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February 3, 2006
Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
OPP ENERGY
CONSERVATION
SAVES $22,000
ADMINISTRATION TO
REINSTATE 10-DAY
THANKSGIVING BREAK
IN DRAFTOFʼ06-ʼ07
By MADELEINE OʼCONNOR
Over the course of the past
three weeks, Phillips Academy
has saved approximately $22,000
in energy bills after the implementation of a new conservation
program called “Partners in Energy,” combined with the Office
of Physical Plantʼs (OPP) campus-wide energy conservation
initiative.
During the week of January
23, the Academy consumed over
1,000 fewer gallons of oil than it
has on average for the past five
years.
OPP has been taking steps to
conserve electricity and fuel in all
academic, administrative, athletic, and campus support buildings,
dorms, and faculty homes. Recent progress was made after they
installed new energy controls in
academic buildings and weather
stripping on faculty homes was
repaired or replaced.
This year, the entire schoolʼs
indoor temperature was lowered
from 70 to 68 degrees in an effort
to save energy.
In October, OPP also made the
decision to delay the initial startup of the heating system, which
is expensive since it involves
heating underground steam pipes
that run from the Power Plant to
buildings across campus.
Associate Director of Utilities and Maintenance Carlos
Montanez wrote, “I see energy
conservation as learning tool, a
necessary process in understanding how simple changes in habit
can make a difference.”
The Partners in Energy program, which was established last
spring, is geared towards improvements to residential buildings, and therefore primarily involves fixing problematic heating
systems in faculty homes. Their
focus is on homes where the
largest amount of energy is consumed, based on British Thermal
Units per square foot. The program, whose costs are being split
by Phillips Academy and utility
Continued on Page 7, Column 1
By ELINOR
GARCIA-GARCIA
B.Canaday/The Phillipian
After 28 Issues, CXXVIII Bids Farewell to the Newsroom
By EMMA WOOD
While the entire class of 2006 is
relieved to have finished Senior fall,
for The Phillipian Editorial Board
CXXVIII, winter term marks the
end of their tenure and thus the true
beginning of their Senior year.
Former Editor-in-Chief Daniel
Gabel ’06 is passing the paper into
the hands of former News Associate
and Circulation staff member Steve
Blackman ‘07.
Gabel said, “Now that I’ve
retired, I plan on becoming a social
butterfly.”
Reflecting upon her Phillipian
career, former Managing Editor
Megan Evans ’06 said, “It’s insanity,
peppered with life lessons. I’ve
honestly learned more about myself
in the past 28 issues than I have in 12
years at school. The Phillipian defines
your time at Andover and it drove me
absolutely crazy, but I would do it
again in an instant.”
She continued, “I don’t know
what it’s like to sleep on Wednesday
night and I can’t imagine a Thursday
without a bottomless cup of coffee,
but I’m excited to find out.”
Sam Hall ’06 said, “Working on
the paper was the most meaningful
thing I did at PA...I realized that I
want to be a photojournalist, which
was something I would never have
considered before...and made great
friends.”
However, the board will be
rearranged; last year, a few associates
resigned when they did not receive
their desired positions. As a result,
there was no official News Director,
and Hall held a combined position of
Head of Photography and Director of
Productions in Upper Management.
For CXXIX, Emma Wood ’07
will assume the restored position of
News Director, while Lauren Kelleher
’07 will serve as the next Managing
Editor. CXXVIII also created a new
Upper Management position: Deputy
Managing Editor, occupied by Prateek
Kumar ’07.
As Deputy Managing Editor,
Kumar’s main role is to help mold the
editorial voice of the paper, along with
the requisite copy-editing.
Hall’s position of Head of
Photography and Production was split
into two separate stations; Brooks
Canaday ’07 will take over as Head
of Photography, while Katharine
Matsumoto ’07 will control the overall
layout of each section as Director
Mrs. Chase Announces Head of School
Day Monday Evening, Early in Term
By ELINOR
GARCIA-GARCIA
Rumors that Head of School
Day would occur on Tuesday
had spread through campus like
wildfire by Monday afternoon,
stirring anticipation among
students. Students flooded to
Commons on Monday night
hoping to see Head of School
Barbara Landis Chase and her
field hockey stick.
In confirmation of the
rumors, Mrs. Chase appeared
with her field hockey stick during
dinner on Monday evening to
announce Head of School Day –
the cancellations of classes and
extracurricular activities for the
following day. Students stood
on chairs and surrounded Mrs.
Chase in a crowd of excitement
as Commons erupted with joy.
While most students enjoyed
the day, many felt that the Head
of School Day fell relatively
early in the term.
In the past, Mrs. Chase
has proclaimed Head of
School Day when there were
an
overwhelming
number
of students in Isham Health
Center, or forecasts predicted
bad weather. In the 2003-2004
school year, Mrs. Chase called
Head of School Day because of
record cold temperatures.
Lisa Lian ’08 said, “I really
did not expect Head of School
Day to be on Tuesday because
it was midterms week. I think
they should have made it on
Friday or Monday to give us a
long weekend. I feel that it is a
little early in the term for Head
of School Day.”
Nonetheless, students were
thrilled to be relieved of major
assignments due on Tuesday,
and simply to have the day off.
Simone Hill ’08 said, “I was
Continued on Page 7, Column 5
EXPELLED STUDENT Cornell Professor Dr. Maas
SUES MILTON OVER Speaks on Sleep Deprivation
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By CHAD HOLLIS
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Excited students overwhelm Mrs. Chase in Lower Right, after
she displayed the field hockey stick.
excited that Head of School
Day fell on Tuesday because
it was time for us students to
enjoy a day of rest. It was also
nice because major assignments
had to be pushed back as far
as Friday, leaving time for us
to catch up on work with less
stress.”
Students flooded downtown
Andover to celebrate, though
they were only granted day
excuses to the Lawrence
Showcase Cinema and the Loop.
No dorm-to-dorm or off-campus
sleepovers were permitted.
Whitney
Annicelli
’06
said, “I would have preferred
Head of School day to fall on a
Monday or Friday. Also, I think
they should have allowed day
excuses to day students’ houses
and the mall.”
The schedule for this Friday
was changed to the regular
Tuesday schedule, observing
red-dot classes.
The tradition of Head of
School day began approximately
22 years ago, when former
ARTS
Students celebrate
Mozartʼs Birthday and
Chinese New Year.
See page 4.
SECTIONS:
of Productions, and
Becca Waldo ’07 will
act as Photography
Editor in place of Colin
Touhey ’06.
Replacing
dedicated
News
Editors Merit Webster
’06 and Eliza Hartrich
’06 will be Alexa Reid
’07 and Song Kim
’07.
T h o u g h
B.Canaday/The Phillipian
Commentary lost two
of its editors to UpperUpper Management together in The PhillipManagement, the twoian room for their last official meeting.
remaining associates Yoni Gruskin Associate Pete Smith ’07.
’07 and Danielle Rothman ’07 along
Henry Frankievich ’07 has moved
with Senior Associate John Gwin ’07 from Technology to replace Andres
will take over the PA political scene Bobadilla ’06 as Business Manager.
from Dawson Gage ’06 and Derek
The Technology managers,
DeSvastich ’06.
who save The Phillipian in times
An all-male Sports section of computer crises, will be Ethan
composed of Pete Dignard ’07, Rush Schmertzler ’07 and Abhishek
Martin ’07, and Will Sherrill ’07, Mukherjee ’07, in place of
inherits the section from Melissa Frankievich, Gwin, and Victor Kim
Chiozzi ’06, Gordon Murphy ’06, ’06.
and Katie Faulkner ’06.
The responsibility of advertising
Anna Ho ’06 and Cornelia will move from Parag Khandelwal
Wolcott ’06 are entrusting the Living ’06 to Justin Waite ’07, while Suzanne
Arts section to Chris Li ’07 and Jess Hwang ’08, Cecily Pulver ’07, and
White ’07.
Steve Loeffler ’07, will distribute
The hard-working Features the papers every Friday as the new
Editors John Badman ’06 and Circulation staff.
Gabe Worgaftik ’06 will reluctantly
Nate Flagg ’07 will be the new
surrender their section to Will Cannon Cartoon Editor in place of Susan
’07, Dave Curtis ’07, as well as Senior Zhou ’06.
Thanksgiving vacation will be
extended to ten days for the 2006
– 2007 academic calendar, after an
abbreviated six day break for the past
two school years.
Since the 2004-2005 school
year, the administration had decided
to include classes on Monday and
Tuesday of Thanksgiving week to
fulfill the criteria of required teaching
days per year.
According to Dean of Studies Dr.
Margarita Curtis, the administration
decided to lengthen the vacation
because families prefer a longer
Thanksgiving vacation and to “make
travel less taxing.”
The administration realized that
it was possible to have the same
number of teaching days without
imposing a shorter Thanksgiving
break on students and their families.
Students, especially international
ones, have responded positively to
the longer Thanksgiving break.
A resident of Vancouver, British
Columbia, Sara Ho ’08 said, “[The
extra time] gives me an actual chance
to go home and enjoy my [break]. I
think the long Thanksgiving break
should be kept for future years
because it gives students a chance to
go home after the long fall term.”
Laura Minasian ’07, a resident of
San Francisco, California said, “The
longer Thanksgiving vacation will
allow the students who live far away
to enjoy the break without spending
the majority of the time traveling.”
Reflecting on the longer break
and its benefits, Peter Schock ’08
said, “Two out of the six days were
spent in the plane and the vacation
was basically useless because you
only spent four days at home. The
way it was this year, I would have
rather had a longer winter break and
skip Thanksgiving.”
Although students will benefit
from a longer vacation, faculty will
still have to attend three and a half
faculty development days, beginning
on Monday of Thanksgiving break.
The extra faculty days will allow for
the discussion and organization of
the proposed 150-day calendar in the
2007-2008 academic year.
Dr. Curtis said, “The school felt
News: 1, 6, 7
Head of School Theodore Sizer
would give students a day off
unexpectedly during the fall
term. He based his decision upon
the outcome of the Andover/
Exeter athletic contests held
earlier in the term. When the
teams performed well or won all
their games, Headmaster Sizer
would declare a school holiday.
However, the holiday was not
officially conceived until 1991
by Mrs. Chase’s predecessor,
Headmaster Donald McNemar,
when a flu epidemic swept
through campus. The number
of inpatients at Isham was so
high, that McNemar declared
February 2, 1991, as a “Health
Day.”
Since
1991,
the
administration has included
Head of School Day in every
Winter term schedule, with the
actual date remaining a mystery
until the eve of the holiday.
Mrs. Chase conceived the idea
of raising the field hockey stick,
which was part of a similar
tradition at her previous school.
By KEVIN ZHAI
Just when the infamous oral sex
scandal had begun to fade from the
Our memories of students
Academy,
Peer atthe Milton
family of one
the five alleged
Schools of
sex offenders filed a
lawsuit against Milton, regarding
the schoolʼs response to the sex
scandal.
The Driscolls believe that the
school hurt their reputation in its
attempt to illustrate the scandal
as “an isolated, uncharacteristic
incident,” when sex is actually very
common at Milton, according to The
Boston Globe.
Since Milton has no specific
guidelines for sexual misconduct on
campus, the Driscolls are arguing in
their suit that the message at Milton
Academy seems to be ʻanything
goesʼ when it comes to sex and it
is arbitrarily punishing the boys, as
written in The Boston Globe.
After the incident, the Driscoll
family
supposedly
suffered
emotional distress, and is currently
trying to obtain unspecified financial
compensation, according to The
Boston Globe.
Two of the other boys involved
in the incident were not expelled,
while a similar but separate oral
sex incident did not incur the same
punishment, according to The
Boston Globe.
“For Jay alone it was horrible,
but it was also a terrible emotional
ordeal for the entire family. They felt
misled and let down by the Milton
community,” said the Driscollsʼ
Continued on Page 6, Column 6
FEATURES
SPORTS
See page 8.
See page 12.
Jess Cole ’08 described Maas’s
presentation as “humorous and
enlightening.”
She continued,
“He stated a lot that we already
know, but at the same time it was
all information that we needed to
hear. Sleep is something which,
admittedly, is one of the first pieces
of the day to disappear when the
assignments here start piling on,
so his point about a good night’s
sleep being a necessity versus a
commodity was a strong argument,
and I don’t think anyone would
argue with a later school starting
time!”
Dr. Maas showed studies on
the medical profile of 20-year-old
students, who had slept four hours
Continued on Page 6, Column 1
B.Canaday/The Phillipian
Boys Basketball struggles
without Lokitis ʼ06.
Jon Adler ʼ08 confesses his
love for Becca Waldo ʼ07.
Commentary: 2, 3
Cornell professor Dr. James
Maas both entertained and
enlightened students at this week’s
All-School Meeting in an interactive
lecture about the importance of
sleep.
Dr. Maas began his speech with
a poll on students’ average amount
of sleep on weekdays. Less then
five percent of students said they
received Dr. Maas’s recommended
sleep time of nine and quarter hours
per night. The vast majority of
students said they slept between six
and seven hours a night.
Dr. Maas immediately received
support from the students when he
said, “No school should ever start
classes before nine a.m.”
Alex Schwartz ’07 said, “I feel
like if the school brings in a sleep
expert to lecture us better
sleeping habits, the school
is obliged to follow his
words and delay the start
of school to nine a.m.”
Dr. Maas continued
to say that 70 percent of
Americans are extremely
sleep deprived and in a
state of “pathological
sleepiness” because they
receive less then six hours
of sleep a night. He also
described high school
and college students as
“Walking Zombies.”
According to Dr.
Maas, America is the most
sleep deprived nation in
the world and that sleep
deprivation costs the
U.S. approximately $100
billion a year in terms
of accidents and loss of
productivity.
Arts: 4, 5
Features: 8, 9
Spo
Sports: 10-12
THE PHLLIPIAN COMMENTARY February 3, 2006
2
Volume
CXXVIII
NUMBER 28
Daniel G. Gabel
Editor-in-Chief
Samuel T. Hall
Head of Photography
and Production
News
Eliza Hartrich
Merit Webster
Commentary
Derek de Svastich
Dawson Gage
Living Arts
Anna Ho
Cornelia Wolcott
Features
John Badman
Gabe Worgaftik
Sports
Melissa Chiozzi
Katie Faulkner
Gordon Murphy
Megan A. Evans
Managing Editor
Photography &
Graphics
Senior Associates
Senior Manager, Justin Yi
Cartoon Editor, Susan Zhou
Associate Editors
News: Stephen Blackman, Song
Kim, Alexa Reid, Emma Wood
Commentary: Yoni Gruskin,
Lauren Kelleher, Prateek Kumar, Danielle Rothman
Sports: Peter Dignard, Rush
Martin, Will Sherrill, Carly
Villareal
Living Arts: Chris Li, Polly
Sinclair, Jessica White
Features: David Curtis, Will
Cannon
Photo: Brooks Canaday,
Katharine Matsumoto, Rebecca
Waldo
Colin Touhey
Advertising Director
Parag Khandelwal
Business Manager
Andres Bobadilla
Circulation
Ariana Wilkinson
Stephen Blackman
Technology
Victor Kim
Henry Frankievich
John Gwin
Volume
CXXIX
NUMBER 1
Stephen S. Blackman
Editor-in-Chief
Emma W. Wood
News Director
News
Song Kim
Alexa Reid
Commentary
Lauren J. Kelleher
Managing Editor
Director of Production
Katharine Matsumoto
Brooks Canaday
Photography Editor
Living Arts
Will Cannon
David Curtis
Sports
Commentary: John Gwin
Features: Pete Smith
Cartoon Editor: Nathaniel
Flagg
Peter Dignard
Rush Martin
Will Sherrill
This past quarter-decade has seen
an unprecedented curtailment of youth
rights in the USA. Perhaps in reaction
to the massive exhibition of the power
of young people as a vanguard for political and social change in the 1960s
and 1970s, federal and local government
began a movement tempering the power
and freedom of the countryʼs only legal
residents deprived of suffrage.
The national re-lifting of the drinking age to twenty-one created an interesting, although slightly hypocritical,
climate under which a male may conceivably submit to mandatory registration for
the selective service, get drafted, fight,
and die for the United States of America
without having ever legally drank to his
country. Many local governments have
imposed youth curfews, justifying their
existence as a crime-fighting tool when
all evidence points to its impotency in
combating criminal activity. That, at the
same time, minors can be tried as adults
and executed is even more disturbing.
Physical restrictions on youth, however,
are far from the most glaring example of
the rampant paternalistic adultism which
has enveloped our society. Education,
the vehicle by which culture is sustained,
and the seed from which much progressive thought springs, has regressed into
bureaucratic and political nonsense that
has absolutely nothing to do with how to
best educate the nationʼs young people.
The current state of American education, in conjunction with governmentsʼ
arrogant censorship of minorsʼ access to
information, best illustrate the sudden resurgence of the quashing of youth rights,
for they directly impact the vitality of the
mind.
Dominick DeJoy
STUDENT RIGHTS
The American education system, especially as expressed by public school,
exemplifies an attitude of paternalism
completely contrary to the values our
nation is based on. The fact is that the
public school system is intended to create neither future leaders nor intellectuals. Based on the Prussian (yes, the same
Prussia which produced most of the support for Kaiser Wilhelm and the Nazi
Party) idea of Volkshule, intended to
break students as individuals and create
mindlessly productive workers, obedient
to the absolute power of the state as well
“The American education system, especially as expressed by
public school, exemplifies an
attitude of paternalism completely contrary to the values
our nation is based on. ”
as to the commands of their superiors.
Zero-tolerance policies, through
which students are often deprived of
their right to an education in response
to offences as trivial as assaulting a pear
with a concealed butter knife, magnify
the oppression of the current education
system. Equally disturbing is that many
schools are now considering mandatory
drug-testing for all students engaged
in after-school activities. This stands
Deputy Managing Editor
Business Manager
Henry Frankievich
Head of Photography
Yoni Gruskin
Danielle Rothman
Chris Li
Jess White
Prateek Kumar
Fight the Man
Advertising Director
Justin Waite
Rebecca Waldo
Circulation
Features
Suzanne Hwang
Cecily Pulver
Steve Loeffler
Senior Associates
Technology
Ethan Schmertzler
Abhishek Mukherjee
A Word of Praise for the Faculty
The Phillipian applauds the successful effort of the faculty to push back
the administrationʼs plan to lengthen the school year. Students agree with
many faculty that adding ten more days to the academic calendar will not
slow the pace of life, but rather intensify it. As Instructor in History Derek
Williams pointed out, “All teachers love their subjects, and if they got the
chance, they would teach more for a week.”
