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The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

Pete Moe 22 drives past his defender into the lane against Cedar Rapids Washington on Feb. 16.

Let the countdown begin

Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
March 26, 2021
Over time, many holidays have become Hallmark Holidays, existing primarily for commercial purposes.

Hallmark holidays

Katherine Shoppa, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
February 27, 2021
Iowas civil rights history is more storied than one may suspect.

The unknown history of Iowa, the radical star

Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor
February 5, 2021
With a pandemic, extreme weather and inequality, 2020 hasnt shaped up to what everyone thought it would be.

Can we call 2020 the worst year ever?

Katherine Shoppa, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
December 14, 2020
Image from Creative Commons by NIAID used with permission

The importance of the flu shot this year

Maggie Huang, Online News Editor
December 10, 2020
WSS staffer Maggie Huang 21 discusses inequalities in political media coverage.

Double standards

Maggie Huang, Online News Editor
November 2, 2020
West Side Story Staffer Bess Frerichs and her mother, Dannye Frerichs, pose for a photo on September 28.

Surviving cancer: five years later

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
September 29, 2020
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