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Vol. CXXXVII, No. 2 February 14, 2014 Phillips Academy Where to Now? Trustees Examine Digital Innovation in Education

By HALEY SUH technology makes new ap- proaches available to people,” With representatives said Nancy Jeton, Special As- from the Stanford Online sistant to the Head of School. High School (OHS) joining “However, technology is the Andover trustees on cam- but a tool, and as we seek to pus, this year’s Winter Trust- find the best ways to teach ees Weekend focused on de- and learn, we want to learn veloping innovative teaching what kind of tools people are methods for the digital age. using and how they are using The representatives spoke them. It’s a great question to to the trustees about online know what impact any of this classroom dynamics, diverse will have here; the trustees, learning styles and the im- along with faculty, are en- portance of creating a sense gaged in that kind of thinking of community among fac- right now,” she continued. ulty and students. Stanford Peter Currie ’74, President OHS offers online courses of the Board of Trustees, said, for students in grades seven “It’s interesting and it’s im- through 12 from all around portant for us to learn about the globe, with classes con- what they are doing. The fear ducted using web-based vid- I had was that this would be eo technology, according to viewed as the Trustees over- an Andover press release. emphasizing technology. “The significance of hav- And, in fact, what we heard E. KAUFMANN-LADUC/ THE PHILLIPIAN ing [representatives from was that it is the emphasis on A fading sunset filters through the Armillary Sphere after another snowstorm hit campus last Friday. Stanford OHS] here is that community and teachers that we’re just really curious to matters most.” know what else is out there Caroline Nolan, Direc- in the education-land. It’s an Addison Gallery of American Art incredibly active, exciting place right now, people are Continued on A4, Column 3 Reaches $30 Million Campaign Goal looking at alternatives, and dison Development Com- tant. We have a much bet- that once took up space in By OLIVIA MICHAELS mittee, both made gifts in ter security system, bet- one of the galleries were support of the campaign, in ter climate control, better moved, and a stairway that The Addison Gallery of addition to reaching out to lighting. All of the systems once connected the gallery Tune into Phillipian Sports American Art’s facilities, others for support. have been upgraded,” said to the Elson Art Center was collections and improve- “As the Chair of the Susannah Abbott, Director taken out to restore the ments will be financially Board of Governors, I think of Development at the Ad- configuration of the gal- for a radio show at sustainable for years to that I sort of took over the dison. lery. With the increase of come with the completion role as the Chair of the The library was ex- storage space following the of its seven-year, $30 mil- campaign effort. I made panded to hold all of the renovations, the entirety wpaa.com lion fundraising campaign the plea for the Addison at Addison’s collection of of the Addison’s collection that acquired funds for the Board level. There was books, which was previous- was able to be stored on renovations to the building wonderful support and a ly too large for the museum on Tuesday at 8 p.m.! and the museum’s endow- growth of knowledge about to store alone. Staff offices Continued on A5, Column 1 ment. the Addison and an inter- The fundraising cam- est in what it was doing. paign, which ended in We ended up getting sup- December, reserved $22 port from a number of the Moustafa ’14 Takes First Place in 19th Annual GeograBee million for the expansion Trustees,” said Knafel. and renovation of the Ad- Most of the donations each dorm, depending on ticipated in the finals. The edge including geography dison’s facilities, including came from Andover alum- By AUSTIN TUAN the size of the dorm. The format of the finals evolved and culture. Last year, the construction of the new ni. Other donations came dorm winners then com- into a Quiz-Bowl style con- Moustafa advanced to the Museum Learning Center from foundations and par- Adham Moustafa ’14 peted against each other test, with the contestants cluster finals of the Bee. on the first floor. $8 mil- ents of students. People was crowned Andover’s at the cluster level, further buzzing in before saying “I was surprised. I was lion was used to strengthen without an affiliation with 19th annual GeograBee paring down the contend- their answers aloud. The up against really tough the Addison’s endowment, the school also donated to champion on Tuesday in ers to a single cluster win- student who answered the competitors and I never helping to maintain the support the Addison Gal- Upper Right of Paresky ner. A day student contest most number of questions thought I’d win at all. It all various programs and ex- lery. Commons by Peter Drench, was also conducted and correctly won the Geogra- came close in the end and hibitions that the Addison Using funds from the Instructor in History. produced a day student rep- bee. it was only a few points has each year. campaign, numerous reno- The GeograBee is an an- resentative. Moustafa said he has between me and the next Early supporters of the vations and updates were nual, school-wide competi- Moustafa of West Quad always been fascinated by competitor,” said Moustafa. campaign were Oscar Tang made from 2008 to 2011 tion encompassing geog- North Cluster, Jongho Park maps and mapmaking and Susanne Torabi, Inter- ’54 and Stephen Sherrill to the Addison beginning raphy, culture and current ’16 of Flagstaff Cluster, his grandparents are both national Student Coordi- ’71, who, along with his in an effort to maximize events. Tucker Drew ’17 of Abbot geographers. Moustafa has nator and organizer of the wife, Kitty Sherrill, made a space. The competition began Cluster, Harry Wright ’14 of previously participated in challenge donation of $1.5 “When people walk into at a dorm level, where all Pine Knoll Cluster, Miguel similar competitions that Continued on A5, Column 5 million for the Addison to the Addison now, it doesn’t students answered ques- Wise ’14 of West Quad tested more general knowl- match. Sidney R. Knafel ’48, look that different from tions to the best of their South Cluster, and David the Chairman of the Ad- what it used to look like. ability. Questions are asked Shamritsky ’17, the day stu- dison Board of Governors, A lot of the changes were until the number of stu- dent representative, were Healthy Fourth Meal and Michael Schmertzier sort of behind the scenes, dents dwindles down to the winners of their re- ’70, the Chair of the Ad- but they were very impor- either one, two or three in spective pools and all par- Options to Energize The Phillipian SPORTS Late Night Studies Fourth Meal menu. By RANI IYER “Students, including Girls and Boys Varsity Squash Win High School some prefects and proc- Boarders will now have tors, were also crucial to a wider variety of healthy this effort, since their ideas National Championships in Respective Divisions foods to order for “Fourth and input gave us a student filled with a mixture of indi- handling Helen Bernhard in “This weekend we came in Meal” or school-provided voice as we worked to cre- STAFF REPORT vidual and team battles. five-games. with nothing but the inten- snacks. With a new initia- ate the new options...” Kip Coming off of a string “The tournament vibe tion to perform to the best of tive started by Agatha Kip, said. Putting the familiar of injuries and losses, Boys is unique. It gets everyone our ability, and I could not be School Nutritionist, in col- “[The] effort was a true grounds of the Andover cam- Squash made waves in the nervous, but in an excited more proud of the team.” laboration with Paresky collaboration, and we all pus and their rollercoaster tournament. The team came way. It brings us together, Commons and the Dean of eagerly await feedback seasons behind them, An- in as the eighth seed and which is important in a tra- Students, apples, granola, from [students] all so we dover Boys and Girls Squash rose to defeat the Friends ditionally individual sport Continued on B2, Column 1 yogurt and celery sticks can determine if we have traveled to Philadelphia, School in a thrilling champi- like squash,” said Mayhew. will be available for Fourth a success. We are hoping Pennsylvania, to compete in onship match 4-3. Meal. that [students’] studying the 2014 United States High Of the team’s four wins, “Because the Power Bar is fueled more powerfully, School Team Squash Cham- three came dangerously has been so very well re- which, in turn, will give pionships. They returned close at 4-3. ceived, we wanted to cre- [students] a healthier eating from their journey as the “We went in to Nationals ate a repertoire of ‘pow- environment and a sense of Champions of Division III knowing that we were the er snacks’ which dorm being well-energized when and II respectively. underdogs, and we had the students could have at night doing homework,” she add- According to the tourna- mindset that we wouldn’t at no cost,” said Kip. Fourth ed. ment website, the U.S. Na- settle for anything less than Meal is ordered by students The new Fourth Meal is tional Championship is the first, and everyone on the in dorms for free from part of Kip’s efforts to cre- biggest squash tournament team stepped up to do it,” Commons. The new items ate more energizing and in the world, featuring over said Jake Rauh ’14. will be added to the current healthy foods for students 150 schools from sixteen On the Girls side, Ando- fourth meal menu, which to help campus nutrition states. Teams are placed into ver took down Brooks for the currently includes chips, overall. divisions based on rankings third time this season. In the pretzels, popcorn and Nu- “As with the power bar, and performance. previous matchups, the only triGrain bars. some of the new snacks Both teams endured a losses came at the hands After sending a school- are more nutrient-dense so weekend of four grueling of Co-Captain Adèle Bern- wide survey about new the calories are not ‘empty’ matches, culminating in a hard’s younger sister Helen. Fourth Meal options, Kip, but ‘nutrient-filled,’” said national title and trophies to This time around, howev- Paresky Commons and the Kip. These nutrients allow boast. er, Co-Captain Madeleine Dean of Students decided students to work while re- The tournament was Mayhew ensured victory by COURTESY OF MICHAEL HUANG AND MADELEINE MAYHEW on the final additions to maining motivated. Varsity Squash teams celebrate their respective wins. Inside News/ A4-A5 Arts/A6 Sports/ B1-B4 Features/B5-B6 Stay Connected Like us on Facebook! The Phillipian Arts reviews the 24-hour Features asks: will you facebook.com/ Flash Films. be my Valentine? thephillipian Commentary/ A2-A3 Follow us on Twitter! Nathalie Griffiths ’16 twitter.com/phillipian confronts the Graham House stigma. Follow us on Instagram! @ThePhillipian

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Volume CXXXVII Writing Right NUMBER 2

