![Ritu Belani (12), Anna Lee (12) and Caden Ruan (10) choose food options from the LIFE Boards snack bar after school on March 14. The board set up the snacks as a healthier alternative option with orange juice, donuts and more.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC_5354-1200x850.jpg)
LIFE nutrition month encourages healthy eating through speaker event and snack bars
by Jonathan Szeto, Assistant News Editor
• March 25, 2024
![Studies conducted by white scientists on unknowning minority communities imprinted long-lasting distrust
for medical instituions. Such studies include those conducted on the Havasupai Indians and Black men in the Tuskegee experiment.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_2075-1200x900.png)
Culture of negligence: Flaws in minorities’ healthcare persist
by Hima Thota, Co-Features Editor
• February 29, 2024
![At its core, AMR is based on the natural selection and evolution of microorganisms. When exposed to an antibiotic, susceptible bacteria are eliminated, leaving behind a population of microorganisms with genes that are resistant to the antibiotic.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Antimicrobial_Resistance_Revised-1200x900.png)
Beyond the microscopic world: antimicrobial resistance threatens global health
by Ashley Mo, Assistant STEM Editor
• January 23, 2024
![In a world where Instagram-worthy salads often overshadow childhood classics, diet culture has reshaped the snacks that once fueled our youthful spirits.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/food-1200x1072.png)
The bitter aftertaste of diet culture
by Jessica Wang, Co-Opinions Editor
• November 29, 2023
![The problem of sleep deprivation has become an epidemic among adolescents. Caught in the destructive cycle of staying up late to finish school work, high school students suffer from many negative consequences such as an inability to focus or regulate their emotions.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sleepdeprivation-1200x838.jpeg)
Waking up from the sleep deprivation cycle
by Eva Cheng, Reporter
• November 13, 2023
![An illustration of the monkeypox virus and symptoms. After the first recent monkeypox cases confirmation in May, the virus has quickly spread to most parts of the world.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/monkeypox1-900x496.png)
Monkeypox: Everything you need to know
by Edward Huang and Kinnera Mulam
• August 26, 2022
![Seniors Aimee Wang, Emily Zhou and Tina Zhong sit on Davis Field during a 10-minute break in upper school history teacher Donna Gilberts third period AP Art History class on Oct. 26. Upper school students have been receiving varied amounts of break times in different classes since the beginning of the school year.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_2382-900x675.jpg)
Do in-class breaks matter?
by Sarah Mohammed, Anika Maji
• December 1, 2021
![The toiletries aisle at a Safeway store in Saratoga was empty on Nov. 21, as local residents stock up on essential supplies to prepare for the increased county restrictions. Health officials issued a new stay-at-home order, which will go into effect at 10 p.m. today until Jan. 4.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_2586-900x675.jpeg)
Santa Clara County to implement new COVID-19 stay-at-home order
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Varsha Rammohan, and Arushi Saxena
• December 6, 2020
![Emergency masks in the upper school office of nurse Clare Elchert. Masks like these are being used in China in public areas, where a novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, is rapidly spreading.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-24-at-6.42.17-PM-900x593.png)
New coronavirus outbreak spreads globally, raising public health concerns
by Kathy Fang and Eric Fang
• January 24, 2020
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