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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. So search with Damon Williams, instead of small, one-page ones, I consisting of only a principal, an in the admissions process. Assistant Vice Provost for Multi- assistant principal and counsel- Mantilla-Goin said that she is just put up one huge, in-your-face, cultural and International Affairs poster, so everyone can see it. And ors, is not conducive to the work “on the road a lot” to track down at the University of Connecticut, of a chief diversity officer, Wade- schools that will provide diverse when people will walk over [to look on the role and effectiveness of at it], they can read my platform.” Golden pointed out. students to Andover. J. Curtis/The Phillipian CDO’s. High schools also tend to be “[CAMD] has its hand in the Saigal said, “I need a lot of Williams and Wade-Golden people to know my face, to be able The presidential candidates covered the bulletin boards with more sensitive to the needs of hiring piece and the admissions campaign posters in Uncommons. researched the privileges CDO’s individual students, whereas col- piece,” she said, but she likes to associate a name to go with my require to perform their jobs ef- face. What better than a ‘ginor- leges and universities are more that, ultimately, there are “differ- mous’ poster of myself?” monolithic institutions, she said. ent people doing different pieces” Zach Feldman ’08 said that he Though having a key decision- to create a heterogeneous com- felt the big posters are good and ef- Inside The Phillipian maker would not be a bad system munity. fective because everyone can see in high schools, said Wade-Gold- Griffith and her office also en, every school should ideally work with other departments to them in Uncommons. News A6-A7 But Bryce Frost ’08 said that have at least a “diversity team” to ensure diversity in recruitment. the big posters in Uncommons The Model U.N. Senior Board takes third at UPenn. “make sure [the school’s] commit- CAMD interviews all poten- were “overdoing it…and obnox- ment to diversity is actualized.” tial faculty members before the ious.” in-depth A4-A5 Dean of Community and Mul- school hires them to make sure ticultural Development (CAMD) that they are primed to work in He also said that the new ar- In-Depth examines drug and alcohol usage on campus. rangement in Uncommons has Linda Carter Griffith said that and contribute to Andover’s di- a solitary CDO might become a verse community. allowed for candidates to put up commentary A2-A3 large posters because people can “marginalized position,” so Phil- But CAMD is not the primary always see them. Nicole Okai ’10 praises the new BKH selection process. lips Academy’s approach to com- front for the admission of diverse Alex Gottfried ’09 said that he munity-building is intentionally students or the hiring of a diverse has been playing around with Em- arts A8, B6 interdepartmental. faculty. “Everybody has to be in- CAMD was originally cre- erald Nuts’ advertising strategy of James Rockas ’08 documents persecution in Turkey. using the product’s initials. volved,” Griffith said. ated, explained Griffith, as a sup- PA’s CAMD Office performs por t st r uct u re, not as a recr uitment His posters have used the ac- sports B1-B3 ronym A.G. to form various words many of the functions that a CDO center. Recruitment is important, Boys Hockey is back in the playoff hunt after a 3-0 week. at a college might. she said, but high schools should and phrases such as Attorney Gen- M. Temple/The Phillipian erals or Ag, as in the element sil- Griffith said that Phillips also focus on building communi- Students cheered in Uncom- Academy tries to educate its stu- ty with recruited individuals, an ver. The poster then says that these mons after the annoucement of features B4-B5 various things are voting for Got- Head of School Day on Monday. Head of School Barbara Chase sprouts wings. tfried. Continued on Page A6, Column 1 A2 THE PHILLIPIAN COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Volume CXXXI

NUMBER 2

Cora D. Lewis Editor in Chief

Jack Dickey Zoe A. Y. Weinberg Annalee E. Leggett News Director Executive Editor Managing Editor

News Director of Production Business Manager Christine Choi Michael Discenza Berol Dewdney Alicia Keyes Director of Photography Advertising Director Sarah Sheu Britt Peltz In-Depth Emma Goldstein Director of Writing & The Phillipian Online Copy Carl Jackson Commentary Erica Segall Harrison Hart Head of Circulation Cartooning Director and Publicity Sports Danica Mitchell Emerson Stoldt Matt Gorski Mai Kristofferson Senior Associates Publicity Jim Ricker Sports Coordinator: Eddie Zhang The Truth About ‘Fair and Balanced’ Abby Levene denounced global warming as “a non- there were “mistakes made,” by primarily Arts: Scott Dzialo Circulation Jacob Shack Arts event, a manufactured crisis and a total taking the word of one vengeful ex-Army Cartoon: Alex Cope Arun Saigal Charlie Dong skeptic scam.” Captain. She chose to take the word of Commentary: Anabel Bacon Jacob Shack Nette Oot However, the mainstream media has this man over the words of several of- Features: Eli Grober Patricia Yen Most teenagers do not watch the eve- not, in my knowledge, acknowledged this ficers inside the Department of Defense In-Depth: ning news, as many are apathetic to the view in any just way. In fact, the only and the military. Features Head of Delivery events that go on in the world around segment featured on any of the aforemen- The New York Times has in the past Sudhandra Sundaram them. However, for those that care about Lawrence Dai Joey Atiba tioned four major networks was a fifteen- been criticized for taking extreme posi- things larger than ourselves, major net- minute documentary on ABC, which tions against the administration, and also works like ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC and merely highlighted the argument against for purposefully undermining the troops. newspapers like The New York Times and the theory of global warming. I will not Such an example of this controversy is The Boston Globe are usually reliable and disclose my personal opinion on the mat- the Times’ recent series of articles relat- accessible sources. I use the phrase “usu- ter of climate change, but in the interest ing to the high number of murder rates ally reliable” carefully. As, in fact, these of objective journalism, news stations and among former soldiers in the U.S. Many The Phillipian Today news sources only want you to hear what publications should devote equal time to defenders of the military have denounced aligns with their personal views. Execu- both sides of the argument. This does not this type of reporting as a swipe on the “The compulsion of writing one’s thoughts on paper where, freed from tives at these companies are sometimes constitute quality reporting, and is overly integrity of the troops, and a blow to those the personality of their author, they may stand on their intrinsic merits, is influenced by their own views, greatly af- manipulative of network news’s devoted who defend their right to say such things. fecting the way the news is presented. viewers. This statement may be a little over-reach- a most excellent discipline of the mind,” wrote the first editorial board of The National Broadcasting Company, The Phillipian in 1878. The issue of selectivity in the media, ing, but consider that, according to a Pew NBC, recently devoted an entire week to nonetheless, extends past airtime into Research Study poll conducted in April the theme of “going green.” This is cer- accuracy. About three years ago, a New 2007, only 38 percent of Americans be- In that first issue of The Phillipian, then a four-page, black-and-white, tainly a noble endeavor to help rid the York Times article reported that in an Iraq lieve that the press will give them an ac- twice-monthly publication, the editors wrote that they hoped that the planet of unnecessary pollution and cre- prison, twenty-six inmate deaths in a par- curate report of the Iraq war. establishment of a student newspaper at Phillips Academy would create ate awareness about the problem. Howev- ticular Iraq prison were reported to have I would like to conclude by advising “a literary spirit among the students.” er, there are those on the other side of the been homicides at the hands of American the reader to be wary about where they aisle who hotly contest the science behind soldiers. obtain their news. It seems like most global warming, calling it an “illusion,” The Phillipian’s dedication to that spirit endures today. In fact, there were only four reported major news sources these days cannot and “the greatest scam in history.” deaths in this particular prison. University provide a solid piece of reporting with John Coleman, founder of The Weath- Since that first issue,The Phillipian’s commitment to honesty, accuracy of Virginia law professor Rosa Brooks, no bias whatsoever. And that is the cold, er Channel and an expert meteorologist, who is also a Los Angeles Times colum- hard truth. and objective reporting, “free from the personality of the author,” has along with many other accomplished sci- nist, admitted on Fox’s The O’Reilly Fac- persisted. The paper remains a medium for students to both chronicle the entists, has said words like these. In an es- tor that in her contribution to the article, [email protected] news and record our thoughts in the certainty of print. And, for more than say written in November 2007, Coleman fifty years now, The Phillipian has been an uncensored paper, unseen by faculty members or administrators before publication. This issue of The Phillipian is the second of Volume CXXXI, but it is Sorry, I Forgot You Were in the Room the first issue in which our masthead is printed alone on this page. This was the first week that we put out the paper completely independently, both thrilled by the possibilities of the year ahead and saddened by the empty chairs around us, where the previous board sat just one issue ago. We made it through this week, well-prepared by our predecessors for the responsibilities that have been entrusted to us and energized despite our lack of sleep.

We are the 131st Editorial Board of The Phillipian, and we claim the newsroom knowing that it is ours for 28 issues and no more. With yellowing stacks of old papers, chipped coffee mugs, and the quotes written on the walls of the basement of Morse Hall, we also inherit 130 years of tradition and literary spirit. In our stewardship of the paper, Phillipian Editorial Board CXXXI will do our best to uphold the principles of journalistic integrity upon which the paper was founded.

Today, as in 1878, The Phillipian presents an opportunity for discourse to all those who choose to add their voices to its forum. We aim to thoughtfully cover all issues that are relevant and important to the community. And we invite you to join us – to write, to respond, to complain and to offer advice. We welcome your comments and criticisms.

We hope that you read this editorial – and this paper – with a critical, Sam Burwell fensive our society deems it acceptable ignorant. discerning eye, that you continue to challenge and question every article. for that person to make a simple apol- Such language is not acceptable just To truly and fairly measure our principles and abilities, we hope you will activist ogy. But it is never a real apology; it’s the because I or any other person that might apology that is phrased something like get offended is not there to hear it. De- As a member of a community that judge Board CXXXI not by the promises we have made above, but by the this: “Oh sorry. I forgot you were in the rogatory terms really should not be a part largely thinks that bigotry is not an issue content and quality of the paper in your mailbox each week. And we will room.” This apology connotes something of anyone’s vocabulary at all. Although on this campus, I am deeply perturbed do our part to make sure that that paper is the best we can offer. along these lines: “I am not sorry for what this sounds a little preachy, it is very true, to find so many racist and homophobic I just said, only sorry that you heard what for these steps are the first steps towards a slurs spewed daily from the mouths of I said, because any other time I would use world less affected by such simple differ- my peers. Throughout the course of the this word without remorse.” ence like skin color or religion. week, I noticed that extremely derogatory Chelsea Quezergue, a Lower, says “I Society says that certain things are ac- terms have become more and more com- A Note of Appreciation just find situations like those funny, be- ceptable, and others are not. One of these mon, particularly when people are angry. cause on one hand you know people don’t widely known societal rules is to treat It is only through the great generosity of our benefactors that Phillips If someone loses in a video game, they mean what they say, but on the other hand others how you would like to be treated. Academy has been able to offer its tremendous opportunities to so wide a might shout “you f***ing Jew!” or “that you could get angry because you know if It makes much more sense, and saves a lot range of people. President of the Board of Trustees Oscar Tang ’56 made was soooo gay!” If they are frustrated you weren’t around they would still use of time in day to day interaction, if you do history this week with his commitment of $25 million for the school’s when a partner does not do as told, “I told the word. Obviously he uses that lan- not insult people. By shouting derogatory upcoming capital campaign. Mr. Tang’s gift shows the confidence he has you to kill that n*****!” guage when you’re not around so it’s like terms, you are possibly putting someone in our community as we embark on an ambitious initiative for need-blind The latter expression might be par- he shouldn’t have even apologized” else’s happiness in jeopardy. All I am ask- ticularly difficult to believe, but I assure admissions. As we go into the 21st century with such high goals and Apologies like this imply that people ing is that people reconsider their word you, it was said. These are just a few of the great ambitions, to those who make them possible, we owe our highest who commit these acts do not pay atten- choice. loosely quoted statements I heard when thanks. tion to their choice of words or care about Are we hypocrites? Do we really walking through the halls of my dorm and the effects of their speech unless the pos- need another ASM speaker to hark on this around campus. Although I do not believe sibility of confrontation is apparent. This topic or any other diversity related topic? that people mean what they stay in these is unacceptable. I am not asking people to Or can we act like the young leaders of situations, they have to realize the inten- close the door when they shout discrimi- tomorrow that the world believes we are sity of their language. Anyone can walk natory remarks. I am asking for people to destined to be? This language at the very by, as I did, and get very offended, which make a conscious effort to choose alter- least makes us all seem very ignorant— may not have been the intention, but was nate expressions. Honestly, using a curse something I know we are not. the outcome. or swear word is less offensive than any It bewilders me that when I am in a derogatory term, and makes you look less [email protected] The Phillipian Charter room and somebody says something of-

