(think PETA) The police are here, and there is nothing wrong with them staying in EMPTY dorm rooms to help PROTECT our city and citizens. We have a sitting US president meeting with, and supporting, terrorist groups that ambush and murder police officers, block streets, riot and pillage neighborhoods. "In simplest terms, this decision means that every school and unit has been asked to minimize the number of people on campus, as well as the number of its campus buildings that are open,"  the notice said. The university is thus offering students alternative options with full reimbursement. In my view, it is not the leaders of the university who are at fault, rather the situation as a whole is unfortunate. the residents who live in close proximity) as higher priorities than whatever powerful political forces were working behind the scenes. Now get off our lawn while more important people come to town. This is the first piece about this situation that I think truly covers what needed to be said and uncovers what hadn’t been, but needed to be said. During President Snyder’s Q&A session, she explictly mentioned that these officers’ role is to halt sudden disturbances as a result of the RNC and could be called upon at any time (responding to a question of when we might see them more actively on campus). 60’s 70’s and 80’s? If you wonder why faculty, staff, or students might prefer anonymity, take a look at how President Snyder and Provost Baeslack handled the former law school dean. As communicated in advance, the CWRU Wiki service was eliminated December 31, 2012. Admittedly, students aren’t being forced out of their dorms. Moreover, what are we teaching our students when we displace them from their dorms? But they do so in spite of Case’s administration, not because of the administration. The author does not discuss his/her religious beliefs, yet you personally attack them. This is a _private_ institution! Case Western Suddenly Shuts Down To House Riot Police Anne Trubek 2016-07-13T15:54:14-04:00 July 13, 2016 | Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) prides itself on being the leading research university in Northeast Ohio. That does not guarantee that your students will have access to your coursework if they have altered accommodations. CLEVELAND, Ohio - Case Western Reserve University, under fire by students and faculty for housing police on campus during the Republican National Convention, has decided to hold no classes, summer camps or other activities on campus from July 18-21. ... And South Western High School reported a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, according to a … CWRU students are being told to give up their home for a week. Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Amimnoch (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum). ), makes me proud to be a part of the CWRU community. The housing on the other-hand is a mixed can of worms. Both Military and Police operated under a militia system at the time the Bill of Rights were written; the Third Amendment can reasonably be applied to housing police. Case Western Reserve University will essentially shut down during Republican National Convention Clevend.com ^ | July 12, 2016 | Karen Farkas Posted on 07/12/2016 8:43:18 AM PDT by EBH. I will leave it to the reader to wonder what it means when President Snyder claims that the faculty were fully informed, a claim that is demonstrably untrue, even as she apologizes for poor communication. This past week’s decisions, the truly laughable “communication,” and the burdens placed on everyone involved have been incredibly frustrating. Also, the writer deliberately lies to her readers when making the patently false statement that firearms will be stored in the dorms. That assertion makes no sense. Nearby hospitals, including the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals, are likewise preparing for the worst, keeping doctors on call and preparing for an extended emergency without access to outside aid and support. The financial details are shrouded in mystery, and what little information I could find suggests that the university donated the housing when the city came calling. The school closure is due in response to other liberal cry-babies whining that they won’t feel safe with police on campus. improves and enriches people’s lives through research…and education. We all need to chill and open ourselves to differing opinions. There is no “taking” or “seizure”… your claim would be laughed right out of court. NOT from the police staying on our campus, because, let’s be honest, they are not here to harm you – they are here to protect the protesters at the RNC. Thanks again for your note. Make no mistake, the 1700 officers and 200 national guardsmen/guardswomen who are on campus are the people who will be specifically responding to quell riots. To the CWRU teacher who wrote this wrote this: I am a recent CWRU graduate and a soon-to-be grad student. Can we actually presume that asking faculty to reboot one eighth of their entire class, during week seven of an eight week term and with less than one week of notice, will lead to a positive learning experience for our students? They’re just being completely overhauled and compromised. I don’t know if you realized this, but no student is being FORCED to move anywhere. If this were a good instructor, perhaps the point in all this she would send to her students is how they should all take notice in how the American electoral process works. Cleveland State University's campus will