Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Maximizing Minimum Wage Momentum

Claire Conner
June 15, 2021

Much has happened since July 24, 2009. Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs; America elected its first Black president to a second term; same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states; 195 nations...

Opinion: Settle for Biden?

Julian Andreone
October 26, 2020

On August 18, Joe Biden was nominated to be the Democratic Candidate for the 2020 Presidential Election and a movement called 'Settle for Biden' emerged in the Progressive community. This movement is...

Democrat Perspective: Everything will be alright

Democrat Perspective: Everything will be alright

Emmanuel Zilber
November 16, 2018

As election results across the country continue to be reported, one thing is very clear: Democrats have won the House, and Republicans have expanded their majority in the Senate. Regardless of political...

Alumnus runs for House

Lindsay Wu
November 15, 2018

Democratic House of Representatives candidate Sanjay Patel ’95 lost Florida’s 8th Congressional District election to five-term incumbent Republican Representative Bill Posey despite posing a serious...

Jonah Ullendorff ’16 campaigns to be elected a Democratic Party Assembly District Delegate. Ullendorff was inspired to run by history teacher Dave Waterhouse. Ullendorff lost his election. Credit: Teresa Suh/Chronicle

Alum runs for Assembly District Delegate

Anthony Weinraub
January 9, 2017

Former Chronicle Opinion Managing Editor Jonah Ullendorff ’16 lost his bid to become a Democratic Party Assembly District Delegate on Sunday. Ullendorff placed 25th in a field of 47 candidates. The...

Graphic by Kristin Kuwada

Seeing Red: Alumni in Conservative States Notice a Shift in Political Atmosphere

Jesse Nadel
December 6, 2016

Sitting in the lounge of her dorm at the University of Michigan, Katie Kreshek ’16 felt her stomach sink as she watched Donald Trump’s electoral votes rise. Around her, she heard the cheers of some...

A typical voting booth. Image licensed for reuse with modification from Wikimedia Commons.

New To Voting

Sophie Cohen
May 20, 2016

As the California primary election draws near, many seniors at Harvard-Westlake say they feel prepared to vote knowledgeably for a presidential candidate, but some juniors who will turn 18 before the June...

Infographic art by Alexa Zuriff/Chronicle

Some students suppress their politics on campus

Katie Plotkin
May 5, 2016

Amid controversial political statements from presidential candidates this election season, conservative and liberal students say they feel pressured to suppress their opinions for fear of retaliation,...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School
democrat