Eight Percent Is Not Enough: What It’s Like to Be a Minority at Staples
March 30, 2010
Haris Durrani ’11 Opinions Editor It’s different living brown in a nearly all-white town for 16 years. In elementary-school I once preferred playing with a white friend rather than a Chinese friend because Chinese was not “vanilla.” When I visited my grandmother’s Washington Heights apartment,... Read more »
For Tiger, It’s All About the Ads
March 30, 2010
Kate McNee ’11 Head Copy Editor Graphic by Alix Neenan '12 On Feb. 19, during break, I, like many other students I’m sure, was watching the Olympics when I decided to turn on Tiger Woods’ press conference about his infidelity. This is a bold statement to say, but, in a way, I found Tiger Woods’... Read more »
DMV Delaying My Voyage: Bureaucracy in the Department of Motor Vehicles
March 30, 2010
Isaac Stein ’12 Staff Writer I don’t trust the government. Graphic by Jay Tsai '12 That being said, a routine function such as applying for a learner’s permit ought to be a relatively smooth process. Unfortunately, the red tape at the Norwalk Department of Motor Vehicles is so thick it might... Read more »
Gifted Ed: While Others Slide Ahead, Gifted Students Feel Stuck
March 30, 2010
Tessa Green ’11 Guest Writer Graphic by Timothy Yang '11 A group of students is clustered around a giant sandbox that has somehow been transported to their classroom floor, the sort of sandbox that would typically be used for castle construction. Here, oddly, the children carefully brush away... Read more »
Poised, Focused and Ready to Golf
March 29, 2010
Dustin Dobbs ’10 Sports Editor The 2010 Golf team is out on a mission. Read more »
Ballroom Dance Club Brings the Beat to the Hallways
March 28, 2010
Lila Epstein ’10 Editor-in-Chief At a regular professional studio, a ballroom dance lesson can cost up to $75 for only 45 minutes. However, Anya Kostenko ’12 and Anastasia Kulikova ’11 are bringing the same instruction to Staples students for free! The two dancers started the Ballroom Dance... Read more »
Teaching To the Test Hinders Learning
March 28, 2010
Editorial When nearly 50 students voluntarily give up their entire Saturday to solve a multifaceted situational problem— with no guarantee of success— it’s clear that the school they attend is doing something right. When more than 300 seniors clamor over five-week long job placements, that success... Read more »
Inklinations: What do you think about teaching to the CAPT test?
March 28, 2010
A Young Team is Confident on The Court
March 28, 2010
Emily Goldberg ’12 Web Sports Editor The 2009 team poses for a picture. | Photo courtesy of staplesgirlstennis.com In her 14th season coaching at Staples, Coach Casey Devita is looking at a young team this year. Majority of the returning players will be underclassmen. The returning squad is made... Read more »
Season Ahead Looks Promising For Boys’ Lacrosse
March 28, 2010
Emily Goldberg ’12 Web Sports Editor A player practices his shot and warms up the goalie during practice. | Photo by Alicia Lourekas '12 Despite the official spring season staring on March 22, the boys’ lacrosse team’s season started months ago. Since mid-winter they have been working... Read more »
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