On September 11, 2017, millions of people around the world honored those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks that took place in New York City in 2001. Roughly 3,000 innocent citizens and first responders were killed, impacting thousands of families. Since that fateful day, schools, businesses, and organizationsRead More

Picture this: a student has been withdrawing from their friends. They spend most of their time in their room and have lost a significant amount of weight. Instead of being their light-hearted self, they have been sulking around school, even missing their classes. Last week, a sizable bruise appeared onRead More

The past week-and-a-half has undoubtedly been hectic for new and returning students alike. The transition to the new schedule has not gone as smoothly as many had hoped. The interminable stretch of individual classes combined with the race to the dining hall has made the initial phase of the newRead More

The one thing on every Choate student’s mind upon arriving to campus is the summer reading. Every student, regardless of extracurriculars, housing situation, or social circle, is subject to the required summer reading. It seems that Choate has yet to devote the same meticulous attention to the summer-reading experience asRead More

Choate’s introduction of a new schedule this year has shaken up the routines of everyone on campus. Seventy-minute blocks, earlier conference periods, weekly [always been weekly school meetings] form meetings, and staggered lunch blocks have required students and faculty alike to adjust their work, free time, and sleep schedules. WhileRead More

In 2010, Yeonpyeong Island of South Korea was bombarded by North Korean artillery. It was the closest the two nations had ever come to reigniting a conflict that had stood still for 57 years — the Korean War. While these events were happening, I was living in Singapore, and tooRead More

Like many other liberals, I have a love-hate relationship with Hillary Clinton. I strongly supported her during the general election, but after her defeat, I felt angry with her for losing the election to such a poor candidate as Donald Trump P’00. In the days, weeks, and months following theRead More

With the new schedule in place, Choate students must now adapt to several drastic changes, one of which is the new lunch blocks. To fix the issue of students not having time to eat lunch on a daily basis, this year’s schedule includes a two-hour block with designated times forRead More

The summer of 2017 was a busy one for President Donald Trump P’00, as he made several controversial decisions that sparked discontent throughout the United States. While his equating of white supremacists with social justice activists was truly horrendous, the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programRead More