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Category: Opinion/Analysis

“Stop Putting the Ideas of Men First: The Roman Empire Trend” by Kailey Serrao ’25

You have probably seen the 4 words “My Roman Empire is..” all over your For You Page on TikTok. Social media users have taken this trend by storm, reminiscing on personal moments of their lives whether it be funny or downbeat. But how exactly did this trend begin? And why the Roman Empire? This trend…

November 20, 2023
“Lewiston Maine Shooting” by Molly Castle ’25

It is difficult to determine exactly how many mass shootings there have been in 2023 so far. Different sources have different standards for what exactly qualifies as a mass shooting, but the general consensus is that there have been over 500 in the 300 days since the year began. One of the most deadly so…

November 20, 2023
October/November Movie Reviews by the BHSECQ Film Club

At film club, we nominate a weekly movie as a group, and club members watch it over the course of the week to discuss in the following club. When rating movies, we each give our individual rating out of 5, and then the scores are averaged to give us the club rating. Credit: IMDB Donnie…

November 20, 2023
“Modern-Day Imaginary Friends” by Ronae Watson ’25

When rumors surfaced of Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner being Hollywood’s hottest and newest hookup, the internet was in a frenzy. This is when people made it clear just how parasocial they are. Timothee quickly rose to fame as one of the newest “pretty boy” actors. Kylie has probably been in the public eye for…

October 23, 2023
“Bard, Still a Place to Think?” by Amelia Sammons ’24

“Did AI write this?” – this is a question many teachers are now asking themselves when presented with a student’s work. Although 75% of Bard Queens students claim they have never used ChatGPT, professors remain suspicious. Since the release of ChatGPT in November of 2022, teachers have been worried that their students will utilize AI…

October 23, 2023
“From Backpacks to Briefcases” by Kailey Serrao ’25

Students often say that they work hard now for their “future”, as an excuse for the minimal sleep they get almost every day. Students put in all of this work because it’s supposed to help them go to a “good” college, but what exactly is the point? To go to a college where the admissions…

October 23, 2023
“Transit Talk: The MTA Isn’t ‘Fare’” by Kyle Mackelburg ’24

For a system that just increased its fare by $0.15 a couple months ago (and one which will increase it again by $0.10 in the coming year), it doesn’t seem like the extra money is being put to good use . Where is the better service? Why are the stations and cars so dirty? Why…

October 23, 2023
“Amazon Faces the Music; Now it Must Pay the Piper” by Max Negbaur ’24

Amazon has been accused of improper and illegal conduct often in its relatively short corporate lifespan, primarily for its treatment of employees (making them pee in bottles is a popular cost-saving strategy). Yet it has easily avoided consequences since it first started killing independents in 1994. Legal charges slide off Amazon like rainwater off Jezz…

October 23, 2023
“Walnut Grove High: America’s Unrealistic Education Dream” by John Dean ’26

Already considered by some to be “the most luxurious school in the world,” inside and out it resembles a first class resort. So what is it, exactly, that makes Walnut Grove High so special, and what can its extravagance tell us about the current state of education in America?

October 23, 2023

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