campus
Haverford’s Blockbuster problem: school needs AI plan
Keith DiMarino ’27 Artificial Intelligence is quickly becoming a part of everyday life, with people using it for everything from dieting tips to coding entire websites, raising the important question…
We need longer lunch periods
Weston Messner ‘28 Is a forty-five-minute lunch period really long enough? Students have much that…
Third-form perspectives on the school’s brotherhood
Ignacio Aliaga ’29 The term “brotherhood” is used frequently around campus. On sports teams, in…
Could the school use phones as a reward?
Teddy Walkenhorst ‘29 With the 2025-2026 school year coming to an end, our school can…
The disappearance of collaborative spaces
Vaughn Smartt ’28 Walk through Wilson Hall between classes, and you’ll see students everywhere looking…
Should Haverford give more academic awards to underclassmen?
Josh Bloom ‘28 When awards are announced on Honors Day, upperclassmen anticipate awaiting their moment…
Best places to hang out after lunch
Jack Collier ’28 and Seth Surman ’28 in the second-floor library study space, November 1,…
Fan section needs more Fords
Vaughn Smartt ’28 For decades, our school has carried down traditions of support and brotherhood. …
Haverford should be more mindful of its paper waste
A Haverford “recycling” bin – Index Staff Ryan Wang ’26 During my time at Haverford,…
The school should offer more field trips
Jonny Wang ’26 headshot Ever since I transferred from my public school in eighth grade…
Lunch is overcrowded – here’s how we can fix it
Adam Brown ’27 After sluggishly moving through the lunch line for an eternity, pushing through…
off-campus
Is automation the answer to public service ethics?
Brandyn Luong ’27 As governments across the globe face aging populations and shrinking budgets, the workforce is increasingly filled by robots and artificial intelligence (AI). From military drones to assistive…
New LA rail line could change transportation forever
Byron Yang ’28 Los Angeles International Airport has long been defined by its infamous “horseshoe”…
Anthropic & AI vs the Pentagon
Jayden Thomas ’27 We have reached a milestone in artificial intelligence that should make us…
Age-checking technology spurred by kids’ online safety laws
For years, the internet remained largely unguarded. Those who could afford a home PC back…
The downsides of fast fashion
Kent Foo ’28 In recent years, fashion has become more popular than ever. Short-form videos…
Is Trump too old for presidency?
President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting, Thursday, January 29, 2026, in the Cabinet Room….
Government shutdown reflects ignorance of American values
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shutdown notice at Rice Lake in Minnesota – Lorie Shaull…
Why are we so captivated by the Louvre robbery?
Colt McDevitt ‘29 On a cold Sunday morning, four thieves dressed in construction vests pulled…
Experimental vaccine to fight cancer prompts immune response
Alex Schwarting ’29 Many members of the Haverford community have been affected by cancer, in…
One tiny update, one huge outage: how AWS brought the U.S. to a screeching halt
Jayden Thomas ’27 For students and faculty, the morning of October 20th, 2025 began like…
The importance of Latin in the modern world
Jayden Thomas ’27 Many consider Latin to be a dead language. Rather than tell you…
