Eleanor Hohenberg, Reporter

March 11, 2020

     For the past several months, the impeachment of President Donald Trump has dominated the news. This is the third time that the House of Representatives has voted to impeach a president. Afier the impeachment by a Democratic House majority, the case was brought to trial in the Republican-controlled Senate. After a three-week trial, the Senate voted against Trump’s removal. This process has...

Graham Brown, co-News Editor

March 11, 2020

     A recent poll conducted by The World staff of the political leanings and presidential candidate preferences revealed a polarized student body, not only between self-described liberals and conservatives but within those characterizations as well. While this poll of 213 Burroughs students from all grades may not be fully representative of the student body, it still offers us a chance to feel...

Thomas Dobbs, Features Editor

March 11, 2020

     Originating from a zoonotic origin in a Wuhan market, the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has infected 65,247 and killed 1,491 as of February 13, according to China’s National Health Commission. Much of the panic stems from the viral similarity to the 2003 SARS outbreak which killed 774. Although SARS has a lower infection rate, SARS kills approximately 10% of those who contract it.  ...