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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

Some of the most famous franchises have fallen off hardest.

Downfall of the franchise: five series that fell off

Eleanor Weitz and Jules Keranen April 17, 2024

Have you ever watched a show that’s so good you’re left waiting in anticipation for the next season to come out, fingers crossed that it doesn’t turn into a hot mess? Chances are you have. Why do...

Ending the year with Film Club.

Ending the year with Film Club

Jules Keranen, Entertainment Editor April 16, 2024

Following the last meeting where West High Film Club showed “Grave of the Fireflies,” Film Club has opened up to requests from members for specific movies to be shown. Some possibilities include:    “La...

Behind the curtain of “The Secret Garden”

Anna Greenlee and Evelyn Kraber April 15, 2024

When people think of "The Secret Garden," they're probably thinking of the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett they may have read in elementary school. But there's also a movie and a musical adaptation of...

Synesthesia can range from extreme cases like hearing shapes to more common cases like associating symbols with color.

Sensory remix: synesthesia

Samuel Rosenthal and Haneen Eltyeb April 15, 2024

You likely had to choose a notebook color for a school subject at some point in your life. Such a simple choice can cause the utmost controversy, as we see with the classic math is red versus blue debate....

Some of the teachers who are featured in this quiz along with some hints to which answers they picked.

Which West High teacher are you? Part two

Eleanor Weitz, Managing Editor April 11, 2024

To students, teachers might feel like an isolated or abstract role more than an actual human being. However, teachers are people too! Every teacher at West High has their own specific interests, hobbies...

The only question is: whodunnit?

Choose your own adventure: the disappearance of Ronald McDonald

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor April 11, 2024

You walk into school one morning to find a crowd gathered in the journalism classroom, and you head over to find out what the commotion is about. Turns out, to everyone’s surprise and horror, West Side...

Christian’s corner

Zoe Smith and Abby Guo April 8, 2024

The art hallway is nestled at the end of the school. The walls are lined with portraits and still lifes from this year's students. One of these portraits is of art teacher Christian Aanestad. Not only...

These days, it’s impossible to know who’s the person behind the curtain, or more accurately, the screen. We can’t even tell if they’re even a person.

Bot or not?

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor April 4, 2024

In an age where AI is quickly cementing its place in our society, replacing artists and writers alike, it is becoming almost a crucial skill for people to be able to detect whenever AI is being used in...

Spring snacks review

Tessa Gibson and Anna Gibson April 4, 2024

The dark cold and cloudy nights of winter are gone. No more shoveling your driveway, no more bulky winter coats, no more freezing weather, it's spring! Put away your snow boots, it’s time to strap up...

The “girl‘s girl” stance

Neema Ash and Defne Bayman April 3, 2024

Alongside the rise of the "pick me" has come its antithesis: the girl's girl. The two terms are used to contrast each other, with "pick me" being an umbrella term for anyone whom the general populace dislikes,...

Sabrina Du '25 poses at Carnegie Hall, where she will played with other students across the United States.

Q&A with Violinist Sabrina Du ’25

Mrudani Ramkumar, Print Managing Editor April 2, 2024

What got you interested in playing the violin and how long have you played? I got interested. Well, I kind of got forced because my older sister played violin, so it was kind of automatic for my parents...

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