The Housing Lottery: Compassion and Consistency Clash
Last year, after observing the number of student complaints over the housing system, Dean of Students Toby Emerson and his…
Dominating Down South: Boys’ Lax Takes Down National Powerhouse in Florida
While most of the student body was lounging around on beaches, skiing on slippery slopes, or just relaxing at home,…
Deerfield Admissions: More Selective Than Ever
What do 2,061 students from all around the world have in common? Each contributed to Deerfield Academy’s pool of applicants–the…
A Case Against Deerfield Materialism: Plea From a Day Student in Limbo
The majority of our dorm rooms are filled to their capacity with personal possessions. But this material indulgence is short-sighted;…
Play for the Love of the Game!
The softball team has started this season with three losses, but the girls are confident their enthusiastic play will translate…
Letter from the Editor
I look forward to working with the talented editors of the 2009-2010 staff maintaining and adding to the legacy of…
Modern Day Indiana Jones Swings into the Valley: Wade Davis Visits Campus
Dr. Wade Davis offered his lecture “Light at the Edge of the World” to the entire Deerfield community in the…
Arsenic and Old Lace: A Play to Die For
Just in time for spring, the theatre department is preparing to put on the comedy Arsenic and Old Lace.
King’s Academy in Jordan Continues to Flourish in the Second Year of Its Reign
The King’s Academy, founded by his majesty King Abdullah II ’80, will soon have completed its second full school year.…
We Like Textbooks in Books
While we admit that math textbooks are often thrown away at the end of each school year, online textbooks would…