• MONDAY 4/21: boys tennis @ City
  • TUESDAY 4/22: boys tennis vs. Cedar Falls, girls soccer vs. Wahlert Catholic, boys soccer @ Wahlert Catholic, girls golf MVC quad, girls tennis @ Cedar Falls, girls track & field @ Ottumwa
  • WEDNESDAY 4/23: girls golf @ Twin Pines, boys/girls soccer @ Linn-Mar
  • THURSDAY 4/24: boys/girls track @ Drake Relays, boys/girls soccer vs. City @ Iowa Soccer Complex, girls tennis vs. Liberty, boys tennis @ Liberty
  • FRIDAY 4/25: boys/girls track @ Drake Relays
  • SATURDAY 4/26: Walk It Out, boys/girls track @ Drake Relays, boys soccer vs. Johnston
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The girls tennis team smiles after competing against Cedar Falls for almost four hours. West ultimately won the meet 7-2. Photo courtesy of Nina Marquardt
Girls tennis secures 7-2 win against Cedar Falls
Sophie Singh and Marie Stier • April 24, 2025
The West girls tennis team poses after defeating Western Dubuque 9-0. The team swept their last three meets 9-0. Photo Courtesy of Nina Marquardt
Girls tennis sweeps last week’s matches 9-0
Marie Stier, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief • April 21, 2025
Whether for travel or leisure, see how Iowa City’s unique cycling culture impacts West.
Stuck in the cycle
Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Opinion Editor • April 20, 2025
News
See what West was up to with this edition of news briefs.
April news briefs
Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Opinion Editor • April 18, 2025
The Trump Administration restricts AP News from the White House
Regulating reporting
Gianna Liu, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief • April 17, 2025
Shanza Sami ’26 is the 2025 Free Spirit winner from Iowa. Sami will be the West Side Story co-editor-in-chief for the print edition for the 2025-26 school year.
D.C.’s Freedom Forum names Shanza Sami Iowa’s Free Spirit Scholarship winner
April 17, 2025
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Placed in between the Old Capitol Museum and Iowa Avenue, a barricade stands to separate the demonstration and traffic April 22, with the preamble of the U.S. Constitution draped over it. Later, demonstrators signed this preamble in protest of current government policies, such as mass deportations and contentious following of legal orders.

Downtown demonstrators return with another protest over current administration

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The West girls tennis team poses after defeating Western Dubuque 9-0. The team swept their last three meets 9-0. Photo Courtesy of Nina Marquardt

Girls tennis sweeps last week’s matches 9-0

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The class of 2025 officially started the annual senior assassin game on April 7.

Annual senior assassin game begins

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Coach Mary Goodfellow maps out the course to Lily Schmid '26 and Lily Collier '26

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Although period products, medication and education have come a long way, there are still current issues and stigma.

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Opinion
Brainrot doesn’t rot your brain, it nourishes it
Brain nourishment
Carter Birch Houchins-Witt, Print Entertainment Editor
C (these) dramas
C (these) dramas
Jessie Li, Print Copy Editor
Food for thought
Editorial: Food for thought
Gianna Liu, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
A&E
Rana Saba '25 played the role of Maria in Theatre West's spring musical "The Sound of Music." A few of her prior roles include Matron "Mama" Morton in "Chicago" and Martha Sowerby in "The Secret Garden."
Backstage with Rana Saba
Lydia Cruce, Print Reporter
With Earth Day coming up April 22, help clean this ocean using the key.
Trash hunt!
Anna Song, Print Design Editor
Countless brands, aesthetics, and clothing items are bringing in a new season of fashion. West students join in on these trends with their own carefully selected outfits.
Spring fashion ins and outs
Josie Nabhan-Warren and Nili Olalde
Video
Go is an abstract, strategic game, played using black and white stones.
Got to Go!
Haneen Eltyeb, Video Co-Editor • April 15, 2025
Jack Wallace '25 and Ava Bruxvoort '25 pose for their respective sports.
Spilling secrets with Sophie: Ava Bruxvoort and Jack Wallace
Sophie Bergman and Abby Guo • March 25, 2025
Teachers are confused about Gen Alpha terms.
Teachers get quizzed on brain rot
Abby Guo and Haneen Eltyeb • March 3, 2025
Feature
National parks are experiencing numerous systematic changes.
Beyond the trails
Shanza Sami, Print Features Editor • April 20, 2025
Over spring break, West students and staff traveled to China for an international educational experience.
West students return from China trip
Marie Stier, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief • April 19, 2025
To Sudarshan Kasturirangan '26, taking part in tennis is even more enjoyable since he grew up with some of the members of his team. He looks up to his brother as an inspiration to further his tennis skills.
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Lydia Cruce, Print Reporter • April 18, 2025
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