Articles by: Michael Korvyakov '23

Should We Have Term-limits For Supreme Court Justices

Should We Have Term-limits For Supreme Court Justices

May 15, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The Pros by Fiona Fu’25:After the Supreme Court’s June 2022 reversal of Roe v. Wade, a Gallup study showed American confidence in the Court sank to a historic low. This illustrates that the Supreme Court is out of touch with the American public and that our nation’s democratic foundations areRead More

An Argument for Abolishing the JC

An Argument for Abolishing the JC

May 1, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Each time an honor code violation occurs at Choate, a council of elected students — joined by form deans, the faculty adviser, and a faculty observer — gets to question the student and suggest a consequence to the Dean of Students behind closed doors. However, there is an unfixable flawRead More

Year in Review: Timeline

June 3, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Hill House Re-Opening (Sept 9) After being struck by lightning in 2019, Hill House sustained significant damage from water used to extinguish a fire, leading to the need for major repairs. Two long years later, Hill House re-opened this year to much fanfare. The dorm now houses both boys andRead More

From F.B.I. to C.R.H. – Meet Choate’s Director of Operations

From F.B.I. to C.R.H. – Meet Choate’s Director of Operations

February 25, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Few Choate faculty can say that they’ve served in the nation’s principal law enforcement agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). However, just twenty years ago, Mr. Bill Wright, who joined Choate this year as the School’s Director of Operations, served two years in the FBI during his twenty fiveRead More

The Fringe Festival Turns Ten

The Fringe Festival Turns Ten

February 11, 2022 at 9:41 am Comments are Disabled

Photos courtesy of Kate Doak The Fringe Festival, an annual student-run performance of skits, short films, spoken word, and stand up written and performed by Choate students, happened this Thursday, February 10 and Friday, February 11 in the Gelb Theater. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the festival. TheRead More

Student-Activities Committee Restructured and Renamed

February 11, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On Tuesday, February 1, the Student Activities Office announced during School Meeting that it will be merging the Committee on Student Activities (COSA) and the Student Activities Center (SAC) Tech Crew to form the new Student Committee of Programming and Engagement (SCOPE). This new change will combine the responsibilities ofRead More

The Fringe festival turns ten

The Fringe festival turns ten

February 11, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Behind-the-scenes of The Fringe Festival in the Gelb Theater. The Fringe Festival, an annual student-run performance of skits, short films, spoken word, and stand up written and performed by Choate students, happened this Thursday, February 10 and Friday, February 11 in the Gelb Theater. This year marks the tenth anniversaryRead More

The Ethics Against Forfeiture of civil assets

The Ethics Against Forfeiture of civil assets

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

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

Spencer House: The Dorm Fit for a King

Spencer House: The Dorm Fit for a King

January 21, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

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