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Tower

The student-run news site of The Masters School

Tower

The student-run news site of The Masters School

Tower

Neena Atkins

Neena Atkins, Editor in Chief

Senior Neena Atkins joined Intro to Journalism in her freshman year, progressing into a Features Editor, Lead Features Editor, and now an Editor-in-Chief of Tower. She loves how journalism gives her the opportunity to have conversations with so many interesting people and inform her community on important issues. Outside of Tower, she’s involved in several other organizations on campus, such as MUN, GALS, the Writing Center, and more. In her free time, Neena loves to drink copious amounts of Starbucks, read niche historical books, and go shopping with friends! Looking ahead, she hopes to pursue a career as a foreign correspondent, exploring the intersection of international relations and journalism.
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The nationwide trend of increasing ICE presence has not left Westchester untouched. In the first four and a half months of the Trump administration, ICE has booked people into detention roughly 119,000 times, according to the Vera Institute.

Local ICE raids raise safety concerns

Neena Atkins, Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2025
Teachers use AI as a tool to deepen their students understanding of writing, language, and critical thinking, rather than as something to cut corners and take shortcuts. However, it can’t be used for everything. In writing, AI doesn’t give the same personal anecdotes and sensory details that a human can, as discovered Aby students in Tom Cusano’s English class.

Chalkboards to Chatbots

Neena Atkins, Lead Features Editor
April 30, 2025
Senator Cory Booker, who made an unsuccessful bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, speaks at a rally in Reno, Nevada, on December 30, 2019. Now a prominent figure in the Democratic Party, Booker recently made history with the longest speech in Senate history. (Trevor Bexon, Licensed from Shutterstock)

A Historic Moment

Neena Atkins, Lead Features Editor
April 3, 2025
THE TRADWIFE MOVEMENT BLENDS vintage aesthetics with conservative ideals, promoting a return to
traditional gender roles. Some women claim it is empowering, while others argue it reinforces patriarchal
norms under the guise of choice.

The Rise of the Tradwife

Neena Atkins, Lead Features Editor
February 28, 2025
Donald John Trump reclaims the presidency. He won both the electoral vote and the popular vote in the 2024 election against Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump will be the second president in U.S. history to serve non-consecutive terms after President Grover Cleveland in 1893, as well as the first convicted felon and oldest person to be elected president. Illustration by Rose Yuan.

Trump takes the triumph

Neena Atkins, Lead Features Editor
November 21, 2024
Influential celebrities like Taylor Swift have been sharing their support for candidates in the upcoming presidential election. Some voiced their opinions online through social media while others spoke at in-person events like rallies. This wave of involvement of celebrities has been encouraging young people to vote now more than ever. Illustration by Roni Barkan.

Social media fuels political polarization

Neena Atkins, Lead Features Editor
October 16, 2024
Students use old-fashioned telephones to symbolize the new phone policy preventing phone usage during the school day. The policy, adopted for the 2024-2025 school year, bans students from going on their phones from 8:30-3:05.

Masters students embrace a new era of connection

Neena Atkins, Lead Features Editor
September 24, 2024
As Masters tuition rises for the 2023-2024 school year, questions emerge amongst the community.

As tuition rises, questions emerge

Neena Atkins, Contributing Writer
March 3, 2023
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