Brown sophomore Alex Eisler has a lucrative side hustle selling restaurant reservations. He vends them on nascent platform Appointment Trader. Eisler told BI his most expensive sale was $1,358 for an omakase reservation in Boston. Need more proof that the scalper and bot-fueled restaurant reservation-selling ecosystem has intensified to new heights? Brown University student Alex […]
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Mead Hall Sophomore Russell McLaren accepted into 2 distinguished boarding schools
Mar. 21—Mead Hall Episcopal School Sophomore Russell McLaren said that he was “speechless” when he recently learned that he’d been accepted into two prestigious rival boarding schools in the northeast: Phillips Academy Andover in Massachusetts and Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. “It was a surprise for me because I thought I was going to […]
North Quincy High School sophomore wins regional science fair grand prize. How she did it
QUINCY − North Quincy High School sophomore Anna Li won the grand prize at the Region V Science and Engineering Fair at Bridgewater State University. Li won the Sanofi Specialty Care Grand Prize for her project, “How Does the Species of Microalgae Reduce the Effects of Carbon Dioxide in Seawater on Calcium Carbonate?” “I tested […]
Menchville sophomore dies after passing out in school
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A Newport News mother is balancing heartbreak and frustration after her 16-year-old daughter had a medical emergency at Menchville High School and died before reaching the hospital. Menchville HS student dies after medical emergency Her mom told 10 On Your Side she had a documented heart condition. Her family reviewed […]
Oldham County High School sophomore wins Courier Journal Student of the Week
Bailey Robison, an Oldham County High School sophomore with “a huge heart” is the winner of the Courier Journal Student of the Week. Bailey has is a 4.0 GPA and takes a demanding accelerated and advanced placement course load. She is a two-year member of the student government class, where she has been able to […]