April 2020 Issue – All Articles
Covid and Quarantine in Counterpole Countries
Amidst the pandemic, it is important to remember that it is a shared experience around the globe. In an attempt to show perspective, two interviews have been conducted with two girls of the same race and age, living in opposite countries of the world. One comes from our own Bryn Mawr community, a 6th grader who…
Coronavirus and the Medical System
In the midst of COVID-19 we are already seeing shortages of medical equipment appear throughout the world. I’ve heard others describe our situation as feeling like a dream, a simulation. The only thing is, there’s currently no end in sight, and there’s no shortcut to the finish line. Already, nurses and doctors across the…
The Pandemic of Scapegoating and Hatred during Coronavirus
America tends to emphasize foreignness when naming pathogens: it is the “Ebola” virus, named after a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the “Zika” fever, after the Zika Forest in Uganda, the “Spanish” influenza despite the flu not originating in Spain, Middle…
Pros and Cons of the New AP Exams
At least they’re shorter. A three hour exam is a long time for anyone, especially to be sitting in a plastic chair with a stress-inducing time limit. If someone was doing homework this intensely for that long without a sufficient break, they would most likely have a nasty crick in…
Zooming into Quarantine
The coronavirus pandemic has instilled distance learning at all education levels across the country, and around the globe. In addition to universities closing across the country, an abundance of K-12 institutions have closed, including the Bryn Mawr School. In the Bryn Mawr community, the majority of teachers…
Day in the Life of Quarantine
7:30 am. My day began bright and early today, as I had a 8:00 am geometry class with Mr. Ecker. Today we worked more on proportions together on a Zoom for about 20 minutes and then were given some homework problems, which we were able to finish on our own.
Bernie Sanders: The Election and Beyond
As the upcoming 2020 presidential election approaches, it can get hard to keep up with all the news circulating around it. One of the biggest pieces of recent news is that Bernie Sanders, one of the leading Democratic candidates, suspended his campaign for president.
Privilege Within Quarantine
We have been in quarantine for over a month now. If you ask me, that’s a pretty long time to have been stuck at home. I know how mundane and repetitive daily life feels at the moment, and trust me, I would absolutely love to be able to see my friends again. But, while this time may…
AI Talking to Holocaust Survivors after Death
As one of the last generations to have first-hand connections to Holocaust survivors, we must find a way to preserve direct accounts of their history. Nearly 75 years after the end of World War II, scientists have taken on the task of recording Holocaust stories as told by…
Mawrtian of the Month: Tech Department
The Tech Department: whenever you have a tech problem, this savvy team is there to solve it. They even have managed to keep it up now during quarantine when everyone is more dependent on technology than ever before!. The Tech Department is extremely essential, and their help is needed now, more than ever.
Why You Should Watch “Tiger King”
It’s come to a point in quarantine where we can no longer rely on baking or playing cards to entertain us. We need something that we can sink our teeth into, pun intended; something that can distract us from all the craziness of our reality and transport us to an even more bizarre world.
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