Rain, Harry and Ken talk Sherlock Holmes! This episode is shrouded in mystery. From "Holmes and Watson" to "Sherlock", it seems almost every adaption of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's work is a hit. Why is the...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• January 5, 2019
The girls started an exciting night against Linn-Mar with a win. Sydney Allen '19 ended the first quarter with a buzzer-beating shot, making the score 13-12 West. The Women of Troy added 15 more...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• January 4, 2019
The fans were loud as West High and City High battled their crosstown rival in a dual meet on Thursday, Jan. 3. West fought hard, but ultimately fell to City with a final team score of 28-49. Will...
Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
• December 27, 2018
West High is home to many diverse groups of students. Despite this, the celebration of Christmas is overwhelmingly apparent in the school. From students talking about the holiday, singing and listening...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• December 23, 2018
With help from the Iowa City West varsity girls cross country team, WSS staffers attempt to run cross country. To see how they did, check out the video below.
While stand-up comedy has been around for centuries, its availability to the public has grown with the rise of Netflix. Comedians whose stand-up performances and sitcoms were popular in the 90s, like Jerry...
Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
• December 16, 2018
Education was not a guarantee for Veronica Kharunda ’19. The first school she attended was at a refugee camp in Kenya when she was 10 or 11. Children ranging from five to 20 years old attended before...
West Side Radio adds its first installment of the series Breaking Borders. Hosted by podcaster Ken Wilbur, the series focuses on undoing prejudice against immigrants by having open dialogue with citizens...
In the midst of the Me Too movement, actor Dustin Hoffman was accused by multiple women of committing sexual misconduct over the years. He starred in the films "Death of a Salesman" and "The Graduate,"...
Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Ross entertained audiences with their daily shenanigans and coffee shop get-togethers from 1994 to 2004 on NBC, but Friends has still obtained a large following...
Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief
• December 4, 2018
The end of first trimester is finally behind us, and with it the monotonous cycle of study, test, repeat. Now that we’ve all had a chance to take a breath and unwind, it’s time to kick our study routines...