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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Proud to be an American

Proud to be an American

Vishan Chaudhary December 13, 2018

After hearing the phrase “Make America Great Again” numerous times over the past two and a half years, I was forced to consider an unexpectedly difficult question: when was America “great”? Surely...

Info-Wars

Info-Wars

Vishan Chaudhary October 4, 2018

Information is spreading faster than ever before. In this era of retweets, shares and reposts, worldwide communication has been streamlined such that a breaking news story in California can make its way...

To see some real results

Ellis Becker March 21, 2018

On March 14, I stood up at 10 a.m. and walked out of my Business of Life class. I made my way to the field, where I stood with fellow members of my community to honor those lost in a similar one. While...

Activism from the heart

Saba Nia March 21, 2018

I had never seen them so quiet. There was something haunting about the way the children clutched their poster boards and stared straight ahead. They were like the statues of the Founding Fathers we had...

The Indu-sputed truth: Part 6

Indu Pandey March 21, 2018

Administration announces 2nd and 4th Wednesday Assemblies   After the resounding success of 1st and 3rd Wednesday Assembly, the administration announced its new 2nd and 4th Wednesday Assembly. “It’s...

In defense of the trigger warning

Sarah Lee March 21, 2018

Please note: this column contains brief mentions of sexual abuse/assault, abuse and gun violence. Now, that wasn’t so hard, was it? In recent years, the concept of the trigger warning has made waves...

Raise Your Voice

Chronicle Staff March 21, 2018

For 17 minutes last week, faculty and administration joined us in solidarity. For 17 minutes, we honored the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting. For 17 minutes, we imagined the change...

Time for transparency

Josie Abugov and Danielle Spitz August 30, 2017

Recently deemed the “enemy of the American people,” reporters are facing an increase in scrutiny of their credibility and integrity.  As high school journalists, we feel included in this heightened...

The Indu-sputed truth

Indu Pandey August 30, 2017

Pseudo-intellectual whines until Fake News Media gives her socially acceptable way to bully people. -- Failing liberal media gives Indu Pandey a satire column to attract viewers. Sad! Panda will pretend...

Brittany Hong/Chronicle

Let’s get the ball rolling

Chronicle Staff August 30, 2017

Two weeks ago, the events in Charlottesville stunned our country. Racism, anti-semitism and white nationalism, ideologies we believed to have — at least partially — subsided, proved remarkably resilient....

Community of Convocation

Vishan Chaudhary August 30, 2017

Convocation has become a staple of the first day of school, as every year students and faculty from both campuses congregate as one group. It helps foster a sense of community that the school would otherwise...

Chinese teacher Kattie Xu. Credit: Vishan Chaudhary

Kattie Xu: Chinese

Vishan Chaudhary August 31, 2016

Kattie Xu has joined the upper school Chinese department and is teaching AP Chinese after spending four years at a Los Angeles Unified School District school. “I like teaching to a different diversity...

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