OCTOBER 29, 2020

» NEWS » LIFE » OP-ED First Class Mail U.S. Postage Read about the Academy’s pandemic plans as Senior of the Week Alicia Coble is spot- Upper Anya Tang reminds us to critique Paid Mailed from 03833 the weather turns colder, 3. lighted this week, 5. Exeter as we celebrate co-education, 7. Permit Number 78

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“The oldest continuously running preparatory school newspaper in America.” Academy Considers Delayed Winter Return

ByANDY HORRIGAN, NINA low-income students and their fam- KELLOGG, ANDREA LUO and ilies. The Academy did what was HANSI ZHU right in keeping us at home when we had so little information. The entire world needed to halt. This Due to a recent rise in Rock- time is different,” ALIE wrote. “It ingham County COVID cases, is unsustainable to continue to ask administrators considered changes students to spend long periods of to the on-campus arrival date after time schooling (especially graded winter break. The current schedule schooling) at home, where everyone involves students studying remotely begins with such unequal footing. after Thanksgiving break, through The plan to return to campus needs the month of December until Janu- to be supportive of youth from ev- ary 4, when students are scheduled ery quarter—and must not expect to move back onto campus. those with less means to ‘push “We anticipate announcing through it.’ ALIE urges the school a plan for the winter term, and a to at the very least provide an option tentative plan for the spring term, for students to come back to campus sometime between November 1 and in early January or, better yet, stay November 15,” Principal William over the break. Rawson said. Additionally, International Stu- Rawson elaborated on the spe- dent Coordinator Jennifer Smith cific changes in an email to parents noted the challenges surrounding on Oct. 16. “We are re-examining travel for international students. “I whether it will be prudent and fea- think if we are able to lessen the sible to invite students back to cam- amount of times that international pus in January and may consider students need to travel in and out delaying the return of some or all of the United States in a global students until late January or early pandemic, that makes it easier for February,” he wrote. We also are them,” she said. re-evaluating the feasibility of send- “However, we also can’t have ing students home for a two-week students remaining on campus past spring break.” the times we’ve stated on the cal- “We are looking at a number endar, as testing, distancing and of scheduling models to address supervision require a great deal of our concerns,” Rawson continued. support,” Smith continued. “I have “These include possibly inserting so much respect for my colleagues a one week break halfway through that have worked tirelessly to imple- winter term and using that time to ment a plan that allowed students to bring students to campus for the sec- be here safely.” ond half of winter term and keeping International students urged the students on campus for a one-week Academy to come to a timely deci- spring vacation and offering special sion. Upper Elizabeth Handte, from programming during that week.” Japan, emphasized the importance Some students raised the idea of of an earlier announcement due an upperclassmen-only winter term, to negative travel experiences last referencing greater adherence to spring. “I still haven’t gotten a tick- social distancing guidelines and re- et to come back because I expected duced crowding in September. that they’d make this decision very Other community members late,” she said. raised concerns specific to certain “[Last March,] I was extreme- demographics. In an opinion in ly frustrated because they told us The Exonian, the Association for three days beforehand that school Low-Income Exonians argued for was cancelled… I had to wait two accommodations to be provided to weeks in the U.S. because we al- such students. ready planned all our hotels and car “Learning from home was cat- services and everything, so it was Rockingham County data, aggregated by the New York Times. Avery Lavine/The Exonian astrophic to the mental health of a waste of money and time for us WINTER PLANNING, 2.

“I did not violate [the rule] Cai’s disqualification and cre- and respected it the same way ated a formal petition for his most candidates did,” Cai said. reinstatement as a lower repre- Lower Representatives According to Cai, he believed sentative candidate. 173 of 271 that StuCo’s ban on grade-wide lowers signed onto Cai’s social emails intended to prevent more media based petition. Announced After Divisive reply-all chains. Cai said he Responding to lower com- spent multiple hours sending plaints, StuCo redid the election individual emails with differ- between Wednesday, Oct. 21 StuCo Election ent content to his fellow low- at 6:30pm and Thursday, Oct. ers, thanking returning students 22 at the same time, offering for their support last year and a write-in option on the ballot. By OTTO DO, ANDREA LUO group of lowers came forward inboxes as a place of academic extending conversation to new The second election resulted in and ELLA BRADY with a proposition to have four correspondence. students. the victory of Cai, Kim and Mu- lower reps instead of the usual At 7:21 p.m. that same eve- Cai argued that such behav- rat, one write-in candidate and three, considering the uncon- ning, StuCo’s Elections Com- The election of Tony Cai, ior should not be deemed equiv- two listed candidates, respec- ventional nature of the write-in mittee Heads Charlie Preston Minseo Kim and Alexa Murat alent to sending a single grade- tively. ballot. and Georgie Venci informed to Student Council (StuCo) as wide email. “My classmates Co-Secretary Phil Horrigan candidates via email that such Write-in ballots have not lower representatives followed deserve a personal connection described the framework that actions would result in dis- been traditionally used in Stu- significant controversy amid from their candidate in the the StuCo Executive Board qualification. At 12:32 p.m. the Co elections. “Students do have the electoral process. middle of the election, and my used to disqualify Cai. “We’ve next day, Cai sent out individ- power, and, as Co-Presidents, On Sunday, Oct. 18, StuCo action was within their frame- been operating based on the ual emails to all lowers, and our responsibility is to uplift it, disqualified then-candidate Cai work,” Cai said. ‘spirit’ of rules and the consti- StuCo Co-Presidents Charlotte not destroy. We decided to go from the election for violating tution for months. If you want- Lisa and Senai Robinson ruled Even after Cai and the with the write-in option to pre- the “spirit” of a ban on grade- ed me to define that for you, I to disqualify Cai. The disqual- Co-Presidents had a conversa- serve the integrity and validity wide emails. After StuCo’s of- could not,” he said. “It seems ification occurred six hours tion discussing the alleged rule of Student Council’s election ficial notice to candidates on like we are doing whatever we before the start of the election, violation, Cai’s disqualification process but also give the power the mass email ban, Cai sent want to, regardless of prece- scheduled to begin on Oct. 19 at was not lifted. “Election regula- of representation and voice to individual emails to the entire dent, and claiming that it is ben- 6:30pm. tions are in place to protect the students,” Lisa said. lower class. Due to Cai’s pop- efitting the student body. This is integrity and fairness of the Stu- “The decision to include a ularity as a candidate, the de- Following Cai’s disqualifi- evidently not true, just look at dent Council,” Lisa and Robin- write-in option was a way to cision was met with significant cation, complaints flooded the all of the pain in the Lower Rep son said. honor both the decision to dis- backlash from the Class of 2023 email inboxes of the StuCo elections.” Cai disagreed with the ratio- qualify Tony and the strong and the student body at large. Executive Board and Elections According to StuCo Co-Pres- Committee Heads. In one of nale that email inboxes were a support he received from class- StuCo eventually capitulated solely academic space. “Be- mates,” Student Council co-ad- to students’ demands, offering ident Charlotte Lisa, StuCo first these emails, lower representa- received notice of grade-wide tive candidate Matthew Dame, yond the distinction between visers Anne Rankin and Laura a write-in option on the ballot methods of emailing students, Marshall said. through which Cai was eventu- campaign emails at 6:07 p.m. on behalf of nine other candi- class representative commu- Additionally, Rankin noted ally elected. on Oct. 18. Another candidate’s dates, wrote, “We all interpret- grade-wide emails had resulted ed the email warning sent out nication is just as important as that “a write-in did not violate However, many questioned in a spam chain, with inappro- the same way as Tony did. He academic life. Students deserve the [StuCo] constitution be- the legitimacy of the election priate content shared by other was the only one who made the to have a colorful social life as cause the temporary new house and expressed skepticism about members of the lower class. unfortunate decision to act on well,” Cai said. rules that were voted in allowed the constitutionality of a write- According to StuCo, the ban his convictions and send such In response to StuCo’s deci- the Elections Committee to run in option. This past Sunday, a was aimed at respecting student an email.” sion, lowers protested against elections differently this term.” STUCO ELECTION, 3. 2 NO. 19 – CXLII OCTOBER 29, 2020

» DELIVERIES » ELECTION WEEK » COLD WEATHER Dean of Students Brooks Moriarty Read about the Academy’s changes Students adjust to the worsening announced that restaurants with in- to the regular schedule in light of weather amid pandemic restric- News house drivers could deliver, 2. the presidential election, 3. tions, 3.

this fall) because COVID-19 is not on-campus winter term informed getting better nationwide and be- his decision to study remotely this Winter Planning, Cont. ing flexible with arrivals is the best fall. “When I chose to do remote thing Exeter can do,” she said. “At learning this fall, I had hoped that when I could’ve just gone straight to the U.S., so it’s actually very im- learning remotely from Taiwan, the end of the day, I’m honestly just we would be returning to campus Japan instead of having all my fam- portant that I get a date, a specific added that safety concerns will ul- excited there’s even a possibility of again in the winter, even if it was at ily come to the U.S.,” Handte said. date with like at least a two, three timately inform her decision on re- going back.” the beginning of January,” Pate said. “It was that experience back week, a one month warning, be- turning. “Since countries in Asia— Prep Stellan Aalto emphasized In the email’s closing, Rawson in March, because [the Academy cause I’m going to be traveling two including Taiwan —are doing better the importance of the experience underscored the Academy’s prior- was] so last minute about it, that weeks earlier to make the require- than the US (on average), if things that being on campus offers. “As it ities when making a final decision we didn’t want to make a mistake ments,” he said. get too bad over the next month I’m is my first time at Phillips Exeter, I about the term. “Without question, [this time], so we’re waiting until Upper Emma Chen, who elected probably going to have to rethink would like to spend as much time on we are eager to have our students they have a final decision to do any- to stay in China and study remote- whether or not I’ll be going back in campus as possible,” Aalto said. “I on campus as much as possible,” thing,” Handte added. ly this term, was ambivalent about the winter,” she said. would like to return [as soon as pos- he said. “As has been the case from Lower Rodrigo Spinola e Castro returning due to safety concerns. Liu noted that the uncertainties sible]... After settling in and starting the beginning of this pandemic, our from Brazil added that international “I don’t feel very strongly about brought on by the pandemic are in- to feel part of this community, not decisions will be guided by our con- travel restrictions made it difficult the subject,” she said. “Of course, I evitable. “I’m used to the schedule being able to return would be a slap cern for the health and safety of our for students to make last-minute want to return to campus as early as by this point, so going back later in the face. The way we get to inter- community, our desire to provide plans. “[To come back,] I would possible, but I understand and agree is not really an issue. I’m actually act with both teachers and students the best experience possible for have to travel probably to either with the priority of making sure ev- quite relieved that the Academy is makes this school so great.” your children, and a need to remain Mexico or Canada, do a two week eryone is safe.” contemplating a later return date/ Lower and day student Gavin flexible to adapt to changing condi- quarantine there and then move into Upper Emma Liu, a new student returning in groups (like they did Pate said that the expectation of an tions.”

