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www.phillipian.net Volume CXXXI, Number 6 Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts March 7, 2008 Gay Students at Deerfield Targeted By Apparent Copycat of SPS Letters

By TIM GHOSH whose information leads to the “I wasn’t really shocked by arrest and indictment of the per- what happened because my work and JULIET LIU petrators, according to an email with CAMD has shown me that Eight Deerfield students last sent to St. Paul’s students. racism still exists,” said Lui. week received handwritten, per- Currently, Deerfield is decid- “Even though the letters were sonally addressed notes targeting ing whether to compare samples sent to another school, I felt like them “based on their affiliation of students’ handwriting to the they were a personal attack on with the Gay Student Alliance,” handwriting on the personalized me.” according to Deerfield Dean of notes, said Emerson. Rachel Cohen ’08 said in re- Students Toby Emerson. “Right now, we’re conduct- sponse to the Deerfield incident, The notes, written on napkins, ing a lot of internal investigation “I’m just so surprised that in an were sent through Deerfield’s in- to get to the bottom of it,” said era where kids are comfortable ternal mail service. Emerson. “The investigation will being openly gay, we’re back at Emerson said that it was continue and exhaust every op- square one.” “speculative, but likely that [the tion to find who is responsible for She continued, “These kids Deerfield incident] was copied it.” feel unsafe, more so than in public after [the incident at] St. Paul’s.” “I think what we’re seeing… school because they live together. On February 19, a number of and what our Head [of School, The community is very upset. I students at St. Paul’s School re- former Phillips Academy Dean would feel very upset. These kids ceived letters in their mailboxes of Students Margarita Curtis] in these communities should feel with images of targets and the really spoke [about] is that, as a safe because this is their home. words “Bang! Bang!” mailed community, we need to support If they feel people in their own from Manchester, NH, as report- the students that were targeted,” home are threatening their own ed in The Phillipian. Emerson said. life and well-being, that’s prob- In response, two targeted stu- “But we also need to sup- ably the worst possible thing.” dents left the school. Addition- port the students who wrote the This year, these occurrences ally, the Concord Police placed letters, because these means of have become disturbingly com- an officer on campus 24 hours a communication weren’t helpful monplace. The events at St. day until Winter Term ended last to our community in terms of ad- Paul’s and Deerfield follow racial week. dressing differences … by send- incidents that took place earlier St. Paul’s has now announced ing an anonymous letter, it’s not in the fall. M. Discenza/The Phillipian that it will match a Crimeline re- opening dialogue about sexual- At Phillips Exeter Academy CAMD Dean Linda Carter Griffith joined Abbot students to discuss troubling events at peer schools. ward of up to $1,000 to anyone ity,” Emerson continued. on September 19, an African- According to Deerfield stu- American girl discovered a racial dent Ellicott Dandy ’09, the epithet taped to the door of her school held a formal meeting dorm room. The next day, a harsh about the incident last Thursday, expletive had been etched onto Students Talk Students and Faculty Bond Over when Emerson addressed the the door of a white girl’s room. community and called the inci- Exeter student Sharon Sun ASM Revamp Wed. Dinner in Temporary “UnRopes” dent a “cowardly act.” ’08 said that while the Exeter in- students. This dinner made it so as a Phillips Academy student. Dandy said, “One of my close cident was well-known on cam- By MARI MIYACHI By MELISSA YAN much easier for faculty and stu- He described panty raids that oc- friends got a letter, and my first pus, most Exonians were not re- dents to communicate.” curred after Phillips Academy be- reaction [to the incident] was, ally affected by it. Overheard at Wednesday’s Students are shaping the fu- Mark Efinger ’74, Instructor came co-ed. ‘You’ve got to be kidding me.’ “I don’t think it especially student-faculty dinner: a discus- ture of All-School Meetings, with in Theatre and Dance, said, “I’ve “By the last few raids, nearly I thought we were above that. affected me or anyone else out- sion of the national presidential suggestions about changing ASM heard students say that they don’t the whole male student body was Everybody was so shocked; we side of the dorm [Langdell Hall]. election, a heated Commons ver- including bringing back one of want to be eating lunch and have involved in breaking into a female just had found out about the St. It was a big deal for the dorm sus Uncommons debate and sto- Phillips Academy’s many school a teacher just sit down and start dormitory late at night and taking Paul’s incident. The more I heard because they were worried that ries of panty raids during the early songs, hosting more humorous talking with them. This dinner panties,” Efinger said. people talking about it, the more someone inside the dorm had years following Phillips Acade- speakers with oratory experience, seems to be a safe base.” Students and faculty also I realized that it was such an ab- done it.” my’s transition to co-education. and a ensuring balanced and fair The dinner’s open invitation bonded over trivia. April 14 is the erration from the norm. We can’t On September 28 at the Topics as bizarre as these were amount of political speakers. lacked a predetermined agenda day Fenway Park first opened, the let these incidents define these Loomis Chaffee School, some- discussed as students and faculty About a dozen students pro- and asked for casual attire. schools.” one crossed out the faces of six families shared a leisurely dinner posed ideas for a Philo Forum Tantum Collins ’08, Student Af-Lat-Am President Atima together with special desserts in addressing All-School Meeting, Council President, said, “The Continued on Page A5, Column 1 Lui ’08 was not surprised by the Uncommons’s trial “UnRopes” Continued on Page A6, Column 5 led by Carlos Hoyt, Associate more casual setting seemed to recent events. area. Dean of Students, Rebecca Sykes, make more sense, since we [Stu- The student-faculty dinner Associate Head of School and dent Council] are promoting more provided an opportunity to break Philomathean Society Co-Head casual relations with faculty.” the ice between faculty and stu- Philip Meyer ’08 on Tuesday Discussions at the dinner table dents. Faculty Spotlight: Victor Henningsen night. included a variety of debates and Paul Murphy, the incoming Hoyt, who has been coordinat- anecdotes. Dean of Students, Instructor in ing All-School Meetings this year, Many people described how And Susan McCaslin’s Long Trip at PA Math and Dean of Summer Ses- Uncommons has exceeded their sion said, “There’s a funny, natu- Continued on Page A6, Column 1 expectations. Others discussed By CELIA LEWIS ral barrier between faculty and politics with a Clinton versus With more than 50 years of Obama debate. combined Andover experience, the facebook phenomenon Efinger said that he noticed Victor Henningsen ’69, Instructor this presidential election is the in History and Social Sciences, and see page A7 for a report on the first time polls have been so fo- Susan McCaslin, Associate Dean cused on demographics—for ex- of Faculty and Instructor in Phi- website that has taken the social ample, how many blacks will vote losophy and Religious Studies, have for Clinton or how many women worked under three headmasters, networking world by storm will vote for Obama. taught hundreds of students and Efinger went on to entertain witnessed some of Andover’s major students with his own experiences transformations. As a student at Andover in the 1960’s, Henningsen’s graduating PSPA Offers $5K to Fund Best Student class was all-male. In 1974, Hen- ningsen returned to Phillips Acad- emy, this time as a member of the Proposal for Campus Activities faculty, to witness a newly coeduca- S. Sheu/The Phillipian tional school. Henningsen and McCaslin met in Lower Left and married in ’82. ing above and beyond what we from there,” he said. By ANNIE LI The school offered him a job as finishing his doctorate at Harvard, philosophy and religious studies [PSPA] normally do. The whole “Our purpose is to serve the Assistant to then-Headmaster The- Henningsen also served as a teach- department before being appointed idea is for [students] to have students, so the Board itself met What would you do with odore Sizer, during Henningsen’s ing fellow and Assistant Dean of Dean of Studies in 1989. some fun with it and come up back in January and this [con- $5,000? fifth class reunion. Henningsen said Freshmen Admissions. 1989 proved to be a tough year with ideas about what you want test] was one of the ideas,” said Thanks to a strong year in that the timing of this offer could McCaslin, who had received for the couple, with responsibilities to get done.” Grunbeck. fundraising, Parents of Students not have been better, since a recent her Masters of Theological Studies as deans and parents of two young Every year, PSPA has about He added, “I’ve been work- at Phillips Academy (PSPA) is oil crisis had jeopardized his previ- from Harvard Divinity School, later children. McCaslin said, “It was a $2,000 in its budget, which it ing with Cindy [Efinger] all sponsoring and coordinating a ous job as a Vermont park ranger. returned to Harvard as the Director crazy year for all of us. We really did not spend entirely this year along, as well as Marlys [Ed- contest with the Students Ac- Henningsen also worked as a col- of the Program in Religion and Sec- don’t remember much of it.” because many of the large-scale wards], and didn’t get a official tivities Office in which students lege counselor while at PA ondary Education. Henningsen and Over the course of their time projects, such as the renova- approval until last night.” will decide how they want to Henningsen and McCaslin, who McCaslin married in 1982 and later at Andover, Henningsen and Mc- tions in GW and the transition When asked how he hoped spend $5,000. was working then as a writer for went on to live in Weld Hall on the Caslin have also held positions as into Uncommons, were already the money would be spent, Grun- Cindy Efinger, Director of Andover’s Bicentennial Campaign, Harvard University campus. How- department chairs, house counsel- “taken care of,” according to beck said, “We don’t want to put Student Activities, said “PSPA first met at Phillips Academy in ever, when their first child was born, ors, coaches, advisors, directors Grunbeck, with Abbot grants out any preconceived ideas, be- did really well in fundraising 1977 while “eating lunch in Lower the couple began to contemplate al- and academic advisors, in addition and budgeting by the school. cause the idea is to let you guys this year and had some extra Left.” ternatives to living in Cambridge. to serving on a number of commit- In the past, the PSPA has be creative.” money leftover, so they came to After their brief time at Andover, At about this time, Phillips tees. been responsible for funding “Whether it should be an me and I said ‘We should make Henningsen and McCaslin went on Academy approached Henningsen Currently, Henningsen works many club grants, class activi- event, like a barbeque, or pur- a contest out of this.’” to pursue other interests. Henning- with the position of Flagstaff Clus- ties, and special campus-wide chasing something that can be Ideas can be submitted by sen attended graduate school at ter Dean, and he readily accepted events. used for a long period of time, Continued on Page A5, Column 3 one student or a group of stu- Stanford and later Harvard. While the offer. McCaslin taught in the dents, as long as their proposal On top of that, some clubs or doing something with the new has a broad student impact, are on campus that received fund- Ryley Room, it’s really what- completed before the end of the ing from PSPA had money left ever [the students] decide,” said school year, conform to school over from last year which they Grunbeck. policies and schedule, and re- had not used, so PSPA received Efinger also did not want to Inside The Phillipian ceive the approval of the PSPA a total of $2300 back to PSPA narrow the options. and Student Activities office, ac- this year from the school. “I think that it’s really open; News A5-A7 cording to a school-wide email “We’ve also been very suc- we can do it as a one-time ac- sent by Efinger. cessful in selling merchandise Six CAMD scholars selected for summer study. Robert Grunbeck, the Presi- and fundraising, and we had dent of PSPA, said, “We’re go- some extra money coming in Continued on Page A5, Column 5 In-Depth PRESIDENTIAL Special A8 Meet the three remaining presidential candidates. commentary A2-A4 Celia Lewis ’10 reflects on the longer academic calendar. arts B1, B6 Arts reviews the Dance Open.

sports B2-B3 Sports presents athletes of winter term.

features B4-B5 M. Discenza/The Phillipian Features is a genie in a bottle, baby — you got to rub A seismograph placed in Gelb measured the See Arts for a review of the Gelb Dance them the right way. movement of dancing students on Saturday night. and Features for a chronicle of the night. A2 THE PHILLIPIAN COMMENTARY MARCH 7, 2008

Volume CXXXI NUMBER 6 Le t t e r s t o t h e Ed i t o r Cora D. Lewis around the world. I personally believe that “More Patrol, Please” “Our Troubled your generation will get a remarkable op- Editor in Chief (2/29) Generation” (2/22) portunity to help fix the planetary mess. Though Ms. Schaffer’s article posits Jack Dickey Zoe A. Y. Weinberg Annalee E. Leggett To the Editor, To the Editor, a multitude of questions about how can News Director Executive Editor Managing Editor Generation Y repair past damages, I was While Michael Yoon’s article “...so how can ya tell me you’re pleased to read her final focus on leading makes some legitimate points as to lonely and say for you that the sun don’t the endeavor and executing the “what”, News Director of Production Business Manager the weaknesses of our current security shine? Let me take you by the hand and the solutions. This requires, as aptly network on campus, he incorrectly asserts lead you through the streets of London, Christine Choi Michael Discenza Berol Dewdney stated, engagement and a will to pro- in his article that PAPS “does not have the show you something to make ya change actively channel one’s thoughts and at- Alicia Keyes Director of Photography Advertising Director right to detain or pursue suspects.” While your mind.”-Music and lyrics by Ralph titudes. If the goal feels positive and they cannot formally arrest a suspect for McTell, Streets of London true, you will attract the means and the Sarah Sheu Britt Peltz In-Depth charges and do not enjoy the same legal Jenn Schaffer’s recent article (“Our clear choices of the “how” along the way. Emma Goldstein protections as police officers, PAPS has Troubled Generation”, February 22, I look at all of you wonderful young Director of Writing & The Phillipian Online every right, as provided by Massachusetts people and I see the quiet but deter- Copy Carl Jackson 2008) has captivated my thoughts since state law, to make citizen’s arrests for last receiving The Phillipian. We parents mined movement of a generation with a Commentary Erica Segall the purpose of holding suspects until great purpose. Through technology, your Harrison Hart Head of Circulation from an older generation welcome any authorities arrive. and all input on the challenges faced by systems of communication, individual and Cartooning Director and Publicity I have personally witnessed an event Generation Y and the realities that are collective expression and interconnection Sports Danica Mitchell Emerson Stoldt in which PAPS has exercised this right. shaping its perspectives on the world. are unprecedented in human history. You Matt Gorski During last spring’s rash of “catboner” My grandmother used to say it takes can rally yourselves with likeminded oth- incidents, two vehicles made their way Mai Kristofferson Senior Associates Publicity your whole life to learn to live it well. I ers across the globe in practically a nano- onto Old Campus Road and began to second. Despite the world’s impending Jim Ricker In-Depth: Eddie Zhang have been humbled by the capacities and Sudhandra Sundaram create a disturbance as they drove by velocity for learning of your generation. and relentless dangers, you nonetheless dormitories adjacent to the road. PAPS continue your intention to travel right Commentary: Anabel Bacon Circulation I share Ms. Schaffer´s impression that Arts cars were strategically placed to stop into the mess in order to give service and Sports Coordinator: Arun Saigal today’s young people have had to “grow Charlie Dong the intruders, and trapped the offending to enhance self-knowledge. Abby Levene Jacob Shack up” much sooner than perhaps other gen- Nette Oot vehicles in front of Bartlet Hall until local erations as they face a universe of en- As long as Generation Y sticks Arts: Scott Dzialo Patricia Yen police arrived to escort them away. together with a purpose and earns its Features: Eli Grober tanglements far more complex than most While there certainly are of the rest of us could have imagined. own self-respect, you will lead the Features Cartoon: Alex Cope Head of Delivery improvements to be made as far as rest of us forward towards a better life Lawrence Dai Joey Atiba And yet hopefully, we, the adults sur- disaster planning is concerned, PAPS rounding you, have continuously demon- experience. We, your parents, only is not as powerless to intruders as Mr. strated our hope and faith in your genera- hope you already know that you count Yoon would make them seem. A few tion. I see nothing but a Generation Y full on our continued full support, love, troublemakers stealing gutters (who were of enormous promise and with great un- and admiration as your journey unfolds. caught) is not an indication of a problem derstanding of the challenges ahead. This that needs any immediate addressing. Best wishes, is in part why you already acknowledge Shauna Doyle de Brun, P’06, P’08 All-School Apathy Peter Schock ’08 the global ramifications of the actions Mexico City, Mexico taken by prior and current generations Why does it take a tragedy to unite a school? In the unsettling wake of hateful acts at our peer schools, Phillips Academy held specially-arranged meetings by cluster this Wednesday during the time allotted for All-School Meeting. Walking in groups Less Bias, More Issues across campus, through the chill of an end-of-winter fog, students discussed the events with one another, trying to make sense of what happened. At more than one cluster meeting, these regrettable events sparked meaningful debate, as students shared personal experiences and questioned whether a similar incident could happen here. Students were respectful at these meetings, motivated by the seriousness of the topic or perhaps genuine interest. Phillips Academy All-School Meetings should always be held to this caliber of discussion. They should offer thought-provoking speakers every Wednesday, to achieve the purpose of ASM: to unite, enrich, inform, entertain and stimulate the community. There is no reason for students to sidle into the chapel apathetically every week, to reach distractedly for cell phones and unfinished homework or lean back in the pews, eyes and mind shut. To many students, All-School Meeting is a tarnished tradition that has become part of an irreverent routine. But with some changes to the status quo, Phillips Academy can reclaim ASM and instead make it an engaging break from the somewhat monotonous routine of student life, as well as a time for the entire school come together. First, whenever possible, lectures at All-School Meetings should be followed by question and answer periods. A time students once used to challenge speakers or clarify uncertainties has eroded to a single Whitney Ford about sustainability the students are really When asked about the school’s suspenseful pause at the end of speeches, in which a trembling mass of going to get fed up.” A comedian may politics, Andrew Khang ’10 said, “Phillips students, gripping their backpacks, awaits dismissal. wants more not be a bad option if the administration Academy is an extremely liberal school to Second, teachers should attend All-School Meetings. Without The administration constantly stresses wants to regain student interest. begin with; it’s only natural that political the importance of diversity to students, but By having such limited ASM topics, bias is apparent within its community. If the presence of faculty members, “All-School” is a misnomer, and the school is not challenging students to that All-School Meeting had featured a ASM is instead just the student body’s rare quality time with the ironically, the range of perspectives and topics presented in All-School Meetings their full intellectual potential and is not speaker who was anti-same-sex marriage, administration. has been shockingly narrow. Since the communicating the complete ideology it would have gone against some of our of the school. Other fundamental values school’s most valued principles.” Third, there is a simple way to address the issue of students doing administration considers diversity to be so important, it should apply this ideal to of the school such as honesty, equality Regardless of the school’s political work during ASM: move All-School Meeting to the end of the Wednesday and integrity have received little to no stance, ASM should incorporate all schedule. That way, students will not feel compelled to study for a test our intellects by expanding the range of speakers and topics. attention. The school is failing to uphold political positions so students can be or cram the last few pages of an unfinished reading for their next-period A quick look at this year’s All- School its highly-held ideal of diversity in our thoroughly informed when determining class, and may instead focus on the speaker or presentation. Meeting schedule shows that six of the intellectual development. their individual opinions. Even more troubling is that the school In order for students to truly Finally, there is the issue of choosing the speakers. It is undoubtedly eight speakers focused on issues pertaining to human rights and sustainability. These often seems to fail in presenting us with appreciate ASM, they need to believe that a challenging task to find speakers that are capable of holding the two values are repeatedly discussed at the impartial political and social values by the school’s purpose in choosing topics attention of an audience of 1200 people between the ages of 13 and 19, expense of other principles, despite the not showing us the other side of issues and speakers does not include a hidden for 30 minutes in the middle of the day. Still, the worst speakers usually school’s emphasis on the significance of presented at ASM. motive. If the administration chooses to For example, having Senator Barrios present a diverse range of speakers and fail on three counts: a lack of a sense of humor, an inability to relate diversity. During a recent conversation with discuss his views on same-sex marriage topics in ASM, the student body will to students or poor oratory skills – including the inability to use the presented the student body with a one- be intellectually challenged and student microphone or enunciate. Mrs. Chase, I asked her why the ASM topics have been so limited. She explained sided political view on an issue of national interest in ASM will increase. The school should use its resources as effectively as possible; that speakers are chosen to address issues importance. The lack of diversity in the If instead they appear to push important to the Andover community. She political views of the faculty is shown in a particular set of values through ASM, there should be fewer traditional All-School Meetings, so that Phillips recent Phillpian poll in which 94 percent especially political values, student interest Academy does not sacrifice quality speakers for quantity. Financing for went on to say that since human rights and sustainability are core values of the of the 108 faculty polled said they would in the meetings will justifiably wane. I ASM comes from many different sources, and that money should be school, it is appropriate for them to be vote for a Democratic candidate. sincerely hope that the administration spent on speakers that will be worth listening to – whether because they discussed persistently. Students should question whether or chooses the former course, since one- represent a controversial point of view or because they have accomplished However, having such a homogenous not these faculty political views increase sided perspectives and spoon-fed ideals the possibility of bias in the choice of do not do justice to any student body. something extraordinary. If a speaker cannot hold students’ attention, it group of speakers and topics bores students and fails to stimulate intellectual ASM speakers; we should be concerned Andover is a community of is no wonder that iPods and private conversations begin to emerge in an about the political neutrality of ASM. intellectually passionate students who embarrassing hum of ambient noise. thought. Dave Knapp ’10 said, “I feel like If the administration chooses to desire to learn about a wide spectrum of In addition to Cluster Meetings, Class Meetings and the Martin the school should bring in a comedian discuss current political issues in ASM, it issues. That desire should be encouraged is also critical that they foster intellectual on campus and reflected in the content of Luther King, Jr. Day speech, there should be five meetings in the Fall, because I just want to laugh. I think it is safe to say that if we have one more talk diversity by presenting multiple our All-School Meetings. three in the Winter and four in the Spring. While it would be unfeasible to viewpoints. bring twelve interesting and engaging speakers, seven should be reserved for customary programs, not requiring a lecturer, including combined student-faculty entertainment, and five for outstanding speakers. Co r r e c t i o n s The Phillipian welcomes all letters to the Editor. To get our money’s worth, these All-School Meetings should be A news article about the Student Council President We try to print all letters, but because of space limi- tations, we recommend conciseness. We reserve the extended by at least 15 minutes. The current 30-45 minute program debate wrongly stated that Ishan Kapoor ’09 had a time only allows presenters to skim the surface of some issues, and we right to edit all submitted letters to conform with print corporate sponsorship with Red Bull. Kapoor has no restraints and proper syntax. We will not publish any often receive the abridged version of an otherwise comprehensive and official agreement with the company. anonymous letters. Please submit letters by the Mon- compelling speech. day of each week to [email protected] or to our A news article about the lengthened school year had The free time slots could then be used for optional community- newsroom in the basement of Morse. incorrect data about this year’s school year. According oriented programs, such as Philo Forums or CAFÉ meetings. These To subscribe, email [email protected], or to Shawn Fulford, this year Andover has 239 on-cam- write to The Phillipian, 180 Main Street, Andover, MA, community forums would provide a convenient setting for dialogue pus days, 159 of which are school days. Exeter has 228 01810. between students and faculty. on-campus days, 155 of which are school days. All contents of The Phillipian copyright © 2008, A successful All-School Meeting requires two things: an engaging The Trustees of Phillips Academy, Inc. Reproduction of any material herein without the express written con- speaker and a cooperative audience. Although reducing the number of In a Commentary article about interim-year pro- grams last week, the name of the President of Princeton sent of The Trustees of Phillips Academy, Inc. and the All-School Meetings may reduce the rare time we spend together as a editorial board of The Phillipian is strictly prohibited. community, the occasional times we would meet would hopefully be University Shirley M. Tilghman was misspelled. The Phillipian is printed weekly at The Eagle-Tri- more worthwhile. In an Arts article about “The Taste of Honey” bune. last week, the name of Anabel Bacon ’09 was mis- The Eagle-Tribune Publishing Company, its of- The current All-School Meeting program earnestly tries to unify the ficers, agents and employees have acted solely as a student body by meeting often, but falls short of its goal by not keeping spelled. printer of this publication and have provided no edi- students engaged. It should not take extraordinary circumstances to In an Arts article about the “Birth of the Cool” last torial comment or manuscript contained herein. The engage Phillips Academy students, but it will take a few improvements. Phillipian assumes full responsibility and liability for week, the name of Elise DiBerardino ’09 was mis- the content of all copy submitted, printed and pub- spelled. lished. The Eagle-Tribune Publishing Company, its of- Note: The Phillipian would like to commend Associate Dean of ficers, agents and employees make no representations, Students Carlos Hoyt for his efforts in gathering student input on the In a Sports article about the Nordic Skiing last guarantees or warranties concerning the content of any All-School Meeting program. week, the name of Hilary Rich ’09 was misspelled. copy submitted, printed, and published. Visit our website at http://www.phillipian.net The Phillipian regrets the errors. THE PHILLIPIAN COMMENTARY MARCH 7, 2008 A3 Spring Break Plans

