For an Affirming Affirmative Action: How An Attempt at Increasing Diversity Ironically Decreases It

          A while ago, I read an article called “Affirmative Action is Over. Should Applicants Still Mention Their Race?” A line in the article illustrated the...

Character and Community at The Island School

          As a respected international research and education organization, The Island School is an institution known by many students on Lawrenceville’s campus. Students undergo a transformative...

A Polemic on Plastic

          Plastics are a staple of humanity, but they are not a harmless convenience. Through advertising campaigns, front organizations, and faulty education, the plastics industry hides...

Food as an Art Form in Hispanic Culture

          Hispanic cuisine is rich in flavor and reflective of the diverse identities, histories, and religions of many different cultures. Many popular Hispanic cuisines showcase a...

Introducing the 2023-24 Penn Fellows

          This August, Lawrenceville welcomed four new Fellows from the University of Pennsylvania Independent School Teaching Residency Fellowship Program: History Department Fellow Ansley Keane, Science Department...

Sushi Live at the Bathhouse

          Deb sends the all-school email. The clock strikes noon. The mad dash begins. Every Thursday, countless students flee from their E-period class, arriving at the...

The Big Red Reality: Lawrenceville in the Eyes of a New III Former

          Lawrenceville was Barbieland. There were ponies jumping over rainbows and there were green rolling hills and the blue of the sky was a bit too...

Alumni Reflection

         Lawrenceville taught me to find creative ways to celebrate and share my culture with others. Being a Latina at Lawrenceville, a predominantly white institution, taught me...

Thinking About Defeat: How to Deal With Losing in All Its Forms

          Let’s just make one thing abundantly clear, nobody enjoys losing whatsoever. The pain that comes with being bested by someone else is never good, and...

Reigniting Tradition & Building Community with Latinos Unidos

          A leading presence on the Lawrenceville campus celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month is Latinos Unidos. Co-advised by Josefina Ayllón-Ayllón and Laura Noboa-Berman, Latinos Unidos is an...

Brushes with History: The Ongoing Impact of Greco-Roman Art on the Modern World

Art comes in many different flavors. Art is a painting, an empty canvas, a black-and-white photograph, a slice of cheese, a copper bowl, a sculpture, and a piece of pottery...

Electivos Latinos

          Lawrenceville offers a wide array of electives for students to explore Latin American or Hispanic heritage and politics. Ally Calderon ’24, president of Latinos Unidos,...

In Her Lover Era: The Budding Relationship Between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Something wonderfully peculiar is happening this football season: our Miss Americana has found a new Heartbreak Prince. Football fans, Swifties, and all those in between are coming together in the...

New Exhibition at the Hutchins Gallery by Artist ShinYoung An

          This past Thursday, September 14, the Hutchins Gallery hosted a reception for artist ShinYoung An, whose paintings have been showcased at the Hutchins Gallery since...

The Future of Fashion

Fashion is the fastest and trendiest way to showcase individual expression and the current pop culture. There are two major places where seasonal fashion trends begin: the streets and the...

The Best of Times, the Worst of All Times Appreciating the Worst Professional Sports Teams of All Time

          In today's world, most people tend to focus on the greatest teams and players of all time, like Tom Brady and his New England Patriots...

Zaheer Ali Interviewed for PBS Documentary

          Lawrenceville’s commitment to social justice and its vibrant landscape is once again being featured on the big screen. Partially filmed on the School’s picturesque campus,...

A Summer of Scholars

          The Lawrenceville School offers four exciting academic scholars programs that students may apply for each summer. These scholarly programs include: the Heely Scholars (Historical Research),...

The Importance of Secondary Characters in The Bear

FX’s The Bear centers around a well-loved, albeit run-down sandwich shop in Chicago called The Beef. The shop fell into the hands of its current owner, Mikey’s younger brother, following...

Is Colorado Ready for Prime Time? The Impact of Deion Sander’s Appointment as Colorado Head Coach

          On December 3, 2022, it was announced that Deion Sanders would take the position of head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, the football team at...

Taking a Peak into the Future of Campus Wellness

Dr. Rae Chresfield, the newly appointed Dean of Campus Wellbeing, was officially welcomed into the Lawrenceville community in July of this year. Chresfield will be working closely with Student Council...

The Old Versus the New: The Effect of Nostalgia Bias on the Way We View Sports

          Sport has an almost uncanny ability to unite people of different generations together. The passion, the thrill, and the lasting moments that our favorite athletes...

A Call to Confiscate

          Since its origin in 19th century English Boarding Schools, study halls have forced students to use their unstructured time effectively. In the past, when the...

Taking a Peak into the Future of Campus Wellness

Dr. Rae Chresfield, the newly appointed Dean of Campus Wellbeing, was officially welcomed into the Lawrenceville community in July of this year. Chresfield will be working closely with Student Council...