Yash Varma '24 Contributor Smartphones are an amazing piece of technology. They offer a variety of tools, one of which is the convenient camera attached to the back. They provide a wonderful, quick method for taking photos, whether it be mouth-watering butter chicken or a victorious hockey team. However, there are considerable shortcomings that continue to make them inferior to... Continue Reading →

Samay Dadlani '24 Contributor Beginning with the #TeamTrees, and now on to a more massive stage, viral content creator and certainly YouTube’s most popular philanthropist Jimmy Donaldson, more commonly known as Mr. Beast, is back with a grander campaign called Team Seas.   For those familiar with YouTube’s sensation Mr. Beast, you may recollect his goal of planting 20 million trees in 2019. With the assist of his 70 million fans, the goal was completely smashed out of the park – with the fundraiser still receiving generous donations every single day from October... Continue Reading →

Dan Latimer '22 Contributer The four-door car, or sedan, has become increasingly unpopular with the shift towards trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). As said by Lee Iacocca in Ford vs Ferrari, “People don’t want to drive the same boring cars their parents drove. Kids today want glamour.” The cars of the 60’s and 70’s were stylish for their time; but 50 years later, their look... Continue Reading →

Isaac Lavitt '25 Contributor Imagine that you’re in a room. You see a clock, a collection of simple machines. Wheels, gears, levers, screws, and wedges fill this mechanical wonder as it ticks every second of the day. A ballpoint pen rests on your desk. This device, containing a spring and a rotating sphere in a... Continue Reading →

Oscar Lavitt '23 Contributor The world is currently experiencing a food revolution. Alternative food sources such as plant-based meats are stepping into the forefront. From your local supermarket to international chain restaurants, alternative meats are everywhere. Currently, there are only a few mainstream alternative meat options, but the future may be more diverse than you... Continue Reading →

Daniel Latimer ’22 Contributor Getting your license as a teen is something we all look forward to. It is the first taste of real freedom many get. The first time driving yourself to school, without your parents watching you at every turn, is a feeling unlike any other. Unfortunately, what was once an exciting drive... Continue Reading →

Oscar Lavitt ’23                Contributor First and foremost, the title; no, I never have built my own PC. Am I qualified to tell you how to? Probably not, but the multitude of YouTube videos I have watched on the subject probably qualifies me to at least talk about them.... Continue Reading →

Baljot Rai ’24 Contributor Over the past 15 months, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) of all sorts have become rather prominent objects in our day-to-day life, the most common example in our lives being masks. Since the start of this pandemic, wearing a mask in public has become a customary action, be it disposable or re-usable.... Continue Reading →

Emmitt Wilson ’22               Politics Editor Elon Musk is in a unique position in the public sphere. He is wealthy on an unimaginable scale, seen as one of the primary innovators in fields as far ranging as space, solar, and online payment, while wielding huge influence over markets just... Continue Reading →