“I’m going on college visits to Dartmouth, Harvard, UPenn, Columbia, Georgetown and Johns Hopkins.” -Alex Park ’09

“I’ve gone on the South Carolina trip for the past two years. We repair houses for impoverished communities and it’s a lot of fun.” -Julie Ingram ’09

“I’m going to Maui!” -Blaine Johnson ’08

“As a Kemper Scholar, I am going on the trip that the school funds for the Scholars to Florida for the first Nine Days Too Many week and California for the second.” student-teacher contact has drawn back and [this year,] I didn’t.” Celia Lewis considerable concern within the Furthermore, as a result of the -Stephane Philippon ’08 sick and tired community. When the drafting for calendar year athletics were moved back this year’s academic calendar began, a week. In what Michael Kuta, Athletic Despite grappling with sicknesses, increasing the number of days spent in Director, called a “perfect storm,” this persevering through bitter weather and classes seemed like a logical decision to term’s penultimate week and spring balancing strenuous workloads, students this quandary. tryouts coincided on the same week. and faculty have seen an increase in the Distributed evenly among the three Kaitlin Fanikos ’11, who had to juggle length of this normally arduous term. terms, these extra days were added to the crew tryouts, academic work and Dance Nine days of classes were added to end of each trimester. To my knowledge, Open rehearsals said, “It was tough week “I am going to the Bahamas. I this year’s calendar, the result of Head this extension was initially promoted as a for me because [all these activities] were can’t wait for the warm weather.” of School Barbara Chase’s executive way of alleviating stress for students, with so important to me and they were all decision to lengthen the school year. the hope that a few extra days of classes smashed into one week.” -Mari Miyachi ’10 Last week’s AdCom Minutes in the each term would allow for a slightly more With sports pushed back a week, there Andover Gazette highlighted the concern relaxed schedule. will be five days at the end of spring term that more material may have been added While in theory more days of classes without athletics. At a time of the year to this term’s course load. Due to the seems like a good idea, at the end of our that sees a number of tough disciplinary highly structured syllabi of most classes, grueling terms, one has to wonder, are decisions, this vast amount of free time this has not been an issue. they really making a difference? From should not be overlooked. my personal experience, many students are already mentally “checked-out” by “I’m going to look at colleges, the time final assessments roll around and around here and the West Coast Mrs. Chase made the effectiveness of these extra classes is questionable. Our calendar should and going to Mexico.” an executive decision- Whether it was our pace of life, not conform nor be -Trevor Gulick-Stutz ’09 the prediction of a shorter academic to extend the school year due to an anomalous calendar or a compared to those of combination of both that influenced the year by nine days. drafting of this year’s calendar, one thing our peer schools. is for certain: Andover’s number of class days should not be compared to those of other schools. “I’m going on the lacrosse trip with The Minutes also raised a point With an unparalleled academic Specifically, this matter will pose on a discrepancy with teaching versus program and a particular emphasis on out challenges for the senior class, already on the one and only Coach Carr and then- program days. Currently, Assessment of class work, the minimal nine hours of Senior Spring Term probation, where the just kickin’ it at home.” Days, Non Sibi Day and Reading Days time students must dedicate to a course extra time may not necessarily be used are not considered teaching days and are each week is not relative to that of other in favorable circumstances. If there is an -Steve Bury ’08 therefore not counted in the total number schools. abnormal number of DC’s within the last of class days in the year. While these As a result of a shorter winter vacation, few weeks of Spring Term, I would not particular days do not have structured members of the community returned be surprised. class time, students and faculty still have less rested than in previous years. This Our community is held to a rigid required obligations that are equally as reduction immediately impacted those schedule that often yields varying time-consuming, if not more so, than a who had to travel long distances over the degrees of stress. Three extra days of normal class day. break. our particularly intense regime per term When compared to other boarding Kie Watanabe ’08, an international added together for a total of nine extra “I’m going to California to schools, time spent in classes is reasonably play in a soccer tournament.” student from Japan, said, “It takes most days is simply not necessary. low at Andover. However, it is currently international students two days to travel As an independent institution that -Peter Lee-Kramer ’11 unfeasible to increase daily class time and a week to get over jet lag. This prides itself on its academics, it is without causing major disruptions to our break felt even shorter and I had college imperative that we define ourselves by schedule. applications to finish. By the end of break the quality of our education and not by the Therefore, this statistical lack of you want to feel like you want to come number of days we are in a classroom. Let’s Earn Our Trust actually benefits from dishonesty in “the Sebastian Becker real world.” However, success by any honest abe means necessary is not what one should pride oneself on; good character is much “Honesty is the basic value on which more admirable, and, with the new honor our community rests,” reads page six of society, all of us can learn this at an early the Blue Book, and yet honesty continues age. to be among our biggest problems. Moreover, a successful implementation Although major cheating scandals of this honor system would garner the may be rare, minor lies occur many times student body considerable trust from per day. From fibbing on sign-in cheats the administration. Given evidence that and exaggerating the need for extensions, dishonesty is becoming increasingly to using Sparknotes and Cliffnotes for common, the faculty and administration ideas, pettier forms of dishonesty are very have begun to realize the problem. common. More rules, such as an involuntary breathalyzer and drug tests, which demonstrate perhaps rightful distrust, are Would an honor being put into place. Students condemn these infringing rules but fail to convince code imposed by the administration that we deserve their trust. If, through this honor system, there the school actually is a decrease in cheating and lying, we stand a better chance at getting these be effective? infringing rules revoked.

