![Westport will charge electric vehicle drivers fees at 35 charging stations across town and railroad lots, with a rate of 35 cents per kilowatt-hour and an additional idling fee at certain locations, to promote sustainable and economically viable EV use.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-18-at-10.55.30 PM.png)
Westport implements electric vehicle charging fees
Liora Perkins ’25 and Lily Rimm '25
• March 18, 2024
![Many students have turned to ChatGPT to complete their writing assignments, but this deprives them of the ability to hone their critical thinking and analysis skills.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/chatgpt.png)
Even with so many AI programs present, being a good writer still matters
Olivia Saw ’26, Web Arts Editor
• February 8, 2024
![Nanoramic Laboratories, a Massachusetts-based electric vehicle battery manufacturer, will establish its first major factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with $47.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, aiming to produce advanced energy storage systems.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-12-19-at-1.27.16-PM.png)
Nanoramic’s Connecticut venture marks milestone for sustainable battery technology
Lily Rimm ’25, Opinions Editor
• December 19, 2023
![This starting slide introduces the panelists to the audience and prepares them to begin the AI Tea Talk.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-28-at-3.09.43-PM-1200x671.png)
Panelists discuss effects of AI on art industry
Alice Frascella ’25, Web Arts Editor
• November 28, 2023
![Eva Glennon ’24 and Jona Bernstein ’25 take a brief break in Italian class as phone alarms went off from the National Wireless Emergency Alert System.
Photo dramatization by Ella Harrington ’25.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screen-Shot-2023-10-06-at-10.58.03-AM.png)
BREAKING NEWS: Nationwide emergency test alarms causes confusion in classrooms
Ella Harrington ’25, Web News Editor
• October 6, 2023
![Snapchat AI feature appears at the top of Snapchat feed on April 19 for all users.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-27-at-10.17.35-AM-900x501.png)
New artificial intelligence feature comes to Snapchat
Audrey Curtis '25, Web Photostory Editor
• April 27, 2023
![Society has lost the art of meaningful conversations. Staples students spend the majority of their days on their phones and should make a more sincere effort to deepen their friendships.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-30-at-9.11.57-AM.png)
The lost art of conversation; society must improve
Shira Zeiberg '22, Staff Writer
• March 30, 2022
![Attending the High Mountain Institute, a five week alpine backpacking and creative writing program free of social media, taught me the value of unplugging and self reflecting. It is incredibly healthy, and important, to disconnect from social media in order to learn about oneself and reduce stress.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-10-at-12.52.52-PM.png)
Social media hiatus reaps substantial reward
Abbie Goldstein '22, Paper Arts Editor
• March 10, 2022
![Emojis allow for unusually creative expression and communication among friends and family.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-30-at-8.36.04-AM.png)
Emojis permit atypical expression and communication
Brooke Dembin '22, Assistant Creative Director
• March 30, 2021
![The new series of AirPods discontinues the small and compact model of the previous AirPods, disappointing AirPod lovers.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a4OgbUlkea83b_at6QJ71EDtC9MQC0YoINOmec4ipPr3IaXJ0WsIDbte990kmz7S6q3Ho9QrO75dUUFU-Kc_uUyZ2Ppj75X6595cX4Fc_BK8QAdcIyl-gIRtLHNT_-66u-PgiP0-900x365.png)
Apple displeases with new generation of AirPods
Toby Goldfarb ’23, Staff Writer
• December 23, 2020
![Aware of the advancing technological sphere, Warner Bros. recently announced they would be releasing all 2021 films to HBO Max the day they hit theaters. “Wonder Woman: 1984” will be among the movies available on the streaming platform come Dec. 25, reasonably priced at $14.99.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-10.44.05-PM-900x525.png)
Don’t cancel — Stream: in a changing marketplace, Hollywood should look to stream premieres
Lauren Hassell ’22, Web Features Editor
• December 15, 2020
![The PowerUpdate app immediately notifies students when a new grade is added into PowerSchool, reducing stress from constant grade-checking.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-12.22.22-PM.png)
PowerUpdate app intends to relieve stress about grades
Ella Shi '23, Features Editor
• November 2, 2020
![As “The Social Dilemma” explains, social media apps such as these are run by human-made algorithms programmed to interpret user data and create a specific feed for each consumer.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-26-at-10.56.33-AM-900x703.png)
Riveting documentary, “The Social Dilemma” challenges perceptions of social media
Anastasia Thumser ’22, Web News Editor
• September 26, 2020
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