“It went well, and that I hope “This is especially helpful since we will hold more affinity spac- [my daughter] Caitlin has been es for parents in the future, as remote learning this fall term and Family Weekend Goes Virtual I see a strong desire within the we did not have the opportunity parents to connect,” she said. to physically get on campus yet Director of Equity and Inclu- for this school year,” Burke said. sion Stephanie Bramlett and Mul- Burke added that the hosted ticultural Affairs Intern Danique events “help[ed] remote stu- Montique hosted the Black and dents and parents get a flavor of African American parents’ event. what to expect when returning to Modern Languages Instructor campus after the winter break.” Vivianna Santos and Associate Manjit Varwandkar P’24 Director of Admissions and Di- appreciated the online pro- rector of Multicultural Affairs gramming. “The online for- Nahin Jorgge hosted the Lat- mat gave us a lot of flexibility inx affinity parents’ event. “We and the disruption to my work spoke with parents from New was quite minimal. The abili- York, Brazil, Mexico, Florida ty to record these sessions only and Connecticut,” Santos said. adds to the flexibility. In the “They were happy to hear about future, if possible, transcripts the work that La Alianza Lati- of the sessions might also be na is doing, and they wanted to useful,” M. Varwandkar said. see in what ways their children Although recordings were of- could continue to practice, study fered, some parents of students and preserve Spanish... Often in distant time zones believed parents feel that it is important that the scheduling was not to have a connection to one’s completely equitable. Kiyomi culture especially when the pre- Nozawa Edwards P’24 was un- dominant school culture is dif- able to attend Wednesday events ferent from our home culture.” due to time zone conflicts. LGBTQ+ Student Coordina- However, Edwards acknowl- tor Joanne Lembo noted that the edged that it was impossible virtual LGBTQ+ parent event al- to accomodate all time zones. Assembly speaker and Emiliana Vegas P’19, ’21 smiles. Courtesy of Emiliana Vegas lowed more parents than usual to Edwards felt that, due to cir- participate. “I also think that the cumstances beyond the Acade- By OTTO DO, LEELA GANDHI, Friday, Emiliana Vegas P’19, Myers noted that the virtual addition of the affinity groups my’s control, this year’s Family JESSICA HUANG, AMY LUM ’21, spoke about COVID-19’s platform allowed more parents was a brilliant idea. The fami- Week was less engaging than AND HENRY YAO impact on educational oppor- to participate. “[Assembly will] lies who joined the LGBTQA+ previous years. “I think parents tunities at Assembly. On the look different, but more fam- group really appreciated meet- miss out, especially for parents final day of Family Week, the ilies should be able to attend, ing the other families and the The Academy hosted with actually really being on College Counseling Office and which is a plus,” Myers said. supportive faculty,” Lembo said. Family Weekend virtually this campus, having that experience, the deans held separate forums. After Friday’s assembly, past week from Wednesday Religious Service Coordi- eating in the dining halls, being Parents were encouraged to various affinity coordinators to Saturday. Unlike past years nator Bonnie-Jeanne Casey there on campus during the year schedule individual meetings. hosted virtual parent gather- when parents visited campus, also hosted various webinars made me feel so much more at ings to facilitate questions and The Academy hosted a variety Associate Director of Alum- on the Academy’s different re- peace with knowing Keona [her offer intra-affinity bonding. of Zoom webinars staggered ni and Family Relations Ally ligious offerings. “The Zoom child] was there and…what it throughout the week to simulate Goddard elaborated upon the International Student Co- connections are nice but they all felt like, just puts a parent’s an interactive experience. schedule’s offerings. “We have ordinator Jennifer Smith led are not the same,” Casey said. mind at ease, cause you’ve expe- Webinars were hosted at spread events across sever- the international student affin- In past years, the Dance and rienced it now…I think for a par- different times throughout the al days, taking into consider- ity group. According to Smith, Theatre Department has invited ent to experience that and then day in the interest of families ation varied time zones of Ex- the “Zoom drop-in session parents to classes and rehears- feel good about that’s where in different time zones. eter families,” Goddard said. for international families is to als. “This year, video and photos their kid is,” Edwards said. say hello, ask questions [and] On Wednesday, Principal The Academy also offered will be provided to families of Varwandkar concluded that touch base.” History Instructor Rawson kicked off Family new sessions on athletics, aca- activities from this term with a he was grateful to get an insight Hannah Lim, Chinese Instruc- Weekend with an assembly, fol- demics, and extracurriculars to webinar to facilitate questions,” into campus life. “[I was] com- tor Ning Zhou and Spanish In- lowed by a student health forum connect parents and compen- Dance Department Interim Di- forted to see how many of the structor Diego Ardura-Faraj and academic forum. Parents sate for parents’ absence from rector Amberlee Darling said. activities are being ‘reimagined’ helped facilitate questions. had opportunities to attend af- on-campus activities. Although Lisa Burke P’21 was grate- for the new reality,” he said. “As finity group, anti-racist work all events for family weekend Asian Student Coordinator ful for having the opportunity to I listened in, it became clear to and Religious and Spiritual Ser- were hosted online, Goddard Wei-Ling Woo reflected on the attach “faces and voices to the me how dramatically things have vices webinars on Thursday. On and Assembly coordinator Alex Asian parents’ affinity event. names” she has seen in emails. changed thanks to the pandemic.”

Academy Opens Gates to Outside Food Deliveries

By MOKSHA AKIL, ELLA BRADY, Academy communications did not pandemic. “Many customers would have been few issues with delivery. so I’m not sure what the right thing to ATISHAY JAIN and ELLIE ANA specify if restaurants not listed, but request [contactless] anyway,” he “It’s fun to occasionally treat your- do in this situation is.” SPERANTSAS with in-house drivers, were allowed. said. “And of course, we always as- self and your friends to a great meal,” Some faculty members worried Food delivery must arrive before sume that any institution, whether it’s prep Vedika Amin said. “The guide- that deliveries would become an school, a hospital, a company with lines set by the school are very appro- Dean of Students Brooks Mori- student check-in. “It is a dorm rule equity issue, particularly since there certain policies would always want priate and completely reasonable.” arty announced on Saturday, Oct. that pre-dates COVID and is in place are few social activities available us to make deliveries contactless.” 17 that students would be allowed for safety reasons (not opening the Amin did voice some concern mid-pandemic. “I always worry to order food from restaurants with dorm exterior door to strangers late Front Row Pizzeria, another about the risk involved, but noted that about cost. Some students have mon- in-house delivery to campus. How- at night),” Webster Hall Dorm Head restaurant permitted to deliver onto the requirement for the delivery to be ey to order. Others don’t have the ever, no food delivery apps (such as Alex Myers said. campus, has also adapted well to the contactless “significantly lower[s]” money to do so,” Myers said. “I wor- UberEats, Postmates and Grubhub) Every year, the school sends a new policies. Employee Amanda the probability of infection. ry about how visible that difference is are permitted. Delivery drivers are letter to local restaurants reminding Wilcox, however, explained that is- Prep Caitlin Murray agreed. “It’s and how it makes students feel.” also not allowed to enter dormitories. them of Academy delivery guide- sues arise when delivery drivers are really nice to have a break from din- Overall, Ewald Dorm Head Di- Moriarty asked students to pay over lines, according to New England not sure where to put the food, and ing hall food, and the opportunity for ego Ardura was optimistic about the the phone and request no-contact Pizza owner Harry Tsougranis. This students are not clear with their in- variety was great,” Murray said. new freedoms for on-campus stu- drop-off at designated delivery spots year, the letter contained a few extra structions. “We can’t just put them on Some students felt more strong- dents. “I feel very comfortable with with drivers ahead of time. rules explaining no-contact delivery. benches,” she said. ly about health and safety concerns. the steps the administration is taking Dorm heads received an email “I think the school has established Besides this one matter, however, “With the COVID cases in New and it makes sense with how they are including a list of permitted delivery rules that are very safe, but so have Wilcox said that the deliveries are go- Hampshire going up, I’m not sure if starting [deliveries] with a specific set restaurants: “Local restaurants with we. We’re all extra careful these ing well. “We aren’t getting as many it’s the smartest thing,” senior Alec of restaurants,” Ardura said. “Based in-house delivery include Front Row days,” Tsougranis said. [deliveries] as we used to, but we still Tracey said. “Even with all of the on my intuition, something I think Pizza, Supreme Pizza, New England Tsougranis explained how restau- have our regulars, and there have precautions, there is still going to be we will see very soon is expanding Pizza, Pizza Academy, Green Bean, rants have become accustomed to been no problems,” she said. a hazard and a possibility of spread. those opportunities which students Romeo’s and Domino’s Pizza.” contactless deliveries due to the According to some students, there But there will always be a possibility, have to order food.” OCTOBER 29, 2020 NO. 19– CXLII 3 It’s Cold Outside: Students Adjust to Inclement Weather

