!["Learning sign language offers the same benefits as any spoken language such as advanced communication skills, increased memory span and improved academic performance." In this illustration, the teacher is signing the word for "help" in American Sign Language."](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/MAINVISUAL-900x563.jpeg)
A sign for change: Learning sign language increases accessibility and inclusivity
by Kinnera Mulam, Copy Editor
• March 28, 2022
![Stand-up
comedian Crystal Lambert performs a set
at Google in May 2020. Remembering how she had to overcome both self-doubt and a broken microphone at her first set, Lambert credited her willingness to take a chance on her beloved hobby as the reason she has grown so much as a performer.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Crystal1-1.png)
So you wanna be a comedian?
by Trisha Iyer and Alena Suleiman
• March 25, 2022
![Key club members Ethan Liu (10), Andrew Liang (9), Lucy Ge (12), Jacqueline Soraire (10) and Olivia Xu (10) measure and mark fabric before cutting it into scarves. All scarves will be given to the homeless through The Toiletri Project.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/KeyClub_AG_2-24-2022_1467-900x684.jpeg)
Harker Key Club hosts scarf-making event for homeless shelters
by Ariana Goetting, Reporter
• March 17, 2022
![An illustration of various memes and internet sensations. Social media platforms have guided the evolution of Generation Z’s sense of humor by creating widespread access to topics people find humorous.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/gen-z-humor-illustration-900x675.png)
‘One big inside joke’: Generation Z uses humor to bond over shared adversity
by Arely Sun, Aquila Co-Managing Editor
• February 23, 2022
![This is the second installment of Musical Musings, a podcast where Aquila staff members review and discuss music albums. In this episode, Erica and Irene share their thoughts on the soundtrack of Disney’s “Encanto,” released Nov. 24.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MUSICAL-MUSINGS-logo-by-michelle-900x900.jpeg)
Musical Musings Episode 1: ‘Blue Banisters’ by Lana Del Rey
by Arely Sun and Michelle Liu
• January 15, 2022
![Music Monday is a new installation featuring a different category of songs on a weekly basis.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/music-1-900x675.png)
Music Monday: Take dance breaks with Aquila
by Arely Sun, Aquila Co-Managing Editor
• December 13, 2021
![Upper school Latin and world history teacher Clifford Hull examines excavated fossils that he has collected and stores in his room, Main 1. Hull is passionate about archaeology, collecting and the past, as evinced by objects atop his cabinet such as the bust of Caesar pencil holder and the American flag he was given when he first came to the country.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_4516-900x675.jpeg)
Meet your teacher: Excavating upper school history teacher’s world
by Sarah Mohammed and Tiffany Chang
• December 10, 2021
![I flip through an array of Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Although some of the films lack top-notch, logical writing and center around almost all white male heroes, the continuity between them make the MCU immersive and somewhat addictive.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/friday-five-mcu-movies-visual-900x675.jpeg)
Friday Five: Marvel Cinematic Universe movies
by Arely Sun, Aquila Co-Managing Editor
• December 3, 2021
![The androgynous children seem to belong to their own world, mirroring Nara’s own experiences of reconciling with himself. Nara’s paintings project a strong sense of solitary introspection, as if they hail from an entirely different mind—one alive with the childlike ability to lose oneself completely in a state of flow.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/YoshitomoNara_Illus-748x900.jpg)
Off The Walls: Yoshitomo Nara builds sweet and sinister world
by Michelle Liu, Winged Post Co-Editor-in-Chief
• December 2, 2021
![Nageena Singh (12) and other students from the AP art classes listen to artist Shawn Hibmacronan explain his work. The students learned about Hibmacronan’s creative process as a professional artist on a trip on Nov. 15.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_0902-900x714.jpg)
AP Art classes visit artist studio in San Francisco
by Michelle Liu, Winged Post Co-Editor-in-Chief
• November 30, 2021
![As we come back, we’re questioning what we used to consider “normal.” Sometimes, it all feels like too much.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/I3_Editorial_Illustration-3-900x510.jpeg)
Editorial: Changing our meaning of ‘normal’
by Editorial Board
• November 17, 2021
![An illustration of the clown from the popular horror movie "It." The film, adapted from Stephen King’s novel and directed by Andy Muschietti, follows a group of children on their endeavor to hunt down a murderous child-killing predator.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/horrorillustration.jpg)
Halloween’s haunting horror movies: Entertainment and fright
by Sally Zhu, A&E and Lifestyle Editor
• November 5, 2021
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