With the Academy Awards right around the corner, The Featherduster decided to do a poll of the students' predictions.
Best Motion Picture1st Place: "The Help"
Bruson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
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The world is a bigger place than we care to realize. There are roughly 6,000,000 cities in the world, not counting large towns or villages. There are more than 1,500 defined culture groups and just under 200 countries to explore. There's no reason th...
A blue sky is interrupted by glimpses of a man: a foot, a hand, a forehead. He appears to be upside down, and as the camera pans to a clear view of the sky, the words Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close fill the screen. White papers flutter through t...
"Love is something that everybody deserves and needs to have to live. There's no point in living without love."
Gay-Straight Alliance vice president senior Karley Adams views the club as a source of closeness and compassion for its members. "I th...
For the longest time, I had heard nothing but good things about Looking For Alaska by John Green, so I decided to read it. I'm glad I did because now it is one of my favorite books and I'm already reading it for the second time. Don't be fooled by th...
The bass beats faster through my veins than my heart can keep up with. My hands shake from the vibrations, and my head nods to the music. I am standing front-row against the metal barrier in a sold-out show, packed with beating hearts; the world outs...
Epoch Coffee – Located north of the UT campus, Epoch Coffee is a 24-hour coffee shop that was designed for people planning on hanging out for awhile. Not only do they have electrical outlets dangling from the ceiling, lamps located among comfortable ...
Lick it Bite it or Both Ice cream shop, located at 11101 Burnet Road, is most definitely a unique dessert restaurant. With its walls painted a calming sky blue, and colored cupcake wrappers adorning the walls, walking into this cute little parlor fee...
The fifth annual Jam Fest will be held downtown at Antone's on Jan. 28. Jam Fest, which has been going on since 2008, is $10 at the door and will give teenage bands around Austin a chance to show off their musical talent, as well as raise money for t...
This semester, "the best four minutes of your Friday" are about to get even better and more frequent. The Chap Recap team is making new improvements to give Westlake a better broadcasting announcement show.
"You'll definitely begin to see a lot of...
The girls varsity basketball team ended their pre-season schedule, finishing with 17 wins and seven losses. They played in three tournaments in Corpus Christi, Dripping Springs and Houston. The team received second place at the Riviera Tournament in ...
Thousands of refugees flee to America every year and sadly become trapped in the cycle of poverty in lieu of a better life. At the Open Arms shop in downtown Austin, women can find a job and earn a living wage while being eco-friendly and gaining a s...
Technical Entertainment Crew sponsors child though Make-A-Wish Foundation
His name is Brian. He is a 5-year-old from Giddings, Texas and he has a life-threatening medical condition called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Just like any other...
On Dec. 9-10, the TEC crew, Alisa’s Dance Academy and the orchestra will combine efforts to present The Nutcracker Spectacular in the Performing Arts Center.
Westlake’s performance of The Nutcracker Spectacular will include some of the scenes from...
The annual dance department's fall performance, Spotlight, was Nov. 15 in the Performing Arts Center. Dance classes participating in this show were Dance 1, Dance 2, Dance 3-4, Hyline, Hyline officers and more. All dance classes worked extra hard t...
Nov. 11 marked not only a day of ultimate wishes, but also a day to honor the ultimate sacrifices of our nation’s veterans. Veterans Day was commemorated with two assemblies, the first for the underclassmen and the second for the upperclassmen. These...
Freshman Lily Adams
Even in elementary school, freshman Lily Adams took a stand for gay rights. When she witnessed her teacher reprimanding two boys for holding hands, she knew something was wrong and felt the need to speak up for what she be...
The One Strap Wonder
Description: Not to get confused with the messenger bag, the One Strap Wonder is still a backpack, just with a sash-strap thing going on.
What it says about you: You probably own a 38-speed bike and ride it to school (p...
Take a look at the people sitting around you right now. See any athletes? Just think about it, in a few years, that person could be the next Drew Brees. It’s interesting to take a look at former Westlake football players who have gone on to play in c...
Music is and has been an aid to girls everywhere when experiencing a painful break-up, an emotional relationship or even a secret crush. Most girls can identify to the feeling you get when you hear a song that connects to the situation you’re dealing...
