The Observer (Case Western Reserve)

As the semester continues, so do the athletics teams of Case Western Reserve University. The tennis, baseball, softball and track and field teams all took part in events this past weekend, with varying levels of success while continuing their season. Tennis The men’s and women’s tennis teams swept all of their matches over the weekend.

On April 25 and 26, Case Western Reserve University will host the University Athletic Association (UAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championships. It has been 20 years since CWRU has hosted the UAA conference track meet. The university was slated to host this meet back in 2020, but due to COVID-19, the season was cut short. You would have to go back to 2006 to find the last time that this meet was in Cleveland.

As March Madness came to a close, both the men’s and women’s tournaments delivered dramatic endings to conclude the 2026 NCAA basketball season. The women’s championship game was held on April 5 in Phoenix, Arizona, and featured a matchup between the University of South Carolina (USC) Gamecocks and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins. USC advanced after defeating the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies in a 14-point game to end the Huskies’ undefeated season.

The Department of Campus Planning and Facilities Management began renovating the first floor of Tomlinson Hall early April and is expected to finish by August, just in time for the fall 2026 semester. The project is projected to cost around $3.7 million.

Among the many controversies within and surrounding the field of medicine, few are as socially contentious as the surgeries presiding in one of its many subfields: elective cosmetic surgery. As part of aesthetic surgery, what makes elective cosmetic surgery (ECS) different from its reconstructive plastic surgery counterpart is its lack of restorative care and its largely physically healthy patient base. Plastic surgery has been around for thousands of years.

Noted Australian pop sensation Peach PRC released her debut album “Porcelain” on April 3. The semi-self-titled album—PRC stands for porcelain—explores the artist’s identity, queerness and work. Peach PRC has been a mainstay in queer pop spaces for a while now. Her bubblegum pop song “Josh” (2021) hit home as a diss to ex-boyfriends, and she has slowly built a platform from there. Her EP “Manic Dream Pixie” (2023) solidified this dreamy, sapphic “bubblegum pop” sound. Peach PRC is not for everyone.

The latest and final season of “Heartbreak High” delivers a dramatic, chaotic and emotionally charged conclusion to one of the most distinct teen drama remakes of all time. The third season follows Hartley High’s graduating class as they say goodbye to school and hello to adulthood, forced to confront not only their futures, but the weight of everything they’ve left behind.

In a 2024 presentation called “We, Robot,” Elon Musk unveiled multiple new “futuristic” products, such as the Robovan: a cross between a train locomotive and an overpriced toaster.

A few weeks ago, I listened to Rebecca F. Kuang’s talk at Maltz Performing Arts Center. There, Kuang talked about the struggle of writer’s block and how important it was to feel that struggle. This deceivingly simple sentiment has lingered in my mind since. It would be trite to discuss society’s perception of AI and how it influences our understanding of hard work.

Major spoilers for “Super Mario Galaxy.” I mean, it was fine I guess. I should preface this review by saying I am the target demographic for this movie.