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Opinion

Day to Day Life for a Family Forced Inside

Day to Day Life for a Family Forced Inside

Alec Kane April 20, 2020

In the midst of the world’s most pervasive virus in the past hundred years, daily life has fundamentally changed for hundreds of millions of people. With COVID-19 indelibly marking society as it has,...

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Social Distance Has Made Us More Social Than Ever

Zoe Tzanis April 20, 2020

With the current situation, isolated and stuck inside, I have found myself in a seemingly passionless void; angry, despondent, and more anxious than ever.  It's hard not to feel scared and alone...

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Reflections on Isolation

Akhilesh Khambekar, Max Rayborn, and April 20, 2020

There has been considerable panic about the spread of Covid-19 around the country, and it has affected the lives of my family members, particularly regarding how we have made sure to have food and essentials...

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Opinion: It’s Time to Cut the SAT for the Class of 2021

Peter Ryan April 16, 2020

“Right now, public health officials have made it clear it’s not safe to gather students in one place… As such, we won’t be able to administer the SAT and SAT Subject Tests as planned on June 6th,...

Opinion: Why FSS Should Go Pass/Fail

Opinion: Why FSS Should Go Pass/Fail

Jessie Littman April 16, 2020

Should the fourth quarter be pass or fail? In my opinion, yes, it should be. This is an easy question to answer: desperate times call for desperate measures, and this is a desperate time. The Coronavirus...

Opinion: The New Normal

What will Friends Select Learn from Social Distancing?
Peter Ryan April 14, 2020

In my first three weeks hosting Quakers in Quarantine on the FSS Falcon Instagram (@fssfalconnews), many of my classmates have talked about “the new normal.” They reflect on their simpler lifestyles,...

FSS Students on Best Pizza in Philly

FSS Students on Best Pizza in Philly

Hannah Sieg April 14, 2020

Order delivery or pickup to support local pizza shops during Covid-19!

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Opinion: Swing-and-Miss: Childish Gambino’s 3.15.20

Peter Ryan March 27, 2020

Last Sunday, a mysterious 58 minute tape dropped on Donald Glover’s website, donaldgloverpresents.com. Fans of Glover and his musical alter-ego Childish Gambino immediately labeled the audio as Gambino’s...

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Opinion: Rock N Roll Suicide- On the Death of Ziggy Stardust

C.C. Servon March 27, 2020

Our last major pre-quarantine Friends Select gathering was our annual World Cafe Live performance. To cap off the night, the orchestra and choir teamed up to perform a 15 minute David Bowie medley. Each...

Illustration of doctors treating Coronavirus, by Kevin Zhang '21

Coronavirus Will Not Knock Us Down

Chloe Zhang March 4, 2020

Note: This article was written on 2/10.  No updates have been made regarding facts surrounding the Coronavirus.  After being away for three years, I finally had the chance to go back to China to celebrate...

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Opinion: Are College Visits Beneficial?

Peter Ryan February 27, 2020

There are dozens of extraordinary colleges and universities across the country. Each boasts world class classrooms, research labs, athletic facilities, and other spaces. If these schools have so much to...

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Opinion: Improving FSS Assemblies

Silas Mohr February 25, 2020

It’s a common scene at Friends Select; a speaker on stage, students whispering to their neighbors, some with hoods on, others nodding off. It doesn’t have to be this way. Our assemblies could be so...