Mark Mathabane on the power of the mind
April 12, 2019
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Mathabane’s autobiography, “Kaffir Boy,” which we studied for months under an intense academic lens, materialized into raw emotions that poured out from the author himself during Book Day, a rare experience that I and other members of the Comparative Race and Ethnicity class were able to share. We s...
Studying the school’s history
April 12, 2019
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While discussing the anti-Apartheid movement in America during a Book Day workshop, I was confronted with old Record articles documenting protests for our school to divest, or defund companies that traded with South Africa. The contextualization of our own community’s role within the historical mo...
Thinking about separating art from their artists
April 12, 2019
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Schuyler Rabbin-Birnbaum (12) and Dean of the Class of 2019 Nick Perry’s workshop allowed me to explore my beliefs about separating art from artists. Their workshop dug into the issues that Schuyler addressed in his opinion piece published in the Record last month, where he discussed Trevor Noah...
The ultimate sport: Robbins reflects on what frisbee teaches players
April 12, 2019
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Ultimate frisbee is a sport of core values and beliefs. And, although I’ve only played on the team for one season and am in no way an authority on the sport, I have come to really appreciate the honesty, good sportsmanship, and acceptance to that ultimate stands for and relies on. Ultimate is played w...
Money over merit: recruited athlete’s perspective on college admission scandal
March 16, 2019
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Shocked, disappointed, and upset. These words only begin to describe my reaction when I heard the news on Tuesday about the college admissions scandal, in which parents helped their children cheat on college entrance exams or posed them as athletic recruits. As a recruited athlete for the Dartmouth Col...
A response from three Book Day Committee members: Trevor Noah
March 16, 2019
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Last spring, the Book Day Committee, consisting of a diverse group of more than two dozen students and faculty, overwhelmingly approved “Born a Crime.” As the three faculty members who proposed Trevor Noah’s memoir, we feel compelled to address Schuyler Rabbin-Birnbaum’s opinion piece is this week’s...
Thinking critically about Trevor Noah
March 16, 2019
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Like everyone else, at the beginning of this year I received my copy of the Book Day selection, “Born A Crime”, by current Comedy Central Daily Show host Trevor Noah. As is my custom before I read a book, I did some background research on the author. In the past when researching Book Day authors I ...
Ceramics: “throwing” my stress away
March 8, 2019
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When I was in ninth grade, I began taking ceramics as a way to fulfill my arts requirement. Back then, new to the school and scared by the intense environment, I was more focused on not getting my clothes dirty than making art that I even brought a change of clothes. Looking back, it’s funny to th...
Classical music: playing piano to clear my head
March 8, 2019
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Composer Frederic Chopin suffered from performance anxiety throughout his career. I may not be Chopin, but I still get stomach butterflies before every concert. You’d probably think that after playing classical piano for twelve years and performing well over 100 times, the anxiety would go away, but...
Running: maintaining a healthy lifestyle and body image
March 8, 2019
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I enjoy exercising -- crazy right? Most of you reading this article must dread the occasional weight-lifting session or jog from Tillinghast to Lutnick during passing time. And, while I still might dry-heave at the top of the third-floor stairs, I happen to love the feeling after working out. The “ru...
Wrestling: slamming my insecurities through sports
March 8, 2019
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Wrestling is a sport of obsession, and from the outside looking in, it may often appear as an unhealthy one. However, my relationship with the sport of wrestling has contributed tremendously to my ability to enhance my mental and physical health. I can understand why cutting weight, grueling practi...
Editorial – Senioritis
March 1, 2019
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Beware the crippling plague that bites every senior like a blood-thirsty vampire at the start of the spring: senioritis. Experiencing symptoms of faltering academic motivation, repeated absences and tardiness, a strange persistent rash, and a diminished incentive to tend to extracurricular responsibil...