More important than the schedule changes is the power the faculty has
demonstrated. Too frequently, students and faculty have been jointly
opposed to administration policies only to be shut out from the decisionmaking process. With their actions regarding the proposed changes, the
faculty has demonstrated that they can indeed stand up to policies that
they find objectionable.
Students should embrace this example of resistance to policies that
they find objectionable. Too often, policies and appointments have been
forced upon a student body that was simply not consulted. One recent
example of this is Marlys Edwardsʼ reappointment to her post as Dean of
Students. While administration officials justified their decision as a result
of feedback from students and faculty, there was no faculty vote on Ms.
Edwardsʼ reappointment.
In the future, we hope that when students and faculty are collectively
opposed to new policies, they can join together to express their displeasure.
This school belongs to students and faculty, and changes opposed by both
groups should simply not take effect. When both the students and the
faculty are united in opposition to a proposal, we canʼt help but wonder
how the administration can claim to be acting in the best interest of the
Academy.
Sleep is for the Weak...and the Healthy
This week the student body had the pleasure of hearing a great lecture
on the importance of sleep from Dr. James Maas, a top professor in his
field and author of the widely read Power Sleep. Dr. Maas could not
have found a more appropriate audience to speak to. It is well known that
sleep on this campus is valued but rare. We should heed the advice and
warnings of Dr. Maas and take a serious look at the Pace of Life dilemma
that is responsible for the “walking zombies” on campus. It is difficult
to find workable solutions to this classic problem at an institution that so
heavily values academic excellence.
Dr. Maas presented a bold proposal: all high school students should not
start class until 9:00 a.m., at the earliest. Here at the Phillipian (potentially
the most sleep deprived members of the PA community) we wholeheartedly
accept this idea. Andover is a progressive, innovative school and we
should lead the way in demonstrating that we care for the health and wellbeing of our students.
These editorials represent the views of The Phillipian Editorial Board.
CORRECTION
As The Phillipian attempts to improve upon the content and overall design
of the paper, the editorial board would like to emphasize its continued
commitment to accuracy. We hope that this Corrections box will help us
accomplish this goal and aid our readers in gaining a better understanding
of the events, people, and issues we cover.
An article in the January 27 issue regarding Sarah Chayes ʻ80 consistently
mispelled her name.
Another article from January 27 implied that Ms. Chase would be off campus
for the remainder of the winter term. This is incorrect, Ms. Chase does not
currently have plans for any prolonged absences from campus. However, Ms.
Sykes is currently taking a two-term sabbatical.
The Phillipian regrets the errors.
in direct violation to the restrictions on
law-enforcement brought forth by the
Constitutionʼs guarantee of due process.
Though such gross violations of youth
rights within the education system are
most glaring at public schools, private
schools, including Andover and its peer
institutions, are not immune from such
breaches. Many schools loosened their
regulations throughout the seventies and
eighties, but there has been a continuing
trend to rein in such liberties at private
schools.
Furthering the theme of anti-intellectualism which pervades popular attitudes
toward youth is the censorship of young
peopleʼs access to media. Federal and
state governments are often compelled by
such conservative, pseudo-religious lobbying groups as Focus on the Family to
limit youth access to any sort of material
the lobbyists deem “objectionable.” Internet censorship at public school libraries,
which often moves beyond pornography
and interferes with access to information about world religions, sexuality, and
health, including family planning clinics,
is particularly troubling. It is conceivable
that such censorship is unconstitutional
and in violation of the First Amendment, which prohibits the government
from “abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
government for a redress of grievances.”
Such a notion is reaffirmed in Supreme
Court decision of the 1969 student rights
case Tinker v. Des Moines, in which the
Court asserted that “Students do not shed
their constitutional rights...at the schoolhouse gate.”
Youth in this country, like other citizens, must free themselves from governmental intrusion into any of their constitutional rights. While the dynamic duo
of Tipper and Hillary might attest to the
contrary, this right includes their freedom
to access information. As the Supreme
Court ruled in the 1976 case of Missouri
v. Danforth, “Constitutional rights do not
mature and come into being magically
only when one attains the state-defined
age of majority.”
The amount of time one has spent
on this planet should have no bearing
on oneʼs right to exercise the liberties
granted them by this nationʼs constitution. Youth are citizens in the truest
sense of the word, and deserve all of the
rights and privileges granted to Americans. State and federal governments feel
they can continue stomping on our rights
due to our inability to hold its enactors
accountable, for few young people possess the enormous financial resources
necessary to engage in endless litigation.
That we are continually deprived of our
rights and abused by authorities while we
possess virtually no means of defending
ourselves, aside from seeking the assistance of adults, is truly criminal.
Flavored Rhetoric
Cora Lewis
Recently, Mayor Ray Nagin of New
Orleans made a controversial statement,
saying that “This city [New Orleans] will
be a chocolate city at the end of the day...
Itʼs the way God wants it to be.”
Immediately, America reacted with
cries of racism and radio talk shows took
the calls of angry citizens, both black
and white. The media lapped it up, accusing Mr. Nagin of dividing his city.
“Ridiculous comments that
are merely provocative and fill
the headlines waste time (and
often money) that could be
better spent on actual policy,
decisions, and progress.”
The Mayor only made things worse
by retorting, “How do you make chocolate? You take dark chocolate, you mix it
with white milk, and it becomes a delicious drink. That is the kind of chocolate
I am talking about... How is that divisive?”
Shockingly, with the eyes of a nation
on him, he echoed the line “mix your
milk with my cocoa puffs” from the song
REBUILDING
“My Humps,” by the Black-Eyed Peas.
Naginʼs blunder provoked so much
hype that he earned the slogan ʻWilly
Nagin and the Chocolate Factoryʼ from
some online commentators.
Ridiculous comments that are merely
provocative and fill the headlines waste
time (and often money) that could be
better spent on actual policy, decisions,
and progress. When Howard Dean was
a hopeful presidential candidate, his
ʻscreamʼ was his downfall.
Recently, Hillary Clinton made a
comment that was taken out of context
and put in the spotlight, also regarding
race.
“When you look at the way the
House of Representatives has been run,
it has been run like a plantation,” she
began. She continued, “...and you know
what Iʼm talking about. It has been run
in a way so that nobody with a contrary
view has a chance to present legislation,
to make an argument, to be heard.”
The plantation comparison was news,
but her argument was an afterthought.
Mayor Nagin suffered similarly.
He apologized for his comment, saying, “This whole thing about chocolate
was a bad analogy,” and “I want everyone to be welcome in New Orleans.”
Sadly, only after his amendments did
A Tribute to CXXVIII
Screw SAT Iʼs, IIʼs, screw Advanced
Placement
Itʼs been down in that basement where
Iʼve made my friends
If you want to start living, come down
to the basement
May we find new beginnings when
this journey ends.
Where love and ideas rebound off the
walls
So if something now calls you to follow this trail
Where youʼre sheltered from cellular
telephone calls
Understand child what all of this will
entail.
Where your whole mind bursts open
and your heartʼs laid bare
Leave your ego outside and your pride
at the door. Close those eyes and imagine
the magic in store.
Where you love what you do and you
do it with flair
Iʼve lived in this basement for over a
year
Iʼve laughed more than one laugh and
shed more than one tear.
So come down to the basement of secrets unfurled,
And lay back, gazing upward, in awe
of the world.
-Poem written by Dawson Gage ʻ06
he finally address the most important issue by saying, “I hope that we can now
move forward to unite this city.” His apology was an off topic start to a conference
entitled ʻBring Back New Orleans.ʼ
Nagin also added, “If I could take
anything back... I would take any references to God... It was totally inappropriate.” Any invocation of divine influence
is absolutely inappropriate and sure to
“ As the leader during this crisis, Ray Nagin is in a position
to unite his city and the country in efforts to raise money
and improve the situation of
those in need. ”
offend, but on the other hand, we are
governed by a president who considers
himself a messenger of God.
America is listening to every word
Mayor Ray Nagin says. He must show
his support for the displaced black population of his city, while at the same time,
bending to socially accepted terms and
not drawing on the authority of God.
As the leader during this crisis, Ray
Nagin is in a position to unite his city and
the country in efforts to raise money and
improve the situation of those in need.
Mayor Nagin shouldnʼt increase racial tensions with inappropriate, off-thecuff remarks. But more importantly, the
news should stop focusing on petty “he
said, she said” stories that get blown out
of proportion.
He said something he shouldnʼt have,
did not mean, and has apologized for.
Now everyone – vanilla, chocolate, or
pistachio – must get on with the vital
task of rebuilding New Orleans.
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THE PHLLIPIAN COMMENTARY February 3, 2006
3
Is Democracy Enough?
In the aftermath of September 11th,
many Western leaders espoused democracy as an elixir, or rather a mythical
solution, to all the worldʼs problems. The
Bush Administration touted its intentions
of bringing democracy to the Middle
East, and political pundits flooded the
airwaves with messages dismissing alternate forms of government as barbaric
and archaic. The Western mind came to
inextricably link democracy and peace.
As Israeli politician Natan Sharansky put
it in his book, The Case for Democracy
(which coincidentally appeared on the
required reading list for members of the
Bush administration), “the expansion of
democracy is critical to our future.”
The Bush Administration designed
a grand strategy firmly grounded in
the remedial powers of democracy, and
committed vast political and military resources to instituting democracy in the
Middle East. After more than four years
of American military and diplomatic
presence in the Middle East, it is fair to
say that these efforts have not been in
vain; the principles of democracy have
penetrated Islamic culture and manifested themselves in Middle Eastern re-
Conor Sutherland
SECURITY
gimes.
However, the realities of democracy
have not matched our original hopes. Just
last week, Palestinians democratically
elected the terrorist organization Hamas.
Last June, Iranians elected Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, who has since become a
“Those who consider democracy to be an elixir must
remember that freedom bears
responsibility.”
hindrance to the future of international
nuclear security. While Iraq and Afghanistan are currently ruled by moderate,
progressive regimes, it is all too possible
that should the U.S. withdraw from the
Google Gone Wild
Adam Giansiracusa
INTERNET SNOOP
When the Internet was invented, it
was only used by the Defense Department. Today, it has become the worldʼs
most critical communication tool. It
has risen above all expectations to
become the centerpiece of the global
economy and the force behind a new
“Global Village.”
With such a powerful tool, it is no
wonder that some wish to use it for
their own agenda. In recent months,
Google has been on the receiving end
of a fierce attack from the US Justice
Department and the Chinese Government.
The freedom of the information superhighway came under investigation
recently when the Justice Department
renewed its defense of the Child Online
Protection Act of 1998. If legalized, the
act would require websites with adult
content to use a source of identification, such as a credit card number, to
prove a visitorʼs age before allowing
guests to continue. The Supreme Court,
in Ashcroft v. ACLU, ruled that this
method is less effective than simply
using filtering software already available on computers. Today, the Justice
Department wants the information to
prove that the law would be more effective.
In a separate incident, the Chinese
Government ordered Google to censor
“The crux of both issues is
not entirely over the new law
or compliance however, it is
largely about what information the worldʼs governments
are and are not entitled to.”
all results that pour into the worldʼs
most populous nation. In particular, it is
requiring censorship of results relating
to taboo subjects such as “Tiananmen
Square,” “Taiwanese Independence,”
“Democracy,” and “Falun Gong.”
This policy is part of the Chinese
Governmentʼs extensive efforts to con-
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trol the information superhighway as
its Internet population, which recently
exceeded 100 million users, continues
to grow.
After the Justice Department subpoenaed Googleʼs records, Yahoo,
AOL, and MSN all complied, turning
over some of the requested information.
However, Google stood their ground,
claiming that it is not a party to this
case, and is warning the Feds that they
will fight the subpoena.
In what is almost certainly going to
turn into a public relations disaster for
the other companies, Google stands to
gain in the eyes of many as a defender
of their users rights. Since the company
has been in the spotlight recently for
the vast amount of data it collects with
services such as GMail (its free email
service), Google Desktop Search, and
Google Earth, it is no secret that the
company has a lot to gain if it proves
itself in the eyes of privacy advocates.
A Google victory would be a boon
for the company, almost certainly at the
expense of their more compliant competitors. They are intent on sticking by
its motto: “do no evil.”
In the case of the Chinese Government, Google agreed to comply and has
“Companies must stand up
against government encroachment, and if necessary, compromise for the greater good
of the world.”
thus received blunt criticism from privacy rights advocacy groups. But Google
is standing their ground on a number of
claims. They repeatedly state that failing to enter the Chinese market would
be an unwise business decision. In addition, they continue to rightfully assert
that by complying, they remain true
their to motto. While Google says that
censoring results may not be conducive
to a free Internet, they also state that
not entering the Chinese market would
limits the flow of other information.
Google is complying with the Chinese request for other reasons. The
company openly says as well that,
should there be a specific reason for
such sensitive information, it would
act to support federal authorities. This
case, however, isnʼt about a single specific request. Federal Authorities are
requesting a million random web addresses and a whole weekʼs worth of
search queries.
While the demand has been lowered
from the Justice Departmentʼs initial
request of over a months search queries, they are still demanding a massive
amount of information. The company
also worries that should they divulge
information, they might turn over trade
secrets, thus aiding their competitors.
Google doesnʼt wish to be used as a national web database for the US Government, and they certainly do not want all
of the information they compile turned
over to any government agency.
However, the crux of both issues is
not entirely over the new law or compliance. Rather it is largely about what
information the worldʼs governments
are and are not entitled to. In the case
of the US Justice Department, Google
wants to show US citizens and internet
users that they will not freely turn over
their information to a snooping government. In the case of China, Google
will not launch its more personalized
services such as GMail, in an effort
to avoid problematic situations while
simultaneously giving the nationʼs
people the necessary exposure to world
events.
Freedom of Expression is too often
taken for granted by citizens of the US
and the Western world. This may not
always remain the case though. What
Google is doing as a company sets the
bar for everyone else.
Companies must stand up against
government encroachment, and if
necessary, should compromise for the
greater good of the world. Google is
doing what others were too cowardly to
do, and it is the obligation of the world
community to support a company that
stands up for the rights of us all.
The Crooked “E”
region, these governments would fall in
democratic elections.
In the cases of Palestine and Iran,
the principles of democracy have worked
against global peace and progress.
Hamas loyalists dancing in the streets
have no intention of coexisting with Israel, and Ahmadinejad has openly called
for the destruction of the state of Israel.
Democracy has certainly rooted itself in
the Middle East, but it is now quite obvious that this manifestation of freedom
has yielded a result which threatens international peace.
Opinion polls of Palestinians have
long reflected a desire to reach some sort
of peace with Israel. The Hamas charter,
however, calls on Islam to “obliterate”
Israel and rules out any possibility of
negotiation. Why then, did Palestinians
elect Hamas over the more mainstream
and nationalist Fatah party in the recent
elections?
The answer is simple: Hamas is genuinely popular among Palestinians. It is
largely free of the corruption that riddled
the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority and
has proven itself the more effective governor of the Gaza Strip. In the run-up
to the election, Hamas also emphasized
its record on education and welfare, and
even abated its threats to destroy the state
of Israel.
Westerners must understand that
Hamas gained power because, for the
Palestinian people, Hamas was the optimal choice. Fatah may be more conciliatory toward Israel, but the Fatah-led
government was corrupt and utterly ineffective domestically. The result of the
Palestinian election betrays a commonly
overlooked flaw of democracy that has
beleaguered the global community for
the duration of the 20th century.
Those who consider democracy to be
an elixir must remember that freedom
bears responsibility. In the early 1930ʼs,
Germans democratically voted for Hitler
and Italians for Mussolini. They were the
best leaders their respective countries
had and, for the common man, their immediate domestic agendas overshadowed
the long-term potential ramifications. In
Germanyʼs case, Hitlerʼs regime fostered
domestic progress, but this progress came
at the price of, arguably, the most cataclysmic event of our time. This long-term
consequence was barely on the radar of
German voters during the 1930ʼs.
From an ideological standpoint, democracy is the least imperfect form of
government. However, situations such
as Germany and Italy in the early 20th
century, and Iran and Palestine today
,illustrate that democracy is extremely
shortsighted. As the global community
remains blissfully ignorant, repeatedly
embellishing the merits and abilities of
democracy for the sake of its own comfort, citizens in individual nations take
part in the democratic process in a purely domestic manner, and not at all with
global interests in mind.
The lesson we learn from the recent
elections in Iran and Palestine is that today, democracy is simply not enough. In
an increasingly amalgamated world, national and international interests too frequently diverge. The global community
has become interdependent to the point
that individual citizens must be aware
of the domino effect of their decisions.
At the same time, Western leaders cannot expect Iranian or Palestinian citizens
to compromise their own benefit for the
lofty ideal of “global stability.”
Until we reach a point at which the
domestic interests of Iranians and Palestinians converge with those of the global
community, international security will
continue to be threatened by militant regimes. Aligning these interests is a difficult task, easier said than done. Nonetheless, if the international community does
not find a way to convince Palestinians
and Iranians that they have a better alternative, international security will continue to suffer.
This past Monday, former Enron commodities traders to Enron, and con- of interlocking, offshore partnerships insider trading. The government is atCEOs Ken Lay and Jeffery Skilling ar- verted the work
that were concealing tempting to prove that Lay and Skilling
John Gwin
rived in federal district court in Hous- environment from
losses at the company. had information that they knew could
COURT TV
ton to face charges over the spectacular that of an old-line utilMasterminded by Chief materially affect the stock price of Encollapse of Enron, once the sixth largest ity to a swashbuckling,
Financial Officer Andy ron, and then sold their stock before that
company in the US. In the court of pub- testosterone-fueled trading house.
