Archive for March, 2016

OneDrive or One Problem?

March 26, 2016 at 6:46 pm Comments are Disabled

Prepare to say goodbye to Dropbox. Beginning this fall term, Choate is encouraging students and faculty to use OneDrive, a cloud storage service by Microsoft that allows users to easily create, edit, and sync files. The switch to OneDrive benefits the school in several ways. Last year, Choate moved itsRead More

Geopolitics, Cold War Foes, and a Warring Nation

Geopolitics, Cold War Foes, and a Warring Nation

March 26, 2016 at 6:43 pm Comments are Disabled

At the core of the conflict in Syria, geopolitics comes down to a chess-like game; a game that has now come to dominate the framework of the US-Russian relationship. To be more concrete, the two superpowers have maintained clashing interests with regard to the proxy conflict in Syria. This isRead More

When a Billionaire Connects

When a Billionaire Connects

March 26, 2016 at 6:42 pm Comments are Disabled

Donald Trump has surprised just about every political pundit. In the past months, he has rocketed past once-favorites Jeb Bush and Scott Walker. Although Trump is the most inappropriate and reckless member of the GOP’s field of candidates (currently 16 strong), his candidacy is of great value, providing a necessaryRead More

When a Billionaire Muddies Politics

March 26, 2016 at 6:39 pm Comments are Disabled

Rand Paul is ugly. Columba Bush is a “lovely woman” with a Macbethian control over her husband’s views on immigration. Megyn Kelly has blood coming from her “wherever.” I am not going to waste time talking about my plans to move to Canada if Donald Trump were elected president (theRead More

There’s No Place Like Home

March 26, 2016 at 6:35 pm Comments are Disabled

When you step foot on Choate campus you become a member of the Choate community—a Choatie—but each and every one of us carries a little bit of our hometown within us. Each town is different, and holds memories that will follow us no matter where we are. Here are someRead More

Hoverboards Spotted on the Choate Campus

Hoverboards Spotted on the Choate Campus

March 26, 2016 at 6:34 pm Comments are Disabled

A new gadget has taken the world by storm and is slowly making its way on Choate campus. Some faculty members and students may have spotted it being used near Memorial (Mem) House or other locations around the school. This device is not something that you can hold in yourRead More

A Rousing Song

March 26, 2016 at 6:31 pm Comments are Disabled

“Duh duh duh, duh-duh-duh duh duh duh, duh-duh-duh DAH, duh duh duh…” As some may recognize, the Choate School Song begins with the above intro line (which unfortunately loses some of its charm in writing…). Anyone who has been at Choate for more than a few months probably already hasRead More

Wallingford’s Latest Shop: The Inside Scoop

Wallingford’s Latest Shop: The Inside Scoop

March 26, 2016 at 6:30 pm Comments are Disabled

Dining hall ice cream not cutting it? Desiring a flavor other than vanilla or chocolate? Recently opened on Center Street next to Vinny’s Deli, Sweet Cream’s Ice Cream has a wide variety of flavors from Salted Caramel to their most frequently requested flavor, Nutella Chocolate Chip. The owner, Raul Hernandez,Read More

London’s New “Heartbeat”

March 26, 2016 at 6:24 pm Comments are Disabled

Charles Pétillon, a French artist, is widely known for photographing balloons in different locations and positions. Though his pieces typically sit in lifeless clusters, on August 27, he brought his work to life in London’s Convent Garden Market Building, in a massive piece called “Heartbeat.” The juxtaposition of this modernRead More