Westminster students enjoy global programs over the summer
Siya Kalra, News Reporter
September 28, 2018
Eight miles a day. 23 days. From the Louvre in France to Stonehenge in Britain, students who participate in the Running Through History program spent a tiring but memorable experience traveling around Europe and learning about the cultures and traditions that flourished in ancient times. Summer programs...
More girls decide to join the math team
Toby Liu, News Reporter
September 28, 2018
Are girls as good at math as boys? Of course, as indicated by the even split between girls and boys in higher level math courses at Westminster. Yet, not many girls participate in math competitions. This year, the math department launched an initiative to encourage more girls to join the math team. ...
Remembering Senator John McCain
Stephen Shin, News Reporter
September 28, 2018
War Hero. Maverick. Independent. Senator John McCain, passed away at the age of 81 on August 25, 2018. While many view McCain as a politician and senator from Arizona, others have alternate perspectives on John McCain’s actions and personality. “I think for a while it had been just the slightly...
The war on capitalism: Why we should not support socialism
Will Wallace, Guest Columnist
March 5, 2018
In recent years in the United States, capitalism has come under attack. The primary opposition or “solution” presented to capitalism is socialism. I am here to explain why socialism is not only impractical but utterly greedy and inherently evil. The fact is, no single economic system in the history of the world has provided a society with sustainable prosperity in...
U.S.-North Korea relations grow icy amidst Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Annie Kong, News Reporter
March 5, 2018
On Feb. 9, nearly 3,000 athletes from around the world gathered in the Olympic stadium in Pyeongchang county, South Korea, for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics, kicking off 16 days of competition between 92 countries. The participating nations filed into the 35,000-seat stadium in order of the Korean alphabet, Hangul, with the exception of Greece leading...
Grammys, Golden Globes reach new heights of politicization
Meimei Xu, News Reporter
March 5, 2018
On Jan. 7, actors and actresses appeared in all black at the 2018 Golden Globes awards in solidarity with the Time’s Up movement for victims of sexual assault. In her acceptance of the Cecil B. DeMille award, entertainment icon Oprah Winfrey delivered a speech about sexual abuse that brought the audience to its feet. Twenty-one days later, musicians and other attendees...
What are we learning? Do you ever ask yourself this question? What kind of knowledge are schools supposed to equip us with? Is it their responsibility to make us go...
Rachel Liu, Arts Reporter
September 28, 2018
Every year, on a special weekend in mid-September, hundreds of thousands of festival-goers flooded through the gates of Piedmont Park for 2018’s Music Midtown....
Arts Heals as a universal cure
September 28, 2018
Residency strengthens Pamela Martinez’s art skills and knowledge
September 28, 2018
Westminster alumni photographs Beyoncé for Vogue
September 28, 2018
Andrew Mao, Sports Reporter
September 28, 2018
As Westminster football has kicked off their season with a 2-2 record, the games played under the Friday night lights is all we see. What we do not see is all the behind the...
Senior Flag Football and Powder Puff traditions live on
September 28, 2018
College football is finally here
September 28, 2018
The future of the varsity softball teams
September 28, 2018