This year for the first time, we received a day off for Eid, the celebration of Ramadan’s completion. This recognition was a big step in the right direction, though we are displeased that it took this...
Jacob: Supporting human rights — and condemning their violations — should not be controversial, much less at a school that encourages tolerance. We are lucky to be a part of a community in which almost...
This article is, in part, a response to the opinion piece about Palestinian rights published in the last issue of The Record, but it is not a con article. We agree with the writers of that piece, as we...
In 2018, my eighth-grade science teacher had each member of my class take a short personality quiz to aid him in assigning partners for an upcoming project. The pages explaining the result I received from...
I think about the climate a lot. Better yet, I worry about the climate a lot. And, after almost a year of Global Environmental History (GEH), I have very good reason to be worried. Unless something drastic...
“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...
