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Tessa Gibson and Defne Bayman | September 29, 2023
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Trojans celebrate senior night with a win
Anna Song and Marie Stier | September 28, 2023
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Q and A with West High golfer Cole Collier ’24
Helen Orszula, Artist, Designer | September 27, 2023
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WSS Staff | September 27, 2023
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The Intellectual Freedom Festival at the Iowa City Public Library was first established in 1995 to honor Carol Spazianis life-long commitment to the freedom of ideas.

Defining intellectual freedom at the ICPL

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor

The Library Bill of Rights, adopted nationally by the American Librarian Association, was first drafted back in 1939 by Forrest Spalding in the state of Iowa to deal with...

Student Government: looking forward

The Sudanese Student Organization

Phone Policy: Success or Sham?

Breeder surrenders 131 dogs to the Iowa City Animal Shelter

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Defining intellectual freedom at the ICPL

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor

The Library Bill of Rights, adopted nationally by the American Librarian Association, was first drafted back in 1939 by Forrest Spalding in the state of Iowa to deal with...

Phone Policy: Success or Sham?

Breeder surrenders 131 dogs to the Iowa City Animal Shelter

Running home

Biking for a cure

Sports

Senior Jocelyn Jacobsen reaches over the net to block during a point against Kennedy.

Trojans celebrate senior night with a win

Anna Song and Marie Stier

Being both the final home game of their season and senior night, the Trojans were determined to secure a win against Cedar Rapids Kennedy Sept. 26. Before...

Q and A with West High golfer Cole Collier '24

West falls to City in Battle of the Boot

West volleyball competes in Xtream Arena for the first time

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Offensive lineman Jeffery Karr 24 lines up against City High Sept. 15 against City High.

West falls to City in Battle of the Boot

Yaya Orszula, Sports Editor • September 19, 2023

Melae Lacy 24 and Helen Penning 24 jump to block a ball against Waterloo West Sept. 12.

West volleyball competes in Xtream Arena for the first time

Marie Stier and Anna Song • September 17, 2023

Rowan Russel 26 hurdles into her fifth dive of the meet on Sept. 13.

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Erinn Varga, Print Design and Opinion Editor • September 15, 2023

The Trojan football team runs out to the field Sept. 8 against Muscatine.

Football team shows offensive power in win over Muscatine

Yaya Orszula, Sports Editor • September 13, 2023

Gianna Liu 25 reaches to return the ball over the net during a point against Mid-Prarie Sep. 9.

West volleyball hosts annual Live Like Line Tournament

Marie Stier and Anna Song • September 12, 2023

West High cheerleaders perform a cheer during the second half to keep the crowd excited.

Let's get fired up

Grace Bartlett , Reporter • September 8, 2023

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Process for All-State

Mrudani Ramkumar and Anna Song

Best of West: connections through classwork

Vera Tanas, Copy Editor

How has the curriculum for AP precalculus changed?

AP Precalculus breakdown

Abby Guo, Video Editor

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What does a modern Snow White in the 21st century look like exactly?

The snow-white apple of our eyes

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor

Feelings of despair and confusion fill those in Sudan as the already struggling country turns into a battlefield.

Opinion: The world needs to take action for the people of Sudan

Reem Kirja, Print Profiles Editor

Behind the glorified facade of the picture-perfect life, South Korean celebrity culture pumps out idols like dolls in a factory.

Culture clash

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor

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DeJah Jordan 24, Maya Hanna 25 and Alyssa Hagiwara 23 take the stage at Mt. Pleasants annual Music In Motion show choir competition.

Q&A with De'jah Jordan

McKenna Stephens, Designer, Photographer

West High 2023 Homecoming Parade recap

Haneen Eltyeb and Samuel Rosenthal

Process for All-State

Mrudani Ramkumar and Anna Song

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The first year: looking back

Abby Guo, Video Editor

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Opinion: The world needs to take action for the people of Sudan

Reem Kirja, Print Profiles Editor

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The Weekday Social: Six Things We Wish We Knew Before High School

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Three West students compete at ISEF
Lilly Graham and Heidi Du
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Bringing the beat, making a community complete
Alaina Greenlee, Video Editor
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Fantasy frenzy
Lily Prochaska, Print Sports Editor
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Next meal
Ella De Young and Marie Stier
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Affirm or overturn
Lilly Graham, Print Managing Editor
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Teaching through turmoil
Camille Gretter, Online Editor-In-Chief
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Black Excellence at West: Mayasa Hamid, Bruce Teague and Shalom Alarape
Helelia Wa Kalala, Social Media Editor
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Into new waters
Zaira Ahmad and Esther Park
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Heidi Du and Marie Stier
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