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Vol. CXXXI, No. 15 September 12, 2008 Phillips Academy Blue Keys HElp Admin. NEW Students Eliminates Adjust to pa Internet cap

Honking Horns and Cluster Deans Will Tie-Dye Welcome Continue To Receive Newcomers to School List of Top Ten Users

By TAVIE ABELL By CELIA LEWIS

Most Phillips Academy stu- Students that exceed one dents cannot forget the first day gigabyte of internet usage driving to campus with their weekly will no longer have bags and parents in tow, only their service suspended, Paul to find hordes of screaming Murphy, Dean of Students, Blue Keys waving signs reading announced in an email to the “Honk If You Love Andover,” community last Thursday. dancing and blaring pop music Cluster deans will still re- from their post on the corner of ceive a weekly report of the Salem and Main Streets. ten students with the highest Students respond to the im- bandwidth use. If there is con- passioned goading in one of cern over a student’s usage, several ways. Some pass by with cluster deans will still have the astonished expressions, while authority to restrict a student’s others wave along eagerly with internet access, Murphy said. their parents. Still others shrink “I don’t think [students] will notice any difference,” S. Sheu/The Phillipian Murphy said. Blue Key Heads amp up the enthusiasm and teach new students Andover cheers at Orientation. Continued on A11, Column 4 “What’s going to happen is that we’re not going to care about individual students’ Come September, Andover Language Classes Taught From Afar Via Webcam; volume. We’re trying to move away from discipline as a ve- Bookstore Swells to Capacity Two Teachers Saddled With Visa Issues Until Oct. hicle... We wanted to leave the By BEN PODELL door open to monitor in case it guage face issues with their and Cesar Moreno, Instructor was clear someone’s internet For nearly two centuries, store and sometimes even snake By CHARLES SHOENER visas, their respective classes in Spanish, from teaching in use was getting in the way of Phillips Academy students have several feet up the stairs or out will be taught via web cam or the United States until October their school work,” Murphy flocked en masse to the An- the door. Students in Gongming Yan’s by a different teacher until Oc- 1. added. dover Bookstore at the begin- Khalil Flemming ’12 said, Chinese classes interact with tober 1. In order to allow Yan to In Fall 2006, the school ning of each year. “It’s easy to find the books that their new teacher, answer his According to Peter Merrill, still teach classes, the Chinese retired official disciplinary According to Director of Risk you need. The only part that questions and participate in Chair of the World Language Department worked with the responses to students who Management & Administra- isn’t organized is the line. The class discussion. But Yan is over Department, extra security de- Technology Office to create a exceeded the limit, but their tive Services Maureen Nunez, students need to figure out how 6,700 miles away in China. layed the visa process, prevent- videoconference class located internet service was still sus- who is responsible for com- to do it on their own … People As two Instructors in Lan- ing Yan, Instructor in Chinese, municating with the Andover are leaving with the books but Continued on A10, Column 5 Continued on A10, Column 1 Bookstore, the school has had the line isn’t moving.” a contract with the bookstore “A lot of people don’t know since 1996. where the end of the line is, so Alumni Anti-Debt Group Manager of the Andover they just scoot into the middle,” Bookstore John Hugo said that he continued. Appears In Film “I.O.U.S.A” PA students provide two-thirds According to Hugo, approxi- of their profit during the month mately 85 percent of the books By JULIET LIU of September, and 25 percent of were available for sale two States and its citizens.” their overall annual income. weeks before classes started. Recent graduates appear- “A big piece of their film is For the three days at the be- Nunez said, “We encour- ing on film in prison jumpsuits about the future going forward ginning of the year, when the age students to get their books would normlly be bad news for and how this issue is going influx of Andover students is as soon as their schedules be- Andover. to affect our generation, so I especially high, the Bookstore come available and as soon as A. Levine/ THe Phillipian Now, it’s bad news for the think they really needed to find is essentially closed to other they arrive on campus … We Gongming Yan, Instructor in Chinese, teaches on the monitor. U.S. government. some students to put it in the customers, Hugo said. “We are working with the Bookstore “We spent the night making face of the issue,” said Gruskin, don’t do any business with to increase automation and we prison garb out of sheets and Founder and Executive Direc- other customers [during these hope that the campus one-card Hurricane Gustav Displaces also signs,” said Mike Tully ’07. tor of CYA. three days]. They usually just implementation will improve “We had this walk on campus After discussions with the look and go away.” the situation next fall.” Some in Broader PA Community where we handed out flyers filmmakers, the documentary Most students trek down to Flemming said, “It would Orleans proved successful. and protested these issues. crew shot scenes of CYA at the the Bookstore the day return- have been easier to order [the By WILL LINDSEY Lavin drove to Waco, Texas That was a sort of our big scene University of Pennsylvania, ing students arrive. On that day, with friends and family. In an in the movie.” where Gruskin and Tully cur- the lines fill the first floor of the Continued on A12, Column 1 Just three years after Trey email to The Phillipian, he ex- The documentary rently attend school. Kumar Meyer ’09 arrived at Andover plained that students were re- “I.O.U.S.A.”— which was first and Martin Serna, who is no in the wake of Hurricane Ka- quired to leave until the follow- screened at the Sundance Film longer part of the organization, trina, his hometown has been ing Wednesday. Festival in January—premiered were also in the film. hit again. Meyer is not the only He said that it was a “Hur- nationally on August 21 to over For the filming at UPenn, member of the PA community rication” of sorts, because he 430 theaters. It features the CYA members protested the displaced by New Orleans’s needed to keep occupied until Concerned Youth of America financial crisis in prisoner Hurricanes. he was able to return to school. (CYA), an organization found- jumpsuits to emphasize their For Nat Lavin ’07 and Jonny Lavin said that at one point, ed by Andover graduates to Mok ’08, Hurricane Gustav was his roommate suggested they raise awareness about the na- Continued on A10, Column 1 a rude awakening for the start start looking for a new school tion’s fiscal problems. of their school year at Tulane. for the first semester. CYA’s Board of Directors in- Tropical Storm Gustav, at Lavin was more optimistic, cludes five members from the one point a category five storm, as were many of the locals, he Class of 2007: Yoni Gruskin, hit just west of New Orleans. said. Tully, John Gwin, Prateek Ku- Mok explained in an email to The campus only suffered mar and Shawn Xu. The cre- The Phillipian that all students minimal basement flooding and ators of “I.O.U.S.A.” contacted were required to evacuate cam- a few broken windows. the organization through Phil- pus at noon on Friday, August Lavin said that many of the lips Academy’s Office of Com- 29. Mok had to book an emer- locals praised Louisiana gover- munication seeking to reach gency flight to New York, where nor Bobby Jindal for his work out to younger generations. he stayed with other alumni. in handling the storm. Former According to the docu- According to Mok, many of governor Ray Nagin, who re- mentary’s website, “I.O.U.S.A. the locals were stubborn when ceived much criticism three boldly examines the rapidly a mandatory evacuation was years ago, did not receive as growing national debt and its set. However, the extra precau- consequences for the United tions taken by the city of New Continued on A12, Column 2 M. Discenza/The Phillipian Inside News/ A10-a12 Features/ B9-B12 ARTS/A10-11 , B7 www.phillipian.net The Phillipian A breakdown of the incoming Features’ Andover Survival Alex Kalil ’09 designs his own Email [email protected] students. Guide! shoes. for subscription and Commentary/ A2-A5 advertising requests. A full page of color photos from Sebastian Becker ’10 and Chris the start of school. SPORTS/ B1-B3 Meyer ’11 compare the Vice Season previews for all of Presidential nominees. A preview of Phillips Academy’s PA’s fall sports. second annual Non Sibi Day. Please Recycle Editorial/ A2 In-Depth/ B4-6 This Phillipian Directory/ A6-A7 A Campus in Upheaval: In-Depth introduces the new S. Sheu/The Phillipian The Year Ahead faculty. A2 Commentary The Phillipian September 12, 2008 Letters Volume CXXXI “If This Article Scares You, Ask Yourself Why” (5/30) NUMBER 15 To the Editor: but is a dangerous legitimation of Alas, she is mistaking skepticism for Cora D. Lewis any belief held on religious grounds. intolerance. Jude wrote that he “had Editor in Chief “It is not alright if even one person “Part of diversity is religious diver- to write and urge you to contend for at this school feels uncomfortable sity,” writes Thomas, and indeed, like the faith” (Jude 1:3) and it is this that practicing their religion, says Jane Schuyler J. Dickey Zoe A.Y. Weinberg Annalee E. Leggett diversity of views on economic policy Thomas must do if she wants to pub- Thomas in her Commentary piece “If News Director Executive Editor Managing Editor or football, questions of faith do in- licly engage in acts of faith: by going This Article Scares You, Ask Yourself deed constitute a form of diversity. public with religious, as with any Why.” This is, at best, an extraordi- Indeed, despite Thomas’ assertion of other, convictions, one opens them News Business Manager narily dangerous falsehood. Suppose Production Director our “secular atmosphere,” our cam- up to question. Thomas’ absurd im- Christine Choi Berol Dewdney “even one person at this school” were pus includes clubs devoted to count- position that the ubiquitous “you” Alicia Keyes Michael Discenza a Wahhabi extremist, in the vein of less religions, we have numerous thinks she is a “stupid lunatic” is both Advertising Director Osama bin Laden, or perhaps a bib- Photography Director Chaplains and other religious figures nonsensical and irrelevant: the anti- Commentary Britt Peltz lical literalist who insisted on ston- Sarah Sheu on staff, and the “Spiritual and Reli- theists among us insist not that she is Harrison Hart ing to death those of their colleagues gious Life” tab on PAnet is regularly “stupid” but merely that her beliefs The Phillipian Online who committed the “sin” of doing Writing & Copy Director the most full of any. But just because must be defended. There is no right Features Carl Jackson homework on a Sunday (as ordered— Erica Segall we celebrate diversity does not mean to keep beliefs free from criticism: Lawrence Dai Head of Circulation twice—in Exodus 31). Of course, we respect any and every belief. We if your peers are criticizing your ac- these examples are unlikely in the Cartooning Director and Publicity celebrate and defend the right to tions, than it is up to you to legitimize context of Andover, but they compel- In-Depth Danica Mitchell Emerson Stoldt have divergent beliefs, but that does them. Diversity of thought does not Emma Goldstein lingly make this case: simply because not make every belief okay, and it mean that every thought is justified, Senior Associates Circulation a belief is religious in nature does not certainly does not exempt any from but it does mean that every justifiable Arts Commentary: Anabel Bacon Arun Saigal make it condonable, acceptable, or criticism. Those who, in Thomas’ thought must be proven to be so. Charlie Dong Sports: Abby Levene Jacob Shack deserving of respect. words, “champion diversity and then Antoinette Oot As Daniel Dennett convincingly Jake Romanow Features: Eli Grobeo Patricia Yen scoff at… prayer” are not, as Thomas In-Depth: argues in his 2006 book Breaking claims, hypocrites, but instead advo- Sports Sudhandra Sundaram Delivery the Spell, there are few conventions cates of the free exchange in the mar- P.S. I found Thomas’ description of an Matt Gorski Joey Atiba in our society today more dangerous ketplace of opinion that diversity, at unaffiliated person having “a change Mai Kristofferson Brian Russell and more unreasonable than the as- its best, creates. of heart” as “a natural progression in Jim Ricker sumption that questions of faith are The right to practice your reli- her spirituality” to be profoundly dis- beyond criticism. This convention is gion is held very highly on campus— tasteful and expect that upon further not only an extraordinarily detest- Thomas’ anger is instead directed consideration she would agree. able display of anti-intellectualism, The Year Ahead at “intolerance” of religious belief. Erica Harris ch-ch-changed The tie-dyed shirts and flushed faces of Andover’s Blue Keys stood out brightly against gray skies this past weekend, as the high-spirited crew cheered for the new students entering our walled, welcoming campus for the first time. Free Love, in Peru Our new Dean of Students, Paul Murphy, also had an excellent start to ow do you describe an ex- the year, sending out an email to all students in which he wrote of taking perience that turns your life “pride in what the school represents by way of scholarship, courage and upside-down and makes you leadership.” H a better person? How do you describe And while, for the time being, students enjoy the relative calm of au- an experience that only lasted three tumn’s approach, there is an undeniable hum and chill running through weeks but introduced you to some Phillips Academy, an energy caused at least partially by earth literally shift- of the best friends you’ve ever had? ing beneath our feet – at several unsightly construction sites. How do you describe an experience Renovations to Commons and the Addison Gallery will hopefully update that teaches you to appreciate all the these faithful campus monuments, which define so much of student life, beauty and wonder halfway around this year. Winston Churchill once said, “We shape our buildings. Thereaf- the world? ter, they shape us.” Andover’s design is undeniably a testament to this state- This summer I went to Peru, and ment; the 2008-2009 school year is the 231st in which students have sat it changed me more than I could ever beneath Phillips Academy’s majestic trees, climbed the dignified steps of imagine. Sam Phil and walked across a wide, open vista to the first classes of the year. On the surface, my program was Now, our campus is shifting and changing, and the coming transformations like any other that Phillips Acad- will only help new generations of students to take full advantage of what emy students attend in the summer. Phillips Academy can offer. I was with a group of about 25 high school students, living and speaking And while other changes at Phillips Academy will also alter student life Spanish in a small town in the Andes – notably the much-lamented loss of cluster sports and the much-hailed called Urubamba. We worked on ser- end of a bandwidth limit (see below) - the year is also one of political vice projects with a program called change. Students who will be 18 in November should immediately regis- VISIONS, which included building ter to vote in the coming election, and even younger students should take bathrooms and furniture for a pre- it upon themselves to stay informed about the world outside of our cozy school and irrigation canals for local school on Andover Hill. farmers. We learned about Peruvian There will be changes in this publication as well. Debuting today, a new culture by visiting Machu Picchu and version of The Phillipian Online includes a near-complete collection of ar- spending afternoons with locals, who chived issues of The Phillipian dating back to 1878. We hope this will be a taught us how they make a living. useful resource for students; it is also dangerously easy to get side-tracked During those three weeks I pushed and caught up in pages of opinions and events from the past – days when the my physical limits further than I ever country was united in the war effort or youth gloriously rebelled against so- have before. The work was grueling. cietal constraints. In the rest of our tenure at The Phillipian, Board CXXXI I carried huge rocks up mountains, hopes to add to the insightful reports and carefully-worded rhetoric of past along with 100-pound bags of cement, Phillipians, and we hope new students will rise to our invitation: surpass and pick-axed hard ground until the sible to be happy and not be success- to the people I love, but I can’t. I want the practised, outdated prose of old writers and respond to current ones. blisters on my hands started to bleed. ful in the Andover sense of the word. everyone to be able to sit by Rabbit We create the school anew each year. It is difficult, from our perch atop The high altitude made it so that even And most importantly, I learned that Pond and not feel like they’re wasting high hopes and expectations, to determine what Phillips Academy will look the fittest among us had trouble keep- everyone is beautiful, and sometimes time. like at the end of the 2008-2009 school year. Let us each create the change ing up with Peruvian children during you have to wait a while before that It would be impossible for me to we want to see in the school. our pickup games of soccer. I hiked beauty surfaces. describe just how much Peru means up the Incan trail to Machu Picchu, to me, or just how much I grew in two hours straight up a mountain and those three short weeks. I have never through a jungle, easily the most ex- I learned that it’s possible before been able to pinpoint a best Bye Bandwidth hausting two hours of my life. These to be happy and not be time in my life, but now I easily can. experiences taught me to appreciate This should be obvious by this One day, Andover students will tell their kids that when we were in the strength I didn’t know I had. successful in the Andover point, but I highly recommend that ev- high school, we were only allowed to download one gigabyte per week. Our This was a lesson in itself, but the sense of the word. eryone go out and discover the beauty precocious children will probably then ask, “What’s a gigabyte?” Technol- most valuable lessons I learned came of the world for themselves. I know I ogy is advancing at an astounding rate, and, up until this year, Phillips Acad- from the people around me. I was can’t teach people how to be happy, emy’s internet policy has been inconveniently out of date. with a group of relative strangers, only Now that I’m back at Andover, I but I know that the way I found true two people on the trip were from PA. can already see how Peru will influ- happiness was by going to Peru and The administration’s decision to lift the bandwidth limit and allowed Because everyone else was new to us ence me in my Senior year. I have throwing myself into something that students relatively free use of the internet (while still adhering to the Ac- and we all shared the same new expe- completely turned around. I am now was way outside of my comfort zone. ceptable Use Policy) is the right one. Although it has been a few years com- riences, we became incredibly close. an optimist, and I don’t stress about I really, genuinely want you (yes, you) ing, Andover still seems to be miles ahead of some of our peer schools, Talking and listening to the people on grades or college because I know it to find true happiness too, in whatev- which uphold overprotective and restrictive policies, such as shutting off the trip taught me a great deal. They will work out. I am genuinely excited er way you can. access to the internet after 11 p.m. made me question who I was and who for the first time to be starting classes, Wherever you are on this journey, The internet is a resource – almost like air or food, at this point - and I wanted to be, both explicitly and by because my thirst for knowledge has if you ever want to talk about it, look students who abuse it, by watching shows during study hours or over-dos- their examples. grown exponentially. I try as hard as me up. I care, and I’d love to meet you, ing on facebook, will face the same repercussions as anyone with bad study Through them, I learned that the I can to take the most out of every ex- seriously. habits. An unnecessary additional penalty has been eliminated, and once importance of telling someone you perience. Erica Harris is a four-year Senior again the school has made a decision in line with its basic values: trust and love that you love them, cannot be un- I want to be able to transfer my from Henderson, Nev. independence for its students. derestimated. I learned that it is pos- contentment and the lessons I learned [email protected]

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For the first issue of the year, Commentary asked three Juniors to write about their first week at Andover. Head of School We don’t know whether they sustained mild concussions during Search and Rescue Orientation or just swal- lowed thebrochures, but so far they all seem pretty happy to be here. Welcome, ’12. Barbara Chase and Daniel Schultz bright-eyed Assoc. Head of School hen I was only eight years old, my brother Josh ’06 matriculated at Phillips Academy. And after he gradu- ated, my sister Rebecca ’09 arrived as a new Lower. So, for the past six years, all that I have ever heard them Rebecca Sykes Wtalk about has been the diverse social life at Andover and the hard work that came with the many freedoms students were given. I proceeded to come every October for Parents’ Weekend, dreaming about attending Andover myself. At every opportunity to write my nametag, I would add ’12 at the end of my name. The wait paid off handsomely, because now, it’s my turn to experience the diverse student body that is Andover. As my mom drove me to the CAMD office for International Registration, I started to feel a little nervous about my upcoming years at Andover. My biggest worry was whether or not I would be able to make friends quickly. But during orientation, the Blue Keys did a fabulous job of helping the new students get acquainted. I soon real- ized that with such an amazing group of people, my previous worries about making friends were almost laughable . There are so many interesting kids here from all over the States, as well as the world; it would be impossible not to find someone who didn’t have something in common with you. I’ve been here less than a week and I can already tell that this is going to be the best year of my life.

Bryan Ha charmed t came to me in an ineffable way, but I could feel it in my heart: from the moment I arrived on campus, I knew that there was something special about Phillips Academy. Everybody says “Hi” to you even though they don’t Iknow who you are, World Partner Buddies from the International Club help new students to adjust, and Blue Keys scream their heads off telling people to honk if they love Andover. One thing I realized during my orientation is that everybody accepts you for who you are, which is one of the mer- D. Mitchell/The Phillipian its of Phillips Academy. I have never had so many people ask me where I’m from or met so many people interested in Welcome! my country, Korea. And seeing so many people captivated by others’ cultures and traditions, I began asking my own Both of us are pleased to welcome the student body to this questions and started learning about my friends’ countries, including some countries that I have never heard about. 2008-2009 school year. With the leadership of the great Class of Some of the friends I made had a lot in common with me, and some had contrasting characteristics. In spite of that, ’09 and the infusion of energy and talent brought by new faculty we all embraced each other’s diverse cultures, trying to accept one another. As Dean of CAMD Linda Griffith had said about a certain “Platinum Rule,” we should “treat others as they want to be treated.” and students, we are looking forward to an exciting year. I heard from some Phillips Academy Seniors that Andover is just more than a high school. When I first heard that The opening has been one of the best ever; even Hurricane sentence, I quite didn’t know what it meant. Now that I have arrived at Andover, I understand that this place offers Hanna cooperated, for the most part! Thanks especially to the more than just an excellent education. Phillips Academy is a junction where people of different countries and person- Blue Keys, proctors, prefects, and orientation leaders for wel- alities become a whole, and together find who we are, reaching toward goals through academics, sports, community coming new students and their families, assisting the boarders in services, or clubs. For new students, Phillips Academy is a new beginning, a new birth, a new home, and it is also a moving into the dorms, and helping all the newcomers find their place to make new friends, try new courses. And in all of these endeavors, the school welcomes us with a warm heart. way around campus. This year Mrs. Chase will intensify her travel for the campaign Charlie Danner past day one and will be “on the road” periodically to raise support for initia- tives like need-blind admission, faculty compensation, global oing into my first year at PA, I feel a combination of two sensations: nervousness and excitement. I feel programming, and critical renovations like Paresky Commons. nervous about how I will handle the infamous workload, especially away from home. The usual feelings of When Mrs. Chase is away, Mrs. Sykes, as Associate Head, will be Guncertainty that accompany going to a new school are amplified because of Andover’s sheer size and pres- tige. On the other hand I am excited for the new experiences Andover has to offer. I have heard so many great things here to fill in for her, so that we don’t skip a beat in campus life. about the school from friends who have gone here, from the teachers at my old school, and from my family that Again, from both of us, welcome. Thanks to the Phillipian staff it makes you feel worthy just knowing that you were accepted in the first place. There are some things that new for including us in this first issue. students always fear - like finding friends, picking classes and deciding what sports to play. No matter how fun and Have a great year! entertaining the Blue Keys were (and they definitely were), I still felt nervous. Now that I have lived through my first day of classes, and I am beginning to settle into my life here at Andover, many of those worries seem silly. As it turns Mrs. Chase, Head of School out, at least in my case and in the case of most others, I have successfully landed the leap of faith into PA, and I can’t Mrs. Sykes, Associate Head of School wait for the rest of the year.