Fastow, who has already pleaded guilty information became public.
lic opinion, these men have been conThe crowning achievement of this to charges of fraud, these partnerships
Essentially, Ken Layʼs defense is
victed beyond any shadow of a doubt. new Enron was the release of EnronOn- allowed Enron to take unprofitable as- that, at the time of these dealings, he was
However, in the only court that matters, line, which allowed individuals, compa- sets off the books. Before the end of largely removed from day-to-day operathey are far from proven guilty. While I nies, and governments to trade futures every quarter, Enron would take some of tions, despite his CEO title. According
would like to see these men locked away contracts online. This site, while one of its assets and sell them to partnerships, to many accounts of life at Enron, this is
forever, it is critical that they get a fair the first successful e-commerce busi- with names like JEDI and Southampton generally an accurate characterization.
trial, even it that means they are acquit- nesses, also prompted allegations of Place, for gains that the company could Skilling, on the other hand, will attempt
malfeasance by Enron traders. Because book. Then, after the company reported to pursue a defense of legality, explainted.
of the nature of the their numbers to
Enron,
coning that Andrew Fastrolled by Ken Lay,
tow is really to blame
system, Enron effec- Wall Street, they
rose from a comand that Skilling was
tively set prices as they would buy back the
bination of small
“While I would like to see saw fit. In 2001, when same assets for more “While these trading opera- just caught up in events
utility companies in these men locked away for- California experienced than they had sold it tions were making the com- beyond his control.
Texas and Nebraska.
Itʼs impossible to
its energy crisis, Enron for,
guaranteeing pany a tremendous amount
predict the outcome
Lay masterminded ever; it is critical that they get traders were recorded Fastow and his inthe merger of his a fair trial, even it that means bragging to one anoth- vestors a profit. This of money, it was also losing of this case, espeer about how they were financial wizardry billions of dollars elsewhere.” cially because of the
company, Houston
they are acquitted.”
pushed the company
“raping” the state.
complicated financial
Natural Gas, with
While these trading into a spiral that uland accounting issues
the much larger InterNorth Corporaoperations were mak- timately forced it to
involved. While the
tion. Lay then assumed command of ing the company a tremendous amount sell even more assets to cover the losses Judge in the case, Simeon Lake, has
the combined entity, renaming it Enron. of money, it was also losing billions of from the previous quarters.
already seated a jury, details about the
At first, the company concerned itself dollars elsewhere. The company had,
Of course, all of these partnerships composition or education of the twelve
simply with providing energy to govern- for example, spent over $3 billion dol- made Enronʼs financial statements com- people with the votes that matter, rements, businesses, and homes. Howev- lars constructing a power plant in rural pletely false: they overstated earnings main unknown. With the case expected
er, when Jeffery Skilling, a former con- India. They ended up writing nearly ev- by billions. The question that the trial to take nearly four months, the outcome
sultant at McKinsey & Co., joined the ery penny off and closing the operation of Jeffery Skilling and Ken Lay will will remain unknown for quite a while.
company, a change began to take place. due to lack of revenue. Meanwhile, En- ask is this: did the two executives know However, if the government can presSkilling saw that Enron could be more ron executives were jetting around the these deals were happening, and did they ent the technical issues in a streamlined
way, there will be little hope for Skilling
than a stodgy old utility; it could trans- world in the companyʼs fleet of jets and know they were illegal?
form itself into an energy powerhouse. staying in the worldʼs finest hotels.
Skilling and Lay, though, are not and Lay avoiding a conviction.
Skilling began recruiting experienced
This façade of machismo hid a web charged with perjury, but rather with
THE PHILLIPIAN LIVING ARTS February 3, 2006
4
M OVIES
Parag
Khandelwal
THE MATADOR
MOZART’S 250
BIRTHDAY
TH
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a delightful oxymoron. He was vulgar, drank excessively, partied like
nobody's business, and loved women (though he finally settled for Constanza, the sister of the girl who
snubbed him). At the same time, he was sweet, sensitive, and troubled by his father’s ghost.
His music accomplished the nearly impossible; it encompassed the entire range of humanity in fewer
notes than perhaps any composer before or after. Mozart was also one of the first musicians to reject the
patronage of an aristocrat and compose, without commissions, his own artistic agenda.
His independence, however, came at a price. Plagued with poverty and illness, Mozart died around
the age of thirty-six. Moreover, one of the most brilliant geniuses of art was buried in a pauper's grave
without a mark to identify where his body lay. As Billy Joel so eloquently said, “only the good die
young.”
On January 27, 2006, the world got its chance to pay amends and celebrate Mozart’s genius. Salzburg,
Austria, his birthplace, hosted Mozart Week, with festivities including tours of his former residence,
Getreidegasse no. 9, and a cycle of all twenty-one of his operas. Viva! Mozart, an exhibition at the newly
renovated Residenz at Mozartplatz, gave tourists an opportunity to try their hand at historic dances and
enjoy impersonations of Mozart's eccentric family.
Even after the celebrations are over, Salzburg will continue to rejoice in its heritage. The Mozarteum
University of Music is one of the most prestigious and rigorous conservatories in the world; Jae Han ’06
recently attended its summer academy. The Phillips Academy Music Department, along with the rest of
the world devoted last weekend to performances of Mozart's compositions. And for the cynics, it was a
profound testament to the fact that although our lives will come to an end, the art we create is immortal.
violin,
viola,
cello, and piano
quartet
composed
of
Instructors
in
To start off the hour and a half perMusic Roksana
formance came Instructor in Music
Sudol,
Holly
Allen Combs, singing four pieces.
B a r n e s ,
With a loud, strong voice and enthuElizabeth
siastic facial expressions, Mr. Combs
Aureden, and
captivated the crowd from the beginJ. Siddall/The Phillipian
Christopher
ning.
Soprano
Barbara
Kilduff-O’Farrell
was
entrancing
to
Walter.
Next came the oboe, bassoon, and
watch, let alone hear.
The
quarclarinet trio, featuring Instructors in
tet was the perfect end to the evening.
Music Charlyn Bethell, Margo
Like the other acts, emotions flowed
McGowan, and Neil Fairbain. Their
through the musicians' fingertips and
gentle music flowed from emotion to
into the audience, enthralling the viewemotion: whimsical, reflective, happy.
ers and setting in motion a tune that
Mr. Fairbairn's face never displayed
Without a doubt, the music heard on
ended the evening explosively.
one feeling for long - his expressions
Saturday
night was absolutely brilliant.
The recital was a wonderful exposifollowed the music, adding to the comIndeed, “[It] was marvelous,” asserted
tion
of
our
faculty's
talent.
It
is
truly
a
pletely authentic air and connecting the
pleasure to watch teachers performing Blaine Johnson '08, who played in a
musicians with the notes that they
woodwind ensemble dance suite by
their most skilled passions.
Mátyás Seiber in the second half of the
performance.
The program started with Mozart's
Divertimento No. 1 in B flat played by a
brass ensemble. As the evening progressed, some compositions by Mozart's
contemporaries, icluding Franz Joseph
Haydn, were performed.
Other modern composers were also
mixed into the repitoire.
One example was the piece
“Appalachia Waltz” by Mark O'Connor,
a widely recognized composition performed by one of our very own string
ensembles. Holly Barnes, a talented violist and the faculty advisor for the
Academy Chamber Music Society,
coached the piece.
Yet the excitement didn't end there.
In the second half, the audience was
treated to two sections of Mozart's
Sonata for Piano and Violin in G Major,
played by Katie von Braun '09 and
Sophie Scolnik-Brower '08.
The second half also featured a clarinet quintet by Gabriel Fauré, and a
woodwind rendition of Divertimento No.
1, performed by Jared Bard '07, Ethan
Schmertzler '07, and Kyle Ofori '09.
All in all, according to Abhishek
Mukherjee '07, “[The concert organizers]
M. Darby/The Phillipian put a lot of work into this, and it soundYunsoo Kim ’07 and Rosie Dupont ’06 perform at Saturday’s chamber recital.
ed really good.”
Friday
Sunday
The Faculty Concerto Concert ended
the weekend's festivities on Sunday. The
concert was directed by Instructor in
Music William Thomas, and performed by
many faculty members and two students,
David Heighington ’06 on violin, and
John Heroy ’08 on cello.
The concert consisted of three Mozart
pieces, lasting nearly two hours.
The first piece was the Concerto for
Flute and Harp, featuring Instructor in
Music Peggy Friedland on the flute and
Emily Lewis ’07 on the harp.
It was followed by Sinfonia
Concertante in E flat for Oboe, Clarinet,
Bassoon and Horn, which featured
Instuctors in Music Charlyn Bethell on the
oboe, Neil Fairbairn on bassoon, Margo
McGowan on the clarinet, and Robin
Milinazzo on the horn.
Both pieces were beautifully played,
and received a loud round of applause
from the audience.
Before the beginning of the third
piece, Mr. Thomas said a few words while
the grand piano was being moved to the
center of the stage.
Mr. Thomas declared that the weekend's concerts were a tribute to "Mozart's
genius."
Mr. Thomas then proceeded to ask
everyone to sing "Happy Birthday" to
Mozart, while Instuctor in Music Peter
Warsaw accompanied the audience on the
piano. As compensation, Mr. Thomas
informed audience members that cake
would be available downstairs after the
concert.
The third piece, Piano Concerto No.
21 in C Major, featured Dr. Warsaw on the
piano. The concerto was amazing, and
near the end, Dr. Warsaw threw in snatches of other songs, including "Happy
Birthday," "Heart and Soul," and “la Ci
played.
Instructor in Music Barbara KilduffO'Farrell came next, also singing four
pieces. For many, she was the highlight
of the evening.
“The soprano [Ms. KilduffO'Farrell] really captivated the crowd
with her lovely singing voice and
enthusiastic disposition,” said Lindsay
Maroney ’07.
Ms. Kilduff-O'Farrell's voice was
captivating, her clothes were “eccentric,” and her presentation was a mix
between a play and a recital, according
to Maroney.
With her enthusiastic facial expressions, movement across the stage, and
theatrical performance, Ms. KilduffO'Farrell's show was a “cross between
theater and song,” said Colleen Cronin,
’07.
After the intermission, the final act
of the night commenced. It featured a
Darem la Mano” from Mozart's opera Don
Giovanni.
Dave Heighington ’06 said, "Dr.
Warsaw's performance, particularly his
two candenzas, were brilliant and humorous."
After giving the performers a standing
ovation, the audience and many of the performers mingled while enjoying a huge
birthday cake for Mozart, as well as other
refreshments.
Emily Pollokoff ’06 said, “It's always
refreshing to hear faculty concerts. I do
not mean to say that student performances
aren't expressive or technically polished,
but listening to our teachers play is such
an inspiring treat. This was a mesmerizing afternoon.”
Saturday
A Conversation With
William Thomas
During the reception for Sunday's
Faculty Concerto Concert, The
Phillipian spoke with Instructor in Music
William Thomas about previous Mozart
birthday celebrations at Andover.
After gracefully conducting the
Andover Chamber Players in a set of
three faculty concertos, he pleasantly
chatted with various audience members.
With no danger of getting tapped by
Mr. Thomas’ feisty baton,
The Phillipian approached Mr.
Thomas:
Phillipian: When was the
first Mozart birthday celebration?
William Thomas: I don't
remember, it must have been
20 plus years ago. I've been
here 32 years…it must have
been about 25 years since I
started it.
P: Do you have a favorite
piece or most memorable
year?
WT: Last year we did arias
from Marriage of Figaro, and
that was great fun.
I'm
extremely partial to the CMajor piano concerto, which
we did today with Instructor in
Music Peter Warsaw. And I
love the C-Minor which we
did a few years ago with
Instructor in Music Chris
Walter. Mozart wrote twentyfive…
-“Twenty-seven,” correctB. Canaday/The Phillipian
ed
Mr. Walter Concert Master William Thomas beams with
…piano concertos, but
satisfaction.
only two minor ones, the C and G-Minor.
P: What was your first exposure to
Mozart?
WT: I've always loved Mozart! I've
been loving and playing Mozart since I
was in high school. One of the first full
scores I owned was the “Ten Famous
String Quartets.” I still have them, and
they're laminated. Contact paper, you
know.
P: Wow! What a treasure. Which
piece did you play first?
WT: The first piece I played…that
would have to be String Quartet #4 in
Bb-Major. It's called the “Hunt Quartet.”
P: What do you enjoy most about
Mozart birthday weekend?
WT: It's a privilege every year to
share Mozart's birthday with students
and friends and colleagues. It's great fun
always to celebrate his genius.
Mr. Thomas directs the Academy
Symphony and Chamber Orchestras,
Academy Cantata Choir, and a community service program that teaches children from Lawrence how to play various
instruments. He is also involved with the
Gospel Choir as well as Project S.T.E.P.
as its Artistic Director.
Alice Nam, Kyle Ofori, Allie
Siraco, Victoria Sanchez,
and Emily Pollokoff
contributed reporting for
these aricles
It isn't every day that Pierce Brosnan,
this generation's James Bond, parades
through a crowded hotel lobby wearing
nothing more than a black Speedo and
cowboy boots, chugging a beer while
holding his gut.
This witty and off-the-walls film
breaks all the traditional norms associated
with these actors. Richard Shepard's The
Matador is a dark comedy starring
Brosnan and Greg Kinnear.
When Julian Noble (Brosnan), a suave
and deadly hitman, goes through an identity crisis and is unable to perform, he
coincidentally meets Danny Wright
(Kinnear), a struggling corporate worker.
Although their first encounter in a
Mexican bar leads to disaster, they ultimately bond through their mid-life crises.
Julian invites Danny to a bullfight,
where he divulges the true nature of his
profession. Danny is in complete shock
and does not believe Julian until Julian
shows him that he is fully capable of assassination.
Their relationship is remnicent of the
one between Mathew Perry and Bruce
Willis in The Whole Nine Yards, except
Danny and Julian's relationship is more
mutually consensual. They both enjoy
spending time together.
As Julian has just finished a contract
and stays in Mexico for a few extra days,
they kill time by drinking together and discussing their problems. After Julian presents his problem, a faulty corporate deal
that could end his marriage if it fails,
Danny offers to help.
Director Richard Shepard has worked
on many obscure projects. His most
prominent work includes The Royale,
Oxygen, and Class Warfare. Although
most of his experience is in television
movies, Shepard is highly qualified. He
would have graduated from NYU's elite
film school if it were not for a science
requirement that he neglected to take.
Most of his cast, including the producers, is relatively new to film making,
except for the cinematographer, David
Tattersall.
Although the name David Tattersall
may not sound familiar, his work has dominated recent films. His impressive list
includes, but is not limited to Star Wars
Epidodes 1, 2, and 3, The Majestic, Die
Another Day, Tomb Raider II, and Con
Air. As far as cinematographers are concerned, David Tattersall is among the best
in the world.
The cinematography in The Matador
is no doubt one of the strongest aspects of
the film. Tattersall carefully balances the
film between the traditional crisp shots of
action films and the currently popular
“amateur shots” that have dominated
recent movies like The Constant Gardener
and Collateral.
Yet, the only facet of The Matador
stronger than the cinematography is the
acting. Veteran actor Brosnan, famous for
being James Bond teams up with Kinnear,
most notable in As Good as It Gets and We
Were Soldiers. Together, they are able to
create a light banter throughout the film
that easily resembles Shepard's intention
to portray them like an old married couple.
Perhaps their chemistry is too strong,
as the beginning of the film alludes heavily to a relationship more of the intimate
kind. Either way, it is as rare for a Brosnan
film to be bad, as it is impossible to hate
James Bond.
The most amusing aspect of watching
him play Julian Noble is how opposite
Noble is to Brosnan's classy martini-drinking, woman-seducing alter ego. In this
film, he prefers Margaritas and prostitutes.
The film had very entertaining
moments, but at times, I was lost. I was
not quite sure where the movie was going,
as I felt that the movie focused too heavily
on developing a relationship between
Brosnan and Kinnear.
If that was what Shepard intended,
then I would say that the film was a success, as there was a clear progression of
dialogue that constructed their powerful
friendship.
Personally, I was more interested in a
plot. Early on, one was established, but as
the two men developed a relationship, the
plot became continually more convoluted
until the last ten minutes or so of the film.
Overall, I was somewhat satisfied with
The Matador, but expected a much different type of movie based off the advertising; the film is not a comedic action film
about a hitman and his submissive friend.
Julian, now unable to murder drowns
his sorrows with Danny, a man who is
struggling to preserve hs failing mariage
and way of life and get by after a layoff.
Their first real “man-date,” so to
speak, the bullfight with the matador,
intertwines them. Writer and Director
Shepard hints at themes of honor in this
part of the film heavily, but is unable to tie
it properly to the rest of the film for his
idea to succeed.
I wasn't sure where the movie was
going or where it tried to end. The only
concrete information I knew regarded
Julian and Danny's relationship.
I wouldn't suggest watching it in theaters, as there are little special effects and
dialogue intensive.
I also wouldn't go to the nearest
Blockbuster or Hollywood Video to rent
just The Matador, because odds are if you
have enough energy to pick it up, you'll be
left unsatisfied by the end of the film.
Unless you're in love with Pierce Brosnan.
Final Grade: 4
5
THE PHILLIPIAN LIVING ARTS February 3, 2006
Year of the Dog
by
Dave
Toropov ’07
The Original Delta
As a Hilary Duff video on the Disney
Channel hypnotized my nine year old sister last night, I observed the painfully
mechanical, flashy visuals that accompanied the song's tiresome, repetitive
melodies (The beat of my heart!/ The beat
of my heart!/ The beat of my heart!). I
was filled with a sense of disappointment
and heartbreak.
Why can't anyone make a record not
just to suck twelve dollars from my sister's piggy bank, but to actually communicate some real, honest-to-God emotion
and feeling?
When I find myself swamped in this
frustration and antipathy over the current
state of popular music (which I occurs
more and more frequently) that I take
refuge in the Blues.
But not just any Blues will drown my
pain. I'm talking real, gritty, dirty, Me &
The Devil Blues.
For any music to be worth paying any
attention to, especially the Blues, there
needs to be a serious sense of urgency- a
feeling that the man is playing for no
other purpose than to desperately lick his
wounds and bait the Hounds of Hell off
of his trail.
For the most part, recordings that
contain this element of painful authenticity are limited to those made by the bluesmen of the mid-1920s to the early 1940s.
Men like Skip James, Robert Johnson,
and Blind Willie Johnson, who produced
some of the most raw and candid records
of the last century.
Son House's Original Delta Blues is
the last stand of this epic and lost art
form.
The Robert Johnson collection, King
of the Delta Blues Singers, released in the
mid-60s, sparked a massive blues revival
on both sides of the Atlantic, exerting an
incalculable influence on legendary rock
artists such as The Rolling Stones, Bob
Dylan, Led Zeppelin, and Eric Clapton.
With this newfound reverence, even worship, of the work of the founding
Bluesmen, a widespread search began for
any of these forgotten heroes who could
still pick up a guitar.
Unfortunately, as a result of the hard
lifestyle that plagued many of these men,
most of them had passed away. Son
House, however, endured.
