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Sure, its nice to have results and your final shiny paper, even if it takes so many hours of just struggling and terror, but really, I love [research] because of the monotony of it in very specific moments, where Im sitting on a plane for like ten hours and I happen to be stuck there just working with my computer. Its a very important, kind of determined feeling that you get when youre really in the zone and working on something that youve been working on for so long and you will continue to work on for so long. I like that monotony,” Antony Sagayaraj (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Antony Sagayaraj finds unexpected passions while trying new things

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor March 24, 2017

For Antony Sagayaraj (12), learning is a never-ending adventure. Currently an active member of the Harker science scene and a participant in Synopsys, Siemens and a variety of other research competitions,...

The Gender and Sexuality Alliance meets in the dance room with dance teacher Karl Kuehn. The club is a LGBTQ+ support group and helps spread awareness about the LGBTQ+ community.

Equity Beat: LGBTQ+ rights in the Trump administration

by Kathy Fang, Reporter March 23, 2017

LGBTQ+ rights remain uncertain after the Supreme Court puts off the hearing of a transgender boy’s case regarding whether he could use the boy’s bathroom at his school in Virginia. Even though...

“I had a lot of nervousness over the performance, but once I was actually in the moment, it was a lot simpler than I expected it to be. I was freaking out a lot about it, but once I got half way into the performance, it was so good I could just relax, Kathryn Cole (12).

Humans of Harker: Kathryn Cole plays the rhythm to her own life

by Adrian Chu, Opinion Editor March 23, 2017

First playing saxophone in fifth grade when she signed up for a band which needed an instrumentalist, Kathryn Cole (12) played in concert band but transitioned to jazz band freshman year. “Music...

Upper school Director of Learning, Innovation and Design Diane Main addressed terms to describe ones sexuality during her presentation about GSAs club week. GSA will be selling food and pearl milk tea throughout all of this week.

School meeting recap 3/22

by Rashmi Iyer, Reporter March 22, 2017

Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) has its club week this week and will be selling coffee cake and pearl milk tea throughout the week. GSA meets in Abel Olivas’ room on B-days during long lunch, and...

Gorsuch faces Senate Judiciary Committee in confirmation hearing

Gorsuch faces Senate Judiciary Committee in confirmation hearing

by Nisha Shankar, Reporter March 22, 2017

 President Donald Trump’s supreme court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch faced a line of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee in his confirmation hearing starting Monday. Throughout his confirmation...

“I always want to keep singing in my life because that’s always been my number one passion. I perform to make other people happy and to keep myself happy.  It has always been one of those things that gives me happier moments in life...In high school, I started taking voice lessons and getting more serious about what I loved. From there, I just grew and grew, and I think that every single audition and every single experience helped shape who I am,” Sara Pachauri (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Sara Pachauri finds a passion for performing arts

by Maya Valluru, News Editor March 22, 2017

From her introduction to singing as a performing art when visiting her family members in Connecticut to listening to artists during car rides, Sara Pachauri’s (12) love for music can be characterized...

“My work ethic speaks a lot about my personality. They’re pretty connected honestly in that a work ethic is a very personal thing. You don’t necessarily need to broadcast it. It’s just the idea of staying in your own lane, doing your own thing, getting your work done. Both my personality and work ethic are very much independent: staying focused on the task at hand and doing the best you can and, after that, just having fun, Shekar Ramaswamy (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Shekar Ramaswamy blazes his own trail

by Alex Youn, TALON Editor-in-Chief March 21, 2017

Amidst the inundation of various responsibilities, Shekar Ramaswamy (12) worked, often behind-the-scenes, to keep himself afloat—optimistically paddling through “just another day in paradise.” “My...

Kaitlyn Nguyen (11) asks candidate for ASB president Jimmy Lin (11) a question. Students were given the opportunity to pose any inquiries or concerns they had about the candidates plans for the next school year following the speeches.

Candidates for ASB deliver speeches at school meeting

by Rashmi Iyer, Reporter March 20, 2017

Juniors, sophomores and freshmen listened to Academic Student Body (ASB) candidates’ speeches today during school meeting in the gym. ASB serves as an intermediary council between class councils and...

Logan, a superhero film, was released on March 3 to the public with a R-rating, something rare for the genre. After Logans successful release at the box office, there is potential for more superhero movie directors to visit darker themes with more artistic freedom in a R-rated movie.

The new wave of R-rated superhero movies – why it works.

by Anjay Saklecha, Sports Editor March 20, 2017

The blood-drenched, claw-ripping final chapter in the Wolverine saga, “Logan,” was released on March 3 to the public with a rare R-rating by Twentieth Century Fox, in addition with Marvel Studios,...

Memoir Monday: The teddy bear

Memoir Monday: The teddy bear

by Neal Sidhu, Reporter March 20, 2017

The teddy bear has short, brown fur and black and brown eyes. He has a semi-reflective black nose with a small white blemish from age. His round right ear leans forward as his left ear tilts back. He is...

“Every evening when I go to the corner of my living room and sing, I kind of feel an unexplainable joy. It’s something where I’m trying to find the depth and soul of the music and express it in my own way, in a way that really can’t be said in numbers or words. It’s utterly irrational, but I think that if the world were rational, we probably wouldn’t need music, because it expresses something that nothing else can convey, Arjun Subramaniam (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Arjun Subramaniam pursues Indian classical singing and research

by Derek Yen, STEM Editor March 20, 2017

Arjun Subramaniam (12) sings, but not in the traditional sense — or perhaps more precisely, not in the untraditional sense. Since the age of six, Arjun has practiced Indian classical singing. Indian...

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