be open but classes will not be held on campus. The COVID-19 pandemic in Canada is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).The virus was confirmed to have reached Canada on January 27, 2020, after an individual who had returned to Toronto from Wuhan, Hubei, China, tested positive.As of December 12, 2020, there have been … As a student living on campus myself, I did not feel that the university was forcing me out of my dorm with their manner of communication. At President Snyder’s very lukewarm Q&A session (I attended the first one that happened at noon) she vaguely alluded to the money involved. The only difference is now it is official and public. We are a part of this community, and felt a civic obligation to respond when asked.” Apparently “civic obligation” means catering to the interests of the powerful at the expense of the exploited. So instead of being a bunch of babies (yes I went there) grow up, deal with it and move on. I’d imagine the period during which CWRU is housing police with weapons would represent the safest the campus could possibly be with the RNC going on. Although the announcement claims to be a last minute decision on behalf of student safety, it distracts from the reason why safety concerns are so dire. PS Unless of course CWRU can somehow pull the rabbit out of the hat and provide the already paid-for instruction. I understand next week will cause upheavals for all members of the CWRU community, but I think some sacrifices need to be made by all members of this City to do everything possible to make the RNC in Cleveland a success. To put this into perspective, CWRU enrolled a total of 4,996 full time undergraduate students during the 2015-16 academic year. Just a quick note you might also have wanted to point out the 4 week class session being interrupted by losing a 1/4 of its teaching time as well. In rereading this essay (written over two drafts in the middle of the night while I lay awake worrying about my students) I realize that I didn’t make the specifics of the housing situation as clear as I should. Ah, finally, the Voice of Reason. That’s why students and faculty are worried. The majority of rapes and other violent crimes against students are committed by other students. They pretend there is racism where it doesn’t exist, and pretend there is police brutality where it doesn’t exist. Do we want it broadcast all over the world that the city of Cleveland was ill prepared to host such an event? Many students rely on the university library, which is now closing, for crucial resources to complete their course work, and are essentially being asked to now complete that work without those resources. I fail to see the wisdom in rebranding our mistakes in order to imply otherwise. Even if it doesn’t, they can see what works well, what works poorly, where improvements can be made, what parts are needed and not. Had they made different decisions (such as genuinely listening to student and faculty concerns), CWRU could have been a place where cooler heads prevailed and where people could perhaps ESCAPE from the chaos of downtown. There is a precedent from the early ’60s for housing the National Guard at Case (before CWRU existed). PHYSIOLOGY & BIOPHYSICS Campus Location: Robbins Building, E527 2210 Circle Dr. Cleveland, Ohio 44106. They are not allowed to “stockpile” arms in the dorms. Located in Cleveland, Ohio. “While we spoke widely about the decision” to bring these officers to campus, she notes, including “spring meetings at each School, at Faculty Senate…we did not communicate directly with students.” Fair enough. Many of these kids have long-since missed the opportunity to graduate with their classes, but the university’s actions may well put off their commencements once more. I guess we all need to revisit the Quartering Act. This is untrue. If you choose to room elsewhere during the RNC, CWRU has made alternative places available for you. You must have very limited travel experience to make such a claim, “plain and simple”. If students paid for housing over the summer why should they have to vacate? There’s little that the administration does that makes me proud to have a degree from Case. We have unalienable rights (given to us by the Creator and not be able to taken away from us by man) to defend ourselves from both foreign and domestic emeries. What are universities for? I’m sure many of you are arguing “well, if the police weren’t on our campus we wouldn’t have this problem.” Are you sure about that? Case is NOT forcing students to move from their dorms; Case IS offering alternate housing for students who feel uncomfortable staying on campus during this time. Nor is there any indoctrination. – flohack Jan 20 '16 at 8:43 To put it bluntly, all summer I’ve been terrified that something awful could happen downtown next week. The primary issue I’m targeting with this essay is the way the CWRU administration has handled the RNC. Gatherings were banned, schools and daycares closed, and nearly every business deemed “non-essential” shut down in a bid to slow the virus. As a collective “global citizen”, we are failing to vote, and not for lack of desire, but due to oligarchic disenfranchisement. The size of the police force being quartered on campus is larger than one third of the entire undergraduate student body. The riot police? This is a police totalitarian state, plain and simple. Meanwhile, the annual hajj for Muslims is also in the balance. Because I am a college teacher, about the only thing I can contribute in response to