You may have wondered why you never see Choate’s Symphony Orchestra’s new oboe player in the Lanphier Café or crossing the street between classes. Well, that’s because oboist Johanna Alstott doesn’t go to Choate! For the past few years, there were students at Choate who were advanced-level oboists, such asRead More

Stop what you’re doing! It’s time to ponder the topics that really make your brain hurt (because we don’t do enough thinking here already). Last week, I asked students around campus to answer extremely frustrating philosophical questions. Get ready to furrow your brow and flip some tables, because Choate isRead More

The dim lights in the chapel created a peaceful and warm atmosphere. Several students and I sat on the cushions on the floor and crossed our legs. Closing our eyes, we waited for the instructions. “Place your hands comfortably either in front of you or on your laps,” Mr. JimRead More

Taking seats in the arts center, the audience watches as the final product of a Choate theater production unfolds. If everything goes according to plan, the effect is magical: it’s as if the actors, set, lights, and sound all mysteriously appear out of nowhere. It appears seamless, but a spectatorRead More

In September 2014, 43 Mexican students were abducted from rural Mexico. Unfortunately, the Mexican government has done an insufficient job of resolving the case and it may even have been involved in the abduction itself. The abducted students had been planning to protest at a conference held by the mayorRead More

October 1, 2015 seemed to be like any other day. People went to their jobs, Choate students did their homework, and Christopher Harper-Mercer walked into Umpqua Community College armed with six firearms and murdered nine innocent people in cold blood. No one was surprised. As sickening as it is toRead More

The grossly oversimplified politicization of the recent massacre at Umpqua Community College in Oregon has again sparked a national conversation on the effectiveness of ‘common sense’ gun control laws. The proposed measures, however, are abstract, cater to individuals, and impractical.  Gun violence statistics point to a more dire issue: homicidesRead More

I remember tattling on my younger brother to our parents when I was around eight.  He had insisted that our baby-sitter remove a brown bit from the banana he had been eating, so she cut off half of the banana and threw the perfectly edible part of the fruit into theRead More

Over a month ago, during his Convocation speech, School President Tomi Lawal ’16 called for inclusion at Choate. In one obvious way, however, we do not live up to this standard. Lack of community togetherness at Choate is undermined by negative feelings that some Choate students have towards recruited athletes.Read More