According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, caffeine is the most widely used, mind-altering substance for people of varying age groups and backgrounds because it’s legal, easy to obtain, and present in many beverages. Recent studies by the National Council on Strength and Fitness have shown that caffeine intakeRead More

During your time at Choate, you’ve probably become used to the various acronyms students use to communicate both for convenience and easier understanding. Here is a condensed list of some of the acronyms that Choate students frequently use:   The SAC: The Student Activities Center / St. John Hall St.Read More

Should native speakers be allowed to take their first language as a class at Choate? Though Choate’s answer is yes, some argue that it’s illogical for a student who already “knows” a language to retake it. If you’ve taken Geometry, why take it again? Not only does prior experience speakingRead More

Prospective students and families flooded onto Choate’s campus on Tuesday, March 27, marking the first of three Spring Visit days. Despite the cold, rainy weather, the Choate Admissions Office and community gave the newly admitted individuals a warm welcome to campus. Mr. Amin Gonzalez, the new Director of Admissions, said,Read More

Choate students and faculty are anxiously monitoring further developments in the chaos after President Trump’s P ’00 executive order restricting immigration from predominantly Muslim countries last Friday. It is hard to predict what the repercussions of President Trump’s executive order will be on Choate’s administration. “Protecting the Nation from ForeignRead More

Diversity Day — a time for a part of the student body to reflect on what it means to live in a community like Choate’s, and a time for the other part to just be happy that they don’t have to go to classes. However, it would be a mistakeRead More

On September 30, 2016, the Founder and Executive Director of Master’s Manna, Inc., Ms. Cheryl Trzcinski, gave in her letter of resignation and retired. Master’s Manna, a nonprofit organization aimed to better the lives of individuals who are homeless or are from low-income backgrounds in the Meriden-Wallingford area and surroundingRead More

Nearly every other week, the Wallingford Public Library hosts a presentation on one of the various topics pertinent to the lives of the citizens in the town of Wallingford. Ms. Beth Devlin, the Head of Community Activities at the Library, briefly described her role in bringing these presentations to theRead More

A mannequin displayed wearing Ku Klux Klan (KKK) garb in Wallingford precipitated a meeting hosted by Choate Afro-Latina Student Alliance (CALSA) on Sunday, October 2. Twelve days prior, on September 20, local newspapers reported the sighting of a mannequin dressed “in a full KKK outfit, including white robe and hood,Read More