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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

TacocaT performs at last years Studio-A-Rama

Studio-A-Rama highlights local acts

Chrismaly Vidal, Staff Reporter September 11, 2015

Summer and music festivals go together like hot dogs and barbecues. This Saturday, give the season one last hurrah at Studio-A-Rama, the annual music festival hosted by WRUW 91.1 FM, Case Western Reserve...

“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” shines despite early stumbles

Julia Bianco, Director of Web & Multimedia September 11, 2015

Early promos for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” ranged from painfully bad to simply uncomfortable. The host, coming off of a nine-year stint playing the most egotistical guy on TV on Comedy Central’s...

Chipotle delivery will be coming to CWRU this fall via Tapingo.

Chipotle delivery coming to CWRU

Julia Bianco, Director of Web and Multimedia September 4, 2015

Tapingo is about to make your late-night cravings a whole lot easier, with delivery from Chipotle coming to CWRU and 40 other campuses this fall. Tapingo, the mobile service where CWRU students can...

Although different in many ways, both Zella Day and Seafair were able to give the audience exactly what they came for.

Zella Day, Seafair a powerful combination at Grog Shop

Anne Nickoloff, Director of Print September 4, 2015

Indie bands Zella Day and Seafair have relatively little in common with each other when it comes to style. The former is a band of hippies, and the latter is a band of punks. However, on Aug. 28 at...

UPBs Spot Night will only be occurring once a month this year in an effort to reduce over-programming.

What’s happening with Spot Night?

Tiffany Cheung, Staff Reporter September 4, 2015

Walking down the stairs to The Spot, you hear loud music playing, and the beat seems to bounce off the table to the chair to the steps. You are pumped up and excited. You can almost feel the vibrant energy...

Playlist of the Week: September 4, 2015

Teddy Eisenberg, Staff Reporter September 4, 2015

“S.O.B.”—Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you hear a song with a groove so infectious you just have to get out of your seat and dance. “S.O.B.” is one such...

Players Theater Group kicked off their semester of performances with The Alchemist.

Good alchemy on stage from the Players’ Theatre Group

Ellie Rambo, Copy Editor September 4, 2015

Omens follow an unnamed shepherd across Spain, through the Sahara desert and finally to the pyramids of Egypt, where she believes she will find treasure. In this stage adaption of Paulo Coelho’s “The...

Unlike the previous years, students did not vote on the headliner for UPBs fall concert.

Atlas Genius and Timeflies coming for this year’s Fall Concert

Tiffany Cheung, Staff Reporter September 4, 2015

Recently, the University Program Board (UPB) announced its Fall Concert performers after months of anticipation and questioning. The verdict: Timeflies and Atlas Genius. In previous years, UPB sent...

Crime is on the rise in this new, tense drama.

Netflix takes gritty look at the life of Pablo Escobar in “Narcos”

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter September 4, 2015

Since the dawn of its hit show “House of Cards,” Netflix has become a dominant figure in the golden era of television, joining the ranks of HBO, FX, BBC and AMC, to name a few. “Narcos” is the...

Beach Houses latest album, Depression Cherry, manages to tie all the bands previous sounds together in one work.

The “Cherry” on top

Charlie Topel, Contributing Reporter September 4, 2015

“There’s a place I want to take you,” coos Victoria Legrand, one half of dream pop duo Beach House, on the opener to their fifth studio album, "Depression Cherry." This track, “Levitation,” sets...

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