Jenn Schaffer maverick Cora Lewis chief Speak Up Manifesto any college applica- her share of club rallies, think ahead, tions require a Personal too. Time moves improbably quickly MStatement of five hun- at this school. Follow your interests, dred words, because that is the exact naturally, but don’t half-ass it. number that perfectly encapsulates Don’t get lost in the music halls of the essence of an individual – his or Graves, stranded on the sports fields her unique qualities, abilities, hopes, out in Siberia (that nickname is said dreams, potential. And, in the process without irony), stuck in the labyrinth of attempting to write one this sum- backstage in the Tang Theater, or bur- mer, I determined that it would be ied in the newsroom in the basement easier - and ultimately more reward- of Morse – unless that is where you ing - not to. I wrote this instead. want to be. For some people, of course, A former Editor in Chief of The that kind of single-minded, macabre Phillipian wrote in the first issue of and perverse fate is inevitable. the year that Andover is where fun And keep your eyes open to the goes to die. While far from original, world outside PA. Take advantage this sentiment had and still has a ring of the wealth of information avail- of truth; cooped up in New England able to us. Freedom of the press is with a thousand other hormonal, a privilege that The Phillipian never ambitious adolescents, high expecta- takes for granted, but one that many tions, mountains of work and other Americans, particularly youth, seem innumerable pressures, sometimes to. So prove me wrong. Read a news- it feels too easy to buckle under the paper, watch the news, speak with mess of it all, to allow the difficulties a professor. Look to the BBC, to Al and drama of boarding school life to Jazeera – to sources of news outside swallow up any sense of self or self of the norm - to form opinions with worth. Phillips Academy, to those foundations. who let it, can become a wormhole of Trite as it might sound, our years sorts, where priorities begin to skew at PA are formative ones; we owe it and stretch and soon become unrec- to ourselves to make them not only ognizable, hopelessly out of whack. pleasant, but profitable. It’s been o r t u n e f a v o r s t h e b o l d . – Latin field; for another it may mean asking ing to have quite a journey here, and If you are new to our beloved edu- said that knowledge cannot really proverb a Senior to Sadie, or for you it could I assure you that it’ll be that much cational institution, prepare for end- be claimed as one’s own until one F Don’t write about such con- mean speaking your mind. If that’s more fun if you jump off a few figura- less mentions of the Ivy League, the has learned to impart it to others. troversial topics. That was my mom’s the case, there are few better venues tive cliffs and build your wings on the looming college process, GPAs, and In other words – discuss, argue, dis- advice for the school year: stay on ev- through which to amplify your mes- way down. extracurriculars. Prepare for endless, pute, question what you have heard eryone’s good side, don’t step on any sage, your thoughts or your opinions, Then, you’ll fly. windswept winters and walking to and what you read. toes. than through The Phillipian. (Disclaimer: You may not literally class in trenches carved from snow. Think broadly – think about where Well. Andover, this is what Commen- fly, please don’t sue me if you try to. However. you want to be in four years, what you I suppose that’s one way to go tary’s about. This section is about hav- On a serious note, keep in mind that There is hope. All the poetic dec- want to know. Set your sights high. about life at PA, but I’ve never been ing a voice and letting that voice be you do have four years here. Be smart larations made by alumni and former And when I talk about setting your one for tip-toeing. For me, it’s always HEARD, across campus and around about the risks you choose to take.) students you have met include at least sights and thinking broadly, I am not been about tap shoes, capital let- the world. You can write for Com- As for me, it’s my third year here a modicum of truth. Andover is what talking about the colleges to which ters and outdoor voices. So while my mentary once or a hundred times, and I’m still in love with the way Sam you make of it, and what you allow it you are planning to gain entry. I am mother might sleep better at night if with qualms or praise regarding any- Phil stands as though it will never to make of you. talking about the kind of person you I make like the Swiss, white flag and thing from UnCommons to the up- crumble, the way this school feels Here is what I have to say: don’t want to be, the skills you hope to ac- all, I’d rather be (in the words of Tra- coming election. Even-keeled or con- somehow invincible. And that love be afraid of the difficulties Phillips quire, the friendships you hope to cy Jordan of 30 Rock), droppin’ truth troversial or somewhere in between, and pride comes with a responsibili- Academy presents. Stare them down; make. bombs and living every week like it’s it’s your choice, your voice. ty—that of living up to my passions as meet them, surpass them. Because that way, when you’re Shark Week. New students, welcome to An- fearlessly as possible. You’re past the hard part; you got faced with that Personal Statement, As. Should. You. dover. This is a great place with a So, I’m going to keep writing about in. Your five-hundred-word state- the blank space on your dreaded and I know better than to flat-out tell a bunch of opportunities and you’re all topics many have tried to persuade me ments did the trick. Now that you’re much-anticipated applications, you’ll community of strong-willed intellec- very lucky to be here. You’ve heard to avoid… those “controversial” things here, take a long hard look around. have something to write. And, more tuals what to do, so may I simply sug- that speech a few times, I’m sure; so many try to avoid. Sorry, Mom. Don’t let this place get to you. Get to importantly, you’ll have done some- gest that sometime over the course of here’s the tidbit of advice they might Jenn Schaffer is a three-year Upper it. If you have never tried a sport, an thing worth writing about. the year, you consider doing some- not have in Orientation: live large. I from Bolingbrook, Ill and an Associate instrument, a language, the conven- Cora Lewis is a four-year Senior thing bold? What that means to you don’t mean stuffing yourself with fro- Commentary Editor. tional advice would be to pick it up; from New York, N.Y. and the Editor in will differ from person to person; for yo every meal, I mean take big risks [email protected] play a few notes, get a feel for it. But, Chief of The Phillipian. one, it may mean taking a risk on the and pursue bigger dreams. You’re go- speaking as someone who has been to [email protected] A4 Commentary The Phillipian September 12, 2008 Election Dissection Chris Meyer delaware? A Balanced Ticket emocatic vice-presidential Barack Obama for his entire campaign ing class voters across the nation that Democrats are too inexperienced, as that Cindy McCain claimed that Alas- nominee Joe Biden is superi- is his inexperience. Biden has been a previous backed Mrs. Clinton. This she has only spent two years as a gov- ka’s proximity to Russia counts as for- Dor to his Republican counter- senior senator for thirty-five years, support is desperately needed by the ernor of Alaska. Because of McCain’s eign policy, Palin is dangerously lack- part, Sarah Palin, in numerous ways. bringing a balance to the otherwise Illinois sentator, as a recent NBC- Wall age and history of skin cancer, the very ing knowledge in this area. Should First, he has over 35 years of expe- young ticket. Street Journal poll stated that only real possibility of an inexperienced McCain fall ill again, the nation could rience in the Senate. Second, he pos- Also, the Deleware senator isn’t half of Clinton’s followers are now governer as his successor is enough to be in a compromising situation with sesses a fiery spirit that compensates afraid to attack McCain, something backing Obama. Finally, years as the deter more than a few voters. Palin poised to take over for him. Fi- for Obama’s refusal to attack his op- Obama has had trouble doing. For chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Her presence negates another nally, Palin is not appearing to attract ponents. Third, he has years of for- instance, Biden laid heavy criticism common criticism of Obama from liberal women, as was hoped. A USA eign policy experience that cover up upon McCain’s foreign policy, stating the right: that of his celebrity status. Today poll taken on September 6th Obama’s thin resume in this particular that, “When it comes to Iraq, there Her rising popularity at speeches will showed that only nine percent of lib- area. Finally, his working class roots is no daylight between John McCain Biden will bring force McCain to stop using that criti- eral women that supported Mrs. Clin- will help Obama reach out to white, and George Bush. They are joined at cism. In addition, she soils McCain’s ton would vote for McCain because of blue-collar voters. the hip.” Biden’s assaults on McCain foreign-policy experience reputation as a maverick (who votes Palin. Palin, on the other hand, brings bring a compelling case to convince that fills in where Obama with Bush 90 percent of the time). Biden is by far the superior vice only about two years of experience as voters that a McCain presidency will Known for her extremely conserva- presidential candidate for reasons the governor of Alaska, an extremely be a third Bush term. The more com- falls short. tive views, Palin will be very ineffec- ranging from his Senate experience partisan agenda and no foreign policy parisons the Democrats can draw be- tive as the president of a largely Dem- to his strong base in foreign policy. experience whatsoever. Her growing tween McCain and Bush, the better, ocratic Senate. For example, Palin is a While these facts may not guarantee celebrity status only will hurt McCa- and Biden helps them do just that. Committee both improve Obama’s strong pro–life advocate and supports a victory for the Democrats, it gives in, and she is showing little promise in In addition, Biden’s humble roots image in Europe and counterbalance offshore oil drilling in protected areas. me reason to believe that theirs is the attracting former supporters of Hil- in Scranton, Pennsylvania will not his inexperience in foreign matters. These beliefs will not win her many stronger ticket in this election. lary Clinton. I don’t know about you, only help to win the largely blue- col- Ms. Palin, however, seems to bring liberal friends in Congress. Chris Meyer is a two-year Lower but I know who I would rather have lar swing state that was won by Hil- few strengths and many weaknesses Plus, Palin has not engaged in any from Darien, Conn. as my VP. lary Clinton in the primaries, but will to the Republicans. First, her appoint- foreign policy affairs while in office. [email protected] The criticism that has loomed over also broaden Obama’s appeal to work- ment negates McCain’s claim that the Although the Huffington Post reports Excerpts from Convention Speeches I fight to restore the pride and principles of our party. We were elected to change Washington, and we let Washington change us. We lost the trust of the American people when some Republicans gave in to the temptations of corruption. We lost their trust when rather than reform government, both parties made it bigger. We lost their trust when instead of freeing ourselves from a danger- ous dependence on foreign oil, both parties and Sen. Obama passed another corporate welfare bill for oil companies. We lost their trust when we valued our power over our principles. We’re going to change that. We’re going to recover the peo- ple’s trust by standing up again for the values Americans admire. The party of Lincoln, Roosevelt and Reagan is going to get back to basics. –John McCain, Republican Presidential Nominee What is that American promise? It’s a promise that says each of us has the freedom to make of our own lives what we will, but that we also have obligations to treat each other with dignity and respect...... Ours is a promise that says government cannot solve all our problems, but what it should do is that which we cannot do for ourselves: protect us from harm and provide every child a decent education; keep our water clean and our toys safe; invest in new schools, and new roads, and science, and technology. Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who’s willing to work. –Barack Obama, Democratic Presidential Nominee

Sebastian Becker where’s lieberman? More Than a Hockey Mom he Democratic and Republi- because of her accurate shot. These consequently received major dona- Palin shrewdly and courageously re- proven his ability to “change” Wash- can National conventions are superficial criticisms merely highlight tions from nuclear companies. Unlike jected the $398 million redundancy ington, and Biden has not been partic- Tover, schools are back in ses- the hypocrisy of this partisan elec- Palin, Barack Obama is running for that would have connected Ketchi- ularly bi-partisan or reform-minded sion and the presidential campaigns tion. Teenage bloggers and liberally President of the United States and, kan, Alaska to Gravina island and ben- in his career. McCain and Palin, on are all fired up. The summer has been biased pundits rightly cried foul at also unlike Palin, has no significant efited only few, rich constituents. the other hand, have proven records eventful: Beijing hosted a controver- suggestions that Obama is an unpatri- record or experience that proves him The only possible blemish on her of working with Democrats to battle sial Olympic season teeming with re- otic Muslim who befriends terrorists ready. As Rudy Giulani said, he has impressive career is the perhaps ethi- corruption and earmark bills. Obama cord-breaking athletes, Russia’s inva- from the ’60s; however, they are now “nada.” cally questionable firing of a public- is certainly brilliant, but he and Biden sion of Georgia gave the U.S. chilling participating in the smear campaigns Palin’s time as governor may not safety official for not firing her former wouldn’t bring the “change” that they flashbacks from the Cold War and the harsher than those about which they have been lengthy, but during her brother-in-law. Palin claims, however, advertise. two Presidential candidates picked previously whined. limited time in office she made great that her estranged brother-in-law and Here’s some advice for Senator their running mates. Many have criticized Palin’s lack progress for Alaska. When she was her sister divorced many years ago. Obama and his running mate: Stop Barack Obama’s seemingly safer of experience. They are correct in that inaugurated, Alaska was the most dis- She stated that he holds no grudges making empty and unproven prom- pick, Senator Joe Biden of Delaware, she does not have foreign policy ex- honest state in America. One of her against him and that the true cause of ises of non-partisanship that you will has been praised for his experience perience. What these skeptics fail to the firing was that she needed more break a few months later. Stop chang- and record in Washington. On the recognize, however, is that no gover- results in dealing with bootleg and al- ing your positions whenever the media other hand, John McCain’s running nor has foreign policy experience, but Palin’s time in cohol abuse in rural villages. Her ex- opposes them. Stop claiming middle- mate, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska, many of them have made excellent planation seems plausible, given her class tax cuts when in reality you are has energized the conservative base Presidents, such as Reagan and FDR. office may not be reputation for firing incompetent of- raising taxes for anyone who works but has drawn harsh criticism from This is because governors have execu- long, but it has shown ficials quickly. for a big or small business and anyone the left. As an independent, I strongly tive experience; they have been in im- Biden is an experienced and re- who buys clothes or food. Stop promis- support non-partisan solutions and portant leadership positions and have promising progress. spected Senator. He, however, has ing to spend even more than Bush did hoped McCain would select Joe Lie- already made tough and important character flaws that make him unfit and continuing to increase the deficit. berman. However, although I don’t decisions. Neither Obama nor Biden for the second most important job And, most importantly, stop underes- agree with her politics very often, nor McCain has such knowledge. This first acts as governor was to create a in America. For example, he ended timating Sarah Palin. The incumbent, Palin, an intelligent and politically kind of experience may very well be bipartisan ethics reform bill, which his 1988 Presidential campaign after corrupt and well-funded Republican shrewd pick, would make an effective more valuable than the legislative and closed many loopholes that permitted he was caught plagiarizing a Brit- governor dismissed Palin as the me- Vice President. foreign policy expertise that senators Alaskan politicians to accept bribes ish speech. The Vice President of the nial Mayor of Wasilla when running Sarah Palin’s critics have belittled acquire. and drastically reduced corruption in United States must have honesty and against her in the Alaskan Republican her as a moose-hunting hockey mom. When liberals denounce Palin for the state and in her own party. Palin integrity, especially in this crucial primaries. Instead, she beat him by 30 While she may have overemphasized her “lack of experience,” they simply also transformed the department of election. Biden has shown us his lack points. She has been counted out be- her cultural hobbies and mommy cre- undermine their own candidate. Ba- natural resources in Alaska into one of such values. fore but has consistently fought back dentials, she made those statements rack Obama has no executive expe- that would not acquiesce to the brides Many are reassured that Biden’s and won. In her own words, “What’s merely to create an air of familiarity rience, no significant foreign policy and dirty practices of the oil compa- connection with Washington will help the difference between a pitbull and a with voters who have been skeptical expertise and no legitimate legisla- nies by firing several top officials and Obama in office; in fact, by selecting hockey mom- lipstick?” about McCain. The public is cor- tive achievements. The one bill he even appointing a new director. Tim Biden, Obama has almost admitted Sebastian Becker is a two-year Up- rectly concerned, but her hobbies by claimed to have sponsored was one Bradner, an oil industry analyst, stat- his lack of experience. Biden him- per from New York, N.Y and a Com- no means define her political career. that required nuclear companies to ed, “ The governor is not a negotiator. self stated that Obama was not ready mentary Associate. Governor Palin is the most popular report their leaks. The truth, accord- She is a non-negotiator. She draws for President. Biden, a “Washington [email protected] governor in America, achieving an 80 ing to the New York Times, is that he lines in the sand.” Despite originally insider,” also undermines Obama’s percent approval rating, and it’s not stopped the bill at the last minute and supporting the “bridge to nowhere,” promise of change. Obama has not yet September 12, 2008 The Phillipian Commentary A5

Anabel Bacon privileged Finding a New Conciousness in India nd what were you doing three the privileges I had taken for granted playing with kids in Mumbai schools ca-Cola. I grimaced my way through days ago?” I was sitting in a bus for as long as I recognized that I had was much the same as playing with the first few sips as my taste buds Ain the flaming heat of Mumbai, them to the real-world applicability of kids at the Boys and Girls Club in tried to remind me how much I hated India, and Mr. Mundra’s question made my Andover education. Lawrence, the levels of poverty were soft drinks. But then, another student me think. Three days ago, I’d been sit- India was a country of opposites, incomparable, as were their causes. It leaned close to me and whispered, ting in Andover at my dining room ta- a gumbo of juxtapositions that high- was therefore difficult for me to imag- “Oh my God, that bottle of soda cost ble, eating take out from Bertucci’s to lighted the vanity of the rich and the ine how I could share my experiences as much as half her monthly rent.” I the soundtrack of crickets chirping and plights of the poor. This stark contrast with my friends back home, most of was shocked. I was drinking away this turning on the air conditioning. Three was evident at every turn, and I felt whom had yet to be exposed to the woman’s livelihood in the form of a days ago, I had been taking off makeup caught between the two extremes. kinds of issues I was grappling with. soft drink I wasn’t even enjoying. But and contacts and falling asleep in a bed I rarely went without in my own How do you write home about a soon the guilt melted away, and in the big enough for three. I had been com- country, yet here I was, program like Niswarth? The typical hospitality she was showing us I found fortable then. halfway around the postcard lines of the reason to keep asking questions A lot had changed. Now my ears world and pretend- “India is great, miss and doing whatever little I could do to were screaming for relief from the in- ing to be able to you lots, Love, repay her kindness, even if my efforts cessant chorus of car horns blasting comprehend Anabel” usually felt frustratingly inadequate. I through the window and my eyes were the problems wouldn’t drank the rest of the Thums-Up, hum- itching behind my glasses from the air of poverty like work, be- bled and freshly appreciative. pollution. I was on my way back to a I had never cause Why, I wondered, could people cramped room that I shared with two seen. We only India from backgrounds like these have so other girls, one from Andover, one scratched the wasn’t much hope, when many people I knew from India, sleeping on a bed barely surface of Mum- great. There at home could find so little joy in the big enough for me. If I wanted to get bai’s grievances, were too many immense privileges they already had? clean, I had to brave icy cold showers. and while I accepted people hurting for it to be Why did my friends at PA moan about And beyond those physical discom- that little more could be great, too many dirty side- papers and college counseling ques- forts, there were the emotional ones: expected in the three short weeks walks and hungry kids, too tionnaires, when I saw now how those the sight of beggars, of silver high ris- we were there, I still felt (and feel) many water taps in one-room “burdens” were actually a gift and the es casting shadows over slums, of flies aggravated that all I got was enough apartments that ran dry for days instruments of opportunity? More to nesting in barrels time to become at a time. I knew people didn’t want the point, why did I? I quickly grew of rice that I knew overwhelmed by to hear that on the back of a postcard angry at the pettiness I perceived in would be someone’s I was out of my depth the city’s troubles, and I didn’t feel that my words would my own community and in myself. It dinner. I was out of but not enough to be adequate to convey the difficulties made me not want to return to An- my depth in every in every arena, and it feel capable of fac- I was confronting on the trip, anyway. dover, because I felt that I wouldn’t be arena, and it was was only day three. ing them. But just as there wasn’t enough room able to tolerate the lack of apprecia- only day three. Part of me to describe the pain, there wasn’t tion among my peers for the lifestyle It wasn’t going to faulted my years at enough space to describe the hope I we had been given. get any easier. Over Andover for accli- witnessed at practically every turn. This article is the first of a two-part the course of the next three weeks, my mating me to a life of privilege while My most vivid memory of one such series on the Niswarth trip to India. experiences on the Niswarth program making me feel that I understood pov- encounter is that of a visit we paid Anabel Bacon is a four-year Senior in Mumbai, India would never cease erty simply from RelPhil class read- to a woman who welcomed us into from Andover, Mass. and a Commen- to challenge me, frustrate me and ings and weekly trips to Lawrence her home and produced a bottle of tary Senior Associate. make me question everything from for community service. And although Thums-Up, the Indian version of Co- [email protected]

Charlie Dong second generation The Other Side of Beiijing hen I visited Beijing this public school was free, but eating and laws it would be impossible. come.” Either way, however, we will still have summer, I met an 18-year- sleeping under a roof required money. When I told her I was sorry, she At this point I thought about my the support of our parents and can de- Wold girl named Jiao Xie Originally from the countryside, Jiao smiled and said in Chinese, “Why? own life – the things I take for granted pend on them in times of need. who likes pandas, badminton and Xie worked not only to support her- It’s a lot better than it was back home. and the things I complain about. If I’m For Jiao Xie, it’s the other way the color pink. She works six days self, but her family back home, too. hungry, I can walk over to Uncom- around. She has no choice in her ca- per week for almost 16 hours per day, reer, and it is her parents who depend and she makes the equivalent of on her. However, she takes it all in around $25 each month, half stride with a smile on her face, of which she mails to her always looking for the silver family in the countryside. lining. We should respect Beijing has been cov- and learn from her inner ered with a skin of gold strength – I know I have. leaf for the Olympics. What we should take Tourists marvel at the away from these people’s magnificent buildings, lifestyles, which to many the cleanliness and the of us are unimaginable, well-trimmed flowers as well as their persever- planted in the shape of ance and optimism, is that athletes that line the roads. we are privileged. Children They are stunned that they in China would sacrifice ev- can get a two-hour full-body erything for a U.S. passport or the massage for less than ten dollars, and opportunity to work here, much less they applaud as the 16-year-old girls go to school here. We should learn on China’s gymnastics team put on a to first recognize the lifestyles we performance worthy of a gold medal. mons and lead for what they are: a gift. Then we But what about the other end of She eat what- should make the most of them. the stick? Tourists take three meals has tak- ever I We shouldn’t be running back per day and a place to sleep at night en a job want. No to our dorms to play Halo or watch for granted, just as we do, and assume at the matter “The O.C.” at every chance we get. that all the people they interact with spa giving back what, Why should we be the ones living in in Beijing live just as comfortably. massages and I’ll always comfort while others working much They don’t think that the 50 cents rubbing people’s have a harder than we are struggle to put they bartered off of their latest souve- feet for 16 hours a place to food on the table each day? We should nir purchase at the market would have day, six days per sleep and take what opportunities we have to paid for the salesperson’s dinner. week, earning a my only make the most of our potential, and Three weeks ago, I walked three mere $10-$25 after job is to learn. then someday we can help lift others blocks down the street from my she sends money home. We consistently less fortunate than us out of poverty grandma’s house to a spa to get a foot She’d like to find better complain about and give them the lifestyles all people massage. I was surprised to see that work, but for that she would have to our workloads, but think about the deserve. my masseuse was a girl around my go back to school to gain some “skills” Here I don’t have to worry about opportunities they give us. We have a Charlie Dong is a four-year Senior age, and I asked her why she wasn’t in to put on her job application. She’d starving for days on end, I have a place choice of what we want to study and from Madison, Wisc. and an Arts Edi- school. She replied that she had been like to come to the United States or to sleep, I have clothes to wear, if only what we want to become. We are able tor. forced to drop out of school a year ago Canada to work (which, being a first- two outfits, and I get to shower every to choose – choose to work hard and [email protected] so she could work, as her family could rate masseuse, I’m sure she would day. Plus, giving massages can be fun, become what we want to be, or choose no longer support her. Yes, going to find), but with modern immigration especially when nice people like you to slack off and lose that opportunity. Write For Commentary

