Campus Issues

Ode to Choate

Ode to Choate

May 25, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

I remember entering Colony Hall lobby for the first time in October of 2019, when I visited Choate for my admissions interview. As I walked into the lobby, listening to my tour guide introduce the building, I stood in awe. I was mesmerized by the sun rays that shone throughRead More

One Shot Closer to Normal

May 7, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The steady hum of the bus pierced my thoughts. The ride felt unusually rough that day, though perhapsthat was just the feeling of my heart pounding with anticipation and trepidation. Outside the window, I saw the familiar flashes of Wallingford — the subway that took me an hour to findRead More

The Reality of Face Blindness

The Reality of Face Blindness

May 7, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News I’m waiting in the passenger seat of the car, staring into the side mirror at a gas station. I get confused; I see myselfmoving in the mirror, but I’m sitting still. It isn’t until the person in the mirror gets into her car andRead More

Balancing Social Life and Mental Health is Hard but Not Impossible

Balancing Social Life and Mental Health is Hard but Not Impossible

May 7, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News After months stuck inside because of the pandemic, with no one but my family to talk to, coming to Choate was a breath of fresh air. I went from sitting through dull dinner conversations and watching YouTube in my room to socializing with differentRead More

Passing the Torch From Presidents Lucas to Lu

February 26, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Dear Choate,  Well, it’s been quite a year, to say the least. When I was asked to write a reflection on my time as Student Council President, I immediately dug through my Google Drive to find the campaign speech I delivered last winter. As I read through the document, memoriesRead More

Covid-19 Culture Shock

Covid-19 Culture Shock

February 12, 2021 at 1:59 pm Comments are Disabled

“Yeah!” my friends and I shouted as Manchester United, our favorite soccer team, scored a goal. It was Saturday night in Bangkok, and my friends and I were elated, spilling a glass of lemonade on the carpet as we leapt up and cheered. We hugged and laughed as our teamRead More

Swimming: Three of Five Stars

Swimming: Three of Five Stars

February 12, 2021 at 1:56 pm Comments are Disabled

The “Anthropocene Reviewed,” a podcast hosted by author and YouTuber John Green, reviews different facets of the human experience on a five-star scale. Inspired by this idea, I decided to give it a shot, too. Why not? I’ve got time to kill, and I also happen to be an authorityRead More

TikTok Goes My Mental Health

TikTok Goes My Mental Health

February 12, 2021 at 1:54 pm Comments are Disabled

I downloaded TikTok for the same reasons everyone else did: I thought it would be funny, and I was bored. But, just like everyone else, I found myself using the app much more than I had intended to.  I admit that these hours were not completely wasted. Through TikTok, IRead More

Letter to Strangers

Letter to Strangers

December 18, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

To the office staff at my elementary school, Thank you. I don’t know whether the class rosters were generated randomly or if you all hand-picked them yourself, but on the day you placed Olivia and me into the same kindergarten class, you introduced me to my best friend. Well, IRead More