By: Hamna Chowdhry and Zanna Berthold Barbie was released on July 21, 2023, and its already rising popularity rose even further. For weeks after its release, you could go out into the street and see a group of people decked out in pink and know that they were most likely going to see Barbie. The …
By: Annabelle Holt Most people born between 1996 and 2011, or Gen Z, are familiar with traits of our generation. Our slang consists of the recognizable phrases “slay,” “girl…”, and “be so for real.” Our values have molded to acknowledge current nuances of race, gender, and sexuality. Why, then, do we collectively recoil at seeing …
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By: Anaya Raikar “Mbappe offered record-breaking deal to Saudi for 1 billion Euros” read sports headlines across the world this summer. Transfer windows are a crucial part of club soccer, where players are exchanged across clubs and leagues for million dollar sums. The summer transfer window in particular is highly awaited due to anticipation of …
By: Lara do Rosario Plato lamented the invention of the alphabet, anxious that the use of text would threaten traditional, memory-based, spoken language. He claimed this novel technology would cause “forgetfulness in the learners’ souls, because they will not use their memories.” What would Plato say if he saw ChatGPT, a conversational artificial intelligence program …
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By: Leela Uppaluri This year, Winsor welcomes new faculty members including some who previously left and are now returning. I interviewed one new and one returning faculty member to get a sense of what they hope to bring to Winsor and why they decided to join or return to our community. Ms. Jessica Wang joins Winsor …
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