Upon exiting from The Hewitt School’s main entrance on 75th street, one can easily see a bright Kony 2012 poster, its slogan “One thing we …
From Fireworks to Fear
Sometime during the week of April 16th, North Korea is throwing a party, fireworks and all. The isolated authoritarian nation plans to launch a 32-meter-long …
The Dell Decision: Reworked
Not a week goes by in which I don’t hear students complain about their Dell laptops. Girls at Hewitt constantly wonder why the school …
The Fate of the Euro: A Timeline
Official Euro Symbol. Credit: Wikimedia Commons December 5, 2011: The clock for the euro is ticking, and ferociously at that. After its introduction just over …
Costa Concordia: Cruise Ship Disaster
On January 13, 2012, just three hours after departing the port of Civitavecchia near Rome on a week-long voyage through Italy, the Italian cruise ship, Costa …
SAT/ACT Cheating Scandal on Long Island
On Tuesday, November 22, 13 students (in addition to the seven first charged in September) were accused of accepting payment or paying others to take …
The Spread of Occupy Wall Street
They’ve outlasted snowstorms, hefty opposition, pepper spray, and even eviction, but it doesn’t seem like the Occupy Wall Street protesters are going anywhere for a …
Would You Eat at a “C” Restaurant?
Since the beginning of July 2010, restaurants have been required to post a sanitary letter grade in their window. This letter shows potential customers that …
Follow-Up on the Netflix Turnaround
You may recall an article I recently wrote on the game-changing decision the movie-maven company, Netflix, had made to split up into two independently-operated companies: …
Mexico Turns to Social Media for Survival
Understandably, you may think that social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are only used as means of socialization. All over the world, however, they …