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Harker Aquila

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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Alena Suleiman

Alena Suleiman, Co-A&E and Lifestyle Editor

Alena Suleiman (11) is the co-arts & entertainment and lifestyle editor for Harker Aquila and the Winged Post, and this is her third year on staff. This year, Alena hopes to expand the lifestyle subsection under A&E/Lifestyle, as well as involve herself more in graphic design. She loves spending her free time creating sculptures, visiting art museums and strolling around downtowns, in hope of stumbling across a cozy cafe with delicious pastries.

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Music Monday is a new installation featuring a different category of songs on a weekly basis.

Music Monday: Stay cozy with Aquila

by Alena Suleiman, Co-Arts & Entertainment Editor
March 6, 2023
The Secret History, a 1992 novel by Donna Tartt, carries one theme throughout: Beauty is terror, and the incessant pursuit of beauty, whether through constructing a certain persona or chasing a sensory experience, leads to evil. The characters’ descent into madness and subsequently, ruin, illustrates the consequences of pursuing a glamorous, hedonistic existence and reminds us to appreciate the good, not the beautiful.

Book Corner: ‘Beauty is harsh’

by Alena Suleiman, Co-Arts & Entertainment Editor
January 19, 2023
Music Monday is a new installation featuring a different category of songs on a weekly basis.

Music Monday: Discover new music in the new year with Aquila

by Alena Suleiman, Co-Arts & Entertainment Editor
January 2, 2023
Music Monday is a new installation featuring a different category of songs on a weekly basis.

Music Monday: Cool down with Aquila

by Alena Suleiman, Co-A&E / Lifestyle editor
September 12, 2022
“To me, [creating music] is freedom to do what I want. Because I used to play, of course, like everyone else, [music] from the 1700s. It was almost like you werent playing what you wanted to play, and even if you played it with your own touch, someones telling you that youre wrong. So now, I do what I want to do, and I control every step from beginning to end, Arnav Dani (12) said.

Humans of Harker: De-beats and debates

by Alena Suleiman, Assistant A&E Editor
March 18, 2022
Music Monday is a new installation featuring a different category of songs on a weekly basis.

Music Monday: Let love in with Aquila

by Alena Suleiman, Assistant A&E Editor
February 7, 2022
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