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The Student Newspaper of Groton School

The Circle Voice

The Student Newspaper of Groton School

The Circle Voice

Please excuse our mess: Groton’s constant construction

Please excuse our mess: Groton’s constant construction

Charles Wahba ‘20 February 23, 2017

Recently, Groton has been investing time and resources into constructing and renovating facilities across campus. But have we been spending too much money on these projects, and are they necessary? Let’s...

Professional football’s high-energy impacts can easily daze players.

Concussions and the NFL: A $13 Billion Headache

Charlie Vrattos '18 February 23, 2017

With another exciting Super Bowl in the books and a growing fan base for the event overseas, it would seem that the National Football League has nowhere to go but up. In fact, according to the latest estimates...

Helpful or just awkward: Date Night Taxi

Helpful or just awkward: Date Night Taxi

Karla Sanford '19 January 26, 2017

Why does Groton foster unhealthy relationships? Various theories include the hookup culture, the teacher practice of roaming, and the fact that there is so little free time here to spend quality time with...

Enforcement or judgement: The homework limit

Enforcement or judgement: The homework limit

Cara Chang '19, Nega Agarwal, and January 26, 2017

The Handbook offers this equation for homework: Form x 10 = minutes of preparation time per class. This, however, is far from reality. Students and faculty are aware of this limit, but it is not executed....

Religious symbol, disguise, or tool for oppressing women?  The burqa, the world’s most controversial garment.

Burqa(n) or Burqa(nt)? Groton’s Muslims share their views

Fran Saldivar '19 January 26, 2017

On January 10, the production and sale of burqas—clothing worn in public by some Islamic women—was banned in all of Morocco for security reasons. A burqa is a full-body garment that covers the neck...

It's 3:30 A.M. Do you know where your president is?

“Yuge” Thumbs of fury: Trump and Twitter

Brooks Anderson '20 January 26, 2017

One of the most remarkable things about this recent election cycle was the condemnation of so-called mainstream media from both sides of the spectrum. Both Senator Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump...

Vladimir Putin

Peeping Putin: Russian election hacking hysteria

Leo McMahon '19 January 26, 2017

Of all the claims that the 2016 election was somehow skewed, the most unsettling—and delegitimizing to President Donald Trump’s election—is that of Russian interference in the election.   Inevitably,...

Triumverate: President Trump, Speaker Ryan, and Vice President Pence

Gilded Age President? Trump’s not-so-populist plans

Charlie Vrattos '18 January 26, 2017

With the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump and the convening of a Republican-dominated House and Senate, it is clear that America is in for some radical policy changes. AFter eagerly awaiting this...

Thanks, Obama

Thanks, Obama

Michael Xiao ‘18 December 14, 2016

For the last eight years, Barack Obama has led the executive branch of the United States with more than his fair share of controversy. However, with the spotlight on President-Elect Trump and the impassioned...

Concessions and Victories: The world on November 9th

Concessions and Victories: The world on November 9th

Roselle Lovell-Smith ‘18 December 14, 2016

The results of the presidential election on November 8th came as a shock. Most sources predicted a Secretary Clinton win by a significant margin or had her winning the Electoral College while losing the...

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