Netanyahu Reelected on Increasingly Right-Winged Platform
The results of the March 17 Israeli parliamentary elections spell an overwhelming victory for current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his center-right Likud Party. Likud recaptured a plurality in...
View ArticleNew App Trio a Fresh Take on Social Media
What if an app combined photos, videos, gifs, and music to become next social media sensation? Trio, created by Misha Leybovich and Clay Garrett, is that app, which makes “video mashups” using personal...
View ArticleGetting Acquainted with Spain
On Saturday Afternoon, March 14th, 33 of us juniors and seniors who take Spanish met at Friends with our luggage to take a bus to the Philly airport. We arrived in Madrid after 6.5 hour flight at...
View ArticleFarewell Article: Charlie Blake
It feels like only yesterday when I was walking into my first Quaker Quill meeting as a freshman. A year before, I had heard of the Scarlet Sun, which was the middle school newspaper; however I never...
View ArticleThe Ukranian Conflict Should Not Be Our Priority
These past few weeks, the Russian 5 class has been investigating the situation in Ukraine through the lens of some viral videos uploaded to YouTube that present appeals from all sides. The original...
View ArticleWarm Up to Baltimore this Spring
As the ice melts, the trees bud, and the birds sing, expect an epidemic to hit Baltimore: spring fever! Our city is filled with great options to get you out of the house and into the sun in the...
View ArticleMeeting for Worship Mistake
Coming to school on Tuesday April 28th was without a shadow of a doubt an extremely confusing experience. When the city was on its knees in need of support, we were told to pack our bags for our...
View ArticleFreddie Gray Timeline: From Freddie Gray’s Arrest to Charges Against...
A Timeline of Freddie Gray’s arrest, public response, and arrests made of Police Officers April 12th- 8:39 am- police make eye contact with police and pursue him 8:40- police arrest Gray, which was...
View ArticleTrouble in Paradise?
If you’ve ever seen a movie about college kids, you know the reputation of a fraternity. Due to drinking, hazing, and even sexual assault, the idea of brotherhood has been severely tainted. In latest...
View ArticleComedians Take Over the White House
So the White House Correspondents Dinner is basically the best televised night for me because you get the best of two very different worlds, Hollywood and Washington. Every year the two come together...
View ArticleEarthquake Ends Lives in Nepal
On April 25th, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Gurkha, Nepal. The earthquake killed over eight-thousand people, making it the one of the worst ever natural disasters to hit Nepal. The...
View ArticleStudents Big and Small Respond to Freddie Gray
Friends School students are usually a conscientious bunch. Since the death of Freddie Gray they have, for the most part, upheld the high moral standards that the school has instilled upon us....
View ArticleGender Neutral Parenting
This year, Target announced its plans to remove the separation between girls’ and boys’ toy aisles, opting for a combined “regular” toys section, and this made the news. In the past few decades, the...
View ArticleStudy Shows Destructive Impacts of Housing Discrimination
As Baltimore strives to heal from the events of last Spring, many people are trying to understand what caused the anger and frustration felt by so many Baltimore residents. A recent study conducted by...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood Video A Sham
Planned Parenthood, a self-stated “provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable healthcare for women, men, and young people”, has recently been accused of selling fetal tissue – the body parts of...
View ArticleRepublican Primary Candidates: Who to Watch
It is a long way to Iowa from here, but can Trump win the Republican Party nomination? Historically, a good way to determine whether a Republican primary candidate is likely to earn the nomination is...
View ArticleStock Market Selloff
Throughout late August and early September, the international stock market plummeted, wiping out all gains that had previously been made in 2015. This market selloff was caused mostly by the huge...
View ArticleSyrian Refugee Crisis
As the Syrian Civil War displaces thousands of innocent lives per day, many European countries are being quickly overwhelmed. The Civil War, which began in 2011, is currently being fought out between...
View ArticleSaudi Arabian Women Can Vote!
Saudi Arabia, the largest Arab state in Western Asia, and the biggest oil-producer in the world, just took a long-awaited step toward gender equality. The government has granted women the right to...
View ArticleDriver-less Cars
If you are someone who spends a lot of time on the road, then self-driving car technology deserves your attention. Self-driving cars can accelerate, brake, and steer without the help of a driver. The...
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