Born in 1902 near Lyon, Mississippi,
House developed a passion for the
Baptist Church and became a preacher.
He suffered a falling-out from the
Church however when he had an affair
with a much older woman. Subsequently,
and quite appropriately, House learned to
play the Blues.
House shot and killed a man in 1928
and was sentenced to two years of hard
labor. Upon his release, he resumed playing and became an enormous personal
influence on Robert Johnson.
After recording for the Library of
Congress in 1941, Son House retired
from the Blues scene. Once the aforementioned Blues Revival sparked,
though, House was called upon to revisit
his troubled past and record, which he
agreed to do.
Thus, for three days in April 1965,
armed with only his powerful, weathered
voice and a steel-bodied National guitar,
Son House brought back the glory days
of the Blues.
Although he had not recorded in over
twenty years, House sounds completely
natural and extremely powerful.
He conveys the emotions of a man
who has stared the Devil in the face all
his life and is desperately seeking to
finally close his eyes.
The songs themselves, all written by
House except for the traditional spiritual
“John The Revelator,” are brilliant pieces
of storytelling. They manage to escape
the tired, repetitive method of Blues
songwriting of many of even the greatest
legends.
Additionally, House is unafraid to
explore the songs to their fullest capacity,
as most of the songs are more than five or
six minutes long, including the epic nineplus minute “Levee Camp Moan,” in contrast to the quick, two minute blitzes done
by most of his contemporaries.
Like most of my favorite albums, I
was at first intimidated by The Original
Delta Blues. The hardened vocals, which
particularly shine in the two a cappella
cuts, “John The Revelator” and “Grinnin'
In Your Face,” are tough to digest initially. Moreover, the album's length made it
difficult to appreciate the entire collection
in one sitting.
However, once the listener overcomes these minor hurdles and becomes
fully acquainted with the album, the
music possesses a raw power and candor
that most musicians can only fantasize
about.
If indeed we give up hope on modern
popular music, and the charts are dominated by a thousand Hilary Duffs, at least
we have men like Son House to remind us
why people picked up a guitar and started
singing in the first place.
Go ahead and preach, Sonny.
Nate Flagg
Wednesday marks the beginning of
the year of the dog in the Chinese calendar, and there was no better way to celebrate it than with the Chinese
Language Clubs' Chinese New Year's
celebration.
The day is celebrated not only by a
large and sumptuous Chinese meal in
commons which serves as the central
aspect of this holiday, but also by a
series of skits put together by the
Chinese classes and even a raffle
In previous years, the Chinese New
Year celebration has been much the
same, skits, food, etc.
But with the arrival of Instuctor in
Chinese Travis Conley, Kang Laoshi as
he is known to his students, a raffle was
introduced. The prizes were so numerous that every other person walked out
with a Chinese knot, figurine, or wallhanging.
Of course, the top prize, a glistening
and expensive mahjongg, a traditional
Chinese game, set did not go to everyone, and one lucky student walked out
with a real treat to take home.
When the renowned Instuctor in
Chinese Yuan Han retired in the spring
of last year to his native Shanghai,
many felt that a major part of the celebration went with him.
Dr. Han always arrived at the celebration in full Chinese traditional dress,
a colorful zhongshanzhuang, or silken
Chinese shirt, as the focal point of his
outfit.
Sometimes Dr. Han would even participate in his students’ skits, from a
zookeeper trying to recapture an
escaped chimp during the year of the
Monkey to Little Bo-Peep trying to find
her sheep in the year of the Ram.
One other interesting aspect of the
skits was the enhanced development of
B. Canaday/The Phillipian
Chinese language students entertain diners in Commons with a traditional Chinese dragon costume.
the plot the higher the level of the class.
The levels of difficulty ranged from the
Chinese 100 classes, which usually
included hand motions in lieu of more
complex words, to the 500 levels,
which were very complex and contained more clever jokes.
There are some exceptions, however. Last year the 220 class performed a
production that will surely go down in
Chinese New Year Celebration history.
The students transmutated a familiar
text passage into several forms: Kung
Fu Movie, Beijing Opera, and the obligatory Soap Opera.
The passage is as follows:
Is this your car?
This is not my car. This is my mother's car.
Is this her book?
Yes, that is her book.
Is your mother a doctor?
Yes, she is a doctor.
Such an elementary conversation
retained several different forms as the
Beijing Opera took it to melodramatic
heights with high-pitched, sing-songy
lines, and a whirling swordfight.
The Kung Fu movie had the actors
shouting the lines and engaging in
intense hand-to-hand combat, only to be
followed up by a breathy and exhausted, “Is your mother a doctor?”
The Soap Opera followed the fami-
ly through a heartbreaking tale, an
offending car and book destroying the
relationship between two young lovers.
As with previous years’s shows, this
year's celebration proved to be no less
humorous or exciting, and served as a
pleasant diversion to an otherwise typical Wednesday evening.
Like previous years, soap operas,
gameshows and dance numbers were
featured.
Notable performances this year
included a Mandarin version of Britney
Spears’ “Hit Me Baby One More Time,”
as well as a few traditional songs sung
by children of faculty learning Chinese.
G a l l e ry O p e n i n g G a l a
The audio-visual delights of the
Yorkies drew a host of sighing groupies
to the Addison Gallery on January 27.
Additionally, some of those venturing
past the entrance might have noticed the
art.
The main attraction last Friday was
the opening of the Gallery's Winter
shows, “Portraits of a People: Picturing
African Americans in the 19th Century,”
and “Young America: The Portraits of
Southworth
and
Hawes.”
“Portraits of a
People” offers over
70 representations of
and by black Americans in media ranging
from cut paper to oil painting to photograph.
The exhibition spans slightly over a
century from the late 18th century to the
late 19th century, a time of great change
in black history.
Works in the Addison
reference black roles
in the American
Revolution,
the
Abolition movement, the Civil War,
Reconstruction, and the struggle for civil
rights.
The dignified set of subjects includes
figures as prominent as Sojourner Truth
and Frederick Douglass.
Many of the portraits, however, presented a less positive view of the early
American black experience.
One wood cut by Moses Williams is
entitled “Mr. Shaw's Blackman.”
Williams, a former slave himself, only
granted his sitters' identities in reference
to the men's masters and race.
Another prominent theme represented
in the exhibition was the complexity of
the family unit.
Also included were works of
Abolitionist propaganda depicting the
plight of mixed-race slaves.
Venturing upstairs, the abolition
movement was notably represented in
certain elements of the Southworth and
Hawes daguerreotype show.
The likeness of Andover's own
Harriet Beecher Stowe was on display,
and as was the lone palm of Captain
Jonathan Walker, branded “SS” for “slave
stealer,” a mark dating from the man's
abortive attempt to free seven slaves in
1844.
Paz Mendez-Hodes
S. Hall/The Phillipian
The Yorkies lent their talents to attract a crowd last Friday at the Addison
Gallery.
Opening four years after the invention of the daguerreotype, the partnership
of Southworth and Hawes was active
from 1843 to 1863, operating in the commercial heyday of the medium.
The duo considered themselves a
technological evolution in fine art,
approaching their tableaux as a painter
might. Yet, the ultimately commercial
nature of their practice is evident.
Nevertheless, the portraits are beautiful.
The process, involving the exposure
of a silver plate, required a great deal of
skill. Incidentally, Southworth was a
Phillips Academy graduate and learned
the craft from fellow alum Samuel
Morse.
The studio attracted such luminaries
of the early Republic as Lemuel Shaw,
H.W. Longfellow, and Daniel Webster.
Alongside these depictions of these
celebrities hung scores of portraits whose
sitters remain unidentified. Southworth
and Hawes appealed to aristocrat and plebeian alike, recording both's likenesses
with equal dignity.
In 1863, the practice closed.
Much of the collection on view at the
Addison was only recently discovered in
a basement and went on to set records at
a 1999 auction.
Despite the intimate nature of their
portraits, the accomplishments of
Southworth and Hawes, collected as
such, prove monumental.
Theatre Preview
Cara Folkman
Drama labs are the heart and soul of
Andover theatre.
Hilarious and filled with new faces,
they attract students even on busy weekend nights.
As the David Ives’ Festival goes up
this weekend, three plays feature both
comedy and new talent.
Molly Shoemaker ’08, is a first-time
director for Friday night's “Sure Thing.”
The cast consists of only two actors, Nico
Lanson ’07 who plays Betty and William
Burke ’09 as Bill.
The entire play takes place in a coffee
shop, where the two characters meet for
the first time. Bill tries to flirt with Betty,
but makes serious dating faux pas, such as
debating politics and reminiscing about
past relationships.
After each scene, a bell rings and the
characters are transported back in time to
reenact their first meeting. In the first
scenes, Betty turns Bill down without a
second glance, but as the play progresses,
so does their relationship. The ending,
however, will remain a mystery until
Friday.
“It's really funny,” said Shoemaker.
“Plus,” she adds jokingly, “I think it
really relates to Andover students because
the awkward situations that Billy and
Betty get into often parallels the dating
scene here at Andover.”
Jokes aside, a lot of work has gone
into the production.
“There's only two actors,” said
Shoemaker, “so you can't really rely on
other people. We practiced six hours a
week, but it was worth it, because we all
learned our lines and had a lot of fun.”
She also added, “It's hard being a first
time director, but the help I got from my
peers made it worth while.”
“Sure Thing” will be open to all students this Friday night, and everyone is
encouraged to watch friends and classmates perform some lighthearted comedy.
Also debuting this Friday is David
Ives's “Arabian Nights,” directed by Mike
Crivaro ’06.
Crivaro said the play “is primarily
about subtext in conversations and the different ways in which various words and
phrases can be understood.”
M. Darby/The Phillipian
Andrea Coravos ’06 gets lost in translation at this Friday’s David Ives
Festival.
Enter a translator, played by Caddy a lot of work on the part of students.
“We rehearsed for probably the past
Yates ’08, Andrea Coravos ’06 as Flora,
and Andrew Yankes ’08 as Howard, a two weeks, with serious rehearsals for
about a week.” said Yates.
tourist.
Crivaro explained, “I chose the play
Hilarity ensues when the translator
completely twists everything around, because it, like most Ives plays, is both
causing Coravos and Yankes two to fall in amusing and somewhat poignant.”
He also said, “This is the first chance
love.
“It's hilarious,” exclaimed Yates as to I've ever had to direct, though I have acted
the reason students should go, “it's one of at Andover before. I think I have a great
cast and feel confident that it [along with
those goofy plays.”
As with the other Ives play, there was the other Ives plays] will be a great show.
THE PHILLIPIAN NEWS FEBRUARY 3, 2006
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Picture of the Week
DR. MAAS CLAIMS
TEENS NEED 9.25
HOURS OF SLEEP
DRISCOLLS ACCUSE
MILTONACADEMYOF
UNJUST EXPULSION
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for six consecutive nights. Their
profiles compared that of a 72-yearold because of high levels of the
stress hormone cortisol, high blood
sugar, and lower leptin molecules, a
brain hormone related to eating.
According to Dr. Maas, the
average person should fall asleep
after 15-20 minutes, if they receive
the nightly recommend nine hours
of sleep. The only category of
people who came close to falling
asleep in the recommended time
was prepubescent children. Seniors
citizens and Fortune 500 Executives
averaged ten minutes to fall asleep,
while the average high school or
college student falls asleep after five
minutes – the same amount of time
for people with sleep disorders such
as narcolepsy.
Dan Giller ’06 said, “I always
tried to get more sleep, but now
it’s confirmed that sleep really does
affect my day and I’ll try harder to
get more sleep.”
Dr. Maas amazed the audience
when he explained that driving with
a sleep-deprived person who has
had only one drink, is comparable to
driving with someone who has had
six shots with eight hours of sleep.
Dr. Maas said, “The difference
between the crash of a drunken
driver and sleeping driver, is the
drunk driver’s crash has skid marks.
Drivers that are sleep deprived go
into micro-sleep with their eyes
wide open, but their brains totally
shut down.”
Dr. Maas also stressed how
important our mattress is and how
vital it is to change our mattress
every 10 years. He explained to
the students that the combination of
dust mites as well as the daily shed
of skin and hair doubles the weight
of a mattress every 10 years.
Silke Cummings ’08 said, “I
thought it was very good, I thought
he was very funny. Dr. Maas’s
presentation was really intriguing
and quite a change from some of the
other boring stuff. What he had to
say was interesting and even though
I found some of the facts like those
about mattress really disturbing, I
think what he had to say was really
worth listening to.”
Dr. Maas left the audience with
advice on how to receiver longer
and more efficient sleep cycles. His
first tip was to go to bed everyday,
at the same time and to sleep
uninterrupted. He also said not use
sleep aids such as Tylenol PM to fall
asleep, and to not ingest stimulates
after 2 pm because they will affect
the ability to fall asleep naturally.
He also mentioned that students
need about one hour of sleep for
every two hours of wakefulness.
He said a 20-minute power nap in
the middle of the day would help the
nation eliminate sleep deprivation.
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ical momentʼ for people.”
This year, Dean of Faculty
Temba Maqubela and Dean of
Studies Margarita Curtis shared
the honor of announcing and briefly speaking about the eight recipients. Amidst loud applause, both
deans gave short speeches emphasizing the many accomplishments
of each recipient.
Chair of the Math Department
Suzanne Buckwalter received The
Zukerman Fellowship for Teaching and Learning. She was commended for leading the department
to a consistently higher level.
Teaching everything from geometry to calculus, her colleagues
described her as dynamic and
open-minded, while her students
say she is an “exemplary teacher
and an extraordinary person,”
according to Dr. Curtis and Mr.
Maqubela.
Ms. Buckwalter said, “It was
a huge honor - [an] awe-inspiring
[one], and I am so thankful to the
Zukermans for their recognition of
teaching. It was very unexpected
and very exciting...[It really] opens
up opportunities for the department and allows us to continue to
do the work we do.”
Instructor in English Jeff
Domina received the Richard J.
Phelps Instructorship, and was
praised as an extremely thoughtful
and enthusiastically imaginative
English teacher, always demanding yet compassionate, according
to Ms. Curtis and Mr. Maqubela.
He has taught at Phillips since
1999, in addition to serving as a
track coach.
History and Social Science Instructor Emma Frey was awarded
the Frederick S. Allis, Jr. Teaching
Instructorship in History. Chair of
History and Social Science Peter
Drench noted that since joining
the department, Ms. Frey has risen
quickly in a department “that takes
enormous pride in the quality of its
teaching.”
Instructor in Biology Raj
Mundra, the recipient of the Mesics Family Campaign Andover
Instructorship, has been with Phillips Academy since 1996. He currently serves as a house counselor
in Rockwell, Interim Associate
Dean of CAMD, and the advisor
of the Indo-Pak Society. He also
served as co-director of the Teach-
ing Fellow program.
Chair of the Physics Department Katherine Pryde, was presented with The George Peabody
Foundation award. Her colleagues
describe her as influential, organized, and readily available to help
her students outside of class
Chair of the Russian Department Victor Svec received the
A. Wells Peck Teaching Foundation. With the belief that technology should supplement language
learning, Mr. Svec has played a
major part in the creation of the
Language Learning Center (LLC)
and helped reform the report writing system.
One of the top theory teachers
in the country, Instructor in Music
Dr. Peter Warsaw was presented
with the Donna Brace Ogilvie
Teaching Foundation. Dr. Warsaw has taught music at Phillips
Academy since 1984. An active
performer, he has been an “inspiring, insightful educator” to many,
according to Ms. Curtis and Mr.
Maqubela.
Instructor in Art Thayer Zaeder, received the Lumpkin Family
Bicentennial Instructorship.
attorney Lisa Arrowood to The
Boston Globe reporter.
Among other requests, the
Driscoll family asked that Jayʼs
permanent record be changed
from “expelled” to “withdrawn,”
according to The Boston Globe.
Milton spokeswoman Cathy
Everett, told The Boston Globe that
the school is “disappointed that the
Driscoll family decided to take this
action. From the time we initially
learned about this matter, we have
acted appropriately and with the
best interests of the students and the
academy in mind. We stand by the
decisions we made and the actions
we took.”
When questioned about the
lawsuit, an anonymous student at
Milton responded, “I think they have
a right to sue the school. I do not
however agree with their lawsuit.
He broke the law and deserved to
be punished. If they gave him a
lesser punishment, they would not
be sending the right message to the
students.”
He continued, “I think the
lawsuit is really about getting bad
press for the school and giving some
dignity back to the family of Jay
Driscoll.”
On January 24, 2005, five boys
on the Milton varsity ice hockey
team were charged with statutory
rape for allegedly receiving oral sex
from a 15-year-old student.
In June, Jay Driscoll and two
other boys were placed on pretrial
probation. If they remain out of
legal trouble, they will be removed
from probation on their eighteenth
birthdays.
In a Disciplinary Committee
meeting at Milton, the administration
interviewed the students separately.
Then, according to The Boston
Globe, the school “forced Jay and
the other boys to make incriminating
statements, expelled them, and
notified police,” without calling his
parents.
An anonymous student from
Milton Academy said, “The general
Milton population felt that while the
boys deserved to be punished, the
girl deserved to be equally punished
because, in the studentʼs minds, she
consented to the act.”
The Milton sex scandal triggered
much debate over the summer. While
the state law forbids underage sex,
it is common for instances of uncoerced statutory rape to go without
prosecution.
While the school argued that the
number of boys present made the
action equivalent to coercion, the
suit said that there is “no evidence
that the boys ʻpressuredʼ or ʻcoercedʼ
the girl,” according to The Boston
Globe.
By JUSTINE PARADIS
Four new deans were appointed
to the Summer Session and (MS)2
programs for the summer of 2006.
Kit Washburn and Instructor in
Latin Catherine Carter, both returning
participants to Summer session, will
serve as the two senior deans. Mrs.
Washburn will also act as the house
counselor coordinator, and take on
responsibilities in the (MS)2 program.
Returning for their tenth and fifth
seasons, respectively, Andy Bedell ’94
and Sarah Manekin were chosen as the
two half-time deans.
Mr. Bedell will also teach and
work as a house counselor, while Ms.
Manekin will continue her current
position as coordinator of the teaching
assistants within both the Summer
session and (MS)2 programs.
The deans will have similar duties
to a cluster dean, though they will work
more as a team, and alternate nights on
duty in dorms.
“Keeping track of 600 kids is a big
job, but we have a good team, and I’m
looking forward to it,” said Ms. Carter.
