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  • May 20Molloy Posner Hall renovations set to begin on June 1.
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Ben Winslow, Retired Co-Editor-in-Chief

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The Whale: A Necessary Film in a Challenging Medium

The Whale: A Necessary Film in a Challenging Medium

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor in Chief January 16, 2023

       A lonely apartment, sparsely decorated by bookshelves precariously loaded with the classics all English teachers proselytize to their students, is the sole setting of an ambitious new film from...

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Is Winchester Back? Time Will Tell…

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief September 19, 2022

Is Winchester back from the pandemic? The answer to this ominous question has hung in limbo for months on end, teetering on the brink of yes, but always seeming to edge itself back into the no category....

World News Roundup: Macron, Blinken and Austin, and Japanese Tourist Boat

World News Roundup: Macron, Blinken and Austin, and Japanese Tourist Boat

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2022

French president, Emmanuel Macron, became the first French president to be re-elected since 2002 during the country's national elections on Sunday. He ran, once again, against far-right candidate Marine...

Kentanji Brown Jackson Confirmed to the Supreme Court

Kentanji Brown Jackson Confirmed to the Supreme Court

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2022

Last Thursday, the Senate voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States. In a vote that largely fell along party lines, with only three republicans joining democrats,...

What the Oscars Got Right, and What They Got Wrong

What the Oscars Got Right, and What They Got Wrong

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief February 14, 2022

Oscar nominations have arrived, and with them controversy, surprises, snubs, and much more. Here are my thoughts on the nominations; what they got right and what they got very wrong.  Lady Gaga...

T-Snips Blindsided With Forced Closure

T-Snips Blindsided With Forced Closure

Daniel Kochupura and Ben Winslow February 2, 2022

“A profound loss for our school and our community,” was how one student described the shuttering of beloved Winchester institution T-Snips Barbershop. The brainchild of Thomas Harrison ‘23 had been...

An Investigation: What is the Hardest Class at WT?

An Investigation: What is the Hardest Class at WT?

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2022

For years I have sat in my room, late at night, staring at the ceiling as sleep escaped me, wondering what is the hardest class at Winchester? Is it APUSH? Is it Psych? Was it PE? Those questions plagued...

Movies You Need To See

Movies You Need To See

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2022

I decided to take on the burden of watching a lot of movies this past month. Big budget films, little films, indie films, superhero films, I watched them all. Here is my list of the movies that you need...

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Voices: 2021 Year in Review

Ben Winslow and Daniel Kochupura December 6, 2021

Dear readers,  It is difficult to articulate our pride for what Voices has become. You have readily adopted this historic newspaper as your own, and the support we’ve received for this 50-year testing...

Student Council Debuts Holiday Lightshow

Student Council Debuts Holiday Lightshow

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2021

“It looks like a winter wonderland,” is how one student described the halls of WT this week after our student council unveiled their spectacular holiday light show. Yes, it is that time of the year...

Kyle Rittenhouse, left, listens as his attorney delivers his closing argument during Rittenhouse's trial.(Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)

Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief November 22, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty by a Wisconsin jury on Friday, after three days of deliberations from the jury. The case had caught national attention and was closely watched by groups on all sides....

Promotional poster for the new film Belfast starring Jude Hill, Caitriona Balfe, and Jamie Dornan.

Civil War and Family

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief November 22, 2021

Creating an uplifting movie that is truly centered around family with the backdrop of a civil war is not an easy feat to accomplish. Kenneth Branagh manages to accomplish it with ease in his new film Belfast....

Gyllenhaal reads a hate tweet on the popular Jimmy Kimmel segment "Reading Mean Tweets" (Photo via NBC)

Jake Gyllenhaal Kinda Sucks?

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief November 22, 2021

It is not a good time to be Jake Gyllenhaal or an ardent supporter of him. Besides the fact that he admitted earlier this year that he does not bathe regularly, he is also the subject of a new TEN MINUTE...

Ed Gainey Makes History

Ed Gainey Makes History

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief November 8, 2021

The City of Pittsburgh made history and headlines last Tuesday when voters elected the first African-American mayor of the City. Ed Gainey, a former State representative, was elected with an overwhelming...

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An Interview with Frankie Mizikowski (Star of the One Acts)

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief November 8, 2021

**Special shoutout to the entire cast and crew of the amazing One Acts. It was heartwarming to see you pour your all into the show, and your efforts produced a truly wonderful viewing experience. Another...

Youngkin addresses supporters after his win in Virginia on Tuesday.

Youngkin Wins Virginia’s Gubernatorial Race

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief November 8, 2021

     All political eyes were on Virginia Tuesday night as voters decided whether they were going to elect Terry McAuliffe (D) or Greg Youngkin (R) as their next governor. Gubernatorial elections in...

President Joe Biden stands with a bipartisan groups of Senators, including Senator Sinema (bottom center) and Joe Manchin (top center)
(Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Goodbye Democratic Agenda, Hello Joe Manchin

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 25, 2021

If you have made the common mistake of turning on a political talk show in the past two months, you may have heard these words and phrases floating from the screen: “Infrastructure,” “Build Back...

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Kardashians Take SNL

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 25, 2021

Instagram, makeup, shape-wear, reality tv, and SNL? She has done them all, and surprisingly to some, she has done all of them with ease. Kim Kardashian has cemented herself as a cultural icon over the...

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Prime Minister Bouden-Ramadhane?

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor in Chief, World News Editor October 11, 2021

       The twist-filled story of Tunisian democracy in the past three months has once again taken another dramatic turn. As Voices newspaper reported two weeks ago, President Saied of Tunisia...

Tunisian Democracy

Tunisian Democracy

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor in Chief September 27, 2021

     On Monday September 20th, 2021 the Tunisian President Kais Saied addressed the nation in Sidi Bouzid. The political crisis in Tunisia has been hanging over world leaders across the world for months,...

Meet The New Voices

Meet The New Voices

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor-in-Chief, World News Editor September 13, 2021

         Voices is excited to begin anew. Over the past few years, numerous outlets have been established to express the student body’s creativity, and we see them as a fantastic indicator of...

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Destress!

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor in Chief, World News Editor September 13, 2021

     Are you stressed right now? Because 78 out of every 100 people are, so you are not alone. As we start the new school year, and we begin to find ourselves back in the rush of school life, here are...

French director Audrey Diwan poses with the Golden Lion for Best Film she received for "L'Evenement" (Happening) during the Winners' Photocall following the closing ceremony of the 78th Venice Film Festival on September 11, 2021 at Venice Lido. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)

A Roundup of All the Action from the Venice Film Festival

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor in Chief, World News Editor September 13, 2021

     Actors, Directors, Producers, Writers, and Journalists have flocked to Venice in the past two weeks to watch the films/tv series shown at the prestigious Italian film festival. The festival serves...

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Ethiopian Ethnic Cleansing

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor in Chief, World News Editor September 10, 2021

     The Tigray Region of Ethiopia is the northernmost region in Ethiopia and also home of the ancient city of Aksum. 96% of the region identifies as Tigrayan which is a predominantly Orthodox Christian...

Our Longest War: A Reflection on Afghanistan

Our Longest War: A Reflection on Afghanistan

Ben Winslow, Co-Editor in Chief, World News Editor September 10, 2021

     The world collectively watched as the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, fell into the hands of the Taliban again on August 15, 2021. The images coming out of Afghanistan were strikingly reminiscent...

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