By ASHLEY JIANG, ANNA KIM, als and individual student practice. JANE PARK, SAFIRA SCHIOWITZ Some athletic facilities, including the and CLARK WU Fisher Squash Courts and gym spac- es, are also presently in use for athlet- ics practices. At 11pm last night, Dean of Stu- dents Brooks Moriarty announced “We will need more,” Moriarty new areas where students may eat in- said. “One goal we have now is to doors. With New Hampshire weather identify spaces outside of EPAC that gradually cooling, students have be- offer students what EPAC does when come more reluctant to stay outside we are not in a pandemic. So, we are while eating and socializing. How- trying to identify some ‘satellite’ EP- ever, COVID-19 guidelines continue AC-type spaces in other buildings.” to encourage outdoor meetings when Moriarty added that the Academy possible due to increased infectivity is considering opening indoor areas risk in indoor spaces. As colder tem- of Wetherell and Elm Street Dining peratures make outdoor gatherings Halls as outdoor seating becomes less viable, the Exeter community less feasible. will face health and spacing con- Director of Campus Safety Ser- cerns. Plans for making more indoor vices and Risk Management Paul spaces accessible are in progress. Gravel said that he, Moriarty, As- Activity coordinators and other sistant Principal Karen Lassey and faculty and staff members have met a team are working to plan prelim- to plan for the colder weather. Spaces inary safety precautions as condi- like the Elizabeth Phillips Academy tions change. “Campus Safety will assist by providing Campus Building Center, Grainger Auditorium, Elting The Academy Library in the snow. Arne Maasik/Louis Kahn Organization Room and Phillips Church are al- Monitors to those spaces once they ready being utilized for indoor events are identified,” he said. munity if there are less ways to meet the fluctuating conditions of the pan- cently worked with the Stand-Up and social activities, according to The imminent changes that will with people outside my dorm,” upper demic. Assistant Director of Student Comedy Club to plan a comedy Dean of Students Brooks Moriarty. occur on campus have been on stu- Indrani Basu said. Activities Kelly McGahie said that show in November. The location is Moriarty’s email last night noted that dents’ minds. “Even already this Day students will also be impact- her office is continually working to tentative. Elm Street will be adjusted for indoor term, there have been a couple times ed by changing weather. “Some of formulate indoor activities for the Overall, Moriarty hopes that as dining, with food service stations where it’s cold enough that it’s just my concerns regarding [socializing] students as the temperature drops. the Academy steps into the winter returning to use. Additionally, the unreasonable to eat outside,” upper during colder months stem from the Past events over this past term have season, Exonians can continue to Elting Room, Academy Center and Cyrus Braden said. fact that I’m a day student, so I’m included bingo nights, field days and uphold safety guidelines as in the fall Library Commons will be available Other students are concerned allowed into fewer buildings than a Harry Potter kahoot. and socialize indoors in a safe man- for students to eat in. about the impact that the colder boarders,” prep Amelie Bunnell said. Student groups have begun reach- ner. “It will be more challenging, but Spaces for indoor activity also in- months may have on socializing. Amidst these spacing concerns, ing out to the Student Activities Of- I know the community is strong and clude the Music Building, which has “I’m worried that it will be harder the Student Activities Office has fice, hoping to utilize indoor spaces has shown a commitment to care for been used for select group rehears- to feel like a part of the Exeter com- been working to bring fun amidst for upcoming events. McGahie re- one another,” he said.

dential reps. elected within the next few weeks, but until then StuCo Election Sparks Controversy, Cont. we will not add a constitution- al amendment. Once we have a Outside of StuCo’s official “By not holding to our earlier preciate the discourse, but to committee and a vocal activist full Council, we are more than statement, Horrigan shared his statement, we demonstrated the make sure your voices are best in the community, I absolutely happy to explore the possibility perspective. “Tony shouldn’t weakness of our Student Coun- heard, I encourage fully written love this sort of engagement of a constitutional amendment have been disqualified,” Horri- cil,” Horrigan said. “What does responses detailing the ‘why’ of in elections and issues,” Venci adding a fourth lower represen- gan said. “He put in a lot of ef- adding a write-in option imply your concern,” StuCo Co-Sec- said. “We truly hope that this tative, which we will bring be- fort, and he did skate our rules. about Student Council’s devo- retary Siona Jain said. “The sort of energy will carry over fore Council to vote.” He successfully found a loop- tion to process? Our first mis- email chain started out with a into other Student Council plans The election has spanned hole, and he put in four hours take was making a bad decision, thoughtfully written email, but to get those done.” over two weeks and may not be of effort to get around it. That and our second mistake was not the subsequent emails could’ve According to Lisa and Robin- finished. “This was one of the is something that’s impressive. standing by that decision.” been compiled as signatures and son, adding a fourth representa- most engaged elections StuCo We should commend someone During the popular back- ultimately clogged inboxes of tive for the Lower Class requires has seen, and I fully expect to for putting in four hours of ef- lash following Cai’s dis- upperclassmen who are trying a constitutional amendment that see lowers use this same in- fort on StuCo, not disqualifying qualification, students re- to juggle StuCo on top of home- is voted on by the entire Student credible persistence in pursuing them for it.” lentlessly emailed Elections work or college applications.” Council. “Exec. Board is not anti-racist work and in pushing However, Horrigan said that Committee Heads Charlie Pres- Despite being inundated with comfortable amending the con- people to vote,” Jain concluded. after the Co-Presidents made ton and Georgie Venci. Some angry emails, Venci commended stitution without the full support “I truly hope this persistence their decision to disqualify Cai, students even called for Preston the activism of the student body. of the full Council,” they said. wasn’t limited to our StuCo they should have stuck with it. and Venci to resign. “I truly ap- “As a member of the elections “We are hoping to have resi- election.”

Academy Prepares for Election Week

By ANVI BHATE, TINA HUANG, about voting has been provided. Two ANYA TANG andANDREW YUAN emails were sent to eligible student voters on Oct. 12 and Oct. 15 de- tailing the voting process. Students With Election Day approaching have the options of voting in person next Tuesday, Nov. 3, Principal Raw- in New Hampshire, voting absentee son sent an all-community email on in New Hampshire or voting absen- Oct. 16 reaffirming the Academy’s tee in their home state. Deadlines values, announcing schedule chang- for requesting absentee ballots have es during Election Week and extend- passed in some states; the deadline ing help for eligible student voters. to register for mail-in voting in New Further information on these chang- Hampshire was Oct. 21. Eligible vot- es and support resources for com- ers received another email on Satur- munity members will be posted on day, Oct. 17, with instructions to sign ExeterConnect closer to the election. up for a voting time on Election Day. “As the U.S. presidential election Senior Noah Lee registered to approaches, we will see examples of vote at the office before chaper- behavior and political discourse that oned trips were announced. “I was would not be acceptable on our cam- concerned about claims that mail- pus or in our community,” Rawson in ballots would be rejected at the wrote. The email listed unacceptable highest level, so I made it a focus forms of speech at the Academy, in- to vote in-person,” Lee said. “My cluding hate speech and any expres- experience with the administration sion that promotes violence. was slightly frustrating at first. After A revised election week sched- going through a lengthy process of ule was emailed last Friday, Oct. petitioning to the deans and coordi- 23, with changes reflected on the nating with my advisor and staff in Online Schedule (OLS). H Format the administration, I was finally able will be asynchronous on Tuesday, to register at the Town Hall and had Nov. 3, and Faculty/Proctor meet- the option of filling in my ballot and ings will be moved to the same day; submitting my vote right there.” there will be no major assignments Some students believed the Exeter’s special schedule, with voting blocks shaded (not black). Avery Lavine/The Exonian due Wednesday, Nov. 4, and B and emails could have been sent earlier C Formats will be cancelled on the Students mostly appreciated the from others,” senior Nina Weeldrey- with information for students ab- tionale we heard behind still having same day. Advising will be moved to changes in schedule and support er said. sentee voting out-of-state. “October classes was that it allowed a checkup Nov. 4, and C and D Formats will be provided for an open discussion en- 15th was the Virginia deadline [to The Student Council Execu- on students. There’s fear that some switched on Friday, Nov. 6. vironment. “[The low-homework register to vote],” senior Julia Nor- tive Board members discussed students who are really distraught guidelines and schedule change During election week, the Coun- sworthy-Edghill said. “Luckily, I the school’s election response last would stay in their room all day, will] allow the whole community to seling and Psychological Services registered early, but some people Monday, Oct. 20, during a bi-week- which isn’t healthy.” watch the election without worry of Office will hold drop-in hours for aren’t aware that there are deadlines ly meeting with Rawson. Their re- Lisa believed that student needs the work they didn’t do,” Vietor said. students wishing to speak with a for registering or requesting a ballot quests included no homework the would be well-communicated. “One “I think it will play out well as long counselor individually or gather in in their home state.” night of Nov. 3 and a free day for area where I do have a lot of empa- a safe space. Additionally, there will as teachers adhere to the guidelines, when election results are announced. “It’s not [the administration’s] thy for the administration is that they be “election-free” spaces and spaces which is unfortunately not always job to make voting easy or provide “We thought the electoral col- can’t predict this election any better for discussing the election the morn- guaranteed.” options,” senior William Vietor said. lege results may not come out on than we can,” Lisa said. “We’re pret- ing of Nov. 4. More information on “Both students and faculty have “Students who want to vote need to Nov. 4, but Principal Rawson was ty sure the election is on the forefront hours and spaces will be posted on a lot to say about this election, and I take initiative and responsibility for pretty certain that we will know the of the administration’s mind, and ExeterConnect. think we could all benefit from shar- their own vote instead of relying on morning after, ” Co-President and we’ll see soon enough what they ing our perspectives to learn more Currently, no new information others to make it ‘more accessible.’” senior Charlotte Lisa said. “The ra- do.” 4 NO. 19 – CXLII OCTOBER 29, 2020

» SOLANO » NON-FICTION » PAGODES Artist Jasmine Solano discusses her Staff Writer Lina Huang urges us to Head Designer Otto Do writes work Unity in Color in a virtual Lam- read three works of non-fiction in a about Claude Debussy’s Pagodes Life ont Gallery talk, 3. piece from Matter Magazine, 4. as a work of dream-sketch, 6.

