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31Jan Ali Ruane '23No Comments

Humanity’s Struggle With Mortality

Surgeons in a Maryland hospital successfully perform an interspecies organ transplant, sparking a bioethical debate.

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7Jan Larry ZhanNo Comments

The Rittenhouse Trial: Judicious or Biased?

On a feverish August evening, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse equipped himself with an AR-15 rifle at a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after the recent shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year old black man shot and killed by a police officer.  While it remains unclear how the incident arose, it is clear that two […]

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5Jan Shae Sawyer- St. Clair '24 Grace Taylor '24No Comments

Accountability for the Astroworld Crowd Surge

The Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas on Monday, November 8 2021 marked one of the most horrific concert tragedies in history when a crowd surge killed ten people and injured hundreds of others. Despite the ongoing panic occurring during the surge, Travis Scott continued his concert. This tragedy has spurred much discourse regarding who should […]

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23Dec Yash Chadda '231 Comment

When is the right time to listen to holiday music?

I typically don’t listen to Christmas music outside of the holiday season. One reason is that hearing Christmas songs only during the holidays makes the season more special. However, it depends on the quality of the song. Some pieces of music, such as “The Nutcracker” and “Sleigh Ride”, are songs that I enjoy listening to […]

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4Dec Kayla D' Eletto '23No Comments

New traditions in the making: GA/PC day

Germantown Academy and Penn Charter maintain the oldest prep school football rivalry in the country. The competition has been a prominent part of the tradition in both schools for 135 consecutive years. The rivalry grew through the gradual extension of more sports competitions being added to the day. Every year, the host school alternates, allowing […]

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21Nov Sanya Bandekar '25No Comments

Alec Baldwin “Rust” Prop Gun Shooting

On October 21st, 2021, renowned actor Alec Baldwin was on set of a new movie called Rust in Santa Fe County, New Mexico when his character, an outlaw, required a prop gun. The assistant director handed Baldwin a gun that supposedly had no live rounds in it. However, the gun contained live ammo and Baldwin […]

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3Nov Maria Petko '23No Comments

Return of Live Music

Due to many people receiving COVID-19 vaccination, life has slowly been returning back to normal, starting with the return of live music.  As many people have been vaccinated for COVID-19, they have begun to feel more comfortable going out in public, returning to a more normal life. One thing that has brought back the enjoyment […]

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30Oct Sanya Bandekar '25No Comments

Halloween in the Upper School: Movies, Candy, and Traditions

Halloween is back with its familiar traditions in the Upper School, and students were asked about their favorite movies and candy around this time of year. Halloween is just around the corner, and the time for fall activities is here. This year, students are planning what costumes to wear, hoping for an opportunity to dress […]

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27Oct Grace Taylor '24No Comments

Impacts of the Facebook Outage

Social media platform Facebook was down for over six hours due to a faulty configuration change on Monday, October 5th. This worldwide shutdown was felt across the globe, impacting the billions of users who frequent the site and rely on its services.  Due to a defective configuration change in Facebook’s networking systems, Monday, October 5th […]

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16Oct Kiran Bagga '25 Winston Sun '25 Taryn DiFranco '25No Comments

Best Fall Activities and Foods

Top three activities and Trader Joe’s foods to treat yourself to this season Fall is back everyone! This fall is going to be better than ever. To get you in the fall spirit, we’ve picked out the top three local fall activities, delicious foods to indulge in after months without pumpkin spice, and more fun […]

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