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Vol. CXXXII, No. 8 April 17, 2009 Phillips Academy “The Den” Previously Named For Former Soccer Coach Ryley By JULIA ZORTHIAN Most students at Andover ministration decided to name still remember when the Den the room after Ryley in memo- was called the Ryley Room. But riam, according to Quattlebaum. they would have to go back a “All the kids knew [Ryley]. generation or two to find An- He was very outgoing, and he dover students who remember was somebody that people, par- its namesake. ticularly students, felt comfort- James Ryley was well-loved able with. He had contact with by students and faculty alike on not only the soccer kids, but a campus when he worked at An- broad range of students through dover, according to Ruth Quat- his other responsibilities,” said tlebaum, School Archivist. Quattlebaum. Quattlebaum said that Ry- “There used to be a plaque ley was Andover’s boys soccer with [Ryley’s] picture in the coach from 1912 to 1946 and a Ryley room that disappeared member of the Office of Physical at some point. Nobody knows Plant. where it went. The Ryley Room “[Ryley] was a beloved coach, fell out of use at some point in and there’s a lot of affection for the ’60s and ’70s and it must coaches. He was also one of the have disappeared sometime dur- Commons workers and custo- ing that era,” said Quattlebaum. dial staff on campus that people Now, with a newly renovated just love,” said Quattlebaum. Commons, the Ryley Room will “He wasn’t like a teacher, undergo a name change. Before where there is an unequal power Commons reopened this spring, relationship. It was a much more the school temporarily renamed level playing field with someone the Ryley Room to “The Den.” like [Ryley,]” she continued. Paul Murphy, Dean of Stu- Before it was called the Ryley dents and Residential Life, said, Room, the student hangout cen- “Changing [the name] from Ry- ter on campus was an unnamed ley Room to a neutral name is a room in Commons. way to make it more attractive to A. Levine/The Phillipian The room was built in 1930 someone who may be tempted Students walk and lounge on the lawn in front of Samuel Phillips Hall on Wednesday as trees begin to blossom. in Commons, and five years to give money to the school for later, Andover’s Board of Trust- that building.” ees voted that it be turned into School administrators are a smoking and lounge room for still waiting for a donor to give A Closer Look at College Admissions Uppers and Seniors. the necessary funds and choose After Ryley’s death on De- cember 24, 1946, the school ad- Continued on Page 5, Column 1 Acceptance Rate Fall Back To 45 PA Sees Long-Term Decline in Percent After One-Year Spike Geneticist George Church ’72 Harvard, Yale Admissions By JULIA DEAN By LIAM MURPHY Sought Independence at PA In spite of a highly competi- “It’s tough when students go Declining acceptance rates have not taken as hefty a hit. tive year for college admissions, against the advice of the College at top American universities In 1968, 26 Andover gradu- By ALEX SALTON Phillips Academy has, for the Counseling Office, and apply to have led many Phillips Acad- ates matriculated at Yale. This “Everything sparked when I your studies, and I essentially most part, only seen a slight de- one of the Ivy League schools, emy students to find other col- number has also dropped, but came to Andover,” said George hung out with hoodlums and crease in admissions rates. which is not a realistic choice. lege options in recent years. by a smaller margin. An aver- Church ’72. people who were older than Amid rumors of falling ac- And then, on April 3, when all Matriculations at some Ivy age of 11 students matriculated A molecular geneticist and me. It was a very non-academ- ceptance rates for PA students, of the Ivies are sending out their League universities, particu- each year between 2004 and contributor to both the Human ic environment,” he said. 45 percent of Andover applica- notifications, that’s a lot of re- larly Harvard and Yale, have 2007, before the 16 matricula- and Personal Genome Projects, Church’s interest in biol- tions (1,232 out of 2,737 applica- jection,” said Anderson. decreased over the past four tions in 2008. Church said that his time spent ogy stemmed from his father’s tions) were accepted this year, Yale, Harvard, Brown, Princ- decades, according to John The 13 students who ma- at Andover was a period of work as a physician. said John Anderson, Director of eton and Stanford received Anderson, Director of College triculated at Princeton in 2008 transformation and evolution. “[My father] had this gi- College Counseling. Counseling. were a significant increase Growing up in Florida, ant physician’s bag for mak- This percentage of accep- Nine students from the compared to recent years. The Church’s peers were not a ing house calls,” said Church. tances is down by four percent Continued on Page 4, Column 1 Class of 2008 matriculated at average number of Andover source of educational or scien- “I would look in this bag and from last year’s 49 percent, but Harvard last fall, in stark con- graduates who matriculated at tific inspiration. there would be all these amaz- it is on par with the averages of trast to the 36 students from 40 Princeton between 2004 and “In Florida, all the peer re- ingly complicated medicines the past four years. The years years earlier, a typical number 2007 was six. In 1968, 18 stu- inforcement was for not doing and instruments for measuring 2005, 2006 and 2007 also saw for that time period. In 1968, dents went to Princeton, while heart rate and checking reflex- admissions rates of 45 percent. 242 students graduated from 20 matriculated there in 1978. es. There wasn’t really any way “Statistically, this year is no College Andover. “There was a sense of en- that I could pursue this inter- worse than previous years,” said In 1978, 30 students matric- titlement involved with going est independently in Florida.” Anderson. Admissions ulated at Harvard. The num- here… that if you’re going here, Church arrived at Andover Each Andover student was ber has grown smaller over the you are going to go to an Ivy,” in 1968 seeking personal and admitted to at least one school, Stats years, averaging around 18 stu- said Anderson. “With colleges, educational independence. according to Anderson. dents per year between 2004 it’s now more of a meritocracy He characterized his four- “Essentially 100 percent of See Page 4 and 2007, before reaching the year career at PA as a “time of the students will have a college new low point in 2008. questioning the status quo.” which they can attend,” he said. Matriculations at Yale Continued on Page 4, Column 1 “I was already primed to “It doesn’t necessarily mean that do so since I passed through a it’s their first choice, and it may huge cultural shift from Flori- in fact be their only choice.” Nicholas Kip ’60, Instructor in Classics, Found da to Massachusetts, and from This year, applications were a group of friends who did not numerous, with Seniors averag- His Passion at Andover’s ‘Nice-Looking Dump’ plan to finish high school to a ing 8.5 applications each. An- group who planned to run the derson said that this number By APSARA IYER world,” said Church. might have caused the specula- Courtesy Photo tion of an especially difficult ad- In September 1956, Nicholas Church found inspiration Continued on Page 6, Column 5 missions year. Kip ’60 arrived at Andover as a from his father, a physician. self-described “squeaky-voiced young man urged along by his Security Cameras Installed in Commons to mother.” Now, Kip is an instructor in the Classics Department, where Monitor Theft of Food, Backpacks he has taught Latin and Greek the loading dock, according He added that the new for over 40 years. By CHLOE REICHEL to Paul Robarge, Senior Food Commons was always go- Despite his current dedica- Service Director. ing to have cameras, but now tion to the school, Kip said that Twenty-three security Murphy said that these they are in located in places he has not always felt such af- cameras were installed as precautions were designed to like the lobby. fection for Phillips Academy. part of the Paresky Commons prevent the theft of food and Murphy said that the cam- Kip said that, during his renovations, including two other items from Commons. eras could be used to identify Andover interview, he told the A. Levine/ THe Phillipian in the lobby, one at the top Robarge said, “We hold people who did not belong in Dean of Admissions in 1956, Kip was once an Andover wrestler and a classics student. of each staircase, one in the about $50,000 of inventory at Commons to the police. “It’s a pretty nice-looking dump He realized his love for lan- that he still considered to be his Emporium, the convenience any given time in this build- “We knew that there were you have going here, but I don’t guages in an honors English favorite piece of literature: the store in the Den, and one at ing, and it’s under surveil- people eating in Uncommons want anything to do with it.” course taught by the promi- lyrical Odes of Horace. each of the doors in the new lance so that people don’t who shouldn’t have been But the dean accepted Kip nent translator Dudley Fitts, Kip reminisced about times Den, according to Paul Mur- walk out with a tenderloin of there, and we’ve always had anyway, and he soon enrolled at acclaimed for his translation of at Andover when he voluntarily phy, Dean of Students. beef. We have surveillance to one or two problems a year Andover. Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” from forwent social events and caught Murphy said that footage protect our assets.” where people’s backpacks Kip said that he met several Greek. up on readings for his United from the cameras will not He said that there are have gone missing,” he said. mentors at Andover, including “In Latin, Greek and French States History class instead. be constantly monitored, but many people who enter and “And we’re not sure if it’s renowned classics scholar Dr. especially, the relationship be- He said that weekend enter- will be viewed as situations leave the building through someone mistakenly taking Alston Hurd Chase, who in- tween language and literature tainment at the all-male Phillips arise. the basement. the wrong backpack or taking fluenced Kip’s career and ulti- is clearer and more true to what Academy consisted of “dinner Cameras are also located at Murphy said that, prior to things on purpose.” mately his life. the author is trying to convey parties or mixers, arranged so the second floor tray-drops, the renovation of Commons, Due to suspicions of candy While at Andover, Kip was a than in English,” said Kip. the Andover boys could social- in the kitchen areas, near the there were security cameras wrestler and prize-winning Lat- In Fitts’s class, Kip discov- walk-in refrigerators and by only in the kitchen areas. Continued on Page 5, Column 1 in, Greek and French student. ered a collection of Latin poems Continued on Page 5, Column 4

