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A five-panel mosaic and ceramic mural depicting Ethiopian history was reveled along with the Cultural Garden.

Ethiopian Cultural Garden phase one dedication and unveiling

Sunayana Jampanaboyana, Staff Reporter August 30, 2019

Without immigrants, there would be no Cleveland. Since the 1870s, a diverse influx of immigrants flowed into Cleveland from over 25 different nations. This inflow significantly defined and catalyzed much...

CIA Spring Show

CIA Spring Show

Ryan Yoo, Director of Design April 26, 2019

On April 23, the Cleveland Institute of Art opened its doors to the public for the Spring Design Show. The showcase featured student work across all 15 majors offered at CIA, from graphic design to...

Fourth-year student Matt Thompson (Orlando) is onstage with fellow actress Nailah Matthews (Rosalind) in his last CWRU production.

A tale of two talents

Julia Knight, Staff Reporter April 26, 2019

Graduating fourth-year student Matt Thompson not only excels in pre-medicine, but he also shines on the theater stage. Thompson is a double-major in biochemistry and theater. He has been involved in performing...

Chappelle Letman works on a new sculpture titled Trinity.

Chasing a line through mediums

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor April 26, 2019

Chappelle Letman’s dust-covered hands glide over his latest sculpture, his fingers touching every crack and crevice. After feeling the appropriate spot, the 68-year-old grabs his hammer and chisel and...

Giggles galore

Claudia Jazowski, Staff Reporter April 19, 2019

There are giggles galore on Saturday nights at the Eldred Theater Blackbox with Case Western Reserve University’s own improv comedy troupe, IMPROVment. With only two performances left, this comedy show...

IMPROVment members at Lake Effect Comedy Festival

IMPROVment hosts annual improv festival

Yvonne Pan, A&E Editor April 5, 2019

This past weekend, IMPROVment hosted their eighth annual Lake Effect Improv Festival in the Tink Ballroom on Saturday, March 30. The festival’s name is inspired by our university’s proximity to...

From left to right, second-year students Nathan Waniorek and Ashlen Trapalis and fourth-year student Alex Gordon recite lines from Shakespeares comedies. Upper: During a scene in the production, a ghost visits two characters, portrayed by second-year student Ashlen Trapalis and fourth-year student Alex Gordon.

Balancing between silliness, seriousness

Eddie Kerekes, Executive Editor March 1, 2019

As a high school student, perhaps the two worst words to hear from an English teacher are “William Shakespeare.” The name itself strikes dread and fear into the hearts of teenagers, leading to groans...

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“Rent Live” showed potential despite production disaster

Michael Wu, Staff Reporter February 1, 2019

Believe it or not, there was a time when “Rent” was radical. The musical, about a group of young New Yorkers fighting off gentrification in the shadow of the AIDS crisis, premiered off-Broadway, less...

MaDaCol creates memorable experience for audience, dancers alike

MaDaCol creates memorable experience for audience, dancers alike

Kyle Smith, Staff Reporter December 7, 2018

Dance productions are not for everyone. The Mather Dance Collective (MaDaCol) wants to change that. MaDaCol is one of Case Western Reserve University's oldest student-run organizations, founded in...

One-Act Festival provides bite-sized entertainment for CWRU

Yvonne Pan, Staff Reporter December 7, 2018

Do you have the attention span of a squirrel? Do you often find yourself losing interest in plays only minutes in? Players’ Theatre Group (PTG) provided a solution to both problems through their hour...

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