Situated in Iowa, which has been deemed the sixth whitest state in the US according to the World Population Review, West is becoming a near majority-minority school. To increase awareness and education...

The Opt-Out bill, a bill passed in the Iowa House of Representatives on Monday the 17th, would allow parents to opt-out of their children being taught LGBTQ+ and gender identity units in health class....

Throughout the past four years, I’ve frequently complained and annoyed my parents with my educational woes. I lament my assignments habitually and feel powerless when I can’t escape a class period...

Here’s a fun fact: you can buy an Oscar. No, I’m not talking about a memorabilia item, I mean that with enough money, you’d effectively be able to buy the 2020 Best Picture Award. Every year movie...

It's almost time for Iowa to become relevant again. With the Iowa primaries just around the corner, campaigns are ramping up their advertising and trying to sell people on their platforms. Pete Buttigieg...

President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike on Jan. 3 to assassinate Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. This, like many major news events these days, resulted in a lot of internet chatter. Included in...

A new generational war has broken out, and words are the weapon of choice. Two little words in particular have sparked fury in the middle-aged and plastered smug grins on the faces of teenagers and twenty-somethings...

Unpopular opinions are becoming, ironically, more popular, so here’s mine: the current gun control conversations are not being conducted correctly. Political officials, though they do have expertise,...

Volunteering for this, volunteering for that, blah blah blah. Volunteering never really made sense to me. Why would I be wasting my time doing something that didn’t necessarily benefit me? I could be...

Nov. 14 was National Diabetes Day. For those who don’t know what diabetes is, let me explain. There are two types. Type 1 is insulin-dependent, this means that your pancreas stops making insulin. Type...

When Greta Thunberg came to Iowa City on Oct. 4, one of the subjects she spoke about was the University of Iowa’s coal power plant. She challenged the University to stop using coal power and to begin...