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Volume Letter to the Editor and Ejiogu in a prior article. Maybe the first year. I hope that the ad- CXXXII these groups of students need more ministration, faculty and students As a parent, not only am I con- encouragement and coaching on take at closer look at both female NUMBER 8 cerned and puzzled that very few ‘working within the Andover sys- leadership and the factors influenc- Timothy L. Ghosh female students compete to be Stu- tem’? My experience as a female ing the achievement of Cum Laude. Editor in Chief dent Council President, I am equal- working on Wall Street during the Andover should have representa- Celia M. Lewis Benjamin R. Prawdzik ly concerned that none of the black eighties and nineties taught me that tion more reflective of the commu- and Latino students in the class of fierce drive is not always rewarded nity in both the competition for the Managing Editor Managing Editor 2009 were inducted into Cum Laude as one would hope which can be Student Council President and Cum Society. Did they lack the ‘fierce disheartening. The Andover culture Laude Society. News Commentary Business Manager drive’ alluded to by Kevin and Kyle may be inadvertently discouraging Executive: Juliet Liu Editorial Section Andrew Townson or are there other reasons or ‘road- these students from achieving their Vanessa Burgess Shane Bouchard Board Chair: Editor: blocks’ as suggested by Okai and goals or setting higher goals during Parent of Jill Kozloff ‘09 Melissa Yan Jennifer Sebastian Advertising Director Schaffer Becker John Yang-Sammataro Arts Natalie Cheng Photography Directors The Phillipian Online Max Block danny ocean Hannah Lee Taryn Ferguson Raya Stantcheva Nathalie Sun Adam Levine Circulation/Publicity Sports Copy Editors Paul Chan Jack Doyle The Ocean’s Twelve Effect Courtney King Maggie Law Ben Podell Circulation Spencer Macquarrie fect. This effect is one Scott Cuthell of the central problems Cartooning Director Features with social networks ev- Melissa Ferrari Delivery Billy Fowkes erywhere. John McKenna B.J. Garry The reverse principle, the Star Wars IV effect, dictates how viral groups on Facebook work. Star Wars IV is decidedly less entertaining than any of Sacrifices the three new Star Wars installments, not to men- This week, Paul Murphy, Dean of Students and tion all three Ocean’s Residential Life, asked the Andover community a few movies, however many. And those who may se- questions reflecting the identity of ourselves and our cean’s Twelve is my favor- starter, I’ve been forced to admit, I cretly agree with me, will instantly community. In particular, two ideas that he touched upon in ite movie ever. Period. Over liked it when Julia Roberts played Ju- claim that “A New Hope” is the best his message stood out: What makes us proud to be associated Othe years, I’ve found that the lia Roberts. I liked the goofy plot and Star Wars movie of all time. Well, with Phillips Academy and what do we sacrifice for our spot Ocean movies can serve as a universal the Night Fox character. I liked the when a stupid Facebook group shows conversation starter. silly but infinitely entertaining banter up, and enough popular kids join it, here? The conversation always goes between Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt’s char- you have the Star Wars IV effect. I A respectful, reassuring community comes to mind. something like this: acter) and that French chick. I espe- mean, honestly, there is one good light Students trust their friends and truly value the connections Me: Hey man, cool shoes. cially liked the first half of the movie, saber fight. Really. they make with their peers. In many school-wide surveys, Him: Uh, yeah. They’re good when the Ocean’s crew are bumbling I do not have solutions to either sneakers, I guess. around. I liked seeing George Clooney the Ocean’s Twelve effect or the Star students have consistently listed peer support as one of the Me: Anyway, I’m Max Block. come out on top. Wars IV effect. There is no way to strengths and advantages of our community. What’s your name? Sitting here writing this, I’m con- make people change their taste in An incredible environment for learning also comes Him: Uh I dunno...I gotta go dude. sumed by all the times when I could movies or clothes overnight. Someone (At this point, I know I have to pull have said, “Hey, let’s watch Ocean’s could even point out that I may just to mind. Students are constantly challenging themselves, out my ace if I want a new friend.) Twelve.” Instead, I held my tongue be claiming to like Ocean’s Twelve be- challenging their friends or being challenged by their Me: Dude, you know what I just for fear of endless social torment. But cause no one else does. I assure you; I teachers to go above and beyond. We value our results but saw? Ocean’s Thirteen. I now have promised never to pass up love that movie. Perhaps the best we we also value the work we need to complete in order to (Other guy immediately smiles.) an opportunity to view my all time fa- can hope for as a society, or on a small- Him: Oh yeah, did you like it? vorite heist movie, even if others may er level as school, is to have the Star achieve those results. Me: Yeah man, I thought it was disagree with my taste in movies. Wars IV effect work to our advantage. In the midst of all this good, however, exists some alright. I mean, Eleven was better, of I’ve realized that my relationship In other words, hope that one day all unfortunately negative elements as well. Sometimes we course. with Ocean’s Twelve mirrors the re- of those kids who once feared the re- see our confidence and achievements go a bit too far- Him: Haha yeah, classic heist. lationship so many kids share with action from their peers will decide to Me: You know, it’s a shame Twelve unappreciated or unpopular movies. go sit with the lone wolf. we shudder at the thought of arrogance or entitlement was so bad cause otherwise it would Certainly there are a lot of kids who I hate to seem that crude. I guess permeating throughout our community, but we cannot deny be a mad trilogy! would like to go over and sit with the everyone is used to enjoying a fluffy that at times, it does exist. Him: Yeah man, I know! What did loner Ben Talarico described in his buffer of terms like “social norm” and you say your name was? I’m Brad. article “The Road to Prevention” last “tipping point.” But the bottom line So perhaps we need to fully understand why we have Me: I’m Max. week, but perhaps the fear of a nega- is, it’s up to those once fearful, or per- chosen to live here, and what are we willing to give up to A few minutes later the conversa- tive response weighs move heavily haps even still fearful, kids to take the do so? What are we willing to sacrifice as an institution? tion ends on a happy note with an ex- in these kids’ minds than they would jump. At what point does what Murphy refers to as “personal change of phone numbers and a mu- think, consequently holding them Max Block is a Junior from Nor- tual appreciation of good cinema. back from kindly reaching out to their wich, Vermont. freedoms and comforts” interfere with the integrity of a But after making the majority of peers. [email protected] community? And at what point does the limitation of those my friends using this conversation I call this the Ocean’s Twelve ef- seemingly trivial comforts interfere with the integrity of a liberal education? Jake Romanow 340 alumnus Personal freedom has been a strength of this academy. But right now, we’ve slowly been paring small personal liberties away; liberties that eventually start to add up. Surveillance cameras around Commons seem reasonable History 340: Too Good To Leave enough, but where does it stop? On an educational level, ince it became public knowl- It is not simply as a high-level ized, that nothing occurs in a vacuum. extensive course requirements and “red-flagging” both edge that Ed Quattlebaum would course, though, that 340 is vital to the Three-forty teaches both precision limit free choice and the freedom which breeds courage- Sretire at the end of this school curriculum, but also as Andover’s only in historical specificity and constant year, the question of which teacher survey course in European history. A consideration of historical universal- the freedom to fail. would take on his daunting History thorough, meaningful understand- ity. Not only does 340 provide an im- To answer your question, Dean Murphy, we’re willing 340 course, Modern European His- ing of history requires at least a basic mense quantity of factual information, to give up a lot to come here. We give up the comforts of tory, has been much discussed. The knowledge of Europe, which Andover but it also teaches us how to learn his- life at home. We give up our car keys and parties, we give current answer appears to be a re- provides only through 340. Cultural tory, how to love history and why his- sounding nobody; the course will not relativism aside, it is from European tory is valuable. Many students I have up family dinners and easy A’s, we give up privacy and we be offered in the 2009-10 school year. political culture that American and talked to agree that we have not taken give up four years of our adolescence. We do so willingly, I would be remiss not to submit much global political culture stem. a more important course. hoping to find other academic and personal freedoms at PA. my impassioned plea that those with European, American and global his- Complaints of perceived Eurocen- control over such matters reconsider torical trends are deeply intertwined, trism fall flat when the plethora of It would be a shame to see Andover stop fulfilling its end of it. Whether this is simply a one-year and must be understood in relation to geographically variant history cours- the bargain. hiatus for the class or a tactful way to each other. es is considered: the only true crime draw a beloved course to a close, it is The Western World grew from Eu- against well-roundedness would be clear that the future of the course is in ropean roots, and, at a school that— the failure to offer a survey of the con- doubt, leaving the history buffs of the embarrassingly—does not offer any tinent that is, like it or not, the center A Letter from the Editor Class of 2012—at least—in the lurch. form of ancient history, some way of modern history. Three-forty is an indispensable part to gain historical context is critical. Three-forty does not damage histo- of Andover’s curriculum. American history, the core of the de- ry classes by taking the best students It is the school’s only course that partment’s offerings, cannot be fully out of History 200, the one-term al- The opening of Paresky Commons filled students with attempts to encourage the passion of understood by students who, lacking a ternative lower year history course. talented underclassmen in history, the broad knowledge of European affairs, Two-hundred is the only term of sev- opinions, most positive, yet some critical. But due to a lack of only comprehensive European his- study it in a vacuum. While many stu- en required in history without those balance in recent articles printed in The Phillipian, it would tory course offered at PA and a course dents have no desire for such an un- students, and other departments split appear as though student sentiment was solely negative. of enormous intrinsic merit. derstanding, the department would their entire curricula without prob- Three-forty is the only history now actively bar the path of those lem or complaint. And most impor- The first and foremost mission of any newspaper is to class at Andover requiring an entry who do seek it. tantly the premise is false: plenty of provide accurate and balanced coverage, and unfortunately, exam and the only high-level history Of all the reasons to keep 340, the exemplary students, who simply do The Phillipian did not meet this standard in its coverage of offered before Upper year. As such, it most important may be this: 340 is not have the schedule opening or in- Paresky Commons’ opening. is the only opportunity for potential considered by many of its alumni to be terest to take 340, can be found in 200 underclassmen history jocks to take one of the highest quality courses at classes. I would like to apologize to the Commons staff for a course with like-minded and inter- Andover. The course single-handedly On the flipside, many of those stu- allowing the publication of biased reporting. And I would also ested peers. shaped my love for and understand- dents who take 340 enrich the stan- like to apologize to Mr. David Paresky for any unintentional PA, whose mission statement ex- ing of history. It is simply too good to dard curriculum considerably when misrepresentation of your gift. Your considerable generosity horts students to “develop… what is abolish. they, honed by a year of rigorous study, finest in themselves,” offers five levels A succession of talented teachers take 300. It serves nothing to force has been and is appreciated by all. of calculus and four variations of year- built an astounding, elegant course, passionate history students to take a long chemistry. Yet the school does and Robert Palmer’s “A History of the two-term leave from the subject and -Tim Ghosh next to nothing to encourage its keen Modern World” is without question to cut off their access to a vital part of history students to meaningfully de- the best textbook I have encountered history’s story. Editor in Chief of The Phillipian velop their passion for the subject. By in any subject. History 340 is an indispensable Board CXXXII abolishing 340, the school would turn Even since graduating from 340, piece of Andover’s curriculum that its back on such students entirely. Palmer has been an invaluable re- has changed lives and still has the In so doing, the History depart- source and constant companion potential to change more. Abolishing ment does a disservice not only to its through my study of history, provid- it, for any length of time, discourages students but also itself: it is largely ing, in my experience, better prepara- passionate history students and cor- 340-ers who power the History 300 tion for U.S. history tests than U.S. his- rodes the quality of the education An- The Phillipian welcomes all letters to the Editor. We try to print all letters, but because of space sections and senior electives. By tory texts. History 340 changed the dover offers. To anyone listening—this limitations, we encourage brevity. We reserve the right to edit all submitted letters to conform with eliminating underclassmen’s only op- way I and countless other students is a mistake. I beg you to reconsider. print restraints and proper syntax. We will not publish any anonymous letters. Please submit letters by portunity for high-level learning in think. Jake Romanow is a three-year Up- the Monday of each week to [email protected] or to our newsroom in the basement of Morse. To subscribe, email [email protected], or write to history, the department will be en- Palmer, along with Mr. Richards’s per from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Phillipian, 180 Main Street, Andover, MA, 01810. couraging potentially passionate his- inestimable course plan and Dr. Quat- [email protected] All contents of The Phillipian copyright © 2009, The Trustees of Phillips Academy, Inc. Reproduc- tory students to instead seek out an- tlebaum’s robust guidance, taught that tion of any material herein without the express written consent of The Trustees of Phillips Academy, other, more flexible discipline. history cannot be compartmental- Inc. and the editorial board of The Phillipian is strictly prohibited. April 17, 2009 The Phillipian Commentary 3

Adam Levine connected Ben Talarico apollo Shut Up And Get The Facts Keep It Rational Paresky was a gift et’s face it: we are a society countries and to say that we aren’t to us. guided by our emotions. We barbaric would be flat-out lying. We need to take Lusually vote for whom we Mr. Churchill, however, took this more than a few think is the most charismatic leader argument to a whole other level by steps back. In the and not the one with the biggest re- saying that those people in the tower worst economic sumé. were involved in bureaucratic mur- downturn since One of the greatest decisions der. Did we deserve 9/11? No. Does the Great Depres- that we have made–based on our it reflect what we have done in other sion, we have no emotions—was to invade Iraq follow- countries? Yes. reason to complain ing the September 11 attacks. Many Soledad O’Brien described her about a new din- Americans, distraught over the bla- experiences in the news industry fol- ing hall. Of course tant assault on our country, reacted lowing 9/11 as “creepy.” It was “unpa- the food may not instinctively with this thought: pun- triotic” to question the decisions that always be to each ish those responsible at all costs. the United States was making. Smart- student’s liking, Ward L. Churchill, an English er people, such as Mr. Churchill, were but we didn’t come professor at the University of Colo- not letting their emotions guide their here for the food rado, begged to differ. On September decisions. Many people found that (at least I didn’t); 12 of 2001 he published an extremely following the crowd is easy. “If ev- we came here for controversial article which said that eryone else is sad and wants to go to a unique education the attacks on the World Trade Cen- war and Iraq, then so be it! No one is and rare opportu- ter were nothing more than a mirror going to stand in our way, and those nities. image of what “we” do in other coun- who disagree are unpatriotic!” We need to re- tries on a daily basis. I did not have any family mem- kindle communi- He described the people who died bers who perished in the World cation between the in the towers as “little Eichmanns,” Trade Center attacks. But I hope that students, faculty referring to a group of people who I would have the sense not to suc- and administra- indirectly participate in a destructive cumb solely to my emotions. I hope tion. We have the and immoral activity but collectively that I would take a step back from internet and email cause much harm. Six years later he the crowd and be courageous enough and a moderately was dismissed after being accused of to express my own opinions. navigable school plagiarism on another project. The ideal response to the Sep- website. Couldn’t Many people believed that tember 11 attacks would have been to the higher ranks Churchill was fired for his controver- consider the pros and cons of going put up important sial article, and a Colorado court lat- into Iraq. How would this war have alking around campus between members of The Phillipian information and er found that Churchill was wrongly an effect on our economy? What the past three weeks, you and Mrs. Chase and Mrs. Sykes, the data for everyone to see? The cur- fired. would become of our international Wmight think that Andover inevitable topic of our new dining rent White House has used this idea Personally, I was initially angry relations? What would happen to a is a school for entitled brats. Paresky hall and the infamous ice sculpture to increase “transparency.” This way, about the article. How could he say whole generation of men and wom- Commons has received a lot of at- arose. Mrs. Sykes drew a parallel if someone decides to complain, he that? How could he say such a thing en, growing up in fear and anguish? tention, most of which negative: The from these past few weeks to those can at least construct an informed about those innocent people? As a country that prides itself on $125 ice sculpture on the steps, the surrounding the opening of Gelb, complaint. But he was fired for what he free speech and the right to live and new flat screen TV’s and the “forc- when many students also protested At this point, it’s time we put this wrote. He was fired for his own opin- let live, our response was utterly pa- ing of ‘Paresky’” down our throats. the new name and building. How issue to bed and move on to the more ions. thetic. To disagree and be angry at Throughout all of this, however, I many of us have a serious problem important issues facing this school. The faculty at the University of Mr. Churchill is fine. To punish him have yet to see or hear of any real with calling Gelb by its name or go- Scheduling, housing and advising Colorado let their emotions guide for his opinion is creepy and un- facts supporting the students’ argu- ing there every day for class? systems all come to my mind. These their decision to expel Mr. Churchill. American. I have hope that we will ments. This is not to say that Paresky’s issues deeply affect our experience As much as I disagreed with his ar- pull ourselves out of this gung-ho Somewhere along the lines, our opening has been free of mistakes; the here. ticle, no one should ever be punished attitude of war, and be able to stand student body has become discon- fire alarm sounded four or five times The food we eat and whether or for expressing his own opinion. Mr. back and look at the consequences of nected from our administration. At- in the past two weeks and there have not our yogurt is organic does not Churchill was punished for what he our decisions. tempting to blame any one person been annoyingly long lines. Mistakes really matter in terms of our life ex- wrote based on a basic emotional re- I personally hope that I would group of individuals is pointless. Stu- will inevitably be made in a project periences on a whole. For the sake of sponse to his article. express my opinion loud and clear dents have simply lost contact with as large as this. our teenage dignity, let’s grow up and His firing scares me. As much as so that no one could avoid it. I hope the higher levels of our school and On top of this, sometimes deci- stop complaining. I disagree with what he had to say, I that I would be just like Ward L. as result, have created their own sub- sions may be made without the input Adam Levine is a two-year Lower admire him for being brave enough Churchill. jective opinions on the reopening of from current students. Our education from Westport, Connecticut. He is a to express his opinion in the wake of Ben Talarico is a two-year Lower Commons without any facts to back is clearly a priority for this school. Photography Director of The Phillip- such a disaster. On some level, I agree from Suquamish, Washington. them up. But in no way did we have an obliga- ian. with what he said. This country has [email protected] During a conversation last week tion to completely re-do Commons. [email protected] committed many atrocities in other

