Pressures on the wealthy and other #richkidproblems

Julia Hardy
Reporter
When one drives along Oenoke Ridge Road and sees the $200 T-shirts in Togs, the wealth of New Canaan could not be more evident.

Recently, this wealth has received national recognition. On Dec. 6, Business Week Magazine released the top 50 richest zip codes in the United States. Placed in 19th, mainly behind suburbs near Silicon Valley, New Canaan was ranked higher than any other town in Fairfield County.

Where is the love?

Emily Wood
Reporter

It’s that time of year again, when those who are in a relationship have the excuse to amp up the PDA, and the other single teenagers break out their box of chocolates and the latest season of the Bachelor.

Who is Nick Depuy?

Tyler Kendall
Reporter

Sitting across from senior Nick Depuy effects your mood. His passion for music is unreal, his songs are nurtured with so much care its almost tangible, and of course we all know he can perform. His signature calm, nonchalant mood and 6’6’’ ambiance tells a story beyond the accomplished musician we all know and bet one day is going to make it big.

Boys’ hockey hitting their stride as the girls’ team stays hot

Doug Reilly
Senior Editor

After last year’s dream season came to a disappointing end when the boys’ hockey team lost their first and only game of the year in the CIAC Division 1 Semi-Finals to St. Joseph’s, players, coaches and Rams fans entered an offseason full of questions and uncertainty. Losing 18 players to either graduation or high school transfer left a lot of doubt regarding how competitive the 2011-2012 New Canaan Rams hockey team could be.

Newt Gingrich: It’s time for you to go.

Steffi Badanes
Blogs Editor

I am surprised that Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has stayed in the race for this long. Since our May 25 2011 post, Looking ahead at 2012: Newt Gingrich, Gingrich has certainly proven me wrong and has actually managed to launch his campaign. Gingrich has managed to avoid the bottom of the polls, coming in 4th place in the Iowa Caucus with 13% of the vote, and 4th place again in the New Hampshire primary with 9% of the vote. But there is still a lot that will keep Newt Gingrich from getting the Republican nomination. Like I said in our previous post, coming out against Congressman Paul Ryan’s plan to slash Medicare spending lost Gingrich the support of extreme conservatives. His patriotic affair and three marriages haven’t helped his image either.