The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White
The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White
The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White
Benjamin Levy

Benjamin Levy, Feature Writer

Grade 11

If you were a bagel, what would you be?

I feel like I’d be an everything bagel because I have interests in a lot of different things and I do a little bit of everything.

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In 2020, around two-thirds of eligible voters cast their ballots for the presidential election, the highest voter participation in an American election since 1900.

The false promise of an Election Day holiday

By Benjamin Levy
December 3, 2024
LIVE: Region Finals girls soccer hosts WJ

LIVE: Region Finals girls soccer hosts WJ

By Benjamin Levy and Leo Pelmoter
October 29, 2024
Since OpenAI’s 2022 unveiling of ChatGPT for the public — the first major generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, teachers — parents and school administrators have worried about its impact on students’ education.

How high school students are using AI today

By Benjamin Levy
October 28, 2024
Q&A with new Whitman Principal Gregory Miller

Q&A with new Whitman Principal Gregory Miller

By Benjamin Levy
September 30, 2024
Simulations similar to the AP Lang elections are seen in various forms across classrooms at Whitman. Formats such as debates and mock trials allow students to learn about issues in an unconventional structure rather than through traditional teaching methods like slideshows or textbooks.

Innovative teaching: A look into simulations at Whitman

By Benjamin Levy
May 30, 2024
The bill, which Councilmember Gabe Albornoz introduced Sept. 17, proposes removing the requirement for the Housing Opportunities Commission to issue public notices or hold hearings for new affordable housing developments.

A guide to the May 14th Primary Elections

By Benjamin Levy
May 9, 2024
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