By, Crystal Y. '20 Nowadays, as our political climate heightens, we hear fervent debate over a multitude of important issues, such as gun control, climate change, abortion rights, and more. However, another equally contentious but perhaps lesser-known issue has recently risen to the forefront of American politics: affirmative action. Stemming from the aftermath of …
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By, Ariela R. '19 and Teresa L. '19 Recently, The New York Times broke the story that the Trump administration is considering changing the governmental definitions of gender and sex to being biologically determined by one's genitals at birth. These definition would be exclusively either male or female and unchangeable. “Sex means a person’s status …
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By, Rani B. '21 You may not know that Emily Vermeule, a Winsor junior you have seen in the hallway, has traveled around the world to fence at the Junior Olympics and World Championships, and medaled! A junior Olympian at Winsor is an amazing feat to accomplish, one that Emily said when she started fencing …
By, Haley K. '20 and Crystal Y. '20 A couple of weeks ago, students may have noticed an email from Ms. Quackenbos referring to the existence of Winsor’s Curling Club, and then an even more mysterious follow-up about this so-called “Curling Club” being full! What even is curling? Why is it so popular? Believe it …
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By, Jamila O. '19 On Tuesday, October 16, students and faculty gathered in the theater to celebrate and to honor the fall season with a selection of exceptional performances from some of Winsor’s many performing arts groups. The Upper School Percussion Ensemble kicked off the concert with a lively rendering of the jazz piece “Blue …
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