“As a school with a major outdoor campus that is run predominantly by White faculty members, what do you both think our community can do to more actively include students of color and encourage...
A conversation that begins with, “If something happens to me, these are the arrangements I want you to make” is never a pleasant one. A year ago, we had it as the pandemic was quickly spreading throughout...
On April 6th, Arkansas passed HB1570, a bill that bans doctors from providing gender-reaffirming treatment to transgender youth under the age of 18. The state became the first in the U.S. to pass such...
Food pantries serve as an essential resource for many families in and around New York City, and they provide numerous opportunities for volunteers. Throughout the pandemic, the United States not only saw...
It took me several years to be able to type the word “gay.” Even now, it looks better in quotes — separated from the rest of the sentence. The first time I wrote it into a document, it looked out...
Picture this: Your alarm blares at 8:23 a.m. You finally manage to crawl out from underneath the warmth of your cushy sheets, only to find yourself donning a grey sweatshirt that, from the looks of the...
After Dr. Kelly raised concerns with AP Economics in his State of the School address in early February, Dean of Students Michael Dalo revealed that economics would be “rotated out with regard...
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” I overheard this phrase on the famous eight-night Dorr trip in eighth grade from a Dorr teacher who had repeated the quote from Theodore Roosevelt. He had said it...
“I hate when everyone agrees with me.”
We heard that rare sentence last week at the Upper Division (UD) History Department Speaker Series event, when it was one of the first statements...
The United Kingdom’s variant of the coronavirus — which has recently begun to spread throughout the United States — has only increased the danger of the virus. Moreover, with other variants such...
Last weekend marked the four year anniversary of the 2017 Women’s March. I was in eighth grade when I made my mom drive me and two friends to Washington D.C. for the event. I was disappointed that Hillary...
This Tuesday, the Upper Division (UD) watched Claudia Rankine present about her work and beliefs during the scheduled assembly period. It should not be shocking for Horace Mann students to learn that Rankine...
