Hopkins School Features The Razor

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The Features Staff

The Razor welcomes new faculty and staff to Hopkins. Here are some personal introductions and tidbits. Be sure to give them a warm welcome!

Zoom and Learning in the Time of COVID

Evie Dootlittle '22 Assistant Features Editor

Using media platforms, like Zoom, to conduct school presents opportunities and challenges as the Hopkins student body adapts to a new normal.

Staying at Home and Staying Busy: Quarantine Activities

Emmett Dowd '21 Features Editor

The Hopkins community is finding ways to go beyond their comfort zones, expand their horizons, and try things they never would have, if not for COVID-19.

Students and Adults Volunteer Amidst Crisis

Vivian Wang ’23 Assistant Features Editor and Sophie Sonnenfeld ’21 Lead Features Editor

After reading through articles and posts online about the coronavirus pandemic, Sara Kenyon ‘23 got to work.

Alum to Alderman

Evie Doolittle '23, Assistant Features Editor

This past fall, Eli Sabin ’18, a sophomore at Yale University studying political science, and a lifelong East Rock resident, became the youngest person to be elected to the New Haven Board of Alders.

COVID-19 and the Blame Game

Anjali Subramanian '22 News Editor and Vivian Wang '23 Assistant Editor

In November 2019, the first case of coronavirus, or COVID-19, was diagnosed in Wuhan, China. As the virus spread, Asian governments were accused of facilitating the rise of coronavirus through unsanitary wet markets and the concealment of news. As these ideas circulated, Asians around the world became victims of both verbal and physical harassment.

Virtual Classes Challenge Students and Adults

Anushree Vashist '21 Lead News Editor, Emmett Dowd '21 Features Editor

Hopkins has switched to virtual classes for the final quarter of the school year.

Faculty and Staff Alumni Reflect on Hopkins Traditions

Julia Kosinski ’21 Features Editor

With the recent introduction of traditions like Pride Prom, the Black History Month Showcase, Ski Lodge Night, and crazy costume themed volleyball games, The Razor turned to current faculty and staff alumni, as well as archived issues of The Razor, to shed light on how Hopkins traditions have evolved throughout the years.

Science Teachers Discuss Women in STEM

Veronica Yarovinsky ’20 Senior News Editor

Only a quarter of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math workers are women, but many educators are hoping to change that.

The College Lives of Hopkins Faculty and Staff

Katherine Takoudes ’20, Anjali Subramanian ’22

Whether graduating last year or twenty years ago, Hopkins faculty and staff share college stories of their favorite traditions, memorable sporting games and roommate horror stories.

Hopkins School’s Complex Relationship with Native Peoples

Julia Kosinski Features Editor

In the September 2017 issue of The Razor, Eli Sabin ’18 wrote an article titled “Hopkins School’s Relationship with Slavery,” in which he assessed the implications of how we remember our namesake and original benefactor, Edward Hopkins.

Peter Sachs: Private Investigator, Attorney, Photographer

Aanya Panyadahundi ’23

Hopkins students see Peter Sachs every day on campus.

The Native Experience at Hopkins: An Interview with Eva Brander Blackhawk

As Hopkins commemorates its 360 anniversary this year, how will the school acknowledge its connection to Native American erasure in Connecticut?

The Rise and Conquest of TikTok at Hopkins

Katherine Takoudes ’20 Senior Features Editor

In an era when attention spans are shrinking, Tik-Tok, a video-sharing platform, is infiltrating every aspect of student life.

Hopkins School’s Complex Relationship with Native Peoples

Julia Kosinski ’21

Peter Sachs: Private Investigator, Attorney, Photographer

Aanya Panyadahundi ’23

Hopkins students see Peter Sachs every day on campus. Working as one of the campus security guards, he spends the majority of his day in either the Knollwood or Forrest gate house.