11 Unspoken Rules That Freshman Have To Learn On Their Own
November 2, 2015
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Latin Takes a Stance Against Capitol Attacks
January 15, 2021
Latin broke its silence regarding the President’s attempts to contest election results last Friday when it hosted an Upper School gathering to address the insurrection at the Capitol. School leaders did not hesitate to condemn the violence, racism, and antisemitism that took place at Capitol Hill before splitting the 176 student attendees into breakout rooms to process the events. But why did it take a breach of the Capitol for Latin to speak to this highly contested election?
Four Student Government Reforms That Might Actually Do Something
January 15, 2021
Student Government has been aimless and ineffectual, an institution with the mysterious notoriety of the Honor Council but which holds the same amount of real-world power as Latin’s Model UN. The inefficiency is, primarily, no fault of the well-meaning and driven people who lead Student Government, but its very structure, which often tends toward symbolism and rarely brings about meaningful change.
Latin says no to test-optional admissions
January 15, 2021
An increasing number of colleges transitioned to a test-optional format in response to the coronavirus pandemic, yet Latin, along with many other high schools in the Chicago area, didn’t follow suit.
New Hybrid Schedule Raises Equity Concerns
January 15, 2021
Latin’s Upper School reopened its doors on January 11, once again raising questions about how the school can best promote equity within a hybrid learning model.
Latin Community Members Among First to Receive Vaccine
January 15, 2021
With the development and approval of the COVID-19 vaccine, frontline workers, as well as senior citizens, have already started getting vaccinated. Many parents in the Latin community who are a part of these groups have recently been vaccinated. In receiving the vaccine—either that produced by Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna—these individuals joined the 3.1% of Americans and 2.9% of Illinoisans who had been vaccinated as of Wednesday.
The New Year nears, Latin students reflect on the positives of COVID-19
January 15, 2021
I’ve done numbers 1, 3, 4, and 6.
I think you’ve done a great job compiling all of this, but to me it seems as though a few of these “Unspoken Rules” appear to go against the ” inclusive and multicultural community [1]” that Latin prides itself on. As hard as Latin tries to welcome and include every with open arms, don’t you think that telling Underclassmen where they can and can’t eat as well as prohibiting where they’re able to hang out further widens the gap?
1. http://www.latinschool.org/Page/About/Mission-and-History
I agree with you, Richard, in that some of these “Unspoken Rules” may violate the inclusive community that Latin promotes. With that being said, I wonder how seriously these rules are actually taken and whether or not they are actually exclusive. I see them as tradition more than anything, especially since no one gets hazed at Latin. I also think its important and interesting to note that this list was compiled by two Freshman, Cameron Cozzi and Siena Craigie.
The last one gives me hope.
For the record, #1 has NEVER been a rule. Everyone is welcome in the middle area of the lower level. Sorry, freshmen, but I’m pretty sure you made that rule up yourselves. Come sit with us!!!