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As the Democratic primaries begin to pick up steam, the political and media focus on President Trump’s impeachment has waned. As a result, much of the pressure on the president and his reelection campaign has been levied, with many claiming that a Trump victory in November is now inevitable. However, as the smoke begins to […]
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Well, this is quite surreal. It seems like just yesterday that I was starting my first editorial as Editor-in-Chief with that same sentence, brimming with excitement for my new position and the opportunity to make my mark on the organization that had brought me so such joy over the past three years. So now, as […]
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When I first arrived at KO, a timid, skinny, skittish freshman, the last thing on my mind was my future, hidden behind a blurry shroud of vagueness and ambiguity. I was much more focused on the present, the pragmatic. Who was I going to eat lunch with? What sports was I going to play? How […]
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As the 2020 election becomes less of a mystical happening hearkened to by wishful liberals eagerly awaiting the demise of the Trump presidency, and begins to take real shape, Democrats must begin to develop a cogent, pragmatic approach to dethrone President Trump, take control of the Senate, and build on their existing majority in the […]
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Fall is finally here. The leaves are changing, the air is crisp, the nights are longer, and for KO seniors, college applications are looming, like a hideous leviathan, in the not so distant distance. The process is an inevitable rite of passage, as we soldier on to the next chapter in our young lives. However, […]
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We are currently living in a technological golden age. With the tap of a finger, we now have access to information that once would have required hours poring over dozens of thick dusty volumes to unearth. Social media offers us the ability to rally thousands, sometimes even millions, with a single Tweet, Facebook post, or […]
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This article is a spoof written in cooperation with Dr. Briggs. At the end of the academic year, beloved French and Spanish teacher Jonathan Briggs will be leaving KO to pursue a new career in animal agriculture, specifically pig farming. Hoping to carve out his stake in the 20 billion dollar industry, Dr. Briggs purchased […]
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By any historical measure, we currently live in a golden age for women’s rights. Women currently make up 47% of the United States workforce, with 40% of those holding college degrees, up from 11% in 1970. Additionally, movements dedicated to exposing and reducing sexual assault and harassment such as Time’s Up and Me Too have […]
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Since its founding in 1983, the Warren Baird English Symposium at Kingswood Oxford has maintained a steady stream of outstanding authors, poets, and playwrights, with the likes of Richard Wilbur, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jonathan Safran Foer and, just last year, Colson Whitehead, gracing the Roberts Theater stage. This year’s Symposium author, playwright Sarah Ruhl, is no […]
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Well, this is quite surreal. As an opinions writer at heart, this column has always been a sort of Holy Grail, a clean slate at the front of the paper on which one can convey to the KO community a message they feel passionately about. I’ve been a part of the KO News for just […]
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