Jud Brewer Speaks about Addiction at Assembly

By MAYA COHEN, OTTO deadline, we reach for that fun- DO, JEANNIE EOM and EVAN ny video to counteract the neg- GONZALEZ ative feelings, creating a loop of behavior and reward. Psychiatrist and mindful ad- Social media is a “neutral diction doctor Judson Brewer player” in this cycle. Brew- shared thoughts from his over er observed that social media twenty years of mindfulness companies craft their outreach experience to the Academy last in order to be addictive. Addic- Tuesday. tion leads to tangible change in a person: “they become focused Brewer specializes in addic- on themselves, and depend- tion studies and has developed ing on the severity, they may novel mindfulness programs commit unethical acts to fulfill for habit change, including their desires.” Brewer urged the in-person and app-based treat- Exeter community to be more ments. Assembly Committee aware of the positive or nega- Chair Alex Myers introduced tive effects of their habit loops. Brewer and the importance of Brewer’s work during isolation When asked whether or not in the pandemic. teenagers should abandon so- cial media, Brewer replied, “I Brewer began his ca- wouldn’t say abandon them, but reer with mouse research while ask yourself, what do I get from working towards an immunolo- this? It’s not that social media gy degree. Later, however, this is a bad thing; It’s not that tech- experience informed Brewer of nology is a bad thing; when we his interest in being “direct,” get caught up in things and we in which he hoped that his re- find ourselves lost in them for search could be directly rele- hours at a time, we literally vant to the human body. “So, I lose our lives.” decided to give up doing mouse research during residency and Negative habit loops, such retool to do human research be- as the social media example cause I wanted to ask questions Brewer referenced, can have that were directly relevant to adverse long-term effects. Ac- humans,” he said. Brewer’s ex- cording to Brewer, negative perience in immunology helped reinforcement drives anger Courtesy of Jud Brewer him see the interests he was and causes people to search for emotions and body sensations,” no longer feels dread or fear, ing,” she said. missing while it also helped an outlet. “If somebody sees concluding that “... if we can instead saying: “Hmm. That’s something that they don’t like “I would like to delve more him explore the links between learn to relate to them differ- interesting. I wasn’t just saying into helping people really see the mind and the body. they focus their energy and ently, then that’s where we ac- it was interesting. I actually felt anger and do something,” he clearly a feeling of closed down During the assembly, Brewer tually have much more control it,” he said. said. “They might [comment] versus opened-up, and what it is offered ways to combat anxiety than shutting anything down.” This rewiring taps into “re- something outrageous, which that can help us see that clearly and panic. He first explained For those who also struggle ward-based learning,” Brewer might have an disadvantageous very quickly,” Brewer said. the evolutionary functions of with meditation, Brewer sug- said. “We can use what I call effect on both them and others. Brewer feels that these anxiety and panic, observing gested that they first under- BBO—Bigger, Better Offers— This might make them feel that closed-down qualities of expe- that they are “close cousins.” stand the purpose of medita- are, and they’re right at the they’re in control of the situ- rience underlie everything from Using the pandemic as an ex- tion. “[Tt] help[s] us see when right in front of us. For exam- ation and help them simmer frustration to anger, to greed, to ample, he explained their ad- we’re reacting, getting caught ple, curiosity.” down.” everything, while the opened- verse effects on a global level. up in certain thoughts that Mindful behaviors become However, this calm can be up qualities of experience un- “Scientists raced to study the we like, pushing away other core tenets of mindfulness, “... dangerous to others, causing derlie kindness, connection, characteristics of the virus so thoughts that we don’t like; no- helping us live better lives, viewers to become enraged and curiosity. By exploring that we can know precisely how tice how we can start to change more connected lives. Be kind- and search for an outlet. An- how to most efficiently help contagious and deadly it is and that relationship and see where er to each other and all of these other unfortunate response is people tap into those qualities act accordingly . . . [but] it is our thoughts come and go,” he things, rather than trying to agreement, which reinforces from their direct experiences, easy for our brains to spin sto- said. make yourself more productive the negative emotions they are Brewer hopes to “... link up the ries of fear and dread,” Brewer Brewer encouraged students automatons of society,” Brewer expressing. cause and effect relationship said. to substitute worry for other said. between X behavior leading to During the question and However, not all social con- responses. “What if we substi- Upper and Co-Head of Ac- either closed or open feelings,” answer portion of the assem- tagions are negative. “Kindness tuted curiosity as that new be- tive Minds Celine Gu com- which helps train the brains to bly, a student asked for medi- is a different type of virus,” havior? [Mindfulness] is about mended the Academy’s willing- become more aware of one’s ac- tative advice as someone who Brewer said. “The spread of fostering a curious awareness, ness to highlight mental health. tions and how it feels. “I think has tried and failed meditation emotion from one person to an- not prejudging things, not as- “A lot of the stigma surround- that will naturally help move before. Brewer sympathized other wearing a face mask and suming things are going to hap- ing mental health issues comes society toward being more kind and replied that he once faced socially distancing can prevent pen, but simply being curious,” from a lack of understanding of and connected, and that’s what the same challenge. “I started the spread of a physical virus Brewer said. what causes them, and he did a motivates me.” meditating trying to shut my . . . Kindness is more infec- As another example, Brewer great job laying down the log- brain down and stop thinking,” “If Psychiatry is something tious than COVID-19. Think shared how he has changed his ic and brain processes behind Brewer said. “I would actually that you’re really passionate about it: How does it feel when reactions to others, specifically anxiety. We often think about sweat through t-shirts . . . be- about, I would just say follow someone genuinely and sponta- in the presidential debate. “I anxiety abstractly, so it was cause I was working too hard. that because the authenticity neously is kind to you or kind grounded myself in my body helpful approaching it from a It took me over 10 years to fig- and passion is going to help you of someone else?” and focused on my physiolog- more concrete perspective,” Gu ure this out myself. And then get everywhere that you need to Brewer also introduced ic reactions, especially when said. another 10 years of research go,” Brewer said. “I would add the idea of habit loops. When the candidates talked over each to understand why this was the Additionally, Gu appreci- for everyone; if you’re not sure something positive happens, other. I looked to see where I case, but it’s not actually about ated the specific steps Brewer what you want to do in col- like watching a funny video, was getting riled up or closing shutting our minds down at all. articulated. “The curiosity and lege… or what you wanna do our brain wants it to happen down and tried to bring some I actually find thinking to be mindfulness tactics he men- after that, just be curious and again. Positive habit loops, if curiosity to that,” Brewer said. pretty helpful.” tioned were feasible to incorpo- open. Don’t lock yourself into left unchecked, can lead to ad- After reprogramming his rate into students’ lives, a great anything, but really just follow Brewer said that mindful- diction. When something neg- mind in a similar way, Brew- reminder that confronting anx- that interest and follow that cu- ness is about “... changing our ative happens, like a school er said that when panicked, he iety doesn’t have to be daunt- riosity.” relationship to our thoughts and

3 Creative Non-Fiction Novels You Must Read

By LINA HUANG Carreyrou of a dystopia. polio vaccine, HIV, genome mapping, to achieve one of America’s greatest Bordering on a business, tech- 2) The Immortal Life of Henrietta and many potential cancer cures. The feats. Their names were Kathrine Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary You’re always looking for them. nology, and medicine mash-up, Bad Lacks by Rebecca Skloot testament to who we owe thousands Jackson. Typical of the 1930s, the Whether you know it or not, you’re Blood by John Carreyrou is an intense In her debut novel, Skloot reveals of medical breakthroughs. It asks who women were deemed inferior to their searching for the kind of books that recollection in the form of investi- the history behind medicine with owns the stuff our bodies are made male counterparts, until sheer grit and make you gasp in disbelief, make gative journalism. Carreyrou delves true integrity. Written in a narrative/ of? It makes you wonder, how could intelligence proved them to be leaders your heart race and your palms sweat. into the secrets of the greatest silicon document style, she peels back layers someone forgo consent? And: but in their fields. They shaped history The kind that makes you marvel and valley fraud to exist and the people of buried evidence stemming from where would we be if they hadn’t? with the curve of their protracters. laugh and the kind that leaves you in behind Theranos—a health technol- the 1950s to depict the connection Hidden Figures is a poignant retelling awe. They’re the kind of books worth ogy company once claimed to be between medicine, ethics and racism. 3) Hidden Figures: The American of the courage, assertiveness, and staying up till 3 am for, the kind that revolutionary. CEO Elizabeth Holmes In the 1950s HeLa became the first Dream and the Untold Story of the intelligence displayed by Afri- forces you to flip page after page. promised a product that would collection of cells able to be cultured Black Women Mathematicians Who change blood testing worldwide; her Helped Win the Space Race by Mar- can-American women at the time. These are those kinds of books. outside of the human body. They machines would only require a tiny came from a woman named Henrietta got Lee Shetterly Don’t worry, we won’t keep you It’s 2020, and uncertainty and droplet of blood and instantly be able Lacks. When Henrietta went in to get Before Neil Armstrong took his any longer; we know you must be confusion are as widespread as the to scan for multiple diseases. This a tumor looked at, her doctor scraped first step on the moon, three brilliant dying to get your hands on one (or pandemic. So take a minute and dive idea was targeted to make fast health- off part of a tissue to use as a sample mathematicians worked tirelessly all) of these stories! All books are into some novels that remind you care accessible to everyone. Theranos without her consent. Soon, bottles at NASA to make his jouvwrney a available in the library (make sure to just how much we’ve discovered, ac- had a valuation of over $10 billion— of her cells were being bought and success. Shetterly writes the true story place a pick-up order from the library complished and created as a scientific and as it turned out—had no product shipped for a price less than a meal of three female, African-American catalog first!) Amazon, or any local community. at all. This is a novel that keeps you for two. HeLa cells are pivotal in ‘computers’ and how they overcame bookstore, both in-person and online. 1) Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in on the edge of your seat; a true thriller dozens of medical advancements: the the sexism and racism of the 1930s Happy reading! a Silicon Valley Startup by John that touches just slightly on the verge OCTOBER 29, 2020 NO. 19– CXLII 5 Senior of the Week: Alicia Coble