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Michael Yoon effort by the student body. Instead, it is regarded as a short escape from a heavy above the influence academic workload. Despite the Wellness Recently, The Phillipian sent out Week Program, 15.8 percent of students an email to the student body of Phillips have consumed alcohol on campus and Academy regarding the use of illicit sub- 8.2 percent of students have used con- stances on campus. The email included trolled substances, including marijuana an anonymous survey for students, asking while on school grounds, according to the about their drug and alcohol use. Although 2007 State of the Academy survey. boarding schools are notorious for being Another student, who also admitted to strict and unforgiving toward their stu- doing drugs on campus, said that he was dents when it comes to substance abuse, not afraid of getting caught. He said, “It’s the recreational use of drugs and alcohol very hard to get caught if you’re smart. If is still fairly common among the student you don’t make stupid decisions then it’s body. The administration needs to assert a very hard to get caught.” He also went on stance, stating they are aware of the drug to say, “Drugs are everywhere; that’s the problem on campus and understand ex- reality. Even if you made this place like actly why students are using drugs. a prison there would still be drugs. The According to one PA student, the rules school is doing its part in trying to prevent and punishments for using drugs are in- drugs, but teenagers are also doing their credibly strict. Despite the Academy’s part bringing them in.” rigid policies, this student admitted to us- The source of the problem does not ing drugs on campus and he was confi- seem to be drugs, but rather the stu- dent that he would not get caught and face dents themselves. Andover places a great disciplinary action. The student said that amount of trust and responsibility in its although he rarely used drugs on campus, students, giving them a great amount of that they might do so again, knowing that freedom and flexibility. Some students he would probably not get caught. will respect the responsibility given to This view seems to be commonly them and keep their words by following held among the student body of PA. J.J. the rules. Others, if they choose to do McGregor ’08 said, “In my three years so, will exploit this new freedom with- here at Andover, I have never used any- out parents or guardians always looking thing on campus, but I do know kids that over their shoulders. If the administration have. It seems that kids still disregard the wants to effectively cut down on the num- rules, but they still get away with it.” Kids ber of students using drugs, they must that do use drugs on campus seem to do take action to prevent students from even so fully knowing the risk and possible re- thinking about using them. percussions. The effort against drugs on campus Currently, the administration’s focus seems to be a passive one, waiting for the on drugs and alcohol is on the punish- student to be caught before dealing with Nicole Okai him or her better chances of becoming rent Blue Key Heads support this deci- ments, after it is established that the stu- the problem. The administration must a Blue Key Head. This manipulation of sion to make Blue Key Head positions dent used drugs or alcohol. Although a take an active effort if they truly want to spirit fingers the system defeats the whole purpose of schoolwide. At first, not all of the Blue few student drug users do find themselves get rid of drugs. Students must be made It is in the best interests of future Blue a Blue Key Head job description. A per- Key Heads stood by the change because in front of a Disciplinary Committee, a aware that the administration knows there Key Heads and the school community fect example of this is the Abbot cluster, they wanted to protect their territory. It number of these cases are never exposed. is such thing as drugs on campus; stu- who embraces them that the old cluster because there are not many rising Seniors was hard for them to let go of such an old Whitney Ford ’10 thinks that being pun- dents must be told that the administration quota has been eradicated. who live there. It is difficult to choose a tradition, but in the end, they all agreed. ished for drugs or alcohol is unlikely, say- is concerned about the problem. Student This may be news to some students, Blue Key Head from a cluster like Abbot Ms. Efinger also told me about a piece ing, “I know a couple of people who do Congress, Philo Forum, a school-wide but the Blue Key Head system is chang- if there are not many choices in the first of Andover history that some might not smoke and drink on campus and none of email, or even an announcement at ASM ing. There will no longer be a cluster quo- place. know about. She said that in the 1970’s, them have been DC’d.” would bluntly get the message across. ta requirement for next year’s selection. In an interview with Cynthia Efinger, there was no cluster government or any- The only policy close to any type of The line must be drawn where student For many years, the Blue Key Heads con- Director of Student Activities, she gave one to lead the clusters, but there was still prevention effort is the Wellness Week judgment and freedom ends and faculty sisted of one boy and one girl from each more reasons for modifying the cluster a Blue Key Society comprised of students Program. Students are required to attend guidance begins. of the five clusters. It has always been quota. She explained that there was a big chosen to lead each cluster. These heads workshops concerning substance abuse, the tradition here at Andover. However, problem with filling in the cluster quota had powerful positions, and essentially among other topics such as date rape. [email protected] because there would be “…many good governed their clusters. Today, Blue Key there is going to be a twist to this upheld This weeklong series of workshops once For an in-depth look at drug and al- candidates in only one cluster like Flag- Heads are not as important in their re- tradition. The new Blue Key Heads will a year is not perceived to be a serious cohol use on campus, see pages A4-A5. no longer represent their specific cluster, staff and barely any candidates in another spective clusters because of strong cluster instead standing together as one organiza- councils. They only deal with student ac- tion to embody schoolwide spirit. tivities now, so they should not be limited to representing only clusters. There were With the new system, the some benefits to This change is supposed to symbol- having Blue Key Blue Key Heads will con- ize each Blue Key Head working for Heads divided by the school community, not just a cluster. cluster, but the sist of the five best boys What is going to happen to holding the cluster flags during orientation? Future negative effects and the five best girls, were greater. Blue Key Heads will have to hold the Usually, we as- instead of the best from cluster flag even if they are not in that sume candidates cluster. It is about having and showing for the Blue Key Head positions want the each cluster. schoolwide spirit. Everyone knows that position badly enough to run through the during orientation for new students, the dining halls screaming their heads off. Blue Keys Heads all wait on the street Those students who actually get the posi- cluster like Abbot. Most of the good can- corner wearing tie-dyed shirts with those tions typically deserve it. didates would be turned down while we famous signs that read “Honk if you love However, there are exceptions to the would have to ask students to do the job Andover!” rule. Since it was mandatory for each even when they did not apply.” As Ms. Efinger put it, “Those tie-dye cluster to have a boy and a girl to repre- For example, Ekow Essel was a great shirts mean a rainbow, that all the clus- sent it under the old system of Blue Key Blue Key Head last year, but he was not ter colors are mixed together because the Head selection, there were students who going to do it at first. However, there were Blue Keys cheer for the whole school dur- joined clusters to have greater advantages hardly any Abbot candidates, so he was ing orientation.” The destruction of the of getting the positions. One way for a asked and persuaded to try out for the po- cluster quota is good because Blue Key student to cheat the system was to move sition. Although he turned out to be spir- Heads should cheer for the entire school into a cluster where there were not many ited and charming, it is better to have a all year-round, not just on the Main Street prospects for the Blue Key Head posi- student who tried out for the position on corner in September. his or her own initiative. tions. Thus, a “clever” student would be- [email protected] come a member of a cluster that he or she The cluster deans and presidents, did not truly support only because it gave members of Student Council and the cur- The Green Cup Lifestyle Celia Lewis will more than likely stay plugged in. and look at the United States as a whole, most people live in urban areas with ac- I have grown up with family mem- our energy-saving habits are among the cess to public transportation. There are unplugged bers saying, “Turn off all the lights and poorest in the world. color-coded bins on the streets separat- shut down the computer before you go As a country, we are second only to ing waste into paper, plastic or just plain A half-hour shower in your dorm, to bed!” Every time I heard it I would China for emitting the most carbon diox- trash. Lights in some buildings are timed seemingly endless supplies of paper for cringe. The responsibility to run around ide into the atmosphere from the burning and will shut off after a certain period printing in the library and bins that will the whole house and ensure that every of fossil fuels, according to a June 19, of time. Many people eat locally grown simply take everything “away” are all too light was turned off would now fall on 2007 Netherlands Environmental Assess- foods. familiar to the typical Andover student. my shoulders. At the time, it seemed like down when it is not in use. If my parents ment Agency report. With many Ameri- Although these are common prac- Yet for some people, the impact of an ev- just another one of those annoying chores had not been there to lecture me when I cans feeling that we have an endless tices for a number of people both in eryday decision to buy bottled water or your parents made you do. Now, however, left the lights on, would I still have the supply of relatively inexpensive energy, Europe and elsewhere, for us the Green leave on a light can be elusive. I can fully comprehend that my parents tendency to turn things off? people do not see a need to develop better Cup Challenge gives us an opportunity to Last year, Andover participated in its had a bigger picture in mind. Everybody has good and bad habits. I habits. instill better energy-saving habits. Even first ever Green Cup Challenge. As out- Out of habit, whenever I leave a room would like to credit some of my small en- If we take a look at a place where though there may be a poster in front of lined on its website, the goal of the Green I remember to turn the lights off (for the ergy-saving tactics to parents and friends energy is more expensive (Europe, for the elevator suggesting that you take the Cup Challenge is “to educate the school most part), I rarely leave the sink running who have encouraged me to sustain good example), we will see some differences stairs, no one is going to stop you either community about the environmental and too long and I try to shut my computer habits. Alas, if we were to take a step back in energy-conserving habits. In Europe, way. Most habits become ingrained in our economic impact of one’s actions, specifi- behaviors from a very young age. There- cally in relation to global climate change, fore for some students, the Green Cup and to reduce campus emissions of green- Challenge may be reiterating what they house gasses.” already know.

Have students actually We need to look beyond the adapted better energy- competition and ingrain saving habits? Or will things these habits in our lives go back to normal after the before it’s too late. GCC?

An old habit will not go away until The combination of last year’s efforts a new one can take its place. Everyday at Andover with those of the other partici- decisions such as filling up a water bottle pating schools undoubtedly made an im- instead of purchasing one from the vend- mense impact. But have students actually ing machine may seem bothersome in the developed better energy-saving habits as beginning, but over a short period of time a result? Has the challenge truly attained can become part of a daily routine. what it was designed to do? People have the power to make an Without a doubt, speeches at All- impact on their energy usage, however School Meetings, T-shirts and posters they choose. They can do it for a cause, a have attracted the attention of the student competition or just because they feel like body. Recently, I have often heard my they should. Whatever the reason, we all friend say, “Unplug your fan; it’s Green have to start somewhere. When the chal- Cup Challenge,” a request much absent lenge ends and reminders to conserve en- the rest of the year. ergy fade into the past, the responsibility While extra efforts are made in the will ultimately fall upon each individual months of February, immense lifestyle person. changes are harder to come by. Come March, most hallway lights will go back [email protected] on, appliances and, in my case, the fan A4 THE PHILLIPIAN IN-DEPTH FEBRUARY 8, 2008 Fa c u l t y In s i g h t In t o Ca m p u s Dr u g Us e “Like Any Other High School” Pr e v a l e n c e Ty p e s o f Us e r s Last Fall, then-In-Depth Editor Madeline O’Connor Though Dr. Keller said he only learns of drug or alcohol use There are three types of drug and alcohol users at Phillips and then-Editor in Chief James Sawabini conducted when a user is caught or Sanctuary is called, he said that he Academy, according to Dr. Keller. a report on drug and alcohol use on-campus for their knows “just from working here that [substance abuse] is an Sporadic users may try a substance once or twice. Experi- Journalism class, with the intention of publishing issue here just like on any other high school campus, whether mental users do drugs intermittently and in a social setting. private or public.” Habitual users abuse drugs regularly. These chronic users are their reporting later in The Phillipian. According to Cluster Deans Beckwith and Green, percep- “definitely [in] the minority,” said Dr. Keller. tions of drug and alcohol use might be skewed based on how many people find out about instances of substance abuse in a given year. 28.1% of surveyed students selected 5 on Id e n t i f y i n g Dr u g Us e “I think some years drug and alcohol use gets kind of a a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the most concerned, higher profile on campus. Usually that translates as one or about being caught doing drugs. Catching students red-handed, sanctuary calls and tips from more high visibility cases where kids get caught and a lot of students are among the ways that cluster deans learn of drug people are talking about it,” Green said. use on campus. When students are aware of drug or alcohol use, it often “It’s a slippery slope between the three categories,” said Dr. Chad Green, West Quad North Cluster Dean, said, “More of- leads the community to believe in a higher incidence of drug Keller. He said he believes that the shift from social to chronic ten than not [a student or group of students] is obviously intoxi- use, according to Green. use is usually accidental and subconscious. cated or something happens that leads to [questioning].” “My guess is that it’s probably been pretty steady,” he said. Genetic components, addictive personalities or “something “My personal assumption is that I trust the kids in my charge. Beckwith said, “I think people talk about [substance abuse] as simple as hanging out with the wrong people” may cause a I think that as a school we give students a tremendous amount more than it happens.” student to become a habitual drug or alcohol user, according of responsibility and independence,” Green added. Beckwith added that he believes that drug and alcohol use to Dr. Keller. “One of the downsides” of student freedom is that it allows comes “in waves,” based on how confident students are in “People use substances to treat underlying emotional prob- for the possibility of drug use, Green said. their ability to get away with rule breaking. lems—depression, anxiety, different stress disorders ….so “Teenagers are pretty ingenious animals,” he said. “There’s a period where people are sort of intimidated by [they are] self-medicating themselves, but in a self-destruc- When a student or faculty member brings a concern about a the discipline [and there are times when students are] sort of tive way,” he said. student to Clyfe Beckwith, Flagstaff Cluster Dean, “the radar lulled into a sense of safety when there really isn’t one,” he “The experimental users can get into more problems due to screen is wider,” Beckwith said. said. overdose … so those are the people who often go to the hospi- When an adult is concerned about a certain student, the adult “I’m also inclined to believe that if anyone does it on a tal because [of] being passed out or being so drunk,” he said. goes on the lookout for any abnormal behavior, which can lead regular basis, they’re going to be found out,” he said. According to Dr. Keller, chronic users get away with more to questioning and often a confession, according to Beckwith. Green said, “I guess my assumption is that if you want to than experimental users, who are less experienced with con- But the school’s policy makes it difficult to [use drugs or alcohol], it’s probably not that difficult.” cealing their substance abuse. identify drug and alcohol use without catch- “I’d be naïve to think these [instances of substance abuse] ing a student in the act. don’t happen,” Beckwith said. Dr. Richard Keller, school physician, said, “There is plenty to do [and there are] plenty of ways to have “Teenagers are pretty ingenious animals.” “Students and faculty members can bring fun...that are more constructive than using drugs and alcohol,” -Ch a d Gr e e n , students to my attention and I can question Green said. We s t Qu a d No r t h Cl u s t e r De a n them and they can deny it.” He added, “My philosophy [is that] we want to equip kids Dr. Keller said he hopes that his question- with the knowledge so that they can make good choices [after ing, even when it does not lead to a confes- high school].” “But I hear stories about [chronic users] in college … any sion, causes students to reflect upon their Green said he believes that in recent years, there has been restraint they had in high school is gone … and they become behavior and ultimately decide to change a stronger support network for students and a greater effort to full-fledged … either they drop out [of college] or they limp their ways. keep track of students. This gradual change, Green believes, through it in an anesthetized haze.” “I have actually had a number of kids who has caused a drop in substance abuse during his time here. Green said, “I would characterize the situations that I’ve have said getting caught was the best thing Edwards said substance abuse has become less preva- dealt with directly as being more the recreational or experi- that ever happened to them,” said Dr. lent during her time here. mental kind of use.” Keller. Discipline can serve as a “wake- “There is so much pressure on kids [to get into col- According to the Phillipian survey, 14 students up call” for these students, and allow lege], that there’s less [substance abuse lately] on said they were addicted to caffeine, while two them to deal with possible substance campus because the cost is so high.” claimed to be addicted to tobacco. One stu- abuse problems, Keller said. dent reported addiction to methadone and codeine.

Di s c i p l i n e Compiled by Discipline cases at Phillips MADELEINE O’CONNOR and Academy take into account all of JAMES SAWABINI the specifics of an incident. Beck- with emphasized that his concern about a given incident is directly related to the potency and amount of alcohol or drugs. “The more potent the drug or the alcohol is, the more addicted the person is mentally and/or physical- ly,” Beckwith said. “That’s why in our Blue Book we have the clause ‘egregious’...if we come across someone who smokes marijuana, it’s not going to be the same as if the student had cocaine. It’s the same with a can of beer ver- sus a handle of vodka.” Marlys Edwards, Dean of Students and Residential Life, confirmed that cases of “second tier” drug use, or any substance considered more dangerous than marijuana, leads to dismissal. D. Mitchell/The Phillipian “Above all else, we want people to be healthy and safe here, so every time [students use drugs or alcohol], it is wor- thy of our serious consideration,” said Green. Dr. Keller said users of hard drugs “usually don’t last” at

“I know just from working here that In June of 1968, The Phillipian published the results of a study on drug use at Phillips Academy and Phillips Exeter [substance abuse] is an issue here just Academy. Though the culture surrounding drugs at Phillips Academy has changed in the last 40 years, drug use and its like on any other high school campus, history at Andover continue to be relevant and persist as an student issue. whether private or public.” -Dr. Ri c h a r d Ke l l e r , Sc h o o l Ph y s i c i a n

Phillips Academy, because the “problem is so severe.” He mentioned that, from a health perspective, the minimum re- sponse for hard drug use would be a professional, off-campus evaluation and the maximum would be a leave of absence for health reasons. According to Edwards, students’ worries about getting caught can be so taxing that drug use on campus is both physi- cally and emotionally or mentally harmful. “It just takes a whole lot of time and energy,” she said.

Ty p e s o f Dr u g s “The main two things here are alcohol and marijuana. I’m much more worried about the hard drugs,” Dr. Keller said. Dr. Keller has encountered cocaine, crack, mushrooms, LSD and Ecstasy users, but said these drugs are “not common.” In a Phillipian survey, 3 percent of respondents, or 18 stu- dents, said they have used a substance other than marijuana or alcohol recreationally while school was in session. Reported drugs of abuse included tobacco, painkillers, cough syrup, antidepressants, Adderall and cocaine. Dr. Keller said, “I suspect [hard drug use occurs] more than we think.” Users of these more dangerous substances “are kids who we try to get into drug treatment programs,” Keller said. Green has seen cases of alcohol, marijuana, and prescrip-

“I think people talk about [substance abuse] more than it happens.” -Cl y f e Be c k w i t h , Fl a g s t a f f Cl u s t e r De a n

tion medication use in his time as Cluster Dean. “I’ve had at least one case where there was a strong suspi- cion [of cocaine], but no evidence, per se,” he said. Edwards said that occasionally suspicions of cocaine turned out to be other substances. According to Edwards, there were two recorded instances of cocaine use last year and other cases of Ritalin, Adderall, marijuana and alcohol use. “The life-threatening [drugs] are much rarer,” said Beck- with. THE PHILLIPIAN IN-DEPTH FEBRUARY 8, 2008 A5 St u d e n t s Re f l e c t o n An d o v e r Dr u g Us e

James Sawabini and Madeleine O’Connor interviewed six students about their drug or alcohol use on campus. Boxed are a collection of their quotes, presented under the condition of absolute anonymity. Marijuana Alcohol

I don’t think it’s worth the risk of getting Last year I knew some kids who were caught... It’s really not hard to get away with it literally alcoholics…like Monday, Tuesday if you’re not an idiot about it. night – every night of the week.

I would probably deny it if A student who drinks someone told the administration. on campus “a couple times per year,” said, “I guess I’m more careful now I’ve never made a cent off it in because ...of responsibilities my life—I’m not a dealer. and stuff so I do it right before [breaks]. I’ve done it once this year and it was People don’t really advertise right before Thanksgiving... that they have [drugs]. D. Mitchell/The Phillipian there was really no way I D. Mitchell/The Phillipian was getting caught. There are two separate worlds basically: hard drugs and pot. From pot to hard drugs, There is less of a social stigma around that’s a big step. alcohol than there is around pot.

