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Lucas van Binsbergen ’27 Across a series of key votes nationwide on November 4, Democrats secured a series of high-profile victories, including taking the Virginia and New Jersey governorships. These elections feature as an important barometer ahead of the midterm elections and could carry tangible implications for governance across the country. In Pennsylvania, voters delivered … Read More “2025 elections deliver Democratic victories” »
Will Patterson ’27 In recent years, EA has wrestled with the integration of ChatGPT and other AI tools in schools to aid, complete, and grade projects. Across the country, this revolutionary technology has fueled fiery debate, roiled precedent, and upended decades of educational practices. Amid the increasing pace of technological innovation, the usage of technology … Read More “EA grapples with AI’s impact on learning” »
Jack Janczyck ’28 In late October, students trying to access critical online resources to complete schoolwork were confounded by error messages and perpetually loading web pages. Unbeknownst to these students, they were simply experiencing the effects of an unexpected Amazon Web Services (AWS) that shut down large swaths of the internet, affecting popular websites and … Read More “AWS outage disrupts EA internet access” »
Harrison Miller ’28 Charlie Megosh ’28 In recent years, especially under the second Trump Administration, the Justice Department, a bastion of impartiality since the Watergate scandal, has found its independence under siege as a result of Presidential interference. The Justice Department, founded in 1870 to handle the legal business of the United States. According to … Read More “Misuse of Justice Department causes distrust” »
Vivian Cook ’27 In early October, President Donald Trump helped facilitate a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, pausing the fighting in a conflict that has caused significant destruction across Gaza over more than two years of violence. The conflict is part of a large escalation of tensions between Israel and its neighbors, although the … Read More “Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal” »
Lucas van Binsbergen ’27 Across a series of key votes nationwide on November 4, Democrats secured a series of high-profile victories, including taking the Virginia and New Jersey governorships. These elections feature as an important barometer ahead of the midterm elections and could carry tangible implications for governance across the country. In Pennsylvania, voters delivered … Read More “2025 elections deliver Democratic victories” »
Will Patterson ’27 In recent years, EA has wrestled with the integration of ChatGPT and other AI tools in schools to aid, complete, and grade projects. Across the country, this revolutionary technology has fueled fiery debate, roiled precedent, and upended decades of educational practices. Amid the increasing pace of technological innovation, the usage of technology … Read More “EA grapples with AI’s impact on learning” »
Charlie Casey ’27 This September, the United Nations held its eightieth General Assembly, an important annual diplomatic event where all UN member nations convened to discuss major diplomatic problems across the world. The focal point of the meeting was the war in Gaza, which has caused international outrage over the starvation, killing, and kidnapping of … Read More “US and Israel draw ire at contentious UN GA” »
Charlie Megosh ’28Harrison Miller ’28 Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has implemented a number of significant policy changes. Specifically, Kennedy has initiated major reforms focused on restructuring the department, emphasizing chronic disease prevention, and changing vaccine recommendations and policies. These policies are part of his “Make … Read More “Kennedy upends decades of HHS policy” »
Jack Janczyk ’28 In late September, a phishing scam targeted email inboxes across the EA community in an escalation of recent cyber attacks against the school. The email revolved around a work opportunity, a flexible part-time job requiring 90 minutes of work every day for a weekly salary of $550. Everyone interested was asked to … Read More “Episcopal students targeted in phishing scam email” »
Ellie Rheam ’27 Sean Reagle ’27 On Wednesday, October 1, the United States Government shut down as a result of the failure of Congress to pass funding legislation for the 2026 fiscal year. The reasons for the shutdown are complex, but mainly revolve around the policies President Donald Trump has implemented in his second term. … Read More “No end in sight for federal government shutdown” »
Charlie Megosh ’28 On August 11, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order giving the federal government complete autonomy over the local police force within Washington, D.C. Later, another directive was enacted, placing members of the National Guard into active service to function as a peacekeeping force within the nation’s capital. The purported motive … Read More “National Guard deployment causes controversy” »