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Y. 6052 Kapoor, Vijit 6541 Aw, Francis Y. 6744 Chen, Bobby S. 6748 Elgin, Katherine K. 6185 Ha, Seung Joon 6551 Kapoor, Vishakha 6358 Aylward, Caitlin C. 6975 Chen, Elizabeth B. 6875 Ellinger, Katherine S. 6745 Hackney, Sarah J. 6593 Katoni, Tamara 6829 Azaret, Lydia A. 2396 Chen, Jane 6918 Elson, Isabel C. 6851 Hall, Alexandra E. 2633 Kauffman, Hannah J. 6934 Babatunde, Olamide G. 6617 Chen, Jessica 2562 Engelsted, Isabelle C. 6154 Hall, Hannah L. 6501 Kaufman, Caroline H. 2644 Bach-Lombardo, Jordan M. 6707 Chen, Raymond 6872 Erickson, Sophia C. 6839 Hamel, Thomas J. 2635 Kearns, Nicholas P. 6925 Bacon, Anabel G. 2382 Chen, Richard P. L. 6459 Erskine, Haley A. 6740 Hamilton, James 2589 Keating, Kyleigh C. 6199 Bailey, Jordan A. 6111 Chen, Vivian Y. 6314 Esakof, Alexander M. 2560 Hamilton, Ruaridh B. 6375 Keen, Sydney M. 2650 Bailey, Richard W. 2398 Cheng, Natalie X. 6622 Esakof, Zachary E. 2541 Hampton, Jordan L. 6383 Kelley, Mathew 2647 Bakken, Jon A. 6503 Chernyk, Julian L. 6338 Everts, Cara K. 6435 Han, Carolyn C. 6920 Kelly, Elizabeth M. 2619 Bakrow, Sara M. 6150 Chew, Emelyn S. X. 6340 Everts, Mitchell R. 6619 Hanafin, Brian M. 2597 Kent, Chris R. 2620 Ballard, Kristina L. 6585 Chew, Jennifer M. 2563 Falk-Wallace, William G. 6364 Hanafin, Gregory M. 2636 Kent, Emily L. 6950 Ballinger, Sean B. 2669 Chitturi, Sindhura 6590 Faller, Theresa N. 2548 Hansen, Luke M. 6060 Kent, Victoria L. 2674 Bang, Peter K. 6481 Cho, Andrew S. 6557 Faller, Veronica A. 2533 Hanson, Mark A. 2584 Kerrigan, Christopher J. 2683 Barros, Brianna E. 2397 Choi, Alexander J. S. 6174 Fallon, Connor P. 2551 Hantman, Michelle D. 2605 Keyes, Alicia C. 6486 Barry, David R. 2383 Choi, Audrey 6618 Fan, Jennifer W. S. 6862 Harden, Solon R. 6687 Khan, Nadine 6255 Bastable, Conrad J. M. 2735 Choi, Christine H. 6785 Fang, Anna P. 6569 Hardin, Karl N. 6386 Khang, Andrew J. 6739 Batchelder, Christopher Q. 6579 Choi, Derrick C. 6410 Fang, Jean C. 6427 Hardy, Jasmine H. 6207 Kilgoe, Hector J. 6453 Becker, J. Sebastian 6259 Choo, Rona 6228 Fanikos, Kaitlin M. 2564 Harmange, Claire S. 2585 Kim, Curie 6291 Beinecke, Hannah M. 6941 Choong, Dhanaporn 6169 Farquhar, Derek H. 2561 Harmeling, Carolyn G. 2587 Kim, Hana C. 6247 Bendetson, Rebecca G. 2386 Choy, Soo Jung 6621 Farquhar, Megan E. 2534 Harrington, Asa W. 6520 Kim, Hyungtae K. 6366 Benedict, Collin J. 6068 Christopherson, Lucas H. 2539 Farrell, Alexandra M. 6444 Harrington, Thomas J. P. 6513 Kim, Jean 6692 Benvenuti, Kathryn T. 6087 Chung, Christine K. 6667 Farrow, Sadiqa A. 6305 Harris, Erica L. 6349 Kim, Lauren H. 6323 Bernard, Denzil M. 6454 Chung, David H. 6348 Fasenfest, Bernhard G. 6361 Harris, Marilyn N. 6274 Kim, Madeleine S. 6635 Bernieri, Michael L. 2384 Cirelli, Gabriella M. 2542 Faulkner, Kristen T. 6866 Hart, Harrison E. 6256 Kim, Sun 6526 Berube, Michael P., II 6262 Clark, Samuel D. 6811 Faulkner, William M. 6525 Hartung, Ryan J. 2606 Kim, Won Yong 6697 Best, Ric T. 6284 Clarke, Taylor M. 2570 Fedyk, Valeria 6880 Hastings, Cameron J. 6527 Kim, Yonwoo 6958 Bhaiwala, Zahra S. 2372 Clay, Cassius M. 6065 Feghali, Fay T. 2565 Hathaway, J. Garnet 6424 King, Claire W. 6558 Bhandari, Rishabh 6142 Clements, Graeme B. 6564 Feld, Emanuel L. 6519 Hatton, Cayla E. 6104 King, Courtney E. 6494 Bidwell, Lucy W. 6915 Cleveland, Catherine A. 6438 Feng, Joshua T. 2566 Haymon, Miranda D. 6539 King, Lauren E. 6701 Bielasiak-Robinson, Jesse G. 6614 Cleveland, Charlotte-Luisa 6702 Feng, Tony L. 6083 He, Qianxi 2610 Kingston, Caitlin E. 6072 Bingaman, Alexander L. 6704 Cockburn, Charles P. C. 6283 Ferguson, Taryn O. 2616 Healey, Morgan E. 6646 Kirsch, Tyler M. 6837 Blaize, Gregory A. 6295 Coggeshall, Jillian S. 6599 Ferrari, Melissa A. 6055 Heavey, Ryan B. 2573 Kit, Tina L. 2602 Blake, Jessica C. 6173 Cohen, Leo F. 6287 Ferris, Maria T. 6114 Hebb, Katherine R. 6731 Knapp, David S. 6119 Blindauer, Ellen G. 6515 Coker, Tobi E. 6808 Field, David M. 2568 Helmers, Julie C. 2637 Kneisel, Bradly S. 6833 Bliss, Lincoln H. 6116 Colello, Stephanie S. 2575 Field, Henry R. 6771 Henesey, Keely M. 6887 Knight, Isabel X. 6954 Block, Maxwell B. 6842 Coleman, Rachel M. 6673 Fieldgrove, Amber L. 6430 Hess, Ashley E. 6067 Koeckert, Carl S. 6577 Bloemsma, Paul A. 6335 Collins, Meghan A. 2523 Finch, Margaret N. 2540 Hess, Katrina A. 6149 Koh, Jung Hun 6249 Blugh, Marvin A. 6595 Colombo, Caroline M. 2506 Fine, Zachary S. 6658 Hetzler, Peter T., III 6691 Kohn, Kimberly C. 6742 Bogus, Zoe C. 6208 Colson, W. Redmond, III 6592 Finn, Cathal D. 6670 Hewett, Marilyn 6591 Konolige, Rebecca L. 6440 Boll, Cameron S. 6227 Conant, Alice B. 6356 Finnie, Hannah L. 6517 Higgins, Jaclyn S. 6411 Kontaxis, Michael N. 6395 Bonaparte, Margaret R. L. 6804 Conte, Lorenzo J. 2544 Flanagan, Colleen P. 6816 Higgins, Matthew J. 6253 Kosovac, D. Steven 6858 Bond, Tyler P. 2508 Cope, Alexander J. 2576 Flanagan, Conor J. 2572 Hill, David B. 6429 Kowal, Emily M. 6889 Bonifas, Anne C. 6378 Coppinger, Catherine E. 6159 Flanders, Allison M. 6492 Hirshberg, Ethan S. 6847 Kozloff, Jill K. 6229 Bouchard, Shane R. 2513 Coravos, Cassandra L. 2526 Fleming, Scott L. 6346 Ho, J. Benjamin 6792 Kramer, Thomas M. 2622 Bowers, Margaret M. 6267 Corey, Ian A. 2550 Flemming, Khalil K. 6131 Hofer, Philip M. 6398 Krapels, Benjamin E. 2684 Boyd, Zachary C. 6460 Cox, Forrest M. 6129 Flynn, Eliza U. 6387 Hofmann, Franziska S. 6652 Kratzer, Isabella A. 6560 Boylan, Sarah E. 6746 Craig, Samantha C. 6403 Foley, Thomas C., Jr. 6160 Holck, Christian 6105 Kreider, Christopher J. 2625 Bradlee, Asia C. 2501 Craven, Nicholas W. 6278 Ford, Whitney E. 6352 Holley, Jessica A. L. 2595 Krichmar, Daniel L. 2693 Brady, Patrick N. 6281 Crook, Caitlin J. 6767 Foster, James R. 6521 Hon, Curtis Y. 6232 Krishna, Aiko D. 6286 Brandano, Juliana C. 2510 Crosett, Rainer A. 2592 Fourteau, Sophie M. 6180 Hong, Andrew 6176 Krishnamachar, Ambika M. 6573 Brannan, Clifton M. 6821 Crutchfield, Courtnie R. 6245 Fowkes, William J. 6552 Hong, Young Suk 6355 Kristofferson, K. Mai 6589 Braun, Trevor R. 6277 Crystal, Duncan C. 6413 Franco, Kyle R. 6531 Horner, Charles R. O. 6333 Krome, Mary C. 6775 Bremer, Leo F. 2516 Cummings, Declan B. 6848 Frank, William H. 6789 Houghton, Edward D. 6054 Kruy, Joseph N. 6092 Bremer, Madden P. 2511 Curtis, Jared L. 2530 Fraser, Andrew G. 6325 Houghton, James D. 6319 Ku, Jin Mo 6629 Brenner, James A. Cusick, John M. 2531 Frechette, Chloe S. 6213 Howe, Elias M. 6128 Kubacki, Robert F. 6945 Brereton, Kiara C. 6888 Cuthell, Scott K. 6523 Freedman, Sarah M. 2569 Howell, Olivia D. 2598 Kubie, Sahrula 6755 Briggs, Victoria S. 2504 Dai, Lawrence M. 6509 Frey, Jessica E. 2543 Howland, Amanda M. 6881 Kuoch, Elaine S. 6280 Brisco, Amanda C. 6735 Dalby, Sebastian S. J. 6550 Fromkin, Alissa B. 2739 Hoyt, Evan C. 2599 Kuoch, Kimberly P. 6359 Brodie, Benjamin T. 6448 D'Alelio, Drew T. 2552 Fulton, Timothy M. 6472 Hoyt, Grace M. 2603 Kwartler, Eliana B. 6903 Brodie, Shanera A. 6409 Dancikova, Radmila 2507 Fumudoh, Ziwerekoru C. 6672 Hubschman, Thomas G. 2639 Kwok, Geoffrey A. 6171 Brolsma, Kerstin K. S. 2505 D'Andrea, Vincent D. 6572 Furlong, Ryan M. 2546 Huh, Joon-Buhm 6818 Kwon, Gabrielle S. 6246 Brooks, Callen T. 6237 Daniel, Kara J. 6554 Gaiss, Kaitlin M. 2547 Hunt, R. Sage 6341 Kwon, MinYoung 6062 Brown, Ann T. 6886 Danner, Charles V. A. 6299 Gaiss, Ryan J. 2574 Hunter, Anne A. 6565 Lalanne, Demetrius A. 6884 Brown, Carolyn I. 6164 Danziger, Julian S. 6657 Ganner, Charles R. 6730 Hussey, Daniel K. 6856 Lam, Brandon C. 2629 Brown, Christopher 6770 Davidson, Alexander P. 2555 Garbarino, Alayna R. 2621 Hutcheson-Tipton, Emily F. 6712 Lamb, Janelle R. 6289 Brown, Elizabeth A. 6473 Dawkins, Alexis T. 6311 Garden, Taylor M. 6827 Hutton, Jeremy E. 6537 Langworthy, Robert L. M. 6580 Bryant, Moshe' A. 6937 Day, Colin R. 6571 Gardner, Riley E. 6130 Huzar, Aleksander 6873 Lanzo, Kerry L. 6747 Brzezinski, Tomek A. 2509 Dean, Julia K. 6644 Garry, Bert J., Jr. 6091 Idah, Oriekose E. 6191 Larson, Daniel E. 6647 Budge, Mariana 2521 Dean, R. Nicholas 6768 Gattuso, Caroline A. 6668 Ingram, John H. 2608 Latham, Christopher W. 2607 Budney, Charles S. 6138 de Groot, Hannah P. 6474 Geary, Joshua T. 6778 Ingram, Julie E. 2579 Lavin, Elizabeth W. 6394 September 12, 2008 The Phillipian News A7 Law, Maggie T. 6896 McHale, Alexander R. 6250 Palmer, Robert S. 6587 Santamaria, Daniel 6209 Udegbe, Byron K. 6223 Lawlor, Matthew A. 2648 McInnis, Kaitlyn A. 6633 Pan, Ting 6733 Santos, Marhelich 6376 Um, Noel B. 2591 Lawson, Samantha R. 2651 McKenna, John P. 6776 Panaccio Tresham, Olivia M. 6679 Saxena, Nikita T. 6870 Upatising, Kruesit 6823 Leahy, Kyle T. 2746 McKenzie, Tafarii H. 6422 Park, Alexander J. 6637 Sayall, Alysha 6631 Uria, Isabella F. 6516 Lederfine Paskal, Theodore 2614 McKinnon, Ryan M. 2673 Park, Jin Heok 6805 Schaffer, Jennifer M. 6466 Urias, Aneissa 6717 Lee, Andrew S. 6705 McLaughlin, Catherine J. 2679 Park, Na Young 6120 Scharf, Benjamin M. 6661 Valdez, Kiara C. 6796 Lee, Garrett A. 6279 McLaughlin, Timothy E. 6496 Parlin, Maxwell W. 6264 Schlacks, Hunter J. 6716 VanValkenburg, Brooke A. 6843 Lee, Hannah 6912 McLean, Katherine T. 6326 Parolin, Katherine L. 6271 Schlager, Andrew J. 6865 Vardaro, Robert E. 2741 Lee, Jee Eun 6602 McManus, Catherine E. 2655 Parr, E. Givens 6916 Schneider, Alexander K. 6151 Vaz, Natasha N. 2763 Lee, Jina 6450 McMurtrie, Audrey R. 6696 Patel, Janki K. 2687 Schoenberger, Sonya A. 6919 VehrenKamp, Svenja 6260 Lee, Laura K. 6329 McMurtrie, Daniel H. 6877 Patel, Kishan K. 2689 Schultz, Daniel A. 6367 Verdine, Lauren A. 6069 Lee, Mollie 6630 McQuillen, Casey A. 2665 Pates, E. Annie 6224 Schultz, Rebecca L. 6414 Viles, Katharine P. 2502 Lee, Seyoung 6189 McSweeney, Shannon M. 6751 Patino, Elizabeth 2670 Scoble, Emily A. 2728 Villar, Nicole A. 6321 Lee, Sophia 6857 Meagher, Julianna D. 6854 Paul, Elizabeth M. 6660 Scognamiglio, Michael R. 6082 Vladimirova, Stephania A. 6432 Lee-Kramer, Peter S. T. 6419 Mei, Austin Y. 2730 Paul, Kevin A. 6815 Scott, Haley S. 2729 von Braun, Christoph M. 2503 Lee-Kramer, Steven S. 6336 Melaney, Elliot C. 6433 Peabody, Christina H. 6801 Sebastian, Elizabeth J. 6713 von Braun, Katie E. 2692 Leggett, Annalee E. 6723 Menar, Heather 6794 Pechacek, Alina P. 2714 Segal, Eli R. 6066 Voorhees, K. Michaela 2742 LeGros, Noah M. 6115 Mendia, Diego 6608 Pecora, Camilla W. 6871 Segall, Erica R. 2682 Wagner, Nathan J. 6404 Lehnen, Adrian S. 6662 Merrill, James C. 6978 Pecora, Charles H. 6605 Segreto, Elina S. 2736 Wagner, Nicole E. 6216 Lemmons, Jordan E. 6302 Metro, Henry N. 6095 Pelletier, Georgia R. 6234 Seman, Victoria M. 2720 Waldman, Alanna D. 6452 Lender, Jacqueline M. 2630 Meyer, Christopher A. 6636 Peloquin, Samantha R. 6354 Serna, Nicolas V. 2722 Walker, Alexis J. 6677 Lenzo, Tory J. 2721 Meyer, Richard L., III 6905 Peltz, Brittany L. 6769 Shack, Jacob R. 2724 Walker, Jack F. 6518 Lessard, Samuel N. 2631 Meyer, Wesley C. 6384 Peng, Charles J. 2654 Shaffer, Lily R. 2725 Walker, William C. 6490 Leung, Jonathan K. Y. 6810 Miao, Graham M. 6904 Peng, Ollie 6344 Shambaugh, W. Scott 6524 Walkovik, John E. 6235 Levene, Abigail P. 6485 Miao, Jennifer 2698 Peretz, Zary A. 6772 Shannon, Thor R. 6437 Wallace, Jacqueline G. 6117 Levene, Margaret B. 6252 Miggs, Luke C. 6650 Perkins, Taylor W. 2734 Shapiro, Elyse M. 6086 Wallace, Malcolm S. 6084 Levine, Adam L. 6408 Miller-Surratt, Jordan G. 6099 Peterson, Enek F. 6882 Shaw, R. Turner 6990 Walsh, Kellie E. 2764 Levy, Stephen P. 6126 Misiulaityte, Marta 6388 Phillips, Cameron J. 6604 Shen, Nicola M. 2756 Walsh, Mariana R. 6292 Lewis, Celia M. 2653 Missmar, Daniah S. 6802 Philps, James W. 2737 Shenk, Jamie L. 6327 Walters, Charles L. 6064 Lewis, Corinna D. 6125 Mitchell, Andrew M. L. 6233 Phinney, Kelsey J. 2691 Shepherd, Regina G. 6641 Wang, Amanda 6974 Li, Andrew Y. 6764 Mitchell, Danica F. 6103 Pierson, Cameron R. 6710 Sherrill, Katherine S. 6407 Wang, Joann E. 6175 Li, Annie J. 6353 Mitchell, Laura A. 6956 Pimentel, L. Daniela 6285 Sheu, Sarah E. 6536 Wang, Michael Z. 2765 Li, Randy X. 6426 Mithal, Aditya V. 6699 Pinckney, Margot D. 6057 Shimer, Sophia E. 2686 Washburn, Parker H. 6982 Li, Tiffany S. 6893 Miyachi, Mari A. 2705 Pingeton, Blaire C. 6581 Shin, Jae Eui 6296 Washburn, Summer M. 6985 Li, Ting 6506 Mjamba, Mandisa B. 6484 Png, C. Maximilian 6690 Shoemaker, Margot E. 6563 Washington, Menelik K. 6781 Li, Xiaoxiao E. 6909 Mommsen, Cristina I. 6093 Podell, Benjamin W. 6736 Shoener, Charles F. 6182 Watanabe, Yuto 6797 Li, Yiwei 2615 Monecke, Nathalie K. 6799 Pohly, Andrew R. 6624 Shrestinian, Aram J. 2748 Watt, Jason J. S. 6832 Liang, April S. 6420 Monfredo, Clare E. 6251 Poland, Nicholas M. 2715 Sichko, Stassja G. H. 6654 Weaver, Tomas A. 6265 Liaqat, Fatima 6118 Montana, Miguel S. 6542 Poliquin, Samuel J. 6397 Siemer, Jessica L. 6928 Wehner, Vivian M. 6196 Lim, Kelsey S. 2374 Moon, He Li 6947 Polk-Bauman, Mary H. 6852 Siewert, James P. 6682 Wei, Emily A. 6210 Lin, Amanda A. 6656 Moon, Young Hoon 6478 Pollokoff, Abigail 6613 Sigal, Ian R. 6276 Weinberg, Zoe A. Y. 6257 Lincoln-Vogel, Auden M. 2626 Moore, Cherita S. 6521 Pond, Emily N. 2743 Silverstein, Max L. 6694 Weiss, Alec M. 2766 Lindsey, William G. 6685 Morales, Karen C. 6381 Poss, James G. 6720 Simister, Eve M. 6416 Weiss, Samuel M. 2696 Liotta, Joseph P. 2662 Morales-Jobse, Erica L. 6332 Poss, William H. 6222 Simitch Warke, Eva A. 6385 Wessels, Julianna 2518 Liponis, Brenna S. 6077 Moreno, Jessica C. 6457 Potter, Chase A. 6725 Singh, Uday R. 6178 Whalen, Christine G. Z. 6727 Little, Emily A. 6639 Morgan, Henry B. 6456 Powell, Alessandra A. D. 6820 Siraco, Michael J., Jr. 2688 White, Ansley R. 6436 Liu, Jonathan 6406 Morgan, Jennifer A. C. 6671 Powers, Daniel A. 6074 Sirakian, Eric 2731 White, Anthony 6817 Liu, Juliet T. 6449 Morlani, Anthony A. 2707 Powers, Kelly T. 6316 Skaggs, Adam S. 6399 Whittingham, Carolyn R. 6897 Liu, Marie A. 6724 Moroney, Alexandra A. 6743 Prathuri, Ramya L. 2694 Skwierczynski, Mackenzie L. 2757 Wickens, Rebekah H. 6263 Liu, Stephanie C. 6318 Moroney, Stephanie K. 6075 Prawdzik, Benjamin R. 2716 Smachlo, H. Alexander 6371 Wideman, Nicholas E. 6328 Lohia, Shefali 2640 Moroz, Daniel J. 6183 Prentakis, Melina K. 6645 Small, Calista C. 6056 Wiener, Catherine D. 6819 Lopez, Luz M. 6357 Morris, Benjamin C. 2668 Princiotti, Leonore F. 6914 Smith, Alexander G. 6669 Wiens, Taryn L. 6555 Lord, Helen S. 6534 Morris, Kaytlin A. 2675 Pula, Haritha 2695 Smith, Jordan A. 6226 Wilkin, W. Henry 2777 Louis, Teddy A. 6136 Morris, Ryan F. 2656 Puymartin, Guy Karim J. 6732 Smith, Lydia C. 6575 Willis, Deidra 6803 Lowenstein, David T. 2627 Morss, Peyton C. 6505 Qian, Kevin 6659 Smith, Marcus A. 6562 Wilmarth, Lauren A. 2697 Lozzi, Michael J. 6763 Mosquera, Reid M. 2708 Qiu, Bowen 2671 Smith, Sarah M. 6272 Wilmarth, Victoria A. 2699 Luan, Jiageng 6401 Moss, Alexander B. 6320 Queenan, Charles J., IV 6504 Smith, Taylor M. 2736 Wilson, Andrew L. 6548 Ly, Peter 6303 Motlow, E. Anne 6102 Queenan, Max C. 6841 Smolak, Kathleen M. 2760 Wilson, Peyton B. 6379 Lyman, Andrew W. 2666 Muderrisoglu, Aysen S. 6113 Quezergue, Chelsea R. 6603 Sneider, Brandon G. 6709 Wincek, Michael T. 6502 Lynch, Geoffrey W. 2632 Muradov, Esther N. 6467 Quinn, Julia G. 2744 Sohn, Natalee S. 6529 Winslow, Jonathan C. 6132 Lyons, Allison M. 2634 Muran, William V., II 6607 Quinones, Amber N. A. 6334 Somers, Caroline B. 6578 Wolber, Patrick J. 6133 Lytle, Lane S. 6779 Muresanu, Alexander N. 6729 Rademacher, Emily S. 6201 Song, Kevin S. 6868 Wollman, Ian M. 2701 Ma, Michael Y. 2642 Murgo, Margarita E. 6582 Rahman, Meredith Z. 6684 Spada, Paul D. 2690 Wong, Arnold L. H. 6137 Ma, Michelle Y. 6121 Murphy, Liam H. 6761 Ramos, Ryan A. 6892 Stantcheva, Raya R. 6391 Wong, Brandon P. 6783 Macdonald, Courtney L. 6297 Myers, David J. 6610 Rao, Anne I. 2700 Steingart, Emily J. 6425 Wong, Tsun-Shuo 6304 MacKay, Michael J. 6922 Myers, Sofia E. 6380 Rauh, Carly I. 2717 Stevens, Robert T. 6750 Woolsey, Patrick L. 2712 Mackey, Anna P. 6412 Na, Jonathan S. D. 6428 Raymond-Sidel, Thea E. 6203 Stevens, Sarah H. 6648 Woonton, Andrew D. 2767 MacNaughton, Iain A. F. 6158 Nagao, Seika A. 6094 Reape, Lillian M. 6921 Stoldt, Camerin M. S. 6393 Woonton, Brian M. 2769 MacNelly, Julia S. 6168 Nakiguli, Noelina 6760 Reichel, Chloe E. 6462 Stoldt, Emerson H. K. 6310 Woonton, Katherine A. 2771 Macovei, Andrei 6155 Nanda, Alexander K. 6544 Reider, Juliana A. 6533 Stone, Adrian F. 6570 Wopinski, Michael S. 6482 Macquarrie, Spencer J. 6754 Nanda, Christopher N. 6758 Reisinger, William B. 6313 Stone, Avery W. 6479 Wright, Brandon N. 2772 MacRae, Kendall C. 6495 Narayan, Ram S. 6698 Remmel, Ariana M. 6206 Stovall, Jasmine A. 6923 Wu, Laura R. 6890 MacRae, Rebecca A. 6632 Narayan-Chen, Anjali Y. 6184 Renner, Matthew A., Jr. 6418 Stowell, Glenn W., IV 6345 Wu, Peiyu 6166 Macrae, Trisha A. 6172 Nelli, Stephanie M. 6487 Rex, Kristina L. 2703 Strand, Sascha A. 6948 Wyckoff, Kira E. 6828 Maher, Patrick J. 6330 Nelson, Peter R. 6161 Rhee, Kyul 6728 Strong, Mary S. R. 6090 Xenakis, Stephen J. 2745 Mahoney, Matthew J. 6664 Newman, Lindsay P. 6855 Rhodes, F. Dylan 6695 Stuer, Shaun M. 6470 Xie, Julie Y. 2750 Malhotra, Rohan 2645 Newman, Samuel J. 6762 Rice, Spencer A. 6170 Su, Tina 2776 Xu, Chuan 6508 Malin, Andrew R. 6676 Ngaocharoenchitr, Varistha 6612 Rich, Hilary J. 2719 Sullivan, Ryan M. 6365 Xu, Stephanie B. 2702 Mancilla, Brandon J. 6850 Nguyen, Eliza M. 6194 Ricker, James F. 2677 Sullivan, Sosha R. 6141 Yan, Melissa B. 6152 Manns, Miles A. 6566 Nguyen, Toan X. 6795 Riley, Katherine L. 6165 Sun, Nathalie 6946 Yang, Peter M. 6620 Mansfield, Sayer K. 6693 Ngwudo, Chioma N. 6370 Rivera, Katherine A. 6787 Sundaram, Sudhandra 2779 Yang-Sammataro, John S. 2752 Manuel, Benjamin A. 6738 Nichols, Benjamin H. 6342 Roberts, Jacob W. 2706 Supapannachart, R. June 6653 Yang-Sammataro, Kell S. 2527 Manuel-Countee, Krystle L. 6258 Noble, Ashley R. 6230 Roberts, John E. B. 6686 Svec, Katherine V. 2738 Yau, Allan L. 2773 Maqubela, Tebogo T. 6984 Noh, Jung Hyun 6315 Robertson, Megan A. 2709 Sykes, Brian D. 6312 Yen, Patricia 6266 Marcelo, Ryan L. 6898 Norris, Victoria L. 2658 Robinson, Francis W., III 2711 Talarico, Benjamin A. 6609 Yoo, Sae Kyul 6211 Marchese, Timothy M. 6148 Norton, Georgina M. 2659 Rogers, Kyle M. 6806 Tanski, Emilie M. 6081 Yoon, J. Eric 6596 Marcotte, Richard A. 6085 Novis, Austen C. 6491 Rohwer, Jakob M. 6269 Tao, Alice H. 2751 Yoon, Michael J. 6288 Margolese, Rachel K. 2726 Nunez, Alexander R. 2680 Romanow, Jacob A. 6538 Tavares, Gustavo E. 6949 Yost, Ryan J. 6859 Mariko, A. Michelle 6205 Oasis, Philip A. 6195 Rosario, Kayla 6734 Taylor-Mighty, Katharine E. 6451 You, Jae Hyuk 6935 Martin, Greta K. 2646 O'Brien, Chanel O. 6907 Rossi, Greta 6556 Tedesco, Anthony H. 6197 Young, Edith W. 6135 Martino, James D. 6306 O'Brien, John P. 6202 Rossi, Mia C. 2759 Teece, Edward D. 6895 Yu, Qing Yi 6680 Marvin, Victory A. 6053 Odei, Maya O. 6275 Rothschild, Viola L. 6901 Teicher, Samuel M. L. 6238 Yu, Stephanie W. Y. 6863 Mascheroni, Isabella S. 6718 Odukwe, 'Nonye D. 6757 Rountree, Marion C. 2676 Thaker, Gauri Y. 6471 Zanazzi, Emma G. 2567 Mason Rodriguez, Malcolm 6405 Odusote, Gloria O. 6477 Rullo, James D. 2747 Thamthieng, Tananya 6559 Zappala, Rachel L. 2754 Massie, Christopher K. 6059 Oesterling, Jennifer M. 6421 Russell, Brian M. 2681 Tharp, Kenneth E. 6373 Zhang, Allen L. 6535 Matshoba, Mhlabelo B. 6774 Ofori, Kevin E. 6157 Russell, David B. 2749 Theriault, Allison S. 6627 Zhang, Edward Y. 6514 Matsui, Madeleine Z. W. 6101 Ofori, Kyle D. 6826 Rutter, Sarah E. 2718 Thomas, Jane 6638 Zhang, Gregory S. 2582 Matsumoto, R. Sumi 2657 Ohene-Asah, Okyeraa 6959 Ryu, Sunwoo 6908 Thompson-Butler, R. Wil- 6780 Zhang, Jinzi 6708 Matsushita, Nanase 6139 Oines, Nalani S. 6464 Saab, Alana T. 2755 Thran, Amanda C. 6807 Zhang, Y. Gerry 6221 May, Conor D. 6447 Okai, Nicole 6766 Saab, Analise T. 2753 Timm, Emily M. 6663 Zhao, Calvin C. 2774 McAuliffe, Conor T. 2672 Oliva, Charles C. 6765 Safstrom, Brian J. 6813 Tohn, Adam D. 6147 Zhou, Andi C. 2704 McBeth, Greer E. 6143 Olusola, Kellon A. 6145 Sage, Aaron 6812 Tong, Charles M. 6623 Zhou, Dennis L. 6488 McCafferty, Meghan E. 6547 O'Neil, G. Myles 6532 Saigal, Arun K. 6469 Torabi, Bijan 2782 Zhou, Jennifer J. 2775 McCarthy, Brianna M. 2649 Onorato, Sarah E. 2685 Sakai, Yu 6214 Torabi, Julia S. 2786 Zhou, Lawrence W. 6244 McCaskill, Khalid M. 6231 Oot, Antoinette R. 6369 Salton, Alex T. 6254 Townson, Andrew S. 2758 Zhu, Henry H. 6957 McClintic, Madeleine E. 6809 Oppong, Elizabeth A. 6220 Sambou, Borkeny N. 6616 Tran, Chau L. 2761 Zimmerling, Aubrey A. 6124 McDonagh, Michael J. 2652 Oriach, A. Samuel 2732 Samson, Emily R. 6869 Tsay, M. James 6831 Zinsmeister, Emily R. 2710 McDonough, Anne O. 6156 O'Sullivan, Caroline B. 2713 Samson, Mary E. 6331 Tucker, Madeleine 2762 Zorthian, Julia L. 6567 McDowell, Anita G. 6545 Owens, Khadijah A. 6443 Sanchez de Lollano, Renata 6540 Turiano, John M. 2740 Zou, Anthony H. 6061 McGrath, Hannah R. 2660 Pak, Yerin 6109 Sanderson, Scott B. 6689 Turk, Hannah R. 6793 McGrath, Patrick E. 2661 Palleschi, Thomas M., Jr. 2733 Sandhu, Michaeljit S. 6112 Uanarumit, Bhumpawat 6576 A8 Arts The Phillipian September 12, 2008 Andover Students Share Summer Experiences from Around the World