Have you used drugs Which substances have you while school is in session? used while school is in session? 100 The Phillipian conducted a student 80 body survey on drug YES use on campus. 20.4% Here is a sampling 60 of the results from the 476 students who NO participated. 40 79.9% Study Drugs 23

20 Other 18 Marijuana 46 Alcohol 83 Hard 65 Wine Beer or 0

Study Drugs Concerned about a friend? How to Identify a Chronic Drug User If your friend is a chronic user, meaning he or she habitually abuses substances and may not be able to stop, he or she will answer yes I wouldn’t just randomly do it...I have to at least one of the following questions. The more questions an- a hard time getting work done without swered ‘yes,’ the more serious the problem. [Adderall].. Has your friend ever... • used alcohol or a drug alone? “It should be looked • gotten into a physical or verbal altercation while drunk or on as bad, because it is high? kind of like cheating,” • blacked out (been unable to remember a period of time) after said an Adderall user. She said that she felt using drugs or alcohol? that prescription drug • been in a car where the driver was under the influence? abuse should be a • used drugs or alcohol to change his or her mood? probationary offense. • had another friend worry that he or she gets drunk or high too D. Mitchell/The Phillipian much? Source: Dr. Keller Advice from the School Physician, Dr. Richard Keller It’s not a very recreational drug, but it makes you jabber like an idiot. “[Chronic drug use] is a life-threatening problem, so my advice would be...try to get that student help. You may be saving his or her life in the long run. I have never heard of a kid who had a The worst that could happen is that they would have to leave subscription and who does not sell. the school for a while to get healthy, but in the scheme of things, that’s a mild price to pay.” A6 THE PHILLIPIAN NEWS FEBRUARY 8, 2008 Wade-Golden Says Education is Key ANDOVER VOTES PA Delegates Honored learn to appreciate different per- los Hoyt works on “growing the Continued from Page A1, Column 6 spectives,” said Wade-Golden. personal side” of students. ON SUPER TUES. At Model UN Conference Schools should consider Hoyt coordinates the Per- aspect that CAMD emphasizes. “what students gain from in- sonal and Community Education By YERIN PAK To Mantilla-Goin, the best Continued from Page A1, Column 1 teracting with each other in an (PACE) seminar. Among other way to ensure a diverse and ac- The leaders of Phillips Acad- a simulation set in 2015, with about informal way [at events and ac- topics, Lowers discuss issues of to know the city and knows how to cepting community is through emy’s Model United Nations trav- eight other people. tivities]…how they adapt their diversity such as race and sexual- make deals. I want someone that is interdepartmental collaboration. eled to Philadelphia to attend the This small-group environment perspective-taking skills,” said ity in the weekly seminar. entrenched in D.C. Obama is a little She said she believes that some Ivy League Model United Nations allowed the delegates to sit around Wade-Golden. Many people learned the naïve. Maybe in a few years he can aspects of the process should be Conference (ILMUNC) last week- a long table for discussion. Meyer Phillips Academy addresses Golden Rule, treat others as you run on a campaign that will be more separated somewhat from others. end and garnered a third place fin- was a part of the Russian cabi- this issue by emphasizing the re- wish to be treated, when they effective,” she said. Wade-Golden, who researched ish among small delegations. net, while Giansiracusa acted as a cruitment of faculty and students were younger. Jessie Goldman, a student at educational benefits of diversity, Five members of the Senior member of the Chinese cabinet. from different backgrounds and But the goal of a heteroge- Andover High School, voted for has found that students become Board of Model UN participated Caliri said, “The interesting incorporating diversity program- neous community, Griffith said, Obama at the polls on Tuesday. more “empathetic to people who in the event, which was held at the thing about [small, intimate de- ming into the work of multiple is to realize the Platinum Rule: “I was trying to decide between are different” when they are “ex- University of Pennsylvania. Ter- bates] is that it’s very interactive: offices. treat others the way they want to Hillary and Obama,” Goldman posed to diverse others in classes uyo Shimazu, Instructor in Japa- members communicate secretly According to Mantilla-Goin, be treated. said. “Obama is less tainted by po- and informal programs…[they] nese and faculty advisor for Model with other members of the other Associate Dean of Students Car- litical life and the Bush and Clinton UN, accompanied the students on committee, and they must deal administrations have been in office the trip. with not only internal struggles for the past twenty years or so. I feel At the conference, Thomas designed by their chairs, but also that Obama is better suited to go up Smyth ’08, co-head of Model UN, whatever their enemy committee Gift to Support Strategic Plan, Addison against McCain, who I think will and Philip Meyer ’08 received the doles out.” formed the Financial Aid Task Tang said, “We are obviously a secure the Republican nomination.” Outstanding Delegate Award. Smyth was among 10 delegates Continued from Page A1, Column 4 Force, to be chaired by two alum- school with tremendous resources, The town of Andover is di- Shimazu said she was delighted who explored the conflict between ni. but I think the overriding factor vided into nine precincts with no when Phillips Academy received Pakistan and India. He played the Tang said, “What is important Dean of Admission Jane Fried, about Andover is that it feels that more than four thousand people in these awards, as she had witnessed role of a military general in the is that [the Addison] continues to Director of Financial Aid James it needs to use these resources, like each precinct. Phillips Academy is the Senior Board “working really Pakistani cabinet. function as an educational resource, Ventre, Campaign Director Chris- the financial resources, but more located in the first precinct, which hard for this conference” and was When asked if the UPenn not only for Andover but for the tine Atwood and Principal Gift Of- importantly the human resources encompasses the general downtown aware of “how serious they were conference would be a one-time community as a whole and also for ficer Bill Leahy will staff the Task that we have: the gifted faculty, the area. about their roles.” event for Model UN or an annual the nation. It is a very fine museum, Force. gifted kids that come to us, these There are a total of 2,141 regis- About 2,220 delegates from 80 conference, Shimazu said that it modest in size, but its collection is According to Atwood, the task students. It is important that we use tered voters in Precinct 1, with 736 schools around the world partici- would depend on the delegates’ superb and it should be used exten- force is still in the process of invit- these resources not only for self- registered Democrats, 341 regis- pated in the conference. According willingness to work hard and their sively as a teaching resource.” ing others to join. improvement but also for a sense of tered Republicans and 1,056 unen- to Shimazu, some schools brought diligence in preparing for the con- The campaign has also raised Ramsey said, “[The Financial doing good.” rolled or registered independents. as many as 150 students. Most ference. half of the expected cost of $30 mil- Aid Task Force] is first to help us Precinct 1 has the highest per- schools, however, had anywhere Shimazu said she began to con- lion for the Commons renovations. to find our institutional message centage of registered Democrats from 20 to 40 delegates. sider bringing a select few to the Around $15 million has also —in other words, how we want in any precinct, according to An- Teddy Collins ’08 and Sebas- conference when the Senior Board been raised for financial aid, which talk about financial aid with the dover’s Town Clerk Randy Hanson. tian Caliri ’08 were two of 18 del- approached her at the beginning of Ramsey believes has a goal of ap- Andover family; second, to under- When asked whether or not egates who participated in a mock the term about the idea of going to proximately $60 million. stand how financial aid works and Phillips Academy affects any of the 9/11 Commission. The students ILMUNC. Other projects do not have spe- to help educate others; third, to help precinct’s numbers, she said, “They simulated the decision-making “I checked the website of this cific fundraising goals or allotted us with the fundraising [for finan- do say academia is more liberal.” that would need to be made the day conference and read its descrip- funds yet due to the still tentative cial aid].” Frank Tipton, Instructor in His- after the terrorist attacks. tion, and eventually I found this is nature of the campaign. The Board of Trustees also re- tory, who was at the polls on Tues- Caliri said that there was de- a truly profound program. I started “There is an entire compo- ceived mid-year reports about the day said he felt that “Massachusetts bate about how “the international to be in a struggle of going or not nent of the campaign that will be Andover Fund, the annual giving and California are very import bell- community should respond to the going, as I was so sure this would devoted to support for faculty and program for alumni, parents and wethers and representatives of very attacks in a military and humani- provide students with excellent for academic programs, but those grandparents. different views.” tarian sense, and also planning for learning opportunities,” said Shi- objectives are still being discussed As of December 31, the Andover In the Republican race, former emergency situations in big cities mazu. and developed,” said Ramsey. “As Fund had garnered $4.5 million of governor Mitt Romney won Massa- for the future.” About 40 of the top delegates of yet, we haven’t done a great deal its $8.3 million goal. chusetts and Senator John McCain Meyer and Adam Giansiracusa of PA’s Model UN will attend an- of fundraising for some of that, but Ramsey said, “This is a little M. Discenza/The Phillipian took California, while Senator Hil- ’08, the other co-head of Model other conference at Georgetown in we look forward to it.” bit ahead of last year’s pace, which Tang will serve as the chair of lary Clinton took both states in the UN, participated in the joint-crisis two weeks. the capical campaign. The Board of Trustees also we’re pleased with.” Democratic race. debate between Russia and China, Congratulations to the Class of 2008’s Volatile Market Prompts Endowment Concerns Inductees into the Cum Laude Society staff compensation levels grew to proved the construction plan for the endowment’s performance, in- Continued from Page A1, Column 6 reflect the rising rate of inflation the expansion and renovation of cluding a review of the results since Bloom, Oliver D. Lee, Jae-Kyu and based on a comparison with the Addison Gallery of American ending the previous fiscal year on Caliri, Sebastian J. Lee, Jin Won to meet all demonstrated financial Phillips Academy’s peer schools, Art. The renovation includes “the June 30, 2007. need of admitted students. Cheung, M. Chris Li, Meng according to Carter. first green roof [in the town of] Tang said, “We were all very This weekend was the first time The exact numbers for the in- Andover,” according to Director of interested in how the endowment Clay, Andrew E. Lu, Jeffrey J. that the full Board of Trustees has creased tuition and compensation Facilities Michael Williams. has performed since then [the end Cohan, Sarah A. McCarthy, Paul R. convened since the need-blind an- for faculty and staff salaries cannot According to Carter, Phillips of the fiscal year] because since nouncement in November of 2007. be publicly released yet due to anti- Academy has raised $19.4 million then is when the markets became Cole, Jessica M. Niedzielski, Benjamin E. According to Director of Finan- trust laws, which require all schools of its $30 million fundraising goal very volatile.” Coravos, Christina M. Park, Jay Y. cial Aid James Ventre, the financial to set their tuitions and compensa- for the Addison expansion. That Tang said, “The preliminary re- Downing, Jennifer L. Park, Ryan J. aid scholarship budget allocation tions independently of each other total includes $6 million pledged sults were favorable but not nearly for the 2008-2009 academic year is in order to maintain a fair market- by President of the Board of Trust- as strong as the prior year, so this is Feldman, Zachary M. A. Rahman, Alexandra A. $14,557,000. place for private schools. ees Oscar Tang ’56 at the most re- something of concern to us. Since Fox, Kelly X. Schuyler, Stephanie J. Said Stephen Carter, Chief Fi- According to Carter, all of these cent meeting. December 31, which is when we nancial Officer, “I’d say this year Ho, Sara A. Scolnik-Brower, Sophie C. decisions are based on a financial Of the $30 million, $22 mil- got all the [preliminary] numbers, the emphasis is on financial aid.” model for the school’s budget and lion will fund the newly approved January has been a bad month, so Johnson, Blaine F. Yang, James J. “It’s a challenge, but it’s not a priorities. construction while the remaining we are very concerned about that.” Joo, Paul Zanazzi, Jorden A. difficulty [to fund financial aid]. “We model what the proposed $8 million will go toward the Ad- Carter said, “We’ve done better We’re planning to raise the incre- increases are going be in the tuition, dison’s endowment. than the market; we haven’t gone Koh, Nicholas L. Y. Zhan, Michael Y. ment of money through fundrais- financial aid, compensation, -ener The Board of Trustees first ap- down as much as the market. We’ve Koven, William S. Zimmerman, Katherine A. ing. We’re going to bring the mon- gy, and so on. We run it through the proved the schematic and concep- gone down a little, but we’ve come ey in this year by June 30 to fund model and we see how much the tual plans for the Addison renova- back up.” the financial aid increment starting endowment can contribute,” said tion in the spring of 2006, after According to Carter, the en- in September, and we’re in the Carter. “Based on that, we adjust which they hired Centerbrook Ar- dowment is structured so that when process of doing that right now,” other things in the budget.” chitects and Planners to design a markets drop, the endowment will Carter said. Building Committee sustainable structure. not be impacted as negatively. Furthermore, the faculty and The Board of Trustees ap- In the next phase, the Addison “In January, the U.S. market will transition from design into went down, the developing markets construction. A contractor will use went down in the world, and the the architect’s drawings to begin emerging markets went down too. the construction that is scheduled Everything went down in the same to begin in late summer. The gal- direction, so that wasn’t too good. lery will close in July 2008. But bonds went up a little bit and The proposed roof will be cov- some of our hedge funds dampened ered in vegetation to improve the the volatility,” he continued. energy performance of buildings “Essentially, we were up from and reduce storm water runoff. July 1 to December 31, then we The Board of Trustees also au- went down, and then we came back thorized a land swap with the Town up only recently. We’ve just started of Andover, which will allow Phil- to get reports of where we are as of lips Academy to obtain property January 31. So in the next few days near Borden Gym and Graves Hall. we will be getting more reports on This proposal requires approval how we did,” said Carter. through a town meeting in April In addition to discussing en- and will then proceed to the state dowment performance, the trustees legislature. also discussed endowment spend- Endowment ing. Despite recent turbulence in Phillips Academy currently the stateside and worldwide econo- spends around 5.4 percent of its mies, Phillips Academy’s endow- endowment, based on a three-year ment has not been severely affect- moving average of numbers for the ed, as the Board of Trustees learned endowment, according to Tang. this past weekend. Audit Committee Chief Investment Officer Amy The Audit Committee con- Falls ’82 and Treasurer of the vened during the Board of Board Thomas Israel ’62 presented Trustees’ weekend meetings the Trustees with a brief report on to discuss Phillips Academy’s search for a new auditing firm. Phillips Academy, a non-profit organization, contracts services from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world’s largest firm of accountants. However, “Pricewater- houseCoopers decided to move onto greener pastures,” said Carter. “It had nothing to do with our sta- tus of our books or anything. It had to do with the fact that they’ve got- ten incredibly busy in the for-profit sector and they don’t have the per- sonnel to do as much of the not-for- profit work as they have in the past.” “They’re actually dropping a lot of their not-for-profit clients. We don’t produce enough fees for them to be a huge client that they want to be servicing. The amount of service they have to give us is more than they make,” continued Carter. Phillips Academy will be mov- ing to a new firm next year, Carter said. The school is currently look- ing at a number of auditors that are making proposals due this week. THE PHILLIPIAN NEWS FEBRUARY 8, 2008 A7 Th e Ph i l l i p i a n Pr e s e n t s : Our Presidential Candidates Carolyn Brown Alex Gottfried Years: Three-year Upper Years: Three-year Upper Hometown: Concord, MA Dorm: Paul Revere Hall Hometown: North Andover, MA Dorm: Day Student Clubs/Activities: Varsity Soccer, Varsity Squash, Varsity Tennis, Clubs/Activities: Co-founder of Andover Mock Trial, Yorkies, Secretary to Student Government varstiy football, varsity wrestling Describe yourself: Hardworking, personable, fun-loving Describe yourself: Passionate, hardworking, creative Main Platform Ideas: Main Platform Ideas: - Increase communication between Student Council and the - More flexibility in the DC system student body - Off-campus weekend trips and later Friday sign-in - Online report cards - Day student parking and lighting outside of George - Rework the Grasshopper Night ticket system Washington Hall Most embarrassing PA experience: Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Brown was running for Junior representative and when she Gottfried hopes to be out of law school and in the was collecting signatures in Commons, she spilled water all over working world. a potential supporter.

Harrison Hart Lawrence Dai Years: Three-year Upper Hometown: Baltimore, MD Dorm: Fuess House Years: Three-year Upper Clubs/Activities: Model United Nations, Pen Pals, ARC, Hometown: Kohler, WI Dorm: Rockwell House Philomathean, The Phillipian, Breadloaf Writing Workshop, Clubs/Activities: STAND, The Phillipian Junior Varsity Squash, Junior Varsity Lacrosse Describe yourself: Decisive, approachable, inedible Describe yourself: Red-haired, dedicated, informed Main Platform Ideas: Main Platform Ideas: - Increase accessibility of Student Council - Increase communication between students, student council - Create free forum for students to share their ideas, modeled and faculty with more student-faculty dinners after “Fishing for Feedback” cards - Expand wireless internet - Increase communication between faculty and students - Reevaluate bandwidth policy Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Dai is uncertain of what he wants his future to look like but Hart wants to follow life, see where it takes him and help the he doesn’t want to live in a cardboard box. world by making a difference.

Trevor Gulick-Stutz & William Thompson-Butler Ishan Kapoor Years: Three-year Uppers Hometowns: Oklahoma City, OK & Portland, OR Years: Three-year Upper Dorms: Both in Stowe House Hometown: Andover, MA Dorm: Day Student Clubs/Activities: Both on Varsity Soccer, TB: viola Clubs/Activities: Frontline magazine, Andover Economics Soci- and guitar lessons, community service, Andover ety, Indo-Pak, Student Activities Board Modern Abolitionist Society; GS: Mock Trial Describe yourself: Outgoing, intuitive, gets-things-done Describe yourselves: hopeful, willing, excited, Main Platform Ideas: diligent, compassionate, intuitive - Big clocks in the gym for finals and standardized testing Main Platform Ideas: - Water coolers in dorms - Implement a Student Council weekly news- - Wireless internet in Uncommons letter One day left to live: - More day student parking “I would throw a huge party, spend all my cash, go nuts, invite - Later Friday night sign-in everyone I know, tear stuff up, so I can be remembered.” TB’s Greatest Fear: Assessment Week Trevor’s most embarrassing PA experience: During his freshman year, some of his friends pulled a prank on him, putting shaving cream all over his face while he was sleeping. Arun Saigal

Years: Three-year Upper Kyle Rogers Hometown: Burlington, MA Dorm: Stuart House Clubs/Activities: Indo-Pak, Hindu Student Union, Andover-Law- Years: Three-year Upper rence strings program, Unaccompanied Minors Hometown: Haverhill, MA Dorm: Stowe House Describe yourself: Persistent, hug-giving, caring Clubs/Activities: Model UN, Andover Economics Society Main Platform Ideas: Describe yourself: Sexy, brilliant, dedicated - Consistent DC system punishments among clusters - Class trips Main Platform Ideas: - Online report cards and grades - Bridge the student and administration gap - Improve seats in the gym during finals and standardized testing One day left to live: - Increase local foods available at Uncommons “I would like to say thank you to hundreds and hundreds of people, who have helped me be where I am today.” Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Rogers sees himself successful and with a family. Also, he hopes to get into politics, business or male modeling.

