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Lethal Weapon 1: Lethal Weapon is a cop movie starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as Roger Murtaugh and Martin Riggs, two mismatched partners. Set during Christmas-time, this is a classic to watch during the lockdown. This movie was so good that there are three other Lethal Weapon movies, and a TV show. All of
Recently, more and more reports have come through stating the new ports that China has banned from travel because of the recent Coronavirus outbreak. Most speculate that the latest bans spanned from the fact that it has spread to the United States, or more specifically Washington State. However, this virus started in Wuhan, and evidently
Wolverines, We hope this issue of Spectrum finds you well – in body, mind and spirit. I am writing to explain a bit about this issue of Spectrum because, well, it looks a little different. Because of the school closures due to coronavirus concerns, students did not have time to complete the layouts with the
Similar to games in years past, Tokyo’s 2020 Summer Olympics will feature sports such as swimming and gymnastics. Baseball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing will also make their debut as Olympic events this summer. Though the decade-long planning process in Tokyo has gone more smoothly than in previous games, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
The Latin American Hispanic Student Organization (LAHSO), a Harvard-Westlake (HW) Middle School club, organized an art event where students were given drawing materials, and visual arts teacher Flavia Zuñiga-West discussed Latinx artists. “My favorite part of art day was seeing how many people from the community came to join us,” LAHSO member Sophia Rascoff ’23
Welcome to Spectrum’s 2020 Election Watch! Check in for regular updates on caucuses, primaries, and events leading up to the presidential election in November. Keeping up with elections can be difficult (especially during the busy 3rd semester!) but Spectrum is simplifying the web of results, predictions and stories related to the election so you can
The Harvard Westlake choral concert was a wonderful way to enter into winter break and a good ending to the stressful few weeks beforehand. The different choral groups performed a teaser in front of the whole school during assembly which was a good way to get students interested into going to see the concert. The
“Knives Out” is a thrilling mystery film filled with deception, compelling characters, and intriguing motives. The story centers around the Thromby family, a wealthy East Coast family that garnered its fortune through writing. Harlam Thromby, the head of the family, was a successful crime novelist and started his own publishing company. Although the family comes
While scanning the syllabi for their new courses on the first day of school, Harvard-Westlake (HW) Middle School students learned of a new assessment postponement rule. Students can now postpone one assessment in each class per semester. This amounts to five assessments postponed per semester – one for each academic class. This rule is a
With the upcoming presidential election off to a dramatic start, many students are tuning in. “It’s going to be very interesting seeing the race play out and finding out who the candidates are. I think democrats are focusing on who they think could beat Trump a little too much, as most all of the democratic
