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Volume 31

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Mental health resources

Caroline Jacoby | June 4, 2019

In a big community like Harvard-Westlake (HW), students often struggle with mental health issues but don’t discuss them because of the stigma around mental health. In light of May being Mental Health...

HW Security Profiles

Jenna Lewis | June 3, 2019

Every day, trained security personnel work to keep members of the Harvard-Westlake (HW) community safe. This article aims to introduce the students to the trained personal behind the badge.Ron, a former...

Students allegedly pay doctors to obtain extra time on assessments

Claire Conner | May 29, 2019

Recent surveys sent to Harvard-Westlake (HW) students suggest that it is possible HW parents have paid doctors for a diagnosis that permits students without learning differences extra time on exams, despite...

Open letter to the P.E. department

Konnie Duan | May 29, 2019

At Harvard-Westlake (HW), students may only earn physical education (P.E.) credit by participating in a school involved activity or by taking P.E. Thus, the students who participate in a sport outside...

Hand written notes prove to help grades, according to new study

Mary White | May 29, 2019

One would assume that more is better; that it is advantageous to take exhaustive notes that precisely capture the content, allowing for a complete verbatim review of the material. However, this is not...

How Republicans are feeding off of the Jussie Smollett Scandal

Alex Hyman | May 29, 2019

Actor Jussie Smollett is maintaining to claim his innocence after allegations came out that he staged his own attack.Smollet previously claimed that he was jumped and beaten by two men who were saying...

Blue Ribbon Sushi in the Palisades Village offers a high quality experience

Andrew Reiter | May 29, 2019

The arrival of Blue Ribbon Sushi to the new Palisades Village boasts tasteful Japanese cuisine. Along with its many other locations, the Blue Ribbon chain features a unique menu, offering items from sushi...

Looking at the power of perspective

Mary White | May 29, 2019

Learning to rein in and overcome the effects of physical states, the embodiment of visual perception, its connection to motivation and how we can reframe our minds to conquer obstacles is an invaluable...

HW debaters dominate at 2019 Stanford National Invitational

Joie Zhang | May 29, 2019

Around 3,000 students from all over the country convened at Stanford University for the 2019 Stanford National Speech and Debate Invitational from Feb. 9 to 11. 16 Harvard-Westlake (HW) debaters competed...

Juice WRLD takes over the Greek Theatre

Maxine Zuriff | May 29, 2019

After exploding in popularity in the music industry with his 2018-19 hits, Juice WRLD started his own tour around the U.S. on April 26. He calls his tour “Death Race for Love” and brings along...

The Israeli Election and the End of Policy Politics

Jason Morganbesser | May 29, 2019

Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters won the recent Israeli parliamentary election amid allegations of corruption, increasing radicalization and an opposition party led by three senior generals. It would...

Dance Production’s “Game Over”

Estee Eidinger | May 29, 2019

Dance Production, an elite dance group on the middle school campus, performed their long awaited show, "Game Over" in the Saperstein Theater. Members of the Dance Production have been rehearsing their...

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