"Please take one!" This sign is a common sight nowadays in candy-filled baskets outside of people houses. This indicates to only take one piece of candy. But, when it was her favorite candy filling...

Is there something strange in your neighborhood? Hopefully it isn’t the colors red and green spread everywhere; that season doesn’t need to start any sooner. Thankfully families around Iowa City have...

Eighteen weeks into her pregnancy, Tiffany Roiseland, an ELL (English Language Learning) teacher at Iowa City West High School, received news that changed her life forever. Doctors informed her that...

Do you remember how important your Halloween costume was when you were little? West Side Story asked someone about their first Halloween costume. Anaya McCutcheon '17 remembers her first Halloween costume...

g         When one thinks of fall, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Halloween, colorful leaves, cooler weather? For some, this may be the case, but for one...

Fall is the season of many things: sweaters, apples, bonfires, artsy Instagram pictures, and most of all, nostalgia. The West Side Story asked three students to go back in their camera roll and find a...

Voices too silent Everyone who’s filtered through the American school system probably knows a couple things about Christopher Columbus. He was an explorer; he sailed in 1492, and he was busy looking...

According to a survey done by USA Today in 2013, 65% of teens admitted to using their phone during the school day. Featured Image by Leah Dusterhoft

Having a best friend can add an enjoyable aspect to one’s life. Best friends Sofia Perez ’17 and Sasha Tyler ’17 bond over fashion and draw inspiration from each other. Meeting in downtown...

Like most Olympics, the 2016 Rio games did not escape controversy. Amongst the gold medal moments, the world saw Hope Solo call the Women’s Swedish soccer team cowards, Russian athletes get disqualified...

Candy, candy and more candy make October one of the best months of the year for kids and the dentist. Not only does one get to try different flavors of candy in one go, but one also has the ability to...