Walking around the Choate campus, an outsider can’t help but see diversity, an accepting community brightened by many different backgrounds, identities, and experiences. As Choate students, we have the unique opportunity to learn about, and engage with, those different from ourselves, whether that be through a common interest, classes, orRead More

I live in Combination House, the only all-gender dorm on campus that has often been frustratingly mislabeled “the gay dorm.” I have been asked a plethora of ridiculous questions about my dorm, so I thought I’d try to clarify a few things. At the very least, I’ll share my experience.Read More

There’s a lot to think about at Choate, and lately I’ve been thinking about the laundry room.  That’s right — the laundry room. When I close my eyes, I can clearly visualize that squat white building, a lowly mound separated from the rest of campus life. The unassuming white brickRead More

Before coming to Choate, I had prejudices against people who came from certain regions. As someone grew up in Shanghai hearing negative things about people from outside the city, I retained some of these biases when I came to Choate.  For instance, I was told that city people are moreRead More

  Last week, juniors took the first step toward their future; they were assigned college counselors. Of course, most Choate students attend college. However, for some students, college is not the best next step in their lives. Choate advertises itself as a “place of many paths,” and yet the onlyRead More

The last day before winter break each year, Choate hosts its annual Holiday Program. While many students enjoy this time together to destress after an intense three- to four-week period of bombardment by essays and exams, many dislike that they are required to attend the Holiday Program. At Choate, specialRead More

Every student has a unique learning style suited to their needs, whether it’s visual, verbal, auditory, or kinesthetic. Choate exposes its students to a variety of learning styles, offering students the opportunity to be open to different ways of learning. At Choate, the way a class is taught depends onRead More

General Qasem Soleimani, former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, was a vicious terrorist, heartless mass murderer, and military leader with no respect for human life. He was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans in the Iraq War, re-armed the radical Islamic terrorists Hezbollah near Israel, aided theRead More

Sandy Hook –  Syndey Alleyne ’23 Since the Sandy Hook Massacre, on December 14, 2012, there have been more than 50 more shootings of similar caliber; each one gave our nation yet another reason to improve its gun reform policies and gun safety laws. Still, nearly 12 years later, the parentsRead More