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Volume CXXIII, No. 9 Friday, February 16, 2018 Spring Break Class at Trips Eagles Upset Patriots in Super Bowl Milton Desi DeVaul '19 Andrew D’Ambrosio ‘19 Jack Weiler ‘18 News Section Editor Sports Section Editor Feature Writer Over March break On Sunday, February Last Thursday, stu- there will be multiple school 4, 2018, a frigid Minneapo- dents and faculty sat in the led trips travelling both in- lis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, ACC for an hour for Milton’s ternationally and domesti- hosted the 52nd reiteration third community inclusion cally. The Classics trip and of the NFL’s Super Bowl. In assembly of the year. This as- the History trip will allow an exciting back-and-forth sembly did not focus on un- students to experience the contest, Nick Foles and the derstanding racism and fac- cultures that they have been Philadelphia Eagles defeat- ing polarizing conversations learning about in class, while ed Tom Brady and the New headlong like Mr. Rodney the Community Engage- England Patriots, 41-33, to Glasgow taught us earlier in ment trip will allow students capture their first Super Bowl the year. Frankly, I couldn’t to give back to a community Championship in franchise quite find the point in this that is still feeling the long- history. In securing game assembly; however, under- term effects of Hurricane MVP honors, Nick Foles, the standing the evolving ideas Katrina. The trips will be go- Eagles’ backup quarterback, around gender and sexuality ing to to Greece, Jordan, and threw for 373 yards, three seemed to resemble the goal. New Orleans, respectively. touchdowns and an amaz- Obviously, Milton should ing touchdown catch. In an Biillboard.com The trip to Greece is the Quarterback Nick Fowles poses with the Superbowl LII Trophy make sure everyone is edu- first of its kind for students improbable win, the upstart cated on these matters — I taking Classical languages Eagles sent, what many be- in the second half - one to yard drive that culminated in think Mr. Glasgow’s assem- at Milton. While there have lieve, the greatest head coach Chris Hogan and two to Rob an 11-yard touchdown pass to bly accomplished its goal been exchange programs Bill Belichick and football dy- Gronkowski. The second Eagles tight end, Zach Ertz, extraordinarily. Yet I am left in place for a long time at nasty New England Patriots touchdown to Gronkowski to recapture the lead for the wondering: when are we go- Miton for students taking home with a Super Bowl loss. came in the fourth quarter Eagles, 38-33. While Ertz lost ing to talk about class? modern languages, no such In one of the most excit- and gave the Patriots a come- the football on contact with Inextricably linked to the program has been in place ing Super Bowl games, Tom from-behind lead. Belichick the ground in the end zone, “Milton experience,” class for students taking Classical Brady and the Patriots played commented, “I was proud of the score was affirmed by the rears its head in and out of languages, until this point. from behind most of the the way we competed.” referees after a long replay the classroom. For good or Milton offers Latin to all game but never quit. Despite The Eagles would not be review. “If they had over- bad, Milton’s population students and Ancient Greek a menacing Philadelphia de- denied however. With only turned that, I don’t know is incredibly wealthy as a to students who have com- fense, ranked fourth in the nine minutes left in the game what would have happened whole. I forget the exact pleted Latin 3. Because of the NFL this season, Tom Brady and losing 33-32, Nick Foles to the City of Philadelphia,” number, but the majority prerequisite for Greek, most threw for over 500 yards and lead the Eagles on their most said Ertz. of Milton students are in of the students taking Clas- the team’s running backs ran historic and unlikely offen- Still, Tom Brady had a the 1% of wealth. Although sics at Milton are taking Lat- for over 100 yards. While sive drives to push ahead of chance to bring the Patriots race and gender may seem in, a fact which would seem to held in relative check for New England. Over 14 con- back. In a game that pro- more unavoidable, Canada make it confusing as to why most of the first half, Brady secutive plays, Nick Foles duced over 1000 yards of Goose jackets and luxury the destination is Greece, threw for three touchdowns orchestrated a masterful 75- total offense, nearly an eter- cars strewn across campus and not Rome. Mr. Sawyer illuminate the wealth of stu- addresses this by referencing dents. As students go out a famous quote by legendary to get food or coffee up