Though (MS)2 and Summer
Session occur simultaneously, they Summer Session Paul Murphy.
have different admission policies
“[The deans] have the gateway to
because they target different groups of get to know all the kids, and it’s not just
students.
the kids in their classes or dorms – they
(MS)2 accepts applicants ofAfrican have an overreaching view over all the
American, Latin American, or Native students,” said Mr. Alonso.
American descent from urban areas
Althoughtherewillbenosignificant
which are not economically stable, to changes in the upcoming session of
study mathematics and science for three 2006, there will be two major additions
consecutive summers.
to the program
However, Summer “[The deans] have the for the Summer
session is open to all
Session of 2007. The
high-school applicants gateway to get to know administration will
and does not have a all the kids...they have open the program
particular focus of study. an overreaching view to students entering
The students live over all students.”
eighth grade, and
-FERNANDO ALONSO also introduce a new
in the same dorms and
participate in many
music program.
activities together, though their classes
“We’re starting discussions about
and curriculae are separate.
how we can accommodate younger
Director of (MS)2 Fernando kids –should they be in separate dorms,
Alonso, hopes that students will what should their day look like, what
familiarize themselves with many of should their curriculum look like – and
the same deans, faculty, and other adults we need a full year to plan for that kind
for the three consecutive summers that of change,” said Mr. Murphy.
they are at PA.
Instructor in Music Dr. Peter
“[The new deans] will bring Warsaw will supervise the music
in new ways of looking at college program. The program, intended
counseling that we haven’t had in the for serious performers, will include
dean’s office [yet],” said Director of intensive practice time, emphasis on
playing solos, and training from worldclass performers and teachers.
“We received a very generous
Abbot grant for much of the money
that we are going to need to hire these
guest artists, which is a cornerstone of
the new incarnation for the program.
We are excited about starting to build it
now and testing it in the summer of ’07.
In the ensuing years, we hope to build
a world class performance program
that could be a destination for serious
musicians,” said Dr. Warsaw.
The music program will be
primarily for violinists, cellists, and
pianists, with room for some violists.
(MS)2 students will not be involved
in the program, but Mr. Alonso looks
forward to its addition to the summer
community.
“Since the kids live with each
other, I think that that is an exciting
opportunity for (MS)2 students meet
different types of people and see
performances that, otherwise, they
wouldn’t be able to,” he said.
Mr. Alonso has changed (MS)2
graduation from a Tuesday to a Sunday
to allow parents attend graduation
without missing work days.
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The new board CXXIX happily anticipates their year together.
Eight Faculty Members Awarded Foundations and
Instructorships in Honor of Their Contributions to PA
By KATHARINE CHEN
Eight faculty members were
awarded for outstanding dedication
to the Academy and a continuous
effort to enrich the academic experiences of students at the Board of
Trustees dinner on Friday.
The teachers received instructorships and foundations; prestigious awards made available
through the generosity of donors.
The money, called an “endowment” or “endowed fund,” will go
towards the teaching foundation to
help pay for faculty salaries and
needs.
The foundations also provide
the honored faculty with a budget,
which they can use for independent research or another aspect of
academy life.
Director of the Office of Communications Michael Strysick
explained, “The foundations are
a great honor [and give faculty]
strong recognition for excellence
in teaching. It is the prestige that
goes along with it [that makes the
honor so impressive.]”
The recipients were not informed in advance of their
awards.
Mr. Strysick said, “It is the unexpectedness that makes it a ʻmag-
Four PA Summer Session Deans Named; Catherine
Carter and Kit Washburn to Serve as Senior Deans
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The Gazette
A graph depicting total savings on campus, in terms of gallons of oil.
Continued from Page 1, Column 1
company Bay State Gas, is expected to pay for itself in one to
three years.
Program administrators from
Bay State Gas will assess buildings when deciding which to include in their plans. They have
inspected twenty buildings thus
far, and have already completed
one building’s improvements.
They expect to finish six more
buildings within the next several
weeks.
The Partners in Energy program is in high demand because
of soaring energy prices. However, since OPP and Bay State Gas
joined the program early, more
inspections and improvements
are scheduled to be completed in
the near future.
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, fuel prices around the country increased
by 35% this year. Phillips Academy’s utility bill, normally two
million dollars, is expected to
jump to as high as $2.7 million.
This is nearly a one percent increase in the portion of the Academy’s approximately $100 million utilities budget.
As the New England winter
grows colder, the high demand
for heat has further inflated the
price of natural gas, PA’s primary
heat source. The school also has
the capability to burn low sulfur
transportation diesel to produce
the heat and energy it needs to
operate.
The most expensive buildings to operate on campus are
those that require the most fresh
air ventilation. Those buildings
cannot re-circulate the already
heated interior air such as the
Gelb Science Center.
Mr. Montanez wrote, “The
total energy savings dollars realized to date in the campus wide
energy conservation program has
been dramatic but not surprising.
It has been my experience here at
PA that whenever the community
as a whole is faced with a challenge we have always responded
favorably.”
Individual dorms are addressing heating issues as well.
Upon hearing complaints
of cold rooms in her dorm, Day
Hall, Instructor in English Stephanie Curci discovered that the
cold temperatures were the result
of open windows and doors in a
single room. The students were
asked to close their door if they
wanted to open their windows.
Ms. Curci chose to investigate
the problem before asking that
more heat be used.
She said, “It’s just common
sense. I’m currently sitting under
a blanket drinking hot tea; I’m
not turning up the heat.”
Ms. Curci also requested that
OPP plastic-wrap windows in
the dorm’s most drafty rooms.
Though she originally wished to
install storm windows, the Academy’s budget could not accommodate her request.
Hopefully, as the energy conservation initiative continues, all
buildings will become more efficient in their use of heat and electricity and the benefits of OPP’s
efforts will become apparent
campus-wide.
THE PHILLIPIAN NEWS FEBRUARY 3, 2006
7
Anne Northrup’82
Anne Northrup ‘82 is a
documentary filmmaker based in
Chicago. While growing up in
Indonesia, she tried to immerse
herself in American film culture
halfway across the world.
She pursued music at Oberlin
College following her graduation
from Andover. After Oberlin,
she returned to Indonesia to
teach English and to further her
studies of gamelan music. There,
she noticed that portrayals
of Americans were heavily
influenced by American movies.
She then came back to
America to play in a Chicago
orchestra. However, the power
of cinema continued to intrigue
her. In 1990, she decided to
apply to the film school at
Chicago’s Columbia College.
She entered the school without
prior experience in filmmaking,
but left after writing, starring in
and directing her thesis film “And
Everything Nice.” The film also
garnered the Golden Corn Award
at the Iowa Independent Film
and Video Festival. Currently
Mrs. Northrup has focused on
motherhood, as she is a proud
parent.
What
drew
you
documentary filmmaking?
to
I think my experience
living overseas and my desire
to communicate that was a big
part of it as well as my desire for
telling stories or experiences that
were hard to explain with words.
I also loved movies growing up. I
also loved photography and took
photography courses at PA.
How did Andover shape you
throughout your college and
career?
It certainly prepared me
academically for college. As a
freshman, they took us aside
and told us that although we
did well in high school, our first
year would be a rude awakening.
Actually, the first year of college
was relatively easy compared to
my two years at Andover.
Andover is an environment
where it was okay to be smart.
I went to public school for two
years in Tuscaloosa, Alabama,
where being smart was almost
shunned...That’s why I put my
daughter in a private school...I
think my involvement in music
there was probably my most
cherished experience, because
I was in Cantata, Fidelio and
Chorus.
What did you do before you
became a filmmaker?
After college, I returned to
Indonesia to teach English as a
second language and to study
Gamelan music, which I studied
in college also to preserve my
connection to Indonesia...When
I moved to Chicago, I started
working at the media library at
Northwestern University where
they had a lot of film and literature.
They had a few feature films, but
it was mostly technical things and
a lot of Shakespeare...I decided
to go to film school at Columbia
College in Chicago, rather than
at Columbia University or NYU
or one of the big West Coast film
schools because I really wanted
to stay in Chicago.
I loved music too and telling
stories with photography really
interested me. I guess it was not
wanting to choose between all of
my different passions. I spent in
total eight years in film school,
although I only took four years of
classes.
It took me about four more
years to finish my thesis film,
though I was trying to juggle that
with associate producing too.
I really wanted to get my film
on public television, so I spoke
with a producer at the Chicago
station. I wound up also getting
work associate producing many
documentaries on the Chicago
Public Television station.
Was life at PA different
because you had spent much
of your childhood in a foreign
country?
Yes, a lot of my life
experiences were colored by
growing up in a poor country.
Do you have any tips
or advice for current PA
students?
I think balancing of family
and career is where I am right
now—it’s a big challenge. Find
your passion and figure out how
you can do it in life.
If you can channel your
passion into your career, you’ll
be much happier and you’ll
work harder. Enjoy the Andover
community, too. It’s something
special. Who knows where your
passion will take you, but pursue
it.
- Schuyler Dickey ’09
Andover Offers Faculty Flexibility in Scheduling
By ANDREW CLAY
and MOLLY SHOEMAKER
In the same way that students
try to create their perfect schedules
each term, faculty
members must plan
their years every
spring.
The process
begins
when
teachers fill out a preference sheet,
which allows them to express their
preferences for periods and courses
that they want to teach.
These preference sheets are then
submitted to the department heads
and, based on the number of students
wanting to take a class during a
certain period, as well as room
availability, Scheduling Officer Dr.
Paul Cernota and the department
heads assign teachers to classes.
Regarding the flexibility of
the school to the specific needs of
teachers, many faculty members
have been pleased overall with the
system in place.
Dr. Cernota emphasized the
cooperative nature of the decision,
saying, “I wouldn’t say there’s any
one person who has total authority to
make those decisions. I think there’s
give and take to meet needs at all
three levels - the individual teacher,
the department (the department
chair), and the school as the whole
(the scheduling officer).”
Teachers’
workloads
vary depending on their other
responsibilities, such as being a
house counselor, coach, or dean. A
typical faculty member teaches three
classes if they live in a dorm and four
if they are out of the dorm.
Teruyo Shimazu is one of four
house counselors in Paul Revere and
Phillips Academy’s only Japanese
teacher. Ms. Shimazu says that she is
very content with her class schedule.
“Being in a big dorm like Paul Revere
often keeps my evenings away from
both personal and professional
needs,” says Ms. Shimazu.
Summer Opportunities Office to Hold Annual Fair Break Extended
Sunday; Over 70 Program Representatives to Visit To Accomodate
By EMERSON MOORE
PA students will be able to
spend their summer interning in
London, serving the community
in South Africa, roaming Berlin,
or almost anywhere else, studying
their subject of choice.
This
year’s
Summer
Opportunities Fair will represent all
of these programs, encompassing
a wide range of interests from
academic enrichment to outdoor
adventure and international home
stays.
The Fair is a joint project
between the Phillips Academy
Summer Opportunities Office and
the Parents of Students of Phillips
Academy (PSPA). Spokespersons
from over 70 programs will
be available to talk to students
and their parents, as well as the
Representatives from over 10
interim year, term-long, and
yearlong programs.
At least 15 PA students spent
their summer partaking in some
of the programs represented
in last year’s fair such as, The
Summer Academy, Experiment
in International Living, Intern
Exchange
International,
EF
Language Study Abroad, and
Where There Be Dragons.
Tanisha
Colon-Bibb
’06
participated in The Summer
Academy based in Cape Town,
South Africa with 45 other students
from Europe, Africa and the U.S.
I evaluate the concept of need
in my life, especially when I
saw that so many other people
were happy with less...There are
people at PA from all walks of
life, though some of them have
never seen poverty before.
I feel much more sympathy
for modern-day Indonesia, which
is now viewed as somewhat of a
terrorist state. Knowing so many
Muslims has helped me gain
understanding different than the
socio-political stereotypes. At
Andover, I found a home, unlike
in Tuscaloosa, where I had never
fit in.
Courtesy of Sam Hall
Sam Hall ’06 climbing the Wind River Range in Wyoming with
the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).
thought that Americans, especially
The program was divided into
African-Americans, were ignorant
three sections: classes, community
about their own culture,” she said.
service, and field trips.
Sam Hall ‘06 went backColon-Bibb took six classes,
country rock climbing on the
visited Nelson Mandela’s former
Wind River Range in the Rocky
jail cell, and drew a mural on the
Mountains of Wyoming with the
wall of a library as part of her
National Outdoor Leadership
community service project.
School (NOLS).
“Originally there was a lot of
Hall was the youngest in a
tension between the American
group of 13 people.
students and the African students.
He said, “It was the best
The Americans were mainly from
experience I’ve ever had. I learned
New York and California and
so much from the mountains and
the African students were split
developed a lot as a leader.”
in their views of the American
Dan Bacon ’06 participated in
students. Some wanted to be part
Intern Exchange International, a
of American culture, and they were
four-week program which gives
intrigued, but some of the Africans
students internship opportunities
in London. Students enrolled in
this program can choose to intern
among a wide variety of industries,
such as banking, international
relations, law, retail, community
service, medicine, public relations,
and information technology.
“I did an international relations
internship at a think tank. It was
a great way of finding out what
I wanted to do in college,” said
Bacon.
Where There Be Dragons is
a travel program that provided
homes for students in Tibet last
summer, though the location varies
year to year. Jeannette Francis ’06
said of her experience last summer,
“I guess their philosophy is that
when you travel to new countries,
you should be a traveler, not a
tourist.”
The program’s aim is complete
immersion in Tibetan culture,
particularly with a home-stay.
“They gave us one exercise
where they would write down a
place on a piece of paper and we
had to go on our own and stay there
for one and a half hours. Some of
us played with local kids. A mother
let me hold her baby. It really taught
me not to be scared. I didn’t speak
their language, but in the end I was
really comfortable about being
around Tibetans,” Francis said.
The Summer Opportunities
Fair will take place on Sunday,
February 5 in upper dining halls of
Commons.
Students’ Needs
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that it was important to have time to
discuss issues on the table.”
During Thanksgiving vacation
this past year, faculty discussed how
to most effectively divide the school
year between vacation and teaching
days.
In order to fill the quota of 150
days with a ten day Thanksgiving
break for the 2007 – 2008 school
year, the administration must choose
whether to begin classes before
Labor Day or extend classes into
early June.
According to Dr. Curtis, over
the past two years, the faculty
and administration were aware of
students’ and parents’ preference for
a longer Thanksgiving break, but
were not able to extend it because
of the required number of teaching
days.
Dr. Curtis said, “It had become
an understanding that the Monday
and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week
were important [for teaching].”
The additional days proposed by
Head of School Mrs. Barbara Landis
Chase in order to lengthen the school
year to 150 days will not be added
to the calendar until the 2007-2008
academic school year.
Dr. Curtis said, “We know the
envelope [is] 150 days. It is what
is in the middle that needs to be
discussed and finalized.”
Like many other faculty
members on campus, she tries to
do as much “classroom work” in
her evenings as possible. However,
with the responsibility of being a
house counselor comes unexpected
responsibility. “I can’t count on
doing much in the evening,” Ms.
Shimazu said, “not only in case of
unexpected needs of students in
the dorm, but also to catch up with
their day, which I really enjoy.” As
a house counselor, Ms. Shimazu
also has to communicate with
parents of students, which can be
time consuming, especially trying
to communicate with parents in
different time zones.
In addition, Ms. Shimazu has to
prepare for her upcoming classes.
She usually has 4-5 Japanese lesson
plans to do each night. Since she
is the only Japanese teacher at
Andover, it is hard for her to take
sick or personal days. “My fear
has always been not having enough
sleep,” says Ms. Shimazu. “I need
to have an adequate amount of sleep
so that I can have classes of quality.
Having a block of [free] time in the
morning is absolutely a must for me,
which gives me a chance to catch up
with what I was not able to complete
the night before, without suffering
from the sleep deprivation.”
Ms. Shimazu says that she really
appreciates her current schedule (first
and second periods free), which truly
accommodates her needs. “I don’t
know how I would be able to survive
otherwise,” she said.
Instructor in Mathematics Matt
Lisa lives in Stuart House with his
wife and young son James.
“I always put a preference down
[on the preference sheet], but if I
don’t get it I wouldn’t be unhappy
about it,” said Mr. Lisa. His wife,
Leslie, is not working, allowing him
not to be constrained by his son.
Mr. Lisa really appreciates the
work that the department chairs put
into scheduling for the faculty.
For teaching fellows the
scheduling process is a little different.
They miss out on the opportunity to
request specific class times since the
schedules for faculty are drawn up
in the spring before they arrive on
campus. In all cases, they only teach
two classes and are required to meet
as a group during fifth period every
day.
Thanks
Eliza &
Merit!
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8
From the goodness of our hearts, Features has decided to christen the inception of the new board
with an introduction to each of the sections. We apologize in advance.
by David Curtis
The upper management of
The Phillipian is much like the
tribal council of the Iroquois.
Fierce, proud, and in charge,
they only differ from the savages
in that they are not cannibals.
Their only important function as
editors involves catching all the
egregious racial falsehoods present in Features that we have
“neglected” to edit out. And by
neglect, I mean we never read
this stuff in the first place. Haha,
poop.
To begin with, there's Emma
Wood ’07, News Director. Her
primary role is “snooping” out
hot leads and yelling at the lowly
news writers, via email. She also
enjoys long walks on the beach
and emotional conversations
about“feelings.”Furthermore,
she is very much available, and
very much desperate. For a good
time, call 867-5309.
Then
there's
Lauren
Kelleher’07, Managing Editor.
Although I don't actually know
what that means, I do know that
she tends to yell at people a lot.
Her verbal threats are matched
only by her vicious beatings and
admirable toleration of libel. She
is a firm supporter of women's
rights, also known as a filthy,
fish-eating
feminist.
Nevertheless, like all women
except for Star Jones, her place
is actually in the home, as she
will soon come to find.
Prateek Kumar, Class of
2007, is the Deputy Managing
Editor. He could well be considered Kelleher's lackey, because
he is a mere deputy.
In Toy Story, when you pull
Woody's string, he says,
“Howdy partner, my name's
Woody. You're my favorite
deputy.” Haha, Woody.
Stephen Blackman is the
Editor-in-Chief of the paper. He
is the big dog, the CEO, the big
kahuna, the big man on campus,
and Chuck Norris all in one.
It is his job to make sure
Features doesn't get any more
people arrested. He claims that
he did not sleep with any one to
get EIC.
J.SiddallThe Phillipian
by Will Cannon
The Arts section is expected
to attract more readers than ever
with a spry, vivacious new group
of editors. Chris Li '07 and Jess
White '07 have pledged to devote
every waking moment of their
lives to their passion for the arts.
