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West’s Jazz Bands traveled to Chicago. Over the course of the trip, they competed twice and visited The Jazz Showcase, a professional jazz club in town.
Through the lens: jazz band Chicago trip
Anna Greenlee and Lea Abou Alaiwa

Reports Josie Nabhan-Warren ’27 and Nili Olalde ’27 review a week's worth of school lunches. The two try and rank the food to find the best lunch.
A week of school lunches: review
Nili Olalde and Josie Nabhan-Warren

School lunches are often considered well below average on the scale of fast...

Following the 2025 Lunar New Year Gala, the performers throw snakes into the crowd Feb. 2 in the Englert Theatre.
Through the lens: 2025 Lunar New Year Gala
Lea Abou Alaiwa and Colin Wehrle

Behind the scenes of “Chicago”
Lydia Cruce and Sophie Bergman

On Dec. 5- 7, Theatre West performed "Chicago," a jazzy musical set in the Roaring...

WSS explores the effects of music on cognition and memory.
Music on the mind
Lydia Cruce and Shanza Sami

Whether in the hallways, at a bus stop or at a grocery store, one sight is almost...

The outside of the UAY building in downtown Iowa City.
Discrimination in Iowa: a talk about the LGBTQ+ community in Iowa City
Vivian Williams and Jordan Smith

Jamie Ellis, a Pride Youth Advocate at United Action for Youth, or UAY, has...

The 2024 season draws to a close
Paddock Behavior: Wrapping up a silly season
Haneen Eltyeb and Abby Guo

Fans and teams alike entered the 2024 Formula 1 season expecting a repeat of...

The West student section celebrates a touchdown by throwing up chalk.
No Cap Recap: fall sports rundown
Minna Abdalla and Keith Moody

In today’s episode of No Cap Recap, we sit down with athletes from fall sports...

Silhouttes of Maya Mueller '26, Vera Tanas '25, Sophie Bergman '27 and Evelyn Kraber '26 stand behind a counter.
Sliced: fall edition
Evelyn Kraber, Vera Tanas, and Maya Mueller

In the spirit of the fall season, it’s time for another episode of Sliced! Today’s...

Daniel Ricciardo was nicknamed “The Honey Badger” due to his relentless driving on track, but laid-back personality off it. Ricciardo took this personality to every team he was a part of.
Paddock Behavior: cheers, Daniel Ricciardo
Haneen Eltyeb and Abby Guo

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ET2BgfxlSz0fJASMoD7si?si=JOLIEjQcTYGz451iF3_Vlg For...

An animation mimicking the leaves in "Hearstopper."
Page to screen: “Heartstopper”
Evelyn Kraber, Anna Greenlee, and Sophie Bergman

Trying fall specialties
Trying fall specialties
Maya Mueller and Anna Gibson

The pumpkin patches are opening, the trees are changing color and people are...

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