According to an article in the Washington Post on February 19, 2007, To address dishonesty, studies show that people tell roughly two lies every 10 minutes, some telling as students need to take many as a 12 in that time. honor code, because the creation of one we could make our own honor code, one and, therefore, would generally think the matter into their Different solutions to this problem would imply that the administration does that would be similar to an administrative twice before committing an act of are often debated; however, there is no not trust students. Some honor codes have honor code but one in which the dishonesty. own hands. perfect one, for some people will always proved to be ineffective and actually have commitment is to ourselves rather than The greater authority herein would be lie and cheat. the opposite effect. As a teacher in my the administration. The creation of a that of example and integrity amongst peers Andover, however, ought not be room mentioned, military schools have an student-run honor code would have all rather than the threat of administrative satisfied with this unfortunate truth. honor code, yet one still hears of frequent the benefits of an administrative honor wrath. We would be honest due to our Right now, we complain about the Something needs to be done to mitigate cheating scandals in these schools. Harsh code but without the implied hostility and own initiative, not to avoid probation. stress on honesty by the school; we this obvious dilemma. At School rules and mistrustful honor codes seem authoritarian manner. While it would be Some say the reason for one’s honesty is complain about the new, stricter rules, Congress two weeks ago, students and to create a gap of resentment between a difficult endeavor, if run correctly, the irrelevant as long as one is honest. This and we complain about our lack of faculty met to discuss honesty, or the lack students and administration. benefits of such a system for us and the was one point of view discussed during freedom. However, with our constant thereof, at our school. My room had a Andover students continually reject school would be extraordinary. School Congress. This reasoning may dishonesty, what have we done to particularly engaging discussion, much any change by the administration that A student-run honor code would seem logical at Andover, but there are deserve more freedom? Why should the of which concerned whether or not the involves a tightening of rules, yet so many certainly reduce acts of dishonesty. It is not always disciplinary punishments for administration trust us? We need to prove implementation of a signed pledge of of us view honesty as the most important idealistic to say that honesty is first on dishonesty. As an adult, one often has to we are responsible and worthy of this honesty before every test, in other words, facet of one’s character. Therefore, we students’ minds all the time, but signing make the choice between telling the truth freedom before the administration will an honor code, would be effective. students should take the initiative and this vow would remind us almost daily or lying, and there may not be apparent, ever consider giving it to us. Our own While, at first, this idea seemed create an honor society, comprised of and of the importance of honesty. We would negative consequences for the latter enjoyment at this school may fall more intriguing, I began to realize that the lead by students.With the honor society, naturally think of this value more often, option. In fact, it might appear that one into our own hands than we think. student body generally disapproves of an A4 THE PHILLIPIAN COMMENTARY MARCH 7, 2008 Students Speak Out on Room Visiting So c i e t y ’s Ad j e c t i v e s Junior Troubles Fewer Rules, Please Jenn Schaffer Paul Chan where equality is clearly due by having Nicole Okai many house counselors try to make the start date begin in Spring Term. the process as easy as possible because love, sweet love Boy June Supapannachart ’11, “Weekends girl parietals are not always about intimate ­­Hatred will always exist if people would be a better time to be able to have relationships or sex. At Andover, students are given the Parietals are a very touchy topic continue to insist upon categorizing parietals because we have free time.” Isabella Uria ’10 commented, opportunity to enjoy many freedoms, at Andover. The slightest mention of others by means of superficial House counselors would not have to “Whenever I have wanted to have a including encounters with people of changing the policy can excite an active assumptions. Right now, it seems that change their schedules and Juniors will parietal in Bartlett, the house counselors the opposite gender. Phillips Academy, response from the student body. skin-deep categorization is the norm by have more opportunities to have parietals have always been cool about it. They due to its nature as a boarding school, Last week’s Andover Gazette stated which mankind stays cohesive. We place on the weekends. don’t ask weird questions or anything.” has a “parietal” policy to regulate such that the House Counseling Committee ourselves in the standardized circles and Ms. Edwards also stated that she Maybe guys’ dorms are more relaxed in visitations between people of the opposite would be discussing the parietal system, numbers that denote our sex, orientation believed that parietals are crucial to such the parietal process than girls’ dorms. genders in dorms. looking at the current parietal rules. and ethnicity. a public environment like Andover. By Nonetheless, not all house counselors This policy is currently under Though this discussion lead to few This, for many, gives a sense of giving students more flexibility to when are like the ones that Isabella has evaluation by the members of the House changes, the committee may suggest belonging. By alienating others outside of they can have parietals, not only will encountered. Counseling Committee. Several of their making the rules harsher. their own self-created world of physical the student-administration relationship During the House Counseling ideas, such as the change of parietal There should not be any major homogeny, humans are bound together. become better, but this improvement will Committee’s discussion about parietals, hours and the start of parietal privileges changes to the parietal rules. If anything, These herds declare their struggles be at little expense to either side. it was noted that concerns have been for Juniors in the Spring Term instead of there should be adjustments to the trivial intertwined and thus assign their Last year, when I was a Junior, living raised about Juniors’ parietal privleges. enemies the same skin color or religion the Winter, are ones that deserve further in Draper Cottage, our house counselor details of the current rules. consideration by faculty and students The question asked time and time again or orientation or sex. This is how hatred alike. was whether they should have parietal is born: when our desperate need for A conversation with Dean of Students privileges at all instead of gaining the acceptance finds us unaccepting of those and Residential Life Marlys Edwards privilege in the Winter Term. Some outside of our own artificial clusters. regarding these discussions yielded very students may disagree, but it should So how do we fight something so interesting information, which I hope will be the administration’s right to decide widespread and deeply imbedded into continue to be discussed by the Andover when Andover students are old or mature our social systems? There is a way to community. The main topic of our enough to have people of the opposite sex acceptance that does not involve binding conversation was Junior parietal policies. in their room. together with those who share your skin The House Counseling Committee Henry Metro ’10 gave his opinion: color or religion. It is not a way of hate. discussed this issue in a meeting last “I think that parietals are stupid. I would It is a concept so beautiful yet seemingly Wednesday. rather have people in their own rooms forgotten in today’s world – love and doing their private business than finding respect of the individual. See people them having sex outdoors. For right now at as heir own entity entirely, their own this school, it is necessary for the parietal weaknesses and strengths undetermined rules [to exist], to a certain extent.” by their or their but rather by their own When should Juniors be There are major liability issues with decisions. legal age, statutory rape and similar The ascension above hatred is a two- able to have parietals? concerns like that. The unwise decision scale project. In order to love others for would be to abolish parietal rules all their selves, aside from generalizations, together. However, the petty rules like the we must actively fight the desire to define The Committee’s main concern was specific number of degrees that an Upper our selves by our physical components. the timing of Junior parietals. Many can have his or her door open during a Realize that you are in control of how Juniors have told me that they were only parietal are absurd. you act and who you are; science has allowed to have parietals after more not proven, nor do I suspect it ever will, than half of Winter Term had elapsed that there are any significant, debilitating because their house counselors neglected differences between various ethnicities. to discuss parietal rules with them at the The biggest problem The same can be said about gender beginning of the Term, a fact that was and sexual orientation. Aside from further confirmed during the conversation with parietals is the obvious biological differences, a man and with Ms. Edwards. a woman or an asexual and a bisexual Demetrius Lelanne ’11 stated that, as formality of it all. can hold endless similarities. With these of March 4, “[his] house counselor has associations through internal value rather not given the parietal talk.” This created than external appearance, we can find love a dilemma for Demetrius, as according to and acceptance in a much deeper sense. the Blue Book, both students must have Though the parietal rules protect legal Allow yourself to consider the words had the parietal talk in order to have a age issues from becoming problems, “white” or “black” not on a basis of culture parietal. there is room for improvement with such or experience or history, but purely on the Demetrius went on to say “There are specifics. Dacone Elliot ’08 said, “The basis of color – if that means skin color, times where I want to work with a person whole angled door thing makes no sense so be it, but do not let the title penetrate of the opposite gender, but can’t because because if you were passing by a room you any deeper. of the non-existence of parietal rules and and you saw a flip-flop in the doorway, This is not to say that cultures should it is quite frustrating.” you would know that there was a parietal go unappreciated. In fact, it is to say the Though the Blue Book states that going on, and you would act silly. I converse; our cultures are beautiful and Juniors can have parietals during Winter know that I would bust in and make it diverse and should be respected as each Term, technicalities prohibit them from awkward.” Hallmates who are usually person’s unique opinions and beliefs. close friends can act silly and loudly try having room visits until very late in the The Gazette said that, “Several faculty Each holds his own sub-culture within Mr. Fox gave us the “parietal talk.” He to “investigate” why the lights are out in term. There needs to be more uniformity members have suggested that we review cultures, his own set of eyes, ears, and asked us, “Why do you think Andover has a room. in the system to ensure fairness. our current opposite sex room-visiting lips. Let’s celebrate that rather than reduce parietals?” The answer he was looking for Even excluding the sexuality Moving the start of Junior parietals policy (especially as it applies to ninth- it to a statistic or a way to brand others in was that the school wanted to give us this discussions that take place before parietals to Spring Term would guarantee fairness grade students) and consider potential our minds. privilege and freedom. are allowed to begin, parental pressures to all students. Melina Prentakis ’11 said, changes. We noted that any proposed Hate is ugly. It is found when men These two proposals of the House and liability issues are still problems. “They should probably have a set date changes should be brought before the full choose the path of ignorance and apathy– Counseling Committee, to move the The conversation also touched on [by which] all house counselors …[have faculty for discussion.” when a girl associates a certain quality to date when Juniors can have parietals to room visiting in upperclassmen dorms for to] give the parietal talk.” Therefore, it It seems typical that faculty members all boys, even those several billion she Spring Term and to allow parietals on underclassmen. Brenna Liponis ’10 said, is less likely that students would have would show some concern about this has never met, or when a Christian brands weekends, are ideas that I think would “If you are an upperclassman, you should an imbalance in privileges depending on topic, seeing that many of them are house all Muslims with one quality, or when an be an excellent change in the rules and be able to have people of the opposite sex their house counselor. counselors themselves. These “potential Asian believes Caucasians all hold certain would be very agreeable with the student in your room without getting parietals”. It These two proposed measures, to changes” can vary from the timing of traits. body. The House Counselor Committee, is up to the House Counseling Committee move the date when Juniors can have parietals with odd permissible hours and Student Council and other members of the along with the faculty to decide. What parietals to Spring Term and giving days to parietals involving students of Andover community should encourage rules go and which ones stay? Juniors parietals on weekends, are two different grades. and advocate the possible change in the “It is the person’s own room. They ideas which I think would be an excellent The biggest problem with parietals rules for fairness and goodwill. should choose whoever they want to be Why does hate change in the rules and I believe that it is the formality of it all! As a house That being said, we cannot accomplish in their room,” stated Ram Narayan ’10. would be very agreeable with the student counselor, one’s responsibility is to act as anything effectively without dialogue. However, our lives are in the hands of continue to exist? body. a second parent to boarders, but parietals Thus I hope that this discussion will Phillips Academy. Setting the parietal start date to the can create some undesired tensions. Many grow so that we might be able to have a You know how you cannot breathe beginning of Spring Term and allowing students who have gotten legal parietals meaningful change within the community without a house counselor knowing where Juniors to have parietals on the weekends can agree that their house counselors in We have become more religion and that will allow Andover to become a you are doing it? The parietal system is sex and orientation and race-aware than would be a fair agreement; students would better place. the process are in fact, awkward, though no longer have an imbalance in privileges subject to a similar degree of control. ever before. Even in attempts to fight prejudice many times we only reinforce the notion that bonding together over external attributes is a good means for acceptance. Party Reform We are fortunate enough to live on a Sam Burwell do are sometimes too shy to actually have Catholic High, and Brooks, schools that means is to get more people to come to campus of great diversity – diversity of fun. Yes, there are groups of people that we play in many sports competitions, the dances that we have here on campus. the heart and of the mind. It is our duty, dancing fool attend almost all dances here, but we were invited and we weren’t. At the “Fade More people are always better; as they then, to take advantage of this opportunity cannot always rely on them to make the to Black” Dance, we invited 16 schools, say, “the more the merrier.” to realize the range of passions that are After going to both the Pep Rally dances fun either. but only two sent representatives. The success of the Gelb Dance last often grouped under one convenient title and Mardi Gras Dances two weeks ago, What really got me thinking about At first, I was a little annoyed, and weekend came largely as result of the in “the real world.” I determined that Phillips Academy this subject is that fact that we were not thought it was unfair for them not to number of people that showed up. All Being Jewish, or black, or straight, or dances, for lack of better words, are not invited to a regional a few weeks back invite us, but after thinking on the subject, three floors were overcrowded with a man defines you only as much as you let what they used to be. It could be the fact that many other secondary schools in the I determined I would not have invited us people at one point, and everyone I asked it. At PA, we should celebrate the diversity that I am now an Upper and have been area were invited to. either. Our last regional, like our dances, said this was most likely the best dance of our individuals. This is the only way to here for a year, but that being said, there is When I asked why Phillips Academy was underattended and there was a lot of of the year. If a steady, higher number of fight ignorance – through active interest still something missing. What’s missing? does not host its own regional, I was vacant space, which isn’t a good thing at people showed up to each dance, dances in each individual as their own person. People. told by one of the Black Arts Weekend any social gathering. Our social reputation here in general would be more exciting. The hate letters sent to students at St. heads, Deidra Willis, that “we planned is not at it highest, and our reputation for We also need to have dances less Paul’s were not sent because of personal to have ours, but that same weekend St. being the “smart” school does not help frequently. Two dances in one weekend issues with each individual. They were Why do you think we Sebastian’s was throwing a massive, either. is a little excessive even for a school of sent because of generalizations based 50-school regional that we were not We need to start at home; we need to our size. Maybe we could have a dance on skin color. When students in Jena, weren’t invited to the invited to.” get more people to come to on-campus every other week instead of every single Louisiana tell other students they cannot When I asked whom was invited, dances. Our dances that we have among weekend so that people become more sit under a certain tree, it is not because the St. Seb’s 50-school she told me that schools such as Central ourselves are pretty bad. What this eager to dance. students hold particular grudges against Along with bringing more people, the individuals they have alienated. regional dance? maybe we can have a dance with Exeter, This hatred stems not from individual or even Andover High, just to spice things distaste, but from these students’ need to up a little. New faces are almost always bond through superficial means such as attractive, because lets face it; it is a little race, forming mentalities which require The Student Activities Board does separation from those who do not fit the almost everything it can to organize good proper physical description. dances. Each week they organize a dance If we choose the path of independence with a unique theme and try to make them from superficially-grounded and restrictive as fun as possible, but the dances are just We need more people identities, we are actively fighting not interesting. ignorance in all forms. The decision to Although Jill Kozloff, co-head of at dances. As they say, see ourselves as free individuals, separate dances says “dances are what you make from society’s adjectives, is both the of them,” there is a certain standard that “the more the merrier.” strongest and easiest choice to make. We all dances should uphold to be qualified have the power to become the generation as “good.” that defines itself by each self. The Gelb Dance this past weekend In order to create a greater sense of showed that SAB can throw a good party, awkward to see the person you were deeper belonging, we need not create but such success is not only up to them. grinding with on the dance floor sitting more boxes, categories and walls. These After conducting a small anonymous next to you in first period chemistry the barriers keep the individual out of the survey last week, on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 next day of classes. picture, when in fact it is the individual being horrible, and 5 being amazing), I Overall, we just need to have a bit that should be celebrated. What the world found that 30 out of the 40 people polled more school spirit. New marketing needs now is love, lots of it, flowing from believe that dances at Phillips Academy strategies and a little innovation can help individual to individual, slowly but surely average between 2 and 3 on good nights. this school regain its reputation throughout connecting the dots between all of us When asked what the main problem the schools in our league so that next year until we find all of ourselves safe and dry was, many commented on the fact that we can be invited to St. Sebastian’s for under one singular categorical umbrella: hardly anyone shows up, and those that the monster regional. mankind. THE PHILLIPIAN NEWS MARCH 7, 2008 A5 Dynamic duo’s Main St. Still Undergoing Renovations, done it all Local Businesses Likely to Feel Pinch Continued from Page A1, Column 6 The town formed a commit- opposed to the renovations. By JULIE XIE tee to work with engineers to de- “Andover isn’t really a tour- as a head official for track and field velop the plans. The committee isty place. We don’t need antique Downtown Andover is get- while McCaslin coaches for the secured funding for the project lighting or brick crosswalks,” ting made over. Girls Junior Varsity Squash team in 2006 and finally approved she said. As part of a two-year plan, during Winter Term. the construction contract in July Employees at Strawberry the Town of Andover is reno- Yet Henningsen and McCaslin’s 2007. Tree, a gift shop, are also not vating downtown Main Street careers have rarely crossed paths. Ninety-five percent of the looking forward to the construc- to make the area friendlier to As McCaslin said, “Since we teach project is funded by the state tion but are hopeful that busi- pedestrians and vehicles, said in two different departments, we and federal government. The re- ness will remain strong in the Town Planner Lisa Schwarz. have parallel careers, not joint ones. maining expenses will be paid long-run. CVS Pharmacy has recently S.Sheu/The Phillipian We bring different perspectives to by the town. Strawberry Tree hopes to at- doubled in size. So far, a new our discussions and we often dis- The town hopes to provide tract customers during the con- Faculty and Students shared stories from “before Andover” section has been added on to the agree — even in faculty meetings.” a construction schedule for the struction period by holding sales over dinner on Wednesday night in Uncommons. original space, and the store now While Henningsen and McCa- stores and businesses so that and providing discounts. features a new handicap-accessi- slin may find it difficult to agree on they will know when construc- Schwarz strongly encourages ble ramp as well. certain matters, their disparate ca- tion will occur in front of their students to continue supporting Within the next two years reers have allowed for a balanced stores and can plan accordingly. the shops downtown despite the Collins Continues Stu-Fac of construction, crosswalks and marriage. Schwarz said that the con- construction. traffic lights will also be updat- “It’s rare that we’ve both held struction might cause some in- “It is more important now ed to ensure public safety. Dinner, an Initiative of major positions simultaneously. In conveniences for townspeople to patronize the businesses than The crosswalks will be re- a marriage you take turns — the and local businesses on Main ever. We don’t want them to go painted in busy intersections person without the major position Street. out of business,” she said. such as Memorial Hall Library Former President Silk ’07 picks up more of the parenting and “I think it will be difficult According to Town Manager household tasks, although I have and Elm Square. However, there were mixed [for the stores] when there are Reginald “Buzz” Stapczynski, always done the laundry and she There will also be new walk Continued from Page A1, Column 4 responses toward the new “Un- [construction workers] working most of the construction work always does our taxes,” Henningsen buttons and audio signals at the Ropes” area. directly in front of a building. It was planned to occur during Titanic sank, Abraham Lincoln said. crosswalks. The traffic signals Lydia Dallett ’08 said, “It’s al- blocks the entrance and takes up July and August, “when things was shot and Carolyn Brown ’09 Despite the extensive nature of will be synchronized throughout ways a pleasure to talk with faculty, a lot of parking space,” Schwarz are slow and people are usually was born. their careers, teaching has always Main Street to move traffic safe- but I didn’t like the black drapes. said. on vacation,” he said. Carmel Rodriguez-Walter, been something of a constant in ly and efficiently and will also The drapes didn’t seem very invit- “I will survive, but anyone Schwarz said, “[Main Street wife of Christopher Walter, In- their lives. be linked to the police and fire ing, since they closed off the area who is struggling right now will is going to] look very barren and structor in Music, said, “These McCaslin said, “Teaching has departments in case of emergen- into a box, and you couldn’t see probably fail,” said Debbie Lane, ugly. Also, the construction will are the kinds of things you would always been a baseline [for us]. cies. who was sitting there.” owner of the Andover Gift Shop. also take up some parking spac- never have found out otherwise.” Both of us came into teaching after The town also plans to add Student-faculty dinners began “Business will be down for ev- es, and parking is already tight Another conversation delved administrative roles and it is some- better street lighting to its his- as an initiative of former Student eryone, but there is nothing we in the downtown area.” into a pressing question: What is thing that has been consistently fun torical streetlights. Council President Danny Silk ’07. can do.” So far, some trees have been an Andover student? ever since.” Sidewalks will be repaved, Collins had worked with Silk on Lane is planning around the wrapped with wooden boards to Rachel Cohen ’08 said, “[An She continued, “Andover is a new trees will be planted and the student-faculty dinners and scheduled challenge by having protect them from the construc- Andover student is] someone so big, diverse place; there are always park benches will be added to decided to continue the mission. fewer employees in her shop and tion equipment. well-rounded, they are practically new challenges. For example, with create a friendlier and more at- The dinner is conducted about by bringing in more exotic prod- Other trees have been spherical.” coaching I had the opportunity to tractive atmosphere. once a term. ucts from places such as Thai- marked to be cut down. Contrac- People also discovered facts discover new things to do. It isn’t Main Street has never been “The purpose of the student- land and China to “keep things tors and construction workers they never knew about fellow fac- like it’s all about career advance- renovated before. The idea for faculty dinner is to create an op- interesting and different,” she have already begun to work on ulty members or students. ment; it’s about trying new things the project originated in 1997. It portunity for students and faculty said. the drainage system. Carolyn Whittingham ’11 — the school always seems to have was not until 2001 that the proj- to talk outside the classroom and Lane said she is somewhat shared with her table, “One of my something new to do or try to do. ect really got underway. disciplinary situations. The under- distant uncles is on the Jamaican The yardstick we measure by is ‘Is lying key is to make student-fac- national bobsled team, and he this still fun? Am I still learning?’” ulty relationships friendlier and to recently went to the Alps to prac- More recently, Henningsen make this dinner a regular func- tice.” has begun exploring opportuni- tion,” Collins said. Catherine Carter, Instructor in ties outside of Andover. “I like the PA STAND Visits Regional Conference Many faculty members hope Latin, said, “It is fun to sit down work I have now as a teacher; I have to see the student-faculty dinner Special Representative of the different moral viewpoints for with kids I don’t get to see very enough room to do some outer proj- become a larger event. By CAROLINE KAUFMAN Deputy Secretary of State for Su- each of the P’s as well as different often and kids I didn’t know be- ects,” he said. Elisa Joel, Dean of Abbot dan Roger Winter. tactics for dealing with genocide. fore.” After a six-month break in 2005, In hopes of furthering their Cluster, said, “This dinner was a According to Dai, an editor The conference concluded Vivian Wehner ’09 said, “I en- Henningsen began working with goal of ending genocide, six mem- fantastic initiative. It is very im- of The Phillipian, Meierhenrich with a talk from keynote speaker joyed interacting with the faculty Vermont Public Radio as a regular bers of STAND: A Student Anti- portant for students and faculty to “played devil’s advocate” during Assistant Secretary of State for children.” commentator and has served as a Genocide Coalition met with other talk and for faculty to hear more his speech. African Affairs during the Clin- Alana Rush, Community Ser- curriculum consultant for the Mas- student leaders at a conference at about what students feel are im- Providing his audience with ton Administration Gayle Smith. vice Teaching Fellow, said, “We sachusetts Historical Society. Brandeis University in Waltham, portant.” different statistics regarding the Moon said, “She talked about made an effort to invite more Henningsen said, “It’s com- MA. She continued, “If the dinner situation in Darfur, Meierhenrich how compromise is a balance be- families, and I think it worked out pletely different from anything I’ve Daniel Glassberg ’09, Presi- were to be doubled in size, I think pushed the students to reflect and tween realism and idealism and well. Faculty children add more done before … it spices life up a dent of STAND’s PA chapter, there would be growing interest possibly re-evaluate the reasons that bringing an end to the geno- fun to the environment.” little bit.” Rob Buka ’09, Lawrence Dai ’09, and plenty more students and fac- for their activism. cide in Darfur will require a lot of “There was a really good As for future plans, Henningsen Hoonie Moon ’10, Kevin Ofori ’09 ulty willing to participate.” Winter spoke about his travels compromise.” turnout … No one has to go out said, “We’ve never been committed and Blaire Pingeton ’09 attended “I’d like to see this dinner get to Darfur and his first-hand expe- He added, “She also said that of their way to reserve a place or to staying and we can’t foresee the the conference on Saturday, join- bigger with more participation. It rience witnessing the effects of we should be open to all kind of dress up. Uncommons is a conve- future but — for now — we’re quite ing approximately 300 other high takes baby steps,” Murphy said. genocide. criticism, but that we should never nient place,” Rush continued. happy doing what we’re doing.” school and college students. The students then broke up into step back.” The conference’s main goal small groups and attended several Glassberg said, “It was a learn- was to educate the STAND chap- different workshops focusing on ing experience. I enjoyed talking  ters while aiding them in deter- STAND’s three-pronged strategy to the experts and hearing differ- mining effective methods of rais- for approaching genocide: P.P.P. ent perspectives on prevention, ing awareness. (Peacemaking, Protection and protection and punishment.” The conference kicked off Punishment). The conference also provided with discussions led by Harvard Each workshop was led by an the students with a first-hand view Professor Jens Meierhenrich and expert in that field, who presented of activism. Moon said, “These people weren’t there looking for face  recognition, they were there be- cause they really cared about the  cause.” “It was really nice to just leave •TEEN CAMPS •CROSS COUNTRY TRIPS •OUTDOOR ADVENTURE TRIPS campus and meet new people who care about the same things you •SCHOOL PROGRAMS •ADVANCED WILDERNESS TRIPS •COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS do,” said Dai. “Meetings every US & ABROAD week get routine; you need some- thing to remind you that this is •LEADERSHIP •LANGUAGE PROGRAMS •WORLDWIDE TRAVEL your goal.” PROGRAMS Upon returning from the con- ference, the six PA STAND mem-  bers decided to make education Beverly Shiffman Diane Borodkin their primary goal for next term. 617-558-7005 800-542-1233 FAX 617-558-1705 Possible future events include a dramatic production and aca- email [email protected] www.campadvisors.com Courtesy of Hoonie Moon demic course offerings on Darfur, according to Moon. A FREE Service Since 1970 Members of STAND listened to world leaders at Brandeis. With Cash to Spend, PSPA and SAB Welcome Ideas To Excite Students be put to different use. Continued from Page A1, Column 3 Chelsea Quezergue ’10 said, “Andover doesn’t need any more tivity, or a pool table or do money. Why can’t they just do- something that’s permanent. It’s nate the money? I would use it totally up to what the kids are to fundraise for an orphanage in looking for,” she said. Africa.” “I’m definitely excited to Many students suggested us- hear other people’s ideas,” said ing the money towards renovat- Conrad Bastable ’09. ing Underwood or dorms. “I think that it has poten- “A DDR-version arcade tial,” said Ziwe Fumudoh ’10. would benefit Underwood,” “It has to be an idea that the said Nick Dean ’10. whole student body will want,” Ramya Prathuri ’10 agreed. added Tina Kit ’09. “We do something in Under- Foster Jebsen ’08, said wood because no one goes “Honestly, [we should have] a there, and I don’t blame them,” concert, because that would be she said. pretty cool.” Other ideas include “golf- Several other students also carts for students,” said Mide proposed the idea of a concert Babatunde ’09, “a jukebox for on campus. Sophia Bernazzani Ryley Room,” said Bernazzani, ’10 said, “For $5,000, we could “to have more DVDs in the li- get a local Boston gig.” brary,” said Morgan Trigg ’10, “We should bring a big art- and “getting vending machines ist here. Someone that a lot of in Graves.” said Jenny Zhou people would want to see,” said ’11. Chanel O’Brien ’10. All proposals are due by Peter Ly ’09 proposed, “A April 5 to the Student Activ- weekend with new events like a ites Office. At the beginning of paintballing trip would be worth Spring Term, students will vote it.” online to choose the winning On the other hand, a few stu- idea. dents felt that the money should A6 THE PHILLIPIAN NEWS MARCH 7, 2008 CAMD Chooses Six Students to Study Multiculturalism Over the Summer American. She will use the per- will focus on “community diver- gate how the sense of ethnicity falls upon [him/her] to be very cess than last year. By SARAH JACOBSON sonal narrative to relate back to sity,” which encompasses racial develops. organized and very structured.” CAMD selected the six from the larger history of the Choctaw and socioeconomic differences. Her project, titled “The Mul- The CAMD Scholar Pro- a pool of 15 applicants. Although This summer, Tori Wilmarth nation from 1934 to 1945. He plans to look at public records tiethnic Dilemma: Identity For- gram, created last year, is still originally planning to choose ’09 will research white privilege, Thomas’s project advisor to “evaluate performance and mation for the Latina, Afro-Lati- being adjusted, Mundra said. The only four projects, CAMD ulti- Jane Thomas ’10 will study the Lindsay Randall, Educator at the evaluate the diversity of these na, and African-American,” will program was previously funded mately decided to accept six due history of the Choctaw Native Peabody Museum, said, “She’s schools,” said Discenza. focus on why people are catego- by The Abbot Academy Asso- to the impressive caliber of the American nation and Radka Dan- reclaiming her heritage.” Kuoch’s project, Cambodian rized into different ethnic groups ciation, but is now included in proposals. cikova ’09 will explore the iden- Dancikova will research the Immigrants in America, will fo- and how outward perception can CAMD’s yearly budget. He emphasized the advan- tity of the Rusyn population. Rusyn population in her project, cus on Cambodian immigrants differ from self-perception, in Mundra said that the CAMD tage of conducting these projects On February 29, the CAMD titled “Retaining Cultural Identi- living in Philadelphia and their terms of race. Office would like to have more over the summer. “You can really office selected six students to ties: A Look at the Rusyn Com- reasons for coming to America. According to Associate Dean communication between the stu- throw yourself into a project that spend their summer researching munity.” Dancikova, who is of Kuoch, who is one quarter Cam- of Students Carlos Hoyt, Crutch- dents and the advisors and more is both personal and intellectual,” a topic of their choice that relates Rusyn descent herself, plans to bodian, plans to interview her field plans to learn more about the structure during the research pro- said Mundra. to multiculturalism. Dancikova, investigate whether the popula- family as part of her research. “identity intersection” she has de- Thomas, Wilmarth, Courtnie tion considers themselves Rusyn Kuoch said, “Asians in the veloped from her African-Ameri- Crutchfield ’09, Michael Discenza or Slovak, as well as how com- United States serve as the mod- can and Latino background. ’09 and Kimberly Kuoch ’09 munist rule has shaped its iden- el minority … They do well in Mundra said that some of the were named this year’s CAMD tity. school, and they are success- projects could be valuable re- scholars. She will conduct her research ful financially. But it seems that sources for other forums. For ex- This year’s CAMD Scholar while staying in a small Rusyn Cambodians don’t get the best ample, Mundra said that Thomas’s projects represent “a slice of life village in Slovakia, before trav- jobs and they don’t make educa- research on Native Americans in 2008,” said Rajesh Mundra, eling to Pittsburgh or Cleveland tion a priority.” could be used in classes such as Associate Dean of CAMD. to learn about Rusyns living in Wilmarth plans to investi- History 300, and Kuoch’s project Mundra said, “Kids weren’t America. gate what she called the inequal- about Cambodian immigrants able to pursue some issues of Although Dancikova was ity between whites and blacks in could be a useful tool for Asian multiculturalism within our cur- plann America and how it affects educa- Society. riculum, so I thought: give them Over the summer, Discenza tion in her project, titled “White Although the faculty advisors an opportunity to do that during will study Connecticut charter Privilege: A History and Its Role will help the CAMD Scholars the summertime with some fac- schools to explore how diversity in Contemporary Education.” refine their topics and plan their ulty guidance.” affects students’ academic suc- Wilmarth said that white research, they will leave most of Thomas’s project, “The Next cess in his project, “Types of Het- privilege is “really engrained in the work up to the students. Step: The Choctaw a Century Af- erogeneity in Connecticut School society, but not in a visible way, Kuoch’s advisor, Advisor to ter the Trail of Tears,” will follow System: Intramunicipal vs. Inter- which is why I think it’s impor- Asian Students Aya Murata, said, the story of her grandfather’s life, municipal Integration.” tant to talk about it.” “It gives the student a lot of in- S.Sheu/The Phillipian who was part Choctaw Native Discenza said that his project Crutchfield plans to investi- dependence. Obviously, the onus The CAMD scholars will explore their roots over the summer.

