On a chilly October night, days before the United States presidential election, I was discussing the upcoming election with a fellow editor in the Scroll room. Since I had watched…
When I first found out I was in contention for the position of Captain Deerfield, I didn’t know what to think. I felt incredibly intimidated at the thought of being…
Like most girls who’ve read it, I felt a mix of emotions after reading the Boston Globe article. I agreed with some aspects of the article, but disagreed with others.…
When the author of the recent Boston Globe article accused Deerfield of having a toxic culture and of being a poor place for girls to go to school, my first…
Just before coming to Deerfield for my ninth-grade year, I purchased a pair of Hunter boots. I didn’t give it a lot of thought; I just needed a new pair…
Not once during my time at Deerfield did I witness a large-scale conversation around sexism where everyone involved saw the dialogue as an opportunity to enhance our school as an…
I graduated from Deerfield and quit co-ed education cold turkey when I stepped into Wellesley College, where most students identify as women. I transitioned from a culture that revolved around…
When I was a boy, I fell from a bridge into a cold mountain river in northern New York. I emerged relatively unscathed, but I remember vividly the panic of…
At present, our country seems separated. Justice Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court appointment highlights all aspects of division in the United States: #MeToo, political maneuvering, biased media coverage, issues with social media…
11 souls stand amongst the Pews of the Etz Chaim Synagogue. Among them are a primary-care physician, a couple married in the same room they stand in now, and a…
Let me start by saying this: I like to think that I’m a reasonable person with generally moderate political views. I didn’t want to write this piece, but a lot…