1 NO. 14 – CXLIII MAY 6, 2021 Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter, New Hampshire @theexonian The oldest continuously running preparatory school newspaper in America NEWS LIFE OPINIONS Read about student and faculty opinions on the Read about the Dance Showcase that featured club Read about Science Instructor Michael McLaughlin’s spring term schedule, 1. and student performers, 8. thoughts on Exonians’ responses to Jeff Jacoby, 10. Students Receive COVID-19 Feminist Bookmaking and Vaccinations on Campus Curatorial Activism Exhibit Opens By STACY CHEN, JETT Activism in Art club co-heads GOETZ, LAUREN KIM Ailla Crossman ’21 and Dan- and SELIM KIM ielle Sung ’22, the Co-Edu- cation Art Exhibit is now on Magazine cutouts tied display in the Lamont Gallery together, formatted into a from May 4 to June 1. The ex- sprawling collage. Rosebuds hibit includes work from both constructed with intertwining Activism in Art members and letters. Entire books with text students of the course “Book- engulfed in black paint, save making as Feminist Archival a few phrases here and there. Practice: Reinscribing Histo- An umbrella, a canopy of pos- ries,” which aimed to express itive affirmations and graph- key messages pertaining to ics. Culture. Co-Education. feminism and co-education. Queerness. Freedom. Walk The exhibit was a collab- into the Lamont Gallery any- oration between other adults time after May 4, and these as well, Carbonell explained. are the sights that await you. “There were multiple pos- Containing a collection of stu- sibilities for the exhibit and dent work regarding feminism the ways in which it evolved Upper Kiesse Nanor gets her COVID-19 vaccination. William Park/The Exonian and transformative justice, may be a stunning metaphor By HANNAH PARK, ments. Students were excited Lilly expressed grati- get to more normalcy at Ex- the gallery is now home to a for how feminist coalitions SAFIRA SCHIOWITZ and to receive vaccines, while tude for the team who drove eter.” plethora of critical bookmak- can generate creatively in a CATHERINE WU considering the privilege they the vaccination effort. “Our Lilly celebrated that the ing, curatorial activism, and community,” Carbonell said. have. health center staff worked vaccination process went feminist theory artworks. “Ms. Durand & Mr. Schuetz The 50th anniversary of & I started talking & then Ms. The Academy hosted a According to an all-par- tirelessly to collect all neces- smoothly and efficiently, with co-education at the Academy Durand came to our Zooms to COVID vaccination clinic in ent and all-student email from sary consents from parents, no unexpected incidents fol- calls for a tribute to unsilenced teach us differing bookmak- the William Boyce Thompson Principal William Rawson our providers held a webinar lowing the vaccinations. “We truths from female-identifying ing techniques. When half the Field House to provide stu- sent on May 4, “more than before the vaccine, provided have been anticipating this for trailblazers, and the artists of class arrived in mid February, dents aged 16 and above with 570 students received their patient education to parents quite a while and were very the Co-Education Art Exhibit Ms. Durand invited us to work the first dose of the Pfizer vac- first dose of the Pfizer vac- and students before the clinic, excited to move quickly to accomplish just that. Artists, in the Gallery & sent tools to cine on April 28. The Acade- cine.” and our nurses did a fabulous make it happen. Many peo- student organizers, and in- everyone who was remote. my is offering to administer Assistant Principal Kar- job of helping students who ple on campus worked very structors alike agree that the Over the February stretch, Ms the second dose of the vaccine en Lassey, Medical Direc- experienced any side effects hard and efficiently so that we contribution of artwork to a Durand and Mr. Schuetz & I on May 19 . tor Katharina Lilly and the after vaccination,” Lilly said. could vaccinate over 560 stu- transformative cause is a pos- wondered if perhaps we could In the days following the Academy’s health center staff According to Lilly, “we dents in one day,” Lilly said. itive celebration of co-educa- open some of the space for first dosage, students who worked with the Region- will continue to follow CDC “We are also happy to report tion at the Academy. an Exhibit & merge with the felt unwell due to side effects al Public Health Network and state guidance on our pro- that no one experienced any Headed by English In- Arts and Activism Club, who from the vaccine were ex- (PHN) to provide students tocols. The more of us that get significant adverse reactions structor Mercy Carbonell and wanted to bring in some of cused from required appoint- with vaccinations. vaccinated, the