Post Tagged with: "student activities"

Choate Women’s Initiatives Advocate Change

April 14, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Since the 2016 presidential election, there has been a call for women’s rights across the country. Choate is no exception to this phenomenon, with several new women’s advocacy initiatives across campus including Girl Up and Like a Girl. Girl Up is an organization existent outside of Choate that supports girlsRead More

Director of Student Activities Reevaluates Effectiveness of Portal Announcements

January 20, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

In previous years, it was not uncommon to hear students complain about the large number of emails received from Mr. Jim Yanelli, Director of Student Activities. Before this year, students who wanted to announce anything, ranging from club meetings to special events, emailed Mr. Yanelli, who would then send theRead More

Uber Hits Speed Bump on Campus

November 18, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

You want to go to Chick-fil-A, but it is too far away to walk. Hopeful, you check the WKND email, but there is no SAC shuttle. A few years ago, you might have had to choose a closer (and less satisfying) restaurant. Now, however, you know that you have anRead More

The Debate Council (left) and the Maiyeros (right) pose for a photo in the 1950 edition of The Brief, Choate’s yearbook.

On the Origin of Clubs and Student Activities

October 14, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Every September, the dull, grey basketball court on the side of the SAC transforms into a garden blooming with vibrant posters during Club Fair, an annual reminder of the wide breadth and depth of Choate’s clubs. But was it always this way? I went to the Archives to find out.Read More