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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

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...

The photo depicts the average fantasy basketball lineup. In fantasy sports, drafting players and setting lineups often involve risking money based on a players skills and individual contributions to the fantasy team.

The dark reality of fantasy sports

by Alex Youn, Talon Sports Editor November 6, 2015

As incessant technological advancements continually replace the prevalence of interpersonal communication, they also replace human experience with a virtual reality. Technology, especially in the sports-gaming...

On college admissions: a response

On college admissions: a response

by Vivek Bharadwaj, Winged Post co-Editor-In-Chief November 6, 2015

Last Sunday, the Issues Discussion Club published an essay by an anonymous Harker student about the college admissions process. This is a response to that student.   Dear Anonymous, I...

The updated dress code policy permits logos larger than palm-size to be worn if the logo is rleated to Harker or a university.

Breaking the ice

October 20, 2015

Pocket-sized logos, no plain white shirts, fingertip length skirts. Concern over these and other additions to the dress code took center stage in the student-run Harker Summit on Sept. 25, in which students...

Donald Trumps campaign may have seemed trifling at first, but his anti-immigration rhetoric has started having serious consequences that need to be recognized.

Jokes aside, it’s time to take the Trump campaign seriously

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Features Editor October 20, 2015

When Donald Trump first announced his presidential intention in June, most people I treated it like a joke. A famously unfiltered real-estate tycoon running for president? People exchanged chuckles and...

Mathew Ho (15) celebrates graduation as he throws his cap into the air. Preparing for college is a major step for most seniors, but the College Scorecard system fails to address the accuracy of the application process.

Congress’s College Scorecard falls short of students’ expectations

by Adrian Chu, Reporter October 18, 2015

The first time I heard of “college” was when my father had told me about his college experience as an immigrant. Without any resources apart from the word of friends and relatives who also had minimal...

National Coffee Day reminded me of my first experience with coffee.

My fifth grade bucket list

by Elisabeth Siegel, Winged Post Co-Editor-In-Chief October 18, 2015

Although I have never had a cup of coffee in my life, I found myself feeling contemplative on National Coffee Day, which fell on Sept. 29 this year. My life is devoid of coffee, but I have at least...

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