Saturday, September 23
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...
On a Tuesday in March, year 1229, students from the University of Paris entered a tavern in the quarter of Saint Marcel. After some rowdy...
Mr. Gupta’s article, “The Case For American Communism,” is a laudable exercise in scholarly debate and an opportunity for diversity of views. All high schools...
Angel Xin ’26 and Arya Vishwakarma ’25
The last time the late-summer sun beat down on Lawrentians in formal attire, the Class of 2026 had only spent about a week on campus. At last year’s Convocation, fanning...
On the first anniversary of Earth Day in 1971, the “Crying Indian” ad campaign from the environmental organization, Keep America Beautiful (KAB), showcased an indigenous man distressed by the amount...
In the past year, the United States gave $75 billion of financial, military, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine to support the country’s resistance to Russia’s invasion. While the vast majority...
When it comes to Lawrenceville, I’ve always been a cynic. For years, I’ve run from the Hype Squad and joked about this school’s various pitfalls; the term “hellville” is ingrained...
Americans often view obesity as a personal issue that people must resolve for themselves. While it’s all too common nowadays to blame overweight individuals for their weight gain, obesity rates...
This Wednesday, Lawrenceville hosted Community Day, a day designed to tackle the school’s cultural problems with our usual strategy: students gathered around Harkness tables, coming up with solutions in small,...
On Friday May 2, the Supreme Court ruled that the abortion drug Mifepristone will remain available to the public. In light of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, some challenged...
The month of May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the contributions of AAPI individuals in American history. It is important to understand...
Lawrenceville prizes its alumni network. Alumni events range from Hong Kong, London, New York City, San Francisco, and many other cities worldwide. The alumni magazine, The Lawrentian, is published on...
This month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced its plans to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) production to meet President Biden’s 2021 goal for 50 percent of vehicles sold in 2030 to...
With interim comments coming out earlier this week, Lawrentians are reckoning both with how to respond to the last written feedback from their teachers each term and the new format...
Every spring, Lawrenceville buzzes with excitement as students prepare for Splash, a campus-wide game of ‘assassin’. For $8, students receive a target—another student they must squirt water on—and a plastic...
Last August, Lawrenceville announced there would only be three Saturday classes during the Spring Term. Group chats buzzed with excitement and disbelief as arguably the most dreaded aspect of Lawrenceville...
At Lawrenceville, not only do students deal with the universal difficulties of teenhood such as stress, insecurities, and relationships, for many Lawrencians, the School’s demanding nature can introduce additional, unique...
It’s Earth Month once again, so I thought I’d share the two most common mindsets at Lawrenceville (and beyond) whenever people discuss climate change: 1. Oh no, there’s no way...
Students with their necks craned downwards while scrolling across the bright blue lights of their cell phone screen is an all too familiar sight at Lawrenceville. At the tables of...
Whether it is through a new dance trend, skits, lip-syncing out-of-pocket audios, or Ice Spice dropping her latest banger, you’ve probably heard of the viral app TikTok, a social media...
Last weekend, I sat in my basement as pouring rain pounded on the roof and the sound of thunder and lightning echoed through the sky. Like many Lawrentians, I refreshed...
With the arrival of ChatGPT, several ethical and social concerns regarding generative AI—artificial intelligence that creates its own work—have surfaced. Rather than simply analyzing data or generating numbers, generative AI...
Over the past week, Lawrenceville hosted three Discovery Days, inviting 700 freshly admitted students and their families to experience an authentic slice of campus life. Incoming cars were engulfed by...
“Wanna walk with me to hype squad tomorrow?” someone asks me. I shoot off a response as homework, upcoming assignments, and personal hang-ups swirl in my mind. It isn’t until...
Do Covid-19 vaccines contain injectable traceable microchips? Is Elvis still alive? Was Planet Nibiru headed straight for Earth? Social media has allowed questions like these to circulate unchecked, deceiving uninformed...
In 2016, Olympic Soccer Gold Medalist and FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion Carli Lloyd said, “When I joined four teammates in filing a wage-discrimination complaint against U.S. Soccer late last...
As I walk around campus, I can’t help but overhear comments like “Man, I cannot believe the grade I just got on that test!” or “I need to get a...
One of my favorite shows is Downton Abbey, a British television series that follows the trials and tribulations of an English aristocratic family. What catches my eye in every episode...
Early one morning, I was cramming for a geometry exam when I smelled something that could only be described as a mixture of grapefruit and battery acid. Turning toward the...
This November’s midterm elections are some of the most heated that we have seen in years. With all seats in the House of Representatives, 35 seats in the Senate, and...
On September 14, some 50 migrants exited two charter jets and stepped onto Martha’s Vineyard—a Massachusetts island renowned for its wealthy and politically well-connected residents, including the Obama family and...
On September 14, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis flew 48 Venezuelan asylum-seekers from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in a “political stunt” that has garnered national attention and exacerbated existing tensions...
Tsai Commons, Lawrenceville’s long-anticipated new dining hall, made its grand debut last week. Within its sleek brick facade and iconic arched roof lies a brand new, modern facility with expansive...
To the boys of the Raymond House: Navigating the vast campus, adapting to Harkness-based learning, and abiding by rules that you’ve never followed in your life before (including, but...
Right now, we find ourselves in a political era like no other in our nation’s history. Fueled by the influence of social media and the easy spread of misinformation, our...
Each of my grocery store visits this past summer seemed to always be accompanied by a now-familiar sight: an exasperated shopper standing by the check-out area looking at their groceries...
On Thursday, September 8, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96. During her reign, she appointed 15 prime ministers, saw the dissolution of the British Empire, and...
God is not a fact. So I’ve always wondered: if we aren’t able to verify the existence of God, why is God always right? Are what we believe to be...
A mid-July Economist/YouGov poll found that six in 10 registered voters consider guns to be a “very important” issue in the upcoming elections. In response to these concerns, state governments...
Dear Lawrenceville, I believe that I speak for many of us students when I say that we need help. Since my two years of being here, I’ve noticed that mental...
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