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JCU Students Get Real Talk on Sex Signals

Students learn about healthy relationships in interactive performance

by Alexandra Higl Alexandra Higl is a college student studying journalism. This story appears through PatchU, a Patch program whose mission is to create opportunities for students to garner hands-on news experience. Students, faculty, staff and administrators packed John Carroll University’s Kulas Auditorium on Feb. 21 to watch two actors from Catharsis Productions– an acting company based out of Chicago. Although humor and improvisation comprised the performance, the show wasn’t meant for entertainment purposes alone. “Sex Signals,” an educational show, examines controversial issues such as stereotypic gender roles, double standards, social pressures, sexual assault, dating violence and rape – in a way to engage, inform and entertain. In…

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Pro Football Player Talks Faith at John Carroll University

Students hear John Greco's tips for keeping the faith on and off the field

by Courtney Radtkin Courtney Radtkin is a college student from Willoughby Hills studying journalism. This story appears through PatchU, a Patch program whose mission is to create opportunities for students to garner hands-on news experience. Last week the John Carroll University student atrium was filled with music, energized students and a very special guest who all shared one common trait: a drive to be a better person. Students gathered for the “Dare You To Move” event put on by an on-campus group called The Living Person Friday, Feb. 15. Special guest John Greco, number 77 on Cleveland's pro football team, shared how he lives his life for God. Jurell Sison, Resident Minister at John Carroll University, recently created the new group on…

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Comedy Troupe Presents Sketch Show Tonight at John Carroll

Shaker resident Andrew Craze discusses his group's first show in four years, "Is Speed Dating an Olympic Sport?"

The Public Squares comedy troupe returns after four years away from the stage with the mission to bring sketch comedy back to Northeast Ohio. The journey begins at 8 p.m. tonight with “Is Speed Dating an Olympic Sport?” The show takes place at the Green Road Annex, 2200 S. Green Road, on the campus of John Carroll University. The group will give another performance on Saturday at the same time. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for both shows. "It's a series of sketches in the show that are based on speed-dating, but it's not exclusively about that," said Andrew Craze, a Shaker resident who has performed with the troupe, but now handles lights and sound for the Public Squares. "We tend to focus on sketches that are about relationships between people…

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