Archive for October, 2016

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Is the Syrian Conflict Devolving Into a Proxy War?

October 7, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Hundreds of Syrians are being killed each week as bombs, missiles, and gunfire continue to rain on both fighters and civilians in the midst of a brutal civil war. Both the United States and Russia are involved in the conflict, actively pursuing imperious goals in the region. In order toRead More

The over 30-feet tall weather tower will cost between $10,000-$15,000.

Campus Weather Tower to Record Valuable Ecological Data

October 7, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Choate will be constructing a 10-meter tall weather tower near the Kohler Environmental Center (KEC) within the next fiscal year. The weather tower will record valuable ecological data such as temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, radiation from the Earth and atmosphere, soil temperature, and soil humidity. ThereRead More

Erin Martin ’20 scrambles for the ball in a recent game.

Boars, from Brink of Defeat, Salvage Draw

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On a cold and gray Wednesday afternoon, Girls’ Varsity Soccer hoped to set the pitch alight with a strong performance against their Founder’s League rival, the Loomis Chaffee Pelicans. However, beating a Loomis team that Coach Rick Koczak branded “one of the best we’re going to see all season” wouldRead More

Noah Nyhart '17 makes himself at home in the PMAC Black Box.

From Squash to Odysseus: Noah Nyhart ’17

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No one expects an athlete who has never set foot in the PMAC to suddenly become the star of the first school production of the year. Against all expectations, Noah Nyhart ’17 began his Choate acting career this fall when he auditioned for the fall play, The Odyssey, and —Read More

Dr. Travis Feldman, left, teaches children the art of inventing, designing, and tinkering during Maker Faire last weekend.

Maker Faire Encourages Student Innovation

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For some people, 7:00 a.m. on a weekend is too early to be sitting in a Chevy Suburban driving from suburban Connecticut into New York City. For the nine excited students who traveled last weekend to Maker Faire — “the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth” — it wasn’t earlyRead More

Elle Rinaldi '17 films Lily Kops '18 and Kaitlyn Dutchin '19 for her movie.

Student Film Goes Beyond the Unexpected

October 7, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

What do you get when you combine artistic vision with a college portfolio and a few students at Choate? You get a movie project like Elle Rinaldi’s ’17, the writer, director, and visionary of the her own film, which will premiere this winter. Rinaldi said, not long ago, “I’m reallyRead More

KKK Mannequin Ignites CALSA Initiatives

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A mannequin displayed wearing Ku Klux Klan (KKK) garb in Wallingford precipitated a meeting hosted by Choate Afro-Latina Student Alliance (CALSA) on Sunday, October 2. Twelve days prior, on September 20, local newspapers reported the sighting of a mannequin dressed “in a full KKK outfit, including white robe and hood,Read More

Wells Fargo Unapologetic and Uncaring After Scandal

Wells Fargo Unapologetic and Uncaring After Scandal

October 7, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Since its inception in 1852, Wells Fargo has been the banking hub for average Americans. The enterprise has provided dependable financial services for generations, often being recognized for three key attributes: loyalty, ardor, and honesty. After the recent revelation of the Wells Fargo “phony account” scandal, this is definitely noRead More

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Teaching the Meaning of Art with Ms. Cuni

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Combining science and art to inspire her students, Ms. Jessica Cuni has been teaching visual arts at Choate for three years. Ms. Cuni’s original plan was to be a doctor when she graduated from Swarthmore College with a biology degree. “I started pretty late in life as an artist,” sheRead More