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A Public Forum for News, Opinion, and Creative Thought of The Governor’s Academy MAY 20, 2009 VOLUME 50, ISSUE 11 Commencement Speaker Mabry: A Biography N H I S S S U E I T I : He gained public acclaim by Gabriella Riley ‘ 0 9 after the publishing of his memoir, White Bucks and Black- ED I TO R I A L S The 2009 Commencement Speaker, Marcus Mabry, is a Eyed Peas: Coming of Age Black Listen Up Seniors! 2 distinguished man indeed. A in White America. His latest Stanford grad, Mabry quickly book, a biography of rose up the journalism ladder Condoleezza Rice, is called to become the Chief of Twice As Good; Condoleezza Rice Correspondents and a senior and her Path to Power. T h i s editor for Newsweek, where book has been critically acclaimed, with one re v i e w www.yourspacecorner.com he oversaw the magazine’s domestic as well as interna- stating: “Marcus Mabry tional bureaus. Currently he is uncovers what has never been Perez and the Media 2 an editor at The New York shown before – what some Times. suspected didn’t exist – the P I N I O N O In 1996, Mabry won the personal Condoleezza Rice. A AP Exams 3 OPC’s Morton Frank Award tour de force!” for Best Business Reporting. “ M a rc Mabry epitomizes He also won the New York the great American success Association of Black s t o r y,” says Headmaster Journalists award for Personal Marty Doggett. “Coming from Commentary, the New York modest circumstances, he took Association of Black maximum advantage of his abilities, talents and opportu- http://ih.ca.campusgrid.net Journalists 2003 Tr a i l b l a z e r Marcus Mabry Aw a rd, and a Lincoln nities. After impre s s i v e http://digest.stjohns.edu/ University Unity Aw a rd in c a reers at the Lawre n c e v i l l e regular contributor to cable that places talented students Unity Day s 3 Media. He is also a former school and Stanford and news shows. His latest of color into independent Edward R. Murrow Fellow at University, he has become an book on Condoleezza Rice has schools. I'm very pleased to E AT U R E S F the Council on Fore i g n accomplished author and a garnered strong reviews. Marc have this former student and B eyond Byfi e l d 6 Relations, for the years 1999 distinguished journalist work- also served as the Chairman of accomplished journalist as our and 2000. ing for Newsweek and now the Board of the Oliver commencement speaker.” L o ck d ow n ! 5 the New York Times. He is a Foundation, an org a n i z a t i o n Message from the Presidents6 A Tradition Lives On by Annie Quigley ‘ 1 0 Some students say that results were hilarious. The weekends at TGA are often highlight of the night was a selection of songs (fro m lacking in the activities Michael Jackson to some real- department (evident in that Photo by Bonnie Xia ‘09 ly awkward song entitled most of the candidates for “Booty”), to which the hypno- Commencement 7 and 8 Student Body and Senior Class president ran on a plat- tized students, on cue, flexed form of “more activities every their muscles, impersonated SP O RT S Flo Rida, sang “YMCA”, and weekend”). The weekend of M i chael Crabtree 9 generally acted ridiculous. May 8 -9 , however, was sure- Audience members agre e d ly an exception. As the school BAC KPAG E that the show was certainly Fun Summer Ideas 1 6 year winds down, two great- ly-anticipated events, the what they expected and more, Spring Guild and the hypno- although some confused par- ticipants may disagree. tist, finally rolled aro u n d — With the year becoming and they didn’t disappoint. busier as it comes to a close, Friday night, students Last Guild Performance of Governor seniors: Andrew McLain and Alex Brierley ‘09 swarmed into the beach- Photo by PJ Lin ‘09 the Guild and the Hypnotist some laughs and mixed up vided even more laughs than p rovided much-needed dis- This issue of The themed PAC to enjoy music and dance at The Guild. Each the music. Hosted by Connor the spontaneous break danc- traction from A P E x a m s , Governor is printed on finals, and projects. All in all, of the 15 acts represented a MacLennan and Dylan Press ing performance at the Guild. before prom and commence- 30% recycled paper. wide range of styles, from a (who sported Speedos for the Although the hypnotist act, a ment roll around, most stu- guitar rendition of “Bro w n second half of the show…), T G A tradition, featured a Eyed Girl”, to an ingenious the Guild was a good