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The Cappies Must Degender Its Acting Awards

Olivia Shuman January 14, 2021

Every year, students participating in the Cappies program advocate for changing the acting categories, and every year, the requests are turned down. It is past time for The Cappies to remove the basis...

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If You Are a Fitness Person, Try These Three Pieces of Equipment

Aaron Li January 13, 2021

With the outbreak of COVID-19, almost all gyms were closed. Switching to a home workout routine isn’t easy, especially for those used to the gym’s motivating environment. So for those gym-rats (like...

This illustration by photographer Annie Rupertus '21 represents the 2020 Presidential Election. The color-coded states show the Electoral College results. This image was made using Autodesk Sketchbook.

Opinion: It’s Time for a National Popular Vote

Annie Rupertus, Co-Editor-in-Chief January 12, 2021

November 6th, 2012. Fourth-grade me sits cross-legged on the couch, blue and red crayons in hand. Each time electoral results from a new state flash across the television screen, I carefully color it...

Official portrait of President Donald J. Trump, Friday, October 6, 2017.  (Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead).  Image Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Should House Democrats Impeach Trump Now or in 100 Days?

Margot Schneider and Peter Ryan January 12, 2021

Just nine days before Joseph R. Biden’s inauguration as President of the United States on January 20th, Democratic congressional leaders introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump....

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Victims’ Rights: Are the Consequences What We Intend?

Xaxa Smith January 12, 2021

On Election Day, voters in Philadelphia faced a ballot measure proposing the creation of an “Office of the Victim Advocate,” which would run out of Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration. Although many...

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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...