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-Volume CXXI, Number 6
Phillips Academy, Andover, MA 01810
April 24, 1998
'Times Bureau Chief
RENOWNED HARVARD
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RACE RELATIONS
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by Thayer Christodoulo
the role of media in society. He then
gave a bnief overview of Ms. Rimer's
work at The Michigan Daily, The
Miami Herald, The Washington Post,
and The New York Times, and her
recent articles on aging in America.
Following Fuller,' Thomas Lyons,
Instructor of History and Social Sciences, welcomed Ms. Rimer and presented to her the Kaydeni award.
Ms. Rimer thanked Mr. Lyons and
began with an anecdote. Earlier in the
week, Ms. Rimer received The New
York Times' in-house newsletter that
presented various reader responses to
the newspaper. One reader wrote with
the belief that The New York Times has
the power to decide whether or not to
PI{ILLIPIAN NEWS ASSOCIATE-
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England Bureau Chief of The New
York Tnes, Sara Rimer, visited the
Phillips Academy community last
Thursday as the first recipient of the
Kayden Visiting Fellow Award in
Journalism, an award sponsored by
formyer editor-in-chiief of The Phillipian, Gerold Kayden '72. Ms. Rimer
met with students, attended classes,
and presented her Friday Forum
speech entitled "Responsibility and the
Press: From The Michigan Daily to
The New York Times."
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tht "the oal of the debate was not to
disagreements, rather to provide
anopen forum for students to ask
qustos.iHllslflitatte eond
debate between Chisholm, Flather, and
Goldhirsh was less effective primarily
double-period class proposal would
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possibilities for- teachers.
He suggested that beyond the
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1l-school meetings, small
grops which would meet with the fac-
for the upcoming 1998-199~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9
academbecause the "student body was waiting
ic yer. The fial three cndidates,
to heai the speeches the following
from whom the student body selected
day"
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were J P.- Chisholm '99
The next morning, the tree finalists
~ Fred'9,Rther
and Godhirsh.
gave speeches during the all-school
On Thursday, the three candidates
meetinga. Paul Murphy, the faculty
whom the students chose to be finaladvisor to Student Council, introduced
~~~~~~~~~ ~ ists in the cn round of the prelimi- th~candidates. Substituting for Jaclie
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we're invited back to face more
Bliss '98, who was absent from F~~~~
c~~~~~qetns the studet body.tBena con
day's meeting, Taylor Harmeling '98,
questins
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an aditionl c - the vice-president, congratulated the
hirsh felt that "the second debate was finalists on their presidential cam~~t~~&r~~~'V-'~~~~~
less influential on the election [than the
paians.
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Chisholm was the first candidate to
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informal; the candidates respondspeak at the meeting. He began by
Sara Rimer, seen here at a Women's Forum
Photo/ M. Tsi~ ed to questions and did not argue
thanking the students for supporting
luncheon which she attended on Friday
opposing positions. Aaron Litvin '0'
his campaign and by explaining his
utycudpenilyiodeaadtional platform for addressing student
body concerns Specific articles in the
Phillipian and a WPAA radio show
would also allow for the Student Pres-ident
to gather ideas. One, of his priorities was to enhance and increase
school activities with such events as
capture the flag or barbecues.
Following Chisholm's speech,'
Mr. Murphy called Goldhirsh to the
podium. Goldhirsh began by using an
analogy to a first date in order to
demonstrate his motivations and projected proposals to the student body.
As the Cochran Chapel erupted with
applause, Goldhirsh continued by dis-
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mind behind the Million Man March.
teaches that racial division creates the
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such as those concerning Paula Jones,
s. Rmer
presented her lecture-to a full audience
in Kemoper Auditorium. The Friday
Forum opened with an introduction by
Charles Fuller '00, who spoke about
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the speech which clinched his victory
Lewinsky sexual harassment case. Ms.
Rimer used this story to question the
amount of power and responsibility of
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her displeasure in writing big stories,
their predecessors at an exclusive din-
Follwingthedinnr,
by Michael Tai
PHILLIPIAN STAFF WRITER
the Black Panthers, he seeks to confront in his work the "monumental
eclipse of hope and the unprecedented
collapse of meaning" in American
race relations. He stresses how essential it is for whites, African-Americnadohrpplofoort
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work together to address their cornmoprbesadtwrkoadth
realization of social justice for all.
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fellow-acaderncs. Henr Louis Gates,
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calle Department at Harvard, has
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of the Institute for African-American
Studies, said, "West is one of the
country's most eloquent and provocative speakers." Kevin O'Connor,
Instructor in English, remarked, "West
speaks with an authoritative voice on
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devotion to becoming the cussing existing problems with car any number of crucial social issues,
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of the more responsible schools in
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the town very highly and we work
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town officials," said Susan Sot
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gious. They add a lot to the quality of
life here, but the time has come for
them to participate in the tax base," in
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bil wold alow
cities and towns to hold referendums
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of several facilities including the hockeyrik
Bt-according to local officials,
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temnydentcvrtetw'
services. Phillips Academy has more
than 500 acres worth $50 million dollars in the town of Andover. The acad-'emaladpys$2,0pryart
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the town. Half of the bill is for water
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cational property, and its voluntary
monetary contribution to the town. "I ~
cational buildings, such as faculty
housing.
Sponsred by severa representa~~tives
including Republican Robert S.
Hargraves of Groton and Republican
Bradley HI. Jones Jr. of North Reading,
the proposed law is not aimed at taxing
classroom or dormitory areas but
school-owned homes that "are perks
for the school staff, like the headmas-
the words of Mr. Jones.
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breaking books. The American Evasion of Philosophy (1989) traces and
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attention, it is fast becoming a major
headache for headmasters. Several
schools have started to voice their
adntf
lmio h
problem. Noble & Greenough SchoolA
has asked its Massachusetts graduates
subject to property taxes. The law
to write letters in opposition'to the bill
to their state representative. Milton
would affect only private secondary
Academy has drafted letters of protest
and not parochial schools. A
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for faculty to mail in. Forty other prisimilr lawalreay
exsts ovate ooschools
in the state are mounting
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house counselors. He suggested that
reference to his program which would permission ought to be obtainable
have extended the hours in which
from any faculty members. In addition,
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students could order out he wants the student body to be able to
IcommunIty."
ing $125,000 annually, and allow residents of the town of Andover the use
Phillips Academy and other Massahusetts secondary schools own mlil~ o-dlaswrt
fra
ett,
m~~~icluding mnry buildings and hun~dreds of acres of land, and control
ndowm
etncus worth millions of dollars.
Ytbcueof their tax-exempt status,
such institutions do not pay any taxes
to the towns in which they are located.