Chris Li is most famous for his
cameo in Crouching Tiger
Hidden Dragon in which he
played the horse ridden by Chow
Yun-Fat.
Chris has also acted in several Broadway musicals, such as
Cats and Fiddler on the Roof. The
pinnacle of his career in thespian
arts was playing the role of Liu
Kang, in the straight to DVD hit,
Mortal Combat Pi. Chris' partner
in crime, Jess White, is wanted in
over 30 states for illegally breeding genetically enhanced race
horses. Jess is expected to add
several new things to the layout
Cpt. Beavertrap/The Phillipian
These girls have something very sticky on their fingers:
journalism.
by Baron von Wiggles
The News Section of The
Phillipian is a veritable minefield of passion, romance,
tragedy, and rubber chickens.
Yet, putting aside all of
this drama, it is like any other
section of the paper. It is
rumored that they use necromancy, the practice of communicating with the dead to
predict the future, in order to
find out what the news section will consist of in any
given week.
Notably, rather than communicating with the spirits of
real-live dead people, they
generally choose instead to
converse with Stephanie
Marton '07. She is dead
inside.
After getting a “hot tip”
from the spirits of newsrooms
past, news typically tends to
follow one of two main paths.
They can either (a) start work
on the section on Monday
night, much like every other
section of the paper, or (b)
cavort about the newsroom,
eating take-out dumplings and
flirting with boys until the wee
hours of the morn on Monday
and Tuesday each week.
And then on Wednesdays at
10 p.m they decide to write a
“Phillipian Staff Report.”
Once a month, the news editors go on sabbatical to the
“Ranch,” where they participate in all sorts of tomfoolery.
On their way back from
Neverland, they tend to stop at
KFC to chow down on some of
Colonel Sanders' greatest hits.
They are not in the least
shocked by the painful live debeaking process that Playboy
model turned animal rights
activist Anna Nicole Smith
cares so strongly about.
Chickens do not have souls.
There is a reason no one is kissing Prateek: halitosis.
by Resur-X-shun
Commentary this year is
expected to provide a play by
play guide on U.S. politics, with
flawlessly illustrated political
cartoons and superior analysis.
Yoni Gruskin '07, and Danielle
Rothman '07 are a tag team only
the stone cold Steve Austin and
Hulk Holgan could take down.
When asked about the direction
of the section, Danielle had the
following to say: Googogo
BaBABAB. GEorGe Bush,
Fiwwwwiiibusttaahh cablooby.”
Danielle's comments penetrated
into the very depths of my soul.
Never before had I heard someone speak so passionately. Her
co-editor Yoni Gruskin added “I
swear to god I didn't know dead
hookers were illegal.” Soon
after he set the room on fire and
incapacitated me. The new
“Deputy” Prateek Kumar '07 is
once again expected to create
chaos with his crazy-kooky
commentary articles, because
everyone knows Republicans
aren't real people. The only
downside to commentary is the
fact it is still less popular than
the
Feature's
section.
Commentary is looking to right
this wrong by selling T-shirts.
The T-shirts are expected to be
very popular, but have little or
no effect towards accomplishing
what they were set out to do.
The Features section wishes
commentary the best of luck,
despite their inferiority.
S. Blackman/The Phillipian
Will Cannon ’07 bears witness to the merciless field of politics
of the section, included a subliminal messaging area, where she
will articulate her theories and
beliefs in order to build a following strong enough overthrow the
American government. When
combined, the two are expected
to generate enough positive energy to rival that of every roller
coaster in the world combined.
When asked what Arts is planning to report on in the following
weeks, they responded with a
plethora of answers. Of the many
uttered, I was particularlywowed
by the dance recital choreographed by Peter Dignard '07 and
the soon to be famous Clown Suit
Monologue performed by Dan
Gabel '06. In addition to this riveting coverage, the Arts section
has pledged to use new half-page
photos to entice the reader to the
five words of text below. May
the golden god Zeus bless the
Arts section with a bountiful and
glorious year.
S. Blackman/The Phillipian
This is quite possibly the only picture, ever, of the Arts Section
that people will see.
by Jonny Cobra
B. Canaday/The Phillipian
The new hit emo-band SLaVE was just dumped by its collective significant others for football captain Matt Ward ’06.
being nothing more that a bunch of
by Prateek Kumar Class of 2007 Commentary copycats (might I
add, lackeys)? Also, for anyone
who's asking, no, I am NOT
No question in my mind: Kelleher's you-know-what (not
Features is the section for all the allowed to say the exact word, but
wannabee News and Commentary it is a more colloquial synonym for
articles. Nothing more than a lackey). I do what Kelleher asks,
bunch of hooligans who want to and in return, she bakes me pie. It's
look like they do real journalism just that simple. (Kelleher,
when, in fact, they're merely a Pumpkin's my favorite, in case you
waste of flesh and blood. Even were wondering). This is what we
worse is the quality of the articles. Republicans call capitalism: tradMy dog could write better than ing and bartering goods and servthey can (that is, if I had a dog). ices with some form of competiAfter all, they've called me in, tion. You see, Kelleher bakes good
Deputy Managing Editor Prateek pie, but if I find someone else who
Kumar, to try and salvage this god- bakes better pie, then I'll ask
awful section. Even I know I'm not Blackman to replace Kelleher so
funny! Impossible task, huh? that I can work for someone who
Yeah, I'm going to take this oppor- bakes good pie.
tunity to issue a call for new
Last thing folks. Just because
Features writers who might be able I'm Deputy does not mean you're
to write about something besides entitled to make Toy Story jokes.
Brokeback Mountain. (Funny, yes, None of that “Howdy, partner!”
but seriously, every topic has a crap. I like to think of myself as a
limited life span).
Drill Sergeant rather than a simple
Speaking of horrible writing, Deputy. It’s a lot more fun I think.
what was with that attempt at a I get to order people around a lot.
Point-Counterpoint? You see what Speaking of which, FEATURES,
I mean about the Features Editors GET ME A COFFEE!
The Sports Section is
enthused and ready for a great
CXXIX campaign! Led by star
junior
writing-back
Peter
Dignard, who is a self-proclaimed “VAHSITY STAH,”
The Sports Section anticipates a
strong season in the NEPSSSL
(New England Prep School
Sports
Section
League).
Dignard is notorious for his
tough defense, and is the all
time leading spell-checker in
Andover history, having just
reached the milestone of 1,118
spell-checks. Other solid contributors to this section include
Senior Interior Layout Designer
Rush Martin, who is a force to
be reckoned with on the battlefield that is the sports layout.
When asked about his future
goals and thoughts for improving the Sports Section, Rush
eloquently stated: “They don't
think it be like it is, but it
do.”(Editors Note: Rush plans
on attending the University of
Phoenix Online next year, where
he intends to become a cyber
stalker, further ambitions lead
him to a county jail). Rounding
out the leaders of this motley
crew is none other than PG
Capslocker Will Sherrill, who is
very tall. I mean seriously, have
you ever seen this kid. He looks
like a tree. A BIG TREE. I suppose that would be his strongest
asset as a writer (his height). It
certainly gives him an advantage over almost all of the other
writers in the league. On a sadder note, not every member of
last year's squad was able to
return to the team. Alexa Reid
has been banned from the team
and forced to write for the lowly
News Section, for violating
team rules of “too much hanky
panky.” When asked to further
comment on this sad state of
affairs, Alexa said: “ANYTHING YOU WANT HER TO
[WITHIN REASON].”
[Editor’s Note: I would just
like to point out that, up until
this point, Mr. “Cobra” made his
article into a single long paragraph. As editor, I did nothing to
change this, because I found it
funny.]
B. Canaday/The Phillipian
Pete Dignard’s middle name is Shamu.
THE PHILLIPIAN FEATURES FEBRUARY 3, 2006
Q
:
Steve,
I
currently
live in a
gutter and
have
no
personal
assets or
loved ones.
What is the
meaning of
life?
A: Splendid question. The
Merriam-Webster dictionary tells
us, the meaning of life is, “the
sequence of physical and mental
experiences that make up the
existence of an individual.” But
what do dictionary writers know
about life? After all, they themselves have no life.
I'm glad to finally have the
opportunity to share my philosophical thoughts in my column
this week. For most of the world,
life is nature, love, friends, family, passion, mystery, food, memories, and fun. In my opinion, life
is very much about being an individual. Taking a cue from this
belief, I identified what I personally believe is the meaning of life.
Pursuing your dreams.
Depending on what aspirations you have, I very strongly
recommend reading through the
billions of pages of the United
States penal code. I'd especially
like to make note of Title 18 Part
I Chapters 109-110 regarding
sexual abuse and exploitation. I
swear I did not know laws regarding such acts even existed. The
judge didn't let me off the hook
and put me in jail with a bunch of
dudes in a non-co-ed jail for
breaking some of those entirely
unnecessary laws. Seriously, read
those chapters closely; jail blows.
Sometimes you realize the
goals you have are simply impossible to accomplish and you have
to cut back so you can achieve
some results. A goal of this nature
for me was collecting all the
beanie babies. It wasn't but 20
days as an official TY Beanie
Baby club member until I got sick
of that crap. I took out my rage on
Hobo the dog. Anyway, I changed
that goal to something completely unrelated, scoring 25 million
points in Space Cadet Pinball.
Now that would be something to
be truly proud of.
It may seem like life is purposeless living in a gutter and
having zero personal net worth,
in fact it probably is. My ultimate
advice is “Get Rich or Die Tryin'”
and not the movie, it sucks.
Your loving friend,
Bartz
9
by Larry Dai
FEATURES BIG HANDS
by Jonathan Adler
FEATURES BURPIES
Brown hair, worn like a
politician from the 70s.
Freckles scattered about a
strangely pale face. Huge ears,
that turn bright red in the cold,
heat, or anywhere within ten
feet of a girl. Despite all of this,
she said yes. I, Jonathan Adler,
got myself a date to the annual
winter formal, the Blue and
Silver Ball.
It all started the Thursday
before the dance. I had waited
and waited before asking one of
the young ladies here at
Andover, coolly searching for
the right moment and the right
girl.
The general consensus at
this school seems to be that the
later you ask, the cooler, less
desperate you are.
If you ask 'too early', you're
a creepy guy who is trying to
make sure nobody better asks
your girl. But if you ask 'too
late' then you're just grabbing
any girl you can find so you
don't get depressed the night of
the dance.
So, I thought two days
before the dance was a perfect
time to ask. Also, my grandmother was pressuring me.
I saw her in Commons, and
sat at her table, along with a few
other kids. I figured it would be
tougher for her to say no in front
of other people.
So after dancing around it
for a while, talking about things
Head of School Day Activities
10. Segway jousting with
Ethan Schmertzler ’07
9. Going to the movies to watch
Brokeback Mountain again
8. Doing some college visiting at the
University of Phoenix Online
7. Building Snowcaves with built in Slip-nslides and burning A’s
6. Listening to inspirational Chasidic Reggae
artist Matisyahu
5. Staging a beard-off with
David Curtis ’07; losing
4. Having a parietal with Eliot Wall ’07; later,
proceeding to vomit in disgust
3. Crying
2. Seeing no evil and hearing no evil, but
speaking lots and lots of evil
1. Working on the Phillipian.
K. Matsumoto/The Phillipian
After being rejected by big ticket item Becca Waldo ’07, Jadler
resorted to Plan B: Matharine Katsumoto.
They looked at the flowers,
such as the weather, recent medical appointments I've had and and then at each other, and each
her favorite color, I popped the debating calling their mothers
for help.
question.
“Are the red ones good? Oh
When she said yes, I quickly
jumped out of my seat and ran no, no I can't get those- she'll
think I love her or something.
out of Commons.
I would, under no circum- What about pink? What do
stances make any contact with those mean? That's friendship
her until the night of the dance. or something right? Nah, those
I've learned that it is impossible are four bucks each…and
for a girl to change her mind they're just gonna die, right? Oh
when she doesn't see you until man this sucks. Um, what's that
over there? Bamboo? That
the dance.
I had two days to prepare for could be funny. Yeah, I'll get
the ball, and there was much to her bamboo, you know, as a
be done. First, I took my week- joke. No, no she'll hate that. I
ly shower a few days early. guess I'll just get that one there,
Next, I went downtown to CVS yeah that. Oh it's cheap too.
and bought this soap you put on Better throw some of that filler
your arm pits, but don't rinse in there. Yeah that looks good.
Alright I'll take it. Eight doloff.
After that, realizing I had no lars? Sweet.”
I left Kabloom carrying my
blazer in my closet, I felt ready
flowers, and after graciously
for the dance.
Saturday morning, I awoke smiling at every old woman who
confident and anxious, around 3 asked “Ohh, are those for me?” I
o'clock in the afternoon. There was ready for the dance.
We arrived at 9:30 to an 8:30
was little time to waste. I threw
on some clothes and rolled dance because once again, being
downtown on my Razor scooter late is cool. We danced, I fell in
to pick up some flowers at love with Cascada's “Everytime
We Touch”, and we drank
Kabloom for my date.
When I stepped into the punch.
All in all, I'd say I did a pretflorist, it seemed as though I had
stepped into the Rockwell com- ty good job. So if any of my
mon room. At least fifteen awk- female readers are looking for a
ward freshmen boys (and one good time, come this spring, I'm
lower, me) stood in the tiny pretty sure I'm available for the
room stuffed with flowers and Abbot Ball. But then again, it
might just be cooler to wait.
testosterone.
FLINTSTONE, M.d.- A lawsuit was recently placed against
the
Maryland
Board
of
Education involving a case with
a colorblind teenager. 17-yearold Franklin Teller was enraged
to discover that he was actually
colorblind after a driver's education course in his hometown.
“He just kept running the red
lights.” said Teller's driver's ed
instructor. “I just assumed he was
high or something. Hell, I don't
know what was going on. Kids
these days, ya know?”
Obviously, no one had
known. At least not for 17 years.
The Teller family tried to trace
back into Frank's life and all of
the pieces of the puzzle started to
come together.
After a trip to the hospital
where Frank was born, the
Tellers had discovered that his
birth records had been accidentally switched with another boy
of the same age, Hank Mellar.
Mellar was immediately
located living in a nearby
Maryland town and was
informed of his new situation.
Mellar was extremely relieved to
hear that he actually wasn't colorblind. “Oh wow. I just can't
believe it,” Mellar said. “My
doctor has been reassuring me I
was colorblind since I was born.
It never occurred to me that I
wasn't the freak of nature I
thought I was. I remember when
people always became uncomfortable around me when the
subject of rainbows came up. But
that's all past me now. Maybe my
schoolyard chums will stop picking me last in gym class. Finally,
I can stop worrying about being
colorblind and focus improving
my lack of social skills and body
odor problem!”
The deficiency that Mellar
was wrongly diagnosed with
happened to be the most severe
type of colorblindness, called
Monochromasy.
In
simpler
terms,
Monochromasy limits the range
of color distinction for the carrier to only black and white. “It's
like living in those old black and
white western films,” Teller's
doctor stated. “But it's more
accurately like living in the black
and white abyss of hell.” Upon
hearing this, Mrs. Teller, burst
out in a sea of tears.
“I… I just don't know what to
think anymore. I thought my
baby boy was perfect. I loved
him like no other.” Betsy murmured between loud sobs.
Shortly after, she had a look on
her face as if she had just seen a
herd of wooly mammoths with
rabies. When asked about what
had just happened, she paused
and began to respond. “I just
remembered something. Frankie
failed kindergarten two years in a
row.” Unfortunately, Flintstone
Public Kindergarten's curriculum, like so many others, was
mainly based on knowing the
colors. “I remember one day,
Frankie came home from school
and told me that he hated school.
When I asked him why, he said
he didn't know the colors, but all
the other kids did. We practiced
and practiced for hours on end,
but Frankie could just never get
them.”
When asked why she had
never questioned this fact, Betsy
responded,” Well, I thought he
was just stupid or something.”
Franklin's dad, Bob Teller,
responded in a similar fashion.
“Well, what the hell was I supposed to do?” Bob said. ”The kid
was as dumb as a rock. The wife
wanted to hire a tutor or something, but well, I wasn't about to
waste hard earned money on
some crackpot conman that
could read and whatnot. I locked
Frankie in a room with a packet
of construction paper and sure
enough he passed kindergarten
that year.” Upon further questioning of Frank, he told us that
the only reason he passed kindergarten was because he cheated
off a kid sitting nearby.
Frankie's lifelong friend,
George Clementine, said that this
was going to be a huge blow to
Frankie's ego. Frankie, being two
years older than everyone else,
was the quarterback and captain
of the Flintstone High football
team. Upon hearing that he was
colorblind, Frankie swore that he
would never play football again.
Frankie's football coach was
recorded as stating, ”Frankie had
an amazing throw, but I always
had to wonder why half the time
he'd throw a perfect spiral to a
man on the other team.” Frankie
led the league in both touchdowns and interceptions
“I just have to wonder why
no one knew until know,” Mrs.
Teller said. “We're suing the
board of education because of
this ridiculous mistake and
maybe we can use the money we
win to buy Frankie a new set of
finger-paints.
Oh
wait.
Nevermind.”
Interestingly enough, only
last week, Frankie's half cousin,
living in Springfield, Kentucky,
had just discovered he had a
sixth toe on his left foot. George
Clementine added,”Those Tellers
are at it again. They are just plain
stupid.”
SLaVE 4 Eva
Von Wiggles x2530
Stabby McTear x2761
Resur-X-shun x2522
From the vault...
THE PHILLIPIAN SPORTS February 3, 2006
10
Boys Squash Splits Matches;
PA Barely Loses to Choate
by Ali Zindman
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
B. Canaday/ The Phillipian
Nancy Ann Little ’08 cruises past a on rushing Deerfield defender as two of her teamates look on. For the entire game, Andover
skating proved to be far superior to that of Deerfield.
Girls Hockey Destroys Deerfield 3-0 and PEA 4-0;
Coffey ’07 Has a Great Week With Five Total Goals
by Janet Scognamilio
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
Andover
Deerfield
3
0
Brooks
Andover
2
1
Andover
Exeter
4
0
Olivia Coffey '07 scored
with 9:52 remaining in the first
period to spark
Andover's
phenomenal 30 win over
Deerfield
Academy last
GIRLS HOCKEY w e e k e n d .
Coffey led the
way for Andover as she scored
five goals in three games last
week.
