The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Winged Post editors-in-chief comment on their experience

Winged Post editors-in-chief comment on their experience

by Vivek Bharadwaj and Elisabeth Siegel May 5, 2016

Our entire experience as editors of the Winged Post can be accurately summed up in a strange trip to a decrepit Austrian salt mine. That’s Austrian, not Australian. As newly-minted editors partaking...

Heart of Harker: Being a Sikh at The Harker School

Heart of Harker: Being a Sikh at The Harker School

by Nirban Bhatia, Guest Writer May 5, 2016

“What’s that ball on your head?” “Is that a rock on your head?” These are just some of the questions I have been asked during my nearly 11 years at Harker. Initially, these questions made...

Appreciation is the best path forward

Appreciation is the best path forward

by Tiffany Wong, Reporter May 5, 2016

The forecasted sunny, warm day turned stormy and gray after I misplaced my English essay and realized that I had forgotten to complete my physics homework the night before. Dinnertime was quiet that...

This editorial about the college map is on the front page of Issue 7 of The Winged Post.

Editorial: We’re more than a map

by The Official Opinion of the Winged Post May 4, 2016

The Winged Post is the official student newspaper of our campus, printed for for the people who walk through the halls, for those who teach us, and for the members of the faculty whom we encounter every...

Thats a Wrap: Coachella fashion trends steal from elements of Native American cultures

That’s a Wrap: Coachella fashion trends steal from elements of Native American cultures

by Melina Nakos, Reporter April 26, 2016

Coachella, an annual music and arts festival in Indio, California, is a showcase of new fashion trends which often include versions of Native American cultural garments. The usage of Native American...

Research into space tourism would benefit the masses, despite the immense cost.

Few will participate in space tourism, but many will benefit

by Derek Yen, Aquila Columnist April 23, 2016

Commercial space travel is a thrilling prospect for many. Humans have admired the heavens as long as Polaris has burned in the sky – but only a handful of astronauts have ever left the earth. Several...

Kobe Bryant (left) and Stephen Curry (right) both had record-breaking performances on Apr. 13. But the interesting maturation of both players suggests the vital role of criticism in sports and media perception in sports.

Beyond the Game: Bryant and Curry’s careers highlight the importance of sports media

by Alex Youn, TALON Sports Editor and Aquila Columnist April 22, 2016

372 miles separated the end of an era and the rewriting of history. In Los Angeles, 37-year-old Kobe Bryant capped off his 20-year, illustrious career with a vintage 60-point clutch performance, a...

As predictive algorithms have become the norm throughout the internet and streaming world, users have less control over the content to which they are exposed. As a result, it is now important that viewers deliberately pick the content they wish to see.

Media Matters: Resist autoplay and pick videos wisely

by Adrian Chu, Reporter and Aquila Columnist April 16, 2016

It’s late at night and you take a break to watch a quick YouTube video. You open up a silly video of a parrot singing. A series of autoplays later, you find yourself watching a video on how to play the...

In the picture above, a civilian films a bombing incident in Syria. While the rise in social media has ushered crowd-sourced journalism, the resulting saturation of violent content through platforms like LiveLeak can pose more harms than benefits.

Media Matters: Excessive violent media online leads to desensitization

by Adrian Chu, Reporter and Aquila Columnist April 13, 2016

After any tragedy, such as the bombing in Ankara on Mar. 13 or the terrorist attacks in Brussels on Mar. 22, one can expect to see a flood of information relating to the incident, condolences to victims...

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