Michelle Ma successful A Measure of Worth

What is failure? someone to look up to, a person of voice and admit failure. unfamiliar admissions officer (who to it, that person in the interview In light of recent board turnovers, spotless character. An Obi-Wan to a And I’m sure many Seniors would knows nothing about you except for room, the one with the neat shirt and prefect selections, student council ninth grade Anakin (pre-Dark Side, agree that the college admission pro- what you’ve presented to him in said pressed pants, that is not you. You are elections, college decisions and other that is). Or, if George Lucas isn’t your cess can be demoralizing at times for envelope), who will then present you more than that nervous handshake such mind-numbing, hand-wringing, thing, a Sirius Black to a freshman the same reason. Here you are, put- with either success or failure. and rehearsed spiel about the time sob-inducing events, the true defini- Harry Potter. So I understand how ting your life out for scrutiny. Choos- But while they can decide wheth- you spent volunteering in Rwanda tion of that elusive word has been to improve the living conditions of brought to my attention. underprivileged women. These col- So to satisfy my curiosity, I turned lege admissions officers and house to a dictionary (always handy in counselors and other such figures times of uncertainty). According to of authority who hold the power to Mr. Webster, “failure” is defined as grant you such “successes” aren’t “a lack of success.” So that leads me there to see the everyday you, which to another question. What exactly is success? My senses have been working in overdrive since the onset of spring These people judging term. Processing the spectrum of you aren’t there when emotions being displayed around me—Seniors finally whipping out it really matters. that college sweatshirt they’ve been waiting to show off, or the sound of Uppers screaming in the hallway as could very well be more profound they learn of their newly bequeathed than your shrink-wrapped, image- leadership position—really is a lot preoccupied self. of work. Their eyes seem to be say- These people judging you aren’t ing, “You have much to learn, young there when it really matters. They grasshoppers.” don’t know about the intricacies of And sometimes I find myself nod- your self, the self that exists beyond ding my head in agreement. Those the 500 word essay, the SAT scores sights and sounds are certainly and carefully crafted appearances. tempting. But while I am usually able So that obnoxious girl who is best to catch myself before I am hurled friends with the club president got into the rat-race of this skewed defi- the board position instead of you. So nition of success, I find that it takes you didn’t get prefect or a position a tremendous effort to remain re- on student council. So you didn’t moved from the seemingly enticing receive admittance to your dream realms of achievement. school. So basically, your life up to Two weeks ago, selections for this point is a big, fat failure. next year’s prefects were announced. Or is it? In the end, your failure Although I did not apply (a year sur- or success is up to you to decide, and rounded by squealing freshman girls? hard it is not to take it personally ing what words you wish to define er or not your words fit the exact nobody else. Not for me), a number of my friends when someone else is chosen over yourself with. Compartmentalizing quota they’re looking for (which, in It’s decision time. You can decide did, and the nervous energy preced- you. That little voice in the back of each aspect of your high school ca- this day and age, is unlikely unless to let others define success for you or ing that day was enough to make me your head that usually assures you reer into predetermined categories: you started your own non-profit at you can do it for yourself. Frankly, I feel uneasy. And like in any situation of your worth and fuels your ambi- extracurricular activities, sports, the age of six and are one-third Na- believe having the strength to do the where one must fill out an applica- tions may give in a little and say with hobbies, interests, talents. The list tive American), they cannot decide latter is success in itself. tion and have an interview, there’s a sigh, “Just face it. He is better than goes on. Once you’ve done that, you your success or failure, unless you Michelle Ma is a two-year Lower always a chance of rejection. you. You might as well give up.” It’s have no other choice but to seal it in let them, that is. from Walnut, California. A prefect is (or rather, should be) difficult not to listen to that little an envelope, mail it and leave it to an Because when it comes down [email protected] Opinionated? Passionate? Literate? write for commentary jbecker jschaffer 4 News The Phillipian April 17, 2009

Anderson Says Increased Concern for Diversity Percentage of Senior Class Matriculating Legend Harvard to Harvard, Princeton, Yale Yale Has Contributed to Shifting Acceptance Trends Princeton 15 each student is looking for, and dover as a ‘stepping stone’ to Continued from Page 1, Column 5 what makes them thrive.” an Ivy League school. To that I Brian Faulk ’00, Instructor would say that that is a narrow 12 than it was then.” in Chemistry, graduated from focus, and [if they view An- Some Ivy League univer- Stanford University in 2004 dover this way] they’ll miss out sities, however, have not wit- and received a Master’s De- on a lot of absolutely superb 9 nessed a decrease in enroll- gree from Harvard University colleges,” Anderson said. ment from Andover graduates. in 2006. He also said that many stu- Brown University received “To me, it seems like there dents have the mentality of 6 only four Andover students in is still a huge percentage that questioning, “If I do X, will it 1968, but the number jumped is focused on going to an Ivy get me into an Ivy?” to 29 just 20 years later. Cur- League school. However, there Jane Fried, Director of rently, the number of Brown is a growing population that Admissions, said, “We try to 3 matriculations hovers around is interested in other options, tell prospective families that nine per year. and doesn’t necessarily see Andover is a stepping stone Matriculations at the Uni- [non-Ivies] as a bad thing,” said to life, and if the focus is on 0 versity of Pennsylvania have Faulk. “Ivies are not the be-all college, kids will miss out on 1968 1978 1988 1998 2008 also increased, with 13 in 2007 end-all.” a large part of their education and 2008, compared to six More often, Anderson said, here,” said Fried. each in 1968 and 1978. students aren’t getting “hung Fried added that the admis- Stanford-Yale-Princeton Legend Schools are becoming more up on certain colleges.” sions office is “constantly con- Number Applied concerned with maintaining Ruth Quattlebaum, School fronting” media reports that Number Accepted the diversity of the students Archivist and Instructor in Art, portray Andover and its peer Acceptance Numbers they admit, said Anderson, said that she believes the that schools as vehicles to college. 100 which may have helped to landscape of college admis- A Wall Street Journal ar- Stanford Acceptance Rates from cause these trends. sions from Andover to the Ivy ticle from November 2007 de- “Diversity is a much more League has changed slightly fined Phillips Academy as “a 80 2006-2009 important goal now than it was over time. virtual factory” for sending 19 15 years ago,” said Anderson. “What I think has changed students to Harvard that previ- “Part of that diversity is the is the range of colleges that ous fall. number of high schools they students now apply to from Fried said that colleges, as 60 admit students from.” Andover. I think students with Andover, “are very much Andover students are now are thinking more broadly in about having a large recruiting also choosing colleges that terms of college possibilities pool, with many types of stu- 40 were previously less popular and have a clearer picture of dents from different communi- than Ivies, said Anderson. the options that are out there,” ties and backgrounds. We offer “Is it bad that there are more she said. colleges a very wide range of 20 students going to [schools like] When asked if Anderson students, but sometimes [col- Stanford? No,” said Anderson. thought attending Andover leges may want] students from “In the past 20 or so years, helped or hurt students’ college [other types of schools].” Andover has really opened up chances, he said, “I wouldn’t The Admissions Office re- 0 opportunities to educate about encourage students to enroll cently released a new catalog 2006 2007 2008 2009 the wealth of terrific colleges.” here if their primary purpose is for prospective students. 120 “[The graduating classes] to get into an Ivy. They should Fried said, “The purpose Yale Acceptance Rates from on average go to about 100 dif- choose to come because they of the catalog is to send a clear 2006-2009 ferent colleges,” said Ander- know to take advantage of the message that we [at Andover] 100 son. “In the College Counsel- [resources] here, and want to have a bigger goal than getting ing Office, we put an emphasis have a terrific education.” kids into certain schools. We’d on ‘fit.’ We try to look at which “There are probably people like students to set their sights 80 colleges fit well with what out there who still think of An- higher.” Ivies and Stanford See Highest Volume of 60 Applications from Andover 40

for the best fit for the student,” defer in the hopes that a year Continued from Page 1, Column 3 he continued. at Andover would give me bet- 20 The large size of the Class of ter opportunities. I don’t regret some of the highest levels of 2009—322 Seniors—is another coming to Andover, it’s just re- applications from PA students factor behind the large amount ally unfortunate,” Smith contin- 0 this year. of college applications this year, ued. 2006 2007 2008 2009 Anderson said that mem- said Anderson. “I’m pretty sure that I’m go- 100 bers of the admissions board at Institutional priorities, or ing to George Washington Uni- Princeton informed him that factors that a college admis- versity in D.C. but I’m looking Princeton Acceptance Rates from Phillips Academy had the third sions board places above oth- into a gap year because I really 80 2007-2009 largest number of admitted stu- ers, often play a role in the re- want to solidify my Spanish and dents from a single pool in the jections of seemingly qualified get more experience before go- world. students. ing to four more years of school,” Ninety-one PA students ap- “Many small liberal arts said Declan Cummings ’09. 60 plied to Princeton this year, and schools try to maintain a 50/50 Cummings added that he Princeton admitted 24 of them. gender balance, which means would prefer to take a gap year Of 103 applications, Yale that they often have to turn that is less structured and that admitted 21 students from An- away extremely qualified girls,” he would “probably defer GW. 40 dover, making a 20 percent said Anderson. It was more of a safety school. acceptance rate that is higher This factor does not simply I was a little disappointed with than in previous years. apply to gender balance. Ac- how my admissions turned 20 The Stanford admission rate, cording to Anderson, other out.” however, has dropped this year. types of institutional priority “I am waiting to get off of Of 84 applications, 20 Se- include geographic diversity, four wait lists,” said Will Frank niors were admitted—a 24 per- sports, arts, music and econom- ’09. “My number one choice is 0 cent acceptance rate, in con- ic diversity. Carleton College.” trast to 32 percent in 2008, and Tiffany Li ’09 said that she He continued, “Everyone 2007 2008 2009 29 percent in 2007. believes each graduating class saw that statistic about this One noticeable trend this has difficulty accepting their year’s Senior class being the year was an increase in appli- acceptances and rejections. biggest [that brought on the Public Safety Officers to have Access to cations to Ivy League universi- “I think this year was hard, panic.] I put in my deposit to ties. but I think that every class of Macalester College, but I do Surveillance Footage From COmmons Whereas in the past four Seniors finds it tough,” said Li. think it’s realistic that I could years approximately 60 stu- “It’s hard to be faced with the get off of the wait list.” that anything has been stolen find out who took the back- dents have applied to Princeton reality between how colleges Looking forward, Anderson Continued from Page 1, Column 1 from the Emporium. pack and do the right thing as each year, 91 Seniors applied view your peers and how you said that he does not believe the “The reason we moved the far as rules are concerned.” this year. view your peers.” class of 2010 should be espe- being stolen from the Empo- candy back was because we Murphy, Public Safety of- Anderson attributed this Sarah Smith ’09, a post-grad- cially worried. rium, employees moved the didn’t want to put anybody at ficers and Robarge are among rise in applications to “errone- uate, said, “I have no idea where “I don’t think that next year candy behind the counter. risk,” Robarge said. “We did those who will look over sur- ous logic.” I’m going. I got wait listed at is going to be much different,” Murphy said, “I think not want a situation where veillance footage if neces- “Students seem to think that Bates, which is currently my he said. “We’re just learning there have always been steal- somebody just grabbed a can- sary. the more Ivy League [schools] first choice, but I have a very what impact the economic ing issues in the Ryley Room, dy bar.” Murphy added that he they apply to, the better chance slim chance of getting off of the downstream will have on col- and we’d like that to stop.” Murphy said, “Unfortu- thought video surveillance they have of getting into one. wait list.” lege admissions,” he said. Robarge, however, con- nately these things happen on would be less intrusive than That is statistically untrue,” said “I can’t speak for everyone However, Anderson added, firmed that he has only heard this campus. People do steal, having someone monitor stu- Anderson. else, but from my own personal “Nothing makes me feel that rumors of stealing thus far and when someone’s been dents at Commons everyday. “We don’t really judge our experience [as a PG] it seems as next year is going to be any and, after reviewing secu- wronged, it’s going to be nice success based on the college though this year is a lot harder easier.” rity footage, does not believe to be able to help that person, matriculation sheet. That’s not year than last. Last year I got the ultimate test for us. We look into Bates, but decided not to April 17, 2009 The Phillipian News 5 Oby Obyerodhyambo Sheds Light on Andover Receives 351 Commitments for HIV/AIDS Epidemic Among Youth The 2009-2010 School Year their parents the opportunity at Andover and on the next day By KIRAN GILL to submit questions from home. they take part in the Spring Visit PA hosted two simualcasts on Program,” said Fried. By KIRAN GILL Welcome, 2013. March 18 and April 7. In order to qualify for The The Admissions Office re- The first simualcast con- Fly Back Program, the applicant Oby Obyerodhyambo wants ceived 351 deposit checks from sisted of a panel of current must be of color, receive either this generation to realize that admitted Andover students Andover students, with Fried a full or heavy scholarship and people under 25 have “nev- committing to attend PA in the serving as the moderator. The have never seen the campus be- er known a world without 2009-2010 school year. panel received the questions in fore. AIDS.” This year’s 78 percent yield Kemper Auditorium, where the Andover has a similar First Last Friday, Oby Obyerod- of admitted students marked questions were projected onto a Visit program where students hyambo delivered a lecture the highest yield on record. The screen. racial identification plays no role called, “Public Health and yield is four percent higher than Sixty-four percent of all ad- in whether or not they will come the Role of Young People in last year. mitted students participated in to visit. Both of these programs Effecting Behavioral Change “Considering the economic the first simualcast. take place on each of the four in Outreach Communities,” situation, a yield this high is The second simualcast had a spring visit days. sponsored by the African Stu- practically unheard of any- different format. For 20-minute Fried added that spring visit dent Union. where,” said Jane Fried, Dean of intervals, questions from par- would not be possible without Obyerodhyambo began by Admissions. ents were directed towards cur- the help of the students. telling the audience in Kem- More scholarships were of- rent students as well as Rebecca The applicants this year were per that, from a young age, he fered compared to last year. 42 Sykes, Associate Head of School, highly competitive, particularly “had fallen in love with litera- percent of students are current- and Jim Ventre, Director of Fi- for ninth graders, according to ture” and writing plays. ly on financial aid in the school. nancial Aid and House Coun- Fried. In Kenya, Obyderodhyambo A. levine/ THe Phillipian Next year, 44 percent of the stu- selor in Fuess. “The estimated class rank for coordinates “Scenarios from dent body will be on financial Admissions also had two Day ’13 [in their previous schools] Africa,” a project that col- Obyerodhyambo used film to teach about HIV/AIDS. aid. Student Nights on March 30 and is in [the] 99th percentile. And lects short plays about HIV/ young orphan boys discussed were of great value. The top- “This is a big jump, but it is April 1. the median SSAT score was AIDS awareness from African how AIDS had taken the lives ics that he discussed were part of need-blind admission,” PA also hosted ice cream so- 94. These were just very strong youths. of their family members and relevant in today’s world and said Fried. cials for spring visit students kids,” said Fried. From the play submissions, loved ones. therefore really important. Andover students hosted 350 on each night before a Spring The Admissions Office only only a handful are made into Elly Nyamwaya, Instructor When I was talking to him af- prospective students during the Visit. Andi Zhou ’09, Azure and admitted 17 percent of appli- short skits for an African audi- in English, said that he invited ter the event, he told me that four spring visit days, 83 per- the Yorkies performed at the so- cants, a two percent decrease ence, intended to educate the Obyerodhyambo “because I if we needed more informa- cent, or 290, of them chose to at- cials. from last year. youth of Africa in a funny, en- felt he had a wealth of knowl- tion we could contact him. I tend Andover. A reception was also held for While the acceptance rate tertaining way, he said. edge to share about being a thought that this showed he “Some people ask ‘Is [a Spring athletes. Bill Belichick ’71, Head decreased in comparison to Obyderodhyama said, “How community mobilizer. It was really cared about his mes- Visit] worth it ?’and I whole- Coach of the New England Pa- last year, the applicant pool in- many of your parents have also important for the commu- sages.” heartedly say yes. Spring visit triots, and Becky Adams ’94, first creased. ever talked to you and told you nity to get an African perspec- Nyamwaya said that, after students talk about how wel- female top gun instructor pilot, According to Fried, 3,139 pre- not to do something in a seri- tive on community service and the presentation, he spoke to coming everyone and the school discussed what they had learned liminary applications and 2,711 ous tone? Has it worked? No, outreach.” Obyerodhyambo, who seemed is. They say everyone, students from Andover at the reception. applications were completed. right?” Nyamwaya added that Oby- grateful for the reception from and faculty, is very genuine, For the last 25 years, the Ad- The 2,711 completed applica- In the lecture, Obyderod- derodhyama had surprised the audience and for the assis- friendly and kind,” said Fried. missions Office has also main- tions is an 18 percent increase hyama showed four skits from him with some of the statistics tance of the African Student The Admissions Office also tained the Fly Back Program. from last year. There were 3153 Scenarios from Africa. regarding HIV/AIDS. Union and CAMD. created “simualcasts” this year The program gives underrepre- applications for boarding stu- Ijeoma Ejiogu ’11 said, “The “Historically AIDS is a in an effort to reach more stu- sented students of color the fi- dents, a 19 percent increase, and videos depicted different sce- young disease, but most of the Liam Murphy and Alex Sal- dents. nancial means to visit Andover’s 358 day students applied, an 8 narios on how one can con- audience has never known ton contributed reporting. The simualcasts were live campus with one parent. percent increase. tract the AIDS virus. Typically, a world without AIDS,” said question-and-answer sessions “The Fly Back Program en- each video had an underlying Nyamwaya. and gave admitted students and ables students to have dinner message or moral.” Noelina Nakiguli ’09, Presi- The first skit depicted a dent of the African Student young woman receiving ad- Union (ASU), said, “We, as Kip Abandoned Family Legacy to Study Classics at Princeton vice from an aunt about men youth in this world, have to and relationships. take our knowledge and ex- Olivia Howell ’11 said, perience and use it to educate earn his bachelor’s degree in reer at St. Paul’s School in Con- joke after he re-emerged from “[Obyerodhyambo] demon- the rest of the world. “ Continued from Page 1, Column 4 Classics at Princeton University. cord, New Hampshire, where he the bushes. strated the importance in en- She added, “As a commu- Kip had been accepted at met Edwin Quattlebaum, now After two years at St. Paul’s, forcing communication be- nity, we have to do more than ize with girls,” and a weekend both Harvard and Princeton, Instructor in History, who was Kip decided to return to An- tween older generations and just listen. We need to put movie in George Washington but chose the latter over the for- coincidentally teaching at St. dover in 1968. younger generations in order [Obyerodhyambo’s] advice Hall. mer, much to the surprise of his Paul’s as well. Until he turned 52, Kip to provide more information into practice. And we need to Kip said that he believes cur- family—his father, uncles and Kip said that one time, after coached Boys Wrestling at An- about the disease to those who do the best we can to affect the rent students have much less grandfather had all attended his classics students at St. Paul’s dover. During this time, he met are at risk.” statistics.” homework now than when he Harvard. had repeatedly made the same his current wife, Agatha Kip, The second skit featured Kemi Amuraiywe ’11 “Af- was a student. He recalled that But Kip told his father that mistake in class, he warned School Nutritionist. a woman discussing how she ter I was talking to [Obyerod- on some nights, he was respon- Chase’s “best classics students them, “If you mess up one more Agatha Kip said, “I was in- hoped to date a man who was hyambo] about the statistics, sible for learning “over 200 vo- left Harvard with no intention time, I’ll throw myself out the structing wrestlers on how to brave enough to take the test he told me that African wom- cabulary words for my French of ever looking at a piece of Lat- window.” eat and maintain their body an HIV test. en living in America are the class.” in or Greek again,” and his father He suspected that his stu- weight effectively.” The couple The third skit showed a most at risk. That was a huge Nonetheless, Kip enjoyed his was satisfied that Kip had made dents would make the mistake married in 1998. young woman whose friend is shock to me.” language classes and, with the the right decision. in class the next day and wanted Kip ultimately quit coaching HIV positive. Amuraiywe ’11 said, advice of his mentor and classics After graduating from Princ- to make sure they would “re- wrestling due to repeated knee In the fourth skit, two “[Obyerodhyambo’s] messages teacher, Dr. Chase, continued to eton, Kip began his teaching ca- member what they had done.” injuries he received from prac- In turn, on the night before ticing with students. class, Kip practiced jumping out Kip currently teaches Latin, the second-story window of his Greek and Etymology courses. classroom and into the bushes He said, “Almost everyone below. learns differently, and there’s no The next day the students magic bullet that can allow ev- predictably made the mistake, eryone to understand a concept, and Kip threw himself out of but when someone actually the window as he had practiced does, it is an intensely reward- the night before—to the shock of ing experience.” his students, who realized Kip’s Students Have Mixed Opinions Over the Den’s New Name the students unhappy with the Continued from Page 1, Column 1 change of name. “During my three years at the official name for the Den. Andover, I’ve always known Murphy said the neutral name the Ryley Room by that name. is more attractive to donors, who For me to change what I call it may be more reluctant to rename now would be pointless,” said an already-named room. Gardner. “I feel like it’s an An- Alexandra Carr, Manager of dover tradition that shouldn’t be Retail Operations and the person changed.” in charge of the Den, said, “Peo- Kristina Ballard ’11, however, ple are still calling it the Ryley said that she does not mind call- Room. That’s going to happen ing the room the Den until they get used to [calling it “I wasn’t here long enough the Den]. A couple of students [before Commons closed] to have told me they don’t want to build that much affection for call it the Den at all.” [the Den] when it was called Ry- Cindy Efinger, Director of ley Room, so I don’t really feel Student Activities, said that she any tie to the name [Ryley,]” Bal- believes while students are not lard said. used to the new name now, the Julian Danziger ’11 agrees campus will make the switch to with Gardner. the Den eventually. “I don’t enjoy calling it the “Old habits are hard to break. Den because I was used to call- I think students are slowly start- ing it Ryley,” he said. ing to call it the Den. The older Even some Juniors, will still students who have been here call the Den the “Ryley Room.” longer find it harder to break “I call it the Ryley Room be- that habit [of calling it the ‘Ryley cause that’s all I’ve heard it was Room’], but I think eventually called. The Den came really late we’ll all call it the Den and feel in the year. Everyone was talking much more comfortable doing about the Ryley Room since the so,” said Efinger. fall,” said Kennedy Edmonds ’12. Riley Gardner ’10 is amongst