Michaeljit Sandhu Malin Adams Years: Three-year Upper Years: Two-year Upper Hometown: Plymouth, MA Dorm: Foxcroft Hall Hometown: Concord, MA Dorm: Taylor Hall Clubs/Activities: Model UN, Oxfam, Mosaic, E-steward, theater Clubs/Activities: Student Activities Board, Pot Pourri, Upper Describe yourself: Outgoing, awkward, happy Representative, various community service projects, Indoor Track Main Platform Ideas: -More student integration into decisions of the Describe yourself: Optimistic, friendly, cheerful administration Main Platform Ideas: - Encourage more sustainability on campus - Online overnights forms - Solve technology issues - More discussion-based PACE Seminar Most embarrassing PA experience: - Continue to expand the one-card key system, the school His first day freshman year, he ran into a pole and got hurt. At technology programs and day student parking orientation, he sat in macaroni and cheese. - More food at the Ryley Roller One day left to live: Adams would take his twin sister and go skydiving so he could feel free. Server Glitch Cancels Online Voting By JULIE XIE Glitches and security restric- server, but faced with security re- just within the last week. The last Larry Zhou tions in the Phillips Academy strictions, they could not get the minute adjustments didn’t work. server prevented students from program to run. And we had just barely enough Years: Two-year Upper voting online in the first round By moving the voting to time to set up the paper ballots.” Hometown: Buffalo, NY Dorm: Stearns House of Student Council presidential Wednesday, Student Council Student Council is currently elections. hoped that they could get the using a program outside of the Clubs/Activities: Chinese Taiwanese Student Association Instead, members of Student server up and running by then. Phillips Academy server for the (CTSA), Varsity Swimming, Fidelio Council set up a table in Uncom- However, glitches remained, online voting. They are moving mons, handing out paper ballots and there was not enough time to towards configuring a PAnet- Describe yourself: Outgoing, athletic, joyful to students during lunch and din- reconfigure the system and to get based voting program. Main Platform Ideas: ner on Wednesday. the program running successfully Collins is optimistic in the - Online course selection The first round of voting was in time for Wednesday voting. online voting system for the fu- - Renovate the Underwood Room originally scheduled for Mon- In a last-minute decision, the ture, “We really hope the online - Online grades day, February 4. However, there first-round voting took place on system will pull through for the were problems with the computer paper ballots instead of online next round.” Where do you see yourself in 10 years? server. Frank Pinto ’08, Head of ballots. The next round of voting will Working in New York City as an advertiser for a fashion Technology in Student Council, Tantum Collins, President of take place on Monday, February magazine. and the technology office did Student Council, said, “We had 18. their best to try to configure the some problems with the server February 8, 2008 Phillipian Arts A8 Documenting Human Rights: James Rockas ’08 Exposes Persecution Through Film at Phillips Academy decided it was finally tion,” is a forty-minute documentary that Andrew Khang time to speak up. Rockas assembled using the digital photos While doing some research into this and recordings from his two trips to Turkey Virtually unknown to the rest of the matter with his father, Rockas discovered over the past years. world, the Greek Orthodox Church in mod- the “white paper” written by Yale Law The film includes footage of private in- ern-day Istanbul has been constantly under School, which discussed the Greek Ortho- terviews with prominent figures including attack by the Turkish government for the dox Church’s various claims against the Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch, past eighty-five years. James Rockas ’08 has government of Turkey. This prompted him Dr. Anthony Limberakis of the Order of St. recently shed light on this extremely contro- to delve deeper into this religious and highly Andrew, a former member of the European versial and volatile topic through a video of intimate issue, and it was then that he real- Parliament and Camiel Eurlings, Rappa- first-hand accounts from his trip to Turkey, ized how incredibly necessary it was for him teur on Turkey’s Accession to the European titled “On the Precipice of Extinction.” to give voice to these unsaid matters. Union. There have been dark secrets revolving Starting in the summer of 2006, Rockas In Rockas’ film, Eurlings said, “Regard- around the Turkish government’s participa- began his film project with a digital camera, ing religious freedom, the European value tion in the confiscation of several thousand camcorder and wireless microphone. He is absolute freedom and absolute respect. valuable Church properties and the infil- flew to Istanbul with his parents and grand- Everybody in the European Union has the tration and usurping of the selection of the parents with his mind set on exposing the rights to believe in what he or she wants, Patriarch successor. It is widely believed truth. whether you are a Christian, whether you that the Turkish government is taking such Rockas said, “I decided that I needed are a Jew, whether you are a Muslim; even if aggressive actions in an effort to define a to do something to help resolve this issue. you choose to be a non-believer, all people solid national identity for its people by per- I originally intended to write about the issue are equal for the law and should respect each secuting all minority groups associated with and try to get my work published as letters to other. I’m saying that is a very core value of Turkey. the editor and other outlets, but I soon real- the European Union…So if Turkey wants Due to harsh, constricting governmen- ized that a huge amount of literature already to enter, it is essential that that freedom and tal control, it has been nearly impossible existed on the subject and that its impact, in respect also shows up here.” for the people of the Church to speak out terms of public awareness, had been mini- Rockas said, “Many politicians, espe- publicly against these atrocious acts. Thus, mal. It was at this point that I decided that cially in the US, say that Turkey should be the accounts of these deliberately hostile a film on the main issues since film is,in allowed to join the EU and reap the econom- acts towards the Ecumenical Patriarch and my opinion, the most persuasive medium of ic benefits, and that they will change once the Christian faith as a whole have only communication in today’s world.” they are in the EU. I do not see this as real- received minimal publicity, until a senior The film, “On the Precipice of Extinc- istic. Ronald Reagan once said, ‘To sit back hoping that someday, someway, someone Courtesy of James Rockas will make things right is to go on feeding the His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarchate Bartholomew I, leader of the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last--but world’s 250 million Orthodox Christians, presides over a service in Istanbul. eat you he will.’ Perhaps I am wrong, but the risk to one of the world’s oldest religious is to become part of Europe and The West, as’ film has raised has been absolutely as- institutions is immediate and to play games then it must become a free and open society tounding, and he said he hopes that more and with the future of that institution would be in which service to one’s religion would not more people will join him in his mission to irresponsible. The violations of the Ecu- require such sacrifices that they must en- liberate not only the Greek Orthodox com- menical Patriarchate’s basic human rights dure. We lucky who are fortunate to have the munity but Turkey as a nation. By embrac- and religious freedom must end.” rights which the Orthodox Minority in Tur- ing the diverse and multicultural nature of By special request from the Metroplitan key lack have a responsibility to do all that its community, Rockas believes that Turkey Methodios of Boston, his documentary will we can to aid the Ecumenical Patriarchate will be able to “truly become a free, demo- be distributed to both churches and political in its fight for religious freedom. We must cratic country and could further join the west groups to spread awareness and create sup- realize, after all, that Martin Luther King Jr. in economic and social partnership.” port for religious freedom for the suffering was correct when he wrote in his Birming- Rockas’s video can be viewed at people of the Church. ham jail cell, ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat http://archons.org/news/gallery/index.asp. Rockas stated, “The need for such a to justice everywhere.’” brave few should not be present. If Turkey The publicity and awareness that Rock-

From “Real World” to the Real World the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and that revolves around sex, the degrada- Victoria Sanchez M. Discenza/The Phillipian Museum. In addition to his prominence tion of women, and violence. in the hip-hop and literary industries, Powell said, “This is the latest cul- James Rockas ’08 traveled to Istanbul, Turkey during summer 2006 to film a Kevin Powell grew up with the odds Powell takes pride in being a social ac- tural manifestation of what’s going on documentary on the government’s persecution of the Orthodox Church. stacked against him in Jersey City, New tivist. in this country. This is where we are; Jersey raised by a poor, single mother. He said, “A job or career doesn’t hip-hop is the mirror showing what’s Statistically, children who grow up in mean anything if one is not happy—if going on here…It’s not enough to be such environments are not as success- one is not living one’s life fully. And entertained. We must think critically. ful, but Powell is an exception to the part of that fullness for me is being a Some of us have to have the courage rule. He said, “It affected my life in public servant, of being an activist for to say, ‘This is not right; it’s not OK to the sense that I was very determined to social change. Running for Congress sell sex.’” make something of myself, to have a in Brooklyn, New York, where I cur- Powell’s message included a multi- Beyond Beats better life than what I was born into.” rently live, is simply part of the work I faceted call toward social awareness Entertainment Television’s) Spring Powell came to speak in the Un- Ben Podell already do to help people.” about classism, sexism and racism. He Bling, where visiting women claim not derwood Room as part of Black Arts Although hip-hop originally cov- said, “Don’t ever use the word ‘ghetto’ to be offended by the way that hip-hop Weekend 2008. He emphasized the dif- ered a wide range of issues and emo- again because it’s classism, the equiva- Must men belittle women to assert represents them, oblivious of the fact ference between hip-hop culture and tions, with the release of Dr. Dre’s lent of ‘po’white trash.’” their own masculinity? that while they are saying this, young the hip-hop industry, covering hip-hop, highly influential album “The Chronic” Powell believes that there is cur- The film “Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats rappers are filming up their skirts with its history and its potential to be used in 1992, hip-hop took a turn. Although rently an assault on women in this and Rhymes” may have been overshad- as a tool for social change. rappers such as Tupac “wanted thug country, and he cited this sobering fact: owed by rap historian Kevin Powell’s He attended Rutgers University life to be positive, the record labels domestic violence toward women goes interactive talk, but Byron P. Hurt’s “In a culture so centered before becoming a cast member on told him it doesn’t sell.” up on Superbowl Sunday. powerful hour-long documentary cer- around a media based on the first season of MTV’s Real World, Instead, Powell claimed, the hip- Lastly, Powell addressed the inter- tainly left a lasting mark on those who leading him to become a political ac- hop industry did not care about what national effects of American hip-hop. saw it. violence and sex, it is no tivist, poet, journalist, essayist, public they were selling as long as they were He said, “American popular culture is Last Friday, Phillips Academy stu- surprise that the type of hip-hop speaker, entrepreneur and activist. He making money, and they purposely our main export, and [hip-hop] is what dents received a remarkable opportu- is the author of seven books as well as downplayed political hip-hop. we’re selling. We’re the dominant nity to expand their narrow vision of we see today has been widely a founding staff member of Vibe maga- Powell said that currently, the 75 country on the planet, and what we are modern-day hip-hop. accepted into our society.” zine. million young people who form the exporting to people overseas makes an The film, a calculated blend of ac- Powell said, “Vibe magazine start- biggest generation since World War II impression.” tion footage and interviews, discusses ed the same year [as the Real World], are seen as “consumers. Anytime any- Powell’s powerful message called the way in which today’s hip-hop em- video cameras. and it was a huge advantage as a writer thing becomes successful, we imitate it for us to question our societal and gen- phasizes the stereotypes of our culture. The film also discusses the widely because people knew my name and and run it into the ground. It is mass der norms. If the hip-hop industry is The movie talks about the unfortunate publicized story about the well-known face.” production of the same stuff—similar to be changed, if we are to move into transformation of hip-hop from an rapper Nelly, who refused to show up Now, he calls himself a “hip-hop to fast foods; it’s not good for us, but a new, enlightened phase, that phase expression of frustration to today’s at a bone marrow drive when students historian.” Powell has organized con- we still watch it.” must come from our generation. meaningless confirmation of the dis- at Spelman University accused him of certs, emcee battles and the first ex- Because of this process, hip-hop torted forms of masculinity found in being disrespectful in his controversial hibit of hip-hop history in the U.S. at became what it is today: an industry almost every rap song. video, “Tip Drill.” This issue of hip-hop being When hip-hop mogul Russell Sim- “trapped in the manhood box,” as Hurt mons was asked to comment on why puts it, is depicted in the movie in he allowed this representation of black three major forms: violence, the need women to flourish in music, he avoid- to seem invulnerable and the exploita- ed Hurt’s question. tion of women. The film touched briefly on several As New York City-born rapper Fat other controversial subjects, including Joe says in the film, “everybody wants homophobia, the use of alcohol and to be hard.” The film discusses this at- drugs in hip-hop and hip-hop’s inte- tempt to be macho in hip-hop by chal- gration in white culture. Its ultimate lenging the use of the gun “as a meta- goal was to portray the degradation phor for the basis of manhood” in rap. of hip-hop from what it used to be to As rapper Talib Kweli states, “hip- and to show that hip-hop has become hop is a very ego-driven thing,” which purely “American.” is emphasized by the frequency of rap- In a culture so centered around a pers claiming to have witnessed and media based on violence and sex, it taken part in extreme violence. is no surprise that the type of hip-hop Hurt and his interviewees primar- we see today has been widely accepted ily spoke about the need for a rapper to into our society. put up his “psychic armor,” an image The film was received well by of invulnerability in the eyes of his lis- the audience, driving its point home teners and competitors. by causing mixed reactions including The film’s second section centered laughter, outrage and shock. Byron P. on the depiction of women in hip-hop, Hurt’s film was extremely effective, especially in music videos, and how making us recognize and reconsider rappers’ claims of manipulating and the vulgarity in the music we listen controlling women in their songs are to daily. Since hip-hop is such an in- degrading and offensive. tegral part of American culture today, One of the most striking scenes in this film was an ideal choice for Black the movie takes place at BET (Black Arts Weekend. M. Discenza/The Phillipian As part of Black Arts Weekend 2008, Kevin Powell discussed the negative turn the modern hip-hop industry has taken. Volume CXXXI, Number 2 SPORT Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts S February 8, 2008 Boys Swimming Girls Squash Depth Enough PA Breaks To Trounce Through in 4-3 Hopkins Talent Win vs. Brooks

