Archive for January, 2018

Edward Lanphier (left) and Julie Goodyear (right) at Lanphier Cafe.

Alumni Remember Julie Goodyear’s Career

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

A few weeks ago, on January 6, a memorial service was held for Ms. Julie Goodyear, long a beloved member of the Choate Community. Ms. Goodyear was a member of the Rosemary Hall Class of 1965, when the school was based in Greenwich, Conn. After graduating from New York UniversityRead More

Wanted: Speaker with Non-Liberal Viewpoints

Wanted: Speaker with Non-Liberal Viewpoints

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Choate Rosemary Hall brings in many speakers to teach, inspire, and influence its students. Even though speakers play an important role at Choate in the eyes of many students and teachers, the speakers invited to campus almost always present ideas and opinions that align with those of the administration. ChoateRead More

Talented Alumnus Shares Experience in i.d. Lab Maker Alumni Series

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The second presentation of the i.d. Lab Maker Alumni Series was presented by Mr. C.J. Bell ’10 on January 17. The Maker Alumni Series is new this year, featuring recent alumni who pursue careers in design and engineering. These presentations happen once a term. Mr. Bell works as an engineerRead More

To Tame North Korea, Trump Must Cool His Rhetoric

To Tame North Korea, Trump Must Cool His Rhetoric

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Over Winter Break, I watched two little kids squabble in a park. They each had a toy car, though one was bigger than the other, and the kid with the big car seemed to take particular glee in ramming his toy against the smaller object. Whack, whack, whack went theRead More

Jayden Nixon ’18 smoothly dodges opponents, dominating the court.

On the Court with Jayden Nixon

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Jayden Nixon ’18 has been dominating on the basketball court this season and he is a big part of Choate’s hot start this year. Associate Editor Joseph Coyne ’19 sat down to talk with Nixon about basketball, life at Choate, and his goals for the future.Jayden Nixon ’18 has beenRead More

Step Squad leaders Zara Harding, Donessa Colley, Shamari Harrington, and Tiffany Lin lead a dance in their classic ensemble.

Step Squad Hosts Master Class

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Every time this group performs, the Choate community is immediately stunned by their talent and precision. Everyone stops and stares at the Timberland boots and fierce facial expressions. This past year, the group has already impressed the Choate community with multiple performances, most notably during Pep Rally and the WinterRead More

À La Mode

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

People often mock the fashion world either for trying to be the most important industry on the planet or dismiss those who believe that fashion is the center of life. What people don’t often admit about fashion, however, is its tremendous power to aid individuals in finding how they wantRead More

Kimber’s artistic quilts are embedded with her personal family history.

Not Your Grandmother’s Quilt: Chawne Kimber’s Radical Knits

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

At a glance, the artwork currently displayed in the PMAC gallery looks like an assortment of quilts made by the worn but nimble fingers of an aging woman. However, upon closer scrutinization, anyone can see that these quilts are not your grandmother’s thick and flowery blankets, patched together lovingly toRead More

In Wake of Conference, Student Council Proposes Drug Rule Change

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Last Tuesday night, Choate’s Student Council approved two proposed changes to the school’s one-strike drug policy. The first proposal states that the purchase, manufacture, possession, or use of marijuana is only grounds for Probation or Suspension, though distribution will continue to lead to dismissal. The second proposal changes the wordingRead More