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The student news site of Westford Academy

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A woman holds up a pair of black jeans amidst a growing pile of clothes in a landfill.

Opinion: Fast fashion is a fast no

Grace Hsu, Co-Features Editor Nov 6, 2023

As a high schooler, it has become increasingly harder to keep up with fashion trends. New brands are always emerging. Specific clothing items go viral in a week—then disappear from the spotlight after a month. For these reasons, teenagers want to be able to buy cheap, “disposable,” clothes of low...

A supporter brings a sign in support of the planet.

Take a breath, if the air is clean enough

Mahi Kandage, Editor-in Chief Oct 31, 2019

Fresh off of the recent Climate Strike, inspired by teen Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, the issue of climate change has been the talk of environmentalists, students, and politicians all over the world. Though the United States has historically been a world leader in new innovation, technology, and...

Westford rallies for climate change cause

Mahi Kandage, Editor-in-Chief Oct 20, 2019

On Thursday November 17, The Sunrise Movement Westford, the First Parish Church United of Westford, and Indivisible Westford Progressive Massachusetts held a Westford Climate Action Now Rally in the town center from 4 PM to 7 PM. Speakers, along with singing groups and members of the WA Chorus joined...

Take a breath, we're not on the brink of extinction

Take a breath, we’re not on the brink of extinction

John Vassiliou, Online Managing Editor Oct 1, 2019

Over the last few days, I've been watching the news to see what people are up to, or as I pessimistically say in my head, "Who messed what up where today?". Recently, there has been a lot of talk about rallies against climate change and other pro-environmentalist gatherings. I hadn't really been...

Our generation must take on climate change at a global level

Our generation must take on climate change at a global level

Varshini Ramanathan, Co-Managing Editor Sep 29, 2017

As the daughter of two scientists, I have been watching NOVA and Discovery documentaries since I was old enough to sit up straight. As a result, my childhood fears encompassed not just monsters and the dark but dark matter, the Big Bang, and climate change. The former two were indistinct space...