From: Justin Johnson Date: November 3, 2021 Subject: Clarke News: Tower Power
Happy Thankful Season!
The past week was filled with creative costumes, fun activities, and over 3,500 pounds of smashed pumpkins! We seem to be in another wave of academic stress, however. Be sure to take care of yourself, reach out to your friends, and seek support.
The weekly newsletter will outline important information, updates and events happening within our community and on campus. If you have any questions or concerns, reach out to us. We are here to help!
Clarke Love,
Tessa, Justin & the RAs!
Jack Bash Recap
Thank you for everyone who came and supported Clarke RHA's annual Jack Bash! We dropped over 250 pumpkins out of the 11th floor window. We hope you enjoyed the event and join us for future events.
Movember
Movember: Men's Health
But there resources apply to all!
Men die by suicide 3.5x more often than women. In 2016, 7 out of 10 suicides were white males.
Check in with your friends:
Use the ALEC method
Ask how they are feeling.
Listen and give them your full attention.
Encouragethem to focus on simple things that could improve how they feel.
Check in with them after your chat.
Get Involved
Clarke Game
10 teams compete for survival.
ARCD Justin will be coming to each floor weekly with a new game. Floors will compete with each other and at the end of each week, the floor with the lowest score is eliminated. Updates on who has been eliminated will be featured in the newsletter. The last floor standing will receive a prize. The games will begin next week. Good luck...
Justin will be around every Monday 7-8pm and/or Thursday 8-9pm
Any questions, reach out to Justin at jmj138@case.edu
The Annual Energy and Sustainability Contest has all residential and Greek housing competing to see who can reduce their building’s energy consumption the most from November 1st to November 15th! Points will also be awarded for signing the Sustainability Pledge and attending events over the next two weeks. All details can be found at: case.edu/sustainability/Energy-Contest.
Spikeball Club will be hosting a tournament, free and open to all CWRU students! The tournament starts at 1PM on November 7th at Freiberger Field. We will have music, food, and prizes for first place! Everyone is welcome regardless of skill level. Bring a partner or come by yourself. We're excited to see you there!
Fall Fest
November 7th 3-6pm
Come grab some free food, win prizes, craft, and much more! Stop by the Clarke RHA table to grab/ make a stress ball.
Mondays are for the Boys: Masculinity Mondays
Audience: CWRU Men-Identified Students
Masculinity Mondays is a new initiative presented by a group of fraternities on campus in which participants will discuss various topics and their relationship to masculinity.
The goal is to take a topic and build a discussion based on a piece of related media, giving participants the opportunity to connect personal experiences to shared values and evaluate what masculinity means to them in this new context. The most important part is to ask questions: “How can I apply these values to my daily life? What am I doing well and what can I do to improve?”
Students will meet Nov. 15 and Nov. 22. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with the discussion from 6 to 7 p.m. Dinner will be provided. Prior to each session, students can visit the Masculinity Mondays Instagram page (@masculinitymondayscwru) to find that week’s topic, link to a piece of media and a brief preview of the discussion. The Instagram page also will include a link to CampusGroups to register for the next session.
Take care of you!
Koru Mindfulness
November 8, 15 & 22
2:00-3:15pm
Koru Mindfulness is a four session course that will teach you a wide variety of mindfulness skills in a group learning environment. These skills will help you incorporate mindfulness into your daily life so that you can experience the benefits of less stress, better sleep and improved self-compassion. Please make sure that you can attend all four sessions, as registration is limited to fifteen participants. This course is open to all enrolled CWRU, CIA, CIM and KSU Podiatry students. Enrollment in this course will give you free lifetime access to the Koru Mindfulness app. Brought to you by the Office of Student Advancement and University Health and Counseling Services. All sessions will be held virtually (Zoom link will be sent after registration). All times are Eastern Standard. To register: https://student.korumindfulness.org/course-detail.html?course_id=5443
Rethinking Anxiety & Depression
Nov. 4, 11 & 18
2:00-3:00pm
Rethinking Anxiety and Depression is a fast-paced, 3 session workshop intended to help increase understanding of Anxiety and Depression. The goal is to provide you with some skills to recognize and manage symptoms you may be experiencing. Students should attend all three sessions. You will receive the zoom link after registration.
University Health & Counseling Services along with the Cuyahoga Board of Health will be offering FREE and confidential STI testing to all students. Undergraduate, graduate and professional students from CWRU, CIA and CIM are welcome to attend.
STI testing will take place in the TVUC second floor conference room (245) On a walk-in basis. No appointment necessary. https://cglink.me/2cS/r1130056
Masks must be worn inside the building whenever you are not actively eating or drinking. You should pull your mask down between sips of a drink and not remove it completely. While this seems minor, it prevents masks being removed for prolonged periods of time. There has been a spike in cases following fall break and Homecoming. The masking policy is in place to avoid further restrictions on events and gatherings.
If there are any questions, feel free to reach out to Tessa and/or Justin.
BiWeekly Testing - It's not our week!
Undergraduates in university housing must test every other week. These students will use rapid tests, which involve self-administered nasal swabs and yield results within 15 minutes. Testing for Clarke Tower residents is in Wade Commons.
For detailed information on weekly testing, click here.
These protocols are helping all of us to stay on campus and in person!
How many cases are on campus? Check out the COVID dashboard here!
Guest Policy
You must meet your guests at the entrance of Clarke. There have been a variety of students asking to be let into the building to visit. We encourage you to bring your friends into our building! However, you must accompany them at all times. Allowing individuals who are not Clarke residents into the building creates a large safety risk.
Weekly Shout Outs
Clarke 4
Many residents of Clarke 4 attended RA Sarah's painting program and created some museum worthy pieces. Alright Picasso, I see you!
Know of a fellow resident in our community who we should give a shout out to? Submit here!
Update: Are socks and flip flops okay?
No: 14 votes
Yes: 13 votes
This is not a statistically significant difference.
Check out our website!
Get information about upcoming events, see the contact information for our staff, check out all the available forms, and find previous newsletters. Click here!
Happy Birthday!
Melanie Uroda (Floor 9)
Lauren Hong (Floor 8)
If you see them around this week, be sure to wish them a Happy Birthweek!