Jamie T. Chen lish 300, regardless of their cuses more on the mechanics President and Editor in Chief EJ Kim proficiency in reading and and process of both expository analytical writing, while new Uppers and analytical writing. Uppers Eleanor H. Blum Ryan P. Brigden Phoebe R. Gould are placed into English 301. who have limited experience Chief Operating Officer Managing Editor Managing Editor s I skimmed through my To accommodate students of in critical writing or persis- teacher’s comments at varying aptitudes, the English tent difficulties with organiza- Athe bottom of the essay department should offer off- tion, as well those for whom News Features Copy that had just been handed back cycle English 300. During the English is a second language, fall, a term-contained English may be recommended to take Rani Iyer * Jack Lane Lincoln Herrington to me, one sentence in particu- EJ Kim Justine Wang lar caught my eye: “Please work elective course that places off-cycle history, according Ellie Simon on mechanics a bit.” English is an emphasis on the basics of to Christopher Shaw, Chair in Chris Li Online Madeleine Mayhew my second language, and I have analytical writing should be History and Social Science. Photography Alexander Jiang received comments like this offered for Uppers taking the Off-cycle English would be Commentary Alex Westfall many times before, despite my off-cycle course. in no way a class for less intel- Lucius Xuan Advertising Lily Grossbard constant efforts to refer to “The English 300 and 301, which ligent students. Instead, like Nolan Crawford Meera Patel Video Pocket Style Guide” and focus is essentially a hybrid of 200 off-cycle History, it would Eden Livingston on essay organization. and 300, do not provide the simply focus more on analyti- Grace Tully Kastan Day in-depth study of analytical Subscriptions Arts and Leisure Layout & Design Conner Cameron writing that an extra elec- Peyton Alie Noah Hornik tive, combined with off-cycle English 300, otherwise could. Charlotte Berry Thomas Johst Cartooning Victoria Skrivanos * Viviane Garth To accomodate Although English 100 and I am sure that there Katie Weaver 200 cover fundamental read- Sports students of varying ing and writing skills, not all are many others like Patrick Daly students’ writing is necessar- Kailash Sundaram * aptitudes, the English ily at the appropriate level by me who struggle in Andrew Zheng the end of their Lower year. *Denotes media editor department should Students who feel the need to English, never having further solidify their writing offer off-cycle English foundations should have the been exposed to an opportunity to do so. English curriculum on 300. The English department is #HOSD currently the only department par with Andover’s. On Monday night last week, students crowded that does not offer courses that into Lower Right of Paresky Commons, filled with the accomodate students’ individ- anticipation and impatience that annually consumes the ual needs. Andover’s Math and student body come mid-Winter Term. In addition to the I am sure that there are many Science Departments, for ex- speculative chatter typical of this time of year, students others like me who struggle ample, offer various levels of cal writing and give students were also seen clutching cell phones in their hands, their with English, never having courses within the same aca- an extra summer to work on eyes glued to screens as they scrolled through Twitter been exposed to an English demic subject. Depending on their writing skills. The Eng- and refreshed newsfeeds in hopes of a Head of School curriculum on par with Ando- their level of comfort with the lish department should adopt Day update. ver’s. Our school takes pride subject, students can choose the same philosophy as the To the disappointment of many, Head of School in educating “youth from ev- to enroll in one of four levels other departments already John Palfrey and his blue squash racquet did not make an ery quarter,” yet the English of Chemistry (250, 300, 550 or have, and provide all Uppers appearance Monday evening. This year, more than any curriculum here is not geared 580). with an opportunity to take an other, the community turned to social media as an outlet to meet the needs of students The History Department of- English course that is tailored for student conjecture, frustration and disappointment from diverse cultural, racial, fers off-cycle history for the to their specific needs. regarding the scheduling of Head of School Day. educational, socioeconomic mandatory History 300/310 From Monday night to Thursday night, stu- and geographic backgrounds. course, meaning that students EJ Kim is a three-year Upper dents actively engaged in conversation with Mr. Palfrey Someone who has not grown can begin the sequence Winter from Seoul, South Korea, and a through Twitter, directly and indirectly urging him to up in an English-speaking Term of their Upper year and News Editor for The Phillipian. relieve them of their academic burdens. Facebook sta- household simply cannot be complete the course during tuses, a student-made website, tweets, subtweets and expected to match the writ- Senior fall. Although fabricated emails amplified the traditional Head of ing abilities of another stu- all students taking School Day hype to an unprecedented degree, but nega- dent who has been exposed to History 300/310 cov- tive, demanding and combative posts led many students extensive English since early er the same range to temporarily lose sight of the holiday’s true purpose. childhood. of material, the off- Social media has given us a revolutionary mode Currently, all re- cycle course fo- of communication, one with which we are able to break turning Uppers are barriers, including that between the Head of School and placed into Eng- the student body. While social media opens communi- cation, it also allowed for unrestrained frustration, im- patience and chagrin to permeate campus, revealing an increasing sense of entitlement towards Head of School Day amongst the student body. Mr. Palfrey has consistently been an advocate for the use of technology on campus, supporting the use of social media in creating a fun and anticipatory atmo- sphere to surround Head of School Day, yet the demand- ing student responses detracted from the novelty of the four-day weekend and the nature of Head of School Day as a privilege. When the day was announced on Thurs- day night, many students felt as though they had re- ceived something they had been due, rather than given something for which they should be grateful. Since its conception in 1991 as a response to an overflowing infirmary by former Head of School Donald McNemar, Head of School Day has been a gift to the stu- a. manos/the phillipian dent body, rather than an entitlement. Although the day is meant to give students a day to catch up on work and rest, students cannot and should not rely on Mr. Palfrey to alleviate them of their academ- ic burdens and feel beguiled when their expectations do not pan out. The holiday should, instead, come as an An Exaggerated Diagnosis unexpected and pleasant respite from the throes of the cess with self-deprivation or hope As a community, we should work bleakest term of the year. Jake Kim to achieve perfection through such to stem these behaviors, not be- unafflicted means is fundamentally wrong. In cause students associate them with This editorial represents the views of The Phillip- fact, individuals who are truly aca- academic success, but because stu- ian Editorial Board CXXXVII. ast week, Alex-Maree demically successful typically fin- dents know such behaviors are bad Roberts ’16, discussing the ish their work quickly, get enough and need help curbing them. Lculture of self-deprivation at sleep, eat regularly and, as a result, Roberts’ answer to this conun- Andover in her article “Unwellness drum—daily fixes and sugges- Week,” concluded that we compete tions—ignores the heart of the is- with each other in terms of who sue. It accommodates students’ bad has the most unhealthy habits. She The generalization habits with short-term solutions Happy claims that the most respected stu- that create long-term problems. dent is one who regularly stays up that Andover students For example, telling a tired student until 3 a.m. or eats only a salad for to simply go to Isham or bringing Valentine’s Day! dinner. The notion that we com- associate academic food to a hungry student will not pete to be unhealthy, however, is keep him or her from sleeping or inaccurate because our communi- success with self- eating irregularly; instead, it sends ty does not associate such practices the message that such practices are with success. deprivation or hope acceptable. from The Phillipian To refute Roberts’ point about to achieve perfection The best possible solution is sleeping habits: we typically do not one that nips these bad habits in CXXXVII profess admiration for those who through such means is the bud. For example, proctors do not sleep. We all know the pain and prefects can pay close atten- of staying up late, yet sympathy and fundamentally wrong. tion to younger students in dorms empathy do not translate to praise, to ensure that they are not up late as nobody ever actually enjoys be- procrastinating. Teachers should ing in that position. In fact, many keep a close eye on students who students are even embarrassed to are healthy and energized. are having trouble completing as- admit when they have had a par- Moreover, Roberts even points signments and should suggest they ticularly late night. towards the acknowledged impor- visit the academic skills center or Likewise, we rarely use poor eat- tance of sleep in her own article. study halls as necessary. ing habits as a point of pride. While She cites the statistic that teens In terms of eating habits, house it is true that some students may perform best with eight and a half counselors should make sure that not eat regularly during the day, hours of sleep, suggesting that most fourth meal is always available to day students have food at home, successful Andover students are students in dorms. Dorms could and boarders can take advantage likely those who get the requisite also collectively purchase “emer- of Fourth Meal and munches. Even amount of sleep per night. gency” food that could be set aside the most difficult of circumstances, The behaviors that Roberts men- for students who do not have time like not having a lunch period or tions are, obviously, extremely self- for breakfast or dinner and would having an athletic practice during destructive, but students who par- prefer to eat before or after Paresky dinner, should generally not result take in them are aware of this fact. Commons’ regular hours. Just this in a student being completely un- week, Aggie Kip, Nutrition Coun- able to eat, unless he or she is ac- selor and Sports Dietician, initi- tively depriving himself or herself ated a healthier addition to fourth The Phillipian welcomes all letters to the Editor. We try to print all let- of food. meal, including fresh fruit, yogurt ters, but because of space limitations, we enforce a 400 word limit. We re- The generalization that Andover and granola. serve the right to edit all submitted letters to conform with print restraints students associate academic suc- Most importantly, a profound understanding of the causes of and proper syntax. We will not publish any anonymous letters. Please sub- certain behaviors on campus will mit letters by the Monday of each week to [email protected] or to our allow us to come up with the most newsroom in the basement of Morse Hall. appropriate solutions, creating the To subscribe, email [email protected], or write to best learning environment for each The Phillipian, 180 Main Street, Andover, MA, 01810. and every one of us. This is a gradu- al process, and, as we become more All contents of The Phillipian copyright © 2014, The Trustees of Phillips aware of our own and each others’ Academy, Inc. Reproduction of any material herein without the expressed unhealthy habits, we can develop written consent of The Trustees of Phillips Academy, Inc. and the Edito- strategies to cope with them. For rial Board of The Phillipian is strictly prohibited. that to happen, we must first re- frain from blaming it on a culture of competition or making assump- tions about students beliefs.

Jake Kim is a new Lower from Seoul, South Korea. k. weaver/the phillipian February 14, 2014 The Phillipian COMMENTARY | A3 Destigmatizing Discussion services. Nathalie Griffiths New students already tour resourceful Graham House as part of ori- entation. Alternatively, howev- he first time I went er, Graham House could make to Graham House was appointments with all new stu- T last year, in the middle of dents, either individually or in my Junior winter. I went dur- small groups. This would take ing classes to ensure that as few more time, but would allow people as possible would see me, each student to visit Graham and I took the most secluded House at least once during route there for the same reason. their time here. It would also I did not tell anyone I had gone. allow students to get to know I was nervous about my friends’ at least one counselor on a per- reactions and scared that their sonal level—important because opinions of me might change. the Graham House counselor My fears were not unfounded; could become an important when I told people I had gone resource later in the students’ to Graham House, the response Andover careers. was usually that it was only a The entire Andover commu- place for “weird kids,” not like nity would benefit if students me. This stigma, that Graham were more open about and House is not for “normal” stu- more comfortable with visit- dents, leads many to avoid it for ing Graham House. If students fear of being labeled as different felt more comfortable talking or strange by their peers. about mental health issues

The entire Andover v. garth/the phillipian community would ham House. Moreover, many House can help students ad- nicest people on campus, and, In my personal who do go are uncomfortable dress mental health and stress more importantly, they can ac- benefit if students discussing their experiences, issues in a constructive and tually help students alleviate experience, Graham perpetuating the unhealthy healthy way and thus curb is- stress and work through men- were more open about stigma. For the health of our sues like self-harm and eating tal illness. It is my opinion that House is a severely and more comfortable community, our attitude to- disorders. more people should go at least underutilized wards Graham House needs to In my personal experience, once, if only so that they can with visiting Graham change. experience a counseling ses- resource. In Andover’s competitive at- sion. Everyone could benefit House. mosphere, it is often difficult from talking to an adult who for students to find an outlet does not know them and there- for their stress. Some resort In the competitive fore has no bias or reason to to problematic habits such as pass judgement. self-harm or eating disorders: atmosphere of There are several ways to As the annual Wellness Week according to the 2013 SOTA potentially alleviate some of with a Graham House coun- took place two weeks ago, it survey, 11 percent of students Andover, it is often the stigma surrounding Gra- selor, then they might also feels appropriate to talk about have harmed themselves while difficult for students ham House. Perhaps if stu- feel more comfortable talk- mental health on campus, here and 15 percent have dealt dents were more familiar with ing about these issues openly. specifically Graham House’s with an eating disorder. Even to find an outlet for the Graham House process, More students going to Gra- reputation. According to The worse, according to SOTA, they would be more open to ham House would be the first Phillipian’s 2013 State of the these numbers are on the rise. their stress. going. Graham House counsel- step in encouraging open dis- Academy (SOTA) survey, 76 If going to Graham House ors could visit residential and cussion of mental illness in the percent of those surveyed said and taking full advantage of day student advising groups at Andover community, a very that there is a social stigma the counseling resources avail- the beginning of each school necessary first step in reducing surrounding Graham House. able to us were more socially year to introduce themselves, their incidence. Perhaps this is the reason why acceptable, then it is likely Graham House is a severely talk about the purpose of Gra- only 37 per cent of those sur- such problems would be less underutilized resource. The ham House and counseling and Nathalie Griffiths is a two-year veyed had ever visited Gra- prevalent on campus. Graham counselors are some of the discuss Graham House’s many Lower from Stonington, CT. Presentation Expectations watched as students indepen- In the future, instead of in- experiences or the ways in students is featured in the Mihika Sridhar dently led presentations on troducing social issues to the which Andover students can opening of the meeting, I of- communal nutrition, disordered eating student body as concepts too engage with the topic at hand. ten find that my apprecia- and sexual assault. The combi- distant or complex for us to This approach would hold tion for the various passions e’ve all felt a cer- nation of valuable information confront, I believe that mem- our attention and enable us to and skills in our community tain anxiety during and personal anecdotes these get the most out of the ASMs becomes deeper. Student tal- W Wednesday morn- students used made it easy to that, despite being extremely ent or student-made produc- ing’s All-School Meetings understand even the topics we valuable in content, often fail tions relating to the topic of (ASM) as we watch various could not relate to directly. Student talent to capture the attention of an the speaker on that particular faculty members patrol the Their innate knowledge of An- audience that can forget about wday would appeal to us both Chapel aisles, snatching illicit dover’s culture enabled them or student-made each topic as soon as they walk socially and artistically, and phones from student hands to describe each topics’ sig- out the door. would help grab the interest of and storing them away for the nificance in the context of our productions relating Another, more simple way of the audience by allowing us to dreaded 24-hour period. While community. incorporating more student- establish a connection with the no student likes to have his or Despite lasting over an hour to the topic of the based projects and participa- speaker and the Andover com- her phone taken away, the very and fifteen minutes, these talks speaker on that tion was demonstrated during munity beforehand. fact that such a punishment held our attention so closely Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair’s Although ASMs are already is necessary highlights a far that no one in my workshop particular day social media talk a few weeks informative and inspiring, deeper problem: few students checked their phone even once. ago, when a group of my peers many speakers have no connec- actually give ASM speakers It would have been enormously would appeal to us read out a list of troubling tion with the average Andover their full attention. beneficial for the entire school online interactions that had student, and as a result, can- to hear what these students both socially and been witnessed and submit- had to say, rather than just the ted by other Andover students. 40 of us who had signed up artistically. Knowing that these words had for that workshop. Their talks already had a direct impact on The most effective were not only educational, but my own community prompted The All-School also served as a model of how bers of the Andover commu- me to be a little more attentive way to keep students student participation can make nity should supplement each to Dr. Steiner-Adair’s presen- Meeting needs to even challenging or sensitive ASM speakers’ presentation tation. interested in ASM topics seem more accessible. by discussing their personal Similarly, when music from connect with all is to increase the aspects of the school: level of comunity not just denote a participation and standard weekly ensure that students gathering in the can relate to speakers. Chapel.

