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Volume CXXIV, Number 10 Phllp Academy, Andover, Massachusett ay 18,2001 Former Faculty Member David Cobb POPURRI~DEA On Dismissal, Conviction, Sentence SPARKS TENSION GRANTS PHILLIPIAN INTER VIEW FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE PRISON OVER CENSORSHIP By AUSTIN AIRENSBERG, PAIGE judicious, compassionate, and profes- initial charges fell through. The police YEROK7EES SET K AUSTIN, and ROSS PERLIN sionl. had thought they were not child porn. BACKOKRLESES In the spring of 1996, a 27-year The FBI ruled they were not child ______~veteran of the Phillips Academy Eng- Phillipin: What are you doing with porn. The postal experts ruled they Aae yPo dre ad lish department, David Cobb, was con- your time in prison? were not child porn. New England's A ae yPoeue n victed of attempted child molestation leading sex offender clinic said they Problems with Publish- ,and possession of child pornography in DC: For five years, seven days a week, were not child porn. The judge's own the state of New Hampshire. Mr. Cobb I have scrubbed toilets, showers, and senior court investigator said they were e a s ea was dismissed from the faculty follow- urinals, and I have even more years of not child porn. The prison's senior e as ea ing his arrest in the summer of 1995. the same job .. I am not allowed to shrink, just before he retired in 1996,ByMCALRD N During his time at PA, Mr. Cobb teach or use my education or experi- said they were not child porn. MyByICALRD N served as Dean of Students and Resi- ence in any way, because of the prose,- lawyers and their consultants said they Det isddalns ihp dential Life, Dean of Flagstaff cluster cutor's personal issues with,"Phillips were not child porn. Duhto mubisehdin e m a psan ,and Chair of the English Department. Ahhhndovahhh," as he ranted against But the prosecutor in my case ~, standard administrative proceedings, He also coached junior varsity base- the school throughout my trial, depict- devised a special interpretation of the 2001 Pot Pourri yearbook may not ball. ing it as a snob school out of reach of NH' s child porn law with the support - be released until commencement, HMs arrest in the summer of 1995 juror's kids. of a woman from the NH Attorneytouhiwaorgnlystetob

and subsequent conviction came as a, But this is a large and complex General's office: any nude or partially . - distributed this week. shock to his colleagues and students. pnison with lots of depression, hostili- nude figure which could be human and Apparently, the 2000-200 1 editor- He is currently serving an eight to fif- ty, frustration, and fighting, rapes, sui- below the age of 18, including ilbadfished its work later than kteen-~year sentence at the New Hamnp- cides, and even an occasional murder. Michelangelo's. cherubs and Ruben's u sual, and in the hopes of still receiv-

shire State Prison in Concord. until In a low-profile if not clandestine way, and Botticelli's cupids, and even all ' gtepiedcisoniestth now, he has not had the opportunity to I try to be somebody people respect, unclothed stick figures, since no age *~~o oridrcl oJses h .respond publicly to questions about his find funny, and talk to a lot - some- for them could be determined. No vic- J.LeSaffre/m'e Phillipian company that prints the books. conviction and time in prison for the tunes when it really matters. I try to tims necessary. The jury and the NH Dr. Ronald Takaki addresses students and faculty gathered in Cochran .In spite of the Pot Pourri's efforts PA community. The following inter- intervene when bullies prowl, and help supreme court bought all this - and the Chapel on Wednesday evening.~ to adhere to the original printing view as,/odce by mail, people find ways t deal with family attempted sexual assault, all hundreds *r , 1schedule, the Jostens publishers as well as cell block and guard issues. of charge asapcag.DlbeaigLesas a package.u si eDelibestatiag1W(-i(1 noticed that some of the pages and pic- Philitpian: How did your arrest affect Most prisoners here are iiterate, and individually on ajlmost 600 indictnments tures had not completed the editing your connections with your former stu- while I'm not allowed to teach them to would have taken months that a NH D istinguishe H istonn.akaki sae.A h dieo t ea on dents and colleagues at PA? read or write, nobody bothers me if I jury, appointed for a limited time and i1. A & r 1 i vsae.tthadceoislglcun write for them and read to them. And I nearly finished, didn't have. And the ~ I( D U V U L C I ~ aI m sel, the company deemed the unedited DavidAsoneCbb: alays dos in a have drawn several thousand color NH Supreme Court had notorious cor- SpeaksAbout______pages inappropriate and did not com- crisis, I found out who my friends pencil cards for them to send home to ruption charges of its own, and no time By SHANSHAN JIANG mence printing. were. I was surprised I had so many family or t friends - just as I always to address the several hundred convic- After Jostens' refusal, the initial and very grateful. I still get a lot of reg- answer letters to me with an original tions and 24 issues cited in my appeal. Award-winning writer, renowned but not cognizant of his non-European proofs were sent back to PA where ular mail - and some surprises. drawing. I do stay away now from They sat on it over 3 years, then speaker and professor of Ethnic Stud- heritage. Coincidentally, Takaki admnit- Dean of Students Marlys Edwards, edgy ones, but some of my frends dis- dumped it. ies at the University of California at ted to the assembled guests that he was Student Activities Director and Pot

Phillipian: How do you feel about agree. ' .So by NH law I am guilty of pos- Berkeley, Dr. Ronald Takaki offered not "intellectually inclined, but actual- Pourri Faculty Advisor Kevin your dismissal from PA following your '-',session of child porn and showing I personal anecdotes, perspective on ly a suffer." Driscoll, and Director of Editorial Ser- arrest? Do you think Mrs. Chase, as a PhiffiPian: Are You guilty? child porn to a minor - even though the ,imufticulturalism and the American "I may look like a professor now vices Theresa Pease examined the new headmaster, was attempting to set facts are pretty distorted. Not that it narrative, and a mini-history lesson in with my silver mane," he quipped, pages. anrashlyDC: examleor cting I as accsed of ossessng and matters legally since bothaeclsd a well-attended lecture last Wednesday "however, at that time, I had a great Poeuedcae htM.Pae showing child porn to a minor and of felonies, butlIam not guilty of attempt- evening at seven o'clock i the passion for surfing, and I was known who has proofread the publication DC: My situation put her in a very dif- attempted sexual assault. As required ed sexual assault: I was going to show Cochran Chapel. as 'ten-toed-Takaki."' since 1997 when the Pot Pourri print- ficult situation, and at the worst possi- by law, since child porn is always a 'the kid the same seven non-revealing Takaki began his lecture with a In his senior year of high school' ed material tat the administration ble time of year - the opening of federal offense, the FBI and the Postal pictures I showed the other kid, even recollection of his own childhood Takaki enrolled in a religio core considered objectionable, must look ,school. She had no choice but to fire. Service sent their child porn experts to though he initially claimed there were Ispent growing up in Oahu, Hawaii. taught by Dr. Shyji Nishi, the first over all yearbook pages prior to their me immediately, and she handled that evaluate the 500 photos of my art work only five. The prosecutor got the kid to The grandson of Japanese immnigrants Japanese American with a Ph.D. that submission to Jostens. Ms. Pease did very difficult chore with dignity and which the police had eventually been change his story rm5t 5 hts adcido aet ihlmtdeu aaihdete er fi i on not receive the pages in question until grace., I thought she was admirably ordered by the prosecutor to seize after Contnd onPgS oun3 cations, TakakI grew up affected by, life. Astonished by Dr. Nishi's high after Jostens declined to print. -< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~levelof education, Takaki recalled ask- Misty Muscatel '01, layout editor -. - ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,4 r;,.~~~~~~~~~,.J2 cv1 *~~~~~~~~~~ing his mother, "What is a Ph.D.?" Hs of the Pot Pourri, noted that Jostens r rom High Rise [0- High )cho ohranwrd Ido' nw u also misplaced numerous senior pages - II1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5I1~~~~~~~~~~~he mu~~~~~~~~~~~~~stbe very smart." Nishi came to and "hundreds of pictures." Such set-

- j~ 7 ~~) r .~ ~ erv asTakki' roe mdel .I backs, according to Muscatel, con- A# ~ -'-,-%~~~~rr 63 .iur s to EAcat ion Itws tth oleeofoser m' tribute to the yearbook's late arrival, ______~~~Ohio, which Takaki attended at Nishi's as all senior pages and pictures had to CLEM ~~~~~~~~~~suggestion,where Takaki first felt the b eoeadrsbitd

