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Here writers can share their opinions on any local, CA community, or global eventsReviewing the Schedule for This Year
The new schedule for the upcoming school year is virtually a copy of last year’s schedule, but with a few logical changes. This year, CA fixed some...
The Womb Where It Happens: Roe, Dobbs, Casey and the Uncertain Future of Reproductive Health
On June 24th, my phone screen lit up with notifications. The postdoc at the lab where I worked over the summer ran out of the sterile room, still...
The Potential for a Concord Academy Golf Team
A walk through the lower SHAC will take you past dozens of images of old athletic teams from years ago. If you take a close look at these images you...
Is Formal Pricing Reasonable?
The Formal Dance is an end-of-year event that everyone looks forward to. This year, the email containing the sign up sheet for Formal tickets...
Ed Rafferty on Centennial Environmentalism: The Power of a Good Speech
It is not uncommon to see Concord Academy welcome speakers. We host our own almost every morning. Speeches are hard. Long speeches are very hard. A...
Cramming, Stress, & the Final Exam Schedule
Though it feels as if this school year just began, the end of Concord Academy’s 2021-2022 academic year is rapidly approaching. This time of year is...
“Don’t Say Gay” Bill
On March 8, Florida’s Senate passed the Parental Rights in Education Bill, more commonly known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, a title that has caused...
One Year Later: Looking Back on “Sexual Assault Awareness at CA”
When I first saw Darley Boit’s ’21 Centipede article in the work-in-progress folders of last year’s May issue, I did not know what to think. In my...
A Love Letter to Figure Skating: Kamila Deserves Better, and International Sports Needs to Wake Up
Last month, the Winter Olympics happened, and figure skating Twitter promptly exploded. Called by some a tragedy and by others an embarrassment, the...
My Experience on a Semester Away
Last semester, instead of beginning my junior year at Concord Academy, I drove three hours north to join the Chewonki Maine Coast Semester Program’s...
Should We Celebrate Presidents’ Day?
Most people know Presidents’ Day as a day off when students do not go to school and most of the professional world is shut down. Everyone enjoys a...
The Best Pizza in Concord
While we all know and love the food that the wonderful Stu-Fac provides for us here at Concord Academy, sometimes, you just want pizza. And in...
Inflation in the US: Why is your coffee more expensive?
What happens when you add a mix of a global pandemic, political tension, and a sprinkle of bad management to a capitalist economy that relies on the...
Right-Wing Media Reporting on Ukraine-Russia Conflict
Recently, there has been a growing concern around the world of Russia’s aggressive plans to potentially invade Ukraine, a former Soviet republic....
Blind in the Mind’s Eye: A Personal Journey With Aphantasia, or “Y’all Can Do That?!”
When I close my eyes, darkness prevails. No matter how hard I try, I cannot see my mom’s face. I cannot even see a flash of color. I cannot visually...
Celebrating the Lunar New Year Away from Home
This being my first year studying abroad, I am no stranger to homesickness or the constant reminder that I am 7,286 miles away from my hometown...
The Metaverse Might Change Everything, But for Many, It Will Make Life No Better
More than two months ago, US-based mega-corporation Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook, announced its name change to Meta while...
Omicron and Our Dangerous Return to School
Having talked to many of my peers about their fears relating to COVID, a response I have heard often is “I’m not really worried about getting COVID...