A defense of standardized tests in college admissions By: Daniel Kyte-Zable For many juniors at BB&N and similarly competitive high schools, the college process formally begins with one question – ACT or SAT? Since their inception in 1959 and 1926 respectively, the two tests have served as deciding factors in college admissions and as sources of dread for students, […]
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The Idaho Murders: A Double Tragedy
Online sleuths cross the line of curiosity and insensitivity By: Charlotte Trodden Digital technology is undoubtedly the greatest accomplishment by mankind. Practically every aspect of daily life became less time consuming. Finding jobs became easier, shopping morphed into a strictly online event, and communication suddenly took mere seconds. However, when the internet allowed for the […]
The Implications of the FTX Fiasco
Why the media frenzy has diverted attention from the real solution to financial fraud By: David Xiong Imagine that you’re the owner of a small plot of land. Winter has arrived, and you need a safe place to store your seeds. Seeing your dilemma, the farmer next door who owns two plots of land, vows […]
Leave The Kids Alone: Smart Toys and Privacy
Recent technology has made children more susceptible to data breaches. What are the repercussions? By: Adhiti (Tia) Reddy Imagine a five-year-old playing with a toy in the comfort of the four cozy walls of her “safe” home, but embedded in the toys are devices that could lead to information breaches and compromising of their data. […]
FDA Approves New Abortion Medication
How this reform will bring positive change in our community By: Adia Smith A new development in the fight for abortion rights has recently come to light. On January 3rd, 2023, the FDA released new guidelines allowing common pharmacies to provide medical abortion in states where abortion is still legal, vastly increasing accessibility. As the memory of […]
Remote Learning: The Ideal Response to A COVID Surge
Aparajita Srivastava //The best of two bad solutions// The Omicron variant is extremely contagious and spreads rapidly through schools. Omicron demonstrates that learning can become ineffective when schools must simultaneously work to stem the surge while educating students. When new COVID surges emerge, schools must go remote. Omicron serves as a perfect case study that […]
Youngkin’s Educational Policy
Christian Bateman //Why banning critical race theory threatens education.// In January 2021, Virginia’s self-proclaimed “education governor,” Glenn Youngkin, began his first term by signing a series of short-sighted education-related executive orders. While a number of these deserve criticism––especially his premature lifting of the state’s mask mandates in schools––Youngkin’s ban on critical race theory in classrooms […]
A Paper Dragon
Graham Bateman //China’s Power is Vastly Overestimated// On December 17, 2021, Chinese property giant Evergrande formally entered default. While the future of Evergrande remains uncertain, the Evergrande crisis represents a rare, widely publicized failure of a major Chinese institution. Since 1978, China’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth has averaged approximately ten percent. More than eight […]
Against COVID: Balancing Boston’s Needs
Miley Chen //Examining Mayor Michelle Wu’s controversial COVID policy.// If anything has been persistent during COVID-19, it is the presence of protocol and controversy. As mask mandates and weekly testing have become routine, lawsuits and protests have as well. On December 20, Mayor Michelle Wu added another protocol to Boston’s list in the form of […]
Oxford School Shooting
Caroline Roche //Should Ethan Crumbley’s parents be held accountable for their son’s crime?// Hana St. Juliana. Tate Myre. Madisyn Baldwin. Justin Shilling. These are the names of the four young adults murdered by Ethan Crumbley on November 30th in the Oxford School shooting. Although these four experienced the worst consequence of Crumbley’s violence, the devastating […]