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more money than any other Massachusetts secondary school to its town, giv-
IJavid.~~~ters' homes. These schools are presti- .'
Goldhirsh believes students should
Academy Buildings
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CYNTHIA MILLER
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meat, and that turned out to be true."
After spending six years at Princeton,
r,
through our fear of cultural hybridiza-
he joined the Harvard faculty in 1994.
sor West's speech is entitled "Restor-
and Yaddo, and his numerous works
have been played throughout Rome
ing Hope." p. 1
earned Athlete of the Week honors
with his excellent pitching and bat-
Editorials
ThPilpancgrtaesSol
President-elect Ben Goldhirsh on hisvictory; release the voting results from
State Plan to Tax School
ting. Hubbard has pitched two no-hit-
the final round of the School President
ters and one one-hitter, and has also
fared well at the plate. p. 5elcin..
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the United States,
Following the
perfornance of his piece at the Flint
Library, selected scenes from his
opera Democracy will be perform-ed at
Boston
~~~~~the
Conservatory of Music in
Memorial Award for Studies in'
college graduation this spring, Ms.
plans
to continue
musical
I Miller
~~~~~studies
at the San
FranciscoherConservatory of Music.
tion, and silence on the issue of class,_________________________________
retrograde views on black women, gay
men, and lesbians, and a reluctance to
link race to the common ood - it
reinforces the narrow discussions
about
Mat-race," writes Westin Race
ters.
His most recent booksare Keeping
caih PhilosophyJewand ackAme~
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ca (1993)
the Healing Begin (1995). The Boston
Globe commenting on Keeping Faith,
wrote "West brings an acute intelligence,
in widereading, and training
philosophyandtheologyto bear on the
irrationalities in all political
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camrps.. .The left, the black movement,
and all others would profit by a careful
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reading of Keeping Faith" The book is ~~~a collection of essays ranging from
politics and philosophy in Amenica to
the role of the black intellectual. Jews
and Blacks, which Mr. West co'hyu
authored with Tikkun Magazine editor ~
~men's
Michael Lerner, has received a number ~
of favorable reviews. Rabbi David
Saperstein, director of the Religious
Action Center for Reform Judaism, An example of Dove's modernist painting, entitled
said in an eloquent and spirited dia- "Fields of Grain as Seen from Train"
logue, that Cornel West and Michael
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Lerner show that blacks and Jews can
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Wit hout a Skin, explores the deterioration of quality parenting in America.
Mr. West was born on June 2,
1953, in Tula, Oklahoma and grew up
in Sacramento, California. His first
'elementary school suspended him for
getingint
a istfigt wth is eacer
getingino
afit-fghtwih hs eacer
trator for Harper's and Scribner's. In
pursuit of his dream, he sailed to Paris
in1908. Dove remained abroad for 18
months, painting brightly-colored
Impressionist landscapes in the south
of France. With his friend Alfred Mau-
declared to the teacher, "My people
have always gone abroad to fight for
this country, and every one of them
sionism" Back in the States, Dove's late work, with its boldly contrasting
career took off after Alfred Stieglitz, a,4 geometric forms moving freely in
New York gallery owner, discovered open fields of color, underscored the
after he refused to salute the flag. He
rer. he resolved to "simplify Impres-
of renowned
modernist painter Arthur Dove will
open today in the Addison Gallery of
Aeia r.p1o
Rogers Speaks on Racism
Last Tuesday, Jay Rogers, Instructor
in History, gave a presentation in the
Brace Gender Center on stereotypes
of black males. Photo essay. p. 0
an
ernism, creating a series of 25 assemblages that place flowers, leaves,
paper, cloth, and even wood and metal
i"wtyadpec
uapsin.'.and
As he entered the thirties, Dove's
paintings grew larger and more free
moving. The Addison staff described
this period, saying "the vitality of the
code." This Will in all likelihood be~
to send it to the entire student body via
achieved by changing the code and
guarded secret to which few individu-
the all-school message code, then that
having Ms. Benedict or Mr. Driscoll:
als at the school are privy. The mes-
student would be able to do far worse
personally type in the code for the-
than simply play a prank on the school.
This student could, for example, create a message in Mr. Carter's voice
stating that school had been cancelled
leave it early in the morning, so
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individual who needs to leave an all>school message, so that in the future
only Mr. Carter, Ms. Benedict, and
Mr. Driscoll will have knowledge of:
the code.
without."
By 1918, Dove had returned to
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porfor finncilrAos B 192-1,7 he
The Addison Gallery of American
Art, founded in 1931 with the intentont "nic prannlythivs
o t studntsr ofrPllip Acaemy
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rstitigaces
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saecridteWA
oice mail
greeting, signifing that those who sent
the message knew the security code to
WPAsviemalacut
B e n G o ldhirsh '99 Ele c te d
1998-1999 School President
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ing the number of all-school meetings
is one Goldhirsh's aims; he would also
and keep the attention of the student
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When the perpetrators discovered that the administration would not be
that their message had gone out with able to respond in time. This student
the "WPAA" identification, they could wreak havoc upon the school.
quickly returned to the WPAA mail- The administration would not view
box and erased the greeting, so that such an action as "innocuous;" Mr.
students would no longer hear the Carter stated, "the person who does
greeting whengreetitheyhcheckedchec
eir mes-rthat
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wouldobedsubjectectotsomemprettyt
sage. This attempt to cover their tracks severe sanctions by the school."
The administration plans to reduce
would not have proved successful,
enifooehahar the origoa
the chances of further such pranks
message using Mr. Carter's voice, and
conceptual and philosophical con-
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are setting the Great Lawn on fire
with their athleticism and sheer love
Corrections
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squadqincludinguthe-all-starstarn thetAprilr1l issueueoofTTeie zhillppaa,, th
who keep the legions of tfans coming
name of Aaron Litvin '00 was inadvertantly
out every day. Also, the mysterious
omed om
the
lstofn PA's boli-avrdmemconnection between a certain Carbesan the tae atinis cenr
Mad
mntg
ribean dictator and a PA math whiz is er, along with Teddy Dunn '99.
explored. p. 6
school message code, a carefully
but it has to be simplified in most cases
to color and force lines and substances,
just as music has done with sound."
Arthur Dove died in 1946, a "benchAmerican abstract artists."
AB"sensations
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Softball as a Legitimate Sport
The boys of spring have returned, and
AnpaisaofterlofheSol
of trechdnol; negalore o feiorse
oth rsnly candidtes; twnor car
sage to all the students using the all-
sand as a motif and work with the
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have less access to the all-school'
receive parietal permission whenever
the house counselor is home, rather
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Glhrhcledfripoe
ments to the freshness of food and the
huso omn.PrleigteX
hrelsm of Choms platfraleigth
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relsofCshmspatrGld
hirsh wants to attack concrete problems realistically rather than engage in
~~befriended colleagues such as Paul
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seiu usin bu h eeomunications system at Phillips Academy. If a student were able to create a
important precedents for America's
post-war abstract artists."
