Category: Op-Ed
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Opinion: My Endless Love for Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel by Emilia Sawicka ’25
There are many types of bookends available for purchase: from the head and behind of a cat, to dinosaur heads, and even perfectly split crystals. They serve a simple, practical purpose: to hold chapters of knowledge between them, keeping books in place, untouched by the outside world. Yet, through the brilliant minds of Simon &…
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Opinion: The “Literary” Man is Going Extinct by Sally Mendelsohn ’25
There was a recently published Opinion piece in The New York Times by Professor David J. Morris called “The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone,” in which Morris discusses the steep decline of male writers and readers. Indeed, eighty percent of fiction sales consist of female readers. The same can be said for female…
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Opinion: Leave our Orange Trains Alone by Beatrix Worthington ’25
There is a catastrophe occurring beneath our feet. In the past few weeks, the MTA has rolled out its new “R211” trains on the G line, a massive shift from the subway cars that inhabited these tunnels in the past. They feature wider doors, fewer seats, video advertisements and, most notably, open gangways (there are…
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Are the Dodgers Ruining Baseball? by Maisie Morrison ’25
In the past 10 years, the Dodgers, the baseball team located in Los Angeles, has been utterly dominant. Winning World Series titles in 2020 and 2024, and making the playoffs every other year, fans seem to be growing tired of their continued success. Before entering the 2024 season, the Dodgers landed arguably the biggest free…
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The New Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has Questionable Qualifications by Molly Castle ’25
Pete Hegseth, now the appointed Secretary of Defense, has faced immense questioning from the public, Congress, and the military about his qualifications for the position. His military experience is not insubstantial but is not on par with what is standard for a Secretary of Defense. Hegseth was a Major in the infantry of the Army…
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Opinion: We Need to Talk About the Election by Molly Castle ’25
This is perhaps one of the most heavily publicized and high stakes elections in modern history. It can be difficult to quantify the significance of the election, especially if you are too young to vote and live in a state like New York where the outcome of the state is relatively predictable. But it is…
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“Dark Ghettos Review” by John Walden ’24 | Op-Ed
Have you ever wondered why, despite reform efforts, poverty remains such a prevalent issue in the Black community? Credit: Barnes & Noble “Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform” by philosopher Tommie Shelby is an aptly titled political philosophical work of normative theory that delves into issues of institutional racism, justice, and injustice that underlies the…