Club officers discuss advertising techniques

The Newtonite • September 24, 2012

by Julia Moss This school has over 70 clubs, and students are constantly creating new ones. With so many to choose from, deciding which clubs to join can be difficult for some students. It is up to club officers to win students over and convince them to join their clubs.

Gay-Straight Alliance organizes Days of Silence, Action

The Newtonite • April 27, 2012

by Amanda Hills Wednesday, the Gay-Straight Alliance will host a Day of Silence, during which participants will remain silent all day. Two days later, the club will host the Day of Action Friday, during which members will distribute literature on the gay, lesbian, transexual, bisexual and queer community, according to Spanish teacher Daniel Fabrizio, the adviser.

Viewpoint: Day of Silence helps participants' understanding, makes silence visible

The Newtonite • April 27, 2012

by Leah Budson Some might say that silence cannot echo through hallways. One day a year, however, silence takes a stand to scream against the inequality found in our society.

ToBGLAD: Students speak about LGBTQ issues

The Newtonite • March 8, 2012

by Douglas Abrams During B-block, the Gay-Straight Alliance sponsored a speakout in the auditorium as part of Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day. For this presentation, students shared plays, short stories and poems about the LGBTQ community.

ToBGLAD: Leadership class discusses sex education

The Newtonite • March 8, 2012

by Perrin Stein Senior Madeleine Aquilina, an officer of the Gay-Straight Alliance, and leadership in a diverse society students discussed sex education and its implications for LGBTQ youth yesterday F-block in 473 as a part of Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day.

ToBGLAD: Faculty share experiences, discredit stereotypes

The Newtonite • March 8, 2012

by Connor Vasu A panel made up of four LGBTQ faculty members discussed common stereotypes, life experiences and problems related to the LGBTQ community yesterday F-block as a part of Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day.

ToBGLAD: Senior explains gender identity

The Newtonite • March 8, 2012

by Peter Diamond In order to educate about transsexuality, transgender issues and transphobia, senior Madeleine Aquilina, an officer of the Gay-Straight Alliance, gave a presentation in the little theatre E-block yesterday as a part of Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day.

ToBGLAD: Three movie clips highlight intersection of race, sexual orientation

The Newtonite • March 8, 2012

by Malini Gandhi To address the intersection of sexual orientation with racial and socio-economic status, the Gay Straight Alliance screened three video clips during C-block in the little theatre as part of Transgendered Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day.

ToBGLAD: Students define sexual orientations

The Newtonite • March 8, 2012

by Jay Feinstein In twenty first century America, there are labels for everything—religious beliefs, ethnicity and even shoes.

ToBGLAD: Guest speakers, students stress importance of activism

The Newtonite • March 8, 2012

by Hilary Brumberg To promote equality and acceptance of the LGBTQ community, members of the Gay-Straight Alliance and two guest professionals spoke in the first-ever activism panel D-block yesterday in the auditorium during Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day.