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The Boys 200 Medley Relay Milton 5 began the meet with a promising Andover 2 start on Satur- day as the team of Steven Lee- After losing five consecutive Kramer ’09, matches, Lauren Wilmarth ’09 Curtis Hon ’10, swept her match 3-0 to help the Connor McAu- Andover Girls Bo y s liffe ’10, and Squash team Sw i m m i n g Kevin Zhai ’08 end its losing finished first streak and de- with a time of 1:43.75. This race feat Brooks 4-3 began a series of victories that led last Tuesday. Gi r l s Sq u a s h Andover to crush Hopkins 111-75. Andover had Hopkins swimmer Alex Strim- a close match matter took first in the 200 Free- S.Sheu/The Phillipian against Milton Academy last Sat- style, but following right behind urday but ended up falling 2-5. was Brenden Deveney ’09, Alex Garnet Hathaway ’10 splits two Belmont Hill forwards to gain control of the puck. Boys Hockey upset Belmont Hill, 6-3. Belmont Playing at the number one po- Smachlo ’11 and Randy Li ’10 in Hill was then ranked second in the New England Eastern Division. sition for the first time this sea- second, third, and fourth respec- son, Lydia Smith ’09 defeated her tively. Deveney was able to finish Brooks opponent in three quick with a personal best of 1:46.85. Boys Hockey Topples Belmont Hill to Cap Recent 8-1 Stretch; games. Smith started the match Larry Zhou ’09 finished sec- strongly, winning her first game ond in the 200 Individual Medley 9-3. Smith’s second game was with a time of 2:06.45, inching out Tucker Mullin ’08 Provides Strong Offensive Punch in Three Wins much closer, 9-7. Smith reestab- third place finisher Kevin Zhai by With the three-game winning Andover a 2-1 lead heading into game out of reach with a goal at lished herself in her third game, less than half a second. Harrington By Matt Higgins acing her opponent 9-0. She Ph i l l i p i a n Sp o r t s Wr i t e r streak, Andover improved its re- the first intermission. The goal the middle point of the period, as- captured the first individual win of cord to 13-7 for the season. was assisted by Cox and Farn- sisted by Brian Safstrom ’10 and commented on her last game, “I the meet in the 50 Freestyle with a Andover 6 On Friday, Bobby Farnham ham. Trevor Braun ’10. started hitting the ball in the back time of 23.56, closely followed by ’08 and Cox led the Andover Early in the second period, Andover’s defense held the corners to keep [my opponent] Will Falk-Wallace ’10 in third and Belmont Hill 3 offense with two goals each, as Belmont Hill tied the game at 2-2. sizeable lead, giving Andover a moving.” James Martino ’09 in fourth. Andover defeated a talented Bel- However, Andover came back 6-3 win. Goalie Glenn Stowell Coach Thomas Hodgson ex- Hopkins outnumbered Divng, Andover 5 mont Hill team 6-3. with another goal, as Cox scored ’09 made 27 saves in the victory. plained the team was working but this did not intimidate J.R. On the road against one of to give Andover a 3-2 lead at 4:13 On Monday, Cox continued on hitting straight shots instead Santaniello ’08 and Kyle Ofori ’09, BB&N 4 the top teams in New England, in the second period. his strong play with two goals and of cross-court shots. “Hitting the who placed third and fifth respec- Andover came out strong and The goal was assisted by one assist, as Andover defeated ball straight and tight along the tively. Santaniello achieved a per- Andover 4 scored a quick goal. McGregor and Garnet Hathaway BB&N 5-4. wall gives the opponent fewer op- sonal record of 140.75. Just 2:57 into the first period, ’10. Andover extended its lead Andover came out skating tions in returning the shot than a Swimming resumed with a K.U.A 2 Cox scored his first goal to give two minutes later, as Farnham hard after the opening whistle, cross court hit does.” victory in the 100 Butterfly by Andover an early 1-0 lead. Bel- scored his first, assisted by Luke scoring two early goals to give Captain Carolyn Brown ’09, Smachlo, who finished with a time Led by Captain Andrew Cox playing the number two position, ’08, who tallied four goals over mont Hill would come back with Duprey ’10 and Tucker Mullin the team an early 2-0 lead. of 56.88. Andrew Fraser ’10 placed a goal of its own four minutes ’08. Belmont Hill was able to cut The first came from McGregor triumphed over her opponent as fourth with a personal best of 59.49, three games, Andover completed well. Captain Brown took the first another week undefeated, which later. the Andover lead to one just 30 at the 4:03 mark, assisted by Cox. closely followed by Tony Feng ’09 However, at the 13:01 mark seconds later, but the Andover Farnham scored at the 4:50 mark, game 9-0 and swept the last two, included a huge win over Bel- quickly finishing 9-2 and 9-5. mont Hill. Andover retook the lead. J.J. defense held for the rest of the assisted by Steve Bury ’08 and Continued on Page B2, Column 6 McGregor ’08 scored to give period, and the game headed into Mullin. Brown’s opponent had trouble intermission with Andover lead- BB&N would add a goal be- returning her low-box serve and ing 4-3. fore the end of the period, but Brown remarked, “it was worked Andover closed out the game Andover would head into inter- really well for me, so I just stuck Boys Basketball Hangs on to Beat Thayer, 55-47; in the third period with two goals. mission with a 2-1 lead. with it throughout the match.” The first came from Farnham, his After a scoreless second pe- At the number three position, second of the game, assisted by riod, BB&N tied the game at 2-2 Wilmarth also won her match in Clutch Shooting by Bond ’10 Rallies Late Surges Cox and McGregor at 4:08 in the just 21 seconds into the third pe- commanding fashion. Her first two games were close, 9-5 and basket in Andover’s huge 55-47 half, scored his first basket of third period. riod. By Jack Doyle Bennett Carroccio ’10 put the Ph i l l i p i a n Sp o r t s Wr i t e r victory over Thayer last Friday. the second half to put Andover Continued on Page B2, Column 4 Continued on Page B3, Column 5 Washington and Khalid Mc- ahead for good. McCaskill was Andover 55 Caskill ’10 had 13 points apiece a crucial player down the stretch leading Andover in a rollercoaster as well, scoring four points in the Thayer 47 game from the very start. After a final minute of play and coming Best Times & Close Finishes Can’t Capture Win; tight and well-fought first half by up with a huge steal on defense Tabor 62 both teams, Andover entered half- that led to another two points for time leading, 29-27. Andover on the other end of the Faulkner ’11 Improves 500 Free By 7 Seconds Andover 58 Andover built its lead to five court. points with just over three min- On Saturday, Andover battled By Spencer Maquarrie mer. Julianna Reider ’10 also The next event, the 100 Free- Nobles 69 utes remaining. After two quick hard against an incredibly talent- Ph i l l i p i a n Sp o r t s Wr i t e r recorded a best time of 2:25.05, style, was capped by a second coming in at sixth place overall. place finish from Morss, who fin- Andover 54 Thayer baskets, however, the ed Noble and Greenough team, game was tied up at 47- 47, forc- which has compiled an 18-2 re- Hopkins 99 The 50 Freestyle event gave ished with time of 56.07. ing Andover to call a time out cord so far this season. It wasn’t Andover a chance to gain some Moroney ’11 recorded a sea- With under a minute and a with 1:28 left in the game. enough, however, as Andover fell Andover 87 ground on Hopkins, as Morss son’s best time with 57.28, not far half remaining on the clock in a The timeout proved worth- 69-54. came in first after an exciting behind Morss. tied game, Menelik Washington while, as Andover came out im- On Wednesday, Andover Despite a thrilling win in the race, .3 seconds ahead of the sec- The 500 Freestyle yielded ’09 sunk a jumper from the cor- mediately and found Washington, hosted Tabor in an incredibly fast- 50 Freestyle by Peyton Morss ’10. ond place finisher. more top times for both Andover ner of the paint for the go-ahead who, after dominating the first paced and exciting overtime loss, the Andover Morss finished with a time and Hopkins. Faulkner led 62-58. Postgraduate forward Dan Girls Swim of 25.49, and Mai Kristofferson Andover and recorded a season Evans ’08 controlled the entire Team lost a ’09, who finished in fourth place, best with a second place finish game for Andover on the offen- heartbreak- came in with a time of 26.92. and a time of 5:15.40. sive end, netting a season-high 22 ing match- The 100 Butterfly proved to be Hall followed up in third points for Andover, and Bond hit up against a Andover’s most successful event place with a time of 5:24.45, also the tying three-pointer with less Gi r l s tough Hop- of the day, as three swimmers a season’s best. Sw i m m i n g than 30 seconds to play to force kins School’s achieved season’s best times. In the 200 Freestyle Relay, overtime. squad, 99-87. Glancy finished first with a Hopkins Academy overtook Once in overtime, however, Although Andover lost, many time of 1:01.74; Celia Lewis ’10 Andover for the first and third Andover struggled, scoring just swimmers recorded season best came in with a time of 1:03.62 place positions, but Andover five points, and couldn’t hold of times, making the bittersweet and finished third and Greta Mar- managed to finish in second and Tabor’s late surge. day. tin ’09 also recorded a season fourth, earning points for PA. After the opening minutes, best with a time of 1:04.14, which Despite pushing such great Continued on Page B2, Column 4 Andover looked like it might run times, Andover could not match earned her a fourth place finish. away with an easy win, jumping the pace of the top Hopkins’ out to a formidable 17-4 lead. swimmers. Despite the early lead, however, Hopkins took the first race of Tabor didn’t stay down for long, the day, the 200 Medley Relay, and slowly fought its way back with a time of 1:54.16. Trailing Inside Sports: towards the end of the first half. by only two seconds, a team from After missed opportunities by Andover made up of Theresa Andover, Tabor made it to half- Faller ’11, Allie Hall ’10, Annie time leading, 24-23. Glancy ’09, and Lexi Moroney The game went back and forth ’11 posted a time of 1:56.21. for the entire second half. Bond Hopkins finished first again in Wrestling once again came up huge down the following event, the 200 Free- the stretch, scoring nine of An- style. Coming in a close second faces top-ranked teams. dover’s final 11 points. His last, place was Kristen Faulkner ’11, and most timely basket, came who came within one half of a with 30 seconds left in regulation, second of the leader with a season Girls Basketball as Andover trailed 53-50. best time of 1:59.08. Bond, who had already hit Alanna Waldman ’10 also set plays to the buzzer vs. Exeter. two consecutive three-pointers, a season’s best time in this event made it three when he set up in with a time of 2:09.18, coming in the corner and drained a clutch with a sixth place finish. jumper from beyond the arc to tie A season’s best finish for Athlete Of The Week the game at 53, forcing the game Glancy with a time of 2:18.36 Captain Andrew Cox ’08 into overtime. highlighted the 200 IM event for Andover will have to wait un- Andover swimming. til next Thursday to get back into Glancy came in third place, M.Temple/The Phillipian action, when the team welcomes only three seconds behind the Mike Palermo ’08 fearlessly attacks the rim, unfazed by Tabor’s Brooks to Andover’s home floor. Hopkins Academy leading swim- towering center. B2 THE PHILLIPIAN SPORTS FEBRUARY 8, 2008 Andover Wrestling Crumbles Under Two Top New England Teams, NMH & NAH; Mahoney ’11 & Co-Captain Cintron ’08 Defeats Then Top Ranked Wrestler at 171 Lbs. Jow ’09 Take By Scott Sanderson team from Providence Country Though Tilton and PCD were Hector Cintron ’08 for the second not break the streak this year, los- Ph i l l i p i a n Sp o r t s Wr i t e r Day. Though the team had previ- important matches Andover had week in a row. ing a close match by a score of 1-2 in Breast ously blanked PCD by a score of its eyes on NMH from the mo- Cintron won a 9-8 decision 22-37. against the previously first-ranked Though Andover has wrestled Continued from Page B1, Column 1 Andover mounted a strong 72-0, several Andover wrestlers ment it walked in the door. Tout- wrestler in New England at 171 North Andover High School ev- comeback in the final bouts of had tough individual matches that ed as one of the best teams ever lbs., avenging his only loss of the ery year for the past 22 years, the in sixth with a time of 1:03.29. the match that were not to be taken lightly. assembled in New England Prep season in the process. Blue has never defeated the Mas- Continuing Andover’s victory pitted the first Ryan Gaiss ’11, showcased Wrestling, the NMH squad boast- Co-Captain Cintron has now sachusetts public school power- streak, Hon finished first in the and second- just how much he has improved ed three returning Class A cham- defeated first-ranked opponents house. 100 Freestyle with a personal best ranked teams this season, pinning in the first pions augmented by five excellent two weeks in a row and has likely Highlights included a narrow of 49.50, Harrington in third with in the Class A period an opponent who had post-graduates. Andover knew secured the top seed as the end- 4-3 victory by Co-Captain Shaun a time 51.90 and Lee-Kramer in league against taken him to double overtime ear- that NMH would almost certainly of-the-season tournaments ap- Stuer ’09 and a dominating vic- fourth with a 52.17. one another,. lier in the season. Though PCD be the toughest competition the Wr e s t l i n g proach. tory by Gaiss, who wrestled per- Tough Hopkins competition in but it was not managed to sneak by with a pair team would face all season. Reid Mosquera ’09 also con- haps his best match of the season the 500 Freestyle pushed McAu- enough to of wins this time around, it still Refusing to be intimidated tinued his dominance at the 215 against a former teammate. liffe to achieve a personal best of overcome NMH and its dominat- posed only a minimal threat, and against its stronger, more expe- lbs. weight class, winning 7-3 With the dual meet season 4:51.99, adding to his continuous ing early lead. Despite the loss, the match ended by a final score rienced opponents, the Andover against an excellent opponent nearly at an end, Andover now series of personal bests in the event the day was not a total failure for of 63-9. boys wrestled with heart and before Alex Gottfried ’09 took a looks ahead toward the tourna- this season. In third was Mahoney Andover, as the team did man- The competition moved up determination throughout the forfeit in the final bout of the day ment season. with a time of 4:57.90, followed age to earn a pair of wins against a notch as Andover next faced match. to set the score at 44-24 in favor This Saturday, the team will by Jon Leung ’11 with a time of Providence Country Day and Til- a challenging team from Tilton. Nevertheless, Andover failed of Northfield. travel to Hyde, ME to compete in 5:16.26. ton. Refusing to lose it’s concentra- to put points on the board for the After two hard days’ practice, the Northern New England Invi- Andover captured its second Four days later on Wednesday, tion for even a moment, Andover first seven of the fourteen bouts, Andover took to the mat again tational. relay victory in the 200 Freestyle Andover suffered its second loss trounced Tilton 72-4, losing just and it was unable to overcome the on Wednesday against North Andover wrestles its final dual Relay as the team of Zhai, Har- of the week by cross-town rival one match and rattling off a string deficit despite a strong showing in Andover High. meet of the season next Wednes- rington, Lee-Kramer, and Hon North Andover High. of six pins that was highlighted the upper weights. Despite a strong showing from day against rival Phillips Exeter. sprinted to finish with a time of Andover began Saturday with by an overtime fall recorded by The match of the week un- Sam Dodge ’09. questionably goes to Co-Captain several wrestlers, Andover could 1:31.72. Placing third was the team a match against a shorthanded of Leung, Fraser, Zhou and Li with a time of 1:37.00, barely inching out the team of Feng, Smachlo, Martino and Falk-Wallace in fourth. Brenden Deveney ’09 and younger brother Connor Deveney ’11 took first and third in the 100 Backstroke respectively, Brenden swiping the event with a 55.07 and Connor achieving a personal best of 58.63. Julian Azaret ’08 took fourth with a time of 59.55. Mahoney and Vincent Jow ’09 dominated the 100 Breastroke, placing first and second respec- tively, and both achieved personal bests. Mahoney finished with a 1:01.95, and Jow finished with a 1:06.64. Capping Andover’s vic- tory over Hopkins was the 400 Freestyle Relay. In this final event of the meet, the team of Brendon Deveney, Li, McAuliffe, and Lee- Kramer finished first with a time of 3:24.85. Directly followed by the team of Hon, Leung, Feng, and Zhai in second with a time of 3:26.18. Andover competes against a talented St. John’s Prep on Friday. St. John’s was it’s only loss last season and promises to be a thrill- ing meet with fast times and sev- eral battles to the finish. The team M.Discenza/The Phillipian M.Discenza/The Phillipian will definitely have to fight hard for Co-Captain Hector Cintron ’08 begins to turn his North Andover opponent after a quick take- Shaun Stuer ’09 suspends his challenger in the air before taking the win to come out on top. down. Cintron was named Class A wrestler of the week for the second time in a row. him to the mat. Basketball Improves Record With Win vs. Brooks; Craven ’09 & Safstrom ’10 Each Net First Goal; Last-Minute Shot Falls Short in Loss To Exeter Boys Hockey Cruises to 4-2 Win Over K.U.A traveled to North Andover to meister ’09. By Sarah Onorato one-goal losses, Andover seems with not only for the remainder of take on Brooks. Coming off of Additionally, leading the team Continued from Page B1, Column 2 Ph i l l i p i a n Sp o r t s Wr i t e r two consecutive losses, Andover in offense were Diperno with 13 to have hit its stride of late. Win- the season, but in the playoffs. looked to break out of the slump points and seven rebounds and However, Andover would re- ning eight of its final nine games Although currently right on Andover 54 with a win. Andover did not come Captain Fox with 11 points and spond as Cox scored at the 4:11 has certainly put Andover back the bubble of the playoff picture, Brooks 41 out as strong as anticipated, and six steals. With these outstanding mark, assisted by McGregor and ont he playoff map. Andover’s play of late certainly Brooks was able to hang neck and efforts, Andover captured the win Farnham. Not only is Andover winning, has other teams looking in their neck with them through the first by a score of 55-41. Four minutes later, BB&N it is finally winning close games. rear-view mirrors. Exeter 47 half. While Andover was pleased bounced back and once again Andover is winning these one- Hoping to continue its win- Andover 45 While Andover had the ad- to bounce back with a win, it had tied the game. Mullin scored to goal games. ning streak, Andover will host vantage on the scoreboard at another task to look ahead to: a second time to give Andover a If the team can keep up its 8-7-4 Governor’s at 6:30 on Fri- knack to pull out games, they will day. Tabor 59 halftime, it was not a comfortable the Exeter game. On Saturday, 4-3 lead. The goal was assisted by lead at all. With the score stand- Andover hosted the Big Red for Farnham. However, just a minute definity be a force to be reckoned Andover 35 ing at 25-22 in favor of the Big the first time this season. With later BB&N again tied the game Blue, Andover knew it had to obvious motivation, Andover at 4-4. Led by the double-digit scor- come out stronger in the second looked to build off of their win After trading goals for the