The Horizon

November 20, 2019

Last week, city council candidate Alejandra Gutierrez won the election against incumbent Jason Dominguez. Starting early next year, Gutierrez will represent...

Conception disaster widow sues Truth Aquatics

Isaac Sieblink, Staff Writer

November 19, 2019

This past week, a family member of one of the victims of the Conception fire sued the late boat’s owners for the disaster. Christine Dignam (wife of...

Trump plans increased fracking and oil drilling in Santa Barbara County

Cade Petrie, Staff Writer

November 19, 2019

The Trump administration finalized a study in late October on the environmental health impacts of oil drilling and fracking in California, and concluded...

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OpEd

Students need to be aware of the news

Matthew Metz

November 13, 2019 • No Comments

The Washington Post’s motto, “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” is an ominously accurate warning about the perils of an uninformed society. But not only...

Word choice matters when talking about mental illness

Shae Caragher, Staff Writer

November 13, 2019 • No Comments

Everyone gets sad; it is inevitable. A number of life events can leave you feeling sad: your favorite team losing the Super Bowl, fighting with a friend,...

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Arts and Entertainment

Our favorite films of 2019

Luke Spicer, Korbin Breeden, Wesley Stenzel, and Craig Odenwald

November 20, 2019

“Midsommar” Fans familiar with Aster’s previous equally disturbing and beautiful debut “Hereditary” will be right at home with “Midsommar,”...

Our favorite albums of 2019

Craig Odenwald, Gabriel Farhadian, Korbin Breeden, Wesley Stenzel, and Luke Spicer

November 20, 2019

The Band Camino - tryhard The album “tryhard” ushers in a new era of energy and excitement for The Band Camino. Prior installments like “My Thoughts...

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Capstone & Hysterics

A Westmont Dictionary

Jalin Coert, Editor and chief of Webster’s Dictionary for Children

Beloved Westmont, I hope you all enjoyed this past Parents’ Weekend. To be honest, my weekend was rather bitter, as Holly Beers did not respond to my let...

November 6, 2019 • 0 comments

Will Silence Fall?

November 6, 2019

Problems continue to confront the student body of Westmont college. Most recently, student groups have taken up a new cause to champion at the forefront of...

Creepin’ it real: Hallowe’en and this weekend

November 6, 2019

Every year at Westmont our beloved Vice President of Student Life sends out a riveting email warning Westmont students against attending the hedonisti...

Features

Punk Day

Aleah Schepps, Staff Writer

November 13, 2019 • No Comments

On Wednesday, Nov. 16, a number of students donned temporary tattoos, a rainbow of dyed hair, and an unusual amount of fishnet tights. This was no accident....

Religious Polarization

Korbin Breeden, Staff Writer

November 13, 2019 • No Comments

Last Wednesday, Dr. Daniel Cox, a fellow of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), came to Westmont to share an analytical lecture on White Evangelicalism...

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Students

Composing connection

Jada Fox, Students Editor

November 13, 2019

Whether through culture or music, connection is crucial for junior composition major Jared Clarke: “When I create I really want to create something...

Adventuring in the off-season

Jada Fox, Students Editor

November 6, 2019

In the next month-and-a-half, Cassidy Rea will finish her final season with the Westmont volleyball team, graduate early with a double major in history...

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The Horizon

Westmont students reflect on Kanye West’s L.A. Sunday Service

Artist of the week: Alyssa Beccue

Students break away for Fall Formal

How Pascual Mamahua became Westmont’s “Grill Master”

What has WCSA been up to?

Coffee entrepreneurs at Westmont