Archive for November, 2016

Kari Cholokny ’06: Rising Visual Arts Star

November 18, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Kari Cholokny ’06, who hails from Darien, Conn., is not a typical alumni artist. At 28 years old, she has had a large amount of exposure  in the field thanks to her visual arts education at Choate and beyond, her own work in the visual arts arena, and her collaborationRead More

Stop Partisan Bickering, Let’s Work Together

November 18, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Early last Wednesday morning, the United States entered a new era under President-elect Donald Trump. Across campus, one population cheered and celebrated, while another mourned and wept. Across the nation, people rallied and rioted. Amid all the opinions thrown around in the last few days, only one thing is absolutelyRead More

Elected Sixth Form Student Council members and appointed Secretary Audrey Sze ’17 (front row, second from the right) pose for a photo after their meeting.

Sixth Form Student Council: Last 100 Days

November 18, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

With only a term left in their tenures, the sixth form incumbents of the Student Council are busier than ever, making sure that they fulfill their promises and responsibilities to the best of their abilities before they pass their batons to the next generation of students in the spring. Here,Read More

What Pleases and Displeases Coaches

November 18, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

At Choate, sports are an integral part of life on campus for both faculty and students. Faculty members often coach sports, and they have their preferences as to how they would like their players to act. There is always something that pleases a coach, just like there is always somethingRead More

We’re Conservatives, and We Care About You

November 18, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

I recognize how hard these past two weeks have been for many people, especially on our own campus. As a conservative, I care about you — and I doubt that I’m the only one. The election results made me uneasy as well. I refused to vote for Hillary, but I couldn’tRead More

The Boars receive a pep talk from Assistant Coach William Nowak.

Birney ’18 Sets Choate Cross Country Record

November 18, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

For the first time since 2010, ten prep school teams arrived on the Choate cross country course for the annual Founders League Cross Country Championships. The Wild Boars’ energy before the race was unparalleled, since every runner expects to do exceptionally well on their home course and Founders is anRead More

White Women: Let’s Leverage Our Privilege and Oppose Trump

White Women: Let’s Leverage Our Privilege and Oppose Trump

November 18, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The fight for equity has intertwined the struggles of women and minorities for hundreds of years. In the 1830’s, thousands of women were involved in the abolitionist movement, and in the latter half of the century, minorities greatly aided the women’s suffrage effort even after being shunned by the NationalRead More

Students Share Tumultuous Term-End Experiences

November 18, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Students were both excited and disappointed that fall term came to a close with a two-week Protected Period rather than a typical Term-End Experience. From interviews with the administration, a number of logistical factors influenced the final decision to not have Term-End Experiences this fall term. For one, classes beganRead More

Trump’s America, but Not Trump’s Campus

November 18, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Last Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump announced his selection of Stephen Bannon, head of the alt-right media source Breitbart News, as his chief White House strategist. The appointment of Bannon, whom Republican strategist Ana Navarro has called “a white supremacist Neanderthal,” affirmed that spiteful, bigoted rhetoric is sinking deep roots inRead More