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Upper school computer science teacher Susan King inspects a bird-feeder in the quad. Ms. King began bird watching in 2020, fascinated by their flight and plumage patterns.

Meet your teacher: Embracing life with curiosity

by Jonathan Xue November 25, 2023

As the morning light strikes the lake, a curved, slender bill sweeps through the placid water, searching for any trace of fish. The sun casts its gaze onto the bearer of the bill, a lone avocet, pausing...

The misguided fame of “Ender’s Game”

The misguided fame of “Ender’s Game”

by Suhani Gupta, Reporter November 24, 2023

When coming into “Ender’s Game,” I expected a rich dystopian fiction, with complex and compelling characters. My friends and those trusty GoodReads reviewers all spoke highly of the book, even...

The reaction of the public, especially those in power, amplifies a serious message in today’s public forum: Speak at your own risk.

Editorial: Division reveals First Amendment’s fragility

by Editorial Board November 18, 2023

The opportunity to engage in civil, respectful discourse is a privilege we share at Harker. The Israel-Hamas conflict has made it clear that this privilege is not prevalent outside of Harker, and that...

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he directs a large-scale missile attack simulation from land, sea and air on Oct. 25. Rockets from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, a submarine in the Barents Sea, and a Tupolev Tu-95 in the air were fired to retaliate against a mock enemy nuclear attack. (Provided by AP News)

Russia conducts massive nuclear strike drill, withdraws from test ban treaty

by Mihir Kotbagi and Jonathan Szeto November 18, 2023

The Russian Armed Forces simulated a large nuclear strike in a military exercise on Oct 25. The Strategic Rocket Forces fired a nuclear-capable RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from...

Sergeant Hing, portrayed by Thomas Campisi (10), gives a monologue to to other members of the Tectonic Theater Project in this years fall play The Laramie Project. The production performed in three shows and presented the murder of gay student Matthew Shepard and its aftermath.

A murder and a message

by Jessica Wang and Jonathan Szeto November 7, 2023

Trigger warning: This article involves topics including assault and death. We advise readers who may be sensitive about these topics to reconsider reading this piece. A pale-yellow spotlight illuminates...

Dark side of the moon: India’s space program soars to new heights

Dark side of the moon: India’s space program soars to new heights

by Victor Gong and Mihir Kotbagi November 1, 2023

India has unveiled ambitious plans to send an astronaut to the moon by 2040 and establish its own space station, "Bharatiya Antariksha Station," by 2035, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on...

The team celebrates after a kill from outside hitter Aline Grinspan (10). Aline, who usually plays in the backrow, began hitting for the Eagles this season following injuries to outsides Navya Samuel (11) and Elie Ahluwalia (10).

Varsity girls volleyball celebrates senior night with a three set victory over Priory

by Eva Cheng, Vivek Moorjani, and Alison Yang October 31, 2023

The varsity girls volleyball team crushed Priory 25-9, 25-7, 25-8 during their senior night game on Oct. 24. Harker celebrated seniors Margaret Cartee, Juhi Madala and Carol Song in their final...

So you wanna be a destination wedding guitarist?

So you wanna be a destination wedding guitarist?

by Jessica Wang, Co-Opinions Editor October 25, 2023

Guests sit before pink and white flowers adorning the wedding chuppah. Down the center of the aisle, to the rapt attention of the audience, stands one man with his guitar. The song begins softly, sweetly,...

Varun Fuloria (12) poses with a squash racket. Varun will continue his squash career at Columbia University in the fall of 2024.

Apex: Playing the game of patience

by Emma Milner, Co-Sports Editor October 18, 2023

Many athletes have an idol, from basketball star Stephen Curry to Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. But for Varun Fuloria (12), it’s squash three-time World title holder Ramy Ashour — “The Artist.”...

Kathleen Neumeyer, former adviser of the Harvard-Westlake Chronicle, introduces her book Advising the Chronicle: How I taught high school journalism students to run billion-dollar companies (and you can too). She presented the session, J-ism Is Training for Anything,” which emphasized how journalistic skills are applicable to a wide range of fields.

‘Training for Anything’: From Gaza to sports photography to video journalism

by Felix Chen, Katerina Matta, Aishani Singh, and Claire Yu October 14, 2023

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Harker Journalism staff members attended speaker sessions with experienced professionals and fellow high school students in the journalism field to learn how to improve their own journalistic...

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