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Soon Liz called to ask about my Nette Oot film experience and debrief me on the film, entitled “Orgasm, Inc.” “Are you When people ask me what I eighteen yet?” she asked me. Upon did over the summer, I have finally hearing that I was not, she warned perfected a tactful way of saying “I me that, yes, her film was related to worked on a film called ‘Orgasm, the topic of sex: female sexual dys- Inc.’, I swear it wasn’t pornography.” function, to be exact. In fact, if you did ask me, the conver- So I decided to venture to New sation undoubtedly went like this: “I York City for the month of July with interned in New York City working no idea where I was going to stay and on this documentary.” “Cool! What an unclear idea of exactly what I was about?” “Um… it’s about the pharma- to do, but with more enthusiasm and ceutical industry, and how it creates excitement than I had for any project maladies where they don’t exist and in ages. I moved in with a friend and sells medication to fix them. Specifi- bought my first MetroCard (with ab- cally with male and female sexual solutely no idea how to navigate the dysfunction, actually.” “Oh, um, cool? MTA subway system) and had only a What’s it called?” “Orgasm, Inc…” day or two to relax before my first day Cue awkward laughter and lame ex- of work. cuse to end conversation. Over the four weeks that I worked Courtesy of Cora Lewis Since my Junior year, I have been with Liz (seven or eight hours a day, Nette Oot ’09 took a day off from her hectic film internship in New York City to spend the day at Coney engrossed in the Film program here four days a week) and Wendy (eight Island with friends. at Phillips Academy. I vividly remem- hours a day, once a week) I learned ber the first film showed to us in the countless things. screening” of the film. Unfortunately, ple. I learned how to put together a which saved me a lot of money. first Film I class I took (excluding I helped Liz edit her film, as well I did not get to attend, seeing as the press kit, and how to highlight a mov- Although my brief stint in the film the obligatory Junior Art 200): “The as design graphics that will appear in screening was sponsored and sup- ie’s strengths. I learned how to travel industry did scare me a bit with its War Room.” As the credits rolled, I the film. I also helped pick some of plied by Heineken. the subway with a four-by-three foot inevitable ups and downs, it has also failed to notice one essential name: the music that will appear in the fi- I learned how to design graphics, framed poster and three huge master taught me so much, and I’m not sure “Producer: Wendy Ettinger.” Wendy nal version, transcribed educational navigate all of New York City’s public copies of a movie that could barely fit anything could put a damper on my Ettinger is my cousin, and this sum- films about sexual dysfunction and libraries and master the MTA. I found into my purse which was already filled love of the medium. I intend to con- mer, I interned both with her and on searched my friends’ junk email for a range of historical public domain with bulging notebooks. I learned tinue to pursue film classes here at one of the more current movies she is spam about Viagra. Possibly the most footage, from hippies dancing to Ron- that in the film industry you do not Phillips Academy, and maybe even in producing. fun part, I got to spend several days ald Reagan signing a bill. I learned need to dress college. I always knew that Wendy was scouring the internet for “dirt” on formal email etiquette and how to formally on a involved in the film industry, but I one of the film’s villains, Irwin Gold- conduct phone conversations with daily basis, never knew what her projects en- stein (a ridiculous and hilarious char- busy and important peo- tailed; in fact, I’m not sure I ever had acter). an in-depth conversation with her Wendy, on the other hand, about it before this past school year. had just recently fin- But last year I fell in love with Video ished a film that she had II and directed a 30-minute film with been working on for Tessa Pompa ’08 that was featured a few years: “Hotel in the Student Film Festival. When Gramercy Park.” screened, it drew a crowd that could Directed by hardly fit in Kemper Auditorium. So Douglas Keeve, I decided to give her a call. the film follows the rise and fall of the After a few weeks of waiting notorious Gramercy Park Hotel. Rid- around and putting everything else dled with drugs, rock stars, scandal on hold with hopes of a film intern- and suicide, “The Gram” is a New ship, Wendy finally called back with York City landmark. I labeled and good news. Liz Canner, a new direc- organized dozens of movies from tor in the editing stages of a project first draft to final feature, sampling almost nine years in the making, had those that looked the most inter- heard about my films and my interest esting, with Wendy’s permission. I in the industry, and was excited (not wrote a short summary of her film just willing, excited!) to work with to submit to film festivals, and I even me. got to help her set up for a “celebrity Malawi, Africa school, they were begging It still blows my us to stay forever. Believe me, mind that even I wanted to. in a place like Malawi, where one in Malawians speak every seven people is HIV positive, Chichewa, a language un- some people can still be as unin- like anything I have ever formed as they are. heard. The schools are re- As World Camp volunteers our quired to begin teaching Eng- job was to “educate, inspire, and lish in grade six. However, the change,” and I truly believe we did Malawian teachers’ method is those things while in Malawi. How- to speak only English in the class- ever, I don’t think it could ever match room, a technique that is more often the generosity the people of Malawi than not completely useless given showed us. that most children have never heard That generosity was most obvious English before. seen. at my homestay. I will never forget We were lucky enough to have Al- how my homestay father insisted I an incredible group of local transla- though sleep on the only grass mat he owned tors, who provided not only transla- most of and had a goat sacrificed in my hon- tion, but also a never-ending supply the informa- or. I think the fact that a man with of Akon for rides to and from the tion we taught so little was willing to give me every- schools. was complete- thing he possibly could captures the I am sad to report that, as hard as ly foreign to the essence of the Malawian people per- I tried, I quickly found that no mat- kids, I was continu- fectly. ter how good your dance moves may ally amazed by how Looking back, I think that the look in Underwood room, you haven’t zealous they were random nature of my decision to go Courtesy of Claire King seen dancing until you’ve watched to learn. Despite to Malawi prepared me better than a Malawian get down. Each day we their enthusi- anything else could. The reason that Claire King ’10 holds a child during her trip to Malawi, Africa. had 30 minutes in which the trans- asm, there were this preparation, or lack there of, was lators were not present. When my certainly times I thought I so effective was because I had abso- many people in Malawi drive defen- Chichewa failed me, it took only a clap might never get through to them. We lutely no idea what I was getting my- Claire King sively, making each street crossing a of my hands and a shout of “BWALO” taught the students about safe sex, self into, and I left Malawi with an near-death experience. Our leaders before I was surrounded by 30 Ma- and their reactions made me real- experience unlike anything I could It wasn’t until I had already found enforced a buddy system that forbade lawian kids singing in four part har- ize how important it was for them to have imagined three months ago. my ideal program and submitted an us from walking around without an- monies and popping like I have never truly understand what I was saying. application that my parents found other member of the group. Despite out I had any interest in volunteering these somewhat unwelcoming char- in Africa. The news of my summer acteristics, I felt oddly at home in plans left my family confused more Malawi. than anything else. As the baby of The people of Malawi are easily the family (and also quite the scaredy the happiest people I have ever met. cat), I have an intense fear of bugs, Even after I had succeeded in ripping long plane rides and shots. A month the strap of my backpack out of a in rural Malawi seemed completely pickpocket’s hands, he looked at me, random and unlikely. smiled, shook my hand and said, “Ah While in Malawi, World Camp’s high school group taught over 400 “Although most of the infor- children about HIV/AIDS, deforesta- mation we taught was com- tion, hygiene and Malaria. However, when I look back on my time in Ma- pletely foreign to the kids, I lawi, it is not what the Malawians was continually amazed by learned from me, but rather what I learned from them. how zealous they were to I will never forget my first day in learn.” Malawi. I stepped out of the airport, duffel bags in tow, to see a man pee- clever girl! You come to my family ing right in the parking lot; needless restaurant—free goat for the Ameri- to say, I stopped dead in my tracks. can sister!” Noticing my disgust, the group leader But this friendliness extends far turned around grinning to say, “Wel- beyond the pickpockets of Malawi. come to Malawi, Claire!” We visited four schools, and, upon our We stayed in a hostel in the capi- arrival at each, we were immediately tal city of Lilongwe. The city itself greeted by the entire student body, is about the size of the town of An- all shouting “AZUNGU!” (meaning dover. Our hostel was surrounded by white people). Some of the older stu- a stone wall topped with shards of dents played it off like they were too glass to prevent people from break- cool for the goofy Americans, but, Courtesy of Claire King ing in. I quickly discovered that not by the end of our three days at each Malawian schoolchildren and Claire King ’10 sing and dance during a study break. September 12, 2008 The Phillipian Arts A9 Andover Students Share Summer Experiences from Around the World Burgos, Spain for a crash course in speaking the tecture of the medieval city, Spanish Aubrey Zimmerling language with native speakers. So, on pop culture, and the geography of July 6, I hopped on a plane with 30 the country. Once classes ended, we other students and jetted off to Bur- would return to our homes for lunch, Throughout my five years of gos, Spain to live with a host family and after our “siesta,” we had the af- Spanish courses, I have always been for a month of total immersion. ternoon off to explore the city or hang strong with grammar and writing, Nearly every weekday we had out with our host siblings. even reading aloud in an authentic classes from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. We toured Las Huelgas, a mon- accent, but engaging in spontaneous with local professors and Andover’s estary, and La Catedral, the main ca- conversation was certainly a different very own Dr. Maier. Around 11:30 thedral in Burgos. I was astounded by story. I went to Spain this summer a.m., they allowed us a brief “recre- how much time and effort was poured with a desperate need to improve my ational” free period, which we usu- into the construction and decoration conversational abilities. After com- ally spent in a nearby café eating pas- of the buildings. Las Huelgas was a pleting Spanish 400 and going into tries and drinking homemade orange combination of Roman architecture my Senior year, I decided it was time juice. In class, we studied the archi- and Arabic design, built to house the tombs of the family of King Alfonso VIII. La Catedral was incredibly or- nate, adorned with stone-carved mu- rals, elaborate stained glass windows, enormous gold centerpieces and hundreds of choir chairs (on which a different biblical or mythological scene was depicted) – all of this done by hand, causing the construction of the cathedral to last for more than 400 years. For our day trips, they took us to the beach in Santander (located in northern Spain) and Madrid. The beach was a blast, but I must say, it was a bit strange to see women young and old bathing topless and have to pay to use the rest room. The excur- sion to Madrid was a bit too brief to Courtesy of Aubrey Zimmerling truly explore the city and soak it all PA students visited La Catedral, the main cathedral in Burgos. in. But, we were able to view famous ples: bread and ham. There is a Span- that again in our natural born lives. Courtesy of Aubrey Zimmerling paintings such as “Las Meninas” by ish saying that translates, “Without Over those three days, we, a group of Students joined a summer abroad program to Burgos, Spain for total Diego Velásquez, “The Family of bread, it’s impossible to eat.” Every Spaniards and Americans, bonded so immersion in Spanish language and culture. Charles IV” by Francisco Goya and day locals buy a fresh, delicious, new much as a group, sharing stories and “La Guernica” by Pablo Picasso. loaf of bread. All of our host families encouraging one another to continue; The Spanish cuisine features would laugh at us because we ate so the teamwork was incredible as were two sta- much bread; we simply couldn’t get the friendships formed. enough. Also, the Spanish people’s On the morning of our departure, obsession with ham continued to all the families gathered to say good- amaze me the entire month I was bye to their American “hijos.” As we there. In every grocery store, cured hugged our friends and thanked our pig legs would hang from the ceil- families for all their hospitality, the ing, and they even gave them out as tears were simply inevitable. The prizes at carnivals. To top it all off, American students and the Span- they have a world-famous “Museum ish siblings could relate on more of Ham” in Madrid. So, if you aren’t a than one might imagine, because ham fan, you’re out of luck. deep down, we were all teenagers The most memorable (and the who have had similar experiences, most grueling) experience of the trip no matter which side of the globe was the Camino de Santiago, a three- we were from. My conversational day, 50-mile trek across the Spanish skills improved as drastically as I had countryside. We carried everything hoped, but I also gained a newfound we needed on our backs and slept in respect for a once foreign culture. youth hostels and gyms at night. All Looking out the bus window, it was of us, whether we walked the entire hard to believe that the journey had way or rode in the support van, expe- ended when it felt like only yesterday rienced the fatigue, the heat, the blis- it had begun. Some day, perhaps even ters, the frustration, the joy and the next summer, many of us will venture ultimate satisfaction that we would back across the Great Pond to revisit probably never do anything like our second home, Burgos.

Kunming, China

Courtesy of Natalie Cheng Natalie Cheng ’10 volunteered at an elementary school, serving as Natalie Cheng biggest event in my 2008 China trip teacher and companion to 39 children, for three weeks. turned out to take place outside the Since July 13, 2001, the day the five-ring road setup of Beijing. Academy, seemingly greedy with their Ramen, International Olympic Committee Though I was in China for the du- including we were in awe of their strength, ap- elected Beijing as the home of 2008 ration of the Olympics, I only stayed earthquake in May. prefects and preciation and kindness. Games, Olympics-mania ensued for in Beijing for the first few days of the After a 23-hour train house counselors. On our last day, we threw a birth- Chinese people everywhere. “Bei- Olympics—just long enough to catch ride and countless medical For kids who day party for three of the students. jing 2008” became an icon, symbol- one preliminary soccer game. For tests, the 500 children were assigned have the freedom of liv- They were so touched that we would izing change and hope. Suddenly, for the rest of my five weeks in China, I nine different elementary schools for ing with friends and without parents go out and buy a cake for them that people in China, there was no escape stayed in Yunnan, home to beautiful boarding while their parents rebuilt around, every child was surprisingly they almost all began to cry (the old- from Olympics paraphernalia; every mountains and the rich culture from their lives. Among those nine schools disciplined and polite. According to est one stopped himself ). They said commercial, every song, every bill- 25 of the 56 recognized ethnic groups and 500 kids was Kunming Guan the faculty, they were not always like that no one had ever done anything so board and statue was created in name in China. The capital of Yunnan, Kun- Du District Guan Shang Elementary that, and the school had taught them nice for them and that the school and of the Olympic Games. Even the most ming, is also home to most of my ma- School No. 2 and the 39 Sichuan stu- well. One teacher said, “It’s good to their families can’t afford to throw a irrelevant products carried a “Bei- ternal relatives and recently became dents it welcomed, both of which I let go and have fun with the kids, but party with a cake. They appreciated it jing 2008” stamp as a badge of honor. a temporary home to about 500 chil- had the honor and pleasure of work- when it’s time to be strict, we have so much that they insisted on cutting However, despite all the hype, the dren displaced by the tragic Sichuan ing with. My cousin and I, both some- to be strict—when it comes down to the cake themselves, but they gave what fluent in Chinese and English it, we are the teachers and we are re- cake to everyone else in the class, volunteered at the school for almost sponsible for them when their par- leaving very little for themselves. three weeks as teachers, counselors ents aren’t here.” These children didn’t really have and companions to the kids. Another added, “When they first much in terms of material posessions; While they were welcoming of came to us, they…took everything for all they had was what was donated to us, they were also extremely cautious granted. They were nothing like how them. And yet, on our last day, every with the children. It took some per- they are now. Now, when we take kid wracked his brains—and bins— sistence and a lot of procedures and field trips with any of the other eight for parting gifts to give us. paperwork for the administration to schools [with students from Sichuan], Some of the kids wrote notes, al- allow us to begin work. They don’t everyone knows that our kids are the most all of the kids drew pictures, usually accept volunteers from out- most pleasant and well-behaved.” and a lot of the kids gave stuffed ani- side their faculty. The Assistant Prin- On August 30, 2008, there was mals, books or anything they thought cipal said, “You have to understand, another earthquake in Sichuan with was remotely presentable. All of especially with the possible chaos of 6.1 magnitude which was even felt in these souvenirs seem so much more the Olympics right now, we have to Kunming. The younger children were meaningful than any kind of Olympic be extremely careful with who we let so scared they would not leave their paraphernalia, and they are all now into the school.” teachers’ sides. The older children on display or put to use in my room. The organization, carefulness, were a little more relaxed, some were Ma ShuMan drew a picture with compassion and generosity of the half-joking, half-making up hypo- a note: “I drew this picture from the school were all truly remarkable. thetical scenarios and making some bottom of my heart because you’ve Teachers sacrificed their summer mental preparations. Yan Ming said, worked so hard these passed few vacations to take turns with 48-hour “If there was another earthquake days just to make us happy, you put shifts taking care of the kids aged here, I’d figure out some way to take us before yourself…Thank you, and I nine to twelve. But, it was easy to tell everybody’s Ramen Noodles because wish you happiness in America.” that none of them minded the extra that’s all we need to live off of during Ma Jie gave me his giant stuffed face time with the well-behaved kids; an earthquake—Ramen Noodles.” animal that each child received to each teacher we saw had such sincere Li FengLing said, “[Yan Ming] keep him company. When I told him fondness for every child. is too selfish! If there was another I couldn’t accept that gift because he Teachers on duty lived with stu- earthquake, I’d go into the buildings needed it he said, “I want you to have dents in two classrooms-turned-dorm and save people first. Then, they’d be it…I don’t need him anymore because Courtesy of Natalie Cheng rooms, one for boys and one for girls. so thankful to me that they’d give me I want to give him to you so you won’t On the day of her departure, students from Guan Shang Elementary One room housed more kids than all their Ramen Noodles!” forget me. Please just take him back No.2 beg Natalie Cheng, the author not to leave. my whole freshman dorm at Phillips But no matter how scared or to the U.S. with you.” A10 News The Phillipian September 12, 2008 Downloading Speed Cap Established to Avoid Slower Internet Students Adjust to Virtual Connections For Administrative Departments and Faculty Classroom in Teacher’s Absence

Continued from A1, Column 6 than last year’s. Now you can scribed in their email, the one- Office] agrees that the environ- Continued from A1, Column 5 used to, because the teacher download more than 1GB one gigabyte bandwidth limit was ment during the summer is dif- isn’t in the room…it feels like pended. week, less the next, and as long originally established in 2003 ferent and the results this fall in the Unobsky Room in Sam- a tenuous connection,” contin- In one week last October, as your downloading remains as a method of regulating stu- may not be the same. That is uel Phillips Hall. ued Elder more than one in four boarders reasonable, you won’t get in dent internet use. why this is considered a pilot,” Yan is currently teaching Kevin Qian ’11, another stu- exceeded the bandwidth limit trouble.” At the time, high bandwidth she said. four Chinese classes via web dent of Yan’s, said, “It is an in- — though many of them ques- However, Christian Ander- use was frequently a sign of il- In addition to the new cam from his apartment in Bei- teresting and innovative idea tioned the school’s results. son ’09, a Techmaster cited legal downloading. Addition- bandwidth policy, the Technol- jing. if a teacher isn’t able to come “Colleges and other schools a potential problem with the ally, internet users on campus ogy Office has overseen other According to Merrill, the to class physically, but I would have adopted [a similar policy], downloading speed caps. were encountering slow con- changes across campus. videoconference technology prefer to have a face-to-face so I have to believe it’s going to He said, “Each student is nection speeds. Wireless access has been was a relatively low-cost en- class.” be a good outcome,” he contin- capped at one megabyte per Since then, Phillips Acad- added to eighteen buildings on deavor. Yan said, “The first day, ued. second, which is faster than emy’s internet use has changed campus. A new computer lab is Yan’s classes are conduct- there was a little confusion, However, Murphy cau- the connection on many of the drastically, Murphy and Roman installed in Morse Hall and for- ed using three webcams, two but I hope by the end of the tioned students to continue websites they visit. Nonethe- stated in the email. ty-two laptops are now avail- laptops and two conference first week it will be like regular following the Acceptable Use less, only 60 students on reg- More legal downloading able to scholarship students. phones. teaching.” Policy (AUP), which outlines istered dorm computers [have resources, coupled with a dra- Roman said, “Each year, The technology runs on a In order to make sure that the Academy’s policy on down- to] saturate those connections matically increased capacity the Trustees allocate a cer- program called WebX, which all technology functions prop- loading and sharing copyright- before all begin to see a reduc- for internet bandwidth, have tain amount of funding for allows students to see both erly and that students focus in ed media on its network and tion in speed.” resolved many of the issues new technology initiatives. Yan’s image and his computer class, a member of the Chinese over the internet. He continued, “The foresee- that once plagued the campus The Executive Committee on screen. Department will always be in Disciplinary action will be able problem – and the Tech- network. Technology, with input from Yan said that before the the classroom. taken if these guidelines are nology department has already In response, the Technology the Academic Committee on school year started, he prac- The Spanish Department broken, Murphy confirmed. asked for feedback on this – is Office began testing various al- Technology and the Adminis- ticed using the program and asked returning faculty mem- According to the email, al- that students will begin to suf- ternatives to the former policy, trative Committee on Technol- teaching via video with the bers to teach Moreno’s eight though the Academy network fer from reduced speeds, par- Roman said. ogy, work with me each year to other Chinese teachers. classes, ranging from Spanish can support up to 120 mega- ticularly during high traffic During a pilot in the Sum- prioritize requests and decide “I find it challenging man- 100 to Spanish 520, until Oc- bytes per second, only 60 have periods.” mer Session of 2007, Phillips how that money should be aging a couple of screens, be- tober 1. been allotted to the residential “Nonetheless,” he added, Academy provided bandwidth used.” cause you can only enlarge one Moreno’s work visa does network. “no student now needs to fear monitoring systems to stu- Currently, the Technology screen at a time,” said Yan. not permit him to begin teach- This limit has been estab- effectively invisible bandwidth dents. However, this method Office is preparing for a reeval- Yan also noted the lack of a ing until October 1. lished to protect downloading limits.” proved unsuccessful due to the uation of Andover’s technology microphone at the whiteboard, Moreno, who previously speeds in other academic and Hana Kim ’11 described her bandwidth requirements of programs. making it difficult to perform taught Spanish at Harvard Col- administrative locations on frustrations with the one-giga- these programs, according to From September 16 to 18, skits and forcing students to lege, lives in the Boston area, campus, said Roman. byte limit last year. Roman. Kaludis Counseling, a higher return to the table to ask ques- and has been sitting in and ob- In addition, a one-megabyte “I went over three times my Roman and Murphy tested education consulting firm, will tions. serving his future classes. per second cap will esxist for Junior year, but I never knew the current pilot in the Sum- come to campus to assess the However, Yan said that “I am very excited to start student’s downloading speed. why,” she said. “There were mer Session of 2008. current technology needs and the audio quality was “great,” classes because it’s better than Carl Jackson ’09, a Tech- people across the hall down- After positive results, the construct new plans for the and that in teaching Chinese, just sitting in the class and see- master and Director of The loading videos all the time who pilot was implemented for the next four years. speaking is more important ing others do your work. It Phillipian Online, said, “I think never went over.” fall term. “I really hope that students that seeing. makes you feel a little guilty,” [the new policy] is a lot better As Murphy and Roman de- However, “[The Technology participate since we really Ben Elder ’09, one of Yan’s Moreno said. want to make sure that the stu- students, said that the class is “I’m trying to be [on cam- CYA to Establish Chapters in Other Schools; dent perspective is included in “really cool, especially because pus and in the classroom] to the plan,” Roman said. it has never been done before.” make the change as smooth as I.O.U.S.A. Film to Serve as Promotion “It is a little difficult to get possible.” ing documentary in an opening chapters. We’re a grassroots or- Continued from A1, Column 6 week, said Gruskin. ganization so we’re trying to set Second Non Sibi Day Gives Students More CYA’s involvement with up a national infrastructure,” In April, the Philadelphia Film “I.O.U.S.A.”, although only about said Tully. Project Choices and a Larger Voice in Planning Festival screened “I.O.U.S.A.” fol- five minutes in length, has According to Gruskin, CYA lowed by a question-and-answer helped the organization’s devel- is already in talks to visit Drake another, and they are the perfect committee because she “wanted period with Gruskin and Tully. opment, according to Tully. University, Penn State, Univer- By JULIA DEAN number for the Spicket River to become more involved and The August 21 nationwide “The film adds some legiti- sity of Colorado and Michigan cleanup. Also, many of the Ju- learn about what goes on behind premiere was followed by a live, macy to our organization, and State, among others. After last year’s Non Sibi Day niors are taking Biology 100, and the scenes.” round-table discussion with we can use it as a visual aid to CYA will also protest in their assigned students to projects, the teachers are able to incorpo- Manuel-Countee explained, prominent figures on financial spice up the issue,” he said. prisoner outfits at the first presi- the day’s second incarnation is rate the project throughout the “Last year was just a pilot, be- issues, including Warren Buffett CYA is currently focused on dential debate in Mississippi, as doing more to pair student with year,” said Green. cause we hadn’t done it before.” and David Walker, the former changing the direction of the well as the vice presidential de- service. “I enjoyed last year’s Non Sibi Among the many changes, the U.S. Comptroller-General. organization. This weekend, the bate in St. Louis, Missourri. Last year’s Non Sibi Day left Day because I felt that it was a committee cleared the schedule According to Gruskin, full Board of Directors will meet “We feel that it’s a bit of an ob- no room for personal preferenc- great opportunity to bond with for Non Sibi Day weekend, be- “I.O.U.S.A.” had approximately in Washington, D.C. to discuss scure issue, which is why we feel es within the student body. All the other freshmen,” said Emily cause last year, that weekend 50,000 viewers its opening future plans. that we have to take the issue to Juniors were assigned to clean Rademacher ’11. was overwhelmed with multiple night. “To put that into relative “We’re going to do a national the doorsteps of our peers,” said the Spicket River, while all Up- Though most projects from activities, distracting the stu- terms, Al Gore’s documentary tour this year and go across the Gruskin. “It’s not that exciting perclassmen were assigned to last year are on the list again, dents from their projects. [“An Inconvenient Truth”] had college and high school cam- necessarily, but it is important, various projects based on an in- there are “almost an equal num- In 2006, the Alumni Council 30,000 its first week.” puses, speak and premiere the and it is something that we need terest group they had selected. ber of new projects,” said Manu- planned Non Sibi Day as a “day The film’s strong premiere film at their schools, answer to get behind as a generation.” This year, the Community el-Countee. of service across the globe, with also placed it as the top-gross- questions and hopefully set up Service Office allowed students Green elaborated, “Non Sibi Andover as the common factor,” to sign up directly for projects Day was made up of a vast ma- explained Chad Green, Director that fit their interests, according jority of organizations we work of Community Service. to Alana Rush, Assistant Direc- with throughout the year. The Tori Wilmarth ’09, a mem- tor of Community Service. criteria are organizations that do ber of the student Non Sibi Day Also, this year, the Non Sibi good work, and those that truly Committee, considers Non Sibi Day Committee hosted the involve volunteers.” Day 2007 “a foundation to im- Community Partner Fair in Un- The Community Service Of- prove upon.” commons. At the fair, various fice started planning for Non Funding of Non Sibi Day this groups presented information Sibi Day in the spring of 2007 year was largely thanks to the on the community service proj- with a new student committee. alumni, specifically the Abbot ects available to the students, Krystle Manuel-Countee ’09, Class of ’73. Last year, Non Sibi enabling the students to make a a member of the Non Sibi Day Day was funded by an Abbot more informed decision. Committee, chose to join the Grant. “When you get to choose your project, you are more involved, and it becomes more personal,” said Lexi Moroney ’11. “Firstly, we encourage the Junior class to get to know one September 12, 2008 The Phillipian News A11

A look at the changes in Andover admissions, most of which were New Students: implemented as a part of the Strategic Plan initiatives launched in 2003, according to Dean of Admission Jane Fried. 2,386 Applicants 19.2% of Applicants Accepted Recieved 208 70 24 11 24 (second highest # Juniors Lowers Uppers Seniors PGs in history) Matriculating From 39 28 3 States Countries Native nations