ing efforts of Kourtney Diperno half in order to pick up a much- versus Brooks. entire period, Andover finally fin- ’09 and Cap- needed win. From the opening tip, Andover ished off BB&N at the 13:36 with tain Kelly Fox In the second half, Andover proved to have the advantage. a Cox goal, assisted by McGregor ’08, Andover emerged with its usual intensity. Andover came out looking strong, and Hathaway as Andover would got back on Andover controlled play early and, at the half, the team held a go on to win 5-4. the winning and was able to preserve that lead 26-19 lead. Stowell made 23 saves in the Gi r l s track with a for the remaining 16 minutes. All In the second half, Andover win, as Andover continued its im- Ba s k e t b a l l victory against eleven players saw the court for maintained that same intensity pressive play. the Brooks Andover, with eight of them scor- level and led Exeter for most of On Wednesday, Mullin scored School. Later, ing. the time. two goals, as Andover won its despite some stand-out individual One high point for Andover However, Exeter refused to third straight game, defeating efforts, Andover fell to both rivals was the aggressive defense and give up. At the 2:53 mark, the Big Kimball Union Academy, 4-2. Exeter and Tabor. play in the paint of both Megan Red nailed a three-pointer, tying Andover’s offense had a very Last Thursday, the Big Blue Robertson ’11 and Emily Zin- the game up. From then on, the strong game, scoring three goals game stayed neck and neck, Ex- in the first period. Leading the eter grabbed a two- point lead in Andover offense was Mullin with the final minute. two goals. Andover also received With seconds left on the clock, a great offensive effort from some Andover tried to send the game to lower line players. overtime, but the shot didn’t fall. Nick Craven ’09 scored his Andover suffered its loss at Ex- first goal of the season, and Saf- eter’s hands by a score of 45-47. strom also added his first goal Despite this difficult loss, of the season. With the complete some Big Blue players managed team effort, Andover rolled to a outstanding performances. This 4-2 victory. included an amazing 14 point, “Back at Flood Marr we were nine rebound effort by Diperno. a little shaky, but now we are a Hailee Minor ’08 also contributed solid team and big contenders eight points and nine rebounds, heading into the playoffs,” said while Ansley White ’10 added Bennett Carroccio ’10. S.Sheu/The Phillipian 6 points and 7 rebounds of her After struggling in the early J.J. McGregor ’08 pulls up in the offensive zone while looking own. parts of the season with several to find an open teammate in the slot. Coming off of the demoral- izing loss, Andover had to play another difficult game, this time a strong Tabor squad. Girls Swimming Awaits March Interschols Andover suffered a defeat at the hands of Tabor earlier in the season 57-41. From the first To Avenge Close Loss Against Hopkins whistle Tabor took control of In the last two events, the 100 all members of the team. the game, and Andover couldn’t Continued from Page B1, Column 4 bounce back from the poor start. Yard Breaststroke and the 400 Morss said, “Hopkins is defi- The second half did not bode The second place team, which Free Relay, Hopkins managed to nitely one of our most challeng- much better for Andover, as Tabor was made up of Moroney ’11, take the first place spot in both ing meets. It can be hard on our only increased its lead. Ultimate- Glancy, Faulkner, and Morss, fin- races. team with them because they’re a ly, Andover suffered a tough loss ished with a time of 1:43.93, only However, Andover managed day school and train with a club by upwards of twenty points. .6 seconds away from first place. to finish in the second and third team year round. We all did really At the end of the week, An- In the 100 Backstroke, a Hopkins place spots in each race. Hall and well, especially with their new dover’s record hovers just over swimmer managed to sneak by Tina Kit ’09 placed second and fast pool.” .500 at 8-7. Andover looks to re- Theresa Faller ’11 for first place, third with times of 1:11.82 and Looking forward to the end of bound from their losses to Tabor finishing just .2 seconds ahead of 1:16.48 in the 100 Breaststroke. the season, Glancy added, “Inter- and Exeter on Saturday when the Faller’s stellar time of 1:02.87, a While it was a disappointing schols is going to be a sick meet team hosts Suffield. season best. day for Andover, finishing many this year.” With only five games remain- Eva Simitch Warke ’09 came races within only one second of Andover will look to respond M.Discenza/The Phillipian ing, Andover needs to up their in third place with a season best capturing the first place position, from the loss on Saturday, Febru- Ansley White ’10 soars through traffic in the paint to get off a game for a shot at the postseason. time of 1:04.84, improving An- so many season best times dem- ary 16, when they travel to Wil- lay-up. Andover lost to Exeter by just two points on Saturday. dover’s score on the day. onstrate great improvement from liston Northhampton. THE PHILLIPIAN SPORTS FEBRUARY 8, 2008 B3 Boys Squash Fairs Well Against Athlete Of The Week Toughest Competition of Season Captain Andrew Cox ’08 By Maggie Law -game matches. Ph i l l i p i a n Sp o r t s Wr i t e r John Bukawyn ’08 and Captain Andrew Cox ’08 Outside of his offensive produc- Zanazzi both staked victories for tallied four goals and three as- tion, he follows the system that Despite three competitive the team. Zanazzi played an ex- sists to help power Andover to the coaches provide for us. Al- losses on Wednesday, the Andover tremely hard-fought match and a crucial 3-0 week. The team though this seems like a simple Boys Squash defeated his opponent in five entered this week with injuries task, when a team’s star player team was able games. Bukawyn was able to eas- to key offensive players such as is buying into the system, it can to finally claim ily shut out his opponent and win Chris Kreider ’10 and Brooks only fare well for the chances of a gratifying his match 3-0. Dyroff ’09. With these injuries, the rest of the team also playing victory over On Saturday the team traveled Cox readily picked up the slack in thew system.” St. George’s. to Middlesex, anticipating a hope- to keep the promising team in Mullin continued, “Cox also ful victory. Although Middlesex the playoff hunt. provides a great example for Bo y s Sq u a s h Winning four out of the sev- proved to be solid competition, Andover began the week by younger players in the way he en matches, they were unable to contend with facing the #2 seeded Belmont handles himself. Many players the team defeated its opponents Andover’s depth and skill level. Hill School, a vital game that try to emulate the way Cox car- by a final score of 4-3. The team won a satisfying match would certainly be telling as to ries himself.” Trey Meyer ’09, Tony Zou with a final score of 5-2. the chances of this team’s play- McGregor would also go ’09, Jorden Zanazzi ’08 and Dave Bukawyn and Meyer both off future. Cox got the team go- on to explain the most valuable Koppel ’08 all won their matches came out prepared and quickly ing in the right direction right quality of Cox’s leadership: be- against difficult competition. crushed their opponents with 3-0 away, scoring just 2:57 into the ing able to relate to each person Meyer and Zou each swept victories, respectively. game. Said Tucker Mullin ’08 on the team individually. their opponents by a score of 3-0. Zanazzi and Zou also won of his teammates early goal, Cox understands each player Zanazzi played an outstanding their matches comfortably, add- “Cox’s early goal definitely got really well on and off the ice and game, only dropping two points ing two more wins to the team’s us going. With the lines juggled takes pride in forming strong in his entire match versus St. score. around because of the injuries to relationships with each player. George’s. Koppel showed moments of Kreider and Dyroff, we needed Because of this, the team has un- The team suffered three losses lackluster play, but eventually something to give us a confi- believable team chemistry, and by Captain Graham Miao ’09, An- held on to win his final matches. dence boost. Cox stepped up and this can be squarely attributed to drew Chan ’08, and Foster Jebsen Relaxed after winning his first put one home, a goal that clearly the efforts of Captain Cox. As a ’08. Jebsen, still recovering from two games he reluctantly lost the paved the way for the victory.” new player on the team, Walsh his leg injury, fell to his opponent next two, forcing a fifth and final Cox displayed the finest part regarded Cox as an amazing 3-1. deciding game. of his game later in the period: captain who really helped him His powerful length and great M.Discenza/The Phillipian Captain Miao, playing at the play-making. Cox found line- sive game in our season.” Post-graduate Jack Walsh make a smooth transition to his reach helped him overcome his number one spot, faced arguably mate J.J. McGregor ’08, who On Monday Cox picked up ’08 described Cox’s playing new team. Middlesex opponent in the final the fiercest competition of his sea- stuffed in a crucial goal to send right where he left off, adding style as “unselfish.” Cox’s out- Walsh explained, “He defi- game, securing the 5-2 victory for son on Wednesday. the team into the first intermis- two goals and one assist in the standing vision of the ice, in- nitely helped me feel comfort- the team. His opponent, Antonio Diaz, sion up 2-1. team’s win over BB&N. Just credible strength on the puck able with the team from the Chan lost an unfortunate currently holds the spot as the After Belmont Hill re- 4:03 into the game, Cox got and great intelligence with the start. More impressive is that match on Saturday against a solid number one squash player in the sponded just 2:36 seconds into his teammates involved as he puck all lead to his title as be- over the season, Cox has found a opponent. Despite his relentless league. Miao battled throughout the second period to knot the does so masterfully, setting up ing one of the most dynamic and balance between having a great efforts, he hit errors at crucial the match but eventually fell to game at two, Cox put the team McGregor to stake the team to creative play-makers in the New time with the team and focusing times and was unable to pull away Diaz 3-0. on his shoulders and reclaimed a 1-0 lead. During a back-and- England Prep League. the squad in the necessary mo- with the win. The team traveled to Milton the lead, 3-2. This power-play forth third period, Cox netted Said line-mate of three years ments.” Captain Miao faced a highly last Friday, facing a Milton team goal was huge to stop the pos- two goals. The first goal put McGregor, “This is a huge Cox’s seven-point week is ranked Middlesex senior and that came out more prepared sible momentum that Belmont Andover up 3-2, 4:11 into the stretch for us to make the play- just an exclamation point on an managed to earn several good than expected the team suffered a Hill was gaining in the period. third period. offs. We definitely still have a already extraordinary season points, but unfortunately he fell to tough loss, 5-2. Cox would then assist his other BB&N would battle back to good shot for the playoffs. for the Lombardy, Ontario na- his opponent, 3-0. Andover faced a very aggres- line-mate, Bobby Farnham ’08, tie the game at four with just un- As of right now, his leader- tive. His 39 points on the season Captain Miao commented, sive style of play from its Milton to cap an impressive four-point der seven minutes to go in the ship and all-around game could leaves him second on the team “This match was a good win and opponents. Although the team night. game. The “accountability,” that be the single most important in scoring. experience for the team because it had been ready to win a few days Said Mullin of his Captain’s Mullin was describing again be- reason as to why we remain in However, the whole team tested our control, and it puts us in earlier, the players seemed to be performance, “He was unbeliev- came evident as he tucked away striking.” will attest to the fact that Cox a stable state of mind for the next worn out from a hard week. Mil- able. Cox clearly took account- the game winner with about Looking past Cox’s blatant is much more than just an of- couple of matches.” ton proved superior with its excel- ability for the need of offensive 4:30 left in the contest. talent on the ice, his leadership fensive powerhouse; he is the Andover looks to continue to lent court coverage and impres- production. Once he elevated his As seen in these two games, is a quality that his teammates leader and heart of an Andover improve its record and keep the sive level of play. game to another level, the whole when the team needed a goal constantly rave about. Said team pushing for a playoff spot. momentum going after the St. Both Chan and Meyer brought team was inspired to follow in most, Cox was always the one Mullin, “The most underrated George’s win. By Matt Gorski & Jim Ricker good focus and intensity to their his foot-steps and pull out this to make the play. aspect of Cox is his leadership. games. Despite this effort they The team will host St. Mark’s game that basically was a deci- Ph i l l i p i a n Sp o r t s Ed i t o r s were unable to overcome their on Friday and travel to Brooks opponents and each lost in four next Thursday. Girls Hockey Still Searching for Offensive Spark in Both Losses; Wilmarth’s Victories Vital in Fromkin ’09 Provides Back-to-Back 50-Plus Save Efforts Close Matches for Girls Squash great game, keeping the score caused Andover to take a penalty Fromkin played a great game, Wilmarth defeated her oppo- By Katherine Sherrill Continued from Page B1, Column 6 Ph i l l i p i a n Sp o r t s Wr i t e r down and keeping Andover in with thirty seconds left in the facing 57 shots against her. “The nent in four games. She won her the game. game. team just needs to generate more 9-7, respectively. The court walls first two games 9-7 and 9-1 but Brewster 2 However, Fromkin couldn’t Being able to put only four offense,” said Fromkin. were “stickier” Wilmarth com- surprisingly lost her third game stop the well-positioned shot, and players on the ice against Ta- Although Captain Stephanie mented, and it took her a couple 3-9. Andover 0 Tabor jumped out to the lead. bor’s five, Andover hustled, de- Clegg ’08 found the post in the games to get used to them. “I re- She recovered in her fourth As the game progressed, termined to create even more op- third period, Andover could not ally felt a lot more comfortable in game with a score of 9-4. “In the Tabor 2 Andover had trouble breaking portunities for itself. put itself on the scoreboard. the third game,” Wilmarth said fourth game I hit it deep to keep the puck out of the defensive Winning the face-off with Recently, Andover has lost a of sweeping her opponent 9-1 in my opponent behind me and was Andover 1 zone throughout the game. three seconds left in the game, lot games to equal competition. her third and final game. able to dominate the T,” Wil- Andover often found itself Andover had possession of the “The inability to come Pulling in the fourth win for marth remarked. the team was Christine Choi ’09 “Attacking is Lauren’s Captain Kate Foley ’08 having to ice the puck, and the puck, but only long enough to through and shoot when the op- playing at the number five posi- strength, and keeping her oppo- ripped a shot from the blue line team wasn’t able to develop a hear the buzzer. portunity is there has made the tion. Choi quickly discovered nent behind her puts her in a po- late in the rhythm throughout much of the Throughout the third period, biggest difference in the games,” her opponent’s weakness and sition to attack,” Coach Hodgson third period game. the team moved the puck well in said Team Manager Kyle Rogers crushed her opponent in three added. against Tabor Tabor had a strong but low the offensive zone, generating ’09. games, with respective scores of Choi ’09 won her match in Academy on fore-check, which Andover used shots from the point and the slot. “Despite the lopsided shot 9-4, 9-0 and 9-4. five long games. Choi had a shaky Wednesday to its advantage to generate odd– Tabor’s goalie succeeded in tally, Andover played well for Nicole Duddy ’08 had a start, losing her first match 4-9. to narrow Ta- man rushes when it was finally limiting rebounds and forced much of the game,” said Assis- Gi r l s particularly frustrating match In her second game, she rallied bor’s lead to able to beat Tabor forwards. Andover to shoot from difficult tant Coach Chad Green. Ho c k e y against Brooks. After winning back and forth with her opponent 2 - 1. “We were not able to connect positions. Despite excellent defensive her first game, 9-6, Duddy lost to eventually defeat her opponent Unfortu- on our passes through the neutral “I thought the team played play and strong goal-tending by the second game 6-9 but came in overtime, 9-8. nately Andover couldn’t come zone during the game as well really well. We were aggressive Fromkin, Andover has struggled back in the third game and one Her third game was also up with an equalizing goal and as we would have hoped,” said and played really hard with poise to put together a winning streak. 9-2. close, but Choi ended up falling Tabor pulled off a one-goal vic- Kaitlyn McInnis ’09. and confidence,” said Kaitlin Goals have been tough to After losing the fourth match 7-9. She rebounded, however, tory. After Tabor scored the game’s Gaiss ’09. come by recently for Andover, 5-9, Duddy was tied up at 2-2. placing her shots better and win- Andover came out strong second goal, Andover finally Facing Brewster Academy on contributing to the disappointing Although her serve was strong, ning the next two matches 9-1 against Tabor and played well found its flow on offense. Monday at home, the Andover losses. her opponent returned the points and 9-2, respectively. defensively, keeping the score at Andover finished the game in played a tough first two periods, Andover hopes to bounce well “and my drop shots weren’t Nicole Wagner also had an 0 - 0 until only a minute left in the offensive zone, close to capi- keeping the score at 0–0. back from its losing streak when working,” Duddy remarked. intense and close match, but end- the second period. talizing and tying up the score. However, early on in the third the team takes on Governor’s After several intense rallies, ed up losing in five games. At that point the puck was “If only we had had five more period, Brewster capitalized on Academy on Friday night. Gov- Duddy lost her fifth game in She lost her first game 3-9, won back to Tabor’s defenseman seconds left in the game, we a scramble in front of the net to ernor’s Academy’s record cur- overtime by a narrow margin of won her next two 9-6 and 9-5 but at the point, who was perfectly might have scored,” said Lind- beat a screened Fromkin. rently stands at 11-2. 10-9. lost the final two games 9-7 and situated to score a one-timer. say Newman ’09. Only minutes later in the Governor’s is considered to Before the Girls Squash 9-4. Alissa Fromkin ’09 saw Pulling its goalie, Andover third period, Brewster found the be one of the top teams in New team’s exciting win against Coach Hodgson concluded, around 50 shots, and played a tried to create a man-up advan- back of the net again to make the England and will provide a tough tage. However, a bad break score 2-0. test for Andover. Brooks, the team fell to Milton “We were competitive and had a Academy last Saturday. shot [at winning] but missed it.” “Milton is one of the top The Girls Varsity Squash teams in the A1 division,” Coach team will compete in the Nation- Hodgson remarked. The two al High School tournament this wins of the day went to Choi and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Wilmarth.” Yale University.

