News – THE FEATHERDUSTER

Members of community work to deal with COVID-19 outbreak

Featherduster Staff

March 13, 2020

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a pressing and prevalent issue that has dominated global headlines in the past couple of weeks. It has closed schools, canceled travel plans and quarantined entire countries. The rapid spread of ...

Biden wins South Carolina, Steyer, Buttigieg drop out

Sarah Davis, Editor-in-Chief

March 1, 2020

The South Carolina primary Saturday finally gave Joe Biden the victory he needed to reclaim his front-runner status in the presidential race from Bernie Sanders — at least, temporarily. Biden won South Carolina with 48.5 pe...

Pre-Iowa caucus poll results withheld over polling error

Sarah Davis, Editor-in-Chief

February 2, 2020

The Des Moines Register decided Saturday night to not release the results of their poll in Iowa due to a human error in their polling process. The poll is conducted by phone operators who call citizens in Iowa and read off a list of candida...

Outdoor Classroom unites community

December 18, 2019

Students travel to the Amazon

December 16, 2019

Middle school students participate in high school band

November 13, 2019

Photos of football from the past are spread on tables in the Chap Court at the Westlake Alumni Association Ceremony Oct. 19.

Alum, family and friends gather in commons to celebrate 50 years of Westlake

November 1, 2019

Dr. L and the All Star Chaps perform at the Parker Jazz Club

Sarah Davis, Editor-in-Chief

October 30, 2019

Inside of the dimly lit Parker Jazz Club Oct. 28, six musicians sit around the green room in the back. The bassist is somewhere out in the already crowded hubbub of the club, socializing before the first set. The rest of th...

Third Democratic Debate recap

Sarah Davis, Editor-in-Chief

September 14, 2019

The third Democratic Debate took place Sept. 12 in Houston, TX at Texas Southern University. This time, only 10 candidates made it to the debate stage due to the higher standards required to qualify. Because TSU has a history of be...

Jay Inslee drops out of 2020 presidential race

Sarah Davis, Editor-in-Chief

August 22, 2019

Washington Governor Jay Inslee, who ran a campaign focused entirely on the issue of combating climate change, dropped out of the 2020 presidential race Wednesday. He announced his withdrawal on MSNBC. Inslee left the race after realizing he would not be able to meet the demandi...