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Harry Tarses, Features Editor

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An illustration depicts the cover of Alex G.'s latest album, "God Save the Animals." The album was released Sept. 23.

“God Save the Animals” Album Review

Harry Tarses
September 28, 2022

I don’t trust Alex G. Not because he rarely speaks in public, or frequently writes from the perspective of manipulative people, or at all because I dislike his music. On the contrary, I love his music...

Illustration by Sophia Evans

New to Netflix Summer 2022: Stranger Things Season 4

Harry Tarses
August 25, 2022

The first thing you have to remember when watching "Stranger Things" is that there has never before been a "Stranger Things. Sure, it’s coming at a time when vast television epics are more commonplace...

A cartoon student sits on top of a sink while smoking.

“High” School

Community members discuss stoner culture and narcotic usage among students both in and out of the school.
Harry Tarses and Allegra Drago
March 24, 2022

Three girls cram behind the door of the far bathroom stall. Lillian* can feel her shoulders rubbing against her friends, breathing quickly as they shuffle their feet uncomfortably. Their eyes are fixed...

Students engage in PDA as their peers witness the tax of romantic relationships firsthand.

A Public Affair

Harry Tarses
February 17, 2022

It is quiet behind Munger. Juliette Leclerc ’23 sits under trees and a small patch of shade, eyes fixed aimlessly on the windows across from her. By her side is her boyfriend, Holden Rath ’23. They...

According to the DEA, more than 25 % of counterfeit pills are laced with fentanyl.

The Fight Against Fentanyl

Students and experts reflect on the growing relevance and threat of the fentanyl epidemic in America.
Harry Tarses and Will Sherwood
January 21, 2022

On Sept. 25,  tucked away in Mandeville Canyon, a party raged: In the backyard of a large white house, kids packed tightly together, laughing and screaming joyously. Despite their jovial attitudes, most...

Saint Saviour's Behavior

Saint Saviour’s Behavior

During the holiday season, students reflect on the meaning of religion and its year-round presence through the chapel and chaplain at the school.
Harry Tarses
December 24, 2021

In 1914, Saint Saviour’s Chapel was constructed on the corner of Western Avenue and Venice Boulevard at Harvard School for Boys. Twenty-three years later, it was taken down and moved to Studio...

Commitment Issues: Committed athletes discuss the pressures they face in the years leading up to college.

Commitment Issues: Committed athletes discuss the pressures they face in the years leading up to college.

Harry Tarses
October 20, 2021

Duke University offered Grace Thrower '23 a spot on their volleyball team,  she said her work had just begun. . Thrower said that although her peers expect her to experience less academic pressure, the...

Illustration by Sophia Musante

Leading Ladies: women take initiative on campus

Students and administrators react to the recent increase in female leadership in several activities on campus.
Harry Tarses
August 30, 2021

Two single-sex schools came together in a long-anticipated merger to form a single coed institution in September 1991. Thirty years later, at 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, an email addressed to the student...

‘Boys State’ highlights politics through the eyes of the youth

Harry Tarses
October 14, 2020

A24’s 2020 documentary “Boys State” is a profound, compelling and important look at American politics through the eyes of its youth, proving itself to be a must-see film in election season. The...

Evie de Rubertis ’21 builds a model for her studies on the representations of the female form. Credit: Evie de Rubertis, used with permission

Evie de Rubertis studies women in art

Harry Tarses
August 30, 2020

Evie de Rubertis ’21, one of the seven recipients of the Junior Summer Fellowships, used her resources to explore the history and evolution of women in art and examine how these feminist works relate...

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