A. Levine/ THe Phillipian A menu in the Den features its new name. 6 News The Phillipian April 17, 2009 PA Launches “Trash Talk” Series This Year to Reduce Church Joined Genome Project Last Year’s High Cost of Waste Removal After Studying Bio at PA

put into a brand new dehy- teacher, John Snyder. By KELSEY PHINNEY drating machine, which takes Continued from Page 1, Column 1 Church recalls how the two out 85 percent of the water so truly understood him, rec- Faculty learned last June that trucks can deliver waste As a Junior, Church lived ognized his potential and al- that Phillips Academy spent as compost to a local farm in in Williams Hall, a dorm that lowed him to study outside of a staggering total of $50,000 Hamilton, Mass. touched the fields of the Ab- the classroom. on campus waste removal last The Ort Report that took bot School campus. Phillips “At Andover, teachers tried year. place in February, combined Academy and Abbot remained to single kids out to help them The school’s overall waste with trayless dining in Paresky separate institutions until 1973, reach their full potential. Cray- weighed in at 671 tons last year, Commons, has also helped to the year after Church’s gradua- ton Bedford could tell that I according to Trish Russell, reduce the amount of campus tion. was incredibly bored in my Sustainability Coordinator. waste. Church moved to Johnson math class and offered me a The $50,000 cost, paid by Russell said that trayless Hall as a Lower, and relocated book on linear algebra to do the ton, comes mostly from dining has proven to signifi- to Taylor Hall in his Upper and independent study with com- transportation. Andover hired cantly reduce food, electricity Senior years. puter programs,” said Church. a truck service to transport the and, in some cases, to prevent Having quickly adapted to He continued “I can’t say 671 tons of waste to an incin- over-eating. dorm life and making friends, that we knew each other ex- erator in North Andover to be Students taking Science Church soon began to utilize tremely well but somehow he burned. 500, “Environmental Science,” Andover’s resources and facili- knew the core thing about me, Students and faculty have, are also organizing several ties. He began independently which is that I needed to be in- in turn, planned new initia- events centered on reducing conducting experiments in dependent.” tives to help advocate trash re- waste. Y. Watanabe/ THe Phillipian chemistry labs and a green- After graduating from An- duction on campus. Russell and John Rogers, Trayless dining has been used to combat excess waste. house. dover in 1972, Church attended A series of events called Dean of Studies and Instructor Church said, “From day one Duke University and immedi- “Trash Talk” will take place in Chemistry, teach Environ- contact the charities that at- rid of it all. I was completely involved in ately immersed himself in dif- within the next few months to mental Science. tended last year to see if they Russel hopes the collections science. I did a lot of studies in ficult classes and independent raise awareness on how “slash- The town of Andover is were coming again. at the Spring Carnival will help the greenhouse experimenting study. ing the trash” can save money hosting its annual “Zero-Waste “This project was our main to reduce that waste. with plant hormones. It was Church said, “Upon reach- and energy and reduce pollu- Day” on May 9. Some Seniors activity this term,” Craven said. There will be a few chari- all possible because [faculty ing college, I was already so tion, said Russell. in Science 500 will be volun- “We’re applying the knowl- ties at the Spring Carnival to members] trusted me to work accustomed to working inde- The food waste system in teering in the event, which edge we learned in class to the take away what is collected, on my own.” pendently that I had a huge Paresky Commons is an ener- takes places in downtown An- real world.” and the student organizers are “At Andover there were lots advantage over my classmates. gy-saving and money-saving dover. PA students that will be vol- considering giving rewards to of opportunities and I began I skipped all of the freshman method implemented in re- Volunteers collect clothes, unteering at the “Zero-Waste those who participate, added to develop more independent classes and soon discovered a sponse to last year’s totals. books and other items that Day” event will attempt to use Little. ideas,” said Church. “I could lab that was working on crys- Students may have noticed people would normally throw the event as a model for a simi- Jeffrey Marzluft, Associate come in on the weekends alone. tallography.” the absence of trash cans in away, and they will donate lar setup during Andover’s an- Director for Instructional Ser- Back then allowing a teenager Through his work in crys- Paresky Commons. them to charities. nual Spring Carnival. vices at the OWHL, has agreed to have free run of the chemis- tallography, Church became “We were afraid people Nine charities will be in at- Emily Little ’09, a Science to be in charge of collecting try labs was very trusting.” involved with the Human Ge- would start throwing away tendance, including Lazarus 500 student, said that she and unwanted books. Church explored comput- nome Project, which was com- napkins and paper plates in House and Big Brother Big a few other Seniors will be set- There were no collections ers, in addition to chemistry pleted in 2003. The project has the trash cans,” said Russell. Sister, said Stephanie Moroney ting up collections at the event at last year’s Spring Carnival. and biology, during his time at identified the 20,000 to 25,000 “Farms reject the compost if it ’09, a Science 500 student. for everything that students The Spring Carnival is Andover. genes in human DNA and de- is contaminated with plastic.” Science 500 students are may want to get rid of at the scheduled for May 30. Rus- He said, “We had gotten a termined the sequences of the Students are advised to helping by putting up fliers end of the year, such as clothes, sell said she would like to post hook up to a Dartmouth com- chemical base pairs that com- place their silverware in a bin, around town and issuing a furniture and electronics. updates on waste reductions puter system. In that day and pose human DNA. and unload dishes on the rotat- press release in the Andover Russell said that last year throughout the term, but that age, this was truly astonishing. Church developed the ing conveyor belt. Townsman for “Zero-Waste the school took truckloads of totaling the waste would be This time period was way be- first direct genomic sequenc- The belt leads into the Day”. waste from dorms after Com- much more difficult than cal- fore the Internet and we had ing method in 1984 and then kitchen, where Aramark staff Nick Craven ’09, another mencement, and that there culating Ort because there are access to time-sharing and a helped establish the Human sort dishware, cups and waste. Science 500 student, said that was so much waste there were countless garbage disposals network.” Genome Project in 1984. All food and paper waste are students in their class had to not enough employees to get across campus. “You could literally type Church remains a promi- onto this keyboard and it was nent contributor in the world interactive. It would come of genetics as an initiator in Invasive Asian Long-Horned Beetle Species Have back with answers. The com- the Personal Genome Project puter was a terminal down in among many other achieve- the basement of Morse Hall ments. Damaged American Forests, Says Peter Alsop ’95 with no manuals or faculty ad- The Personal Genome Proj- visors. There was nobody us- ect recruits the help of indi- dover, I thought he would ap- ing it. I found it and turned it viduals to contribute their own By TOBI COKER peal to the students because on,” he continued. genomes for further study. he spent months in Worcester Church’s experience with By studying these partici- “Insects have ruled the examining and studying the the computer in the basement pants’ genomes, the founders world a long time before we beetles.” of Morse characterizes the in- of the project can make con- did, and humans are just bor- “Worcester has to take dras- dependence and new opportu- nections between genomic rowing it for a while,” said Pe- tic measures, cutting down nities that he was able to take characteristics and certain dis- ter Alsop ’95 to an audience 12,000 trees, and I thought it advantage of while at Andover. eases. in Kemper Auditorium last would be of the great benefit Despite his self-directed Church is currently Pro- Wednesday. of the students to know what nature, two teachers had a tre- fessor of Genetics at Harvard On Wednesday, Alsop is happening in their commu- mendous impact on Church— Medical School and Professor warned his audience about the nity,” she continued. his math teacher, Crayton of Health Sciences and Tech- invasion of Asian long-horned Keith Robinson, Instruc- Bedford, and his photography nology at Harvard and MIT. beetles, and their destruc- tor in Biology, said, “I think tion to the forests in nearby this presentation will help Worcester, Massachusetts. the AP Biology kids relate to His presentation was spon- their current studies, plants. sored by the “Speaking on The presentation also gives us Sustainability” series, which greater awareness of the area brings in educated speakers and the amount of damage the who discuss issues of sustain- beetle is doing to the area.” Write For ability or environmentalism. “It was good to hear from With no predators to check an experienced journalist its expansion, the Asian long- with knowledge on this topic,” horned beetle is an invasive Robinson added. News species from China that, m. Lee/ THe Phillipian Alsop graduated from without proper control, could Wesleyan University in 1999 Alsop said the U.S. spent $250 million on eradicating beetles. decimate forests throughout with a degree in religion. He jliu1 New England and the United the Asian long-horned beetle, grams. earned a master’s degree from States. but his more important point The invasive species has the Graduate School of Jour- Alsop told the audience lay in the problem of invasive the United States and the nalism at Berkeley. that the United States has insect species as a whole. world both economically and Alsop’s studies on environ- spent 250 million dollars on Alsop said was that the environmentally, said Alsop. mental topics have appeared Attention the eradication of the beetle. Asian long-horned beetle was Amy Janovsky, a PA parent, in publications such as Smith- If the beetle is not stopped, only one example of the inva- volunteer and mother of Da- sonian, Salon, GOOD, Cali- it could cause 700 million sive species that have forced vid Janosky ’11, invited Alsop fornia and The Washington Class of dollars in tree damage and the government to spend to share his research. Post. His article on the effects eradication programs, and kill 1.3 billion dollars a year on Janovksy said, “Knowing of the longhorn in Worcester 2010… 30 percent of all trees in the control and eradication pro- [Alsop] is a graduate of An- will appear in Smithsonian. United States. ENROLL His talk focused on the devastating effects the long- horn has already caused and NOW! will continue to cause if eradi- cation efforts do not improve. Since its arrival in the northeastern part of the Unit- COLLEGE APPLICATION ed States, the longhorn’s jour- ney to Worcester has been fast and relentless. BOOT CAMP™ A New York resident first identified the longhorn in his backyard in Brooklyn, Intensive 4-day workshop New York in 1996. The beetle then traveled through various parts of New York, including August 6-9, 2009 Queens, Long Island, Staten Island, and finally made its in Cambridge, MA way to Worcester. Alsop discussed the dam- Complete your college applications with aging ecological effects of the longhorn’s infestation leading admissions pros: in Worcester. For months, he studied trees onto which Dr. Michele Hernandez, former Assistant the beetles had latched for months, and observed the Director of Admissions at Dartmouth College and eventual death of many of the author of A is for Admission trees in Worcester. The longhorn is not only a parenting guru and author of problem in America, however. Mimi Doe, Because infected trees are of- Busy but Balanced ten cut down for lumber and then converted into shipping materials, trade and com- HernandezCollegeConsulting.com FOR merce have made it easy for 1-877-659-4204 / 1-978-369-7479 MORE the longhorn to cross oceans and national borders. [email protected] INFO Cases of the longhorn in- vasion have sprouted up in France, Italy, Spain and also England. Check out ApplicationBootCamp.com for a free Alsop talked at length about report with insider tips on college admissions! April 17, 2009 Phillipian Arts 7 Steve the Regurgitator: Not for the Faint of Heart

