The Boiling Point

EDITORIAL: Don’t end friendships over a dilemma without facts

By BP Editorial Board
February 11, 2018

As soon as the news broke that our principal had been removed from his administrative roles, most, if not all, students took to...

COLUMN: Let’s crush stereotypes

By Clara Sandler, Community Editor
February 8, 2018

My grandmother was the sports fan in my dad’s family. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, and went to Ohio State University,...

EDITORIAL: What is, and is not, on our front page

February 6, 2018

By The BP Editorial Board When the Editorial Board gathered to discuss placing the story of Dr. Weissman’s departure on Page...

TWO BOILING POINTS OF VIEW: The VINZ: Groundbreaking or grotesque?

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks, Arts & Culture Editor
January 31, 2018

Innovative: The VINZ takes brave architectural steps Frank Gehry, the world-renowned architect and visionary...

OPINION: Taming our roots

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief
December 31, 2017

My scalp is burning. My nose is dripping. The combined smell of formaldehyde and the melting, unpronounceable chemicals in my mascara have turned my eyes into a watery disarray.

HIRSCHONOMICS: All about that Bitcoin bubble

December 25, 2017

Bitcoin, which has been in the news a lot lately, is a digital currency (crypto-currency) created in 2009. It has seen a ridiculously rapid rise in value, and then last week it started to fall. What’s going on?

COLUMN: In co-curriculars, less is more

December 24, 2017

During freshman orientation two years ago, I remember Principal Dr. Noam Weissman talking about the importance of after-school activities. They’re so important, he said, that Shalhevet calls them “co-curriculars,” instead of “extracurriculars.”

HIRSCHONOMICS: Why is it so hard to run a student business at Shalhevet?

By Sam Hirschhorn & Zack Hirschhorn, Staff Columnists
November 19, 2017

This year, the major student-run businesses at Shalhevet are bagels, pancakes and the Student Store. Last year, the major student...

PAGE THREE: Where feelings go too far

By Shana Lunzer, Staff Columnist
November 19, 2017

When we were children, all we could do was feel. We knew very little, so our beliefs were based mainly on intuition....

TWO BOILING POINTS OF VIEW: Seniors’ decision for prom up in the air

November 15, 2017

No, Prom is antithetical to our values By Tali Schlacht, 12th grade In recent weeks, Shalhevet seniors have...

OPINION: Bring the ‘covenant’ to Town Hall

By The BP Editorial Board
November 15, 2017

The Agenda Committee’s officers signed a “covenant” early this year, outlining guidelines that every officer...

OPINION: Modesty isn’t the issue when poor women need assistance

By The BP Editorial Board
November 15, 2017

Two weeks ago, senior Sarina Finn — standing on the corner of Pico and Robertson outside Walgreens — collected 4,704...