by Brian Wilbur ‘24 Huge controversy and ensuing boycott threats engulfed Bud Light’s sponsorship of Dylan Mulvaney, a well-known transgender rights activist, in a world where social divisions appear to widen daily. While promoting tolerance and supporting underprivileged groups is noble and needed, corporations must also carefully consider the repercussions of getting involved in such sensitive cultural topics. Regardless of … Read More
The current system of public education, in which money from tax paying adults is used to fund the public schools in their district, is often presumed to be the most logical solution which provides every student with access to high quality free education. What many people don’t realize is that there is a wide range of solutions to the issue … Read More
by Ziv Golan ’26 The popular social media platform, TikTok, has been under fire recently. Government officials have accused the app, owned by Chinese company Byte Dance, as being spyware for the Chinese Communist Party. A bipartisan group of Senators introduced the RESTRICT Act, which allows the federal government to regulate and even ban foreign-produced technology, with the aim clearly … Read More
by Ziv Golan ’26 Recently, Ron Desantis, the Governor of Florida, and Disney have been in a heated back and forth after Disney publicly objected to the Desantis-backed so-called, “Don’t Say Gay Bill” last year. This bill would discourage teachers from discussing their sexual orientation in class. Desantis responded to Disney by attempting to effectively take over the Disney World … Read More
by Solaiman Hassanin ‘23 It’s no secret that many museums worldwide depend on artifacts from other places. For example, the British Museum in London boasts a collection of 8 million different artifacts from nearly all corners of the globe. Two of the museum’s main attractions, the world-famous Parthenon Sculptures and the Rosetta Stone, originate in Ancient Greece and Egypt respectively. … Read More
by Alex Braun ‘23 Most college acceptance letters are very similar. They start out by congratulating you on being offered admission to the university, detail how you stood out among the tens of thousands of applications they received this year, and try to list some of their school’s opportunities to “sell” you on accepting their offer of admission. If you … Read More
by Briana Sisler ‘24 Fashion Week is a week-long event taking place in the “Big Four” fashion capitals of New York, Milan, Paris, and London. Artists and companies show off their latest collections and lines to millions of people around the world, who watch in person or follow the trends after the fact, in hopes of selling them to collectors … Read More
by Connor Pugh ‘24 Close viewers of their favorite Netflix shows may have noticed a recent trend of frequent cancellations of in-house original content after only one or two seasons, leaving the story unresolved or ending on an unsatisfying note. Netflix original shows like Inside Job and 1899 have been cancelled despite substantial audience and critic praise, leaving many fans … Read More
The Supreme Court will likely decide to overturn the legal precedent for race-based college admissions in a lawsuit brought by an action group, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), against two high-profile universities: Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. Affirmative action is defined as a policy that seeks to include particular groups, in this case racial groups, into an … Read More
by Connor Pugh ‘24 Olney has long been a popular spot for students attending Sherwood to relax and hang out with friends. The town is officially considered a satellite community, which means it is a smaller town adjacent to the core of the metropolitan area, namely Washington. However, satellite communities often have their own distinct cultural and historical identities that … Read More