- . Richard Pechter '63 By WOOD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~initial"culture shock" that would drive Other members of the yearbook RicardPecter'63changed his do have in common the need to work him to study multi-culturalism--only 'staff attributed the lateness of the year- life. He did not have a mid-life crisis. with and motivate people-neither has five Asian-Americans attended the book in part to the administration's Nor did he .throw his life away in a any real equipment or machinery. It's school. efrst rora n hscno fleeting foolish moment. He chose all just human capital." efrst rora n hscno instead to do something with his retire- Pechter is only one of many in a Fielding uninformed and some- the book. Mr. Driscoll disagreed: "In a ment to transcend cultural and socioe- veritable swarm of unemployed mid- waigontqeinsfmbthwhatignoantuestons rom othstu- way we are censoring the yearbook, conomic barriers and reach out in aid: die-aged professionals rushn to dnsadfclt tteuiesty, but it's really a broad [form of censor- he made a decisive lap of faith and poverty-stricken classrooms. Schools suha Hwln aeyube n ship.] There's a lot of independence kl became a public high school teacher. across the nation suffer from a deficit this country?," shocked Takaki. "I felt onteyrbksaf. 4"' ~~~~~~~~"Iwas at the very top of Wall of teachers, estimated at approximately lnyadIidotbogtohe Additionally, Mr. Driscoll and r ~~~~~~~~Street,the very top firm, the very top 2.5 million short over the course of the community," said Takaki. He contin- aohrmme fteamnsrto guy," Pechter, age 55, reflected on his last decade, and thus are accepting full- ued, "However, it was not the fault of wowse ormi nnmu

- ~~~~careerin a recent New York Times time instructors from all current or for- the teachers and students." mitie httePtPur sol article. Now, Pechter, a graduate of mer walks of life. Takaki moved onward to earn his checked for spelling errors and correct - ~~~~YaleUniversity and Harvard Business Though some bystanders might doctorate in American History from catosudrptgahntfr *'~ School, is, in his own words, "at the view such pursuit of new professors in the University of California at Berke- explici on nentt Atordisng tor very bottom." He has taken up a new a skeptical light, according to Mildred ley (UC- Berkeley) and accept a job at expistcotv entscodnte M job: the position of a first-year algebra Hudson, chief executive of the non- the University of California at Los latyaIt xrs hi iapit -, -~~~~~~~~~~'- - ~ teacher with a $37,000 salary at Liber- profit Belmont, Massachusetts-based AneeaUL)sttehihto h et tha t erchlrenh their pnme ty High School in Jersey City, New organization Recriiting New Teachers, ciilrghstoemntitteaaet. oherchle o hat." r a

- - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Jersey. as quoted in the Timnes, "[The retired 16'.misspelled..orlfou" HE- J e~fr.7e hliin After retiring from his post as the group] is largely an untapped pool." 1960's hisl lyda nerl Mr. Driscoll also pointed out that J. e~afret~zPhlliian chairman of the financial services Besides his desire for hange and roetauki he pcle aninstegalk the administration does not censor -Pat Kinsel 03 works with his grandmother Donna Pritchard on a group of the Wall Street firm Donald- his wish to give back to the communi- role:mheraughtytheschool'siirstpblac chemistry lab last Saturday during morning classes, son, Lufkin, and Jenrette in January ty, Petter also emphasizes the impor- Ihistory course. "I remember walking grm aronyna. eir ae 2000,a longPechter decidedto pursue ~ ~~~~~~~~~~remainintact as long as they are comn- frinloouncil held inerest.The startling transition Cornued on Page 4, Column 3 Cnnued on Page , Column I Continued on Page 5, Column 6 Grandparents, Alu fr~~~~~~~~omeffectively commanding ,000 employees and $2 billion in annual ~ rturns to languishing at home wa's Le vn h esB hn YisiWekenfo 's rogamsonecrash Pechter could not handle israining W el deftly. By JOHN GILBERT In the interim between his resig- Last Saturday, Phillips Academy for breakfast and lunch, along with nato andte takein u it eain hosted its annual Grandparent's Day, each guest's option to attend his or her porst, eheri le ndSumit, pinw Welcoming the extended relatives of grandchild's classes. JerseyssLeping te adraki in ,some 300 families and raising over AieTnastntdrcoofchagfrmhseltvyltagi $28,000 for the Andover Fund. At the the parent fund and coordinator of the ag rmhsrltvl ehri same time, members of the Phillips day's events commented, "I like the fsye eatne neuain ~ < Academy alumni council convened to event because grandparents are so trogrTa, sporAeicby the ogana -discuss academy life for the senior happy to see grandchildren and be a tinTahfrAecinHuo, PI) ~~~~~~~~Texasfor six weeks. The brief session class and effective transitioning into part of their lives-we have a larger bogtaotacag o nyi the colegiate ealm.ad large turnou each yar."oueht' resonsibilitige bt al in Grant'spare ay, no w n it fif Hd e o ch B r a L nd s h 2 THE PMILLIPIAN CONMENTARY MAY 18, 2001 The PHILLIPIAN Dean's SChedtienes Slmr.ss Test Katherine Elliott Editor-in-Chief F~ o News Senior Editors Business Man~agerAsytaoertrens1eeaPhlisTrBuhwtofxhepbemIkowt' ChrisughesPaul Crowley Mitchell St. Peter Asytaohrtr nshr tPilp aaGadgil Btbwt i h rbeIko c Chris Hughesl Annie Lowrey Academy, we eagerly await summer days on hard to think of a feasible way to change a, SarahNewhall ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~thebeach. The thought of freedom from the PROPOSAL policy so established in our term schedule.' Adverisn Director hassles of school life entices us, taunts us, more depressing is that each quiz is limited to The most logical idea that comes to my mind Sports Hed f hoorahyPal nre drives us to the finish. But wait. Never mind, twenty minutes, though the quizzes them- involves making classes optional, at least dur. Diana D~osik gpBecause before I can bask in the warmth of selves often times could take far longer, ing the, second week of Dean's Schedule Pat Linnemarn eneL~fr the summer sun, I have to make it through This year I have had to master the art of Think it sounds crazy? The thing is, those Circulation Dean's schedule.-And I am not certain that I keeping myself awake. Tricks taught to me classes are generally review anyway. And

Commentary Com Editor Charles Poole can. ' by various tired folk around campus linger in when I have a huge history paper due the next Ben Beinecke' Kathe~rine Chu Tina XWadhwa Every term at Andover ends in two weeks my library of preventative sleep measures, day, I would much rather work in my dormi AssociateEditors ~~~~~~~oftorture, The days activities span an ungod- Coffee is a staple, but hard to get in a dorm, than discuss yet another review packet in Asorts, Tontors Internet ly twenty hours. I am so tired that numbers in Tea is an alternative; having lived in England class. Arts Senior omt, oir itzn Vikram Belpaau the ordinary Chemistry book seem to waltz in most of my life, I am addicted it. Chocolate Just think: waking up at a reasonable Dave FrshSnirCmellehriNsseinale and out of my brain. Are Andover's final espresso beans are wonderful - they admin- hour, working on homework throughout the Josh McLaughlin Sports, Will Heidrich, Evan '-weeks at all about education, about process- ister just the right combination of fat and caf- day instead of dealing with crunch time in te Panic Emily O'Brien T nooing facts and savoring details? Or is it really feine. One teacher even recommended drink- evening. Going to bed early - how novel! Features ~~Arts boo Littlefield, loabout'T'- endurance - whose body, can tolerate ing lots of water - an overactive bladder is Another less attractive plan implemented Fay Rotenberg A'lichtlae Frk erguren General, Gilbert, Rampell Jonahanel aia the burden of stress the best? the legal form of un-prescribed Aderol. at my old school in Texas involved allowing EriaBr jyffe BobutivM-apcs 'osiiat oahn A system that is supposed to help us ends It doesn't take a degree in rocket science specific subjects to administer tests only l Hilary-J'ayBobby Mac ~~~~~~~~~~~uphurting us. I have tests lined up all weekq, to figure out that kids should not have to live specified days of the week thourgh the year. TOto SUBSCRIEThe hillipianplease sed an emailwith your plus projects, plus a paper, plus an Art 250 on as little sleep as we do. Yet Dean's Sched- It would almost be like Dean's Schedule all TOSUBSCRI adE to Phillipian@ ale oeedu o leavewthi ior- assignment - every night when I go to bed, I ule is almost dictating that we work double term - don't freak out, that's not what I'mn name and adrs opilpa~noCeu rlaeti n~- think of how much work I will have to do the time. I know that the schedule was designed suggesting. Teachers would obviously not mation on our voicemail by calling (978) 749-4598 ext. 4380. next day. I feel like 1Iam buried in inex- to help us, but the reality is that, as currently assign tests every week, would not feel oblig- haustible towers of unfinished assignments, provided for, Dean's Schedule is both'delete- ed to give unannounced quizzes every other ______and no matter how hard I try to swim away, rious and infuriating. day. Having set a precedent early in the ternm p - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~thewaves of papers. come by which teachers did not feel crashing down upon me. .obliged to test, Dean's weeks Teachers feel obligated 'would not double our work- to give tests on their Dean's ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~loadduring the race to the fin- NoApathyPathos for ~~~~~day,despite the reality that ih students may not be fully The problem with ur

The spring trimester at Andover can be particularly divisive.. rprd a edjs ., Andover education is ta few more class periods to -information feels like it s Though it is the least outwardly foreboding of the three terms-the master the material. In one -.. being jammed into our heads weather is pleasant, the campus beautiful-the spning boasts a pecu- class, I had a test on the - ~iJWe often fail to really digest

liar foreshaowspique:the the yea to come, hghlighting Thursday before Dean's .. what is being taught, and so Yb Schedule, and then another , any long-termlng-ermbenfitis benefit is lost.~~~~~~~~~~ayost unequivocally the differences between the, classes, the distance test the following Wednes- After school my head feels day -just three class periods ~~~~~~~~~~~~heavy,overloaded with words between the waypoints in an Andover career. For example, seniors' da--us-he-caspeid-ndnmer.Da's-hd away. nmes ensShd diminished responsibilities to clubs and organizations hint at their . Teachers are also comn- , ule ensures this burden's pres- approahingupprs'dparturs; heghtene resposibiliies atest to pelled to give pop quizzes, ence. Maybe it is time to find

theocir nguepmrtmres. n sape heatnd shooslarbar anist' just because at the bottom of .__a new way to, complete the thei futre Andascmmitents ead f Scool arbaa Ladis the Deans notice it reads: term. I am not saying that my Chase reminded the student body at the beginning of the term, May "unannounced quizzes on idea is without flaws; I an cancrueletindeed bmonth. the Theendof year runch often current material, may Iq V5 just saying that this is a s- canruelet ineed, mont.e the Theend. o yeaoccur..."tenSome teachers, - ~"~ r ~nificant problem claiming lit- serves to further illuminate the rift between members of different having never administered a tle attention. -think people classes. pop quiz all term, arrive may be too busy getting tha

In spite-of f suchtimeofbrriers motivtions-th student slyly in class with a pile of . final project in. In spit of- suhf timebarrers of moivatios-the tudent omninous quizzes, still hot off body has come together on a number of levels this term, voicing its the Xerox machine. Even T. GADGIL interest in shaping the community in which it lives. This is not to say that the student body has transformed itself into a tempest of reTo avTSm activism overnight; apathy still exists, -but some',events of the term -11reY OXJavSoIn r have hinted at a reversal, if only partial. L The most -straightforward example of such promise is, pre- tVt dictably enough, the ongoing debate on the -split of student council %-&LiteitoVV at 'Tave1 positions. The is sue- ybe construed as trite, but it is such triteness I'll tell you what gets my goat: I am sick Danhereobios facedtorumennaerbeterthe ande that suggests pos~ibility.-Stud~hts have taken interest in the actions and tired of people telling us we are selfish, blog inc the cen. Cookbener and orsn

of the council as well as in the structure of the body that represents - spoiled brats who, for once, should appreciate adC syM ri what we've got. We pay $24,500 a year, and d'ourves for twelve while pregnant and bare- them. The plit, tpeet nyapistprereettve fte this school should cater to our needs. When it SAI ~. foot; meanwhile, iron with your toes to get Junior and Lower classes. Nevertheless, response to the split has doesn'tt, we have every right to complain,. rbbytelfoer rmteFsiu my goddamn shirt ready, woman! If girls- transcenedclassdivision: debat e rgdialsctsofhe expects us to go to class at 7:55 am, and it ed to perform with grub like this? their own, do they really need the admnimstra- co mnt. eatn seniors-two on this page- have spoken doesn't let us out of class until almost 3 pm. citltc~cmn ieymntso hs tion's patronization? Evidently yes. They community.Departing d'tl ' t th M b ~~~~~~~Thatis, of course, unless you have a 4:45 pm atv y? W o re wS p m nI et should stop wasting their time and go enroll out about -aproposal that will-never direcy, impact tem. embers clsi hc aeyu niedy orall the exercise I need walking between class- inetacmosdt.Ta ate.a

--of the student council have moved to defend their votes in support of etrwekanyornieyarreundes, making the necessary detours around the cliaetese fkoldei orftr entie wekandyouentre earareruiedbulldozers and chainsaws. cliaetese fkoldei orftr the proposal, an indication-that students have questioned the propri- making you isolated and antisocial and Spaigo hsclatvtIa ia-profession. ety of the council's decision. Dissent suggests interest; interest, in podepresse.iUpperesringvlet ehtell yo, ismaune And don't even get me started about the pone ihtedlvr or ncmu. world. You don't even understand where in turn, sugssinvolvement. - lunch period. Twenty-five minutes? How can Teolpacweangtfdfrm fercoming from, but trust me, you've never seen Despitehelvelschaging o involement o evidnt witin the I possibly be expected to satisfy a tough day's sign-in is Ryley, and after 132 days of chick- this much work. What, you're an upper to worth of hunger in only 25 minutes? We en finger combo, I just can't take it anymore. You take exactly the same classes as I? No, student body this term, students, have reacted, challenged, advocat- hardworking kids need a longer lunch period Glad I got that off my chest. you still don't understand. I'm in my own ed and supported a proposal whose implications extend beyond their to be able to kick back and relax like we These are all trivial issues, however; the world here, let twe bask in my martyrdom and deserve. Furthermore, in those 25 measly msipotnraletotfeqnly cry in a corner .. .thanks for humoring me. own environs. In such circumstances, -apathy seems a remote con- miuewarsbjcdtoheorrsht visited, issue is the whole gender thing. Don'tChtcahi-armbeb be.Iyo cern. ar~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ueshe letoesubetdt hehareta Ci-ht ht-ht abeban .I o cern. are the leftovers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~fromlast Monday, which are girls understand that they aeinferior? Honest had anywhere near as much work as I do. to god, or whomever you may believe in,-yo'becmlingt.Thsitryog paper is so unfair. I swear to God, my teach- Creates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ersare conspiring against me. A Flawedi but Rt•eaistic Proposal rae Momentu-m And, oh, the zzzzz's, that's what im missng.How an beexpected to finish all ~~XT1~t~~'w~sjr,~~I W~e "-~~'~~'~" ~ "'~"~~ Sto o d ' Id ealis m of my work, talkofmyonrkInstantIns Messengerermake vvriWeH1vchiIc dV- m Lably Stoo by I e ls -all my necessaryphone calls, and get my nine hours of recommended teenager sleep? It really can't be possible to get enough sleep There are still some students on campus ism and intellectual A~I W ieSen was an attempt to placate Four: in the end, this is a temporary move, with all we have to worry about. who believe that the gender split in student egotism. On one hand, As lyW it-tr the faculty. Our teachers The proposal targets a three-year trial period Anyway, just thought I'd tell you all how council is inappropriate. Unfortunately, the students feel that if the - COUNTERPOINT are not angry or upset: after which the policy will be reexamined, hard my life really is, because while I haven't student council cannot gather the entire stu- male dominance truly they may doubt the cred- Females who want to rn for student council had time to check, I'm pretty sure it's a lot dent body together for a forum on the issue, bothered the community, then the population ibility of the "boys club" that comprises stu- positions have no mentors to look to. If a boy tougher than yours. My opinion is firm, solidified by a number of at large would change the council through dent council, but that is a different matter. in Rockwell wants to run for Lower Repre- As omenar- discussions I have had with my peers. What voting. Sadly, this is not the case. We do not In the end, I have four simple points to sentative, he has a slew of boys (seventeen) to - nibh concerns me is not so much that some stu- live in a Utopia where voting motives are muake on the matter. One: we do not need to emulate. He can ask Gavin McGrath, Joe___1 dents do not support the split, but the lack of pure. When you last circled a name on the worry about losing the democratic process. Lemire, or Braxton Winston for advice. If a Ed o , "ton"' as reflection students have exhibited. The dia- student council ballot, were you really think- There are quotas in the United State's govern- girl wants to run, she can only go to Liesl i I v logue on campus often proves the most valu- ing "this is the person who will best represent ment. Each state gets its number of positions Beecher-Flad. Liesl' s a great thinker and a y u able part of the Andover experience. Yet too my views on PA issues?" Perhaps, but was in the House of Representatives based on its good presence on the council, but se is only y u re d It k often, I have heard students disagree with a this only reason you voted the way you did? number of residents. Otherwise, the people one person. A boy has seventeen different tISs a et thank policy they do not fully understand. I have drastically changed many of my~ out in Nebraska and Wisconsin would get lit- examples of paths he can pursue; a girl has- Some information circulating in campus beliefs since arriving at PA for the first time tle if any representation in Washington DC. only one. 'ancal discussions regarding the gender split disap- lower Fall. At that time, I was adamant about To say that people ought to simply "vote for The student council gender split proposal a p e it points me. The Philornathean Society con- being independent; I was outraged at having who they think is the best representative" is a is a bit daunting. It is unprecedented; we have t o e a t t ti ductedasig in astuent 8 o'cock, pol athat unchIhad sveralweekstosign n a tomypic vewpoin. - n prevous moelhbywhichtoejudesthi THE PILLIPIAN COMMENTARY MAY 18, 2001 3 WithO'slealim: ith One Chance Left to Express ItReflecting on Andover's Past StudentTeNe Voiceso RemaineaeMnos Muffled gt a, il uhesie ts amit S~ e n Fee gate expulsions from te Before I begin my'argument, I would like Joe Lem ire camne up to us with positive feedback. gue. a wI herewas a tsfaIeRPET library. How industrious! to remind you that these are nmy views and Another argument has been that this issue [e.JweIwaan8'fn.IPThe Phillipian actu- SP VEAndwhile they do reflect the consensus of the coun- COUNTERPOINT was hurried along and rashly passed. Let me lind beiv tl w yally printed it! cil, under no pretense do they represent the -senior members as role models. assure you that there was proper reflection and dur. iBillboard Top Ten Albums of 1984 AND And speaking of The Phillipian, it was a opinions of the council. TiponstukhmfrmeZakrpp even a public forum for all interested students. le 1986. Yes, you're thinking, Stephen is a nut- different publication. I'd hate to offend its I am a member of the student council, and '00 ws myin roemoe fgrme. ven Thogreitpsdsepeigt ees aycyipo Lose csTiispoaltrebeasIwain friendly editors, but the Phillipiansof the 80's yes, I did vote in favor of the controversial pro- was only 13 months older than I was, he served sition after the fact when there was more than \Rd I the basement of the libraiy today and, just for -reminded me not only of a newspaper, but also posal splitting underclassmen representation as a mentor for me because he was already on ample time and opportunity for opinions to be iext ~procrastinaion's sake, I was rooting through a'student-oriented gazette. t was funny, equally by gender. President-elect Spencer student council at a time when I was cam- heard beforehand The student council, howev- )rl microfilms of old Phillipians. I started with wacky, belittling, and insulting. Retractions Willig '02 wrote an article for Commentary ast paigning. I found myself gravitating towards er, heard mostly silence. I am not trying to omit tin early ones, thinking they'd be interesting (not and apologies were always being printed, as week entitled, "Passing a Faulty, Warranted, him because, for reasosn of comfort, I related to the polls that were conducted, but considering rell),but I found myself gravitating towards were hostile letters from angered faculty. The Haphazard Proposal," claiming that the mea- him simply becuase we were of the same gen- the dramatic turnaround of students who be tose from the 80's. And you know, for as "Seventh Page" section was reminiscent of sure passed "may do more damage to gender der.ateddhefrmndheseigynuf- te Duran Duran, I discovered that the 80's at events, political caroons, and jus plain crude assure you that although his lack pooaMycniece seco ireaoefor ultvotingnr ft ecint ieof the poisresuts did noticarry the the J Andover were anything but mundane, humor. in the proposal is certainly unsettling to the tionships. This is a point on which President- that I am a visible member of this community Coeducation only began at this school in Now I don't doubt that Andover is still a community, it is not the overwhelming feeling elect Willig has labored long and hard; in fact, (if only for the 6'3" stature and bright red hair) ted 1974, and it created an interesting environment, vibrant, engaging place, but I feel that we of the council. The byline may have read "stu- he based his winning campaign on this very but not one single person approached me about Ing The whole parietal system evolved, giving rise might be able to salvage something from the dent council" but by no means did the majority issue. From conversations with faculty mem- this issue; I could only infer indifference and 0, 'to issues of sex, relationships, housing, and rule 80's besides old Tina Turner records, We of us endorse the'perspective of the article. It is bers, it had become obvious that in the estima- that I was free to make my own educated deci- Mar. breaking. And while not only was PA might, in fact, learn a few lessons. We are, after easy for Willig to write in smug reflection f dion of the faculty, student council had lost sion given the mandate I received from my Iall embroiled in teenage hormones, it was also all, dealing with many of the same issues. Even the proceedings of that Sunday afternoon meet- ______election last spring. ln experiencing the ramifications of political dis- as early as the late 80's, administrators were ing -- he cowered away from taking a stance on "PieRa 0 a evdThe evidence I have for this indifference of lot putes between America and the USSR. Influ- concerned about the fast pace of life at PA. the issue. Hie sat on the proverbial fence. "P ieRa 0 a evd the students and the optimistic outlook for the ig- ential female authors were making an amazing Former Dean of Residents David Cobb pro- That said, let me delve into why I cast my on this councilfor two years and proposal comes from the recent senior, day stu- ler breakthrough. Music was crawling away from posed that Andover consider a changed semnes- vote in favor of gender-divided representation. Spoke eloquently and passion- dent, representative elections. Out of approxi- rrn disco and branching into groups like Devo and ter system in order to slow the pace of the Primarily, I believe in the need for female men- atl bu o uhhrrl- mately 270 day students, only 69 bothered to ,el Genesis. Nuclear power was being hotly debat- school. tors in elected leadership positions. While it is bu o uhhrrl- stlhow up to vote in these "mandatory" elections. ks ed, even on the PA campus. through our very , Now maybe some of the idealism and opti- true that females hold the positions of Phillipi- tionships [on the council] Surely, the council does not have the authority k- own nuclear awareness club. mism of such an interesting decade was unreal- an Editor-in-Chief and Philomathean President, enhanced the experience and to issue cuts, but the greater issue is that no one So of course, PA had an identity cnsis. The istic, but it never hurts to view one's position in the student body elects neither of these posi- failtaedwok. concl This is outwhice preocisy owth school made a conscious decision to distance perspective. During the 80's, rather than direct dos mnttyin todmns hi ulfi- ceeedtotaraaoudth pocedigsofth Ur from the white, preppy, upper-class course loads, faculty alloeowdsdntpo- studets tprior ctiosc n;itself both have done a fabulous job., Rather, considering that after the gender issue passed, at image and to bear the new challenges of diver-, itize their academic schedules. Of course I am merely making a distinction between the credibility because of its nature as an "all boys everyone has wanted to monitor the council's is sity: it enlarged its financial aid budget, giving Andover did not neglect its reputation as a high leadership rol s on this campus. club." It is no secret that the council must work every move. Also, a friend of one of the female neuctonecnictpaity. nat the arto t-ier shoobut was at liberal, chingintiio During that now infamous student council closely and directly with the faculty; mutual candidates in the election revealed to me that edctoaSntttit.Ada h eato hs ta asal omiti intgriy ndgiv metnPaige Ryan '02 gave a compelling respect is vital. By voting in favor of this pro- the two females in that particular election ran identity was the student body. kids the latitude to be stupid teenagers. account of the need for female mentors. She posal, we are widening the channel of commu- largely to prevent an all-male ballot. This bodes Richard Gorham '86. now Andover's head This is all I ask of the school. Forget Whit- served on student council for two years and 'nication. Even for those who doubt student well that there will be plenty of competition for '. wrestling coach and my house counselor in ney Houston, "Golden Girls," and oversized spoke eloquently and passionately about how council's effectiveness, it appears that we are the mandatory female posts on student council, s - illustrious Will Hall, was a product of this sweatshirts, but- don't forget that you have the much her relationships with Casey HI '00 and trying to make a change, and perception is and the newly created positions will inspire Is unusual decade at Andover. To him, it seemed opportunity to foster crazily brilliant students. Biz (ihormly 00 enhanced the experience and more important than reality. No sooner had we more girls to run whimsically as opposed to the I-that the school had been academically rigid in Set your priorities and remember that a little facilitated their work. Even though the differ- formally announced the vote to, the faculty at a current belief that girls only run if they think the 50's, allowing little room for elective cours- 80's idealism never hurts. ence in age is often a negligible one or two recent faculty meeting that several teachers they will win. d es as e sc haptrch thetumultosiuaed 5 eyears, the underclassmen often look ur to the I would like to assure you that IVamn ti70', sayser. orhamelcites re-evaleated the adamantly opposed to extending this proposal tionsoffred mfaore elctriesmandhllevate the beyond its trial period of three years, which 'pressures of a core curriculum. Throughthe would 80's, though, the school was finding a balanceisnwIamhpgtojpsartemv- be mocking democracy.deocrac. As thedhe proposalprposa between these extremes, and Mr. Gorham ment for more female leadership and initiating found that the school was able to offer a lot of varying new oppontes. Ze,be elected in the next few years, ideally, will be One of these opportunities was the Head- teetbihdrpeettvsta etya' master's Symposium, a yearlong conferencethesalhdrpeentistatexya's involving speakers and seminars, that offered a underclassmen girls can look up to, admire, and very different approach to very different issues. euae One of such seminar studied cultural and polit- The concerns about a loss of legitimacy for ical relations between North and South Ameni- an elected female are unfounded; once she is on ca. Another program (directed by history the council, only the opinions of her fellow rep- instructor Derek Williams and English instruc- resentatives will matter as to whether or not she tor Lou Bernieri) revolved about the history is taken seriously. She will still be expected to and culture of African-Americans. Unfortu- perform, and I would like to give the students nately, the Symposiums fell out of popularity enough credit to fairly judge her performance. as the curriculum again became more rigid. I hope I have explained my thought process Things were intertesting on the nonacade- cd _vin a logical manner; I hope you see that this mic side of life as well. Mr. Gorham, for exam- matter was neither weighed lightly nor rushed ple, did not always go by Rich. Oh no. On into. Discussion at the student council meeting Andover's stickball league (actually started by regarding The Boston Globe article did not cen- George W. Bush '64) he was known only as ter around a panic or sense of urgency to enact "Tsar." Yes, Andover did have a competitive ,,..change but rather around the idea that the arti- stickball league. Yes, the players'all had cle was a nearly accurate depiction of the prob- strange nicknames. And even though the team lem. It was disappointing, considering our ended with the decade, the 80's dd give rise to Apredicament, to be broadcast as news to so so more enduring aspects of campus life: many. Gunga was bom. in 1985. Yes, it's true. At the Some people have been swayed by argu- time, school president Malcom "Mal" Galvin ments similar to mine, but others will remain '86 decided during orientation that he would opposed. Despite claims that democracy is now dress up as a gorilla. So, he requested the fundsdewenw emcailytunoarth to buy a gorilla costume through Blaine Austin central belief