Tuition Increase (37% increase) from 2003 to 2008 $28,520 $39,100

Financial Aid Budget Growth (62% increase) 2003 2008 $8,996,000 $14,557,000

Jam-Packed Orientation Leaves Students Breathless

Continued from A1, Column 1 her Topeka, Kansas home for highlight of orientation. the town of Andover, Massa- Even though the program into the backseat while their chusetts. does not change from year to parents pound the horn. “We’re more comfortable year, each year brings new sur- “I’m dead.” Calista Small with the school now, we know prises and new stories. ’10, a new Upper in Paul Revere coaches, faculty, and house This Saturday, as Blue Keys Hall, explained. She said that counselors, know what to ex- greeted new students, an un- meeting the many members of pect.” Carpenter said. “And since known woman flashed them the Phillips Academy commu- we’ve seen that [PA] is such a from her car. nity requires a lot of energy. positive experience we come in Mark Adamsson, ’11, a new She admits that even though self-assured as parents. It’s the Lower from Stockholm, Swe- the Blue Keys have been help- known versus the unknown.” den, attended the International ful in showing her the ropes she As new students eagerly Student Orientation. He said the still finds the campus size a bit awaited meeting faculty and fel- program involved “lots of name intimidating. “I just want to go low students, Abbot Blue Key games, lots of new faces, and to my classes now,” she said. Head Nadine Khan ’09 enjoyed lots of fun.” Serena Gelb ’10 described a different kind of anticipation. Adamsson remembers play- her orientation experience as “It’s so different being in the ing one name game in which “intense.” leadership position and really one of the new students had a For her, one of the most help- feeling the class spirit,” Khan name that was difficult for the ful parts of orientation was see- said. “Your time has come; other students to pronounce. ing the classrooms and getting a there’s nothing like it.” The student fell asleep during better feel for the campus lay- Pine Knoll Blue Key Brianna the course of the game, later to out. McCarthy ’09 also enjoyed rem- be woken up abruptly when one “I came to Summer Session iniscing while fulfilling her Blue of the someone finally called at PA,” she said, “but I’m still di- Key duties. that student’s name. rectionally impaired.” “The best part is seeing the Adrian Stone ’12, a Junior in Gelb said the biggest adjust- kids in the back seat of the car Rockwell, said that his hall has ment so far has been getting when they first drive up and been “tight” after he and his used to being without her seven their parents are really excited dormmates bonded while play- dogs. “It’s kind of weird not hav- and honking while they just try ing with a freestanding mini- ing them here,” she said. to hide. It takes you back,” Mc- hoop on Saturday. Sometimes, the transition to Carthy said. Stone thought that orienta- a new school seems to be tough- “This year’s new student tion was easily laid out, simple, er on parents than on their chil- orientation was the best run and altogether relaxing, and he dren. “My mom calls all the program since I’ve been here,” found the Blue Keys very ap- S. Sheu/ THe Phillipian time,” Elizabeth Paul ’12 said. Cindy Efinger, Director of Stu- proachable. West Quad South Blue Key Head Eliza Dewey ’09 proudly waves her cluster’s flag. Paul, who arrived early for dent Activities said. Aside from nearly missing varsity field hockey tryouts add- She said that the Blue Key dormitory sign-in, Stone said ed, “I was really nervous at first, Heads and Blue Keys were that his transition to Andover but now I feel like I’ve been here “amazing,” and added that the has gone smoothly. awhile.” programs ran “like clockwork.” “I want to keep meeting Postgraduate Ruaridh Ham- According to Efinger, new more and more kids and I’d like ilton, ’09 said he was surprised student orientation has not to get to know most all of the by the friendliness of members changed in the last five years, class if that is physically pos- of the PA community and the after it was cut from two days to sible,” he said. “I’m souped to willingness of people to meet one because the new students start the whole Andover cycle new students. “Everyone is re- were so exhausted after partici- and get into my rhythm, know ally nice, a little too nice,” he pating. the teachers, and enjoy life.” said. Students continue to attend Stone mentioned that it In some cases, new students Community and Multicultural seems as though with all of the were not quite so new. Development (CAMD), commu- activities of orientation, stu- Lavonne Carpenter, mother nity service, language, and tech- dents do not have time to think of Shelby Carpenter ’12, and nology orientations, a campus about home or feel homesick. Cassidy Carpenter ’08, said that walk, Search & Rescue team- “I haven’t even called home dropping off her second child building ropes course activities, yet,” he said, “I should probably for orientation to PA felt differ- and the Thinkfast game, which do that.” ent from the first time she left Efinger identified as a popular A12 News The Phillipian September 12, 2008 New Courses Added to Language and English Departments; Interdisciplinary Courses Combine Subjects and Faculty

Arabic-Speaking Peoples. The Instructor in Math, designed As opposed to a music his- By JULIE XIE course will focus on the cur- a new winter elective called tory course, the main purpose rent events, history, literature, Florence in the Renaissance. of this class is to “use music to The Course of Study got a lifestyle and religion of Arab- Fox will focus on the litera- illuminate history, especially in makeover for the 2008-2009 speaking countries. ture, philosophy and art his- the 20th century,” said Walter. school year, offering new Ara- “It covers pretty much ev- tory of the Renaissance period. bic and Chinese courses and erything but the language it- Alonso will discuss economics, Walter and Doheny plan to two new interdisciplinary self,” said Merrill. geometry, engineering off the examine the music of Shosta- studies. The language department buildings and the relationship kovitch and its affect on Stalin After receiving positive also replaced Chinese 600 with between mathematics and the and the Soviet people in the feedback from last spring’s three new Chinese courses des- visual arts. 1990’s. They will also discuss term-contained Arabic course, ignated for heritage speakers. Fox said, “I want students to the music of Richard Wagner the language department Merrill said, “Heritage better understand this period and its impact on Hitler. added a year-long Arabic 195 speakers are kids who are of time and also to see the con- Students will earn either a course for Seniors. near-fluent in the language. nection between two different music credit or a history credit The goal of Arabic 195 is to They hear the language spoken disciplines: math and litera- from the course. cover the same material as one at home but don’t know how ture.” The general feedback for year of a college-level Arabic to write as well...It is a place Fox and Alonso will both be the interdisciplinary courses is class. where heritage speakers can present in the classroom for positive. The course is only open to improve their written and con- every class period. “I think they’re wonderful Seniors who have already ful- versational skills using differ- This elective will be a two- and enormously illuminating filled their language require- ent content.” credit course, earning students to make connections between ment. Taking Arabic will not The three rotating classes both an English credit and an different disciplines,” said Wal- earn any language credits. will each focus on a specific interdisciplinary credit. An in- ter. Peter Merrill, Head of the aspect of China, including as terdisciplinary credit is a newly “People have been talking Division of World Languages, literature and current events. created credit system and is not about trying to offer more of said he expects there to be a Only Chinese 640 is offered in yet a graduation requirement. these courses. They are hugely high demand for the class. the 2008-2009 year. Chris Walter, Instructor in important and useful in educa- “[Arabic] is one of those lan- Two new interdisciplin- History, and Marcelle Doheny, tion,” said Fox. guages where the national need ary courses were added to the Instructor in History, will also “However, they are dif- for it [in the United States] is Course of Study this year. team up to teach Out of Tune: ficult [to arrange] because of quite high, for homeland se- Interdisciplinary courses Music and the State in the the structure of the school and curity and business purposes,” connect material from two or Twentieth Century. also because of scheduling and Merrill continued. more subjects and are taught The spring course will ex- credits, so it’s been out there in A term-contained Arabic by teachers in different aca- amine the degree to which the very small pockets. I’m glad it course is still being offered. demic departments. government and the state con- all worked out for us,” contin- The language department is David Fox, Instructor in trol composers and their mu- ued Fox. also offering The Cultures of English, and Fernando Alonso, sic. Textbooks Sell Meyer ’09: Cheaper Online No Looters

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books] online.” much press. Ordering books online may Lavin said that he was irri- be a more cost-effective option, tated by the drama around the but most students cannot, as storm created by the press. The the booklist is not available on hurricane was simply not as PAnet early enough to do so. strong as the media had por- The prices for small paper- trayed it, he said. back books are approximately Meyer did not evacuate.In equivalent through Amazon. an email to The Phillipian, Mey- com. The bigger differences er explained that his house was occur for large textbooks. affected by some wind damage, For example, a precalculus but nothing too severe. texbook costs $161 at the Book- Meyer said that one of the store, but only $115 on Amazon. major differences between com. A Chemistry textbook the aftermath of Katrina and costs $148 at the Bookstore and Gustav was the presence of m. DIscenza/ THe Phillipian $92 on Amazon.com. looters. Caption In an interview with The Meyer wrote, “This hurri- Phillipian last year, Robert cane was a lot different from Hugo, Hugo’s father, said, “In Katrina because there were the scheme of things, we are much more national guard and very competitive with other re- police watching over the city. tailers … Part of the problem is I didn’t even see one looter that we also do not sell a third whereas during Katrina I saw of our books while some class- hundreds.” es also get cancelled.” Volume CXXXI, Number 15 SPORTS September 12, 2008 2008 Fall Previews

Feature Water Polo Jia ’10 Andover Travels To Seeks Beijing Comeback

Andover Students Developing Team Connect at Games Looks for Wins

By Sophia Jia By Nathan Wagner Special to the phillipian Phillipian Sports Writer

As Norway earned another After a dominating 2006 point against Switzerland af- season that saw the Boys Var- ter a superb spike at Chaoyang sity Water Polo team win 14 of Park Beach Volleyball Stadium, its 17 games and finish second the fans from Norway sitting in the New England Champi- two rows behind me launched onships, the 2007 team was into a new round of song. plagued by inexperience. This was the sixth of 14 After a year of rebuilding, olympic events that I attended this year’s water polo team this summer, but it was by far appears to have the talent and the one that encouraged the game experience to regain suc- most audience participation. cess for the Andover program. Culturally, Chinese audiences The graduation of the 2006 are not used to hollering and seniors enabled the 2007 var- screaming at sports games, m. DIscenza/ THe Phillipian sity players to occupy key po- at least not in the same way Stephanie Moroney ’09 (left) Aubrey Zimmerling ’09 (right) race through campus on a practice run. sitions on the team. Americans are. So the two Last year, the team focused MC’s of the game, one speak- on developing and giving un- ing Chinese and the other Girls Cross Country Looks to Take Home derclassmen playing time and English, taught and led the au- experience. dience in different cheers. By Interschols Championship for 4th Straight Year The 2007 team started off their combined efforts and the slowly, hitting a tough stretch, help of the “beach girls,” who but showed bright spots, talent are specially trained cheer- Captain Jen Downing ’08, with a course record time ditional rivals Choate, Exeter, and team unity, winning three leading volunteers, the audi- By Peter Nelson Abby Levene ’09, Stephanie of 18:28, followed by Down- and Deerfield, as well as host in a row near the end of the ence was finally able to do “the Phillipian Sports Writer Moroney ’09 and Captain ing and Moroney. All seven the annual Andover Devel- season. wave.” Never mind that it took Berol Dewdney ’09, the team girls were named to the Bos- opmental Invitational, where Eventually, the team fin- four tries and that there were The Girls Cross Country marched through the season, ton Globe’s “All New England team scores are not counted ished with five wins in 15 pockets of empty space where team knows how to do almost beating every team it faced, Cross Country Team,” while and runners at all levels, in- games. people didn’t stand up—it still everything, except lose. The including Choate, St. Paul’s, Levene was named the league’s cluding coaches and alumni, Now, a young, growing made its around the entire sta- team has captured the New Northfield Mount Herman, All-Star. have a chance to compete in a team looks to steadily improve dium. England Championship for Deerfield and Exeter. This year, Captain Dew- relaxed environment. on its 2007 season and to make Sitting next to me was Nao- the past three years. And after The girls dominated at In- dney, Levene and Moroney The team boasts the stron- large strides in the upcoming mi Jiang ’07. We happened to last year’s undefeated season, terschols with Andover secur- return to lead another strong gest Senior class that it has in season. be volunteering together at the Andover hopes to make it a ing the top three spots and all team with high hopes for an- memory. Levene, Dewdney, Led by Captain William four-peat. seven varsity runners finishing other New England Champi- Continued on Page B3, Column 5 Last year, led by former in the top 14. Levene finished onship. The girls will face tra- Continued on Page B3, Column 1 Continued on Page B2, Column 1

Volleyball Yan, Engelsted, Mommsen and Mc- Cafferty Power Volleyball Offense

I think our team is stronger be particularly outstanding on By Veronica Faller than last year. the starting rotation this year. Phillipian Sports Writer What’s just as exciting and Melissa Yan ’10 will play set- important as the talent is that ter. With the bitter taste of dis- we really click as a team al- She will be joined by Cap- appointment still strong in ready, and having good team tain Isabelle Engelsted ’09 their mouths, the girls of the chemistry goes a long way!” as an opposite hitter, Cristina Volleyball team are itching for Coach Clyfe Beckwith be- success. lieves that four players will Continued on Page B3, Column 3 Last season, the squad com- pleted its season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses. To cap T. Ferguson/ THe Phillipian off the season, Andover com- Morgan Healey ’09 dribbles the ball through traffic in a scrimmage. peted in an annual champi- onship tournament hosted by Girls Soccer Deerfield. The team lost in the quarterfinals to the number five seed, Choate Rosemary Hall. Defending NEPSAC Champions Two seasons ago, Andover went undefeated with 16 wins. Field Youthful Team in 2008 While last season’s first loss to Hotchkiss was a disappoint- ment to some, members of the By Megan Farquhar difficult matches against Riv- include PG’s Sarah Smith ’09 team took it as motivation to Phillipian Sports Writer ers, Brooks, and NMH. How- and Morgan Healey ’09. Both work even harder. ever, with a remarkable goal Smith and Healey have made a Five team members gradu- After defeating five-time by Little, Andover dominated smooth transition to Andover ated last spring, including Eri- defending champions Loomis Loomis Chaffee 1-0 to win the through preseason and will ca Bakies ’08, Cassidy Carpen- Chaffee for the Championship NEPSAC finals for the first surely impact the game. ter ’08, Michelle Hollebeke win in 2007, this year’s An- time since 1999. Smith will be starting in ’08, Atima Lui ’08 and Lauren dover Girls Soccer team goes Despite graduating 10 midfield and “has the poise, Shevlin ’08. into the season with high ex- members of the 2007 team, touch and experience to be The new squad’s roster is pectations. Andover will combine the skill one of the prep school’s best not yet finalized, but first cuts Under the leadership of of its new players with the ex- midfielders,” commented have already been made. There Co-Captains Emily Little ’09 perience of its returning play- Coach Lisa Joel. “Smith’s and are seven returning members and Catherine Coppinger ’09, ers in order to succeed this Healey’s play, spirit and expe- to the team. Andover hopes to have their season. rience will definitely benefit Stephanie Xu ’09 said, “We 2008 season be just as out- Coppinger commented, the Andover team this season. lost five girls, but we did get standing as their last. “We have some strong new Other additions to the team some really great new players Andover finished its 2007 and returning players who are include newcomers Ambika this year who are definitely season with a record of 12-4-2. stepping up to fill those key Krishnamacher ’11, Laura going to make an impact on At the beginning of last season, holes.” the team. A. Levine/ THe Phillipian the team saw some especially New to the team this year Continued on Page B2, Column 5 They’re so talented, and Christina Mommsen ’09 (left) bumps to a teammate. B2 Sports The Phillipian September 12, 2008 Girls Soccer Returning Seniors Pre- pare Team for Opener off the field. Continued from Page B1, Column 1 “I am excited for the start Amorosa ’09 and Cayla Hatton of the season this week,” con- ’12. cluded Coppinger. “Although Andover will look to the only time will tell if we will four returning Seniors, as well have another championship as the seven other returning year, the team is looking great players, to lead the team. so far.” Returning to the team are Coach Joel stated, “Our Seniors Eliza Nguyen, Carolyn goal is to take each half of play Brown, Coppinger and Little. as it comes.” Returning goalkeepers Alex “If the good work done at Farrell ’10 and Kimberly Kohn Team Prep Camp and during ’10 are also looking forward to preseason forecast anything, I a successful season. believe we are in for an excit- Nguyen’s speed and work ing season,” Joel continued. ethic will be a much needed Andover will start off its asset to the Andover midfield. season with a scrimmage Brown’s steady play in the against Tufts University’s JV midfield will be key for a fairly team on Wednesday and will inexperienced team. have its first official game at The team attended a Team Rivers on Saturday. Prep Camp this summer, Andover will need to get off which both challenged the to a fast start this season. The S.Sheu/ THe Phillipian girls physically and improved defending champions will look Kevin Paul ’10 leads a group of Andover players through a footwork drill in Wednesday’s practice. the team dynamics. to build confidence with a few One challenge the team will early wins to get the season 2008 Team Features Balanced Attack; face this season is to grow be- rolling in an attempt to defend yond the skill of each player its NEPSAC championship. Newfound Running Game Appears Promising and learn to play as one team. Surely a highlight of the Coppinger said, “We have season will be when the team a lot of individual talent, and, travels to Loomis in a rematch Football with camp and preseason be- of last year’s finals. hind us, I see us beginning Loomis had consistently Pohly. “The team chemistry is ed with much of the offensive stated Pohly. to play more and more as a beat Andover until last sea- By Chris Cameron great, and the new players are line returning. All these new and return- team.” son, when Andover staked two Phillipian Sports Writer already meshing well with the The running game will fea- ing players look to have a good Players always showed up wins against the New England returners.” ture additions Eddie Hough- season that could potentially early for preseason practice, powerhouse. Snagging an- Assistant Captain Anthony ton ’09 and Sam Auffant ’09, bring the team to the NEPSAC worked tirelessly to perfect other win on the road against After adding talented new Morlani ’09 is also poised to and both will bring a great title game again. their skills and showed energy Loomis season would be huge players on both sides of the start the season. “This year’s mix of speed and power to the and enthusiasm both on and for the team. ball, the Andover football team team is very talented and has ground attack. hopes to make a third consec- great depth at every position.” According to Pohly, the utive appearance in the NEP- Morlani continued, “Re- new offense will have a more Boys Cross Country SAC Championship game. placing a graduating class as balanced attack than previous After a 7-1 regular season talented as 2008 is never easy, years. last year, capped off with a but with the players that have The defense will be bal- 24-14 victory over rival Exeter, been brought in and our tal- anced as well, defending both Andover Returns 12 of 14 Varsity the 2007 team fell to Trinity- ented returners, we are con- the pass and run effectively. Pawling in the league champi- fident that this will be a suc- The hard-hitting linebacker Runners from 2007 Team onship. cessful season.” corps is lead by Sam Clark ’09 Attaining this kind of suc- This year’s offense will have and Louis Jacoubs ’09 along Jack Walkovik ’09 agreed challenge that we will face cess is hard work, and repeat- a different look to it, as quar- with a defensive backfield that By Ben Ho with Howe, adding “This is will be avoiding injuries that ing it is even harder, but Cap- terback Dan Hussey ’09 takes includes Joey Atiba ’09. Phillipian Sports Writer the best team I think we have have shaken our top runners tain Andrew Pohly ’09 said over at the helm. With his With a defensive line led by had in a long time. Some of over the last few weeks. If we that the team has been work- strong arm, he will have plenty Pohly that remains intact from After a summer of many the new kids are great run- can avoid injuries to our top ing hard in practice and is con- of options to throw the ball to, last year, the team looks to be miles and endless hills where ners and I think our depth runners, I think that we will fident about the season. such as returning receivers experienced in the trenches. many runners tracked up to could be unmatched this have a great chance at defeat- “Everyone has high ex- Morlani and Luke Duprey ’10. “The defense is looking 50 miles per week, the An- year.” ing St. Paul’s who has long pectations for the team,” said Hussey will be well protect- strong, fast, and aggressive,” dover Boys Cross Country Coach Jon Stableford been our main obstacle.” team hopes to improve on ’63 echoed the thoughts of If Andover is able to keep last year’s excellent season. Walkovik and Howe. “I think improving as the season Water Polo Captain Eli Howe ’09 hopes that our program this year wears on while avoiding inju- to follow in the footsteps of is definitely very strong and ries that have plagued some last year’s Captain Hanson that we will race well, be it top runners in past years, Causbie ’08 by setting an ex- the top seven or the runners the team should have a solid Captain Faulkner Provides ample in both practices and in the training group. Look- chance at making a run at the meets. ing at the team this year, I Interschols team champion- Stability and Experience in Net Howe has had an impres- think that we will not only ship. sive running career at An- be very competitive this year, After time trials this week, dover, excelling in all three but that we will continue to Andover seeks to defend its The new players look to season, and we look to improve seasons of running. However, a force in the coming years title at the Canterbury Invi- Continued from Page B1, Column 6 complement the young, devel- even further.” Andover looks Howe is not alone and will be as we have many developing tational on September 22nd. Faulkner ’09, the team wel- oping players on the offense to duplicate the flash of talent backed by what he calls the runners. I think that the big comes back 18 of the 22 varsity such as Curtis Hon ’10 and and success they showed last deepest team in his years at members. With seven mem- Matthew Mahoney ’11. year, when the team won three Andover. The team only lost bers of the 2009 graduating Although the 2007 season straight games near the end of two of its top 14 runners from class, five from the 2010 class, was a particularly difficult and the season. last year’s team which took and six from the 2011 class all frustrating one for the team, With new maturity and in- third at Interschols. returning, this year’s team has the players believe this season creased skills in each player, Charlie Ganner ’10 looks tremendous depth. will bring success and many Andover hopes to make it back to continue the progress he The team already has a stal- wins. to the New England Champi- made in his incredible break- wart defense including Parker Hon ’10, one of the keys to onships. The team opens its out season last year, where Washburn ’09, Brendan De- the team’s potential success season on Saturday with games he finished third at Inter- veney ’09 and Larry Zhou ’09 this year, said, “Our team al- against NMH and Deerfield. schols and first for Andover. and a steady goalie in Captain ready seems to be better than Also returning to the top of Faulkner. last year at this point in the the team is Mike Discenza ’09, whose past seasons have been marred by injury. Dis- cenza looks to put the past behind him and is hopes to be a key runner in the top seven this year. Other top returnees Declan Cummings ’09, Mi- chaeljit Sandhu ’09 and Tim McLaughlin ’11 will play key roles in the Andover team’s success. Howe commented about his expectations for this year’s top 14. “I think that there is a lot of potential for this year’s team to win Inter- schols, but we have to take things step by step. If we all peak at the right time and stick together as a team, I be- lieve we have a great chance when Interschols roll around in November,” said Howe.

A.Levine/ THe Phillipian m. DIscenza/ THe Phillipian Brendan Deveney ’09 looks to pass to a teammate during practice. Captain Eli Howe ’09 kicks his way to a finish in a 2007 race. September 12, 2008 The Phillipian Sports B3 Field Hockey Andover Field Hockey Builds off of 2007 Semi-Final Campaign

to be a critical member of the the team far “with their talent By Maggie Law team. for developing players and giv- Phillipian Sports Writer Coaches Dolan and Fenton ing useful advice.” believe the team’s success de- A combination of these Ending last fall with a well- pends on many factors, includ- coaching skills should provide earned trip to the semi-finals, ing practices and team com- a strong foundation and help the Girls Field Hockey team munication. bring the team to a winning enters this season with high It will also rely on how driv- season. expectations. A combination en the team is and its level of Mcinnis also commented, of strong returning players and motivation. Dolan additionally “Avery, Gaiss, and I are very young, new players promises said the team’s success will be excited to lead a team that’s to create a formidable force. significantly depend on how already showing a lot of prom- Last season the team fin- well it can bounce back from ise. It’s just going to take some m. DIscenza/ THe Phillipian ished with an impressive re- mistakes and setbacks. hard work and a positive atti- Garnet Hathaway ’10 looks to keep up his offensive production in the upcoming season. cord of 10 wins, three losses Co-Captain Mcinnis said tude and hopefully we’ll sur- and three ties. Even though it Dolan and Fenton create a fan- pass our achievements from Boys Soccer graduated many valuable se- tastic coaching pair, especially last year.” niors, the team boasts nine re- on the field, and they can take turning players. Seniors Alina Pechacek ’09 Combination of Seniors and Lowers and Co-Captains Kaitlin Gaiss ’09 and Kaitlyn McInnis ’09 Leads Explosive Andover Attack will all play pivotal roles on the field this fall. Returning By Matt Higgins this year. Joining Hathaway Filling in for Gardner will be Uppers Eliza Flynn ’10, Col- Phillipian Sports Writer up top will be post-graduate last year’s backup goalkeeper leen Flanagan ’10 and Captain Ethan Hirschberg ’09. Mitch Everts ’10 and newcom- Avery Stone ’10 have also taken Andover Boys Varsity Soc- Andover’s midfield looks er Spencer Macquarrie ’10. on leadership roles on the field cer concluded last year’s sea- very strong with four return- These two goalies will backup and will be important to watch son with a very emotional and ing Seniors. Captain Matt Gor- a unit that earned six clean as the season continues. dominating 4-2 victory over ski ’09 will lead the Andover sheets last season. Lowers Summer Washburn arch-rival Exeter. However, midfield this year. Gorski’s Andover will also receive ’11, Shannon McSweeney ’11 the team’s postseason dreams passing was very important to plenty of new, young talent and Kellie Walsh ’11 have all fell short when St. Paul’s took the Andover attack last year. this year from last year’s JV returned with significantly the eighth and final playoff Playing alongside Gorski in the program. Last year’s JV1 soc- improved skills. They will pro- spot, with Andover falling just center-midfield will be Mike cer team had an exceptional vide good depth and should outside the playoff draw as the DiFronzo ’11. Also returning year and finished undefeated. be a big help in carrying the ninth seed. in the Andover midfield are Several members of that team team. This year’s team is deep Trevor Gulick-Stutz ’09, Chase should be valuable members Coach Kate Dolan said, with talent and experience Potter ’09 and Alex Choi ’09. of the Andover varsity squad. “We have a great core group of and will look to ride the mo- Defensively, Andover ap- Andover sustained some returning players, and [Coach] mentum from last year’s sea- pears strong with two return- significant losses from last Martha [Fenton] and I be- son finale and make a run at ing Seniors. The Andover de- year’s team. Despite this, there lieve that they will provide a the New England tournament. fense will be lead by Captain is plenty of talent, experience strong foundation for the team The most significant loss Brian Russell ’09. Russell’s and senior leadership return- throughout the fall.” from last year’s team will be quality services will be key in ing. If the team can play well In addition to the talented forward Zach Dixon ’08. Dix- jump-starting Andover attacks. together, Andover should have squad of returning players, on was the heart of the team as Also returning to the Andover yet another year of being one there are many new students well as its most dangerous of- defense is William Thomp- of the most dangerous teams in all grades who will make an fensive threat. son-Butler ’09. Thompson- in New England. impact this season. New Up- Garnet Hathaway ’10 will Butler’s physicality will be a Andover’s final preseason per Kyleigh Keating ’10 brings look the fill the void left by much needed presence in the tune-up came on Wednesday a large set of skills and years S.Sheu/ THe Phillipian Dixon. Hathaway was one of Andover back four. when the team traveled to No- of experience and is expected the team’s most dangerous of- The team will also be with- bles in a final scrimmage be- Brooke Van Valkenburg ’12 strikes in a shooting drill. fensive players last year and out last year’s starting goal- fore the season. Andover came will have an even bigger role keeper, John Gardner ’08. home with the 3-2 win.

