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Teens are interested in playing guitar, but perhaps lack the resources and time to do so.

Lack of guitar club after school is problematic

By Sami Moesch, Senior Reporter March 7, 2024

West Chicago Community High School has lots of different clubs after school, from sports to music, for groups with shared interests. Despite the vast amount of activities for students to partake in, there...

The famous shining awards that will be presented to the winners on the night of the Oscars. (Photo courtesy of Prayitno via Wikimedia Commons).

Predicting the top picks for the 96th Oscar Awards

By Sebastian Alarcon and Eshan Amir March 5, 2024

Weeks have passed since the initial announcement for the 96th annual Oscar, with nominations going to 53 unique pieces of film this year. As the day approached, staffers compressed their predictions across...

Pickleball includes the use of a ping-pong-esque paddle, and a ball that looks more like a wiffle ball.

Pickleball: A cardiovascular trend worth playing

Have you ever loved playing tennis, but over time seemed to get bored of it? Do you love the thrill and playstyle you get only from tennis, but want another way of playing it with a similar goal? Pickleball...

Jonathan Says: Is Temu a scam?

Jonathan Says: Is Temu a scam?

By Jonathan Saucedo, Opinions Editor February 23, 2024

In September 2022, an app was launched by PDD Holdings, owned by Pinduoduo, a Chinese online commerce platform. The app quickly reached a high rank in popularity due to the many advertisements put...

Singer Lana Del Rey performs live at Irving Plaza. (Royalty-free photo by petercruise via Wikimedia Commons)

Lana Del Rey losing Grammy to Taylor Swift puts friendship in crossfire.

By Ja’Nyah Villa, Senior Reporter February 15, 2024

Imagine an award show that leaves all viewers on the edge of their seats out of anticipation for the winner. Sweat drips, tears are shed, and fans curse in disappointment as singer Lana Del Rey is not...

Love is in the air - and on the table - this Valentine's Day.

Lost origin of Valentine’s Day

By Jonathan Saucedo, Opinions Editor February 12, 2024

Valentine’s Day is known for its spread of love and cheer to those that special in one's heart. Every year on February 14, at least $25.9 billion around the world are spent on the many gifts and letters...

Black History Month is every month

Black History Month is every month

By Karidja Monjolo, Managing Editor February 12, 2024

February is a celebration of Black History, but it cannot be the only month out of 12 in which we celebrate black culture, people and experiences. The month has become so capitalized, performative...

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard became somewhat of a household name following Hulu's limited series "The Act".

[OPINION] The glorification of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

By Ja’Nyah Villa, Editor-in-Training January 30, 2024

After spending eight years in prison for the murder of her mother, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard was released early on parole in December 2023, and suddenly became an internet sensation who advocates for other...

Jonathan Says: healthcare harms patients financially

Jonathan Says: healthcare harms patients financially

By Jonathan Saucedo, Opinions Editor January 18, 2024

America, in most cases, has the best versions of everything in this whole world ranging from military, technology, food, jobs, money, and medicine, but there is a vital part of America that sticks out...

Concept art for "X" by Ken Carson, created by Deviant Art user digisoulgfx. Ken Carson is a new artist who has been dominating TikTok and Spotify in the past few months. (Photo from digisoulgfx's DeviantArt page under Creative Common License: https://www.deviantart.com/digisoulgfx/art/Ken-Carson-X-924351257).

[OPINION] Hip-hop is not getting worse, but mainstream artists are getting older

By Dhanveer Gill, Managing Editor January 7, 2024

Everyone's heard an old-heard say it before: "music is not the same as it once was," or even "music nowadays has no meaning." These are phrases that people have been saying for generations, too. Even...

A plethora of gifts underneath the illuminated lights of a Christmas tree.

[OPINION] Christmas has become less about quality of time and more about quantity of gifts

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor January 5, 2024

Christmas is a holiday that a many look forward too as the year comes to a close. A time to relax, and spend time with family and friends, additionally being a much needed break from the worldly stressors...

Jonathan Says: Lack of credit card use at WEGO needs to change

Jonathan Says: Lack of credit card use at WEGO needs to change

By Jonathan Saucedo, Opinions Editor December 23, 2023

Plastic: whether debit or credit, a person usually always has at least one credit card in their wallet. Debit cards are the most used method of paying amongst students - next to actual dollars in hand...

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