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“VERITAS VISIT US ON THE WEB AT SUPER www.phillipian.net OMNIA ” Volume CXXXI, Number 2 Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts February 8, 2008 PA COMMUNITY TRUSTEES VOTES IN Talk Aid, MA PRIMARIES Endowment Students Face Tough Decisions as They Vote for By JULIET LIU The First Time Last weekend, Phillips Academy’s Board of Trustees convened for By CELIA LEWIS one of its three yearly meetings. During the Trustee Meetings, Faculty and students made their subcommittees discussed issues way to the voting booths for the such as Andover’s endowment, Massachusetts presidential prima- financial aid and construction. ries on Tuesday. “I think [Super Tuesday] is a Finance Committee & pretty big deal,” said Andover’s Compensation Committee Town Manager Buzz Stapczynski. At last weekend’s meetings, “I wish it were in March…I think the Board of Trustees expanded it was a little too early this year. In the financial aid budget, approved New England, it can get tricky with a raise in compensation for faculty the weather.” and staff and approved an increase The Massachusetts prima- in tuition for the 2008-2009 school ries were part of “Super Tuesday,” year. a critical day in determining the Final approval of the budget is eventual presidential candidates. expected at the next Trustees meet- On Tuesday, 23 states held prima- ing, during Spring Term. ries or caucuses. The increase in financial aid In the town of Andover, voting funding will support Andover’s new was held at Andover High School’s need-blind policy, which promises field house. In a primary election, voters must obtain a ballot for whichever political party they are M. DiscenzaThe Phillipian Continued on Page A6, Column 3 registered in. Unenrolled or inde- Faculty Cindy Efinger and Frank Tipton are among many in the Phillips Academy community who voted in Tuesday’s primaries. pendent voters can request the bal- lot of any party participating in the 25 24.9% primary election. 2008 Green Cup Challenge Voting students said they faced OSCAR TANG ’56 DONATES $25M 21.9% Results: Week 1 a tough decision between candi- million. today,” Ramsey said. 20 dates. 18.5% Lydia Dallett ’08 said, “I [was] By JULIET LIU Approximately $6 million of Cochran’s gifts to Andover 17.4% Tang’s donation has been commit- included the Addison Gallery of 15.3% in the biggest dilemma ever between 14.9% Obama and Hillary. I think that Hil- Oscar Tang ’56, President of ted to the restoration and expansion American Art, Cochran Chapel 15 of the Addison Gallery of Ameri- and the Sanctuary. 13.2% 13% lary could do well internationally the Phillips Academy Board of 12.3% 11.6% and would be a powerful woman Trustees, has pledged $25 million can Art. Another million will be Tang and Ramsey will work to- in the White House. The problem to Andover’s ongoing capital cam- used to challenge others to donate gether in the upcoming months to 10 [with Obama] is that he is coming paign. to the Andover Fund. find a way that Phillips Academy George’s St. Tang’s gift is the largest that The remaining $18 million has can create more opportunities for into a tough time in the presidency. Miss Porter’s Phillips Academy has ever received not yet been allocated to a specific parents and alumni to support the Putney He is a very exciting and eloquent 5 Pauls St. Choate project. school’s Strategic Plan. Brooks Groton in its 230-year history. Berkshire speaker and after the Bush adminis- Academy Phillips “I don’t have a single pet project “I see that we as a community tration, Obama would be a new and “The intention of this gift is re- Far Thus % Decreased fresh figure.” ally to stimulate and inspire others that I’m going to devote this [gift] have this opportunity which doesn’t Burnham Stoneleigh to, but it is rather to encourage oth- come very often, so that’s why I 0 A registered Independent, Josh to do the same,” said Tang. School Infantine ’08 filled out a ballot for Head of School Barbara Chase ers to stretch, if you will, in terms of convinced myself that I should do Republican candidate Ron Paul be- announced Tang’s gift to the Board what they might be willing to give as much as I could to help accom- cause “he stands on personal free- of Trustees the evening of last towards whatever particular project plish this,” said Tang. dom and rights and supports the Thursday, January 31, at a dinner or program of the Strategic Plan Ramsey said that the specific Trustees Weekend: sovereignty of America.” session with Head of School Bar- that they feel close to,” said Tang. details of the campaign, including Victoria Glynn ’08, a registered bara Landis Chase. Secretary of the Academy Peter its name and goal, would not be