The most engaging ASMs are not retain the audience’s in- invariably those that Andover terest despite the relevance of students can relate to, either their topic. In order to fix this as individuals or as students of lack of attention, we should an influential and cosmopoli- incorporate more student pre- tan institution. Thus, the most sentations and participations effective way to keep students into the lineup of professional interested in ASM is to in- speakers, thereby enabling An- crease the level of community dover students to relate on a participation and ensure that personal level, as well as to un- students can relate to speak- derstand the potential role our ers. student body plays in resolving Students are interested in the social issues that ASMs so what fellow members of their often focus on. The All School community have to say on so- Meeting needs to connect with cial issues because we trust all aspects of the school: not them to understand a topic’s just denote a standard weekly global relevance, but also its gathering in the Chapel. relation to our everyday lives. At a Wellness Week workshop Mihika Sridhar is a two-year called TEDxPA this year, I v. garth/the phillipian Lower from Andover, Mass. A4 NEWS The Phillipian February 14, 2014 Nyamwaya Reflects on African Roots and Anita Diamant’s “The Red Tent” Provides American Experience in New English Elective Female Perspective on the Bible Old Testament. Diamant of femaleness in a story that forward to most is to in- to examine the way Amer- presents a broadened and seems to deny them.” By ERICA SHIN troduce students here to icans are represented in narrativized version of this “There are around 2,800 the beauty of African lit- an African setting. The story through the perspective people mentioned in the He- Elly Nyamwaya, In- erature and the beauty selections from African of Dinah, offering a female brew Bible and fewer than structor in English, will of the culture that that authors include works point of view that is unique to ten percent are to women. teach a new English elec- literature represents, like “The Dilemma of a the male-centric Bible. And of that ten percent, a tive this Spring Term because there are many Ghost” by Ama Ata Aidoo “[Author Thomas Mann lot of them don’t even have called “African Identities stereotypes about Africa and “A Man of the People” said that] ‘[Dinah] was an names, and some of them that in American Literature.” and many misconcep- by Chinua Achebe. insignificant thing, very have names don’t say any- As part of the new course, tions about what Africa “I’d like us to look at yielding, without judgment thing,” said Diamant. students will have the op- is... I hope to provide a how American charac- or power or resistance.’ And To Diamant, the various portunity to break down more objective, truthful ters [are featured] in Af- that actually reflects her mixed reactions readers had cultural barriers through picture of Africa through rican literature and how treatment in the Bible, pretty after reading her book was discussion about African that course,” said Nyam- America is perceived much. But that’s not a story one of most enjoyable aspects and American culture in waya. through the portrayal of that I wanted to tell. I wanted of the writing process. Nyamwaya’s goals for those characters in those to tell the kind of story that “I’ve talked [to] women literature and cinematog- J.BECKWITH/ THE PHILLIPIAN raphy. the course stretch beyond texts,” said Nyamwaya. keeps you turning the page, in multigenerational families Born in Nairobi, Ke- the students’ being able to The course, although Anita Diamant addresses and that kind of a character where there’s a great grand- nya, Nyamwaya moved learn about African and centered around African students at Tuesday’s would certainly not keep you mother, grandmother and to the United States in American cultures. He and American literature, presentation. turning the page,” said Dia- mother and they find the 2007 and began teach- hopes each student will will rest heavily upon mant. multigenerational part of the ing at Andover that same have a chance for intro- discussion and discourse By ROSHAN BENEFO “As I began writing I book really resonate to them. year. “There’s a saying spection about his or her between the students. stopped looking actually at There are some people for that goes, ‘If you don’t tell own identity and charac- “We’ll be engaging in On Tuesday night, Kem- the biblical text, so I wouldn’t whom the Bible is a scripture your story, someone else ter. the Socratic method of in- per Auditorium was filled feel obliged to follow the and view the book in the con- will,’ and when that other “I’m also hoping that struction where I will be with students, faculty and story as it was written, to text of looking at their sacred person tells your story, the course will enable holding a lot of discussion residents of the town of An- stay within the lines, and I text in a different way. I get you can’t truly blame him [students] to be better using the Harkness table. dover all seeking to hear re- concentrated instead on his- emails from people telling me or her if he distorts what world citizens because The course will be en- nowned author and journal- torical research, which was how and why they respond to your story should really I know there are quite a tirely dependent on what ist Anita Diamant speak of exhilarating and seductive the work which is incredibly represent, so you should number of students here the students bring to the her experience as a promi- and overwhelming and dis- gratifying,” she said. be the one to tell your that have an internation- table,” said Nyamwaya. nent writer of Jewish litera- appointing at the same time,” After receiving a Master’s story, and others should al orientation. They don’t “Through the dis- ture. she continued. degree in English from Bing- take guidance from you. define themselves purely course, through those Diamant, author of Jew- “To me there was a big hamton University in 1973, That’s what inspired me as Americans or as Asians discussions, I know that ish fiction and non-fiction silence there. Writing this Diamant went on to write for to start the course,” said or as Europeans. Their I’m going to learn a lot novels, was brought to cam- novel was an opportunity to the “Boston Globe” and sev- Nyamwaya. visualization of who they from my students. Even pus by the Jewish Student give voice to a silence over- eral other publications. She In particular, Nyam- are is global by definition. now, in the courses that Union (JSU) to speak about looked by many; she was a has written numerous books waya hopes to draw from By teaching them African I teach, there’s a lot that the writing process of one of minor character but a char- about Jewish life includ- his own experiences as literature, I will be intro- I learn from my students. her bestselling novels, “The acter with a story,” she added. ing “The New Jewish Life,” an African in America ducing them to a world That kind of eliminates Red Tent.” The purpose of Diamant’s and “How to Raise a Jewish to further conversation that they should also my own perspective and Diamant’s novel is based book was not to make a femi- Child,” with “The Red Tent” and dialogue in the class- know about,” he added. makes me become a bet- off of Chapter 34 in the Book nist statement, but rather being the most famous. room. The course will fea- ter instructor,” Nyamwa- of Genesis, one of the more to “[expose] possibilities of Nyamwaya said the ture a mix of American ya added. controversial stories of the power and the affirmation course will bridge the gap and African texts and between studying Ameri- films, selected by Nyam- can and African cultures. waya for their strong rep- Trustees Seek Student Input in Strategic Planning Process “We’ve had courses resentations of African [at Andover] in Asian lit- characters. Among the be a space where different we move ourselves closer pus, including a report on erature, South American books written by Ameri- Continued from A1, Col. 6 kinds of innovation, inves- to learning and away from the Sykes Wellness Center, literature and various can authors are “Dreams tigation and administration grades?” and “What would which is nearing the end of forms of American or Eu- from My Father” by tor of the Andover Institute, of teaching innovation hap- a great mentoring program, its design phase. Ground- ropean literature. I felt Barack Obama and “A also led a discussion on in- pens. For example, all of the between faculty and stu- breaking for the new health like there is space for the Raisin in the Sun” by Lor- novation and pedagogy, global programs that we dents, look like?” center is expected to take introduction of a course raine Hansberry. presenting the sustainable have will be clustered and “We try to get situa- place in September if the that brings in something Nyamwaya, “There are operating model she has administered there,” said tions where Trustees have Trustees vote to release the about Africa,” said Nyam- so many literary works been developing over the Jeton. face time with different project for construction in waya. that have been written by past three months in front of Trustees also directly members of the commu- May. Muench also reported In addition to gaining Americans that feature the Trustees, the Academic communicated with the nity. So this weekend, they that a solar array will be a better understanding of African characters, and Council and members of student body by participat- were able to be joined by installed on the ice arena, African literature, Nyam- so I wanted to see how the Strategic Planning Task ing in a discussion co-host- members of the Academic which will cover nearly the waya hopes that students those African characters Force. The Andover Insti- ed by Trustee and Student Council, faculty members of entire roof and will provide will learn to break down are portrayed, and how, tute, still in its “silent stage,” Council leaders on Satur- strategic planning task force 35 to 40 percent of the rink’s conventional ideas and by extension, their por- is scheduled to launch in the day morning. Students had and students. That’s normal, electricity. The project will false impressions that trayal influenced the way fall of 2014. the opportunity to voice but what’s different was the begin this spring. they may have about Afri- Africans are perceived in “[Nolan] is in the process their ideas on the strategic kind of topics that they en- The Stanford team came can culture. the American public.” of setting up this Institute, planning process. The con- gaged in,” said Jeton. to campus at the invitation “What I’m looking Nyamwaya also plans and it is an idea that is still versations centered on two Larry Muench, Direc- of Chien Lee ’71, the Chair of in the planning mode. It will key questions: “How can tor of Facilities, updated the Board of Trustee’s Edu- the Board of Trustees on cation Committee, accord- the major construction and ing to the press release. renovation plans on cam- February 14, 2014 The Phillipian NEWS A5 Campaign An Intertwined History: Connects Williams Shares Insight on Lebanese Immigrants in Cote d’Ivoire Andover and By SAM COHEN of Lebanon and Cote idea of studying the Leba- d’Ivoire, you don’t think nese population in Cote Addison Sifting through piles of two populations that d’Ivoire only by chance. Continued from A1, Col. 4 and piles of newspapers actually have a very “The topic was some- from Lebanon and Cote long, intertwined his- thing that I knew noth- site. d’Ivoire, Junius Williams tory, stretching back over ing about. It actually “I think the Addison has ’14 spent his Senior Fall a century. [I wanted] to started with Wikipedia, become a more welcoming trying to piece together show how interconnected and when one search led place for students. I know the story of Lebanese im- we are,” said Williams to another, I found that that the Museum Learn- migrants to Cote d’Ivoire in an interview with The there were Lebanese in ing Center is a very popular to understand the impact Phillipian. West Africa, which made place to study. It makes us of this specific group of “It’s especially appli- me think largely to migra- incredibly happy to see stu- people on the politics cable in a place like the tion, and think about the dents using the space that and economics of Cote United States, where at idea of human movement way, and just knowing that, d’Ivoire. our root, we are a nation since the 20th century,” for a lot of them, it’s just a Williams shared his of immigrants, we are said Williams in an inter- L.LUO/ THE PHILLIPIAN haven,” said Abbott. findings with the Ando- a nation of movement, view with The Phillipian. Junius Williams ’14, Abbot Independent Scholar. Abbott said that, follow- ver community through we are a nation of trans- To compensate for the ing the campaign, she has his Abbot Indepen- porting ideals, importing lack of scientific, profes- papers, I looked at a lot “Dr. Odjo is from Cote seen an increase in students dent Scholars project on memories, but also basing sional research done on of social media. For ex- d’Ivoire, so naturally he and Andover residents visit- Wednesday. Many Leba- our power structures off the topic, Williams found ample, although Facebook had a lot of first hand ex- ing the gallery for the open- nese people left Lebanon of movements and identi- innovative ways to find statuses [are]not exactly perience. He gave some ings in the Fall, Winter and during a civil war in the ties. So this is a case study information for his proj- as scholarly sources, it personal opinions and Spring Terms. 1970s and sought refuge of something much larger, ect. gave me context. I looked also knew where to find Knafel said, “I think that in Cote d’Ivoire. The Leb- something that I hope I “There is a lot of dis- at the home pages of Leb- sources. Dr. Shaw is a now, [Andover] feels that it anese now control about can impress upon the peo- cussion about how the anese religious organiza- scholar in African studies, has benefitted and under- 60 percent of the coun- ple who attend the pre- Lebanese came to Cote tions, currently based in so he directed me [to] the stands how it has benefitted try’s real estate sector, 80 sentation,” he continued. d’Ivoire in the 1920s, but Cote d’Ivoire. Very non- right sources,” said Wil- from the Addison, and the percent of the distribution Although Williams the ‘so what’ after that traditional at times, but liams. Addison and its staff and network and 40 percent of has always been inter- was missing. That said, it worked out,” said Wil- Odjo said, “[Junius’s supporters recognize how it the industrial sector, ac- ested in immigration as my process was compiling liams. topic] is compelling be- is been supported and ben- cording to Williams. a first generation Ameri- a lot of different kinds of Christopher Shaw, In- cause it is a story about efitted by [Andover].” “When you think can, he came across the sources. I looked at news- structor and Chair in His- human beings, people tory and Social Science, who move somewhere, and Emmanuel Odjo, In- from a place to another structor in French, were place, to feel safe or bet- the advisors for Wil- ter their lives or simply to Photo of the Week liams’s project. have a new experience.” International Students Excel in Geograbee

