’s music industry.
Parking meter at CSU

Paying the price: when street parking stops making cents

Cleveland’s sudden parking rate hike is turning a once-affordable alternative into yet another financial burden for CSU commuters.
Randall McCain (left, played by Nicholas Hassan) and Cecilia Donne (right, played by Katie Steim) sitting under the Louisiana sun and waiting for their train to arrive.

Student play “Journey West” debuts at playwright's festival

“Journey West,” a play written and directed by Cleveland State University students Michael Anderson and Dana Sumpter, debuted at the Convergence Continuum Playwright's Festival, Feb. 6-7 at the Liminis Theatre in Tremont.
Ellie Seiter holds her 1-meter diving championship award at the Horizon League Championship on Feb. 20, 2026.

Seiter wins 1-m springboard title at at Horizon League Championship

Sophomore Ellie Seiter captured Cleveland State’s only Horizon League title of the meet, winning the 1-meter diving event with a score of 294.35.

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