of ths idealism: no small body from Headmaster "Dandy" Don McNemar. should hold too much power. The clusters "Dandy" must Don actually coughed up the bucks, Aratify this amendment before it is implemented Galvin donned the costume, and at an All If you feel this proposal is improper. speak now School Meeting, he claimed to have found a and persuade your cluster councilors to reject coconut in the sanctuary. it. I remind those of you who feel your voice is So the 80's were a crazy time, but some- about to be squashed that you need to use that times it's nice to know that some things never 6 fer_ voice through proper channels (i.e. discussions 'change. In 1983, my math teacher (and with your cluster representatives) before comn- Flagstaff Cluster Dean) Paul Murphy '84 wrote plaining about the injustice. If you spend all aletter to the editor of The Phillipian corn- your time defending a right that you neglect to .plaining about the hostile library proctors. He A. BENITEZ even proposed a library committee to investi- ______2'first epowaplace? r eee on eei h Letters to The Editor To the Editor: during the first 100 days of his presidency, mutual respect and understanding. Angry Spouting," I am, despite certain skills on the very same turf. We very much appreciate and welcome which are matters of personal belief and inter- Even so, as we clearly stated in our letter, rumors to the contrary, hardly the entire "stu- I doubt many of us in PA '64 voted for -Mary Fulton's reply to our letter of April 27. pretation. However, at the risk of confusing it is not friendship or loyalty, per se, but our dent council." Excepting such proposals or George simnply because he was a friend, but To make the record perfectly clear, we do Ms. Fulton with the facts, we must take issue knowledge of the President's honesty, integri- collective articles that the commentary page Ms. Fulton should not underestimate nor not challenge Carter and Peffer's right to with several of her points. ty, faithfulness, perseverance, sound judg- might consent to print in the future, the vent- belittle the enduring power of PA friendships. ,express their opinions, nor do we, as Ms. Ful- Her first point is that President Bush has meat, his keen understanding of human ing/reasoned explanations of individual coun- Indeed, friendships forged at PA are particu- ton infers, challenge their loyalty to Andover. broken campaign promises. With the possible nature, his good heart, his willingness to lis- cilmen should be presented as what they are: larly potent, as our online PA '64 list serve We have never presumed that an Andover exception of placing stricter limits on C02 ten to opposing points of view and to leamn ordinary, personal "opinion." proves daily, as the PA Alumni and Develop- education today is any worse than the one we omissions, President Bush has yet to break from his mistakes, his proven leadership abil- Cordially, ment Offices would likely attest, and as cur- received many years ago (do we note a bit of any of his campaign promises, which include ity and his success as governor of the 5h Most Spencer Willig '02 rent students-as most adolescents--continue professional pique here?). Indeed, it may be -partially privatizing social security, lowering populous state in the Union that has persuad- to maintain. better. Rather, we take offense at Carter and taxes, strengthening the military, and reform- ed us to give the President the benefit of the To the Editor: At PA, George always pulled the best .Peffer' s hostile, elitist, ill-stated and emotion- ing education. doubt and to believe that he is of presidential Thank you for providing this forum for all friends around him, both jocks and brainiacs. ally over stimulated rebuke of The Andover The second is Ms. Fulton's suggestion timbre. Ms. Fulton may not view the personal readers, including alumni and parents, to Classmate Clay Johnson was as good a stu- Bulletin for indulging a graduate who, in their that the President's expression of faith is qualities we describe as important - but we share opinions about our President and for- dent as PA puts out, and today he's one of .view, is undeserving of the Presidency and based on political expediency. Her conclusion do. mer classmate George W. Bush. You have a George's most reliable administrators. The not worthy of an Andover diploma, reveals how woefully ignorant she is of the As we said in our previous letter, some of unique national and historic role here. politicallgovernmental extension of friend- If Ms. Fulton had rested her case on the man. Spirituality became an integral part of us have found our former classmate wanting Regarding your May 4 letter from Mary ship is loyalty, and we all know how fierce principle that Carter and Peffer have the right Mr. Bush's life long before he entered public in some areas. Ours is a politically diverse Fulton, it's good to see PA faculty support George is on that count. Friendship serves 'to "wish someone they could feel proud of service. Ms. Fulton may be at a disadvantage class. And none of us presumes to know how former students so fiercely. In all fairness, I world leaders well. were in his place," we would have little to since she does not know the President person- President Bush's presidency will turn out, 'trust she also supports urrent PA students in Like all leaders-including the wonderful argu ove. Yet she use this a a platform t ally, but this donesn't absolve- f her recoun -wvr unlike Ms. Futo an Msr.*hi-us fo a Prsien t be rou of s hs-erewl otnetaeds 4 THE PHILLIPIAN NEWS MAY 18,2001 f~de.~76~. BACK TO BASICS: Founder of Colombian Children's PECHTERRETURS Peace Movement Speaks of Efforts

~~'~~'DorriTO THE ClASROOMa OnTuesday evening in the Taub- Decorat ions -Continued from Page 1, Column 4 man Room of Samuel Phillips Hall, tance of Phillips Academy in his devel- the Phillips Academy chapter of

Bloom ~~~~~~~~~~~opmentand in his momentous deci- Amnesty International hosted guest ,b sion: "PA helped me to understand the speaker Juan Elias, an 18-year-old Cosmetics importance of education in opening up mnerfiber of the Nobel Peace Prize- the world and opportunities to people." nominated Colombian Children'sf t~~~1 ,True to his altruistic and generous Peace Movement (CPM). As a Funky-~~~ I ~~ I/ll~~ spirit, Pechter also commended two of refugee from a civil war in his home 2 ~~~his PA classmates, current Instructor ini country, Elias is currently traveling 2 Presents -" French and Director of the Language the country and speaking out in thef Learning Center Henry Wilmer 63 name of peace. ~~~~~~f.~ Perfumes and and incoming English Department Thrrsnaincnitdo w StarLamp Chair Jonathan Stableford '63. Both of pat:frsa. nntdcuetr Don't Forget Mother's Day! L tO Steefclym brswh ,in that details the problem in Colombia Pecher'sword,h "gratlyadmies, entitled "Soldiers of Peace," which is have "given their careers to education Setme 6o N;V '~ Around the Corner from Athlete's Corner onanthv]hda the students and neivbeipcthe Andover comn- second, a question-and-answer session ______munity." Pechter has a new way of life, with Elias. A native Spanish speaker, and the outlook, in his opinion, is Elias is currently in the process of 1 biheven ifucran "It is too early learning American English; Pablo to say that I will either be a good Duraa '02 served as his interpreter. - Stia~~vvs['leeri. Livery (~~~~~~a.L~ teacher or that I'll love [teaching]." On CNN affiliate and Phillips Exeter " -Shh '' eeii w-S Liverv 'C ab , ~ ~~~~~theother hand, he has shifted the class- Academy graduate Lydia Smith, the room focus from his lecturing to the documentaiy's senior producer, intro- 'I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~students'using hands-on techniques to duced Elias. Following this introduc- 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~obtainvaluable skills. tion, Elias explained his motives in his On top of such efforts, he has also speaking tour, stating, "I am traveling- simplified his teaching plan to alleviate to promote peace. am traveling ~~ both tressanddfficlty fr hissti- around promoting the CPM specifical- J. G~onsalve&'The Pihillipiall SPECIALFARES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dents: "I'm not trying to get them to be lyt epelk orevs oe 1 erodJa la taso i fot otooepaewt i sophisticated users of the quadratic for- lytpepelkyorevsIhoe 1yerodJaElaspasohiefrstormteecewhhsI mula; I'm trying to get them to know you can take something that I say and Nobel Prize nominated olombian Children's eace Movement.I that there is a formula," he explained to aplutt oen le"nilateral guerrilla attacks on election toric Hague Appeal for Peace. There. the Times. Gone are the days of per- In Colombia, Elias began his work days in Colombia, after it called for"'a they met world peace leaders such as BOSTO N& SHOWiCASE CI NEM AS sonal gain and profit on Wall Street. with fellow children who campaigned day of peacefulniess." Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan,. As Pechter told the Times, this new frpaeamomntwihvnu- And their efforts slowly began to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and other f perspective and take on teaching has ally gained enough force to become tk omi h onr.A h ou isiigNblLuets"Tog ~~~~~~~~~instilledinhim astrong desire for his the CPM. After its founding, both the courteouC o ur uste s &~~~~~C& Sne edy stdnssuces Iwn te ose UitdNto'syhlrnFn mentary explained, "One year later; in the members of the CPM are the first - wha~~~~~~ptdns sucs:" atte ose Uie ainsCide ud a country not known for high voter children to be nominated for the prize,. whtit feels like to win." (UNICEF) and the Red Cross gave the turnout, more than 10 illion Colom- it is the CPM's second nomination in The entire experience has turned movement its financial and morlsp inaut lde hi upr o smn er.Tewne ilb Se~~~~~~ &raro~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~ ~islifeerud Hiserclaimsanw the po rt.gr oshwthtch- the mandate for peace. The move- decided this fall. S~~~~vr' islitne, ndrtadste9Weretyig3o8hw1ha3 meat for peace has grown since the But the wars raging in Colombiae IUNW 8oo)JL) details of the education roposals of dren can be taken seriously.. .we're cide' oetreyasao u o aeproa on n oeta q~~hrtf'iernc~~~laiss.603-234-0170 ~~~~ President George W. Bush '64, and doing the movement for peace, not chlrnsvttreyasagbto aeproalononem etani even is rekindling romance with his because someone is telling us,"' a h ilne h oe oiaElias la.A ny1 erfae i wife, Kayla,in Jer-a nurse asserted.tion practitioner put the leaders of this movement a victim caught between far-left, far- ______sey City. Once residing on the 49th Elias first became involved in at the forefront of a difficult and often right, and governmental forces. Elias' ______Floor of a New York City high-rise, paectvisathegeo13wen dangerous road to peace." father, a dentist who ran free clinics in I Pechter has given up the business life, peacemactiviieshat thenaeoofa13,ewhe The movement also staged a spe- the Colombian town of Aguachica, , -r i " ~~~~~~~~evenhanding down his suits to his son. thae rfnu hi onsogalnizdg cial election known as the Children's was killed along with Elias' cousin, I"' that Pechter has never peacesreferendumasneve Madat fo Pece ndinghhopesu whoftrecalmingalk even cheermtheviolent munidciorPacpnaRgtslbut wentreiumetakeynt h arrard6E au(Saorls been pirevnmaintaining extremely muncialty million children voted for the surgical room and shot the two family G a'" 6 Prktrt Aufdover Massawet while driving through the industrial Journeying from school to school" rihste eiee*otiprtn. mmes (978)-470- 8280 "1wastelands" of eastern Jersey. He with his band, Elias and his group "The overwhelming majority voted "I don't know why they killed my knows that his students rely on him sang peace songs they had written and fothritsolfeadpc,"ttd fte,"Easamnd. Icn' and that he, to som e extent, relies on persuaded children to vote and to fthe ocighestoifeadpec, e rtaplcem father,a bumetedmy rolnjut . Speciaists ini new hzair d hm " nwI aelere uc oceteropnos UNICEF chose Elias and five comes out of me." He and his familya more frcim the kids than I have taught Only two years later, the CPM ohrCliba engr og o wr ece n ae oteUie V ~~~~~~~Formafhairs~(ksfor that very specialda3y them." became the first organization to halt T t-.tAth.h States only a year and a half ago,f

fair Coforsfor. indiit~~~~~~~ua~ook. A l Grandparents ~~~~~~~~T 1 1 II~~~i through the effortshofeeffo Ms.ofSmith.it.They HarCioso ididufokAnnfual Grn pret veekend Welcomes currently live in the Washington, DC' KIarastaseParis shampoos and!vofumizers area. ~~ 4nr,.4 g*+ C1' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Since his family's move to the USI Dermafogcasn careprouts ansenice Hundreds; Aumiu Prti[Lcipate in Senior Panels for protection, Elias has been cm paigning for peace in America. Elias Cntinued f-rm Page)1, Column 2 tin"teRv be oe.originally planned to visit Phillips 14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Classof 2001 for a Senior Dinner, where they discussed "ndtheaumnsis concilp is esetal n dissusory roup, Exeter Academy for a school confer- ~Monica CarabeTo academy life as seniors "shared with alumni and reflected andcheirpurpsefsutohelpuseefletMonissesto comuni 0rlzndo !Fernandes upon themselves," according to Protestant Chaplain and ty concern, offering their perspective both historical and in eun onsreust ieEnlatdlbuhhay Jai~~ve~I'varez ~Director of Alumni Affairs Michael Ebner '70. The event, the real world," explained Associate Head of School Rebec- dunghstainNwElnbt 'l~sitourcom ened he ev.Eberwasextemlyeuccssfl: ca Sykes. She continued, "The alumni give counsel and decided to include a stop at Andover speciatZ~~ts: flose Btistine ~ "Alumni111 have gone as far as to call and thn us-they real- advice, whereas the Board of Trustees handle fiscal and cer- afeIh-ot mpwretogm Masrcie Demers ly feel connected to the school and the students now."tapoiymknisu."zioNtin1ctced ebr ~~aiy~~qarulreau day A senior question panel was held at breakfast on Satur- Mrs. Sykes elaborated on the focus of workshops not Emily Kumpel '02. dmorning, with nine students participating: Meg Blitzer related to the college process, stating, "The discussion was "It's an incredible opportunity to S')jn SpecialistrJyoan f Sufivan '01; Rob Cohen '01; Al Dahya '01; Emily Izenstein '01, mostly about learning and taking responsibility for your own have him come to campus," comment- Joe Lemire '01, Frannie Ritchie '01, Carly Rockstroh '01, learning-about students taking both the initiative and the ed Kumpel. "Here we are at Andover,

ranged from the college process to the pace of life to acade- experience, she added, "We were putting a lot of things on leave his country." mic opportunities. ~~~~~~thetable, the changing social trends and academic expecta- Kme is prahdDrco Following the senior breakfas t panel, council members tions. We also discussed allowing seniors the option of not of Community Service Chad Green, were invited to attend one of three workshops, all centered having an athletic commitment for a portion of the year, im who ". .. helped cutting through the red on the senior experience at PA. Two centered around the lieu of pursuing another interest in further detail." tape," according to Amnesty Interna- nature of the senior year and the transition to academy alum- A lunch gathering was later held in Davis Hall, where tional President Felice Espiritu '02 nisauwhile the third focused primarily on the college Mrs. Chase spoke to the council and reflected briefly on the M.Gensgetdta

______u~~~~~~dmisinsprocess. recent New England Association of Schools and Colleges hothm osqetallme Carl Bewig, outgoing Director of College Counseling, (NEASC) accreditation report, focusing particularly on the hotim cnsqeialKme made himself available for any questions that alumni had on recommendations regarding the strenuous pace of academy also approached Espiritu. "When

the ever-changing college process. Mr. Bewig commented, life that the report put forth. A summary of the council's dis- Emily came up to me, I was really "Some of the major questions involved the impact of so cussion results will be sent to the Dean of Students and the Kxtdup adde,"te sa[Espiritua ~~~~~~~collegesearch effectively end in December-and perhaps 'The main advantage is that we have a group of advisors interested in expanding Amnesty's Beaven& A ssociates "checking out" for the rest ofteyear." that not only know us well but care deeply about the subject, influence." Though Amnesty original- Some of the topics discussed during the aluni work- because they're interested in what happens here," Mrs. ly planned to have him as guest for an PrivateTutors ~ ~~~~~~shopsincluded the posblt fsenior capstone projects, Sykes explained. "When they look back, even it wasn't nec- all-school meeting, it "didn't work ~~' Academic and ~~~~~~~~~~~~awareness of becoming profthe "greater Andover comn- essarily the most "fun" experience, it was still a very impor- out," said Kumpel; and it was planned Miajor Ac d m Sub jects a munity, and creating a web page to expand the alumni-men- tant time in their lives. We honor the tradition of previous instead as a special event. Prer~~~~~~~ration~~~~toning c program. "They weren't here to draw conclusions or classes giving solid suggestions to the students here nowj Test r ep raio or make recommendations, bu odiscuss and hold conversa and inthe future." ______-______SSAT SAT I&I1 k]Iuo)pean 91 Main St.]ILU uio etn Andover, MiA 01 81I0 S-ii~(~ut P-efaxe 978-475-5487 te n'aif$38 soynisticateadOM~1YMRI

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Conftinued from Pa-ge 1, column 5 Francisco and thought him an appro- Continued from Page 1, Column 3 ofmthe aountrywtheynareafromwortother a huge Classroom and felt all the sj'a. priate choice for a school lecturer. "He u hkdcudntflyotal almdsencofnr whmar n omer hpr heokhadatseen.neBbltctheudkidwacouldnattsfully, dents ltookingsatim, Oebaksuetwsagatpaer"said Advisor to maintain the fiction under oath, and thirns oatr wtheir r e have sto upadsi,'What revolutionary Asian Students Aya Murata. "I'm t5 rsdsieteteom bopoie myng frends.meav tools are we going to learn in this charged to oversee the different lectur- corosdath59h ot-epre s ospieuthe, bcob, and treshey calmeMr class?"' recalled Takaki. ers, and I felt that his visit would real- who had wanted significant numbers to Cob n hyapologizeifteFwr slips out - but they love it when I tease Taaieventually becameTakaki an advi- ~ensure1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~lybenefit the school." conviction. sor to the black students, and helped to "He has a tremendous wealth of The prosecutor's conviction and Soeme ofithemy"cmaitysneo thatuold found the University's Centers for knowledge," added Dean of Commu- sentencing strategy also consisted of the withe marty sense wouor '1 African-American, Asian American, nity and Multicultural Development alleging that I had hundreds of be easier to escape from prison than Chicano, and Native-American Stud- (CAMD) Bobby Edwards. Since last molestation and rape victims - whoesaem trhtl.Iloeotae ies, at re- ' them, andndthe they lovelvetobe to be teasedeaed- - ami-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~he,mi atat moe pace him thefoe falM.Murata and th~ CAMD office had not come forward because I had cayIdo'dssnbdevr front of a movement to expand the cur- have worked together to make the his- murdlered them all to cover up my'cbyIdotdisabdevr riculum to incorporate more ethnic torian's visit possible. crimes. I never even touched a kid, and .Piipa:W twllyudafeyo studies. "The visit was not inexpensive, certainly never murdered one. But that Ph-~in htwllyud fe o Many of the seno faut e- and needed some monetary support," accusation was damaging. leave prison? bers at 'UCLA believed that Takaki Ms. Murata explained. The CAMD Aohrsrtg a ogtto. was a "threat to the western civiliza ofie h CeetFnteRcad young adults in Maine to come for- DC: I already have some proinent tion" and the universitysubsequently T. Greener Fund, the Asian Society, ward claining I had let them, ironical- Nmagazines very interested in my draw- fired him. Takaki then took his second the History and Social Science Depart- ly, molest me twelve years before! Uings, and some friends are eager topro- .post as an instructor at his alma mater ment, the Steams Fellowship and the Maine officials told me they didn't vide an agent to get the paintings I've Berkeley, where he continued to "pur- Dean of Studies Office all sponsored believe it but were under political pres- already planned into galleries and: sue and practice the study of US histo- Takaki's visit, which coincides with sure from NH and offered me a no- soes and seraly o'wa nt to eu ry." - Asian-American Pacific Heritage punishment plea bafkain to get it off an artist -and maybe even an edgy In 1989, Berkeley made a multicul- Month and the Phillips Academy the books. With my hundreds of con- oe n etil att aeu turalism course a graduation require- Asian Arts Festival that occurred two victions in N1H making me a dead duck fralto ottm ihfml n ment, "to deepen and broaden our weekends ago. in any courtroom in the land, my Thle Philliptanz friends. I've had inquiries about a book *understanding of racial and cultural The US history course is currently lawyers urged me to take it. Big mis- Former English Instructor David Cobb is currently serving time in a on my experience with the notoriously diversity in the United States, studying immigration, a focus of Taka- take. Even Maine authorities were sur- New Hampshire prison for sex-related offenses. corrupt NH court and judicial system explained Takaki. Berkeley honored ki's speech. "It is important to leamn, prised. One kid sued but refused to go was all my own fault. I'm lucky I did- phiers with dozen of victims and thou- and prison life, but although I love to the professor with the prestigious Di- first hand from a true scholar, about the to trial to testify under oath, the other n't get a life sentence in NH. sands of images were getting one to wnte, that doesn't sound like nearly as ~1zi1Iipiantinguished Teaching Award followinc issue of culture and ethnicity, and to refused to sue - and eventually recant- What's up with the pictures, and five years in federal prison, and moles- much fun as getting on with life, and ~ hiceaton Taakis f te cunty'sfirt har akai'sperpeciveon 'woi ed. Maine officials said they were showing them? They were polaroids of ters were getting two to four or six with art. Ethnic Studies doctorate program. Amnerican'," said Ms. Murata. about to drop the case, paintings and collages, nude images in years. My sentence - without touching There. Takaki spent the last fifteen mmn- Mr. Edwards offered his thoughts i.I'm guilty of bad judgment. That's which nothing was what it appeared to or photographing anybody or buying hh such as utes of his presentation iving the ad- on Dr. Takaki's visit to Andover, i.Nothing illegal in the real world. be - torsos made of legs, breasts of or selling, was eight to fifteen years, (CT A 1' Jordan, enc a apehsoy etr.Tk "Takaki offers a tremendous opprt- To lend corrective perspective, I elbows or shoulders, buttocks of facial with the emphasis toward the fifteen. YEARBOOK~JI FACESi~i .d other fcued on thmpehitoi ctr19t ceturyk niytphpcm uiy ohave spent several weeks while I was out on cheeks or abdomens or heels, etc., and Of course the prosecutor had wanted [ouh immigration thero Irean and china.r naonatoyte cogmnid s Thoa ecturee gettng myself thoroughiy exam- male or female genitals, if any, out of multiple consecutive life sentences, but he first In his lesson, Takaki deduced cau- on multicultural issues is quite a ined, tested and interviewed at New ote ailadbdy parts. Nothing the judge's right-hand man was urging PUBLICATION e prizetwoimmigrtions Isatins forthe y uniqu experence,"England's leading sex offender clinic, was as it seemed. As a trained and zero prison time. It was too political for eprize,the two sations immgratmons for by unique experience,"Verdict in a long report: I'm no working commercial artist part time in the judge, with his NI- Supreme Court Continuedfrom Page 1, Column 6 ition in weaving in statistics, general history, He continued, "Hs visit provides a z will be and primary documents. He also chance for students and faculty to leamn pedophile. We never bothered to use it college, I was very successful because ambition, however, so he split the dif- pleted in "good taste." because my lawyers were so sure of of my edgy concepts and photographic ference at eight to fifteen.Nertlsthsya'PoPu- lombia 'ence. Takaki ended the lesson by read- ithfel.Hwllnorusawll Soon after I arrived at the prison, 'abused those talents. And I had the bad Philipian: How are you being treated .algdycnand eea e than ig a song written by Irish women fac- as push us to be better at what we the head shriak here interviewed and judgement to show seven selected non- while in prison? instances of inappropriate material. Elias is ulty workers, longing for their home claim to be." tested me at length, and concluded that revealing photos to groups of teens on One senior page this year, for exam- ihasuetpe t, far- .country and telegrams written by a Anetee xeti h td f I have no pedophile leanings. He three earlier occasions, boys and girls, DC:, I got handcuffed and beaten up, ple a itr Elias' Chinese man in Nevada in desperate etnct n utcluaim aai thought I would be released in the five to test for verisimilitude and to listen to when I first came here, by the guards, snigamdl igrt h aea inics in need of a wife. frequently lectures at schools, on tele- years the law allows. But then Gov. their discussion. I am sure they would who later said the prosecutor had the administration consequently achica, Both showing similarities between vsoshwanatfrmaoudhe Jean Shaheen appointed a woman as have been offended by some photos, ordered the beating. Then I refused to crpethpiue.Jsnsefedo cousin, the two immigran grusaddpc- world His most recent book, Hiroshi- acting warden until she can get a bach- ,but these seven amused them invari- join 200 molesters in Protective Cus- print two senopaethtftud to the ing the illustrative power of primr ma: Why America Dropped the Atomic elor's degree, and women in all other ably, and sometimes provoked interest- tody, so I got-in lots of fights after fail- nudity. On top of such pictures, other eitdsuet family - documents, Takaki explained "we om, exores the obntroversal e- kypoiin.Thnesg:.e og ing comments - or doubts about ing to talk my way out of them. Th mgsalgdy begin to see how our paths have criss- odWrd arbmigfJpn. on sex offenders. Suddenly that's me - authenticity. -other prisoners naturally believed the breaking academy rules. led my crossed in the making of the US." He Takaki's collection of immigration and I'm doing at least 12 years of my prosecutor's much-publicized claim .According to Mr. Driscoll, "Start- [can't concluded: "But first we must become stories, ifferent Mirror: A History of 15. They have rejected my diagnoses, Phillipian: How did your family react that I had abused,'photographed, and ig on page two and continuing all the ile just .listeners, and I thank you for listening Multicultural Amierica, is a college and Tegard me as one of the worst to your sentencing? te udrdhnrd fcide. wyu opg 4 weetesno family and participating." .classroom staple and his Strangers pedophiles in the prison -inexplicably. Who could blame them? But I didn't pages begin], there were things that United Mebr fteAdvrfcly fromz a Different Shore: A History of But I1did put myself in a stupidly vul- DC: They were devastated. Not only back down or hold anything against needed to be changed." If ago first saw Takaki speak two years ago at Asian Americans earned him a Pulitzer nerable position, and I can't complain were lawyers from al over predicting them, no matter who "won," and for Most of those changes involved t They 'the People's Color Conference in San Prize nomination, if professional predators now attack. It easy acquittal, including my lawyers, the past three years, I've been very pictures and text dealing with athletic DC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~butat that time, real child pornogra- respected by both guards and inmnates, teams and dorms. in, DC' Susie Dickson '01,'1,lyot layout editordioro of~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SuieDck'o tuePotPourioppsed such prac- the US A t o st ad tices "t isourrpito, andher Elias ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~weshould rather be givep the room to

"' ~~' - - - - ~ ~ ~ ~ in jEsoredE nglish_\Vriters ~~in Series and prohibited in yet again -onfer- nglish Writers Series~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~______another aspect of our educatioii." f-14th Th ebeso teamnistra- id, but ~ ,, , . , ,-B UCNDYRtion, on the other hand, maintained idover.,r Last Wednesday May 16, authors lection of essays known as Prairie thtteiontwn h erokt ~~rgani-~ ~ ~~' Douglas Bauer and Sue Miller came to City, Iowa and a book on the craf f b sop, segta h oki ember , .~- . Phillips Academy in order to read their writing entitled The Stuff of Fiction. 1apra newest works as a part of the English His newest work, which is still in is apr nent fixture in academy life nit to -,~~~ -- ~Writers Series. Both personal friends early stages, was inspired by a biogra- Iandmemories, and needs to be correct nment-~ ~~~~~~- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - - ~~~~~~~~~~~,. ~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~ of John Stableford '63, the incoming phy of silent film director DW. Grif- Ifor both historical and personal rea- idover,~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~~~- -'-'~~~~~~~-'~~~-'~~~~'~~~> ~~~~ English Department chair, the two fin.sos had~ to~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~~~~ .~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ were invited to campus because TeEnglish Writers Series, a pro- Still, Muscatel does not want to * 4~~~~V~~~~-.... ~~~~~~ ,~ according to Mr, Stableford, "both gram designed to bring in different assign blame for the yearbook's tardi- - - ~~~~ ';~~~~A-ta.~~~r-~~~' [are] very good writers, academics, and writers every term to read their works ness. She commented, "I want to make a stu- irector~ ~ ~v--- .~~~. ' ~~ ~~ ~ j teachers." to the student body, has existed for a sure that this does not turn into Green, 4 An established author for a number number of years at PA, most formally Ident versus faculty issue and cause the red .of years, Miller has a number of nov- within the last ten years. i~any problems for upcoming years of rtena- - "els, including The Good Mother, Famn- Typically, the authors stay on cam- Ithe publication." Lu'02...... ~ily Pictures, For Love, The Distin- pus for a few days, read their works, Muscatel and Pot Pourri Editor- nnesty -guished Guest, and Inventing the attend a reception, and meet with the i-hie Ntali' asot 0 n umpel~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~Abbott's. Her most recent work, While English department faculty. Mm, Sta- silhv ofdneta h er 'When ~ .y '~ -~''. I Was Gone, is a bestseller that was bleford described the program: "It's books will be sent to Andover in . enoughutime for students to have them really [~~~' ~J~y>''~i~~'~'-~> - ~ ~ featured as a part of Oprali Winfrey's reallyevaluableaforostudentsWtofhearsrv-