performance, came out to see his re- cracked jokes and called for audi- Evan Eads turn. ence participation. Throughout the evening, Starr At one point, he collected five Whether it was his striking se- swallowed several potentially dan- rings from girls in the audience. He quined vest or his flamboyant cha- gerous objects, including a lightbulb, held the microphone in his mouth risma, Steve the Re- a billiard ball and thumbtacks and and the audience could hear the gurgitator had then regurgitated them all complete- rings clink in his stomach. everyone in ly dry. He even swallowed powdered He called the five girls onto the the audience sugar, drank water and regurgitated stage and threatened to hypnotize riveted. the sugar still in powdered form. one of them into eating a live gold- And a little Starr said that the items he swal- fish. He said he chose the shiest girl grossed lows do not hurt him because his to complete the task. Starr dragged out. stomach is lined with Diet Coke, the gag on forever, making Em- A full which he said he ily Rademacher ’11 believe that she house drinks a lot of. would actually have to eat a goldfish. He said that he He kept taunting her throughout the can also control if show, until he was just about to put things will come the fish in her mouth before reveal- up wet or dry with a ing that it was all a joke, and that special suc- tion she would die if she had swallowed technique. a goldfish. Starr first “I actually thought he was going Y. WATANABE/The Phillipian realized to make me eat the fish. My heart Emily Rademacher ’11 holds a cup for Steve Starr, aka Steve the Re- his has never beat so fast in my life. I’m gurgitator, as he sips from a cup of water... with a living goldfish in it. naturally nervous in front of people in public anyway,” said Rademacher. fish out into the crowd. Starr has won a Scottish Talent Starr ate the three live goldfish “Steve was freakin’ crazy! He was Contest as the only non-singer and talent himself and then regurgitated them weird. He scared me when he pre- performed in Scottish clubs for a few when he was alive. He eventually returned them tended to throw the fish at me...he years. Since then, he’s proud to say very young. all into the tank, after faking out the was mad funny, though,” said Khadi- that he’s performed on The Tonight “I grew up audience by pretending to throw the jah Owens ’11. Show with Jay Leno fifteen times. in a Scottish chil- dren’s home and would eat my pocket change from a very early age. That’s how I got started, and found out I was good at it,” he said on stage. DramaLab Previews: The amazing part of the show was not only what Starr Fugue, Confession, What Are You Doing In There? swallowed and regurgitated, but what he could do with objects in girls and their encounters with a se- fort into the show, spending rehears- his stomach. rial killer (Adam Tohn ’10). The girls, als learning stage combat and delving Starr swallowed liquid Sophie Gould (Evan Eads ‘12, Caroline Colombo ‘09 into their characters’ pasts to ratio- soap, water and coins, then and Louisa Chafee ’09) narrate the nalize their actions on stage. cleaned the coins in his belly. Fugue disturbing story of their deaths from “I am nervous about whether the He also smoked a cigarette “When I was eight, I was mur- Heaven, all the while exuding a child- audience will see and understand the and swallowed the smoke, but dered.” ish naïveté that could bring tears to same things I do when they watch the managed to regurgitate half “I was only seven.” your eyes. show,” Hackney said. “I’ve seen it so of the cigarette smoke in a “I was ten and should have Odei took a leap of faith when she many times that it’s tough to remove bubble. He then popped the selected a horror story for her first myself and watch the show from an Y. WATANABE/The Phillipian known better.” bubble in midair, releasing the Did your parents ever tell you directing challenge. “I chose this be- outsider’s perspective.” eagerly awaited the return of Steve smoke. not to talk to strangers? “Fugue” by cause it was really creepy and differ- Are you a murderer? Or simply an Starr this Saturday night in Kemper Besides Starr’s bizarre talent, Laura Elizabeth Miller wastes no ent from regular DramaLabs, which outsider in search of perspective? In Auditorium. Starr visited Andover his personality between tricks kept time in telling you why. Directed are [usually] about girls and boys and either case, this is one “Confession” two years ago and many upperclass- the audience engaged. Throughout by Maya Odei ’12, this DramaLab relationships,” she said. you can’t miss. men, remembering this previous the show, he made strange noises, tells the chilling tale of three little Odei admitted that she underes- timated the role of the director. She What Are You Doing In There? laughed, “I just signed up to direct. Parents Ella (Mia Rossi ’10) and I didn’t even know what blocking Ben (Charlie Cockburn ’11) shout, was!” plead, threaten and bang on the door, With such a demanding script, but it is no use. Leonard (Scotty Flem- PA’s Very Own Guitar Hero Odei said she had to learn a lot in a ing ’10) stubbornly refuses to leave very short amount of time, especial- the bathroom. But why? ly regarding how to approach the “I chose this script because I real- theme. Her cast agreed that convey- ly wanted to direct a show that wasn’t Steve Kim ing the unnerving terror of murder set in a place that most DramaLabs through a child’s perspective was a are set in,” reflected director Katy Whoever said gaming couldn’t strange and difficult task. “The fact Svec ‘11. “So I thought a bathroom bring home any money was clearly that [the girls] are so innocent is why was perfect!” mistaken. it’s so depressing,” said Chafee. In order to stage the show faith- Perhaps the most embarrassing The play is indeed sobering and fully, Svec and her stage manager Ju- evening events ever held at Phillips frightening, but Odei is not trying to lie Helmers ’10 use a door to split the Academy, the Guitar Hero competi- cause paranoia. She said she thinks classroom stage into two rooms, the tion, packed the Den with heat, in- the moral is to “trust your intuition.” bathroom and the hallway. tensity and a great loss of pride for (As in, obey the instinct that is telling “My greatest challenge was trying some of its competitors. Filled with you to attend DramaLabs this Fri- to balance two different scenes going rock n’ roll, hard metal and intense day…) on at once. You focus on the action in plastic guitar playing, the event re- one area and you forget the other. It minded everyone that we have some Confession was like blocking a show twice,” Svec extraordinary gamers on our campus. The lights go up. A pompous de- explained. Soon after the competition began, tective (Chris Meyer ’11) is in the Svec said she gave her actors spe- captivated audience members bring- middle of interrogating a murderer cific blocking instructions because ing some hardcore, color-coordinated (Sam Oriach ’11). In the corner of the their actions have to be meaning- plastic guitar licks filled the Den. room, the shy stenographer (Morgan ful and add to the anticipation of After hours of finger-breaking Y. WATANABE/The Phillipian Healey ’09) quietly scratches away at the impending climax of the show. fun, Krishnan Chandra ’10 came out Students surround Corey Angers ’11 and Jay Dolan ’11 who stare with a transcript of the confession. Noth- Meanwhile, the relationship between on top. intense focus on the screen during a playoff. ing seems awry. No one anticipates Ella and Ben unfolds dramatically on “[I don’t play] much at all. I play that an unexpected character will stage, and the tension between all real guitar, not much plastic guitar,” Rather, each mistake they made was finals, the finalists were Sanderson, emerge in an explosion of rage, or three characters accelerates towards Chandra said after the exhausting followed by the crowd’s disappoint- Chandra and Pierson. The heat was what the consequences will be… a shocking conclusion. competition. ing sighs, verbal abuse and blatant on. The first round began with each dislike. The three played “Through the contestant facing an opponent on The top of the ladder included: Fire and Flames” by DragonForce on the game’s medium-level difficulty. Cam Pierson ’11, Corey Angers ’11, expert level difficulty, a task notori- With only one female contestant, tes- Scott Sanderson ’09, Chandra ’10 and ously known as the most difficult in tosterone dominated the room, and Jay Dolan ’11, defending champion Guitar Hero. each plastic guitar gleamed with the of the Guitar Hero competition. For All three screens filled up with oil and sweat of participant’s busy these talented individuals, missing a notes and colors streaming down hands. Each player’s eyes burned single note on the medium level was the screen. No contestant dared to with fervor and determination as a considered shameful. blink even for a second. Their fingers $25 iTunes gift card awaited the first “All of the players are so, so very maniacally hit the notes on the plas- place winner. committed! I’m starting to wonder tic guitars, and their anxious hearts Five minutes into the competi- what they do in their free time,” said pumped surges of adrenaline. Yel- tion, a Guitar Hero-hierarchy quickly Nneka Anunkor ’11. low-red-green sparks flooded every formed. The skilled players were the Peter Bang ’11 sarcastically said af- screen. highest on the ladder and quickly be- ter a disappointing loss against John- “Those three are the best Gui- came clear audience favorites. The ny Carmona ’09 during the second tar Hero players I’ve ever seen!” audience tolerated decent players, round, “I can’t believe I lost in Guitar screamed Dan Aronov ’11. but for those crawling at the bottom Hero. Oh, my God. I don’t know what Many onlookers were simply of the ladder, there was no mercy. to do anymore.” dumbfounded, while some were After the second round and semi- screaming at the top of their lungs. K.SONG/The Phillipian Chandra conquered the song Adam Tohn ’10 and Louisa Chafee ’09 act out a disturbing scene be- and claimed the victory after a long, tween a serial killer and girl in “Fugue,” directed by Maya Odei ’12. strenuous battle. His score was at least 100,000 points higher than the “It’s a pretty static play at first,” As for a moral, Svec said she other competitors. Sanderson took explained first-time director Sarah settled on “realize what’s going on second place after defeating Pierson Hackney ’10. “It’s more grounded in around you.” by less than 500. suggestion and implications until the Intrigued? Dying to discover the Chandra said, “And I’d like to end, when it all kind of comes out in truth? No worries. “What Are You thank my friends for dragging me the climax. That part’s fun,” she said. Doing In There?” is coming soon to a here. Otherwise, I would have been “The full title of the play is ‘Con- theatre classroom near you. doing schoolwork.” fession: A Dramatic Snapshot,’” All the sweat and tears were not Hackney elaborated. “I guess it’s a sacrificed merely in the name of little snippet of human interaction, Come see Fugue, pointless gaming, either. Abi Pollokoff exploring how each person is a com- ’09, who administered and organized plex character with different motiva- Confession and the evening, said that the Guitar Hero tions.” What Are You tournament was proposed in order to Hackney had no trouble identi- promote Modern Music Production fying her biggest challenge as a di- Doing In There? Club, in addition to aiding a meaning- rector. “We’ve had trouble buckling ful cause. down,” she admitted. “Everyone’s in the Theater Profits will go to the Mark Sand- great and we’re joking around when man project, a charity in honor of the we remember that the show is in a Classroom To- Y. WATANABE/The Phillipian lead singer of a band who died on few days.” Eyes glued to the screen, Charlie Walters ’10 leans forward with his stage from a heart attack. night at 6:30 pm! sheer determination to win. Despite their shenanigans, the cast has invested a great deal of ef- 8 Arts The Phillipian April 17, 2009 Look of the Week: Daniela Pimentel’s Spring Mix Camerin Stoldt ’12

the rubber fronts. On a typical day, Wouldn’t It Be Nice - Beach Boys Noël Um one might find her wearing a loose This track is definitely the best of the Beach Boys - and V-neck T-shirt, a patterned high- waisted skirt and a pair of colorful perfect for sprawling out on the lawn with your friends. tights. Stoldt’s wears Click, Click, Click, Click - Bishop Allen her style, which Bishop Allen tends to be very nostalgic and carefree, espe- borders on a thin cially in this song. line separating the bold from the ordi- Venice’s World’s Fair (c.2138 AD)- Filligar nary, with comfort A bubbly, effervescent track from a great band. It’s also a and ease. Without great track to work to. getting over-the- top tacky with Transatlantique - Beirut bright colors that Cheerful, yet wistful strings together with lead singer Zachary Condon’s quaver- can too quickly ing vocals make for one of Beirut’s most enjoyable tracks yet. become loud and garish, she bal- Anecdote - Ambulance LTD ances the vibrant A bit more mellow in tone than most of the other tracks on this playlist, Anecdote colors out with a is perfect for study breaks and naps in the sun on those inviting free periods. few subtle, mildly toned pieces. Furr - Blitzen Trapper Accessories of- Another nostalgic tune with charming lyrics and calming strings. ten make or break it when it comes to fashion, but Stoldt You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb - Spoon utilizes hers in A standout from Spoon’s “Ga Ga Ga Ga,” although mostly anything by them is perfect combina- perfect for the spring. tion to enhance her attire. She em- The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ploys skinny belts Although the vocals are an acquired taste, this song is really upbeat and simply to bring her outfits screams springtime. together and wears big, bold, colorful Raised By Wolves - Voxtrot jewelry to accent a Youthful and catchy, Raised by Wolves is great to sing along to. simple ensemble. She also always Myriad Harbour - The New Pornographers wears “bunches Clever and boisterous, Myriad Harbour excels with both male and female vocals. M. LEE/The Phillipian Stoldt’s pieces together complementary mixes of pattern and color in her outfits.

