by Gabrielle Bianco ’21 Opinion Staff In early October, action was taken in Biloxi, Mississippi, to remove Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird from the eighth grade curriculum. Kenny Holloway, the vice president of the schoolboard where the decision was made, stated, “There is some language in the book that makes people feel uncomfortable.” While […]
Marathon Brings Nation Together During a time when division and disunity seem to infiltrate all forms of media and dominate our lives, we often overlook the events that bring our nation and the world together. This past Sunday, over 50,000 runners toed the start line of the 47th TCS New York Marathon, ready to begin […]
By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff Winter is coming. This winter will be a particularly exciting one, as all eyes will be on Pyeongchang, South Korea. The world’s best winter athletes will convene to represent their respective countries in the 2018 Winter Olympics with some big changes coming to the games this year. […]
by Marla Gagne ’18 Editor-in-Chief Dallas, Texas, is home to BBQ, football, cowboy hats, and…journalism? This week on pages 12 and 13 you will find a dose of Dallas as Cowl editors highlight the best parts of the Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association’s Fall National Media Convention. Two weeks ago, five Cowl editors boarded a […]
by Connor Nolan ‘19 Student Congress Publicity In its weekly meeting this past week, Congress welcomed Mike Pierce, director of the office of community standards. Pierce did not have a direct presentation for the Congress, but instead came to field any and all questions regarding the work his office does. One question arose regarding how […]
Dear Editor, Last Monday, October 30, everything going wrong in my life built up to this huge weight I couldn’t carry anymore, and I was having dark thoughts. Around midnight, I went to the chapel in hopes of getting rid of all the negativity I was feeling. When I realized that the doors were locked, […]
By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor With the conclusion of Week 9, the NFL season is officially past the halfway point, and the Patriots are once again in first place in the AFC East at 6-2, though the team has not consistently performed to the expectations coming into the season. Here is a review […]
By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff So far this year, many NFL teams have surprised their fans with unfamiliar performances. The Patriots are no longer in control of the AFC East and the Falcons are sliding down below the Panthers in the NFC South. However, one team that is not only […]
By Ethan Ticehurst ’18 Sports Staff After being one of the worst teams in the league for more than a decade, the Los Angeles Rams have emerged as a major threat to the rest of the league this season. With a record of 6-2, they have shown that they are capable of winning. A […]
by Marisa Gonzalez ’18 White walls surrounded him, cared for him, gave him a home. It had been three years since Ian Michael Emerson was admitted into the Rockville Mental Institution. It had been two years since he started art therapy. No one was really sure what was wrong with him. Ever since the […]