closer we can from the vaccine!” VACCINATIONS, 3 EXHIBIT, 4 Student Activities Brings Joy to Community By DAVID CHEN, EMI bonfires, and badminton and LEVINE, REILLY spikeball tournaments. PIERSIMONI and Food-based activities ATHENA WANG have been especially popular on campus. Many students Student Activities contin- expressed their appreciation ues to provide many opportu- for Coffee House, an event nities for students to relax and hosted every Friday at the enjoy Exeter this spring term. Grainger Auditorium where Despite the challenges of students enjoy fresh drinks the pandemic, students have and watch live student perfor- found joy in a variety of ac- mances, and the food trucks. tivities, including food trucks, “I really like Coffee House, STUDENT ACTIVITES, 3 Students enjoy ice skating in Rink A. William Park/The Exonian NEWS-IN-BRIEF Lamont Younger Community Responds to Surge in Poets Announced By ALIA BONNANO, to the description, “The JESSICA HUANG and Lamont Younger Poets COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in India VALENTINA ZHANG Prize honors poems of exceptional promise written By ASHLEY JIANG sis in India. al Affairs Sherry Hernán- necessary because it brings by juniors (ninth-graders) and ANDREW YUAN “In the same way that I dez said. “Ms. Woo is also this crisis into the Exeter Seeing through the and lowers (10th-graders)... sent the email addressing vi- working with a student who community’s attention.” eyes of a likely already The prize commemorates On Monday, May 3, olence against Asian Amer- is interested in fundraising Upper and Asian Advi- extinct bird, meeting God the dedication of English Asian Student Program icans in the Bay Area, I felt for those in need in India at sory Board (AAB) member in an Arby’s parking lot, a instructor Rex McGuinn Coordinator Wei-Ling Woo that it would make sense for the Asian Night Market.” Siona Jain commented on man’s struggle to reconcile to student poetry at sent an email to all students me to send out an email to Senior and co-head of students’ understanding of debilitating sickness with Exeter—particularly his who indicated self-identify- all Asian-identifying stu- Asian Voices (AV) Emily the COVID crisis. “I want to societal standing, and the encouragement of student ing as Asian or Pacific Is- dents to provide the sup- Kang expressed her disap- remind people to be mind- story of a political refugee poets at the ninth- and lander, detailing the COVID port,” Woo said. “I didn’t pointment about the lack of ful of their Indian friends. wandering the streets of a tenth-grade levels. In crisis in India and encourag- want to assume which stu- response from the Acade- Check up on them,” Jain harsh world. Maeve Kennedy such a spirit, the Lamont ing students to reach out to dents would have a tie to my. “Last week Asian Voic- said. “Our news feeds are ’24, Priya Nwakanma ’23, Younger Poets Prize seeks their trusted adults, the Of- India because the Academy es had a discussion about filled with pictures of Indian Clark Wu ’23, and Philip to recognize promise as fice of Multicultural Affairs doesn’t collect students’ eth- India’s ongoing COVID cri- people not socially distanc- Avilov ’23 were awarded well as achievement in the (OMA) and Counseling nicity and I recognize that sis, and we talked a lot about ing, but very rarely do these the 2021 Lamont Younger early years of a student’s and Psychological Services families might be trans-na- how little people knew same sources tell us about Poets prize for their carefully developing craft.” (CAPS) for support. As of tional in scope.” about it,” Kang said, “How- the inequities that make it so crafted pieces this past week, Head of Lamont Poetry 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, “The increased surge ever I don’t believe Exeter, most people in India cannot each of which highlighted Committee and English May 5, there has been no of COVID cases and death as a school, has addressed socially distance. Socially their unique literary talents. Instructor Matt Miller said, all-student or all-parent has been very dishearten- it and I am concerned. A distancing is a privilege, and Students may submit “Once all the poems are in email from the Academy ing to read and watch in the school-wide email address- we forget that.” poems for consideration we read them over and over addressing the COVID cri- news,” Dean of Multicultur- ing India’s COVID crisis is each year. According POETS, 2 2 NO. 14– CXLIII MAY 6, 2021 » FALL TERM » STRESS » EXHIBIT Read about the Academy’s newly re- Read about students’ experiences with Read about the poems, collages, leased plans for the 2021 fall term, and the compressed spring term schedule, and other works of art in the stu- News student perspectives on it, 2. and their hopes for the future, 4.