December 18, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
“They said school would zoom by.” — Ava Maha ’23 “Days blend into one, each unique.” — Natarsha Yan ’21 “Those small moments you always remember.” — Jada Dixon ’24 “The sunbathing iguana my grandpa spotted.” — Irene Garcia Gutierrez ’22 “Reunifying lost connection from back home.” — Praj ChirathivatRead More
December 18, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
The moment we’ve all been anticipating is finally here: the arrival of a coronavirus vaccine. With it, however, comes a plethora of questions: how does this vaccine work? What side effects should we expect? Will we be required to take it? The possibility of a federal requirement for the coronavirusRead More
December 18, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
The runoff election taking place in Georgia on January 5 will determine the legislative ability of the Democrats for the next two years: President-elect Joe Biden will either have the power to enact major policy changes supported by a unified government or be blocked due to a gridlock in Congress;Read More
December 18, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
On October 22, Poland’s constitutional court ruled that aborting a fetus due to a fatal abnormality is not sufficient justification for the termination of a pregnancy. Not only does this ruling directly attack a woman’s right to bodily autonomy, but it is also representative of the ever-growing threat to PolishRead More
November 13, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
Graphic by Athena Liu/ The Choate News A soft ringing from the alarm I’d set on my phone signaled the beginning of my first class of the week. It was Monday at 6:55 p.m., and I had just finished a delicious dinner of Panang curry and kai jiew (Thai-style omelets).Read More
November 13, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
On Saturday, November 7, major news outlets called the 2020 U.S. presidential election for former Vice President Joe Biden. More than half the country breathed a sigh of relief; the national nightmare that is President Donald Trump’s P’00 presidency was finally coming to an end. When the news came, theRead More
November 13, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
On October 8, after a video of a Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) officer ruthlessly murdering a young Nigerian man in the southern Delta State went viral, protests erupted across Nigeria. This is only the latest instance in SARS’s history of unlawful murder, abuse, and corruption. More broadly, the occurrences signifyRead More
November 13, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
Though I find it rather cringe-inducing now, I distinctly remember writing my Choate application essay about wanting to “broaden my horizons” and “take advantage of all the different opportunities offered” at Choate — you know, the classic drivel that eighth-graders write in attempt to impress admission officers. Still, at theRead More
November 13, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
I was my first-grade teacher’s favorite student. Every week, Ms. Holland gave a Milky Way candy bar to the most well-behaved student in class, and I won more than anyone. She told other students to behave like me — to raise their hands before speaking and to always say “please,”Read More