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The Student Newspaper of Groton School

The Circle Voice

The Student Newspaper of Groton School

The Circle Voice

How Social Media Companies and Congress Both Struggle to Accomplish Their Goals

How Social Media Companies and Congress Both Struggle to Accomplish Their Goals

Nikhil Luthra ’27 March 2, 2024

On January 31, CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord took the oath on Capitol Hill for the “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis” Senate hearings. Over four hours, members...

Texas Border Dispute: Who has the ultimate authority to the nation’s borders?

Texas Border Dispute: Who has the ultimate authority to the nation’s borders?

Nick Kan ’28 and Chloe Ye ’28 March 2, 2024

Texas governor Greg Abbott has come head-to-head with the Biden administration regarding border control. Since January 11, when Texas strung razor wires along the Mexican border, there has been a dispute...

America’s Futile Goal: Increased EV Production

America’s Futile Goal: Increased EV Production

Daniel Palmer ’25 March 2, 2024

President Joe Biden made two things clear when he first stepped inside the White House: America must increase domestic manufacturing and decrease carbon emissions. With the transportation sector being...

Depolarizing by Debate: Fostering discussion between a right and left wing commentator.

Depolarizing by Debate: Fostering discussion between a right and left wing commentator.

Daniel Mao ’26 March 2, 2024

It was just another Fourth Form dinner until someone asked that fateful question: What do you think about the new affirmative action ruling? The table immediately went quiet; all I could hear was the person...

Should Groton Have a Second Form?

Should Groton Have a Second Form?

Max Fan ’25 and Rose Fischer ’28 March 2, 2024

Con: Let’s get rid of the Second Form. By Max Fan ‘25 When some of the now-graduated forms remember my Second Form year, they will perhaps recall the sounds of screaming our form echoed through...

Illustration by Clarke Trevino '25

Tackling Gender at Groton

Anders Caspersen ’25 March 2, 2024

As we develop our identities at Groton and attempt to find commonality among our peers, we tend to define ourselves along a single attribute: gender. This divide, which stems from the dorm structure, is...

The Presidential Election's Fate is In the Hands of the Supreme Court… Again

The Presidential Election’s Fate is In the Hands of the Supreme Court… Again

Nikhil Luthra ’27 January 27, 2024

Twenty-four years ago, the United States Supreme Court heard a Florida recount case that would determine the winner of the 2000 U.S. presidential election. No matter what the court did, it would be controversial,...

Comparative Politics: The Rise of International Conservatism

Comparative Politics: The Rise of International Conservatism

Luke Tyner ’27 January 27, 2024

A string of conservative victories in foreign elections begs the question of whether or not the factors that led to them are predictive of what might happen in our general election. Geert Wilders—leader...

Six Letters I Can’t Escape

Alisa Gulyansky ’24 January 27, 2024

Throughout winter break, a startlingly trivial question came to dominate my mind: whether or not to keep the title “Groton” in my social media bio after I graduate. It feels so silly, entirely insignificant,...

Continuing Groton's Episcopal Tradition

Continuing Groton’s Episcopal Tradition

Samuel Lu ’27 January 27, 2024

Nestled cozily in the heart of Groton School, St. John’s Chapel stands as a testament to our enduring affiliation with the Episcopal tradition, which began with the founding of Groton nearly 150 years...

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