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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Hannah Hendifar, Features Reporter

Hannah Hendifar 27 is Director of Marketing and a features writer.  This is her second year working for The Chronicle. Hannah loves to play the piano and listen to music.

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Cultural Roots

Students and faculty discuss the role of hair in shaping identity, its roots in various cultures and its representation in media.
Hannah Hendifar, Features Reporter
November 12, 2025

Standing on the hot concrete, 10-year-old Keisari Penman ’27 adjusts her two swim caps, making sure her curly hair is shoved into the tight elastic of the latex one before pulling over the required team-issued...

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Kimmel’s Suspension Sparks Debate on Free Speech

Hannah Hendifar, Features Reporter
October 8, 2025

ABC announced it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show after his comments about the politics of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s assassin Sept. 17, according to The New York Times. The...

Passion to Profit

Passion to Profit

Hannah Hendifar, Features Reporter
September 2, 2025

Zane Burstin ’26 moves through the dimly lit room, aligning rows of glossy black protein powder bags so their gold lettering gleams. His phone buzzes. It is an invitation from the Georgia Bulldogs to...

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Students weigh in on vice presidential debate

Hannah Hendifar, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
October 31, 2024

Last week’s vice presidential debate provoked different reactions in students and faculty, as the candidates engaged in a display of civility while debating hot-button issues, leaving the community divided...

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