Club Fair 2016!

Photos by Sophie Buchanan/Tower|September 14, 2016

Student DJs are bringing the party to campus, a skill many developed during the DJ Wintermission. A group of students gathers around a makeshift booth, where Nico Khourylevy '26 manages the decks and keeps the crowd moving.

Students command the DJ decks

From Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre to AI-altered images
shared by the White House, propaganda has evolved with the technology of its time. In today’s digital landscape, social media algorithms amplify both awareness and misinformation. As students scroll, they must learn to question, compare sources and recognize how narratives are shaped online.

Propaganda competes for control in the digital age

$A hammer crashes down on a skull, symbolizing the negative mental and physical effects of looksmaxxing. A common looksmaxxing technique, “bone-smashing,” harms participants in the hopes of creating micro frac- tures to increase bone mass. While no students have gone on the record as having engaged in bone-smashing, they have talked about various other ways in which they have succumb to the trend of looksmaxxing.$

Looksmaxxing: Social media’s fuel for self-hatred

Hudson Williams (left) and Connor Storie (right) face off in "Heated Rivalry," a Canadian TV series based on the novel by Rachel Reid. The show, a new cult-favorite, follows the secret fling between two major-league hockey stars.

Female fans frenzy over “Heated Rivalry” in fandom phenomenon

Beginning in early 2026, there has been a massive trend that has hit
social media everywhere: “2026 is the new 2016”. Whether it’s a slideshow
depicting nostalgic photos, or even people living a lifestyle that aligns with
the era, there is an evident yearning for past times. However, there were
aspects of 2016 that were bad for some. So why is it being celebrated?

Social media celebrates 2016

Bella Danahy-Levine '26 throws a bowl on the pottery wheel in the ceramics studio. Danahy-Levine, Bennet Sonnenberg '26 and Caitlin Berry '28 are spearheading the event under the guidance of Upper School Visual Art Teacher Stephanie Mestyan. The Empty Bowls team will sell bowls on May 1, and the proceeds will go to Feeding Westchester.

Empty Bowls initiative throws down to fundraise for Feeding Westchester

Mayor of Dobbs Ferry Christy Knell (left) and Trustees Matt Rosenberg (middle) and Nitin Gupta (right), vote. The resolution passed unanimously and has received only positive feedback from the community.

Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees petitions to end ICE and CBP abuses

Selas Douglas, the associate head of school for inclusive excellence, was key to the planning and execution of the celebration. He gave opening and closing remarks, helped to organize the day's curriculum and guided student diversity ambassadors.

Photo Gallery: MLK Day Celebration

Bella Henriquez '26 holds a sign that reads "THE WRONG ICE IS MELTING" as she walks with fellow Masters students, faculty and administration through downtown Dobbs Ferry.

Students march through Dobbs Ferry for National Shutdown

Demonstrators take part in a rally on the day of a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Masters alum documents anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis

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