Parental Concern Fuels PA Taking Proactive Junior Parietal Dialogues Approach to Prejudice By TAVIE ABELL and JANE THOMAS a threat—it wasn’t an epithet. For In response to parental con- Mitchell. “I think we should just Continued from Page A1, Column 6 me, the big difference is [that it cern over Phillips Academy’s pa- get rid of parietals all-together, was] a threat, and that’s what’s rietal policy, the House Counselor definitely for Seniors and probably black girls in a photograph of all also happening at Deerfield. Committee discussed the rules for for Uppers too.” of the residents of Harman Hall, When you’re threatening some- Juniors, according to Kristen John- Rebekah Wickens ’09, a new a girls’ dormitory. Less than a one, we’ve moved onto a whole son, Instructor in Biology, House Upper, sees illegal parietals as an month later on October 22, an other level.” Counselor in Bancroft Hall and a issue. As a solution to the problem, African-American student found Andover has so far avoided member of the committee. she suggested “better hours during an expletive on her door in Cart- flare ups like those at its peer Johnson said that such a dis- the week because it seems like the er Hall, a lowerclassmen girls’ schools. cussion would eventually involve hours are really specific ones that dorm. Griffith believes that Andover the entire faculty. However, she some people can’t use.” She pro- Loomis student Tucker Stone M. Discenza/The Phillipian has thus far avoided incidents to said, “Nothing is happening any- posed the end of the school day un- ’10 said, “No previous incidents the same magnitude as those at Carlos Hoyt, Associate Dean of Students, organized ASM this year. time soon.” til first sign in as an alternative. would foretell that a racial inci- St. Paul’s and Deerfield because Kathy Birecki, Athletics Train- Dave Holliday ’08 agreed that dent like this would happen. It of initiatives such as affinity er and member of the committee, changes should be made to make took the whole campus by sur- groups on campus, CAFÉ, the Philo Forum Participants said, “[The parietal discussion] the rules more convenient for stu- prise.” PACE (Personal and Commu- is a non-issue… Our committee dents. He said that there should be In response to the escalation nity Education) program and the Suggest ASM Committee doesn’t make decisions about the specific hours when house counsel- of these recent events, Phillips CAMD Scholars program. current parietal rules; we discuss ors are required to be in the dorm Academy arranged last-minute “What the CAMD office tries Continued from Page A1, Column 1 proposed committee. related topics that are brought to so students can have parietals. meetings by cluster “to discuss to do is help students feel secure Some supported the idea of some of the incidents that have said, “ASM is a primary aspect of our attention.” Holliday believes that adults on in their identity and therefore be a group composed of only those occurred on high school cam- the community that belongs to Marlys Edwards, Dean of Stu- campus are often more concerned authentic,” said Griffith. who were interested and showed puses over the past few months,” everyone.” He said he is seeking dents and Residential Life, said, than they need to be with regard to “Unfortunately, there’s no concern for the All-School Meet- as written in an email sent from input in order to satisfy a greater “There’s nothing coming out of parietals. “People sometimes as- inoculation against this kind of ing schedule. Others thought this Marlys Edwards, Dean of Stu- portion of the student body. this [meeting]… There was one sume the worst…But even so [the thing,” said Carlos Hoyt, Associ- may result in a committee lacking dents, on Tuesday. Despite the limited turnout, meeting when we talked about it, parietal rules at Phillips Academy] ate Dean of Students. diversity, and suggested appoint- Linda Griffith, Dean of the discussion was upbeat. There and I’m pretty sure we’re done… are more liberal than they are at Frank Tipton, Instructor in ing students from all grades and CAMD, said, “[The cluster meet- was a general consensus that al- Any change would have to come other schools,” he said. History and CAMD Advisor for various club leaders. ings] were a direct attempt at try- though many All-School Meet- before the faculty and be a faculty Dylan Rhodes ’10, however, Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues, Anabel Bacon ’09, who is an ing to be proactive…We’re not ings were engaging, there is room vote… We know that’s not happen- does not believe that changes to said, “I think we’re lucky to be a editor at The Phillipian, said she immune, and I do think we take for improvement. ing this year.” the rule would alleviate the issue. community that is supportive of hopes that “change can happen steps as a community to make our Hoyt said that there is “less The discussion pertained only He said, “I don’t think that if they all of its constituent elements.” and All-School Meeting has the students aware and sensitive.” leeway [for All-School Meet- to parietals for ninth graders, with changed the parietal rules it would He continued, “That said, opportunity to be a great thing.” “Now we have four incidents ing programs] than people may the main focus on whether to post- do very much because there are al- we’re not immune to anything After attending the Philo Forum, that have happened in our back- think.” Twenty-two out of 32 pone parietals to Spring Term. Ac- ways going to be illegal parietals.” that happens, so whether it’s a Bacon was optimistic that Hoyt yard, basically, at prep schools. ASM slots are occupied by cus- cording to the Blue Book, Juniors On the other hand, Em- question of how strong our com- would “make change based on This is why we try to be proac- tomary programs. However, Hoyt are allowed to have parietals after ily Hutchenson-Tipton ’10 said, munity is or whether we’ve just what students are saying.” tive,” Griffith said. is very open to student suggestions they take part in a “parietal talk” “I think the main reason that [the been lucky, I don’t know [why Student Council President She continued, “The St. Paul’s and notes that there is an under- with their house counselors. school has] parietals is partially Andover hasn’t been affected Tantum Collins ’08 expressed his incident was more disconcerting used ASM tab on PAnet, where But Edwards said there should that they’re concerned but also that yet]. But I certainly hope that pleasure in the “engaging conver- because it was [sent through] U.S. students can suggest All-School be “truth in advertising. If we say I don’t think a lot of parents would our strength as a community will sation.” He stated that he is “con- mail. This is a felony, and it was Meeting speakers and programs. that we’re going to start parietals let their children come here if they continue.” fident that [Hoyt] will take student Hoyt said that it should be ex- in Winter Term and then we don’t didn’t have any regulations over feedback [received during the fo- pected that students “know what finish the discussions until the end that sort of thing.” rum] into account when planning we’re there for,” and show more of the term, why not start them in future All-School Meetings.” “self-discipline.” This was a feel- spring?” Hoyt said “getting feedback ing shared by most participants of Chris Calkins ’11, a resident in on a regular basis is very impor- With Server Down, the forum, many of whom com- Rockwell House, thinks the parietal tant” as is “staying in touch with mented on the rude and embar- rules are fair, though inconvenient. the community.” rassing conduct of some students He described the parietal rules presidential Voting delayed He also stressed that he is during All-School Meeting. “basically as strict as they can get.” “trying to get a sense of engage- By ANDREW LI The forum’s participants also According to Calkins, Rockwell ment” and that All-School Meet- acknowledged the subjectivity in residents are currently not allowed As students signed on to “Someone may be abusing day, 4 p.m.,” Collins said. ing is the school’s “only opportu- evaluating speakers, and while to have parietals, even though the vote in the penultimate round of the servers and the administra- However, throughout the nity to sit together as a family.” many All-School Meeting guests Blue Book states that parietals be- the presidential race last Friday, tors are trying to fix it,” he con- rest of the day and even into the Hoyt believes that some student were enjoyable during their one- gin for Juniors during the Winter many found that the link to the tinued. weekend, voters experienced ad- behavior has been “discourteous” on-one discussions, their speeches Term. voting program was not func- This issue was first brought ditional delays. Because of the in the past, and feedback from the seemed to lack that same inspira- Margot Pinckney ’11 agreed tioning. to the attention of Student Coun- server shutdown, the entire vot- forum will help to “compassion- tion. that the parietal policy is over- Connection issues arose cil President Tantum Collins ’08 ing program had to be reloaded ately encourage” students to show The balancing act between blown. “We had a three-series when the third-party company through John Grunbeck ’09, who onto the server, which resulted in better decorum during All-School boring and controversial content dorm meeting… I think [the pari- hosting the voting application, was temporarily in charge of vot- further issues. Meetings. was also addressed. Most agreed etal rules] are understandable, but webhostingpad.com, unexpect- ing, when Frank Pinto ’08, the Computers, in order to save Hoyt said, “There is never go- that the student voice should be a little absurd… Not a lot of fresh- edly shut down its server. voting system’s creator, was sick time and efficiency, often cache ing to be a way to have 100 per- heard while choosing stimulating men need parietals, so the rules are According to a member of at Isham for the day. Several stu- sites that have been visited in the cent satisfaction for 1,200 people, All-School Meeting programs. kind of invalid because they’re not the company’s Technical Support dents had also emailed Collins past for offline use. As a result, and we set ourselves up for disap- Many students also said that used.” department, the server shutdown about the issue. some students still had the non- pointment if we aim for that.” an All-School Meeting oversight Lynx Mitchell ’10 is against was in part a security measure. Soon after, Pinto called the functional voting system saved Hoyt is seeking satisfaction committee would be an effective the idea of parietals altogether. “I “We believe there might be company to have the problem on their computers. for “the most programs on the method of student input. Howev- don’t think [adults] should regulate some attacks. We’ve been having fixed. This problem was later solved most weeks … and strives for er, there was disagreement on the our sexual relations.” some inconsistencies these past “Theoretically, voting was through a simple rebooting. [that goal].” subject of who should sit on this Bijan Torabi ’10 agreed with few months,” he said. supposed to be restored by Fri- After four update emails from Collins, students were no- tified that the voting system was finally fixed. The original 9 p.m. Friday voting deadline was extended to 5 p.m. Saturday. Even after the system was repaired, according to Collins, some students were still unable to vote. However, this was a very small portion of the student body, he said. In the election, Malin Adams ’09, Lawrence Dai ’09 and Wil- liam Thompson-Butler ’09 re- ceived the highest vote totals and advanced to the final round. Despite the issues with vot- ing, Collins was confident in the accuracy and results. “By the end, we did actually have a higher voter turnout than last time, just shy of 700 voters, so I don’t think it changed re- sults,” he said. For the next round, Student Council hopes to avoid further voting issues by using a Black- board-based voting system. 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Applications edit Photos facebook profiles Groups By TRISHA MACRAE Free Gifts Jetman time on Facebook gaming on ground for their MySpace Scrabulous James Rockas ’08 various Facebook applica- page.” Honesty Box tions. Rockas also enjoys the inti- more Popular Facebook games macy of Facebook, explaining, View Photos of Phillipian (131) include Scrabulous, an online “There is something to be said version of Scrabble that at- about being focused on your The Phillipian diagnoses View Videos of Phillipian (6) tracts 721,785 daily active us- school.” However, Rockas la- the social networking craze ers. Jetman, another common- mented that the community as- that has come to define this Send Phillipian a Free Gift ly added application in which pect of Facebook has deterio- the user navigates a jet pack- rated with increasing numbers generation of particularly Phillipian Send a Message As he logged on to the so- ing figure through a cave, has of Facebook users. technologically adept 146,758 daily active users. Though he admitted that Poke It! cial networking site, James students. Rockas ’08 admitted that he Rockas explained that he the website “reduces produc- never had an account on the tivity,” Rockas asserted that he I am online now. might be considered an “avid Facebooker.” other popular networking site is not addicted to Facebook. “I log on at random times,” MySpace, because he did not But one ugly tenet of addiction Rockas said. “Usually when appreciate that “people would is denial. I’m doing homework…to take spend hours [modifying] their “I probably spend more facebook growth a break.” page.” MySpace users can time fiddling with my iTunes However, during vacations customize their pages by add- account and library than I do ing music, extra features and on Facebook,” he said. By ROB BUKA his Facebook activity is not so restrained. background images. Rockas proved he had the The popular social networking website Fa- The next step in Facebook’s expansion was “During vacation, Face- “Facebook is more of a so- ability to focus intently on cebook has grown extensively since its launch the inclusion of work offices in May 2006. Again, book game marathons occur,” cial networking site, where the his work—as he became en- in February 2004. As of January 2007, about this movement was met with some disapproval by Rockas said cryptically. Al- focus is on conversation,” said grossed in researching Turkey 250,000 Facebook accounts are created each day, student users. Various students were uncomfort- though he often uses Facebook Rockas. “People aren’t go- for his history class, he ceased for a total of more than 67 million active users. able with adults, and more specifically, parents to communicate with friends, ing on the internet for hours, to answer questions about Fa- At its establishment, Facebook was offered invading their webspace. Rockas employs most of his searching for the right back- cebook polysyllabically. strictly to college students. Beginning at Harvard Lydia Dallett ’08 said that she did not want her University, Facebook soon extended to Stanford, parents to create Facebook accounts because, “I Columbia and Yale. Only students with valid don’t necessarily want my parents looking at the email addresses for these universities could reg- [messages] that my friends write on my wall…It’s ister on Facebook. just sort of about keeping a barrier between home more viruses.” After experiencing immediate success, Face- life and school life.” Menelik Washington ’09 Washington appreciates the book soon opened up to all college students. By On the other hand, Tory Marvin ’09, whose its dynamic nature, far closer relative tranquility of Face- May of 2005, the site included more than 800 col- mother has a Facebook account, said, “Personally to live conversation. book, though he said that like lege networks. I’m not bothered by [parents using Facebook] be- He said, “[AIM]’s a con- MySpace, it is being inundated In September 2005, Facebook extended its cause my mom is one of my best friends.” versation, not me writing on with members. But Washing- reach to high school students. At first, the high Tory said that she and her mother use Face- someone’s wall and waiting ton is “not one to hide who I school Facebook network was completely sepa- book to send messages and occasionally share anywhere from 30 seconds to am, even on the internet,” so rate from the college Facebook network. In time, photos. 4 days [for a response].” he is unconcerned about the however, the two networks mixed. Chin wrote, “We receive a lot of feedback Washington said that he growing numbers on Face- Facebook Press Representative and Andover from users that are actually really excited to be only logs on to Facebook “to book. alumnus Meredith Chin ’01 wrote in an email, able to communicate with their parents. Similar- see if someone has something Washington said he does “We discovered that many people wanted to be ly, we get messages from parents that are thank- to say to me.” “not really like” the numerous able to communicate across those [network] lines, ful they have a way of staying in touch with their He also keeps a MyS- Facebook applications, aside either with younger/older siblings or just with children, even when they are off at college or … Even though Menelik pace account, in order to stay from the Jetman game and the friends.” boarding school.” Washington ’09 has a Face- in contact with some of his Honesty Box application. The Yet, this homogenization was met with resent- Meanwhile, for those that prefer to avoid con- book account, he called him- friends from home. However, anonymous comments of the ment by some college Facebook users. Various tact with adults on Facebook, Chin said, “Face- self “a big AIM [AOL Instant Washington only checks his Honesty Box are occasion- Facebook ‘groups’ formed in opposition to the book offers really granular privacy settings that Messenger] person.” MySpace account about once ally extremely amusing, said joining high school users. One such group is “Fa- allow users to control their information and who Washington spends his per month, because “MySpace Washington. cebook Should Be for College Students Only,” they are sharing it with.” time on AIM because he likes is full of viruses, weirdos and which currently has 1,011 members. The group’s September of 2006 marked another significant statement says, “Facebook was made to be exclu- milestone for Facebook, when the website ex- sive for college students and that’s how it should tended its network to people worldwide. Before be.” long, in December 2006 there were more than 12 Regarding complaints raised about the inclu- million Facebook accounts. Fay Gao ’07 Gao said that college is working site is not the ideal sion of high school students to Facebook, Chin Facebook’s size and popularity have grown “pretty similar to Andover” way to carry on a conversa- wrote, “Since Facebook is a social utility, it aims exponentially in less than five years. Creator of in terms of Facebook use, and tion. to help people communicate and share informa- Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, reportedly declined that both student populations As an upperclassman at tion more efficiently. Adding high school net- multibillion dollar buyout offers from Yahoo and use the site for “informal com- Phillips Academy, Gao lived works was a natural evolution in helping more Google between September 2006 and October munication.” in Morton House, a seven- people do that.” 2007. She speculated that the Fa- girl dorm. Now that a larger Just one month after adding high school net- The next step in Facebook’s evolution is a new cebook experience might be number of her friends live in works, Facebook also opened its doors to interna- profile design that will be launched this spring. different in boarding schools her college dorm, she uses her tional schools. Accordingly, by the end of 2005, Chin said that the goal of the project is “to give and day schools, because “phone and feet more often.” Facebook had more than 5.5 million participants. people the best possible user experience.” boarding school students Ultimately, said Gao, Face- Fay Gao ’07, now a fresh- spend more time in close prox- book can be extremely useful man at Boston University, imity to one another. if a student “can control it” said that her Facebook usage According to Gao, although and have a “healthy life, hang- has not changed significantly Facebook is “more of a daily ing out with friends in real facebook privacy since graduating from Phillips usage thing…[the] equivalent life” and not just communicat- Academy. By CHASE EBERT to shooting an email,” the net- ing via the internet. Facebook, the popular social networking site see what I’m buying, and it’s not that I’m buy- that serves more than 67 million users, may not be ing anything unsavory, it’s just none of your busi- as private as users think. ness,” Busis said. Numerous Facebook account holders, includ- The difficulty of deleting Facebook profiles is April Liang ’11 every day in school?” “isolating myself.” ing Phillips Academy students and some teachers another privacy concern. Facebook saves backup The only Internet appli- “If,” she added, “it’s really and administrators, provide Facebook with seem- copies of user profiles for “a reasonable period of cation she uses is Skype, an isolation.” ingly harmless information, such as their names, time,” according to the Facebook Principles, a pri- online calling service. Liang Liang said that Phillips email addresses and dates of birth. vacy policy statement. sometimes uses Skype to con- Academy students’ fascination However, Facebook may be sharing some of By press time, Facebook did not reply to an tact her family, who live in with Facebook is sometimes their user information with third parties. email asking to define “a reasonable period of Shanghai, China. “kind of silly.” “There’s a concern [among administrators] that time.” Liang uses email to com- She recalled an instance students aren’t aware of how public their Facebook The seeming permanence of users’ profiles can municate with her friends over when one of her friends accounts are. That information flows everywhere,” cause headaches for college applicants. break. Liang said that email changed the date of a friend’s said Marlys Edwards, Dean of Students. Jane Fried, Dean of Admissions, wrote in an April Liang ’11 does not is “much more personal. It’s birthday on Facebook, who On November 6, 2007, Facebook announced email that although the Phillips Academy Admis- have a Facebook account and more private than Facebook, then received numerous birth- the launch of Beacon, a program intended to up- sions Office does not screen prospective students’ does not intend to get one any because not everyone can read day wishes throughout the date members of purchases their friends made on- Facebook or MySpace accounts, some colleges time soon. the message.” day. line at third-party websites, according to a New do. Nor does Liang have a MyS- Detached from the Face- “Responsible use is good,” York Times article. Danielle Early, an Admissions Officer at Har- pace, a Xanga blog or AOL In- book obsession, Liang admit- Liang ceded, “but I still Within a month, 75,000 Facebook members vard, said, “On very rare occasions, we do [check stant Messenger (AIM). ted that she feels left out “quite wouldn’t use it … Sometimes who considered Beacon an invasion of privacy applicants’ Facebook or MySpace profiles.] Sup- “What’s the point,” she a lot.” But she is making a [Facebook] would be a dis- joined a protest group on Facebook. Many had a pose you have a student who has been a nation- said, “if you see [your friends] conscious and willing choice, traction.” problem with the opt-out nature of the program, al-level figure skater. You want to find out: a. if which automatically included a user’s purchase it’s true, and b. how good they really are, so we activity until the user changed his or her privacy Google their name.” the school [punished us,] but I don’t agree with the nections is especially important psychologically settings. Although admissions officers are “always decision,” said Rogers. among adolescents. She thinks this may partially Facebook responded by altering Beacon sever- looking for reasons to admit the student,” Early Many students do not seem bothered by the explain the popularity of the site among PA stu- al times, until finally making it an opt-in applica- said that if an applicant’s Facebook or MySpace thought that what they put on Facebook is avail- dents. tion in late November. On December 5, Facebook profile were found to be inappropriate, the officers able to the public. Yet because they are adolescents, students may founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized to would not admit him or her. Silke Cummings ’08 said, “Nothing I put up not fully comprehend the consequences of posting Facebook users for the blunder in a blog post on Misbehavior on Facebook has also gotten stu- there is very personal, and I’m not afraid of others personal information on Facebook, Israel said. the website. dents into trouble at Phillips Academy. During seeing me. I don’t add strangers, so I don’t have “We now know that brain development isn’t Although the company has repeatedly attempt- Spring Term last year, several Andover High stu- to worry about someone stalking or anything like finished until early to late 20’s, and the part that ed to change privacy policies to meet users’ de- dents and Phillips Academy students engaged in that.” is growing the most is frontal cortex — decision mands, many remain concerned about Facebook’s what Kyle Rogers ’09 described as “trash-talking” Although the difficulty of deleting a user pro- making, foreseeing the consequences of one’s ac- use of their personal information. on a public Facebook group. file bothered him, Ben Ho ’11 felt his personal in- tions,” Israel explained. David Busis, Teaching Fellow in English and When administrators discovered the exchange, formation was secure. “It gives you a feeling of “Teens are more likely to process things in Yale alumnus, said he signed up for Facebook in the involved PA students were disciplined, said being safe. MySpace is way too open. With Fa- the region of the brain that supports emotion than 2004. Though he finds it to be a convenient way to Rogers, who received a Dean’s Censure for his cebook, you give your name and birth date but adults are. It’s not that kids don’t use the frontal keep in touch with friends, Busis has developed a participation in the group. nothing like your social security number. You get cortex, there is just this evidence that maybe the negative opinion of the company’s privacy poli- Rogers said the exchange was harmless. “It to decide what information you keep private from connections between the emotional region and the cies. was done in a joking manner. Nothing was going other users.” frontal cortex are a little slower in teens. I don’t “I would quit if there weren’t a way to opt out to come of it. It was harmless and both I and the Carol Israel, Associate Director of Graham think that’s the whole explanation. I think that’s a of programs like Beacon. I don’t want anybody to Andover High kids knew that. I understand why House, said that the need to establish these con- piece of it.” THE PHILLIPIAN IN-DEPTH MARCH 7, 2008 A8