By MANAN MENDIRATTA, English and the humanities. By the VALENTINA ZHANG AND HANSI time she took her third term of prep ZHU bio, however, she had opened her eyes to the realm of science. On a normal day, Senior Alicia “Instead of [just] learning about Coble can be found rowing at the microorganisms for two and a half Whitney Boathouse, leading a cli- months, we would learn about cli- mate lobby, hosting a radio show or mate change for awhile,” she re- picnicking on the McConnell patio called. “And I was like, this is really with her dorm mates. cool. It’s science relating to real life. And I think that’s when I started to Although Coble had been an like science a lot more.” avid dancer prior to Exeter, she decided to try crew under the en- She remembered another awak- couragement of her prep fall Latin ening during family weekend her teacher, Girls’ Crew (EGC) Coach lower fall. “My teacher said to our Sally Morris, who suggested the class, ‘If you guys go home this idea to Coble because of her height. weekend, you’re seriously gonna see physics everywhere.’ And I was “I tried out rowing and it was like, ‘he’s kidding.’ [But then] I was just so much fun,” Coble said. learning to drive and I was like, “You’re literally just doing the ‘Oh my gosh, the state of an object same stroke for your entire prac- in motion or whatever.’ And then I tice, and for some people that might took chem last year and it was the seem kind of boring, but for people same thing: this is so real and con- who row, they just love finding that crete,” she said. perfection.” Gradually, Coble immersed her- As one of the EGC captains, Co- self deeper into the science offer- ble seeks out every opportunity to ings at Exeter, and now considers help the team build a sense of com- herself a more “science-y person.” munity. “Something that makes Of this, she said, “I think that’s an- EGC really special is that we’re a other thing that’s really cool about huge team… I really hope to see Exeter. You can come in thinking everyone being connected in the like, this is what you want to do, boathouse.” and then have that shift.” EGC co-captain Addie Luce Although she loves all disci- emphasized Coble’s caring nature plines in science, Coble’s greatest on the team. “As a co-captain, she passion lies in climate change. is very inviting and always makes Senior Alicia Coble smiles. Teja Vankireddy/The Exonian sure everyone on the team feels “A lot of people ask why do comfortable… She is an amazing you care? Why do you spend so much time on that? Nothing’s go- because it makes them reconnect the issue, but the free-flowing atmosphere and listener, and she inspires me to be with why they’re doing this work.” always there’s something that we the ability to enjoy herself while as kind and welcoming,” she said. ing to change. Personally, I have to believe that something’s going to Fellow ECL co-head Erin Mc- don’t know and someone who she’s on air. As the Director of Upper Michelle Park added that change. I care about the future of Cann appreciated Coble’s dedica- knows about it. [Alicia] always Training, she hopes to inspire others Coble is also just as diligent as she the earth… That’s how we’re going tion to the work in the club. “She acknowledges that her answers are to utilize this unique outlet to share was open. “Throughout my time in to save the world,” Coble said. definitely goes after it with her full not perfect,” she said. “And there their stories. crew with her, I always knew her will be times that she’s unable to At the start of her upper fall, Co- heart and with all her passion,” she “So few other schools have ra- as someone who was hardworking, answer a question, but she always ble co-founded a club called Exeter said. “When we planned the cli- dio stations,” Coble said. “If you trying her best in every aspect, be- respectfully opens the question up Climate Lobby (ECL) to empower mate strike last year and when we have some music that you like or ing the epitome of ‘perfect form’, [to others].” climate activism and leadership planned lobby days to Boston she have an interesting topic that you and keeping a positive attitude in really stayed on top of the details As a four-year McConnell resi- want to talk about, then this is per- everything she did,” she said. on campus. One of ECL’s events included “Climate Lobby Day,” and she was just spending the whole dent, Coble is also a proctor, student fect for you.” “Alicia is a thoughtful, caring, where the club partnered with Our night before preparing to meet with listener and role model in the dorm. Beyond all her activities, Coble sensitive and inspirational captain. Climate and met with Massachu- her state legislator and reading up She said she loves the convenient is also a patient and trustworthy She thinks deeply about her team- setts state representatives to discuss on all these carbon pricing bills.” location, open patio space and the friend. “I know I can always rely on mates’ wellbeing and each day climate legislation. Yet Coble is more than simply connections she’s made with her her whenever I have something on reaches out with her characteristic peers. “It was so exciting to see these passionate about the subject mat- my mind or need a shoulder to lean smile and kind words,” Morris said. ter. McCann continued, “I think “She’s never afraid to reach out on,” Park said. “I’ve always been a “Her steady, visible progress and kids who don’t even live in Mas- sachusetts talk to these state repre- when you hear ‘climate activists,’ to the underclass and in my dorm,” very independent person, but she’s intelligent approach allowed oth- you expect someone who’s giving senior and fellow McConnell resi- taught me that it’s okay to ask for ers to see a path to getting stronger sentatives who have the power to change things and ask them to do it speeches all the time and always the dent Caroling Huang said. “She’s help and that it’s okay to be a little themselves and how to have fun one at the forefront, always the one always super positive, and she al- bit vulnerable sometimes.” doing it.” for New Hampshire, do it for wher- ever they’re from,” Coble said. “It’s talking, but the thing about Alicia ways goes out of her way to make “I strive to be a friend that lis- In light of recent Academy dis- a really powerful experience to see is that she also listens as she learns everyone feel comfortable and feel tens,” Coble concluded. “I think cussions about race, Coble also state representatives being moved from those around her. She takes like they belong in McConnell.” that’s the most important thing: hoped to implement anti-racism by what you say.” perspectives outside her own per- “She’s definitely become more just having your experiences val- into the team program. “I was really In the club, Coble finds joy in spectives and combines it with her of a leader in the dorm and also in idated. Because at Exeter, people inspired by the [Athletics anti-rac- own experiences.” the eyes of the community. I feel come from all different walks of ism assembly] and I’m just hope- helping others develop their own passion for climate conservation. ECL co-head Scarlett Lin like she’s really taken that step be- life… I have friends who do a lot ful to see what happens with crew agreed, adding that she is both cause she has really become com- of similar things that I do, but also because crew is a very white sport “We have something that we call the story of self,” she said. “That’s genuine and receptive. “Alicia is a fortable in the community, in her those who are very different from and I think we need to ask ourselves really humble person and I really own skin,” Huang added. me, people that I might’ve not met why that is,” she said. basically a personal story about why you care about climate change. respect that. For those of us who do Another place Coble found a at other schools. And I think that’s Entering PEA, Coble thought Teaching the student lobbyists how environmental work and activism, home in is the WPEA radio broad- what helps me to continue to learn herself destined on the path toward to formulate these stories is exciting we as co-heads know a lot about casting studio. Coble said she loves and grow.”

Jasmine Solano Talks Lamont Gallery’s Critical Joy By LINA HUANG before or I’ve never met before and “At that time, everyone was aligned it allows them to create a space and a with his mission and [the] photo [we catalyst for conversation.” took] serves as a reminder of that Jasmine Solano opened her promise for each other.” Artist Talk with upbeat music that Photographer Elizabeth Kostina encapsulated her mission to promote ‘20 agreed. “Making sure people A week afterwards, the movement intersectional solidarity and inclusive feel safe and comfortable expressing took off when three different cities feminism. The DJ, who has been a themselves in any space - that’s the requested to take part. “That was kind familiar face at Exeter dances, spoke best goal we can have. Treat it as a of the moment that I knew, okay, I about Unity In Color, an international moral imperative and ask: if people have to give this thing legs, I have to organization featuring empowering don’t feel comfortable - what are we give this infrastructure. I literally de- photographs that Solano founded. doing?” voted my whole life to giving [Unity The Lamont Gallery, which host- in Color its] foundation.” Since then, “In the beginning of Unity in Unity in Color has expanded to over Color, it was a way to meet people ed the Artist Talk, installed 20 of the photographs, video interviews with 45 photoshoots from Los Angeles to where they’re at and start a catalyst for Philadelphia, Tokyo to Trinidad. these conversations, no matter what participants, and an 8-foot-long mural they may need. This movement has of a group photograph. Although Last January, Exeter held Unity in allowed the space for people to kind students are not currently allowed to Color’s first high school photoshoot of enter as they want and take from it view the gallery in-person, the exhibit through photographers Kostina and what they need,” Solano said. “Every is uploaded on the Lamont Gallery’s Sam Park ‘20, which stemmed from person who participates in a Unity website Gallery Manager Stacey Du- a conversation between McGahie in Color photoshoot or panel talk, rand expressed hopes that the Lamont and Solano. “There used to be this whatever it may be, you’re really part Gallery may open soon. really cheesy TV show called ‘The of this global collective, where we Solano started DJing at 17 at A-Team,’ and it was about a bunch of grow; the more that we connect with Emerson College, where she designed these guys who would save the day each other, the more that we can find a major that allowed her to pursue the for hapless people. At the end of every English Instructor Courtney Mar- prompted by the changing times episode, this guy who played the colo- our similarities and also find beauty in intersection of music and activism. Courtesy of Jasmine Solano our differences.” After her career took off, a former nel of the group would sit there with Exeter student saw her at a show and a cigar and he would just say, ‘I love shall reminded about the importance The mission of Unity in Color it when a plan comes through.’ And of Unity in Color in light of this of the pandemic to start the Unity appealed to upper Rose Chen, who introduced her to Assistant Director of Student Activities Kelly McGahie. that’s kind of how I felt at the end of year being the 50th anniversary of at Home series, whose mission is participated in Exeter’s Unity in Color the day, I was like, ‘I love it when a coeducation at Exeter. “It seems like to amplify the voices and stories of photoshoot and interview. “I think Unity in Color began after the election of 2016. “I was very upset plan comes through,’” McGahie said. even more of a time to talk about and women. “You know we’re trying to there is this collective joy, this collec- to honor what the sacrifices of early dive deeper into your story and to tell tive strength that we take in sharing and disturbed and worried about the Former Director and Curator of results of the election, primarily for the Lamont Gallery Lauren O’Neal feminists, even if they didn’t neces- your story because a whole power of a feminine identity,” she said. Chen sarily call themselves feminists; the community is through storytelling. It’s still remembers the photoshoot from the future for women, the future for reached out to the Unity in Color black and brown folks, and the future team this year as part of the gallery’s people who you know thought that an ancient, ancient tool for relatability a year ago. “Even though we were girls needed education, and that girls to make sure that people’s struggle only there for a few hours, we started of our society… I knew that I wanted CRITICAL JOY Exhibit. “She want- to say something on my social media ed the gallery to be able to kind of should have just as much of a right and triumphs do not go untold and dancing and talking, and all sorts of as boys right to fulfill their dreams,” unrecognized, the wisdom and the things that were really nice. It was so that just made me feel better. On that make a statement about how we are a day, it was just as simple as that.” community, and we support black and she said. “That’s what unity and color knowledge that comes from storytell- organic in so many ways and there’s celebrates too.” ing and sharing one story,” she said. something really special about that Solano ended up deciding on a brown people, and we hear you and energy that was just created.” photoshoot in yellow and gold to this is important,” McGahie said. “The takeaway I guess that I Solano urges Exonians to find would hope people understand is their passions in the same way she has The inclusive atmosphere of the correspond with historical feminist The Lamont Gallery ended up movements, and invited 25 women also bringing in Solano for the artist simply that the movement is not over through Unity in Color. “There’s a photoshoot was a goal of Solano’s. women’s equality is still a matter power in your spirit in this age, and if “I’m kind of with the motherboard to take part. 50 showed up. “I made a talk. “Jasmine has a really fantastic speech beforehand where I said that energy about her and a capability to of today,” Park said. “We should you found your voice, even just a little ship, and I get to empower different remain cognizant of that and the filters bit, it can take you on a journey that producers and different photographers I want us to remember that no matter bring in whoever is sharing a space what happens, we stand in solidarity, with her,” Kostina said. “Because of through which we view the world. It’s will create such a satisfactory life for around the world, who then mobilize a good reminder that everyone has a you, one that’s rooted in purpose, and their own communities,” she said. “It our rights will not be taken from us. that, I have to say - it was one of my Our equality will not be taken from favorite Artist Talks that I’ve ever place to write a little bit of their own in good and in love. You can find a creates these little micro communities history.” way to have a career doing something who maybe haven’t spoken deeply us; it will not be diminished,” she said. been to.” Moving forward, Solano was that you love.” 6 NO. 19 – CXLII OCTOBER 29, 2020 Music Review: Pagodes, Claude Debussy

