Graphic by Bryan Yip ’24/The Choate News   On an average weekday night, American students spend their time preparing for the school day ahead. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, teenagers are forced to evacuate their homes and hide in bomb shelters to protect themselves from the imminent threat of Russia’s invasion. VladimirRead More

Photo Courtesy of DW News With the recent coup d’état in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, the U.S. finds itself in an awkward position — having to condemn yet another U.S. trained African coup leader. The United States has a longstanding policy of foreign intervention, tracing its roots to the 19th century,Read More

Photo Courtesy of Reuters As Omicron cases continue to rise around the world, the countries most impacted are now forced to choose how best to deal with the rising cases. Hong Kong and Singapore are two cities that have been significantly impacted by this new wave of cases and haveRead More

Graphic by William Gao/The Choate News On February 8, it was revealed that Kamila Valieva, a 15-year-old figure skater for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and the favorite to win the gold medal, had tested positive for the banned performance-enhancing drug trimetazidine. Trimetazidine purportedly improves endurance by increasing blood flowRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News The 2022 Winter Olympic Games will take place in Beijing, with an opening ceremony scheduled for February 4, 2022. While the focus of the opening ceremony is to introduce the elite competing athletes with grandiosity, the gathering of high-ranking politicians is an essential partRead More

As we prepare to enter into a new year of the Covid-19 pandemic, what seems like never-ending economic turmoil trails right behind us. Over the past two years, Turkey has been swept by a devastating currency crisis, which has surged inflation to its highest rates in almost two decades. AsRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News Not only did Covid-19 shut down schools and prevent gatherings, but it also brought forth a crisis of mental health. The grief, anxiety, and depression that  children have experienced throughout the Covid-19 pandemic is spreading into classrooms and hallways. Studies have shown increased cryingRead More

Photo courtesy of Brookings Institution One of the most pressing issues facing Capitol Hill is the fate of the filibuster. Broadly, the filibuster is a rule implemented in the U.S. Senate that allows for unlimited debate  ­— a tactic used to delay voting on a specific matter by requiring atRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News Pitman prefects use a “punishment jar” to motivate recalcitrant third formers — myself included — to comply with dorm regulations. During nightly prefect inspections, failure to clean your room or to check-in via Reach means reaching into a small cup with little paper slipsRead More