Have you ever wondered what video games would be like in real life? Well, look no further, because WSS staffers Alaina Greenlee '23 and Sydney Wildes '21 have brought a few popular video games into our...

In the March episode of The Breakout Room, hosts Alex Carlon '21 and Renee Gould '22, along with guests, discuss everything from climate change to sports to anti-Asian violence. 

Seung Min Kim, a 2003 graduate of West High, got her start in journalism writing for the athletics section for the West Side Story. Her career has been one of many journalists' dreams, working for Politico...

2020 saw the return of countless trends from years past. Flannel shirts, cropped puffer coats and polo collar sweaters all got a second life in a year where '90s fashion reigned supreme. These blasts from...

Abigail Buckwalter graduated in 2001, attended and the University of Wisconsin, and graduated with degrees in both Journalism and African  Studies. She would then receive her MBA from Colombia University...

Bag and Baggage is a podcast discussing West students and their experiences with race. In this first episode, hosts Zaira Ahmad ’24 and Athena Wu ’24 look at the model minority myth and how its effects...

In the February episode of The Breakout Room, hosts Alex Carlon '21 and Renee Gould '22, along with guest Paige Albright '23, discuss everything from ICCSD staff vaccinations to United States infrastructure.

The story of the Black Angel dates way back to the 1800s. Myths and legends are spread amongst Iowa City locals, and some even dare to go visit the cursed statue at the Oakland Cemetery. Join Thayer Abu...

Zach Wahls graduated from West in 2009. He went on the study engineering at the University of Iowa. After delivering a now-famous speech to the Iowa legislature about his experience with two mothers, he...

The choice between online, hybrid and fully in-person schooling is one that has weighed heavy on the minds of parents, students and administrators this year. For student-athletes, the additional question...

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