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Spend a day with CWRU’s best writers

Jessica Yang, Staff Reporter May 24, 2014

Writers in the Cleveland area can convene and learn from the area’s most renowned authors and poets on May 31st during the Breaking Genres Writer’s Conference event on Mather Quad hosted by Case Western...

How to turn a frat-ridden street into hippy central for a weekend

Katy Witkowski, Staff Reporter May 22, 2014

The crooked, grimy red bricks on Hessler Rd. lead all who wander down its path to lead-paint porches and duplexes that have wasted away into shells of the grandiose homes they once were. It’s the perfect...

Rapper Danny Brown performs at his explosive Spot Night show.

CWRU crowds flock to biggest Spot Night of the year

Charlie Topel, Staff Reporter April 25, 2014

Last week, The Spot saw a night of rap, with three artists who each brought their own style to the stage. This Spot Night was actually the second scheduled appearance for the headliner, Danny Brown,...

The oldest standing building in University Circle has been vacant for years. On April 12, sound will consume the Cozad-Bates House on Mayfield Rd. as an audio exhibition at MOCA.

Past Meets Present: Contemporary Art Event Takes Place in Pre-Civil War Mansion

Maria Fazal, Staff Reporter April 11, 2014

Sitting patiently on the intersection of East 115 St. and Mayfield Rd. is a 161-year-old testament to history, equality and freedom. The Cozad-Bates House is University Circle’s oldest and only pre-Civil...

Presenter at MakerFaire 2013 demonstrates a chemical reaction. The annual event is free and open to the public.

Maker Faire brings innovation and technology to the public

Jessica Yang, Staff Reporter March 28, 2014

After the success of the first Cleveland Mini Maker Faire last year, the Cleveland Public Library and Ingenuity Cleveland decided to host the same event this year at the Cleveland Public Library at 325...

Poetry in the Museum: A contest for poets

Maria Fazal, Staff Reporter March 28, 2014

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is cosponsoring this year’s “Poetry in the Museum” contest with Case Western Reserve University’s Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities. Accordingly, this...

Short. Sweet. Film Fest enlivens winter doldrums

Laura Hurst, Contributing Reporter February 21, 2014

“Good food, good films, good beer.” A simple but inviting slogan, this weekend’s Short. Sweet. Film Fest promises to deliver two full days of spirited arts and culture. Mike Suglio, Case Western...

Nighttown: Cleveland’s own temple to jazz

Patrick Clarke, Contributing Reporter February 21, 2014

It’s the weekend. Or a weekday. You’re bored. Or you’re tired. Whatever entertainment Case Western Reserve University has to offer, it isn’t working. So you try to amuse yourself with a bit of...

Brite Winter Festival lights up Cleveland

Anne Nickoloff, Staff Reporter February 14, 2014

One of Cleveland’s biggest music festivals takes place tomorrow, and it takes place...outside. Okay, so maybe February in Cleveland isn’t the time of year that people want to go stand in the wind...

Do you want to have a Snowball?

Allison Duchin, Staff Reporter February 7, 2014

Just when you thought that Case Western Reserve University had gotten all the snow it possibly could hold, think again—Snowball is rolling up within the next few weeks. The 13th annual dance set for...

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