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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

Throughout the last several decades, the Supreme Court has often taken cases about race in education. In the 2007 decision Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, the Court...