Does mother know best? “I’m listening.” Two weeks ago, I stormed into our kitchen to tell my mom the breaking news story of the day. My mother stirred the dinner she had been laboring over for the past few hours; she turned away from the stove to toss me a sad smile....
Saba Nia
Saba Nia is a student journalist on the Los Angeles Times Student Advisory Board and loves all things related to writing and self-expression. Due to her boundless curiosity and debilitating lack of time management, Saba has been involved in nearly every single publication (12 out of 13!) that exists at her school, Harvard-Westlake, and currently serves as an editor for her newspaper and literary magazine. When she is not immersing herself in writing, Saba likes to swim, read, write, draw, and – when she gets the chance – sleep. She is a member of her school's community service organization, Community Council, and is responsible for planning and coordinating all outreach opportunities. Saba is immensely fascinated with the world and how people interact, and is hoping to combine her love of community service with biopsychology and writing in the future. Contact her at saba.nia.email@gmail.com or follow her on Twitter @SabaNia18!
Invisible Girl: A first-time voter’s reflection on her past and future
I have spent many nights like these. Swaddled in my compulsory need to read and several layers of blankets, I scroll to the next article and ready to envelop myself in the comforting lilt of words. There is an innate and almost childlike joy in these stolen late-night...
An Open Letter to My Camper: The Pen is Mightier than the Gun
The most important rule of camp: use your words. Dear Jake,* I am writing this even though you might never read this. Not just because you are four years old and can’t read, but because there is minuscule but very real chance that you’ll never get to. I...
Op-Ed: Calling a Ban on Indifference
When the travel ban was first announced by the Trump administration, rising Harvard-Westlake senior Saba Nia penned an op-ed about how the travel ban personally affected her family. Now, with the 5-4 Supreme Court decision to uphold the ban over a year after it was first introduced, Nia revisits the piece she wrote.
Enough is Enough: Harvard-Westlake students participate in March for our Lives
As junior Angela Tan, wove through the crowd with her friends, she felt a rush of excitement. Clutching her handmade poster, she looked at the sea of people before her and smiled. Among the towering buildings near Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles, she spotted...
Blindsided: Harvard-Westlake closed due to security threat
Following a former student's threatening social media post, school administration shut down both the Upper School and Middle School due to a "security threat" Friday. The middle school orchestra concert was postponed and all athletic practices were cancelled. In a...