The dawning of the 1940's saw a
Dove much weak~ened by health problems. He had suffered his first heart
attack in January 1939, and was tunIg sixty. Dove became more interested in geiumetrical abstraction, explor
ing "the point where abstraction and
reality meet." By the end of his career,
he had created a "uniquely metaphysical approach to nature," writing "I
would like to take wind and water and
Strand and Paul Rosenfeld. Rosenfeld
observed, "..cows and calves and
~~~growing plants were in his mind."
~~~Dove
started working with pastel and
of light from within and
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up and go out the door with them.
Thno v~y much, good bye."
perpetrators sent their mes-
vigor of Dove's imagination, and set
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Junior sensation Erica Hubbard
it
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writ WniamShspar te.rho
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teach Macbeth to eighth graders;
Lindsay Hoopes '99 speaks on her
experiences in English 31 1. p.7
mesaewtthWAAgein,
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the
because the administration would be all-school code. Presently, only three
able to trace the message toale
itstrae
placmesage
plavidualsndiMr.al
of in
CarterarElaine.e Bene-origin. As Mr. Carter put it, "We could didt, Mr. Carter's secretary, and Kevin
have found out where it came from."
Student Activities Director,
Afelavnthimsaghe
aefu-ieacssotecd.Al
perpetratorsra
leftleit on
on
AAPsAcorn- othersrswhooneeddtooleaveeall-school
puter. Ish Harshawat, Omar Jaffer, and messages must go through the Dean of
Aseem Gupta, three seniors whose Students Office, whichgve theth
radio show, "Planet Slurpie," broad- code for one use, with the expectation
casts on Mondays from 5:00-6:00 that the code will be discarded after
p.m-, discovered the message and being put to its approved use.
Played it over the air.
As a result of the recent prank, the:'
The prank, which Mr. Carter Dean of Students Office has deter.:
termed "relatively innocuous," raises mined that it will restrict access, to the
Dove's supporter and friend for more
than thirty years.
Dove explained his ground-breaking abstraction, commenting "I no
longer observed in the old way, and,
not only began to think subjectively,
but also to remember certain sensations purely through their form and
color." Following his success, Dove
left New York for the solitude of
Westport, Connecticut. While at the
colony of writers and artists located
~~~there,
he farmed for a living and
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The first boat finished in second
place, just behind Exeter, while the
second boat took first place in its race
for the second week in a row. p. 4
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voc almsaefo h tdOs of
WPAA. The message, which was purported to be from Dean of Students
StehenCarter, asked students to
Sephrern s found in the school's
personscrrngb
restroomns to Public Safety. The cre~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ators
of the message have not yet been
discovered,
The fraudulent message, which
created from clips of various mesactually left by Mr. Carter, ran as
follows: "WPAA [actual voice mail
Stephen Carter [fraudulent voice mail identification]
m .. h tdns
utwn
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ifou
stuee people ian te
room, please be sure to report
to Public Safety so that we can
determine why it is that they're there. I
strongly urge you to pick them
himn in 1912. Stieglitz remained
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ship. Thbis flag doesn't represent me."
After graduating from high school, he
won a scholarship to Harvard University. He graduated in three years,
magn
laue,
coi nd wth sme tep-
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Baseball took both games of its double-header against Worcester on Saturday, but suffered its first defeat of
the year to Harvard JV on Wednesday. P 4
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Addison Gallery to Display the
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MMP~m
Boys Lacrosse defeated Holdemness
12-5 on Wednesday. Post-graduate
Rob Crusifulli had a hat-trick p 3
the power to tax the non-educational
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party left an all school
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Academy and Bridgton last week,
secondary schools. p. 1E
PHILLIPIAN NEWS EDITrORS
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tral to America's ultimate redemption.
A bill presently in the Massachusetts
Legislature would give municipalities
by Angus Dwyer and Andy Hsu
'-Sages
D i s,
Buildings
Bouncing back from losses to AlbanySAARI,
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"Everyone needs aTom Lyons."
lowships from the MacDowell Colony
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a white society perceived to be hostile... .It is misguided because -
Holdernessi12-5
Athlete of the Week:
Erica Hubbard
idation, went to Princeton University
will be featured at the Chamber Music
pragmatism. Mr. West writes, "The for his post-graduate studies. Mr. West
Society at Lincoln Center for the Perdistnctie
apealof Aerian pag- received his first teachinm ponmn
forming Arts in New York City and in
mratism in our postmodter moment is in 1977 as an assistant professor of July at the Newport Chamber Music
Festival.
its unsedyioal aephai e nd hiosy
atNe
UnonCtheoogal ienit
With this concert, Ms. Miller will
its melioative
mnquivoally mary i New ork Cty. Yle Diinity
venture back to the neighborhood
impulse." InThe Ethical Dimnensions School offered Mr. West his first full whr h hlisAaeycmmof Marxist
Mr. Thought
West (1991),
professorshipty
inc1984,d
but he returnedacluster'sst
attempts to defend "the relevance of to Union in 1987. Although he expectand a musician, At Andover, Miller
Marxist thought, including its ethical edUint ehsprae-thm,
was a dominant force on the crossdimensions, after the Cold War." Race Princeton University asked Mr. West country, winter and spring track
Matters (1993) addresses issues for to join its faculty as a professor of reliteams, co-concert master of the symblack Americans, including black- gion and director of its Afro-American
phony and chamber orchestra's, and
Jewish relations, black sexuality, and Studies program. Ruth Simmons, vicean honor student. A music major at
black conservatism. "Afrocentrism; a Provost at Princeton University, said Yale, Miller was the 1997 recipient of
contmporry
secis ofblac naton- of Mr. West's rime at the university,
the prestigious Joseph L. Seldon
attempto d eiesAfric idntiyon
hewudpoieitleta
xieZuaiisan
ui.Floighrhn
"We knew when we hired Comel that
Boys' Lacrosse Defeats
Last Friday, the student body selected
byCristodouloBen
Thayer
Goldhirsh '99 as the school presibyCristooulodent
Thyer
for 1998-1999. Goldhirsh
PILLIPIAN NEWS ASSOCIATE
defeated J.P. Chisholm '99 and Fred
Flather '99. p. 1
On Tuesday, April 28, Yale University seniors Cynthia Miller '94, and
Times Bureau Chief Rimer
Ken Osowski, will perform a classical
Speaks on Journalism
violi
ianoconcet
and
at orth Last Thursday, Sara Rimer, the New
Reading's Flint Library. In addition to England Bureau Chief for The New
featuring the works of Mozart,
York Times spoke on the responsibili-,
Brahms and Bartok, this concert ty of the press. Ms. Rimer is the first
marks the premier performance of recipient of the Kayden Visiting FelShore Watch by Scott Wheeler, a lows Award in Journalism. p.
piece commissioned and funded by
the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Professor Cornel West to
Mr. Wheeler, the artistic director Speak on Race Relations
of the Dinosaurs Annex Musical Cornel West, Professor of Religion
Ensemble and aprofessor at Emerson and Afro-American Studies at H-arCollege, is a highly acclaimed, awardyard University, will speak inthe
~~~~~~~~winning
composer. He received fel- Cochran Chapel this Sunday. Profes-
Continued from Page 1
alism, is a gallant yet misguided
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QUOTATION OFTHE WEEK
Ben Goldhirsh Elected
Professor Cornell West isone of the most respected
scholars on Afro-American Studies
Summary
Continued from Page I
body.
