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The Vitruvian Man

Students and faculty discuss the impacts of male body image and its prevalence in social media, society and athletics.
Lydia Gugsa, Assistant Features Editor
October 31, 2024

By Lydia Gugsa Procrastinating while doing his homework on a Friday night, Finn Slootweg ’26 was scrolling through social media when he came across a post titled “How to Get Buffer and Faster,”...

Illustration by Sabrina Simek

A Mixed Celebration

Students with multiple unique heritages reflect on how being multiracial affects their family’s holiday celebrations and traditions.
Alex Dinh
December 13, 2023

It is testing day for third graders in California. Micah Parr ’25 sits in a classroom full of students as he prepares to take the Educational Records Bureau (ERB) test. Before the exam begins, he fills...

illustration by Hannah Mittleman

The Right to Kill

By Kyra Hudson
August 28, 2019

When Alex Poe ’20 visited the Santa Monica Promenade, one of her regular hangout spots, last week, her trip quickly went south. As she walked from store to store, Poe began to notice fearful shop attendants...

Welcome to the Party: How Professional Behavior Alters Modern Political Discourse

Welcome to the Party: How Professional Behavior Alters Modern Political Discourse

Spencer Klink
January 31, 2019

Just hours into her first day in Congress, Dem. Rep Rashida Tlaib proclaimed that she had a goal of impeaching President Donald Trump, specifically saying she would work to “impeach that mother-f****r.”...

A map of recent hate crimes in each state. Photo illustration by Sarah Healy and Astor Wu.

The Hate They Give

Sophie Haber
December 12, 2018

Harsh red swastikas covered the walls of an unassuming Columbia professor's office Nov. 28. Scrawled in spray-paint, the word “Yid” was plastered above her computer screen. NYPD is investigating the...

Photo Illustration by Jenny Li and Pavan Tauh

Hit the Snooze: Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of a late start to the school day

Lucas Gelfond
February 13, 2018

On a chilly December evening, Flynn Klace ’19 arrived home at around 9 p.m. after a hard game of soccer. Exhausted from her game and long round-trip drive to Norco, California, Klace stayed up until...

Photo Illustration by Sofia Heller and Nicole Kim

Report to HQ: Is HQ a distraction in the classroom?

Ryan Albert
February 13, 2018

Ryan Stanford ’19 had a secret weapon for the HQ Trivia Christmas round: her grandma. Anticipation built as she and her sisters approached the game’s 12th and final question. Finally, the question...

Photo Illustration by Nicole Kim and Kristin Kuwada

A Whole New World

Saba Nia
January 10, 2018

“Apple,” Jenny Yoon ’19 tried to sound out again as her first grade teacher peered at her from above. Her teacher smiled softly and tapped the word on her paper. Sound it out slower, her teacher...

Photo Illustration by Sam Ko and Alison Oh

Living Through Language

Alison Oh
January 10, 2018

Chinese idioms, or chengyu, are difficult to learn, culturally complex and grammatically irregular. For most students of Chinese, they're a nightmare. But as her classmates groaned at the sight of a new...

Photo Illustration by Jenny Li and Alison Oh

Spin to Succeed: Is Harvard-Westlake worth it?

Noa Schwartz
November 20, 2017

After first reading “Privilege and Pressure,” a 2013 article in the LA Times criticizing Harvard-Westlake’s intense environment Upper School Dean Sharon Cuseo said she prepared herself for an avalanche...

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Around the World in 14 Days: Student Experiences Over Winter Break

Danielle Kaye
February 2, 2017

During winter break, many students and their families traveled abroad to perform community service or gain exposure to other cultures. Some opted to celebrate holidays such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa...

Tatted Teens

Tatted Teens

Jesse Nadel
February 2, 2017

When talk show host Wendy Williams asked reality star Kim Kardashian if she had any tattoos, Kardashian responded, "Would you put a bumper sticker on a Bentley?" While some students, like Kardashian, think...

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