Shadow on Concrete Wall

THE ROOKERY

The School Without Walls Student Newspaper
  • Home

  • All Articles

  • News

    • D.C.
    • National
    • International
  • Style

  • Opinion

  • Sports

  • Join

  • More

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.
    • All Posts
    • DC News
    • National News
    • International News
    • Style
    • Opinion
    • Sports
    • All Articles
    • Gen. News
    • Recent
    • School News
    Masha Gessen on Alexei Navalny, the End of Autocracy, and Human Solidarity
    Devan Tatlow
    • Feb 18, 2021

    Masha Gessen on Alexei Navalny, the End of Autocracy, and Human Solidarity

    In August 2020, Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition leader, was nearly killed by an artificial neurotoxin in an apparent Kremlin assassination attempt. Navalny returned to Russia in January after recuperating in Germany and was sentenced to 32 months in a prison labor colony. Thousands of Russians have been arrested in protests following his imprisonment. In an interview with reporter Devan Tatlow, journalist, author, and dissident Masha Gessen discussed Navalny’s
    The Folk of Air Series: Book Review
    Elena Vol
    • Feb 15, 2021

    The Folk of Air Series: Book Review

    In quarantine, I, like everyone else, found myself with a lot of time on my hands, especially over the summer. While we were at school, all we ever wanted was some free time, but once we were given unlimited amounts of it, we suddenly had no idea what to do with ourselves. I found that the novelty of quarantine quickly wore off, leaving boredom to settle in. I took to some new hobbies such as painting and collecting and pressing flowers, but I also reverted back to some of my
    COVID Cases Continue to Rise as Vaccine Rollout Lags
    Kamtoya Oteke
    • Feb 11, 2021

    COVID Cases Continue to Rise as Vaccine Rollout Lags

    A month into what many had hoped would be a brighter year, 2020 is still casting a long shadow over us. The number of coronavirus cases and deaths have reached levels not seen even at the peak of the pandemic last summer. Every day brings the number of coronavirus cases and deaths to new heights. On February 4, 2021, more than 5,200 Americans died from COVID-19, a single-day high. Since the pandemic began, more than 450,000 American have been buried, the equivalent of losing
    India's Farmers Protest New Laws in Mass Movement
    Clara Shapiro Morton
    • Feb 9, 2021

    India's Farmers Protest New Laws in Mass Movement

    In June 2020, the Indian government announced a series of agricultural legislation that has since spurred hundreds of thousands of farmers into an uproar. From across the country, farmers traveled to India’s capital, New Delhi, setting up on roads and blocking major highways. The protests have attracted national and international attention in recent months after police met the protestors with water cannons and tear gas, but they have been going on since the laws were passed i
    Biden Takes the Oath
    Clara Shapiro Morton
    • Feb 9, 2021

    Biden Takes the Oath

    The Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday, January 20, marked a monumental change in leadership, with former-President Trump leaving and President Biden and Vice President Harris being sworn into their new positions. Standing in stark contrast to the insurrection at the Capitol just two weeks prior, the inauguration demonstrated the strength of US democracy. Despite widespread fears of a repetition of the January 6 insurrection, the ceremony was conducted smoothly, but under
    DC High Schools Prepare for Virtual Admissions Season
    Gabriel Kraemer
    • Feb 9, 2021

    DC High Schools Prepare for Virtual Admissions Season

    The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted almost every part of life for DC Public Schools students. The challenges of distance learning have been all-consuming for DCPS, with nearly all classes being conducted virtually since last March. However, a small number of high schools in DC face an additional problem: how to admit their students. The eight selective public high schools in the District — including School Without Walls, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and Bard Early Co
    World Leaders Unite in Criticism of Capitol Storming
    Avajane Lei
    • Feb 7, 2021

    World Leaders Unite in Criticism of Capitol Storming

    On Wednesday, January 6, less than a week into the New Year, the world watched in horror as hundreds of pro-Trump rioters swarmed downtown DC and, soon after, broke into one of the most storied buildings in the United States: the US Capitol. At that time, Congress was confirming the US electoral college vote that elected Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States. The rioters broke windows and fought with the few law enforcement officers guarding the building. Event
    • March 2022 (3) 3 posts
    • February 2022 (25) 25 posts
    • November 2021 (4) 4 posts
    • October 2021 (4) 4 posts
    • April 2021 (1) 1 post
    • March 2021 (12) 12 posts
    • February 2021 (7) 7 posts
    • January 2021 (2) 2 posts
    • December 2020 (7) 7 posts
    • October 2020 (5) 5 posts
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    JOIN