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Honor in the real world
Posted on May 13, 2013 | 1 CommentAndrew Schatz is a ’10 PPE alumnus. I matriculated into The King’s College in the fall of 2006. Honor, and the code that requires it of every student, was a... -
Classical studies in public school: King’s students help lead a new education movement
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsVeritas Preparatory Academy does not prepare students for college—it prepares them to die well. “To die well, you need to learn how to actually live,” said Isaiah Contu-Owen, a TKC... -
Men of Lewis and Churchill: bringing jazz to TKC
Posted on April 26, 2013 | 2 CommentsMen of the Houses of C.S. Lewis and Winston Churchill formed their own jazz band, the TKC Jazz Combo, augmenting school-wide interest in jazz music. The band started spontaneously at the... -
Rational ignorance and the growing risks of political illiteracy
Posted on April 25, 2013 | No CommentsHow politically stupid are Americans? A 2011 Newsweek survey measured the political literacy of the average U.S. citizen. The results may (or may not) surprise you. Out of 1,000 Americans,... -
Q&A with SBP-elect Peter Flemming: What’s in store
Posted on April 24, 2013 | No CommentsFinancial District, NEW YORK—Student Body President-elect Peter Flemming (’14) has been preparing for the 2013-14 school year. In an interview with the Empire State Tribune, he talked about his plans... -
Efforts to strengthen spiritual life underway after shrinking attendance for The Tent and SLP
Posted on April 23, 2013 | 1 CommentFinancial District, NEW YORK–Under the leadership of Vice President of Student Development Eric Bennett and Emily Collins (’14), 10 students, staff and faculty members have begun meeting to plan ways they... -
Get to know the new House presidents
Posted on April 21, 2013 | 1 CommentThe new presidents are beginning to form a plan for next year’s 2013-14 academic year for their Houses, formulating visions and practical goals for how they want their Houses to... -
Spring Formal: the Bowery and Davison’s controversy
Posted on April 18, 2013 | 4 CommentsNEW YORK—Students of The King’s College will gather together this Friday for the annual Spring Formal, the last school-wide student event before spring semester comes to a close. This year’s... -
The importance of being round: TKCT enters a new era with “Earnest”
Posted on April 15, 2013 | 2 CommentsTKC Theater has entered a democratic age, and like the Greeks before it, provided its people a tale of itself. The motivations for mounting this Wilde classic are many: purport... -
Fashion that gives back
Posted on April 11, 2013 | No CommentsDuty–one word can make all the difference. This year’s Interregnum theme of “duty” highlighted the importance of assessing what role duty should play in various aspects life. Here is a...
