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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

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May 28, 2015

SeekingArrangement displays a photo gallery of different men and women with the words “Pick your SugarDaddy” and “Pick your SugarBaby,” written over each. Adjacent to these photo galleries are...

“Dating” your way out of college debt

“Dating” your way out of college debt

May 28, 2015

That college students are resorting to selling their companionship online is not a surprise, says Angela Bermudo, SeekingArrangement’s press relations manager. That phenomenon coincides with...

May 28, 2015

I kneel on the street, leaning back against the plush wall of bushes as I frame my shot. I sit in silence as I watched for the cars to come, fiddling with my trigger in wait. The instant the bright headlights...

May 28, 2015

Cars intermittently pass behind me. The low hum of their engines break the otherwise silent atmosphere of the night. Bright lights illuminate the bridge, drawing a stark contrast with the black sky behind...

May 28, 2015

Trekking across the Manhattan Bridge, my cold fingers grasp the tripod as I brace the frigid east coast weather. Nearly halfway across the East River, I turn back and am met with the bright skyline of...

May 28, 2015

I stand at the mouth of the Brooklyn Bridge, the first tower looming above me. A lone American flag waves at its peak, lost in the darkness of the night sky. I unclasp my tripod legs and center myself,...

Who wants to be a sugardaddy?

May 24, 2015

Several “SugarDaddies,” on the website are affluent men with high profile jobs. For them, SeekingArrangement provides a convenient method of dating. “I do not have time for the tribulations that...

Children-related cheating

May 24, 2015

Cheating scandals aren’t purely constrained to purely professional sports. Jackie Robinson West, the 2014 U.S. Little League World Series champions, had its championship title stripped as a result...

For the mainstream

For the mainstream

May 24, 2015

For the mainstream: Do you listen exclusively to the top 40? Do you worship Beyonce? but aren’t quite sure why? Years of film study has taught me that if a large group of people come to a consensus...

Neon Music Sign

For music enthusiasts

May 24, 2015

For music enthusiasts: Maybe you don’t have the refined palette and genre exclusivism of a music snob, but you’re still cultured enough. If you play your cards right and only expose yourself to...

Jazz Band performed  "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" by Frank Sinatra. The senior goodbye rally was held on Thursday.

Farewell to the seniors

by Ashley Jiang, Reporter May 23, 2015

The sound of cheering and excitement erupted throughout the gymnasium as students clapped and cheered on the heartfelt videos and acts dedicated to the graduating seniors. Students from all grade levels...

May 23, 2015

In terms of quantity, LGBT representation in the media has been on the upswing, peaking at 4.4 percent in 2012, according to the 2014 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’s “Where...

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