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Harker Aquila

A New Era for Gene Editing?

A New Era for Gene Editing?

by Derek Yen and Katherine Zhang January 9, 2017

Following the advent of CRISPR and other strides in genomic technologies, genetic engineering has emerged as one of the most controversial topics in the modern scientific community. Gene editing is...

Each concussion damages neural pathways in the brain. From being kneed in the head underwater to a hard knock during football practice, sports concussions are on the rise. With 1.6 to 3.8 million concussions per year, soccer leads with most concussions for women, while football leads for most in men.

Hard Hits: Concussions on the Rise

by Anjay Saklecha, Aquila Features Editor January 8, 2017

“I got kneed to the head. The opponent was coming for me and he jumped as I was going for the tackle. It didn’t go as I planned and it came straight to my head… At first I got up and I felt perfectly...

Behind the Statistics: Students stories of survival in Silicon Valley

Behind the Statistics: Students stories of survival in Silicon Valley

by Kshithija Mulam, Meilan Steimle, and Kaitlin Hsu January 8, 2017

Editor’s Note: I would like to express my gratitude for the students and alumni who decided to share their stories in this piece. Mental health is a deeply personal topic, and it takes more than a little...

Help column: Procrastination

Help column: Procrastination

by Maya Valluru and Kaitlin Hsu January 8, 2017

School has ended early today, and you’re home at 1 p.m. This is exceptional. Yes, you do have a unit test tomorrow, but you have so many extra hours to study. You’ve handled studying for an entire...

The Science of Dreams

The Science of Dreams

by Kaitlin Hsu and Rose Guan January 8, 2017

Tucked away in the upper-rightmost corner of Shah Hall is Dr. Ruth Meyer’s room. Handmade history projects decorate the walls, and books ranging from ancient Egypt to India are crammed on the shelves....

States of Mind: The Politics of Certainty and How to Proceed After the Election

States of Mind: The Politics of Certainty and How to Proceed After the Election

January 6, 2017

We were so sure. For weeks, articles and polls predicted Hillary Clinton’s inevitable ascendancy to the presidency, reassured anxious citizens that, yes, Clinton would indeed win and reminded us she...

Our moods, our foods

Our moods, our foods

by Meena Gudapati, Maya Kumar, and Tara Parimi January 5, 2017

Our ancestors ate for sustenance and thus chose carb-heavy foods over lighter ones, so experts consider healthy eating a more contemporary concept: happy people often choose more nutritious options, while...

Never fear? Students reveal stories behind phobias

Never fear? Students reveal stories behind phobias

by Sahana Srinivasan, Winged Post Managing Editor December 18, 2016

Emilie Sanche (10) did not always have a phobia of needles. When she was younger, she would sometimes watch the needle being inserted to her arm during blood tests. She still did have a negative experience...

Supervisor Scott Wiener of San Francisco’s District 8 in his office on the second floor of City Hall. Wingspan talked to him about San Francisco’s increasingly acute housing crisis for an upcoming long-form journalism exposé on the recent wave of gentrification in the city.

San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener on gentrification, the housing crisis and how he wants to manage it

by Shay Lari-Hosain, Wingspan Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL, August 10, 2015 — Wingspan staff sat down with Supervisor Scott Wiener of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors in his City Hall office to talk about gentrification and displacement...

I stand knee high in the damp underbrush as I erect my tripod on the perimeter of the lake. As I set my settings, I catch myself staring not at the Palace itself, but at its distorted reflection in the lake.

Long exposures by night

by Jonathan Dai, TALON Photo Editor May 26, 2015

Nikon D610. 24-70 mm f/2.8. Extra batteries. Remote. My bag packed, there is only one more thing to do — wait. As dusk approaches, I throw on a sweatshirt, fold my tripod, and head out the door. Something...

Cheating the win

Cheating the win

by Ria Gandhi and Alex Youn May 24, 2015

What do athletes sacrifice to hit those goals? Training at a gym for several hours each day for four years leading up to the Olympics - Easy? No. Legal? Yes. Taking a performance-enhancing drug - Easy?...

Don't write me a love song

Don’t write me a love song

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor May 24, 2015

Are you tired of “hilariously” turning Valentine’s Day into “Singles Awareness Day” on Facebook? Sick of feeling pressured to use “Single Ladies” as your de facto anthem? Coming to the...

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