Continued from A1, Col. 6 ner of the finals is awarded $100, second place $50 and GeograBee, was in charge third place $25. of finding questions for This year, Torabi has the contest. “I [find] a lot seen a dramatic increase of the questions on the in day student participa- National Geographic site. tion, and overall better There is a section on top [of scores among the students. the GeograBee page] that She also has noticed that says ‘take the quiz,’ and international students em- every day they throw out pirically fared quite well. ten questions, so if you go She attributes the trend to through that for a couple the number of so-called of months, you’re good to “third-culture kids” in that go,” she said. She also visits group—students who live About.com for material to outside of their parents’ use. cultures, but have an un- In order to incentiv- derstanding of their heri- ize students to participate tage, providing them with a in the competition, dorms more developed world view. that achieved 100 percent Torabi noticed that participation and a 50 per- there were no females who cent average on the first made it to the final round of E.BLUM/ THE PHILLIPIAN ten questions will receive a the Geograbee, though she Emma Kahn ’14, Julia Boyd ’16, Sophia Lloyd-Thomas ’14 and Helen Leahy ’14 support Relay for Life. pizza munch during Spring is unsure of the cause of the Term. The first place win- gender imbalance. A6 | ARTS & LEISURE The Phillipian February 14, 2014 Arts&Leisure

Done in a Flash: Five Films Created in 24 Hours Alexis Lefft n Friday night, Jenny the process of writing, directing preceded by the 48-Hour Film inspired by the props, using Red the five films were screened by in Wang ’16 made her way and editing a film in under 24 Festival. Bull, herb popcorn, ice cream Kemper Auditorium by AMC. Oto Fuess House, equipped hours. At 7 p.m. on Friday, all Flash and Oreo cookies to sustain them “We were really pressed with with her computer and a char- Ben Yi ’14, Co-Head of AMC, Films participants—actors, throughout the process. time… But despite the circum- ger, ready for a late night of said, “The Flash Films were scriptwriters, and directors— At 7:30 a.m. on Saturday stances, we pulled it off, and writing and editing. Wang, a based on the 24-hour Drama gathered in Fuess House, props morning, directors returned to came up with some awesome screenwriter and participant Labs. I directed a play for the 24- in hand, to introduce them- Fuess to choose scripts before short films. And they were awe- in Saturday’s Flash Films, co- hour Drama Labs my Upper year selves and share stories about the actors arrived at 8:30 a.m. to some, not only because they were ordinated by the Andover Mov- with the Drama Labs, and I had the objects they brought with begin the process of memorizing, strong finished products in their iemakers’ Club (AMC), was on a lot of fun. And because I loved them. Scriptwriters then spent filming and editing. own way, but also because [they her way to meet a number of filmmaking, I thought it would be the night in Fuess and Stevens The entire process, from writ- were] made by [students] we all other student screenwriters, a good idea to combine the two.” House, working until 4 a.m., ing to editing, had to be complet- knew on campus. People genu- actors and directors to begin Flash Films are a new event, writing and editing their scripts ed by 7 p.m. on Saturday, when inely had a lot of fun,” said Yi. “Campus Conspiracy” “Perspective” “A Smile for Eugene” “Anything You Can Do” “Untitled”

COURTESY OF ANDREW LIN COURTESY OF KASTAN DAY COURTESY OF BEN YI COURTESY OF BEN YI COURTESY OF ANASTASIA PROKHORENKO Written by Bella Flynn ’15 Written by Tyler Tsay ’15 and Written by Jenny Wang, “A Written by Avery Jonas ’16 Written by Lane Unsworth ’15 and directed by Andrew Lin directed by Kastan Day ’16, “Per- Smile for Eugene” tells the sto- and directed by the AMC board, and directed by Anastasiya Prok- ’17, “Campus Conspiracy” fol- spective” tells the story of Lucius, a ry of Eugene, a zombie boy, por- “Anything You Can Do” follows horenko ’15, this untitled film lows Chuck, a radio show host guy who has just broken up with his trayed by Cem Vardar ’15 , who a male track star, and a woman chronicles a love story between at WPAA portrayed by Miguel girlfriend, Claire. Shortly after the cannot smile. Through a series of with a strong interest in fashion, a boy, portrayed by Rahmel Dix- Wise ’14, who uses his show as an breakup, Lucius, portrayed by Zach activities, a hippie, portrayed by who meet each other at a bus stop. on ’17 and a snowman. One day, outlet for his conspiracy theories Bamford ’14, spends a night with Karissa Kang ’17, attempts to help Through bickering, the two char- the boy leaves the snowman, re- about Andover faculty members. one of Claire’s friends, portrayed by him. It is determined in the end acters, played by Zizo Bahnasy ’17 turning to find that it has melted. Alexandria Ma ’17 plays Meg, a Auguste White ’17. At the film’s cul- that all the zombie needed were and Adriana Alovisetti ’15, end up Weeping, the boy meets a girl, new writer for The Phillipian, mination, Lucius receives a call from glasses. competing against each other in portrayed by Michaela Barczak who agrees to write a story about Claire’s father, who tells him that Max Chung ’15, an Associate two challenges: the fashion-driven ’15, who is also mourning the Chuck and his outrageous theo- Claire has been hit by a car and is in board member of AMC, and a woman must run against the track loss of her snowman. Finding ries. She interviews him but be- a coma. Lucius is overwhelmed and director of the film, choose from star, while the track star must prove comfort in each other, the boy trays his trust for the sake of the breaks down with sadness and regret. the pile scripts last, hoping to that he can dress fashionably. and girl skip happily into the dis- story. “When I was writing the film, I give himself and his actors a chal- As the competitions progress, tance at the end of the film. “We bounced ideas off of each mostly wanted to grab the audience lenge. the two gain respect for each other’s Given the time constraints, other, and Emilia [Figliomeni ’14, as fast as I could, so the first scene “As I hoped, this script turned passions. At the end of the film, the Prokhorenko was attracted to Co-Head of AMC] was super was smack in the middle of that break out to be a huge challenge for two kiss, signifying the beginning of Unsworth’s script, as she felt helpful! She was there to guide up scene that anyone can relate to. both my actors and me. It took a romantic relationship. that there wasn’t enough time us through the whole thing. The rest of it played on the politics of me awhile to understand the at- “Zizo brought his track shoes for actors to memorize their Once we had drafts completed, friendships and relationships,” wrote mosphere that the scriptwriter and Adriana brought her ‘diva’ lines. we took turns reading each oth- Tsay in an email to The Phillipian. sought to achieve and when I glasses [to a pre-production meet- “I wanted to choose some- er’s scripts aloud and gave sug- Scriptwriters weren’t allowed to reached the point when I thought ing], so I decided to experiment thing I would be able to turn into gestions for revision,” said Flynn participate in the filmmaking, leaving I got the gist of it, I had to read with the idea of ‘Fashionista vs. Ath- a good film in the short time giv- in an email to The Phillipian. Day with complete license over the through couple more times to lete,’” said Jonas in an email to The en. One of the scripts included “I think the fact that every- film. picture the scenes in my head. Phillipian. a lot of montage, and I haven’t one was so collaborative was “I think that it was special to The script seemed very abstract “This flash film experience gave really had any experience with really helpful and unique! Even write it and send if off, and not be in- and profound, and all we could me a chance to really display my that, so that was out. Others also though we were all writing our volved at all in the actual filming part. do was re-interpret the scenes so creativity as well as get to know included a lot of talking for the own original creations, it felt like When I went to see it this afternoon, that we could create our own art some new people. It was a great actors and I personally do not we were helping each other grow I had no idea what the product would and yet keep in mind the script- feeling at the end to see my script like directing films with a lot of as writers and I thought that was look like,” wrote Tsay in an email to writer’s visions,” wrote Chung in produced less than 24 hours after I talking.” wrote Prokhorenko in pretty rad,” continued Flynn. The Phillipian. an email to The Phillipian. had written it,” continued Jonas. an email to The Phillipian. Lotw: Ravn Jenkins ’15 Student Recital Q&A and I love how there’s a sadness and Kalina Ko beauty to this short piece… There is Hip, Hip, Beret! a sense of sadness and beauty at the same time that comes from of the Jenkins also likes to collect bly awkward science geek from Ten students showed off their softness of the notes. The minor key hats from places she goes to travel. Maine who didn’t really know what Tucker Drew interpretations of various pieces really brings in the sadness, while When she was in Spain last spring conformity was,” she said of her this Wednesday in a Student Recital. the melody has a beautiful touch to with the Music Department Cho- years before coming to Andover. The recital featured performances it. I really like Chopin because of “Hello, Red Hat, I like your red rus and Orchestra, she purchased Jenkins began wearing hats by David Benedict ’15, Eunji Kim ’14, how his compositions vary in inten- hat.” a red and black brimmed hat. After when she arrived at Andover as an Catherine Liu ’15, Katherine Vega sity. While a main part of a com- Those were the first words Ravn scouring Madrid’s shopping cen- “improvement upon the average ’14, Amanda Reichenbach ’14, Wei position may be soft and calm, he Jenkins ’15 heard when she met one ters, she finally found the hat at a ponytail.” Starting with beanies and Han Lim ’16, Nathan Sheng ’14, Ian throws in a really fast, difficult part of her best friends, Leta Elias ’13. street clothing market. berets, Jenkins gradually wore and With a hat for every occasion, Jackson ’16, Marcus Thompson ’15, that somehow fits with the piece.” “No matter how hard I looked, acquired more hats. Jenkins said John Gibson ‘15 and Harvey Wu ’14. Jenkins stands out in a crowd. I couldn’t seem to find the right the hats have helped her become The following is a Q&A with several Sonata in E-Flat Major by Whether the day calls for one of the hat. The ones I saw were either too more confident and allowed her to of the performers. Joseph Haydn—John Gibson ’15 four berets, four brimmed hats, two cheesy, or too touristy or too expen- start developing her own style. (piano) hats with horns or five other mis- sive… Then I saw it, the perfect hat,” “I stopped being so terrified of Tambourin by Jean-Philippe “This Haydn Sonata is a very cellaneous hats that Jenkins keeps she said. what people would think of me be- Rameau —David Benedict ’15, interesting one in that it is the last in her wardrobe at Andover, she is Coming from a middle school cause of something as trivial as un- Eunji Kim ’14, Catherine Liu ’15, one he said could be managed on a prepared for whatever the day may filled with the usual assortment of usual clothes. My self esteem went Katherine Vega ’14 (Flute Ensem- harpsichord (at the time, the piano bring. social cliques, Jenkins did her best up a lot, and I stopped getting the ble) wasn’t nearly as popular as it is “I like a hat with character. I to fit in. jitters whenever I talked to some- Vega: “There are two different now). When studying the piece, like to look in a lot of thrift shops to “I dressed to conform, or at least one new,” she said. types of challenges [of playing in I’ve had to keep that in mind and find a good hat,” she said. I tried to, but I was still an incredi- Jenkins’ current favorite hat is a a group]. The first category is mu- think about how it would have been “giant white faux-fur monster with sic-related. It’s hard to keep a group played on the original instrument tassels and a big pom-pom on top,” in tune. It’s hard not to lose tempo (for instance, loud chords would which she describes as “incredibly when people are playing parts always have been rolled because the warm, and very soft.” In warmer of varying difficulty. It’s hard to harpsichord wasn’t as resonant as weather, she favors a beanie made coordinate dynamics so that no part the piano).” out of multicolored, iridescent fab- ever overpowers a more important ric. one. All these problems are fixed Two Nocturnes, Op. 62 by Jenkins’ other hats include a with a lot of rehearsal, patience and Frédéric Chopin—Harvey Wu ’14 black, faux-fur Kazakh hat, a “very metronomes. The second category (piano) 20s” black-brimmed hat with a is logistical—it’s hard finding a time “The two nocturnes from Op. silver ribbon, and two hats with that works for everyone.” 62 are among the last compositions horns, “one that looks like a Viking Chopin ever wrote. In many ways, helmet, with yarn braids and every- Prelude in E minor, Op. 28, the colors of these pieces even thing, [and] another one looks like No. 4 by Frédéric Chopin—Ian anticipate impressionism, while Tim’s hat from Monty Python and Jackson ’16 (piano) at the same time maintaining the the Holy Grail,” according to Jen- “I chose to play this piece be- wonderful bel canto style of melody kins. cause it is one of my favorite Chopin so characteristic of Chopin.” Besides hats, Jenkins also has pieces. I am a huge fan of Chopin, other signature fashion items, such as her hot pink leather gloves and sweeping skirts. “Long skirts, funky old dresses, multicolored pants—these are all things I would have been terrified to wear two years ago,” she said. When creating an outfit, Jen- kins tries to find things that would make her happy. “I don’t dress in a way that makes me stand out, I don’t dress in a way that would make me fit in, I try to put on things that I feel kick- ass in. The hats have stayed, though, and I have added some pretty wild ones to my collection,” she said. Theodore Perez ’16 said, “[Jen- E.KAUFMANN-LADUC/THE PHILLIPIAN kins is not] afraid to be very out I. TAN/THE PHILLIPIAN Ravn Jenkins ’15 sports her current favorite hat. there in terms of what she wears. John Gibson ’15 plays Sonata in E-Flat Major by Joseph Haydn. Autographs from K, THE PHILLIPIAN P and A if you’re @phillipiansprts’s 400th follower. Volume CXXXVII, Number 2 SPORTS February 14, 2014 Wrestling Takes Fifth