Presidential Sp e c i a l : An d t h e n t h e r e w e r e t h r e e ...

Malin Adams In January, 18 eager Uppers snagged 500 student signatures in hopes of becoming the next President of the Phillips Academy Student What is the single most important thing you would want to accomplish as president? Council. In waves, 15 vanished – leaving trails of posters, promises and Take the one-card system and don’t drop the ball on it. I want platforms in their collective wake. to work on expanding it to every student and every building on campus. In-Depth now presents the final three. How many hours of sleep do you get each night? Five

Who has been the most influential adult in your Andover experience? Lawrence Dai My Life Issues teacher, Kennan Daniel [Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Students], because she’s been an adult that has always been there and checked up What is the single most important thing you would want to accom- on me. She helped me understand the school a bit better. plish as president? Establish an environment that fosters free-flowing communication. What has been your favorite class at Andover? History 300 with Ms. [Tracy] Ainsworth. She’s actually just a really amazing teacher. She un- How many hours of sleep do you get each night? Five to six derstands history enough that she immerses you in it. She relates it to the 21st century. Who has been the most influential adult in your Andover experi- What class do you wish you could take but know you never can? ence? Ceramics My house counselor from both freshman year and this year, Mr. [Scott] Hoenig [Instructor in Mathematics], because he’s always there to sup- If you could change one thing about Andover, what would it be? port me in everything I do. I would eliminate all the stress. Kids get too bogged down with stress and don’t even realize it.

What do you want to do when you grow up? What has been your favorite class at Andover? After college I’m going to get a job helping other people in some way. After that I want to go to I’ve had many a favorite class, but I’d have to say Theater 200 was the best because I got to do the big business school and maybe go into consulting. end production with a heavy Southern drawl—that was just ridiculous.

Describe your ideal first date? What class do you wish you could take but know you never can? It has to be romantic but something fun. It has to be something awesome like skydiving. Dr. Keller’s independent project about the career of medicine. It’s not your typical class because there are more real world applications.

If you could change one thing about Andover, what would it be? The lack of flexibility within course and extracurricular selection. A lot of times people don’t necessarily William Thompson-Butler have the opportunity to pursue their real passions because of restrictions in course selections. Of course in going about this you would have to you start off the discussion with the administrators because they What is the single most important thing you would want to ac- are the only people that have power to make influential changes. complish as president? I want to increase student participation in student council. I would be What do you want to do when you grow up? the president for just one term and do just so much, but if I increase student participation, it will augment our impact. I have no idea but I know I don’t want to end up in a cubicle or homeless. I do know I want to work with people. How many hours of sleep do you get each night? Five and a half to six. Describe your ideal first date? One that happens. Who has been the most influential adult in your Andover experi- ence? I would say Coach [Steve] Carr because he has been a solid adult. Ms. [Lisa] Joel, my house coun- selor, has been really supportive because this year has been a really tough year. Before Election, Collins and Adler Reflect on Term the speech, and still do enjoy every whole time.” What has your favorite class at Andover been? By HANNAH LEE opportunity to speak.” Collins adds another favorite Ethics lower year because it was a great discussions class. I also really like my Bio 570 class this Adler and Collins reflected on memory. “I very much enjoyed Jon- year because it’s really hard and it drives me to the next level. Tantum Collins ’08 settles com- regrets of their time in office. Col- athan’s impression of me at ASM,” fortably in his chair patiently wait- lins says, “Not everything has gone jokes Collins. What class do you wish you could take but know you never can? ing to be questioned while Jonathan perfectly, especially this week, When asked about what he Adler ’08 busily scribbles away at a Architecture because I’ll never have time. I also wish I could take Italian, but I can’t because they with the voting issues. It’s been would miss most once he is out of piece of paper resting on his knee. stopped offering it. a learning experience for the past office, Collins reflects, “It was an Adler was scribbling down a two terms. We came into office essential part of my PA experience list to remember the pair’s and it is definitely going to be If you could change one thing about Andover, what would it be? accomplishments. very different over summer I know it’s a direct result of the environment, but I would make it a little less competitive and a little “I’d say it’s a range of and next year with not nearly more cooperative. small to large things [we as many commitments. It accomplished], some still was the highlight of Student What do you want to do when you grow up? being worked on. There’s Council. We have an extraor- I don’t want to grow up. the communication side of dinary Student Council.” things; with the students “I agree,” says Adler. “I Describe your ideal first date? and Student Council, we’ve think Student Council is such I would want to come up with the plan and have the girl throw in a twist. made sure that each class has a large part of my Andover its own website managed by experience, and they end their class representatives,” at the same time. I will not Adler says. be able to distinguish what I “Also, Tantum and I miss about Andover and Stu- THE CHANGING PRESIDENCY have a radio show. We relay dent Council. I will miss the the information to the stu- people, the peers I’m work- The role of student body president has increased in publicity and importance since it dents, though some weeks W. Hunckler/The Phillipian ing with, faculty who I’ve it just doesn’t work out,” worked with for certain briefly ceased to exist during the 1970’s. Adler says. not knowing nearly as much as we initiatives, and the administrators, Collins continues the list, and do now. We see what is and isn’t some of whom I’ve grown close to says, “We have an office in the li- Ruth Quattlebaum, Phillips Academy Archivist, said that when student gov- reasonable and learned how to or- through the meetings.” brary for better communication. ganize things.” Collins says, “I think the best ernment was first created after World War II there was no student body president, We’ll continue that next term. We In the last round of presidential part [about being president] is hav- but instead a “senior class officer.” The role “has changed from more of an internal have big initiatives. We published elections, the server went down in ing the opportunity to connect with the Blue Pages, pushed for the one- the middle of voting, inhibiting stu- so many people here. It was the to more of a combination of internal and external,” she said. card key system and online sign-in. dents from casting their ballots. reason I ran for president. It was my Also, we had School Congress both Adler says assuredly, “Where third year being on Student Coun- Abbot also had “a student government with elected representatives, but not Fall Term and Winter Term. It was initiatives have failed, we’ve gained cil, and the Student Council, fac- the first time in four years since a lot in learning how to lead and ulty, and administration, everyone a student body president, per se.” For a time, the position became a ceremonial we’ve had that here.” in understanding how the school is incredible.” figurehead. Now, School Congress in- functions. We get better and better When asked what the worst volves 50 to 80 students, as well as at our jobs as we push for certain part of his job was, Collins was ini- the Student Council, and meets in initiatives.” tially unsure. Jonathan Stableford ’63, Chair of the English Department, said, “I remember small groups with faculty in dif- The pair reflects upon their Adler fills in for his friend, there was nothing for them to do.” Stableford said that there was no extravagant ferent rooms. Last week’s School time together in search of a funny “The worst part for you is the con- Congress discussed honesty on memory. Adler says, “We went to stant fear of assassination.” campaign process and the role was not publicized as it is today. Quattlebaum said, campus. the interscholastic student council After a moment of thought, “It’s been within recent memory that the students running for school president have Adler and Collins discussed conference at Choate. There were Collins says, “It has really been really ramped up their campaigns.” Quattlebaum said that before the campaigns their transition to office last year. six schools there, and Tantum and awesome. There is nothing I don’t Adler says, “We arrived in of- I went there in coat and tie, and we like about it. My least favorite part gained importance, the elections were even more so a “popularity contest.” fice with a solid plan in action and were the only ones who dressed up. is the less exciting parts of the job then observed the platforms of clus- That was a little funny.” such as writing hours of emails ev- ter presidents. We absorbed that, “Most of our other stories are ery night. But it is definitely more Quattlebaum said, “There was a hiatus in the 70’s [1974-1978], those radical and through that had plenty to do a little too inappropriate,” Adler than balanced.” times, because there was not a student council… There was so much anti-estab- for the entire year.” adds. He and Collins sneer at one Collins and Adler quiet down, lishment sentiment, no prom … all the traditional institutions were considered not Collins says, laughing at his dis- another, and laugh. and chuckle about the topic of their comfort from last year, “I was terri- Adler continues, “We laugh love lives. “You’re overestimating viable, not worth anybody’s time.” fied [to give my speech last year]. I a lot in meetings—it’s hard for us me by saying that I had one [a love spent all of spring break practicing. to suppress sometimes. Actually, life] to begin with,” says abashed Toward the end of the 70’s, there was a shift “from the sense that student It was very intimidating, but fun in scratch that other story. This one’s Collins. the end. Once I was at the podium, good—Once we drove with our Adler laughs with his colleague leaders were superfluous to a sense that student leaders were necessary, that we giving the speech, it was calm and faculty advisor, Mr. Alonso. He and says, “[Being vice president] relaxing. Not as nerve-wracking as should bring back that sort of responsibility for students,” Quattlebaum said. chose the music we listened to in has not affected my love life. Sadly. I had expected it to be.” the car. I’ll just say that less than I flex my political muscles in front -Jane Thomas Adler reminisces and eventual- admirable choices were made. And of the ladies, but it doesn’t work.” ly says, “I was very excited to give it didn’t help that he sang along the

