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Articles from November 2008

Increase on-campus fun factor

November 12, 2008

In September, the Prefect Council tried to add an extra 25-minute break to the week, but FAC did not pass the proposal. The break was a good effort —

it would have been a first step in breaking up the long week Upper School students face with a dose of fun — but it shouldn’t be the only effort.

Black and white and read all over

November 12, 2008

Have you seen The Los Angeles Times recently? It looks different. A more dramatic flag on Page One, larger bylines for columnists — a few minor but meaningful alterations. In newspaper speak, that’s called a redesign. They happen periodically for a number of reasons, mostly just to rejuvenate the look of the paper and keep it fresh.

Cheerleaders, Fanatics are on same side

November 12, 2008

In Response to "Cheer up" from the Volume XVII Issue 2 on Oct. 1, 2008:

Unpack your bags, America

November 12, 2008

For the first eight years of

my life in which I have been able to formulate my own coherent opinions, George W. Bush has been president. This doesn’t make me bitter, or concerned about my perceptions, but it really, really makes me curious.

Get psyched

November 12, 2008

In my Psychology class, we don’t get too much homework, we rarely have tests and many of our classes are composed of fun interactive activities and games. Oh, and we also get to learn about how the human brain works.

Reconsider schedule changes

November 12, 2008

The new schedule changes to be implemented next school year will give students more time with their teachers at the expense of less time with their families and friends, which are the relationships that suffer most at a school as demanding as Harvard-Westlake.

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