Write in Resistance: A Farewell from your Editors-in-Chief
As we write this final article to you, our Register Forum community, we are filled with gratitude. In room 3401, where we host our monthly NewsStorms, we’ve laughed, argued, pitched, cried, laid out...
View ArticleProtesters at Massachusetts State House Call for Change
“Some people are afraid of what might happen out here today. Who gives a shit? There’s a coup. If people stayed home ‘cause they were scared during the Civil Rights Movement, we wouldn’t have any...
View ArticleThank You Kamala Harris, Even Though the Dream Was Brief
Several months have passed now. The headlines have moved on, the pundits have stopped asking why you lost, and the Democrats are back to their hand-wringing while Trump and his cabinet picks sharpen...
View ArticleThe Bear Mirrors the Anxiety of Life with an Alcoholic Parent
If anyone had any doubts about The Bear being the most artistically daring and electrifying series on TV, the third season of Chris Storer’s acclaimed FX on Hulu hit dispels them completely with a...
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New Study Shows 98% of Students “Totally Understand” Advanced Calculus After One Week Without Phones “The Quadratic Formula is Now “So Easy, Bro.” Trump Claims 2025 Election Is Rigged, Even Before It...
View ArticleWhy Trump and Biden Are Not the Same
“ The differences in governance between a Trump administration and a Biden administration are not subtle. .sno-pullquote-6771e09920426 { display: flex; float: left; margin: 30px 30px 30px 0; width:...
View ArticleWelcome to the 134th
Welcome to the 134th edition of the Register Forum! We are more excited than ever to continue the tradition of bringing you the stories, opinions, and creative works that make CRLS inclusive,...
View ArticleSuperintendent Greer Voted out by School Committee
On Wednesday, May 29th, the Cambridge School Committee shared a community-wide notification announcing that CPS has “decided to seek a new superintendent for the 2024-2025 school year.” The decision...
View ArticleInside the Harvard & MIT Pro-Palestine Encampments
“When you fight, and are on the right side of history and fight for the liberation of people you’re oppressed,” said Koji Aceanopon ’26, a Harvard student and spokesperson at the Harvard Pro-Palestine...
View ArticleIn Search of Self: Toni Morrison’s “Home”
In Toni Morrison’s novel Home, the acclaimed author revisits familiar territory by exploring themes of generational legacies, racial trauma, and the haunting specter of history, this time against the...
View ArticleCRLS A Cappella: Spreading The Love on Valentine’s Day
Singing Valentines are an established tradition here at CRLS. Every February 14th, four a cappella groups – Pitches and Do’s, Note to Self, Fermata Nowhere, and Sassafras – burst into classrooms to...
View ArticleGraham & Parks Principal Faces Backlash
Cambridge’s own Graham & Parks School is involved in controversy: allegations of a toxic work environment propagated by Principal Kathleen M. Smith have sparked an investigation and raised...
View ArticleEthiopia: A Year After the Tigray Ceasefire
One year has passed since the signing of a ceasefire accord between Ethiopia’s federal government and the authorities of Tigray, which marked the end to a devastating civil war that left hundreds of...
View ArticleI Am Not Your Negro Redefines the Narrative of Race
In honor of Black History Month, let us explore the mind of 20th-century luminary–whose works hold timeless relevance–James Baldwin. Although directed by Raoul Peck, the cinematic biography I Am Not...
View ArticleThe Story of Black History Month
At its core, Black History Month is a celebration of resilience, strength, and the enduring spirit of Black people. It provides an opportunity to acknowledge the remarkable achievements of Black...
View Article“Listen to Michigan”: 100,000 Uncommitted Votes Challenge Biden’s Gaza Policy
In a historic move, Democratic strategist Waleed Shahid initiated a strategic plan to shift President Joe Biden’s stance on Gaza. Shahid’s seven-page memo outlined a case for an immediate cease-fire in...
View ArticleFrom Ancient Athens to CRLS: Lysistrata Takes the Stage
CRLS recently took on the classic Greek comedy Lysistrata at the Massachusetts High School Drama Festival. As one of the 112 schools performing one-act plays in this fiercely competitive program, CRLS...
View ArticleThe Ministry of Utmost Happiness: A Review
Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy’s second novel is a mosaic of multiple stories, following a spectrum of characters: a transgender woman in Delhi, an untouchable man assuming a Muslim...
View ArticleUnpacking the Racial Disparities in CRLS Clubs
Now, let’s start by posing a question: How and why did race become so embedded in the every day—and the ordinary—aspects of school and daily life? On the surface, extracurricular activities appear to...
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