After Goldhirsh finished, Mr.
Murphy called Flather to the p~odium
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BASEBALL
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
The baseball team started the week strong,
taking both games of a double-header
from Worcester. Wednesday. though, the
P~HILLIP[AN
.The
Having already tossed two no-hitters
freshmen phenom pitcher Enca Hubbard
has the softball team excited about itS
team suffered its first loss of the year,
falling to a strong Harvard JV squad.
PAGE FOUR
Boys'
chances to once again retumn to the succes
it enjoyed just a fwv year ago
PAGE FIVE
BASEBALL
Bos'
ANOER50
WORCESTER
3
ANDOVER
WORCESTER
8
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HARVARD JV
ANDOVER
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Lacrosse
by Gilman Barndollar
man-up situations, a situation for
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ANDOVER
15
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ANDOVER
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BANCROFT
Coming off last
week's tough losses
~~~~~~~~~to
Albany Academy-
Andover all too similar to last week's
game against Albany. Against Albany,
the team did not deal very well with
the man-down situations and it was
because of this failure that it fell by
~~~~~~~~and
Bridgton, the
one goal to Albany.
S S
15
0
NMH
called for several slashing penalties
and an unsportsmanlike conduct
penalty, giving Holderniess multiple
PH4MLIPIAN SPORTS WRrTER
GIRLS' SoFTBALL
ANDOVER
~~Boys'
6
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boys' lacrosse team
took on an inferior
LACROSSE
This time, however, Andover's
defense shut down the opposing
ANDOVER
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23
6
Holderness team this
Wednesday at home, and dominated
attackman. The starting line of J.P.4
Chisholm '99, John Tarantino '98, and-
the visitor right from the opening
Jimmy Smithwick '99 played well
ANDOVER
H-OLDERNESS
12
5
back up to a .500 record as it begins to
gain momentum for the season,
Driven by a desire to avenge last
week's losses, the Blue exploded out
of the gates, with PG midflelder Rob
other two defensemen, Ethan Lebe~man '00 and Brice Crawford '98, who
especially provided the defensive
spark of the second half.
Lieber-man and Crawford commu-
Crisafulli '98 netting the first goal f
nicated, well, hit hard, and prevented
game. Holdemness answered with a
goal of its own, which was followed
~~up
by a tally from attackman Ethan
Brodie '99, who put a skillful shot past
the Holderness goalie. Andover put in a solid first quarter with seven goals,
mostly because of the excellent shoot-
most of Holderness' opportunities
from becoming shots during
Andover's man-down situations.
Even better than the tough defense,
was the play of goalie Ben Park '98
who played spectacularly in the sec'ond half. Though Andover has had
of midfielder Crisafuilli and attackers Brodie and Brendan Hilley '99~
The second quarter wasn't quite as
trouble duning the second half of its
previous garns, Park recorded a second half shutout that was nothing short
explosive, with Andover netting only
two more goals. Andover was clearly
dominating the game, though, and one
of amazing.
GiRLs' LACROSSE
10
10
ANDOVER
HARVARD JV
Bo~~~s' TRACK~~~the
Boys'
TRACK
TEWKSBURY
66
Ginus' TRACK
TEWKSBURY
ANDOVER
87.5
56.5
Boys' Th~~~~~~s
Boy'MT
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BELMONT
HILL
3
ANDOVER
2
CONCORD
AXNDOVER
3
2
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play in particular was strong evidence.
~~~~~~~Team
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MIDDLESEX
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EXETER
B2
ANDOTER B2
captain Kyle O'Brien '98, a
midflelder, charged into a Holderness
~~~~defenseman and wrap-checked him
with such force that he dropped his
stick. O'Brien quickly scooped up the
ball and passed it up to attackman
Dave Wing '98. Wing skillfully
dodged the goalie's check and flicked
the ball into an empty net. O'Brien's
ferocious check and Wing's agile
dodge ndoubtedly set the tone for the
~~game
1
2
the
and helped Andover to control
ame even more.
ANDOVER
BELMONT HILL
in Andover's favor, and it was clear
in charg . Nonetheless, Andover didn't start the second
half with quite the same intensity as it
had in the first half.
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team was
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tehigh jump, 1500 meter, 400 meter,
and the 100 meter hurdles. Hannah
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stopped the Blue's descent with a
shot put throw of 3 1", and was supI
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ported
by O'Hem again, who was a
scant four inches behind her. Tewks~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~bury
kept coming on strong, however,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~and
took the next eight events, the 00
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ sf~~~~~~~'
~~~~meter, long jump, 800 meter, javelin,
300 meter hurdles, 200 meter, 3000
meter, and the triple jumpri (in which
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struggling Andover team. Lucy
Greene '00, Jocelyn senburg '98, Tall
Avery '98, and Deysia Dundas '00 put
everything they had into the event, and
managed to pull out a fantastic three
second in over a talented Tewksbury
relay team.
Despite the large loss to Tewksbury, there were still a few bright spots
for the Blue. Jenny Munkin 'otook
close second places in.-the high jump3
and the long jump. Distance runners
Ally Jay '98 and Jasmine Mitchell '99
~~~~~~~~~put
in strong second and third place
finishes, respectively, in the 3000
meter. Despite the harsh loss to
Tewksbury, if the Blue shows the kind
of effort and spirit it had today, it will
undoubtedly again vie for the crown
of Interscholastic champions.
by Yetten 98, the Golf
T.eamVictories
Hit Its Stride
with
over Belmont
Hill,'Milton and AM liddlesex
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By Ben Goldhirsh & Noah Orenstein
PHILLIPIAN SPIORTS WRITERS
Rmoilt
Piace
30'8"
2
Th ofta
hwd
sincanmrvment in its play this
wekO
usa
Bl
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mont Hill made the
GOLF
foolish mistake of challengingy Andover at
illview, PA's home course. On the
following day both Milton and Middlesex met their demise against an
overpowering Andover squad.
