Sustained throughout the centuries, books have been a classic form of entertainment since immemorial. However, as humanity reaches the modern age, society has latched onto digital devices as the dominant force for our entertainment. Consequently,...

   Notes and colorful pens scatter across your desk as you finally have that burst of motivation to start studying… but hours later, you remember nothing. Sound familiar? Don’t worry – we’ve all been there. Turns out, effective studying includes...

     Stressed with college deadlines? Confusion in navigating college applications? With upcoming deadlines for UC and CSU applications, feelings of anxiety and worry are frequent during the application process. This process shouldn’t be...

   “I’m lovin’ it.” “The Happiest Place on Earth.” “America runs on Dunkin’.” Chances are you may recognize these slogans. Mottos have always been a prominent staple of the marketing world, advertising businesses through an iconic...

   In the realm of pop culture,  trends are defined as an ever-changing societal interest likely to fall out of relevancy in a short amount of time. Despite the fleeting nature of most fads, some trends seem to live on forever in the hearts of those...

   Several hours of running on adrenaline and high strung nerves. Sweaty palms and bitten nails. A clock ticking down that draws your eye no matter how hard you try to look away. Depending on personal opinion, an AP test is either your worst nightmare...

   Drowsing off in class. Missing deadlines. Slowly withdrawing from caring about day-to-day activities. These are all possible symptoms of the mysterious affliction known as senioritis, but what exactly is it, and what’s causing it?    Like...

   In a world where global warming and pollution are becoming increasingly urgent issues that need to be given attention, it’s vital to take the time to educate yourself on what’s happening, and what you can do to help fight it. One of the biggest...

   The pacifying hums of the road engulfed my synapses throughout the June bus ride to the Golden State’s capital, a jet-black curtain enshrouding anything and everything along the lonely interstate. Save for a motley assortment of constellations,...

With Halloween just around the corner, there’s a big chance that West High students will be heading down to Universal Studios Hollywood to celebrate Halloween Horror Nights. Horror Nights is an annual tradition in which the popular theme park is decorated...

   Whether through musical composition, literature, or the visual arts, artwork has been one of humanity’s tools for articulating creative ideas throughout the ages. Recently, however, it would seem that art has become increasingly undervalued, with...