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...
Cameron Cook, Reporter / Videographer
• November 7, 2016
Late last week, the list of class offerings for Liberty High School’s opening year were released, causing some confusion over why certain classes–such as physics–weren’t included.
Liberty High...
Nina Elkadi, Print Editor-in-Chief
• November 6, 2016
Bernie Sanders made a stop in Iowa City on Friday, Nov. 4 at College Green Park to campaign for Hillary Clinton.
Using the unseasonably warm weather to his advantage, Sanders spoke in length about...
Lauren Katz, Copy Editor, Editorials Editor
• November 6, 2016
On Oct. 20, the stage in the IMU’s ballroom was set up in a talkshow-esque manner: two gray couches and a small table with a bouquet of white flowers, distorted by boysenberry lighting. College students...
Early Wednesday morning, police sergeant and West High alum Anthony Beminio ’96 was shot and killed in Des Moines, IA. The murder of Beminio was linked to the killing of Urbandale police officer Justin...
Three West Side Story staffers landed awards at last week’s state journalism conference sponsored by the Iowa High School Press Association. Sarah Longmire ’17 received first place in the state for...
Student Senate held their annual Fall Fun Fair Friday on Oct. 28 to advertise their upcoming event Walk It Out. The event was filled with an assortment of games, music and food. To see more of the...
Cameron Cook, Reporter / Videographer
• October 31, 2016
The lights dimmed in the West High cafeteria as Yiwen Gao and Sarah Ahmed, both seniors, took the stage. Together, they explained what the audience was about to see; more than 60 models from five different...
