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Are digital notes taking over?

Christian Chow, On Campus Editor | May 14, 2026

Conrad Straight Nissen ’28 hasn’t come to school with a single notebook in his bag since freshman year, he said. As iPads and other forms of digital note-taking devices become more common in Upper School (US) classrooms, students and teachers discuss whether they should replace hand-written notes. “My backpack is so light,” Conrad said. “I don’t have a single notebook in it, and it saves...

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Henry Carroll, Arts Editor | May 14, 2026

“I was crying during the meeting because it was so unexpected. I thought it was the last thing I’d ever have a discussion on,” a student who was granted anonymity due to potential academic and social repercussions said. After spending weeks researching and writing her history research paper, she was asked to wait behind after class and shown the results of an artificial intelligence (AI) detector...

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A knight at the museum
A knight at the museum
Lucie Becker, Contributing Writer • May 14, 2026

A low hum of chatter fills the halls of the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) as Upper School (US) students move through galleries of colorful...

Matthew Walsh and Abby Brown (both ’26) play husband and wife onstage.
Spanish plays break language barrier
James Tao, Staff Writer • May 14, 2026

When the annual Spanish V Honors plays were performed for the first time in March 2013, only a few seats in the Lindberg-Serries Theater were...

The US Orchestra rehearses for an upcoming concert. (Staff Photo by Olivia Richter)
More than a melody
Blaine McKee, Contributing Writer • March 10, 2026

For many Upper School (US) students, music is more than a class or extracurricular: it’s a tool for managing stress and processing their emotions....

World-class wordsmiths

Bradley Shen, Contributing Writer | May 14, 2026

One-hundred and sixty-five of the most skilled debaters and public speakers from 17 different countries gathered at The World’s Individual Debating & Public Speaking Championship in Bristol, England. They competed in four events: prepared speech, interpretive reading, impromptu speaking and debate. Among them were Co-presidents of Speech and Debate Club Ahna Jung ’27 and Salar Sekhavat ’26,...

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Submerged in sewage

Pilar Bowen-Arce, Off-Campus Editor | May 14, 2026

Last October, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) introduced a proposal to reclassify the Charles River as a “Class-B (CSO)” water body. This change would have allowed Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) to continue discharging into the river indefinitely and removed Cambridge’s legal obligation to eliminate sewage pollution. Following public outcry, an alternative plan was introduced...

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The death of the Cinderella
The death of the Cinderella
Jack Reinfeld, Columnist • May 15, 2026

Schools like Davidson, Butler, Loyola Chicago and St. Peter’s are forever remembered for their unlikely, yet heroic, runs in the NCAA’s March...

On promposals and partners
Lady Knightingale, Columnist • May 15, 2026

Dearest Gentle Reader, It has come to this author’s utmost attention that a certain event of great speculation is approaching: the senior...

Training over travel

Recent Sports Stories

Spring break trips- Girls’ Varsity Tennis

Spring break trips- Girls’ Varsity Tennis

May 15, 2026

“It was nice to feel included. Now, in the tennis season, this experience makes the team feel like...

Spring break trips-Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse

Spring break trips-Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse

May 15, 2026

The Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse team (BVL) went undefeated in their three preseason scrimmages against schools...

Breaking the grade divide

Breaking the grade divide

May 14, 2026

On a bus ride to an away game teammates watched as Girls Varsity Basketball (GVB) player Lucy Song ’26...

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