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The official newspaper of the Ramaz Upper School

The Rampage

The official newspaper of the Ramaz Upper School

The Rampage

Is Judaism Sexist?

Is Judaism Sexist?

Orli Rabbani ’25 January 24, 2022

If you ask any of the female students at Ramaz, they will have an opinion on modern feminism and how sexism affects their daily lives as Jewish girls.  Feminism is a very prominent topic in the twenty-first...

Ramaz students without masks.

Should Masks Be Required in School?

Rebecca Silber ’23 January 24, 2022

If not now, then when? At what point will we finally be able to say goodbye to our masks? If one were to have asked me this question in March 2020, I would have responded with the obvious: “once most...

The Golden Globes 2022: My Take

The Golden Globes 2022: My Take

Orli Rabbani ’25 January 24, 2022

No red carpet. No fashion. No live audience. No broadcasting. No speeches. This was the saddening experience of the 2022 Golden Globes awards. While award shows are normally an exciting two hours on television...

Book Rec of the Month: Schoolgirl

Book Rec of the Month: Schoolgirl

Jem Hanan ’25 January 24, 2022

Growing up is difficult. This idea is a topic covered by many authors, all trying to cash in on the ever growing genre of “coming of age” stories. In the west, the book that began this trend is widely...

Mayor de Blasio: How Not To Run A City

Mayor de Blasio: How Not To Run A City

Brayden Serphos ’22 January 3, 2022

There are two jobs that are most difficult in America: the first is being President of the United States, and a very close second is the Mayor of New York City. Despite this fact, New York City has its...

RAMAZ ROUND TABLE: Do You Miss Zoom School?

RAMAZ ROUND TABLE: Do You Miss Zoom School?

Romi Chaovat ’24  Every student, not only at Ramaz but throughout the world, has their own unique opinions and experiences when it comes to Zoom school. Some people loved it because studying in the...

A Ramaz schedule card. Image credit: ramaz.org

Flaws in the New Schedule

Orli Rabbani ’25 November 18, 2021

Ramaz, at its heart, is a prestigious academic institution. Through the four years of our high school experience, students are being given the opportunity to have one of the best co-curriculum educations...

Ramaz students posing in the Chemistry lab with a periodic table.

Abolish the Chemistry Quizzing System

Sarah Silverman ’24 November 18, 2021

Ramaz students' lives and academics can be summed up into one word: busy. We are busy people, who have tons of clubs piled onto our abundance of homework. And due to this overload, we tend to focus our...

Israel's Iron Dome in action. Image credit: gettyimages.com

Defund the Iron Dome?

David Gitelman ’22 November 18, 2021

On September 23, 2021 the House of Representatives passed H.R 5323, a piece of legislation that would provide $1 billion in funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system. The Iron Dome is a high-tech...

Flyer detailing anti-semitic incidents in the United States. Image credit: ABC News.

Ramaz Needs to Spread Awareness About Antisemitism

Orli Rabbani ’25 November 18, 2021

As American Jews in the twenty-first century, we are incredibly lucky to be alive at a time where Jews finally have a home in Eretz Israel. Despite that blessing, we also have to deal with incendiary antisemitism....

To Enforce or Not to Enforce? A Question of Traditional Expectations

To Enforce or Not to Enforce? A Question of Traditional Expectations

Emily Vayner ’23 November 18, 2021

The rules and regulations dictating how students are permitted to appear during school are important. In many ways, they demonstrate the economic principle of opportunity cost; while some potential gain...

Bring Back Elevators

Bring Back Elevators

Andrew Spielfogel ’23 November 15, 2021

I did not know if I was going to make it back to school on time because seventh period was in four minutes. I had eight seconds to cross Park Avenue before the light changed to red. As I was speeding across...

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