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West Side Story
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
Using the same algorithm will always get you the same result that people are tired of seeing.

Trigonometry of love

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor
May 24, 2023
Gabriella Esch '23 started using mobility aids her junior year of high school.

Yes, I can walk

Gabriella Esch, Guest Columnist
May 11, 2023
Feelings of despair and confusion fill those in Sudan as the already struggling country turns into a battlefield.

Guest column: Jinann’s Visit to Palestine

Jinann Abudagga, WSS student
May 11, 2023
Sylvia De Young ’26 shares why she has remained an owl, someone enrolled in the ICCSD Online Learning Program.

Hello, I’m here too

Sylvia De Young, Guest Columnist
April 23, 2023
Janet Abejo-Parker describes her duties as the ICCSD's ombuds.

“Oms-what?”

Janet Abejo-Parker, Guest Columnist
April 21, 2023
After the bill requiring students to use the bathrooms that align with the sex they were assigned at birth passed, some students at West covered restroom placards with all gender flyers in protest.

Bills that ban gender-affirming care in Iowa will kill transgender youth

Miela Miller-Jacobs, WSS Intern
April 19, 2023
From banning books to banning medically transitioning, LGBTQ+ rights are slowly being whittled away.

Bloody bills

Jack Alden, Reporter
April 18, 2023
The control over our use of language on the internet may have started as a joke but is leading to the desensitization of our generation to severe topics.

Unalive censorship

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor
April 10, 2023
No matter how many decades pass, it's important not to forget the history which costs so many people their lives

Tragedy or massacre, two sides to history

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor
March 27, 2023
Femininely Non-Binary art by Rosellyn Rubio

Femininely non-binary

Jules Keranen, Entertainment Editor
March 1, 2023
It's no mystery as to why 'Velma' crashed and burned; but that doesn't mean a crime against humanity wasn't committed.

Jinkies!

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor
February 24, 2023
Teenagers have an increased dependency on social media to connect.

Anti-Social Media: How the digital age is affecting human connection

Tessa Gibson, Profiles Editor
January 25, 2023
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