Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/The Choate News Visitation has long been a hot topic of discussion on the Choate campus, with many students yearning for a more relaxed policy. The current rules prohibit students of the opposite sex to close the door when in a dorm room together, enter dorms ofRead More

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsoloe/The Choate News With Covid-19 scattering Choate students across the world, the Choate administration has faced a new problem: How can we make the daily schedule convenient for as many students as possible while our community is spread across various time zones?  The short-term solution was toRead More

By Irene Garcia Gutierrez ’22 Imagine that you have a flute. You can give the flute to Anne, who knows how to play it, Bob, who has no toys, or Carla, who made the flute. This is the Parable of the Flute, a case that we discussed in my PeaceRead More

A common critique of presidential candidate Andrew Yang’s proposed universal basic income, also known as the Freedom Dividend, is his use of a value-added tax to fund the proposal. Critics call the tax regressive, arguing that it is a Trojan horse — a toxin to America’s poorest citizens disguised asRead More

The end of the school year is a hectic time for just about everyone on campus. As seniors get ready to graduate and move on to a new chapter of their lives, the rest of the students are preparing for standardized tests and term end experiences. Personally, I’ve found thatRead More

Choate is once again amid the frenzy of Advanced Placement tests. The exams began last week, and continue into the next. And so I’ve been wondering a lot lately if Choate made the correct decision in getting rid of AP classes. The School hasn’t officially taught an AP course sinceRead More

Earlier this term, I voted for my form’s representatives on the Judicial Committee. During their speeches, the candidates made a variety of arguments for why they should get our vote. While some pointed out their prior experience, others shared anecdotes in an effort to illustrate that they are both honestRead More

  At the core of any Choate education lies homework — and while we’ve all had our objections to it at one point or another, it is always going to be a large part of every class that we take. It is the subject of countless complaints; from it beingRead More

An essential part of any Choate boarding student’s life is his or her adviser, who helps with everything — from keeping up with classes to having a fulfilling social life. They also serve as trusted adults on campus to talk to, as many of us boarders live far away fromRead More