COVID-19 has been tough on us all. I'm sure you're tired of all the tests, the regulations, the quarantines and so on. So you can probably imagine the frustrations of this 15-year old Korea-American girl,...

After 20 years of war, 2.3 trillion dollars, 50,000 dead civilians and 200,000 dead in total, it’s time to leave Afghanistan alone. Let me revise that. After 43 years of conflict, 6 major regime changes,...

As summer approaches, many students are beginning to think about employment. So as students flock to apply as a lifeguard or a waiter, here are my opinions on these summer jobs.  1. Cart pusher- Grocery...

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On March 11, 2015, the indie developers at Moon Studios released “Ori and the Blind Forest.” With the many awards it won, Moon Studios subsequently continued the Ori series five years later with “Ori...

Back in the Nintendo Wii era, Miis were introduced as a way for people to make avatars of themselves, their friends and family. The only limit is the imagination. Many games focused on using Miis as the...

“Too fat, too skinny, too short, too tall, too anything. There’s a sense that we’re all too something and we’re all not enough,” actress Emma Stone said. Body image is defined as the subjective...

I still remember the absolute dread I felt every Saturday from age 6 to 9. I wanted to do anything but take part in a weekly occurrence I felt forced into: Chinese lessons. Every weekend, my brother and...

The rainbow is fading.  Like many other states in the country, the Iowa Senate and House of Representatives saw the introduction of a historic number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills. These bills range from intrusive...

"Miss Iowa, you're ugly" by Brooke Lock, originally published in the Nov. 10, 2000 issue of WSS Having only one hand must be tough, but it doesn’t guarantee a finalist spot, let alone the crown in...

Autism is a word that evokes many different emotions in people. Some feel uncomfortable, some remember a cruel joke. For me, it's a describing word for myself. I didn't know I was autistic until my...

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.