Hannah Newsom

We must fight to keep our freedom

Around five o’clock every evening, the bells at Paris-Yates Chapel play a variety of songs. Listening to them play is a very peaceful experience, and they provide an excellent background for contemplation while walking through the quad. As they rang out “God Bless America,” I could not help but think about American freedom and how […]

Society does not owe you anything

We need a more honest definition of what it means when America is called to own up to its past. On the surface, this call is made to sound like an olive branch: The system is against me, but I am willing to work together to fix it as long as I receive the apology […]

Rewriting our past only endangers our future

Rewriting the history being taught in our schools is not only a personal attack on America’s identity but also a precarious game that will only bring harm for generations to come. When history is not learned, it is repeated. Already, our nation is seeing the negative impacts of our students’ miseducation. Instead of presenting the […]

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