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Administration Drops Dress Code Midriff Rule

Olivia Shuman October 16, 2020

The upper school administration has revised the dress code in this year’s handbook to allow showing midriff, reflecting the work done by students over the past three years. The rule against showing...

Opinion: Sixers' Doc Rivers the Wrong Man for the Job

Opinion: Sixers’ Doc Rivers the Wrong Man for the Job

Peter Ryan October 12, 2020

After early playoff exits for three consecutive years, the Philadelphia 76ers replaced longtime head coach Brett Brown with Doc Rivers, who parted ways with the Los Angeles Clippers after a second round...

Student Reactions to Asynchronous Wednesday

Student Reactions to Asynchronous Wednesday

Margot Schneider October 12, 2020

The start of the 2020-2021 school year looks different for a multitude of reasons, one being the major schedule changes. Classes occur now just twice a week for longer intervals, with many breaks in between....

Opinion: VP Debate Drenched in Misogyny

Opinion: VP Debate Drenched in Misogyny

Lily Brin and Henry Planet October 12, 2020

While the first and only vice presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence (featuring “the fly”) left us considerably less furious than the presidential debate on September 29, there were...

Cynthia Vainstein, Upper School Spanish Teacher

Cynthia Vainstein: Using Nicknames to Bring the Community Together

Margot Schneider and Mia Cohen October 8, 2020

You may know her for her unique nicknames or her unusual views on spending time in nature. Cynthia Vainstein, Upper School Spanish teacher of five years, grew up in Peru and took international studying...

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Fontaines D.C.’ s A Hero’s Death is a Listless Let Down

C.C. Servon October 7, 2020

The British Isles have been overtaken by post-punk music in the past few years. Bands like IDLES, Girl Band, and Heavy Lungs have found critical and commercial success by carrying the effects-laden mantle...

Two Opinions: Should Homework be Graded for Accuracy?

Two Opinions: Should Homework be Graded for Accuracy?

Margot Schneider and Peter Ryan October 7, 2020

Why Graded Homework is Beneficial During iSelectLearning and Hybrid Learning by Margot Schneider '22 Teachers use homework as a resource to push students’ understanding of the material that is...

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Opinion: Stop Laughing at Trump and Start Voting!

Henry Planet '23 and Lily Brin '23 October 4, 2020

Tuesday’s presidential debate has already been regarded by many as a representation of how our country becomes more and more of an international laughing stock every day. Amidst President Donald Trump’s...

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Pop-Punks PUP Continue to Prove Their Consistency with “Anaphylaxis”

C.C. Servon October 2, 2020

On April 27, Canadian polyrhythmic1 pop-punks PUP released a new single, “Anaphylaxis,” and an accompanying video. While the song didn’t come with any album announcement, the band is working on...

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The Importance of Being a Poll Worker this Election

Annie Rupertus, Co-Editor in Chief September 23, 2020

The United States is experiencing a poll worker shortage. Election officials across the country are scrambling to find enough people to work the polls on Election Day on November 3rd so that polling...

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87: Remembrance and Ramifications

Peter Ryan, Co-Editor in Chief September 22, 2020

Supreme Court justice and modern feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away from cancer on Friday at the age of 87. Born Joan Ruth Bader in New York City in 1933, Justice Ginsburg was raised in...

@blackatfss: What is it? Why Does it Matter?

@blackatfss: What is it? Why Does it Matter?

C.C. Servon September 20, 2020

This summer, Americans engaged in many forms of protest against systemic racism following the murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, as well as the shooting of Jacob Blake. In crowded streets and...