The Backstory is a column celebrating fun and forgotten history!  My favorite way to celebrate the holiday season and relieve post-semester stress is by smashing a pig with a hammer. But the pig...

Hello, my name is Carolina, and I am a junior. Growing up, I’ve had a very diverse and unique music taste thanks to my parents. They introduced me to everything under the sun, ranging from Motown and...

As we scrolled down the mountainous list of alumni to identify whom we could spotlight for the next edition of Spyglass, a certain line caught our attention. “Lauren Ro-Kim 2003: Writer for New York...

Anyone who has ever braved Westridge’s student parking lot should appreciate automotive safety features. …It’s a rough world out there. Women are far too often the butt of bad driver jokes,...

Hello, my name is Carolina, and I am a junior. Growing up, I have had a very diverse and unique music taste thanks to my parents. They have introduced me to everything under the sun, ranging from Motown...

This August, women’s soccer teams from around the world competed in New Zealand and Australia for the coveted FIFA Women’s World Cup. The United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) has been a favorite...

I’ll never forget the day the United States Women’s National Team won their fourth World Cup. I was one of many young children at the La Cañada sports camp, Spartan Allstars, who watched the USA capture...

Hello, my name is Carolina, and I am a junior. Growing up, I have had a very diverse and unique music taste thanks to my parents. They have introduced me to everything under the sun, ranging from Motown...

My fingers hover over the keys of the piano as I outline the lines of music in my head: extended chord, rest, hold. I take a breath and begin playing. As my fingers move swiftly across the keyboard, my...

I grew up in a medical family. My dad and grandpa are doctors. My mom, a recovering attorney, always says that one of the things she loves most about my dad is that medicine is an “honorable profession”...