1974 1993 1981 1986 Student 1978 The Phillipian Late 1940s Todd Fletcher council and Hadley ran a picture A Historical ’85, a black the position of Student Soutter ’82 doctored to be Timeline of Student student, student council council and was elected unflattering the PA government and was elected president died student council as the first of the newly Student the role of “senior as the first out in response president were female elected student class officer” non-white Council to anti- reinstated. student body body president established at student body Presidency establishment president. Kristina Holt Phillips Academy. president. sentiment in the ’94. student body. - Courtesy of the Phillips Academy Archives “Rubik’s Cube Kid”: Kellon Olusola ’11 See Page B6 Phillipian March 7, 2008 Arts B1

Dance Open: Beyond Words tionally, Sanders choreographed four inter- tion” and an Arabian Waltz, among many Nathalie Sun ludes, which were interspersed throughout. others. W. Hunckler and M. Discenza/The Phillipian All three established dance groups (Blue Sanders said, “In this year’s Dance Technical light shows and elaborate Strut, Hypnotiq, SLAM) and independent Open, we had a wide variety of dance styles, Student dancers perform a wide variety of dance styes, in- clothing enhanced the power and passion of dancers performed self-choreographed including jazz, tap, step, hip-hop, ballet and cluding jazz, tap, step, hip-hop, ballet and modern dance. the pirouetting, leaping and spinning danc- pieces, giving the Dance Open a depth and modern dance. Also, every single choreog- ers that took to the stage during the Phillips richness unequaled in many other venues. rapher had their own artistic vision, which Academy Dance Open. Faculty mentor and Instructor in Dance was clear because all of the dances were so The annual event, held last Friday and Erin Strong said, “The Dance Open’s focus different from each other. I think that every Saturday nights in Tang Theater, was a is the students’ creative voices. It is about choreographer accomplished what they set breathtaking testament to the quality of stu- their work, their ideas, their voices. I am out to do with their dance—the pieces were dent creativity in the arts. Unlike the other simply here to help them express those ideas all so polished and they left the audience two major dance presentations during the and voices in an effective, clear manner.” with a strong awareness of what each dance year, the Dance Open is unique in that it is She added, “I love that this show is was about.” completely student-run. about the students and their personal styles The general consensus of the audience The theme of the event, of dance, whether it be a traditional form illustrated the success of the event. Alice “Beyond Words,” alluded to or a form they create themselves. It is truly Conant ’09 said “My favorite performances world-famous vocalist Bobby open to all, and that is perhaps the show’s were probably Lollipop or SLAM. I loved McFerrin’s recent album. Mi- biggest appeal and strongest asset.” the satire and wit of Lollipop, and SLAM’s kaela Sanders ’08, this year’s This year, ethnic music and a variety of funky work-out theme gave the night so student director, chose to base the genres proved to be integral aspects of up- much energy! Overall, it was a very enjoy- Dance Open on the album. holding the theme and relating to McFer- able night.” Sanders wrote a brief introduc- rin’s album. Maura Tousignant ’08 was involved tion to the Dance Open in the program: Ironically, the myriad dance styles with several pieces in the Dance Open. The “To me, ‘Beyond Words’ is not only a united the event and the mingling of driving forces of dance fusion and ethnic spectacular album, but also an ideal more “classic” influences behind her dances emulated the philosophy for dance, since dance modes and theme of the night. is about expressing universal unexpected Tousignant said, “I chose Tamacun for emotions without resorting to dances kept my solo because I wanted to incorporate verbal explanation.” the Dance Open Latin influences into a modern piece. ‘Oh The Dance Open includ- fresh and interesting. The performances Timbaland’ was a good choice for Hypno- ed 17 student-choreographed included a native Korean tiq because we [the co-heads] wanted to ex- pieces, ranging from tap and choreography, a portrayal periment with our choreography: the unique jazz to modern and of dolls dancing to Benny sound of the song fit with our ideas.” ballet. Addi- Benassi’s “Satisfac- Continued on B6 A Different Kind of Chemistry floor’s theme. Hip-hop music mixed by which all had reasonably good turnouts. Colleen Flanagan DJ Tebs Maqubela ’11 and Sadiqa Far- This is especially impressive as attendees row ’09 blasted out of the speakers, and were split three ways. Gelb Science Center’s studious atmo- the mob of people in such a concentrated, The positive energy at the Gelb Dance sphere and emtpy halls were transformed enclosed space can only be compared to on Saturday Night was hard to ignore. into a three-story nightclub last Saturday one place — the Ryley Room. Accord- Kids on the first floor, grooving to Hef- night. ing to DJ Maqubela, there were technical fner’s 70’s music stylings, those jumping Three DJ’s each played different difficulties with the music equipment that and dancing to the stimulating second styles of music for their three dances, resulted in small pauses between songs, floor music and those “gettin’ low” to the one on each floor of the building. On the but most students did not notice. beats of the hip-hop floor were largely night of the dance, as one approached Regulars to Underwood dances en- impressed with the outcome of the Gelb Gelb, the bass pulsed louder and louder, joyed having the option of going to a dif- Dance. and the side view of the building, its wall ferent floor if they got bored or wanted to It is not certain whether or not the of windows usually revealing a strictly try something new. Student Activities Board will schedule academic space, displayed a colorful ar- “Because there were three floors, we another Gelb dance in the future, but, ray of lights. all had the option to dance to whatever judging by the student body’s reaction to The highly anticipated dance was M. Discenza/The Phillipian music we felt like,” said Kathryn Quijano this event, they seem to collectively wel- one of the most well-attended of the ’08. “It was epic!” come the possibility. Lucy Bidwell ’09 performs an acoustic version of Tom Petty’s “Freefalling” 2007-2008 academic year. It was a re- Isabella Uria ’10 said, “Of my almost After such a thrilling dance, there is at last Friday’s Coffeehouse. freshing change of pace for most Phillips two years going to dances at PA, this was no doubt that, upon return to Gelb on Academy students, who may be bored by the best!” Monday for classes, students were think- the same hip-hop and seasonal dances Most students seemed to be enjoying ing about a different kind of chemistry. that have taken place in the Underwood themselves on each of the three floors, Free the Slaves: Room. The first floor flaunted a 70’s theme One Cup of Coffee At a Time with psychedelic lights and groovy dance Slaves, a non-profit organization dedi- music. Though it was the first dance stu- Audrey Adu-Appiah cated to putting an end to modern slav- dents were confronted with, upon enter- ery globally. ing Gelb, it had less of a turnout then the The smell of Starbucks coffee and Andover Modern Abolitionist So- other two floors. However, the space was the sound of acoustic guitars always ciety was inspired to co-sponsor the still filled with students thirsting for a fun signify one thing: a Coffeehouse. event with Center for Global Justice in break from the relative intensity of hip- Last Friday in Kemper Audito- an attempt to attract the supporters of hop and techno. Alex Heffner ’08 DJ’d, rium, Center for Global Justice and both groups. Despite having launched under the alias DJ Bulldogg. Andover Modern Abolitionist Society a petition and a movie night, AMAS The second floor reverberated with (AMAS) hosted a talent show, drawing felt the need to make a tangible effort technofunk beats, which eventually blew more than 250 students, that featured to end modern slavery. out both of the floor’s speakers. The dance various musical, poetic and come- “You can only talk about it so was lit with the same colored lights as the dic acts—all accompanied by pizza, much of the time before you have to first floor, but students may have been at- cupcakes, brownies, cookies and free do something,” said Alyssa Yamamoto tracted by the greater amount of available Starbucks Fair Trade coffee. ’08, President of AMAS. space for dancing. The second floor dance “One: We wanted to raise aware- In between acts, MC’s Matt Cran- had a high-energy atmosphere created by ness,” said Tiffany Li ’09, a board ney ’08 and Jonathan Adler ’08 ex- playlists mixed by Julian Danziger ’11, member of Center for Global Justice, plained the Coffeehouse’s cause to Adam Levine ’11 and Ben Podell ’11. “because a lot of people don’t realize the audience, citing examples of mod- Upon venturing all the way to the how much good fair trade coffee does third floor of Gelb, students were greet- ern slavery, such as young children or that slavery is still going on. Two: ed with complete darkness broken only snatched from their homes to work in we wanted to raise money.” by the green exit signs, which created a M. Discenza/The Phillipian sweatshops. The money raised went to Free the cool, intimate ambiance that fit the third Students danced in the hallways of all three floors of Gelb last Saturday night. Continued on B6 B2

Volume CXXXI, Number 6 SPORT Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts S March 7, 2008 Girls Swimming Takes Third at Interschols; Morss ’10 Dominates Competition in 100 Free Greta Martin ’09 achieved a sea- second by one-one-hundredth of By Veronica Faller son best of 1:03.34, and Celia a second. Ph i l l i p i a n Sp o r t s Wr i t e r Lewis ’10 and Waldman posted In the 100 Backstroke, Sim- strong swims of 1:04.24 and itch Warke took sixth place with a After suffering a narrow loss 1:05.25, respectively. season best of 1:02.44. Teri Faller to Exeter in its final dual meet, Morss swam the perfect race swam a strong race for ninth, also Andover Girls in the 100 Freestyle to capture with a season best of 1:02.27. Swimming the New England Champion title. Sarah Pucillo ’08 swam an rebounded to The field was even for the first amazing season best of 1:09.82, defeat its rival half of the race, but then Morss and Veronica Faller ’09 had at Interschols pulled away. a strong swim, with a time of Gi r l s last Saturday. Sw i m m i n g Morss’ lead kept growing. 1:05.39. Although the She touched the wall in 53.64, Hall took fifth in the 100 team expected almost a second and over a body Breaststroke, posting a season to finish fourth, numerous season length ahead of second place. best of 1:09.76. best times promoted Andover to Kristofferson and Captain Season bests were also seen third. Caitlin Feeney ’08 both swam from Tina Kit ’09 (1:12.98), Zim- The 200 Medley Relay squad amazing times for season bests, merling (1:16.30) and Kimberly of Eva Simitch-Warke ’09, Allie posting 56.72 and 57.76, respec- Chang ’08 (1:18.87). Hall ’10, Annie Glancy ’09, and tively. Moroney ’11 also had a In the 400 Freestyle Relay Lexi Moroney ’11 captured fifth strong swim with a time of 57.11. Andover and Hopkins once again place in the event with an impres- For Andover’s distance swim- pulled far ahead of the other com- Courtesy of Paul Murphy sive time of 1:54.06. mers, who have been working ex- petitors. Andover Boys Swimming celebrates a well-deserved second place finish at Interschols. The team The 200 Freestyle gave an ac- eventually fell to Deerfield despite numerous personal bests. tremely hard at practice, the meet The team of Morss, Kristof- curate preview of how well the was truly a success. ferson, Glancy, and Faulkner was team would perform throughout Faulkner cut three seconds narrowly outtouched and finished Swimming Can’t Defend Championship Title; the meet. from her 500 Freestyle for a time second again in 3:39.08. Becca MacRae ’09 and Steph- of 5:11.82, finishing fourth, and With a final score of 273 anie Moroney ’09 both posted sea- Hall dropped nine seconds for a points, Andover capped off its 7-3 30-Point Diving Deficit Gives Deerfield the Win son bests in 2:09.89 and 2:10.26, time of 5:12.41, coming in 5th. season with a third place finish. respectively. Lewis cut eight seconds, fin- Feeney said, “Interschols was By Kristen Faulkner fourth. Conor McAuliffe ’10 fin- The 200 Freestyle Relay team In the tension-filled finals of ishing with a time of 5:30.07. a great way to end the season – the event, Kristen Faulkner ’11 Ph i l l i p i a n Sp o r t s Wr i t e r ished tenth with a personal best of Lee-Kramer, Asa Harrington Abby Levene ’09 dropped 21 we maintained good energy and of 1:47.76. Deveney ’09 swam ’09, Zhai and Brenner finished overcame the pressure and the seconds for a season and best of confidence, and we should be next, placing third in the 200 In- second with a time of 1:29.40. talented field to take fourth place 5:41.03. proud of our cohesion and im- In a thrilling opening to a and a record best time of 1:58.05. highly anticipated 2008 New Eng- dividual Medley, qualifying for Ben Morris took tenth in the 100 The 200 Freestyle Relay provement. an All American Consideration backstroke with a 56.30, closely In the 200 Individual Medley, proved to be controversial. An- Feeney continued, “I admire land Cham- Glancy swam a season best of pionships, a in 1:55.21. Brenner shattered the followed by Conor Deveney ’11, dover’s squad of Kristofferson, the dedication and passion of Lower record in the 50 Freestyle William Faulkner ’09, and Steven 2:14.07 to capture fifth. Morss, Moroney ’11, and Faulkner these girls.” 37-year old Teri Faller ’11 also swam a Andover re- with a time of 22.21, closely fol- Lee-Kramer in 12th, 13th, and swam a closely contested race for Kit added, “Even though we lowed by Lee-Kramer in ninth 16th respectively. season best of 2:18.65 for eighth first against Hopkins. swam individual events, each cord was bro- place. Bo y s ken this week- with a time of 22.35. Andover The 400 Freestyle Relay team The finish was so close, of- swim was for the team.” Sw i m m i n g finished the first half ahead of of Hon, Zhai, Mahoney, and De- Aubrey Zimmerling ’09 ficials could not determine from Zimmerling agreed, saying, end by the swam a beautiful race, posting a 200 Medley second place Deerfield by a slim veney ’09 took first with a time sight who won. “We all went home in high spirits seven points. of 3:14.37. Despite the victory, season best of 2:23.76, while Ju- Unfortunately, the electric and with a great sense of accom- Relay team of Co-Captain Bren- liana Reider ’10 swam a strong dan Deveney ’09, Curtis Hon ’10, Andover failed to place div- Deerfield stole the overall win timing system in Andover’s lane plishment.” ers in the top sixteen to score, but with a score of Deerfield-332, 2:24.46. malfunctioned so officials used Only graduating three seniors Jimmy Brenner ’10, and Steven In the most closely contested Lee-Kramer ’09. The boys fin- Brenner broke the Lower record Andover 317. the backup hand timer’s time. this spring, Andover is already in the 100 Butterfly to open up the Brenner said, “I couldn’t be race of the day, Peyton Morss ’10 The timer recorded Andover looking forward to its extremely ished third with a time of 1:37.48, used her long arms and stellar replacing the old school record, second half of the meet. He fin- prouder of the way everyone on finishing in 1:41.67. Hopkins fin- promising 2008-2009 season. ished fourth with a time of 53.54. our team swam. We all trained re- kick to snag fourth in the 50 Free- ished in 1:41.66. Andover took which had been national prep style, swimming a season best of school record when established in Brenner now holds both the Ju- ally hard this season, and I think nior and Lower records in the everyone swam his best. In the 24.82. 1971. First-place Suffield Acad- Moroney ’11 took tenth, post- emy set a new New England re- event. Alex Smachlo ’11 finished end we only missed first place by thirteenth with a time of 55.59. 15 points, and I think that we’re ing a season best of 25.68. Mai cord, and all three teams qualified Kristofferson ’09 and Alanna PA Sends 9 to New Englands; for “All American” standard. In the 100 Freestyle, Deve- going to have another really good ney ’09 took third with a time of shot at winning next year. The Waldman ’10 both had exciting Andover traveled to Deer- races, swimming season bests of field last weekend for Interschols, 48.02, alongside teammate Hon best part of the meet had to be the Cintron & Mosquera are Champs who finished fourth with a time medley relay breaking our oldest 26.03 (for a 13th place finish) and placing second overall to the host 26.07, respectively. As the competition raised it- team by only 15 points. Of the of 48.42. Co-Captain Kevin Zhai school record and getting an All- By Scott Sanderson ’08 placed tenth with a time of American time. What’s even bet- Although Emily Johnson ’10 Ph i l l i p i a n Sp o r t s Wr i t e r self in the semifinals, Cintron and twenty-one Andover swimmers, slipped on the board during the Mosquera both recorded quick twelve returned to compete in fi- 49.58. ter is that we can break it again McAuliffe then broke the next year.” diving event, her fluid and grace- With a 6-2 upset victory in the pins, and Stuer advanced to the nals. Several of Andover’s grade ful dives were still strong enough finals when his opponent suffered specific records were broken. Lower record in the 500 Freestyle With only one senior gradu- finals of the New England Cham- and placed fourth with a time of ating this spring, Andover looks for her to capture 14th place. pionships, an injury and was forced to with- The meet continued with In the 100 Butterfly, Glancy draw. Matt Mahoney ’11 setting the Ju- 4:45.44. Mahoney finished third forward to next year, and the team Reid Mosquera and grasped a personal best of already has plans to recapture the swam a stunning race to finish ’09 capped As the final round of compe- nior record in the 200 Freestyle second in a season best of 1:00.24. tition began, Andover was well with a time of 1:46.58 to finish 4:47.79. Smachlo finished elev- championship title. off a historic enth with a time of 4:47.58. 2007-2008 behind Northfield Mount -Her season for mon, the runaway winner of the Wr e s t l i n g Andover Wres- team competition, but it held on tling. to a narrow lead over the Brooks Andover traveled to Loomis School for second place. The SLAM: Making the Beat Drop Since 1994 team’s place would depend on its Chafee on Friday afternoon to compete in its final competition performance in its final matches of the year: the New England of the season. Prep School Championships. The Crystal was first to go and tournament, which brings togeth- though he wrestled hard, his op- er a field of 47 prep schools repre- ponent proved too much for him. sents the finest that New England Gaiss was unable to reverse the wrestling has to offer. Andover momentum, losing 14-2 to take qualified nine of its thirteen start- 6th. ing wrestlers: Robert Palmer ’11, As Cintron, the team’s only Duncan Crystal ’10, Ryan Gaiss senior, took the mat to wrestle ’11, Ben Elder ’09, Scott Sander- his final match in an Andover son ’09, Co-Captain Hector Cin- singlet, there was a palpable feel- tron ’08, Co-Captain Shaun Stuer ing of tension in the air. Cintron ’09 and Mosquera. remained calm and in control the Of the nine wrestlers who entire match, even as the first pe- traveled with Andover to the tour- riod ended with him down 3-2. In nament, all nine survived to wres- the end, Cintron’s superior condi- tle at least one match on day two. tioning and technical skill proved The trio of Cintron, Mosquera and too much as he became Andover’s Stuer, “The Three Amigos,” all first NE Champion. recorded pins in their first round Stuer wrestled his own final matches to advance, as did Sand- match immediately following erson and Palmer. In perhaps the Cintron’s victory. Stuer lost a 6-4 biggest upset of the first round, decision to his opponent from the unseeded Gaiss defeated his Roxbury Latin. fifth-seeded opponent, 5-3, while When Stuer’s match had Crystal earned a comfortable 8-1 ended, it was time for Mosquera decision. to take the mat. He faced BBN’s Derek Papagianopoulos, who had M.Discenza/The Phillipian Andover began day two with a rocky start, as Andover’s trio of defeated Mosquera earlier at the Stephanie Xu ’09 (left), Atima Lui ’08 (middle), Nkem Oghedo ’08 (right) are three of the fifteen members of Andover’s SLAM National Prep Tournament. Un- team who are exemplifying individual step moves used in the team’s various performances. All-Americans became its only members to advance to the semi- daunted, Mosquera shocked the vious year. There are three days in Our season begins in the win- Andover. We dress in cheerlead- entire gymnasium by earning a By Carolyn Chica & finals. After suffering his first loss, which the two captains teach two ter term. Everyday from 6:30 to 8, ing uniforms, but we aren’t cheer- Crystal rattled off three straight 6-2 victory, sealed by a 4-point Dacone Elliott steps and a cheer. In recent years, we teach the rest of the team all leaders. We perform in Dance throw midway through the final SLAM Ca p t a i n s wins in the consolation bracket to we have decided to make one of of our cheers for the various time- Open, but we are not necessarily secure a place in the place match period of the match. Mosquera’s When we were first ap- the two steps accompanied by outs and half time performances in dancers. Regardless, SLAM pro- for 3rd. Gaiss also bounced back win also clinched second place proached to write an article for music, because many of our rou- preparation for our Varsity Boys vides everyone with that extra to win two more matches. for Andover as a team. The Phillipian about SLAM, we tines are now moving towards be- and Girls home basketball games. boost of school spirit, and it fasci- began thinking about what step- ing performed with music. There are times when team mem- nates most people to see in person ping really means to us. Where On the fourth day, we hold of- bers are put on the spot and must what they’ve only experienced in Congratulations 2008 we come from, ‘cheer’ is not a ficial tryouts where the prospect perform routines by themselves movies like “Stomp the Yard.” word we hear very often. They ive SLAM members perform in to make sure every clap and head Occasionally we partake in Swimming All-Americans! should call us inspiration-leaders pairs in front of three SLAM af- look is when it is supposed to be. stepping competitions at local instead. filiated faculty judges. They are On SLAM, we believe we boarding schools. These compe- Last weekend four Andover Boys Swimmers It surprises the Andover com- scored on the power of their steps are only as strong as our weakest titions bring out our genuine ag- gained All-American recognition. The last time munity most to learn that as Spirit and claps, the attitude that they member, because we strive to cre- gressive natures. We are used to Leaders of Andover Madness, exude, sharp head looks, and the ate one sound. The first few weeks performing for only the Andover an Andover swimmer achieved the honor was in SLAM, we are a real sport that projection of their voice. The top of SLAM are always painful. We audience, so when stepping at 2003. practices for an hour and half ev- 13 scores automatically make it have to work muscles we forgot other schools, we have to strive to ery day. Despite the lack of a var- onto the team, not taking into ac- existed, and popped blood vessels prove that we are the best. SLAM Brendan Deveney ’09, Curtis Hon ’10, Jimmy sity letter or a picture up on the count previous years on SLAM. appear on our hands and thighs has been making the beat drop Brenner ’10 & Steven Lee-Kramer ’09: 200 Med- wall, becoming part of SLAM can This means that it is very from slapping ourselves so hard. since 1994, although the team has be more competitive than most possible for a veteran to end up The climax of our season been changing in size, color and ley Relay (1:37.48) sports. watching SLAM from the stands. comes at the Andover/Exeter style. Consideration: We are roughly a fifteen-mem- The fourteenth and fifteenth top Boy’s Basketball half-time where We believe SLAM will con- ber team, and we hold tryouts at scores fill the spots of alternates. SLAM and Precision (Exeter’s tinue to have a bright future at Brendan Deveney ’09: 200 Individual Medley the end of every fall term to re- Throughout the season, they have step team) “battle.” Andover and that our spirit will (1:55.21) place the seniors we lost the pre- the opportunity to earn their spot SLAM does not exactly fit continue to inspire both athletes on the team. into the athletic program here at and fans. THE PHILLIPIAN SPORTS MARCH 7, 2008 B3