mix of new performer this year, it dents thought the weekend version of “Right Round”, to g reat music and entertain- didn’t disappoint. Several was a great last regular-week- an energetic techno dance per- ment. seniors volunteered to embar- end hurrah of the school year. formance. Between acts, talent The hypnotist perform- rass themselves for an hour- shows and MadLibs provided ance the following night pro- and-a-half and, as usual, the Opinion: TITALEK Op/Ed THE GOVERNOR 2 Opinion: A Message to Seniors A Public Forum for News, Opinion, and Creative Thought of The Governor’s Academy by Gabrie3lla Riley ‘ 0 9 APRIL 8TH, 2009 VOLUME 50, ISSUE 9 As the year winds down, and the seniors get ready to leave GDA and their high school experience behind, I exhort all of Abby Wallman ‘10 Skylar Frisch ‘11 E d i t o r s - i n - c h i e f : Maiki Kaneko ‘09 Kayla Jenson ‘11 my fellow seniors to keep in mind that the friends you made Gabriella Riley ‘09 Nora Kline ‘11 here are unique. High school is a transformative experience: Julia Blanter ‘09 Katherine Reilly ‘11 there is a marked difference between incoming freshman and Will Kavanagh ‘09 Editorial Advisor: Rachel Cabitt ‘12 Ms. Judy Klein John Damianos ‘12 leaving seniors. The four years you spend in high school mark Annie Quigley’10 the biggest change in four years that you will ever experience. Managing Editors: Back Page: Emma Rausch ‘10 High school is a time of firsts – your first love, first really bad Katharine Brine ‘09 Lindsay Grant ‘10 PJ Lin ‘09 Dylan Press ‘09 Anna O’Neal ‘09 grade, first time trying drugs or drinking (or not…), first time Jen Migliore ‘10 Jon Bird ‘10 winning a championship, first time having a dance solo, first Ariel Shaprio’09 time performing on stage, first time having to go to study hall S t a ff Wr i t e r s : Abby Wallman ‘10 on a Saturday morning. The friends that you have in high Shaan Chatterjee ‘10 David Lim ‘10 Photography Editors: Lindsay Mackay ‘10 Taylor Angles ‘10 school have experienced these same firsts at the same time that Bonnie Xia ‘09 John T. Aleixo ‘11 Cam Means ‘12 you did, and that binds you all together in a very special way. These friends have been through the ups and the downs with you. They have been there when you almost collided Editorial: with a police car because you were going the wrong way through a Wendy’s drive through. They have been there when Perez Hilton and the Media you went to a Brooks dance and was confused because no one was dancing with each other, or when you got separated from the library because you had dared to eat a bagel in the com- puter lab. They were there when you went to your first ever Our country is obsessed with celebrities, ple are without food in our country, so instead baseball game during Senior Skip Day. They were there for but has it gone too far? You can't walk into a of spending a million dollars on buying that thing, with those people, remember that? They were there supermarket or a CVS without being hit in the Angelina's baby pictures, why not give the for that horrible night when you were in Rome and you all face with tabloids with headlines like "Farrah money to someone who needs it because I'm thought it would be a good idea to stay up all night and only Fawcett on her Death Bed" and "Madonna sure that Brad and Angelina will be fine with- drink espresso and by five a.m. you were so tired but then loses Adoption, Now Crushed." It seems like out it. It's not just the money thing that it trou- you had to go through security because your flight was leav- it's not just stories like "Inside the Newest It- bling, it's also things like "Eva's Baby Bump." ing at 5:30. They were there to ring in the New Year with you Girls Closet" anymore; tabloids are now going She really wasn't pregnant, a couple of days by dancing erratically to Sandstorm. They were there that time into these people's lives to sell magazines and later the story read, " Desperate Housewives you took one game from Bancroft, the best team in the league, keep their readers entertained. The fascination co-stars defend Eva's Weight gain". A tiny in the volleyball championships – and they were there that that our country has with celebrities is under- woman gains weight, and it is assumed that time when you lost your concentration and stepped out of the standable (at least half the girls at our school she must be pregnant.

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