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Norovirus: What it is and What to do
Since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, case numbers for infections like flu, Strep A, and RSV have escalated. In the midst of rising frequencies in diseases, norovirus was also one…
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April 20, 2014
School Welcomes the 15%
In early April, newly accepted students gathered on campus for Spring Visit Days, during which they toured the school and further acquainted themselves with Deerfield life. Yet these accepted students…
April 20, 2014
Crisis in Crimea: Deerfield Comments
Following the Ukrainian Revolution, which culminated as rebels ousted President Viktor Yanukovych on February 22, a serious crisis developed in Crimea, a region of Ukraine that previously belonged to Russia.…
March 9, 2014
CVS Turns its Back on Tobacco
On February 5, 2014, CVS Caremark announced that CVS will stop selling tobacco products before October 1, 2014. The chain, which has more than 7,600 stores across the U.S., will…
March 8, 2014
Chinese New Year Fashion Show Stirs Reaction
Heralding the Chinese New Year, the Asian Student Alliance (ASA) presented a fashion show during School Meeting oil February 5. The effort to formally celebrate and acknowledge this important day…
March 4, 2014
Deerfield Packs A Punch Against Hunger
On January 20 the entire student body came together to package more than 156,000 meals to send to starving children in the Philippines and Haiti. As part of the MLK…
February 4, 2014
Reflecting on Turbulence in Thailand
Thailand has experienced much political unrest in the last few years. In 2006, the Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was overthrown by Thailand’s military on charges including corruption, human rights violations…
January 29, 2014
Deerfield Debates LGBT Rights in Russia
With the Sochi Winter Olympics starting next week, Russia has come under close international scrutiny for its recent legislation on gay rights. In an interview given on January 17, Russian…
October 16, 2013
Meat Brings the Heat (to the Table)
Last spring David Keith ’13 started a petition to stop the consumption of antibiotic-fed livestock in the Dining Hall. As Keith’s Change. org page explains, “The widespread use of antibiotics…
October 16, 2013
After 33 Years, David Pond Is About to Swim Away
David Pond, Associate Head of School for Alumni Affairs and Development, will be retiring at the end of the 2013-14 school year. Mr. Pond has served Deerfield Academy for 33…
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