Volleyball Feature

mented, “Isabelle is an awe- Continued from Page B1, Column 3 some captain on and off the Olympics Provide Phillipian Sports court. She has helped the new Mommsen ’09 as an outside players feel more comfortable, Platform to Reconnect hitter and Meghan McCafferty the returners get their footing Presents: ’10 as a middle hitter. All four again, and to really put togeth- Continued from Page B1, Column 1 always said “the Boston area” of these girls are expected to er a solid volleyball team.” because if I said “Andover,” be key players this season. This season’s first official Beijing Volunteer Association, people were bound to ask, “Oh Coach Beckwith said, “This practice took place on Tuesday. but we had been oblivious of where’s that?” But instead of year’s team is shaping up re- Coach Beckwith commented our PA connection until half the standard “oh wow that’s NFL Weekly ally well.” that “after first cuts and the re- an hour before. Our responsi- cool” response, Naomi said He continued, “While it’s turn of new students who had bilities as a volunteer centered “Really? So am I! Where in Predictions too early to know how we will attended orientation sessions, on translating news articles, Boston?” After nearly a forty- compare to other perennially [practice] went better than ex- and occasionally we were sent second intro, I finally broke successful teams, it is safe to pected with much enthusiasm on the streets to stand in one the name “Andover” into the say that this year’s squad has and good teamwork.” of the numerous information conversation and all I could the makings equal to the An- Engelsted says she is ex- booths to help tourists with see was her face drop in shock. ...Coming Next Week... dover teams of 2003 and 2006 cited for the season to begin: directions. I held out my foot with an An- that went on to win champion- “We’ve had a really great pre- That night the volunteer dover flip-flop on it and she Email [email protected] ships.” season. There is a lot of team association put all of us on a held out her right hand, which Other players of the return- chemistry, and we are already bus and announced that we displayed a Phillips Academy if you think you can ing core are Katy Svec ’10 and starting to have some team were going to watch beach class ring. From that point on, Xu, both defensive specialists, bonding going on, which is a volleyball. While walking to- there wasn’t a moment of si- and Viola Rothschild ’10 at great thing.” wards the security checkpoint, lence between us. beat our experts! net. The team begins its season Naomi and I started chatting I guess once we’re in PA, In praise of her teammate this Saturday with a tourna- and the inevitable “Where are no matter where we are in the and captain, Rothschild com- ment held at Andover. you from?” came up. By then world, we’ll never be alone. whenever someone asked me I

girls cross country Athletic Slate Exceptional Senior Class Friday 9/12 Unprecedented in Talent, Depth Field Hockey vs. Pingree 4:30 Saturday 9/13 Continued from Page B1, Column 2 trying to make her way back Last year, the top seven from an injury that ended her runners and one alternate ex- Moroney, and Aubrey Zim- spectacular start to last year. plored unfamiliar territory Field Hockey vs. Groton 2:00 merling ’09 four of last year’s The team is preparing for by qualifying for and compet- top seven, are all back and the season with a rigorous ing in Nike Team Regionals Boys Soccer vs. St. Paul’s 2:45 looking stronger than ever. training regiment, including in upstate New York. Racing Volleyball Tournament 2:15 Georgina Norton ’09, who long-distance and speed runs, against the strongest teams missed last year’s season to as well as intense sessions in in the Northeast for the first Tuesday 9/16 attend the Oxbow School in the pool. time, Andover finished fourth, California and Breezy Jordan With the addition of new just two places from qualify- Field Hockey vs. Governor’s 4:30 ’09, back from an injury, prom- students and barring any ma- ing for Nike Team Nationals in ise to occupy two more of the jor injuries, Andover expects Oregon. Wednesday 9/17 varisty spots. Tavie Abell `10 to be excellent shape to suc- Now familiar with the race, looks to join the varsity squad ceed in capturing its fourth the girls hope to compete this year, while stand-out JV New England Championship again and capture a spot at Na- Boys Soccer vs. Brooks 3:00 runner Kristen Faulkner `11 is in as many years. tionals. B4 In-Depth The Phillipian September 12, 2008 Ne w Fa c u l t y a n d Te a c h i n g Fe l l o w s 2008-2009

Seven Things To Look out for in Andover’s New Faculty ...as suggested by Temba Maqubela, Dean of Faculty New Faculty

1. We have Taylor Washburn who is one of a few faculty children who will work with his father as an in- in Numbers structor in math and will be a house counselor just like his mother.

2. By adding Ms. Risuko Sullivan, we now have two Japanese instructors.

3. One of the new Assistant Deans of Admission will also become our new assistant varsity baseball coach. He comes with superb credentials and experience as a baseball coach.

4. We welcome back Dr. Chris Jones, who just earned his Ph.D. Talk to him about his research and inter- ests.

5. Dr. Rick Feinberg, the new visiting scholar in science, is an astronomer of international renown. 28 New teachers at 6. Dr. Christine Marshall is a scholar from Harvard in neuroscience. Andover 7. Ms. Tasha Hawthorne is an English teacher who is also in the midst of writing her Ph.D. thesis. Reporting by Hannah Lee 14 14 Amy Barnosky Cesar Dominique New female New male Intern, Graham House Moreno teachers teachers Instructor in Spanish Previously… earned her M.A. in counseling psychology with a con- Previously… taught at Harvard centration in school psychology. University for five years, working She has worked in an urban public with Harvard Extension School school in Massachusetts and as and Harvard Summer School. Director of Student Services in an He also lived in Brazil, where he international language school. taught for five years.

Came to Andover because… of its Came to Andover because… he reputation. “I liked the idea of did not want to move out of Mas- counseling, but also interacting with students on campus.” sachusetts to teach and “Andover’s mission statement was the most attractive of the schools I looked at.” 10 Is excited to… “finally meet the students after two weeks of orientation.” Is also… a complementary house counselor in Samaritan New faculty children House and a coach for boys varsity soccer. Over the summer… worked as an assistant teacher in a New York City school. An interesting fact… Moreno has lived in Spain, Brazil and moving to campus the U.S. Living in Brazil “changed my life,” he said. For the An interesting fact… she loves to ski, snowboard and play first time, he was a minority in the population of the place soccer. She is interested in photography and loves to travel. he was living.

Dr. Rick Fienberg Rev. Anne Gardner Kevin Graber Visiting Scientist on the Israel Family Director, Spiritual & Religious Life Assistant Dean of Admission Foundation Protestant Chaplain

Graduated from… Rice University Graduated from… UMass Am- with a B.A. in physics. Previously… earned her B.A. in economics, but decided she herst with a M.A. in education. Later… earned his M.A. and Ph.D. wanted to join the Jesuit Volunteer Later… worked at UMass Amherst at Harvard University in astrono- Corps. She was placed on a Native and Amherst College and coached my. American reservation in North- west Montana with a monthly baseball. Also…worked for Sky and Tele- stipend of $50. Came to Andover because… he scope magazine for 22 years in liked the feel of the community reporting and editorial positions, most recently as Editor in Later…spent 20 years working in admissions, including at when he visited last January and accepted the opportunity Chief. the Harvard Divinity School, when she started attending Episcopal services. Later, she attended a seminary and was when Andover offered him a position. Came to Andover because… he decided to take a break from ordained as an Episcopal minister. Is also… a complementary house counselor in Pease House journalism and go into education. This job was ideal be- and hopes to coach baseball in the spring. cause Fienberg can teach and also work in the observatory. Came to Andover because… In 2005-06, Gardner took a part-time internship at Andover with the Reverend Mi- Over the summer… coached the Saratoga Phillies in the Over the summer… he visited the North Pole on July 25 on chael Ebner. When the new position opened up, she seized New York Collegiate Baseball League. He spent the sum- his way to view a solar eclipse in August. the opportunity to apply. mer there with his wife and three children. An interesting fact… he has traveled to all seven continents Is also… a complement in Alumni House and faculty advi- An interesting fact… he played baseball professionally, and has visited the North and South Poles chasing eclipses sor for CHILL. She is also working on the commencement traveling to Australia, Minnesota and New York. and conducting other research. He visited the South Pole and ASM committees and will be an interviewer and pos- hunting meteorites and camped there for three nights. sibly a reader for the admissions office.

Mohammed Harba Tasha Hawthorne Dr. Christopher Jones Instructor in Arabic Instructor in English Instructor in History

Graduated from… Bates College Graduated from… Amherst Col- with a B.A. in english and African lege with a B.A. in history and Graduated from… Al-Mustansiriya American studies. African American studies. University in Baghdad, Iraq with a B.A. in translation and linguistics. Later… earned her M.A. at Cornell Later… taught at Andover for University in African Ameri- three years. Later… served as an interpreter can studies and taught at Johns for the U.S. Marines. He came to Hopkins University and the Then…earned his M.A. and Ph.D. the United States on the Fulbright Pembrooke Hills School. She is in history from Brown University. Scholarship in 2005, where he currently working on her Ph.D. at graduated from Binghamton University with a M.A. in com- Northwestern University in English with a concentration Came back to Andover because… “I had a great teaching parative literature. in 20th-century and African American literature. experience at Andover before.” He contemplated a college or university position, but ultimately decided to return to Came to Andover because… he heard of the school through Came to Andover because… “I want to determine whether Andover. friends who are Andover alumni. “It was a great opportu- I want to teach at a school like Andover or be a professor nity for me.” at a small liberal arts college.” Is also… a complementary house counselor in Tucker House and coach for JV1 boys soccer. Is also… a coach for boys soccer. Is also… a complementary house counselor in Pemberton Cottage and a coach for instructional volleyball and JV Is excited to… get back to teach in the classroom and meet Is excited to… meet new students in his classes this fall and boys volleyball. new students and faculty. to teach about Middle Eastern culture. Is excited for… coaching boys volleyball for the first time. An interesting fact… he is interested in American football, She is also looking forward to working with her new col- which he saw for the first time when he came to the U.S. leagues. September 12, 2008 The Phillipian In-Depth B5 Ne w Fa c u l t y a n d Te a c h i n g Fe l l o w s 2008-2009

Dr. Christine Marshall Elizabeth Poland New Faculty Instructor in Biology Instructor in French Graduated from… Smith College in Numbers with a degree in psychology and Graduated from… University of biology. Virginia with a B.A. in French.

Later… earned her Ph.D. from Later… earned her M.A. in French New faculty who Columbia University in neurobiol- from Stanford University. Poland ogy and completed four years of has taught in northern California matriculated postdoctoral research at Harvard and Massachusetts at the middle Medical School. school and high school levels. She from Andover has also taught ESL. Last spring, Came to Andover because… “Andover had a good balance she taught French at Andover. between work life and personal life.” She also wanted to focus on teaching now, with less of an emphasis on research. 4 Came to Andover because… she has been familiar with the school for a long time and knows the head of the French Is also… a complementary house counselor in Morton House department, Mr. Charles Clerc. and assistant coach for girls cross country and indoor track. An interesting fact… she sings with the New England Clas- An interesting fact… she traveled around the world three sical Singers and works with AVIS, a conservation agency years ago, trekked through North Vietnam living with mi- in Andover. She also loves to cook, especially French food. nority tribes and visited a silk manufacturing plant in India. She enjoys hiking, biking, horseback riding and spending time outdoors. New faculty7 born outside of the United Asabe Poloma Rabbi Michael Swarttz States Director, Institute for the Recruitment Jewish Chaplain

of Teachers Graduated from… Temple Univer- sity with a B.A. in Middle Eastern Graduated from… Hampton history and a M.A. in education. University with a B.A. in political 7 14 science. Later… attended the Reconstruc- Continents Countries tionist Rabbinical College. He has Later… earned her M.A. in worked with teens in religious visited by Dr. Rick where New international studies from Old schools, summer camps and youth Dominion University and her Fienberg, Visiting Instructor in groups and is the rabbi of a syna- M.S. from Columbia University. gogue in Westborough. Scientist in Spanish Cesar Most recently, she worked for the Program for Research Universities and Humanistic Is excited for… “the challenge of making a contribution to Astronomy Dominique Scholarship at the Andrew Mellon Foundation. the Phillips Academy community and the caliber of the Moreno has students and faculty I will be working with.” He is also Is also… a complementary house counselor in Isham Dor- looking forward to the challenge of recreating the Jewish lived mitory. Chaplain position. An interesting fact… she lived in East Africa and climbed Languages An interesting fact… he is interested in humor and has part of Mt. Kilimanjaro during her senior year of college. performed stand-up comedy. He is also trained in Reiki, a Her goal is now to go back and finish the climb. spoken by Japanese form of energy healing. Ernesto Gonzales- Giraldo, Teaching 4 Fellow in Chemistry Marlena Ysalguez Marisa Zepeda Hillary Abe Academic Support Specialist Assistant Dean of Admission Teaching Fellow in English Graduated from… Dartmouth Col- Graduated from… William and Graduated from… MIT with a lege. Mary College with a B.A. in His- degree in electrical engineering panic studies and sociology. and computer science. Came to Andover because… “An- dover kind of found me. I met a Later… earned her M.A. in educa- Later… worked for two years as new Admissions Rep and a teacher, tion at Simmons College. Ysalguez the Assistant Director for MIT John Stableford. And I have a lot of taught at the Landmark School, a admissions. friends who went here.” school for students with learning disabilities, for three years. She also Came to Andover because… she Is most excited about… becoming taught at the Wheeler School in was looking for a different environment from MIT and a part of the community and getting to know students and Providence, RI as an academic support specialist. more interaction with students. When she visited An- faculty. dover, the “community was extraordinary and the faculty Came to Andover because…she was looking for a job similar were caring and professional.” Is also… a house counselor in Bishop and is “doing some to her position at the Wheeler School in the Andover area. work in the admissions office. I’ll be helping with the re- “The location and position were ideal.” Is also… a complementary house counselor in Whitney cruitment of new Native American students.” House. She would also like to become involved with the Is also… a complementary house counselor in Hearsey math and science clubs at Andover. Over the summer… he traveled around the Ukraine and House and a track official. Poland. Is excited for… interactions and meeting with students. An interesting fact… she has a seven-month-old son named An interesting fact… over the summer Abe was filming a Amado. She also studied abroad in Mexico after her junior Over the summer… traveled to Kentucky for her grand- documentary in Mexico. “It’s on border politics and, basi- year of college. mother’s 75th birthday and went wine tasting in Califor- cally, the drug wars.” nia.

Alexandra Bondar William Boysen John Brogan Teaching Fellow in Biology Teaching Fellow in Russian Teaching Fellow in Chemistry Previously… graduated from Am- Previously… graduated from Van- Previously… graduated from Kam- herst College. chatka State University two years derbilt University. ago and has been in the U.S. since Came to Andover because… “I was Came to Andover because… he then as an au pair. looking for a one-year position is an alumnus of Hotchkiss and before going to medical school. I heard about Andover during high Came to Andover because… she heard about Andover from a fam- school. wanted to improve her teaching ily friend.” skills. Is also… coaching water polo. Coaching… football and wrestling. Is most excited about the teaching fellowship which is “a After competing in football and wrestling in high school, Is most excited about… “beating Exeter in water polo for great opportunity for young people” like herself and that Boysen is “excited about getting involved again.” she will be able “to get a lot of information from the other the first time in a long time.” department members and teachers.” Also… a house counselor in Rockwell. Over the summer… he taught at the ACE program. Is also… a house counselor in Isham Dormitory and is Over the summer… “I did a bit of traveling. I went to Eu- An interesting fact … “I worked at a discovery lab in Penn- coaching cross country skiing and Search and Rescue. rope. We started in Barcelona, and then we flew to Rome sylvania. We researched a lot of different drugs, but I was “I’ve done cross country before; it’s going to be so much and worked our way up to Amsterdam. I also spent a lot of working on an Alzheimer’s drug.” fun.” time filling out medical school applications. Now I’m wait- ing to interview.” Over the summer… she went back to Russia to be with her family. An interesting fact …she spent a semester abroad in South Africa studying ecology in a program sponsored by Duke. B6 In-Depth The Phillipian September 12, 2008

Sheena Dasani Hailey Folmer New Faculty Teaching Fellow in History Teaching Fellow in English

Previously… graduated from Previously… graduated from in Numbers Princeton University. Smith College.

Came to Andover because… “I Came Andover because... “I was applying to a lot of teaching graduated in ’04 and I absolutely New faculty fellowships and one of my room- love it here.” mates went to Andover, so this is who will be great.” Is most excited about… “getting to work with people who were once house Is most excited about… “meeting the students and getting a my teachers.” taste of what teaching is really like.” counselors Is also… a house counselor in Bancroft. Folmer intends to Is also… a house counselor in Paul Revere and a crew and coach a sport later in the year. tennis coach. 10 Over the summer… she was a teaching assistant at An- Over the summer… coached tennis and backpacked across dover Summer Session. New faculty Europe. An interesting fact … “I love photography. I like going to who Lawrence to take pictures of the mills up there. They look really interesting on camera.” will coach 18 athletics Ernesto Zach Hobbs Gonzales-Giraldo Teaching Fellow in Teaching Fellow in Chemistry Community Service 2 5 Previously… graduated from Previously… graduated from Boston Harvard College. University with a B.A. in history. New Assistant Teaching

Came to Andover because… Came to Andover because… Hobbs Deans of Fellows in “All my best friends went here, found a listing for the position of and they said it was so cool. I Teaching Fellow in Community Admission English really wanted a chance to try Service on idealist.org. out teaching and meet real teachers.” Is most excited to... “work with stu- dents both through service projects Is most excited about… interacting with students and and throughout their holistic Phillips Academy experience.” becoming “a role model of sorts” for them. Is also… working with the PRAXIS community service and 3 2 Is also… a house counselor in Bartlet and is helping with athletic program. Search and Rescue. Teaching Teaching This summer... Hobbs was a coordinator of programs for Fellows in Fellows in An interesting fact is… he was born in Colombia and Freshman orientation at BU. speaks French, Spanish, English and a little German. Chemistry Mathematics An interesting fact… “I like appetizers from chain restau- rants, plaid shoes and the state of Vermont.”

Robert Kingery Jacqueline Latina Timothy McCall Teaching Fellow in Mathematics Teaching Fellow in Chemistry Teaching Fellow in German

Previously… graduated from Graduated from…Princeton Univer- Previously... graduated from Bates University of Southern California sity with a B.A. in chemistry. She College, double majoring in history majoring in electrical engineering; minored in material science and and German. a Phillips Academy alum. engineering. Coaching… cross country, track Came to Andover because… he likes Came to Andover because…she gradu- and helping with the Philomathean to explain things. He had a teach- ated from Andover in 2004 and “re- Society. ing job in his senior year of college ally wanted to come back. It seemed teaching electromagnetics, and like a great opportunity, especially as Excited for... teaching and interact- he wishes to explore teaching as a I am applying to medical school.” She ing with the student body, both in career. talked to her previous Chemistry teacher, Mr. Maqubela, and outside of the classroom. who encouraged her to apply. Is also… coaching cluster basketball in the winter and This summer...McCall participated in a weeklong canoe and varsity Ultimate in the spring. Is also…a house counselor in Paul Revere and coach for camping trip along the Allagash River in northern Maine Crew in the fall and spring. and took part in a number of road-races in both Maine and Is excited to…see education from a different perspective New Jersey. He also worked in a store specializing in run- than he is used to. ning shoes and apparel. An interesting fact…she likes to travel and speaks Spanish. This summer… he bounced between L.A. and Portland, spending time riding his bike, and playing, writing and listening to music.

Ah-Young Song Jiao Tie Taylor Washburn Teaching Fellow in English Teaching Fellow in Chinese Teaching Fellow in Mathematics

Previously… graduated from Brown Grew up... in Beijing, China, where Graduated from... Princeton Uni- University, majoring in English. she has lived her whole life. This is versity with a B.A. in history. her first time in America. Is also... working in the fitness Came to Andover because… it’s an center. This summer... she traveled to environment where he’s very com- Shanghai to spend time with her fortable in as a graduate of and in Is excited for… starting her first sister and nephew. his opinion, the perfect place to year as a teacher and creating a ease the transition from college to positive, fun environment for her Hopes to... travel to many parts of real life. students… and getting people excited about grammar. the world someday. Excited... to teach high school age kids because there is a This summer… Song spent time in her home state of huge amount of growth that happens within the four years Delaware and saw old faces. She also took part in the ACE and it’s special to be a part of that. Program with 22 incoming Lowers. Is also…coaching crew rowing in the fall and spring and is a house counselor in Foxcroft Hall.

This summer...Washburn took part in a live pig roast in Vermont. The community was invited, so everyone brought something ‘pot-luck’ style and a farmer brought a pig from his farm and roasted it.

