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Sexualization of halloween

Sexualization of halloween

November 9, 2015

Halloween costumes used to be a holiday characterized by red tubes of fake blood and gruesome masks. This was before an innocent holiday was transformed into a day when young girls dress provocatively...

Implementing a career day

Implementing a career day

November 9, 2015

My passions and interests lie in so many different subjects and professions, this uncertainty scares me. When I think about what job I want to have, I get flustered. There are endless possibilities of...

Point/Counterpoint: Standards based learning

November 8, 2015

Nadia Sawiris:  Failure, without a doubt, is crucially beneficial to our learning and growth – whether it be in the classroom or our day-to-day lives. It helps us gauge how we need to change our approach...

Voting for values

November 8, 2015

The Student-Faculty Disciplinary Board (SFDB) is one of the most valuable student-led organizations in the school. As an Editorial Board, we believe the perspective that the SFDB offers in disciplinary...

Syria: More than politics

Syria: More than politics

November 3, 2015

When I first saw the image of Aylan, the Syrian Kurdish boy who washed up on a Turkish beach, I thought it was Photoshopped. I thought a humanitarian activist organization fabricated the image to show...

Evaluating Iran nuclear deal

Evaluating Iran nuclear deal

November 3, 2015

After discussions with my peers and reading student opinions on social media, it quickly became clear to me that much of the debate on the Iran nuclear deal, especially the criticism, is clouded by hyperbole...

Skewed college statistics

Skewed college statistics

November 3, 2015

When it comes to creating snap judgments about universities, I’m just as guilty as the next person. Whenever I hear any college or university mentioned, I immediately Google its acceptance rate or average...

Meaningful summer experiences

Meaningful summer experiences

November 3, 2015

This summer, I spent eight weeks attempting to tame screaming 11-year-olds in the middle of the Berkshire woods, and I loved it. Since the age of 8, my summers have been consumed by Camp Becket in the...

Restoring papel relevancy

Restoring papel relevancy

November 3, 2015

The newsstand I walk past every day is always a kaleidoscope of magazines postered with A to Z-list celebrities, famous footballers and the occasional royal scandal. These cover stars are often superficial...

Call for a proper democracy

November 3, 2015

Last year, The Standard Editorial board called for the reform of the Student Council (StuCo) presidential election. We recognize that our previous editorial came at a date too late to be considered by...

A division in our reaction

June 3, 2015

When a 7.8 magnitude earthquake left Nepal devastated on April 25 and weeks later, on May 12, another earthquake struck – this time measured at 7.4 magnitude on the richter scale – our community’s...

Understanding my culture

June 3, 2015

My English teacher recently gave our class an assignment to write about a specific memory in our lives. I immediately became excited, trying to wrack my brain of all of the important memories I had accumulated...

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