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West High choirs perform with collegiate chorus

West High choirs perform with collegiate chorus

November 8, 2013

West High's Concert Choir performed with Western Illinois's college choir on Wednesday, November 6th in the auditorium. The two choirs exchanged moments on the stage as each performed multiple pieces. By...

Review: Bastille-Bad Blood

Review: Bastille-Bad Blood

November 8, 2013

Photo from Creative Commons By Megumi Kitamoto As the Arts and Entertainment of the West Side Story, I have been incredibly blessed to get sent music from moxie.org to review. A few days ago, Bastille’s...

On the arts- Alexandra Dobre 16

On the arts- Alexandra Dobre ’16

Consuelo Mendoza November 6, 2013

By: Consuelo Mendoza West Side Story: When did you first start playing guitar? Alexandra Dobre: I began playing about four and a half years ago when my dad finally gave in to my constant whining and...

Album review: “Reflektor” by Arcade Fire

November 5, 2013

By Fiona Armstrong-Pavlik   They won a Grammy and disappeared for three years, but Arcade Fire is definitely back.   But they’re not the same. It’s not a surprise, though. Pretty much...

M.I.A.- Y.A.L.A.

M.I.A.- Y.A.L.A.

November 3, 2013

"Guns go off when I enter the building" opens M.I.A.'s new single off her upcoming album, "Matangi", however, this isn't the 38 year old Sri Lankan EDM artist's first head-banging, hair swirling club hit. Mathangi...

Theatre West performs Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Theatre West performs Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

November 1, 2013

By Abby Burgess, Brooke Lofgren and Hilah Kohen Theatre West will present its production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on November 1 at 7:30 pm and November 2 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Get a behind-the-scenes...

Fashion Friday-Ryan Hansen 15

Fashion Friday-Ryan Hansen ’15

November 1, 2013

Photo by Nick Deerberg By Megumi Kitamoto WSS: Describe your every day style. Ryan Hansen ’15: My style is usually a v-neck shirt, cardigan and skinny jeans. I’m always really cold, which is why...

Iowa Citys rained out Halloween

Iowa City’s rained out Halloween

November 1, 2013

Downtown Iowa City experienced an unfortunately aqueous Halloween. Little festivity was present on the streets, creating an unintentional spotlight on the town's geographic change from late fall to early...

Album review: Panic! at the Discos Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!

Album review: Panic! at the Disco’s “Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!”

Kaitlyn McCurdy November 1, 2013

by Kaitlyn McCurdy If you say you never had a Panic! at the Disco phase, you’re lying. I distinctly remember dancing around my room to “I Write Sins, Not Tragedies” for days on end and pretending...

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Carrie Remake review

Lucy Blair October 30, 2013

Carrie White’s mother exemplifies the most extremist of religious culture. Her parenting style goes so far in its crusade against obscenity that Carrie is robbed of any knowledge of the changes regarding...

1440 hosts movie night

1440 hosts movie night

Meredith Cullen October 29, 2013

By Meredith Cullen West High's 1440 Interact Club hosted a Halloween-inspired movie night on Friday Oct. 18. Students bundled up in blankets to enjoy a movie in the courtyard at West High late Friday...

2013 All-State choir quartets part 2

2013 All-State choir quartets part 2

Katie Mons October 22, 2013

The West Side Story goes behind the scenes of another All-State choir quartet rehearsal to talk to more students about why they are interested in auditioning for All-State. Selected West High students...

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