As hospitalizations for COVID-19 climb around the country, many colleges and universities have been forced to delay plans and impose new safety measures. At first, this meant figuring out how to introduce students back to campuses while keeping coronavirus cases low. Then it was determining how to adjust students to new virtual settings. But now, they must figure out how to prepare students for their travels home for the holidays.     Many colleges have been trying their best to mitigate...

With everyone staying inside and school back in session, many of us have once again found our noses back in a book. From textbooks to YA fiction and self care books, the students at West have been busy book worms. Here’s what some of your peers are reading. Jordyn Rhaburn (10) Her by Pierre Alex Jeanty   Q (Kolakowski): What are you reading? A (Rhaburn): Her by Pierre Alex Jeanty.   Q: Would you recommend it? A: I would recommend it because it’s a good book...

   Revisiting ASB, three seniors gave insight as to what the organization has in store for the year. They also share what it’s been like through the years, and how they’ll be tying it up as they spend their last year in ASB.    The current Senior Class president Piper Takenaka (12), described a year-long standing part of ASB: “I joined ASB last year...as a class council member...So since I’ve been in since my junior year, I’m just continuing from then.” Reportedly, Takenaka worked...

   The U.S. recently surpassed a record-breaking 11 million total COVID-19 cases at an unprecedented rate, with one million recorded in less than a week. But there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel as Pfizer and BioNTech announced their vaccine seems to be 90 percent effective against the novel coronavirus.    Starting in July, Pfizer initiated Phase 3 clinical trials, which blindly tested over 43,538 healthy individuals, randomly assigning them either the vaccine or an inactive...