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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

Mangione Murder Reveals Depth of Public Anger

Mangione Murder Reveals Depth of Public Anger

Annabelle Chu ’28 January 24, 2025

When a friend messaged me during Winter Break about how “fine” Luigi Mangione is, I sent her a gif of a baby smacking the screen, hoping to slap some sense into her. “Murder is wrong,” I responded. Mangione...

Where Were You During the L.A. Fires?

Shaye Lee ’26, Opinion Editor January 23, 2025

In Los Angeles, it is raining fire. Wildfires have destroyed over 12,000 structures, displacing over 150,000 residents and killing at least 27 people. More than 60 square miles have been torched. Analysts...

We Must Protect Democracy

We Must Protect Democracy

Anna Ma ’28 January 23, 2025

On December 3, 2024, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law in South Korea. The announcement— which came as a surprise to Korean citizens and most of the government—marked the beginning...

A Shifting Political Landscape: How Conservatives are Making a Comeback

A Shifting Political Landscape: How Conservatives are Making a Comeback

Tate Collins ’27 January 23, 2025

Donald Trump has won the White House for a second term. Some people are ecstatic, some don’t care, and some believe that it’s evidence of an impending apocalypse. No matter how you feel about the former...

Finding Love When You Least Expect It

Finding Love When You Least Expect It

Annabelle Chu ’28 December 12, 2024

On November 2, I fell in love with a 60-year-old man. Wait––before you call the cops on me, hear me out. It’s 7 p.m.. I’m slumped over in my seat in Elfers Hall, wondering disgruntledly why Mr....

Trump's Cabinet Picks: A Report Card

Trump’s Cabinet Picks: A Report Card

Jeremy Fang ’28 December 12, 2024

As the nation prepares for a second Trump term, the president-elect is picking his Cabinet. Get ready, America: the circus clowns are coming to town, with one big, orange clown driving the bus. It would...

Never Be the Smartest in the Room

Never Be the Smartest in the Room

Penelope Thornton ’27 December 12, 2024

Coming to a private college-preparatory boarding school, I understood that I would be surrounded by lots of talented students. I didn’t expect, however, for their academic abilities to make me insecure...

Necessary or Nerve-Wracking? Students Weigh In on Exams

Daniel Zhang ’26, Tate Collins ‘w7 December 12, 2024

Daniel Zhang '26 If students were given the chance to voice their opinions about the end-of-semester exams, you would hear a resounding scream of resentment. Although exams cause stress, however, their...

College Aspirations Only Fuel Our Fire for Clubs Program

Daniel Zhang ’26, Staff Writer November 14, 2024

I read an article in the recent issue of The Record [“Admissions Mania Harms Clubs” by Sofia Clark ’27 in Vol. CXXVI, Issue No. 7] about the ways in which college admissions harms student clubs....

Elitist or Essential? Students Weigh in on Legacy Admissions

Elitist or Essential? Students Weigh in on Legacy Admissions

Tate Collins ’27 and Jeremy Fang ’28 November 14, 2024

Tate Collins '27 It’s no surprise that a recent poll by Pew Research found that 75% of Americans are against legacy admissions to college. Utilized by many institutions, legacy admissions is the unjust...

Transitioning Makes People Happy—So Why Do You Care?

Transitioning Makes People Happy—So Why Do You Care?

Penelope Thornton ’27 November 14, 2024

We know from research and listening to the voices of trans people that transitioning makes them happier and more comfortable in their skin. Just listen to my friend Rocko share some of his journey with...

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