Written by Jane Li On Tuesday, April 7th, CSG, Wellington, and Academy’s freshmen gathered in the Barton Room to listen to Dr. Madeline Levine, a psychologist, who wrote Teach Your Children Well, a New York Times bestseller. In addition, she co-founded Challenge Success, an expansion of the SOS (Stressed Out Students) Project, at Stanford University’s…

Written by Deeksha Bathini’17 Snapchat’s “best friend list”  has always been a popular, so the criticism it received for its removal was no surprise. Thus, “best friend list” with Friend Emojis is running again.

Written by Kirsten Huhl’18 The Uploader app allows Instagram users to upload pictures using their laptops instead of their phones. A Los Angeles high school student, Caleb Benn created this app, which cost $4.99 and has been gaining more popularity every day. Instagram sent Benn an email saying his app violated its terms of service…

Written by Tristan Rhee’17 This past Saturday, President Barack Obama met with Raul Castro of Cuba in Panama in the first meeting between leaders of the two countries in half a century. They met during the Summit of Americas conference, and it was an important first step in normalizing both countries’ relations.  After much criticism…

Written by Sid Menon’17 For years, the Chinese government has been using “the Great Firewall” to censor  media that its citizens can access. Because Chinese citizens have worked their way around this barrier, the government has upgraded its virtual arsenal with a disturbing tool for mass surveillance: “the Great Cannon,” an Internet weapon that tracks…

Written by Tristan Rhee’17 March Madness concludes Monday, 9:18 pm, with the Men’s Basketball Title Game.  The Final Four games concluded yesterday, setting up a matchup of heavyweights in the championship.  Number one seed, Wisconsin will meet number one seeded Duke in a game that features two of the best players in the country. And…

Written by Maddie Vaziri’16 April 3, 2015 In fewer than two weeks, Indiana governor cracks under public pressure to correct the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Amendments to the laws meant to assure that RFRA will allow no discrimination. While the original gave businesses a window for selective service, the updated law prevents them, “from using…

Day 1  Our first day of the choir and orchestra trip consisted of the long and monotonous bus ride. After scrambling to get our suitcases and instruments into the bus, we left the Columbus Academy around 4:00 pm. At 7:00pm we stopped at rest stop. Dinner included a Panera sandwich, an apple, a bag of…

Although the current Apple emoji keyboard includes same-sex couples, the figures lack any diverse skin tones. An Asian man sports traditional Chinese clothing, and an Indian wears a turban. But both are light-skinned.

On Thursday, February 19th, millions of people across China celebrated the first day of the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, with celebrations lasting until March 5th.