Camerin Stoldt ’12 has a style that is offbeat, eclectic and a tad bit of bracelets and a special ring with girly- a reflection of her bright and spirals” that she almost never taken outgoing personality. removes. “I’m a pretty ‘out there’ person, Stoldt often embellishes her out- Student Spotlight: Zach Fine ’11 and I think my clothes are too,” fits with accessories ranging from Stoldt said. “big sunglasses, peace sign earrings, As one of the on-call drummers on campus, Zach Fine ’11 provides steady beats for many of the Phillips With only a single glance at hair bows and hello kitty accesso- Academy student bands. According to Fine’s bandmate in the group Marshawn, Ellie DiBerardino ’09, it Stoldt, one notices her edgy use of ries” to “purple eye shadow, leopard color. Pulling off bright and auda- print leggings and sparkly nail pol- was Fine’s passion for complex beats, in addition to his “indie hair,” that helped him get noticed. DiBerar- cious color choices such ish.” dino said, “he’s a passionate musician, a great drummer and a great guy.” Fine’s fluency and passion for the as fluorescent yel- If Stoldt could splurge on any drums clearly make him a key player in the PA musical community. low and elec- tric one thing, she said she would buy neon lime, multiple pairs of wild leggings from Stoldt has American Apparel that are, howev- How long have you been playing drums? a punchy er, “well worth the price.” Besides I’ve been playing drums on and off for four years, freshness American Apparel, other places that but when I came to PA I really started playing [consis- that makes Stoldt said she likes to shop at in- tently]. her stand out clude Delia*s, Target, Pac- in a crowd. Sun and various thrift What got you started? But color is stores. I’m from New Orleans—it’s a city filled with music. not the only Sharing many I’ve been brought up surrounded by concerts and aspect of similarities with her her style style icon, Agyness [people who know about] music and it was very encour- that makes Deyn, it is not much aging. The music department here was excellent and her look of a surprise that that gave me the push to play seriously. particularly Stoldt admires distinc- her so much. Does New Orleans influence your style? tive. Stoldt With her un- Yeah, a lot. The different jazz elements…the style I does not al- paralleled play in is called a second line style. I like things that are low much to sense of off-beat, kind of funky—very similar to the music down impact her style, Deyn in New Orleans. is a model emblem of Any particular bands that have inspired you? the bold, The funk band Meters in New Orleans. I saw them modern and live a lot as a kid and that influenced me to play. I style, unlike many stu- new. picked up trombone and then I went to drums. dents who tend to fol- low the tide of dress- What do you love about playing drums? ing with the trends. Even though you’re not the front man, like the In addition to fads, singer or the guitarist, the role is still critical. You’re many people look to the pulse of the band that everyone relies on. If you fall designers or magazines back, everyone crumbles. I’ve never wanted to be up to create a certain look, T. FERGUSON/The Phillipian front on stage, I’m more about the music.

So do you get nervous on stage? Every time. Sometimes I just forget what to play. Playing drums isn’t memorizing an exact part, but I start to get nervous and forget things. [Luckily,] it all comes together when I start. The but Stoldt British does just the opposite, solely “It girl” is What’s the downside? relying on her own judgment when known for The one thing that’s frustrating is progressing; as far as skill goes, [playing drums] requires coordination from deciding what to wear. not being afraid all four limbs, both your feet and your arms. It’s very hard to grasp and definitely took a lot for me to progress. Although Stoldt said that of taking fashion she does not have a trade- chances. As a drummer, do you find that you are called upon a lot to perform? mark look, she is rarely By putting a little of Yes. There are a handful of drummers on campus but only three or four have the technical skills down. It is a seen apart from a pair her spunky personality into finite number of options. A lot of people call me when they need someone to play. of her All-Star Con- her eccentric style, Stoldt gen- verse. Her favorite erates a look that appears nat- Do you write your parts? What’s the thought process like? high-tops are faded ural, fresh and uniquely hers. I always write [my parts] myself and a guitarist or a bassist might make suggestions. The majority is written by orange sporting vari- me but I’m open to contribution. It’s very different. Drummers are always the last piece of the puzzle. It’s my job to ous stars drawn in Sharpie on find a groove or riff that goes accordingly [with the rest of the musical components].

What’s the most difficult thing you’ve ever mastered on the drums? A while back, I was trying to learn a second line drum beat. It’s a very famous beat from one of the first funeral processions. It’s easy to play blandly but difficult to play correctly and with passion. It’s offbeat, so you can’t really put it to time.

Do you plan on pursuing a career in music or just continuing guitar as a hobby? I’d love to do it as a career. In the world [though,] so many people play music. At this school alone I think 100 people play guitar. So it would require a lot more practice.

Does playing drums become a way of removing stress here at PA? All the time. Phillips Academy is a great school but a lot of the work is physically demanding. [Playing the] the drums is a great way of letting out that stress.

Are you interested in playing any other instruments? Yeah, my whole family has been musically inclined. I just picked up guitar six months ago and I love it. Guitar has opened up a whole new doorway. It’s fun for me to write my own music and have others play it. I actually did that recently—I wrote the instrumentals and currently the singer of [Marshawn and I] are collaboratively working on the lyrics.

Any advice for aspiring musicians or drummers on campus? Be tenacious with as much as possible—there are certain things you can’t get even after a lot of work, just perse- vere and kind of hang in there. M. LEE/The Phillipian Compiled by Micere Johnson Stoldt’s shows off her signature decorative Converse All-Star sneakers. April 17, 2009 The Phillipian FEATURES 9 Features Does REALITY TV! Musings with... Billy Fowkes and B.J. Garry “America’s Next The key to a successful Day26? It takes exactly 26 officials whose lives clearly Top Model” is a lot like reality TV series? Gary The main flaw of “Joe days for America to discover did not pan out they way Where do they buy deer NASCAR. You pretend to Busey. Or, to up the ante, Millionaire:” it lost FOX that they suck. they hoped. But hey, at least testicles and elk penis to the enjoy watching it, but deep Gary Busey and automatic a hell of a lot more than a they’re on television. contestants to eat on “Fear inside, you’re waiting for a weapons. million dollars. “Survivor: Northern New Factor?” Is there just some huge crash. That and Tyra Jersey” would be absolutely “Dirty Jobs” provides guy who sells this preserved Banks sounds like a car. The reason no award No one, including Big brilliant entertainment. too much sexual innuendo genitalia for a living? If so, exists for “Most Ugly Brother, watches “Big for us not to make a joke who is he and where can we How many annoying Drunk Chicks on a Reality Brother” anymore. And “Animal Cops,” the about it. We’ll spare you by find him? tourists showed up the TV Show” is because there Big Brother watches cornerstone of Animal not sharing it. casting call of “I Love New would always be a tie everything. Planet’s Monday night line- York” expecting a free between “Rock of Love” up, is really just a show about We doubt Hogan knows t-shirt? and “Cops.” We were watching a group of law enforcement best. “Cops” recently and we If reality TV actually Has anyone else noticed saw a meth addict get depicted reality, it would be that the trans-sexual lady- pulled over on a bike. about a slightly overweight man on “The Real World” You have to sign a waiver male in his mid-30s who is the perfect blend of male to be on “Cops.” Meth drives to his mid-level sales and female? It’s either a must be one hell of a job at an auto parts company very mannish lady, or a very drug if that guy needs in a ’94 Ford Focus, then womanish man. Either way, the money that badly. comes home to his nagging it’s perfect. wife who has a headache “The Amazing Race” and is complaining about We wonder if Hilary sounds like it could have being a 5th grade math Duff still ego trips over been the title of a German teacher. Why people hearing her song “Sweet propaganda campaign wouldn’t watch something Sixteen” every time “My from World War II. like that is beyond us. Super Sweet Sixteen” is on MTV. What product Bravo used to have a does Dog the Bounty show called “Being Bobby We wonder if the Hunter use for his hair? Brown.” Apparently the separation between the Whatever it is, we want original title, “Watch This words “Father” and “Hood” it. Guy Die Slowly from Drug was intentional in the title Abuse” was shot down by of Snoop Dogg’s reality There has never been the network higher-ups. show “Snoop Dogg’s Father a more perfect man than Hood.” Ryan Seacrest. Sanjaya How does Donald is a honorable mention, Trump not go bankrupt Chocolate cake frosting, but there’s no question immediately or lose all his a spoon, and “Rock of Love about it. credibility after allowing with Bret Michaels.” To Dennis Rodman to get past some, hitting rock bottom, Why is the band on A. Levine/ The Phillipian the first round of “Celebrity but to us, the perfect spring this current season of The Three Wise Men, seen wearing modern clothing in this photograph taken in Morse Apprentice”? break. “Making the Band” named Hall over 2,000 years ago, appear to engage in a “Bachelor” style reality show, in which stuffed dinosaurs and candy canes were used instead of the flowers we see today.

Features Presents... REALITY TV STAR SPOTLIGHT! Top en Note: These people are in no way “stars.” Quite on the contrary, they are pathetic losers. T Name: Randall Cranston Reality Shows Canceled Show(s): American Idol Age: 26 Mid-First Episode

Randall Cranston had a very short-lived reality TV career that spanned the 45 seconds of his first tryout for “American Idol.” His attempt at a rendition of “American Pie” by Don McLean ended terribly when he became so nervous at 10. “Glass Eye for the Blind the line, “the day the music died” that he had what doctors like to call a seizure. The young buck continued on, however, singing as if he were enjoying a Sharper Guy” Image massage chair, only to stop when Simon curtly interrupted, saying, “I can’t bear anymore of this horrid display of melody and awful dancing. Those are overshadowed only by your downright ugly face, which is stupid-looking and receiving no help from the drool running down your chin.” Paula quickly chimed in, 9. “Keeping Up With the “I have some pills that can help you with that,“ while Randy simply added, “Dawg.” When asked how he felt weeks after the incident, Randall could only reply, “Like Kardashian’s Plastic Surgery I was having a seizure.” His embarrassing moment was quickly forgotten when the YouTube video got 3 million hits in the first day, 75,000 of which were from teaching hospitals. The video’s cult popularity meant Bill” big bucks for Randall as well as a record deal. The record was set for release in July 2006 until producers quickly realized he sounds better when he is having a seizure. This led to his latest “Brain Dead” tour, in which he goes on stage only to be attacked by strobe lights and ambient noise, inducing a seizure and thus some excellent music. 8. “Little People, Big Stairs” Name: Kristie Comontopolis Show(s): Rock of Love, Flavor of Love, Charm School, Rock of Love 2, 95 percent of VH1’s lineup Age: 30 and wrinkly

Everyone remembers Kristie, whether it be from that time when she vomited on two of Bret 7. “The Hypothetical World” Michaels’ “love prospects” after drinking a handle of rum and a pint of gasoline, or when she was voted off of “Flavor of Love” and tried to attack Flavor Flav’s dog during a subsequent meth binge. She has laid dormant in our minds since VH1 filed a cease-and-desist against her after she forced one girl to drink Drano because she had kissed Bret first. While she fell from grace after 6. “Flavor of Love Juice” that fateful episode, she did not lose her hope. Kristi recently explained her brash behavior in an interview with MTV News:

“The problem was that I felt too pressured on stage. Like, whenever I saw another girl on 5. “The Convicted Pedophiles the pole all I wanted to do was choke her so Flav would love me more! But I realized it’s okay because he’s a Gemini, I’m a Gemini, and one of my daughters’ names is Gemini, so I know it’ll Next Door” work out in the end.”

Name: Agnes Blackwall Show(s): Real World 4. “America’s Got Cellulite!” Age: 79

Agnes was a member of the cast of “Real World: Hoboken.” She was deemed “out of place” by some in the house, as she was on average 50 years older than them. 3. “John Goodman’s Fit Club” When asked why she decided to go on the show, Agnes promptly put in her teeth and replied, “I just wanted to start getting real.” Soon the house got used to her, and its residents enjoyed her hand-knit sweaters, freshly baked pies, and old-school semi- racist sass. There was some tension, however, when Tina stole one of Agnes’ hair 2. “Pimp Our Tandem Bike” brushes and Agnes decided to sleep with her boyfriend. After a vicious tongue lashing and a stabbing with a knitting needle, the dispute was settled. After “The Real World,” Agnes tried several other career paths. After her attempts at being a Wal-Mart greeter and a “Price is Right” contestant, Agnes gave up on a career and went into a retirement home. Her current state is hard to gage, as she is senile. However, she did tell us that the aliens have not landed yet and that her pet giraffe is arriving by mail within a few business days. 1. “The Real Gilligan’s Island” While Agnes is not expected to see next year, she will always live on in our hearts as one of the most beloved characters on reality television. Her warm personality, sand paper-like skin, and “I’ll cut ya” attitude made her a mainstay of the airwaves.

