This Week's Front Page
It's been quite a year, to say the least. Finals will soon be over, everyone will go back home for another three months, and before you know it, we will all be closer to the end of our college days. For seniors, this is the closing of a certain chapter in life, but also the beginning of something exciting.
Boys and girls, it's that special time of year: finals. It's the time of year that gives you the warm fuzzies along with a few ill-timed panic attacks. It's a meaningful time to reflect on what we've all learned over the past semester and put it all together, in some misguided hope that we'll actually use what we've spent all this time learning.
Leslie Simon, editor of Alternative Press magazine, decided to take on the difficult task of making an all-encompassing account of what led to the creation, evolution, and empowerment of music subculture supergroups.
Constantine Petridis, curator of African art at the Cleveland Museum of Art, has a charming sense of humor. "For the 15 people who actually like African art, this is fascinating," he joked as he motioned toward a majestic mother-and-child figure, a true masterpiece of African art.
If you've never been to the circus or a carnival, it may be difficult envisioning what a juggling show entails, let alone a juggling spectacular. This past weekend, the Case Juggling Club held its very own hour-long juggling spectacular in Thwing Ballroom. Before the event even began, the dimmed lights and various balloon animals scattered about the room provided a playful and slightly carnival-esque vibe.
While stress is always pertinent on campus, Case students could use a laugh now more than ever. For the second year in a row, the brothers of Sigma Alpha Mu (SAM) hope to rectify this.
May 7 should be a fine day for almost everyone associated with Case Western Reserve University. Those who managed to finish finals early will already be home, but those who have to stick around for graduation or a last-minute exam will have the opportunity to attend what may be the biggest party of the year for Case Western-ers.
This issue of The Observer is the last one of the year, which means this is the last time you'll be hearing from me. I'll (hopefully) be graduating, leaving Case behind and going to law school.