Example 1.0 Claude Debussy: Pagodes (m. 1-3)

Example 1.1 Claude Debussy: Pagodes (m. 80), restatement of tonal center

Example 1.2 Claude Debussy: Pagodes (m. 97, 98), restatement of tonal center Otto Do/The Exonian

By OTTO DO the B disappears as well, but it is reiterated in the final passage and measure; Debussy places B Pagodes by Claude Debussy as the tonal center of Pagodes: is part of his larger collection, Estampes, which has often been described as “three exotic sound- Example 1.1 Claude Debussy: scapes.” The word exotic is rath- Pagodes (m. 80), restatement of er loaded, so there is a great deal tonal center to parse here both musically and Example 1.3 g♯ minor pentatonic scale: G♯, B, C♯, D♯, F♯, G♯ culturally. Example 1.2 Claude Debussy: Enstampes translates to print Pagodes (m. 97, 98), restate- engravings or etchings, but after ment of tonal center scanning the piece, “sketch” bet- ter describes the breadth of this Beyond the tonal center of collection. The two companion Pagodes, what is the collection pieces for Pagodes (Pagodas) are of pitches, tones, colors that La soirée dans Grenade (Evening Debussy highlights in this great Example 1.4 Claude Debussy: Pagodes (m. 78), polyrhythm in Granada) and Jardins sous la tapestry? In the words of Cogan pluie (Gardens in the Rain). The and Escot, “musical language three were inspired by Indone- has two aspects: The collection sian Gamelan music; Arabic of pitches used, which contains scales and Spanish strumming; various relationship potentials and his own home of France, [and] the interval relations actu- respectively. Thus, I consid- ally manifested and chosen for ered the soundscapes found in emphasis.” Estampes to be sketched from Although Debussy notates memory. Pagodes to be in the key of B To evaluate Pagodes, I will Major or g♯ minor, the musi- use the model of Robert Cogan cal key is better described with and Pozzi Escot, which ana- an eastern scale. In measure 3 Example 1.5 Claude Debussy: Pagodes (m. 84), expansion of register lyzes “sonic design” using five (Figure 1.1), Debussy suggests frames: musical space, musical a pentatonic scale: F♯, G♯, C♯, language, time and rhythm, col- D♯. Rearranged, these notes or and gesture. Debussy did not make up a part of the g♯ minor always follow the then-prevail- pentatonic scale. ing taste of harmony, preferring to focus on tonal centers, modes, gesture and experiment with Example 1.3 g♯ minor penta- polyrhythm, but Cogan and Es- tonic scale: G♯, B, C♯, D♯, F♯, cot’s model accounts for this. G♯ The Javanese Gamelan en- semble, which inspired Pagodes, The B-F♯ sonority, previous- consists largely of a variety of ly mentioned in tandem with this gongs and various sets of tuned the g♯ minor pentatonic mode, At the beginning of the score, listeners in a state which lies time immersed in the sound- metal instruments that are struck together form a musical lan- Debussy marked that Pagodes between the realm of sleep and scapes which he drew from, but with mallets. Some other instru- guage. But how do we account should be played délicatement awakeness. Considering this, the he somehow was able to capture ments include percussive melod- for the A♯, which lies out of both et presque sans nuance or “del- musician should not sift through the general musical space, musi- ic instruments like the bonang, of these frameworks? I ruled out icately and almost without nu- Pagodes looking for passages cal language, time and rhythm, the xylophone (gambang kayu) B Major as the key of the piece, ance.” For English speakers, to over-embellish; the musician color and gesture of these for- and various metallophones. Ad- but perhaps there is a form of nuance in French does not only should follow the natural swell- eign music traditions. ditionally, a sustained melody is hybridizing a modal (g♯ minor mean subtle in manner. It can ing and quelling that is more I mentioned early on that played either by the bamboo flute pentatonic), a nodal (B-F#) and also mean shade, hue or refer to congruent with the Javanese tra- I consider Estampes to be (suling) or by a bowed stringed a tonal (B major). Together they the shaping of dynamics. Thus, dition. sketches or perhaps dreams. instrument (rebab). When the better describe the musical lan- presque sans nuance can also Debussy has taken great How does my defining them as Gamelan accompanies theatrical guage of the piece than any one be translated as “almost without care to employ the technical dream-sketches, so to speak, re- performances, often the melody alone. shade, hue or dynamic.” But col- constructions of the Javanese situate or desituatue the appro- is sung instead. Especially for Another distinctive character- orless and dynamicless music or Gamelan tradition, but what priation question? If we simply the larger instruments, a single istic of the Javanese Gamelan en- even near colorless and dynam- does this cultural borrowing say look at Estampes as sketches, I player of the ensemble will take semble is the use of polyrhythms icless music seems paradoxical. more largely? would argue that this is neither a on a specific role, outlining dis- to create texture. Rhythm is This paradox only exists, Many music students know culturally appropriative or even tinct voices. defined as “[the] duration of however, because we attempt Debussy as one of the first an appreciative work. The basic Javanese structure individual notes and silences; to understand this piece with a French, impressionist pianists, Dream-sketches are in a is often referred to as musical duration of note groupings into Western lens. For Javanese musi- but he didn’t like affiliating realm of their own. Debussy fa- sentences, and each member of modules, measures and phrases; cians, their aim is not to express himself with the movement. mously said, “When you can’t the ensembles plays a repeated duration of sections and move- their own selves but perform Impressionism began with the afford to travel, you have to use pattern, creating repeated sen- ments.” In measure 78, Debussy their collective interpretations painter Claude Monet, however your imagination instead.” This tences. Highly important are the sets triplets against octets: of the tradition. Javanese music during his time, the term “im- is exactly what he did. From colotomic punctuations, played is an oral tradition and Javanese pressionist” was a derogatory only hearing the gamelan once by large and low-toned gongs, Example 1.4 Claude Debussy: musicians make little effort to label. Critics called Monet’s or maybe twice, Debussy not which divide musical sentences Pagodes (m. 78), polyrhythms notate their musical composi- paintings “unfinished” and even only captured the distinct coloto- by marking the commas, semi- tions. Contrasting the instruction compared his work to wallpaper. mic structure of the Gamelan, he colons and periods. to follow tradition, in rehearsal, As an artist trying to establish a painted an atmosphere—not one This polyrhythm creates a groups are expected to alter piec- career, Debussy distanced him- of the Javanese ensemble but of At the Paris World Exhibition shimmering wash of sound, giv- es and make “improvements.” self from this, but much of his his own ethereal imagination, of 1889, Debussy experienced ing semblance to a frequented Additionally, Gamelan mu- work exhibited impressionistic projection. Pagodes is a beauti- for the first time a Javanese-In- Javanese module. This rippling sic is ensemble. Traditionally, qualities—blurred textures, con- ful dream-sketch. donesian Gamelan ensemble, ostinato figure starts at a high improvisation is encouraged, flicting rhythms, amorphous- at and the musical space of Pa- tessitura in the right hand, while However, I would also like to but wild rhythmic improvisa- mospheres, etc. godes very closely follows the a repeating figure of a lower so- acknowledge that Debussy has tion from performance to per- basic Javanese structure. Musi- nority in the left hand shapes the In 1908, Debussy wrote to shared some unfortunate senti- formance may not be possible. cal space is defined as the “mo- right hand’s rippling. Together, his publisher, “I’m attempting ments. In 1903, Debussy wrote Many Javanese pieces use intri- tion, display, or design unfolding they almost unwind time, mak- ‘something different,’ realities in in a letter, “I’ve also written a cate figurations and conflicting in time and acoustical space.” ing the “measure” unit almost some sense, what imbeciles call piano piece which bears the title polyrhythms, and for these to be insignificant. impressionism, just about the Une Soirée dans Grenade… If apparent—which is not always Example 1.0 Claude Debussy: least appropriate term possible.” this isn’t exactly the music they the aim—I assume they would Pagodes (m. 1-3) Debussy never aimed for authen- play in Granada, so much the Example 1.5 Claude Debussy: have to preserve moments where ticity, but in respect to the Java- worse for Granada.” This suppo- Pagodes (m. 84), expansion of manipulation of time is minimal. nese Gamelan tradition, Debussy sition of superiority complicates In the first three measures of register Most important in Debussy’s may be following the practice in how I view Debussy and Pa- Pagodes, Debussy outlines the instruction is the word presque, a very honest manner; he utilized godes, but it does not change my Javanese Gamelan structure with Despite the diminuendo, the “almost.” I believe that Debussy many Javanese figurations and regard for them as dream-sketch- a colotomic base which repeats arcs of the right hand become wrote this instruction not to say added his own “improvements,” es. Because I view them in this at the first beat of each measure. larger still, and the left hand ex- that Pagodes is a colorless piece like many authentic ensembles way, I still do not ask the ques- The notes B and F♯ make up this pands to multiple registers in oc- but to define the color of the were expected to. tion of appropriation or appreci- repeated sonority, but later the tave intervals. piece with the Javanese criterion Besides Jardins sous la plu- ation. F♯ disappears. In other passages, in mind—a color which leaves ie, Debussy did not spend much OCTOBER 29, 2020 NO. 19– CXLII 7

