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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Giving voice to vulnerability

Chronicle Staff February 22, 2018

Mental health has been on everyone’s mind recently. An email from Ms. Ross two weeks ago informed us of a recent suicide by a student in our area. An event like this is a reminder that we should cherish...

Seasoned Seniors

Seasoned Seniors

Matthew Yam February 22, 2018

First of all, I’d like to thank the opinion editor for offering me this spot in our wonderful publication. This is my first column as a second semester senior, so it is, in essence, recreational writing....

Sorry, not sorry

Saba Nia February 22, 2018

Being the diligent reporter that I was, my ninth-grade self was running late to my interview. Trotting down the steps that led to the Marshall Pool, chastising myself for losing track of time yet again,...

The Indu-sputed truth: Part 5

Indu Pandey February 22, 2018

The Chronicle made headlines after releasing an article titled, “Student eats lunch.” “Well, I guess since we’re the only paper, we made our own headlines,” Chronicle Editor-in-chief Danielle...

Seeing past our stars

Sophie Haber February 22, 2018

Every night when I was a toddler, I sat on my couch sandwiched between its corner and my mom as she read me a bedtime story. My favorite story book, “The Sneetches” by Dr. Seuss, is about two types...

We should not write off hip-hop

Lucas Gelfond February 14, 2018

There is a part of our community that is apathetic or openly hostile to the genre of hip-hop. I hate hip-hop,” a student said. “Hip-hop is not real music,” a teacher said. I have been a hip-hop...

Thoughts on the safe spaces movement

Madison Huggins January 31, 2018

It would appear actions taken on college campuses designed to protect students who feel personally harassed or are in immediate emotional danger would be a grand idea. However, what if I told you that...

Emphasizing Empathy

Chronicle Staff January 23, 2018

Skimming through the most recent issue of HW Life, one article in particular caught our eye. We learned that last spring, middle school faculty were given the opportunity to shadow students for a day—an...

Logan Paul: Using suicide for success

Kitty Luo January 23, 2018

Between tangled branches and moss-lined trunks, a man sways from a tree. Though he had entered the forest not long ago, he’ll never set foot out of it again. It’s a cloudy day. Mount Fuji continues...

Extinguishing the effects of the fire

Noa Schwartz January 23, 2018

A month ago around five a.m., I was woken to the sound of helicopters and the smell of smoke. I had around five minutes to evacuate my house entirely, with little time to grab any of my belongings. Just...

The Indu-sputed truth: Part 4

Indu Pandey January 23, 2018

Trump, Bannon engage in gentleman’s duel President Trump challenged former Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon to a gentleman’s duel in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday. “Steve hurt my feelings!”...

Don’t hesitate to procrastinate

Jessa Glassman and Amelie Zilber January 23, 2018

After a long day of strenuous schoolwork, the devil on your shoulder urging you to put off all your work and play Candy Crush can seem like the deadliest thing to your high school career, but in reality...

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