Taking some time off
Laura Mogannam, Managing Editor
May 24, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Teens spend an average of 102 minutes — more than 10 percent of their waking day — on social media every day. I was no exception. Ninety percent of teens in America use social media, and 43 percent have a desire to unplug from it, according to a study published by Common Sense Media. For thr...
Student walkout falls short
Laura Mogannam, Managing Editor
April 22, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, Opinion
ANALYSIS Students across all 50 states took part in the National School Walkout at 10 a.m. on Friday, protesting gun violence in memory of the 19th anniversary of the shooting at Columbine High School, but only 30 people in the Convent & Stuart Hall community participated. After hundreds of studen...
Not a fashion statement
Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2018
Filed under Opinion
As a daughter of immigrants from halfway across the world, I struggled with trying to embrace my family’s strong cultural and religious ties, especially when I was younger. For a project in elementary school, I presented about the history of India — where my parents emigrated from — dressed...
A girl’s best friend
Mason Cooney, Assistant Features Editor
March 22, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Wrapped up in homework, tests and college preparations, students can carry an overwhelming amount of stress, overlooking their health and wellness, but a furry, eager-eyed companion may provide the quick reset students need. Forty schools in New York have implemented the Department of Education’s ...
The power of words
Claire Kosewic, Editor-in-Chief
March 22, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Two million undocumented immigrants call California home — working here, sending their children to school here, going to church here, and paying taxes here. They are decent, hard-working individuals who are essential to the economic health of the nation. Contrary to the label often used by Presiden...
Point of View: The real upset
Josephine Rozzelle, Sports Editor
March 22, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Despite the $900 million March Madness income for the NCAA, the $1.5 million revenue CBS and Turner Broadcasting receives for each ad it sells during the tournament, and the $1.67 million each participating team is guaranteed no matter their success, college athletes — whose participation is the reason f...
Opinion: Letting history repeat itself
Asha Khanna & Claire Kosewic, Editors-in-Chief
March 14, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, News, Opinion
WEB EXCLUSIVE As thousands of students across the nation left their classes just before 10 a.m. today, several others chose to remain at their desks, saying that walkouts are ineffectual methods of protest which do not generate any tangible change. But the March For Our Lives organization and the stude...
A home for all
Claire Kosewic, Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2018
Filed under Opinion
I started crying on the bus last week, but not because of myself. I was crying for Arleen, Doreen, Larraine, Lamar and everyone else in the book I was reading. “Evicted,” by Matthew Desmond, follows eight families in Milwaukee struggling to keep roofs over their heads. It makes a very convincing...
Zero waste, zero change
February 9, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorials
San Francisco had a diversion rate of 52 percent as of 2001, with over half of the waste generated was either recycled or composted, according to the San Francisco Department of the Environment. Former Mayor Ed Lee announced in 2012 that San Francisco had achieved a diversion rate of 80 percent, the...
Change isn’t always good
Jordan Russell, Senior Reporter
February 8, 2018
Filed under Opinion
The previously-named annual Kate Chopin Essay Contest gives Convent students an opportunity to explore the world of creative writing, yet, changing the contest’s name sends young males the message that they cannot relate to a feminist writer. Implemented over two decades ago by the English department as a ...
Skin color comes in all tones
Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief
February 8, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Just like most teeenagers, I like to wear, buy and try new makeup. But the simple daily ritual is easily ruined everytime I walk into the drugstore or Sephora. It has come to the point where I just laugh when I see brands that carry five or six foundations, and all of them are light — except fo...
Point of View: Silence is not an answer
Josephine Rozzelle, Sports Editor
February 8, 2018
Filed under Opinion
I have played a sport for as long as I can remember, and I have loved every minute of it. The skills I’ve struggled to master, friends I’ve forged relationships with, and coaches I’ve learned from and admire have positively shaped me. When I heard that more than 160 young female athletes were...
Laura Mogannam, Managing Editor
June 4, 2018 • No Comments
Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and faculty gathered in the chapel for the 131st annual Prize Day ceremony to celebrate the completion of the 2017-2018 school year. Each...
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