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By ANYA TANG ’22 get better. Celebrating co-ed- sive,” rather than developing energy that we have put into and eager to kill joy: what does ucation and uplifting the hard the capability to hold Exeter ac- feminism at Exeter. For us to it even mean to be a killjoy, or Happy fiftieth year of co-edu- work of past (and current) stu- countable for its shortcomings continue that labor, however, we to kill joy? cation, Exeter. Black-and-white dents and faculty intuitively in gender-based inclusion. must be critical in our support For me, a gender minority, it photos of femme-presenting makes sense to me. And that is When we only celebrate our of the Academy’s celebrations means to be critical in my sup- people sitting at the table seem my problem. achievements and never ques- of co-education. port. Killing joy means that I to be our way of celebrating the In my one-dimensional sup- tion or identify how we man- I propose leaning into the interrogate the reasons for my undoing of an archaic transgres- port of co-education, it becomes aged to do it, our narratives “feminist killjoy,” a term devel- celebration of co-education sion: patriarchy is now a prob- far too easy for me to forget about gender become reduction- oped by feminist scholar Sara and the conditions that let us lem of the past! The future is the importance of critically an- ist and one-sided. It becomes Ahmed. Ahmed calls for us to achieve co-education in the first female! alyzing these milestones, all of far too easy to lean into the idea examine how our (valid) feel- place. It means leaning into the The platitudes go on and on, which frame Academy progress that when marginalized folks ings of melancholy and anger discomfort I feel when we chal- but they point to one message— as glowing, positive and pro- nicely ask people in positions disrupt the easy comfort of con- lenge and call out narratives of that co-education’s fiftieth anni- gressive. There is no discussion of power to cede their space, the suming things that make us hap- “Harkness warriors” as rooted in versary celebrates how gender of how hard each individual had latter do so willingly. We rein- py, like co-education. We need racialized, cisheteronormative minorities have been empow- to fight for these milestones, no force the idea of respectability to dig deep into our institution- power structures that sway our ered by the Academy. Yet, one mention of the conditions fe- politics: that if we perform or al complacency and continue to perceptions of others. It means thing I’ve consistently noticed male faculty experienced before fit ourselves into a predefined challenge it as those in the past exposing the tension between in my discussions at the Acade- the blippy mention of “Female box and if we are meek enough have done for us. In killing joy, the narrative that the Academy my, and in my own thinking, is Faculty Get Boost” in 1980 and and polite enough, that perhaps which is much less scary than it was some benign actor in gender how easy and comfortable it is no self-accountability for the the patriarchy will bend ever sounds, we create space for con- equality and the lived truth of to embrace this narrative of un- backlash against crucial chang- so slightly to give some of us a tinued political possibility and the feminists who came before conditional celebration. For me, es. centimeter of breathing space. exploration of the ways in which us. it feels easy and good to say: Harvard history professor By centering and conflating we can critique ourselves and We are allowed to be happy co-education is a good thing that Laurel Thatcher Ulrich coined Exonians’ gendered struggles others while still showing sup- about progress: that is a feeling needs to be celebrated, and I can one of feminism’s most popu- with the Academy’s actions port and solidarity for feminism. that we give ourselves. We are end the sentence there. lar slogans, now emblazoned on and milestones, we de-center There is no three-step pro- allowed to celebrate having a I like it when the Acad- posters and t-shirts across the the ways in which inequities cess or weeklong free trial in space to exist and learn in: we emy posts about co-education. nation: “Well-behaved women in gender persist and deepen becoming a feminist killjoy. grant ourselves that right, and Clicking through the interac- seldom make history.” It takes across multiple axes of identity. Nor is there any self-help book we continue to grant ourselves tive timeline on their webpage struggle. But we miss that when Co-educational history becomes for instantly becoming a killjoy, that ability to celebrate with to see each milestone in gen- we think about co-education— one-dimensional when the only though Ahmed has written ex- each day we wake up and take der equality at this institution we de-emphasize the real hard history we see are narratives of tensively on the subject. And a up space. But the most crucial feels instinctively good for me. work needed to make change well-behaved women. bit of humility, here. It is highly thing we must remember is that It makes me feel like things are happen. And when we ignore This is not to say we are not unlikely that after reading this we are allowed to criticize and getting better, and it suggests to that struggle, it’s easy to uncon- allowed to be happy about prog- 929-word op-ed, we will be able question the conditions that let me that things will continue to ditionally support and celebrate ress. We can and should cele- to put down the newspaper and us be here to begin with. We are the Academy for “being inclu- brate and uplift the labor and enter the rest of our lives ready allowed to be killjoys.

case, was AWS. panies. Conversely, the current Now, you may be wondering mindset is to grow a startup till what is wrong with companies a megacorporation like Amazon Monopolies and Megacorps doing this. After all, it appears and Google buys it. In fact, this that the customer benefits. They is the exact idea that some col- By ARHON STRAUSS ’23 takeovers. Amazon’s dominance this by sacrificing profit in their get lower prices and possibly leges teach their students. in the online shopping market online shopping division. By do- better products. Capitalism at The situation is further exac- Amazon and Google are two is well known. After all, most ing so, they have attracted cus- work, right? erbated by the multimarket and of the largest corporations in the people shop on their website. tomers and thus market share. Short term, the customer does online nature of many of these world. Each one of these compa- Unbeknownst to most, however, They have only been able to do benefit. However, they will suf- companies. As mentioned previ- nies dominate—perhaps own— is Amazon’s near complete con- this because their AWS divi- fer in the long term. Right now, ously, the multimarket nature of their respective markets. They trol of the server market. In fact, sion has covered any monetary Amazon still prices their prod- certain companies makes them are what I like to call megacor- 52% of their total income comes loss. As such, they are able to ucts reasonably because there the megacorporations that they porations. from their server business, Ama- outcompete any and all compe- are other companies to compete are. Their online nature makes A term first popularized by zon Web Services (AWS). tition. A great example of them with. Yet, they have also grown them hard to regulate—they ex- William Gibson, megacorpora- So, why is this bad? There are doing so happened a few years so large that no other business ist in entirely new fields, with tions is a term typically used in the obvious issues that monop- ago, with Diapers.com. Amazon could stand a chance against different dynamics and possi- sci-fi novels to represent enor- olies present, like price fixing, wanted to buy them, but unsur- them. They could very easily bilities. Our society is inching mous companies that have im- quality concern and job alter- prisingly, they wanted to stay in- start pricing their products ri- closer to having true monopolies possible monopolistic power. ations. For Amazon, specifical- dependent. In response, Amazon diculously, without real concern everyday, due to the existence However, the issue is that this ly, I will focus on something en- priced most of their diapers at of losing any client base. Then, and growth of existing megacor- power does not seem nearly as tirely different. In their specific nearly fifty percent off and ad- if there is a small company that porations. impossible as the novels the term case, the primary issue is that vertised extensively. Of course, does start to threaten them, they Restrictions must be placed was originally used in suggest. having dominance in multiple they lost money, but they gained do what they did with Diapers. on massive corporations that Little by little, certain com- markets allows them to partic- Diapers.com’s clientele. A few com. limit multimarket participation, panies have clandestinely taken ipate in predatory practices to months later, Diapers.com sold The situation has deteriorated large mergers and buyouts. With- control over huge portions of gain market share—one of which itself to Amazon. These methods so much that the very idea be- out such constraints, they may multiple business sectors. Am- is to simply buy out any compa- can only really be made possi- hind a startup is changing. In the truly become the uncontrollable azon’s growth is—forgive the ny that could be competition. ble when a company has another past, startups were supposed to megacorporations imagined by pun—a prime example of these Amazon has been able to do source of revenue, which, in this eventually mature into full com- William Gibson. 8 NO. 19 – CXLII OCTOBER 29, 2020 Stop Watching, Please Start Acting

