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Mimi Landes

Mimi Landes, Presentations Managing Editor

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“Unforgettable”: Virgil Abloh’s Impact

Mimi Landes and Vasilia Yordanova
December 16, 2021

As she opened Instagram on a gloomy Sunday morning, Ally White ’22 stumbled across a post from designer brand Louis Vuitton captioned, “Rest In Peace V.” She scrolled through dozens of comments from...

Assistant Opinion Editor Julian Andreone '22 records a live broadcast at a boys lacrosse game.

HWTV wins first place in Student Television Network Live Sports Event Broadcast

Mimi Landes
May 18, 2021

The Harvard Westlake Television (HWTV) HWTV Broadcast, led by Broadcast teacher  Max Tash, won first place in the United States for the 2020-21 Student Television Network Live Sports Event Broadcast....

College Board makes changes to AP curriculum, exams

Mimi Landes
March 29, 2021

The College Board announced a new schedule for Advanced Placement (AP) exams for the school year. The school will administer the tests both in-person on paper and at home online over a three-week period...

DEI Alumni Advisory Council convenes for inaugural meeting

Mimi Landes
March 26, 2021

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Alumni Advisory Council, comprised of volunteer alumni working in conjunction with school administrators from the Office of DEI, hosted its inaugural meeting March...

Silhouette of a women featuring playboy magazine covers sexualizing women

Let’s Talk About Sexualization

Oversexualization in the media has proven to be increasingly problematic. Students discuss social media’s impact on mental health.
Mimi Landes and Caitlin Muñoz
March 24, 2021

“I’m not looking, are you looking?” “They looked at me first, I swear.” Women experience oversexualization from men in the media When Ash Wright ’22 opened the comment section of a TikTok...

School makes AP exams optional for the year

Mimi Landes
February 27, 2021

The College Board announced a new schedule for AP Exams for the school year. The tests will be administered by the school both in-person on paper and at home online over a three-week period. Students...

Downtown Los Angeles at night is full of activities to experience

How to Explore Los Angeles in 2021

Mimi Landes and Lucas Lee
February 9, 2021

A New Era of Going Out There is no way to sugarcoat the effects of the pandemic on Los Angeles, the second-most populous city in America. The very meaning of  “going  out” has changed. What has...

Creativity for the Community

Mimi Landes
October 14, 2020

Ben Brill '21 Ben Brill ’21 has been designing his own clothes since he was in tenth grade and only recently began selling his handmade T-shirts.  “Usually the pieces I make are made to fit me,”...

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Retro Revival

Mimi Landes
August 29, 2020

 As Kate Hassett ’22 scrolled through Depop, she became intrigued by the bright colors, faded denim fabrics and ’80s patterns she discovered.  Hassett attempted to navigate through the myriad of...

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