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CMYK ON THE WEB: www.phillipian.net Volume CXXVI, Number 5 Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts April 11, 2003 IAP Holds Symposium To ASPLUNDH-SMITH WINS ELECTION Discuss International Issues By PETER NELSON Championing strong com- By PETER NELSON munity spirit and a renewed commitment to the school’s pro- Featuring presentations by Galbraith ’70 of the Lyndon B. gram and policies, Allegra students and alumni, Phillips Johnson School for Public Asplundh-Smith ’04 will lead Academy’s classrooms were Affairs at the University of Phillips Academy as Student filled with discussion and debate Texas, and James Steinberg ’70 GLOBAL EPIDEMIC Council President for 2003- this past weekend, as the of the Brookings Institution. 2004. Asplundh-Smith’s victory International Academic A bazaar in the Underwood Partnership (IAP) and the Class Room featuring the art, food, – the first by a female since Students Who Visited 1998 – comes after several of 1970 co-sponsored a series of music, and culture of Africa, Asia symposiums entitled, “The Gap Asia, and Latin America was rounds of voting and campaign- is Growing: Our Global next on the day’s schedule. ing that began late in the Winter At Risk Development Challenge.” The Also present at the bazaar term, as she edged out nearly 20 symposium featured lectures by were members of several com- candidates in one of the most many of the school’s cultural munity service organizations hotly contested races in Andover By ELISSA HARWOOD organizations, as well as a dedicated to human rights. history. Rapidly spreading throughout keynote panel composed of Representatives from Oxfam At a special All-School Asia, Canada, and the United prominent members of the Class International, the United Peace Meeting this past Wednesday, States, the mysterious Severe of 1970, whose work influences Corps, South Africa Partners, fellow finalists Sam Levenback Acute Respiratory Syndrome policy in the developing world. and the United Nations ’04 and Fan Wang ’04 joined (SARS) illness has caused alarm IAP Director Christopher L. Association of Boston were all Asplundh-Smith, current around the globe and has prompt- Shaw ’78 explained the motiva- on hand to provide information Council President Kanyi ed Phillips Academy health offi- tion behind the day’s discus- on their activities and recruit Maqubela ’03, and Head of cials to take precautions for those sions, “We tried to encourage a volunteers for their respective School Barbara Landis Chase on students who returned to China the podium for the final cam- much broader conversation on organizations. J. Bovaird/The Phillipian and Singapore over break. campus about the challenges The remainder of the day paign speeches of the election. Andover currently has sixteen After Mrs. Chase thanked all President-elect Allegra Asplundh-Smith ’04 delivers her speech that are faced by the half of the included a number of student- in front of the student body at Wednesday’s All-School Meeting. students from China, including world that survives on two dol- led discussions with members of the candidates for their hard fourteen from Hong Kong, as Andover’s community spirit. and it was amazing experience lars a day. It was a remarkable the Asian Society, International work and dedication to the their well as two students from Calling Seniors “the wisest to have my peers validate and opportunity for students to see a Club, IndoPak, Afro-Latino innovative ideas, Maqubela Singapore. Twelve out of these members of the student body,” support my plans. I have so group of alumni that has gone American Society, and the introduced the finalists – adding eighteen students returned home she urged the Academy’s oldest much respect for the student into fields working for change in Philomathean Society, as well as an emotional farewell to the for break, and all of these stu- students to take active roles in body right now.” the third world.” several students from the position he has held since dents have met with School The weekend’s symposium Economics and African Studies the Andover community, pro- Speeches from Levenback September 2002. Physician Dr. Richard Keller kicked off on Friday evening courses. posing that they take leadership ’04 and Wang ’04 followed Asplundh-Smith spoke first, since returning to campus. with a viewing of The Year of “The student panels present- positions in courses like the Life Asplundh-Smith’s address, with beginning her speech with a “We want to be conservative Living Dangerously in Kemper ed a great opportunity to listen Issues seminar taken by all Levenback centering his agenda dedication to those fighting in in our approach but not overre- Auditorium. The film, which to some extraordinary academic Lowers at the school. on building a “firm foundation the war with Iraq. “In a world act,” Dr. Keller explained. “The stars Mel Gibson, describes a work,” Dr. Shaw said. “Too The President-elect also of progress for the student coun- that has changed so radically risk of