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

In this repeating guest column, we encourage all student writers from around the community to share their memorable experiences while at the Upper School.
Please email all column ideas to wingedpost2017@gmail.com.

Heart of Harker: Showing gratitude and strength in tough situations

by Haris Hosseini, Guest Writer October 11, 2016

In this repeating guest column, we encourage all student writers from around the community to share their memorable experiences while at the Upper School. Please email all column ideas to [email protected]. A...

Clintons campaign coverage has seemingly taken off about her health. Coverage of the 2016 presidential race began to revolve around a coughing spell and a stumble into a van

Media overcovers Clinton’s health

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila Copy Editor October 11, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had not been feeling well along the campaign trail and developed a fever on Sept. 2, Clinton’s physician Dr. Lisa Bardack wrote in a report. News...

As 2016 comes to a close, the popularity of the pumpkin spice latte drink has increased across the nation. Meilan Steimle takes a look at the good and the bad of this phenomenon.

Pro-Con: Pumpkin spice takes over the nation

by Meilan Steimle, Editor-in-Chief October 11, 2016

PRO It’s morning in America -- that is to say, autumn. Because really, what is autumn without pumpkin spice? Dreary, brown, aflush with applications and standardized tests, why it might as well be...

Especially when instances of alleged injustice and misconduct happen locally, rather than in a distant community, we are allowed to take time for ourselves to cope, reflect and process, in whichever way we choose to.

Editorial: Handling long-term change

October 11, 2016

In the past few weeks, a student left Harker in a cloud of controversy, and a middle school teacher was accused of sexual misconduct. We’re all kind of messed up about this, and that’s okay. These...

An Epi-Pen style epinephrine auto injector which is the latest version in the USA. Mylan has been bumping the price of the product over the last 7 years.

Increasing the profit margin of life-saving drugs is unethical

by Justin Su, Sports Editor September 20, 2016

Recently, Mylan, the company that produces the EpiPen, has continually increased the price of the potentially life saving drug. The increase in price for the EpiPen started nearly seven years ago, when...

Sully was released on Sept. 9. The film is still playing in theaters.

Sully review – 3/5 stars

by Adrian Chu, Opinion Editor September 17, 2016

After “American Sniper” and “Invictus”, Clint Eastwood released his next biopic, “Sully,” starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart and Laura Linney, a touching film about the 2009 Hudson river landing...

A woman wears a burkini on the beach. Passionate debates concerning the legality and morality of the ban continue in France.

Burkini ban contradicts French values

by Maya Kumar, Features Editor September 10, 2016

In August 30 French beach towns banned the “burkini,” an article of women’s swimwear that covers the head, torso, legs and arms. Covering the body and head is a symbol of modesty for many Muslim...

Students protested during genocide denier Justin McCarthys talk titled Turks and Armenians: Nationalism and Conflict in the Ottoman Empire at the University of Chicago in April. The University of Chicago has struggled with issues concerning free speech and academic freedom, leading dean of students to state in his letter that safe spaces and trigger warnings will not be used in the following school year.

Loss of safe spaces and trigger warnings ceases to encourage free speech and diversity

by Nicole Chen, Aquila Features Editor September 7, 2016

In a welcome letter addressed to the University of Chicago’s class of 2020, Dean of Students Jay Ellison stated that “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces” will no longer be utilized in the university...

“Each body comes with its own limitations and predilections; there cannot be standardized weights at which health begins and ends.”

Balancing mental health and body positivity

by Meilan Steimle, Editor-in-chief August 29, 2016

The following are maxims I try to live by: Strive to be healthy. Love your body. The medical health movement and the body positivity movement are two causes that I believe address a prevalent...

This summer, my most memorable experience was working at the Lower School with kindergarten.” - Maile Chung (12)

Talk Around Campus: What was your most memorable summer experience?

by Rose Guan, Copy Editor August 29, 2016

This piece was originally published in the pages of the Winged Post on August 26, 2016. 

Suicide squad had much fan enthusiasm and professional backing for a hit movie. Despite this, it recieved negative revews from professional critics

Suicide Squad Storm

by Adrian Chu, Opinion Editor August 29, 2016

For the last two years before this summer, I have gone to every movie theater using pre-purchased tickets that I received as a birthday gift from a relative. If I wanted to see a film, all I needed to...

Heart of Harker: Diversifying our interests

Heart of Harker: Diversifying our interests

by Sarisha Kurup, Guest Writer August 29, 2016

In this repeating guest column, we encourage all student writers from around the community to share their memorable experiences while at the Upper School. Please email all column ideas to [email protected]. I...

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