• FINALS WEEK 11/19-21
  • 11/19: Girls wrestling @ City
  • 11/21: Girls wrestling vs. Liberty @ Home
  • 11/21-23: All-State Music Festival
  • 11/22: Girls basketball @ Solon
  • NO SCHOOL 11/22
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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
From banning books to banning medically transitioning, LGBTQ+ rights are slowly being whittled away.

Bloody bills

Jack Alden, Reporter
April 18, 2023
'Luca' and Disney’s problems with LGBTQIA+ representation

‘Luca’ and Disney’s problems with LGBTQIA+ representation

Renee Gould, Opinion Editor
September 16, 2021
Binders come in a variety of colors and styles.

How to bind safely

Renee Gould, Opinion Editor
February 19, 2021
Students in the ICCSD speak out about discrimination they have faced.

District discrimination

Bess Frerichs, Maggie Huang, and Abby McKeone
October 16, 2020
City Council member Bruce Teague speaks about his experience as a gay man in Iowa City.

Human Rights Campaign announces Municipal Equality Index in Iowa City

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
November 21, 2019
Reporter Bess Frerichs '21 poses for a photo. In her column, she writes about why they/them pronouns are important for inclusivity.

The pronoun problem

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
February 22, 2019
(Disney Channel)

You’re no different

Luke Reynolds, Copy Editor, Anchor, Reporter
November 28, 2017
A protester waves a flag symbolizing LGBTQ support during the Women's March on Chicago.

The rainbow throughout time

Ting Gao, Reporter
November 5, 2017
Trump speaks to the people of Cedar Rapids, IA last summer in July.

Opinion: Say no to the trans ban

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
August 1, 2017
Candi Stratton, as "Cher", smiles at a young girl after giving her a kiss during her performance in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall on June 17.

Iowa City gathers together to celebrate Pride

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
June 19, 2017
Breaking the binary

Breaking the binary

Junhee Lee and Prateek Raikwar
February 22, 2016
Painting a picture: Zebby Wahls '12

Painting a picture: Zebby Wahls ’12

Shamis
May 16, 2012
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