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Alec Rosenthal

Alec Rosenthal, Features Editor

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A student participates in an SDLC presentation to faculty, sharing incidents of racism at the school.

SDLC students discuss leaked transcript

Sydney Fener and Alec Rosenthal
February 17, 2022

Students who attended the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) gave their annual presentation to the faculty and administration Jan. 25. During the discussion, students responded to a post by...

January 6: One Year Later

January 6: One Year Later

Alec Rosenthal
January 19, 2022

Struggling to pay attention in her physics class on Zoom on Jan. 6, 2021, Olivia Feldman ’22 had been zoning out before her phone began to buzz repeatedly. Overwhelmed by a creeping sense of anxiety...

Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener

Policing Police Halloween Costumes

Alec Rosenthal, Features Editor
November 19, 2021

Desperate for a last-minute Halloween costume, I rushed through the Spirit Halloween near my house. I sorted through cheesy inflatable bodysuits and cheap horror movie makeup before stumbling into a wall...

Rekindling the Craft

Rekindling the Craft

Alec Rosenthal
May 28, 2021

After the first few weeks of COVID-19 lockdown, Lena Bagley '22 found herself renovating villages with extensive fortifications, fighting hostile mobs and cultivating farmland to plant carrots and potatoes;...

Illustration by Evie De Rubertis

The Name Game

Students of color reflect on how they have assimilated into American culture by changing their given names to more traditionally Western names.
Melody Tang and Alec Rosenthal
March 29, 2021

Late in her junior year, Kimberly Wang ’21 arrived at the Upper School to take her SAT Subject Test. She felt extremely nervous, but her stress for the exam was outweighed by an awkward situation. Instead...

After participating in a political debate during a Community Flex Time earlier this school year, Liam Sullivan '23 found himself connecting with his teachers because of his conservatism rather than being targeted for it.

Silent or Silenced: Viewpoints of Conservatives on Campus

Conservative students discuss whether or not they've felt silenced during political discussions on campus.
Alec Rosenthal
March 24, 2021

During the 2020 Presidential Election cycle, Bryan* ’21  frequently found several of his classes discussing politics. However, Bryan knew that introducing his conservative opinions on issues such as...

A recent Prefect Council email detailed 24 specific cases, 23 of which involved cheating and academic dishonesty.

Honor board reports increases in cheating

Alec Rosenthal
February 3, 2021

The Prefect Council sent a quarterly update email to upper school students about recent Honor Board cases to address academic dishonesty and remind students of the school’s academic policies Jan. 19. The...

Charity: for college or community?

Alec Rosenthal
October 20, 2020

Student-run charities are springing up left and right in our school community. However, it is easy to question the authenticity of giving back to the community amidst the presence of college applications,...

Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff

Feature: Politics On The Brain

Quincey Dern and Alec Rosenthal
October 14, 2020

When Head Prefect Jonathan Cosgrove ’21, who had been pre-registered to vote for months, turned 18, he frantically reloaded his web browser to confirm his registration. Cosgrove had one thing on his...

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