By Ryan Simard PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER

With an outside single move, Justin Muchnick ’16 found success at the NEIS- WA tournament, placing second in the the 145-pound weight class. Andover Wrestling ended with 178.5 points, the fifth most points of any team in the tournament. Mathew Si- mon ’14 was crowned cham- pion of the of the 220-pound weight class. Simon pinned his first two opponents and then defeated his third 8-0. In the finals, Simon defeated his opponent 10-5 to claim the title. “The team did great, a lot of our younger wrestlers pulled of very good days. On the upper end we had some rough matches but we got 10 people to New England’s L.LUO/THE PHILLIPIAN Co-Captain Matthew Fischetti ’14 races in the 50-yard hurdles, parting a sea of Exeter red. and that’s all that matters this week,” said James Palm- er ’14 in an email to The Phil- INDOORTRACK lipian. John Rauen ’17, who was recently called up to Varsi- ty, competed well in his first 4x400 Relay Team Seals Girls’ Victory over Exeter varsity tournament at Ando- ver. When I saw the drop, I was of 10:03.44 and took second onds. Tyler Marshall ’14 of their regular season. Se- Bennett Sherr ’17 wres- By Fadzi Gambia wondering if we were going in the one-mile race. placed third in the Boys 300- lected runners will run at tled to a third place finish in PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER to be disqualified, but Char- “The other teams we have yard dash. USA Track and Field (US- the 113-pound weight class. With Andover Girls Track lie went out and got it and run against were not nearly Andover Boys and Girls ATF) Championships on After pinning his first op- up by only one point at did so well,” said Megan Tao as good competition as Ex- Track have reached the end February 23. ponent in 56 seconds, Sherr 50-49, the meet against ri- ’15. eter. So, I wasn’t quite sure fell to his second opponent val school Exeter this past Despite a strong showing, what to expect. So, I was just GIRLSBASKETBALL in the second period of the Wednesday came down to the Andover Boys Track fell falling behind their first per- semifinal round. Sherr ulti- the final event: the 4x400 73-31 to a talented Exeter son because I knew I could mately defeated his oppo- Relay. team. run faster, and at the end I nent 15-1 in the third place Yearning for the victory in Camille Little ’16 and knew I could beat him, and Girls Coast to Two- match. “I think I did pretty her last Indoor Track meet, Jarvis kicked off the girls’ I took it away,” said Whittall. good, I mean I got third so I Co-Captain Diana Tchadi ’14 success by placing first and Co-Capatain Matt Fisch- Game Winning Streak couldn’t have done too bad- flew by her Exeter opponent second, respectively, in the etti ’14 and Foster Leboeuf games so far, as seen from the By Isabella Haegg large point margin. Despite ly. I beat the kids I was sup- and never looked back, al- girls 50-yard dash. Jarvis ’15 placed first and second PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER being the underdog in the posed to and lost to the kids lowing Andover Girls Track also placed first in the 300- in the boys high jump event, matchup with only four wins, who were supposed to beat to cap its undefeated season. yard dash. respectively. Ralph Skinner Andover 49 compared to BB&N’s ten me,” said Sherr ’17. “Right Both teams were even for Zoe Chazen 14’ took first ’16 placed first in the boys wins, Andover forced many after the second match, I much of the 4x400 Relay place in the two-mile race. 1000-yard dash. Holderness 43 turnovers with an aggressive wrestled the two seed and race. In the third leg, how- In the girls’ field events, “I know Exeter is always and effective defense. was pinned in the second ever, Andover fell behind Jarvis won the long jump great competition. It’s al- Andover 62 “What happened on Fri- period. He was a kid I might after a baton drop between event, and Catherine Tobea- ways great to run against have been able to go three 27 day was [that] our defense the second and third leg. De- son ’14 took first in the high them and try to get a fast BB&N was bad, which translated to [periods] with, but I was not spite losing ground, Charlie jump event. Jenny Huang ’16 time. So, I just gave it my With two minutes left on bad offense. Against BB&N, aggressive and lost.” Jarvis ’15 rushed by her Ex- tied for first in the pole vault best shot, and when it got the clock and the score tied our defense was a lot better Muchnick, Co-Captain eter opponent to regain the event with a jump of 7’1”. close to the final, I decided 43-43 in Andover Girls Bas- and that always translates to Christian Vallis ’14 and lead. Alexis Lefft ’16 took second to give it a go,” said Skinner. ketball’s game against Hol- good offense,” said Kreider. Co-Captain James Palm- “It was amazing. Exeter in the Girls’ shot put event. Co-Captain Jonathan derness last Saturday, Kate “Everyone was really er ’14 all finished second is such a good team, and the On the boys’ team, Ian Arone ’14 took third in the Hoey ’14 stole the ball from pumped up, because it was in their respective weight fact that it came down just Whittall ’14 placed first in boys 50-yard dash with a a Holderness player, raced our first home game in a real- classes. to the relay was amazing. the two-mile run with a time personal record of 6.21 sec- down the court and nailed ly long time. People got really “We got a lot of guys to a shot from behind the arc. excited,” said Guzzi. the finals and consolation Hoey’s three-pointer gave By halftime, Andover had finals, which was good, and Andover enough momentum doubled BB&N’s score. The as a team we were legitimate to close out the game 49-43. team led 30-15. competitors throughout the Motivated by the win, An- “Offensive rebounds were whole tournament,” said dover went on to score the so huge for us in the first half, Muchnick. most points in a single game and Cara Cavanaugh ’15 got Palmer entered the all season against BB&N almost every single one. Con- semi-finals against an oppo- on Wednesday. The team sistently getting the rebound nent he had already faced. “I topped BB&N, 62-27. was so important, because had a tough match against Against Holderness, An- these rebounds added up him before and I went out dover played a 2-3 defense against the other team and more aggressive. It paid off, and focused on executing we started pulling away,” said letting me pull ahead and plays on offense. Andover Hoey. win,” said Palmer. Palm- had gained a 13-point lead by The team increased its er fell in the championship halftime with a score of 30-17. lead in the second half. An- round. Holderness battled back in dover forced more turnovers, Vallis finished second in the second half with a surge drove the ball down the court the 132-pound weight class. of energy. With two minutes and nailed more shots. Vallis pinned two of his op- left, Holderness had tied An- BB&N, derailed by Ando- ponents in the first period. dover at 43-43. ver’s strong offense, found After putting in a full three “Holderness came out itself in foul trouble. BB&N periods of wrestling, Vallis much harder in the second gave Andover 11 free throws, ’14 fell to his final opponent half and we didn’t match which Andover hit over 50 5-4. that. We came out not as percent of the time. Andover hopes to domi- strong and that was definite- Andover was also con- nate at New England’s this ly an opportunity they capi- sistent from behind the Friday and Saturday. talized on,” said Co-Captain arc. Hoey knocked down “Personally I feel all right Katie Kreider ’14. two three-pointer and Sar- going into it. I definite- “We started lagging in en- ah Humes ’16 and Victo- ly need a little bit of work ergy after such a long bus ria Bergeron ’16 nailed one dusting off some moves but ride and weren’t in the right three-pointer each. generally I feel like I could mindset, which is how our Top individual scorers in- go deep at New England’s,” lead got away from us,” said cluded Hoey with a personal said Sherr. Hannah Guzzi ’14. high of 18 points, Cavanaugh Muchnick added, “I feel With Hoey’s three-pointer, with 12 points, Kreider with about as prepared as I can Andover regained momen- 11 points and Humes with be. Even though our dual tum. The team created turn- eight points. meets are very important overs and strong offensive “We’ve never played bet- to us, tournament season plays to come home with a ter offensively or defensive- is what the wrestling team six-point victory. ly,” said Bergeron. “It’s really spends the whole season “It wasn’t so much what encouraging to see how we and offseason preparing for. they were doing, but what keep improving over the sea- I’m in a good place strength- we were doing. It should not son.” wise, and my conditioning have been that close by any The team looks to build and technique have steadi- means, and we played down on this upward momentum ly improved throughout to their level,” said Kreider. against Northfield Mount this season, so this is the L.LUO/THE PHILLIPIAN Against BB&N, Andover Hermon (NMH) at a home right time for me to face my Andover Girls Basketball hit over 50 percent of its free throws on Wednesday. played one of its strongest game this Friday. toughest competition yet.” B2 SPORTS The Phillipian February 14, 2014 SQUASH CHAMPIONS

