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The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon
The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon
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Project 2025 is a far-right policy initiative launched prior to President Donald Trump's election. Among many policies, Project 2025 details anti-transgender legislation. Upon Trump's administration, he has wasted no time implementing numerous pieces of transphobic legislation that seem to draw inspiration from Project 2025.
“I Don’t Have Any Rights”: Project 2025 is an Affront to Trans Youth
Vedanti Patil, Reporter • May 5, 2025
Despite cultural and political barriers, IShowSpeed's streams have been a crucial step in broadening American people's views of China.
Breaking Barriers: IShowSpeed Dismantles Stereotypes About China
Charlie Hui, Reporter • May 5, 2025
In the age of social media, "canceling" someone, or the mass public shunning of a person for perceived wrongdoing, has become all too common. However, cancel culture is often selective and can even benefit one's career while harming others'.
Cancel Culture is Counterproductive
Leah Kardonik, Reporter • April 28, 2025
In the midst of a slew of funding and staffing cuts, America's parks are more vulnerable than ever.
Protect America’s Parks: Why President Trump’s Onslaught on the NPS is Woefully Misguided
Anagha Alluri, Reporter • April 23, 2025
After President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education the future of American education is still unknown. But while much yet to come, it is clear that students and teachers everywhere, especially in Texas, will suffer without it.
Texas Needs the Department of Education
Charly Obermiller, Reporter • April 12, 2025
President Donald Trump's second term started with a flurry of controversial policies, including sweeping tariffs on multiple countries. However, these isolationist policies are an issue for both parties and need to be addressed as such.
Isolationism is a Two Party Problem
Charlie Hui, Reporter • April 3, 2025
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and world's richest man has involved himself with the US government with the implementation of controversial Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE. But Musk's ability to control government policy is the beginning of a dangerous descent into oligarchy.
The Price of The POTUS
Conall Coats, Sports Editor • March 25, 2025
It's no surprise that AI has exploded recently, with its wide ranging abilities and innovations. However, conversational AI has potentially dangerous implications and Is destroying fundamental human expirience.
Conversation with a Computation
Aarya Kale, News Editor • March 5, 2025