Social Media
February 20, 2019
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Adults like to tell millenials that social media is evil. I used to roll my eyes just like everyone else, and kept on using Instagram and Facebook as if it didn’t make a difference. I had a Snapchat account for a quick second in freshman year before I decided that close-ups of my face with dog ears wasn...
Make Your Own Test Schedule
February 20, 2019
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This year, seniors did not receive a set test schedule at the beginning of the quarter. Instead, as the year went on, teachers would periodically announce, “We need to have a test next week. What day works for you?” Now, on the one hand, this is every underclassman’s dream. I can’t even co...
The Tonight Show: A Highlight of the Ramaz Open House
Sophia Kremer ’20, Writer
December 7, 2018
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The Open House is Ramaz’s most important recruitment event. The evening acts as an opportunity to share our school’s mission statement, as well as to showcase how those ideals are expressed throughout the building on a day-to-day basis. Short lessons on catchy subjects presented by our outstanding fa...
The Pittsburgh Catastrophe In My Eyes
Gabrielle Ostad ’21, Writer
December 7, 2018
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Never had I experienced a morning like that of Saturday, October 27. Like many of us, I was at synagogue that Shabbat morning, but my arrival home was not per the usual. I vividly remember my mom saying “There was a shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh this morning.” As soon as these words left ...
Fake Clubs
William Kremer ’21, Writer
December 7, 2018
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Once upon a time, every extracurricular activity available at Ramaz was entirely legitimate. Think Math Club, Chess Team, Debate Team, Model Congress, Mock Trial - these clubs, with only a handful of others, are the foundation upon which Ramaz’s extracurricular catalog was built. Each of these clubs ...
A Depersonalized Lateness System
Tammy Palagi ’21, Writer
December 7, 2018
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You’ve barely slept, faced a stomach ache, braved traffic, and missed your train when, at 8:15 AM, you arrive to school and dreadfully tap in, knowing you’ll be getting a lateness email from noreply@ramaz.org later that day. There is nobody there to help you, no one to whom you can explain just how when everyt...
Skirt Length Struggle
December 7, 2018
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It’s no secret that Ramaz has struggled with the issues surrounding skirt length for a long time. One of this year’s biggest topics of discussion has been dress code, following a modified policy in Preludes. Just how effective has this new policy been? Honestly, not very. At the beginning of ...
“Would You Like to Carry the Torah?”
November 21, 2018
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“Would you like to carry the Torah?” I ask, approaching a junior or senior girl during Shacharit. More often than not, the answer is a polite shake of the head paired with “I’m really tired today,” or “I’ll drop it!” Even after being assured that none of the girls who have carried the ...
#MeToo – Inconsistent, Politically Biased, and Doomed for Failure
November 21, 2018
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Unless something changes quickly, the #MeToo movement will die down and never accomplish what it could for women. This movement, which aims to eradicate discrimination against women and encourage their being treated with respect and equality in all aspects of life, is itself riddled with discriminat...
A Hymn to Connect with Him: The Singing Minyan
November 21, 2018
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Entering Ramaz as a freshman in September, I was unaware of the various davening options available to students. As far as I was concerned, students were allowed to daven either with their grade or in the Sephardic Minyan. In October of this year, however, I began to hear murmurs of something called “...
A Revolution in Technology
November 21, 2018
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“No young person in America should miss out on the chance to excel in STEM fields just because they don’t have the resources,” said former President Barack Obama in 2015. Obama was obviously not referring to private schools on the Upper East Side, but his statement did bring a lot of atten...
Our Eyes Were Watching God: A Reaction to the Joint Minyan
Natalie Kahn ’19, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 20, 2018
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A large public outcry ensued at the beginning of the school year from the announcement that juniors and seniors would be davening together in the lunchroom. Aside from the darkness and dimensions of that small room, exacerbated by the now doubled number of people, I was one of the few people to actual...
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