to Latin poet Horace, "Captive three times a day, class con- Greece seized her fierce con- Nassar Sentenced for Sexual Assault structs students’ social lives queror and brought the arts — whether they participate Idone Rhodes ‘20 to the rustic Latin lands." In regularly or abstain. This News Writer other words, Greece served On Monday, Febru- choice, or lack thereof, is as the foundation for Roman ary 5th, in an Ingham Coun- real for many students. And culture. Because of the in- ty court in Michigan, Larry many other students, myself fluence of Greece on Rome, Nassar was sentenced to 40- included at times, are oblivi- students on the trip will get 175 years in prison for seven ous to their own class privi- to see the places that shaped counts of sexual assault, and, lege and the varying experi- Rome and her own culture. during his Eaton County ences of Milton students. On the trip students trial, Nassar was also found But Milton rarely talks will travel all around Greece, guilty of 3 counts of sexual about class. What’s worse, exploring the area of Attica abuse. Moreover, Nassar will most conversations we do and the Peloponnese, while serve 60 years in a federal have relegate institution- staying at various hotels. Mr. prison on child pornography alized poverty to distant, Sawyer is especially excited charges. Ultimately, Nassar NBC developing countries and to visit the Pnyx in Athens, is seemingly sentenced to Nassar was sentenced up to 175 years for sexual assaultl communities — with other the place where "great Athe- people. The effects of class over 100 years in prison. Ac- gymnasts over the course a gym for up-and-coming nian statesmen and orators present themselves at Mil- cording to a New York Times of his career. As a result of gymnastics stars. John Ged- spoke and where the Athe- ton, but, perhaps more im- article from January 2018, the charges against Nassar, dert, coach and owner of nian citizens voted, practic- portantly, class controls the Nassar, who once worked at the entire board of US Gym- Twistar, referred almost ev- ing what was considered at lives of many people around the Michigan State Universi- nastics and the president of ery single injured gymnast the time a very odd and rad- us. Apparently, we have for- ty Sports Clinic and for USA Michigan State, Lou Anna Si- he came across to Nassar. ical experiment — democra- gotten that systemic racism Gymnastics, was known as mon, have resigned. Nearly 265 women, many of cy." By seeing this place, the is primarily linked to class “the healer of gymnasts” and Nassar was affiliated with whom trained at Twistar at students will see the birth- treated hundreds of female Twistars Gymnastics club, some point, accused Nas- CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 place of democracy itself. Mr. NEWS OPINION A&E SPORTS THIS WEEK’S MEASURE Kailee’s Kolumn- Page 3 Tom Brady - Page 11 Milton Jazz - Page 13 Squash Nationals - Page 12 AMC competition - Pages 6 Community Service - Page 12 Dance Concert - Page 13 Australian Open - Page 15 Friday, February 16, 2018 Page 2 The Milton Measure est. 1894 Overcoming Fear of Conversation The CXXIII Editorial Board Let us begin this editorial by stating that the CXXIII Board of The Milton Measure disavows Charles Johnson (‘07), Editors-in-Chief Co-Editor in Chief of the CXIII Board of The Milton Measure. Alexander Chen ‘18 & Nina Taneja ‘18 We do this not because of his conservative beliefs, but because Managing Editor of his bigotry and dishonesty. Mr. Johnson does not in any way represent the values Patrick Huang ‘18 Senior Editors or beliefs of the Measure, and to our knowledge, has had no Layout Editors Edward Sheehan ‘18 Soleil Devonish ‘18 involvement with this publication since his graduation. With Charis Palandjian ‘18 Nina Subkhanberdina ‘18 Maya Thakore ‘18 Olivia Risoleo ‘18 that said, we believe that although The Boston Globe’s article Web Editor showed more than enough proof of Mr. Johnson’s mendacity Anastasia Sukharevsky ‘18 and derangement, we must further address his take on his time at Milton. To hear Mr. Johnson tell it, he was something of a mar- A&E Editors News Editors Opinion Editors Kalaria Okali ‘18 Desi DeVaul ‘19 Eva O’Marah ‘19 tyr. Johnson explains in the Globe article how he felt out of Jack Delea ‘19 Nicholas Taborsky ‘19 John Albright ‘19 place at Milton, always opposing the liberal majority. And while he does bring up a valid point about the political po- Sports Editors Photo Editors Faculty Advisor Caroline McCarthy ‘18 Rebecca Karlson ‘18 Liz Matson larization within Milton’s bubble, he is also plainly a troll. He Andrew D’Ambrosio ‘19 Leo Jin ‘18 speaks and writes to provoke the public.