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BILLY FOWKES FOR PRESIDENT B.J. GARRY FOR PRESIDENT Let’s face it. Reading all of the school presidential platforms is just like watching Hey guys! My name is B.J. Garry, a two-year lower from North Hampton, NH the Rocky box-set; it’s the same thing over and over again with a different person each and a resident of a cardboard box somewhere on Salem Street. Just a little bit about time. While I have heard many students around campus talking about new ideas and what myself: I enjoy long horseback rides on the beach and snuggling with that special characteristics they want to see in the president, most of their requests seem a bit out of someone. Some of my hobbies include playing the kazoo, making fun of the Arts reach (such as bringing in a “hot Eskimo chick with hairy arms and thunder thighs” as a section and collecting stamps. My favorite television show is “The View,” and new Senior). Yet while many qualities seem unobtainable in our next school president, I sometimes I emphasize random, unimportant points in my writing for no par- decided to put my ‘thinking cap’ on for about nine or ten hours to come up with some ideas ticular reason. Anyhow, I would absolutely love to be your student body president! within the realm of reality. Here are a few of the big issues I would address if I were elected.

School Olympics: In order to improve the relationship between students and Post Sign-In Delivery administration/faculty, the president could dedicate a day at the beginning As new student body president, I would collaborate with the administration to allow and end of each year to some fun-loving competitions. Some of the favorites students to order delivery past sign in. Because what better way to feel like you’ve would include the “One-on-one Ropes Course Extravaganza” against Coach hit rock bottom than sobbing uncontrollably while getting your Golden Chopsticks Mo and the “Bird Sanctuary Bicycle Race” versus the Quattlebaums. But do in just your underpants at 3:30 a.m.? I guess what I’m trying to say is this: don’t not be too sure of yourselves, for while a tag-team wrestling match against the make the same mistakes as I did. I’ve been there. Mrs. Chase- Mrs. Sykes combo may sound easy to handle at first, two wooden tables, a few folding chairs, and an unexpected pile-driver or two could quickly Winter Term change that around. As a never-ending, hellish death pit of sadness, Winter Term provides many obstacles and challenges for everyone here at Andover. More people get sick, our Pearson “Party” Hall: I have two questions for you. Number one: Do morale is low, and my idea to not do homework in hopes that the next day will be you actually care about Latin or ancient Greek? Number two: Is it legal for Head of School Day has proven to be detrimental for my GPA. So, as yet another someone under 18 to enter a nightclub if the proprietors are also under 18? A unrealistic initiative in my campaign that I will talk about endlessly but never actu- student-run nightclub is just what PA needs. It would offer a place for students ally do anything about if I become president, I will organize a Philo Forum with under 18 to fulfill their so-called “needs” without breaking any rules and would God to discuss the prospect of giving us more sunlight and warmer temperatures to also give all student-employees yet another interesting thing to put down on make it feel more like springtime. their college apps. Plus, “skills” learned here would prove useful for college interviews and for quickly bringing that 3+ up to a solid 6. Bandwidth If elected, I will push to abolish the bandwidth policy once and for all. The system Rename Buildings: While Samuel Phillips surely is important to the history of itself is flawed and outdated, and I should have the freedom to spend all of my free our school and George Washington is a somewhat central figure in our nation’s time on YouTube watching Japanese game shows, R. Kelly music videos and clips history, it must be taken into consideration that they have also been dead for of waterskiing squirrels. about 200 years. It seems as though more modern names are in order so that kids can relate to the school better, and some examples that I thought of were Improvements to Underwood Room as follows: Weird Al Hall, The Derek Zoolander Science Center For Kids Who I think the Underwood Room has served as a great replacement for the Ryley Can’t Do Science Good, and The Chuck Norris Archaeology Museum. Just a Room. Besides Underwood’s lack of nocturnal animals and a distinct smell of dead few thoughts. things, the two student hangouts have proven to be quite similar. However, I think there can be a few substantial improvements made to “The Big Woody” that would Well, I’ve said my piece. And just as I one day hope to touch a girl, I also one day hope make it a better student hangout. As student body president, I would petition to have to change the community. Thanks for listening—I hope I haven’t taken up too much of any combination of anything T-Pain to be played at an obnoxiously high volume, your time. 24/7. Why should these songs only be blasted over and over and over again on Friday nights and at dances? I think that we should play these songs all the time. Foxcroft residents: you’ll thank me later.

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by Ben Prawdzik ful speech… But you didn’t FEATURES HANGING CHAD answer my question. Our na- tional debt is over nine trillion Unless you live under a rock and feed off dollars. How are you going to 10. Muhammad [Ali] defeats of earthworms, you would know that this week pay for a health care program marked the all-important date of Super Tuesday, like this? Jesus in five-round bout when more than 20 states held their primary elec- tions. I have been trying to get an interview going Clinton: (she stares blindly with the top candidates for some time, and last into space before regaining 9. Obesity falls at the giant pants week I extended my invitations for them to meet focus) I’m Hillary Clinton, and with me. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Mitt I… of Jared, the Subway guy Romney and John McCain quickly responded The Phillipian: OK thank you with a yes, although Hillary insisted that our in- Hillary. Let’s move on to Mitt terview take place at either a local Burger King Romney. Now Mr. Romney, I or Pottery Barn. Also, Mike Huckabee returned know that our nation recently 8. 1834 Kentucky Derby: our invitation along with a bag of cat food. Here saw the death of… is how our interview played out: Flappy “No Legs” Johnson evades Romney: I know, it was tragic; The Phillipian: Thank you so much Hillary Clin- he was so smart and so young. The Glue Factory ton, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and John Mc- His death shook our nation to Cain for joining me today for this interview. So its core. (Now sobbing emphat- let’s get right into things, shall we? Hillary, how ically) God, Heath Ledger why 7. David slays Goliath in overtime do you… did you have to leave us!

Clinton: I’m Hillary Clinton. The Phillipian: Oh… I was tax dollars into our boilers to create heat, which talking about the death of Gordon Hinckley, the The Phillipian: Yes…we know that. Now how we will then use for electricity. Don’t you see? 6. In a close shave, Gilette Fusion former leader of the Mormon religion. He died will you… two weeks ago. The Phillipian: You basically just told me that if conquers facial hair Clinton: And I approve this message. I vote for you, you will take my tax dollars and Romney: Who the heck is that? He’s not as light them on fire. The Phillipian: OK…how about you let me fin- important as that gorgeous Heath Ledger. (Still ish the questions? How do you plan to pay for the wailing) Obama: What’s the big deal? Washington has been doing this for years. We use tax dollar fires 5. George Foreman gets KO’ed universal health care program which you have The Phillipian: Ok, how about we move on to been pitching for the past several months? to warm the White House, boil our water, and by his lean, mean, Mr. Obama? How are you doing today? heat our swimming pools that we never use! Clinton: Yes, we need a universal health care Obama: I’m fine, thank you. fat-reducing grilling machine program. (Clinton bursts into tears) The people The Phillipian: Well, at least I now know who are tired of rising health care bills and unafford- The Phillipian: Wonderful. I would like to dis- I’m not going to vote for. Let’s speak with our able prescriptions! Especially the strong-hearted cuss your plans of national energy. You talk a lot final candidate, John McCain. Wait a second, women of this country! No man can ever feel a about reducing our dependency on foreign oil. where did he go? 4. Old man defeats ED, later tested woman’s pain! I’d like to see any one of these How do you plan to do this? McCain: (Sitting in a corner twitching while positive for Viagra candidates in this room give birth to a baby! Ac- Obama: We have a number of different politi- softly singing a Backstreet Boys song) tually, let me take that back. That’d be gross. cal and economic influences at our disposal to The Phillipian: Mr. McCain, are you alright? The Phillipian: Thank you…for that wonder- curb our oil consumption, but our main priority is to create new revolutionary power McCain: Make them stop it… Stop talking… 3. Smallpox defeats Indians plants in the United States that don’t No, I won’t do it… Leave me alone! (Convuls- run on fossil fuels. ing) in seven-game series The Phillipian: That’s amazing! The Phillipian: Mr. McCain, who are you talk- Do you think you’re How will these plants work and ing to? what will they run on? McCain: The voices in my head. They wants the 2. 1776: America crushes England; presidential material? Obama: The power plants will precious! (At that moment two large men in white Take that, Limeys! run on heat from a fire, just like oil lab coats began injecting McCain with his daily Write for Features. plants do, except we will use the medication) most abundant, renewable resource The Phillipian: Well, thank you all so much Washington has at its disposal: your for coming and talking with me. Your time is 1. Super Bowl XLII: [email protected] tax dollars! very important, and you have really opened my Giants over Patriots The Phillipian: Excuse me, what? eyes to who I should vote for, or rather, who I shouldn’t vote for. [email protected] Obama: That’s right. We will throw THE PHILLIPIAN FEATURES FEBRUARY 8, 2008 B5 Features Presents... The Newsly Times

Ch e l s e a Patriots Blame Loss Cl i n t o n En t e r s On Belichick’s Ugly St u d e n t Bo d y Red Sweatshirt Pr e s i d e n t Ra c e By LAWRENCE DAI In what many have called ion handbook.” By ALEX MOSS the biggest upset in football his- Moss’s teammates shared tory, Super Bowl XLII not only similar feelings pertaining to In a surprising political ended the New England Patriots’ Coach Belichick’s choice of attire move out of Washington D.C., hopes for a perfect season, but for Super Bowl XLII. former First Daughter Chelsea also Head Coach Bill Belichick’s “That thing he was wearing— Clinton has decided to run for aspirations to become a football it was just too gosh darn bright,” president of the Phillips Acad- fashionista. The Patriots organi- said quarterback Tom Brady at a emy student body. zation has attributed the team’s press conference. “Nothing else Scouring the Andover Con- loss to the bright red sweatshirt was really different. You know, stitution, Clinton, a 27-year-old, worn by Belichick ’71. everything was just standard pro- seems to have found a loophole Deviating from his usual gray cedure. I’d be dropping back to that allows any and all to run Patriots sweatshirt with ripped- pass and then I’d look over to the for the position. Clinton has al- off sleeves, Belichick opted to sidelines to throw—Bam! Bright ready managed to step on a few sport a saucy little number for red sweatshirt! It just blinded me. toes. last week’s Super Bowl—a red Don’t blame me for the five sacks. “She sent out mass emails hooded sweatshirt emblazoned It was blatantly Coach’s fault. and put posters up in a non with the Patriots logo. While a How the heck does he expect me poster designated area,” said few housewives approved of the to complete passes when he looks Tantum Collins ’08, current stu- wardrobe change, a majority of like a freaking fire truck?” dent body president. “She’s out Patriots fans felt strongly toward Contrary to popular belief, of control.” it, blaming the Patriots’ loss on Belichick himself did not plan on With a campaign budget the sudden change in clothing. wearing the sweatshirt. Rather, of nearly four million dollars, ed:M.Discenza, A.Levine/The Phillipian “He just looked ridiculous!” he was forced to due to a compli- Clinton’s smear campaigns have Avoiding a near-fatal fall, Head of School Barbara Chase found herself taking to the skies last said die-hard Patriots fan Billy cation with his laundry. been ruthless and indiscrimi- Monday. P.S. Where’s Waldo? McDougal ’10. “It was no won- “It was all just a miscommu- nate. During the Super Bowl der they lost the Super Bowl. You nication,” said Belichick. “You last week, many students were didn’t see Giants’ coach Tom see, I had asked my ex-wife, shocked to find a Clinton adver- tisement calling out the puppy- Head of School Day Announced via Zip Line; Coughlin wearing any stupid Debby, to take my sweatshirts to killing tendencies of Timothy bright colors. What was Belichick the laundromat. And Debby, be- Tidwell, a presidential hopeful. Tragedy Averted as Chase Sprouts Wings thinking? Was this really the ing the devil-woman she is, took “It was disgusting,” com- right night to change things up? all my lucky gray ones with the someone would catch her, when proceedings. I mean, as angry as I am, he sleeves ripped off. All that was mented one shocked student this all of a sudden, she goes and “Her descent was like that of a past Monday morning. “There By ELI GROBER brought it upon himself. ” left was the stupid red one. I didn’t sprouts a pair of freaking wings!” brick thrown off a tall building—a Even most Patriots players want to be cold. Don’t blame me. was a picture of Tim, then a Though the fall came as a sur- brick that can fly, that is. She was picture of a dead puppy, then a Uncommons was packed. seem to agree with their fans. Blame Debby.” There was a tension in the air that prise to most students, the appear- surprised at first, but regained Wide receiver Randy Moss was Labeled as the one of many picture of Tim smiling, and then ance of angelic wings on Chase’s composure almost immediately. a thing that said ‘Vote Clinton you could cut with a knife. The very vocal about the whole mat- Super Bowl “wardrobe malfunc- back shocked everyone. It was very impressive. It’s a good ’08.’ I was confused and utterly eyes of every student in the room ter. tions,” Belichick’s sweatshirt “I was so happy when she thing she can fly.” disgusted.” were glued to Mrs. Chase, as she “Sure, I dropped a few pass- made history as being the sole came in that I started kicking one But Chase won’t be flying A number of students have rode down a zip line to announce es,” said Moss. “But that does not cause of the Patriots’ big loss last of my friends,” said Billy Not- much anytime soon. Isham nurses become quite vocal about Clin- Head of School Day. Suddenly, excuse Coach’s complete disre- Sunday. The red sweatshirt will tingham ’09. “It wasn’t until the have advised her to remain among ton’s attempt. “It’s just not everything went south. gard for the rules of fashion. You follow in the footsteps of Janet zip line broke and I heard Mrs. the ground-dwellers for the next right,” said Harry Burmfurd This past Monday, Head of just don’t wear bright red with Jackson’s bra faux pas, Joe Mon- ’11. “Isn’t she, like, 27 or some- School Barbara Chase chose an Chase’s flapping wings that I re- six to eight weeks. During this a black headset. I’m pretty sure tana’s left sock and Brett Favre’s thing? Does she even go to this unorthodox method of announc- alized what had happened, looked time, Chase will have to contin- that’s like the #1 rule in the fash- infamous jockstrap. school? No, there is absolutely ing the day off, entering Uncom- around, got my bearings and saw ue her fundraising endeavors on no way I’m voting for her—I mons via a zip line from ceiling. that my friend was bleeding from land. can’t; I’d be a traitor to my own She wielded her famous blue field his kidney.” As for the cause behind the school. My prefect would give hockey stick and smiled as she Such celebratory acts as kick- mysterious wing-sprouting, many me restriction.” quickly descended into the dining ing kidneys were not uncommon have simply chosen to ignore it As much as it hurts to vote hall. Yet less than a few seconds Monday night. In fact, about and simply be thankful that it for an outsider, many students after her initial descent, Chase’s three out of every ten students in happened. are finding it impossible to zip line snapped and sent her ca- Uncommons at the time of the an- “Oh, I don’t think it was that choose a 10 percent discount at reening toward the stone floor. nouncement left the building with weird,” said Billy Jenkins ’09. “I Thai Sweet Basil on Sundays In a dire moment of crisis, stu- ailments ranging from black eyes mean, I’ve seen weirder. Like this over free mopeds for everyone dents clenched their fists as Chase to class III intercerebral hemor- one time, I was drinking from this (Clinton’s proposal). And while suddenly sprouted wings and took rhages. glass of water and then I went to Andover historians are scram- to the skies, landing safely on the “I was just too excited,” said go make myself a peanut butter bling to find a way to prevent ground soon after. Feeling re- Frank Hayes ’11, “I couldn’t stop and jelly sandwich. Pretty ordi- Clinton from running, it ap- lieved, the crowd of students hap- stabbing my prefect in the chest. nary, right? Well, that’s not the pears now as if her election is a pily joined in celebration. I’m sorry. I really am.” wierd part. When I came back, mere formality. “I don’t think anyone saw it “She’s lucky to be alive,” re- the glass of water was gone. It had Clinton was unavailable coming,” said Uncommons work- ported School Physician Richard vanished into thin air! Just like for comment, but Jon Adler er Javier in an interview a day af- Keller, “You don’t see too many that.” ’08, current student body vice- ter the incident. “We were all so zip line snaps, not to mention how Zippy McZipZap Inc., the president, put an interesting excited and the kids were running rare it is for a woman to grow distributor of the type of zip line spin on this bizarre occasion. and jumping and screaming,” wings in a mid-air freefall. But Chase used, declined to comment. “Does anyone have her num- he said. “Next thing you know, there you go. She’s the Head of Instead, the company sent 30 ber?” asked Adler, amidst gasps M.Discenza/The Phillipian there’s a loud snap, and it looks School for a reason. Now t h a t ’ s complimentary zip lines, which of intrigue and scandal. “What? Bill Belichick ’71 sports a flowered tie that is almost as ugly as like she’s going to fall. We’re what I call stick-to-it-iveness!’” will be introduced into gym class- I find power sexy.” the bright red sweatshirt he wore last Sunday. all watching itently, hoping that An English teacher attempted es immediately. to express the beauty of the day’s How you should Budget Your 3rd Annual Green Cup Challenge Criticized for TIME FOR the long weekend Discrimination Against Non-Green Cups While students that favor the to save drowning polar bears. The Peter Franklin ’11, a forum par- By EMMA GOLDSTEIN other color cups are fuming, Green radicals took it too far.” ticipant, was outraged at the pick- Cup Challenge proponents are out- Members of Eco-Action re- eters, evident as he soon set a fire Regretting the events of last weekend Last Wednesday, students and raged and confused. fused to attend last Wednesday’s extinguisher on them. faculty gathered for a forum to An anonymous Upper e-proctor, forum, claiming that it was “ridicu- “The Green Cup kids just sup- discuss the Green Cup Challenge’s who wished only to be identified by lous” and “irrelevant.” Instead, they port this business because it’s a fad. Procrasturbating alleged cup color discrimination. the fact that she doesn’t shave her chose to protest outside Samuel They think they’re going to win the Many have criticized the GCC’s legs and eats flaxseed, said, “It all Phillips Hall, armed with Kermit Nobel Peace Prize or something. Picking at scabs prejudice against cups that are not started off innocently. We were just the Frog picket signs, while sing- They couldn’t even try on different of the dominant color, green. This getting everyone to turn off lights ing, “It’s Not Easy Being Green.” ideas because they were too busy alleged case of cupism has lead to a turning off the lights. I tripped highly publicized controversy over nearly six times over the Bathroom 18% the annual interschool competi- Cup Appreciation Society presi- tion. dent—talk about awkward.” Over 500 students have already Buff Jones ’08, a postgraduate 45% 5% signed a petition entitled, “Green student, is a proponent of all cups. Cup Challenge is Unfair, Discrimi- Jones said, “For real, it’s not about natory, and Ostracizes Those of Us color, or even size for that matter, Who Support Other Colors of Cups on the field, cups of any color are 22% Like the Occasional Blue, Pink imperative.” or Flowered Cup or Those Small Green Cup supporters stressed Cups that Look Like Cones Next that the challenge was not intended to the Water Cooler”(The GCCU- to neglect the cups of all other col- 10% DOTUWSOCCLOBGFCTSCLL- ors; it was a mere oversight. CNWC petition). Paulo Righter ’09 said, “I’ve had Mitchell Martin ’08, who iden- enough of this ‘oversight’ bull****. tifies with white, Styrofoam cups We’ve seen this happen so many Challenging all of your 500 said, “It’s honestly all the adminis- times in the past. I remember back Facebook friends in Jetman tration’s fault. I’m so pissed. I mean in ’05. This is the same stuff they every week people write articles in were trying to pull with natural The Phillipian about how great it is foods. It was a conspiracy dreamed that cupism doesn’t exist, but this up by the dirty hippies and plumb- Whining about not filling out cements it. I feel like I’m living un- ers. I had never been more ‘regular’ der green cup supremacy. It really your Overnight Excuse on time M.Discenza/The Phillipian until I started eating those dried should not have to come down to Cups of all shapes and sizes gather in protest of cup favoritism fruits and weird peanut butter.” colors or type of cup.” in this year’s Green Cup Challenge. February 8, 2008 Phillipian Arts B6 MOVIE Musicians From Every Quarter Review A Far Cry 27 Dresses

