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Civic Center 23-24 Season Closes Curtains

Students and Staff reflect on their favorite 2023 - 2024 Civic Center season shows.

by Noa Nyguard  •  Apr 8, 2024
Music

2024 Music: A Good Start

2024 has been off to a great start for music with artists such as Kanye West, 21 Savage, and Yeat, already dropping albums. Additionally, there have been hints by Playboi Carti, Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, Future, and Baby Keem that they might each drop albums in 2024. Vultures: Kanye West…

by drewblunck  •  Apr 5, 2024
Features

April Fool’s Day Lore

April Fool’s Day is the one day out of the year you can deliberately lie and play pranks with little to no consequences (as long as it isn’t a federal offense). From announcing a fake pregnancy to setting up elaborate hoaxes with your friends, the date has been celebrated for…

by Fatimah Williamson  •  Apr 1, 2024
News

The most wonderful time of year! And it’s not Christmas…

Spring break is said to be one of the most favorable times of the year! It is the second longest break during the school year and the most traveled. Living in Iowa, everyone is trying to escape from the cold and into the warm tropical weather. Nothing beats lying on…

by anjelenacarder  •  Mar 28, 2024
Review

In Pachinko, Min Jin Lee intertwines the personal and political.

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is an intimate and poignant ode to all the sacrifices immigrants make to find their place in a xenophobic world.

by Madison Thompson  •  Mar 21, 2024
Culture

Inspire Inclusion: Celebrating International Women’s Day

  March 8th, International Women’s Day, is a day when women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements are acknowledged and celebrated. Women have come a long way from times when they had little to no rights. Nowadays, thanks to all their hard work on the way to achieve this, women are…

by Ayla Taghiyeva  •  Mar 8, 2024
Gaming

WHS eSports Keeps Up the Energy in Spring Season

After getting 3rd place in the winter season, what will eSports look like in the spring?

by Dan Murlaga  •  Mar 7, 2024
Culture

History and Traditions of Saint Patrick’s Day

From the small start of the holiday to the worldwide takeover.

by emilyfredericks  •  Mar 7, 2024
Features

Volcano Girls: A Career Deep Dive into Veruca Salt

For over thirty years, Veruca Salt has remained the indie scene's best-kept secret. However, their influence on women in rock is extensive, and a career retrospective on this grungy girl group is long overdue.

by Madison Thompson  •  Mar 5, 2024
Features

A Friend from Afar

Alya Taghiyeva, an Azerbaijani student, is studying abroad after completing her studies back home.

by Taylor Thornton  •  Mar 5, 2024