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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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From banning books to banning medically transitioning, LGBTQ+ rights are slowly being whittled away.

Bloody bills

Jack Alden, Reporter
April 18, 2023
March news briefs

March news briefs

Mrudani Ramkumar, Print News Editor
March 3, 2023
Iowa legislature puts restrictions on LGBTQ+ youth, but teens persevere through social media use as they discover who they are.

Queer fear: now you hear us

Jules Keranen, Entertainment Editor
January 19, 2023
Some West High students have the unique experience of having politician parents.

Politician parents

Krisha Kapoor and Mrudani Ramkumar
November 18, 2022
Gun shooting out the alphabet to show firearms creating chaos within education.

Fighting fire with fire

Nicole Lee and Zoe Smith
September 28, 2022
Balancing the court

Balancing the court

Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor
March 5, 2022
A common phrase said by parents at school board meetings has had to do with infringement of freedom and denying rights.

When a pandemic turns political

Isabella Tisdale, Sports Reporter/Photographer
January 24, 2022
The American flag hangs in a West High classroom on Sept. 7.

A deeper look into Afghanistan’s ongoing conflict

Laney Prelle and Paige Albright
September 23, 2021
The American flag hangs in a West High classroom on Sept. 7.

Afghanistan has a right to self-determination

Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
September 8, 2021
Stories in The Radish, WSS satire series, should not be taken seriously, as they bear faint resemblance to reality.

The Radish

Caroline Mascardo and Isaac Young
April 27, 2021
In recent months, a series of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has been introduced in Iowa.

The end of the rainbow

Caroline Mascardo and Ella Rosenthal
April 23, 2021
In West Side Radios newest podcast, Renee Gould 22 and Alex Carlon 21 join a panel of journalists to discuss current events and so much more.

The Breakout Room episode 2: February highlights

Alex Carlon and Renee Gould
February 23, 2021
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