~~~-- '~~~~~~~~~~'~~~~~~-' -~~~~~~ book club. Miller read excerpts from 'ing writers reading their own stuf. He ndb hi eesa omne i] was ... . 'her newest work,currently itled The continued, "It's really inspirational and sge yterpesa omne . which is due out in interesting"metoJue3 iesty's~ ~ ~ ~-'-. "" ,," - -~~~~~~ ~~ ~~ World Below, iginal-~~~- ~r''~~~~~~~~~~~% ~ ~ "~~~' '~~~~ October. Miller also explained her for an - - - ~~~~~~~~~~-1.*-- ~-~i -t~i attempts to keep her personal life as far ApA work- ~~~~~~~-- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~'A~~~~~--~ ~ ~ ~ . , ~~~~~ from her fiction as possible,"Any comn- lanned ""I:4 l ~k - ',j.-"- ~ . .. parison between autobiograhan ;~~~~~-<.~~~~~~~~~: ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~fiction debases fiction," she said. -i,- - "Obviously I use elements in daily life .' >~ Grandparent's Day - These visitors clearly get better with

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'-~ btrahr nitntoalyus ero-, Upcoming Conmnencement - Don't let the door hit you on < §$~'.,~-.~ ~~~~~~' ~~~~~~~~al life and change it agreat deal." -~~~ <- ~~~~-~~- -- "- ~~~~~~~Bauer' .. has also published several - ~ tewyot ~ ' "-'~4 1jC~~i'v novels, many of which include the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~sublte comparison of cultural phenom- - > Rising Seniors - Leadership. Courage. Integrity. Eberlein. ~ ~ L~1!>A~~k~k....-,~ ena from history to similar phenomena '/ ______~ ,, -~~ ~ ~ -' of modem tims. As Bauer described - -~V~ Alice in Wonderland -Children's fiction gets racy. Next on -4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~it,"I can make a better comment about -_ - -"i. ,.~~~~ ~ the current moment with history as a 7 ~~~~~~~~the Spice Channel: "Stuart Little."

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-'--',\ ~~-~'-' --- -'x'~~ ""- -- sent." His works include Dexterity, 7 Pot Pourri Delay - So I guess this means no Probationary - - - ~~~~~~~TheVerv Air, and The Book of Famous ,-- Offe-nses at PA" photo montag "6 TIl1E PHILLIPIAN ARTS MAY 18, 2001 Theatre"400 roduction *Built From I p--rov Intetheatre world,B oLileed vised and learned mytqehas created a dances,ansefdrcd prlxdpool of rumors ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR pieces. surrounding PA's newest The works highlight dance production Parabox. Sounds like some different themes: freedom, entrapment, nature, new computer game or abstract mnath concept. technology, separation, war, rape, work, play, Thursday night - the question that has loomed these subjects, the play delves into the theme of in the air for weeks will be answered, when sex in the media. Using her creativity and pas- Theater 400 presents Pa-a box. sion, Ms. Wombwell has strung together a Participants in the show began working on coherent show filled with powerful and abstract Parabox duning winter term, when the theatre messages. thmeninwchheaig ,troupe Hoi Polloi introduce them to the world Revealing h en nwihteatn of improvisation through a few simple exercis- crew decided to portray these themes, one stu- es. These preliminary exercises developed into dent commented that the pieces just simply ,the current form of the show, an amazing "tAre] us. No one else in the world could take adventure that mocks the inventions of today's our show and perform it because this show has *media. different pieces of the entire cast woven into As work with thre show progressed, the per- it" formers developed close friendships, beginning The production uses different types of to trust eachohrimneyThypadte "movement theatre," such as contact improvi- h other immensely.They played the~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~J L~ffeTh lzlipa seemingly odd theatre gaines that Instructor in sation, modern dance, and interpretive dance.ftefe hllpa Dance Judith Wombwell laid out for them. Other elements include dialogue, monologue, a Allegra Ashplundh-Smith 04, Braxton Winston '01, Brandon Winston 02, and Drew Comins '02 perform in last weekend's Drama These games included made-up skits, impro- capelIa singing, sound effects and screen video ILab, an reinterpretation of the classic Alice in Wonderland. projection. The show begins with a single studentI onstage watching a series of television comn- mercials. Before he knows what is happening, L U I.. 1 the people in the TV emerge onto the stage. The student suddenly realizes that he has some- how entered inside the television. "Just sit back9 e~l1--4%,_ tr% and enjoy the channels," he is told. as. From then on, the audience flies through a visually impressive tour of the different types of TVchanels."Ist al reaity? theshow On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Ad mE krheadache-inducing annoyance. askstudet As i netheshowremrks,"We evening, PA students startled their audiences As Alice, Allegra Asplundh-Smith '04, ask.stden A oni th shw rmars, We with a radical interpretation of a timeless clas- ARTS STAFF WRITER gave the play's strongest performance, endow- realyo ieahve ow he udinceis oin sic, Alice in Wonderland. In this version, adapt- '03, created an unsettling world of hallucna- ing Alice's tragic situation with strength and to react to it ...In any case, it's a fresh, new con- t ceptthatisniqu inevei wa andI kow ed by Alice Gerstenberg from Lewis Carroll's tion and delirium, dignity. Asplundli-Smith's accent was reason- that people are going to enjoy it." novels, the eponymous heroine's journey is The play's excellent set was complemented ably well executed, and, like most of the cast, TravelingtoEinbugh, cotlnd t per recast as a young molestation victim's desper- by the sensitively choreographed movements her physical presence was well controlled. foratel the Edinburgh neSctva thiser ate attempts to come to terms with her reality. of the cast, who slithered, crawled, and col- Alice's tormentor, Lewis Carroll, here por- August.the sho wiltkh paeo h Unfortunately, although her idea was fasci- lapsed throughout the play, becoming, in effect, trayed as a loathsome pedophile who seeks to, termyThatre520 rodution Stuents nating, Gersteniberg's script is largely uneven crucial elements of the play's theatrical archi- trap Alice in his world of twisted fantasy, was temrkiny nthetr 520p spdtin. Stdens and descends too often into a morass of noise tecture. Playing off the set, the excellent light played with excellent menace by Andrew embakingonte tip wll sendtimewitnss- and confusion, rather than thought-provoking design, managed by Taylor Allbright '04, pro- Comins '02, who spent most of the play lurking ing the best of London's theatre and participat- drama. In any case, the Phillips Academy cast vided a colorful backdrop to the perverse plot, above the play's action, an eternally threaten- V ~ ~~~~~~~~~ingin workshops at the historical Globe did the best it could with the piece, the end In contrast, the play's sound was far less ing presence. 3,~~ ~ ~ ~~~-ao v~ Z~ ~ Teteharweesxent heesxenhcntretr cigcescic rw result being a play more remarkable for its vir- successful. Due most likely to the nature of the Throughout the play, and the novel-upon performed many f William Shakespeare's tuosic visual flair than its emotional power. script, the actors ended up screaming frequent- which it is based, one of Alice's great goals is ingenious works Last week's production, directed by Brooks ly. Although initially bloodcurdling, such to, like the chess pawn, reach the end of the The cast and cew restlessly anticipate the Teevan '02, certainly took full advantage of screams soon became merely irritating, as they board and become a queen. The attainment of trip, an hyhpeteso will impress cam- theatre's visual power Through the rich use of assaulted the ears of the audience every five queendom becomes an elusive symbol for J.W~ardrop/Thze PhdillpianmL the playing card colors of red, white, and black, minutes. What could have been a great contri- adulthood, understanding; and, in the case of a JimCuningham'01 reharses or the toimorow at 7.00 p.m. in Kemper, the produc- Teevan and her set crew of Caroline Van Zile bution to the audience's comprehension of molestation victim, control over one's physical upcoming production of Parabox. tion reflects the dedication ad insight of the '02, Kevin Sinclair '01, and Krystal Freeman Alice's chaotic world ended up being a self. many student actors here on campus. The living manifestations of Alice's goal are the play's three actual queens, played by Olivia Cockburn,'02, Kelsey Siepser,'02, and ~~~~~~~~~~At ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~A Alice Torbert,'02. Like all objects of fantasy or desire in the play, the ideal of power and self- realization is twisted to become one of tyranny and blind malevolence, here incarnated through l~~lesrn ~~~dz~7JassrooF A the-queens' random and insistent cries of, "Off (OS) yn- S T 0 0 in u a llgen C.",%,?"', ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~withher head!" This twisting of ideals finally poisons Alice, who begins to act out violently Sunday evening's two theatre classrooms onstage, because yo~i a R tn e rities about their weight, her disappointment after realizing that her against her tormenters. brought a sizeable audience through comedy to have no control but I wifs '"gthe women find solace in beautiful daughter was growing up just as con- The play's surreal world of rage and confui- tragdyTheunrlate t trumph plas povid realy roudof the ARTS ASSOCIATE EDITOR 'each others' situations. fused as she and her mother. sion was fleshed out through many comple ed two extremes for the audience's entertain- actors." (All responsible for a Further down the list of massive women, mentary characters, all uniquely grotesque and ment. The fervent ap~lause at die end of the pro- significant portion of the script, every character Sabine, played by Sheena Hopkins '01, pro- frightening. Particularly powerful was The first play, An Act of Contrition,,sarred duction attested t the audience's pleased, performs a dramatic monologue focused on the vides the audience with humorous relief, detail- Katherine Green '03, as the Duchess, who is Freddie Martignetti '02 and Jim Cuningharn albeit stuiined reactipn to the play. The cheers upsetting events leading up to their insecurities. ing her desire for a sexual relationship. Shani transformed from a frightful symbol of infanti- '01. As Carmine, Cunningham played an aging were well deserved, as the actors truly distin- Gel, earnestly portrayed by Genevieve Hogarth '02 played Rennie, the character who cide to a dangerously capricious seductress, mobster whose brother had sent Carmnine's own guished thermselves Iby fully developing their Desaulniers '04, discusses all her attention- documented her childhood with pictures, heightening the play's painful investigation .son, Vic, played by Martignetti, to kill him in characters, grabbing devices, like cutting and burning her- including scenes of her eating as a child, of her into the darker side of childhood. order to prevent him from testifying in a trial. The second production shown on Sunday, self. Afthough her character deals with a ver mother pressuring her to be skinny, and her Brandon Winston '02 and Braxton Winston Wanting to keep Vic from a disappointing, The Most Massive Wonian Wins, chronicles the serious problem, the actress expressed her lines final unhappy, albeit thin, state. '01 played powerfully menacing roles as the mobster life, Carmine hypocritically challenges lives of four women who meet at a liposuction with a knack for humor. Caily, sensitively After all four women relate their past prob- twins Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Durm. Steven his son to a knife fight to prove his seriousness. clinic. Attending the climic due to their insecu- played by Ronalda Sedano '01, talked about lems and insecurities, they collectively arrive Travierso '04 also portrayed a dark character, Though Vic wins the fight, he cannot kil ~ ., at a valuable conclusion: they discover that in the role of the King of Hearts. Meg Dailett his father, despite Carmine's request for him to ~,-.-~'their beauty does not depend on their weight. '04, Marion Read '01, and Sam Struzzi '02, 'do so. Carmine then casually threatens Vic Desaulniers professed her happiness with provided a suitably insane atmosphere for the' Iwith his knife, and as Vic attempts to calm his the script, saying that she liked it "because it mad tea party. Malika Felix '04 was quite enig-

,father, Carmine accidentally stabs and kills ' focused on realistic events, like people being matic as the Cheshire Cat, and Atley him. Thus ends the tragedy of the two mob- -teased because of their weight. It wasn't way Loughridge '03 strongly conveyed the sters, fates twisted and bittersweet. out there, instead it was very easy to identify Caterpillar's world of drugged confusion. Jason In total, the play went well, As Martionetti .with." Although the script at times presented Schneiderman '01 contributed another threat- commented, "I was Very happy with the very thick and deep lines, Sedano acknowl- oning presence in his role as the abrasive turnout- it was a good-sized crowd. We had a .edges that the actors' physical and comical Humpty Dumpty. Tying the play together with .good time, and I thought that Jim did an excel- actions effectively countered the gravity, frantic worry was Rachel Okun '04 as the lent job." Director Benaldo Hemnandez '02 chose this )White Rabbit. He continued, " felt that we worked well play because "it was something different. I had The play, stage managed by David Linfield together, and the performance reflected that I 17never done a play that was centered around '03 and Paull Randt '04 was admirably staged, had a lot of fune working with Jim. Our accents women before so I thought it would be kind of but even with an excellent cast and crew it weren't too difficult to play; it was pretty much a challenge, which it was. Compared to a week could not rise above the level of a script that like something out of The Soprano's. We were ago, the girls were amazing; we worked really often seemed to favor the sordid over the also inspired by the active roles of our director, hard. I had them running all over and they were thought-provoking. By cloaking her young ,Matt Berner ' 1, and our producer, Liz Lasater pissed at me for a while, but I'm glad the play heroine's experience in Carroll's dark fantasy, '01." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~turnedout the way it did." Gerstenberg accidentally renders her plight Echoing the high praise for the show, act- "' ~'*-'At the end of the performance, the large nothing more than a jarring assortment of ing veteran Berner complimented the script's "~~audience seemed extremely pleased with the sounds and noises which leave little room for ,writer, Gavin McGrath '01, as well as the plays, which expressed meaningful themes by thought in their wake. actors: "I think they definitely got the point of delving into importan't human issues. The shift Gerstenberg had an excellent idea in pursu- 'the script across, and they also conveyed the between two men in Ia weakening father/son ing the theory that Lewis Carroll was in fact ,tension and conflict in the script. It was my first . 'A relationship and four women sharing their dis- sexually obsessed with the girl who inspired his time directing, and that was a change.", J.Wardrop/The Phillapian turbing pasts and gaining self confidence added book, but the playwright ended up drowning Berner continued, remarking, "Directing is Sheena Hopkins '01 describes her desire for a sexual relationship at last week's pro- variety to the shows, leaving the audience beg- her ideas in too much sound and fry to leave alot more stressful in a lot of ways than being duction of The Most Massive Woman Wins. ging for more. an audience anything but numb. THEf PHILLIPIAN ARTS MAY 18,2001' 7

