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Image courtesy of first-year student Ethan Deemer in his recreation of the Village at 115th House 5

The joys of “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” in a time of quarantine

Shreyas Banerjee, Staff Reporter April 16, 2020

I won’t say I handled the shift to remote learning particularly well, at first. Like many, I was mad that the rest of the semester was taken away, and, as the pandemic worsened and social distancing...

Despite blacklash, “Sonic” is a decent movie.

“Sonic the Hedgehog” is just fine, but that’s enough

Shreyas Banerjee, Staff Reporter February 21, 2020

The thing about “Sonic the Hedgehog” is that it is entirely aware of what type of movie it is.  Movies based on video games are notoriously hard to pull off, with almost every one ending in disaster,...

Playing bingo with Cleveland’s drag queens

Playing bingo with Cleveland’s drag queens

Lydia Mandell, Contributing Reporter February 6, 2020

“If you must drink and drive, drive someone else’s car,” Drag Queen Veranda L’Ni announced to a hall jam-packed with bingo players. Laughter filled the dimmed hall as the 18+ crowd sat at the edges...

How “Call Her Daddy” is empowering women

Aura Rossy, Accounts Manager November 30, 2018

When you first tune in to the Barstool Sports’ “Call Her Daddy” podcast, your mind may overflow with judgements and misconceptions. The voices of the two women that fill your ears are high-pitched...

Socks, NERF blasters and tag... oh my!

Socks, NERF blasters and tag… oh my!

Max McPheeters, Copy Editor October 12, 2018

Have you noticed a bunch of students running around with NERF blasters in green bandanas for the past week and a half? You’re not imagining things. These students have been playing Humans vs. Zombies...

The final episode of Lara Croft’s journey

Tracy Wang, Staff Reporter September 28, 2018

The charming archeologist, scholar, adventurer and warrior Lara Croft is back. “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” is the third and final game in the reboot trilogy that follows the origin story of Lara Croft. In...

Video game builds tension, friendships

Paul Palumbo, Staff Reporter April 20, 2018

“A Way Out” is a strange game which stands totally without peer, for better and for worse. It’s a third-person adventure game which, at first glance, is very simple—you do not do much aside from...

Come for the gameplay, leave for the story

Paul Palumbo, Staff Reporter April 13, 2018

“Far Cry 5” is an open-world, first-person shooter game that will have you sneaking and firing through fictional Hope County, Montana in attempt to wrestle control away from The Project at Eden’s...

Students celebrate Holi at CWRU

Smruthi Maganti, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 13, 2018

Once again, early April at Case Western Reserve University saw students and community members of all ages and cultures gathering in Freiberger Field to celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of color. Holi...

“Celeste” is a satisfying challenge

Paul Palumbo, Staff Reporter March 30, 2018

Climbing a mountain should be as good for the soul as it is for the calves. “Celeste” is a 2-D platformer where quick thinking and even quicker reflexes will help the main character, Madeline, climb...

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