Phillipian Sports Athletes of the Term

Co-Captain Brendan Deveney ’09 Boys Swimming of his passions. dan went after him showed “If the Boys Swim team was an apple pie,” Deveney “is a rarity in this community,” that he truly believes in his teammate William Faulkner ’09 said, “Bren- said Water Polo and Swim Coach David Fox. own abilities, and does not dan [Deveney ’09] would be the apples.” Although he is involved in a limited num- get intimidated by the com- Both in terms of talent and work ethic, ber of activities, “in each of those things, he petition. Deveney is the heart of the team. Only an Up- strives for perfection.” And he attains it. His perseverance pays per, the Co-Captain and All-American was a He is currently taking AP Physics, AP Bi- off. Deveney won almost huge part of Andover’s 8-2 season and second ology and AP BC Calculus. The Prefect of every race he swam all place finish at the New England Interscholas- Draper Cottage is also an instrumental mem- season—and he swam al- tic Championship. His unique combination ber of the Varsity Water Polo team. most every event. He is of ability and enthusiasm make him the clear But swimming is Deveney’s greatest pas- one of the top swimmers choice for male athlete of the term. sion. “He trains and races with a wonderful, in New England in the 200 Deveney, who hails from Newtown, CT, wild abandonment, and he simply wills his Individual Medley, the 200, has been swimming for nine years and cur- body to fulfill its potential,” Fox explained. 500 and 100 Freestyle, the rently swims with the Wilton Y Wahoos. Be- Fox continued, “I do not know an athlete 100 Butterfly and the 100 fore coming to Andover as a new lower, he with greater focus and fortitude. The kid is Backstroke. He is one of the M.Discenza/The Phillipian swam for the powerhouse and Olympic-feed- a beast.” top twenty fastest Andover sonality” Hugon said. ing club once or twice a day, year-round. And Deveney is swimmers of all-time in “He is also remarkably thoughtful and But the standout student was frustrated “the fiercest competitor each of these six events, mature,” Fox added. “He reads and manages with Newtown public school academics. By I have ever met,” said including second in the the boys and team dynamics extremely well. coming to Andover, Deveney could fulfill all teammate Alex Fraser “I do not know an athlete 200 Freestyle and sixth Initially reticent, Brendan is actually gregari- ’10. with greater focus and in the 100 Freestyle and ous and funny.” Head Swim Coach Backstroke. Both teammates and coaches appreciate Jacques Hugon agreed, fortitude. This kid is a Recently, he has Deveney’s sense of humor, “though it takes a “I am comfortable lin- also been recognized as long time for him to be comfortable showing ing up Brendan op- beast.” one of the top four all- this side of his personality. But he has a sharp, posite anyone in the -Coach David Fox round swimmers in the dry wit which lightens up his studious person- league in any event. He league which consists ality, and helps explain in part his popularity may not always win, of more than twenty five with the rest of the team, and with the adults but he will never back schools. who know him well,” said Hugon. down, and will push Deveney was un- With one more swim season left in his himself to the limit of his abilities.” doubtedly a crucial factor at Interschols. His Andover career, Deveney “will do just as One instance of Deveney’s fearless deter- time of 1:55.21 in the 200 Individual Medley good a job if not better,” believes Matt Ma- mination still clearly stands out in Hugon’s gave him third place and All American con- honey ’11. mind: “I remember seeing him at his first sideration. He was also a member of the All Determined to rise to an even higher championships with our team last year, at- American squad in the 200 Medley Relay, and swimming level, Deveney plans to commute tacking Niall Janney in the 200 IM finals in he took third in the 100 Freestyle and first in to the Andover North Andover YMCA Hurri- the Fly and the Back. I just remember think- the 400 Freestyle Relay. canes, a local club team, every day this spring ing, and saying to Coach Fox: ‘You’ve got to Although when “he’s in the pool he wants for swim practice. be kidding me.’” it more than anyone else,” said Fraser, out of Hugon continued, “Everyone in the pool the pool, Deveney is humble and unassum- By Abby Levene expected Janney to win, but it was almost as ing. He may lead every set in practice every Ph i l l i p i a n Sp o r t s Ed i t o r if nobody had told that to Brendan. While day, but he is a quiet leader on land. He has M.Discenza/The Phillipian Janney eventually prevailed, the way Bren- a “soft-spoken, cerebral and almost shy per-

Captain Kelly Fox ’08 Girls Basketball already eliminated, Fox knocked down her fi- game in tight situations. on her proudest moment of her career with the Girls Basketball Captain Kelly Fox ’08 was nal free throws, forever etching her name on a Fox admires his ability to be loose and laid- program. Fox stated, “Beating Exeter in my last not always the sharpshooter that she is today. plaque at the Basketball Hall of Fame. back on and off the court — Arenas writes a hu- regular season game was the perfect ending for Fox’s first memories of playing organized bas- Growing up as the star shooter on all of her morous blog — while being one of the league’s me.” ketball were not of her draining three pointers or teams, Fox had a difficult time at first adjusting top scores. sinking foul shots. to Andover’s team-oriented play. For example, Fox’s favorite story of Arenas Instead, Fox recalls competing on her third Fox commented, “The biggest change I’ve is a halftime rendezvous when instead of sit- grade elementary school team. “It was your typi- made over my years at Andover was learning ting next to his locker to hear the coach speak, cal idea of third grade basketball. Everyone was how to trust my teammates. I’ve definitely de- Arenas casually walked out and took a shower running around and smashing into each other. veloped from an individualistic player into a before returning for the second half. The usual scores of 4-3 clearly reflected the de- true point guard.” Although Fox does not consider herself a fensive battles taking place,” joked Fox. In fact, Fox describes her playing style as very superstitious person, there is one meal she Fox started playing basketball because all of being similar to Dallas Mavericks All-Star always has to have before a game. Fox stated, “I her friends were taking up the sport. point guard Jason Kidd. Kidd is known as an have to have my Cinnamon Toast Crunch. It’s exceptionally unselfish player who always has the breakfast of champions.” a knack for finding an open teammate with his If there is one game that Fox will remember spectacular vision and poise. ten years down the road, it would undoubtedly “The biggest change However, Fox’s favorite professional bas- be her match-up against Northfield Mount Her- ketball player is Washington Wizards superstar mon her upper year. I’ve made over my Gilbert Arenas, nicknamed “Agent Zero,” him- With just seconds remaining and her team years at Andover was self known for sharpshooting and taking over the down by one, Fox recalls the play. “Kara Hol- lis [’07] was inbounding the ball and we were learning how to trust trying to run the play that we drew up in the my teammates.” huddle. The play broke down and I cut to the block. S.Sheu/The Phillipian Hollis passed me the ball and I threw up a hook shot as time expired. Somehow, the shot Fox had five points and eight assists in the However, Fox’s passion for the game soon dropped and we came away with a one-point victory, clearly exemplifying her full transfor- propelled her to the national stage. victory.” mation as an unselfish player. This balanced For six straight years, Fox competed in a Even as a Captain, Fox is not the most vocal performance put an exclamation point on Fox’s nationally organized foul shooting competition. senior on the team. spectacular season as Captain of the Girls Var- The tournament was broken up into five levels: Her companionship with Hailee Minor ’08 sity Basketball team. a local town qualification, the district finals, the has been especially invaluable. Minor, one of state finals, the regional competition, and finally, the more vocal members on the team, has taken By Matt Gorski & Jim Ricker nationals. the pressure off Fox, allowing her to simply per- Ph i l l i p i a n Sp o r t s Ed i t o r s After countless hours of practice from the form and lead by example on and off the court. charity stripe, Fox finally advanced to the na- With Fox’s tenure as a basketball player at tional finals. With 3,000,000 other competitors M.Discenza/The Phillipian Andover having officially ended, she reflected

Honorable Mentions:

Co-Captain Mike Captain Andrew Cox ’08: Captain Simone Hill Palermo ’08: Cox led Andover to its ’08: Palermo’s outside first playoff berth since Sprinter Hill consistently shooting and ball the 2005 campaign and excelled in the 60-meter handling ability finished the season ranked dash, narrowly missing helped keep an sixth in New England with the school record by just inexperienced Andover 56 points, tallying 23 goals 0.3 seconds. team competitive and 33 assists. throughout the season.

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Co-Captain Hector Co-Captain Stephanie Cintron ’08: Peyton Morss ’10: Clegg ’08: All-American Cintron Morss capped off an Clegg’s stifling defensive finished the dual meet extraordinary season presence helped Girls season undefeated while by racing to a first- Hockey form a reputation capping off his season place finish in the 100 as one of the top defensive with a first place finish in Free at Interschols. schools in the league. New Englands.

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8:00 p.m. Britney Spears sighted 9:00 p.m. Awkward silence D.J. Bulldogg arrives next to the bathroom follows THE PHILLIPIAN FEATURES MARCH 7, 2008 B5 Assessment Week History Test Study Guide From the Desk of a Sadistic Teacher... Dear Diary, B.J. Garry It’s Monday again, and I have to deal with those little brats for another week. I was prepared March 9, 2007 for class today, ready to make their Monday as miserable as I could. I handed back some papers History 100 that I graded over the weekend and gave them their midterm grades. During conference period, this one girl in my class came up to me and asked why she didn’t A. Martin Luther get an H for her midterms. You know the type, the one that won’t shut up about her grade. • Wrote the 95 Theses in 1998 to protest the production of “Why didn’t I get an H? I got 6’s on all the tests we’ve had,” she said. I replied, “You know this movie how some teachers don’t give out H’s at midterms? ...Well, I’m not one of them. Maybe if you changed my life the movie BASEketball. Eww. Gross didn’t have the intellectual capacity of a pinecone, you would have done better.” •Went to the Diet of Worms, where some bro was like “Yo, “I don’t know how to respond to that,” she said. take back the stuff you said,” and Martin Luther was like, “Good, you’re not supposed to. Now go back to the disease-infested cave you crawled out “Nah, dude, I don’t wanna.” So the other dude was like, of. “Okay, we’ll send you off to this castle so you can pretty Dear Diary, much just chill for the rest of your life or whatever.” •Wrote some mad sweet stuff on theology. In class today I told the students they would be getting a free cut. “Awesome! What day will it be on?” said one of the little sacks of unhappiness. “No, not like that. You will all get a cut, and it will be free.” We then went on to the homework, and I chose students to put problems on the B. Pope Leo X board. I saw one problem that had a slight error. I could have let it slide, but I couldn’t resist. •Had a killer idea where he sold indulgences, which were “That one is fatally flawed. Who is the creator of that disasterpiece?” I said. One girl timidly pieces of paper that someone could buy and have their sins raised her hand. forgiven and stuff. “And what is your name?” “Are you serious? I’ve been in your class since September! My name is Amy, remember?” she •Advertised as the “perfect holiday gift.” more perfect than said. edible underwear? “I can’t remember the names of all the demons that plague my life. Now on to the homework. C. John Calvin + HOBBES LOL Do you see your error, or do you need me to show you? It’s number 14, not 13. Label your ques- • Calvin was sort of chillin’ in Switzerland, making Ricola tions properly, or next time I will be forced to hunt down and eat your pets.” cough drops or whatever, then he read some of Martin “Why do you have to be so condescending? You’re a jerk,” she said. “And you are an accident your parents had during Mardi Gras; that’s why they sent you away. Luther’s stuff and thought it was cool. Now sit down.” • Thought that salvation was determined before birth, and that people who were planned to be saved before birth were Dear Diary, destined to live holy lives. Calvin called these people “The Class was boring today. I wasn’t in a teaching mood, so I put an impossible problem on the Elect.” board for the kids to work on while I played Tetris on my cell phone. When class was over, I col- • Today, these people are known as the cast of Seinfeld. lected the work from the students, lit it on fire in front of them and handed out cupcakes. I told Wasn’t this a dragon the students I made them last night and baked them with care and love. What I really meant that or something? Check there were laxatives inside them. I tried to remind the students that their test was tomorrow, but D. Henry VIII with the teacher they were in such a rush to go to the bathroom I don’t think they heard me. Oh, well. • Basically was married to this chick (Catherine of Aragon) who couldn’t make a male heir. Dear Diary, • Wanted to marry this other chick (Anne Boleyn) so he Today was the day of the test. The students didn’t look too well; they seemed sick. Wonder could totally get it on and have a boy. why? Some looked confused when I handed the tests out. I told them not to worry, but this test • But Pope Clement didn’t let him get a divorce. So after a would be worth 75 percent of their grade this term. I’ve done a bunch of things this term to while, Henry was just like “Aight, whatever, I’ll make my make the tests difficult. I’ve made them too long, I’ve put in impossible problems, I’ve printed the questions in invisible ink. I’ve even written the tests in ancient Greek. Today I wanted to do own church.” something special. • That’s pretty much it. The test I handed out had questions about molecular physics, vector calculus, Kazakhstani grease stain from history and America’s Next Top Model trivia. As I suspected, no one knew the answers. I threw King’s Subs them a curveball by placing a safe in the middle of the room with an answer key inside it. The E. Henry the Navigator students could get the answer key and use it for their test, but each had to look at a picture of Former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev for 30 seconds before I would tell them the combination. “I don’t know... • Died a virgin. Several students began bleeding out of their eyes, which scared the rest out of trying. Forty- I just never got • Traveled all over the place, invented some pretty sweet around to it.” five minutes and one trip to the emergency room later, the students exited the room, each with -Henry the stuff for navigating or something. another 0 test grade. It was a great week. Navigator • Died a virgin. —Ben Prawdzik Group Study Sessions: Too Much Group, Too Little Study Mike: Alright guys, we have one hour until the history final and over Peter (Snickering): This one’s easy. The Bubonic Plague was spread 700 years of history left to cover. by rats. The rats figured that if they could wipe out humans, they would be the most powerful animals on the planet. There was only one flaw in Frankie: Wait, we have a history final? their plan — rats are stupid. They only succeeded in wiping out a little more than one-third. Why stop at one-third? Why not go for the entire Curtis: What do you think we’re getting graded on? human population? Stupid rats.