The mood around the golf team
after two successful matches was that
wekwsara unn
on n
the young season. Coach Nat Smith
sttd Teta
a mrvdmc
from the bunch of ackers I saw the
Cole
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200m
300sHurdies
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~~Sound
400 relay, was the saving race for the
~~~~~~~~~~~~the
event to Tewksbury's squad by a
heartbreaking 0.1 second. Veteran
~~ ~~-.
~~ pole-vaulter Tali Avery '98 won her
~~'~~"~{
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event by a comfortable half-foot.
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~~~~~~~~Despite this strong start, Tewks~ ~~
bury didn't slow down,
~~~~~~~~~against
and they swept
the
,
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Joelyn Ienbur '98 Mesagnan
Javelin
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Pete Salisbury,'99 works the bail up through the midield.
Coming off last
excitin- triGnois'Trt~CR meet victories over
Taft and Deerfield, the
girls' track team sought to carry its
momenum
though hus wek an hit
its stride as they work to repeat as
Interscholastic Champions. Unfortu/
nately a tough Tewksbury team
(-iT
,
ari-ivedatthetra~~~~~~~~~~~~cko,
dedyn
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,
II
all but four of the seventeen
~~~~~~~
~~~~~events,
beating the Blue by a score of
87.5 to 56.5-.
~~~~~~~'- - ~~~~~~~~~Team Captain Hannah Cole '98
-~~~
-..
- ~~~~~~ ~gave
Andover a great beginning by
throwing the discus nearly 110 feet,
and was followed by Julia O'Hem '01,
who set a new ninth grade record,
96'3", in the discus, smashing the old
~~~record
by over six feet. Andover's 4
0.
~
Jr
victory (Crisafulli recording a hat trick
in the process), making the score 12-5
at game's end.
~~
With scoring, defense, and goaltending like Wednesday's game, the
Blue can expect a successful season.
~~~ ~~week's
7
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in the fourth quarter, and Brodie and
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half. It was a great performance, and
that kind of support in net is vital to
our success in the future."
Andovei finished up the game
with style, and every player on the roster ot some playing time, with the
exception of Pete Weddle '98, who
was unable to play as a result of sickness.
Goalie Alex Moore played an
excellent nine seconds as an attackman
By Gilman Barndollar
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Chisholm "Ben Park came up big,
shutting Holderness out in the second
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Not only that, but Andover was
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Cnsafulli each put in a goal to seal the
At the half, the score stood at 95,
GOLIF
oerness
Crushes
3 185
3
ii82
2
Belmont Hill
J.nredy osrnerteVe
nredytsragsheVw
beat Belmont hill by itself. Ignorant t
it's ruesome roughs and speedy
greens, the opponents were helpless
the unfriendly confines of the
foreign course. The PA team comprising of Ned Yetten '98, Brian Faulk
'00, Noah Orenstein '99, Jimbo Shea
'99, Veronique Prado-Lacoste '98,
Beoodrs
9,th
i 0
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Elisa Schaar '99 won every mach
Milton/Middlesex
Onte
trvld
O Wednesday teteam trvld
to, appropriately enough, the Presi-
fot.Lnigth,
aSafr
bound Ned Yetten. was on track to
shoot well below the course record
with a 30 for nine; almost half the sum
of his season finale against Exeter of
last year.
But these scores, these names, and
hs
ace rentwa
noe
Gl salaot
h emi l bu
those uys who don't et the glory.
h
o'
et the roupie irlsan
who don't get to play.
We're talking taxi squad, the guys
out there just for the love of the game
A motley crew they are. In the driver's
seat, literally, is Mike Perog '99.
Mikegrew up in Salem, NH. However, his love for the ame was thwarted,
for the local country club would not
allow any person with last names starting with the letter P on the course
Fortunately he did not give up,
neaking, on the course after dark
every night, playing thirty-six holes
under the illumination of only a headlamp. It was an uphill battle, but with
his scores dropping, his position on the
team promises to rise
Senior Andrew Beasley, a olfer
at heart, but a hockey player in reality,
has improved his game by leaps and
bounds. Although he is constantly dis-
tracted
by to
personal
matters
he taxi
has
managed
rise to love
the top
of the
sud
squad.d
9 asa eefo h
Greg, Bomterrdo'98ehasin eyeeforoth
alino ttnerar
wa i neos
ori h onBrr
lwy
aae
tfidheblinpyadinago
position. Chris O'Donnell '98 simply
is a ong man and a ong hitter.
Then there's Sean "the grm"
Gormley who hits the ball the farthest
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THE
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS APRIL 24, 1998
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Girls'
Baseball
Takes
Two
farom
orce
ster.
Tennis
Still
Lookin
by Charlie B. Finch Ifo
Is
SENIOR PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
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girls' tennis team
sufreodloelost
a strong Middlesex,
onTedy
IRL'-TENI leaving, the with a
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huhtrarro
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solid tennis and played much
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gooe;BranHeghngonimpressive
Photo /J. Mitchell
anchored the boys and insured a victo-
Blue left nine runners on base and that
scoreles
in thee innngs of elief,
inning, was happy to break out of the plement his fastbal and slider.
ry. Brian Heig-hington turned in anothWhile Andover's lineup is still settling mini-slump he had suffered from in theersldpfo-acontemud
ersldprpmneo
h
on,
out,
Andy
Coah
Cime is vry happy previous few games. He also played
Worcester-Game 2
scattering thr-ee runs and seven hits
exceptionally well in center, running
tspchnjutasoiadishtover six innings while striking out
with the team's depth, saying thatthi
hetassli
ndis i-doinbohses
has a team with, "Sixteen-players who
wneeybl htcm
erhm
ting, even more potent, Andover treW cserhtrsadp
ckin up
and a few that didn't. Kevin Grant '98
cleane uintescdga.Bfoe
the, victory. Palmer pitched a perfect
Ryan Sax '98 and Brett Farson '99,
c
oigaa
iha
- itrte
I
who playcenterfilder andcatcher
aplomb, though he has been in a slump
boys sl
fvbaeanausdte
retiring, the side with a steady diet of
r~specively
eachreentred te linup
at the plate for the last three gamnes.
Worcester fielders with a succession of fastballs.
after
forasitting
game. The boys
Sax and Dent each scored in the scfisabutndhtndrn
Worcester was probably the tough-
the meat of the order could not et
gon.OlDetwsefcieath
gigC
nyDn asefciea
h
plate, picking up a single for an RBI, a
walk that scored another run, and et-
dt
back.