Scott Dzialo

Now that the awards season is coming to an end and studios are starting to put out their “B movie” line-ups, prepare yourself – welcome back, mediocrity! We’ve had a great winter so far, but it’s time for theaters to start releasing generic action-adventure, ro- mantic-comedy and horror films. This week, I decided to watch one for the ladies: director Anne Fletcher’s latest, “27 Dresses.” As one of the first chick-flicks to come out this year, “27 Dresses” follows the trou- bling romantic life of a woman by the name of Jane (Katherine Heigl). Ever since she was a little girl, Jane has loved weddings and the events surrounding them. As an adult, Jane’s inability to say “no” to participation in wed- dings has resulted in her being a bridesmaid in 27 different ceremonies. As the saying goes, Jane is “always the bridesmaid, never M. Discenza/The Phillipian the bride.” A Far Cry, a string orchestra composed of sixteen members and no conductor, performs in Cochran Chapel. As for her own love life, despite pining for her perfect-in-every-way boss, Jane can- Eventually, they came to know one anoth- fewer than 20 students attended it. The “Holberg Suite, Op. 40” and “GroBe Fuge, not attract his attention. But, when Jane’s Lynx Mitchell er and realized that they had a common chapel was filled primarily with men and Op. 133” by Beethoven. Since the concert younger, prettier sister comes to town, she vision of the future. women from the surrounding communi- began with more modern pieces and then automatically grabs the heart of Jane’s boss “Our mission is very simple. It is to A Far Cry was born in early 2007, ties. ambled backwards through time, some with a string of lies, leading to their eventual change the world with our music,” stated with a premiere performance in May. Vio- A Far Cry played four numbers, start- of the modes in the last two pieces were engagement. Feeling obligated to plan the one of A Far Cry’s violinists before they linist Sharon Cohen explained the reason- ing with Osvaldo Golijov’s “Last Round,” vaguely reminiscent of ancient operas. began to play. Last Friday evening, A ing behind the group’s name. “We wanted which is best described as a Halloween A Far Cry’s performance was so capti- Far Cry performed “Remixed Classics,” a name that wouldn’t be conventional. So tango. The ensemble’s black suits and vating that it seemed like the world would and even if they haven’t yet changed the as we were randomly googling, someone dresses emphasized the Halloween-y tone; end if one of the musicians broke their world, they have at least changed how I came up with up with ‘A Far Cry.’ We all the women wore silver fabric belts and the intense concentration. Amazingly, even think of music. loved it.” men wore silver ties. though they faced formidable obstacles, The 16 members of the string orches- Now that the members have graduated no serious mistakes were made. For in- tra performed with astounding energy from college, many don’t live in the Bos- stance, during the first song, one of the and intensity. From the moment the first ton area anymore. This makes scheduling female violinists’ bow strings broke off note sang through the air, the musicians rehearsals extremely difficult. To make “A Far Cry is unique because the from one end of her bow and got in the dropped all pretense of being separate things easier on everyone, the principal group does not have a conductor. face of the violinist standing next to her entities from their instruments. Their feet musicians rotate so different individuals every time she did a strong bowing move- tapped as they danced, swayed and jerked get to lead each time. These principals The musicians can simply look ment in his direction. But he didn’t even in time to the music. start planning for each concert some time to each other for direction and flinch, and she managed to tear the string A Far Cry is unique because the group before the entire ensemble starts rehears- off during one of the quieter parts of the does not have a conductor. The musicians ing. The whole group gets together two encouragement.” piece. can simply look to each other for direction weeks before each concert and rehearses After a standing ovation at the conclu- wedding, Jane must watch her sister nab the and encouragement. Even while playing, every day until the performance. sion of their last number, the ensemble de- heart of the man she loves. they frequently glanced at each other and Last Friday’s concert at Phillips Acad- The next number was a concerto for cided to come back for an encore that was Confusing matters even more, a cyni- grinned. emy was one of many that have taken trumpet, piano and strings by Dmitri short in comparison to the other pieces but cal reporter named Kevin (James Marsden) How did A Far Cry begin? Well, the place since their premiere last May. The Shostakovich. The two soloists were tal- just as impressive. plans on publicizing the problematic wed- members of the group came from all cor- concert was entitled “Remixed Classics” ented beyond belief. “This is our life,” said violinist Cohen ding, all the while trying to understand what ners of the globe, but were all attending for a reason: the pieces they played were Indeed, soloist Alexander Korsantia at the reception immediately following the makes Jane “tick.” While tensions and feel- colleges in Boston at the same time, and all medleys of modes and ideas from vari- seemed to be having a conversation with show. The orchestra does not plan to per- ings build up, Jane must choose which guy were dedicated string musicians. ous songs. the piano. He mostly stayed hunched over form for a few years and then get on with she should go after; the suave boss, or the The eight young men and eight young Maybe it was the sleet or maybe just it with his eyes squeezed shut, pounding their “real lives.” They intend to continue hunky journalist. women participated in overlapping or- that few students come to concerts except on the keys like a three-year-old letting playing together for as long as they can. I’m sure that “27 Dresses” seemed like chestras and other ensembles in Boston. to fulfill their music requirements, but out his frustrations. The difference was “A Far Cry only exists because of one a genius idea when it was approved by Fox that his pounding was haunting to the ear. thing – love,” explained one of the musi- 2000 pictures. Take a feel-good script from The way he moved, it seemed like the cians. “The love we have for each other the screenwriter of 2005’s hit, “The Devil piano was alternately caressing Korsantia and for the music and for the audience.” Wears Prada,” and have the movie star Hol- and punching him in the face. lywood’s latest sweetheart, Katherine Heigl; After a short break, the ensemble re- it sounds like instant success! However, this turned to the stage to play Edvard Grieg’s ridiculously trite film is nothing more than What To Watch awful. Where it had potential, “27 Dresses” dropped the ball and ultimately provides one of the least satisfying movie experiences to come out of Hollywood in a long while. After reading a brief synopsis of “27 Dresses,” you’ll quickly realize that the plot MUSIC is silly. Entirely unoriginal, “27 Dresses” REVIEW uses every trick in the book; “cynical man” teaches himself and “delusional girl” to love. “VAMPIRE WEEKEND” They even passionately meet after she gets knocked unconscious! It is as if the director The first new song on the album, after Julian Danziger was trying to rip off every other romantic their previously released single “Mansard comedy ever made. This genre needs origi- Roof,” is the quirky “Oxford Comma.” Andrew Townson Vampire Weekend’s new self-titled nality to keep it going and more repetitious Starting with a simple percussion, the crap like this doesn’t do anything for viewers. album, which debuted on January 28, song slowly builds up while the rhythm Must Watch: Lost 2008, is already stirring conversations Chances are that if you’ve seen “10 Things I becomes more layered, peaking when Hate About You”, you’ll be able to see every ABC Thursdays 9 p.m. around the world. Strongly influenced by Koenig sings about falsified ideas of African pop, Vampire Weekend was first plot twist coming from afar. wealth; “Why would you lie about how While I hate it when romantic comedies After last May’s gripping finale, season four of the hit show “Lost” kicked off broadcast on the African music audioblog much coal you have? Why would you lie with an intense start. The season began with a flash forward of Hurley reacting to “Benn loxo du taccu.” rely too much on the same old gimmicks, about something dumb like that?” The ad- I can usually enjoy myself when the script something he sees in a convenience store. A detective tries to figure out who or what The band, originating from New York ditional instruments suddenly drop out as he saw that made him react so drastically, but Hurley denies seeing anything. Back at City, describes their genre of music as is half-way decent. After all, they are com- he continues, “Lil’ John, he always tells edies; they should make you laugh! And yet, the island, Kate breaks the news to the other “Losties” that Naomi is dead. Meanwhile, “Upper West Side Soweto,” referring to the truth.” Jack attacks Locke and is ready to finish him off, but the gun he fires is not loaded. the South African city of Soweto, and even from the beginning, the script of “27 Locke tells the furious Jack that they all need to get as far away as possible before their feel-good catchy tunes have quickly Dresses” is filled with unbelievable dialogue. the rescue freighter arrives. Jack ignores Locke’s claim, but Hurley reminds them that earned them a spot on my list of favorite Characters’ emotions and opinions change punk-rocker Charlie’s last words were that the freighter people are not who they ap- albums. so quickly that every line becomes simply pear to be. In the end, each survivor makes a choice about whether to wait with Jack A relatively new band, Vampire Week- ridiculous. Why listen to someone complain or to go the barracks with Locke. Thus begins the epic that will be season four. The ends only previous release was the single for five minutes when they’re just going to season promises to be full of flash backs and forwards that pose new questions as to “Mansard Roof,” which came out in 2007 change their mind in a second? It seems as what is really happening on the island. With only two seasons of the show left, “Lost” without much ado. “Vampire Weekend,” if the writer didn’t have enough substance to will keep you hooked episode after episode until the very end. however, is getting star reviews in presti- carry the movie through, so, she filled it with gious magazines such as GQ, Nylon and fluffy, pointless B.S. instead. Considering the If You Have Time: The 50th Annual Grammy Awards Rolling Stone, as well as the music critic fact that “The Devil Wears Prada” had a pret- ty solid script, I’m surprised at how “dumbed CBS Sunday (2/10) 8 p.m. website pitchfork.com. The band, comprised of four gradu- down” these lines are. How will this phenomenal year of music end? Will Kanye West overcome Amy ates of Columbia College in New York, Almost everything in “27 Dresses” is Winehouse for Album of the Year? Can Rihanna’s “Umbrella” stop Carrie Under- completely and utterly banal. However, was created accidentally. Two of the four The sixth song on the album, “Cam- wood’s “Before He Cheats” from winning Song of the Year? In my opinion, Kanye Katherine Heigl saved this movie from being knew each other beforehand and had done pus,” has an energetic, upbeat rhythm and Rihanna will sweep the board due to the fact that their albums have the most va- a total wreck. The character of Jane is about a few musical duets, but nothing serious. perfect for waking up and venturing riety in song type. No matter what happens though, the host, Fergie, will definitely be as one-dimensional as it gets. But, Heigl’s They met the other two at a party in Cape across campus to your first period class. entertaining. After her breakout year, this should provide a good douse of publicity for acting gives it a freshness that the rest of the Code and realized that they all went to With a simplistic, recurring keyboard mo- the upcoming pop sensation. Performances by Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood, and the film is in desperate need of. She adds subtle- Columbia. Soon, the four of them: Ezra tif throughout the song, Koenig croons, Foo Fighters are sure to rock the house. The Writers Guild of America has also decided ties to her character that makes the film infi- Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tom- “Then I see you, you’re walking cross not to picket this award ceremony, so the show will still go on! For a complete list of nitely more interesting. Heigl isn’t nearly as son and Chris Baio were known world- the campus, cruel professor, studying the nominations and other news, visit grammy.com. over-the-top as everything else in the movie, wide, getting recognition in the most romances.” This song adds faster-paced, popular music blogs and magazines, all and it just goes to show how talented she re- more prominent guitar riffs to their syn- ally is. She can actually save a film like this What to Skip: Deal or No Deal singing their praises. thesizer and keyboard repertoire. Vampire Weekend took their peppy, from being an utter disappointment. NBC Mondays 9:30 p.m. Vampire Weekend’s first try at suc- All-in-all, “27 Dresses” is a horrible film. airy style from 1980’s African pop feel- cess is a near perfect album. Using unique You know television has hit a low point when the most popular game show on good music. These rhythms, mixed with With a downright ridiculous plot and some requires no skill or deep thought at all. The show swept the nation last year with it instrumental arrangements that create a awful scriptwriting, it’s hard to imagine that frequent references to Cape Cod, appeal fresh sound, the titular album is sure to infamous beautiful women and silver briefcases. Over the past year, the show had ce- to kids and adults alike and remind you it has already made over $57 million. De- lebrity guests like Oprah and Donald Trump and has had specials based on Thanksgiv- please alternative lovers. I highly recom- spite a very good performance by Heigl, “27 of the days when you used summer as a mend buying this album; it is completely ing and Christmas. The object of the game is so incredibly simple; just pick the brief verb. At their first concert, the entire band Dresses” can’t be saved from its own trite- cases with low amounts of money in them so you can win larger sums, but, as always, worth the price. Even the highly respected ness. I wouldn’t recommend that anyone came out in boat shoes, oxford shirts and website Pitchfork.com calls it “one of the it is easier said than done. What makes this show appealing is the “prospect” that the multicolored pants. However, their music spend any sort of money on this movie. In contestants might actually win one million dollars. Will they ever? Probably not. After most refreshing and replayable indie re- fact, it’s probably best if we just forget that it appeals to more than just preppy and pep- cords in recent years.” It has some of the complaints that the game was too hard to win, the producers came up with the idea of py listeners; indie-rock fans who usually was ever made. having two, three, and most recently, ten cases with one million dollar prizes in them. best songs on the market right now, and listen to bands like Bright Eyes or Broken if you like pop music, you will love this Maybe with the increased odds, someone will finally win something worth getting Social Scene can find it just as appealing. Grade: 2- excited about. album.