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Saidi Chen and Lingling Wei ers presented a refined and polished piece, couldn't help but tiniik that Feltman's final ARTS STAFF wRITER wotyof the fervent applause that followed, farewell would live on at PA. As. the talented ,Rs ~~Three days after these two senior recitals, senior heads off to Brown Uni4;sity in the Senior performers just can't seem to get Megan Prado 01 graced Timken Room's fall, this school will certainly miss the enough of the Timken Room this term. With a immiaculate stage at 7:00 p.m. with her violin, acoustic sounds that filled Grasshopper Night, total of six senior recitals during this past Performing what seemed at first a modest Rabbit Cabaret, Ryley, and his senior recital. week and a half, the room's seats are warm, seeto fpeeshe soon showed the audi- The next day, on Sunday, at2pm.ith - the wood floors are clean, and most impor- ences her grasp of technical skill and phrase Timken Room, Matt Rotman held his senior tantly, the piano is olished, tuned, and ready articulation. While only filling a small space recital, faturing pieces on the piano. The to go. on the program's page, the three works in audience was comprised of a wide range of Violinist Georgiana Kuhlmann and Pianist Prado's recital consumed more than an hour listeners. Parents and randparents accoamPa- i'' Bradford Meacham kicked off the spree of of time, which quickly passed by as she show- nied their children, ranging from juniors to senior recitals. Holding their recitals a week cased her skills, seniors. before last Wednesday, the two musicians A particularly compelling work in Prado's A student at PA who excels in more than~"'~ r gave audiences a pleasant and distinguished performance, Mozart's Sonata in e minor for one instrument, Matt Rotmnan '01 has received performance, with stlyes ranging from strict Violin and Piano, mesmerized the listeners much commendation for his performance on compositional works by Johann Sebastian with its heartfelt phrases and passionate Sunday. " have played saxophone with Matt Bach to bold and impressive pieces by Edvard melody. Prado brought out Mozart's dramatic in band for two years and I always knew he Grieg. use of music, emphasizing each note to a was very talented, but today his piano was Kuhlrnann initiated the performance, play- degree of perfection. The room remained amazing," stated Priya Sridar '03. ing Bach's Concerto in d minor for Two silent as she progressed to the next, equally The recital started off with the Grande Violins and Piano. Kuhlmann's playing hypnotic, movement, which contained the Sonate Pathetique, by Beethoven. Rotman

impressed the audience n both of its two passionate elements of the first movement, himself admitted that he was "very nervous , movements, "Largo, ma non tanto" and while culminating in a powerful burst of emo- going into it, but after a few minutes, [I was 1 ado/h hliit "Vivace." Written "for Hilary," as indicated tion at the close, able to relax and had a lot of fun." True to his Chita Sjulsen '01 performed hi seio recital i carin~et last Sundy inthe PTitkein by the fine text on the program, the piece Following Prado's performance, Guitarist words, Rotman seemed a little unsteady at Room of Graves Hall. -Sna nteTme excelled in its arppegiated melody, fluently Lawson Feltman '1I performed one last time first, but soon got over his butterflies, per- movement involved trills and chords that Sjulsen and Warsaw lent a soulful quality to jumping from high to low pitches. In this par before leaving Phillips Academy. Opening forming the third and last movement of the fused together, as well as a shared melody the contemporary piece, characterized by runs ticular piece, Instructor in Music Hilary With a song of his own, he went down hard on piece very nicely. Furthermore, the Allegro bewnth ftadrhtadsDaig adajzymloclneTisov etws Walther Cumming accompanied Kuhlman on th lcrcsrnso i utrt ei n etrdcmlxsae htsoe fretee teleftandrihtehans Drawing aenicjazz modi li unerhs oemntwa the violin, while Music Department Chair More Day, a piece he wrote during his eight Rotrnan's technical abilities, frm prvoun spaenc inpod l playineisetoClo abay sumrsn day. '02 Christopher Walter earnestly supported the grade year. In playing this song, Feltmnan Rotman next played Russian Folk Dances, Bu ale hsya ihteAaey jie h lrntadpaoi h etpee melody with his practiced expertise. revealed that he is a great composer, eager to by Bartok, a spunky piece that veered from Bleharier hsyar ihte cdm joitned t ohearine andiani thesnetice. Highlights of Meachamn's recital, follow- explore his instrument with pent and ink, the well-traveled path of traditional classical Chabe Rorcahesr d sa l WrefiteTin one Bras , Celectoan, ing directly after Kulhrnan's, included Afterward, Emma Sussex '04 took a seat music. While he performed the first two MatRtaya rve isl satl tte rom io Foelrnt, Celoand Benedetto Marcello's Sonata in g minor and next to Feltman to perform Sweet Baby James, movements with more spirit, he played the bonhtecpini ov lan rtpstiforyeas ithlntskil Pino aded dersaiy tonvusain's pr om Antonin Dvorak's Slavonic Dance in C by James Taylor. Though nervous, the smiling third movement, Tabz aus Butshcum,. with inebthotechnicaland athristcaeHitlent.swleue asdifarthey weelavin an ceraion, ce Major. In the first piece, Emerson Sykes '01 junior played impressively, her soprano vocals true emotion that was felt throughout the audi- l ihseo. ayohe eirwilbue aindgin etoidele and excang theon accompanied Meacham on tha contrabass, a suiting the music well. Then, Thibault Raoult ence. Pefomigtmisslied.fcl s inging meloicdliethe te inormn-s dark and bold instrument mostly intended for '0 rddpae ihSse oiiit'h fe hr nemsin omnws friends, the senior recital of Christian Sjulsen Characterized by much appregiation and runs, harmonic support. Fulfilling its predestined "dorm jam sessions," in which he and Feltmnan back onstage playing Six Pieces by Brahms. '01 took place soon after Rotman's recital. l this piece was both a technical and musical role, the contrabass stuck to the bass line; played Rocky Raccoon, by The Beatles, their He again chose three movements to play, all four selections, music faculty member, Dr. challenge for the clarinet and cello. All three however, the instrument at times held talented playing and hilarious singing forcing though they differed greatly from each other. asw copne jle ntepao uiin aetgte ocet euiu Meacham back. Nevertheless, both perform-- the audience fits of laughter. The first "Intermezzo" presented a deep Wasaw aom aniedur Sjulsenn theapianet mician mscm oehrt ret euiu Rounding out the first set of the recital, gradually becoming fuller and heavier, that recital featured contemporary music corn- The final selection, Sonate by Paul Jadele McPherson '01 sang Turn Your Lights resonated throughout the room. The second Downnd ow, LurynHill"Intemezz" he Bb Maley seved s antherbeauifulslow posed in the 20'1 century, a contrast to a few f Hindemith, served as a sharp contrast to the the earlier senior recitals. .earlier selections. Sjulsen played with a remix, with Feltman. The duo belted out the piece, but more grandiose and fMI of feeling. Ralph Vaunghan Williams' Six Studies in vibrant and clear sound, giving a mischievous sngiiptoetherin itoedttthe irls heBad ame ast,whic rastcdally English Folksong initiated -the pefformance. quality to the ornamented melodic line. Well- anticpatintogeher ofperfrmin ne lst cange fro the irsttwo.Fastpace and Dr. Warsaw accompanied on the piano, practiced. Sjulsen flew through the many acci- time made their performance especially amaz- playful, this movement varied between pas- ing and mmorable.sages feauring quck, indivdual nots inter- adding a depth in pitch under the clarinet dentals that appeared in the technical pas- ing the secondbset.fFl ' eiaAe spesfeatuwih chords ndimorealaggard pase- voice. Both instruments developed the sages. At times creatinig jarring dissonance Leigh '02, Joshua Williams '03,'02 jinedFeltmnand Oliverjaz toformendsages. he Though payedthis Rot~man iffiult faltered pece a ell.plisticbit at the eoy butiigahutn beautiful theme. ultThough otesm the six pianohc andeovdisl clarinet seemedntels often at oeetwar with Grace ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~shortmovements were stylistically different, each other. Especially triumphant n e ast - Quartet.urte. TheylyedBilpesayedc,Bouncem yBillie'se GrshinsGershwin'ssine tby ovLastrteson ogtheeprograme mveencamelsn i Charlie Parker, All the Things You Are, a jazz Preludes. A lively, contemporary, jazz piece, they e ulbieffrtel Ther tuogiete moeetSjulsen itnd ahspeernWlusawshieldoine standard, and Take Five, by Dave Brubeck. In it appeared to thoroughly enjoy Rotman while pic= ulb-iefe.Tedoo jle hspee Ittn ocuint eldn the third and final set of Feltman's perfor- he played it. The concise Allegro be ritmnato e ad.r aswcnlddti eeto el eirrctl inance, Andrew Malozemoff '01, William deciso was followed by the more intricate setn ptesaefrwa a ocm.Cnrtltost llsnos noe Siguler '01, and Oliver Grace '02 joined in the Allegro ben ritmato e deciso. This second -"Romanza," a movement from a sonata wisfies you well in your future musical pur- rock section of the recital. They began the set . written by Francis Poulenc, came next. suits - -~~~ -~~~ with Down with Disease, by Phish. Then, fur -_ ther down the program, James Kenley '01 - 0 took on a new role, changing from soccer i ~ ~ ' ~ v ~ U O L- O N V O T champion to Feltmian' s back up singer in B -, Birds of Tuna's rendition of Strangefolk' s MiesadClees0 n ele hnjie Couneer~~o~ Line alircls.adKytenjie "I am a Violist;, that always co Cmsfrt Couresyof eniora the group for Back Where it all Began, by the Violinist Megan Prado 01 held her seir Allman Brothers. Wl rf 0 a ont lytevoa recital last week. As the recital drew to a close, Andover Twol sura1s o poco teenoage C lem Wood over fromr the background to enhance the quali- Twosummers teenageago, a precocious ~~~tyof the work on the whole. violist attended a chamber music workshop, one NEWS DEPARTEE Though the four-year senior has displayed G~~iapiin(i21-'utest .. zX~~~~~~~rtist ~that would leave an indelible mark on his musi- the string quartet did he receive that invaluable noteworthy skill in other instruments, notably Ch apinG u est A rfi st ~ ~~~~~~~~~calcareeri Surrounded by his closest friends and confidence. the tuba and the bassoon, he maintains that "the - All (" 1... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~fellowmusicians extraordinaire, the'little- The girl backstage approached him. shook tuba's just for kicks. I've never loved anything n'%70 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~knownboy prodigy nervously awaited the tart his hand, and with true conviction claimed that else more than playing [the violal." ~ their~~~~~~~~~of string quartet performance. The concert Braff had inspired her. From that point onward, Upon arriving at the Academy as an admit- SonUA, ph ist ATT7~~~~~~~~~1 llan~~~~~~~cameT C h ase and went in the painful span of an hour, acodn oBaf I elyhtm htiws tedly frightened freshman, the, transition to the

Ed'~~~r7P7'~~~ leaving the audience stunned at the mellifluous able to have an effect on someone. That truly fast-paced microcosmic world of the school was JL ~~~~~~~~~~toneand beauty of the classical music. changed the way I saw my playing." For, who is i i w od a dutet"Fo h The somber, stylish Jo nfE~4were often used." Shortly after their flawless performance, the an artist without a purpose, a goal, a guideline onset of his career, however, music has been the riffs of acclaimed saxo- Jo n ibert One of the more intimate circle of orchestral comrades sat by which to navigate the precipitous paths to stabilizing influence on a potentially chaotic phonist and Chapin GENERAL ASSOCIATE rudimentary pieces, "I together backstage, silent in their pure and fame and recognition? Nevermore would this life, and lucily, he has managed to successful- RememerBid," abeit unadulterated relief. Reclining in the room's young man be the talented maverick of music: ly juggle his academic and incredible musical Guest Artist Allan Remember Bird," albeit corner, the young boy ruminated, brow fur- his life became the viola. commitments. Such a task purportedly "was the Chase echoed through Kemper Auditorium following a rather simple musical pattern, rowed and deep in thought. A young lady, per- Raised in a nurturing home environment, most challenging aspect" of Braff's tenure at last Friday evening, as he and the Allan allowed soloist Allan Chase to demonstrate haps a 15-year old, cautiously peeked into the with parents who encouraged him to practice PA. Chase quintet played alongside the Academy his skill with the soprano saxophone. room. She asked to speak to the violist in the from the beginning stages of his mental and Throughout his storied musical career here, '~Jazz Band in a ersigdpruefrom the Mr. Chase, an atsoprano, dbrtn gou.TeoylkdupThmsiprogram physical development, Braff soon made a name- Braff has participated in the Chamber and traditional jazz motif. saxophonist, has chaired the New England of Phillips Academy found itself on the verge of for himself in his small public school in the Symphony Orchestras and is currently enrolled The concert featured the talents of, among Conservatory of Music jazz program since a new era. countryside of Maine. Though many lauded his in Dr. Warsaw's Music 500 Advanced others, Matthew Rotman 01, Shom Dasgupta 1996, and has taught at the Berklee College Meet Will Braff. A senior from the sleepy skill, the fame and attention never distracted Chamber Music Seminar for the second year '01, and Vikas Goela 01 in over ten pieces, of Music and Tufts University. He has per- town of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Braff from the Braff from what has now taken on the formi of a running. Outside of the confines of Academy all arranged by Mr. Chase A product of formed with a variety of artists over the ast age of six knew what he wanted to do in life: mantra of sorts: "I am a violist; that has always Hill's hallowed gates, Braff has recently per- withMr.ecads, ew ncluingTedd Ko i an play the viola, Fortunately for the students and come first"- formed a Brahms quintet with the Portland intense collaboration and practice wtMr fedcasilungTdyKikfaculty of the Phillips Academy community and Fascinated early on by the viola's rich tone, (Maine) Strings Quartet and last summer Chase and the Quintet over the past trimester, Dawson, Fred Hersch, the Walter Thompson countless others he has moved, the soft-spoken one that the senior dubs "unlike any other attended the Weathersfield Music Festival. The the concert was a welcome change in pace Orchestra, Tom Cora, Phillip Honston, and senior has not deviated from his original course. instrument," he quickly realized the instru- festival granted him an opportunity to work from the traditional rigidity of most recitals his wife, jazz vocalist and composer It is a surprising truth indeed, especially ment's limitless potential. "[The viola) rarely closely with prestigious music professor Roland and symphony concerts. 'Dominique Eade. Additionally, Mr. Chase considering Braff has not always known why he takes the front role in an ensemble, but the way Vamos of Northwestern University in a "prac- With performances varying from Sam -was a member of Your Neighborhood religiously pursued the viola. Noted from a that it moves up and down through the texture tice and performance-based program." Rivers' "Duke" to Miles Davis' classic "U 'n Saxophone Quartet from 1981 until late 1999, young age for his proficiency in the instrument, always interested me." The viola also suits the Ever the modest one, Braff politely brushes I," many members of the Jazz Band found making five albums and traveling to Europe Braff still needed a decisive moment, the quiet Braff well, as it will never completely off the role his considerable individual talent thatthetechica aspctsof crtan musical eleven times with that group. Phil Grenadier, clincher that would instill in him a valuable dominate a musical composition, but rather take has played in his to the top of the academy's pieces were inordinately difficl topaa Joel Springer, Keaa aueiwnd msclofdne.Nttlthtatulayf the chance to succeed in the [music] department challenge that they seemed to overcome Luther Gray comprise the remaninder of the is because of the support," he explained. Braff effortlessly. "Some of the ieces were really Allan Chase Quintet continued on, claiming, "If you work hard for quite difficult," trumpeter Rachel Sobelson "The whole concert was an opportunity the department it really pays off." Citing valu- '02expaied,"asdisonance and sick chords for people to experiment with differentabeprolexrinswthflwcam r '02xplinedg-"si's i-res improvisational styles," Sobelson added.abeprolexrinswthflwcamr Whipp' ~~~~~~~~reparation for certain pieces consisted onlyceslsbaknBffotshthiitrstn Fuzzyn itn. i h il lown adsaii ninerprtatonsad A alyzin his deeplythisingrieaf eo stin THE PHILLIPLIAN FEATURES MAY 18, 2001 Will Walter

~ !e PuobrUcrnaAlsewrmM 11G iiOoneedsasho thrdiough onN:Ithe grass? close the door on an era of noo walk- byWalter Will Such luxuries are no longer available ing on the grass and open a door to a

This lesson on kissing was recently ';~t ETRSLW OES to the student body because one fears bih e uue eas en 'handedout to Mr. M~~~~~~~raw'sEnglish that snipers are perched upon thehat unablearetoche walkthe onbleon oural owno grasss %andedMc~raw'sout to English Mr. QOOclass. Wefeel it is moreappropriate When one thinks of Phillips roofs, ready to pick offsanyad studentsoffanysthurtssaulittleli lesslethanhanbrandingngiron, ~Than another article by Frisch on kiss- Academy, one word comes to mind wohv icivul eablt u o uhls.Oemr hn Ing. So, without further ado, Features before all others. That word, is grass. edarsthintnglw .Tis acngpdswllbinyeyo premiers its new writer:-the one, the Grass is the word not because our fear in itself has an immediate impact Sunday night because writing about -vnly, Mr. McGraiw~ Shall all our kisses current US President enjoys playing on the students' academic and athlet- grass is a little more difficult than .be more enjoyable thanks lo you, Pro- with it, but because in 1787,ame ic performances. They say that it is eating waffles without Aunt Jemi- fessor. hilpcaeuoapacofgss sleep that causes students so much ma's maple syrup. ,."Lord,it was a fool that first that held so much potential as an distress, but in reality it is our inabil- invented kissing." incredible playground for America'Is ity to stroll through the green grass. -Jonathan Swift finest intellectuals that his flabber I have lived on campus for 15 The uses of a kiss strictly confine to wa ipygse.H aesdte years and have seen many attempts The kissers. It's not a public perfor- grass with his fingers and simply told by the faculty to prohibit students pance, although in Paris draped couples the world, "I feel as though God from walking on the grass, so hear 'dot the landscape, her head thrown back, isl a hw eti ac f ywr.Toyasao h aut iiis pressing on, a national stdi ar. Hislpausonmths ac fm word Twonyasae ago t aly Still we watchers recoil at watching grass, in hopes that I will found this puupsgstasaed"ontwl 'kissers. school and use this grass to its full on the grass" in over 45,789 an- Like pitching, a good performance capability." But what has our school guages. But what if a student were -demands a warm-up. Kissing prelinmi- ,. *done over the last two centuries? unable to read the sign? What if a st- z - naries, while not indispensable, separate Fo thveybgnigof civi- dent were to have believed that it the Kiss of Purpose from the Quick lization, grass was always intended to stated, "Thursday - Dancing pandas 4 .Peck, the Pucker of the Moment. It is etapldb rnprns, L'' tu- at 8:30 p.m. in Ryley?" The whole ,this Meta-Kiss our subject of scrutiny. IX '"< dents, and faculty alike, and to be a studetbdwolun utay Assuming for the clinical study purpose \~ j~place for little girls and boys to frol- have flocked to Ryley to see these the propinquity of bodies, we start with XI'~~' ick. But this idea -and the dream of pandas in action and the faculty fthe arms. They are best floated out, .LeffcTePiiia Smulhlip-hsbenort- would have been to blame for the - encirlingtheo highshouders nck f flw man ckyhigh school students in America can say they learned ten. For now, the grass serves more lc fwr oeb h tdnso the "target head." This motor mecha-'tkisfo thr English teachers?? asatie o h nml fte corn- Thursday night. Quite a conspiracy, rusm is preliminary to the arranging of ing bra in the smooth elan of the act, Sion (necessary to form the "conat uiy~dnihoigcmuiis in't it? ,eye-angle, the first "emotional" step inHaeyuvrflthegssi 'the successful kiss, Using the bands to and perhaps our awkward couple break point"). Do NOT drive ahead here, no than a lounging spot for students. I Havweeyou everd fe he raseil ~upsmacte fac of he kid of oer- apart on the couch to recompose, to turn mater what signs to the contrary flash of believe that at this moment, it is only btenyu ae os h el cion wh e sain axos mther ushocer on the ight or make a sandwich. Heed it your Command Center upon your Mod- right to quote from the greatest novel ing brings back memories of youth/ 'theio tucnuren rron orue auton- well, you amorous tyros! Be not afraid ule. With "sweet reluctant amorous ever written in this cetry. or ay ad e sily things we all did when/ into perform their dance. It answers, to follow, and if you lead, lead well and delay" save your pulsing aggressions. other: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. The we were little. Who can forget eating butte uness taret hea is aready quickly. It's a long life, this love life. Spend not Lorax himself once cried out, "I am dog poop, grass, mud, the television, --- \ bmuring in the direct eye-alignment, this Let's pause while our kissers' lips unwisely, or you'll populate the teem- the Lorax, and I speak for the trees crayons, grandma, ourselves, and V' -kis rouhlyinitatedwil see at dds are within inches. It must be that since ing Debtors' Prison of Amour! ote bet htapae ob 'kswi theeulti h purpose, hic ids the Dawn of Mankind, in the first per- By now, if it proceeds well, you (and the grass) because the trees have oteobcsthtaprdtoe mnothingifutual notsurender.forrnance of this ethereal and animal act, heads are relaxing into a gently rocking nocttoguess noyos thengpass) Ine qitetstybtaheoigutnguo and yaw, the lips locked, yet Sup- factyrassfejoysatywhenpeoplgdigesions i a lewrredvheselestoItIt takestkeshslenadthe:Ifelienfneharesglethrfiedinghed. Ilevl anyangl ofour shaggy human forbears must have pitch in exult among its many reeds. If dogs Ifyuinaymeigints ,repose puts one crown above or below "Soulid Itcloselmves?"alntdiutomr their sadke-upprtIflafter, afewas are able to poop on the grass at will, article, let it be a call to join us in -the straight horizontal, defined by the anod cmony eygiendhatme tig momdetsupo If tcin yofind whyca'twe frolicking through the meadows of J LeSaffreThe Philiplan ~top of the head, our kissing partners adcrmn aegvnta nwrigmmnso h a' e u euiu apsadt tep ~mbarapluneon or rise The hape out, confirmed by a million years of your eyes and your partner's eyes open- For example, what if one has just orbatflcmuantotept Will Walter '03 watches wet ofheirconfgurtionrelaiveto te lis, experience. You must. Nothing so ing together, separate slowly, hold the eaten a large portion of Slop Jos t rhbttemn et h o wmnwlzwel hl iey -fthe os andueir lnipucallsn frlatlvel upsets a lover as to steel a quick peep in gaze, then repeat the process as delineat- and is unable to take the long route to freely drop their droppings on the wishing Wu-Tang wouldn't waste *~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~mdks ny osesaigbc thm e bv.the library restrooms and desperately lawn from doing so. As of today, we weaoswtutarng .meetmng, which best melds the skin of mdks nyt e trn aka i daoe ~thekissngurfae i itsentiety picure with the lunatic moon-eyed glaze of his Give Jonathan Swift the lie. an arrow-shwer:sent ownward itkissing partner. It's like seeing a fish ...... *@**...... 6 e0~S ,thuds; upward, it flutters. Sent on the simn t ieee tpdt ih ~~levelit sticks down your throat. She's thinking, Asthkissrspsitinthirhedsm "When will this'end" or "What will I J*'-- -figure-ground field against their target- wa oorwngt"Coeyu ysI~- beadasimltanous mtion raws upon the world of love and repose in its .

