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The Student Perspective 200 Feet above the Hudson River

THE HALDANE OUTLOOK

The student perspective from 200 feet above the Hudson River
The Student Perspective 200 Feet above the Hudson River

THE HALDANE OUTLOOK

The Student Perspective 200 Feet above the Hudson River

THE HALDANE OUTLOOK

Opinion

Haldane Should Change Its Censorship Policy

Haldane Should Change Its Censorship Policy

By Lincoln Wayland, Editor-in-Chief May 4, 2026

A 1974 commission of inquiry into high school journalism found that “Censorship is the fundamental cause of the triviality, innocuousness and uniformity that characterize the high school press.” The...

There Should Not Be AP English Courses

There Should Not Be AP English Courses

By Owen Sullivan-Hoch, Copy Editor May 4, 2026

The culminating courses of Haldane’s advanced English curriculum are the junior and senior year Advanced Placement English classes: AP English Language and Composition, off ered for juniors, and AP English...

Execute the Death Penalty

Execute the Death Penalty

By Dessa Bellamy Tarantino May 4, 2026

Capital punishment is one of the most fiercely contested issues in modern politics. Advocates hail it as a vanguard of public safety, while critics question whether an age that professes to be as enlightened...

Should Women Be Part of the Draft?

By Natalie Taylor May 4, 2026

Included in a recent defense policy bill passed by Congress and signed into law, young men will be automatically included in the military draft starting this December. The structure of the policy change...

Sophomore Eli Hudson, among a crowd of student protesters, fl ies an American fl ag at the ICE walkout on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. During the walkout, students held posters and gave speeches, demonstrating against recent ICE raids.

Work Beyond the Walkout

By Eli Hudson May 4, 2026

When more than 200 students, roughly a third of Haldane's total population, cut their ninth-period classes on February 6, the atmosphere was charged but uncertain. What the high school students of Haldane...

Early Decision is a Scam

Early Decision is a Scam

By Louisa Schimming, Managing Editor January 5, 2026

I was going to apply Early Decision to a college on November 15. I was all prepared; my Common Application was done, I had finished the college's supplemental essays, and I had filled out the financial...

Should Students Take Chemistry in Freshman Year?

Should Students Take Chemistry in Freshman Year?

By Leo O’Neil, Features Editor January 5, 2026

Every year without fail, the question of enrolling in chemistry freshman year looms over rising 9th graders. But for current sophomore Frederica Geppner, the choice was a no-brainer. “Earth science was...

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