Frankie: Our personality? Frankie: Whoa, I always knew those rats were conniving. I used to play with them in the sewers all the time when I was younger. You Mike: I figure we’ll just start in the Middle Ages and work our way up know what I got from them in return? Rabies. That was the last time I from there. invited Scabbers Jr. over for some light necking.

Frankie: When were the Middle Ages again? Curtis: As exciting as your childhood sounds, I think I’d rather choke on a pair of my own dirty gym socks than listen to your irritating voice Peter: Right after the First Ages and right before the Last Ages! anymore. (Laughs heartily at his own joke) Mike: Well this doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. How about the Frankie: Oh yeah. I think I remember our teacher mentioning that. Renaissance? I think there are some good questions about it on this study sheet I got in class. Okay, here’s one: what were some of Michel- Curtis: You idiot, those aren’t real ages. Man, how did I get stuck angelo’s greatest accomplishments? studying with you? Frankie: He’s the orange one right? Mike: Okay, maybe we should just move on. Does anyone know any- B.Qiu/The Phillipian thing about the Bubonic Plague? Mike: What?

Frankie: You know... the orange one. The one who really likes pizza. Peter: It’s simple. Back during the Roman Empire there was this em- Does “cowabunga dude” ring a bell? peror named Feudal. He made this law that whenever someone saw a peasant he had to shout “Feudal” really loudly. And I guess it just kind Mike: Are you talking about the Ninja Turtles? of stuck through history.

Frankie: Took you long enough. It seems someone’s a little slow on Jennifer: Haha, that was so funny I think I might actually hurt you if the uptake. you ever say that again. But really, will someone please explain it?

Curtis: I couldn’t agree with you more. Curtis: That’s all the way back in the Middle Ages. We’ve already covered that time period. I guess you’re just out of luck. Mike: Can we please get serious here? If all of you want to get good grades on this test, I think you need buckle down and— Jennifer: C’mon guys, it’s only one thing. Can’t we just go over it really quickly? Jennifer: Hey guys! Sorry I’m late. I was busy...doing something. Mike: Forget it. I’m just going to go over there and make a timeline for Mike: What could you possibly have been doing that is more interest- myself and study it until the exam. ing than studying for finals? Curtis: Oh, you don’t have to worry about making a timeline; I already Jennifer: Is that a serious question? Deep-water bass fishing. So any- did that. Look right here. (Points to a piece of paper) When the study way, what’d I miss? group started out it was boring. Then as time progressed it became useless. And now we’ve about reached the Golden Age at super-ultra Curtis: Only about 500 years’ worth of nothing. uselessly boring.

Jennifer: That’s okay. I pretty much know all of it anyway. I’m only a Mike (Sighing): Just like last term. The Phillipian B.Qiu/ little confused with the feudal system. —Greg Hanafin

Third floor windows shatter during Class of ’11 declares 11:00 p.m. Dean Clyfe Beckwith arrives “Every Time We Touch” itself a sovereign nation to kick out remaining students Janitors get their freak on

10:00 p.m. 11:30 p.m. DJ starts playing Boys hockey team arrives Boys hockey team still here “Weird Al” B6 Phillipian Arts March 7, 2008 MOVIE Student Spotlight Jazz It Up Review “Rubik’s Cube Kid” Semi-Pro Emily Hutcheson-Tipton

I’ve never been able to complete one side of a Rubik’s Cube, much less the whole thing. In fact, I’ve wasted countless hours trying to solve one. So, you can only imagine how shocked I was when I turned around to ask Kellon “Ayo” Olusola ’11 a question in our Chemistry class and saw him sitting there, solving one before my eyes. “Ayo,” who boards in America House, has an uncommon hobby and talent: Scott Dzialo speed cubing. It seems like movie-goers just can’t Q: Ayo, how long exactly get enough of Will Ferrell. A new “Fer- have you been Rubik’s cub- rell comedy” comes out every year, and, ing? within days, you’re left hearing your peers quoting every line, which are of- A: About one and a half M. Discenza/The Phillipian years. I don’t remember ex- Wutae Lee ’10 trumpets during the Academy Jazz Concert in the chapel. ten more obnoxious than smart. Howev- actly, but it was somewhere er, no one can deny that his movies are around the Halloween of Andrew Khang of many talented students. All of this massive money-makers. So, Hollywood eighth grade. was a direct result of Leavitt’s vision will continue to push out one of these comedies each year until we get sick of Moody, swinging beats of jazz and passion, and he carefully over- them. Q: How long did it take you saw the creation and development of resonated throughout the tall, echo- Directed by Kent Alterman, “Semi- the first time you solved a ing archways of the Cochran Chapel at the band, providing his students with a lifetime of experience. Pro” is the latest in the series of Will Rubik’s cube? the Academy Jazz Concert. Featuring Ferrell movies. In the 1970’s, Jackie A: The first time I timed it, jazz pieces from all around the globe, Music instructor and trumpet it took about two or three the event was a fine mixture of steady player Vincent Monaco said, “As a minutes. That’s where it beats and impressive solos. young man, Hart Leavitt was an avid should be for a beginner. The concert opened with a five-per- jazz player. After he graduated from I’ve actually made pretty son ensemble playing “Blue Seven” by Yale, he met a lot of big-time jazz slow progress, but I’m happy Sonny Rollins. They performed pieces players like Louie Armstrong before where I am right now. such as “Green Dolphin St.” and “Jack he settled down at Phillips Acad- the Bear,” along with an energetic Bra- emy.” Q: Did your skills come zilian piece titled “Rua do Futuro” by Currently, Cirelli oversees and naturally to you, or did Rafael dos Santos. conducts the Academy Jazz Band, it take a lot of practice to “It was absolutely jazzerific,” said which is composed of a variety of become as good at Rubik’s Kyle Franco ’10. students playing the seven tradi- cubing as you have? M. Discenza/The Phillipian Conductor Peter Cirelli said, “I’m tional instruments of jazz music: A: Well, once I knew how to solve a cube, I thought it would be really fun to always amazed by how students here saxophone, trumpet, trombone, pia- solve it really fast. So, I went onto YouTube and watched some people speed are able to pursue their musical inter- no, guitar, bass and percussion. The cubing and tried to imitate the moves. But, as easy as it looked when they ests so seriously, despite their incred- group performs once or twice a term were doing it, it took me several months to master what they were doing. ibly busy academic and athletic sched- at various venues on campus. ules.” Saxophonist Andrew Li ’10 said, Q: Do you have a favorite side of the Rubik’s Cube? The Academy Jazz Band was start- “One of the more interesting con- certs I’ve played in was the jazz Moon (Will Ferrell) is the owner/coach/ A: The green side is my favorite. My birthday is in May, and the gemstone ed in the 1940’s by a jazz connoisseur player of the pathetic Flint Michigan for May is the emerald, so green is my favorite color. named Hart Day Leavitt. Leavitt, who brunch during Parents’ Weekend. We performed in Commons over a light Tropics basketball team. Jackie has came to Phillips Academy to teach devoted his life to the team, hoping to Q: What is the fastest time in which you’ve ever completed a cube? English, loved jazz music and wanted brunch for the visiting parents.” The band practices every Mon- honor his deceased mother. However, A: I can’t exactly say, but I think I’ve gotten under 20 seconds. I can never to share his passion with students. He when the American Basketball Associa- day for an hour and a half, browsing get it perfect when I’m timing myself. Now, on a computer simulator, I’ve believed that jazz was not a passing tion decides to merge with the National gotten under 20 before. fad, but a tradition and a style worth through songs selected by conductor Basketball Association, Jackie discovers preserving throughout future genera- Cirelli in preparation for their up- that only the top four teams will con- Q: Have you competed with your Rubik’s Cube? tions. coming performances. With its foun- tinue to play. Considering the fact that A: No, but I’d really like to. I was thinking of going to the World Champi- Despite the old conservative views dation based on Leavitt’s passion the Tropics have a horrible record, Jack- onships in Budapest, Hungry. Not to win or anything, because I’m not even of the administration, which initially and dedication toward the realm of ie’s team is faced with the devastating close to the world record; it’s under 10 seconds! Which I think is pretty crazy. looked down upon the dangerously music, the Academy Jazz Band will prospect of closing down. Just then, the unconventional styles of jazz, the en- continue to spread the sounds, tra- rebellious Monix (Woody Harrelson) Q: Have you ever Rubik’s cubed in public for money? semble was able to draw the attention ditions and steadfast power of jazz joins the team and begins to whip the A: (Bursts out laughing) Wow… umm… I wish! I probably could make a lot through its future concerts. boys into shape. And, while Jackie tries of money. I heard about this one guy who made something around $6,000 in to bring more fans into the stadium with one year doing that! crazy promotion schemes, Monix tries to reclaim his lost love by showing off Q: I’ve seen you cubing in Uncommons as well as in class. How much Free the Slaves: his impressive basketball skills. Previous sports comedies like “Tal- time per day, on average, would you say you spend practicing? ladega Nights” and “Blades of Glory” A: It’s probably way too much, actually (laughs). On a school day, usually One Cup of Coffee At a Time Under the Bed, the student improv tried to bring the crazy, random humor it’s less than two hours. If I’m really bored, though, it can be about three. But of Will Ferrell to athletics. However, Continued from B1 group, presented a hilarious skit, fol- then on the weekends, I’ll get in a good five hours a day. their quirkiness ultimately killed their lowed by Max Meyer ’08 and Krys- “I already knew a little bit first appeal. Unfortunately, “Semi-Pro” con- Q: I’m sure people have very dramatic reactions when they see you tle Manuel-Countee ’09 performing hand… I’ve met kids who’ve worked tinues this trend with its bad humor and finishing a cube in less than 30 seconds. What is the best response you’ve Norah Jones’s “Don’t Know Why.” in those sweatshops,” said Cranney on shallow plot. In this trio of horrendous ever gotten? Kelicia Hollis ’08, an Andover how his experience during a Children’s comedies, “Semi-Pro” sticks out as a A: (Laughs) I’ve gotten a lot of pretty good responses. Okay, I remember a Modern Abolitionist Society mem- Rights program in India related to the new low for Ferrell and Co. great one! I was in a restaurant [in Washington D.C.] with a group of friends ber, reminded the audience of the Coffeehouse’s abolitionist theme. “Semi-Pro’s” fun, unique sound- and there was a table of about 12 people in front of us. When I finished solv- Coffeehouse’s purpose as she recited track is filled with 70’s hits. This music, Kathryn Quijano ’08 and Adriana ing the cube, they all turned around and started clapping! I was all, “Thank an original poem on modern slavery. along with Jackie Moon’s own “Love Flores ’08 opened the Coffeehouse you! Thank you!” Avery Stone ’10 performed a Me Sexy,” gives the entire movie a great with the Ingrid Michaelson song “The song she wrote on the guitar. Andrew ambiance. In fact, one of the film’s great- Way I Am,” while the two clubs sold Q: Did you get up and bow? Malin ’09 performed Jack Johnson’s est aspects is its setting in the 70’s. For cupcakes and slices of pizza along with A: (Laughs) Yeah, of course! “Flake,” and BJ Garry ’10 and Dave example, as Jackie does all of his weird free cups of Fair Trade coffee and tea. Knapp ’10 played Dispatch’s “The stunts, a fitting, sometimes ironic song General.” plays in the background. Unlike the rest “You can’t get into acoustic mu- of the film, it isn’t annoying. In fact, the sic as much,” said Bijan Torabi ’10 of music fits in so well that the soundtrack the music selection. “I think that the is more enjoyable than the movie itself. message was for the music to be very However, a soundtrack can’t pull a Dance Open: Beyond Words movie through and nobody’s going to sedate.” He continued, “But I think it’s a success—there see “Semi-Pro” just for its soundtrack. Continued from B1 make our performance and dance the best it “This year’s show was a marvelous success. Furthermore, the humor is repetitive. could be, and this is definitely a feeling I’ve Their endless dedication to their work result- are a lot of people here.” Borrowed entirely from “Blades of Glo- never had before.” ed in a diverse, engaging and overall enjoy- One of the attractions ry” and “Talladega Nights,” the jokes are Aside from the usual appearances by Strong said, “I like to add able show. I am so proud of the growth of the Coffeehouse was the only sometimes funny. The script relies established groups and dancers, the Dance my two cents in here and they have made as artists.” FairTrade raffle. The prize Open was an excellent venue to showcase too heavily on randomly strange scenes there to help push the stu- included a FairTrade purse, new talent. that don’t contribute to the plot. It seems For example, one of the more unpredict- wallet and bracelet from Two as if the entire movie is a compilation of able performances was choreographed by Hands Workshop, as well as two bars short clips that were funny by themselves Evan Hawk ’08 of FairTrade dark chocolate. The but lack cohesion together. “Semi-Pro” winner of the raffle was Elizabeth provides few genuine laughs, but, most Gilbert ’10. of the time it’s just laughably bad. “We wanted to show people that Of course, “Semi-Pro” has a stereo- and Ben Laccetti ’08 to Mika’s FairTrade can be cute,” said Center typical, sports-themed plot. And, while “Lollipop.” The dance was a playful, for Global Justice member Hanna it can get tiresome watching the same “sweet and spicy” rendition of jealousy in Gully ‘09. come-from-behind victories over and love. dents to try Another act included Lucy over again, it’s usually very entertain- Laccetti said, “Well, Evan and I have new things, see Bidwell ’09, who took to the stage ing. However, “Semi-Pro” lacks a strong done a lot of weird stuff over the years. dance in a new light wearing gold spandex and a bright plot device to push it forward. Jackie’s From our shenanigans at Abbot Cabaret to and overall develop orange jacket, explained to the audi- need to get into the NBA and Monix’s our dance battles in Ryley, we decided we as articulate artists. I ence that she had come straight from yearning for his old girlfriend are made needed one last hoorah. So, we turned to consider this process the Dance Open before performing completely insignificant; the movie fails to provide any impetus to keep you Mika.” as an avenue for the Tom Petty’s “Freefalling” with Matt The second dance of the night also put watching. The “plot” is a mere casing to choreographers to find Cranney ’08. an interesting spin on the term “classic.” Ka- their unique creative deliver an hour and a half of “Ferrell” tie Fanikos ’10 and Kristina Rex ’10 choreo- Like Bidwell, many of the stu- craziness. And don’t be mistaken; it re- voice. I see all dance Farah Dahya ’08 performed an dents attending the Coffeehouse graphed a tap routine to “Get Ur Freak On” as a universal form of impressive dance move during last ally is all about Ferrell. It would have by Missy Elliott—a rather unconventional were Dance Open stragglers. Satur- been great to get to know the other char- expression. What I hope weekend’s Dance Open. day, March 1 was a busy night on choice. the students achieve acters better, but, knowing where the campus, with students choosing be- Rex said, “We wanted a song that was through the Dance Open money was, Alterman focused the film really fun and one that would be easy to ac- process is an understand- tween the Dance Open, the Tri-Floor on Ferrell and it quickly became boring. company different types of dance—jazz, tap ing of how to effectively Dance in Gelb, a guest piano recital Had some energy been taken away from and hip-hop.” use this universal form and the Coffeehouse. Ferrell and appropriated to developing Fanikos added, “Being choreographers, to communicate their Nonetheless, the members the plot, “Semi-Pro” might have been we had to take some risks—it was like the ideas.” of Center for Global Justice and bearable. task of giving a great performance was in She continued, Andover Modern Abolitionist Soci- “Semi-Pro” is just another annoying our hands. It was up to us to ety described the Coffeehouse as a sports comedy that’s worth a laugh and success. “We got a lot of donations,” nothing more. It’s been done many times said Mat Kelley ’10. before and you’d be hard-pressed to find The Coffeehouse raised enough something worthwhile in it. Quite sim- money to rescue two child slaves in ply, “Semi-Pro” isn’t worth the time or Ghana’s fishing industry and to pro- effort to watch it. vide school supplies for three former Grade: 1+ W. Hunckler/The Phillipian child slaves.