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Update: What Happened to Philadelphia’s Encampment Protests?

Peter Ryan January 11, 2021

In the wake of May and June’s nationwide protests against racial injustice, nearly two hundred Philadelphians established a temporary encampment on Fairmount Park’s Von Colln Field next to the Benjamin...

When it Comes to Sports, 'We' is Better than 'Me'

When it Comes to Sports, ‘We’ is Better than ‘Me’

Mia Cohen January 11, 2021

I had just stepped off the podium after receiving my third first place ribbon of the day. As a nine year old, I was swimming faster than girls one to two years older than I was and who seemed twice my...

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Three Takeaways From the Storming of Capitol Hill

C.C. Servon January 8, 2021

On Wednesday, January 6th, a mob of Trump loyalists stormed the U.S. Capitol. The attack followed a rally during which the President continued to espouse false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential...

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Breaking: Friends Select Winter Sports Update

Margot Schneider and Peter Ryan January 7, 2021

Friends Select winter sports teams will resume practices as soon as Tuesday, January 19th, and could return to competitive play as soon as Monday, February 15th, Athletic Director Bill Klose said in a...

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Please Don’t Bury Me: On the Empathy of John Prine

C.C. Servon January 7, 2021

Most would not have predicted the overwhelming response to John Prine’s death. The songwriter, who first came into the consciousness of music fans after quitting his job as a mailman to record his eponymous...

Riverdale Has Gone Downhill

Riverdale Has Gone Downhill

Madison Scheuer January 7, 2021

The show Riverdale had a really promising future with a nailbiter first season. However, as the show kept running, it was quickly soiled by outrageous plots and confusing character development. Deranged...

Spring Greeney: A “Hands-On” Approach to Teaching

Spring Greeney: A “Hands-On” Approach to Teaching

Margot Schneider, Editor: Hard News & Sports January 6, 2021

Spring Greeney, a self-proclaimed “curious, empathic introvert,” is Friends Select’s new 9th grade history teacher, the mastermind behind the Digital Archive project, and a huge fan of The Bachelorette. Spring...

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Keeping up with the Candidates: Celebrities in Politics

Taariq Mbaraka January 6, 2021

The 2020 presidential election was a battle fought over the course of many months, with mail-in ballots giving the candidates time to sway voters one way or another. Leading up to the election, both candidates...

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“New Phone, Who Dis”: The iPhone 12

Isabelle Hills January 6, 2021

Since Apple released the new iPhone 12 series on October 23, 2020, many people might consider purchasing the newly revamped iPhone, but is it really worth it? The Apple website shows the starting price...

Albums of the Year 2020

The Falcon’s Albums of the Year 2020

Annie Rupertus, Peter Ryan, and C.C. Servon December 21, 2020

As the year of coronavirus comes to a close and people begin to reflect on the past twelve months, many turn their attention to one of the few constants of this tumultuous time: music. Below, three members...

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QYLC Comes to Friends Select

Peter Ryan December 21, 2020

Friends Select School will virtually host the Friends Council on Education’s annual Quaker Youth Leadership Conference from February 4th through February 6th. The conference, led jointly by English...

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Shawn Mendes’ Wonder a Solid Fourth Album

Annie Rupertus, Co-Editor-in-Chief December 17, 2020

"You have a million different faces / But they’ll never understand / Unless you let them in / You’ve been a million different places / So I guess I’ll have a chance to / Get lost in wonderland" These...