It was Dent's triple on a deep
poisedt
meak
shocntouthitnd
Northfield
Mount-Hert to right that brought the leadoff
mon ought to be the most challenging
hitter home, while Dent himself scored
opponent
Andover faces;th tems
on a single by Mahoney.
play
NMHagaist
wll be a masure of
Over the next four innings, Palmer ,
play
NMGeoff aganst
Bougheas'99,fandnMahoneyallallr
its theseason
potenial ito
to etend
Geoffstepped9,in
its poentialto
exend th seaso into scored, but the real story was the pitchthe playoffs.
ing, of Hordon. The hard-throwing
righty fanned ten Worcester hitters and
Worcester--Game 1
scattered three runs over seven
innings. That he pitched a complete
game is impressive enough, but
according, to Farson Hordon was
throwing with just as much heat in the
bottom of the seventh as in the bottom
lsnbohet.Nw
tnCittie
Mahoney helped his own cause
Hrdy '00 lost both sets to a stronger-mr
Middlesex player.
'misn'
not muster enough hits against the wild
but strong Harvard pitcher.
doubles draw with each team splitting
sets. The first doubles team, Agarwal
The highlight of the game came in
and Grace, was down two match'
oit ntescn st u ihcn
cetainadsrngntpawnnb
wo
four games in a row to take the second set, 7-5.
Lee and Teleron, playing at the
sewcond doubles slot, lost the first setnau
Y96-4,o
but
yby scarscore -4o
salvagedgethee
split with a victory in the second set.dep
another productive day at the plate; his
sixth inning triple drove in two.
The loss was no fault of Mahoney,
who started the game and lasted five
match, "We looked much more
focused on Tuesday than the previous
sJV
, PC
ounodncor d- Carlisle
U(,mcord-
face in the
young season, and the Blue
outpitchedy
otiuptce
and outfielded its
opponents.
stronger of the two teams. Coach Henderson challenged her squad to start
With about fifteen ames remaining in the season, the Andover baseball
Unfortunately', the boys didn't
have enough time to catch up completely, managinc totlyoly four in
solid rotation, good relief pitching, and
a
lineup that haseup
hitters
bottom, the boys only have injury to
.,
C.'arlisle
vented the Blue from practicing many
of its settled offensive plays, it was
obvious to everyone present that the
MINIM
The girls
varsity
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GIRLS' LACROSSE
often
when
'
lacrosse team continued on a roll this
~~~past
week as it once
again
demnstrated
again dem
its tremendous abili-
ty to score
ons~~~~~~~rated
whelmed; however, and reclaimed the
leadtctand-a
against Harvard showed that the Blue
still has afew kinks to work out at this
ANDOVER 5, WORCESTER 3
Hodnp/b
4
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0
Msrl,2
0
0
singlehandedly saved the team from a
Mastopaoia, p
Rastmgntr c
bohnsonief
S"r.l
loss, leaving the team rejoicing over
her spectacular shot even as time ran
out.
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Early, 2b
CnodCril
conltrol, it became evident that
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squad. The Blue, eventually leadingi11-0 at the half, began its scoringmo
when Tysie Sawyer '99 scored off a
Macmillan pass.,
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h
ifed
In the second half of the game, the
Blue was able to experiment with dif-
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past weekend, the
minutes.
Harmeling, Sawyer, and Gotha all
girls' top two boats
41
With five minutes left, however, scored again in the half; Anna Valeo
raced incredibly well
Grace took control by scoring two as lne h oleo n fhnaantfv
te rw
goals in two minutes, and as a resultdhihso.Men
ilCac
at Worcester. The G2
gave the Big Blue its first lead since paetwihis
the beginning of the
As the ~~eamn
Wesig'9hdfvfae
nga
aeaa
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0
a shutout for the half, and
Sarahoba Gi~i-s CRaw second
victory otethes
game's final two minutes ticked away, Cote '00, Susannah Richardson '00,
season, beating Exeter.
it appeared that the Blue would wear
and Emily Tompkins '99 were espeAnd G1, though it had an exceptional
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fact,
f th
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R8
Lec
oas2
sprinted down the field, past her
out the clock and claim the victory.
However Harvard had other plans and,
with an interception of a faulty Blue
ahoey,31
1i0
through her defenders and blasted the
ball past the Harvard goalie. She had
to make the score 4-0 in the amne's
opening minutes 1This
control, of the ball as Whitney Grace
'98 gained possession of almost every
center draw that she took.
In fact, the Blue held the ball for
4
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triple teamed, Anneberg calmly ran
As
downlast
th rainpoure
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day, the girls' lacrosse team, the only
The Big Blue was able to maintain
3
was sent in to take the shot. Though
b
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the team's best eight-meter shooters,
3
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ANDOVER 8, WORCESTER 3Dubeeai
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Mamlainunscedexona
great feed from Harmneling, who then
tallied a goal herself on a fast break
from the top of the Concord-Carlise
goa circl. Thetwo lter r-connected
goal in the first m inute of the game.
i
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some dominance over ConcordCarlisle, one of the top public school deedra ela
amla'
eprograms
n Massacusetts,
n gm
the shift, Gotha quickly flipped the
Wednesdy
surel dispeled any balto the wide open Macmillan, who
remaining doubts surrounding their intrpioeanshtoepsth
caailte.
Harvard goalie. At this point the Blue
Harvardseemed to reain some composure and
Harvard
~tried
to hold the ball more behind the
Harvar
us upgoalto
tie. Ths
squad playing in spite of the lackluster'
weather, faced a talented Harvard J
team. The Blue opened up a quick lead
when Heather Gotha '98 hit Kate
Macmillan '00 with a great pass for a
32
0 0
Concord on Wednesday, they had no
idea what to expect of this team they
never faced before. However as
the e
opened and the Blue took
prved smi-sucessfl fora whie, as
neither team scored for the next twelve
HBRI
3
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or
Dent, If
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goals. With the score at 7-6, the Blue
returned to the center circle to take
aohrdw.had
Gotha gained possession and
-
tally
clock, Christine Anrieberg '00, one of
When the Blue took the field in
zone,
she___was___picked_
de
heeas pedl up bymila'
heew
to
I0
0
with two quck consecutive
we-defender As she came into Harvard' s
no,
MIDE
hittesfrommtoppto
Most disturbing is the fact that the
air and carried it speedily downfield. A
penalty was miraculously called on
~Harvard refused to be over-
fastand
against
oponent lieHradad
Coantord-Carlis l
Hrarad
While last Friday's nail-biter
poin intheseaonthetea's
prescribed fast goals were crucial for a
Blue comeback Grace rose to the
The girls'
varsity
occasion in high form by scoring thirty seconds into the half, and Gotha tatlied
another goal two minutes later to
.Rsif
tie the score up.
man
and Saturday afternoon against a
strong Exeter squad."