Reporting by Shane Bouchard, Hannah Lee, Emily Scoble and Catherine Cleveland September 12, 2008 The Phillipian Arts B7 Movie Review L.A. Film Festival est movie yet. Not only is this Pixar’s Scott Dzialo first film that incorporates live anima- tion along with CGI, but the first 30 Amanda Lin minutes or so have nearly no dialogue During the summer months, Hol- whatsoever. And yet, it is Pixar’s great- lywood is notorious for churning out est achievement to date, and possibly “Amanda,” an unfamiliar man big-budget blockbusters with little sub- one of the best animated features ever called over to me. “I just want you stance. But that doesn’t keep the masses made. Not only is the animation simply to know – your editing? Fabulous.” away. People flock to theaters every stunning, but the story is perfectly craft- He exited the theater where my film summer, whether or not the movies are ed; the plot manages to blend a robotic had just premiered and smiled. The any good. If you didn’t spend your week- love story with an intense attack on hu- friendly stranger, I later learned, was ly allowance on tickets and popcorn like mankind’s wasteful lifestyle. That’s a a film producer himself. He had come me, never fear. I watched enough crap pretty hard combination to make work, to the “Future Filmmakers Show- to realize that these four films are the and still, Stanton manages to put it all case” of the Los Angeles Film Festival best action, family, comedy and inde- together beautifully. It’s impressive and to gain inspiration and keep in touch pendent films of the summer, and might fresh, and it’s nearly flawless. “WALL- with “the rudimentary basics of film- truly be the only movies from summer E” is Pixar’s latest and greatest gem, and making,” as he put it. 2008 worth your time. you’d be crazy to miss it. Now, standing before me, he was complimenting the technical finesse Best Comedy: of my work instead of congratulat- “Tropic Thunder” ing me on simply getting my name onto the website. Someone who ac- A few years ago, a rookie director tually understood the painstaking made a tiny film that you may or may effort involved in creating a film was not have heard of. That tiny film was impressed with my creation. It felt none other than “Zoolander,” directed fabulous. by the crazy Ben Stiller. The film has be- Since childhood, I have been mak- come a cult favorite, and the DVD sales ing short home videos with my older have been huge. Now, seven years after sister and two cousins as a memo- “Zoolander,” Stiller is trying his hand at Courtesy of Amanda Lin rable, unconventional Christmas gift Amanda Lin ’09 and her friends smile for the paparazzi outside the directing one more time with his most for our parents each December. I L.A. Film Festival. ambitious movie yet, “Tropic Thunder.” have always been interested in film- This movie has been in development making, but never actually consid- at Andover; two years later, I found Four months later, I found myself Best Action Movie: hell for a long time, but it seems like the ered pursuing it until my Upper year myself in an editing studio, perfect- seated in an air-conditioned theater, “The Dark Knight” wait has paid off; this is one of Stiller at Phillips Academy. Volunteering at ing my very own creation. watching my film flashing across the and Co’s funniest outings yet. “Tropic the L.A. Film Festival this past sum- Though I only took one required big screen; it was surreal. Iris Chang Few movies have ever become such Thunder” recounts the filming of Viet- mer really inspired me to explore my term of video Junior year, I entered and Mali Bowers ’09 had come to a cultural phenomenon as Christopher nam War veteran “Four Leaf” Tayback’s creative side. Ms. Veenema’s Video II class. I watch my screening and provide mor- Nolan’s latest entry in the Batman saga, (Nick Nolte) memoire. The cast of the Surrounded by talented produc- worked independently, operating on al support. I met several other film- “The Dark Knight.” Hyped up by one fake film includes hip-hop artist Alpa ers and aspiring filmmakers during a schedule completely separate from makers attending their own screen- of the most intense viral ad campaigns Chino (Brandon T. Jackson), action the festival, not to mention such ce- others in the course. ings as we posed for photographs on in recent history and the death of its star Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), drug lebrities as Nicole Ritchie, Greg Kin- My first film began as just a sim- our personal cement “red carpet.” extremely talented star, Heath Led- addicted comedian Jeff Portnoy (Jack near and Anne Hathaway, I wished ple idea that, through execution, was After my fifteen minutes in the ger, “The Dark Knight” managed to Black), newbie Kevin Sandusky (Jay Ba- I could express myself in the same merely meant to help familiarize me spotlight and brief question-and-an- sell out almost all of its opening night ruchel) and five-time Academy Award medium. I was doubtful that I had with both the filming equipment and swer session following the screening, tickets weeks before it hit theaters. If winner Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey the capacity to produce something at editing studio. The film eventually my family and I went off to explore you haven’t seen this box office block- Jr.). When the spoiled actors cause the such a young age, but when I visited became an attempt to explore iden- the rest of the festival. Equipped with buster (and, really, who hasn’t?), it fol- cameras to miss a $4 million staged ex- the Future Filmmakers Showcase tity, and blossomed into a desire to my “filmmaker’s pass,” I gained ac- lows the vigilante work of Bruce Wayne plosion, furious director Damien Cock- myself, I was appalled. Teenagers further express this theme through a (Christian Bale), Gotham City’s local burn (Steve Coogan) sends them into from all over the world had created series of small vignettes. billionaire. Cleaning up crime while the middle of a Southeast Asian jungle movies that, months later, were cho- My second project did not begin “Through the many gen- disguised as the enigmatic Batman, and lets them loose so that he can shoot sen to premiere at the film festival. to take shape until I had already start- erous donations made by Bruce faces his most senseless and ter- the film “guerrilla style.” However, Encouraged by their success, I knew ed shooting. I phoned several friends, rifying adversary yet, The Joker (Heath when the Flaming Dragon, a huge local I had to try as well. Fortunately, we asking for ten minutes to help me out downtown restaurants, all Ledger). Embodying chaos itself, The heroin-producing gang, sees the actors are offered incredible resources here before study hours. I shot all my foot- the food we sold was pure Joker manages to steal, manipulate and dressed in olive drab, they assume the age in the basement of Adams Hall, profit, which translated to a kill while staying two steps ahead of all actors are DEA agents, and set out to making for a few awkward encoun- lot more money to help the law enforcement. Batman must stop the kill them. With just a basic overview of ters when fellow dorm mates walked Chinese earthquake victims maniacal killer with the help of Deputy the plot, it’s not hard to see how crazy in to find Regina Sheperd, James and the cyclone-stricken Lieutenant James Gordon (Gary Old- and lowbrow the whole thing is. Despite Martino, Sophia Lee, Charlie Dong, man) and Gotham’s newest district at- this, “Tropic Thunder” manages to get Taryn Wiens and Joey Atiba ’09 get- Burmese,” torney, Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). more laughs than any other film this ting dressed in our common room. -Tim Wong ’09 But, as things grow bleaker with every summer. The acting is absolutely hilari- By eight o’clock that Wednesday eve- day, Batman must decide whether to ous, and many famous actors make cam- ning, I was finished. After weeks of compromise his values or run the risk of eos which bring the film to a whole new tediously long hours in the editing cess to seventeen different screen- losing to The Joker again. level. One of the best surprises of the studio, I was finally done. ings in three short days. Running at over two and a half movie was Tom Cruise’s side-splitting Armed with my finished product, Now that the thrill of film festival hours, “The Dark Knight” is a bona-fide portray of a fat, balding studio execu- I could not pass up the opportunity is over, it seems both unreal and bi- blockbuster; everything about it is sim- tive. It was completely unexpected and to enter my own movie in the Future zarre to think that any of this really ply larger than life. Massive explosions, could very well revive his dying reputa- Filmmakers Showcase. I was pleased happened. It feels amazing to know huge sets and a ridiculous runtime all tion and career. “Tropic Thunder” isn’t enough by the fact that I had wanted that I have made an unprecedented make this one of the most extravagant Shakespeare; it’s just kooky and pure to create something, taken the initia- accomplishment not just at home, and excessive movies to come out in summer fun. That being said, some of tive and seen it through to execution– but also at Andover, where everybody years. It is, without a doubt, a huge suc- the material is a little on the iffy side. but there was no harm in trying. seems to excel at everything. Since cess in so many ways. Despite more While the movie might cross some lines, In all honesty, I had no expecta- then, I have made another, even more than a few continuity errors, it’s a tech- it’s always to take a rip at the superficial tions of making it in. Soon after I sent experimental film. I hope to continue nical masterpiece. The cinematography Hollywood lifestyle. Stiller’s crazy war in my application, however, I received exploring my passion for film per- is tricky and impressively executed. The comedy might be flawed, but it’s a per- an email from the Showcase coordi- haps even in college. lighting is striking, adding to the grimy fectly good, mindless summer comedy. nator informing me that my film had feel of Gotham City. And, most impor- Courtesy of Amanda Linww made the cut. tantly, it has the jaw-dropping stunts that summer movie audiences go crazy for. Just as important as the technical most everywhere, from a piece of achievements are the acting talents of lint to art around campus to highly all of its stars, and in “The Dark Knight,” Student Spotlight acclaimed artists. A few of his fa- every single major actor pulls his or her vorites are Wes Anderson, a film own weight on screen. Despite other director, Audrey Kawasaki, a young amazing performances, Heath Ledger Alex Kalil ’09 describes himself As the new year unfolds, Ka- woman from Los Angeles who stands out as the films true star. Ledger as “just a creative kid who usually lil has high hopes for the future. works with oil paints and wood and embodies The Joker, truly going out has his head in the clouds.” On the He’s taking Art 500, a yearlong AP Banksy, a British graffiti artist. with a bang. “The Dark Knight” cer- other hand, I would describe Kalil course that finishes with an Indi- Kalil aspires to be an influ- tainly has a ton going for it, and, while as a creative kid who is terrifically vidual Project (IP) in the spring ence in another young artist’s life I can’t help but feel that the plot and the passionate about his love of art, not term. In addition, he plans to take one day. A bit of advice from Kalil: length could have gone through some to mention extremely talented at a few terms of Video II, in which “Don’t give a shit about what people more thorough editing, it is one of the Best Independent Film: what he does. he will be producing his own films. think of you or your work.” summer’s, and maybe one of the year’s, “Savage Grace” Kalil has been artistically in- He also intends to enroll in Art His- Kalil is also involved in the mu- best films. clined since he was little, constantly tory. Kalil’s dream school is Rhode sic scene on campus, mostly play- It’s really a shame that independent doodling, drawing and painting. He Island School of Design, where he ing guitar. In the past years, he’s Best Family Film: films don’t get more widespread re- was raised in North Andover, at- hopes to be able to push his work to preformed in a number of coffee “WALL-E” leases; the most creative and innovative tending the local public schools un- another level. houses, including the Abbot Caba- work being done in film today is coming til Phillips Academy. His teachers Over the summer, Kalil pro- ret last January, in which he per- The summer season is known for straight from the indie scene. Over the have always made remarks about duced a number of unique pieces. formed “The Prettiest Girl in the its huge action movies filled with green summer, I managed to drive more than the eye-catching doodles that tend The project he’s most excited about Room” with Michael Scognamiglio screen magic, large-scale fights and a few miles to see multiple different in- to accompany his work. is a one-of-a-kind pair of Converse ’10. This year, he plans to sing in ad- men walking around in capes. That’s dependent films and watch some truly Being the oldest of three chil- he designed and created. He’s sure dition to playing the guitar. why it was so surprising that one of the different stuff. For me, “Savage Grace” dren has been an interesting experi- we’ll all take note of them when In his mind music and art are summer’s best movies was a near silent was not only the most polished and well ence for Kalil. His younger brother he begins wearing them around inseparable. According to Kalil, any robotic love story. Pixar’s latest film, done indie movie I saw all summer, but Christian, sixteen, is more of an campus. In addition to the shoes, way you feel comfortable express- “WALL-E”, was directed the same man it’s truly one of the most shocking and athlete, and while they’ve always he’s worked on many multi-media ing who you are and how you feel behind the huge hit, “Finding Nemo,” discomforting things I’ve seen recently. been compatible, their sister, Feli- pieces. is art. Andrew Stanton. Following the fantas- On Friday November 17, 1972, Barbara cia, tends to understand Kalil more. Kalil looks for inspiration al- tic adventure of a lonely cleaning robot, Daly Baekeland, heir to the Bakelite She’s not an artist, but her mind “WALL-E” begins on an abandoned plastics fortune, was murdered by her works in ways similar to Kalil’s. and waste-filled earth in the year 2815. son, Antony Baekeland. This film fol- Having the same bedroom for In 2110, Mega-corporation Buy n Large lows their lives up to that bloody day, the last fourteen years has been a took over all economic and political op- depicting the love, sex and social situ- fine way for Kalil to take his whimsi- erations for mankind, and, after deem- ations that made them so mad. On the cal ideas and bring them to life. His ing earth uninhabitable, shipped the surface, “Savage Grace” can seem pretty room is filled with tons of random human race out into space. While all simple; it’s a murder story where you stuff: a live tree, a plush camel, thir- of humankind floats on through space, already know the outcome. However, teen blankets of various sizes and a single robot continues slowly clean- the whole thing is an intense character comfiness, a giant stuffed lizard and ing up the trash on the now disgusting study that asks the question: “Who is in- the bottom half of a mannequin. He earth. WALL-E (voice created by Ben sane?” Both Barbara (played by Julianne thinks of his room as the physical Burtt) is the last of Buy n Large’s Waste Moore) and Antony (newcomer Eddie equivalent of his thoughts, and the Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class who Redmayne) appear shallow on the sur- interesting décor has the neighbors were left on earth in charge of cleaning face, but their warped and demoralizing commenting. up the planet. After years of being alone, lives have left them troubled and twist- Kalil admits to being a very WALL-E has developed something that ed inside. At the beginning of the film, right-brained person. He’s much is very unique: a personality. In his free this certainly isn’t noticeable. However, more gifted artistically and cre- time, WALL-E watches an old “Hello, as the film progresses, it becomes easier atively than he ever hopes to be Dolly!” video tape with his only friend, a to connect the dots and realize just how mathematically. At Andover he cockroach, and collects interesting trash disturbed these people were. The be- has struggled through every term that he finds among the refuse. One ginning was really one of the only weak of math, while he can effortlessly day, a high-tech female robot named points; it starts out slow and overly dra- pull a six in an art course. When he EVE (Elissa Knight) touches down on matic, but it quickly tones down the first began at Phillips Academy, he earth, and for WALL-E, it’s love at first overacting and becomes genuinely in- denied his artsy side; he felt, and sight. While EVE strictly follows her teresting. Plus, the camera work is ab-

still feels, that art is less valued here S. Sheu/The Phillipian “directive,” WALL-E tries to gain her solutely stunning. Shot all around the than more scholarly courses. How- Alex Kalil ’09 presents his latest work of art, a one-of-a-kind pair affections. So, when EVE realizes that world, “Savage Grace” is simply beauti- ever, as time passed, he learned to of Converse he designed and created. WALL-E has “collected” what she’s ful to watch. All in all, “Savage Grace” is embrace his artistic side and care looking for, WALL-E follows her back terrifically fascinating. If you’re in the less about how others feel about Emily Hutcheson-Tipton to the humans’ mother-ship, the Axiom, mood for something darker, try to find what he does. and begins his galactic adventure. In this in an art house sometime. many ways, “WALL-E” is Pixar’s riski- B8 Arts The Phillipian September 12, 2008

A Guide for the Hungry Compiled by Jack Dickey

American 1. My Brother’s Pizza 12 Post Office Avenue (978) 475-9698 Open 4 – 10 p.m. (Mon-Fri), 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. (Sat, Sun) Delivery, Eat-In, Take-Out

2. Serene Restaurant 12 Main Street (978) 475-7711 Open 5 - 9 p.m. (Mon. – Thurs.), 5 – 11 p.m. (Fri, Sat), Closed Sunday Eat-in, Take-out

3. King’s Subs 11 Bartlet Street (978) 470-1850 Open 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. Delivery, Eat-in, Take-out

4. Boston King Café 16 North Main Street (978) 269-0011 Open 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. (Mon-Sat), 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Sun.) Eat-in, Take-out Asian 5. Thai Sweet Basil 209 North Main Street (978) 470-8098 Open 4 – 9:30 p.m. (Mon. – Thurs.), 4 – 10 p.m. (Fri.), 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. (Sat.), noon – 9 p.m. (Sun) Eat-in, Take-out

6. Yama 63 Park Street (978) 749-9777 Open 5 – 9:45 p.m. (Tues. – Thurs.), 5 – 10:45 p.m. (Fri), noon – 10:45 p.m. (Sat, Sun), Closed Monday Delivery, Eat-in, Take-out

7. Mootone 15 Railroad Street #3 (978) 623-8006 Open 11 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. (Mon. – Thurs.), 11 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. (Fri, Sat), noon-9:30 p.m. (Sun.) Delivery, Eat-in, Take-out

8. Golden Chopsticks 35 Broadway, Lawrence (978) 687-3988 Open 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. (Mon.–Thurs.), 11 a.m. - 2 a.m. (Fri. – Sat.) Delivery, Eat-in, Take-out Dessert 9. The Cupcake Boutique 10 Post Office Avenue (978) 475-4429 Hours unavailable Take-out

10. Perfecto’s Caffe 79 North Main Street (978) 749-7022 Open 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Mon-Fri), 6 Modern Music a.m. – 4 p.m. (Sat.), 6 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Sun.) Eat-in, Take-out 11. Production Club Sweet Mimi’s 94 Main Street (978) 749-9969 Charlie Dong bel,” donating its profits to Habitat for Hours unavailable Humanity again in response to the fire Take-out in Lawrence. Andover’s Modern Music Produc- Ly said, “This year, with the back- tion Club (MMPC) allows up-and- ing of a professional studio, MMPC will coming student musicians to record strive to improve the quality of our CDs, their music at a professional recording raise interest in the club and become a studio, all in the name of charity. This bigger presence on campus.” completely student-run organization Having already taken steps to focuses on three main principles: music, achieve its first goal, MMPC will col- business and charity. laborate with other clubs to accomplish MMPC will hold an audition for any its latter ones. For example, MMPC student musician who comes up with plans to provide musical performances an original piece in any modern genre, for Asian Society events for publicity from Jazz to Pop to Rock to Hip-Hop. purposes. Jewels Enterprises Inc., a professional To all new students, Ly says, “Stu- recording studio located in Boston, will dents do not have to be members of the record, produce and duplicate the ac- club to audition a piece for the CDs, cepted student music. MMPC will sell nor to play at events. If there is enough the CDs and donate their profits to a lo- demand, we are willing to implement cal charity. workshops to help guide or teach mem- MMPC was formed in spring 2007 bers the music composition process. We when Peter Ly ’09, Abi Pollokoff ’09, would love anyone capable of bringing Kevin and Kyle Ofori ’09, Mike Siraco new ideas and inspirations to the club.” ’09, Isabella Uria ’10, Guy Puymartin MMPC has come a long way in just ’09, Kim Kuoch ’09 and Scott Dzialo one year, and its members are excited ’09 began getting together to help each to see what new directive it will take on email: other out with their respective music next. and found that meeting other musicians greatly helped their own musicianship. Co-head Peter Ly said, “We thought aoot it would be really cool if a guy who is sick at piano and a guy who plays saxo- phone met and made music together, so we made a club.” This idea evolved into an official club cdong in the fall of 2007, with a focus on char- ity. In the winter, MMPC sponsored a Guitar Hero competition and donated its proceeds to Habitat for Humanity. In the spring of 2008, MMPC began recording in the basement of Stearns with the help of John Gardner ’08 and released its first album, “The Blue La-

Courtesy of MMPC In the spring of 2008, MMPC released its first album “The Blue La- bel” and donated its profits to Habitat for Humanity. B9 Features The Phillipian September 12, 2008 Welcome to Features! “Andover’s one and only source of non-pornographic* entertainment!”

by Lawrence Dai The Features Section is not known to cause cavities in the The Features Section is not involve less awesomeness and stupid biker tattoo, I knew we FEATURES EDITORß the News Section. Trusting our ages 8-12 demographic. for the faint of heart. We contain more secret compartments. were both in for trouble. I never various sources would almost graphic images that may not be should’ve let you out of my sight! Welcome to the Features certainly end in a lawsuit. The Features Section is not considered appropriate viewing The Features Section is not Oh, I’m so sorry, babe. Here, let Section! For those of you who some guy named Ric you barely for younger audiences. the Sports Section. We can only me get you some ice. Forgive me are new to Phillips Academy and The Features Section is not know. We won’t try to mess think of so many synonyms for for being so mean these past few unfamiliar with The Phillipian, let the new Facebook. You don’t around with you, especially The Features Section is not a the words “win” and “lose.” days, Trace. I don’t know what me be the first to introduce the have to try us now. Or ever. when you’ve been in a committed complete waste of paper. You’re got into me… just everything greatest section to ever grace this relationship for the last five years thinking of the Arts section. The Features Section is not that’s been going on… don’t newspaper. Some would call us a The Features Section is not with your awesome boyfriend covered in bruises. Oh my God, worry, honey. The bad man is “humor” section; others refer to a varsity sport. The inherent who’s always treated you really The Features Section is not Tracy, what happened? Come gone. He’s not coming back. I’ll us as “Huh? What’s Features?” homoeroticism is acknowledged well, probably better than you the New Yorker. Our terrorist here and let me look at those. make sure of that. What’s that? But buried deep within the (and embraced). deserve, you good-for-nothing fist bumps are in good taste. Did Ric do this to you? Look Of course I still love you, baby. folds of this paper, you’ll find TRAMP! at me, Trace. Did that man hit Nothing’s going to tear us apart. our faithful staff reporting on The Features Section is not The Features Section is not you? It’s okay, you can tell me. Shhhhh…I’m right here… don’t the topics that everyone else is recommended by 4 out of 5 The Features Section is not Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the I knew he was bad news! From worry… everything’s going to be afraid of tackling—the scoops, dentists. We’ve actually been modest. In fact, we’re awesome. Joker. Our magic tricks usually the moment I laid eyes on that alright from now on. the scandals and yes, the celebrity pregnancies. In the The Features Section is style of former Features editor not the Commentary Section. Jonathan Adler ’08, I will now Though they would like you to attempt to describe what the think otherwise, our opinions Features Section is by describing are as just as valid as those of the first, what it is not. sweater-vested elite.

The Features Section is not The Features Section is not a Michael Phelps. We are but mere Chinese gymnast. We’ve already mortals who live in his shadow. lost all of our baby teeth.

The Features Section is not The Features Section is not the Jonas Brothers. We find their repetitive. The Features Section inoffensive brand of pop/rock is not repetitive. to be off-putting. Plus, anything that has touched Miley Cyrus The Features Section is not can’t possibly be all that clean. the place to make random pop culture references. BRITNEY The Features Section is not SPEARS OMGZZZ!!!!1 Michael Jackson, who has been surprisingly quiet lately… The Features Section is not the In-Depth Section. We The Features Section is not publish articles more than once currently in a relationship—at a month. least not anymore. Oh, and Tracy, if by any chance you’re reading The Features Section is not this, I just want to tell you that Vice Presidential Candidate I don’t forgive you for what you Sarah Palin. We didn’t finish did, you fat, ugly WHORE! Oh, second in the Miss Alaska Beauty and I think I left my gym bag at Pageant. We got first. your apartment. You know, the The Features Section is not… Nike one, with the blue stripes? M. Discenza/Th e Ph i l l i p i a n a used condom? Tracy, what the Do you mind if I come by to pick The Features Section is not a part of the new Apollo 13 movie. There is no new Apollo 13 movie. it up, say 3-ish? Thanks. Hell??? You two-bit WHORE!

Features Presents... Join the Club! Top Ten Things Overheard (By club, we mean the Church of Scientology.) at Orientation

Club Member #1: Ahhh! Woo! Come check out our club! Woo! Club Member #3: Hey, kid! You like pizza? You like movies? Like ’em together? Me: Hi, what’s this club? 10. “So where are the closest Me: Yeah, why? nightclubs?” Club Member #1: Woo! This is the music appreciation club! Club Member #3 (In a whisper): Well, kid. The more members Me: Oh, cool! I like music. we get, the more money we get. The more money we get, the 9. “I bet that isn’t even more pizza and movies we get. Club Member #1: Then sign this sheet! Woo! (Does fist pump) a real gorilla.” Boo yah! Me: But your club sign says “Science Exploration Club” on it.

Me: But, ummm, what does this club do, specifically? Club Member #3: Shh! Man, of course it does. But what’s in 8. “Then there’s this purple a name, really? We have a club, we get members, our faculty Club Member #1: Do? What do we do!? We appreciate music! advisor forgets when the meetings are and we get free pizza. clock that will help Holla, holla! (pounds chest with hand in the form of a peace What’s your problem? you get laid.” sign) Me: You disgust me. Me: Right, of course. 7. “Where can I put my extra

Club Member #1: Woo! Sign up, motha effa! mini-fridge?”

Club Member #4: Hey there – are you a writer? 6. “All the cool kids still eat in Me: I write sometimes. Me: Hi there, what club is this? Commons.” Club Member #4: That’s great! Want to write for a literary Club Member #2: This is the energy awareness and eco-justice publication? club. 5. “But where will my Me: Sure! maid sleep?” Me: Neat! I’m all for proper energy use and helping the environment. Club Member #4: Okay, sign this sheet, then write three application essays, each in a unique voice and style. Club Member #2: Is that why you have an iPod in your pocket? 4. “You should really have that You think electronic devices don’t use energy? Me: Um… okay… checked out by a doctor.”

Me: Um, no. I didn’t say that, I just – Club Member #4: Then present your pieces to our panel of judges. If we like you, you can come to our audition workshop 3. “My roommate and I are so Club Member #2: Tell me, Captain Planet, do you enjoy wearing and we’ll narrow down the applicants into a smaller pool. pieces of animals on your wrist? dissimilar, hijinks will Me: Hehe… right. Yeah… inevitably ensue!” Me: Excuse me? Club Member #4: The final stage of the process will involve Club Member #2: Oh, I was just noticing your leather watchband. a continuous whipping session from a trained cattle-lasher. The 2. “Wait, four more years of And nice shoes. Nike? Or products of child labor? Whatever you dozen or so who last the longest get to write pieces for this fall. choose to call ’em, they’re still physical manifestations of sin. Hey, where are you going? You forgot to write your e-mail! what?”

Me: Sorry. —Eli Grober 1. “Go Big Blue!”

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Survival Tip #34: Communal locker room showers are a great place to study. With a strict “No Wandering Eyes” policy in place, you’ll have no choice but to focus on your books. The (Formerly) Unwritten Rules The Features Guide to Making Friends of the Pathway Encounter Since the dawn of preschool, many words have rung loud and true. “Sharing is caring,” “Stop If you haven’t realized it yet, our campus is probably half-covered in a sea of asphalt. There are paths just drop and roll,” and “Timmy, you’re lying to yourself if you think that Matchbox car is going to about anywhere you can think of, which means that there are path dwellers lurking around every corner. Those fit up your nose” are all phrases that have been engrained in our consciousness since the time vague acquaintances of yours seem to enjoy jumping out and attempting to start conversations about your day. when Sketchers were still cool. But there is one elementary adage that I recall clearly above the Well, now you know how to handle (and in some cases avoid) these awkward confrontations. rest. “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other is gold. A circle is round, it The Cell Phone Move has no end. That’s how long I will be your friend.” We here at Features have thought about this Whenever you can’t assess the situation, your go-to tactic for avoiding awkward encounters should be The fundamental lesson long and hard, and have come to only one conclusion: this is a grade-A load Cell Phone Move, especially with large groups of people. of namby-pamby hogwash.

Description: Whip out your cell phone and pretend like you’re texting a “friend” or checking what time it is. If The only person I know with any “golden” friends is my Nana. However, that’s mostly due things get dire, you may want to employ the patented “one-sided conversation with your nonexistent mother” to the lack of Floridian winter-time activities that are not stealing foil packets of butter from maneuver. Works every time. Plus, as an added bonus, everyone will think you’re super popular!! restaurants and sitting on the beach covered in baby oil. Yes, we have been led astray by this nostalgic, utopian dream of what it is to make a friend. And so, we replace your childhood values The Nod with a method that will allow even the smelliest World of Warcraft-obsessed freshman to leave Employed by “mad bros,” the nod (preferably upwards) serves as a universal notice of acknowledgement for the dorm on a Friday night. It is The Features Guide to Making New Friends. students everywhere. With a well placed “no homo” or “sup,” the Nod is one of the more effective tools in estab- lishing yourselves as a bona fide pathway superstar. The first thing that the lonely reader must know about the Guide is that none of our tips, Description: Step 1: Bend your neck upwards. Step 2: Relax neck. Step 3: Put your junk in the box. And that’s the observations, or stratagems have anything to do with who you are on the inside. One should way you do it. never show his true self when trying to win the hearts of others. If anything, this kind of Cosby kid tactic will repel any potential companionship. The Look-Down One shouldn’t be ashamed of avoiding eye contact on the pathway, as the Look-Down has proven to be a con- Let’s say that you spend most of your free time writing haikus about one day marrying Jake sistently effective method of getting out of awkward situations by refusing to confront them. Gyllenhaal. I can tell you from experience that this particular characteristic can be an alarm- ing sign to those whom you seek out as friends. What this little tidbit is actually telling them is, Description: Look down. Concentrate on the ground. Be wary of the premature head raise, as it may result in an “Wow, this guy really loves Jake Gyllenhaal. He probably loves him even more than he could even more awkward confrontation. Whatever you do, make sure to avoid other pathway obstacles, especially fel- low students employing the same method coming from the opposite direction. ever love me. I mean, my body isn’t half as rock hard as Jake Gyllenhaal’s, and Lord knows that I’ll never have his rugged virile appeal, so why should I even try being this kid’s friend? I’ll obvi- The Faint Hello ously just disappoint him.” In short, play your cards tight to your chest. Like Hillary Clinton at a Two students on a collision course may in some instances be unsure of whether recognition is appropriate couples’ therapy session, a possible new friend never actually wants to hear the truth. under the circumstances. One particularly unfortunate result of this lack of self-confidence is The Faint Hello. Likely too soft to be heard by the potential recipient, the giver of the FH is often left wondering whether they have The next items on The Features Guide to Making New Friends are derived from the example just been snubbed. set by one of history’s great friend-makers: MC Hammer. Hammer had loads of friends. Some might even call these loads “entourages” or “posses.” If this is how the reader wants to ride, it Description: Hi. (Thoughts: Why didn’t he/she respond? may mean that he has to spring for some silver parachute pants. This is the nature of friend- Do they think they’re better than me or something? Just because this is the fourth day in a row I have making. Don’t fight it. worn this shirt doesn’t mean I don’t have feelings. If you prick me, do I not bleed? Jerk.) A haircut may also be in order, if your current ‘do doesn’t create a flat surface upon which one could rest a beverage or small dog. Perhaps it is your new best friend who uses your flat-top as The Schizophrenic a multi-purpose table, a prime example of what MC Hammer shows us to be two key fac- Used only as a last resort. The Schizo- tors in finding friendship: fashion and functionality. Hammer didn’t win over his posse phrenic is an easy tactic to use, but a difficult by remembering birthdays or baby-sitting potential friends’ dogs. No, he did it with one to master (like ConnectFour!). Charac- a snazzy gold chain around his neck and a new car in the driveway of virtually terized by fluctuations in voice level, one’s every person he ever met. And while this did lead to the eventual foreclosure rants must be carefully planned and re- of his multi-million dollar home, and leave him in debt for the rest of his hearsed beforehand in order to gain maxi- mum legitimacy. If those who you run into days, he will always remember that swimming pool full of friends he think that you’re clinically insane, then all had back in 1991. the better. You have been spared having to ever exchange pleasantries with this person As we have established, making new friends is about again! image if nothing else. It’s about giving yourself that cer- tain pizzazz that sets you apart from the rest of the awk- Description: Ohhhh… I love Sour Patch Kids so ward teenagers longing to be noticed. But once you reel much. They are the most delicious kids I’ve ever tast- him in, what is a friend really worth to us? ed in my life. Mmmmm… children. I eat them for SNAX! Here at Features, we think that friendship is best il- lustrated by the relationship between John Lennon and —Alex Moss, Lawrence Dai his band mates in the world-renowned, Liverpool rock group, the Quarrymen. Oh the times they shared! Most say that Eric, Pete, and John were inseparable, laughing, Guide to Awkward Classroom Moments joking, drinking tea, and donning the inconveniences of The first few days in a new school are defined by one thing and one thing only: awk- their care-free lives “rubbish.” After a year with the Quar- ward classroom moments. However, a few things that you are more likely to see within the rymen, Lennon left to form another band. He soon be- first few days — hair in your food, your roommate naked and Herb Morton. Luckily, I’m here to tell came one of the most famous rock stars in history and a you how to handle these uncomfortable classroom situations. symbol for an entire generation. He also made millions of dollars. It wasn’t difficult for John to forget about Eric Watch What You Say and Pete. Why? Having friends loses its appeal when you DO NOT say “God Bless You.” Not only do atheists not believe in God, but they will also chop off your big have the resources to buy yourself a Bengal tiger. toes and brand “Juicy” into your ass with a coat hanger if you have this supposed “God” bless them. Let them blow unholy snot all over their black jeans and long fingernails and go unblessed; the toes aren’t We hope that The Features Guide to Making New worth it. Friends has been of some help to those looking for com- panionship here at Phillips Academy. Call 978-204-1950 DO use the term “Asian.” Someone always makes the mistake of calling the Korean kid in class Chinese; with any questions about proper usage or interpretation that person was I. Just stick with the general term “Asian.” To give an analogy that you may be more fa- miliar with, consider aliens. While the majority of them are obviously from Mars, everyone knows there of the Guide. We’re available anytime, so just give that are also large alien populations on Jupiter’s three closest moons and Venus. You would never go around number a call. Whenever you like. Especially Saturdays. calling Jupiterians “Venusians” or Venusians “Martians”—that would just be silly! Hence, the common Please? I’m so lonely. term “alien.” —Sam Weiss Hand Raising Tips

