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

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News One day, Stephen Lara was driving down the road of Reno, Nevada when he was pulled over by a police officer who asked to search his car. Lara, preferring to keep his money in cash instead of holding it in a bank, had hisRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News We’ve all heard the saying: it’s not what’s on the outside that counts, but what’s on the inside. Never has this statement been more true than with Spencer House, the best dorm on campus. Is it too obvious to say that Spencer does notRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News Hunger hits me the strongest after swim practice, but a close second is anytime my brain is working — while studying, calculating the latest possible time I can get up for class without arriving late, or thinking about how long a spider web hasRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News In fifth grade, my math class studied fractions. I knew a test awaited me at the end of the unit, so I proceeded to do what I’d always done as a student: pay attention in class, take careful notes, ask questions, and do theRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News While Covid-19 related deaths dominated headlines in 2020, fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is taking more lives than ever before, yet has received much less coverage.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2021, more people aged 18-45 in the UnitedRead More

Established almost six years ago under the Obama Administration, the Clean Power Plan (CPP) was arguably the administration’s boldest move against anthropogenic climate change. The plan sets guidelines for each state to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the nation’s power plants by installing more efficient coal-burning systems and making anRead More

Photo courtesy of Al Jazeera Chile, one of the world’s largest suppliers of natural resources, has been faced with public opposition due to its contribution to pollution and climate change. In response, the nation has appointed 155 Chileans to rewrite its Constitution to address the “climate and ecological emergency” causedRead More

Photo courtesy of The Boston Globe Once the darling of Silicon Valley, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed startup Theranos, is currently facing 11 counts of fraud and conspiracy. Her trial is expected to get a ruling sometime after December 17. The public first grew suspicious of Holmes inRead More