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Noah Cowley '28 Assistant Managing Editor

Hello, I'm Noah Cowley, an Associate Editor at The Roundup. I write on geopolitics and policy.

Meditating the Past: Sophomore Retreat Guides Reflection

On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, the Sophomore Class underwent an elaborate, carefully tailored retreat, continuing a long-practiced, yearly tradition in for the spring. Though every class participates in their own retreat, the Sophomore retreat leans into reflection how they have grown spiritually, morally and within their community. A Retrospective Retreat In...

The Supreme Court Rebukes Donald Trump’s Tariffs

And so, we come to a final adjudication: Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are unconstitutional. The Supreme Court justices ruled in a 6-3 vote that Trump's imposition exceeded his power given by the congress under a 1977 law asserting the president's power to regulate economic affairs under immediate national emergency. The...

The United States Captures Maduro: The Operation, Legality, and the Future of Venezuela

In the early morning of January 3rd, on the refreshing break of a clean-slated new year, Donald Trump's animosity culminated in an order to carry out the Delta Force's long-planned invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of Venezuela's dictator in essence, Nicolás Maduro. Operation Absolute Resolve, as the invasion was named,...

Did Trump Change his Mind About Mamdani?

Two brutal adversaries, President of the United States Donald Trump and newly elected Mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani, converge in the Oval Office of the White House on November 21, 2025. But this highly anticipated meeting wasn't the fistfight most were expecting. The Conflict Both Donald Trump and Zohran...

Is Israel an Apartheid State?

"Apartheid" is an Afrikaans word meaning apartness, describing the period from 1948 to 1994 that carried significant institutional and legal separation of white, black, and mixed people in South Africa. Different races would have designated segregated schools, stores, bathrooms, beaches and other crucial public, residential and business places. This...

Donald Trump vs. Birthright Citizenship

On September 26, 2025, Donald Trump reignites a century-long debate over one of America's most controversial policies: birthright citizenship. The Trump Administration revitalized a legal battle on an executive order with the Supreme Court, one that would deny hundreds of thousands of American-born children automatic citizenship whose parents lack...

The Trifecta of Terror

More than 10,000 Chinese troops march formidably in quintessential unison through Tiananmen Square, Beijing, splattering and draping the streets with blood-red and yellow flags over a menacing black and white backdrop of uniforms. In the absence of soldiers stand massive weapon presentations, all glaring towards the West. On September 3rd,...

Stars, Stripes, and Suppression: Trump’s Executive Order Targets Flag Desecration

A 20 year combat veteran stands triumphantly on the velvet-stoned streets of Lafayette Square, Washington DC, bearing the United States Flag, lighter fluid, and a lighter. He throws the flag against the ground, kneels down, and drenches the cloth in the lighter fluid. The lighter ignites and meets the...

Sesame Street is Not Real, Zohran Mamdani

On July 1st, 2025, the self-identified democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani overtook the well-favored Andrew Cuomo in the NYC Democratic mayoral primary, winning with 56% of the ranked-choice vote to Cuomo's 44%. Since then, further polling has suggested that he's not just the Democratic favorite, but the overall favorite. The...