REMEMBERING GRADUATION TOP PLAYS OF COMMENCEMENT GER PULLOUT THE YEAR Students remember College matriculation, Sports captains pick out the most Ger Andlinger ’13. Commencement prizes and more. exciting moments of the year. 2011 OPINIONS | PAGE 2 SPECIAL | PAGES 5-8 SPORTS | PAGE 11 June 3, 2011 Loomis Chaffee’s Student Newspaper Volume XCIII, No. 7 In Three-Way Race, Lindsay Gabow ’12 Ruthie Davis ’80 Seizes 2011-12 StuCo Presidency Speaks at Graduation president. After candidates gave their The other three officers specifically by saraH Patrick ’11, 2010-11 News Editor speeches, a character witness spoke on noted the need for an increase in com- each of the candidates’ behalf. After munication with the Loomis Chaffee The Island welcomes Ruthie Davis ’80 as the 2011 losing the presidency, Wang and Cur- Parents Association to organize all- Commencement Speaker. A Loomis Chaffee alum- rey ran for the positions of boys’ and school events, and their plan to include na, shoe designer, and inspirational leader in the girls’ vice president, respectively. more open StuCo meetings during the workplace, Davis shared her story of success in a Wang, running uncontested, won the next year to help students feel connect- competitive business world, as well as emphasized boys’ VP position, and Currey lost in a ed to the group. the importance of following one’s passions and three-way race to Monica He ’12. Shay In an all-school meeting on Thursday, dreams. Hearn ’12, after losing the girls’ VP May 19, Wolf officially passed the gavel An active member of the Loomis Chaffee com- race, won an uncontested race for the to Gabow, who gave a short speech on munity, Davis’s high school experiences allowed position of secretary/treasurer. her hopes for the council in the future. her to explore her talents and develop her enthusi- The foursome will replace the 2010- “I’m really looking forward to repre- asm for working with and leading others. While on 11 StuCo Officers: president Zachary senting you all,” she said. “It’s going to The Island, Davis played field hockey, tennis, and PHOTO BY JAEHWAN KIM ’13 Wolf ’11, boys’ VP Viet Phuong Dao be a great year, so get excited!” skied on the boys’ ski team. She said, “Sports were Lindsay Gabow ’12 will serve as the 2011-12 ’11, girls’ VP Jacqueline Mishol ’11, and Gabow is a boarding student from my main focus at LC and my favorite memories StuCo president secretary/treasurer Belle Jung ’11. Westchester, New York. Next year she are of my sports teams and my coaches.” Davis’s by Lydia HeinricHs ’11 Gabow projects big changes for will be a RA in Ammidon Hall. She fondness for and dedication to the teams and ac- 2010-11 News Editor StuCo in the coming year. “I think that will also be serving her second year as SEE “COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER,” PAGE 12 we as a Council are too isolated from Opinions Editor of the LOG. On Tuesday, May 10, Student Council the rest of the students, and we don’t “I have really loved my experience representatives elected rising senior necessarily know the needs of all of our here,” said He, “so I was thinking Lindsay Gabow to the 2011-12 StuCo constituents,” she said. “I would like to if there was any way for me to give presidency. Steven Wang ’12, Lindsay see more face-to-face contact between SEE “STUCO ELECTIONS,” PAGE 12 Gabow, and Erin Currey ’12 all ran for Council members and other students.” Homework Survey Elucidates Need for Decreased Workload by JosHua ryu ’12 leading to extreme fatigue during class While the Loomis Chaffee’s Student Bill Staff Writer time. Some respondents also said that of Rights states that students may not they had almost no time for extracurric- be given more than an hour of work per This spring, 388 Loomis Chaffee stu- ular activities because of the workload. class per night, many respondents said dents took a 40-question homework that teachers were survey made by a statistics class in breaking the home- PHOTO COURTESY BOLLARE conjunction with Ned Parsons, Dean of 6% work policy. Never (206) Commencement Speaker Ruthie Davis ’80 Faculty, and Scott MacClintic, Director 9% Seventy-two per- of Loomis Chaffee’s Center for Excel- cent of the respon- 1-2 Times (120) lence in Teaching. The survey found de nt s a n swere d 54% overwhelmingly that students felt an 3-4 Times (34) that history and Class Speaker Dru increase in stress levels due to the 31% English were the workload and that a major decrease in 4+ Times (24) subjects that had Sanders ’11 Gives workload was needed. more homework For many, the results