Articles by: Stephanie Chen '23

With An Anxious Eye, Local businesses look to reopen

May 15, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On Thursday, April 30, Governor Ned Lamont announced his plan to reopen select businesses and organizations in Connecticut, the state’s first step in moving away from quarantine regulations.  Scheduled for May 20, the step would include the reopening of restaurants, retail stores, offices, nail and hair salons, museums, zoos, outdoorRead More

Student Housing Process Goes Virtual

Student Housing Process Goes Virtual

May 15, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Lewis House and Lowndes House will no longer be sixth-form dorms next year. Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/The Choate News In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the group of faculty members in charge of student housing is working to ensure that dorm life will be preserved next year, providing theRead More

Simpson Court has seen few cars in recent weeks.
Photo by Peter DiNatale/The Choate News

Local Restaurants Struggle Under Covid-19 Restrictions

April 17, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Simpson Court has seen few cars in recent weeks.Photo by Peter DiNatale/The Choate News Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, all local restaurants have been ordered by the Connecticut Governor’s Office to stay closed and operate on a takeout and pickup-only basis until at least April 30. This decision follows similarRead More

What Was the Most Important Event of the Decade?

What Was the Most Important Event of the Decade?

December 19, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

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

Library Modifications Keep Student Needs in Mind

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

​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

Cyclists Mount Their Bikes to Fight Cystic Fibrosis

September 27, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Last Saturday, September 21, around 150 cyclists gathered in Middletown, Conn., to take on the daunting task of biking either 25 miles or, for bikers who wanted even more of a challenge, 50 miles.  The longer path took riders on a loop from Middletown, down to North Branford, right aboveRead More

Entrenched Victim-Blaming Culture Enables Sexual Predators

September 20, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

In 2016, Larry Nassar was arrested on charges of sexual abuse and possession of child pornography. This was after 30 years of working as the athletics trainer for the USA National Gymnastics Team, 19 as the athletic physician at Michigan State University (MSU), 24 as an alleged sexual abuser, damagingRead More