D.BHATHENA/THE PHILLIPIAN Co-Captain Michael Huang ’15 races to backhand the ball. Girls Squash Team Reigns Boys Squash Comeback With Victorious in DII Championship DIII Title after 6 Straight Losses Continued from A1, Column 4 With the two wins, An- I put every ounce of effort Continued from A1, Column 4 us to win, but in the tour- ment we were definitely a dover earned a spot in the into this match,” said Hoo- nament we played our best dark horse, but by the end we semifinals, and a chance to da, who had won all three squash all season, and took had proved ourselves both to By Sam Zager face Brooks, in their third of her previous matchups in By Savannah Mastrangelo home the hardware,” said our opponents and ourselves PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER such matchup of the sea- the tournament. Justin Curtis ’15. and showed what this team Coach Jenny Elliott stood After many long points, son that had been preceded After winning the first Curtis, the only player to is capable of,” said Jack Qua- beaming with Seniors Mi- Co-Captain Michael Huang by two 6-1 Andover wins. game 11-7, Hooda dropped win all four of his matches, mme ‘16. sha Hooda ’14 and Co-Cap- ’15 scored the winning point The sole Brooks triumph in two consecutive games 5-11 secured a particularly cru- After the three wins, the tain Adèle Bernhard ’14 on with a well-executed drop each of the previous match- and 7-11. “After the third cial win in the match against team advanced to the finals. a podium in Philadelphia, shot, clinching the 2014 Divi- ups had been supplied by game, I was exhausted New Canaan High. Down 6-1 Both Huang and Co-Captain Pennsylvania, last Sunday sion Three High School Na- Bernhard’s younger sister, and most of the team was in the fifth game, Curtis de- Jack Wain ’14, at the one and while hoisting a golden tional Squash Championship Helen, who took down both around me trying to pump creased the point deficit and two positions, won their in- plate and a banner pro- for Andover. Andover Co-Captains Ber- me up,” she said. came out on top to win 11-9. dividual matches 3-1 and 3-2 claiming the Andover Girls Andover’s fourth con- nhard and Madeleine May- Her teammates’ support Andover’s victory over respectively. Squash team as the 2014 secutive victory—4-3 over hew ’15. This time, howev- proved key, as she roared Blair bumped the team to “[Wain] and [Huang] both U.S. High School Division Friends School—­followed a er, Mayhew went into the back a tight fourth game play St. George’s, the number did a really good job lead- II National Champions. 5-2 win against Blair, a 4-3 match with a clear idea of 11-9. In the fifth, with the one team in the division. ing the team and keeping us Going up against some of win against St. Georges and her opponent. After bat- match on the line, Hooda “As the alluring national ti- focused and working hard. the strongest teams in the a 4-3 semifinal win against tling hard for two games, took the match 11-8 in a dra- tle came closer and closer to They both really inspired all nation during the weekend, New Canaan High. The team the match was tied at 1-1, matic fashion. our grasp, we were increas- of us to do our best and the Andover came out on top overcame multiple injuries, but Mayhew persevered, Andover as a team would ingly motivated to reach that group as a whole is some- with four wins in a bracket six consecutive previous reg- winning the third game go on to win 5-2. goal and both our level or play thing special,” said Quamme. of 16 teams, including the ular season losses, and plac- and fourth games 11-8 and As Hooda said of the and mentality improved with Both Quamme and Josh clincher against Choate, ing eighth seed out of sixteen 11-3 respectively. Andover win, “Being a Senior, I am each game,” said Rem Rem- Kim ’15 lost 3-2, the only loss- 5-2. teams in division three. put away Brooks again with so proud of the team. My mel ’14. es for both these players this Andover started off its “Our team was extremely relative ease, posting yet an- Freshman year, we finished Although the team strug- weekend. Jake Rauh ’14 lost weekend against Hotchkiss, motivated to prove ourselves other 6-1 win. at the bottom of Division gled at the top of the ladder, in three games, and Remmel posting a 6-1 victory. at Nationals. We felt that our The finals matchup was III. I honestly can’t believe with losses from Huang and won in four. The second match of the previous record was not in- a battle to the bitter end, how much we improved Co-Captain Jack Wain ’14, With upcoming matches tournament proved to be dicative of our talent, and emotions ran high, especial- thanks to Coach Elliott. It’s the bottom of the ladder took against Exeter and Concord much harder. The top of the wanted to show others what ly for Hooda. “Right before been incredible to see how advantage of St. George’s Academy and Interschols ladder for Andover went we were capable of. As the we played Choate that day, the program has grown in lack of depth and won every to end the season, the team down in order 1 through 3, eighth seed in the tourna- the team watched the fa- the last four years and I feel match besides one. intends to continuing its im- but the team’s depth shined ment, no one was expecting mous locker room talk from so lucky to be a part of it.” “Going into the tourna- proved level of play. through, as Emma Crowe the movie ‘Friday Night ’15, Hannah Burns ’15, Lights’ and standing there, I Claire Kister ’16 and Hoo- realized, ‘I’m a Senior.’ This da all came up victorious. BOYSHOCKEY is the last match I will ever Of the four wins, Andover play at a High School Na- swept three while Burns tionals and even if I lose, I’m picked up a four game win going to lose knowing that after falling behind 1-0. Boys Knock Off Top Five Ranked Cushing NORDIC By Peter Hahn PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER LaMarche Earns All- Andover 6 New England Honors Cushing 3 7 By Noah Belser as scoring for the team, as Andover PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER Paxton Hyde ’15 and Liam Olivia LaMarche ’16 Fortin ’14 finished second and Governor’s 1 showed her tremendous third for Andover with times mental and physical endur- of 20:59 and 21:47, respective- Andover 1 ance during the girls 6K event ly. by breezing past opponents, LaMarche lead the charge Kimball Union 4 placing seventh overall in for the girls’ 6K event with her New England and earning All- seventh overall placing, and a John Festa ’15 received New England honors. time of 22:32. King-Nakaoka the puck from Patrick Daly Andover Boys and Girls finished second for Andover ’15 on a breakaway, faked Nordic teams competed at the and 13th overall, while Char- out the Cushing goalie and NEPSAC championships this lotte Berry ’15 finished third backhand toe-dragged for past Wednesday. In a two part for Andover at 27th overall the finish to put Andover race consisting of a 6K skate with recorded times 23:36 and Boys Hockey up 5-2 in the event and a classic style relay 28:10, respectively. third period. race, Andover may not have “It was a pretty big day. We Andover went 2-1 this past turned out on the top of the left at 7 a.m. It was cold to week, losing a game to Kim- scoreboard, but it thrived in start the day, so cold that the ball Union Academy (KUA) I.TAN/THE PHILLIPIAN team spirit. The boys placed snow was slow early in the before firing back against Patrick Daly ’15 battles through a Governor’s center in Andover’s 7-1 win. eighth out of eight teams, morning and as it warmed up Governor’s and Cushing. pointing loss, Andover came we definitely wanted to beat In the third period, Festa while the girls came in fifth of it got faster and a little easier The team’s record now back against Governor’s at them in front of the home and Rob Devaney ’14 both six teams overall. to ski on, so that was good,” stands at 12-6-3 with four home on Friday night. crowd,” said Belluche. scored, extending the Ando- A demanding course under said King-Nakaoka. games left to play in the reg- Captain David Belluche The team continued to ver lead to 6-2 before Cush- Burkitt added, “We didn’t challenging conditions made ular season. ’14 lead the offensive charge, dominate offensively, with ing scored a goal with two do great in the standings, but for less than ideal times for Andover traveled up to scoring three goals as the six different players scoring minutes left in the game. most racers, but there were we had a pretty good race. We KUA on Thursday and took team routed Governor’s by a against Cushing. Each line “It was a big win. We did still some strong individual didn’t do badly, but it was a a 1-4 loss. Despite having score of 7-1. passed the puck well and a good job of protecting our finishes. challenging race, especially as played a solid game and be- “We moved the puck very waited patiently for the best lead tonight. We got a lot of “Although challenging, this some of us are coming off of ing only a point behind go- well, and we were setting up possible shot on each pos- pucks on net and were able was probably one of the nicer sickness.” ing into the third period, the our offense,” said Belluche. session. to capitalize,” said Coach race courses we’ve been on all In the relay race, four mem- year, if not the best one,” said bers compete for each relay team made a few errors that “Everybody was feeling the Andover took a 2-0 lead in Boylan. Co-Captain Sean Burkitt ’14. team and individually skate its opponents took advan- puck ,and we did a good job the first period. With goals Andover has four games “It was really fun.” a 2.5K loop of the course. tage of with a strong transi- of capitalizing.” from Zachary Weinger ’15 left in the regular season, Co-Captain Elana King-Na- Burkitt raced the first leg in a tion offense. Coach Boylan said, “We and Kyle Moss ’14, the team with only one at home kaoka ’14 added, “The course time of 8:34, followed by Lo- “It was a close game but played within ourselves, we did not give up its lead for against Exeter, but the team was very challenging: lots of gan Blaine ’14 with a time of we made a couple, very cost- got a lot of pucks to the net the entire game. is taking a game-by-game hills, which we aren’t really 10:44, Fortin with a time of ly mistakes. We got a little and we managed to finish.” “We played together as a approach. used to, but also lots of trails. 10:35 and Hyde with a time of too casual with the puck,” Assistant Captains Mi- team, and we needed to do “Honestly, we shouldn’t Lots of big uphills and down- 9:59. King-Nakaoka finished said Head Coach Dean Boy- chael Kim ’14 and Michael that against this very tough be looking towards Exeter hills. The downhills were re- first for the girls in a time lan. Lata ’14 and Peter Bensen ’14 team. That needs to con- right now. We have a series ally fun and fast but also kind of 10:43, followed by Hallie Goalie Erik Wurman ’15 and Daly scored a goal each. tinue because that has been of tough games coming up, of scary because they had Bletzer ’15 in 12:06, Harshi- added, “Sometimes we let a On Wednesday, Andover working for us over the last and we need to go win those some tight corners.” ta Gaba ’14 in 13:22 and La- guy behind our defense, and continued its season-long couple games,” said Festa. first,” said Lata. Burkitt finished first for Marche in 10:56. we need to be picking that dominance at home, beating Andover allowed two Andover travels to Tabor Andover in the 6K event with The team finishes its season guy up. We also need to pro- top-five ranked Cushing by a goals in the second period, on Friday, to its cross-town a time of 19:08, earning 17th at The Lakes Regional Cham- tect the puck better, we have margin of 6-3. but goals from Tommy Bish- rival Brooks on Saturday and place overall. The top three pionship next Wednesday. had too many turnovers.” “We always had tough op ’14 and Kim helped to finally to Northfield Mount finishers for each team count Coming off the disap- battles against Cushing, and keep its momentum going. Hermon on Wednesday. February 14,2014 The Phillipian SPORTS B3 Tune In To Phillipian Sports’ first radio show @ wpaa.com On Tuesday at 8 p.m. CAPTAINS FEATURE Kait Simpson and Amy Zhao Girls Swimming Coming into the last They know all the kids on girls to get out of their Simpson, a two-year ly bittersweet. I’ve been By Andreas Tonckens three weeks of the season the team well—and they comfort zones in training Senior from Canada, is swimming on this team PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER with a 4-1 standing and still made time to make and challenge themselves set to swim next year at for the past four years and With a combined six having broken numerous sure their own contribu- to do things they have Tulane University in Lou- moving on is tough, but I years of competing for records, including one tions to the team were top never tried before. I take isiana, but she is keeping know the team is in great Andover, Varsity Girls All-New England, Ando- rate!... We have been for- training seriously and do her sights set on finishing shape for the future. In Swimming Co-Captains ver looks poised to finish tunate to have great lead- my best to lead by exam- her high school career these coming few weeks, Kait Simpson ’14 and Amy strong. The work of the ers this year. It has made ple,” she added. with a bang. “I’m excited I would like to enjoy ev- Zhao ’14 are well prepared two captains has proved an enormous difference,” Looking ahead to Ex- for the next few weeks of ery moment I spend with for the home stretch of invaluable for the team’s said Coach Paul Murphy. eter, Easterns and New this season because this these girls: training in their final season of high success this season. Strong team chemistry England’s, there is no is where we will see best our homey pool, racing to school competition. With “Kait and Amy have been has played a vital role in dearth of confidence or times that everyone has [Paresky] Commons after only a meet at Exeter be- phenomenal captains— this season’s success, due team spirit. been working for all sea- practice, singing (loudly fore Easterns and Nation- some of the very best I in large part to the leader- “We’re super pumped son. I’d really like to see and off-key) on bus rides, als, the captains of the have had in my 23 seasons ship provided by the two up for our last three meets some school relay records and cheering for each oth- Andover Girls Swimming with this team. They have captains. of this season. Our last fall too,” said Simpson. er, to name a few.” Zhao team are looking to step invigorated this year’s “Amy and Kait really put dual meet of the season On her last three weeks will swim next year at up and make one last push team with a renewed in a lot of effort this year will be incredibly excit- of swimming for Andover, Yale University. with their driven team. sense of fun and purpose. to help team bonding,” ing. Exeter sports a strong Zhao said, “It’s definite- said Kay Xia ’15. “They lineup and the meet looks organized multiple team to be a very even matchup. activities, such as a laser But, I think we have the tag trip, a photo scaven- better team, in terms of ger hunt and many secret not only speed, but also of psyches. At the start of team spirit and character. the season, they secretly Our main focus, however, made little posters with will be on New England’s, funny photos of everyone which is our last meet of to stick on our lockers.” this season. Of course, Zhao, a seasoned four- winning is a major focus, year Varsity swimmer, but for us, the excitement noted that this has been a of racing and being there special year for the team, for each other are what both in and out of the matter the most,” Zhao pool. “This season has said. been amazing. We’ve seen Simpson said, “The great in-season times, team dynamic is kind of which is an indicator of like a rainbow, there have the fast swims to come been some lows and highs at championships. More and lots of colours in be- importantly, I cannot em- tween, but we’ve definite- phasize how wonderful ly found the gold at the the girls are,” said Zhao. end. We’ve become closer “There’s no team on than close and have had campus that has as much some pretty wild times to- fun as us. Period,” said gether.” Simpson of the team With the season wind- chemistry. “Having fun is ing down, both captains by far the most important are well aware that this is thing. But my biggest fo- their last chance to prove J.SCHMITT/THE PHILLIPIAN cus is on motivating the something in the pool. J.SCHMITT/THE PHILLIPIAN GIRLSSQUASH GIRLSHOCKEY Andover Squashes St. Paul’s in Seniors’ Final Home Match Camille Price ’15. By Sam Zager Bernhard won 3-1 and in PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER the numbers three to five, respectively, Price, Han- Andover 5 nah Burns ’15 and Emma St. Paul’s 2 Crowe ’15 took their matches in close five- Following a momentous game contests. win at the 2014 U.S. High However, Claire Kister School Division II Nation- ’16, Hooda and Reagan al Championships over the Posorske ’17 fell to their weekend, Andover Girls St. Paul’s opponents. Squash played host to a Mayhew said, “I think favored St. Paul’s team last our win today against St. Wednesday. Carrying the Paul’s is a result of the momentum of the week- confidence we gained end, Andover handled St. from this weekend.” Paul’s with a 5-2 upset. Attached to the win was In what would be the meaningful sentiment as final home match of the team prepared to bid Co-Captain Adèle Bern- goodbye to its Senior lead- hard ’14 and Misha Hoo- ers. da ’14’s Andover careers, “I think Misha and the team was not intimi- Adèle were definitely feel- dated by a St. Paul’s team ing emotional about this that had played in the first last home match, but they L.LUO/THE PHILLIPIAN division at the Champi- were also really excited to Andover limited opposing offenses to four goals this past week. onships while Andover go in and win it, especially played in the second. because St. Paul’s was in Co-Captain Madeleine Division I for Nationals,” Mayhew ’15 swept her said Kister. “They were Girls Outshoot Governor’s 39-5, Fall 1-0 opponent from the num- both feeling sentimental ber two position early, following the win but both ted only one penalty, not od when they scored one that, if we have the right By Cam Kerry allowing her opponent they and Coach Elliott allowing more than two and fought back hard. Un- mindset, we can stay with PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER no more than a collective were really excited we shots in any given period. fortunately, they slipped any team,” said Quigley. seven points throughout came away with the win.” Andover 0 Andover had 17 two in at the end of the “It gives us confidence all three games. Price added, “Our vic- third-period shots on third, but we made them that we can play with any On Wednesday, the first tory was bittersweet, as Governor’s 1 goal, keeping up the pres- fight for their win and I’m team in the league. five positions on the lad- our match marked the sure until the final buzz- so proud of our team.” “If we can bring to Mil- der won the match for An- last home match for our er, but the team could Andover trailed by only ton the desire and will dover. two senior players, Mi- Andover 0 not capitalize against the one going into the third to win from our [Nobles] “Our victory today sha and Adèle, who have Governor’s goalie. period. Goalie Ashlyn Ai- game today, I have no against St. Paul’s was a been amazing role models Nobles 3 On Wednesday, Ando- ello ’14 recorded 35 saves doubt that we will beat great conclusion as our and invaluable team mem- Andover Girls Hockey ver was defeated by No- on 38 shots, registering a them. I think we can dom- final home match of the bers.” suffered two close loss- bles, a top-ranked team in 0.921 save percentage. inate with this mindset season. Having quite con- Andover has one more es this past week against New England, by a score “She came up big when against a less talented sistently lost to SPS in weekend of matches Governor’s and Nobles & of 3-0. we needed her. She keeps team like Milton,” Quigley the past, we entered the against Milton and Choate Greenough. “Our game today against improving with every continued. match determined just before Andover/Exeter Despite outshooting Nobles was spectacular. game,” said Eliza Quigley Andover will finish the to play our hardest and commences at home this Governor’s 39-5, Ando- They are known to always ’15. season with three home channel the energy from year on February 19. ver dropped a tight game have a strong team and Andover was outshot games next week. The our victory at Nationals. 1-0, constantly knocking record, but we played so 11-38, but the team was team will face off against While our final score was on the door, but unable to hard and didn’t let that af- happy with the effort it Milton (4-15-2), Tabor a decisive 5-2, three of our score. fect our intensity or game presented against Nobles, (14-2-3) and Westminster wins were taken to five Andover managed to play,” said Nikoletta Tof- an extremely strong oppo- (12-6-1). sets, making for a very ex- stay out of the box for the foloni ’15. “We shut them nent. citing Wednesday,” said most part and commit- out until the second peri- “I think we learned B4 SPORTS The Phillipian February 14, 2014 Champions of the Mat This past weekend Andover Wrestling competed in the Interschols Tournament. Below are eight of the ten Andover wrestlers who fought their way to earn place finishes. Not available as of presstime were Christian Vallis ’14 and Elijah Aladin ’15. Question 1: When and why did you start wrestling? 2: What is your favorite part of wrestling? 3: What is the hardest part?

