The Kwammentary: What the shell?
ANDREW KWA, GRAPHICS EDITOR
May 5, 2017
Filed under OPINIONS
As a certified Asian, I used to be able to say with utmost confidence that our campus had perfect feng-shui. However, just as the golden age of the Galactic Republic in “Star Wars” was ended by an angsty Jedi with issues letting go and qualms about the coarseness of sand, so has the balance of Trinity...
The party’s over
ANDREW KWA, GRAPHICS EDITOR
May 5, 2017
Filed under OPINIONS
It would seem to be a regular Monday morning at Trinity Preparatory School. Lethargic, sleep-deprived students yawn on their way to advisory, students meticulously unpack and repack their backpacks at their lockers, and teachers occasionally argue with students on whether or not their shorts are at...
The Kwammentary: Who gives a Snap?
ANDREW KWA, GRAPHICS EDITOR
May 5, 2017
Filed under OPINIONS
Here's a little problem for all you math-fanatics out there: If Debbie has more than 130 Snapchat friends, and she has maintained streaks for at least 230 days with said Snapchat friends, how much of Debbie's life has she wasted sending one-second chin shots and blank screens devoid of any text, save...
The Kwammentary: This Trinity trainwreck has transcended to tranquility
ANDREW KWA, GRAPHICS EDITOR
April 7, 2017
Filed under OPINIONS
I’m going to level with you here. I’m really tired. I am writing this at 2:00 in the morning. My brain can somehow craft copious amounts of Guy Fieri memes but refuse to comprehend a Spanish reading that a child with one episode of Dora the Explorer under his or her belt would find easy. My...
United we march
MELISSA PREGASEN, STAFF WRITER
February 22, 2017
Filed under EDITORIALS
In unison the world shouted. Washington, D.C. Orlando, Florida. Los Angeles, California. Chicago, Illinois. London, England. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sydney, Australia. Seoul, South Korea. Nairobi, Kenya. McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Millions of voices on every continent joined together to march...
The paradox of Sadie Hawkins
VALERIE TRAPP, OPINIONS EDITOR
February 10, 2017
Filed under EDITORIALS, OPINIONS
Ah, Sadie Hawkins. The one day Trinity Prep students don their touristy Hawaiian T-shirts or dust off their flamboyant 70’s attire. In theory, it is a great opportunity for girls to take initiative and ask guys to a school dance—something that is a bit of an anomaly at Homecoming or Prom. Yet its ...
The Kwammentary: Doubling down on double doors
ANDREW KWA, GRAPHICS EDITOR
February 9, 2017
Filed under OPINIONS
Meadows have grass, oceans have water and deserts have sand. Society? Society has rules, people. Specifically, I’m talking about proper etiquette. Etiquette is defined by Merriam-Webster as “the conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social...
Blurring the lines between memes and meaningful reporting
Alexandra Lipton, COPY EDITOR
February 9, 2017
Filed under EDITORIALS
“Political memes are the highest quality of meme in my personal opinion.” Junior J. P. Arney is no stranger to social media, where he regularly searches for high quality memes, or popular and funny images circulated on the internet. But it is increasingly common for social media compan...
The fault with 5th Avenue
MELISSA PREGASEN, STAFF WRITER
January 23, 2017
Filed under OPINIONS
Spanning 6.2 miles in Manhattan, New York City, 5th Avenue has experienced some major population control since Tuesday November 8, 2016. Ever since President-elect Trump was elected as America’s 45th president, Secret Service officials have swarmed 5th Avenue questioning almost anyone who dares ...
The cold shoulder on climate change
MELISSA PREGASEN, STAFF WRITER
December 15, 2016
Filed under EDITORIALS, OPINIONS, SHOWCASE
It’s discussed. It’s disregarded. It’s disputed. Climate change is the most important global problem the Earth is facing. We have all heard about it, but what really is it and why is it important? From the mid to late 20th century and forwards, increased levels of atmospheri...