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One of the many different shoes available in the West Side Boutique. There are heels of all different heights and colors.

Met Gala 2018: top 15 best dressed

Sophie Stephens, Online Managing Editor May 10, 2018

The annual Met Gala is a gathering of celebrities to raise money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute and is easily the single biggest night for fashion. Essentially mixing prom and...

By the time the event had ended, vibrant art covered the streets.

Chalk the Walk Mount Vernon 2018

Teya Kerns, Photographer May 8, 2018

This year marks Mount Vernon’s 13th annual Chalk the Walk. Many of the artists opted for vibrant drawings from the movie “Coco”, in honor of Cinco de Mayo. With live music, scrumptious food, and...

Students celebrate graduation at the Old Capitol in Iowa City.

Choose your own adventure: Can you survive senior year?

Fenna Semken, Online Editor-in-Chief May 7, 2018

The sun is shining and life is good. You just spent the entire day at the beach with your friends and are heading to the local ice cream store to get a late afternoon snack. The idea of going to high school...

Set me free: an Ophelia review

Set me free: an “Ophelia” review

Luke Reynolds, Copy Editor, Anchor, Reporter May 3, 2018

My prior experience with a translated novel wasn't pleasant. Granted, it was “The Princess Plot,” and the only thing I remember was that the cover was pink and had black skulls, the mother got...

Image courtesy of American Empirical Pictures

“Isle of Dogs” is enjoyable, yet problematic fare

Harry Westergaard, Arts Editor, Co-Copy Editor May 1, 2018

Most film buffs know what to expect going into a Wes Anderson film: deadpan delivery of lines, downplayed yet effective performances from a diverse ensemble of well-known actors, intricately detailed sets,...

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Dear teachers, thank you

Sadie Rhomberg, Reporter April 30, 2018

How to: make an amazing mug cake

How to: make an amazing mug cake

and Mary Vander Weg April 30, 2018

The sudden urge to be creative and to make something with your own two hands proves to be difficult for those without any artistic or baking skills. However, there is a solution for those of us lacking...

The originally announced 14 finalists of Americas Next Top Model, Cycle 24. (VH1)

After the runway: an “America’s Next Top Model, Cycle 24” review

Luke Reynolds, Copy Editor, Anchor, Reporter April 24, 2018

There was a period of time where I was obsessed with “America’s Next Top Model.” Back when it aired on The CW, you’d find me and my brother in front of the TV every Wednesday night watching...

Before COVID-19 shutdowns, Theatre West staged shows like West Side Story and Sweeney Todd with live audiences.

Dancing into the spotlight

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor April 21, 2018

A hush falls across the theater as the lights dim. The audience awaits the commencement of the school musical,“West Side Story." Last year, Theatre West put on a performance of "Les Miserables," a famously...

Coffee Shop Muffin Review

Hae-joo Yoon, Videographer April 13, 2018

https://youtu.be/BIEK1Cww4qI

The pickle brothers

The pickle brothers

Nina Elkadi, Print Editor-in-Chief April 6, 2018

It’s Saturday afternoon, and assistant principal Luke DeVries is cutting up the hottest pepper in the world—the Carolina Reaper. He’s creating a brine to pickle local cucumbers, adding in peppers...

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