March - 2021

Mar 31

What's in the American Rescue Plan, Exactly?

On March 11th, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan he proposed to combat the recession and increased unemployment and poverty caused by the decrease in economic activity during the coronavirus pandemic. The package passed Congress along party lines and after dozens of hours of deliberation. The passage is a step towards what Biden and many Democrats, including the two Georgia senators whose victories handed Democrats narrow control of the Senate, cam

Brazil Still Lags Behind in Pandemic Response

Savannah Wright

Mar 31

Brazil Still Lags Behind in Pandemic Response

While the Covid-19 pandemic has shattered lives worldwide, some countries have been significantly more affected than others. In the past couple of months, the rollout of several different versions of Covid-19 vaccines have provided a light at the end of the tunnel for many. Different countries have approved many labs’ vaccines that all use varying technology. Currently, the three vaccines approved in the United States are being distributed, first to those deemed most in need

Mikayla Wolf

Mar 27

Accusations of Racism Against the Crown

On March 7 at 8 pm ET, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sat down with Oprah Winfrey for an exclusive interview that aired on CBS Primetime. During the interview, the couple revealed bombshells that will have long-lasting consequences for the Crown. In the interview, Meghan said she had suicidal thoughts because of her life as a royal. When asking a senior royal about the possibility of receiving inpatient care, Meghan was allegedly denied because it “wouldn’t be good for the in

The Rookery

Mar 23

“That Altogether Distant Threat:” The Rookery Staff Reflects on Twelve Months of the Coronavirus

Devan Tatlow, 9th grade This past year has been a year of separation, pain, and division. We have seen division in our country increase, seen people politicize this pandemic and attack the heart of our democracy. We have been stuck home behind screens, unable to be with each other. Schools, shops, and restaurants have closed, and travel has all but ceased. I have never met most of my classmates or stepped inside the Walls building. With the vaccine rollout, we are starting to

A COVID Stock Market Guide for High Schoolers

Tess Buckley

Mar 22

A COVID Stock Market Guide for High Schoolers

Recently, I have found myself drawn towards the stock market as a way to learn a new skill in quarantine and make some money. Over the past two months, I have watched as friends made several times what I make from a day of work on a single trade. However, a lot of their trades have been based on hype and the conditions of the currently volatile market, making them more akin to bets than actual investments. As of late, stocks seem to only go up, especially recent hits GameStop

Savannah Wright

Mar 22

COVID-19 In Brazil

While the Covid-19 pandemic has affected facets of life worldwide, some countries have been significantly more affected than others. In the past couple of months, the rollout of several different versions of Covid-19 vaccines have provided a light at the end of the tunnel for many. Different countries have approved many labs’ vaccines that all use varying technology. Currently, the three vaccines approved in the United States have been distributed first to those deemed most i

Josie McCartney

Mar 22

American Rescue Plan

Last Thursday, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan he proposed to combat the recession and increased unemployment and poverty caused by the decrease in economic activity during the coronavirus pandemic. The package passed Congress along party lines and after dozens of hours of deliberation. The passage is a step towards what Biden and many Democrats, including the two Georgia senators whose victories handed Democrats narrow control of the Senate, cam

A long time coming for 2021 March Madness

Julius Cohen

Mar 15

A long time coming for 2021 March Madness

On March 12, 2020, to the dismay of college basketball enthusiasts across the country, the NCAA officially cancelled March Madness. One of the first major COVID cancellations, it was met with disappointment across the basketball community. Duke’s Cassius Stanley, now a guard for the Indiana Pacers, spoke for players and fans alike when he called the decision “heartbreaking.” The players hurt most by the decision were undoubtedly college seniors, who had waited four years for

Josie McCartney

Mar 7

Mixed Feelings Over Walls' Reopening

Nearly a year ago, schools across the country moved to online instruction. Now, School Without Walls has brought a limited number of students back into the building on a hybrid schedule, the latest chapter in the debate on compromise between safety and education. The school has invited certain students back for term three, prioritizing freshmen, at-risk students, students with a 504 plan or an Individualized Educational Plan, and students who are failing a class. These studen

Tess Buckley

Mar 4

A Little R&R

In a year of Covid cloistering, it’s surprising but true: The most entertaining novel I’ve read is 300 pages of a woman sleeping. Ottessa Moshfegh’s darkly funny My Year of Rest and Relaxation follows an unnamed narrator who seems to have it all: size-two waist, large inheritance, and job at a Chelsea art gallery, for a start. Yet this twenty-something Columbia graduate, recently orphaned, remains deeply unsatisfied and detached. Unwilling to consciously experience any more l

Mikayla Wolf

Mar 3

Coronavirus Stigmatization Leads to Increase in Attacks on Asian Americans

Racism against Asian Americans in the US is nothing new, but COVID-19 has heightened racial tension and increased racially-motivated violence nationally. As COVID-19 spread across the globe, triggering lockdowns and shutting down businesses, violence against Asian Americans in the US shot up. Recorded hate crimes against Asian Americans in New York City alone have increased nearly tenfold since the beginning of the pandemic, from three in 2019 to 28 in 2020. Leaders, includin

THE ROOKERY

School Without Walls Student Newspaper

What's in the American Rescue Plan, Exactly?

Brazil Still Lags Behind in Pandemic Response

Accusations of Racism Against the Crown

“That Altogether Distant Threat:” The Rookery Staff Reflects on Twelve Months of the Coronavirus

A COVID Stock Market Guide for High Schoolers

COVID-19 In Brazil

American Rescue Plan

Under The Microscope

A long time coming for 2021 March Madness

Mixed Feelings Over Walls' Reopening

A Little R&R

Coronavirus Stigmatization Leads to Increase in Attacks on Asian Americans