ERITAS “V VISIT US ON THE WEB AT SUPER www.phillipian.net OMNIA” Volume CXXXI, Number 1 Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts February 1, 2008 BLUE KEY HEADS PAUL MURPHY NO LONGER BY NAMED DEAN CLUSTER OF STUDENTS Blue Key Head Positions By EMMA GOLDSTEIN Will Go to Top Five Males Paul Murphy ’84 will be the And Top Five Females next Dean of Students. Murphy, currently the Direc- tor of Summer Session, will suc- By JACK DICKEY ceed Marlys Edwards as the next Dean of Students for an initial Blue Key Heads will now be six-year term, with the possibility selected independently of their of two two-year extensions. clusters, and instead the positions Murphy said, “I’m pretty ex- will be awarded to the top five cited…it’s a big job. I’m nervous male and top five female appli- about that.” cants in the school. Rebecca Sykes, Associate Cindy Efinger, Director of Stu- Head of School, called Murphy dent Activities, and all 10 of this late Monday night to inform him year’s Blue Key Heads proposed of the selection. the change earlier this term. Clus- Sykes announced the appoint- ter deans and the Dean of Students ment in an email sent to faculty quickly approved the new policy, Wednesday afternoon. Efinger said. The Blue Key Soci- Sykes said, “[Murphy] has ety will continue to be grouped by experience with the residential cluster. program and administration, and Efinger, joined by all of this the combination will allow him year’s Blue Key Heads in the Stu- to work effectively with students dent Activities office on Tuesday and lead the Dean of Students of- night, announced the decision in fice.” an exclusive to The Phillipian. Murphy will conclude his du- S. Sheu/The Phillipian Efinger said that she had first pro- ties as Director of Summer Ses- After putting out 28 issues, Board CXXX assembles proudly for one last time. posed the change three years ago, sion after this year and will of- based on problems she had noticed ficially begin his role as Dean of with the system. Students in late August. Board CXXX Bids Farewell to the Newsroom “We’ve been mulling it over Murphy said he looks for- for a while,” she said. ward to increased interactions Steve Bartz ’08 and News Direc- Despite the bittersweet emo- daram ’09 will assume the role of There were problems with the with students. “[As cluster dean] tor Katherine Chen ’08, all of tions that come with the turnover, Senior Associate. selection of past Blue Key Heads, I loved getting to know the kids. By JACK DICKEY whom will have to find new hob- Sawabini was proud of CXXX’s Said O’Connor, “I’m confident Efinger said, because of the dispar- I’ve been away from that a little bies to fill their spare time. work. that Emma and Sudhandra will ity in talent and interest in the posi- bit. [Phillips Academy is] a great It’s that time of the year again Former News Associate Zoe “Commencement – that was work together to successfully suc- – seemingly the entire student Weinberg ’09 will assume Smyth’s ridiculous. So was the first issue ceed me. I look forward to seeing Continued on Page A4, Column 5 Continued on Page A5, Column 5 body is bedridden in Isham, wor- duties while former Commentary of Fall Term,” he said. the In-Depth sections they cre- ried about midterm grades and Associate Annalee Leggett ’09 “We had no conception at all ate.” eagerly anticipating the arrival of will take Bartz’s position. Former then that we had broken a prece- CXXX Commentary Editors the new Phillipian board. News Associate Jack Dickey ’09 dent,” the outgoing Editor in Chief Adam Giansiracusa ’08 and Kate WELCOME, TRUSTEES This issue is Board CXXX’s will take over for Chen. said. Iannarone ’08 will be replaced by 29th and Board CXXXI’s first. “I feel lost,” Smyth said. “It’s Outside of Upper Manage- new Commentary Editor Harrison Trustees to discuss Outgoing Editor in Chief like being new [at PA] all over ment, all other positions on the Hart ’09, while Anabel Bacon ’09 need-blind, James Sawabini ’08, who will be again.” business and editorial boards are will take over for Philip Meyer ’08 replaced by former Commentary Smyth said he was unsure of turning over as well. as Commentary Senior Associate. capital campaign Associate Cora Lewis ’09, seems how he would use his time after he News Editors Elinor Garcia- Danica Mitchell ’09 will take and Commons optimistic about the next board. retired from The Phillipian. Garcia ’08 and Conor McKinnon over for Matt Sternberg ’08 as renovations “I’m not worried at all – pub- “My sleep cycles are never go- ’08 will be replaced by Christine Cartooning Director. Alex Cope licly,” Sawabini said. “I’m trying ing to get back to normal,” he said, Choi ’09 and Alicia Keyes ’09 on ’09 will serve as Senior