LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

Change is inevitable — documenting it, a choice. In this issue, a photojournalist focuses on change occurring internationally, capturing the thousands of people rallying to fight against Iran’s longstanding patriarchal system that silences women’s voices and robs them of their freedom. A writer contemplates the morality behind standing for the Pledge of Allegiance given its original intention and the changes in the years since its creation.

With positive change, controversial change may still plague in hidden ways. One writer chronicled youth as they’ve been funneled into intense wilderness rehabilitation programs, potentially leaving them with more troubles than when they arrived. Another writ- er takes a look at what we lose when the journalism sector changes nearly completely from print to online.

And for the three of us, working as student journalists for The Black & White has exposed us to the changes within our publication, administration and student body at Whitman. Through covering incidents of antisemitism, harrowing journeys of Venezuelan immigrants, the system of student tracking and the impact of a parent’s disability on a family, we ourselves have been imperceptibly changed.

As we reflect on our time at The Black & White and pass on our roles to Volume 62, we hope they will evolve and change like we did. Through every magazine compiled, we broadened our general knowledge and challenged our own perspective, shaping ourselves along with the stories and graphics we edited. We hope to give that same opportunity to our readers.

We’d like to thank our irreplaceable advisor Ryan Derenberger, our dedicated editors, motivated writers, talented graphics team and imaginative crossword creators for the hard work they have devoted to the publication throughout Volume 61. Thank you, Volume 61, for a bittersweet end to an era.

Best, Your editors

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Time capsule

The impact of Title IX at Whitman

How a michelin star chef whips up success AT ‘CRANES’

Gym culture at Whitman

Exploring historical tracks at the Harriet Tubman Byway

Instrumental music strikes a chord for a writer

The fight to keep print journalism alive rehab wilderness centers: helpful or harmful?

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WHAT THE Pledge of Allegiance MEANT TO ITS AUTHOR 35

Exploring the depths of a treasured Maryland island

The Baltimore Orioles’ assistant general manager takes us out to the ballgame

Pro con: Should teachers use the flipped classroom model?

Documenting the D.C. protests for Iranian women’s rights 38

The impact of the Montgomery Cheetahs Special Hockey club

INTERNATIONAL CROSSWORD, THE LOGIC PUZZLE OF GRADUATION, & THE AP-TESTING TUNDRA