When grabbing our lunches and snacks from the school cafeteria, it's easy to overlook the cumulative environmental impact that our seemingly insignificant decisions create. Countless pieces of plastic...
“Diane Feinstein, 90, Dies; Oldest Sitting Senator and Fixture of California Politics.” I was taken aback when I saw this notification pop up from the New York Times on Sept. 29. Senator Feinstein,...
I'm walking home after a long day of school, taking in the street around me. There’s a grocery store and a few cafés, along with several restaurants and other shops. I decide to stop at the local coffee...
Eden Conner, Assistant Opinion Editor
• November 15, 2023
It was a Saturday morning in Venice Beach. I sat in a chair at the front of Scissors hair salon. Across the street, two women stood below a sign picturing a young girl kidnapped by Hamas in Israel. She...
Max Turetzky, Assistant Opinion Editor
• November 15, 2023
Head of the Upper School Beth Slattery announced the school would be reintroducing weighted GPAs for the 2024-2025 school year, giving students a one-point boost for Honors and Advanced Placement (AP)...
William Liu, Assistant Opinion Editor
• September 21, 2023
When the artificial intelligence (AI) language model ChatGPT first became available to the public, schools scrambled to rearrange curriculums, develop new policies and cushion against what seemed to be...
Eden Conner, Assistant Opinions Editor
• September 21, 2023
On Nov 4, 2008, the Americans who signed up for former President Barack Obama’s text updates received a final message: “All of this happened because of you. Thanks, Barack.”
Obama was the first...
Hannah Shahidi, Assistant News Editor
• September 21, 2023
While working on tech crew for "Urinetown," the musical from last spring, I found myself incredibly overwhelmed with approaching assessments in my classes. I was trying to manage my time productively and...
In light of the recent losses at the school, administrators, now more than ever, are emphasizing strong and interpersonal connections between students, teachers and faculty.
At this pivotal moment in...
For more than half a century, affirmative action spurred intense debate over whether it unfairly benefitted minority students or was a crucial check against structural inequities. On June 29, the Supreme...
The Pacific-12 (Pac-12) Conference holds the most national championships of any conference in the country and is referred to as the “Conference of Champions” by announcers and fans alike. But in the...
Max Turetzky, Assistant Opinion Editor
• August 25, 2023
Mudd Library is an essential element of many students’ time at the upper school. It’s not just an academic space, but one where students relax and talk with friends. However, this year, the school...
