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Connie Martin poses in front of a display of her quilts in the J Theatre (J143) on February 28th. (Photo by Tori Malek)
Black History Month: Harper learns the secret history of quilt codes
Tori Malek, Co-Editor-in-Chief • March 3, 2025

As Black History Month came to a close, Connie Martin, an Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, shared with the Harper community her presentation on “Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret...

Subway en Avantè después del cierre del establecimiento el 10 de Feb. (Foto por Tori Malek)
Hambriento en Harper: Los estudiantes y el personal nocturno enfrentan opciones limitadas.
Tori Malek and Karla Castillo February 28, 2025

To read this article in English, click here. A medida que llega la noche en Harper College, la institución se transforma en un desierto de comida. Con opciones limitadas,...

Subway in Avantè after the establishment closed for the day on February 10th at 4:33PM. (Photo by Tori Malek)
Hungry at Harper: Evening students and faculty face limited options
Tori Malek, Co-Editor-in-Chief • February 28, 2025

Para leer en Español, haz clic aqui. As the evening time rolls around at Harper College, the institution morphs into a food desert. With limited options from vending...

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Podcast: Wired Differently: Inside the Neurodivergent Mind - Ep. 1
Podcast: Wired Differently: Inside the Neurodivergent Mind – Ep. 1
Sarah Matzkin, Staff Writer • February 24, 2025

  To listen on Spotify, click here. Welcome to the first episode of Wired Differently: Inside the Neurodivergent Mind - a podcast dedicated to learning about how...

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Why you should volunteer to be a note-taker for your peer in need
Emily Luethy, Contributor • February 18, 2025

During my required English composition course, the professor made a third and final attempt to find a note-taker for a student requiring a disability accommodation. That student...

Is Daylight Savings the downfall of our health?
Is Daylight Savings the downfall of our health?
Tori Malek, Co Editor in Chief • November 14, 2024

Unfortunately, it is that dreaded time of the year again.    The days get shorter, temperatures get colder, and seasonal depression becomes a popular topic of...

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Pride Flag, LGBTQ. Free public domain. CC0 photo.
Dear Performative Allies: I’m Breaking Up With You
Corvin Keirn-Whiting, Contributor • March 17, 2025

There comes a time in every relationship when you realize that things aren’t mutual like you once believed. That time has come. For too long, I and so many others have...

A sign advertising the Drag Loteria event on Oct. 7th, 2024. (photo by Hector Rodriguez)
Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion: Drag Lotería
Hector Rodriguez, Editor In Chief • October 15, 2024

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Pride Club, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI), Latinos Unidos, and drag queen Valentine Addams joined forces...

A student who asked not to be identified gives their testimony at March 3's Pride Club conference. The conference was organized as a response to recent on-campus demonstrations from the anti-LGBTQ+ group HOME. (Photo by Harbinger staff)
Pride Club responds to anti-LGBTQ+ group on campus with demands and testimonials
Matthew Byrne, Staff Writer • April 4, 2023

Pride Club held a response session after HOME, a known anti-LGBTQIA+ group and registered hate group, hosted a table and passed out fliers on campus late February this year.  The...

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Eden
Eden
Annette Lee, Staff Writer • March 20, 2025
La Fuga
La Fuga
Annette Lee and Karla Castillo February 14, 2025
Realidad
Realidad
Annette Lee, Hector Rodriguez, and Karla Castillo February 14, 2025
Escape
Escape
Annette Lee, Staff Writer • February 11, 2025
Reality
Reality
Annette Lee, Staff Writer • January 27, 2025
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Professor and music program chair Edward Hamel discusses his experiences as a musician, producer and a teacher. (Photo by Bridgette Fraga)
Profile: In the studio or up on stage, music program chair Edward Hamel is always down to make some noise
Bridgette Fraga, Staff Writer • April 28, 2024

As an instructor and chair of the music department at Harper College, Edward Hamel has made a career out of helping students discover their passions in the fields of music...

Between founding his own film podcast with F This Movie! and teaching film history to college students, Patrick Bromley has made out a career out of cinema appreciation -- and he's also lived a couple thousand (or so) more lives vicariously through the silver screen. (Graphics courtesy of Patrick Bromley and F This Movie!)
Profile: Film professor and F This Movie! podcast host Patrick Bromley discusses the magic of the movies
Jack Schafer, Staff Writer • March 30, 2024

For Patrick Bromley, what started as just an annual family trip to the movies and binging cable programming has blossomed into a multifaceted career focusing on film education...

Ava Belluomini, 2nd year student athlete poses with Harper Hawk. (Photo by
Asia Williams)
Profile: Stepping to Ava Belluomini on the volleyball court? Prepare to get served
Asia Williams, Contributor • March 17, 2024

Ava Belluomini’s volleyball career was never something that she planned on – giving it a try wasn’t even her own idea, and yet, it somehow became a staple all throughout...

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