Personal History Column: (Just) 3 Historical Instances of Impossible Stupidity
Cooper Roh ’22
April 13, 2020
Of the thousands upon thousands of lessons history has given us, undoubtedly the most important are as follows:Never get involved in a land war in Asia. Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line.However, were we to add a third to that illustrious list, it would be the following:Ne...
Artist of the Issue: Shine Lee ’20
Jiahua Chen ’20, Digital Media Editor / Photo Editor
April 13, 2020
Shine Lee ’20 is a four-year senior, an avid cook, a member of the orchestra, and a poet. Angela Choi ’21, the orchestra’s concertmaster, says that “Shine’s laugh and smile lights up the orchestra rehearsal, and I’d hate to imagine first period Monday [rehearsal] without him.” In this issue, Art...
What is Key in Preparing for SMS?
Amelie Zhang '23
March 4, 2020
Step 1 Preparation for the Student Music Showcase (SMS) started in early November. Heads Kostia Howard ’20, Julia Lloyd ’20, Elizabeth Molitor ’20, Elijah Stone ’20, Desmond Teague ’20, and Kelly Zuo ’20, convened and drafted a tentative setlist. Howard said, “The songs are always up to the...
Student Musicians Shine in Walker
Isabella Wei ’23
March 4, 2020
Rounds of applause filled Walker Auditorium as student musicians took their final bows. The annual Student Music Showcase (SMS) offered an evening of music last night. This year, SMS featured a wide range of genres, including pop, hip-hop, R&B, and jazz. Students performed ten songs, such as the R&...
The Tempest Storms Walker
Stephanie Ge ’22, Arts & Leisure Editor
February 27, 2020
While thunder crashes in the background, water splatters on the audience as sailors attempt to save their ship from a storm. Last weekend, the Hotchkiss Dramatic Association (HDA) hosted its winter production, The Tempest by William Shakespeare, in Walker Auditorium. In The Tempest, Prospero, the...
Chinese Photographer Visits Campus
Yihan Ding ’22, Arts & Leisure Editor
February 27, 2020
With photographs that capture the essence of Chinese landscape painting and pay homage to the Hudson River School’s painterly style, local photographer Shi Guorui will discuss his work on campus this evening. Based in upstate New York, Shi moved to New York’s Catskill Mountains from Beijing at the...
Artist of the Issue: Victoria Azzu ’20
Annie Xu ’22, Design Editor
February 27, 2020
Victoria Azzu ’20, a four-year Senior, has been an avid dancer since childhood. She has also been an active member of the dance company for all four years. Tomorrow and Saturday, Azzu performed in the annual winter dance performance in Walker Auditorium.When and why did you start dancing? I started...
Tufts A Capella Group Visits Campus
Isabella Wei ’23
February 5, 2020
The Chapel was filled with energy last Saturday as 14 college women blended their voices in song. The Jackson Jills, an all-female a capella group from Tufts University, hosted a workshop and performed a number of their songs for the community. The group, founded in 1963, is named after Cornelia Maria...
KF Dinner Auction Supports Zambian Students
Stephanie Ge ’22, Arts & Leisure Editor
February 5, 2020
Last Wednesday, multiple community members donated meals to the annual dinner auction, organized by the school’s chapter of the Kucetekela Foundation (KF), a non-profit organization dedicated to funding education for disadvantaged Zambian students. At the school, KF is dedicated to raising at least...
Tremaine Welcomes “Truppe Fledermaus”
Yihan Ding ’22, Arts & Leisure Editor
February 5, 2020
As viewers enter the Tremaine Gallery, a half-human, half-bat form hanging from the ceiling contrasts sharply with the white walls. The piece, inspired by Johann Strauss’s operetta, “Die Fledermaus,” is but one in a multi-media exhibition. On view since January 25, “Truppe Fledermaus & the Carnival...
Arts in Brief
Stephanie Ge ’22 & Yuka Masumura ’21
January 22, 2020
Conceptual Artist Baldessari Dies at 88The art world is overcome with grief following John Baldessari’s passing on January 2. An American conceptual artist, Baldessari was known for his work featuring appropriated images. Starting as a painter, Baldessari began to incorporate texts and photography...
Students Take Home Scholastics Arts Awards
Yihan Ding ’22, Arts & Leisure Editor
January 22, 2020
Students’ success in the Scholastics Art and Writing Awards once again made the school one of the most decorated in the state. Established in 1923, the Scholastics Art and Writing Awards seek to recognize middle and high school student artists and writers demonstrating exceptional vision, ingenuity,...