On Monday, December 2, in wake of Darren Wilson’s lack of indictment for the killing of Michael Brown, President Obama announced his plans to settle …
11/20/2014: To City Council
Below is the transcript of Nicki Feldbaum ’15’s speech to the members of the Sanitation Committee at City Council on the proposed charge on plastic …
An Interview with Storm Portner of Wellbody Alliance
Storm Portner works with Wellbody Alliance, an NGO based in the Kono District of Sierra Leone, as a global partnership fellow. Portner, a Princeton University graduate …
TEDxYouth@Hewitt 2014: Anticipating the Event
TED is a nonprofit that aims to spread beneficial thinking and powerful ideas usually through short talks and videos. TED was started in 1984 and has left …
Protests in Hong Kong: Fight for Democracy
As Americans, there are a lot of things in this world that, today, we cannot fully understand. One of those things happens to be the …
The Truth About Ebola
Ebola has been a topic of conversation ever since the virus appeared in Liberia in mid-July. It has existed for decades, but this outbreak, which has killed …
Chinelo Okparanta Enlightens the Upperclasswomen
Chinelo Okparanta is a young writer who hails from Port Harcourt, Nigeria and currently lives in the United States. She is well-known for her short …
The Scan: Changing the Tides of Gay Marriage Legalization
What to say when cookies are served at the bistro…. Finally, it’s been too long. As to same-sex marriage, five more states will finally legalize gay …
People’s Climate March: Save Our Earth
The People’s Climate March took place on Sunday, September 21st: at 11:30 am, Hewitt students and faculty met at the Ethical Culture School. Later, we all …