people contracting SARS story of political upheaval in often excellent research is done detailed her plans to work with cil.” over the past few weeks,” she is very, very low even in high-risk Indonesia in 1965 just before the here on campus and only one students and faculty to make the A current West Quad North said, “how can we imbue this areas, so there is no cause for fall of the country’s president. teacher gets to hear about it.” school better for the average stu- Cluster Disciplinary Committee election with any importance?” panic.” Following the film, Sara The first of these student dis- dent, one who does not play a representative, Levenback rec- Asplundh-Smith used the Because of the SARS threat, Duvisac ’03, Laurie Ignacio ’04, cussions was led by varsity sport and is not enrolled ommended the institution of a situation in the Middle East as a World Health Organization and Bryce Kaufman ’03 led a International Club members in high-level courses. In her precedent guide for DC offens- call for the Andover community (WHO) has issued travel advi- Center for Global Justice-co- Tiffany Chen ’04 and Duvisac, speech, she proposed adding es, so that “a violation that to discover what it values most, sories to China and Hong Kong, sponsored discussion on human and dealt with the important more choices and flexibility in receives Dean’s Reprimand in and what it has learned from its Vietnam, and Singapore. As the rights in the Underwood Room. issue of gender equality in selecting courses to remove the Pine Knoll does not receive pro- 225 years of existence. number of confirmed cases has The following day, students, developing nations. traditional barriers of prerequi- bation in West Quad North.” Prior to her campaign, continued to escalate, the US faculty, and alumni gathered in Next, Brandi Flournoy ’03, sites that close the Academy’s He also suggested replacing Asplundh-Smith contacted a State Department has started the Lower Left dining hall at Krystal Freeman ’03, Caitlin most interesting electives to all traditional keys with credit-card group of 80 Andover students of evacuation of diplomats and mili- Commons for the symposium’s Littlefield ’03, and Benjamin but the most advanced students. style devices that would have all demographic types to survey tary personnel stationed in high- keynote discussion. Panelists Stone ’04 presented their Adding that she would strive the added capacity to work as a them about their experiences at risk regions. discussed the challenges faced research findings on develop- to allow all students to pursue debit card for laundry and take- school. She noted that most of SARS, believed to have by developing nations, including ment challenges in West Africa. their passions, Asplundh-Smith out food. the students whom she contacted developed in southern China’s gender equality and economic These presentations were said that their most memorable closed her speech by saying, To improve communication development. The group of followed by a panel discussion Guangdong province in experience at the Academy “We must recognize our own throughout the school, experts included Douglas Adler from members of IndoPak and November, has affected about occurred as part of a team, class, ability to influence the world Levenback proposed allotting ’70 of the Export-Import Bank, the Hindu and Muslim Student 2,400 people and spread to six- or some other group. “Truly, around us.” the Student Echo publication a current Phillips Academy parent Unions about their vivid experi- teen countries. Although the [Andover] is a school defined by “I am just thrilled with the more generous budget and Nata Duvvury of the ences dealing with the Hindu- SARS strain developed from the community,” she said. results,” Asplundh-Smith said. revamping the Student International Center for Muslim tensions that divide same family as pneumonia, it “It is very rewarding and hard to Council’s defunct web site. “I Research on Women, James As Council President, appears to be less infectious than Continued on Page A6, Column 6 put your ideas out on the line, will represent each and every Asplundh-Smith aims to build influenza. To date, 95 people one of you,” he added, in clos- have died from the disease so far; ing. a mortality rate of 3.6%. Presenting what became the Dr. Keller stressed, “SARS is Instructor in Math Maria Litvin most energetic of the morning’s a disease with a pretty low mor- speeches, Wang ’04 assumed the tality compared to other epi- podium to deliver an improvised demics, so it doesn’t warrant Wins RadioShack Teaching Award address to the student body. some of the panic that is out the top-selling in the country. Assuring the audience that By DANIEL ADLER there.” He also stated that he was Her book C++ for You++ is cur- “Love is the meaning of [his] A22-year veteran of the rently the most used Advanced teaching field and the author of Placement (AP) computer sci- Continued on Page A7, Column 1 Continued on Page A6, Column 3 By ELISSA HARWOOD best-selling computer books, ence book in the United States.