Several conservative students have recently expressed frustration at Choate for what they claim is its deeply engrained, activist progressive nature. They can’t express their opinion, these students say, because Choate’s ethos shuts them down. Conservative Leland Ben ’17 recently decided to take action. Ben has spent the last couple ofRead More

Leland Ben ’17, a two-year senior from Loudonville, N.Y., and Katrina Gonzalez ’17, a four-year senior from Greenwood, S.C., crossed paths for the first time when they met last Saturday in a Lanphier Center classroom. They were given one topic to discuss. Here is an abridged transcript of their conversation.Read More