“Let me give you an impression of six million,” the man began in a heavy Slavic accent. “A door opens, and a Holocaust victim comes in front of you and says, ‘I was murdered in the Holocaust.’...
This morning, The New York Times featured West High students and teachers affected by the 2016 presidential election on their front page. The article illustrates the impact the election had on the school...
Iowa City is home to more than seventy thousand inhabitants. People from all over the world come here for an education, making it seem like a community flourishing in diversity, yet the level of true acceptance...
Ian Prescott, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief
• November 19, 2016
What makes a good meal? Is it the friends and family or just the food? Well, both of those come together in Hancher’s Culinary Arts Festival, showing the gourmet dishes that can be made from locally...
Mary Vander Weg, Online Graphic Designer
• November 19, 2016
“Live at Prairie Lights” featured an author unlike any other in the most compelling sort of way this past Monday. Tucked away and cozy, a small audience listened intently as she approached the podium...
Nina Elkadi, Print Editor-in-Chief
• November 17, 2016
A frequented University Heights staple, Stella, has been the home for those seeking black-bean burgers and Cajun food in the Iowa City area. Within the last 24 hours, their Yelp rating has dropped...
Fenna Semken, Online Editor-in-Chief
• November 16, 2016
On Nov. 15, people from every corner of the city joined together for one cause- to end the hate.
Students from West and City High School organized the gathering which began at 4:30 pm....
Today West students planned to sit in silence at 3:30 to protest against recent hate crimes.
The West Side Story asked principal Dr. Shoultz how he felt about the incident, but unfortunately, he...
In 2002, The Boston Globe’s editor and reporter Walter “Robby” Robinson and other reporters, all part of the “Spotlight” team from the publication, began publishing the findings of an extensive...
Anti-hate protests against newly elected President Donald Trump commenced at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11 in Iowa City, Iowa. These protests began at the Pentacrest, as people spoke...
It has been two days since Donald Trump was appointed President Elect of our country and there has already been significant hostility towards those he has targeted. Conversely however, there have also...
Candy was collected, pamphlets passed out and wisdom exchanged. Hundreds of students crowded tables and informative displays about colleges and the programs to participate in to get there. Over 3,000 students...