-them near: a forward lean and a cant darkness!I Let not the light of your eyes -- 4 lgtthe way to loneliness! The position and length of theprbsi gh demanssomefew anangl egres to The lips are now nearly touching.- ~positive or negative of the perpendicu- spr cactitopaeottn h~uk~ ieothsnam to upowth mneant cllsionhav fnoegound -Zero.eatathe Brmeath enof Lmab by Craig Ferraro trip was brought upby candidate Paul Luckily for The Phillipian'ssake, one the test. He set his mind towards ,nepat thisemoment mustiive himnself grndebut spae oretcoso tha drft FEATURES LOG FLUME "Don't Boo Me Please" Sonne. Upon of the kids clever enough to go on a throwing a ball into the mouth of a -One at thiscumulu mment mustof your givehimself lungs air that shemention of the fabled park, one insane- Six Flags trip also had the brilliant idea wooden clown. This classic park game Wh o ed endih follows? Ioil let! ih naeoels uk raho Six Flags. What is behind- this ly loud Pat "My Booty" Kinsel yelled to steal the camera used for taping the was even more impossible than usual, Whoed se dfollowsRa h tlBlss. igov iandlner the as muskonat acf mysterious amusement park? The through Kemper Auditorium, "What Fox network show America's Stupid- but after Marty spent $234,443 on the tiltleftandhe tlts ight an mbarass- Island. At the first touch, let your lips interest my class has had with this about Six Flags, Sonne? We never est Criminals, game, he finally succeeded. To his dis- .tithetitsriht ef ad a ebaras-soften from their initial puckering ten- place has been insane. But all of the went on that." Each of these brainwashed PA stu- appointment, the only prize Marty fantasies of a beautiful park on a nice Sonne's hope of re-election were dents rode his orher ownf bus to one of received was a giant poster of the sunny day came to an end this past dashed, and from that point on our the Six Evil Flags. The following scenic Evans basement. Sunday. Lower Reps Anthony Pucillo and details will likely put this establish- Flag #4 Ever since last year, the class of Stephen Fee have worked and worked meat out of business, and clarify to all A drive to New Hampshire was ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'03and Six Flags have seemed des- and stopped working in order to get us of you why these six students have needed to reach this flag. It stopped in Goob d y e . tined to collide. The park's praises the trip. Finally, last week we were been acting so weird lately. the'Nudist Colony established by one -As the year draWs'to:a close acnid the Fea- have been sung at every student coun- 'scheduled to go, but once again, a Flag #1: of last week's wniters. Needless to say, turesof Boardboys CXXIV corn it 38% ~~~ofcil representative election; a trip was glitch arose in the plans. The Funny This unfortunate young woman this disgusted traveller was vomiting ~ttire boyso'Boad-,C- tw o pete 38%planned last spring but never took Money," as Wyclef would put it, was was mistakenly taken to the junkyard, for days. their tienure, the-y have 'Published some place due to some complications with only collected from six students., where all of the broken rides still Flag #5 funny~~somearticles, stupid articles, axid ~the chaperones. At least that's what So there were six students, Six wreak havoc. She was put into a An AP test center was the site of they told us. I think it may have had Flags, and six buses. Strange coinci- bungee chair that had no seat buckle. I the next Flag. The girl going here did- articles that have been demed slanderous something to do with the fact that the dence? I think not. When these lucky know it is important to buckle up on n't figure it would be too bad; after all bysme. WAe ho e y have enjoyed our yel- rides were still in good condition - not kids arrived at the buses, strange the highway, but I don't think many she had just taken APs in Physics and loMjurnalism, anud o wadt ready to break and to release their pas- greeters met them. "They seemed accidents will result in the passenger Egih iteddseko h eta welo sengergruling intoa 0 foo drop friendly enough at first, but after they being hurled all the way from Massa- 8-hour version of a Physical Challenge new, loo fofetue ext year. into molten lava. I may be getting a lit- shone a blinding green laser in our chstsoExerSewaacalyi fomNkldonsDueDr.Te tie ahead of myself though. eyes, it was all hazy," commented an OK condition until she hit one of the slime and goop, may not come out P ~~~~~~~Thetruth did not reach Andover unknown park-goer. This young man rusty pillars of the infamous gymnasi- before the Prom. - -- - Hill~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Min time for our Lower Rep. elec- couldn't depict for you the horrors that um. Flag #6 6a o oo 0e 6o oa aoo oe a 6 eeo 6a o e a o a o aa e s 90 e 6 o* e 6 a 6 oF lae 2 TFlagastTheagwtasla owas edcatsdojst-out L-A ~~~~~Thisbus carrying an eager young- side of a classroom building. The fate ster mistakenly ended up at Water of this surprised student was that he \~~I ~~~ III !//~~~~' Vi~~~ ntry. After a dip in the wave pool, must attendrySundaydipSndayclases.Thelas classes. The, lasttted whch is led withalthe drywater stipulation was another all-school Ii ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~rmthe~ Bishop Ikiddy pool, the boy meeting set on the second "free peri-

r, I r, r,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~' ~~~~this park's commercial. On his latest After Six Flags and six students math test, this student wrote nothing with six horror stories, we might con- but "Water Country, Water Country, Sider going somewhere else on our I ~~~~havesome fun," over and over, next class excursion. How about a Flag #3 walk through of a paint ball gun range ______The next student,stden, oneoe MartyMrty withwit blindfolds?~~~Thenexblnfflds by Duncan Dwyer kind of like I'm Brad Pitt in Fight them was practicing lunging, Iran lp tam for the other team. With thismi lionaire and sleeping with Jennifer yelled, "Fence this, sucka!" Although I slaves, and I plan on becoming a sex 91f

' With Vlentine'Day lon behind Aniston parts. For instance, who thought I had been really clever by slave for anyone who weighs under T' ~~u-ft T'i us, I think it's safe to say we're all p~ast wolFiBoumtje or Boutrosnafgt Boutros ue Gali?omj The 'andonftshmngdtgahsol for the next 45 minutes I ran 60lsadhsateeth and a maximumes of twelvehr fhrItoes. CTjE Iv hNk"rH~ answer is obviously Boumtje Boumtj, around the bell tower getting poked in Actually, scrap that. I've got to be real- -senseless violence.due to his mad ups. Here's another one the crotch. istic. I'll enslave myself to anyone who I I I lkeebae o wthpeoleabout with a basketball player: Go hm Winner: Isn't everyone really a isnta transvestite, or if they are, they e 1S FN .hwolwiinahypothetical fight, Godor God? Although a close one, I winnier? better be a damn good one, and a Mar- - tink omnipotence would really help Freestyle Battle ilyn Monroe. None of that Cher stuff. " UNFORMN - _ ~~~God put this one away. Although not particularly violent Winner: Have you noticed that Fightsse, havyou alway been this wa h attle of wo~rds ndr i tch- these~are not rallyv figyhts ny moren F.z - ~_.. 7" '- ______THE PHILLIPLAN SPORTS MAY 18, 20019 Andover Boys, Tennis Face 2001, BOYS VARSITY LACROSSE GLRLSCREW LOOKSI SCORING ST T$ WEK Late-Season Ups and Downs G , KAoi TOHEXTWET by Joe Musumneci 31L eafe g32 NERCOATC PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER 31 e afr v.4 1 ,I2

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y~~qiiec~~~~xwi~~~ ~ Moses Brown competitors. The final JunioPaul's. "thieek edlhey rowe * score was a victoly of 6-1. ~~ ~~~~~~~~6S. 'Bush-B n1 5the exact race plan," said Coach vI~~~S).'Li~~~~~ did ~The next three matches, however, I fl~153 ~ re.Secniud Tefrtfv * .EEEEEEE~~~~~~~~di not yield such results. On Friday 9 1e1ot 7" the eleventh, the Cheshire Academy 9 J K'1 hundred meters were close but after Ebi~~.Ui~iII~~in~.E..juJ team ariedttk nAnover. 2 1Eb re i '9 ).? they passed the bridge, Andover took ______Although they battled well, thy 0. Jth laEbTborfllbeiniAdo7 ' I" E~~~~~~~~i ~~earned only three wins that day; p theCad- ete earlyr hinderae Greene aesDonthamsetty '01 and Joe 4 .&adEeeealonithrc.Gen Musumeciat number'03 wontwo ~ ~ ~ ~ "." -. " , 6enthused, "I was really pleased with doubles 8-4. Having lost the match, 25 . R t n i Gspefrac;hngaebcko For the past two on fteCehr poet ATrack ton added, "Our boat had a weeks,the Andover his racket over the tennis fence quite a 18 M.. Wvard 5 little lineup switch and something Boys, ten oaver 3 earned~~~~ h remarkable distance, reportedly almost Bu h n n- 9 i'.I- lced ehdaral ierc. TENNsfie mtcheii it ~t actof iscnduc, h stoelownth2~ She went on to conclude, "We thoniermth e and struck the scorecards with his I brougt bit gthrandtr verda some against ohrschools,. it 22 B.Baschuk.mna 2 02 arer htw a a h Andover easily took aart Middesex breaking the rings and scattering T ekbfr.Oeal twsavr last TheFriday. team the cards about the court.[ playedon After this outburst, Musumeci scesu n togrc. Middlesex's unkempt clay courts. h1..a using a format where each matc is grabbed a second win in fourth singles ~ i..og~lyAttempting to follow in the foot- twolong, sets each seth (6-4 7-5, thDfinlhwiwascap J. 1 steps of GI, the second boat once Thoet inealhse being'Worth one tured by5 amd taevonaln wa casi- • D 4 .h~1,- 1again pulled hard but unfortunately poin.Th fwas tued b SamTaLvnan n sitY sn- 1 1 came up short of both opposition point, ~score s14-4, a gles (6-0, 6-0). The final score wa 3 P.Mu ph defnivewnfr thduedal e, ull loss of 5-2 for Cheshire, since the pnior crews. In the second race of the day. noern poucedani eqayh Donthamsetty/Musumeci win did not Exeter arrived first at 5:42.4, fol- encouaginwinon Wdnesay te ______gain__a__point,___as__only___one__do__bles___team__lowed___by__Tabloed baTab6:at6:004aan ninth against gainaopoinBasooly.onedouble teamAndover at 6:05.6. Green described nintaganst ose Bron. Eceptfor was able to pull off a victory. D' r c ir" ~f (.~f i ~ V T ~ terc s"eet u o pcau Tematch against Choate I... theeDrace as "decent, but not spectacu-...'Y Saturday the twelfth was exceptionally .Llar." The Coach noted that the girls disappointing, After the senior team of TTL swere rushing their slides in an effort Dougherty/Pearson won in first dou- L a r s e r i s l l jAX~T t o es toplafserim."hyoke bles, and Donthamsetty/Sklar '01 won Ifrantic," commented Greene and the ptsoin ouesa, aindovte ountoblyerigFrrs plays and slip-ups on both ends. The that will present a challenge for our technique did not work out. pointfortam, ndovrhe wo twoPHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER Wildcats jumped ahead early 1-0, and squad. On Saturday, Tabor will come Thsptwekinaefoto more singles matches; Matt Dougherty took a 2-1 iead to the sidelines at half to Andover boasting an 8-4 record. The find more boat speed for G2, Coach A ~~~~~~~atsecond Lingles and Ramesh time. KUA came out shooting after the St. Mark's team will be visiting in the Green had made some changes to the Donthamsetty in third were both victo- half, building a huge lead. Theirspr athm aeo h esn h i lineup. She emphasized, "G2 is faster I ~~~~. n~~rous, with scores of 7-6. 7-6 and 6-1, ball movement showed when they Red of Exeter will then host this year' s than their records to date reflect - ~~~~6-2respectively. Unfortunately the score five goals, almost entirely off chapter in the historic Andover/Exeter They are going to go after all these Blue Boys also lost three singles transition. Their fast break made pass- match up that concludes each year. crews in two weeks.;" Linsey Talbot mathesinhe eanhil, lavig te T eb y es just quick enough to elude the slid- The Andover Seniors look to leave '02, a member of the second boat score at 3-3, and leaving the final out- Ilacrosse team Suf ing defenders.* the program on a positiIve note by added, "Although we have yet to win come to Tyler Mixter. Having lost the fered two losses ths Staring down a 7-1 deficit heading defeating the strong Exeter squad, a a race, we know that if we can adjust first set 5-7, and won the sedond 7-6, week by a combined into the fourth quarter, Andover would feat that hasn't been accomplished in our lineup and get it together, we can I~ ~ ~ the Blue team watched~~~~~~~~~~~~total with rising of two goals- not go down without a fight. Ball their tenure. Hard fought losses this silcm u itrosa hopes as Mixter went up a break in the New Hampshire movement and defense improved week leave much room for improve- Interschols." third. Unfortunately, he was not able LARSE Teams, Kimball greatly. Luke LeSaffre '01 finished ment and a possibility of a strong end "The rest of the crews raced to maintain his lead, eventually losing Union Academy and extremely well, scoring five goals. to the 2001 lacrosse season. well," stated Green. In the third and ~~~ ~~the third set 5-7, resulting in a loss for ISt. Paul's School were seen as games Whe left with a shooting ~lane, he cap- fourth races, Andover's G3 and G4

Andove rep.o os Athemthvso a obstructed as the Blue suf- Gino Rotundi '01I also had a goal off of $ -fifth boat race, Andover came in third -. ~~~~~~~~~~~aainstSt. John's Pe.Atrarriv=n frdtodefeats The dfenc agodfeed from Jeremy Kelg 0.behind Exeter's fifth and sixth boats. atthe shool, the team was forced to Ibetween a very successful week and a PA possessed the ball with time rn There were many parents cheer- wait for more than thirty minutes for somewhat disappointing one was only nin'g out and a chance to tie, but could ing for the Big Blue from the side- ~~',** ** A - ,the courts to dry, all the while becom- a few miscues. not convert, leaving the final score at .z* lines last weekend in the final home ing, less inclined towards playing. A KUA arrived in Andover ready to 7 ~rc ftesao.Teewsmc

.. J,few hours after beginning the match prove they could compete with teams St Paul's hosted a cold, wet, and *support from the Exeter side as well. A. Tucker/The Phrilliptn Blue team drove away without a win were undersized, but good stick skills Wednesday. The two sides battled for . ~af the rce, th candovere atsa

Thanks to solid play by Matt to sport. 0-5; quite a tough loss, made up for their lack~ of physicality. the entire game with SPS eventually '.,also a small celebration for Coach Doughty '0 Advrclimbedk Andover will take on Exeter next And it was stick skills that did the Blue coming out on top. "It was just a few Green's baby, which is due this sum- Wednesday. ~~~~~~~in.The fist half was fuofslpp letdowvns here and there that pushed .*mer. The Coach summed up, "It was T T th~~~~~~~~~~~emto victory," said Tom Barron '04. a fun event." A dover Un1-derdogs- H ope for Cinderella Atrcmeoaigterls Iof what will hopefully be many to -race on the Merrimack for the year ome during his Andover career. Also 20 ihawnaantEee n Cli~~aiiipioinsliip.A~~~~.to13T Cross oii. Satt0~~~~ finding the back of the net on this day 20 ihawnaantEee n P ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~'were Kellogg (2), Spencer Bush- 'take on in the regular season.' Continued from Page 12, Golumnn 4 threatened but left too many runners u74.Tergtfldrsgerhd Bon'03, Isaac Taylor '01, and Pat .*.Tomorrow, they head off to the, bered a 2-2 pitch not only for the first on base and couldn't fluster Bowman. further bumped up his stats on the Murphy ' 1. Down by two going intoConciuRveinNrhelM 'Iof two triples he hit to deep center Even Andy Salini '02' s seventh day earlier by belting a 2-RBI single the fourth quarter, the Blue fought I to. ceiu RierinsNorthfield, MAu Ified inning 385 ft. inonsterof-a-shot that capped the Big Blue's prodigious back to a one-goal lead. However, the ~'> Hro.TeBu ok ob it