MILEE10ANOR8
is just hitting a groove. With a
lstthee nnn,
t~~~~~~~~~~~~te
fear.
the
last
three
innings.
_______________________________ the second
half with needed~~~t
a "banc,' by scor- Harvard, awarding the Blue a free
ing the
igtequick
goals neddto take its shot. With fourteen seconds left on th
____________________________________________
lead back. Although such a call pre-
gani
At third doubles, Tanja Geis '98 and
Anita Kumar '9 played very evenly.matched opponents and again split:
sets.
Commented Agarwal on the
strous collision shook up a cloud of
dust, out of which Farson emerged
holdigtebl rul.Tesae
theinnigs
net fou
sawthe Cimson
together only two runs while
Andoe taiy
agtu.team
_______________________________
by Kate Macmillan
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS ASSOCIATE
well,
,
innig, scoingnfor withot gettngrHaiatdortnereretred tohis.dugutcgo..lespciallydnaFridy
aagaistllas
out and eventually batting around. But and the nning was over.
year's number one team from Milton
L acrosse, Tie(a.s H al-t-d
C
s
af
threatening to add to ts lead with the
bases loaded, the Crimson cleanup
man hit a weak pop up to leftfield.
Havr yThough
the hit was shallow, it was a
no-brainer for the runneron third to tag
disappoinAlsongdsixpptotfoursxhomefoup.omHoweverev
Dentencameeupp withththe
ls
oHrvr
cpe
f h
ball, crow-hopped, and threw a bullet
os oHradJ
cpe
f h
team's week. Despite the fact that the that reached Farson on one hop.
game was inconsequenttal, it was the
They say the most exciting, play in
first blemish on the team's record and baseball is the collision between catcheedw twthcrm gshdben
er and runner, and Farson certainly
a seven game winning streak
didn't let the fans down. The mon-
t_% Af~~~~~~~~~~~~h
~~~piece
JV Pounds
she
q som,
prai5
mrSaahit
The story of the contest was Dent
who exploded at the plate. Dent stole
two of the bases himself, as well as driving i Palmer, who was playing first
base,n
ynGllge
9
h
fAlsoogA
foMaoBoughllineright.
enoigafn aewsCrsMsee
role '98 .I
,
Meserole reached base three times
on a single, a walk, and after being hit,
adsoeintescntoptte
Blue ahead for ood. Finally, Sax had
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Girls'
recc
ws heset.Pte
take both sets- from her opponent.
laFobalb
playing an evenly matched competit
tor, split sets at the number four spot.
PaygnmbrivR
inLe
lyn
ubrfvRbnLe
played well, but failed to dictate play,
entering the most difficult stretch
se
Gace'9
otlc
rc 99wste otPt
of the Andover players, asso
she was the only Andover player toth
-Crly
'98, MarcHordon '0, and Mar
'9,8
Hodon
Mar 00,and
ark
Andover hitters couldn't get to the Harvard JV pitcher.
Mahoney '98 each gave six, or sevenFrsmnesainT
inningsof
soli throwng, whie Matt who also stole a base in the first some good off-speed pitches to cornPalmer '99 held opposing batters .
abot
twSwesug.dh
At the number one spot, Amy
Tern99padstogybulss.offc
bohsttoafemnpeomthe
laigintenubrtw ptcp
Roopali Agarwal '99 lost her first'
in a tie breaker, but went on to'
crush her opponent 6-2 in the second
.
and walking once. Dent also had a particukirly impressive game in left field
against Harvard, gunningr down a runner at home on a fly ball.
The pitching rotation has also got-
Andover picked up its first win
against Worcester by the score of 5-3.
Mahoney and Sax provided the punch
at the plate, each going three for three,
ly,
better than it did in its debuit match,
against Harvard after getting hit twice
thei
shdlse
ather
reu.
date
mer
can
."
continued its run of
fmore
resurgence of Captain Tony Dent '98,
w'ho had a triple, two singles, two
steals, three runs, and four RBls in the
doubleheader, then singled in a run
te ino
t
o
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS
POT WRITER~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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against Worcester but
losing to Harvard iV,
the boys' varsitysqa
baseball team pulled
its record to 5-1 and <;'
undefeated leagueplay
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SeasonE
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7
race, fell short of the Exeter crew at
the finish line by 0.7 seconds,
Despite the first boat's dissapoint-
piovedhthemselveswesuperior
'98 later commented, "Katie always
lets us know where we stand against
the other crews, and we feel confident
give up this lead, the G2 rowers kept,:
up their competitive attitudes, and held,
the Exeter boat behind them for-the:
that she"ll push us right through the
remainder of the race.
finish."
The girl's second boat once aain
C,
finished in first place with three quarters of a boat length on Exeter. The
girls had a rough start in the water due
oinxeecentebabutey
tqinexprecerdindf
qikyrcvedanlftheSm-
the
The excited:
girls docked quickly and continued the,
tradition of the winning crews hurling
t,~~~~~~~~~~~
their coxswain into the icy water
The teams intend to explore the,
novices potential and continue to fine.
ueterrcelnndehiq
thy
mbu tne
teirres
an,
andG
owr
t eiue::
O WdesyheGrwrsxei:
bury, NMH, tabor, and Brookline
teams, in their wake. At the 750 meter
enced their new unnamed Vespoli Millenium(boat) for the first time. Coach:
line (the half-way mark), the boat took
a "power ten" and evened up with the
Eee emwohdbe edn h
Lucier, in a sentimenfal moment, had:
eight seniors and one upper break the:
oti
tjebgnigo
rcie
race. The grls staved evgirlsh
then
.
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THE PHILLIPIAN~SPORTS APRIL 24, 1998
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Softball
.BY Tennis
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by Kate MacMillan
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ae of seven, when she joined a t-ball
league in her then hometown of Hampstead, New Hampshire. Hubbard also
PHILLIPIAN SPORTS ASSOCIATE
..Erica Hubbard is by fa h
ot learned many fundamentals from her
modest person I have interviewed to grandfather (whom she affectionately
date. Despite her recent accomplishrefers to as Papa), a former baseball,
ments on the softball diamond, wih player himself. Erica credits him for
canbedeeednoles t
whichluel istilling such a love for the game in
she simply refuses to talk
amazing,
and to this day he continues to be
aboiut her own immense talent. Luckione of her most ardent supporters.
