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	Harvard-Westlake School • North Hollywood, CA	Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Editorials

When to make the call

Just say no. Be above the influence. We’ve all heard the sayings, we’ve all been told that alcohol in excess can cause alcohol poisoning. Despite this, in high school, drinking happens. Most of the time, no one gets hurt. It only takes one person to drink to excess, to not know the limit and push past the brink.

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Neighborhood watch

February 10, 2010

In January, a registered sex offender convicted of rape and impersonation of a police officer was arrested at a house directly across the street from the north entrance of the Upper School on suspicion of a similar crime. The police prepared for the raid on school grounds.

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Columns

Me, Myself and my DVR

Condemned by parents and older generations as "a waste of time," television is my vice.

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Faith, not Religion

February 11, 2010

My parents have never shown much interest in religion. Although my grandma is a Mahayana Buddhist, my mom has always told me that organized religion is just a human conception of something much greater than our own lives.

I’m a celebrity, get me out of here

December 18, 2009

Millions of viewers sat aghast, eyes fixed to a TV or computer screen, watching a weather balloon that may or may not have contained a small boy floating across the Colorado sky.

Sue, meet Drew

December 16, 2009

"I tell ya, life ain’t easy for a boy named Sue" sang country singer Johnny Cash. His hit song, "A Boy Named Sue," tells a story of a young man’s lifelong quest for revenge on the father who left him and named him "Sue."

Little things count

November 11, 2009

It seems to me that every Harvard-Westlake student is a gung-ho activist for a noble cause—I’m amazed at how many are devoted to cleaning the earth, spreading genocide awareness, building homes for those in need, and helping underprivileged children.

Do not judge me

November 11, 2009

Last week, my history class was learning about President Thomas Jefferson. Although he is now glorified and featured on those rare $2 bills, Jefferson actually represented the epitome of hypocrisy and self-contradiction.

Excess texts

November 11, 2009

A few weeks ago, I was perusing the mail, when I stumbled upon an unnecessarily thick envelope. At first glance it did not seem important to me so I was inclined to put it aside; however, on a whim, I decided to see what was inside. It was my family’s cell phone bill.