Deerfield's strength lay in its
brute force, but its skating
proved mediocre. Deerfield
goalie Molly Schaus '06 was the
only player who posed a threat
to the Andover's dominance on
the ice.
Co-Captain Julie Wadland's
'06 crisp wrist shot, assisted by
Katelyn Foley '08, made the
score 2-0. In the third period,
Coffey scored Andover's third
goal with 6:25 left in the third
period.
Goalie Alissa Fromkin '09
played an impeccable game,
stopping all 17 of Deerfield's
shots.
On Monday, Andover's
momentum from the Deerfield
game fizzled against Brooks
Academy.
The Division I Big Blue suffered a disappointing loss of 2-1
against Brooks' Division II
team.
Defenseman Stephanie
Clegg '08 remarked, “We
weren't playing our game; it was
just a bunch of individuals trying to make their own miraculous play.”
Before the game, Coach
Fenton warned the girls to
expect competition, as Brooks
played
strongly
against
Brewster Academy, one of the
top schools in the Division II
league, earlier in the season.
Once again, Coffey scored
first off of a rebound with 13: 07
left in the first period. Despite
its early success, Andover struggled to retain control of the
game.
Brooks scored once in the
second period and once in the
third to take a 2-1 lead.
Andover's forwards did not back
check well, leaving the Andover
defensemen to deal with multiple odd man rushes.
Andover goalie Joy Joung
'07 was left on an island as
Brooks forwards came in unimpeded on her.
Andover also had too many
penalties.
Forward
Jamie
Harisiades '08 was called for
two minor penalties, one for
high sticking and the other for
interference.
An unsportsmanlike play
penalty was also called against
Megan Monteclavo '06, who
refrained from stopping the play
of the puck after the referee had
blown the whistle.
Andover needed to erase any
memory of the Brooks loss
before it faced archrival Exeter
on Wednesday, and the Big Blue
left no doubt that the Brooks
game was an aberration.
In an unbelievable game,
Andover blew out Exeter 4-0.
Coffey and Megan Shea '07
scored two goals each, both of
which left the stadium in awe.
For one of the goals, Coffey
tipped a Foley shot out of the air
and into the back of the net.
Shea one-timed one of her goals
off a pass from Ale Moss '07.
Kaitlyn McInnis '09 and
goalie Joung played impeccable
games.
McInnis led the
Andover attack down the ice
with her eyes peeled for an open
teammate to pass to. Joung
faced several Exeter breakaways and stopped them
all.Coming off of this high,
Andover faces New Hampton
this Friday.
Choate
Andover
4
3
Andover
Westminster
6
1
On Saturday the Boys
Varsity Squash team traveled to
Choate for a
double-header.
Overall the day
was split with a
4-3 loss to
BOYS SQUASH Choate and a 61 victory over
Westminster.
Coach Tom Cone was
pleased with the team's performance saying, “We played two
strong teams, where matches
could have gone either way, particularly against Choate. There
was some good squash, and
these matches showed just how
much we have improved.”
The Big Blue played Choate,
the tougher of the two opponents
first. At the top of the ladder
Captain Dan Wagman '06 won
his match easily in three games.
Similarly, at number two, Derek
de Svastich '06 swept his opponent in three games. Of the two
matches Coach Cone said, “Dan
and Derek are two very strong
players, who give us a lot of
power at the top of the ladder.
Against a team like Choate, with
a strong middle ladder, we need
to secure victories at the top.”
Also playing well for the Big
Blue was Graham Miao '09.
Miao pulled out a strong five
game match after being up two
games to none. Through the use
of good length and accurate drop
shots, Miao ran his opponent
along the diagonal of the court,
tiring him out.
Unfortunately, Simon Keyes
'06 could not close out his five
game match. Keyes still played
well, executing good length. Of
the match Coach Cone said, “We
played strong squash and are
showing signs of improvement
which is good.”
Facing Westminster next, the
Big Blue captured the victory 61. At spots one and two,
Wagman and de Svastich once
again won their matches in three
easy games. At number three,
Keyes lost three to none. At
number four, Miao came out on
top with a three game victory.
Coach Cone said about the
matches at the top of the ladder,
“The guys played pretty clean
squash, keeping everything tight
and deep. They also looked for
the volley to cut off their opponent's recovery time.”
Overall the day was successful because the team showed
great signs of improvement
through their better length and
shot selection.
On Wednesday the Big Blue
traveled to Exeter, losing 5-2.
The two wins came from the
number four and number six
spots. Miao easily won his
match in three games, hitting
with impeccable length that
really pressured his opponent.
Sam Woolford '06 was able to
close out his match in four
games. Similarly, Woolford used
good length and volleys to his
advantage, not allowing his
opponent enough time to get
back to the center of the court.
At the number one spot,
Captain Wagman lost his match
in four games. Of the match
Coach Cone said, “Dan had a
nice match. His opponent was
really on today with all of his
shots.
Unfortunately Dan could not
get the win for us.” At the number three spot, Keyes lost another five game match. While he
did not win, Keyes was in control of a good number of the
points. Coach Cone said of the
day, “Today was another learning experience. We learned that
we need to come prepared to
play every match, [because] we
have no easy matches on the
schedule.” The Big Blue looks
forward to facing Middlesex and
Brooks on Saturday.
Girls Basketball Crushed by Worcester;
Defending Champs Too Much for Blue
her defender with her dribbling,
and always maintaining possession. Due to Andover's aggresWorcester
59
sive defense, Worcester only
29
Andover
scored 23 points in the first half.
However, Worcester shut down
On Saturday, the Girls
Andover's offense and led at
Basketball team hosted the top
halftime 23-9.
team in New
In the second half, Worcester
England Class
played aggressive defense with
A, undefeated
double teams, and Andover
Wo r c e s t e r
struggled to get shots off. Coach
Academy.
Boardman noted “Our biggest
Worcester had
struggle lately has been our
GIRLS
way too much
BASKETBALL
offense. We aren't getting enough
talent and overshot attempts and we are turning
whelmed Andover in a dominatthe ball over too much, which
ing 59-29 win. Andover played
takes away from opportunities.”
good defense throughout the
However, after Worcester scored
game, but Worcester totally shut
a quick 10 points on Andover,
down Andover's offense.
the Big Blue came together.
The game began up-tempo
Claire Fox '06 was successful
with aggressive play from both
inside, getting to the foul line.
Beattie fought hard for rebounds,
helping Andover gain possession. The team worked together
as they tried to catch up. With six
minutes left in the game, Captain
Jackie Price '06 stole the ball and
passed to Macdonald, who was
fouled. Macdonald drained her
free throws.
With high energy, Andover
continued to give Worcester a
good fight. Hollis created several
scoring opportunities by driving
the basket. With two minutes left
in the game, Andover maintained
strong defense, with Beattie
playing well off the boards.
Stuart Anderson '07 also had a
couple steals.
Worcester just had way too
much talent and won 59-29.
Macdonald, who played an
exceptional game, led the team
with 13 points. Beattie, Hollis,
and Kelly Fox '08 each had 4
points. Macdonald said, “It was a
win in our eye” to hold a team
who scores an average of 70
points a game to only 59. With a
4-7 record, Andover hopes to
continue their strong defense, but
improve their offensive game,
creating more scoring opportunities and getting more points. The
team strives to have more off ball
movement and cutting to create
open shots and better scoring
opportunities.
Macdonald
notices that “Each practice we
B. Canaday/ The Phillipian are improving, and taking steps
Kristen Macdonald ’07 could not be stopped as she soars over in the right direction”.
a defender for layup.
by Lauren Jackson
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
sides. Andover played great
defense throughout the game,
especially in the first half. Coach
Lani Boardman stated, “We have
made tremendous strides in our
defense,” and commented on
Andover's ability to “eliminate
fast breaks.” As Worcester tried
to pull away from Andover,
Kristen Macdonald '07 made
several defensive steals and
jumpstarted Andover's offense
with three pointers. Sarah Beattie
'07 also played aggressive
defense and had several steals.
On offense, Kara Hollis '07
drove to the basket multiple
times and beat her defender off
the dribble. Despite being guarded by a quick and aggressive
defender, Kristen Macdonald '07
displayed phenomenal ball handling skills, constantly beating
J. Siddall/ The Phillipian
Hector Cintron ’08 has a firm grip on his opponent as he is poised to throw his opponent across
the mat.
Wrestling has 2-1 Mark at Quad Meet;
Paintal ’07 Gets Team Best 10th Pin
by Sara Wallace
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
Phillips Academy wrestlers
have left little doubt of their
p o w e r
with the
results of
t h e i r
meets.
WRESTLING
They are
sweating out the benefits of their
hard work, wrestling their way
to a strong record of 13-4,
although only 11 of those wins
are in the Class A League.
Andover went 2-1 in a quad
meet at home on Saturday,
destroying Tilton 56-24, beating
St. Paul's 34-33 and losing to
Brooks 44-33.
In fact, the meet against St.
Paul's resulted in a tied score,
but PA was named the winner by
the greatest number of first
match points, the sixth tiebreaker criteria. This has been the second year in a row that the PA/St.
Paul's dual has been decided by
tiebreaker; however, last year,
St. Paul's was declared victorious.
Colin Serafino '06, Brian
Foye '06, and Akshay Paintal '07
all went undefeated with 3-0
records. All three of Paintal's
wins were by pin, allowing him
to boost his team-leading total to
ten on the season. Andover
opened against Tilton, using pins
from Hector Cintron '08, Sam
Cartmell '06, Serafino, Paintal,
and Gordon Murphy '06 to seal
the win against the Rams.
St. Paul's proved to be a
tougher opponent. Paintal, AJ
Charles '07, and Foye all pinned
their opponents, and Captain
Gabe Worgaftik '06 and Victor
Vazquez '06 wrestled their way
to a couple of solid wins. Yet
Andover still trailed by a score
of 33 - 24 with only two bouts
left.
Moving up to 189 pounds
from his accustomed 171,
Cintron earned an important 8-4
win. Serafino pulled through
with a first-period victory at 215
pounds, forcing the 33 - 33 tie,
sending the match into the
tiebreaker.
PA fought hard but lost the
last meet of the day against
Brooks.
Charles, Murphy, Foye, and
Paintal all pinned their opponents, and Serafino achieved an
impressive 10-3 victory. In the
exhibition bouts, Alex Clifford
'07 and Thao Nguyen '07 both
pulled out wins.
On Wednesday, Andover's
grapplers absolutely crushed
Thayer, with a score of 57 - 18.
Foye had a particularly
impressive match. He was losing
four to one, but pulled through to
win with a pin. Charles,
wrestling at 125 pounds, also
had an excellent pin.
Captain Worgaftik had a
great day, winning all three of
his matches by pin. He had to
fight exhaustion to pin two of his
opponents in immediate succession during his exhibition
matches. During the course of
the day's meet, the team sustained only two losses and came
out overwhelmingly victorious
with 20 wins.
The girls on the team, in particular, have been exceeding
everyone's expectations.
On Wednesday, every single
PA female wrestler won her
match, and, most impressively,
Kassie Archambault '06 came
through for the team, pinning a
male wrestler at 119 pounds.
JONAH GUERIN
Ultimate Frisbee
Team Turns Varsity
It often seems that Ultimate
players are the most underappreciated athletes on campus, but not for
long. Coach Scott Hoenig called a
meeting last Monday night for the
returning members of last year's
Ultimate squad, who were delighted to hear the announcement from
Athletic Director Martha Fenton
that Ultimate would be the newest
Varsity sport at PA.
To become a varsity sport, certain criteria must be met. There
must be the proper facilities, an
accepted financial statement, an
interscholastic schedule, and a
coach committed to the sport for
multiple years. Most importantly
there must be significant interest in
the sport for numerous years.
Phillips Academy Ultimate has
finally met all of these conditions.
It was brought to life at Phillips
Academy by interested students in
1999, but did not gain recognition
as a sport until Coach Hoenig revitalized the program. The program
has branched out since Coach
Hoenig took control and Andover
now hosts the New England Prep
School Ultimate League (NEPSUL) Tournament every May.
This is a great accomplishment
for both the Andover program and
the sport as a whole. Recently,
many prep schools have turned
their Ultimate programs into varsity teams, including perennial powerhouse
Northfield
Mount
Hermon.
Co-Captains Jonah Guerin '07
and Peter Kalmakis ‘06 are thrilled
to lead the team in its debut season
as a varsity sport. Returning also
from last year's team are Trevor
Sanders '07, Justin Waite '07,
Victor Kim '06, Eliza Burns '06,
and Stephen Blackman '07.
Though this is a promising lineup,
the team hopes to see some new
recruits for the coming season.
Also in the cards for the coming
season is the possibility of fielding
a girl's team which would compete
in tournaments and individual
games against other New England
teams. Burns, an experienced player, is excited to contribute a great
deal of wisdom and instruct
recruits in the inner workings of the
game.
It is safe to say that Ultimate is
spreading rapidly across the globe.
Though it started in New Jersey in
1968, it has spread from Great
Britain to Japan to Australia and
continues to grow. Varsity recognition at the high school level is just
another step as Ultimate makes its
way into the mainstream of world
sports.
BOYS HOCKEY
Sloppy Win
Over Loomis;
Blowout vs. Deerfield
THE PHILLIPIAN SPORTS February 3, 2006
ABHISHEK
11
Pakistan and India
Slug it Out in Cricket
Continued from Page 11, Column 6
India on its own home turf.
Pakistan has already won the
Continued from Page 12, Column 2
Test
portion of the series after
side for a quick two-goal insurdefeating
India 1-0 (two of the
ance.
Test
matches
were drawn.)
Seven
minutes
later,
Pakistan
routed
India in the
Martignetti would strike again
third test match by 341 runs.
on a nice between-the-legs feed
Although the third match was
from the wall from McMahon,
not competitive, the majority of
and fired a slapshot from the
the series has thus far been
point that snuck above the shoulmemorable.
der of the goalie for a three-goal
The first match was a
lead. To cap off the dominating
slugfest,
in which Pakistan
second period, Chris Cahill
scored
679
runs in its first
snuck behind the defense and
innings.
India
then responded by
converted on a breakaway
scoring
410
runs
before losing
opportunity with 0.8 seconds
its first wicket (getting out).
remaining to send PA into the
India missed the all-time
locker room with a commanding
record
for an opening partner4-0 lead.
ship
by
only three runs.
In the third, Deerfield would
In
the
second test, the two
get on the scoreboard to break
teams
scored
1,191 runs in the
Andover's shutout streak of
K. Matsumoto/ The Phillipian first inning, an unusually high
more than 116 minutes, but
Martignetti quickly answered A huge part of Andover success last week was its performance in the free events, winning every score.
single one.
When India and Pakistan
back on a rebound putback four
play
each other, all statistics and
minutes later to cap his hat trick
trends might as well be thrown
and bring the lead back to four
out the window.
goals, 5-1.
For example, coming into
As the final three minutes
this
series, India was ranked as
wound down, PA let its guard
the
second
best test team (behind
down as Deerfield scored twice,
Australia),
yet Pakistan still
but Tom Dignard '06 potted an
first with the time of 2:19.25 and streak of first place finishes was
by Dennis Jow
defeated
its
archrival.
empty-netter with nine seconds
Glancy finished hard with a solid broken in the 100 Backstroke.
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
A great personal story of the
remaining to cement the game as
second place, both swimmers far Feeney went out hard for her secAndover
128
series
so far has been that of
ahead of the competition. Diving ond place time of 1:07.89.
a 6-3 Andover win.
Mohammad
Asif. Entering the
58
Deerfield
Retaliating furiously, Andover
took longer than expected, but finWard finished with 23 out of
ished nicely as Rachel Reinauer swept the next event, 100 Breast. third test match, Asif had played
26 saves on the night, and the
Scoring a spectacular success '07 took second place.
Casha ripped through the water in a grand total of 2 matches, but
victory brought PA's record to
in
its
first
away
meet
of
the
season,
first with a time of 1:11.72, fol- ended up taking nearly half of
Ruan
claimed
another
gold,
11-3-4 on the year.
the
Girls
lowed by Kidron in second and India's wickets (he was responsiplacing
first
in
the
100
Fly
while
On the overall win, Coach
Varsity
Swim
Glancy was barely touched out by Tina Kit '09 in third. Finally, ble for getting eight of India's
Guden said, “Forechecking was
team dominat- 0.06 seconds in third place. The Andover finished well in the 400 twenty batsmen out).
a big key for the success of our
ed its oppo- girls swept the 100 Free, going Free Relay, getting first and third.
Two countries intertwined in
offensive shot generation, which
nent,
more one-two-three with Roddy slam- Although tired from the long day, a turbulent political history find
we will need to carry over to the
GIRLS SWIMMING
than doubling ming into the wall at 55.08.
the girls still casually threw out refuge in cricket.
remainder of the season.”
Deerfield's
When India and Pakistan
their best efforts.
Next,
in
the
500
Free,
Captain
On Friday, Andover faces score in the 128-58 win. This was
Brenner, Villareal, Captain play, legends are made.
arguably its toughest challenge the first time many of the swim- Faulkner once again dominated
the competition, winning with a Faulkner, and Ruan raced past
A sporting event with this
remaining in the season when mers had to compete in a different
Deerfield with their first place time magnitude should receive more
5:26.58.
the team visits 14-1-5 and #2 pool.
In the 200 Free Relay, of 3:52.14 and Feeney, Glancy, publicity in America, but then
ranked Belmont Hill, a defensive
However, the girls weren't Andover easily blasted past all Scognamiglio, and Moroney again, so should cricket.
stalwart and owner of the fazed, coming out hard and fast to competition, with the first place splashed into the wall in third.
So when you kick back this
longest unbeaten streak in prep earn first place in all swimming relay of Ruan, Casha, Brenner, and Andover looks to continue its road
Sunday
with your Tostitos or
hockey this season. This game events except the 100 Backstroke Roddy finishing in 1:42.98. The success on Saturday at Hopkins.
Lays,
just
remember that thouwill have great playoff implica- as well as sweeping two events.
sands
of
miles
away, there is a
tions for each team.
Crushing Deerfield in the 200
rivalry
and
match-up
more
The game will be specially Medley Relay, Andover went oneintense than what the Steelers
broadcast on WPAA Radio at two with Erika Roddy '07, Salena
and Seahawks could ever proCasha '09, Captain Katie Faulkner
5:00pm.
vide.