-Ben Nichols 10 Sports The Phillipian April 17, 2009 Boys Lacrosse Boys tennis Lax Meyer ’09 Undefeated Loses to In Week’s Two Wins Brewster By Elizabeth Oppong proved to be a great asset for An- Phillipian Sports Writer dover, defeating his opponent 6-3, 6-0. First Loss of Season Andover 7 “I was losing 1-2 in the first Drops Andover to 3-1 set, but after getting a feel of how Groton 2 my opponent played, I managed to take the next 10 of 11 games to Continued from Page 12, Column 3 Andover 5 win,” said Png of the first single match of his career. ing power they had against Tabor 1 Tony Zou ’09 and Adamsson Tilton. teamed up in doubles but lost Andover came out strong Last Friday was a good Fri- their pro set 4-8. Schlacks and in the first quarter, with Cam day for the Andover team. Be- O’Neil won their match 8-2, and Boll ’09 tucking a goal two hind the play of Captain Trey Png and Kontaxis beat their op- minutes in. As the game un- Meyer ’09 and Mark Adamsson ponent 8-2 as well. folded, it turned out to be a

’11, Andover thumped Groton on This Wednesday, Andover y. Watanabe/ THe Phillipian battle between Andover’s of- an afternoon of outdoor playing. traveled to Tabor expecting a Alanna Waldman ’10 looks to pass to an Andover teammate. fense and Brewster’s defense To add to the day’s excite- very tough match. Last year Ta- in the first quarter, as Andover ment, on his birthday Micheal bor played Andover’s Varsity B kept possession for most of Kontaxis ’11 won his doubles team, but this time Tabor had to water polo the quarter. match with partner Max Png ’10 face Andover’s Varsity A squad. “In the first quarter we did to help secure the Andover vic- Meyer played the first seed a great job of keeping posses- tory. on the ladder against Adam Vaz, sion and playing our game. Groton hosted the Andover the top player on the Tabor team. Andover Bounces Back From Over time, our team lost com- team on a night of outdoor play- Meyer has been playing number posure on offense as Brewster ing. To take advantage of the one for the past three years and Tough Week With Two Wins began to make their run,” said diminishing light, Coach Wilkin is the former NEPSITT champi- Spencer Macquarrie ’10. summoned his singles players on (a New England Prep School Things went downhill for first. Tournament). By Anthony Tedesco success. Clarke recorded 15 starters were out, so we were Andover in the last three quar- Meyer beat the Groton Co- “I am really confident about Phillipian Sports Writer saves on the way to the 8-4 a little worried as to how the ters. In the second, Brewster Captain 6-1, 6-3 without too our bottom three singles players, victory. game would play out,” said was able to level the score at much trouble. Up next, second all of whom are accomplished After last week’s difficult The girls also played Taryn Wiens ’09. 1-1 with a cut down the back seeded Adamsson played the shot-makers, mature strategists games against powerhouses Loomis Chaffee on Saturday Andover proved to be un- pipe and a feed to the crease. other Groton Captain and pre- and match-tough, adaptable Exeter and Loomis Chaffee, for the second time this sea- fazed by the lack of starters, Will Walker ’11 scored for vailed 6-0, 6-1. competitors,” said Coach Greg the Andover Girls Water Polo son. After suffering a tough however, and went on to claim Andover shortly after to re- With two wins from the start, Wilkin before the game. team bounced back and won loss to Loomis earlier in the a 17-4 victory. gain the lead for Andover. Andover looked very consistent, Playing in ISL format where two out of three games this season, Andover went into the Wiens said, “This game From here on out, the team’s but Kontaxis lost his singles singles play only two sets and week, improving to 3-3 on the game looking for revenge. was really good because the offensive rhythm and clearing match in a turn of events. The each set won gives the team one season. At the end of the first quar- younger girls got a chance to game began to struggle. lower from California domi- point, Andover lived up to its ex- On Saturday the girls faced ter, Loomis went up 5-2, tak- step up and get experience.” Along with these break- nated his first set, but struggled pectations and won overall as a off against Suffield, a team ing an early lead. Co-Captain Amongst this group of downs in Andover’s game through the next two, losing 6-1, team, 5-1. looking for revenge after last Annie Glancy ’09 had both younger girls was Julia Torabi came long possessions from 5-7, 4-6. This Friday Andover will year’s upset. first quarter goals. ’12, who had two fourth quar- Brewster’s offense, which “I had one of the most frus- be playing a highly anticipated Andover came out strong The Loomis team proved ter goals. eventually tired out the defen- trating matches of my career,” match against St. Paul’s School. with a five-goal first quarter, to be too much for Andover, Clarke once again had an sive unit. The combination of said Kontaxis. One of the highlight matches giving the team a command- and in the second quarter the impressive performance for strong stick skills and a good Hunter Schlacks ’11 and will be Meyer’s match against St. ing lead. Kira Wyckoff ’11 led team fell into an eight-goal Andover, making 25 saves knowledge of the game gave Myles O’Neil ’12 were able to re- Paul’s number one player, who is this scoring streak with two deficit. against Williston. Brewster an edge and a level bound and win their matches for one of the strongest opponents goals. Greta Martin ’09 said, “We Team members agree that of play that Andover’s defense the team. Both players trumped in the league. The Andover defense, led did really well in the first team chemistry and commu- had never seen before this sea- their opponents 6-1, 6-1. “It should be a crowd pleas- by Taylor Clarke ’10 in net, quarter, but in the second nication in the water has im- son. Png had his debut match and er,” said Wilkin. proved crucial to the team’s quarter the team just started proved since the beginning of “On defense we didn’t re- breaking down.” the season. ally do a good job of talking Boys Volleyball Andover played strong de- “The team work has got- to each other and commnicat- fensively in the second half ten better, along with team ing,” said Safstrom. and only allowed four goals, communication. The girls are Chris Kreider ’10 and John but Loomis’ seven goals were starting to see the weak side McKenna ’10 both added goals. Co-Captains Washington ’09 and too much for the team over to passes, which is important,” When the final whistle blew, overcome. said Wiens. Andover came out with their Burwell ’09 Lead Team to First Win The game ended in Loomis’ On Saturday Andover will first loss of the season against favor with a final score of face off against Hotchkiss. Brewster with a score of 9-4. 16-6. This weekend the team will Overall, it was a very tough By Ashley Hess In just the second game of its In the third game, Coach On Wednesday a depleted also compete against Suffield loss that Andover hopes to re- Phillipian Sports Writer season, Andover hosted Wilbra- Clyfe Beckwith tried many dif- Andover squad played Willi- for the second time this sea- bound from by winning against ham-Monson Academy, a new ferent substitutions and allowed ston-Northampton. son. the Hyde School on Saturday. addition to Andover’s schedule all team member to contrib- “Four out of our seven NMH 3 this year and the first time the ute to Wednesday’s victorious two teams have met. outcome. All players exhibited ultimate Andover 0 The game started off slowly quality serving and hard hitting due to a new rotation format, to help Andover to an easy 25-14 Andover 3 and there were a number of final set victory. service mistakes and net calls Prior to Wednesday’s victory, Big Win Over Cambridge School W.M. Academy 0 that interrupted the flow of the Andover headed to Northfield game. But once the game found a Mount Hermon for a rivalry Coming off a disappointing steady rhythm, Andover quickly match against last year’s New Earns Experience for Non-Starters loss against NMH last Saturday, dominated. The team won the England champions. As Coach the Andover Volleyball team first match with score of 25-17. Clyfe Beckwith put it, “Andover’s perienced players vital minutes. Lucas Christopherson ’12 and hosted Wilbraham-Monson on In the second match, Andover team adjusting to new positions By Bryan Ha Captain Eli Grober ’09 led the David Russell ’12 were strong Wednesday and successfully made a number of outstanding and compensating for nerves in Phillipian Sports Writer team on and off the field with handlers and quickly adapted to won all matches totaling a shoot- individual saves contributed by the season-opener gave NMH consistent play, great pulls, and the flow of the game. Both play- out score of 3-0 for the team’s the entire Andover team, as An- the upper hand.” Andover 15 smart decisions. ers made sharp cuts and great first victory of the season. dover won the second set, 25-16. Co-Captain Menelik Wash- “As a team, we played better offensive throws, some of which ington ’09 attacked the ball with CSW 3 man-to-man defense on CSW lead to a score for Andover. four successful kills in the game. than Newton North, but the Alex Choi ’09 said of the He also hit a grand total of 12 out Now that the warm spring offense was still quite disorga- game, “We didn’t quite execute of 16. Co-Captain Sam Burwell weather has arrived, so too has nized at times . There was defi- as well as we could have when ’09 served 17 of 18 balls, five of the promise of another excit- nitely better communication the points became long and tir- which were consecutive aces, to ing Ultimate season. Winning and a better flow to the offense ing. Our throws and cuts were NMH’s defense. against Newton North last week as more and more people got not as sharp, but we still man- Other Andover leaders with an outstanding victory, An- to know the game,” said Arm- aged to play very well.” from Saturday’s match include dover once again won in a con- strong. The Andover Ultimate Team newcomer Peter Bang ’11, who test over the Cambridge School A lot of newcomers showed will play its next game against blocked four of six hits. Chris- of Weston with a score of 15 to 3 prowess and skill with excellent Concord Academy. tian Anderson ’09 was also a this Wednesday. throws and catches in this game. strong contributor in Andover’s In the first half of the game, effort, playing the back court in the team came out strong and the libero position. He received jumped to an 8-0 lead. From 17 of 19 hard serves from NMH. this point forward, Andover re- Overall, Andover faced a mained in control and did not Write for Sports! defeating score of 0-3, but the relinquish the lead. Thomas strong team play and effort was Armstrong ’11 and Duncan Crys- evident throughout and poured tal ’10 made long forehand toss- over into Wednesday’s win es into the end zone, leading the mlaw against Wilbraham-Monson. game with steady throws and The Boys Volleyball team hard cuts. hopes to continue to improve its During the second half, jdoyle season record of 1-1 on this Sat- Coaches Kingery and Hoenig urday, when Andover faces off mixed in players who do not smacquarrie against Choate Rosemary Hall. have that much experience with A. Levine/ THe Phillipian Last year, Andover fell victim to the more veteran players. This Paul Bloemsma ’10 jumps to block a spike. Choate in a 3-1 loss. gave the team a unique balance and gave some of the more inex- April 17, 2009 The Phillipian Sports 11

Golf Captain Jim Ricker ’09 Comes Back in Final Five Holes for Victory

By Ben Ho Hamilton. story of the day was Ricker. Phillipian Sports Writer Coming second off the tee for After struggling mightily on Andover was the pair of James his first four holes, going four Andover 7 Poss ’10 and Ricker. While Rick- down through four, he gathered er struggled early and ended up his composure and won holes Belmont Hill 5 losing his match, Poss secured five through eight to get his his match while the duo tied match back to even. With the Andover 4.5 their best ball match to win an- team resting on his shoulders, other one and a half points for he faced a tough ten footer to tie Holderness 4.5 Andover. the score for Andover. After he With the score tied after the stroked the putt, the ball hung Captain Jim Ricker ’09 com- first two groups, it was Charlie on the lip, until finally dropping pleted an incredible comeback Pecora ’12 and Will Lindsey ’10 in, winning the match and tying t. Ferguson/ THe Phillipian last Wednesday, winning five who won the contest for An- the score for Andover. Alayna Garbarino ’10 looks to throw a runner out at first. holes in a row to win one up dover. By winning all three of Looking ahead, Coach Brian against a tough Holderness op- the points available, Andover Faulk has many goals for the rest softball ponent. With Ricker’s incred- pulled away and ended up win- of the season. “The team is tight- ible comeback, Andover ended ning 7-5 against its Belmont Hill knit and the golfers really enjoy up tying a very challenging Hol- opponents playing with each other. Look- derness team with 4.5 points After a successful victory ing forward, we need more con- Onorato ’11 Starts Season With apiece. against Belmont Hill, Andover sistency across the board. We Leading up to a close tie faced off against Holderness at need players to avoid big num- .857 Batting Average to Lead Team against Holderness, Andover Indian Ridge Country Club. bers to avoiding ruining medal took on Belmont Hill last Thurs- Ho and Hamilton went off play scores,” Coach Faulk said. day at Trull Brook Golf Course. again in the one and two posi- Faulk continued, “Next week Nobles answered by scoring where she left off in ’08 and has The conditions at Trull Brook tions, looking to take the early is our biggest test of the season, By Chris Cameron two unearned runs in the next been our early hitting star,” said were decent, considering the lead. Although they both never Newport. The course is tough, Phillipian Sports Writer inning, but Andover rebuilt its Coach Peter Drench. time of year, as the fairways gave up, they struggled to get and I need players to step up lead by putting a four spot on Gattuso backed up her stel- were smooth and the greens into a good rhythm and ended and show that they have the Andover 7 the board in the fourth inning. lar Andover debut with anoth- were fast. Off first from the tee up winning only half a point. mental toughness to grind it out Onorato drove home Alayna er strong outing, notching six for Andover were Ben Ho ’11 and Poss and his partner Andrew and play eighteen holes of solid Nobles 2 Garbarino ’10 with a single to strikeouts over her six innings Roo Hamilton ’09. Lee ’10 played well, winning golf.” center, and Gardner singled of work. Despite some good golf, the three points for Andover. The Next week, Andover will play Led by an outstanding three- home another run. Andover Higgins made her regular duo was only able to win one key to this match was Poss, who against New Hampton in prepa- hit performance from Sarah then tacked on two more runs season debut and was sharp and a half out of three points, came up big on the last hole, ration for the Andover Newport Onorato ’11 and six innings of to pull ahead 7-2 and put No- in her one inning. “Caroline with Ho winning his match and sinking a clutch ten footer to Invitational. two-hit softball from pitcher bles away for good. pitched well, as she kept Nobles tying the best ball along with win his match. However, the big Caroline Gattuso ’09, Andover Gattuso pitched lights out off the scoreboard and kept us was able to crush its oppo- in the fifth and sixth innings. in the game,” said Garbarino. Track nent, The Nobles & Greenough Jackie Higgins ’12 then came in The pitchers were backed School, with a score of 7-2. for relief to finish off Nobles. up by a rock solid defense that Coaches Look to Improve Times Andover got on the board Andover’s offense was a made almost every play. In par- first by taking advantage of cru- team effort in this game, as ticular, Boylan was like a vacu- cial mistakes by Nobles. With everyone contributed in some um at shortstop, as she turned Over Season With Training Plan two runners on base and two way to help the team score sev- every groundball into an out. and lost two practices due your first race,” he often says, outs, Captain Sarah Boylan ’09 en runs. Coach Drench considers his Continued from Page 12, Column 6 to weather, our team looked “we’ve done something wrong. hit a one-hopper to the short- “We were able to pull away captain a defensive star. amazing,” said Captain Annie We want to work on building stop. from Nobles because everyone This week, Andover has two “But I always loved running, so McDonough ’09. “Many of our up the strength of the runners The Nobles shortstop then contributed at the plate,” said consecutive games on Friday I thought I’d be good at it, and athletes are already showing first, in the hopes that they are proceeded to throw the ball Garbarino. and Saturday. The team first I guess I was. I didn’t think I’d improvement.” able to come through with that away to give Andover its first The team was led by multi- travels to Middlesex and then do this well, though.” Potter said, “We are still extra push to improve their run. Another run was scored hit games from Onorato, Gard- hosts Choate the next day. This sort of definitive vic- focusing more on strength, as times.” when Gattuso hit a single to ner, and Shannon McSweeney If Andover can continue its tory is especially rare so early we hope to peak later in the Andover’s track athletes right that skipped by the right ’11. solid play, it could come out of in the season, with so many season.” plan to only improve, and hope fielder. Riley Gardner ’10 then Onorato is now a superb the weekend with a 4-0 record people new to the team. This has been Coach Corbin for a similarly impressive win knocked in Gattuso with a sin- six for seven in the team’s two heading into the bulk of its “Despite the fact that we’d Lang’s training plan for many in their meet against Phillips gle to left. games. “Sarah has picked up schedule. only trained for two weeks years. “If your fastest time is in Exeter this weekend.

