Articles by: Derek Ng '20

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A Grateful Goodbye

June 5, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

No forewarning could have prepared me for the moment I heard the news that the last term of my Choate career would occur only remotely. As it happened, I was shopping at Target in Miami when the fateful Outlook notification popped up on my screen. An intense vertigo overwhelmed meRead More

Photo Courtesy of Ross Mortensen

Seize the Year!

September 21, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

With the school beginning in full force, the 112th masthead of The Choate News encourages the student body to explore and to take advantage of the many opportunities Choate has to offer [Photo Courtesy of Ross Mortensen].

Enhance the Student Council Election Process

Enhance the Student Council Election Process

February 16, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

I view the student council as the liaison between the student body and the administration — it enacts social reform aligning with the general interests and concerns of students. In general, the Choate council has proved effective in addressing the needs of our student body, having in recent years benefittedRead More

Make the Internet a Reward, Not a Lifestyle

Make the Internet a Reward, Not a Lifestyle

February 2, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The internet, of course, has drastically changed the way we interact with one another, as well as negatively affected the way we see ourselves. Too often, it’s “Did you see what she posted?” or “Did you hear what he DM’ed her?,” and as a result, we often lack a levelRead More

Put The “Student” in Student Council

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

The Daily Grind, a student-led group at Choate, raises funds by selling food and drinks to students during Tuesday conference periods, social events, and other special occasions. A subcommittee of the Student Council, led this year by Julian Yau ’18, the Daily Grind donates all earnings to a charity ofRead More

Less Time Critiquing, More Time Discussing

Less Time Critiquing, More Time Discussing

January 19, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

As a first-year student, I reserved making any judgments about Diversity Day before the day itself. I must admit, however, that it was hard to remain impartial, especially since some of my friends have long criticized it. So maybe, as many students say, Diversity Day accomplishes little. But here’s myRead More

Art is a Catalyst of Activism

December 15, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

I play Lloyd in this year’s winter production at Choate, Blue Stockings. Lloyd could not be more different from me: he is a white undergraduate studying at Trinity College, a constituent college of Cambridge University in England, and he is overwhelmingly misogynistic. The title of the play refers to theRead More

Members of the Choate community need to make a more conscious effort to degender language in everyday conversation.

The Battle of Degendering Colloquial Speech

November 17, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

“Alright, guys, I’ll see you later.” A while back, I ended a conversation using this phrase with a few friends, all of whom were female. Admittedly, when I said it, it sounded ordinary to me. It was only upon guilty retrospect did I realize how awkward it sounded to addressRead More

Club Discussions Need to be Followed by Action

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

At Choate, there’s a club for everyone: From groups that gather to write for a satirical magazine, to groups that meet to debate, to groups that simply meet to tell stories, there’s a place for everyone to get involved. By themselves, each of these clubs stand for and serve nobleRead More