From then on, Tabor dominated, couldn't get the squad back into the scoring spree in the top of the fifth opposition tallied two late goals to ' -* rious going into Interschols. That 'it was evident in the keyed-up man- game.- Or rather, you could consider the cmu- claim what would be a 10-9 victory. It - competition is scheduled for May 26 agr who contested every call and To get a feel for how the second cial four-run nning capped at the Iwas a solid effort against a good team, .' at Lake Ouinsigarnond in Wretr

screaeda evey Taor btter in he game ended, you have to picture the point when Salini crossed home plate but a few too many mistakes cost PA -Wretr Elway a runner who got to first on an bases loaded - bottom of the seventh, on the heels of a double smacked by the victory. inMA AoteInterschoos the Ble wgllabe error throw by James Brennan '01 no outs, two runs already in - and Jutras { The games this week were both ''<" - ' Caposicrw.twllba made it all the way to third, and in the Chris Nealon, Deerfield's catcher and After giving up three runs in the hard losses that could have gone either ~."{ 2> . tuhmthu gis t als two-error defense fielded. number five hitter, stepping to the third off a double by Deerfielder way. If any success is expected for the J~Leafe7z Philltptan but with a strong race tomorrow and Pita, orpat, hisown wasmaster plate. The Big Blue has the league's Tyler Hassen, a couple of walks, and] rest of the season, the team must grow Jeese Bardo '02 has been a great hard work in practice this next week. of his domain, girving up lust one run third lowest ERA at its disposal in the the Nealon sigle. Frisch did indeed from these mistakes. The last three addition to the lacrosse team this the reigning champions could remain in five innings. On the other hand, right arm of Dave Frisch '02, but he's berdwtough he couldn't help teams of the season are all good teams year tallying 16 points thus far. inpae Andover's Pete Glenn '02 gave up' had a rocky afternoon so far, giving, the ifielding jitters behind him that led ~i sito runsininnngs n wha was up nine hits and four eamned runs, two to four errors, three of them chalked T h l- 1 d c Dtr 4A t' Dit1 4-rn ( A r- I. his rs strt the yar.i ht ques of which Nealon had batted in during up to Jutras. By contrast, Deerfield ti ~ . 1 -%itvv1 L I I U. i ~ '...J1.t' tion, however, may not be one so the third. The score is 7-6, Andover. remained unfazed in the field behind much of blame as of credit: Tabor's To make a long story into a sen- their starter, Declan Kavanagh, and batsziningwre frm the et-go. tence, Frisch shut down three consec- yielded only one error at thevrou- ' r C h a c s li. C ia r p o is i s lonehghligh for tiv batters with six pitches and no set. At any rate, Blue bats did gener-inemdaehrlsWieteye frttteinawl.Od.7- ~ Anoverwas n Brnnans 2- per mercy. Two putouts, by Frisch and ate 11I hits, and, when it cone, Continued from Page 12, Column 1 nemdaehrls hl hyr is il nawie ds - Aormnceatrhew lat. Mkinghis Snithemanresectielypanra ly- droetietherunothtgwn te dy.o inahek00.Howverhthetalntnoes notgoigltswalLtothethrne, Girs''Lcrose:It' ben mamor ~ apperancfirt ful sinc a deilitt- out to Nyadroh - and the rally. a Tomorrow, then, is what it comes ntsothrashelgditant run- there's definitely a good chance difficult season then usual for the ing neck injury, the DH, and some- redemption of Saturday's first game, down to. Just remember~ it wouldn't ners also will be key in Satuday's th el ll f Odds:nwev4-1e Gls'3 Lax squad, aoss ther urret

FAtime third baseman, laced two singles had gone up in smoke. The win was be the first Ciiiderella story for FInterschols. The girls can expect big aeballesneev en l-3 h he ose sterms to left field, one of them scoring co- secure. Andover sports races from Betsy Burke '02 in the a emrgence from this team. They in over 4 years, But they have a The top of the inning hadn't been 1500m, Sydney Hartsock '01 in the were supposed to have an off year, chance to ultimately redeem them- captinJuras Td 01 ad no toonbdeihrwihalnripnhshihjmtilju ,adjvln, but instead in the midseason played selves as they go to New Englands Brennan his first RBI of the year. nth rodtrippher, to brping hisl andh jmny thiper contend toaplace. some great baseball. However, they this weekend. Their big rivals will be If Andover had won, it would ondr e dit toArndovimerf ayote otnderstAn pglace. are coming off a 1-3 stretch and a loss a perennially strong Middlesex team have atearning the undispue #~adMrh m np hywnaantto the team they play in the first and a Tabor team that has beaten 9, and look like an unstoppable jug- rudStraTbr ati e noe he ie narw seed in this weekend's tournament. rudStraTbr ati e noe he ie narw Tabor'win tes the with ndover Tabor's win ties them with A gernautwin: 1-2 (knock on wood). Odds to ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chang'02 is not extremely con- While wary of other teams, Tabor itermcotetg-t runors scord andow Boys' Track: They have a good 'cerned about Wednesday's loss to is again the team they're hunting for. ~~41andthe contest -to runs scored~~~chnc ateqalngthir emlecon- Tabor though. "(If) we bring the kind "We had (the first game) won, and we .1allowed in the two games: here Taborofgm weko wecnpaan ltitetwyfrmusweelo- carrieswill a 16-14- advantage and ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~terparts,though it won't come easily.ofgm wek wwecnpaad ltitetwyfrmusw'elok 'J ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~Te haven't taken14worsentthana2ndwin we've played in the past, we can win ing to beat them," says Coach Dolan. -therefore carry the nominal #2 dis- They.hven't akenewr s ancei it all. Hopefully this was just a wake- Captain Lauren Anneberg '01 adds, incin.Wthtei eao on th I Pi years nd loo t h~ p uitncaltthtemWe igthve "ehnkw cntkehm. e 1to THE PILLiIPIAN SPORTS MAY 18,2001 9llIS BACK TEAM KNOCKS DOWN LOOMIS-CLIAFEE7 ,bDLESK1 3SETS NEW RECORD

T'rack Team Now Has 4 '" Individual School Record-Holders by Geoffrey O'Donoghue$ PHILN SPORTS WRITER

_ ~~~TheLoomis-' TCK Chaffee coach had ,,in called Dick Collins tarlier in the week to tell him that she

tought her girls could beat the Big '--- Blue this season. Dick's girls proved "'''h her wrong in no time at all. Led by J eafeTePilpa the great performances of captain Alex Zukerman '01, Julia O'Hern Andover sprinters Eli Marshall '02 passes the baton to Alex Zuckermnan 01 in the 4X100 relay on Saturday. The 4X100 team has earned recognition as one of the best relay teams in '01, and Katie Dlesk '03, the girls NewEngland, and the best squad in the Merrimack Valley. track team notched up another win in an already impressive Loomis' two b1n~~ stars Katie Noonan and Ashley GWlfSgtumbles',~i In Loss Over GDA Girls Lacrosse Cruises Past Windsor; 'O1ilbert have been powerhouses allbyMcStPer year for their team but were no match byHItchIASPTer T oarsIou naen 'for the girls in blue. ____PHLPANSOTWRERLooks w rsWeekend T u n m n O'Hern started things off in the __hole to his opponent in the fairway, Discus, where-she posted a season The Andover Golf and thus the #4 Rivers player scored Continuedfrom Page 12, Column 2 only started practicing it (Tuesday), had it against them and it got away best, beating Gilbert by four feet. The ' 3 slump continues. P.A. an eagle. This allowed Rivers to go from Britt Gottlieb '01, and both but it worked really well against from us," said Coach Dolan. As ihot put proved much more competi- had another disastrous on and win the team match. "It was a Locks', Vanessa '01 and Lindsey '03. Windsor so we're looking forward to Anneberg exclaimed, "We're looking five, however, as O'Hern pulled out week on the links, to stupid thing to do. I should have Down i the doldrums, Andover using it in the tourney. And it should for Tabor. We think we can take the victory by just seven inches. IGoLF sustain their May slide made him play it out and I'm sure welcomed a confidence boost as they help us in practice to be able to play them, and we have our confidence." Sydney Hartsock '01 and Christie with mediocre golf Pooch would have won the hole for played a weak Windsor team on against a zone." As for teams they're And here's hoping a little confidence Checovich '02 took first and third plaguing the Blue. They have lost the us. I was just very frustrated," said Wednesday. Getting goals from all watching for, as usual Tabor head- can go a long way-all the way to a respectively in the javelin to finish all consistency in their lineup, the Ahamed after hurling his driver into around good goaltending from Ally lines the list. "Middlesex should be title. the throws. In the pole vault, Laura key factor to their early winning the trees. Mattison '02, they romped to an easy good, they're traditionally strong. But M~viller '02 went up against her tough- streak. #5 Breen and #6 James Ford '02 13-4 victory. Gottlieb scored four we're looking for Tabor, because we 6st competition of the year, but still On Saturday in the second leg of took 1.5 points in their match against goals and was a dominating presence managed a tie for first with a vault of the Witherspoon Cup, Andover fell Rivers. Ford scored well and won the on offense. Each Locks had two ' % > ' .. V

nine feet. from the lead to last place. Played at only other singles match aside from goals, along with two from Barbara ' '~' The Blue continued their success Ould Newbury Golf Club, GDA's Jeremiah's win at #1. Surprisingly, Badman '03. Lou Butler '02 and ~ in the jumps, giving up just five home course, Phillips Academy the usually steady Breen lost his Danielle Vardaro '03 had a goal each, 3

points to Loomis in three events. The turned in a horrific score of 220 for match after throwing several temper' and Heather Woodin had a goal and" '' long jump was taken care of by nine holes, compared to 206 for both tantrums during the course of his two assists in her return. Zukerman and Chelsea MacDonald Exeter and GDA. round. His play, however, helped The team was reeling from the '02, who took first and second. In the Captain Jeremiah O' Neill '1I set score a tie in the best ball match to Loomis loss, and the' sting still

triple jump, the Blue again took first the tone for the day with an unchar- set the stage for the final group. lingers. "We were dominating in '"

and second, this time by the versatile acteristic 45 for nine holes. Jeehae At #7 Jaime Mendal '03 and #8 terms of number of shots, but then . Hartsock and Kaitlin Ainsworth '03. Lee '02 had Andover's best score of Charley Poole '02 both played very those two minutes to close the half In the high jump, Jill Bramwell '02 the day with a 41 but her counterparts well. Both teams agreed that the #8 killed us. We still took more shots in ' '' aiid Kristin Wheadon '02 took care of on the squad could not hold up as singles match would not affect the the 2d half, but they had good goal- business, taking first and third, well as she did. #5 David Breen '02 outcome, yet that it could play a fac- tending and we had bad luck with our

The sprint relay team, still sport~ had the second best score with a 44, tor in the best ball match. The Poole- shots," Coach Dolan mused. Captain '' '

itig their knee-high mismatched and #3 Mitch St. Peter '02 and #5 Mendal twosome won the best ball Lauren Anneberg '01 bluntly ''"

iocks, started things off with a bang Azeem Ahamed '02 both tied point yet, because of a USGA Rule remarked, "We just didn't show up ~ --- on the track, taking first by over three Jeremiah with 45's. violation on the final reen, Mendal against [Loomis]. It's unusual to meet seconds. In the 1500, Sam Weisz '03 Comning into Saturday afternoon, lost~his singles match and Andover's zone at [the high school] level, but i. ~ and Kristi Caputo '03 took second the Big Blue had a four and six stroke hopes sunk along with him. Andover that's what we saw.We finally started and third place, as Loomis got one of lead on GDA and Exeter respective- fell to Rivers 65 to 4.5 and limps to figure it out, but they had such a their four wins of the day. Melissa ly, yet could not continue the scoring into Saturday's final leg of the great defense that we couldn't pene- Donais '02 then cruised to a win in that they showed in the first leg. Witherspoon Cup. trate." ifhe 800, with Betsy Burke '02 hot on Exeter's #1, Wondra Liang '01, who Ever since Belmont Hill crushed However, the win against her heels. In the 3000, Katherine is going to play golf at Stanford next the Blue back on April 251h, the P.A. Windsor is looked upon as a ositive ~' Moore '03 separated herself from the year, shot a 40 and Exeter's #2 squad has not been the same. They not for how Andover played, but pack early, taking first by over thirty scored a 39 to pass Andover, GDA, have lost three out of their last five purely for the result and it's effect.~

seconds. Alex Zukerman then went however, was even more impressive matches and also have fallen to last "After three losses we just needed a ,

on to win both the 10 and 300 meter at the top with their #1 and #2 having place in the Witherspoon Cup despite win, and it felt good to get back on - "'' '

hurdles, leaving Katie Noonan, the a 39 and 37 respectively. GDA, once 'a first-leg lead. the offensive. It helps us mentally ~- "'~ only girl to beift her in the 2000 sea- th ekln nteWteson T rsreterpieadter recover,' said Dolan. "We have our - -

son, in her wake. The sprints were Cup matches, now has a two-stroke season, Andover needs to go low on confidence back," remarked ' P' dominated by the Upper duo of lead on Exeter and a whopping 10- Saturday at Portsmouth Country Anneberg. She went on to say, "We

MacDonald and Ellie Marshall '02, stroke lead on P.A. Club. The play that they exhibited didn't play the best team, but we put ' -

who took first and second in both the On Wednesday,. at their beloved during the start of the season would it all together against them. We real- ' '

fO0 and 200 meters: The spectators Hillview Golf Course, the Blue be sufficient to pass Exeter and GDA ized that if we do our job, it doesn't -"'- who had stayed long enough were hoped to bounce back from their ter- this weekend, however, of late, this matter what [the other team] does, ~'"' then treated to an exciting race in the rible showing at' Ould Newbury. team has been dreadful. The pressure we'll beat them." - 400 between Noonan and Katie Dlesk Indeed, mental mistakes by Andover falls on Mr. Smith to rally his troops With the tournament this week-

'03. Although she looked to be well . ... weeterao o wereyete theanother nte reason for loss,os tooterscn tagtWteson AntbehgerevealdoadnewtwaigheinWitherspoon.-end, all eyes are pointed forward. Ž 1 b'ehind Noonan giginto the final this time to The Rivers School. As Cup victory, ther n."eveaed a new one straightaway, Dlesk used her trade- Mr. Smith said after, "Andover may dheepnse Wch isdtoug to beat Woe HeteJod. 0Loesteedhe emt acaposafh inPhislpa mark kick to pull it even by the finish have the best and the brightest, yet deeswihi og oba. WeHekten d'snagu toaen t.edhrta oacaposi nti line. Although the adjudicators ruled neither Charlie Poole nor Azeemnweedslau oraet that Noonan beat Dlesk out at the Ahamed is one of them." line, both were credited with a time At #1 0' Neil scored a of 57.'8, a new P.A. school record. As respectable 2 up win, yet his partner Dlesk is only a lower, it is only a mat- at #2, St. Peter, lost another close ier of time before that mark goes match. The #2 Rivers golfer shot a down even further. two over 37 to dispose of Coomnstein As the Big Blue looks towards on the last hole. Nevertheless, the 0'1KYLE' RO() Interschols on Saturday, the Prospect Neill-St. Peter tandem won two out of another championship awaits, of three possible points with a win in Including Dlesk, the Big Blue now the team best ball match. has four school record holders, three The usually strong #3 and #4 defending interscholastic champions, slots were skunked on Wednesday. and numerous other athletes who are Tony Pucillo '03 and Azeem failed to looking to score big points. With so take a point from their Rivers oppo- much depth and talent, the girls are netaamnal iskeb full of confidence as they head to Aneda on ho le msave give Dheer fe tomrro frtebgstAndover the deciding edge in the- ieeofteyer match.s he su b After hitting his second shot Out hk su of bounds, Ahamed conceded the

burger's 'smootnies art.CA sodaspiz Shuva's T,0 Se.~ THE PHILLIPIAN SPORTS MAY 18, 2001 i ATHL~~~~ETIC LATE' Saturday, May 19 BY Baseball Tournament 9:00 BV trew~ NMHf 1:30 GV Crew NMH1 1:30 BY Lacrosse Tabor10 .GV Lacrosee' Tournament 9:00 D3V Tennis Tournament -930 GV Tennis Th ayer -1230 BV Track Interscholastics 10.00 byO'Brien Emily Phillipian column a few weeks ago, sonal records. She has yet to break ff GYTakInterscholaris10 PHILLIPIAN SPORTS ASSOCJATE "yhAexukraistewlds teen seconds in the lO0m hurdles thi BY Volleyball NMIH 11:00 greatest hurdler. Fact: Damn, you got season (last y ear she ran it in 48) Alex Zukerman '01 was born to me again. This one's also true.'The She also hopes to develop a Wednesday, May 23 hurdle.Sheha "alway been ble to rest of the crew just takes notes from rhythm in the three hundred meter* BV Lacrosse St. Mark's 3:15 jump high and far. I think that know- our fearless leader." hurdles, because she feels she stutters GV Lacrosse Groton 3:00 >~ ingme hisconidence gav o try ~ Zukerman applied to PA for many on a least one of the hurdles in each B TeisExeter 23 an theevet hrdleswhich lik an be reasons. One was the need for a race, if not more. GV Tennis ?-3 very intimidating upon starting out. change of scenery from her old As far as interschols go, Alex sees-- When you are just beginning, you fall school. " spent the fall semester of another~ championship in the nearI I a ot."Zukemanolds:nteschoas- sophomore year abroad and came future. " hope to defend my ami ajtic records fo tho100 ant300smhr- back to a school much smaller than I onship title in the hurdles, and I ,Lh-h-v'- '~ . dies, and hurdling runs in the 4X40 had remembered it. very confident that our girls will tear oys' rew~ Djomr1i a Exeter n meterA rely.presnce on4th trak basically felt like I needed a up the track, literally. - Alrexe isa Als srnscthe tracktn, mnore permanent change of scenes. I "The team this year is incredible. i T abT sometingse cals "A reat onor felt like I was growing out of my old We are all striving towards an unde-H oe whichissoethin I canot epha' school. I. realized that I felt claustro- feated whichis somethoichMismeteraboanctayzd tamaeeronohsseasonjl am sobenputigan happy with the o t Hm n S t r a a e szuemn. whoicM semester-abroad caaye ta,, eeyn h undrenperentn by Evan rich in the first boat race, Andover that must be unearthed in the next ~ ~ . PHILLI~iAN SPORTSdASSOCIATE was not quite as fast off the start as two weeks before the New England, hailsfrom V. ~~~~~~". - especially as the other schools. Surprisingly, championships. All in all, though, B