fi- - Endowment School Elections: Democrat, sent in an absentee ballot On Friday evening, Chase Ramsey said, “His decision is truly nalized until the Board of Trustees “January has been a based upon his admiration and en- meets in the fall of 2008. However, in place of going to the polls. publicly announced Tang’s gift at bad month...we are Meet the 12 Glynn said, “I really liked Ed- a dinner with Trustees and faculty gagement with the Strategic Plan he said that he predicts the cam- wards. Right now, I’m in a bit of members in Abbot Campus. She and its priorities, and he wants to paign’s fundraising target to be very concerned.” presidential candidates a predicament, but I was really also said that Tang would serve as help advance those priorities with around $300 million. -Oscar Tang vying for your vote! his generosity, and hopefully by in- The money raised from the thrilled with all three candidates. the chair of the capital campaign. - PA to switch auditors With Clinton, I really liked her At the dinner, Tang said, “I spiring other people.” campaign will fund projects such [plans for] healthcare and military have gotten as much out of it, if not “I think it would be fair to say as the expansion of the Addison, - Addison to feature Page A7 For Profiles and foreign policy.” more, than I have put in.” that the generosity of Mr. Tang the renovations of Commons and “green roof” “I want someone that’s going Tang’s donation of $25 million parallels or complements that of support for financial aid. toward the still unnamed capital Thomas Cochran, Class of 1890, See Page A6 For who was the first great benefactor Continued on Page A6, Column 4 campaign has pushed the total Continued on Page A6, Column 3 Complete Report amount raised to more than $100 of Phillips Academy as we know it Candidates Plaster Uncommons At PA, Many Lead Diversity Program fectively and released their find- dents by introducing them to var- By TRISHA MACRAE ings in a report titled “The Chief ied perspectives and experiences. With Colorful Campaign Posters Diversity Officer: A Primer for It is the school’s “responsibil- By CHARLES SHOENER Although some colleges have College and University Presi- ity to allow people to remain who one individual in charge of en- dents” through the American they are as people,” Griffith said. A life-size poster of Ishan Ka- Other candidates have been bare, just have my name on it, be- suring diversity, poor ’09 covers one wall of Un- working on getting their names out cause my name is hard to come Council on Education’s Center Programs such as Martin Lu- Phillips Acad- for Advancement of Racial and ther King Jr. Day and the PACE commons, flanked by a hot pink into the race. Michaeljit Sandhu up with something funny with. I emy divides the poster urging students to vote for ’09 has used simple blue posters just wanted to have my name out Ethnic Equality. Seminar promote understanding role of the Chief The report said that CDO’s by showing multiple points of Michelle Kwon ’09. On another that simply ask voters to vote for there, let people know I’m running, Diversity Officer bulletin is a headshot of a smil- Michaeljit. instead of trying to be funny and should report to the institutes’ view. (CDO) among presidents or chief academic of- “We’re at the multicultural ing Arun Saigal ’09 reading,“Vote Sandhu said, “My posters are unsuccessful.” several individu- Arun.” ficers, work closely with other de- phase, which includes…cross- als. partments and maintain sufficient cultural communication,” said As the race to become the next But the difference between student body president has kicked jurisdiction and resources to de- Griffith. the systems for high schools and termine diversity goals. According to Griffith, “diver- off, candidates have begun their colleges may not be bad, said campaign blitzes. With Uncom- Because of its comprehensive sity is not just numbers. [It incor- Katrina Wade-Golden, a senior approach to maintaining a di- porates] awareness in terms of mons as a single space and with researcher at the University of many bulletin boards surround- verse campus, Phillips Academy cultural competence.” Michigan’s Office of Academic is “more advanced than a lot of Susan Mantilla-Goin is the ing the area, many candidates Multicultural Initiatives, because have chosen to hang posters, some high schools nationally,” Wade- Director of Student of Color Re- of the disparity in the schools’ Golden said. cruitment. Her job is “to try to small, some big, and some huge. dynamics. Kapoor said, “Everyone kept The bureaucratic hierarchy make sure [the school is] taking Wade-Golden conducted re- of the typical high school, often into account cultural differences” bugging me to put up posters.