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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…
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Every four-year Deerfield student takes at least two years of history before they graduate. History, the study of the past,…
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“Just because I’m running doesn’t mean you need to run—it’s not Deerfield academics.” But in fact I did need to…
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May 10, 2024
Dear reader, What do we do when we, as individuals, disagree with an opinion? We respond with counter arguments. We reflect on them and consider whether they have merit and…
May 10, 2024
Since October, it has greatly troubled me that the Deerfield community has largely been silent on the Israel-Palestine conflict. My own action is overdue, and I hope the following article…
May 10, 2024
Ever since the first air strikes on Taliban and Al-Qaeda terrorist forces during Operation Enduring Freedom, the United States has involved itself in regional conflicts in one of the most…
March 31, 2024
A: On January 25th, 2024, Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith underwent the first execution by nitrogen hypoxia – suffocation facilitated by the inhalation of nitrogen gas. Long believed…
March 31, 2024
We’ve all been there: scratching our heads, scratching in annotations, and scratching the cover of a classical text like Othello or A Midsummer Night’s Dream in frustration as the teacher…
March 31, 2024
For about three minutes on April 8, from 3:26 p.m. to 3:29 p.m., the sun will go completely dark in Burlington, Vermont. A total solar eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime celestial…
February 12, 2024
Our Head of School Dr. John Austin refuses to comment on or even publicly acknowledge many critical and era-defining events such as the war in Ukraine or the Israel-Palestine conflict.…
February 12, 2024
MLK Day gave me hope. Even as our group entered the breakout room, we were fiercely debating whether hate speech should be legal. “Only if flawed logics are exposed can…