With the turn of the year approaching, student playwrights, directors, and actors gather in the PMAC to prepare for the 2018 Fringe Festival performances. Fringe Festival consists of slam poetry, music, and plays produced and performed by theater-passionate Choaties. The Fringe Festival performances will be shown on February 8th andRead More

One of the jobs of the President of the United States is to maintain stable foreign relations with other nations across the globe. While this has not always been achieved due to widespread conflict and war, these exceptions do not diminish the essential presidential responsibility to communicate with other worldRead More

On Sunday, December 17, the Hour of Code — a worldwide, 60-minute introduction to programming — was held on campus. Will Wu ’19 has organized the event for three consecutive years. During his freshman year, he was surprised that the Science and Math Departments were not already administering the event,Read More

The 75th Annual Golden Globes were the first Sunday of January. It was the biggest gathering of the Hollywood establishment since both the accusations against Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement, which started in 2006, gained increased notoriety a few months ago. One of the most memorable parts of theRead More

“Three! Two! One! Happy New Year!” Every year the chant is the same, ushering in a period of new beginnings and renewed resolutions. You might have been at the scene of the ball drop, watched the live television shows at home, enjoyed late-night snacks with your family, or were sleepingRead More

The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics recently released a documentary on President John F. Kennedy ’35 entitled This Is The House That Jack Built. The production team for this documentary sought to uncover “untold stories” about JFK 100 years after his birth and more than 50 after his assassination.Read More

The week before we left for winter break, Boys’ Varsity Hockey, Boys’ Varsity Basketball, Girls’ Varsity Basketball, and Girls’ Varsity Hockey were away at tournaments across New England. There are a lot of challenges to traveling to a tournament with classes still meeting the following week, which was different fromRead More

For the majority of the community, the second school day of the new year was filled with much more excitement than many anticipated. Dr. Matt Bellace, a professional speaker, psychologist, and comedian was invited to campus to offer his inspiring wisdom on drug and alcohol prevention. From Princeton, New Jersey,Read More

The first of three new train stations along the Hartford Line, Wallingford’s new station had a grand opening ceremony in November. However, increased train service will not start until May 2018 as part of the CTrail Hartford Line. The $687 million construction project, which began in 2015, includes three newRead More