DO raise your hand to give a comment or input. DO NOT raise your hand for permission to stand and zip your fly. Features Word of the Week: DO raise your hand to itch your armpit more easily. DO NOT raise your hand when you do not know the answer. “I forgot what I was going to say” does not Orientation Friend count as class participation you lying scumbag. DO raise your hand before striking the girl next to you square in the face. This extra distance between your fist and her face will provide momentum and maximize the pain on her part. The raised hand and Orientation Friend (ȯr-ē-ən-tā-shn frend): clenched fist will also alert the class that you are about to punch out the annoying girl next to you. A new student that one meets during orientation who demonstrates potential to be When to Swear your new best bud at Andover, but ultimately DO swear when reading angry poetry about a girlfriend who cheated on you with five guys, two girls falls short of doing so. He/She is either a and a dog in one night. master of icebreaker games, or shares your DO NOT swear if you misread a Bible verse in Rel/Phil class down in the chapel basement. God’s always views in loathing of them. You hang out with listening. this person throughout orientation weekend DO swear if you dive into the shallow end of the pool in gym class. and in the course of doing so, you learn the DO swear on Grandparents’ Day. This will make the older folks feel comfortable and will truly bring out most basic facts about him/her i.e. name, place their inner angry/sexist/racist selves. of residence and possibly shoe size. While the Don’t Laugh Too Loudly When Reading My Articles in Class person seems to be cool enough to keep as a permanent friend, it seems as though your This will be the most difficult task because I am absolutely hilarious. Not to sound self-centered or schedules just don’t match up and you’re not anything, but I am really, really funny. Like seriously, it’s just ridiculous how funny I am. I don’t know one to make the extra effort. You will have a why — I guess it’s just a God-given talent. Some people are good looking, some are smart, and some are painless falling out experience within the first really funny. Luckily I’m all three. I’m the real deal. The bees-knees. The shiznit. Sometimes, I wish that God had taken one or two of my many amazing qualities and divided them up between a few of two weeks of school and will probably never the many dumb, ugly people of the world, but unfortunately he gave them all to me and I have to live see this person again until graduation. with it. Sorry pathetic freaks!

—Billy Fowkes

B. Brodie/Th e Ph i l l i p i a n B11 Features The Phillipian September 12, 2008

The One That Got Away... The Brotherhood of Missing Pants Let me tell you a tale that everyone should hear, Not like that Christmas stuff, filled with laughter and cheer, I had just bought two new pairs of jeans, so I took them to a tailor to get them hemmed. I’m But a story of heartbreak, my summer spent in despair, a little bit wider than I am long, so I have to do what I can. My first mistake was wearing one I still love her dearly, and have some of her hair. of the new pairs of pants as I got in my car and drove across town to the tailor. Upon arriving there and getting the first pair of pants pinned for length, a thought hit me: “Dang, I’m not It started at Six Flags—she was at a game booth, going to have any pants to wear on the way home.” But what could I do? I had them adjusted, She had shiny pink hair and a huge snaggle tooth. left my two pairs of pants at the store and got back in my car in just a T-shirt and tighty-whities, My instincts kicked in, as I walked over to her, with my face looking like a cherry from embarrassment. I was ailed with disease, and she was the cure. I proceeded to drive home in my dad’s car while simultaneously talking on the phone, texting “Hey pretty lady, let me have a go, on my other phone, playing video games with my left foot, listening to music and watching My dad’s Nolan Ryan, an old baseball pro.” Cribs when all of a sudden, BAM! I rear-end the car in front of me. Now I have to deal with This wasn’t the truth, that’s easy to see, this accident in just my underwear. And, of course, there’s a cop on the scene immediately. But knocking down pins, how hard could it be? It also didn’t help that the song I was listening to at the time was “Get Naked” by Britney Spears. Any Britney song doesn’t leave a great impression, but “Get Naked?” Come on, Jesse. Ball after ball, I threw for my love, The policeman tried to avoid questioning my lack of trousers, but eventually couldn’t restrain A.Levine/Th e Ph i l l i p i a n 80 bucks later, there’s a sign from above. himself. I was so embarrassed by the truth that I made up a new tale that I felt was more What seemed like a baseball hit my woman on the head, fitting. I tried to explain to the cop that I had been wearing my pants when I went to my girlfriend’s house, but that I left them there due to She fell to the ground, and I thought she was dead. a poorly placed stain. Perhaps in hindsight that wasn’t the best thing to tell a cop as I believe they may frown upon such things. I also had to explain how it was possible that a guy like me could even have a girlfriend, which was tough because I didn’t really believe it myself. Eventually, I knew CPR, but was too scared to speak, he gave up trying to understand such a complex thing and continued to interrogate me about the accident. Finally, we traded insurance, and the “C’mon now Yost, your game is mad weak.” policeman called my parents and asked them to ferry me home. I had to man up and save my cupcake, So I got on the ground, and gave her a shake. So my mom came to pick me up, but, in the meantime, the cop got another call and had to leave. This left me standing on the side of a busy street in my tighty-whities after midnight. After just two minutes, a man in a white van pulled over and asked me, “How much?” It took me a few After I slammed, her head on the ground, seconds to realize what he meant, and when I did I was off and running. As I was running, my phone, which was tucked into the tighty-whities She opened her eyes, and made the most awful sound. for lack of a pocket, began to vibrate. Oh, what a sensation! It was my girlfriend, and she wanted to know why she had just seen me running Then she said, like a humming bird calls, down the street in just my underwear. This time, I told the story, and she turned around and picked me up. Thank God! My night of pant-less “Did you just hit me with one of your balls?” terror would finally come to an end.

“It was not I, but a lowlife thief, —Jesse Bielasiak-Robinson I got you your bag, and punched out his teeth.” She thanked me, and was on her merry way, But I made sure that I’d see her, on some other day.

When she bent down to tie her size 15 shoe, The Magical World of Will Adams As a huge Facebook stalker, I knew just what to do. I found her I.D, and wrote down her name, My family and I traveled to California for a week this summer. And what do we do when we go to California? Visit Disneyland. Duh. I love Curious or creepy—why, it’s all just the same! Disneyland, even though all of my friends stopped going there six years ago. They’re just jealous that I’ve been to Neverland and they have to grow up to be stupid adults. When I got home, and then walked inside, I got so excited, I actually cried. At Disneyland, we got to park in the special area that’s closer to the entrance for only $20. As we My computer turned on and loaded Explorer, entered the park, the first thing I saw was a parade of classic Disney characters: Mickey Mouse, I signed onto Facebook, and left a request for her. Goofy, and Cinderella! I knew I had to take a picture with them. My friends would be SO jealous that I got a picture with not one, not two, but THREE Disney characters. Cinderella didn’t want Many days passed, and still no response. to be in the picture and kind of just ran off, but that’s okay. I didn’t want to take a picture with Was she not interested? Do I have a chance? her—she didn’t look too happy, and I think she smelled like beer. (If you say it with a British accent it totally rhymes.) I left hundreds of messages, and kept calling her phone, Mickey, on the other hand, was happy to take a picture, and so was Goofy. But Goofy was also She never picked up; I was out of the zone. acting - well, for lack of a better word - goofy. He kept trying to stroke my hair, and he followed us after we’d already taken the picture. The security guards noticed; they proceeded to tackle But then one day, she sent me a letter, Goofy and subsequently taze him. It was a restraining order, not for the better. I could no longer call or send her nice flowers, All that running away from Goofy made us hungry, so we went to the Café Mickey for lunch. I Or talk to her friends or watch her for hours. ordered a personal pizza for $28, but it wasn’t very good. I didn’t want to insult the nice waitress or Disneyland, so I ate it all, even though it tasted like cardboard with some ketchup slathered Love fills me now, even if we never formally meet, on it. It was okay, because right outside the restaurant was a vendor selling some cute barf bags I watch her still, but “at a distance of 200 feet.” that had characters from Finding Nemo on them for only $6.

E. Young/Th e Ph i l l i p i a n —Ryan Yost —Will Adams

Tales from the DMV SUMMER MAD LIB Didn’t do much this summer? Well thanks to the Features Section, you can now have a quality sum- Though I embraced the warm summer days as much as any other school-fatigued Phillips Academy mer anecdote of your own to rival that guy down the hall’s. Go ahead and FILL IN THE BLANKS student, my heart couldn’t help but sink as I left the hallowed halls of Sam Phil in early June, and WITHOUT READING THE ACTUAL TEXT. For best results, have a friend read off the choices. I made the long 1½ mile drive home after not seeing my family for an entire day. And although the apologize in advance if you don’t have any friends. Enjoy! ride was a short one, it seemed to drag on longer than usual. My Summer Vacation Diary Now don’t get me wrong, my sadness was not caused by the thought of leaving Phillips Academy for a summer of rest and relaxation. In fact, it was more disappointment than sadness—disappointment By ______(YOUR FIRST NAME) “the baby-maker” ______(LAST NAME) that I was leaving school with something left unaccomplished. If only I had acquired my driver’s license and the opportunity of driving boarders to the far corners of Andover at their every whim. Dear Diary, Summer has come to a close, and it is time for me to write down everything that I did. Here goes! “I just don’t have the time to take driving lessons,” I would tell them. They would accept it, but When I got out of my ______(FORM OF TRANSPORTATION), you’ll never guess who was I could see the pain in their eyes. So as I left campus I quietly vowed to myself that before the there to greet me: ______(FRIEND OF THE SAME SEX AS YOU)! We immediately went to my summer’s end, I would have my license. I would no longer witness boarding students feeling obliged bedroom, where I ______(PAST TENSE VERB RELATED TO EATING) his/her ______to walk all the way to the Andover bookstore, only to have to turn around and walk straight back (BODY PART) for ______(NUMBER) hours. I have never had more fun! I got so ______from whence they came with an armful of heavy schoolbooks. No, I had to right the wrongs and live (SYNONYM OF HOT). up to the expectations I had so epically failed to meet last year. And though my journey would be While that was certainly ______(ADJECTIVE), my stories get even better! But before I start, filled with reckless drivers and running red lights, I knew it was one I would have to take. let me just ask you this: Have you ever thrown a/an ______(HOUSEHOLD ANIMAL) ______(NUMBER OVER 1,000) feet in the air, and then watched it plummet helplessly towards the ground? Needless to say, I began my lessons Well I have, and it is absolutely hilarious! right away with a local driving Besides dreaming about ______(PROPER NOUN) and ______(DENNIS ROD- school. I felt quite confident after MAN OR MARTHA WASHINGTON), my nights were pretty unusual on the whole. One night, I went lesson number one, killing only one to go to the bathroom only to find my two-year-old cousin aiming a ______(WEAPON) at my pedestrian and being pulled over only three times: once for hitting ______(BODY PART) in the hallway. He said that he already brutally murdered ______a police car, once because my tail (CHARACTER FROM “THE BRADY BUNCH”; SUGGESTION: MARSHA) from The Brady Bunch light was out and once for hitting and seven baby ______(ANIMAL—PLURAL) earlier in the day, and that now it was my turn to the police car of the policeman suffer. Luckily, I am ______(NUMBER) feet taller than him, so I kicked him in the head, sending who pulled me over to tell me my him flying down the stairs, through a/an ______(HOUSEHOLD OBJECT), and into a wall. tail light was out. It wasn’t a great There was ______(BODILY FLUID) everywhere, but we cleaned it up and had a good laugh lesson, but I wouldn’t call it a bad about it afterwards. Then we ______(SYNONYM OF KISSED). Don’t worry, we are from one either. ______(SOUTHERN STATE), so it is all legal. J. Curtis/Th e Ph i l l i p i a n Speaking of laughter, one day I was so ______(OPPOSITE OF “LOW”) on ______Anyway, my instructor informed me that I would get much better as I continued my lessons. Upon (ILLEGAL DRUG) that I rammed my car into an old woman because I mistook her for a unicorn. receiving my evaluations at the end of my lesson I saw that on a scoring scale of 1-99 I had received Think about how funny that image is. There was a unicorn flailing around on the street screaming, a solid 3 along with an instructor’s note of ‘Congratulations. You’re the worst driver I’ve ever had. “______! ______! ______! (THREE EXCLAMATORY WORDS)” in an old woman’s I quit.’ “Not bad,” I thought to myself, anxious to get on with my future lessons. Lo and behold, my voice. The best part is, I have to do less time in jail for hitting the woman than I would have had I hit a instructor’s wise words proved true. As I continued my lessons I saw my scores improve. Lesson unicorn, because apparently they’re endangered now! number two landed me a promising 5.5. And although after lesson three I saw a slight decrease My favorite part of summer had to be when I went shopping at ______(landscaping in score down to 2, I just told myself that everyone has a bad day once in a while. After that it item) World, my favorite store in the world besides ______(vegetable—plural) R’ Us. was smooth sailing, and I ended my lessons with an impressive average of 7 out of 99. I was all The funny thing is, the store name has nothing to do with what it sells. I bought tons of ______smiles that day. I was told by the driving school that the only reason they passed me was to keep (another illegal drug), ______(type of alcohol), and “The Clapper” for my liv- their 100% graduation record. But I didn’t really take their comments to heart. Besides, the only ing room. The next thing I could remember after that was waking up in my ______(room in challenge I had left was the road test, and I wasn’t too worried about it. a house) wearing only a ______(Medieval clothing item) and having really sore Soon the big day came, and I was readier than ever. In fact, I did so well that halfway through the palms. test the officer who was testing me leaned over and said, “You’re on your own, kid!” and jumped Anyways, I hope you have enjoyed this little story, which is one hundred percent true. Sorry right out of the moving vehicle. He just couldn’t wait to see me driving on my own! I was so excited that I did not have anything ______(adjective) to say, but I guess that is just how I roll, about passing I drove straight home. (Well, walked... after I hit that tree). Ever since then I’ve just ______(gangsta nickname). And to close, may I offer a quote from ______been waiting for my license to come in the mail. It’s been about a month and a half, and the Registry (one of the founding fathers): “If I had a penny for every ______(derogatory of Motor Vehicles hasn’t returned any of my calls, but I’m sure it will arrive any day now. term for a person) I slept with, I’d have ______(number) dollars.”

—Greg Hanafin —Billy Fowkes September 12, 2008 The Phillipian Features B12

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Former United States “He needed something By LAWRENCE DAI President William Clinton like this,” said an anonymous was discovered during the close friend. “The thumbs-up According to a recent study, early morning hours of this and the cheers just don’t seem the new Senior Class of 2009 like, past Wednesday at a local bar, to do it for him anymore. I’m totally, doesn’t feel like Seniors. weeping into an unfinished afraid he might lose some cha- “It’s just so weird, you know?” daiquiri. Said bar owner Jeff risma!” said Sarah Figgins ’09, a 4-year Thurmond, “It was the sad- But many analysts are not Senior. “Like, I just never saw dest thing I’ve ever seen.” nearly as pessimistic. Says myself as a Senior before. Being Senator Hillary Clinton, political correspondent Kelly the oldest people on campus is a Mr. Clinton’s wife of a num- Spearswald, “it’s just a phase. totally new experience for all of ber of years, recently ceded He’ll grow out of it, I’m sure. us. Ohh em gee, right?” her run for the democratic He just needs some time to Other Seniors shared similar nomination to Senator Barack crash, burn and then get back sentiments. Obama at this past summer’s on his feet.” “Man, this [expletive deleted] Democratic National Conven- But the crashing and burn- is crazy,“ said one Blue Key who tion. She urged her supporters ing may be more intense than entered as a new Lower. “I mean, to stay committed to the party expected. I never thought I’d be stand- and cast their votes instead to “Yeah, I wanted it. I want- ing here wearing this awesome democratic candidate Obama. ed it bad,” admitted Mr. Clin- tie-dyed T-shirt and showing “Just like that,” Mr. Clinton ton after a few other patrons the new kids around campus. coughed in between shots of at the bar helped him lift his It just doesn’t seem like I’m old tequila, “she just gave up. I head from the counter. “And enough.” thought my girl was stronger I didn’t want anything less. While some Seniors may A.Levine/Th e Ph i l l i p i a n than that.” None of that Sarah Palin’s not feel old enough, research Andover Artsy-Farts such as Geoffrey L’Dulche ’10 love drinking lattes and writing Mrs. Clinton showed no husband crap. No vice first shows that the average age of novels on their macbooks in front of the Addison Gallery of American Art. signs of regret during her con- man. I wanted it all. All of it. Phillips Academy Seniors has ventional speech in support of Chelsea. Where’s Chelsea? She been roughly the same since the former opponent Obama. Mr. knows what I’m talking about. school’s inception in 1778. Clinton was not quite as resil- She’ll back me up.” Mr. Clinton “It’s clearly a mental prob- Addison Renovation Leaves ient. continued speaking in broken lem,” said Ronald Almondotter, “When his eyes swelled up sentences and eventually fell a counselor at Graham House. and the breathing got heavy asleep again while muttering “You see, the anxiety and disbe- Campus Artsy-Farts Homeless – that’s when I knew,” com- things about the Gulf War and lief that surrounds Senior year mented vice presidential nom- economic stability. is a ritual that all PA graduates bonds have found a common have combined to spend over inee Joe Biden, “He just wasn’t Mrs. Clinton declined to meeting spot at the downtown $125,000 on Starbucks prod- go through. Whether or not one ready for it. I think he still had comment on the incident as By B.J. GARRY Starbucks, where they drink soy ucts, like espresso machines, ‘feels’ like a Senior has little to do that dream, you know? That she tucked her bottle of stage lattes, talk about their feelings Ethos water and Akeelah and As the Addison Gallery vision of attending the din- tears into her purse and took with actually being a Senior.” on blogs and complain about the Bee on DVD. begins what promises to be a ners. I think he was just get- herself and her pantsuit to a “Though it is kind of weird Republicans. As most people Johnston went on to add, lengthy renovation process, ting feisty about the idea of pre-scheduled pedicure. that these new guys really don’t know, Starbucks is an ideal set- “Seriously, it’s lucky we didn’t many local artsy-farts have sleeping with the President of Mr. Clinton was almost seem like Seniors,” Almondotter ting for many to type publicly on close down, because then I been displaced and plagued by the United States.” uncontrollable around two in added. “I think they’re just too their laptops and vocalize their would’ve had to become a pros- homelessness. Long past the Lewinsky the morning as he was forced small. long-winded opinions, and it is titute and start selling drugs out As many as 24 artsy-farts incident, as well as his middle out of the bar by police. “I had Small or not, the winds of no different with this new artsy- of an old van! [Uncomfortable were found hiding in closets, age, Mr. Clinton has been cited plans! I could have been the change have been blowing and fartsy demographic. In a passage laughter]” bathroom stalls and heating by close friends as “in need of next Eleanor Roosevelt. You the Class of 2009 will be forced from one artsy-fart’s blog entry, At this point, two of the vents as contractors searched a pick-me-up.” know that, don’t you?” to affirm their roles as Seniors in “I feel so like, I dunno… it’s the questions that remain are: a.) the building before renovations the coming weeks. Republicans, man, they’re just What does the future hold for began. Despite the artsy-farts’ “It really hit me when I so like… bad.” the artsy-farts? and b.) How continued attempts to re-enter got that email with the subject The sudden migration of the are sausages made? Although the building, they found them- heading: SENIORS ’09,” said artsy crowd has been a blessing the latter is a mystery to all selves roaming the streets. one anonymous Senior. “It’s to- for the manager of the down- but a chosen few, the former is Although at first glance tally just like, whoa. Dude, I’m a town Starbucks, North Andover answered by Dr. Herbert “H- the eviction of the Addison’s Senior. How crazy is that? Just resident Elvira Johnston. Dogg” Melville, a professor who residents may seem tragic and “The presence of these artsy- specializes in Artsy-Fart Dis- think about it for a second. It’s my unfortunate, many of these dis- farts has really helped business,” placement at the Gary Coleman Senior year. My mind is officially placed artsy-farts have found said Johnston, “These people Center for Homeless Studies at blown.” refuge in brightly colored, visu- have flocked to our store like Grand River Community Col- When asked what they felt ally attractive cardboard box- pedophiles to a playground, and lege in Waco, Texas. like if not Seniors, members of es. The aesthetically pleasing we’ve sold more soy lattes and “Artsy-farts need constant the Class of ’09 responded with habitats have recieved a mostly Norah Jones CD’s than we ever exposure to art,” said H-Dogg, answers such as: “I don’t even positive reaction from local resi- did before they showed up.” know,” “not Seniors, that’s for dents, who say the boxes bring a “And when they don’t get it, It is also interesting to dis- sure” and “A freshman, haha isn’t modern and cosmopolitan feel they get all cranky and grumpy cover that these refined hipsters that funny because I’m totally not to Andover’s streets and park- and move to San Francisco. played a major role in saving the a freshman anymore?” ing lots. That place is like a graveyard for downtown Starbucks from clos- While many Seniors claim “Normally, homeless people those people.” ing in this summer’s nationwide that their time at Andover has talk in jibberish and smell like After being asked if that 600 store shutdown. just flown by and they will miss it pee,” says Dr. Richard Hertz of meant the artsy-farts wouldn’t “We were on the list of dearly, others remain unenthusi- Andover, “but since new artsy- come back, Dr. Melville re- stores to get the axe,” explained astic about Senior year. farts have began living on the plied, “Yeah, they all like rid- Ms. Johnston, “then the farts ing trolleys and living in their “I don’t get it,” said one Se- streets, I’ve started to feel hap- really came through for us and bungalows and lofts too much. nior as he walked into Wednes- pier and more enlightened. One spent enough money to prevent When the Addison opens back day’s ASM not wearing a Senior of them even gave me a ‘Free us from closing.” up, there will be a new round of Tibet’ T-shirt made of hemp and courtesty of the white house T-shirt. “I mean, big whoop I’m According to Johnston, cat hair.” recent art school graduates and a Senior. To tell you the truth, I since the Addison closed for Bill Clinton did not have sexual relations with that The majority of these vaga- hipsters to replace the old artsy- don’t even feel like one.” renovations, the new customers farts. It happens all the time.” woman. Oh wait. No, he did. What type of content are we Local Idiot “Didn’t Enjoy” The Dark Knight watching with unlimited bandwidth? the greatest movie of all time sane villain from unleashing guards. By BEN PRAWDZIK doesn’t mean he has to ruin it for total chaos on an unsuspecting “The man must be under the the rest of us. I mean, did you see Gotham City. The heart-pound- influence and therefore can’t A local adult man is facing Heath Ledger’s performance? ing thriller stole the show and comprehend the movie’s su- heated public opposition for It’s easily Oscar-worthy.” viewers’ money at most the- preme awesomeness,” said one Spotted: Blaire Waldorf, Serena van der Woodsen, Awful Dialogue openly stating that he didn’t en- The Dark Knight (not to be aters. guard. joy The Dark Knight. confused with the recent por- After criticizing Christian Upon hearing this news, The family of the man has nographic film, The Dark Night) Bale’s gruff Batman voice, the the man’s wife and kids had re- Mature asked that his name remain tells the heroic tale of how a man was promptly escorted portedly moved out and have anonymous, in fear that Batman part bat, part man, stops an in- out of the theater by security refused to speak to the man on Academic enthusiasts may attack their any terms. The man’s mother loud, obnoxious relative. The said to reporters, “That boy ain’t man allegedly went to see the got no place in my house. He’s film with a group of friends on a Satan here on Earth.” 18% Saturday night. This claim, although likely “Friends? What friends?” true, is yet to be confirmed and asked Marc Walters, manager of is under a full investigation by 45% Showcase Cinemas. “He came in authorities. 5% alone. And what’s this about not The word that someone liking The Dark Knight? It was didn’t enjoy The Dark Knight soooo awesome. Anyone who spread like wildfire and the fol- didn’t like that movie is clearly lowing day, the man received 22% a moron.” hundreds of letters in the mail After the film was over, the containing expletives, threaten- man began to voice his hateful ing messages, and deadly spores opinion. He was reported say- of anthrax. 10% ing, “How can people appreciate The man, fearful for his life, this film? I wasn’t drawn into contacted police who said, “We the complexities of the charac- have found nothing wrong with ters, due to their mediocre per- the situation in regards to the ac- formances; furthermore, the tions of Batman fans. We would Immature cinematography was sub-par for such a high budget film.” kindly ask [the man] to see the “What a dick,” said fellow film again and retake his- com YouTube Videos of Laughing Babies moviegoer Ryan Pepper. “Just ments before we are obliged to M.Discenza/Th e Ph i l l i p i a n because that idiot didn’t enjoy What an idiot! use deadly force.”