February 6, 2026 By Beatriz
By Beatriz Lindemann December 31, 2025 12:19 PM I recently experienced my second active shooter incident at Brown University, two too many for an 18-year-old girl. After hearing gunshots and hiding in lockdown for hours at a mall in South Florida in May 2021, I was sure it couldn’t happen again. But at 4:13 p.m. on […]
October 20, 2025 By Beatriz
Beatriz Lindemann ’25 • October 15, 2025 The first thing I did after finishing my Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics exam my junior year of high school was drive to my local art museum with my best friend. After a tumultuous three-hour ordeal, we needed to look at some art. We wandered through the wings, talking […]
February 28, 2024 By Beatriz
Beatriz Lindemann ’25 and Antonia Pinnar ’25 • February 26, 2024 For many years, the ultimate goal of many hard working and competitive high school students was to attend a top 20 university. However, since the October 7th attacks on Israel, many Jewish students no longer feel safe or welcome attending these prestigious institutions. Amidst student complaints about escalating […]
August 9, 2023 By Beatriz
When I first heard the shrieks, I was in line to buy a set of pajamas at Victoria’s Secret with my nanny and godmother, Lizette. Then, suddenly, a stampede of people ran through the store. “Get down!” someone screamed. “We heard gunshots!” a woman yelled. I dropped to the floor and grabbed Lizette’s hand. “¿Qué […]
June 4, 2023 By Beatriz
On Thursday, March 9, 2023, The Pérez Art Museum opened its newest exhibit, “Love is Calling” by artist Yayoi Kusama. Kusama, known globally as an icon of contemporary art, works with various media such as sculpture, painting, performance, electronic art, and poetry. Kusama is most known for her signature use of polka dots. She believes polka […]
July 19, 2022 By Beatriz
On July 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States of America overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 case that declared the constitutional right to an abortion within an American’s right to privacy under the Fourteenth Amendment. President Trump’s decision to appoint three Supreme Court justices, all of whom were raised Catholic, undeniably played a […]