of the survey compared to other Final Performance were very surprising. Eighty-four per- classes. Though the by catHerine dunLavey ’13 cent of the respondents said that they Number of times survey respondents asked for an extension. math department and aLex Lafrance ’12 had to skip homework in a course to For more survey results, see page 12. had decided that Staff Writer & News Editor complete a lengthy assignment for an- it would be will- other. Many respondents also said that OPINION: ing to lessen the Andrew Sanders ’11, known by most on The Island due to their long work hours, much of “HOMEWORK LOAD MUST CHANGE,” as “Dru,” stood behind the podium this June 3, 2011 SEE “HOMEWORK SURVEY,” PAGE 12 their sleep time was being carved off, PAGE 2 as the Senior Speaker at Commencement. A sea- soned veteran of the NEO, Sanders’s speech was not NEWS IN BRIEF his public debut by any means; in fact, this thespian had played a role in all but one of the main cam- F.A. Budget Increases Record Admissions Year LC’s New Summer School pus productions during his four years at Loomis LC’s ’11-’12 financial aid budget will Loomis Chaffee received an all-time Next summer, LC will be resurrect- Chaffee, performing in a variety of genres ranging ing an old tradition from the 1990s increase from $7.1 million to $7.6 mil- record high 1,641 applications this from Shakespearian tragedies like Macbeth to 1920s to provide a new type of learning ex- lion as a result of a $5 million gift year, as of the end of April. Last year vaudevilles like The Boyfriend. perience for students. For five weeks from Henry R. Kravis ’63. $500,000 of the school had received 1,377 appli- Sanders’s experience with the NEO is defined by during the summer months, stu- the gift will be used each year for the cations at the same time. dents enrolled in Loomis Chaffee’s far more than the quantity of plays he has starred next ten years to provide financial aid The admit rate for the class of 2015 new summer school program will be in. His love for the theater has manifested itself in to international students and students is 28 percent. Approximately 44 per- able to enjoy the school’s numerous the enjoyment he found in every performance of of color. Last year the school launched cent of accepted students chose to facilities without the normal pres- every production he took part in, and he attributes a $10 million initiative to expand its fi- attend. sures of the school year. Heading much of his positive experience to the theater’s dy- nancial aid endowment, and has since, Students of color will make up this program will be Jeff Scanlon ’79, namic. “You have a built-in group of friends that with the help of a $3.3 million match- 26 percent of the class. Thirty-five who will be stepping down as Head you can rely on, a group crossing age and gender ing pledge, raised nearly $2 million percent of students have been given of the English Department in order barriers,” he explained in a recent interview with towards the cause. some sort of financial aid. to fulfill his new duty. While a set the LOG. “It’s the tightest group at the school, if you curriculum has yet to be established, ask me.” While Sanders generally found himself at the program will ideally provide of- home in the NEO, he was especially in his element ferings ranging from writing-inten- when given the opportunity to truly let loose on sive workshops to science, theater, stage. It was for this reason that he so thoroughly foreign language, fine arts and even enjoyed performing in The Wiz. As he noted, “The leadership classes. The summer pro- gram will not offer credit courses; Scarecrow… definitely takes the cake [as my favorite rather, it will center around enrich- character]… That role was just a ton of fun. I got to ment, providing an experimental be goofy. Who doesn’t like being goofy?” and hands-on experience. SEE “CLASS SPEAKER,” PAGE 12 OpiniOns Remembering Ger soJin kiM ’12 and izzy kornbLatt ’12 Editors in Chief Ger would always catch me at my worst moments. During laughter). Ger’s vivacity was incomparable and indestruc- aLex Lafrance ’12 rekHa kennedy ’13 the Pequot Museum trip, I remember eating lunch across the tible, managing to touch us all. News Editor News Editor table from him and him asking me simple math problems. Whether you knew Ger personally or by association, you When we reached fractions, I was confident of my answer knew of him. Everyone knew of him. He was a leader. He Lindsay Gabow ’12 siobHan reid ’12 -- unfortunately, I was wrong. I still have the image of his was a friend.