Photo courtesy of Amy Bui, via Instagram At 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, about 100 people gathered in front of the Wallingford Town Hall, carrying signs that read “Stop Asian Hate” and “Protect Asian Lives.” The group was participating in a joint Stop Asian American and Pacific Islanders HateRead More

Dear Readers, This summer has been a tumultuous one. Set in the backdrop of an ongoing pandemic, the U.S. presidential campaign is nearing an end. Concurrently, as Covid-19 case numbers and death tolls continue to rise, the country grapples with the decision of whether students should return to the physicalRead More

Sandy Hook –  Syndey Alleyne ’23 Since the Sandy Hook Massacre, on December 14, 2012, there have been more than 50 more shootings of similar caliber; each one gave our nation yet another reason to improve its gun reform policies and gun safety laws. Still, nearly 12 years later, the parentsRead More

Since February 7, 2019, Haiti has been in political turmoil due to ongoing protests against Jovenel Moïse, the country’s president. The opposition party has been calling for Moïse’s resignation, claiming that the president’s corruption is the reason behind the country’s failing economy. Protests have led to more than 20 deathsRead More

In 2018, the trial for the case of Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. the President and Fellows of Harvard College took place. This case was brought by plaintiff Edward Blum, the president and founder of SFFA, an anti-affirmative action group that files lawsuits on behalf of students rejected fromRead More

On Friday, September 20, people around the world flooded the streets, demanding that their governments take action against climate change. The movement was led by youth activists that have been planning the strikes for more than a year. In the United States, the organization U.S. Youth Climate Strike, a self-describedRead More

On September 3, during Convocation, Head of School Dr. Alex Curtis announced a series of events set to take place during the first weekend of October to celebrate the opening of Ann & George Colony Hall. One event stuck out: on October 3, renowned singer-songwriter John Legend will play aRead More

On Tuesday, May 7, Republican Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia signed into state law House Bill 481, which outlaws abortions performed more than six weeks after a woman becomes pregnant. Throughout the legislative process, this law has been commonly referred to as a “heartbeat bill” because six weeks is aroundRead More

On Sunday, April 7, Kirstjen Nielsen resigned as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security. Her resignation marks the end of a highly contested tenure during which people from both sides of the political spectrum expressed their discontent with her performance. Liberals ardently opposed Nielsen’s treatment of families trying toRead More