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‘More than anything, it’s a nerd convention’

Jacob Goodman August 27, 2013

For four days in July, self-proclaimed geeks, nerds, fangirls, celebrities and several Harvard Westlake students gathered in San Diego for the 44th annual Comic Con International: a mass of TV and film...

The Universal Language

Morganne Ramsey April 24, 2013

By Morganne Ramsey Wearing “Justin Carr Wants World-Peace” shirts, the Chamber Singers and Wolverine Chorus landed in Budapest after an airplane ride that was more than 12 hours long for their tour...

First generation students retain cultures

Aaron Lyons April 24, 2013

As a child, when Adam Zucker ’13 was being a little rambunctious his parents would tell him “dai” pronounced “die.” Zucker’s parents are from Israel and were telling him to stop in their native...

Driving Dangerously

Nadia Rahman April 24, 2013

As the end of the school day rolls around, Susie* ’14 and her two friends head towards the school parking lot, piling into her gray Jetta after an argument over who called “shotgun” first. They...

Sew What?

Sarah Novicoff April 24, 2013

Hunched over her sewing machine downstairs, Elle Wilson ’13 pushes the white muslin fabric under the needle and observes the line of its seam. The white muslin will soon become a dress, a mock-up of...

Fight to the finish

Lizzy Thomas April 24, 2013

On the road to a possible CIF championship, the varsity baseball team is struggling to secure its third straight Mission League championship. The Loyola Cubs are poised to thwart the Wolverines’ would-be...

Girls gone greek

Rachel Schwartz March 13, 2013

Though Ryan Lash ’12 was not surprised to find herself pledging all in white as prescribed by the bid card inviting her to join Kappa Alpha Theta, she found herself unsure about the sisterhood she was...

Seniors anticipate final decisions

Rachel Schwartz March 13, 2013

Phillip* The Athlete Phillip is finally done with the college process, as long as he doesn’t suddenly drop to an F average or commit a felony, he said. Last Saturday, he received what is colloquially...

A Balancing Act

March 13, 2013

An 8 year-old Kenny Lopez ’13 anxiously sat in a room at his doctor’s office, waiting to hear back from his pediatrician. Lopez had been experiencing extreme hunger, weight loss and had been making...

It’s not easy eating greens

Tara Stone March 12, 2013

When Brooke Bagnall ’14 walks into the school cafeteria around midday to buy her lunch, more than a quarter of the options available to other students are off limits for her. Bagnall is one of a sizable...

Girls gone greek

March 12, 2013

The lost art of cursive

Elana Zeltser December 19, 2012

Adam Zucker ’13 was taking a physics test when he was confronted with a problem involving the variable A. After a quick twirl of his pen, he reproduced the question on a scrap piece of paper and Zucker’s...

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