Opinion
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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February 27, 2013
If we really want to progress as a community and as a school, I believe that it is imperative that we become less obsessed with the Boyden era, because it…
February 27, 2013
I am sure that, with a little bit of self-evaluation, our community will come together more so than it ever has in the past.
February 27, 2013
We live in a community where people tend to conform to what everyone else thinks and does. But if you are ambitious, fun, smart, humble, kind and loyal, I don’t…
February 6, 2013
It is imperative that students understand the power of “less is more” and “probing deeper, not stretching farther” earlier on in high school.
February 6, 2013
Class based affirmative action will increase access to education, diversify universities and the professional world without undermining disadvantaged majority students.
February 6, 2013
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, we must honor this resilience, not only by recognizing it, but by assuring that this time, with the help of others, bouncing back does…
February 6, 2013
Students attend Deerfield (and parents send them there) with our impressive matriculation rates in mind and with the ultimate goal of attending a prestigious college.
February 6, 2013
For two years your present has been about planning your future. So let me tell you something I know now: It’s mostly a waste of time.
January 18, 2013
The Editor-in-Chief briefly summarizes what has happened in the forum on socioeconomic class.