Like a freshly cut honeydew melon, the United States has been sliced on the rind, leaving our once burgeoning nation susceptible to the pests. These poor pests, instead of strengthening our nation’s...

Dear Westina, The other day, I was walking down the hallway and saw my history teacher from freshman year. Two years have passed since then, but I still pop in to chat about life/the election/existentialism--you...

When I hear anything about running, I listen in a little closer. Recently, what I've been hearing hasn't been about the health benefits of running, or a story about a high school cross country meet. Instead...

West Side Story is home to students of varying cultural backgrounds. Our staffers have family who were refugees, immigrants, and Holocaust survivors. But we are defined by more than that; we are also Christians,...

When it was announced a few weeks ago that The View was coming to our school to film a segment on the election, I was taken aback. Sure, West High made national news when The New York Times covered the...

With registration materials at hand, you are likely in the process of selecting all of your favorite classes for next year. The obvious choices are foods 1 & 2, I’m sure, along with the required...

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a set of aural stimuli used to result in a relaxing tingling sensation starting in one’s scalp and eventually washing over the rest of the body. Few studies...

We’re addicted to our phones: As phones are becoming smarter, people are becoming dumber. This particularly applies to people in my generation. Every time we have to do a simple mathematical calculation,...

Although I just got the app Houseparty yesterday, it has become one of my favorite concepts. Here’s how it works: you add your friends, and they can video chat with you if you’re online. Here’s where...

Black friday starting times are nothing to complain about Samalya Thenuwara Feature Editor, Feature Producer Black Friday a day of the year unlike any other. A day where people across the country...