Students sit around a Harkness table, with the cacophonous sounds of fruitful discussion filling the room. At the head of the table sits Dean of Academic Affairs Laura Marshall, orchestrating the conversation and guiding her students to learn complex mathematical concepts and problem-solving skills from discussion between one another.

The Evasons, a mentalist duo, performed at Goel Theater last Saturday. They left our students in shock. Jeff, swallowed among the audience, would pick up a small ID card of a student, and, blindfolding Tessa on the stage, would guess their name correctly.

Is it a star? One of the lights is a blurry crescent; maybe it’s the moon, slicing through the deep, dark blues of the night. Or maybe it’s inklings of yellow dye dropped into a swampy sea, frozen mid-ripple by Van Gogh’s many brushes.

“Man can do what he wills, but he cannot will what he wills.” - Arthur Schopenhauer Standing in front of two doors, you are faced with a choice: left or right.

When I get to class five minutes early, I end up feeling guilty if I spend them talking to a friend instead of reviewing for my next quiz.

In Chinese 团圆 (tuan yuan) directly translates to “circular-circle,” meaning the reunion of friends and family. Though these two characters have evolved throughout Chinese history, one component has never changed: the outer box that means enclosure, symbolizing a gathering space.

Thump. Whoosh. A soccer ball cuts through the air, a group of girls pursuing it down the field to win possession. Their voices echo across the turf—commands, encouragements, and quick calls that reveal both precision and passion. At the heart of this energy lies the four girls’ varsity soccer captains.

Lacrosse can suck. Getting checked by a stick hurts. You’ll be sweating after running sprints. On top of all that, you’re expected to perform, not just on the field, but in the classroom and everywhere else you can think of. So, when your coach is yelling at you in the sweltering heat, it helps to know that there was a time when he was right where you are.

Despite their losses this week against Hotchkiss and Noble and Greenough School, Girls’ Varsity Field Hockey is not ready to give up. The team has had a rocky start, with losses against Tabor, Milton, and Deerfield. However, Head Coach Sam Fahey knows that the team will continue to grow throughout the season.

It’s 9 P.M. in the heart of the Twin Cities, and temperatures have plunged to 20 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. Most residents of the area are well within the confines of their cozy homes, but Jordan Schildhaus ‘11 laces up her ice skates before heading onto the Guidant John Rose Minnesota OVAL bandy rink.

To the gods of the Harkness table, we plead, can we please turn off the sun for a while?

Dear Lord, let the Yankees lose. The sooner they are out of the season the better.