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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Amazon Prime Air drone delivery service raises questions about scale and cost

Amazon Prime Air drone delivery service raises questions about scale and cost

by Tiffany Wong, Reporter January 16, 2016

What started out as an idea may soon become a reality – since Amazon’s announcement of experimentation with drone shipments in December 2013, the company has gained more control over the shipment...

Not worth its salt: discussing the viability of desalination as a solution to California’s drought

Not worth its salt: discussing the viability of desalination as a solution to California’s drought

by Derek Yen, Aquila Columnist January 15, 2016

  As the rainy season returns to California, the drought that was once at the forefront of media coverage and statewide discussion no longer concerns the public as greatly. Unfortunately,...

On Jan. 2, approximately a dozen armed ranchers seized the headquarters and visitor center of Oregons Malheur National Wildlife Reserve. Ammon Bundy (above), the leader of this militant occupation, claims that the conflict  in Oregon represents a stand against government tyranny.

Oregon militants’ “protest” warrants punishment under law

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Assistant Opinion Editor January 12, 2016

The occupation of the wildlife refuge building in Oregon has evolved into a controversy surrounding gun control laws. Ammon Bundy, the leader of the group of armed men who have seized the federal building,...

The Golden State Warriors prepare to play a match at Oracle Arena in Oakland. The team currently holds a 23-0 record, which is the best start to a season in NBA history.

Undefeated teams ruin professional sports

by Aditya Varshney, Opinion Editor December 9, 2015

With the NBA and NFL seasons underway, fans of both leagues are witnessing seasons with very unexpected results, and it’s all because two teams have yet to lose a single game. Currently, Oakland’s...

The freemium model allows players to obtain advantages by using real money to buy forms of internal currency to get more moves in Candy Crush, fill the stamina bar in Madden Mobile and speed up build times in Clash of Clans, to name a few examples.

Freemium gaming diminishes the video game market

by Derek Yen, Reporter December 2, 2015

The advent of the internet has inexorably changed the nature of digital purchases – perhaps for the worse when considering the video game market. Increasingly publishers have adopted a business model...

Though social media platforms first arose as modes of communication between social groups, groups now use social media to spread news, advertise, and gather support for events. This versatility highlights social medias evolution into a key communication tool in the past few years.

Social media’s evolution into the most versatile communication tool

by Derek Yen, Reporter December 1, 2015

Social media has changed global networking by allowing users from across the world to communicate with each other quickly and reliably. While services such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are typically...

Upcoming bell schedule adjustment unnecessary

Upcoming bell schedule adjustment unnecessary

by Jenna Sadhu, Aquila contributor November 29, 2015

During a school assembly on Oct. 5, Daniel Hudkins, the Director of Information Technology Service and Support for the Upper School, introduced a new schedule that will run a trial phase in January of...

Heart of Harker: Small moments make the biggest memories

Heart of Harker: Small moments make the biggest memories

by Rohan Desikan, Guest writer November 22, 2015

I guess you don't realize how real the college admission process is until the second quarter of your senior year. You’ve always known that it's going to happen, but now that it's actually happening,...

In the cartoon above, two women exchange conversation about certain forms of traditional womens headwear. All women have the right to their bodies and the choice to wear what they please, traditional or not.

Debate on headwear highlights cultural double standard

by Elisabeth Siegel, Winged Post Co-Editor-In-Chief November 21, 2015

Model Mariah Idrissi caused a stir last month when she appeared in an H&M ad campaign wearing a hijab, causing a controversy over the use of hijab in fashion and the acceptability of hijab in western...

Senior Vivek Bharadwaj poses in a suit. He recently decided to wear a similar outfit but without a blazer) to school to change up his attire and escape his daily routine.

Impromptu: Breaking away from my routine

by Vivek Bharadwaj, Winged Post Co-Editor-in-Chief November 21, 2015

On a grey, groggy Thursday morning, I scanned the inside of my closet. T-shirts? Faded jeans? Not today. Through the haze of last night’s calculus cram, I reached for a plain-white, collared Oxford shirt...

This is the First Amendment of the Constitution. It protects the rights to free speech, free press, free religion, the ability to peaceably protest, and the right to petition the government.

Editorial: Losing our voice

November 20, 2015

These past two weeks have been tumultuous, historic and violent. Racially insensitive emails, multiple university protests, terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut, calls to stall aid to Syrian refugees...

The image shows a sample  high school course plan marked with revisions. Following the advice of many older students and teachers, I edited my high school course list, substituting out the subjects that I felt less inclined to study with the courses that I personally preferred.

A freshman’s takeaways from high school’s first quarter

by Tiffany Wong, Reporter November 20, 2015

As a freshman, undaunted by the woes of SAT classes and AP U.S. History, I expected this school year to be a piece of cake. As a student coming from the Middle School, I felt that my teachers there had...

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