South Sudan in crisis as famine ravages world’s newest country
The Republic of South Sudan is the youngest nation in the world. However, their independence didn’t come with some backlash. Since it has gained independence…
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Purple & Gold Day: Behind the numbers
One day without student immigrants protest
On Friday March 3rd, a protest against the actions taken by the federal government about immigrants and a defense of the immigrant community in Stamford will…
Infographic: Are students afraid of war?
Westhill students walkout to protest Betsy DeVos
The controversial Secretary of Education has drawn lots of criticism from students and faculty about her experience and future plans for the nations schools. Students…
Principal Figluizzi Announces Retirement in June
Principal Camille Figluizzi announced she will be retiring at the end of the 2016-2017 school year during a faculty meeting earlier today. Figluizzi has been…
Q&A with Gleidy Gonzales, a new Westhill student
This issue, The Westword sat down with Gleidy Gonzales from Mr. Sandoval’s 7th Period Bilingual US History class. She got to tell us her experience…
Platypus and Echidna venom could be the key to new diabetes medication
Platypuses are weird. Not only are they one of the few mammals to lay eggs but, the male platypus has venom in the spurs of…
72 hours: vegan lifestyle
72 hours is a social experiment, exploring comfort zones and doing something different just for the heck of it. For 72 hours, I will do…
Film club holds audition for new production
Known around the school for producing cinematic works in a zany fashion, the Film Club is undertaking a new TV series titled, Proxy. The show…