The Dial

Should Government Have Access to Private Information?

By Alexi Sandhu, Assistant Online Editor • May 30, 2016

The Bourne Identity. The Dark Knight. The Truman Show. 1984. What do all these movies have in common? They all feature personal invasion of privacy through surveillance. For years, Internet privacy and...

The Evolution of the iPhone: Where It All Began

By Max Chen, Assistant Photography Editor • May 3, 2016

Released in 2007, the original iPhone has a storage capacity of 4 GB, 8 GB, and 6 GB. It was a revolutionary advancement because it had a unique design that laid the foundation to smart phone technology....

Seniors Discuss Excitement for Scientific Projects

By Grace Henrich, Science and Technology Editor • May 1, 2016

For students who love science, the senior projects give them opportunities not usually afforded to high school students: assisting doctors, shadowing professionals, even conducting their own research....

Dr. Ying Spearheads Research and Summer Programs

By Georgia Panitz, Assistant Science and Technology Editor • May 1, 2016

Hackley’s Science Department has tailored its course options to offer a large number of classes so that each student can pursue a path in the sciences which is best for them and also piques their interest....

HEAL Brings Sustainaiblity Conversation To Hackley

By Grace Henrich, Assistant Science and Tech Editor • February 16, 2016

Although the frigid winter air may make you wish climate change was happening faster, the COP21 conference in Paris was another step forward in the prevention of climate change. Although the Paris Climate...

Grading Sites Designed for Efficiency Fall Short

By Olivia Weinberg, Staff Writer • February 16, 2016

With all the apps and websites available to “streamline” grading, it can be easy for students to become overwhelmed by the daily struggle to keep up with technology. Learning to balance your time can...

2016: The Year of the Hoverboard

By Christian Riegler, Assistant Photography Editor • February 3, 2016

It’s 2016 and the Back to the Future Part II prophecy has been fulfilled: ‘hoverboards’ are here to stay. The tag, “#hoverboard,” has been used nearly 500,000 times on Instagram alone. The future...

Junior Girls Launch New Women in Science Club

By Christian Riegler, Assistant Photography Editor • December 17, 2015

Women in Science: a club, a stigma, a problem. Just this year, a lurking issue has been addressed with a club lead by juniors Maryrita Curcio and Olivia Selmonosky. The mission of the club is to “promote...

Science Students Beautify the Hilltop

By Kelly Castro-Blanco, Science and Tech Editor • November 20, 2015

Though winter is just around the corner, Hackley students are already planning for the blooms of Spring. Led by Middle School science teacher Andy Retzloff, science teachers Tessa Johnson’s Ecology class...

Mrs. Butterfield and Christopher Swain

By Grace Henrich, Assistant Science and Tech Editor • November 20, 2015

Swimming in water polluted with toxic sludge, chemical runoff, and potentially deadly pathogens is not most people’s idea of how they want to spend a Saturday morning, but on October 17, clean water...

AGSA Club Pushes for Reform

By Lei Anne Rabeje, Staff Writer • November 20, 2015

It’s no secret health reform is a contentious topic on the Hillltop these days. In response to this, AGSA led an open discussion surrounding the improvement of the Health curriculum on Nov. 4. Attendees...

Hackley Institutes New CPR Course

By Grace Henrich, Assistant Science & Tech Editor • October 23, 2015

Only 30% of Americans have the skills to possibly save the person’s life in a cardiac emergency. Hackley is trying to help raise this percentage by starting a new program to teach its students...