![The Westport Police Department will host Prescription Drug Take Back Day at the Westport Center for Senior Activities on April 30 from 10am to 2pm. Since its creation, the event has removed nearly 15 million pounds from circulation.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/H3yI43kSj2wOHjA7DOrS-6t7jCf-cGOfsxe5SpYCtlXLlzdtm0iCrjFCI_62H9JoHi6ni29_hORazJPRf-aVcpJuzwAn385mYPou5OKCiI5Ht9el_D6UC3Uk_tNleCRAgPM33ShB-900x746.png)
Westport Police partners with DEA for Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Giselle Oldani, Staff Writer
• May 2, 2022
![Farms in Wilton, Weston and Westport are holding a medical supply drive to support Ukraine citizens. The desired supplies include hand warmers, burn gel, first-aid kits and oxygen canisters.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-17-at-10.13.04-AM.png)
Farms across Connecticut host medical supply drive for Ukraine
Giselle Oldani ’22, Web Managing Editor
• March 17, 2022
![Whether it’s the acceptance rates that are unrepresentative of what happens to Staples students, rampant grade inflation or the wildly different student profiles of each school, the college admissions process is impossible to fully control or predict.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-15-at-2.07.57-PM.png)
College admissions revealed to be incredibly subjective, random
Giselle Oldani ’22, Web Managing Editor
• March 15, 2022
![Firefighters work to extinguish the blaze, which originated under the roof’s sheathing, on top of the National Hall building in Westport. Westport and Norwalk departments collaborated on this effort.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screen-Shot-2022-02-17-at-9.54.48-AM-1.png)
Fire erupts at National Hall; multiple departments respond
Giselle Oldani ’22, Web Managing Editor
• February 17, 2022
![My grandmother, Miriam Barros (left), and my mother, Jacqueline Passios (right), on a beach in Recife about 14 years into the dictatorship. Just two years after this photo was taken, Brazil held the first direct election for governor since the military regime started. According to Folha de S.Paulo, 48 million voters went to the polls.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-03-at-1.42.40-PM.png)
Recognizing your American privilege: Why we are blessed to live in the US
Giselle Oldani '22, Web Managing Editor
• January 3, 2022
![The Connecticut Department of Public Health reported 11 fentanyl-laced marijuana overdose cases in July, nine in August, nine in September and 10 in October. The cases occurred all over Connecticut with no apparent pattern. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, just two milligrams of fentanyl can be a lethal dose.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CALENDAR-900x542.jpg)
Connecticut Department of Public Health warns of fentanyl-laced marijuana spike
Giselle Oldani '22, Web Managing Editor
• November 24, 2021
![As shown by the statistics above, polarization is running rampant in today’s political climate. In order to keep our nation unified, we must respond by improving our stances rather than only denouncing others’.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-28-at-2.35.39-PM-900x682.png)
Biden’s Connecticut visit alludes to severity of today’s political polarization
Giselle Oldani ’22, Web Managing Editor
• October 28, 2021
![The girls second floor bathroom was vandalized on Sept. 23. The perpetrator(s), who has not yet been identified, peeled paint off the stall walls, broke the toilet seat and drew a sexually explicit image on the stall door.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-9.51.32-AM.png)
Girls bathroom vandalized, administration searches for perpetrators
Giselle Oldani ’22, Web Managing Editor
• September 25, 2021
Junior picnic proves short, sweet end to chaotic year
Giselle Oldani ’22, Web Managing Editor
• June 15, 2021
![The Whale Tea in downtown Fairfield offers a variety of bubble tea flavors including brown sugar, Oreo, mango, taro and strawberry. With the option of freshly made tapioca, stopping at The Whale Tea is a must.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-25-at-8.07.30-PM-900x666.png)
The Whale Tea offers delicious, classic bubble tea with some downfalls
Giselle Oldani '22, Web Managing Editor
• May 25, 2021
![A woman kneels with flowers to pay tribute to the 10 victims of the Boulder, Colorado shooting on March 22.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/RzbJLT-rL5GOmAJOL1mIjz_-GR1Vqjy1PbH_A_HxCn7G-lTpf9y04IX6gF7py09p5AQboDVYfnXvsyijTpJOLalG88JrnCPbOLWKYDtG_aU8Vc8Rs4LSKkfkYiks22MlaTi9jluD.jpg)
Silence towards this year’s shootings due to oversaturation of violence, shallow trendy activism
Giselle Oldani '22, Web Arts Editor
• April 5, 2021
Westport Animal Control offers dogs for adoption
Giselle Oldani '22
• March 5, 2021
![A fondue night will serve as the perfect, simple Valentine’s Day activity, satisfying your chocolate cravings within minutes. From popcorn to strawberries to cookies, theres no shortage of things you can dip.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-26-at-10.33.57-AM.png)
Fondue night sweetens Valentine’s Day experience
Giselle Oldani '22, Web News Editor
• January 26, 2021
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