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No matter how disruptive, student walkouts are a core component of youth activism

Newt Zoido Tortella and Isaac Simon • June 27, 2022

If you’re a Beacon reader, you probably saw the op-ed published in last month’s edition that claimed all walkouts (including the one for queer and trans rights held here at Jackson-Reed) are performative...

Recent LGBTQIA+ progress is good, but still not enough

Newt Zoido Tortella • October 4, 2020

I know what it is like to be persecuted. I know what it is like to not be accepted by your family. I know what it is like to be scared of being attacked because of who you are. I’ve experienced all of...

Album Review: The Horror and the Wild

Newt Zoido Tortella • September 11, 2020

Rating: 10/10 “The Horror and the Wild” is a Folk-rock album by The Amazing Devil, a London-based band consisting of Joey Batey and Madeleine Hyland. The two singers have very different vocal ranges,...

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