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UCCtoberfest pays tribute to German culture

Yvonne Pan, A&E Editor November 15, 2019

Oktoberfest, an annual beer festival held in Munich, Germany, is the largest festival celebrating beer in the world. The 16- to 18-day festival brings more than six million people to Munich for parades,...

CWRU Nritya Performing at the Performance Showcase

CWRU Performance Showcase dazzles prospective students

Emily Young, Development Editor November 15, 2019

For hopeful students dreaming of going to Case Western Reserve University, there is no greater experience than the Diversity Overnight program. A chance to meet real students and live life as a college...

To some students, uISA’s Diwali Dinner sold out in more ways than one.

Review: uISA’s Diwali Dinner is a monument to one-dimensional ethnic campus events

Shreyas Banerjee, Staff Reporter November 15, 2019

Before arriving at the Thwing ballroom for the undergraduate Indian Student Association (uISA)’s “Diwali Dinner,” I had high expectations. With uISA being one of the largest cultural clubs, and clubs...

A Talk with Ryan Hamilton before Saturday Show

Yugan Sakthi, Staff Reporter November 15, 2019

This Saturday, Nov. 16, comedian Ryan Hamilton will be performing an original one-hour set at the Ohio Theater. Fresh off of the release of his first ever Netflix special “Happy Face,” which Decider...

Aurora Thunder at Dragoween, hosted by the Beachland Ballroom.

Queer aesthetics in “costumes,” Cleveland LGBTQ+ performers and safe spaces

Adam Benjamin, Staff Reporter November 8, 2019

In a season where LGBTQ+ youths are inundated with images of dominant groups donning queer aesthetics as costumes, the visibility of the drag community is ever more essential and magnitudinous.  Local...

She Loves Me offers an endearing story about how people can be different than what you expect them to be.

“She Loves Me” gives a charming take on relationships and first impressions

Chris Markham, Copy Editor November 8, 2019

I consider myself to be a Footlighters regular. I’ve now seen four of the five shows Footlighters has put on in my time here at Case Western Reserve University. I didn’t get to see their production...

KYLE, best known for his hit iSpy, caused the crowd at Veale to erupt with energy.

KYLE ranks CWRU second most turnt campus at UPB’s Fall Concert

Yvonne Pan, A&E Editor November 8, 2019

Fresh from releasing the deluxe version of his debut album “Light of Mine” earlier this year, rapper KYLE (born Kyle Harvey) performed at University Program Board (UPB)’s Fall Concert on Nov. 2. DJ...

Zeta Beta Tau and Theta Chi’s Freak Show capped off the Halloween season

Aimee Wiencek, Staff Reporter November 8, 2019

As the end of spooky season quickly came and went, Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) and Theta Chi offered a final Halloween goodbye for the students of Case Western Reserve University. For the fifth year in a row,...

Costumes and comedy at IMPROVment’s Halloween Spooktacular

Yvonne Pan, A&E Editor November 1, 2019

Pennywise, Ms. Frizzle and Guy Fieri stand in a line, eyeing each other up. “Letty, I think you’ve got it!” second-year student Camille Witt said. Fifth-year student Leticia “Letty” Dornfeld...

Candy corn is garbage, and other Halloween candy facts

Henry Bendon, Staff Reporter November 1, 2019

Halloween. It’s got everything—costumes, parties, drinking and candy. So much candy. According to Statista, Americans spent 491 million dollars on candy in 2016.  One of the most difficult parts...

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