Admit it: you’ve thought about your college application when joining a new club or extracurricular. We have, too.  Many of us, including the people contributing to this editorial, are guilty of stretching ourselves too thinly across our community. It is important to take on new positions out of interest and passion, but, a lot of…

Coined in 1966, “model minority” refers to a minority group that attains a high degree of socioeconomic success and is calculated by observing incarceration rates, family stability, income, education, and impact on society. Due to their meritocracy, Indian Americans are often stereotyped under this term. This label has its benefits and shortcomings. As an Indian…

My head leaned against the tour bus window as I looked out into a world that seemed light years away from the one in which I had spent 17 and a half years. The Hamilton soundtrack narrated the movie in my mind, entering my body through booming ear buds and sending chills down my limbs.…

If the Senate’s bill becomes law, consumers will lose even more control over their data. (Image/ Licensed under Creative Commons Zero)

Over the last ten years, vehicle safety technology has improved by leaps and bounds. Electronic stability systems, rearview cameras, and better airbags are just a few of the innovations that have helped protect occupants in collisions. Despite the improved safety of modern cars, the number of Americans killed in traffic crashes have been on the…

It seemed like a match made in heaven: the sloppy media courts the careless billionaire. They fight publicly, but we all know that both sides benefit from these quarrels. The media regains a once-scattering crowd of adorers, and the man on the campaign trail gets all of the free publicity he wants. A symbiotic (if…

Upper School Ethics teacher, Tim Leet. This feature is the third in our “Faculty and Staff” column—new to our paper this year—and to which all staff, administrators, and faculty are welcome to contribute views of their choice. It’s hard to talk about politics at school. We’re not very good at it, and strong emotions often…

In 1920, renown American journalist and disputant of populism, H. L. Mencken, wrote, “[a]s democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House…

On Friday, January 20th, Barack Obama relinquished his presidency to make way for Donald Trump’s inauguration as our nation’s 45th president. With a new president coming into the White House, it is time to reevaluate the last eight years of Obama’s presidency. Obama will obviously be remembered most for being our nation’s first African-American president.…

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These are the “inalienable rights” that our founding fathers deemed the basis for one’s American Dream. Since the origin of this nation, a question has emerged:  Who are the people deserving of these rights? The answer is convoluted, and to this day, many struggle to reconcile the diverse…