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By MARINA AVILOVA ’23 intended for understanding issues act? As shocking as it may be, true explain why so many Americans good. and acting upon them, but for the activism is more than watching the treat our political system like a per- Still, the issue is bigger than our We treat politics like a sport. sake of appearing to be politically news as some distant observer. verse sport? four year election cycle. The more scandalous a tweet, the active—has taken over our lives. Democracy is the rule of the This election year holds the an- Sure, as long as politicians give more controversial a statement, the The biggest danger of political people. But the people, as the Ro- swer. speeches and pass bills, there’s more attention we give it. In short, hobbyism, as I see it, is in its irrele- mans rightfully pointed out, want 2020 cannot be compared to bound to be some political dis- we latch onto the most sensation- vance. Young people are part of the our bread and circuses. And boy do 2016, which featured two polar- course in the public arena. But al and viral, as if they were some problem, as much as we might not we get them in modern America. It izing candidates and boasted a the political activism wanes when highlight reel in sports. Think about think we are. According to a study is virtually impossible for a politi- stunningly low voter turnout. This campaigns stop. Here, we return to it—in a country that was supposed done by Tufts University professor cian to get any votes if they lack na- year, the COVID-19 pandemic has the concept of American politics to be built on civilized discourse, Eitan Hersh, more college-educat- tional fame and aren’t remembered affected everyone. It is no longer as a gladiator fight. People won’t the main topic of the vice presi- ed adults are involved in politics as remarkable (the word, here, hav- possible to separate the actions of watch it unless someone is killed— dential debate was a fly. And, even than the general population, but ing multiple connotations). We de- politicians and their intentions. For at the ballot box or otherwise. if we choose to discuss matters less than 2% of that time is spent mand showmanship from our lead- many voters, I think, the veneer If our democracy is based on more relevant to us as Americans, participating in actual political or- ers, and that demand distracts us of showmanship has fallen off by buzz and decoration, we are defy- we talk about the most convenient ganizations. Worse still, the peo- from the real issues. It might bring now—the issues are just far too ing its purpose. And if we want to things. Who’s winning in the polls? ple who are more likely to spend more people on to the scene, sure, real. Coinciding with the election, live in a place where people’s rights What are the optics? What’s the po- most of their time silently judging but flashy speeches don’t always this crisis will (hopefully) draw are respected, we need to do more litical strategy? Who scored politi- the government are the same ones even try to create action these days. more people to have substantive than the system expects—we need cal points? Who had the viral line? with no incentive to fight for their So, is the lack of political ac- input on the direction of the coun- to push past the showmanship that Amid all of that, I think that we too rights. If our jobs—or our lives— tion among American political hob- try. The dog and pony show is very corrupts and obscures our politics. often lose sight of the actual issues were at stake, would we just shake byists just a product of a well-oiled much alive, but maybe this moment We need to stop watching and start facing America today. Political our heads at another tweet and walk system? Or is it a matter of how will draw some people off the side- acting. hobbyism—a public discourse not away? Or would we stand up and much they can lose? How do we lines and out of their armchairs for

vance would have no negative off-campus. Keeping track of the consequences for them either. In class schedule from a different fact, it helps all parties know and time zone is stressful enough, but The Woes of Online Learning plan for the upcoming week. And adding an inconsistent homework it is also vitally important from policy between classes must By ANNA KIM ’23 and ELLIE know what we have to do? dents cannot keep up with the an equity standpoint — remote make it all the worse. More than ANA SPERANTSAS ’23 The Academy has tried to pace of remote learning without students studying from different us, they need this. To that end, we combat this by adding a new rule the ability to see into the future time zones have to constantly hope both that the Academy will After a long day of classes and in the 2020-21 Student Guide- with weekly plans set out by, at switch between two time zones, enforce and that teachers will clubs, exhausted students fum- book—“A homework assignment the latest, the Sunday before a school and home. They need uphold school policy on posting ble open their laptops and head should be given, at the latest, week begins. And similarly, stu- some degree of forewarning to homework and class plans. straight to Canvas. What do they during the last class before the dents cannot juggle the extra de- pull it off. Why is it that students are find? A new assignment, posted assignment is due.” But is that mands of an online environment It’s obvious that the online for- expected to complete their work with little to no prior notice and happening, given that we need without knowing their homework mat has created a great imbalance on time, but that too often, fac- often not much time to complete. the assurance now more than in advance. in week-to-week workloads and a ulty don’t adhere to the Guide- Bye, bye, evening plans. Here ever? Not always. Simply (and We acknowledge that from a greater need for planning ahead. book? It’s a real issue—many of comes some unexpected chem- bluntly) put, more and better teacher’s perspective, it is also If our teachers had uniform and our teachers do not post weekly istry. implementation of the policy is tough. They are essentially pick- enforced policies for notifying plans or follow the rules put out With remote learning, plan- needed. ing up two jobs: teaching and plans to students in advance, it in the Student Guidebook, and ning ahead seems more import- For us students, the workload managing the online realm, all would ease a bit of the stress we it’s caused unneeded stress in an ant than ever. For students in this itself has been enough for us to while supporting their students. all carry. Teachers and students already crazy time. time zone and especially students worry about. The addition of on- The pandemic certainly has not alike would know what’s ahead. We are not playing the blame out of it, we need to know what line learning has presented many been easy for them either, and We are also both students cur- game—it is so hard to be a teach- our days look like so that we are more challenges—there seem to we recognize that. We know that rently studying on-campus, so er right now, and we hear that. able to fit everything in. With be a million more things to keep they are also learning how to our perspective is somewhat lim- We just ask for support from the the rigor brought of an Exeter track of, across multiple sectors teach online, and that it is no easy ited. That said, we reiterate our Academy and its faculty as all of education, time management is of the online world. There is con- task for anyone. belief that this need for looking us, teachers included, are con- an important skill, but how can stantly a nagging thought: “What However, having teachers post into the future would be even tinuously navigating the virtual we manage our time if we don’t am I missing?” Realistically, stu- their plan and homework in ad- greater for students studying classroom.

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@exonian.humor By SONNY FITENI 10 NO. 19 – CXLII OCTOBER 29, 2020

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By EMMA LIU way JD was playing.” During practices this season, Coming into the season with a Chen said Jean-Jacques “kept 11-5-2 record from last year, the spirits high,” even when basic el- Boys’ Varsity Soccer team is fac- ements of practice such as scrim- ing a whole new set of challenges maging were not possible. this fall. Socially distant training Fraser added that, with the two is challenging at best, but under other captains learning remotely, senior captain JD Jean-Jacques, “JD did not anticipate having to the team has shown their resil- lead both the Varsity and JV kids, ience and ability to adapt, result- as well as all new students.” Still, ing in yet another successful sea- Fraser said, Jean-Jacques did a son. stellar job. Jean-Jacques started playing “JD… has to step up even soccer at the age of four. “At the more now than during a regular time, I thought soccer was the season. He’s had to make sure we coolest sport after watching teams are on top of our game and grind- play,” he said. “I gave up playing ing during each practice, and has tennis, squash and flag football done so,” Guthrie mentioned. De- at a young age in order to pursue spite the many changes the team soccer year round.” has undergone this season, it is Fast-forward to his senior year, clear that Jean-Jacques played a and Jean-Jacques’ position as cap- big part in the success of this sea- tain is well-deserved. “JD first son. Guthrie also expressed his struck me as a quiet, yet assertive admiration and respect for Jean- and strong character… That’s ex- Jacques and said “everyone, my- actly what makes him a great cap- self included, is excited to have tain,” senior Matthew Chen said. the opportunity to train with such “JD is always looking for ways a hard worker.” to better his teammates,” lower Jean-Jacques expressed his Cam Guthrie added. “[He is] very pride for the team as well. He respectful, humble and an overall acknowledged that “many of the leader at heart.” bonds that are formed…come Chen, who has been playing from fighting together on the with Jean-Jacques since their low- field,” and without games “it will er year, also noted that he “leads take a little extra effort on all of by example.” our behalf to create those bonds.” Senior Alex Fraser noted Though there are challenges, that Jean-Jacques is also a high- Jean-Jacques said “we’ve really ly skilled player. “JD isn’t the turned this new experience into loudest kid in the locker room, our own…we’ve all been encour- munity within the team. “We’re “encourage an elevated sense of at Exeter. but… he earns the team’s respect aging each other to stay positive Senior JD Jean-Jacques poses for the camera. Courtesy of JD Jean-Jacques through his tenacity in practice and optimistic.” and in games,” Fraser said. When asked about the most Guthrie affirmed this thought. memorable moments with the probably not going to play any community” and “[express] to the Reflecting back on the past Last year, in a game against Cho- team, Jean-Jacques said that games, so the focus is on enjoying team how important community four years at the Academy, he said ate, “you could tell how badly “some of the most memorable our time together as a team and is.” COVID-19 caused unprec- with appreciation that “Exeter has [Jean-Jacques] wanted to win… moments I’ve had with the team bonding with the new players,” edented changes to the season, taught me how to become more of [He] played very smart and col- are during dinners and pickup Chen added. but Jean-Jacques is determined to a community member and how to lected,” Guthrie said. “I clearly games,” demonstrating the im- As he plays his final season maintain the bonds between play- go after my pursuits at full throt- remember being impressed by the portance of camaraderie and com- at Exeter, Jean-Jacques hopes to ers that he felt in his prior seasons tle.”

Cross Country Races in Franklin Park Meet

By GRACE PUCHALSKI

Phillips Exeter Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity Cross Country teams com- peted in a time trial this past week- end. The trial was Big Red’s first in-person athletic competition of the year, and as such, both teams were excited as they boarded busses to the meet. “It was amazing to start com- peting again,” senior Charlotte Luff said. “Although much different from a typical meet, everyone was excited to get off campus and run at Franklin Park [in Boston], a chal- lenging course.” Of course, this meet was like no other, keeping pandemic guide- lines in mind. Runners were kept safe by a different race set-up. Only one team ran at once, and once that heat finished, the next team would run. Only seven runners from each team were allowed to participate. Runners were also told to keep masks with them at all times, such that they could hastily put on their masks if they got close to another runner. At the meet, Big Red flaunted their ability to succeed, even in the most unusual circumstances. The Boys’ Cross Country team was the only boys team to run, so they were unable to race against other teams. The Cross Country girls bring it in. Charlotte Lisa/The Exonian However, Big Red’s Girls’ team difficult 5k course with grass and only impacted the meets, but also have to stay away from our team- As a team, Big Red is strong as won first place, successfully putting hard hills. everyday practices. The team is mates, and this makes training and always. Several runners mentioned Windsor behind them. Windsor’s Cross Country is definitely look- split up into many smaller groups, racing harder.” the great relationships they have team has had strong performances ing ahead to future meets, but, for for example. Horrigan outlined Runners are also prevented from built within the squad. As they look in the past, and Exeter’s win was a now, there are no other in person some of the team’s struggles. “Run- visiting off-campus trails, which to the future, senior and co-captain testament to the team’s hard work. competitions scheduled. Still, they ning is purely a pack sport. You provided tough hills to train on last Connor Chen said that runners are One especially impressive high- are certainly thankful to have com- go faster when you’re closely sur- year. However, “we are fortunate excited to “keep pushing one anoth- light was senior Gia Pisano’s time peted in at least one meet this year. rounded by people,” he said. “With to have an amazing trail system on er to be the best athletes and team- of 18:49, breaking 19 minutes on a This year, the pandemic has not physical distancing guidelines, we campus,” Luff said. mates that we can be.”