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Uplifting the Voices of Princeton Day School

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The Current State of United Kingdom Politics

The Current State of United Kingdom Politics

Adya Jha, Online Features Editor
December 4, 2022

The political climate in the United Kingdom over the past few months has been particularly turbulent. In just three months the UK has had three different prime ministers; these rapid changes in leadership...

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Author Tom Lin’s Conversation With PDS Students

Adya Jha, Online Features Editor
May 20, 2022

On the afternoon of April 27th, PDS Sophomores and Juniors gathered in the Middle School Amphitheater to speak with acclaimed author Tom Lin. Lin’s debut novel, "The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu," was...

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The Space Race, Reinvented

Adya Jha, Online Features Editor
March 4, 2022

Over seven decades ago, one of the bloodiest conflicts in human history closed in a fiery and immensely devastating bang. With the detonation of the atom bombs in Japan, a new period of human history marked...

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The Sudan Coup Threatens Hard-Won Democracy

Adya Jha, Online Staff Writer
December 2, 2021

Late last month, the Sudanese military usurped the country's transitional government in a coup d'état (an unlawful seizure of power), threatening the foundations of democracy in the previously war-torn...

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The Clock Ticks on Biden’s Climate Action Plan

Adya Jha, Online Staff Writer
October 25, 2021

Over the last few years, the indisputable effects of climate change have taken a real toll on Americans; whether it be in the form of raging wildfires or a never-ending hurricane season, ordinary citizens...

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A Year Later, Reflecting on the Derek Chauvin Trial

Adya Jha, Online Staff Writer
May 25, 2021

On May 25, 2020, millions worldwide watched as Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck for more than eight minutes, emotionless as the man underneath him cried for breath. Floyd died soon after, and...

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Sarah Everard and the Global Women’s Safety Movement

Adya Jha, Online Staff Writer
April 17, 2021

Like many during the past year, Sarah Everard had begun 2021 recovering from a series of hardships– a long-term relationship had crumbled, and she had lost her job during the midst of the pandemic. Still,...

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What the New COVID Variant Means for the Pandemic

Adya Jha, Online Staff Writer
February 13, 2021

After being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March of 2020, COVID-19 has upended our lives, transforming the world as we know it. Months of staying quarantined inside, wearing...

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PDS celebrates the holiday season with representations from numerous cultures. (Photo/John Akbari '21)

PDS Celebrates the Holiday Season

Adya Jha, Online Staff Writer
December 14, 2020

In previous years, the weeks leading up to winter break at PDS have been full of joy and excitement for the holidays. While this year is no exception when it comes to anticipation, it will look quite unlike...

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Affinity Groups Return to School After a Critical Summer

Adya Jha, Online Staff Writer
November 26, 2020

This past summer, in the wake of nation-wide racial justice protests in response to the deaths of several unarmed Black men and women at the hands of a corrupt policing system, PDS pledged to combat racism...

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Yes, They Should Have

Adya Jha, Online Staff Writer
November 14, 2020

As the nation watched the unpredictable 2020 Elections play out into the days following November 3, Princeton Day School students enjoyed an unprecedented day off from school activities to reflect and...

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Ice Must Answer for Its Horrific Human Rights Abuses

Adya Jha, Online Staff Writer
October 2, 2020

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....

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