'06,
and
Emily
Brenner
'06
coming
Saturday, the Blue continues
in
first
with
a
time
of
1:57.45
.
its road trip as it faces BB&N (6Continuing the rampage in the
by Sara Ho
11-3), and then off to Kimball
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
Union (7-14-1) on Wednesday as 200 Free, Captain Faulkner quickhad previous experience at
the team looks to pick up impor- ly pulled ahead of the pack closely
Morgan Broccoli '07 skied to Graston, came in fourth for
tant D-I victories on its chase for followed by Carly Villareal '07. In
the 200 IM, Sisi Ruan '07 sped to a fantastic 10th place finish for Andover and 13th overall in a
the playoffs.
the Andover time of 14:34. Said Dewdney of
Varsity Nordic the race, “The course was really
team in its race a lot of fun even in the bad conlast Wednesday ditions, because it has a lot of Continued from Page 12, Column 1
to think we're coming out of this
at
Graston hills and small loops.”
as friends. Katie has more athSarah
Dewey
'07
skated
in
at
After
Ponds.
NORDIC SKIING
another strug- 15th overall in 14:50. Abby letic talent in her big toe than I
gle with the warm weather as King '07 followed for Andover do in my entire body. If it
well as a day off with Head of and finished in 18th place at weren't for her I would have
School day, the team traveled to 15:06. Co-Captain Anna Ho '06 printed countless headlines and
Vermont with only a little time rounded out Andover's team at articles with sports terms that I
thought I understood, but clearly
18:35 in 36th place.
on its skis this week.
The boy's team also showed didn't. You were a better sports
The race, originally scheduled at Putney, was shifted to much improvement. Racing four writer than I was, and I could
Graston Pond to accommodate skiers, including Co-Captain always count on you to pound
the recent lack of snowfall. Jim Elder '07, Kit Halvorsen '08, out an article late at night if one
Holderness, NMH, St. Paul's, Dave Holliday '08, and Walker of our writers fell through.
Without the Phillipian, I
Putney,
Kimball
Union Washburn '08, the team put on a
Academy, Proctor Academy, and good show. Co-Captain Elder wouldn't have gotten to know
Vermont Academy all competed skied a solid race, finishing first you as well, and for that I'm glad
with Andover in the first nail- for Andover in 36th place over- we've spent the past year togethall with a time of 13:02. er.
biting dual race of the season.
Gabel, Megan, and Sam…I
The dual race featured two Halvorsen, wearing bib number
laps of classic skiing followed one, followed Co-Captain Elder can't begin to say how much
by one lap of skating-style ski- and finished in 42nd overall respect I have for you. Your hard
work and dedication to this
ing, adding up to a course of a with a time of 13:46.
Halvorsen said of the race, paper are remarkable, and I feel
little less than 5 km in total. The
clear conditions were mediocre “The start was messy, with a lot lucky to have worked with you.
Merit,
Eliza,
Dawson,
with the lack of snow, and most of kids vying for little track, but
Derek, Cornelia, Anna, Gabe,
it
felt
like
a
good
race.
It
was
of
the
course
was
made
with
S. Middlebrook/ The Phillipian
Justin,
and
snow machines. The icy track much shorter and faster than Badman,
Pawina Jiramongkolchai 0’06 prepares to crush the oncoming ball. Jiramongkolchai came back
been
a
wild
ride.
Touhey…it's
expected.”
saw
many
smooth
rolling
hills,
from a 2-0 deficit to defeat her opponent in five sets.
The Phillipian gave me more
Holliday finished right
with a 100-foot elevation
behind Halvorsen, skiing an than I ever thought it would, and
change.
In its third race of the sea- awesome race, tearing up the I have you to thank for it.
To CXXIX, here's to you. To
son, the team combined its skills snow as he skated into the finish
in both classic style and skating line at 13:48. Washburn round- Peter, Rush, and Will: good
style racing, in the first dual race ed out the boy's team in his sec- luck. Thanks for being patient
of the season. Using experience ond race of the season in 52nd with me and putting up with my
up one position and encountered similar fashion at number five.
constant (and I'll admit, at times
from the team's first classic race place at 16:52.
by Matt Schubert
The rest of the wins were more at Vermont Academy, each
tougher opposition than they
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
The team hopes for more unnecessary) nitpicking.
might have been used to. The posi- convincing. Carolyn Brown '09
I have complete confidence
6 tional changes most radically and Lydia Smith '09, playing at member utilized this practice to snowfall in the coming weeks. in you,
Andover
and I can only hope that
This
Saturday,
the
team
will
succeed
during
the
first
two
1 impacted Lizzie Chan '08, who positions three and four respec- thirds of the race.
Brooks
you
find
what I did down in that
travel
to
Waterville,
Vermont
for
had recently moved up from the tively, both won in four games.
Then, the racers switched some valuable ski time in prepa- basement.
Captain
Zindman
won
at
the
first
Junior
Varsity
squad.
With
Willson
4
Nobles
To CXXVIII, it's been real.
absent, Chan was placed at num- position, while Lucretia Witte '06 skis and poles mid-race to skat- ration for next weeks race at St.
3 ber seven in the starting lineup. also won in three games by over- ing-style in order to complete Paul's School.
Andover
See you out there. '06.
She jumped out to an early lead, powering her opponent at number the final third of the race. Using
Captain Ali Zindman '07 didn't winning the first two games. But six.
skills learned from the skating
drop a point en route to her victory her opponent did not surrender.
On Wednesday, Andover lost a race held at Proctor Academy
Saturday, leading Her serve improved as the match tight match with Nobles and last week, Andover skiers had to
the Andover Girls progressed, and Chan sometimes Greenough. Hodgson recognized change techniques quickly for
Squash team past struggled returning it. Though before the match that his squad the final lap.
Brooks 6-1 on the Chan consistently kept her shots to would be the underdog; Nobles
The girl's team put on a great
road. Though the the other player's backhand, she and Greenough had beaten Exeter, show in the competition, Arielle
GIRLS SQUASH contest was more ended up losing 10-9 in the fifth a powerhouse, 5-2 earlier in the Filiberti '07 once again showing
competitive than game and 3-2 in the match.
season.
a strong finish for the girl's team
the lopsided score would indicate,
Despite a valiant effort, at fifth place with an amazing
At number two, Pawina
it was one of Andover's most deci- Jiramongkolchai '06 recovered Andover was unable to overcome
time of 12:13. Broccoli was
sive wins of the season.
from a 2-0 deficit to secure a win. the odds and lost 4-3. The teams
However, the team was not Despite getting off to a slow start, split positions two through seven, second for Andover in a fantasable to carry that momentum into she capitalized on her opponent's leveling the competition at three tic tenth place finish at 14:12.
Wednesday's match, as it lost 4-3 range-limiting two-handed back- with Captain Zindman's match still Roxy Pierson '07 was third for
to Nobles and Greenough at home. hand. Jiramongkolchai effectively in progress. She had won the first Andover and skied a great race
Diana Willson '07, the team's combined high rails and drop shots game 10-8 but did not maintain the on the quick course to finish in
number two player, was sidelined to the backhand side in achieving lead. Her opponent won the next 12th place overall at a time of
by illness. This meant that every- the comeback win.
three games to secure both a per- 14:30.
one below her on the ladder moved
Berol Dewdney '09 , who
Stephanie Marton '07 won in sonal and team victory.
Girls Swimming Cruises Past Deerfield;
Team Sweeps Two Events to Key Win
Broccoli ’07 Leads Team
In Nordic’s 1st Dual Race
CHIOZZI
Parting Words
To Sports
Girls Squash Easily Beats Brooks 6-1;
Loses Tight Match against Nobles 4-3
We Couldn’t Have Asked
For Better
Love,
Sherrill
Martin
Dignard
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CMYK
CHIOZZI
A Fond Farewell to
Phillipian Sports
I started writing for the
Phillipian by accident.
Alison Murphy cornered me
and asked me to write for girls
swimming during my lower
year, and I was too scared to say
no so I accepted.
After seeing my article in
print that week, I was hooked.
Granted, I was not the best
writer to grace the pages of the
Phillipian. I once wrote about a
game that didn't even happen.
(Needless to say, my article was
cut that week.)
I learned a lot, and despite
my occasional tendency for misinformation, I somehow managed to make my way onto the
board.
Being an associate with
Gordon, Katie, and Merit and
working under Alison Murphy,
Brendan McManus, and Jon
Hillman was an adventure.
When the board changed
over and CXXVII moved on, the
newsroom became like a second
home. Merit moved on to news,
and Gordon, Katie and I were
left to take over the wonderful
world of sports.
Editorship was far more fun
than I imagined. There are very
few places on campus where you
can eat for free every week and
get to watch Dan Gabel soar
across the room on a rolling
chair.
We weren't perfect, and we
made mistakes, but we were
always able to pick up the pieces
and move on. And even though
we disagreed, I really enjoyed
working with Katie and Gordon.
Gordon was a pleasure to work
with, even though you didn't
come to a single board meeting
this year, and you often disappeared on Tuesday nights.
Late on Wednesday nights
when I was exhausted he would
always let me leave and would
fix my pathetic headlines and
photo captions.
Despite our bickering and
my constant reprimanding, I like
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ABHISHEK
Even Bigger than
Super Bowl XL
Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
Volume CXXIX, Number 1
February 3, 2006
In case you were trapped
under a rock for the past few
months, I'll fill you in: the Super
Bowl is this Sunday.
But there is a sporting event
this week that's bigger than the
NFL Championship.
It will take place over 7,000
miles away from Ford Field in
Pakistan, over which John
Madden is not salivating.
It's cricket's marquee matchup: India versus Pakistan.
The rivalry is bigger than
Red
Sox/Yankees
and
Andover/Exeter. When India
plays Pakistan, regardless of the
location of the match, both countries, and the cricket world come
to a standstill.
Neither team is close to topping the two-time defending
World Champion Australians as
B. Canaday/ The Phillipian
the world's best squad, but the
Colin Touhey ’06 handles the puck in the offensive zone as a Deerfield defender is poised to attack. Andover was too much for
drama that goes into an
Deerfield and Boys Hockey picked up its second win of the week.
India/Pakistan series is unprecedented.
The series consists of three
Test Matches (five days in
length, with each team batting
two innings) and four One Day
Internationals (as the name indicates, one day games in which
Tom
Dignard
‘06
shot
at
net
as
discipline
and
clean
play
that
scored
the
lone
goal
for
the
Blue
by Crhis George
in the first period, while, at had not been seen before, only Captain Martignetti was there to each team bats for only one
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
home versus Deerfield, Captain taking three penalties to Loomis' slipp it between the Deerfield inning).
In 2004, India visited
Andover
1 J.P. Martignetti '06 netted a hat seven, and fired 43 shots on goal goalie's pads for the 1-0 lead
Pakistan
for the first time in 15
0 trick, and Chris Cahill '06 compared to the 20 shots Ward seven minutes into the period.
Loomis
years
and
defeated the home
A minute-and-a-half later,
scored two goals on the way to stopped.
team.
Andover was solemn in its Cahill drew a penalty shot and
Andover
6 defeating Deerfield 6-3.
In 2005, Pakistan defeated
PA came out firing early victory as they knew its effort converted past the goalie, glove3
Deerfield
against Loomis, but the puck against Loomis would not hold
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Andover wrapped up this would not bounce the right way, up against better teams like
Deerfield.
until,
on
a
power
play
12
minweek with a pair of solid,
On Wednesday, PA faced
i m p r o v i n g utes in, Paul Scola '06 fired a
Academy, hoping to
Deerfield
pass
to
the
high
slot,
where
Cox
wins to add
to its playoff one-timed it into the net, with avenge the 1-1 tie between the
portfolio by another assist from defenseman two earlier in the season when
PA was heavily hampered by
b e a t i n g Mike McMahon '06.
With the 1-0 lead, Andover injuries.
Western foes
The Blue opened the first
BOYS HOCKEY L o o m i s buckled down and played with
period
with intensity against the
discipline,
while
continuing
to
Chaffee and
fire shots on the Loomis goalie. scrappy Deerfield squad, but
Deerfield.
Though PA had to kill off would go into the first intermisThe boys traveled on
Loomis'
last-effort charge to end sion with a scoreless tie.
Saturday to visit Loomis, and
In the second, solid penalty
the
game,
the game ended with
came away with a 1-0 win.
Goalie Matt Ward '06 the victory and shutout in PA killing and goaltending bailed
PA out. When Andover got a
kicked out 20 shots for the hands.
chance to be on the powere play,
Andover
showed
a
level
of
shutout, and Andrew Cox '08
Boys Hockey Makes Strong Statement For Playoffs;
Cahill ’06 and Martignetti ’06 Score Five Goals
Boys Basketball’s Struggles Continue Down Stretch;
Disappointing Losses to Proctor, Brooks, and Tilton
by Brad Marvin
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
Proctor
Andover
89
57
Brooks
Andover
64
53
Tilton
Andover
57
43
Boys Basketball suffered a
tough loss last Thursday night
against a very
t a l e n t e d
Proctor team
by the score of
89-57.
The
flashy
Proctor
BOYS
BASKETBALL
team was just
too much for
the Big Blue to handle, featuring
a seven-foot center and a talented group of guards, including
one who will be playing for the
University of Connecticut next
year.
Andover still had strong
individual performances from a
trio of uppers comprised of
Chris Bramwell '07, Will
Sherrill '07, and Matt Silva '07.
Bramwell led PA with 17 points
while Silva scored 14 points.
Sherrill added in ten points and
also came down with nine
rebounds.
The game began in a very
different manner than how it
ended.
Andover's offense came out
strong and was able to keep up
with the high-powered Proctor
offense. Bramwell, Silva, and
Sherrill led the Big Blue offense
which featured tremendous
perimeter shooting. Silva had
the hot hand in the first half,
torching Proctor with three
pointers.
The game remained close
going into halftime, as Proctor
led 46-36.
Unfortunately the second
half opened differently from the
first.
Proctor came out of the half
with a run and gun offense that
Andover was unable to stop.
Proctor's seven-footer was able
to control the rebounds, allowing Proctor's wing players to run
down court for a layup without
worrying about rebounding.
The excellent transition
attack took the Big Blue right
out of the game in the second
half and Proctor ran away with
B. Canaday and R. Rogers/ The Phillipian
Blake Hinckley ’06 (left) jumps over a Brooks defender for a layup. Bryan Lee ’06 (right)
works hard to dribble past his defender.
an 89-57 win.
Andover's tough schedule
continued with a difficult game
against Brooks. Still playing
without leading scorer and
Captain Joey Lokitis '06, the
team fought very hard throughout the game but fell short, losing by the score of 64-53.
Andover fell behind early in
the first half and never recovered.
The Brooks inside game
dominated the Big Blue defense
in the first half and gave Brooks
a 37-24 halftime lead.
Andover opened the second
half in a completely different
manner, opening up its attack
and slowing the game's tempo.
Silva led Andover with 16
points, 12 of which came off
three-pointers. he completed the
double-double by adding in 11
rebounds. Bryan Lee '06 also
contributed with 15 points.
Andover, however, could not
score enough to overcome the
large halftime deficit losing with
a final score of 64-53.
On Wednesday, Andover
faced a talented Tilton team,
which had beaten Andover earlier in the season. Andover was
not only without Captain Lokitis
but also missed Lee.
Without its entire backcourt,
the team tried to control the
tempo by being patient on
offense and playing aggressive
defense.
The strategy worked as
Andover led for most of the first
half but a Tilton flurry at the end
of the half gave the home team a
29-24 lead. Still, Andover was
in striking distance.
In the second half, Andover's
offense struggled as Tilton
applied a full court press and
pulled away. Andover stayed
within ten or twelve points the
whole half but could never get
any closer, losing 57-43.
Andover faces Thayer on
Friday night, Governor Dummer
on Monday and Tabor on
Wednesday.
K. Matsumoto/ The Phillipian
Bob Divers ’07 competes in the breaststroke as Andover
outswam Deerfield Academy.
Boys Swimming Beats DA;
Wins All but One Event
by Tori Brophey
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
Andover
Deerfield
110
75
Captain Jeff Zhou '06 placed
first in four different events on
Saturday as
the
Boys
Varsity Swim
team was victorious over
Deerfield.
BOYS SWIMMING
Even
with
many of the team's best swimmers absent, the boys stepped up
and swam through the pressure,
losing only one swimming
event.
The meet started with the
200 Medley Relay, in which the
Andover relay of Captain Zhou,
Dennis Jow '07, Brendon
Sullivan '07 and Stephen LeeKramer '09, out-swam the
Deerfield A squad. Deerfield
took the second and third spots,
while the Andover relay of
William Faulkner '09, Ryan
Ferguson '07, Eric VanOss '07,
and Vincent Jow '09 came in
fourth. Then Andover swept the
200 freestyle, with Julian Azaret
'08, Scott McColl '07, and Tony
Feng '09 placing first, second
and third respectively.
Andover also dominated the
200 Intermedley. Kevin Zhai '08
placed first, while Dennis Jow
'07 placed second.
Junior talent Lee-Kramer
won the 50 Free, with Bob
Divers '07 placing second, and
Sullivan finished third, marking
Andover's second 1-2-3 finish of
the meet.
In diving, Corey Psoinos '07
lost his first competition all year
coming in second.
In the 100 Fly, Zhou took
first place, while Howie Kalter
'07 placed fourth, and Sullivan
finished fifth. In the 100 Free,
Andover recorded its third 1-2-3
finish with the combination of
Dennis Jow '07, Zhai, and Feng,
respectively.
Following the 100 free came
the long, painful 500 free in
which Azaret easily won by over
20 seconds. VanOss placed
third, and James Martino '09
took fifth. Next came the 200
Free relay in which the Andover
“A team” won. The team of
Ferguson, Sullivan, Divers, and
McColl finished ahead of the
“B” Andover relay team of W.
Faulkner, Feng, V. Jow, and
Phillip Meyer '08, which placed
third.
In the 100 back, captain
Captain Zhou won, while Kalter
came in right behind. LeeKramer swam to fifth place.
Then Andover lost its first
event of the day, though
Ferguson finished second,
McColl placed third, and V. Jow
took sixth in the 100 Breast.
Andover ended the day with a
win the 400 Free relay. D. Jow,
Kalter, Captain Zhou, and
Azaret comprised the team.
Andover's B relay team of
VanOss, Lee-Kramer, Zhai, and
Feng placed third.
The meet was a tremendous
success for the boys. Placing
first in all but one event, they
absolutely controlled Deerfield
and at no time during the meet
was its victory in question. The
next meet is this Saturday
against Hopkins.