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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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Lines, Camera, Action

Students and teachers reflect on how the portrayal of drugs in movies and television affects teenage perception
Riya Iyer, Features Reporter
November 12, 2025

Violent graphics and bright lights flash on a TV screen as Neal* bites into a chocolate bar while playing video games with his friend. Suddenly, his vision blurs and he feels a strange euphoria flooding...

Masks of Plastic

Nikta Mansouri
October 14, 2014

After waiting for more than an hour in line to enter the FYF Fest music festival, Kurt* ’15 headed straight for the restricted, 21-and-over beer garden. He approached the bouncer, pulled out his fake...

Lighting Up

December 19, 2012

As she pulls up to a stoplight, Miley* ’13 pulls a cigarette from her lips and puffs smoke rings out her car window. It’s a skill she mastered after weeks of practicing. She smoked her first cigarette...

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