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“The first time you reach a mental block, you've barely used all your energy. A few laps in and you’ll be like, ‘Oh, I can't do this anymore.’ And that's when I know, ‘Okay, I can do more.’ Even if I feel tired, just saying, ‘If I did all this last time, I could do more than that,'" senior Gia Emelie said.

Humans of Harker: Acing athletics and appetizers

by Hima Thota, Aquila Managing Editor June 12, 2025

Hearing the name senior Gia Emelie may bring to mind many titles: skilled soccer player on Harker’s Davis Field, former teammate on the girls water polo team at the Singh Aquatic Center and a frequent...

Vaping impacts lung health via exposure to toxic chemicals. Many vaping products contain high levels of nicotine, which can lead to brain damage.

Teen vaping declines as awareness grows

by Aishani Singh and Hima Thota February 7, 2025

A recent decline in vaping among younger generations hints toward a broader discussion surrounding the ethics and health implications of vaping and e-cigarette production.  In 2024, studies from the...

Waymo originated as a branch of Google, which pioneered the self-driving car in 2009 and advertised the project as “the world’s first fully driverless ride.” Co-founders Sebastian Thrun and Anthony Levandowski split their company off from Google in 2016, renaming it Waymo.

Self-driving car company Waymo builds safer future for the road

by Suhani Gupta and Mendy Mao October 17, 2024

Every day, the average American spends roughly an hour behind the wheel, facing a one-in-107 chance of dying in a car crash. For some drivers, self-driving cars promise a safer and less time-consuming...

Senior Rishi Lalwani enters his ballot in the mock election. AP U.S. Government students took shifts manning the polling booths during their class period.

AP U.S. Government mock election emphasizes youth civic engagement

by Cynthia Xie and Janam Chahal October 12, 2024

50.7% of the student body voted in AP U.S. Government’s annual mock election on Tuesday. The seniors led voting turnout with 67.2% of the class voting, followed by the sophomores with 54.2%, the frosh...

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...

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