The Record is a student-run bi-weekly print newspaper with daily digital presence on pressing issues and events inside the Hotchkiss community and around the globe.

The Hotchkiss Record

The Record is a student-run bi-weekly print newspaper with daily digital presence on pressing issues and events inside the Hotchkiss community and around the globe.

The Hotchkiss Record

The Record is a student-run bi-weekly print newspaper with daily digital presence on pressing issues and events inside the Hotchkiss community and around the globe.

The Hotchkiss Record

Hellqvist will study next year at the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden.

Staying True to Myself

Emily Hellqvist '24 May 31, 2024

I am the only student left on campus who was here before Covid. I spent the end of my Prep year in China, taking classes in the middle of the night, often cooking myself dinner at 2 a.m. Unable to return...

The Record Advice Column

Mike Xu '24 May 31, 2024

This issue, Opinion editors Shaye Lee ’26 & Jack McCarthy ’26 passed the reins to Mike Xu ’24, who shared some insights from his experience as a four-year Senior.   Dear Record, How...

Zach Lewis plans to continue playing lacrosse at Ursinus College next year.

Just Take a Deep Breath

Zach Lewis '24 May 31, 2024

I came to Hotchkiss my Lower Mid year after going to public middle and high school for all of my life. My first semester at Hotchkiss, I was doing well, but over time, it became difficult for me to keep...

Beatty looks back on four years of idyllic moments and challenges.

The Gift of Hotchkiss’ Perfect Imperfections

Grace Beatty '24 May 31, 2024

Sometimes, when I look back at my four years at Hotchkiss, it seems like things haven’t changed much. Yes, we no longer require distanced conversations and masks, but I still spend hours of my day in...

Don’t Let Social Media Desensitize You

Don’t Let Social Media Desensitize You

Anthony St.Clair '25 May 9, 2024

Nowadays, we find ourselves in a disjointed society. While some spend their days shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, others struggle to survive famine, war, and tragedy. The truth is, we have always...

The Record Advice Column

Shaye Lee '26 and Jack McCarthy '26 May 9, 2024

Dear Editors, I’m a faculty member who would like to do my part to enforce the cell phone rule in Ford without seeming like a jerk. Assuming that I can’t just do nothing, what would students like...

The U.S. Must Not Give Up Too Much for Evan Gershkovich

The U.S. Must Not Give Up Too Much for Evan Gershkovich

Daniel Zhang '26 May 9, 2024

March 29 marked the one-year anniversary of American journalist Evan Gershkovich’s detainment in Russia. Held under suspicion of espionage, Gershkovich is the first American reporter to be detained these...

All-School Presidency: The Right Pair Won

All-School Presidency: The Right Pair Won

Sofia Clark '27 and Clover Curry '27 May 9, 2024

This all-school presidents’ election season offered a variety of candidates and promises. With expectations raised by successful predecessors Anji Ashaye ’24 and Jacquo Pierre ’24, it will be a challenge...

Music is the Best Co-curricular (Sorry, FFEAT)

Music is the Best Co-curricular (Sorry, FFEAT)

Emma Liu '26, Staff Writer April 18, 2024

Dear Shaye Lee, I stumbled upon an old article of yours in my collection of Records that praised the school’s unique farm team [“So You Think You Can Farm?,” Vol. CXXV, No. 9]. Although I myself...

Colombia: A Nation of Hope

Colombia: A Nation of Hope

Alexandra Espinosa ’26 April 18, 2024

Colombia is not drugs, not violence, nor conflict; it is a nation of resilience, strength and joy. Subject to infamous stereotypes, the country lives in the shadows of its own past. But what many foreigners...

We Should Coexist With, Not Ban, AI

We Should Coexist With, Not Ban, AI

Olivia Hicks '27 April 18, 2024

There's no denying that we have a problem. The advent of AI tools such as ChatGPT has led to an exponential uptick in academic dishonesty here on campus. During marking period three, the number of disciplinary...

Collegiate Commercialism is Protecting Bigots

Collegiate Commercialism is Protecting Bigots

Sofia Clark '27 April 18, 2024

Following the 2024 March Madness tournament, Louisiana State University’s Women’s Basketball Head Coach Kim Mulkey came under fire for alleged homophobia, comments dismissing sexual assault, and cruel...

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