“Is it OK to physically punish children for the purpose of discipline?” People have various answers to this question. According to a survey of 116 Hotchkiss students, while 57.4% of students are opposed...

Ever since the first Covid-19 outbreak two years ago, China has taken hard-line measures to contain the pandemic. As the rest of the world returns to normal, with many countries lifting restrictions and...

Amidst a multitude of issues that our generation must tackle, one of them stands out. It’s not a hot-button topic — like climate change, violence, poverty, or pollution — that receives endless coverage...

Today, we live in an economy that is constantly changing. However, the most salient change is the increased prices for almost everything we purchase in the past few months. The high inflation rates will...

The future of Brazil looks dark. Brazil has gone from being a military dictatorship to a republic, from being one of the most promising countries in the developing world to being tainted with corruption...

Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s most recent socially conservative policy, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, completely censors LGBTQ-related discussions in schools. The legislature ensures that...

The Record is taking the rare step of publishing an anonymous Opinions essay. We have done so at the request of the author, whose identity is known to us and who could face harmful repercussions by its...

The devastating consequences of the current Russian invasion in Ukraine are evident. Russian forces advance to Kiev, the death toll continues to rise, and many analysts question whether the conflict will...

Sunday afternoons are homework hours here at Hotchkiss. People escape their rooms to work alone in the tranquility of the library or in groups in classrooms. This is great in terms of finding space to...

After a pandemic that rocked the world of foreign policy, it would seem logical that few nations in 2020 were able to make great geopolitical strides. But that assumption doesn’t apply to Turkey. Led...

As we sat in Walker Auditorium on February 16 during the all-school conversation about respect, many students shared their personal experiences and opinions about the matter. Some asserted that respect...

We are almost there.  But not yet.  COVID-19 has plagued our world for more than two years. The world we know now has experienced an immense social, economic, commercial, and political metamorphosis...