Case Western Reserve University

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The two departments on the city's East Side would patrol in Little Italy and Case would also expand into Glenville.

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Cleveland City Council's Safety Committee held the proposal after raising several concerns about non-municipal police departments in the city.

Kamm's Corner and Lakewood Heights Blvd. are the latest examples.

The ordinances would have allowed the two departments to patrol in the Little Italy neighborhood. Case Western police would have also expanded into a small part of the city just north of Wade Park Avenue.

For students going to college for the first time, being out on your own can be both intimidating and exciting. But after a senior year in high school that was completely rocked by the pandemic, freshmen are embracing the nerves and normalcy of being on campus. Aja Leatherwood’s dorm room at Case Western Reserve University is a tiny space, but the freshman keeps her things organized. There’s a lot of stuffed characters, or ‘plushies,’ on Leatherwood’s bed and around her room.

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