Author: sludtke20
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What The Yellow Vests Movement Means for the Rest of the World
By Jackson Powers ‘20, Commentary Writer The Yellow Vest movement, for those unaware, is a movement based in France, protesting authoritarian government, and the subsequent disregard of lower class workers. The name comes from the jackets the protesters wear, all yellow caution vests. The demonstrations have been going on since the middle of November, and…
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The German Question
By Alex Chen ‘20, Commentary Writer Germany has only been a unified country for less than 150 years, and yet it has faced many radical changes within its borders. From monarchism under the German Empire, to fascism under the Nazis and Communism under East Germany, Germany’s people have faced many challenges and difficulties under each…
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2018: The Year in Good News
By Sophia Ludtke ‘20, Commentary Editor While the news this past year was dominated by what, at times, felt like the daily presence of upsetting headlines, there is still plenty of good that happened in 2018. From the big to the small, here are ten uplifting news stories from 2018: 1. Voter Turnout in…
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Rhino Horns Legalized in China
By Alex Chen ’20, Commentary Writer Recently, China has planned for the legalization of the rhinoceros horn trade. This is an overturn of the 1993 ban that limited that practice. On the surface, this overturn is alarming considering the history of China’s trade, but looking at it more deeply, one can better understand China’s decision.…
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Rhetoric, Hate Crimes, and …. Philosophy?
By Sophia Ludtke ’20, Commentary Editor *This article, along with an article by Roman Wright ‘19, Commentary Writer, was inspired by an IB Philosophy assignment. The assignment was to analyze the recent increase in hate crimes in the US through a philosophical lens. Before conflict, fueled by violent rhetoric, had normalized the killing of individual civilians,…
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Intent vs. Impact: How We Handle Controversy
By Jackson Powers ’20, Commentary Writer In case you managed to avoid what is most likely the biggest story of the school year thus far, a student, who will remain nameless, brought the Gadsden flag to USA Day during Spirit-Week. Unbeknownst to this student, the flag, originally designed during the era of the American Revolution…
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The UN Climate Report: A Call to Action
By Sophia Ludtke ‘20, Commentary Editor Recently, an official United Nations panel on climate change (made up of over 90 climate scientists), released a shocking and deeply-dismaying report on the current state of our planet. The report explained that 2.7 degrees of warming is all it would take for coastlines to be swept away by…
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The Art of Peacemaking
By Sophia Ludtke ’20, Commentary Editor “An international exhibit that would broaden our view of the world” was Art Department Chair Mrs. Brodie’s intention when she set out to find a fall exhibit for the NA Gallery. The beautiful and powerful Pax Rwanda exhibit currently on display in the Tieger Gallery certainly achieves this aspiration.…
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10 Tips from the Wise Sages of NA
by Sophia Chen ’20, Staff Writer We need a healthy dose of advice right now during these stressful times. While we can learn a lot about history, science and English in our rigorous classes, we need to look beyond the classroom to know how we can apply what we learn in class to our everyday…
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Top 10 Environmental News Stories of 2017
by Sophia Ludtke ’20, Feature Editor From the uplifting to the tragic, the exciting to the appalling, this year our planet has been shaped by significant events. We all live on the same sphere of oceans, forests, deserts and mountains, but that seems to be the extent of what unites us. With opinions about our…