From as early as elementary school, American children are taught to stand for the national anthem. Placing a hand over one’s heart and bowing one’s head have long been synonymous with showing respect for the American flag and demonstrating that one agrees with what it and the United States standRead More

Unpacking Choate’s embrace of a capella and its indifference to choir “I got into Lilith!” “Kaps sent me an email! I’m in!” Only God knows how many times I have heard these exclamations on my way to class, the students in question eager to spread the good news to their friends.Read More

While the recent American election cycle has been filled with surprising comments from candidates of both parties, the rhetoric has paled in comparison to outrageous statements and policies of Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte since he won the election in June 2016. Not only has the president insulted leaders from aroundRead More

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Choate’s version of the First Church of Progressivism and its very secular and sexual sacraments. Over the past year, Americans have been witness to a vast amount of social change, from the legalization of gay marriage to the opposition of North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” toRead More

On July 20, Mr. James Stanley, Dean of Students, sent an all-school email informing members of the community that the faculty had decided to alter the dress code for the 2016-2017 school year. The new dress code asks little more than for students to dress in a manner they deemRead More

I stepped onto campus in late August of last year and, immediately, I knew how much I was going to miss this place — this brick-building, green-grass campus in sleepy, small-town Connecticut that I’ve come to call home. Like everyone else in my form, I couldn’t believe that in less thanRead More

The less time I have left at Choate, the more time I spend standing in front of mirrors. I look at myself, trying to see just how much I have changed in the past two years, just how much of me Choate has brought to the fore. I also attemptRead More

Hedge fund titan Bill Ackman has always been right about one thing: value investing. Widely considered to be the new Oracle of Omaha (a nickname for legendary investor Warren Buffett), Ackman didn’t build his reputation on high-risk investments or lucky guesses. Rather, it was built due to Ackman’s eye forRead More

The question of whether freshman year is the best depends on many choices made along the way. It also varies from person to person; opinions of Choate students about their freshman years are as diverse as the student body itself. As a freshman, some students chose to take a sixthRead More