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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

Marc Leglise (’03) snaps a selfie from the air using a camera-helmet system. His passion for skydiving connects him to his work at Columbia Sportswear, where as a senior manager of e-commerce technology, he helps people secure the gear he uses in the air.

Blooming from the STEM: Diving into e-commerce

by Katerina Matta, Co-Sports Editor January 13, 2024

An email pops into your inbox, advertising a shiny new discount on a brand’s latest product. In just a few clicks, your purchase travels from the catalog to your cart to a warehouse, arriving at your...

Dark side of the moon: India’s space program soars to new heights

Dark side of the moon: India’s space program soars to new heights

by Victor Gong and Mihir Kotbagi November 1, 2023

India has unveiled ambitious plans to send an astronaut to the moon by 2040 and establish its own space station, "Bharatiya Antariksha Station," by 2035, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on...

AI-generated illustration by Fotor AI with cutouts by Claire Zhao. "I have seen a few pieces where the hands are actually decent, but then most of the time they're kind of just like blobs; they look like sausages," Vika Gautham (10) said.

Not so handy: Why AI art can’t draw hands

by Claire Zhao, Co-STEM Editor May 4, 2023

“Wow, these look like real photos and people!” “I can’t believe they were drawn by AI!” “Where is society going with this?” These were some questions and comments that curious individuals...

The four Harker Dev admins, Gloria Zhu (10), Chirag Kaushik (10), Ben-
nett Liu (12) and John Lynch (11), give an announcement at school meeting. They

presented their new developments, including a platform to streamline announcements.

HarkerDev heads towards future

by Emily Tan, Assistant Features Editor December 7, 2019

Standing behind the microphone in front of the student body and faculty, Bennett Liu (12), John Lynch (11), Gloria Zhu (10) and Chirag Kaushik (10), the four admins of the upper school’s software development...

Some opportunities for citizen science include Agent Exoplanet, Project BudBurst, Mark2Cure, Christmas Bird Count, the Citizen Weather Observer Program and Cyanotracker.

Keep up the progress

by Jin Tuan, STEM columnist and lifestyle editor December 7, 2018

Scientists work hard to come up with breakthrough after breakthrough. Hydrogen fuel cells are a promising step into the future, but like any other solution proposed, they aren’t the be-all and end-all...

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