all this frustration and fear is to do what I know to do, which is write, open a discussion, and hope that people will pause and reflect on just what it is we are doing. Whenever police officers wear riot gear to deal with massive protests in tense political situations, we generally use the term “riot police.” (But given your potent reaction, and the reaction of a few others — which truly does take me by surprise — I will be more cautious about using this terminology in the future.). Ahh so ya feel like your civil rights are invaded? I was at Case from 2005-2009. You are paying for a service are you not? It means disrupting the education of bright, energetic young minds in order to offer our supply of housing to help meet the city’s demand for a convenient base of operations. On 4 June, it was announced that the woman had recovered and the state was free of any active cases once again. They’re wonderful people, and I care about them. [/blocktext]I could complain, on behalf of my students, that this surprise closure is costing each of them $345 in wasted tuition money, per class. Did any of you ever once consider that this was done for your protection? Get breaking news coverage as events unfold. Police officers are civilians and are not part of the military. You cannot possibly encapsulate all contingencies, and it’s hubris to claim as such. I hope it opens us all up for discussions and empathy for others. Consider President Snyder’s excuse for why we are opening our doors and our dorms to 1,700 riot police. If this kind of foolishness had happened during WW2, people would have gotten their @sses beat, told to grow up and deal with it. Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) prides itself on being the leading research university in Northeast Ohio. But then what institution speaks the truth? America), then go home!”. Universities are however not-for-profit businesses. Right, the police. From whom? Are only white, Christian men allowed to open-carry without being shot by police? It gets worse. Using CWRU dorms to house outside law enforcement coming to Cleveland to help protect us and all visitors during the RNC was decided months ago. The requirement for additional police was actually mandated by federal agencies such as the Secret Service and DHS. Clearly, you are not someone who has ever taught a class or tried to instill in students the life of the mind and/or authentic civic engagement. That’s why protection against this was enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. We were given significant notice that our dorms would be used to house the out of town police coming in to help with matters that the convention would disrupt, such as security at the Q and traffic direction. What, the RNC was going to claim eminent domain and take the housing by force? I used to walk past them as a grad student on my way to the White building. I live in the United States, and this is a totally irresponsible comment. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact help@case.edu. It’s a national convention that will have a US presidential candidate in attendance, do you really think what is happening next week is being controlled by the mayor of Cleveland or the CWRU president? And the National Guard are here to protect the police! “Case Western Reserve—along with other area colleges and universities—agreed to house the officers at the city’s request. Oh please- you were called in to do damage control. Who would trust you, let alone read your rant thoughtfully when the childish bias is so overt? I want them to be safe and to receive the education they deserve. Classes at the Metropolitan Campus will be held off-site. Waaaaa your tuition? As for Case’s mission of “Promotion of an inclusive culture of global citizenship,” the commitment to “Nurture a community of exceptional scholars who are cooperative and collegial, functioning in an atmosphere distinguished by support, mentoring and inclusion,” and the core values of “Civility and the free exchange of ideas; Civic and international engagement; Appreciation for the distinct perspectives and talents of each individual,” another disservice is done by this closure, which obviously also violates the values of “Integrity and Transparency”, especially with respect to “Shared governance”. I don’t understand the big deal there are so many officers who already live around campus and no one made an uproar about that so what makes these officers any different? To your other point, the notices don’t ban all weapons; they ban the unauthorized carrying of weapons, which obviously has no effect on police. Our leaders should have had the foresight to understand potential dangers of the RNC and warned potential those students staying for the summer. As a former National Guardsman, I can attest your are not part of the US Armed Forces until specifically activated by the President. If my students learn nothing else from this failure of university leadership, I hope it will be this: that they will understand how their education exceeds the artificial boundaries of brick and mortar buildings, of tuition payments, of majors, minors, and gen ed requirements, and of their own abstracted desire to capitalize on their investment in the form of a lucrative career. Raising these memories is not in any way contrary to supporting police and other security officers. However, that being said, there have been numerous threats towards the RNC that they will “riot” not simply just protest. 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