Girls Tennis Boys Baseball Girls Tennis Suffers Anthony Morlani ’09 Smacks Game-Winning First Loss of Season Hit in Sixth Inning to Propel Andover Offense after defeating her opponent, By Katie Hess 6-3, in her opening set. deau ’09, who came all the way formed well and forced Cush- ing day, came in to fill a closing Phillipian Sports Writer Flynn’s effort was all the Continued from Page 12, Column 6 around to score on a relaying ing into a number of weak role. Doyle didn’t allow Cush- most impressive because she error by Belmont Hill. ground balls, Andover faced ing to retaliate, preserving the Hotchkiss 11 had been battling through an Andover was able to tie the Coming off of this victory, a defensive collapse and al- three run lead and earning the injury all week. game at four, but Belmont Hill Andover hosted league op- lowed Cushing to take the lead save. Hamel was the winning Andover 4 Stacia Vladimirova ’11 lost struck again in the sixth, this ponent Cushing Academy on for the first time in the game, pitcher of the day after his her singles match to a tough time scoring two more runs off Wednesday in a match-up of 8-7. performance in the sixth. The Andover’s Girls Var- Hotchkiss opponent. How- of relievers Auffant and Tom powerhouses. Down by a run in the bottom In back-to-back games, An- sity Tennis team suffered ever, she and Fay Feghali ’12 Hamel ’10. Starting on the mound for of the sixth, Andover batting dover proved its ability to ex- its first loss of the season on played an excellent doubles After a scoreless sixth for Andover was Glenn Stowell rescued the team yet again. ecute in key situations, earn- Wednesday, falling victim to match. Andover, Hamel silenced the ’09 in his second appearance With runners on second and ing two victories from critical a overwhelming Hotchkiss Although they struggled Belmont Hill offense in the this season. While Stowell third, Co-Captain Anthony comebacks team at Deerfield, 4-11. a bit during the first half of seventh. A one-two-three in- pitched well, he left the game Morlani ’09 drove a line drive Andover looks to keep the As Elizabeth Kelly ’11 put their match and actually ning by Hamel set the stage for after 5 and 1/3 innings with a into left field to score both runs streak going in upcoming it, “it [was] a good wake up ended up losing it, they had an Andover comeback in the no decision. and give Andover the lead. By games against BB&N on Fri- call early in the season to an amazing comeback by the bottom of the last inning. With a 7-4 lead in the sixth, the end of the inning, Andover day and a double header at get our focus back where it match’s end. With one out, both Co- Hamel replaced Stowell on the led Cushing 11-8. Worcester Academy on Satur- should be.” Even though Carolyn Captain Geoff Lynch ’09 and mound midway through the In the seventh inning, Jack day. Andover players consid- Brown ’09, an essential as- Tom Palleschi ’12 were able inning, inheriting a runner at Doyle ’10, who had a strong ered this lost match to be a set to the team, is out for the to work their counts full and first base. While Hamel pre- showing as the starter on open- particularly big wake up call season due to an injury, she draw walks. This loaded the considering that the team still plays an active role on bases with only one out. had only lost one match in the team. After another Andover out, the past 3 years. She is very eager to see Belmont Hill’s catcher failed Hotchkiss came out fly- how the girls will come to- to connect with his first base- ing, focused, and eager to gether by the end of the year, man on a pickoff attempt. The beat the usually dominant and is sure that Andover botched play allowed the run- Andover team. will give Hotchkiss a run for ners from second and third Despite even play through- their money at New England base to come around to score. out the singles matches, An- championships at the end of With the game now tied at dover fell behind during the season. six, Auffant came to the plate doubles. Hotchkiss managed Andover plays Nobles this with the winning run on sec- to completely overwhelm Friday and then Choate on ond base. His double over the Andover, which dropped all Saturday. Both Choate and right fielder’s head ended the four of its doubles match- Nobles have a record of 1-1 so game and sent Andover play- ups. far this season. ers rushing onto the field to Captain Lauren Wilmarth Although Andover’s dream celebrate their 7-6 victory. ’09, Greta Rossi ’09, and Eliza of being undefeated this sea- Clark and Auffant each had Flynn ’10 all split sets, losing son has vanished, its loss this two hits in the victory, and five the second set. week has given them more other Andover players added Wilmarth’s score was 6-2 incentive to focus and fight one hit each. This included a and 4-6, and Flynn lost the together. triple to right center field in A. Levine/ THe Phillipian tiebreaker in her second set the third inning by Zach Bur- Zach Burdeau ’09 reaches home plate safely to earn a run for Andover in the 7-6 victory. Volume CXXXII, Number 8 April 17, 2009 Boys baseball SPORTS Track Two First Win Comeback Over Victories Deerfield

Sam Auffant ’09 Hits Andover Dominates Walk-Off Double With Strong Times

By Sarah Onorato By Katherine Ellinger Phillipian Sports Writer Phillipian Sports Writer

Andover 7 Andover Track started the competitive season with a Belmont Hill 6 critical success. Athletes of all events beat their Deerfield and Taft competitors for a defini- Andover 11 tive victory. Captain Chase Potter ’09 Cushing 8 said, “They are middle of the pack teams and in the past we The Andover baseball team have had some close meets T. Ferguson/ THe Phillipian managed to collect two more Morgan Healey ’09 rushes down the field as she speeds past her defender in Andover’s 13-3 victory over St. Paul’s. with them, but I know we wins this week in close games have won that meet for boys against Belmont Hill and and girls at least the last four Cushing Academy. With these Two Key Wins Improve Record to 4-1; years.” victories the team improved to Andover’s pole vaulters a perfect 4-0 for the season. proved strong in their first In a thrilling game against a Keating ’10 Leads Offense With Five Goals meet. Malin Adams ’09 won tough Belmont Hill squad, An- in his event, and Peter Ly ’09 dover prevailed 7-6 on a walk- start against their opponent, score of 12-7. Gaiss ’09 in net. Pechacek had came in second to gain An- off double to deep right-center By Tyler Jennings allowing Pingree to gain an The most notable perfor- an impressive game, making dover some of its first points of field by Sam Auffant ’09 in the Phillipian Sports Writer early 3-0 lead. After Keat- mance came from Keating, several key saves to keep St. the meet. seventh inning. ing’s goal the Pingree offense who scored five goals and Paul’s from scoring. Charlie Ganner ’10, who Starting on the mound for Andover 12 gained momentum, scoring made four assists for a total The girls carried their has proven himself a fast dis- Andover in Friday’s match-up two more goals, and increas- of nine points. Emily Little strength over from the first tance runner in previous sea- was Sam Clark ’09 in his first Pingree 7 ing its lead to four. ’09 and Brooke Van Valken- half, extending their lead to sons, showed he was ready for appearance this season. Clark After quickly falling be- burg ’12 also had three goals 10 goals. Andover went on to another season, winning both played strongly through four Andover 13 hind, Andover managed to each. defeat St. Paul’s with a final the 1500 and 3000 meter rac- innings, keeping Belmont Hill catch up with two goals of its On Wednesday afternoon, score of 13-3. es. Potter said, “Charlie had an at bay and allowing just one St. Paul’s 3 own. At the end of a back and the Girls Lacrosse team host- Emily Rademacher ’11 had amazing meet, winning both walk and two hits. forth first half, the game was ed St. Paul’s. From the start of a breakout game, scoring her in very fast times.” The top of the fourth was Three minutes into the first tied at 6-6. the game it was clear that An- first three goals of the season Catherine Coppinger ’09 troublesome for Andover, half, Kyleigh Keating ’10 re- Andover came into the dover’s depth and skill would and adding an assist to finish also had a stand-out perfor- as Belmont Hill was able to ceived a pass just outside the second half re-energized and be the key to success. with a total of four points. mance, winning the 400 and capitalize on Andover’s de- 8-meter and fired a high shot ready to pick up the pace. Andover came out strong, Other offensive contributors anchoring both the 4 by 100 fensive errors and score three to put Andover on the board The girls started off with two scoring its first goal in just included Keating and Little, and 4 by 400 relays, both of unearned runs. The visitors against Pingree. Despite her goals in less than two min- under a minute. Greer Mac- who each ended the game which beat the competition by added another run in the fifth, goal Andover trailed 1-3 early utes, giving them the first beth ’12 received a pass at with three points. several seconds. Stassja Sichko as they plated men who had in the game, but made its first lead of the game. midfield and carried the ball Gaiss said, “These past few ’10 shone in the middle dis- reached on walks. comeback of the season and Taking advantage of their all the way to net, placing her games have really been good tances by winning the 800. defeated Pingree 12-7. momentum, Andover came shot to put Andover on the for us. We have been able to Newcomer Alexis Walker Continued on Page 11, Column 3 The girls had a sluggish from behind to win by a final board first. play well and as a result we ’12 performed well, winning Two minutes later, Little have been able to beat some the 100 in 13.2 seconds and scored, putting Andover up very good teams. I’m really the 200 in 27.9 seconds, both Boys Lacrosse 2-0 just three minutes into happy with the way this year of which are extremely im- the game. Going into half- has started.” pressive times, especially for a time, Andover led 7-1. With the victory against freshman. In the second half, Alina Pingree, Andover extended “This is my first time being Pechacek ’09 saw her first its winning streak to three on a track team,” said Walker. shots of the season as she and brought its record to 4-1. replaced Co-Captain Kaitlin Continued on Page 11, Column 4

Crew Andover Boats Lose First Meet of The Season Against Kent School could have protested if this do this early on in the season,” By Kristen Faulkner were interschols,” he said. explained coxswain Erica Se- Phillipian Sports Writer The boys second boat had gall ’09. an exceptional start, and con- “They went off at a high- Despite the teams’ hard tinued this positive momen- er stroke rating, had big- work on the water over these tum throughout the race. ger moves, and knew how to past two weeks, Andover faced Kent pulled a power ten sprint.” tough losses against Kent in strokes after each 500 meters, She continued, “Only a Y. Watanabe THe Phillipian its first meet of the season on all of which Andover’s second week into our season, we Will Walker ’11 is surrounded by three Tilton Academy defenders as he catches the ball. Saturday. boat was able to hold off. stayed right on the tail of a Among the six boats that By the middle 500 meters crew that had been training Andover Powers Through Rain to raced this weekend, only two of the race, Andover’s second for weeks, and we certainly brought home victories. boat was an entire boat length didn’t make their win easy for Overpower Tilton Academy 15-3 The boys first boat took an ahead of Kent. Andover won them.” early lead in its race, but Kent by 2.2 seconds and with an She hopes that as the sea- members of the offensive saw time on both sides of the was able to surpass it during open water lead. son progresses the team’s tim- By Kyle Franco unit. field, and had a few solid scor- the middle 500 meters. “There was no better way ing will improve, its technique Phillipian Sports Writer Tilton mustered only one ing opportunities. Kent maintained the lead to start off the season,” said will become cleaner, and its goal in the first half, thanks to In addition to great defense, throughout the rest of the race Chris Calkins ’11. “The victory race plan will become more Andover 15 the incredible defensive play Atiba shined on offense, scor- and beat Andover by eight sec- was a real confidence boost focused and refined. of Theo Lederfine Paskal ’09, ing his first goal of the season. onds. for our boat.” Kent got ahead of the An- Tilton 3 Andrew Pohly ’09 and Forrest Also adding to the point total “We had a great start, but The girls first boat expe- dover’s girls second boat Cox ’09, a trio that has stopped was the team’s youngest mem- after that, we had so much rienced a close loss, but fol- within the first five strokes of opposing offenses all season. ber, Joe Kruy ’12. adrenaline that we never set- lowed a much different race the race, and maintained this Brewster 9 Paskal made several dev- In net, Co-Captain Spencer tled down the rating until it plan from the boys’ boats. distance until the finish. astating and key strips, while Rice ’09, and backup goalie was too late, at which point Kent’s girls first boat took Kent pulled at a higher Andover 4 Pohly continued to show how Jay Dolan ’11 both had great Kent moved on us,” said Ted- the lead at the start, and stroke rating the entire way his gap year from lacrosse has games. Rice played the first dy Teece ’09. gained an entire boat-length through, and finished 7.3 sec- With newcomer Brooks Dy- not slowed him in the slight- half and allowed just one goal, “This was our first race of up on Andover after the first onds ahead of Andover. roff ’09 opening up his point est. Both players have been while Dolan closed the game the season and Kent’s third, so 100 meters. This week, as the team pre- total in an explosive one-goal- forces in their positions. out in the second half, allow- they were just calmer than we Andover managed to shrink pares to face its first meeting and-two-assist performance, The great defensive play ing two goals. Both goalies had were,” he continued. the gap during the middle 500 of the season with Exeter, it Andover blew Tilton out of was not limited to the starting outstanding and near perfect According to Teece, An- meters, and maintained a half will work on increasing its the water with a breakout of- trio, though. Trevor Braun ’10, performances. dover faced other disadvan- of a boat length behind Kent speed off the line and improv- fensive performance in a stun- Brian Safstrom ’10, Joey Atiba On Wednesday, while fac- tages as well. for the remainder of the race. ing its effectiveness at the ning 15-3 victory. ’09, Eddie Houghton ’09 and ing off against Brewster, An- “They moved in front of Kent won by three seconds. base rating, where the entire Andover absolutely domi- Luke Duprey ’09 all played dover lacked some of the scor- us so we were rowing in their “Having trained over Andover team rows the bulk nated Tilton last Saturday, important roles in keeping wash for the majority of the spring break, Kent has a more of the race. thanks to goals from many Tilton at bay. Eric Kanter ’09 Continued on Page 10, Column 6 race, which is something we developed race plan than we