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Fiji Howl Fest raised $1,500 for pancreatic cancer with its musical appeal.

Fiji Howl Fest unites community through music and good cause

Lewis Nelken, Staff Reporter November 1, 2019

There was one important person missing from this year’s annual Howl Fest at Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity. Still, Hugh Marshall’s impact loomed large.  The rave-goers, eager to get into the...

Zeta Beta Terror: The Freak Show

Aimee Wiencek, Staff Reporter November 1, 2019

Nothing says October like spooky season and this Halloween, be prepared to feel a true scare. For many of us this fall, we have been so bogged down by homework, midterms and the stress of school and trying...

Uptown and Case Western Reserve University bring Halloween fun to University Circle with “Bash”

Uptown and Case Western Reserve University bring Halloween fun to University Circle with “Bash”

Shreyas Banerjee, Staff Reporter November 1, 2019

Behind the backdrop of Judy’s Hand Pavilion, the Uptown "Upside Down" Halloween Bash truly was a graveyard smash. It's around Halloween, and that means pumpkins, candy, costumes, and scary movies. In...

Who is Toby?

Henry Bendon, Staff Reporter October 25, 2019

It’s no surprise that there are a number of named spaces around campus—naming expensive projects after donors helps the University Circle community accomplish projects like the Tinkham Veale University...

Mike Watt and The Missingmen mix punk up and comers with elders at Grog Shop

Yvonne Pan, A&E Editor October 17, 2019

Twenty-two-year-old Nick Aguilar played the drums at Grog Shop on Sunday, Oct. 6, sandwiched between 61-year-old bassist Mike Watt and guitarist Tom Watson.  “I think about thirteen people asked...

Eldred Theater spooks with gory “Bethany”

Fernando Rivera, Staff Reporter October 11, 2019

Last Friday, Oct. 4, Eldred Theatre opened a show that was both familiar and foreign. Much of this amounts to new theater department faculty member and director Kevin Inouye. He started teaching movement...

CWRU students gather at uISAs garba last Saturday.

uISA’s “Garba” brings Indian holiday spirit to CWRU

Shreyas Banerjee, Staff Reporter October 11, 2019

While most Americans will celebrate the holiday season later this winter, for Indians around the world, ‘tis the season. While most people are only familiar with Diwali—which is happening in the next...

Mitchell’s 20th birthday brings lines full of happy customers

Henry Bendon, Staff Reporter October 11, 2019

Mitchell’s Homemade Ice Cream loves its birthday. The company opened its first store 20 years ago last Sunday, Oct. 6, and for the last couple of years it’s been rolling out both a birthday cake ice...

The top Northeast Ohio band you’ve probably never heard of

Yugan Sakthi, Staff Reporter October 11, 2019

There is an anticipatory sort of joy that accompanies watching a band perform you have never heard of. In the charged milliseconds before they play their first chord, you are almost totally ignorant of...

Cleveland-based book award recognizes four authors for their work

Caroline Kuntzman, Staff Reporter October 4, 2019

On Sept. 26, members of the Cleveland community attended the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards at the KeyBank State Theatre in Playhouse Square. The award was created in 1935 by poet and philanthropist Edith...

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