Arts and Tech – Page 6 – The Edition GA

Taylor Swift’s Era’s tour leaves fans–and economy–enchanted

8Oct

Clara Shafer '2672 Comments

Taylor Swift’s Era’s tour leaves fans–and economy–enchanted

The lights dim, the clock appears on a big screen, and the three minutes begin to count down. Dancers walk out, carrying tarps that look like the ones from preschool; you’re a kid again, hiding under the colorful rainbow fabric. The music starts to roll, and the fans hear “It’s been a long time coming […]

Germantown Academy’s annual Faculty Art Show

6Oct

Zoe Shu '26No Comments

Germantown Academy’s annual Faculty Art Show

Germantown Academy held its annual Faculty Art Show this September with a spectacular display of photos, paintings, and sculptures from art teachers across all three divisions. In the Art Center are works made by Mr. David Love, Ms. Sara Ritz, Mr. Dainis Roman, Mr. Nicholas Wynia, Ms. Elizabeth Buckman, Ms. Romy Burkus, Ms. Jessica Killo, […]

5Oct

Taryn DiFranco '25No Comments

GA students immersed in art of NYC

One week after graduation, 15 Upper School students and three faculty sponsors took to the streets of New York in a five-day arts-themed trip. Middle School teacher Mr. Bayard Templeton came up with the idea for this trip after several successful Broadway trips with Middle School students. After hearing about the GAXP program, a program […]

31May

Clara Shafer '26

Ashley Wang '261 Comment

The Rapid Growth of AI and The New “MyAI” Feature on Snapchat

In recent months, the rapid growth of AI has become abundantly clear with new tools such as ChatGPT and the MyAI feature on Snapchat. However, it also begs the question: is this new world of technology a helpful resource or simply crossing the line Ever since the introduction of ChatGPT in the fall, the use […]

Claire McMichael chosen for 4th Annual Visual Arts Student Choice Award

29May

Grace Taylor '24No Comments

Claire McMichael chosen for 4th Annual Visual Arts Student Choice Award

As each school year comes to a close, the time arrives for the students of Germantown Academy to vote on the Visual Arts Senior Student Choice Award competition. This award commemorates the exceptional talent and various expressions of creativity within the Upper School, voted upon by their classmates. The winner of each year is awarded […]

U.S. military begins preparations for space warfare

23May

Chloe Zhou137 Comments

U.S. military begins preparations for space warfare

With the rapid advancement of technology, modern-day battlefields are shifting away from the traditional triage of land, air, and water, and moving towards a new frontier: space. More than ever, humans’ lives rely on satellites in outer space. They are essential for many daily activities, including bank transactions, stock market monitoring, and television viewing. In […]

Possible Spies from China: TikTok Congressional Hearing

20May

Utsav Mittal '25

Larry Zhan134 Comments

Possible Spies from China: TikTok Congressional Hearing

TikTok is one of the most popular apps in America, boasting more than 150 million active users. It is generally used as a social media forum, centering on short-form video content, typically between 15-60 seconds. Tiktok’s popularity led to the explosion of similar types of content on other social media platforms like Instagram and Youtube […]

15May

Celina Bagchi '24No Comments

Appreciating GA’s Mission With Poetry

Every April in the United States, poetry is celebrated in its many forms through National Poetry Month. A classic form of literature that has been used for centuries, poetry is beloved for its expressiveness, open-ended nature, and elegance. Different readers can interpret the same poem in an infinite number of ways. As such, it’s a […]

Student artist’s work celebrated with annual Honors Art Show and reception

4May

Taryn DiFranco '25

Katherine Song '25No Comments

Student artist’s work celebrated with annual Honors Art Show and reception

The most recent show on display in the Art Center was the Upper School Honors Art show, which ran from Dec 5, 2022 through Feb 1, 2023. The show featured students’ work from a variety of art classes, including 2D, 3D, sculpture, photography, and digital media. One student, Taylor Weiss ’23, decided to focus her […]

Lawsuit on AI for Copyright Infringement

15Apr

Brendan Hodgens '24

Shae Sawyer- St. Clair '24128 Comments

Lawsuit on AI for Copyright Infringement

In Nov. 2022, a lawyer and the legal team at Joseph Saveri Law Firm teamed up and filed a proposed class action lawsuit against OpenAI’s Copilot tool that generates code within a programmer’s code editor (The Verge). Copilot is trained to reproduce the publicly available code from GitHub, a code hosting platform. This lawsuit targets […]