Rebecca Shaid and Helen Rudoler   *Sitting in senior lounge* Rebs: Who wants to write a monocle article with me, right here, right now.  Helen: Fine, Rebs. Stop standing on the table.  *Rebs reluctantly climbs down* Rebs: Okay, now we just need an idea.  Helen: Ah! I have such a good idea. How about sexual

Lauren Mermelstein A few days ago, I was walking down the third-floor hallway, and I couldn’t help but notice how dark it was. Well, it’s usually so dark that you would think the lights never work, but that day, it was really dark. Like middle-of-the-night-walking-into-an-abyss kind of dark. It was, in fact, a Monday, but

Ruby Benjamin As the Class of 2019 moves out of Barrack and into their oh-so-bright futures, the administration begins to turn their attention to the Class of 2020: also known as “The Special Grade.” Mrs. Levin insists that this charming title is as a result of 2020 being a class that has mostly been together

Rebecca Shaid I was sitting in class one day when all of a sudden a loud burst of noise erupts from the doorway and a multitude of seniors pile into the confined room. I was confused and flustered with no idea what was about to happen. It wasn’t until the big group of kids starting

Lauren Mermelstein and Sophie Warsetsky You are a prospective parent visiting Barrack. You see, lining every wall, the new, professionally-curated photographs of students. “Boy, do these students love where they learn,” you think to yourself as you stare at a photograph of a young child perfecting the hand raise. While these pictures seem like the

Rebecca Shaid If you’re a new student or have a teacher you’ve never had before, forget that class syllabus and Derech Eretz pledge! This guide to talking in class is the only thing you’ll need. Anderson: Talk about feminism or Bernie Sanders, and you’re good-to-go. Rabbi Yondorf: Just smile when he looks your way. Mrs.