Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
• October 30, 2019
There is a chill in the air accompanied by the changing of leaves and a shiver down your spine. Halloween is here, and as a lover of autumn, I am required to like horror and thriller films. These are my...
Natalie Katz, Print Editor-in-Chief
• October 29, 2019
Baked, pureed into a pie filling, cooked into a casserole—we’ve all heard of the many different ways the every versatile sweet potato can be used. But sweet potato cookies? This creation is a breakthrough...
Taking inspiration from NPR’s intimate concert series “Tiny Desk,” Tiny Room spotlights West’s musical talent with a twist: the musician or ensemble must perform in a cramped recording space.
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In an event brought to fruition by the Iowa City Public Library and the Prairie Lights bookshop, Australian author Markus Zusak visited the library on Oct. 21 in promotion of his 2018 novel “Bridge...
Most people are familiar with Pride month in June, but LGBTQ+ history month in October is less known but still as important to the LGBTQ+ community. With the library display now changed to celebrate...
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“Dumpling Darling! They serve the best dumplings in the Iowa City area. No matter what kind of day I've had just the thought of getting a quick bite at Dumpling Darling instantly makes me...
Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
• October 7, 2019
From Todd Phillips, director of “The Hangover” trilogy, comes one of the most beautiful, jarring and controversial films in years. “Joker” is, at its best, a unique character study that just so...
The soul-crushing sound of a Hydro Flask crashing against the worn tile floor sets off a chorus of “sksksks” and “and I oop’s” that echo around an otherwise silent classroom. These are the exclamations...
Meeting Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady in a small room down a hallway off a hallway in the Iowa City Public Library seemed akin to a joke at first. Two famous poets and writers open to meeting the public...
As a long-time lover of the hit podcast, Serial, I had already known the name Rabia Chaudry quite well. After all, she was the one who started the entire podcast, by reaching out to a reporter, Sarah Koenig....
In the literary field, the dystopian genre has seen a massive surge in popularity within the last two decades. With its swash of science fiction, fantasy and occasional contemporary facets, it’s not...
The library here at West High is celebrating banned or challenged books by putting up a display with various books that have been banned. This list includes books such as “To Kill A Mockingbird” by...
