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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
In the column series’ finale, Helen Zhang ’22 reflects on how being part of West Side Story has impacted her.

Helen’s Hot Takes: Epilogue

Helen Zhang, Print Columns Editor
May 19, 2022
Columns Editor Helen Zhang ’22 discusses the importance of recognizing toxic positivity and how to avoid it.

Helen’s Hot Takes: Problematic positivity

Helen Zhang, Print Columns Editor
April 27, 2022
Columns Editor Helen Zhang ’22 criticizes the academic culture that classifies extracurricular activities as necessary elements for college applications rather than opportunities for fun and passion.

Helen’s Hot Takes: Exhausting extracurriculars

Helen Zhang, Print Columns Editor
March 23, 2022
In this first installment in a recurring series of columns, columns editor Helen Zhang argues in favor of casting age-accurate actors in the media’s dramatization of teenage life.

Helen’s Hot Takes: Putting the ‘age’ in ‘teenager’

Helen Zhang, Print Columns Editor
January 17, 2022
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