VOLUME 27
Welcome to Spectrum Daily Impeachment Updates! We will be posting daily updates about impeachment, so you can easily keep track of impeachment news. So much has happened so far. Here’s the TLDR: Democrats in the House of Representatives have started impeachment proceedings because Trump allegedly pressured Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, a political opponent of
Jacob Tobia, author of Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story, with Tyler Ford, advocate and founder of the website http://myfriendtyler.com/, discussed topics of gender fluidity on Nov 6 at the Upper School assembly. Tobia started the conversation by reading an excerpt of Sissy. Within that, they compared coming-out-of-the-closet with being a garden snail- the burden
LiFe Advice with Leo and Fallon ! Dear Spectrum, I have had struggles with trying to manage my studying time wisely and trying to see how prepared I am for tests. (’25) Leo: Every year in school, the pressure increases, but the jump from 6th grade to 7th grade can feel astronomically different with the
LiFe Advice with Leo and Fallon ! Dear Spectrum, I just started school at Harvard-Westlake and I have a dilemma. I am having trouble balancing the workload, with free time. When I get home I spend a lot of time doing things I enjoy instead of homework. Please give me some advice to deal with
Lana Del Rey has composed a beautiful, powerful and emotionally provocative record, that could very well be her most impressive so far. “Norman F*****g Rockwell” is Del Rey’s fifth studio album and the experience she has picked up over the years shines through clearly. She knows exactly what her sound should be; a melodic, new
Layla Payman (’23) documents Lower River Retreat (Digital)
LiFe Advice with Leo and Fallon ! How should I bond with the new ninth graders? (’23) Fallon: I think there’s two ways to go about this depending on where you stand. If you’ve been here for a while, like Leo and myself, reaching out to a new ninth grader can do more than you
LiFe Advice with Leo and Fallon ! How to handle social pyramids? What should I do with so many free periods? (’25) Leo: Well there are two questions to be addressed here. I will speak on #1. What I have found is that, as time passes, there’s not so much a pyramid or hierarchy as
Andrew Yang, a Democrat presidential candidate, attended an intimate fundraising event hosted by Harvard-Westlake (HW) parent Rachel Yang at her family’s home. There are 20 Democrats running for president in 2020. Of those, five are women and three (Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris and Andrew Yang) are Asian American Pacific Islanders. “I’m thrilled that the candidates
As a closing event to the Harvard-Westlake (HW) school year, two of the dance classes, Introduction to Contemporary Dance and Dance Production, held showcases in the dance studio. Introduction to Contemporary Dance, a course that requires little experience, is a full year elective. The class was given a whole semester to put together their dances.
