By, Rani B. '21 In the US Open Women’s Singles Final in early September, 20-year-old Naomi Osaka played phenomenal tennis and defeated Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 in the finals of the US Open. During the second set of the match, Williams received a code violation for coaching from the match’s chair umpire, Carlos Ramos. Later, …
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By, Caitlin S. '21 On September 14, sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court nominee, publicly surfaced in a story by The New Yorker. Two days later, The Washington Post published an interview with the accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, a psychology professor in California. Senator Dianne Feinstein had received a letter with Ford’s …
By, Haley K. '20 For many Asian Americans, Lana Condor, Constance Wu, and Awkwafina are the first Asian actresses they have seen in film and television not cast in the roles of martial artist or math-loving nerd. Words fail to encapsulate the feeling of seeing someone who looks like oneself on a screen for the …
By, Samantha C. '19 Colin Kaepernick. What comes to mind when you hear this name? A heroic leader in the fight for racial equality? A man who disrespected the American flag? A martyr in the name of racial injustice? A few years ago, you might have simply associated this name with the starting quarterback for …
By, Elly P. '21 Every fall, Winsor students delight audiences in plays. This year, surely, will be no different. Machinal is a 1928 play by Mexican-American playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell. It follows the life of a young woman who works as a low-level stenographer and lives with her mother. She marries her boss, whom …
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