By Lydia Hinman Photo by Megumi Kitamoto The West High Boys swim team won the State meet Saturday with 205 points. Cedar Rapids Washington finished second by 69 points. This is the first ever championship...

Today after school, West's first Mario Kart Olympics took place. Students raced each other on the popular Wii game until the winners were crowned. Harry Manaligod '15 took first, Ian Pope '16 received...

Freshmen who take AP Human Geography may take AP United States History in 10th, 11th or 12th grade to satisfy the American Studies requirement or take American Studies during their sophomore year.

Photos by Lizzie Pruneau Having school on Martin Luther King Day was a first for the Iowa City Community School District, despite the controversy in the community. However, fifteen percent of ICCSD...

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The television set you gazed at last night, the radio you heard on your way to school, and even the device on which you're reading these words could not have been created without the innovative work of...

Thurgood Marshall was born in 1908 to a railroad porter and an elementary school teacher living in Baltimore, Maryland. Marshall's father instilled in him a passion for defending the U.S. Constitution...

There will be no school on Thursday, January 23, due to cold temperatures and snow.

This weekend, Jan. 17-19, the One Book Two Book festival celebrates children’s literature in downtown Iowa City, a UNESCO City of Literature. The festival is taking place at the Sheraton Hotel, the...

What you want? Baby she’s got it. The music you need? You know she’s got it. All she’s asking for is just a little respect, and being the self-made queen of soul it’s the least Aretha Franklin...