!["Instead of trying to cling on to my routine during the pandemic, I was like, ‘I can't live like this for the rest of my life.’ That's when I started to try and change things a little bit, [and] that made me proud of myself: being able to recognize that and [change] my mindset," Emma Cabral-Gurleroglu (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/EmmaGurlerogluHoH_OliviaXu-900x730.jpeg)
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Humans of Harker: Keys to compassion
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• January 21, 2022
!["[Painting] makes you feel like you're the only person in the world. The idea that I could do it for fun for myself has been the reason I like getting into it. [It’s] the idea of independence and doing things that you want to do. If you can't come up with a reason for [your decisions], then you should reevaluate how you've been living your life," Jackie Hu (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/jackiehuHoH_SmrithiSambamurthy-900x682.jpeg)
Humans of Harker: Reshaping escape
by Smrithi Sambamurthy, TALON People Editor
• January 19, 2022

Humans of Harker: Pedal to the metal
by Muthu Panchanatham, Opinions Editor
• January 18, 2022
![“I remember being interested and attracted to the idea that I could create something that I didn't see anywhere else. I didn't see anything [that] made adoption easier for the people who are trying to adopt, so that was the idea I was going forward [with] and that I wanted to develop [with Lucky Paw]," Ysabel Chen (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ysabelchenhoh_lavanyasubramanian-595x900.png)
Humans of Harker: A dog’s best friend
by Lavanya Subramanian, TALON Student Life Editor
• January 15, 2022
!["I want to be remembered as someone in the community who is willing to talk with everybody, someone who connects with the underclassmen. Especially at cross country, I’ve made lots of friends, [from] freshman to seniors, and it was really awesome. I want to be remembered as someone who is open to everybody and is friends with everybody," Aidan Lincke (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/aidanlinckehoh_alenasuleiman-599x900.jpeg)
Humans of Harker: Crossroads and connections
by Alena Suleiman, Reporter
• January 13, 2022

Humans of Harker: Growth of a star
by Katie Reed, Reporter
• January 13, 2022

Humans of Harker: Free flow
by Julie Shi, Reporter
• January 11, 2022

Humans of Harker: Wisdom in WiSTEM
by Angelina Hu, Reporter
• January 10, 2022
![“[Investing] allows me to think a lot more through my decisions, and it's given me a lot of restraint in decision making. [In investing,] you can't be too emotional about your decisions: you have to look through things very analytically. That transfers to my everyday life, where I try to think things through very thoroughly,” Ethan Huang (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/EthanHuangHoH_EmmaGao-900x662.png)
Humans of Harker: Investing towards more
by Emma Gao, Reporter
• January 8, 2022

Humans of Harker: Tackling the game with tenacity
by Julie Shi, Reporter
• January 6, 2022
!["You have to be able to take those [equations] and develop your own mindset and your own perspective, and be able to take those in ways that other people might not expect, because that's what makes you unique. That's what creativity is," Rishab Parthasarathy (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/RishabParthasarathyHoH_SabrinaZhu-900x598.jpeg)
Humans of Harker: Curiosity, creation and community
by Sabrina Zhu, STEM Editor
• January 5, 2022
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