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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff

An authoritarian rise

Ethan Lachman June 4, 2020

With little regard for the “checks and balances” principle written into the U.S. Constitution, President Donald Trump declared the authority of the president “total” on April 13. Although he reversed...

Consequential Communications

Consequential Communications

Chloe Schaeffer June 3, 2020

Honest News Coronavirus became front-page news for American media outlets mid-February, just as cases were cropping up around the United States. However, Diego Ahmad ’20, whose parents are both medical...

While Studio City business owners struggle to adapt during the coronavirus pandemic, members of the student body are working to provide their communities with essential needs. Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff

Facing coronavirus together

Ethan Lachman June 3, 2020

Having experienced nearly a 90 percent drop in business, Dove Rose does not know how many clients to expect when she opens her computer for virtual wellness sessions.  As a private trainer who began...

Coronavirus Crisis

Lauren Cho June 1, 2020

Despite the switch to remote learning, Sarina Smolev ’22 filled her days with fairly normal routines: attending daily classes, albeit via Zoom, and completing typical loads of homework before connecting...

Shutting down for the environment

Tessa Augsberger May 21, 2020

Although the global shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc in humans’ daily lives, it has also affected our environment in various ways. Just two months ago, Angelenos lined up...

Coronavirus Live Updates

Coronavirus Live Updates

Frank Jiang May 20, 2020

For a case map tracking the spread of COVID-19, click here. Update: May 20, 12:02 p.m. School seeks clarification from Public Health Department regarding drive-through graduation Despite the recently...

Reshaping the Elections

Lauren Cho May 10, 2020

As the coronavirus outbreak has shut down the economy and suspended typical daily life, the United States presidential election has reached an impasse. Instead of devoting countless hours of her day to...

South Korea: A model for fighting COVID-19

Celine Park April 26, 2020

As of now, COVID-19 has spread its tentacles across the globe with almost 3 million confirmed cases in the span of just a few months. Originating from Wuhan, China, the coronavirus has spread globally...

Administration holds virtual town hall for senior class

Tammer Bagdasarian April 17, 2020

Members of the administration spoke to the senior class and answered questions about the school’s current plans for end-of-year traditions in a virtual town hall today. During the event, held over Zoom...

College Board cancels June SAT, plans to administer exams monthly starting in August

Hannah Han April 15, 2020

Update: April 15 In an email to students nationwide, the College Board announced April 15 that the June 6 SAT has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Right now, public health officials have...

Confronting xenophobia in light of coronavirus

Lauren Cho April 12, 2020

As I scroll through news articles to find updates about the coronavirus, I pass countless stories about xenophobic behavior toward Asian-Americans, prompting me to adjust my behavior in public. Even I...

A new, unpredictable normal

A new, unpredictable normal

Ethan Lachman April 9, 2020

Once we come back to school, I imagine that we’ll all passionately embrace. As we grip each other tightly, our cheeks will be tomato-red not just because our computer cameras no longer hide our small...

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