By Rachel Fan ’27 The Choate community welcomed the Alexa Tarantino Quintet to campus on March 27-29 to perform and hold various workshops for our aspiring jazz musicians. The visiting band was composed of five members: saxophonist and face of the band Ms. Alexa Tarantino herself, pianist Mr. Steven Feifke,Read More
Graphic by David Glover-Barr ’25/The Choate News By Sky Hinton ’26 The use of artificial intelligence (AI) within schools has become a popular topic of discussion in recent years. The advanced technology brings about several complexities in the classroom; thus, caution should be taken when integrating AI into Choate’s curriculum.Read More
By Addy Hawthorne ’27 Choate for Women (C4W), a club promoting understanding and awareness of women’s issues, has provided an invaluable space to engage in thoughtful discourse. In honor of March being Women’s History Month, C4W hosted its second annual Feminist Poetry Reading on March 25. This year, the eventRead More
Graphic by Carolyn Chen ’25/The Choate News By Eshana Hora ’27 Since returning from spring break, spiritual life events have enlivened campus. Over the past few weeks, students have celebrated three major spiritual events: Holi, Easter, and Ramadan, each encouraging the Choate community to come together. On April 2, theRead More
By Jai Midha ’27 In the dramatic 1942 case of Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that fighting words are not protected by the First Amendment. Yet, even after this monumental ruling, people still turn to the First Amendment for protection and justification for hateful remarks. Naturally,Read More
By Nilan Kathir ’25 On January 21, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, seen as Former President Donald Trump P’00’s closest competitor for the Republican Party’s presidential candidate, dropped out of the 2024 election. Rather, he “suspended” his campaign, endorsing Trump instead. A surplus of campaign controversies have emerged in recent years,Read More
By Steven Kee ’27 Recently, memes about Taylor Swift’s use of non-eco-friendly transport, such as helicopters and private jets, have infiltrated many social media feeds. In a video I came across, a comedian said he was waiting for Swift to leave a bodega in New York City, then showed aRead More
By Lauren Kee ’24 Thirty-six thousand copies of the paper. One hundred thirty contributors. Twelve issues. One masthead. In the blink of an eye, a year of The Choate News under the direction of the 117th Masthead is coming to an end. Our friends have probably heard our complaints aboutRead More
By Francesca Howard ’26 According to the National Organization for Women (NOW), two in three adolescent girls are dissatisfied with their body image. This alarming statistic reveals an unsettling trend that demands urgent attention and decisive action. This issue was only exacerbated during the Covid-19 lockdown. Data from the NationalRead More