Manhattan, came to - -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'- ~~~- ~interschols although they had finished dead last had a stellar day on the water. ~~~aPA as a new upper ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~approach. The at Worcester, the Tabor crew led, The second boat race was a dif- last year. She began ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ girls are awe- taking nearly one half of a length on ferent stoiy. A combination of fatigue - hurdling~some-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ in 6th because Andover, while Exeter was a seat or from AP examinations, pressure from ~~I grade~~ during middle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 ~they work hard, MyIF two behind them. B's start, which all the hype floating around the school track at ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~in addition to has not been the team's strong point, course and some unfortunate circum, spce.o trc tbeing awesome Last Saturday, the was fortunately quickly redeemed. stances that forced changes in the She summa-~~~~~lj~~ r . ~ ~ ~ ; .~~~-4'>k~~~ - -~ athletes." Andover Boys' Crew Two-hundred and fifty meters order of the races plagued the second I~~~1rized her first expe- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- Zukerman team faced off against into the race, Andover pulled dead varsity. Their start, a high 45, which rience~ ~hurdling ~ ~ in ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~has been recov- Exeter and Tabor, both even with the Big Red. Going brought them out well ahead of Tabor, one word: awk: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~l.~~~~~~~ ering from an of whom the Blue had through the bridge that marks the 500 and slightly ahead of Exeter, was a onwa rd ahu- ' '' injury from last CREW previously faced at the meter mark, the Blue pulled ahead of tad weaker than usual, but the power dier wlatet ' ' ,.track season. It Worcester Invitational, both Exeter and Tabor, with Tabor remained constant for the remainder I 'The first time you ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~plaguedher for a The Boys knew what to expect. At fading fast. With this move, Andover of the first 500 meters. ~~igoover the hurdles ~~~~~~~~~~ -.~~~ -~~~.--~considerable Worcester, 1 had defeated both began their middle 500 meters, The next landmark, at 500 meters isufretbl.- part of the year, crews while B2 fell to Exeter by three always a dangerous component of the down, was the bridge that makes it First, you are terri- -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~~ yet has only seconds. The results were the similar race for Andover opponents. impossible for the crews to see one Fist, o re~ oer- really agitated this week, as Bl1 smashed Exeter's The Blue worked hard, pushing another, In B32's previous race, the her when she first boat to pieces and B2 was unable ahead even farther while holding off bridge was where they were able to it and falling on I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~hurdles.She to avoid falling to Exeter yet again. Exeter's move with 600 meters to o. putSt. Paul's away. your face. It takes a long process of ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~commnented," The team arrived at the boathouse Bytetm noe n xtr But this time, the story was dif- working~ ~ up~ to ~going ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~J~Fortunatelyte aculofhrsbthe tercto passed the dock with 200 meters to ferent. The balance was off and the over the hurdle 'for tanr hae fntharaifrtofhebtoue go, Andover had nearly a full length power just wasn't there. Throughout real.'/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~helpedme rehab defaced. Some rowers from the of open water on Exeter, presenting a the middle 500, a time in the race "Second,3 ~a the'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ great deal with Exeter team had come to the very commanding lead. when Andover is particularly strong. for isvryuna pool workouts, boathouse the night before or early Looking strong, the Boys finished Exeter 1 walked right through theBle lural, and~~'~'aL takes alot ' - :<-j and other types that morning and had spray-paintedng out the race-pinnjustounderefiveeminutestBynetheiend ofuthe raceeExeterf fnn of getting used to." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ofrehab. It is "XTR ontegasifrtof with a time of 4:59.6. Exeter showed ished a length ahead of Andover, with ~~ Zukerman-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ only . I ~~~bothering me the boathouse. They also left a sign up several seconds behind in 5:06.9, a time of 4:51.3. A very disappointed ~be-an truly focus- -- uh-esIam syng Ti-i-u-hue. h i while Tabor, despite coming off the Andover finished in 4:57.9, while a -~in nhrligwe hearvda my desire to come to Andover. Also, feeling very healthy going into inter- Blue was forced to prove them line quickly, finished in 5:17.6. lagging Tabor crossed the line with a ~~ Andover. 1the athletics at PA are so much more schols." wrong. Credit must be iven to Tabor, how- time of 5:26.4. These resondid't defne he- cometitive, and the facilities are Zukerman is thrilled to be recov- The conditions varied all day. At ever; since at Worcester, they had fin- Hats off to the third boat, who self"hurdlr" as at Spnce was great. At Spence, was in the minori- ering from her injury in order to play some points, the river was completely ished even further behind both beat Exeter's B3 by half a length. The becaueack ofthe f failites aail- ty as an athlete, the school didn't have an even more active role in captain- flat with no wind, while at others, the Andover and Exeter. Boys face off against NMH tomor- ableAt oer her fomer chool she the same kind of school spirit as ing, which she calls, " A great honor. river was capping over with storm Veteran senior Greg Sherman '01 row, and will taper with a week of AndOver. Kids didn't go out to sup- The team is so incredible, I am proud winds. The constant change in condi- commented, "It was a good race, but easier practices in preparation for the practiced hurdls one ak where- pottetas to be able to lead so many talented tions was highlighted by the differ- as always, there were things that big day. Watch all three boats t, s'~hurdling day. He tchnique has The superior athletics at PA runners. We are going to tear up the ences in finishing times. For exam- could have been better," underlining come out on top at Worcester in eigh't develoedfrm yeas' of nfluece by became apparent to Alex when she track at interschols," ple, B2 beat B 's time by two the proposition that B1 has a ways to days, as Andover Crew takes on the, I ceoe such asP' onflec Dr. was a part of three consecutive New ______seconds. go, and still has some untapped speed best at nterschols. Collins. ~~England Championship teams last hIT Srdikand M.Clis .-

Howeershefeel th peson year: soccer, basketball, and of -. ~

someone she will never forget, Marli "nehlrtn xeine~ -'~ Howeer, ukeman is not only ~- ,Higa, her coach from D1'TP\QM-,.- ,*;~~~L Spence School.inovdiatltc.Seith \d J\NJI'i./1 i Y , - - ~ ~ Q.-,. - - "~She trained me from the 6th grade .. ~ . founder and co-editor in chief of -"'-Z -- atlroug the h rade Shlltat mem VOICES, PA's first foreign language B Y -- ~alhrdingdrilstha o te m tem- literature-arts journal, involved in the .1mates love to tease me about because brccetrsuntflospgam OF BOYS LACRO E- .. :J they consist of contorting one's body by Tina Wadwha .. )",.nto unnatural positions." Alex also an lse oni.PHILLIPLAN SPORTS WRITER .,attempts to pass on the advice she has Zkra a ihhpsad ______pickedupalng th way o herteam- lofty goals for the remainder of the After entering retirement in 1996, gpicoe up ~season, despite being plagued by Coach Ktein made a comeback as - matesetnirJoe commnted n his injuries. She hopes to break her per- the head coach of the Varsity boy's ., - ~ - lacrosse team this spring. Also a prized

Cv 71 Englih teacher at Phillips Academy, he '-,. -.. - able to teach the students on the field

Traeh s L o U iS Y'2 53 closer relationship with a % student on the - .LLLLIIIJ/i. ~formance thus far by the jump crew. foaeetapc."o a e a -- -- -".~-.

Coninued from Page 12, Columnn 2 fied," heiay s.tu a ablycalne"-~'------allotted Loomis a mere six points in Saturday was a huge success, but Coach Kalkstein first began teaching ------oreyo ee a-br thr~ee events, n the long jump, Malik nwtefniovrWthneshos at PA in 1970 when every teacher Lewis '02 took second with a length at Deerfield tomorrow and at Exeter coached two different sports. Lacrosse Boys first varsity boat powered past Exeter as Tabor was left in the "dust." [Editor's Note: Is there dust on a' of20 feet, .25 inches. Andover then next Saturday, Collins' Boys need to was the sport he had played at PA him- river?] swept up the remains, with clear vic- pull out all the stops for these two self. "I've always loved Lacrosse ful comment about how we've done." G r 4tories going to Charlie Murnamne '01, critical meets. The teams' one blem- because there is a place in it for every- Taylor characterizes Coach ish against Central will be irrelevant if Galan, and KC Osuji '01 in the high one," he claims. "People of all sizes, ev- Klsena vr og oe.H' G rs Softball Enters BDig Eas' ~ jumpsuji, andKany Maqubella they can win it all at Deerfield, and els, and abilities have a chance." Klsena vr og oe.H' ju03, and Marci KAndeso '03qnute then rub it in Exeter's face the follow- Coach Kalkstein has rot tPilp pretty hard on us on the field and tells us '03,andMarAnerso '0 inthe ing week. Academy. attended school here triple jump. It was the strongest per- after liv- iexactly odbcuei what we're doingeseeyn wrong, whiched KC ing in South Jersey and Philadelphia and isgoCeas tgeseeyn ed W ith 8s-2 Recordt on the S eason' - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~hasthree kids who also graduated from for the game. Off field though, he's a CofndrmPae2 oln3 five strikeouts, and PA. he kewwatedto bcom a re ally relaxed, funny guy. He knows Cniudfo allowed just three teacHe eause tswasnew.t hee when he needs to be serious but gives aocurdelirnthga ae1,Clm,btte hits. teaherbecuse"itsne. Tere awayrealy tinperpecive 11umpires had failed to use the rule. These three games served as -are always new and bright people to yomfuntperspective."e' fo meet and new things to learn." Coach Kalkstein is-really admired After the game, Danielle Collins '04, snoehatrpato 'taiigof haes' for Kalkteinhasbeencoahingthe and respected by his players, who agree the Big Blue's starting pitcher said,Anoeinppatonfthrtu- Varsitor team 18 ears ad has that the team is better because of him. "It is really unfortunate and unfair nament this coming weekend. The acrossea for a totasof 27. Ad ,etHe gives us confidence in ourselves," when umpires take the game away girls will be hosting the tournament leade, hesaysthate "hs wo and states Chase. "He always something I[from the team]. I believe that we at home this Friday and Saturday in eotrea aenha n thrlco smart to say and gets us pepped up for would have won that game had it not part with the Br'osShol h ~-7?-moregamelos tha any therlacrse the m.Hjs a hswyO etn enfrtepo o yte tunmn io col h coach in the history of PA." He is proud gae euthsti a f etn enfrtepo jbb h oraetwl also include Phillips ofsason hs patparicuarlyin tose us excited."pie." Eeer.Tlto Hih Schol-IaboI The PHILLIPIAN

Volume CXXIV, Number 10 rim!ups Academy, ^ndover, TY1sacnsu May 18,2001

~~IJM:Lii~~~i~~i With Amazing Rebound, Boys' BLUE GIRS'CREW, ,-PHILLIPS ACADEMYS Track Produces Win Vs. Loomis DROWSEXTR by Tony Bitz PHIALLPAN SPORTS ASSOCIATE F (4:26.7) and third (4:27.5) places repetiel wrePA's Adam Kapor >~" ~ ~ ALook At Championship Weekend rP ve!rCodrHney-Strong Showings From Top Boats Didoys Trck 02, whose race times have dropped Track, Baseball, Lacos i osTak exponentially over the spring season.H psT C niu 'TRA eve haeIuc nthen 800m, Durana put on ashow, and Ultimate All Hope reoud 9 running a phenomenal first place tine Suces O After last Wednesday's disap- of1.6., hie eof Dnohu - to Score Victories pointing loss to Central Catholic, the '0ook second,w ina erfas 2037onoaturda

-Come late spring term, and Blewn u oSrt rc n Finally, in the 3000m, the trio of *______Andover's athletic teams start focus- Saturday to vent their frustrations on Tony Bitz '02, Pat Barkhuff 01, and by Elizabeth Thorndike ofsnhfegatranhrial on lthe ihs "second oseason," l f hmi'the play- an unsuspecting squad from Loois- John Lanterman '03 swept,ihigof with U J IPHILIPIAN SPORTS WRIrER one-day tournament, but it's still a big Itgtul.Loomis' runner in the final stretch. _1TI

deal. And we have five teams with AdvrltLoihaet, With the exception of the open ~ ,*~ -exclaimed Emily

their big tournaments this weekend; putn hmi hi lc iha 400m, the Blue never took less than -. A-Thrtn'1Cpan Girlsandoys rack Girs Lacrosse, crushing 92-53 total score. In a daz- five points in the middle distance firs girls' boat Girlsea and moystGl zling display of consistency, th e events. Joe Leinire '01, continued to j dfrstne Exeter last Ultimate Fanbee Hersa icklo was successful in all events, sweeping support his-rep as the prep hurdler to daudyntersowndcneto UltiateFrisee.Heres aquic l fiv.e. With Interschols coming up watchsoutoforAtakigofirstdiagbothtth in the each team's title aspirations and Saturdayt inrtheakigsecond contest of chances. tomorrow at Deerfield, unlucky 110m (15.9) and 300m (43.6). In the Theaon PAetals owd agansemtoa Girls'Track:If yo're gong to Loomis provided Andover with a open 400m, Captain Eeron SykesTaoCrwttculntsemo betrnlon ofckthes teamse( not to small confidence-booster at the start '01 and Bemogn'1rosecn pull it together as skillfully as the Big betofthee tamsn oe otofa awweeknofointens interscholasticBlue. Unfortunately, however, the condnegowit ambing) thse o a eekof ntene iterchoasti (5.3(52 nd.3s) (2and bthirdo s(52.9),thapebowingt tetoraa ~irlshav Thethefearome our-preparation. strong runner from Loomis. Closing .- seodbahplsylsthirac same of Chelsea MacDonald '02, Facing off against the weaker out the meet, the 4x400m team of A. Tucker/Thie Phillipian toWotthR andor Tao. I d Julia 'Hern'01,eliss Donas '02 squad, Andover's distance crew an- Sykes, Durana, White, and Hogan put warning in mind Jula 'Hrn01,Meisa onas'21Zah affordingeL Soterhandlednnn 4P.Wtasor n WLoomislos ws fipedan and Captain Alex Zuckerman '01. hade oms fodn -C only, the extra nail into Loomis' coffin, tak TaborSAcadermay . '2pt~ oi nig nWensa' ost terae odte as. flippe adrGi MacDonald leads the way in the one out of a possible twenty-seven ing first with a time of 3:28.7. TabreAadey.nta tedu t a. Cachy Kidatrnd sprits, n teompeing 10 and200 oins. Tapering for Interschols, Wes Short distance faced the toughestGrnnoeItwseaywidad sprints,the 100 competing n competitiont fromdLoohisdbute gtillng the boat "The ronman" Fuhrman '01 and competition from' LooCisFortashad tim etn h ot as well as the anchor leg of the 4x100. Pablo Durana. '02 ran ust one race a Week aseb~al lge.Tetreseletdit -Zuckerman is queen of the hur- .managedU1LtoUicorgedl" Tumeutlcralcrtiaupins.IFor Teithreashelsikeptdrift ales, and is expected to win at 00 and piece, but coaches John Rogers and 4xlO0in, the blue boys took a tough ing past the starting line but finally 300 intermediate hurdles. O'Hern Jeff Domnina had plenty of talented loss, getting edged out by a tenth of a by Ross Perln and Will Heidrich they lined up and the races began should continue to embarrass her runners available to fill the gaps. In second. Not taldng it to heart, fresh- PHIMIIAN SPORTS WRITER about fifteen minutes after the sched- compeitiointh shoput ad dicusthe 1500m, Fuhrman held nothing me O'haGan ndDv seed at tomorrow's tournament at Hol uled starting time. G2 followed as competition n the shot pt and discus men O'Shea alan and Dav likel b winnngsignficat marinsback as he blew out the pack, running Sheldon came back for Andover in -- c -'j Cross. Last Saturday had seen a mixe( the weather grew worse. The fourth ndel Donig sholdronifiat offrwihsa a personal best for the season of tel~,t we eod( .8)- day away at league baseinent-dwelle: and fifth boats caught the beg'innn A~ ~shosld ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~21 nd 10mtoseethirds respectiofely.tInthe scod(1.0s Deerfield, with a 9-7 loss in the firs of a thunderstorm and were forced to Continued on Page 10, Column 4 - Floigihadfuhseod 2mJraHris'2tkscod game and a come-from-behind 7-6 w row in rough water with a tailwind. witho 23.8,atime givig the lue w in the second. GI was the only Andover eight wi atieof238,theBlueextrafkpoints.) ivn Throughout Tuesday evening anc to cross the finish line first. Arch- - ee extra points, an especially ______Wednesday the rainsneday rivalExeterExeter, feinishedepfifirst f int allafour promising showground for the coming, but disappeared just in tim( remaining races. throws and jumps. Josh Rodriguez - This time they for the 3 pm. match-up. Followin~ The first boat had a great race as '01 took second in the shot with a turned up the Nature's lead, Andover too appearec they crossed the finish ith a time of throw ofhile 42' the 4.5" tandem -wattage. half-asleep for most of the game, lack. 5:31.7, bettering Exeter's time of ofhrono De2 o '01" andl Anrw -- aoithertne ing the excitement and alertness thai 5:43.7 by twelve seconds. Tabor McKinnon '01 took second (134' 3") words - disparaged have characterized the past few weeks came in third at 5:50.4, about nine- Tabor, on the other hand, was 0 teen seconds behind the ferocious 4 n hr and14 hir2)i") (14'n teh dscu.ics -BASEBAIL by their coach after a Te javelin was all Blue, as Derrick 13-7 loss to Andover earlier this year the ball from the first at-bat, when th, Big Blue. Coincidentally, in their Bass '02 took first with a heroic 179 for a lack of "good bulbs" - camre to entire bench stood and cheered foi last race together, GI crushed Exeter ~~- - . ~feet followed by Andrew play last Wednesday and made off with leadoff hitter Charles Tomes, wh( by exactly twelve seconds as well. -~~~ ~r ~ ~ ~ ~ '-'-~~~~~~-- -~~~~Montgomery in second and Ben a well-deserved 10-1 win that had four walked and scored minutes later. Taboi Andover's G had a much better Hoganthird. in - ~triples and steady pitching at its heart. hurler Paul Pita showed he was more race than they did last weekend A M~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~oingtheumsthdBu The loss brought Andover to 1-2 on than an ace on the mound, as he dlob against the reigning National ContiuedoPag th1ee nd96onte esnsttnlCniuemnnae10 olI Continued on Page 9, Column 6 - Contnueon age11, olun I the Blue up for a likely number three Softball Secures Decisive Wins Against PMA,

- ~~~Deerfield, Upsetting Loss to Stonleigh-Burnham by Katherine Leonard pleased to see the defense playing so Jane Anderson '03 notched a base hit caught thd ball and unable to stop PHILLIPLAN SPORTS W~RIER well, it makes the pitcher more up the middle to start the desperate herself, ran out of play. The second rr~~~"~~ L u~~~r~~ relaxed when she knows she has solid rally, which was followed by a base umpire, although it was not his -~- ~- ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~defense behind her which allows her Martin single. Two batters later Grote call, adinimstered the rule that if a -1-r7 -' to do her job better." knocked in Anderson and Martin, but player runs out of play with a lie 4-1 ~ -,.~ .~-- ~ ~The second game of the double that would be all for Andover. ball, then all of the base runners ae header was against Stonleigh The first batter for Stonleigh to advance one base. Therefore, the - ,- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Burnham,who last year, beat reached on an error, stole second runner on third for Stonleigh was - -- - v' -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Andoverin the championship game base, and then scored on a triple into given home plate for the winning run -, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~of- the Northfield Mount Herman center field tying the game for the last 'of the game. .. - ~~~~~~~~~,- ~~~~-' ~~~~~~~~ ~ ~tournament. The inspired game went time. With a runner on third and with The call was quite controversial, -;, ~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~ ~back and forth and by the top of the one out, the fourth batter of the considering the same play had -~~ J Le~~~~affre/The Phillipian - ~~~~~~~~Girls Varsity seventh inning Stonleigh lead 4-3. inning popped up to Eminy Grote at______J. PhilipianSoftballLe~ffre/Te destroyed Down to their final out, Andover's ' third base in foul territory. Grote Continued on Page 11, Column 5 Despite a aliant effort, the girls lacrosse team fell to a strong Loomis Deerfield squad. Brit Goetlieb 01 knotted one of the team's three goals. Academy, lost a '~ -. - - SOFtBALL tough, controversial "4- --- 4:- game to the r - ,*'~ j~' After Loss To Talented Loomis Stneg'rnai coladba I " --- Stonleh B ignamBcl sqad cea-

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byDan Shvartsman ~~ing"Big East' Toumnament, with an -," - PHyLIDan SlPORTSman 8-2 record for the year. "~~ The weekend started on a positive from two straight losses. They were note as Andover blanked Deerfield ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~also missing one of their top players, 13 to 0. Co-captain Erica Hubbard ~~~~~~ ~~~~~Heather Woodin '01. However, the '01 took the mound and completed girls' game seemed to be intact as gm loigfu isadn they hung tight with Loomis, keeping earned runs over seven innings of ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~itto a 3-2 score with 2 minutes left at wok h tr ftegae oe--- One more chance. That's all the tehlTeysmdtobtang en, was Big Blue's offense: The team ,---''- girls' lacrosse team has left to make command of the game, taking more collected 15 hits, led by Casey Martin - this season a true success. With the shots and controlling the flow. But '02 with two singles, a double, and New England tournament this then the wheels fell off. Looking for- tw rusbteinHbadad Saturday at Lexington Christian ward to halftime a little too early, the Emily Izenstein '01 each had three Academy, Andover prayed that they girls let Loomis storm for 3 goals to hticuigHbadshmri otthrough the worst of their losing coetehl on -. A oc the fifth. On the other hand, ~trakaeatng1-3 t te hndsofDolan put it, "There was the gaimeAdvrsdfnewsnal efc