Cross pollinating culture
Aditi Dixit and Annie Zhang
September 27, 2019
Namaste, similar to “hello,” is a customary greeting used by many Indians as a sign of respect towards elders or those of a higher social status. The word is derived from Sanskrit, an ancient Indo-Aryan language, and translates to “I bow to you.” In a Western context, the salutation is exch...
HAmlit students and teachers share views on new grading system
Meghna Gaddam
September 15, 2015
Ever since word spread about HAmlit classes changing their grading system, the campus has run rampant with rumors about what this means: will it be easier, harder or more stressful? These are all questions students are addressing with their own opinions. What students don’t know, however, is tha...
Busted: “The 15 – minute rule”
Neha Ramchandani
February 5, 2014
MYTH: Students are allowed to leave campus if their teacher is more than 15 minutes late to class. STUDENTS SAY: Senior Justine Kang remembers a particular incident when she was a TA for a class of freshmen. She was outside the classroom among the other students, patiently waiting for her teach...
Statistical breakdown
Jennifer Lee
March 14, 2013
Criminologist Jackson Toby wrote in a 2001 issue of Weekly Standard that “although mass murders inside of American schools are statistically very, very rare, when they do occur, they are more likely to take place in good suburban schools than in bad inner-city schools.” The same is true...
On that day: Teachers reflect
Lisa Zhang
September 11, 2011
English teachers David Clarke and Vennessa Nava and History teacher Viviana Montoya-Hernandez describe the day when they heard about the 9/11 news. Clarke was a teacher at another school at the time, while Nava was still a college student. ...
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