I read Jessica DiPrato’s student submission and I felt that it really got to me. I feel very deeply about the environment and I feel that we should be taking better care of the environment. One way we...
Dear Editor,
The impending environmental doomsday weighs heavily on my mind as a Lehigh University student witnessing the alarming consequences of climate change. Across the globe, we are...
Voter ID laws are not racist. Voters of all demographics overwhelmingly have and support voter ID requirements, and a national voter-ID law would help to protect election integrity.
January 6th was...
Staples HS Girls swim team improved to 3-2 on the season with a hard fought win over Westhill/Stamford. The meet came down to the final event with Staples finishing first in the 400 meter freestyle relay...
As I entered high school, almost everyone had their period and, finally, it wasn't so taboo to talk about. We exchanged period stories like friendship bracelets, making sure to whisper so that no boys...
On a trip to the city with some friends, the minute we got on the subway, I felt a feeling that women know all too well: the staring eyes of a man who is objectifying my body for his own pleasure. Suddenly...
“I’d let him rape me,” in reference to an attractive celebrity, “that game raped me,”or “that test raped me.”
None of this is okay.
I have overheard conversations of people making...
By Taha Banatwala ‘21
Demonstrations began December 28th in Mashhad and continued to spread through December 31st to various cities including the nation's capital, Tehran. There are countless videos...
By Ella Berg '20
Congressman Jim Himes of Connecticut’s 4th District visited Westport Town Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 3, where he answered questions regarding current political activity and plans for...
By Eden Schumer '18
Time Magazine has officially named the “Silence Breakers” the Person of the Year–– these people are the women and men who have come forward with their stories of sexual harassment...
By Sarah Berkowsky '19
Since what has felt like the dawn of time, men, women and everyone in between has likely had an unwanted encounter with someone making sexual advances. Sexual assault and harassment...
By Jamie Orseck '19, Maddie Baildon '19, Kristin Butler '18, Monique Østbye '18 and Ben Roland '19
At Staples there is a Title IX Compliance Officer who is trained to investigate issues regarding...
