Hispanic Heritage Month has existed since 1968, when President Lyndon Johnson signed it into law as Hispanic Heritage Week. Since then, though, the Hispanic population in the US has grown significantly,...
For the past few weeks, students at PDS may have noticed an increasing number of people sharing stories through social media of mass hysterectomies and degrading living conditions in ICE detention facilities....
After Robert Frank, a young Swiss photographer, was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1955, he spent the following two years traveling across America and shooting more than 28,000 photos on his 35mm Leica....
Divya Sharma, Online Opinions Editor
• September 30, 2020
As the 2020-2021 school year begins, there have been many changes implemented as a result of the pandemic. One of the big extracurricular activities within the Upper School is the start of clubs and events,...
The last pandemic in modern history was the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. With over 60 million cases and 12,469 deaths in the USA, it pales in comparison to the current Sars-CoV-2 epidemic. Known more widely...
Akash Bhowmick, Online Staff Writer
• September 25, 2020
The recent California wildfires have ravaged the state, damaging millions of acres of land and impacting thousands of people. As a result, there has been a spike in the need for firefighters, of which...
Ritika Kumar, Online Arts Editor
• September 25, 2020
Warning: Spoiler Alert
The biggest tennis comeback in the past 71 years took place right before our eyes on Thursday, September 12, 2020, when Dominic Thiem took the trophy home in a fiveset US Open...
Arjun Ray, Online Staff Writer
• September 25, 2020
Whether it’s a new dance or creator gossip, TikTok always seems to be on the tip of our tongues. However, the immensely popular video-sharing app’s future, which has gone through several controversies...
Jamie Creasi, Online Staff Writer
• September 22, 2020
Everything that has happened in the last few months has been way beyond our wildest thoughts. Since March of 2020, we have somehow transferred to online learning, our most crucial resource has become...