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Alum advances in congressional primary to face fellow Democrat

Maddy Daum
May 31, 2017

With a national government debating a Republican healthcare proposal and broad tax cuts, Robert Lee Ahn ’94 is seeking to become the newest member of the House of Representatives, representing California’s...

Pittsburgh Pirates draft alumnus

Elly Choi
July 4, 2016

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected catcher Arden Pabst '13  in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball Draft June 10 after his three years of playing for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Pabst threw...

Alum speaks about real estate company

Nicole Kim
February 13, 2016

The Student Alumni Association held an event at the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City Jan. 27 for students and faculty. Spencer Rascoff ’93 spoke to students about running Zillow, an online real...

Alum returns for 31st season of ‘Survivor’ in Cambodia

Jonathan Seymour
May 27, 2015

Alumnus Stephen Fishbach ’97 was one of the 20 former contestants on the reality show "Survivor" voted Wednesday night to return as a contestant on the show’s 31st season, "Survivor: Cambodia – Second...

Cirque de Soleil performer teaches dance techniques

Sabrina de Brito
October 14, 2014

Broadway dancer Ari Loeb ’97 taught an excerpt of finale choreography from the musical "Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark" to advanced classes on Oct. 1 and held an open Q&A after school in which he offered...

Alum becomes editor of Spectator

Enya Huang
December 19, 2012

Sammy Roth ’10 is the new editor-in-chief of the Columbia Daily Spectator. He formally started the position on Dec. 10. "I have the job now, but the hard work really starts next semester," Roth said. Roth...

Alum co-hosts on HuffPost Live

David Lim
October 10, 2012

After the first presidential candidate debate last week, Jacob Soboroff’s ’01 night was just beginning. Alternating between a Twitter feed, a Google Plus video conference, a live guest and clips of...

Alumnus launches political discussion website before election

Eojin Choi
October 10, 2012

Austin Sherman '12 launched his website thepoliticalparty last week after finishing new features such as the "Party," "The Soapbox," and "Challenges." These features improve communication between the website...

Olympian visits Middle School

December 17, 2009

  By Catherine Wang Westlake Alum and five-time Olympic swimmer Dara Torres’ 85 visited the Middle School Nov. 22. Torres, who won three Olympic medals at the Beijing Olympics, met with...

Alum places 2nd on ‘Survivor’

May 26, 2009

By Cathi Choi While on "Survivor," valedictorian and Yale graduate Stephen Fishbach ’97 went entire days eating only a spoonful of rice, battling against the elements. Exiled from the rest of the...

Alum demonstrates Ju-jitsu for juniors

December 17, 2008

By Jamie Kim Dave Eckardt ’03 visited the Upper School Dec. 6 to give a Ju-jitsu demonstration during junior class meeting. The presentation served to promote the team and "clarify misunderstandings...

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