The Centipede – The Student News Site of Concord Academy

November 28, 2018

The following is an edited transcript of an interview with Matthew Gainsboro, a Q2 (Queer and Questioning) and GSA (Gender Sexuality Alliance) co-head and Keagan Tan, a Q2 and QPOC (Queer People of Color) co-head. What made you want to be involved with GSA/Q^2 in the first place? Matthew Gainsboro: I guess for me it was the realization that even in our very liberal community,...

Big Data Club at the “2018 Teradata Analytics Conference”

Charlotte Ko ’20

November 28, 2018

In mid-October, Big Data Club went to the 2018 Teradata Analytics Universe Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two student representatives at the conference, Lucas Ewing ’19 and Haley Wixom ’20 presented their study on gun violence in schools. Their presentation was completed with the help of other Big Data Club members such as Ken Lin ’18, August Pokorak ’19, and Quinn Meyerson ’20. The...

Room for Discussion: Harvard Lawsuit and Affirmative Action

Stefano Amador ’19, Helen Wu ’19

November 28, 2018

Introduction to Room For Discussion Based off of the New York Times’ Room For Debate section, Room for Discussion showcases the nuances of the multiple opinions revolving around a current controversial topic in order to encourage awareness, empathy, and further conversations. It is important to state that the opinions presented in this piece are not the opinions of The Centipede or any of its...

Faculty Profile: Karilyn Sheldon

Lisa Liu ‘22

October 19, 2018

Karilyn Sheldon came to Concord Academy this year joining the Modern & Classical Languages department as a Latin teacher. Before coming to CA, she taught Latin and Greek to 7th-12th graders at Norfolk Academy, an independent school in the southeast of Virginia. Sheldon says that she “accidentally” became a teacher and explains, “I used to dream of being a writer and archaeologist,...

The Creation of the Chapel: An Interview with Barbara Bailey ’58

Abigail Herrmann and Hannah Fine ‘22

October 19, 2018

Barbara Bailey ’58 graduated Concord Academy in 1958 before taking a larger role in the CA community as a teacher. She entered CA as a freshman boarder from Chicago in 1954 and became a teacher 10 years later. While her experiences with CA chapels indefinitely vary from ours today, she did recount many interesting stories from her time here. Bailey mentioned that over the summer of 1956, then-Head...

Faculty Profile: Alyse Ruiz

Casey Bakarani ’22

October 19, 2018

New Director of Student Life Alyse Ruiz was born in the Bronx, New York and raised in Palm Bay, Florida until the end of eighth grade when she decided to come to Concord Academy. During her time...

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News

Legalization of Marijuana in Canada

Tyler Ory ‘21

November 28, 2018 • Comments closed

In June 2018, The Cannabis Act to legalize Marijuana received royal assent, and as of October 17, 2018, it became legal to use and purchase Marijuana in Canada. The legalization...

Trade Tensions between China and the US

Shelly Liu ‘20

November 28, 2018 • Comments closed

Over the last few months, trade tensions have escalated between two global economic powers, China and the United States, as they continue to battle for the upper hand in the...

Missing Saudi Journalist

Darley Boit '21

November 28, 2018 • Comments closed

In October of 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a liberal Saudi Arabian journalist, went missing in the Saudi Arabian consulate. Khashoggi had been an author and previous editor in chief...

The Uyghurs in China: A review of their struggles throughout the history of PRC

Gary Sun ’22

October 19, 2018 • Comments closed

Racial Crisis in Xinjiang has no longer been an internal issue of People’s Republic of China, it is widely known nowadays internationally due to its close relationship...

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Opinions

Trump’s Latest Executive Order: An Assault on our Constitution

Peter Connolly ’19

December 2, 2018

Trump’s call to sign an executive order attempting to nullify the 14th amendment of the Constitution reveals his lack of leadership, a failure to understand the...

Opinion: Uyghur Life in China

Gary Sun ‘22

December 2, 2018

On Oct. 24th, a regular press briefing was hosted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. The speaker, Chunying Hua, refuted the blame...

The Opioid Epidemic and Emo Rap

Meera Singh ‘19

December 2, 2018

In early October, the United States Department of Justice found a target to blame for the nationwide opioid crisis: emo rap. Michael Jones, a SoundCloud rapper known...

The New iPhones: What are they and are they worth it?

Aayushya Agarwal ‘20

December 2, 2018

Recently, Apple launched two new iPhone models: the iPhone XS and a lower cost version, the iPhone XR. Many people wonder if these newer models are worth upgrading...

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Science

The Presidential Alert System

Bryan Montenegro ‘21

November 28, 2018

On October 3rd, the federal government performed the first test of a nationwide alert system, sending out emergency alert messages to almost every cell phone in the country....

The Nobel Prize in Physics: The Power of Light

Lisa Liu ’22

November 28, 2018

Light is a part of our daily lives. Without light, we cannot see anything. Light seems to have no definite shape or form and is intangible, however, Arthur...

Plastic Found in Human Waste

Ashley Kim ’19

November 28, 2018

On October 23rd, several news sources reported an unsettling new discovery: microplastics in human waste. Accumulation of microplastics inside human digestive systems could...

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Arts

Book Review: John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath

Luka Willett ‘20

November 30, 2018

John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning book The Grapes of Wrath is a literary masterpiece of which I have found no equal. Set in Oklahoma during...

Review: Fall Play The Laramie Project

Lily Gray ’20 and Vedika Sharma ’20

November 30, 2018

On November 2nd and 3rd, Concord Academy’s Performing Arts Department staged its Fall Mainstage Production, The Laramie Project. It is a play from 2000 about the reaction...

“Going, Going, Gone…” Banksy’s Most Recent Masterpiece

Marina He ‘20

November 30, 2018

On October 5th, 2018, crowds in Sotheby's, an international art dealer in London, gasped in shock as they watched anonymous English artist Banksy’s piece, Girl with the...

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This Month’s Issue

Sports

Red Sox Win World Series

Eric Yoon ’20 and Anna Sander ’20

November 30, 2018

The Boston Red Sox won their fourth World Series in the twenty-first century, taking the Fall Classic four games to one against the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 28, 2018....

Celtics Season Overview

Reza Eshghi ‘20

November 30, 2018

The last time that the Boston Celtics won an NBA Championship was 10 years ago. However, heading into the 2018-19 NBA season, Boston is one of the favorites to win it all....

Chandler Bowl Highlights

amantha Davidson ‘19

November 30, 2018

This year, Concord Academy secured the Chandler Bowl after hours of nail-biting games in soccer, field hockey, cross country, and volleyball. Despite initial losses by boys...

Week 4 NFl Highlights: Top Teams

Max Koehler ’22 and Finn Boyle ’22

October 21, 2018

With the 2018/2019 NFL season starting, this is a summary of the NFL Week Five top 3 teams and defending super bowl champions based on their performance in the first...

An Introduction to CA’s Winter Sports Season

Lily Gray '20

December 12, 2017

The Concord Academy winter sports season began on November 16th and team tryouts ended on Monday, November 20th. Now that the teams have been chosen, athletes are ready to...

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