Archive for January, 2017

Finding Refuge in National Parks

January 20, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

My parents have always been highly conscious of the rapid pace at which the world changes. In 2000, my father read a news article about the extinction of the Pyrenean ibex, a subspecies of the Iberian wild goat, once found throughout the Andorran Pyrenees. At that time, my brother hadRead More

Hamilton Chicago’s Familiar Addition: Jin Ha ’08

Hamilton Chicago’s Familiar Addition: Jin Ha ’08

January 20, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Walking around Choate’s campus, hearing the soundtrack of Hamilton: An American Musical being played, sung, or discussed is not a rare occurrence. The show has been a success both in New York and in Chicago, as well as among members of the Choate community, so we are lucky to callRead More

Embracing Diversity, Building Community

Embracing Diversity, Building Community

January 20, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Diversity Day — a time for a part of the student body to reflect on what it means to live in a community like Choate’s, and a time for the other part to just be happy that they don’t have to go to classes. However, it would be a mistakeRead More

Tomorrow, Choate Marches for Women

January 20, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Picture the entire town of Wallingford trying to fit in the PMAC. Tomorrow, January 21, the streets of Washington, D.C., and other major cities will be much, much more crowded. Held on the day after the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, the Women’s March on Washington will greet Trump onRead More

Let it Snow? Some Things to Know

Let it Snow? Some Things to Know

January 20, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
A sign stands in front of the new Starbucks on Route 5, encouraging passersby to check it out.

New Starbucks Opens Along Route 5

January 20, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

For the past six months, Choate students and Wallingford residents have been anticipating the opening of the new local Starbucks. Starbucks, whose previously closest locations were in Meriden and North Haven, has opened a shop in the new strip plaza along Route 5 at the former site of Merriman Motors.Read More

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The Woes of Managing Wrestling

January 20, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Choate Boys’ Wrestling has a very interesting dynamic this year, which I’ve become privy to through my role as manager.  With two team captains and a mix of athletes from each grade, the wrestling team is anything but boring. Sam Madden ’17 said, “I’m not really sure if the freshmenRead More

One Meet, Nine Broken Records

January 20, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On December 14, 2016, the Choate swim teams raced against Suffield Academy and left with a fantastic win: boys at 97-89 and girls at 99-87; as a whole, our teams performed magnificently. Coach Sara Massa’s tips — such as making sure not to breathe within the flags — won theRead More

Two Strangers, Ten Minutes, One Question

January 20, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Before last Monday, Amir Idris ’17, a four-year senior from South Euclid, Ohio, and Alice Xu ’18, a three-year junior from San Francisco, Calif., had never so much as heard of each other. As their first ever conversation, Idris and Xu sat down to discuss the following question. (Okay, soRead More