Observer Halloween Story Contest
Anna Giubileo & Ian Pallares, 2nd Year Students
November 1, 2019
Ian Pallares - 2nd Year - 1st Place Out in the countryside, my uncle told me that you don’t go checking out any strange noises in your fields after dark. And if you decide to do it anyways and get got, nobody’s gonna ask many questions. Two days before I left for Case Western Reserve Univers...
It Happened on Campus: The Observer’s Scary Nonfiction Contest
Won Hee Kim, Director of Print
October 11, 2019
It’s 2 a.m. in the morning, and you’re walking to your dorm room from a wild party on Hessler Road. You first notice the sound—like an old piece of paper crinkled behind your ear. You turn around. Nothing. Then, suddenly, it appears. The guidelines for The Observer’s short story contest. The ...
Are we living in the golden era of comic book adaptations?
Henry Bendon, Staff Reporter
March 29, 2019
While recent changes to the Disney-Netflix relationship have caused the cancellation of shows “Jessica Jones” and “Luke Cage,” the imminent arrival of a Disney-owned streaming service promises a replacement lineup in the near future. Meanwhile, films like “Captain Marvel” are doing exceedingly...
Taiwanese game “Devotion” removed from Steam
David Chang, Staff Reporter
March 22, 2019
In the horror game “Devotion,” a father character kills his daughter in a bath of snakes, but it was Winnie the Pooh that ultimately caused the game to be taken off Steam. “Devotion” walks the player through a first-person perspective of a delusional screenwriter who develops cult-like belief...
“Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” and the power of stress projection
Lars Torres, Staff Reporter
March 22, 2019
Out today is a video game meant not just for fun but for illuminating self-achievement. A video game that aims for you to tear your hair out but revel in your eventual successes against an imposing and deadly force. A video game that both de-stresses you from your academics, social interactions and more, w...
