A new football league begins
Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2019
Filed under Fall Sports, Football, Sports, Top Stories
The football void of February to August is normally a waiting game for pigskin lovers; while the NFL Draft and free agency are fun, they don’t carry the same joy of actually watching a game. A new professional football league is attempting to fill that hole with a product that will attract NFL f...
“Games of Thrones” in space
Henry Bendon, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Film and Television, Top Stories
On Friday, Feb. 8, all three seasons of “The Expanse” appeared on Amazon Prime. “The Expanse” is based on a book series by James S.A. Corey, the pen name for Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, who also write for the show. The books and show are set in a future in which a United Nations-governed Earth...
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry
Dave Lucas, Poet
February 15, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Film and Television, Top Stories
It’s happening again. Even as we speak, elsewhere—in a college dorm, maybe, or some recess of the internet—a word is changing. Just as “cool” evolved in African-American jazz circles of the 1930s and 40s, coming to refer to musical temperament instead of temperature, so this word—w...
Wrestling makes history at UAA Championships
Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2019
Filed under Sports, Top Stories, Winter Sports, Wrestling
The Case Western Reserve University wrestling team competed on Feb. 9 at home in the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships. En route to a second place finish, the Spartans beat No. 17 New York University, their first team victory ever against a ranked opponent, but fell to No. 24 University o...
Zhu: KonMari isn’t minimalism and for good reason
Caroline Zhu, Staff Columnist
February 15, 2019
Filed under Columns, Opinion, Top Stories
Following the release of her Netflix show, “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo,” Japanese organizing consultant and author Marie Kondo made a sudden return to pop culture. But the response to her show and her philosophy reflects a distinctly Western take on Eastern cultures and minimalism. While Kondo...
Reviewing designs of the new emoji
Ryan Yoo, Director of Design
February 15, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Tech, Top Stories
In its 12.0 update, the Unicode Consortium introduces 59 distinctive new emoji to mobile users around the world, such as the seeing-eye dog, the blood droplet and the pinching hand emoji. The Unicode Consortium, the non-profit organization that develops, maintains and promotes software that stand...
Playlist of the Week 2/15/19
Ryan Yoo, Director of Design
February 15, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Playlist of the Week, Top Stories
In celebration of Singles Awareness Day (Feb. 15), we bring you these songs about not being in love from halfway across the world. Enjoy these K-pop hits that will keep you warm in this cold, cold winter. What the Spring, by 10cm In the spring of 2016, the indie duo 10cm announced that they would be ...
Spring career fair features many new employers
Nathan Lesch, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2019
Filed under Events & Talks, News, Top Stories
This Monday students attended the Get Experienced Career Fair. Held annually in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center, this fair helps kick off the spring recruiting season. This year’s fair featured around 100 employers, a significant increase from the 80 employers that attended last...
Men’s basketball loses heartbreaker at Brandeis
Sanjay Annigeri, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Winter Sports
The Case Western Reserve University men’s basketball team played back-to-back road games last weekend, losing to New York University (NYU) 81-71 on Friday, Feb. 8, and losing a nail biter against Brandeis University in overtime 71-66 on Sunday, Feb. 10. Second-year guard Ignas Masiulionis and firs...
Second-year basketball player aims to follow in parents’ footsteps
Nicholas Kamlet, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Spartan Spotlight, Sports, Top Stories, Winter Sports
Michael Volkening is second-year student and guard on the Case Western Reserve University’s men’s basketball team. He has seen the court in 19 games this year, averaging 7.3 points and 2.1 assists per game. Outside basketball, Volkening has a strong passion for entrepreneurship; thus, he is curr...
