Literature for the Modern Teen
Recently, my mom and I have noticed that young people aren’t reading as much. One could blame a variety of causes, such as social media shortening young people’s attention spans […]
Category Archives: Editorials
Incredi-bell News
By Special to The DialIt’s official. The results of the student survey at Hamden HighSchool revealed that students do not approve of the return of theringing of bells throughout the […]
For Whom The Bell Tolls
After four and a half long months, the bells at Hamden High have started ringing again (I guess they’ll have to revoke our no bell prize). I, for one, am […]
Cellphone Rule
This editorial is on the policy as proposed before implementation. I wholeheartedly think that there are more detriments to giving students access to personal technology during the school day than […]
Flaws of The New Technology Rule
Shanneah Havana On March 3, 2025, a new rule restricting personal technology use during instructional time took effect. Under this policy, students are prohibited from using devices such as cell […]
A Critical Look at PBIS
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) was instituted this year at HHS. It made the lofty promises of reducing chronic absenteeism and class cuts, incentivizing getting better grades, and improving […]
The Bell Situation
Ever since that fateful day in October, Hamden High School has been without an effective intercom system, and lost complete function of the class bells. Everyone was confused originally, but […]
Methods of Literary Analysis from the HHS English Department – Part II – Mr. Perotti, Ms. Alexander and Ms.Diniz
Part II Mr. Perotti likes to analyze symbolism in literature. Every object, action, or character can carry deeper meanings that go deeper than surface level. In Crime and Punishment, the […]
Methods of Literary Analysis from the HHS English Department – Part I – Mr.Capone
Preface I asked most of the English department how they analyze literature, in preparation for a project my social studies teacher wanted me to complete. Most of them gave me […]
How and Why You Should Write a Marxist Critique
By Samir Abedin I was originally planning to do an independent study on the relationship between technology and war, focusing on topics such as CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) […]
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