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Construction Begins On New Faculty Houses

Construction Begins On New Faculty Houses

February 11, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

In the coming months, Hillhouse Way, a private, Choate-owned road located north of the Carl C. Icahn Center for Science, will be home to seven new faculty houses, opening up  housing availability for faculty interested in living on campus. In addition, Debos House, a house on Hillhouse Way, is receivingRead More

New Student Club to Work For Equity in Education

New Student Club to Work For Equity in Education

February 11, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Equity in Education is a newly-founded nonprofit organization under the Community Service Club (CSC) with a focus on providing children in lower-income areas with access to better education. The idea was sparked in the summer of 2020 as Covid-19 was on the rise and the Black Lives Matter movement gainedRead More

Student-Activities Committee Restructured and Renamed

February 11, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On Tuesday, February 1, the Student Activities Office announced during School Meeting that it will be merging the Committee on Student Activities (COSA) and the Student Activities Center (SAC) Tech Crew to form the new Student Committee of Programming and Engagement (SCOPE). This new change will combine the responsibilities ofRead More

Writing’s Not Easy, But  Grammarly Can’t Help

Writing’s Not Easy, But Grammarly Can’t Help

February 11, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by William Gao/The Choate News Whether for English classes or college applications, writing essays is a crucial part of the high-school experience. To aid us students in this task, we have access to a variety of writing assistant softwares, including, perhaps most prominently, Grammarly. Programs such as these giveRead More

McBride ’23 Places Third in MLK Essay Competition

McBride ’23 Places Third in MLK Essay Competition

February 11, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

“Is voting an effective vehicle for change?” That was the question posed before Noah McBride ’23, who participated in the MLK Holiday DC Essay Competition this January. His award-winning essay pointed out issues within the country’s voting system and emphasized  starting at the root of societal concerns in order toRead More

Boba Tea Is A Sip of  My Culture at Choate

Boba Tea Is A Sip of My Culture at Choate

February 11, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Carolyn Chen/The Choate News I was in third grade when I discovered the magic of boba. Known as zhen zhu nai cha (珍珠奶茶) in Chinese — literally, “pearl milk tea” — this nouveau drink has captivated me ever since my first sip. The silky, syrupy milk, refreshed byRead More

Quandaries with boycotting the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Quandaries with boycotting the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

February 11, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News The 2022 Winter Olympic Games will take place in Beijing, with an opening ceremony scheduled for February 4, 2022. While the focus of the opening ceremony is to introduce the elite competing athletes with grandiosity, the gathering of high-ranking politicians is an essential partRead More

It’s Okay to Change  the Plan, Trust Me

It’s Okay to Change the Plan, Trust Me

February 11, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by William Gao/The Choate News Ever since second grade, I’ve known that I want to be a writer. But I didn’t think that high school would be the time to pursue that passion. In my mind, the purpose of attending a college-preparatory school like Choate was to, as theRead More

Pandemic Exacerbates Turkic Economic Turmoil

February 11, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

As we prepare to enter into a new year of the Covid-19 pandemic, what seems like never-ending economic turmoil trails right behind us. Over the past two years, Turkey has been swept by a devastating currency crisis, which has surged inflation to its highest rates in almost two decades. AsRead More