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Mati Davis

Mati Davis, Arts & Culture Editor

Mati Davis has been part of the Boiling Point staff since the beginning of his sophomore year. Starting as a Staff Writer,  he was appointed Arts and Culture Editor in the middle of his junior year. In addition to working for the Boiling Point, Mati enjoys traveling, theater production, and learning about Ancient Greece.  Last year he had the lead role in Shalhevet Drama’s production of Biloxi Blues.

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Page Three: Charm gives way to beauty, with places to learn, to sleep, to hide

Page Three: Charm gives way to beauty, with places to learn, to sleep, to hide

By Mati Davis, Staff Writer
July 28, 2016
Many people ask me what I am going to miss about Shalhevet, and I usually say, “The old building.” Sure, the new one isn’t cockroach infested, and yes, it doesn’t look like an insane asylum, but the clean, sterile new building doesn’t have the same personality as the old Shalhevet.
LAYERS: Jewish-infused mural near Venice Beach is painted on a multi-layered construction of wood.

Hebrew letters on L.A. walls bring color to street scenes

By Mati Davis, Arts & Culture Editor
September 16, 2015
What does a medieval illuminated manuscript have to do with modern street art?
‘Insurgent’ a ho-hum run through Hollywood’s best green

‘Insurgent’ a ho-hum run through Hollywood’s best green

By Mati Davis, Arts & Culture Editor
May 4, 2015

Shailene Woodley, playing a woman on the run, looks the leader of the government in the eye, runs at her, crashes through a glass...

SUSPENSE: Shalhevet debaters wait to see who has won awards at Princeton Model Congress.

Smaller, closer Model Congress team wins 11 awards in D.C.

By Mati Davis, Staff Writer
November 27, 2014

The team was 25 percent smaller than last year and had lost its longtime coach and most of its seniors -- but Firehawk debaters...

GENEROUS: Senior Matthew Denitz prepares to give blood in the Beit Midrash May 11. Senior Natalie Dahan organized this year’s drive.

Blood drive nets 22 pints while disqualifying many

By Mati Davis, Staff Writer
June 9, 2014

Continuing an annual spring tradition, Shalhevet students joined with workers from the American Red Cross March 11 to turn the...

SHALHEVET AT 20 - Tovy Kamine '02: Saving lives as a general surgeon

SHALHEVET AT 20 – Tovy Kamine ’02: Saving lives as a general surgeon

By Mati Davis, Staff Writer
December 21, 2013

Q: What did you do straight after high school? A: I went straight to college.  I went to Yale. Now I’m a third-year General...

Electorate may be divided, but Shalhevet students have a clear favorite: Romney

By Mati Davis, Staff Writer
October 30, 2012

While national polls in the week before election day are showing an electorate divided almost exactly 50-50 between Republican...

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