The Weekly Digest - April 2nd, 2019

Wow! It’s been a while since I’ve had the opportunity to put one of these out. This one is full of content from the last few days, and I encourage you to read everything I’ve linked to.
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Booker T. Washington
Student Council:
We have a whole new student council. Unfortunately, there are serious problems with this year’s election. There was only one position which was contested between two candidates. In other words, we gave ourselves no choices when it came to 80% of the Executive Board. Next year, you should run!
Spring Spirit Week:
Dress up every day:
Day | Dresswear |
---|---|
Wednesday | Pajama Day |
Thursday | Throwback |
Friday | Fancy/Formal |
News
International & National
Russia is cementing their hold on the Internet - The Wall Street Journal
The Turkish Elections & President Erdogan - The New York Times
Boeing: How they are fixing their 737 MAX - Reuters
India just tested a weapon on a satellite in space: What could go wrong? - The BBC
How Egypt’s President might just stay in power - The New York Times
Interesting
How you can stop using your phone so much
Stop asking kids what they want to be when they grow up
A California court is already trying to reduce the privacy protections of a recent law
A lot of the prices you pay for products online are determined by… computers
The latest about drug-resistant diseases
Creative Writing
A wonderful piece in The New Yorker: Before the Internet
This week’s photo: an tree in bloom.
Photo by Trifon Yurukov on Unsplash
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