E.KAUFMANN-LADUC/THE PHILLIPIAN D.BHATHENA/THE PHILLIPIAN D.BHATHENA/THE PHILLIPIAN L.LUO/THE PHILLIPIAN Henry Curtis ’15 Dan McGurl ’14 Justin Muchnick ’16 Bennett Sherr ’17 Weight Class: 182 Weight Class: Heavyweight Weight Class: 145 Weight Class: 113

Place Finish: 4th Place Finish: 4th Place Finish: 2nd Place Finish: 3rd

Favorite Wrestling Move: Favorite Wrestling Move: Favorite Wrestling Move: Favorite Wrestling Move: Stand-Up or Arm-Chop Breakdown “Anything That Pins” Outside Single Leg Arm Bar Stack

1) I started wrestling at my old school as 1) I started wrestling in the seventh grade, 1) When I was sixth grade, my dad, a for- 1) I started in sixth grade. I had to start part of the P.E. requirement and really got and the captain of the high school team mer wrestler, introduced me to the sport, wrestling behind my parents’ backs as I into it after I went to camp the summer be- would stay after their practice ended to and I was hooked. knew they wouldn’t like me competing in fore seventh grade. teach me the sport for about two hours a the sport. I did not play a lot of sports as a week. I started wrestling because of him 2) I love that the camaraderie I’ve built child because I have a bone tumor condi- 2) My favorite part of wrestling is probably and fell in love with the sport once it be- with my teammates and the respect I have tion and have frequent surgeries. Physical going live and really flowing between the came competitive. for my coaches have made the wrestling sports, especially contact sports, were not different techniques—wrestling is prob- room a place where I feel genuinely happy encouraged for me. Wrestling was the ably it’s most fun for me when I get into 2) The individuality of the sport, while ev- and comfortable. Even though it gets diffi- first truly physical thing I did. Initially, a rhythm where I’m successfully hitting eryone is on a team and the team here at PA cult when we’re going hard on conditioning after going out for the middle school team, moves in my arsenal. is very close, when you’re on the mat, you or when Vallis is slamming my face into the I told my parents that I had to stay after are alone. You have the ability to succeed or mat, there’s still nowhere I’d rather be than school for student council meetings when 3) I would say personally the hardest part of fail, it is up to how much work you want to in the room. I went to the practices. I finally had to tell wrestling for me is putting in work during put into the sport to decide the outcome. them I was wrestling a few weeks into the the season to wrestle someone, losing to 3) The third period: when both wrestlers season when I earned a Varsity spot. They them and recovering from that loss to jump 3) The conditioning needed to be suc- are physically and mentally exhausted, were understandably nervous that I would right back into training and competition. cessful. In wrestling, you exert all of your it doesn’t matter who’s stronger or more get damaged, but they also saw I had a energy for six straight minutes. To be great, technical—whoever digs deeper and wants passion for it and determination to find your conditioning has to be strong. it more will win. success in it.

O.PICCHIONE/THE PHILLIPIAN E.KAUFMANN-LADUC/THE PHILLIPIAN I.TAN/THE PHILLIPIAN J.SCHMITT/THE PHILLIPIAN Andreas Sheikh ’15 James Palmer ’14 Matt Simon ’14 Charlie Talcott ’14

Weight Class: 120 Weight Class: 170 Weight Class: 220 Weight Class: 195

Place Finish: 3rd Place Finish: 2nd Place Finish: 1st Place Finish: 3rd

Favorite Wrestling Move: Favorite Wrestling Move: Favorite Wrestling Move: Favorite Wrestling Move: Arm-Bar Fireman’s Carry and Crossface Cradle Blast Double Stall

1) I started wrestling in fifth grade because 1) I started wrestling a year before Ando- 1) I started wrestling in my Freshman year. 1) I started wrestling in sixth grade my basketball career wasn’t really taking ver because my brothers both wrestled, I honestly can’t remember the reason why. because my dad was a wrestler, but I lost off. It was something that I enjoyed imme- and being the youngest and having no interest after a few years and stopped. diately. wrestling skill is not pleasant. 2) Seeing everyone grow and seeing them able to do better each time and being able 2) When you win a wrestling match, 2) It requires a lot of dedication, but you 2) My favorite part of wrestling is brutal to push yourself and do better every time you’re not just proving yourself as a su- get a great deal of satisfaction when you grind matches where it is close the whole you go out and have people support you in perior wrestler—there are greater impli- step off the mat victorious. time and then at the very end you beat doing that is a good experience. cations to beating someone up. Winning them. a wrestling match is more satisfying than 3) The hardest part of wrestling is cutting 3) Definitely the mental grind everyday. anything else I have experienced in sports. weight. It requires a great deal of discipline 3) The hardest part of wrestling is step- Whether your feeling sick, tired, whether to watch what you eat and drink and some- ping onto the mat, not knowing what the your homework is done or not, you failed 3) Balls. It simply takes balls to step on the times not eat at all days before weigh ins. other person can do and is going to try and a test, you have to get on the mat, you have mat, especially when you’re facing a clear- Practicing and doing school work while do and staying focused on just running to grind it out. If your practice partner is ly superior opponent. That’s why I have an really hungry or dehydrated is really tough, what you know and making them act just taking it to you that day, you have to enormous amount of respect for anyone but it is all worth it in the end. based on what you want to do. give it all and your best. who wrestles or ever has. V-Day, 2014 The Phillipian FEATURES B5 FEATURES FALLS IN LURVE Stop Studying! In the Name of Love It was instances such Most Random Astronom- by Jake Taylor as these that led to the ad- ic Discovery of Northern ministrative decision to ban Massachusetts for 2014 af- Gelb’s Research and De- Osculatium usage around ter locating a new constel- velopment department has campus. Although it would lation. Titling their finding recently been in overdrive, have brought unimaginable “Meiosis,” the Andover stu- developing breakthroughs fame to Andover while in- dents shared the location that will catalyze excite- creasing an already over- of the star-crossed lovers ment for the upcoming Val- flowing endowment, there by describing, “If you con- entine’s Day. was simply too much lia- nect all of the stars, you can To begin with, a Chem- bility involved. Cupid was make out the outline of a istry 960 class invented a already assembling the parietal door with a shoe “Soluble Love Potion.” This brightest legal task force stuck in it—and a very small,

combination of I2LO3VeU in history, preparing to sue baby-sized shoe at that.” has been tested successful- the Academy for “the unli- These star-struck lovers are ly on students, helping even censed production of love.” sure to be a hit. the most unfortunate, awk- Chemistry 960 is not the Phillip Charles W. ward children find mates. only science class to make a Youngston IV, Chairman of Their initial attempts breakthrough on the love- the Board, recently made

