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Spanish department hosts annual ‘La Noche Cultural’ Spanish students enjoyed cultural performances, food and activities at Spanish National Honor Society’s (SNHS) “La Noche Cultural” last Friday in the Auxiliary Gym from 6 to 9 p.m. SNHS volunteers crafted the food for the night, including multiple variations of paella, a Spanish dish, and a traditional Mexican “tres leches” cake for dessert. Attendees mingled while tasting dishes from various Hispanic cultures. After the dinner, students took the stage with entertaining musical acts. Prior to the event, students across all levels of Spanish classes auditioned with dances, songs and short dialogues to perform at the gathering, judged by Spanish Teacher and Modern and Classical Languages Department Chair Abel Olivas.
Seniors compete in spoon assassin game arjun barrett Seniors have begun to play a spoon assassination game, where each senior is assigned a target to tag with a spoon. Inspired by the Class of 2022’s sock assassination game, the game requires assassins to “kill” their target by a certain day or they will be eliminated. Seniors received their bamboo spoons on March 3 and their first targets last Monday.
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arjun barrett Students and faculty have begun to celebrate Women’s History Month, an event lasting throughout the month of March that recognizes women’s many contributions to modern society. In 1978, Northern California school districts began to organize a Women’s History Week around International Women’s Day on March 8. Activists and legislators soon pushed to expand the celebration to an annual event lasting throughout the month. By the mid 1980s, the U.S government began declaring March of each year to be Women’s History Month. Today, citizens from
Club adviser Donna Gilbert said. In a roundtable discussion, FEM Club President Carol Wininger (12) and officers Deeya Viradia (12), Divya Sivakumar (12) and Athena Wu (12) discussed the implications of reserving a month specifically to recognize women’s history, especially for historically disadvantaged communities often hidden under the umbrella of womanhood. “I think it’s very important to set aside specific times of the year where you learn about and highlight marginalized groups,” Carol said. “And feminism is intersectional. So I think including intersections between women and other marginalized groups is important.”
the U.S., the U.K. and Australia all recognize the month as a time to commemorate women’s achievements throughout history, many of which have traditionally been overlooked. Members of the Female Empowerment movement (FEM) Club, which discusses female empowerment issues through frequent roundtable discussions and events, believe that Women’s History Month is a way of honoring and bringing attention to women’s past and current efforts to attain gender equality. “It’s a chance to reflect on the fact we need a separate category of history for half the population of the world,” FEM
The officers also offered their perspectives on the notion that Women’s History Month might be less relevant within Harker, where community members often make an effort to ensure equal opportunities for all genders. “I am not sure that’s entirely true,” Divya said. “There are still many problems even at Harker with regards to women not being always listened to. It might be better than a few other places, but there’s still [an abundance] of microaggressions. And I think we can still do better.” Various student organizations plan to host events in recognition of the month. FEM Club will host a speaker event with
Afsoon Johnston, the first female wrestler to win a world medal for the US women’s team. WiSTEM plans to focus primarily on organizing the upcoming Harker Research Symposium, but they hope their year-round efforts will support women’s interest in a field that continues to be male-dominated today. They also hope more of women’s historical achievements in STEM will be recognized as integral parts of modern society in the future. “STEM is always a part of women’s history that has been underrepresented,” WiSTEM Officer Ananya Das (10) said. “I’m sure you’ve seen thousands of documentaries and essays about how women were actually behind
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A dropped spoon, an abandoned bowl on a lunch table. Would you pick it up? If your answer is yes, forget this article and live your life as a good citizen. If your answer is no, keep reading and I’ll show you the truth, as uncomfortable as it may be to accept it. Every day everyone faces the same seemingly insignificant choice problem: pick up the trash you just dropped or leave it for someone else. It has become increasingly commonplace for the campus to see littered utensils and bowls, and there is an associated scientific phenomenon called the diffusion of responsibility. Visit harkeraquila.com for full article.
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major scientific achievements, but they got no credit for it. It’s really important to recognize the full scope of these women’s abilities and what they have done for like that community and the world.” FEM Club Vice President Rahul Santhanam (12) believes students of all genders can advocate for women’s rights to help form a more just society. “It’s important to involve yourself in causes that don’t directly affect you,” Rahul said. “Assumptions and prejudices still exist for both women and men, and we as guys can go challenge that.” Visit harkeraquila.com for full article.
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