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Climate change: the peril of inaction
  • Opinion

Climate change: the peril of inaction

  • Griffin Jordan '24, Opinions Editor
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As floods, heat waves, and other climate disasters ravage our world, national governments have promised more action and urgency on the issue of climate change. […]

This NFL great does not deserve the Hall of Fame
  • Opinion

This NFL great does not deserve the Hall of Fame

  • Tate Bannish '24, Staff Writer
  • 0

Over a period of seven years, Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has been alleged to have swindled over eight million dollars from the welfare […]

Current happenings we need to leave in 2021
  • Opinion

Current happenings we need to leave in 2021

  • Maddie Merowitz '23, Arts Editor
  • 0

Spreading misinformation about COVID-19 Poto courtesy of Pexels. This may seem obvious. However, for some, it is not. Although history has proven that there will […]

Lunar New Year should be a school holiday in Wellesley
  • Opinion

Lunar New Year should be a school holiday in Wellesley

  • William Liu '24, Editor-in-Chief
  • 0

Over the last few years, the status of Lunar New Year, an East Asian cultural holiday marking the beginning of a year on the traditional […]

Is staying in school the best option right now?
  • Opinion

Is staying in school the best option right now?

  • Griffin Jordan '24, Opinions Editor
  • 0

With each passing week, Covid cases within the school district seem to rise. This increase in positivity rates led to a temporary suspension of winter athletics, […]

The problem with social media censorship
  • Opinion

The problem with social media censorship

  • William Liu '24, Editor-in-Chief
  • 2

In the days following the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol, several major social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook, made the […]

Why we should abolish the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools
  • Opinion

Why we should abolish the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools

  • William Liu '24, Editor-in-Chief
  • 1

Due to a combination of hybrid learning, the pandemic, and other factors, the Pledge of Allegiance was not recited on a daily basis last year. […]

The problem with single use masks
  • Opinion

The problem with single use masks

  • Tate Wilde '21, Business Manager
  • 0

These days, whenever leaving the house, you always have to remember to grab a mask. Whether you’re heading to the grocery store, walking around the […]

We must hold the media accountable in its coverage of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community
  • Opinion

We must hold the media accountable in its coverage of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community

  • Clementine Zei '24, Editor-in-Chief
  • 0

In San Francisco, California, an 85-year-old Thai immigrant died after a man violently shoved him to the ground. In Brooklyn, New York, an 85-year-old Chinese […]

Dangers of  two-party system
  • Opinion

Dangers of two-party system

  • Suzie Kim '23, Executive Editor-in-Chief
  • 0

On September 19, 1796, George Washington gave his farewell address.  Warning against the dangers of a bipartisan government, he said,  “The alternate domination of one […]

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The Latest

  • Lights, camera, action?
    By Evie Simon '27, Arts Editor
    “Stranger Things”, “Outer Banks”, and “Bridgerton” are just three shows that evoke feelings of both familiarity and agitation at the prolonged release of new seasons. All three, which have […]
  • Taboo isn’t a game: why political discussion belongs in the classroom
    By Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
    In 2023, the high school vetoed a student-planned “USA Day” from spirit week. In an email sent to members of the community, Dr. Jamie Chisum, principal of the high school, explained that […]
  • The Bradford investigates: is DEI ‘DOA’?
    By Ayesha Kapoor '26, Editor-in-Chief
    On January 20, 2025, the day of the presidential inauguration, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14151. The first of many executive orders regarding minority groups, it reads, […]
  • The high school’s spring artists of the month
    By Kaya Charoensiddhi '27, News Editor
    Each month, the Art department highlights outstanding student work by selecting two artists in 2-D and 3-D art. Sophie Kwan ’25 (2-D, Drawing and Painting), Katie Gallico ’25 (2-D, Drawing […]
  • New phone-free standard set for WPS
    By Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
    On May 16, a message from Wellesley Public Schools (WPS) Superintendent Dr. David Lussier arrived in the inboxes of students, parents, and faculty, announcing a new cell phone procedure for […]

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