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Is Technology Undermining Education or Benefiting It?

Is Technology Undermining Education or Benefiting It?

Neiko Savior ‘27 May 13, 2025

Cell phones have shaped our generation for the better and the worse. They have developed so fast that we can not even keep track anymore. This causes the unrestricted use of cell phones or inappropriate...

An Open Letter to the Girl Who Swore She’d Be in Bed by Ten

An Open Letter to the Girl Who Swore She’d Be in Bed by Ten

Ava Cole ’25, Founder of Marketing Team May 13, 2025

Dear Ava, You have got to sleep! I must admit, this is a strange forum to use to talk to you, but I seem to have run out of options. Hopefully, being publicly shamed in a newspaper will make you listen. Obviously,...

Why US Cities are Poorly Designed

Why US Cities are Poorly Designed

Timmy Ma ’25 May 13, 2025

Have you ever wanted to leave your house and then realized someone else in your family had taken the car? Bummer! You can’t see your friends, get groceries, go to a park, or even eat at a restaurant...

We Should All Be Listening to Non-Western Music

We Should All Be Listening to Non-Western Music

Priyal Sanathara ’25, Features Editor May 13, 2025

As a child, I loved going on road trips. I strapped into our black Acura MDX, sitting with my sister in the backseat as my mother peeked back at us, grinning widely with her sunglasses that were a little...

Protocol/Warning In Case of ICE Raid at Local Immigrant Rights Organization, 'Juntos'

The Dangerous Racism Behind Disingenuous Mass Deportations

Rainy Korein ’27, Lead Opinion Editor & Junior Editor In Chief May 7, 2025

“The largest domestic deportation operation in American history!” Donald Trump called out at a rally in Pennsylvania, and his promise was met with cheers from those who viewed that statement as something...

Black Ops Six Multiplayer Review

Black Ops Six Multiplayer Review

John Mazzacaro ‘25 April 10, 2025

The new Call of Duty, Black Ops Six, was released on October 25, 2024. Call of Duty has been a loved and hated franchise since its release in 2003 almost 22 years ago.  Throughout the 23 different...

Word on the Street

Word on the Street

Lauren Washington ’26 April 9, 2025

At Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, students in grades K-12 express themselves in various ways. They can choose to express themselves through sports, body language, music, or fashion.  Fashion...

Falling Head Over Heels for Rom-coms

Falling Head Over Heels for Rom-coms

Serafina Kubersky ‘26 February 26, 2025

Cinema has birthed many iconic scenes, none more notable than those of the romantic comedy (rom-com) genre. From an Empire State Building meet-up (Sleepless in Seattle) to kisses in the rain (The Notebook),...

We Were Censored–What Happens Now?

We Were Censored–What Happens Now?

Orla Maxcy ’25 and Miranda Shandell ’25 February 26, 2025

The Blue and White was founded on the principle of student voices being amplified and valued. Our goal was to be an uncensored publication because this aligns with the Quaker testimonies we practice and...

The Danger of Erasing AIDS from US History

The Danger of Erasing AIDS from US History

Rainy Korein ’27, Lead Opinion Editor & Junior Editor In Chief February 26, 2025

As part of Trump’s anti-DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiative, employees of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) were instructed to remove all web pages related to gender identity or HIV...

Does Time Really Fly By?

Does Time Really Fly By?

Mason Fullerton ‘25 February 26, 2025

It has been nearly half a decade since the Covid-19 pandemic started. Schools and workplaces shut down; sickness spread worldwide; virtual work and school, TikTok trends, the 2020 Presidential Election,...

Non-nutritious Watching Habits

Non-nutritious Watching Habits

Grace Moore ’26 December 20, 2024

TikTok glamorizes and promotes unhealthy and unbalanced eating habits. The surge of popularity of “mukbangs” in recent years has normalized eating habits that consist of non nutritious foods, overeating,...

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