All that jazz
Tobili Hatcher, Staff Reporter
April 7, 2020
It’s hard to imagine what life was like before COVID-19 filled our thoughts every second of everyday. With cases increasing exponentially, shelter-in-place orders going into effect and in-person instruction at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) transitioning to “distance learning” at Zoom University,...
McGinnis: Catching fear
Emerson McGinnis, Staff Columnist
March 29, 2020
At the beginning of 2020, I saw so many memes about a plague happening this year to mirror the various pandemics that occurred in the 20’s of past centuries. I laughed at them and continued scrolling. When COVID-19 first appeared in China, I brushed it off and left for my study abroad program in Madr...
Cleveland hospitals develop new COVID-19–testing procedures amid limited resources
Collin Wong, Web Editor
March 22, 2020
Just one day after the World Health Organization's urgent declaration of a global pandemic, Dr. Amy Acton, Director of the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), estimated that over 100,000 Ohioans were carrying the virus; however, the official number of cases in the state is only 169, as of March 20. If Ac...
Cavaliers make changes as team continues to rebuild
Ishan Kulkarni, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2020
The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a rough season. As they continue to rebuild the team and try to return to the formidable opponents they once were, the Cavs currently stand at the bottom of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference, and dead last in the conference as a whole, with a 17-41 record...
The Presidential Search Advisory Committee wants community input
Veronica Madell, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2020
Before interviewing any candidates or even posting a job description, Case Western Reserve University is asking its staff, students and administrators for their vision of the future of CWRU and the qualities they want in a new president. An advisory committee of 23 members, ranging from students to staff ...
Bon Appétit breaks CWRU’s heart
Matt Hooke, Winston Delk, and Henry Bendon
February 21, 2020
On Friday night at 2 a.m., The DEN by Denny's at Case Western Reserve University is a madhouse. A swarm of drunk students from a first-year party, mixed with students who spent the night at the Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) cramming until the wee hours of the morning descend on the chrome and neon late-nig...
African American Art alumni exhibit explores the past and present
Matt Hooke, Executive Editor
February 21, 2020
When entering the African American Alumni Art Exhibition at the Case Western Reserve University Art Studio Gallery, you see West African traditional fabrics and masks, then modern quilts and photographs of LeBron James. It tells the story of West African culture, what they went through and what thei...
“To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You” was highly anticipated, and it delivered
Aimee Wiencek, Staff Reporter
February 21, 2020
On Feb. 12, Netflix released its highly anticipated movie “To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You,” the sequel of the hit movie “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” The movie series is based off of the best-selling book series of the same name by Jenny Han, which was first released in 2014 and ...
The 92nd Academy Awards: Where do the Oscars go from here?
Shreyas Banerjee, Staff Reporter
February 13, 2020
Although 2019 was a strong year for movies, the 92nd Academy Awards was one of the most confusing and disjointed ceremonies in a long time, despite monumental historic achievements. I’ve been watching the Academy Awards telecast every year for as long as I can remember. There was always something m...
Tales of long-distance relationships
Deeksha Gollamudi, Social Media Editor
February 13, 2020
Dakota Guardado-RenaudBeing in a long-distance relationship (LDR) is tough, and no one knows that better than college students separated by thousands of miles and dozens of states. The prospect of going about your day, not being able to hold the hand of your significant other while walking to class or...
