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West Side Story

Music Auxiliary Playathon raises money for music programs

Music Auxiliary Playathon raises money for music programs

Madie Miller September 9, 2014

The 2nd Annual Music Auxiliary Playathon was held on Saturday Aug. 30  from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. The Playathon is a student-organized fundraiser that raises...

Fashion Friday: Allye Boardman 15

Fashion Friday: Allye Boardman ’15

Megumi Kitamoto May 23, 2014

Photos by Megumi Kitamoto West Side Story: How would you describe your style? Allye Boardman ’15: I like to choose and mix and match a lot of different styles like Bohemian and preppy. WSS:...

Graduation playlist

Graduation playlist

Hannah Merrill May 19, 2014

"Bitter Sweet Symphony" by the Verve: this song will definitely catalyze tears for yourself and the countless relatives coming to watch you walk the stage. Play carefully, bitter sweet tears rarely end...

On the arts: Jonathan Ni 14

On the arts: Jonathan Ni ’14

Katie Mons May 18, 2014

An On the Arts profile of senior pianist, Jonathan Ni.

Summer reading lists: the library

Summer reading lists: the library

Hilah Kohen May 14, 2014

The West Side Story asked three librarians to recommend a few of their favorite summer reads. Click through the slideshows below to find a book or two to add to your own summer reading list. If you...

Summer reading lists: the English department

Summer reading lists: the English department

Hilah Kohen May 14, 2014

The West Side Story asked nine English teachers to recommend a few of their favorite summer reads. Click through the slideshows below their pictures to find a book or two to add to your own summer reading...

Student group playlist: Symphony Orchestra

Student group playlist: Symphony Orchestra

Hilah Kohen May 12, 2014

The West Side Story asked five of West's string musicians to share their favorite tunes. They responded with everything from classical favorites to up-and-coming jazz.   Keara Dennis '14, violin Symphony...

Album review: Sheezus by Lily Allen

Album review: “Sheezus” by Lily Allen

Fiona Armstrong-Pavlik May 5, 2014

I went through a fairly intense Lily Allen phase in seventh grade. It wore off when she didn’t release anything for over five years, but now she’s finally back. With “Sheezus,” Allen went for...

West Side Story investigates: are passing periods too short?

West Side Story investigates: are passing periods too short?

Paul Curry May 5, 2014

"Time flies when you're having fun." Ironically, time also flies when you are desperately lugging several pounds of unrelated notebooks in a feeble attempt to reach a room several continents away from...

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Rebecca Wen May 3, 2014

For me, Spider-Man has always been ranked near the bottom among superheroes, and the most recent Spider-man movie hasn’t changed my mind. It wasn’t a bad movie, and the actors were decent, but everything...

Local jewels

Local jewels

WSSIntern April 23, 2014

By Megan Stewart Sometimes it's hard to find somewhere fun around your local area. In this video, the WSS shows many different things to do around the Iowa City area. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foIwWWoVgiU&feature=youtube_gdata

Spring mixtape

Spring mixtape

Blake April 20, 2014

With the sun beginning to consistently shine and the flowers blooming, the WSS feels it is necessary to grant its readers with some tunes to accompany outside's joyous ambiance. Hopefully you will be able...

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