‘Editorials’ Archives
Deficit Dilemmas
Connor Gross ’13 Few know the name Mary Meeker – a partner at the Venture Capital firm Kleiner Perkins, and creator of “USA, Inc.” In a presentation at the Excellence in Investing Conference, Ms. Meeker discussed the state of the country’s finances, specifically the debt and deficit. Interestingly, she discussed the current [...]
Hounsell Talks Sports
Daniel Hounsell '13 As Lance Armstrong “pours his heart out” to the world pretending that he feels some remorse, it is difficult to sympathize with someone who could so ruthlessly disrupt the sanctity of fair competition. I have always enjoyed the journey of a competition more than the actual victory, and I think that is what most people [...]
America’s $1.6 Trillion Tax Irony
Connor Gross '13 Photo courtesy of watchdog.org As the fiscal cliff approaches, the American economy is left to dangle by a thread as Congress plays chicken over the issue of taxes for 2% of the American population, while the real issues are bankrupt government programs. Now there is now doubt that the government is in desperate need of [...]
Guns and Laws: A Deadly Duo
Katie Tsang ‘15 The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms. It makes it easier to protect loved ones and protect lives, but it also makes it easier to take lives away. Recently, fiery debate over gun control has been instigated by multiple shootings. On July 20 at the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight [...]
Guns and Laws: A Deadly Duo
Katie Tsang '15
Do We Really Want Another Four Years?
Connor Gross '13 Four Years in Review- After almost four years of the Obama Presidency, it is time to look back on the events that have occurred, to consider if these last four years merit four more. Then-candidate Obama rode a tidal wave of anti-Bush fervor into the White House. President Obama has had since January 20, 2009, to restore [...]
A Tree Grows in Mountain Lakes
Travis Shingledecker '13 Photo courtesy of Alice Schoneman '13 “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...” May be a thing of the past. Instead, blight has caused the death of nearly four billion mature American chestnut trees. Prior to 1900 they were the dominant tree of eastern forests, approximately twenty-five percent of all hardwood [...]
100th Anniversary of the Titanic Disaster
Travis Shingledecker '13 Have we not all at some point in time been caught belting “My Heart Will Go On” while standing in front of bedroom fans, feeling the cold air brush past our faces, pretending to be standing on the rail of one of the most famous ships of the twentieth century? For the sake of your sanity, I certainly hope the answer [...]
On the 50th Anniversary of the Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Brit Felsen-Parsons '12 In this place, where I stand before you, Judges of Israel, to serve as the prosecutor of Adolf Eichmann, I do not stand alone. With me, here, at this very moment, stand six million accusers. But they cannot stand up, point an accusing finger to the glass cell and cry out: “I accuse!” Their ashes were heaped in [...]
Am I Ugly? Adolescents Find “support” on Youtube
Piper Gellman '13 In our modern world, many people believe that the Internet has diminished the personal intimacies of spending time with others face-to-face. However, a recent trend has started in which people who would have never known each other otherwise reach out to one another via social networking sites and YouTube. An abundance of [...]