Horace Mann is a preparatory school, but we are meant to leave prepared for far more than another four years in a new academic institution. The work ethic and comprehension skills the high school experience...
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion into Ukraine, much to the shock of the Ukrainian people and the world, myself included. Major cities in Ukraine, including...
I never thought that I would feel so uncomfortable in an environment that I practically grew up in. For a school that paints itself as both extremely progressive and open-minded, I often find myself in...
Taking photography has been the best decision I have ever made at school. At the start of eighth grade, I was required to choose an arts course from an array of options, and at first I was wary. In previous...
Despite numerous countries’ announcements of a diplomatic boycott, the 2022 Winter Olympics will go off without a hitch — but we cannot allow our excitement for the games blind our better judgment...
Ryan Finlay, Contributing Writer
• February 4, 2022
It was Saturday morning, January 15, and I was on the subway heading into Midtown to meet some friends. As the train passed 86th street, there was an announcement: “Due to a passenger being struck by...
In case you haven’t noticed via the recent wave of Instagram posts and TikTok trends, thrifting is now cool.
A method of buying clothing once considered “cheap” and “dirty” has now transformed...
“Please don’t act like everyone loved my father. He was assassinated. A 1967 poll reflected that he was one of the most hated men in America. Most hated. Many who quote him now and evoke him to deter...
Exactly one year ago today, I wrote a Record op-ed about holding Joe Biden’s administration accountable. He and Kamala Harris, who had only just been inaugurated, successfully ran on the promise that...
This year’s Unity Week provided students with the opportunity to learn about their own identities and experiences as well as those of their peers through meaningful conversations. However, it also prompted...
In the beginning of the Religion in History course I took in my junior year, my teacher read to us about the Void, a vast sea of darkness out of which anything could emerge. This passage from the Rig Veda,...
When my family found out that we had tested positive for COVID a week before the end of the year — putting an end to my holiday celebration and my winter break plans — I was ready to write 2021 off...
