• 1/7: Boys and girls basketball vs. Liberty @ Home
  • 1/9: Boys and girls wrestling @ Xavier
  • 1/10: Boys and girls bowling @ Colonial Lanes
  • 1/10: Boys wrestling meet @ Ottumwa
  • 1/10: Girls wrestling meet @ Highland
  • 1/11: Boys swimming @ Linn-Mar
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Paige Beckner '18 scours the court for open team members on Jan. 23, 2018.

Girls fall to City

January 24, 2018
Patrick McCaffery '19 dunks the ball during the second quarter and increases West's lead to 15 on Sat., Jan. 20. When asked about what it was like playing at the U.S. Cellular Center McCaffery said, “There’s a bit of a shock factor when you go out there for warm ups, but usually it doesn’t take long to get over that and focus on the game.”

Trojans travel to US Cellular Center

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
January 21, 2018
Hundreds of signs geared towards empowering women were seen at the Iowa City Women's March on Jan. 20.

Charged Women’s March rallies in downtown Iowa City

Anjali Huynh, Print Managing Editor, Co-Copy Editor
January 21, 2018
iPhone X vs Nikon D3300

Camera or iPhone?

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
January 21, 2018
The team reacts in celebration after Lauren Zacharias '19 increased the lead for the Trojans to 49-34 on Friday, Jan. 19.

Women of Troy narrowly defeat the Prairie Hawks

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
January 20, 2018
Left to right: Ben Jaeger ’18, Brandon Burkhardt ’18, Noah McCarragher ’19 and Carson Baldes ’19 dance with West High’s varsity show choir, Good Time Company.

Show choirs perform at “Dollars for Scholars”

Anjali Huynh, Print Managing Editor, Co-Copy Editor
January 17, 2018
West High School Dance Marathon members blow balloons for the annual upcoming dance marathon on the planned MLK day on Jan. 12, 2018.

Cultural proficiency team takes new approach to MLK day celebrations

Sophie Stephens and Natalie Dunlap
January 16, 2018
One of the event organizers delivers a prayer, originally written by Frederick Douglass at Grant Wood Elementary on Jan. 20, 2018.

6th annual celebration of MLK Day held in Iowa City

Wingel Xue, Columns Editor, Designer
January 15, 2018
Brayden Adcock '19 pressures Cael Schmitt '20 as Schmitt brings the ball to Wahlert's basket on Friday, Jan. 5.

Boys basketball crushes Wahlert at home

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
January 6, 2018
Characters huddle together to analyze sketch of the crime scene. From left to right: Cade Koch '18, Brandon Burkhardt '18, Meg Moreland '18, Sam Sunderland '19, Damarius Levi '18, Pieper Stence '18, Sean Harken '21. Paige Harken '18, Ethan Seylar '19 and Leah Brownsburger '18

“12 Angry Jurors”: Behind the Scenes

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
January 3, 2018
Fashion Friday: Emma Furlong '21

Fashion Friday: Emma Furlong ’21

Anjali Huynh, Print Managing Editor, Co-Copy Editor
December 29, 2017
Controversy over whether one should say "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" has arisen recently, and more awareness has been brought to it.

“Merry Christmas” vs. “Happy Holidays”

Sophie Stephens, Online Managing Editor
December 20, 2017
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