Associ- not to think about the fact that the sipping fresh coffee shortly before Board CXXXI. ate. Commons to paper will be out of my hands in midnight on Tuesday. Emma Goldstein ’09 will take Former Arts Associates Char- be renamed for two weeks.” “I’ll put my feet up for a little, over for Madeleine O’Connor ’08 lie Dong ’09 and Nette Oot ’09 The paper will also be out of but I want to talk about race and as In-Depth Editor in the section’s $10M donor the hands of Sawabini’s top depu- class at Andover – provide some second year, while former In- Paresky ’56 ties Executive Editor Thomas moral education,” Smyth said. Depth Associate Sudhandra Sun- Continued on Page A5, Column 6 Smyth ’08, Managing Editor See Page A4 Survey Phillips Academy conducted online, Mock Primary Results January 29 - 30. LAWRENCE FIRE Green Cup Challenge Kicks Off; 31 RELIEF EFFORTS Schools to Compete for Sustainability Republican Students Democrat Ellis and Ian Cheney. Cheney was world today, Cheney said. 587 Students Polled CONTINUE By WILL LINDSEY present at the event. John Turenne, Sustainable The documentary was created Food Consultant for Phillips It’s not easy being green, but Barack Obama 301 John McCain 67 to educate viewers about the ad- Academy, said, “We need to un- Two Student Groups Phillips Academy is going to try. verse health affects of high fruc- derstand the issues, figure out the Mitt Romney 46 PA is competing in the third Hillary Clinton 86 Raise Total of $618 tose corn syrup (HFCS), which is possibilities to fix the issues, and annual Green a cheaper alternative to pure sug- agree on priorities.” Ron Paul 46 For Displaced Families Cup Challenge John Edwards 14 ar, often used in sodas and other Turenne and Cheney said they Rudolph Giuliani 17 (GCC), in which mass-market sweets. want students to be aware of what By ALEX DU and the 31 participat- Mike Gravel 4 The film followed Cheney and they put in their bodies and how Mike Huckabee 6 JANE THOMAS ing schools work Ellis to a farm in Iowa where they specific farming methods affect to decrease en- Recycle this Phillipian. planted an acre of corn. the environment. 050 100 150 200 250 300 350 01020304050607080 Clara Gomez, a baker in Un- ergy consump- The documentary was a jump- # of votes # of votes tion by the highest percentage Republican commons, brought four bags of ing-off point to discuss many Continued on Page A6, Column 2 clothing donations to South Law- relative to their baseline energy other environmental issues in the rence Middle School and has three consumption. Faculty more to deliver. She stayed for two “Our goal is for students to hours helping to sort the items and feel responsibility to help stop met some of the families that were some of the environmental issues Democrat displaced by last week’s fire who today,” said Becky Bogdanovitch, 108 Faculty Polled were searching through the dona- Sustainability Coordinator. tions. Bogdanovitch hopes that the Barack Obama 72 John McCain 4 Gomez met one woman who GCC will promote environmental awareness and emphasize student Mitt Romney 1 was pregnant when the shock of Hillary Clinton 25 the fire induced labor. Now she impact on climate change and air Ron Paul 1 has a newborn baby and no home. quality. John Edwards 5 Her family is desperately working Bogdanovitch said she be- Rudolph Giuliani 0 to find somewhere to live. lieves it is important for the stu- dent body to learn more about Mike Gravel 0 After last Monday’s fire in Mike Huckabee 0 Lawrence, Phillips Academy the Office of the Physical Plant students joined with community (OPP) and how the department 010203040506070 0.00.5 1.01.5 2.02.5 3.03.5 4.0 keeps the school running. # of votes # of votes members and relief agencies to as- sist those affected by the fire. The issue of student aware- * Poll was conducted prior to Edwards and Giuliani dropping out of the races. The Phillips Academy Red ness was also emphasized during Cross club has collected $230 so Eco-Action’s screening of King M. Temple/The Phillipian far through the sale of bracelets, Corn, a documentary film by Curt Students in Uncommons pledge to lower energy consumption. Choate Bounces Karl Rove and the Alianza Latina club col- lected $388 at Game Night last By MIKE DISCENZA Friday. Karl Rove, former White House “Basically, it was an open forum Jamie Devlin, the Interim Ex- INSIDE THE PHILLIPIAN Deputy Chief of Staff, will not that evolved into an open debate on ecutive Director of Merrimack speak at Choate Rosemary Hall’s the floor,” Choate senior Alex Man- Valley Red Cross, said that of NEWS A4-A6 2008 commencement exercises as ti, who opposed Rove’s Commence- the 21 displaced families the Red scheduled, announced headmaster ment visit, said.