On Thursday, October 29,  Congressman Paul Ryan was officially elected as the new Speaker of the House, replacing retiring Speaker, John Boehner. In his first speech in this new position, Ryan addressed his party’s current gridlock, saying, “The House is broken. We are not solving problems. We are adding to them. And I am not…

Microsoft’s new Surface Book, though impressive in its design, draws ire from other PC makers. Image courtesy of Microsoft.

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As the end of the quarter steadily grew nearer, the word “snapshot” rang throughout the Upper School. Whether it was said with distress, exasperation, ridicule, or confusion, it quickly became commonplace in our vocabulary.

In a recent Facebook video posted by the White House, Barack Obama pledged to help reduce the amount of time students spend taking standardized tests. The president says he wants students to spend less than 2% of their school time on standardized testing. This video comes on the heels of a recent study of the…

On Monday, October 12, the final Nobel Prizes were announced, thus concluding this year’s round of these prestigious awards. Here’s a brief recap of who won these prizes and the recipients’ accomplishment. Physiology or Medicine: William C. Campbell of New Jersey and Satoshi Omura of Japan shared one-half of the prize for determining a novel…

The new iPhone 6s may have another “gate” crisis coming its way. Image courtesy of Apple For every iPhone Apple releases, users find flaws and exaggerate them in epic proportions on the Internet. The iPhone 6’s “gate” crisis was bendgate, because the phones bent fairly easily under malicious intent. Although Apple nullified bending problems for…

Products marketed for better nutrition and even weight loss are constantly conflicting the public’s decisions. In its boast of triumphing over sugar-filled beverages, LaCroix’s sparkling water has far exceeded the sales of big-name competitors like Coke and Pepsi.

More than one-fifth of the nation’s population can expect no increase in social security benefits next year. For just the third time in 40 years, social security benefits will not increase for America’s millions of disabled veterans and federal retirees.

Friday, October 9, was the Charlie David Dinner, bringing food, football, and fun for all CA families. The event began with a barbecue dinner in the Dining Hall at 5, as students and their families enjoyed the food and browsed over the auction items.