Many students are involved in the various Choate publications: The Choate News, The Lit, High Society, and Nexus, just to name a few. However, we often forget one particular publication, which makes its appearance only once a year in late May: The Brief. Choate’s yearbook is an extraordinary 350 pages,Read More

Most of the diversity we speak of is associated with race, socio-economic status, and gender identity. Meanwhile, faith systems often receive little notice, despite being a central aspect of Choate’s diversity. From organized religion to atheism and everything in between, the spectrum of religious and non-religious identities is wide onRead More

They hesitantly moved towards the three open chairs in front of us and sat down, appearing to be, for a brief moment, a little apprehensive about the situation. That initial discomfort, however, quickly disappeared as we became acquainted. They introduced themselves as Sami, Bassam, and Nezar, Syrian refugees who arrivedRead More

Although often we may think of musical instruments as simply inanimate objects, they can get out of shape when ignored. In particular, pianos must be tuned frequently to stay pleasing to the ear. Mr. Robert Alechnowitz, Choate’s piano tuner technician, comes to campus regularly to tune all thirty of Choate’sRead More

It’s a beautiful day outside. Birds are singing; flowers are blooming. On spring days like these, students are often out and about with friends: Maybe they’re going out to eat, on a day trip to New Haven, or even exploring the exotic town of Wallingford. It would be odd toRead More

When we hear of an upcoming “Friday the 13th,” we mostly talk in jest about the supposed unluckiness of the day. However, are such superstitions as silly as many think they are? In honor of Friday, May 13, we collected campus opinions on superstitions and their viability. Thankfully, most membersRead More

What does the acronym “CPU” mean to you? For some, it could be just that: a jumble of unimportant letters. For the tech-savvy, it stands for “central processing unit” — essentially the heart of a computer. For a small but growing group on Choate campus, however, it means so muchRead More

I’m an international student. When I meet people on campus, one of the first questions they ask me is, “Where are you from?” This question is more troubling to me than a chemistry exam. I was born in New Jersey. I lived there for three years, before I moved toRead More

What would life be like if we did not worry about how many likes our last Instagram photo received, or if we didn’t spend lazy Sunday afternoons perusing our friends’ Facebook walls? In a world of ever-increasing technology use, we often have trouble sympathizing with people who avoid social media.Read More