Category: Opinion and Review
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Why Trump?
This article is one half of the two piece opinion page. To read the alternate viewpoint, please click here. I would like to begin by stating that both the presidential candidates for this election are embarrassing representatives of our beautiful and progressive country. Neither candidate can be deemed to have high morals or a level…
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Why Clinton?
This article is one half of the two piece opinion page. To read the alternate viewpoint, please click here. If I had been old enough to vote, I would have voted for Hillary Clinton because I believe strongly in social norms and unwritten rules like kindness, respect, and generosity. There are no laws dictating…
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A Wonderful Celebration of Diversity at Stone Ridge
Black History Month is a glimmer of hope for students during the month of February at Stone Ridge. The halls are typically slow and melancholy during the month of February, but what often goes unnoticed are the tireless efforts of the people who make Black History Month possible. Students and faculty advisors spend months planning,…
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Attending an All Girls School during Women’s History Month
Here at Stone Ridge, feminism is not an unfamiliar concept to students. Though we’re more likely to become an activist like Dorothy Day before we learn about her in the senior theology elective Leaders of Faith and Agents of Change, our school community goes to great lengths to promote female empowerment throughout everything we do.…
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Affirmative Action: Accounting for Differences in Both Identity and Economics
Goal 2 of Sacred Heart education promotes “a deep respect for intellectual values.” How can you respect and understand said intellectual values if you’re not holistically exposed to them? How can you properly incorporate “all forms of critical thinking,” as stated within the criteria of Goal 2, without exposure to them? I urge you to…
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Attempting to Mold a Community Grounded in the Mutual Respect of Justices Scalia and Ginsburg
As I sit in Room 380 during Friday break, I listen intently to the passionate voices of my peers. Although I have never before attended a Spectrum meeting, I am strangely comfortable in my new environment and feel warmly welcomed by those who sit beside me. No one looks at me strangely, wondering why the…
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Violating Freedom of Expression: Banning Books
I recall sitting in Ms. Zindulis’ Introduction to Literature and Composition class as a First Academic, unexposed to so much of this world’s and our country’s injustice, and being asked whether or not banning books, or attempting to remove or restrict their accessibility, is fair. This conversation was sparked by Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, which…
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Recreational Peacebuilding with Ms. Brownlee
Ms. Brownlee, resident justice-expert and purple-enthusiast, is the closest thing I have to a spiritual advisor. Two important notes about that: this is not a religious thing, and Ms. Brownlee doesn’t know I think this. This undercover discipleship stemmed from my fascination with Ms. Brownlee’s constant joy. As a bit of a cynic, I found…
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Trees and the Sunken Garden Demolished, Composting and Google Docs Implemented–Balancing Environmental Health and Growth
I used to arrive on the Stone Ridge campus and be greeted by lush, woody foliage and wide lawns. As a lower schooler, I might have seen deer–or even a fox–cruising around campus near the playground during recreation. Those animals called the campus woods their home. As a middle schooler, I might have walked through…
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Crocs: A Love Story
The first time I saw a pair of Crocs, I was dumbfounded by their blatant hideousness. Their garishly bright colors and gaping holes made me question their apparent popularity. Nevertheless, my parents bought me a neon pink pair. I begrudgingly accepted their offering, slipping the weirdly pliable sandals onto my unexpecting feet. That summer, I…