It was the 1990s, and the economy in Ecuador was failing. People had to carry bills worth millions in their wallets as monetary values in the country quickly decreased. Entering data in a very old, very...

Guanajuato, Mexico is known for its agriculture, an industry which requires a lot of putting things into the ground. However, as the oldest member of the Harvard-Westlake maintenance staff, Gregorio Hernandez...

11 sophomores and a junior are new to the student body this year.

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...

Amateur hypnotist David Goldberg ’15 needs no gimmicks. No watch dangling from a gold chain swaying slowly from side to side. No snapping of fingers. All he needs is a quiet room and a willing subject. Goldberg...

Props in hand, students in the Kutler Center’s Philosophy of Art and Science class stepped onto the dimly lit stage of Rugby Auditorium for their three-minute long semester exam. "Part of the Kutler...

As she pulls up to a stoplight, Miley* ’13 pulls a cigarette from her lips and puffs smoke rings out her car window. It’s a skill she mastered after weeks of practicing. She smoked her first cigarette...

Breakfast literally means breaking the fast (the fast being the time when you were sleeping), and is cited by nutritionists, dieticians and doctors as being important in resupplying the body with the necessary...

His fingers fly across the keyboard. With each click a character appears on the screen. Josh Shapiro ’14 is in his own world, creating a new website. Shapiro started coding this past summer when interning...

Self-described best friends since seventh grade, Conor Cook ’13 and Maddie Lear ’13 were separated for a full school year when Cook attended School Year Abroad in Spain last year. Upon reuniting in...

Martin Riu ’13 woke up at 5:30 a.m. There was little light outside, but Riu dragged himself out of bed to feed pigs and chickens, move cows and set up fencing. At 7:30 a.m. he went back to make breakfast....

Laurel Wayne ’13 worked closely with the first female trumpet player to ever hold a principal position in an orchestra, Anne McAneney, in order to improve her playing and "rebuild a stronger foundation." In...