‘Current News’ Archives
Deaf President Now Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
Samantha Ratakonda ‘15 March 13th, 2013, marked the 25th anniversary of a unique event memorable to the Deaf Community. This event is known as the DPN, or Deaf President Now. In 1864, Gallaudet University was chartered by President Lincoln to serve as a University for the Deaf. Today, it remains the only liberal arts college in the world [...]
Susan Rice
Katie Tsang '15 Photo courtesy of i.telegraph.co.uk After President Obama was re-elected this November, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confirmed rumors of a possible resignation. She plans to step down at the beginning of his second term in January. This resignation has prompted questions regarding the appointment of the next Secretary [...]
Congress in Crisis: Learn the Art of Compromise
Alice Schoneman '13 After President Obama was re-elected this November, the attention of Washington returned quickly to the economy and the “fiscal cliff.” The term fiscal cliff refers to the December 31st expiration of all Bush era and Obama stimulus tax cut measures, in addition to deep federal budget cuts. According to the CBO, a [...]
Four More Years!
Travis Shingledecker '13 Approximately 122 million people cast their vote in this year’s election, and they decided that they wanted “four more years,” to quote the popular mantra. In relation to the Electoral College, Barack Obama won 332 electoral votes while Mitt Romney won 206 electoral votes. Although the Electoral College determines [...]
What Was Once Imagination Has Finally Become Reality
Samantha Ratakonda '15 Imagine being able to sit in the back seat in your own car and play video games or go on your laptop as your car takes you places. Well YOU can be that person relaxing in about six years. GOOGLE designed the all-new self-driving car, which is already legal in Nevada and will be available in California in the next five [...]
Will China’s Desire for Attention Lead to Another “Cold War?”
Samantha Ratakonda '15 Since World War II, China and Japan have been fighting over a group of islands known as the Senkaku in Japanese and the Diaoyutai in Chinese. These islands reside in the East China Sea. The Japanese have had owned these islands for more than thirty yearsnow, but China, desperate for attention decided to immerse itself in [...]
High Fives for the iPhone 5
Justin Liang '14 Photo courtesy of cspire.com Apple officially unveiled its much anticipated iPhone 5 on September 12, now available withAT&T, Verizon and Sprint, starting at $199. The most obvious change is the revamped design: a slimmer, sleeker phone with the same aluminum backplate as the MacBook laptops. If you thought the iPhone [...]
Getting to Know Mr. Davies: An Interview
Hamza Shad '13 Photo Credit: Maddy DiGiovanni '13 Good morning, Mr. Davies. Tell me a little bit about yourself and where you worked before here. I came here from Westfield, NJ, where I was the assistant principal for the last four years. My career started as an English teacher at Westfield, teaching freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. [...]
Political Storm Clouds Rolling in During the National Conventions
Alice Schoneman '13 For many Americans, the upcoming Presidential election is still a conundrum. According to the New York Times, one out of every ten voters still has not made a decision regarding which candidate to support. Each party, however, hoped to change those numbers by holding strong national conventions. The Republicans held their [...]
Political Upheaval Continues in the Middle East
Connor Gross '13 On the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, four Americans were killed. This included U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and two former Marines in what is now confirmed to be a planned attack on the U.S. embassy in the Libyan city of Benghazi. Ambassador Stevens was the first U.S. Ambassador to [...]