By Bella Holt Over the summer, the Yale Youth Poll released data that subverted every stereotype about Gen Z’s political stances. The study, which polled the 2026 congressional elections, found that while those aged 22-29 (the older end of Gen Z) preferred Democratic candidates by 6.4%, those aged 18-21 (the younger end of Gen Z) …
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By Yara Kaafarani and Anaisha Mallik At Winsor, taking AP classes is often viewed, by both students and colleges, as a marker of ambition and academic rigor. The courses promise challenges and the potential to earn college credit or even skip introductory classes. Yet the reality is much more complicated. For many students, APs become …
By Aya Goldwasser Learning about American history as an eighth grader, I remember feeling without a doubt that as a citizen I must be guaranteed each and every right promised to me, including the First Amendment right to unabridged “freedom of speech.”However, today’s political landscape seems to defy the basic principles that our country was …
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By Sophie Chan, Online Editor In early October, when the Nobel Foundation began announcing the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prizes, The Washington Post commented on the awards with an article titled “The most important Nobel prizes — this week’s awards underscore the mighty power of hard science.” This sentiment that the sciences are the …
By Nina Gersen, Banner Staff As a child, my favorite activity was reading. Before I had a cell phone or homework to do after school, I would go home and read a book. I remember sitting on the floor of my fourth grade classroom while my teacher read Charlotte’s Web aloud to our class, listening …
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