Student news and views, Woodstock School, Mussoorie, India
“I Am Asian-American. I Have Dreams Too,” read a sign that was carried during a protest against Harvard’s allegedly biased admissions process. The sign refers to the ongoing lawsuit in federal court against Harvard University in which Asian-American students are accusing the university of having an unfair bias towards other races in their admissions process. […]
Read More…“Excuse me, sir, could you please step aside?” the airport security officer said as I was “randomly selected.” I simply followed, worried and confused as to why I was picked out, while the officer casually walked in front of me. I was on my annual summer trip to the United States with a layover in […]
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Top 5 performances The talent show was full of breathtaking performances that left the audience in awe. This year The Woodstocker reported this showcase of talent and we ranked the top 5 performances. The Staff Band a.k.a. Middle-aged guys with guitars MORE COWBELL!!! The iconically named band, ‘Nameless’ The band electrified the audience […]
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“There’s a massive number of trans women who have been murdered, and their cases have just gone cold. They’re yelling out from their graves for justice.” ~Victoria Cruz On September 11, Woodstock had a documentary film festival which showcased diverse genres of documentary films, one of the many films was dedicated to Marsha P. Johnson. […]
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“I am Christian and I am a minority in India,” said Ms. Shonila Chander, who taught religion and economics at Woodstock for 34 years before she retired last year. On Thursday, August 4, she gave a talk at the Center for Imagination on minorities in India. Ms. Chander gave her thoughts on religion, the quota […]
Read More…It was the Fourth of July, 2013. My twelve-year-old self was eating a tasteless hot dog; my older, irritating, American cousin kept texting away on her brand new iPhone that she kept bragging about. My sibling had gone to get a beer because she was sick of our complaining. We were in the middle of […]
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Venturing into the literal wild, new staff leave the safety of their monkey-less roads and tackle the great unknown we call Woodstock. The Woodstocker caught up with some of them to chronicle the first chapter of their adventures. Mr Alex Heetland has begun his term as a choir and music theory teacher at Woodstock this […]
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The Hostel Commons was filled with chairs and couches to accommodate a crowd for the Coffee Bar on Sunday, August 5. Within the first hour, it was full of students collecting their orders of food and sitting down, while many took to the mic to sing songs. A new vibe was felt during this Coffee […]
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