Emily Dickson, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• January 19, 2016
New Year’s resolutions of health and healing may be popular, but for sophomores Andrew Eickmann and Kyle Crews, they have become particularly applicable due to an accident in the last days of 2015.
Hannah Hoffmann, TECHNICAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• January 10, 2016
With winter break now little more than a distant memory (oh, the toll two weeks back in school has had on us all), if you take the time to ask anyone how their break went, expect no more than a quick “eh, it was average."
On Dec. 30, Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 were officially recognized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the US-based world authority on chemistry. This recognition completes the seventh row of the Periodic Table, but at the same time also makes tens of thousands of textbooks obsolete.
It is no secret that getting into the college of your dreams is now harder than ever. West’s 2015 graduates are currently attending college at 72 different institutions from Western Oregon to Eastern Florida. The tricky college admissions game is bound to trip up a few students in the process, so what can students do to stand out among the biggest pool of applicants in national history?
For 10 years, the Social Studies Department has donated to COC, but Wayland and Chazen added a twist when they made the donations a competition four years ago.
Students, teachers and families filed into the cafeteria to vote on the best gingerbread house at the Gingerbread House Contest, Dec. 10, hosted by Pro Start classes. The contest raised funds for...
Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
• December 15, 2015
Seniors CJ Screiber, Zoe Goff, Robby Lasky, freshmen Justin Cupps and Meghan Stanfield all discuss the platforms upon which the 2016 presidential candidates are running.
