If the new school year in a pandemic couldn’t have brought enough unprecedented changes, the new terms which have four blocks per term and 70-minute classes are certainly changing the academic life of...

As the Loomis Chaffee administration begins to communicate the plans for students to return to campus for Winter Term 2, Connecticut’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise, with the recent positivity rate...

Since we started learning with the new course schedule, most people have demonstrated their preference for two-course terms over the three-course terms. And their reasons are not unfounded: two-course...

Now that the boarding students have returned to the Loomis Chaffee campus and new COVID-19 protocols are in place, the day students are being challenged to stay connected with their boarding friends and...

Excessive waste is a current problem at Loomis Chaffee, as the school has turned to plastic single-use utensils and cups for safety reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, Loomis Chaffee’s environmental...

Since the moment I stepped onto the Island, college applications have been an unwelcome yet persistent factor behind many decisions, from some classes I took to several clubs I joined. “It will look...

Prefect and residential assistant (RA) are two of the most coveted leadership positions at the Loomis Chaffee School. However, while these roles are certainly affiliated with prestige and garner school-wide...

As sports leagues, schools, and companies begin to reopen, many executives and local leaders have begun to introduce “snitch hotlines,” or mechanisms where people can anonymously report violations...

Many of this year’s new circumstances brought a dreary, eternal cycle for students: endlessly staring at a screen. At one level, the sudden shifts in how Loomis Chaffee conducts education, such as...

Should the US implement a single-payer healthcare system? YES Zack Davis ‘21 Staff Writer One of the biggest issues in modern American politics is healthcare. Common political discourse surrounding...

“Look at all of these colleges going test-optional! Doesn’t that reduce some stress toward your upcoming ACT?” asked my grandfather as he viewed the local newspaper’s captivating headline: “US...

Loomis Chaffee’s decision to close boarding for Fall Term I combined with increased amounts of asynchronous work has resulted in a dilemma for many on-campus students. With dorms closed, extremely slow...