![Though college sweatshirts are commonplace at Staples, the first school day after May 1st imbues each with the quality of truth and clairvoyance in revealing to all onlookers the wearer’s fate for the next four years.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-05-02-at-9.44.06-PM-900x820.png)
Seniors’ Sweatshirt Day reveals malinformed attitudes about college
Madeleine Casey '22, Staff Writer
• May 2, 2022
![The massive outcry against “cancel culture” provides us with an opportunity for introspection. It is a reminder to identify our own values and goals and to understand that they are bigger than fleeting public interest.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-02-at-5.33.29-PM-900x464.png)
“Cancel culture” is not the punishment everyone thinks it is
Mimi Casey '22, Paper Opinions Editor
• March 2, 2022
![Working conditions are just one of many considerations to make when shopping this holiday season. Many companies benefit from modern slavery or dangerous and unjust working conditions somewhere in the supply chain and should thus be avoided.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-10.00.22-AM.png)
Impending holidays demand vigilant expenditure
Mimi Casey ’22, Opinions Editor
• January 6, 2022
![Blood donation is an oft-overlooked but necessary component of the infrastructure of modern medicine. Pandemic-induced shortages have made it more important than ever to donate.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-24-at-10.20.40-PM.png)
Blood supply crisis calls for increased donation, awareness
Mimi Casey '22, Opinions Editor
• December 5, 2021
![Blood donation is an oft-overlooked but necessary component of the infrastructure of modern medicine. Pandemic-induced shortages have made it more important than ever to donate.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-24-at-10.20.40-PM.png)
Blood supply crisis calls for increased donation, awareness
Mimi Casey ’22, Paper Opinions Editor
• October 24, 2021
![The recent passage of a bill in Connecticut’s State Senate has reignited debate about whether or not to legalize recreational cannabis use. If the bill passes the house, Connecticut will become the 17th state to legalize recreational cannabis use.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-11-at-7.30.40-PM-900x674.png)
Legalization of cannabis is necessary, overdue
Mimi Casey '22, Opinions Editor
• June 11, 2021
![As India struggles to cope with its most recent surge in Covid-19 cases, thousands of people die every day. Lack of medical resources and professionals, dwindling vaccine supply and various other factors have plunged India and its population even deeper into crisis, a situation that demands attention and action.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-02-at-9.31.25-AM-625x900.png)
Lack of attention paid to India’s Covid-19 crisis reflects empathy deficit
Mimi Casey ’22, Opinions Editor
• June 2, 2021
Westport Public Schools announces imminent equity and inclusivity study
Mimi Casey '22, Opinions Editor
• March 31, 2021
![The most dramatic development in the wake of the shift to 75% capacity has been the new circumstances of lunch periods. Decidedly suboptimal, these have become frenzied and unsafe, but can be easily rectified.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/A4bD8KnQlRTgaLIBA77o6ldvbyCes96oCchSuKN9KljB5sz5nUl_di23BnNT1NjqmyW_6WUw69vHJMlEyjlXZr326_Vnry5_kfUERuC7v2oD8bV8VFz59zIt03-06VegVxkvqHJ6-879x900.png)
Recent changes to lunch periods prove undesirable, require remedy
Mimi Casey ’22, Paper Opinions Editor
• March 24, 2021
![Staples Players will be putting on a radio performance of “A Christmas Carol” on Dec. 13. It will be one of several radio shows that have been put on since COVID-19 made on-stage performances inadmissible.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.00.08-AM-900x697.png)
Staples Players begins the holiday season with ‘A Christmas Carol’
Mimi Casey ’22, Paper Opinions Editor
• December 11, 2020
![The Grammys have long been a pop culture staple, and are treated as a metric for musical success and ability. Though the repute of the Grammys is indisputable, they are also notorious for controversy, some of which demands that their position in the music industry and society at large be reassessed.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-8.24.20-PM-669x900.png)
2021 Grammy nominations reaffirm that the ceremony is unworthy of prestige
Mimi Casey ’22, Paper Opinions Editor
• December 3, 2020
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