at the molecule Wa2NT- front. An astronomy class a statement regarding this

3T0LEaV6E9? seemed hope- has discovered a planet matter. Youngson claimed, ful, but proved unsuccess- that, if looked at through “We are very proud of our S.TARGAZIN’/THE PHILLIPIAN ful after several trial runs in a powerful Galilean tele- scientific achievements, but Astronomy students discover a chocolate heart has replaced the North Star! Susie’s. scope, pierces your eyes like we have decided to discon- In addition, this class Cupid’s arrow. It has been tinue further research im- The Love Counseling Office has discovered a new and found that this planet, Cu- mediately. And our discov- fantastic element, which pidia, is made completely of eries should most certainly An Exposé they have dubbed “Oscula- Osculatium. Given that the not be used for recreational tract suitors. Some students students claim that they feel tium.” This name is derived ionic form of said element use ;).” by Durham Abric have spoken out against this pressured to flaunt their from its unique romantic bears a surprising resem- While Osculatium has process, saying it objectifies sensual prowess around properties: if two individ- blance to a lump of choco- some beneficial properties As the Love Counsel- prospective significant oth- their teachers, but often- uals come within 20 feet late, it would fit in well with and could quite possibly ing Office (LCO) process ers. times these amorous ges- of the Osculatium, they are the rest of the Milky Way. cure a broken heart, in- draws closer for Uppers and “I don’t want to lift ev- tures creep out the faculty. likely to begin hearing the Features hypothesizes that stances like these demon- comes to an end for Seniors, eryday. I actually really hate One anonymous teacher melodious sounds of Bar- life would be possible on strate that love is not to be Features just wants to offer it. But I know that if I don’t told Features, “We are per- ry Manilow and Marvin Cupidia—sweet, happy life. taken lightly. Especially a friendly campus refresh- lift, I’ll never attract a lover, fectly fine when students Gaye resonating romance This same astronomy with a density of 430 moles! er on the LCO. The LCO and my parents are putting increase their in-class par- throughout their ears. class has also received the is Andover’s new student a lot of pressure on me to ticipation to garner a better service aimed at cultivating be accepted by a top-tier LCO rec, but there has to be relationships on campus. female,” whimpered Bob boundaries. For instance, Want a date FEATURES PRESENTS During Upper Winter, the “Beefy” Schnitzel ’14, Cap- one student somehow found LCO requests that all stu- tain of the Varsity Spinning an excuse to show me his next dents fill out a questionnaire team. ‘exotic Brazilian stretching’ regarding what they look for Despite these pressures, during conference period. Valentine’s in a prospective mate. there is a proverbial light at While we understand how In recent years, the the end of the tunnel. One important these recs are to day? questionnaire has asked anonymous Senior claimed, the LCO process, kissing TOP TEN questions like: “What size “Sometimes the LCO pro- teachers on the cheek before mate are you looking for cess is rough. Even I was leaving class and attaching (large, medium, small)?” or rejected by 11 prospective romantic poems to home- Reminiscing on Remington Remmel “Would you prefer a rural, mates in March of my Se- work is in no way, shape or WRITE FOR hardworking mate or a cyn- nior year alone! Alas, one of form appropriate.” ical, urban mate?” These my close friends eventually The consensus among questions are aimed at mak- agreed to mate with me ‘pla- students, however, is that FEATURES! 10. Those GVS scoreboard- ing students really consider tonically.’ And now that I’ve the LCO ameliorates the what they want and think been happily married for mate searching process. In button-pressing skills… like critically about their future almost two years, I realize between 67 and 70 percent damn. relationships. that I am finally free to focus of surveyed students claim email esimon The LCO, however, can on the fun stuff, like crush- that they found “love” be- only do so much for an An- ing schoolwork and laser fore graduation. We here at and jlane 9. Exeter students have been dover student. Students tagging!” Features fully support the known to request transfer to themselves must do the Another point of con- LCO, but also recommend ;) <3 dirty work, especially by troversy in the LCO process the Tinder app and mail-or- Andover after merely hearing hanging around the Den or is the procuring of teacher der spouses as a back-up him yorkle. showing off in the gym to at- recommendations. Some plan. 8. He’ll squash your blues away Dear God, it’s me: the Freshman with his ultimate smile. 7. He has got to be the only half- by James Flynn 11:03 p.m. (oh my gosh! it’s past lights-out!! I hope Mexican named Remington 10:59 p.m. (only one this laundry machine light living in Arkansas. I mean minute before lights- won’t get me in trouble?!) out!!!!) Why hasn’t she called me seriously. Dear Diary, yet? Should I be playing hard It finally happened! You to get? Sure, the 20-some- 6. Remember that week he ran know what I’m talking about: thing Facebook messages the big thing. OMG, you silly and eight love poems may for Co-President? diary, fine I’ll say it—I had my have been a little excessive, first kiss. It was everything I but I just cannot contain could have imagined: sparks my feelings for her. I know 5. He once tweeted: “Tying” flying, pure passion dripping. that she will never be able my flip-flop so that I can avoid Honestly, I think this could to forget the pure sex appeal be true love. I am thinking from my Axe shampoo, Axe talking to someone on the path. about buying the ring right deodorant and Axe hair gel. now, and I have already Maybe it was my sly charm? 4. His 2011 Pilgrim Halloween booked the Yorkies to sing at Her constant refusal of my my wedding—Azure couldn’t gifts (offerings of money or costume #neverforget. make it that night. locks of hair) will not deter It was so hard being the me any longer: maybe she’s L.IPSTICK/THE PHILLIPIAN only guy in my hall who had just playing hard to get? I A sheepish student takes a selfie after his first kiss. 3. As a (questionably) legal adult, never kissed a girl, but my knew I should have done Morse, picking up all of the “Whoops, wrong Freshman. he recently rode the “Buzz prefect gave me some advice. that! Stupid, stupid, stupid maps of campus that fell out Sorry, kiddo.” As if, you stun- Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin” And he was right! All anyone Phil! of my wheely backpack, and ning Blue Key Head, you! has to do to get as lucky as me Love you always. she just appeared. She was She might have said that, but ride at Disney World. is to just believe, pray, rub the Don’t forget to smile, like a vision. All of my friends we both felt the eye contact. genie lamp and make sacri- P-diddy like her too, and we all agree: I think we both know that fices to Hades! The count- she is definitely the pretti- deep down, it was just her 2. “Notgnimer Lemmer?” More less fire alarms and liters of 11:09 p.m. (will I get est Blue Key Head around. true animal instincts emerg- like “Not a Gnarly Lemur!” squirrel blood I had to clean Disciplinary Committee-d My cheek will never be the ing for my 5’4’’, 120-pound up were worth it (as were the if they catch me?! It’s so same, nor will I ever wash frame. I lift. countless Disciplinary Com- L8!!) it again. The lobby of Morse Writing my thoughts out 1. His PACE Senior skills are top- mittees and psychological I literally cannot get that filled with steam from the just made me feel so much notch (He also has an awesome evaluations forever barring moment out of my mind. heat of our junction. It may better. To future Phil: never. me from college). I just woke up in a damp have made me sweat uncon- forget. this. moment. “Secret Cupid” who felt creative Love you always. sweat after I dreamt about trollably, but it was worth Love you always. enough to write this top ten!) Don’t forget to smile, it: I just re-lived it. There I it. It didn’t even bother me Keep on smilin’. P-diddy was standing in the middle of that she apologized, saying, P-diddy B6 FEATURES The Phillipian We’re Lonely, 2014 FEATURES NEEDS A DATE! WILL YOU BE OUR VALENTINE? Welcome to Featuresville, A.K.A the “Friend Zone” by Jake Marrus

It’s 10:20 a.m. on Mon- member, it’s her choice, too; day. Peter Fection heads she will never be objectified. to his first class of the day. Despite his kick-ass That’s right, Peter has first schedule and his sweet free, second lunch. His room, he really, really likes classes include Lighting, his girlfriend. Like, imagine Costuming, etc. That’s right, the feeling a Freshman boy his transcript reads “etc.” as gets when he gets a Blue Key his final three classes. Head kiss from every single After leaving his three- one of the Blue Key Heads in room single, which has its front of his prefect. He now own bathroom, fridge and probably thinks his prefect microwave, Fection is met will respect him, which is at the door of his class by a big deal, so he’s pretty his smiling girlfriend who stoked. Fection met Belle on is bearing some homemade the first day of school, and, banana bread, his books ever since the Video Dance, S.OSAD/THE PHILLIPIAN and his homework. Oh, by the rest is history. “I want you so badly... to fix my boyfriend’s television.” the way, she’s a day student; Suddenly, Peter unplugs feels eating in Upper Right anguish and where Peter is a lot, tried to be super nice have ever seen Matt Da- they both have car permis- and opens his eyes. As his on a weekend. No chocolate faced with one fundamen- to her, and then, before long, mon’s film “Green Zone,” sion, but she lives within pupils adjust to the fierce milk, no peace and quiet; tal question: “Really??? That he entered the Zone. He yeah, the Friend Zone is walking distance. light of reality, he realizes I swear it’s lighter down- kid?? What is he, funny or knew it was too late when that bad. Peter now can only Belle Cullen, commonly that he was just in the twi- stairs. Now, divide that an- something? I’m funny!” she said that she really liked visit the twilight zone in known as Mrs. Fection, got in light zone. Now, he’s back in guish by x as x approaches How did he arrive in the him… like a brother. his dreams, but he is con- early to three single-choice the Friend Zone. zero. If you know anything, Friend Zone, you might ask? We are gathered here demned to the Friend Zone. early action schools. Cra- The Friend Zone is the you know that anguish ap- Well, Peter tried really hard today to commemorate the Stay tuned next time for zy how that works. Belle is most horrible place for a proaches infinity. to become more than friends loss of Fection’s hopes. Now, “The Matrix.” widely known as the choice high school boy. Imagine the The Friend Zone: where with Belle when they first he dwells in the Friend girl in the school, but re- anguish an upperclassman feelings go to languish in met. He hung out with her Zone. For any of you who Student Cuts Out 2,000 What the PDA Has to Say In the name of love, Fea- ed because we were just an tures. I guess we just sort of Hearts tures decided to stop and in- awkward set-up at first. You drifted apart?” terview, nay, interrogate, the know, just something to talk FEATURES: “Do you local PDA-y couple. We can about when Instagram got mean physically or literal- only hope that their answers dull! But then, as we [gig- ly?” by Alisa Bhakta console all those who are gling] got closer [continued COUPLE: “Maybe both? single this Valentine’s day. giggling], they got annoyed. What does that mean?” Dez Parrot ’15 has most- Now I guess they got over FEATURES: “Do you ly kept to himself since he FEATURES: “So, Cou- it!” guys still have friends here?” came to Andover as a new ple, you guys seem pretty FEECHURS: “That COUPLE (unison): “Of Upper. His shy personality serious. How long have you sounds like a pretty radical course.” and unusually loud voice been dating?” shift. Why don’t they care FEATURES: “List 3.” have made it hard for him COUPLE (in unison): anymore? What changed?” COUPLE (unison): to make many friends. His “Wow, it feels like just yes- COUPLE (with raised “Becky Sykes.” proctors frequently urged terday, but it’s been a while! eyebrows): “Wow, that’s ac- FEATURES: “She left.” him to get out, going so Wow, what’s the count now? tually a good question, Fea- COUPLE: “Oh...” far as to put him on “an- 212 days and four hours?” ti-restriction.” Still, Parrot COUPLE (in unison): enjoyed the life of a her- “Yeah that’s it!” mit—that is, until he first FEETERS: “Wow, that’s saw the girl of his dreams, pretty precise. Have you had Sweet Pea ’15. any tough times?” Parrot knew they could BOY: “No” be two peas in a pod and GIRL: “Weeelllll….” quickly jockeyed for her FEETYURS: “Huh?” affection and attention. COUPLE (in unison After several hours of in- again): “No, not one.” tense, unreciprocated eye FEETYEARS: “Oh.” contact in Silent Study, COUPLE (after a brief Parrot was unable to win pause): “That isn’t a ques- her over. Thus, Parrot re- tion.” solved to stick to the main- FEATURES: “So, what stream method and write P.APERCUTS/THE PHILLIPIAN do your friends think about Pea a Valentine’s Day card. Dez Parrot ’15 finishes his 38th batch of Valentine’s day you guys dating?” Little did Parrot know cards. COUPLE (arms sneak- that this well-meaning ac- ing into arms): “Well, at J.AWDROPPING/THE PHILLIPIAN tion would have disastrous every student has an equal Upon receiving one of first, they got really excit- Can we double-date with you guys??????? consequences. After envi- opportunity to receive love. Parrot’s anonymous cards, sioning his perfect card, When Features asked some people like Ms. Ro- Parrot sprinted to Staples G-moms what Parrot could manov, Parrot’s teacher, to buy scratch-and-sniff do to get her approval (for were quite touched. Ro- R.I.P. Our stickers, 50 shades of pink once), she responded, “I manov commented, “I eem paper and a bobblehead can only endorse this be- veery tooched by the mes- Wingéd Obama. He had all he havior if he writes a unique sage Parrot wrote: ‘Quit needed to construct the ul- card, complete with an Stalin and be my Valen- Friendshile today is a day to cel- timate Valentine’s Day card original Shakespearean tine.’ Alzough I will have to W ebrate love and happiness, for Pea. Love Sonnet, to EVERY turn heem in for plagiarism we must also remember the hal- “She is the one and SINGLE STUDENT IN since I have seen dis on the lowed dead. Those who have giv- only girl I have met here. I THE ENTIRE SCHOOL!!!” Interweb, and it was not en so much to us that we might wanted her to know that I For an entire week, correctly cited, but he has enjoy our lives to a fuller extent would cover a grenade for Parrot painstakingly and clearly learned something cannot be forgotten. Indeed, dear her,” he confided in Fea- meticulously created Val- in my class!” reader, we must honor and sanc- tures. entine’s Day cards. Using However, those who tify the memory of the dearly de- Upon finishing this crushed up candy hearts as did not know Parrot (most parted “Flappy Bird,” the smash- mastery of love, he sealed chalk, Parrot signed each of the population) were a hit mobile video game that glided it with a peck, waltzed over heart that he had cut out bit terrified when they re- off the App Store just a few short to the G.W. Mailroom and with his name and a cute ceived his cards. days ago. Let us remember how it placed it in her mailbox. phrase, then put on his sig- The “wanted” post- touched our lives, those countless Unfortunately, Parrot nature stickers he bought ers of Parrot’s face around hours we spent tapping our iPads did not account for his on sale at CVS. school have caused many and Motorola Inspirons, navigat- grandmother’s reaction In an exclusive Fea- students to walk around ing the small and carefree Flappy to his grand gesture. After tures interview, Parrot with cans of pepper spray through a perilous plane of pipes. he called home to talk to commented sourly, “The and BB guns. Let us shed those same tears that his mom, his grandmother new rules to promote Since then, Parrot has we let loose whenever poor Flap- picked up the phone and equality bring back hor- been laying low and wait- py collided into a pipe. And let immediately told him that rible memories of paper ing for things to calm us finally appreciate the sophis- his letter “would cause cuts and getting my fingers down, either because of ticated and complex relationship broken hearts throughout glued together in the sec- the uproar over the cards we have formed with a couple of the community.” ond grade when everyone or because Pea’s boyfriend, 0s and 1s. O’ Flappy Birds, we Lately, grandmothers was required to make a the Captain of the Snow- shall miss you more than a spar- around the world have Valentine for each and ev- ball Fighting team, is out to R.IP/THE PHILLIPIAN row misses its hot-pink wings: been trying to ensure that ery person in class.” get him. This player isn’t very good at Flappy Birds. without you, we just do not fly.