Archive for November, 2019

After six months as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Kevin McAleenan submitted his resignation.
Photo courtesy of Associated Press

Next U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Needs to Focus on Domestic Terrorism

November 1, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On October 11, Kevin McAleenan, the acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security, announced his intention to resign. After two of President Donald J. Trump P ’00’s top choices to fill the position were deemed unqualified, Trump and his administration have struggled to find an eligible candidate to replace McAleenan.Read More

Faris Alharthy ’20 is a senior from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — an 11-hour plane ride from Choate. Photo by Jessie Goodwin/The Choate News

International Students: Far from Home, but Finding Their Way

November 1, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

  As a school that prides itself on its diversity, Choate is home to students from across the globe. Last week, I had the opportunity to talk with some of Choate’s many international students about their experiences on campus.  When asked what their experience at Choate has been like, responsesRead More

Trudeau’s Reelection Offers a Chance for Redemption

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Justin Trudeau has just been reelected as Prime Minister of Canada and is now headed into his second term. However, his victory was a narrow win. Trudeau’s Liberal Party lost its majority in government, claiming just 46% of the seats in the House of Commons. The Liberal Party received aRead More

Every Sunday afternoon, returners and newcomers practice Ultimate for two hours. Photo courtesy of Ross Mortensen

Not-So-Lazy Sundays with Varsity Ultimate Frisbee

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Varsity Ultimate captains Liam Podos ’20, Will Zhu ’20, and Eric Li ’20, along with Head Coach Avery Feingold, have kickstarted the school year by playing pick up ultimate frisbee on Sundays and occasionally throughout the week — even though their team’s season will not begin until the spring term. Read More

Library Modifications Keep Student Needs in Mind

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​If you’ve been to the Andrew Mellon Library this school year, you may have noticed the clear, rectangular box in the reading room covered with a sea of colorful sticky notes. This isn’t a new piece of artwork that the School has invested in — although it does seem toRead More

Senior Soccer: Choate’s Lone Undefeated Team

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Each fall, around a few dozen seniors looking for an enjoyable and stress-free afternoon activity, partake in the intramural sport Senior Soccer. Throughout the season, the team scrimmages the boys’ and girls’ soccer teams on campus and other intramural teams including Regatta Crew. Most years, the intramural squad of inexperiencedRead More

Behind The Scenes of Parents’ Weekend A Cappella Performances

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With one ensemble decked in blue sweatshirts to another dressed up in black suits, purple accessories, and red outfits, Choate’s five student a cappella groups lit up Colony Hall over Parents’ Weekend with their first performance of the year. The groups performed songs from a variety of genres and timeRead More

Choate's 2017 production of The Addams Family inspired Maxwell Brown '21 to pursue the arts at Choate. Photo by Jenny Guo/The Choate News

Arts Concentration Feature: Maxwell Brown ’21

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  Maxwell Brown ’21 played Rooster Hannigan in Annie in the third grade. Since then, Brown’s newfound passion for theater blossomed. Today, Brown is a part of Theater Arts Concentration, president of Choate’s all male acapella group the Maiyeros, member of dance company and step-squad, and a stage manager forRead More