Missing school is inevitable. With the Baldwin School’s 229 high school students, the academic experience can be especially difficult to navigate when not everyone is present. Baldwin’s current policy...
Welcome back to the last first issue of About Town! I hope everyone had a great summer and perhaps even checked out some of my shore recommendations from last year’s issue.
This time, I’m focusing...
This summer, I had the opportunity to watch University of North Carolina diver Aranza Vazquez practice as she prepared for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For a week, while eating breakfast and lunch, I sat...
Over the last 15 years, women in reality television have evolved to not only appear more independent but to represent a more emotionally vulnerable, educated, balanced, and complex ideal for women. As...
Olivia Rodrigo released her sophomore album, GUTS, on September 8th after two years in the music industry’s spotlight. With pressure to surpass the success of her very first and grammy-award winning...
As indie-rock supergroup boygenius, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus joined forces to create a glowing, earnest album as follow-up to their 2018 self-titled EP. In January, after each artists’...
When I was younger, my biggest dream for my teenage years was to adopt the pink hair color of my idol: Princess Bubblegum from “Adventure Time.” As I got older, that pink dream turned blue, and then...
We’ve all had that gut-wrenching feeling: walking out of a class knowing you absolutely bombed the test you just took. For many, there may be feelings of anxiety or disappointment, and for the more dramatic...
How do I handle relationships when I’m easily irritable?
In a fast-paced, academically-focused environment like Baldwin, stress and irritability are common issues that impact relationships. However,...
Kanye West’s career in entertainment began with frequent advocacy for Black justice in his music, but has evolved into a series of continuous anti-Black and antisemitic remarks. Without a doubt, West...
Paramore returns from a five-year hiatus with their highly-anticipated sixth album, This Is Why, released on February 10, 2023. Classic punk and polished pop elements featured in their previous album After...
You’re not alone: every student has struggled with procrastination at some point. Procrastination has four main causes: perfectionism, distraction, lethargy, or fear of work being boring or difficult....
