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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Road to realization

Michael Sugerman December 19, 2012

Last weekend, I was driving east on Sunset Blvd. in Beverly Hills. As I passed through an intersection, a car driven by an elderly woman accelerated out of a side street. In an attempt to avoid an accident,...

We cannot allow history to repeat itself yet again

David Lim December 19, 2012

Columbine. Virginia Tech. Sandy Hook. 27 people, including 20 children, died last Friday, shot at point blank in their classrooms at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. We will grieve as a...

Righteous Conversation screens PSAs

Noa Yadidi December 19, 2012

The Righteous Conversations Project screened its 2012 public service announcements and donated the PSAs to non-profit organizations Nov. 15 during an event held in Ahmanson Lecture Hall. The Righteous...

Honor Board applies new review procedure

Michael Rothberg December 19, 2012

The Honor Board has reviewed three cases of Honor Code infractions this year in accordance with the new format of joint deliberation between the Prefect Council and members of the administration. Under...

Computer science class takes field trip to Launchpad LA, invites speakers

Sarah Novicoff December 19, 2012

The Advanced Topics in Computer Science class visited the headquarters of the business incubator Launchpad LA Dec. 5. The field-trip was part of an ongoing effort by Theo Davis ’13 to explore the other...

Wangs give $5 million to renovate Reynolds

Rachel Schwartz December 19, 2012

A $5 million donation from Walter and Shirley Wang (Walter ’13, Chantalle ’17, Matthew ’18) will supplement the $1.5 million already raised to completely renovate Reynolds Hall. Chief Advancement...

Nation editor emphasizes journalistic integrity in presentation to Chronicle

Julia Aizuss December 19, 2012

A history professor at University of California, Irvine, and contributing editor to the Nation magazine shared his contrasting experiences of online and print journalism with the Chronicle staff Nov. 16. Jon...

Dancers to perform encore to ARC show

Aaron Lyons December 19, 2012

Advanced Dance I will have an encore performance of its yearly outreach showcase tonight for students, teachers and family in the dance studio. Members of the class also held a showcase for ARC, a nonprofit...

Paintball Club sponsors games

Jensen Pak December 19, 2012

The Paintball Club hosted a student-faculty paintball event on Sunday, Dec. 16 at the California Paintball Park. Both middle school and upper school students attended the event to play paintball. People...

Students to visit Laos over spring break

Aaron Lyons December 19, 2012

Video arts teacher Cheri Gaulke is partnering with Friendship World Tours to take students on a spring break trip to Laos. The trip labeled an “investigative journalism adventure” will last 11 days,...

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...

Director says failures lead to success

Keane Robertson December 19, 2012

Writer, director and producer Nick Stoller credited his breakthrough in comedy directing to a failed show that put him into contact with the right people, in an appearance with four-time Oscar nominated...

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December 2012