CWRUcio’s Yule Ball delivers a magical night
Chris Markham, Copy Editor
February 6, 2020
What fan of “Harry Potter” didn’t pray that they would receive their letter to attend Hogwarts in the mail when they turned 11 years old? Unfortunately, the chances are high that those letters never came. But, for $8, CWRUcio, Case Western Reserve University’s (CWRU) Quidditch club, offered ...
Samāsana brings Indian dance competition to Cleveland
Yvonne Pan, A&E Editor
February 6, 2020
On Saturday, Feb. 1, Samāsana debuted as Cleveland’s first national, intercollegiate Indian classical dance competition. Third-year student Sunayana Jampanaboyana and fourth-year student Janani Kanagasundaram, who are members of Case Western Reserve University Nritya, founded Samāsana. Kanagasundaram had su...
Playing bingo with Cleveland’s drag queens
Lydia Mandell, Contributing Reporter
February 6, 2020
“If you must drink and drive, drive someone else’s car,” Drag Queen Veranda L’Ni announced to a hall jam-packed with bingo players. Laughter filled the dimmed hall as the 18+ crowd sat at the edges of their seats, waiting to hear the number they needed to win prizes that justified the age minimum....
Brewnuts and Mitchell’s celebrate National Ice Cream For Breakfast Day
Henry Bendon, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2020
“On Facebook they said this line would be fun,” said a defeated donut-seeker, heading for the door after deciding the double wrapped line inside of Brewnuts, a West Side donut and beer establishment, was too long to handle. And, in his defense, it was a very long line. It took about 40 minutes to go from the fron...
“IGOR” wins best rap album, despite not being a rap album
Chris Heermann, Photo Editor
January 30, 2020
At the 62nd GRAMMY Awards, Tyler the Creator won his very first GRAMMY for “IGOR,” his latest studio album. This was shocking for many reasons. First of all, because of the incredible competition; YBN Cordae’s “The Lost Boy” was also nominated, as was the Dreamville collective album “Revenge of ...
“Marriage Story” poignantly highlights human fallibility
Shreyas Banerjee, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2020
This movie destroyed me. Closing the Netflix tab on my laptop as the credits rolled, I was left emotionally drained and exhausted. The only thoughts running through my head were those about the futility of love, the nature of heartbreak and how I would likely never watch the film again. Not b...
Algebra Teahouse feels like home
Matt Hooke, Executive Editor
January 30, 2020
Algebra Tea House feels like home. Behind the carved wooden door in Little Italy is a welcoming restaurant with the atmosphere of a friend's home art studio. Paintings line the wall, while homemade cabinets full of wholesale teas greet you on your right-hand side. Algebra is the child of Ayman Alkayali, a fo...
Film Society showing “Knives Out” Jan. 31
Chris Markham, Copy Editor
January 30, 2020
It's Friday, Jan. 31. You walk into Strosacker. Popcorn? Bought. Soda? Already half empty. Knives? Out. Tonight, Case Western Reserve University's Film Society is screening writer-director Rian Johnson's Oscar-nominated movie, "Knives Out." Nominated for Best Original Screenplay, Johnson's film i...
Chelsea Cutler’s debut album “How To Be Human” is what everyone needs to hear
Aimee Wiencek, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2020
On Jan. 17, Chelsea Cutler released her highly anticipated debut album “How To Be Human.” Cutler, only 22, has quickly been on the rise throughout the years. She began releasing original music in 2015 while she was a first-year soccer player at Amherst College. Her first few original songs, “Wa...
Great Lakes Science Center offers students a respite to rekindle their love of science
Nathan Lesch, Director of Print
January 30, 2020
Thwump. The muffled thud of the baseball hitting the backstop, a routine, almost constant noise on the Great Lakes Science Center’s (GLSC) top floor, was quickly swallowed up by the sounds of laughing, talking and learning about science. With innocent glee, adults and children alike lined up to have...