ly, the
the restof
schoo is talkinn
The year following her initiation
about the freshman phenom itcher into the game, Erica began playing litwho has yet to give up a run; who has ti egebsblwihsecnm
stuck out thirty-five; who has walked ued until the fourth grade. By the'fifth
-only
two and been hit (actually bunted)
grade she was living in Bradford, a
off only once; and who has helped lead small Massachusetts town about thirty
the Big Blue softball team to a 5-0 minutes from Andover. At this point
record thus far in the season. Even if she joined a recreational softball
she
say won't
much, at least I have league. When the league officials saw
;Z some facts to back up my words of the way she hit, as well as her allpraise.
around talent on the field, they insisted
According to varsity softball coach
that she move up to a division for older
Peter Drench, Erica has an "extremel
players. Even while in the fifth grade
smoothmotion,
and has been taughtl
Enca Hubbard was being singled out
the long commute from Bradford.andmoved into Nathan Hale, a freshman
girls' dorm, this past winter. She can't
Andover High School'
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say enough about how much she loves
boarding and her house counselor,
Mrs. Pryde, who has become one of
the top sideline fans at her softball
.
games. Erica seems to have made a
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very smooth transition into the cornmunity, and her newfound fame from
the pitcher's mound has only made her
more popular on campus.
bBrdeCokaged
sfrteftri
ssf
osyPHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
that it is certainly bright for Erica.
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Since she is only ajunior, Hubbard has
gt111111
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no idea about where she might like to
___________________
go college. She does know without a
I
,
doubt, though, that shewill be playing
-Siliato
softball wherever she goes. More
**piece.
immediately; however, she has an
**
Andover squad to carry, and carry it
she most likely will for the rest of this
Behind great pitchseason and for the next three years.
ing and timely hitErica's pitching, in combination with
r
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pj
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to score six runs in the second,
five more in the fourth, and a final run
n the sixth inning, Andover showed
offensive capabilities as seniors
Roberge '98 caught a pop-fly in right
field to bring the top of the second to
an end. Andover's batting was once
again successful in this inning with a
elyRbegRahl an adLi
led the team with three hits a
The excellent hitting of Lauren
Tsai '00, Camnbell, and Shannon, who
had not stepped up to the plate in her
last two years of playing softball, also
helped the Big Blue offense. Shan-
am ohtrpe lgedb
jno
Erica Hubbard '00 which drove n
three runs. Hubbard came into before
the inning was over.
The third inning included some
adjustments as the team protected its
twelve run lead. A great play made by
C
well." In the past couple of weeks, this
where between the sixth and seventh
Shannon '98 and the extraordinaryirssotalem
Anvrcnrlofheg
eadis
ateodbsendwoautpp.
allevidentto
became the rest of the grades Erica began to dabble with catching of captain' Rachel Bain 98,
came out victorious
potent offense siezed the victory,
flies made by Hubbard and Katie,
community
when Erica, in the three pitching. At the same time she was
should take the team far this season.
SF~L
in its last two
Ben'0hl
M ool w us
games
which inshe pitched, simply
playing on some traveling teams in According to Erica, winning a New
gyames. In Wednesreettoofan
A dmy
This inning showed to be a big one for.
manhandled her opponents. Two of addition to the old rec league, and was England championship is definitely a
day's gmfehan
sensation Erica
The sun shined on the varsitysot
An ve'btigastbruhi:
her three gamies were no-hitters and, as
altouehricesdepenet
galfrhssrngemndtisa
Hubbard proved that she is as good a ball team on Wednesday as it so maseihtrus
afafremntinedtsho
oeatyywrkanvhe
onydgvesphoe
gae. hatworfgollwichis ookngawfulytttan-rfeldrhalaeitcerwhie aaindis
ttefulyu
dfeaeddtefPesetatontfhe
thPfialennigtheoeammad
hit (a bunt single) in her thid
must have paid off, for somewhere able to those familiar with the proplaying excellent hitting with two Mary Academy. Sarah Shannon '98
some changes, as pitcher Shannon was
otn, between sixth grade and now Erica gramn.
Irelieved
to left field and Cambell was
which the Blue still won by a handy
bepe.Teta'
al ucs uls
tre f h aepthn
h o
margin. What's more, Erica's pitchiny bcame one rocket of a pitcher While
'After
learning all of this, one could
trpe.Teta'
al ucs uls
satdoftelgm
icin
h o
isn't hesnytlethe atigsnt
e refuses to give any specific names
hardly disagree, with Coach Drench
hpfotefureatetam
ovs of the first inning flew by, Shnon
bouh int iihof
h
ae
half-bad either, as evidenced by her or dates, she does admit that she has when he calls Erica "a very talented
twrsisgaofinngheNw
struck out two batters adtleted
ndentr mcrganae toe
Its ppo-h
.625
average
battincn
and 10 RBI~~s. in
ee named Most Valuable Player at a junior." Nor could they dispute that
EnglJand Championships,
catcher, Rachel Bain '98 made a fanntsfoscorn
n
or uswt
fat
rc hiZh
lu'
isthm u
few tournaments which her traveling
she "could have a very bright future"
Bacottastic
catch . The bottom of the first
a u tfrtmd
yuprJia
of he Ing
easna alltht wnt ll teams have participated in; however in Andover softball. But Drench also
however was a different- story. Depicker ada sTriefloutd
ree
fb
the
way over ~the back wall in
edoetydwpasschacntdtah
em hha sCgreater
Andrea Cambell '99 began pitch- .. Andover scored ten rns in the first,
pitcer ambe bythe icut then
Andover's opening, ame alant
lades and prefers to credit her team- amount of pitching detttihsaone
caewta30ladraed
apitaofzCambellwwhosthrewketohHubbard
at
Noble High School.
against
mates,
than it did the last. But regardless of
cl eoaewtf
30la
ratd
cptlzngo'akCit
e isamel
madhb thewt
quick
arinkan
Yes,definitely
it would seem that
~Last year Erica's parents felt that the circumstances behind Andover by Andover in the top of the first. This
The Andover defense proved in seod
e Hubbardhasfaninte sofmtbal
she should attend a private school
softball's recent successes, Erica Hubinning, however, proved tedious for the second inning that it could keep itsS
ecaueotesvetedrnla
ability. she
Although
is obviously a
where she could have greater opportu- bard remains a key component of it.
Cambell as five walks and three fieldopponents from sconng, or even getna uralltalente ahee(emde
nities both athletically and academical-:
Although she will likely continue to be
ing, errors allowed Bancroft to tally six
ting on base. Shannon struck out the ketbAnorinheopfte
hotebIsce
adhce
em
ly. She applied to, and Was accepted at, bashful about her incredible accomruns without a hit. In the second
first batter and first basemnen Lisa inin,
gaewseden
,h
i
despite never having lydbfr)
both Lawrence Academy and Phillips
plishments, I have no doubts that she
inning, Cambell was relieved by
Shaugnessy '98 made the second out
Blewkdofthfedpruyan
Eriai
hsa bena layngeoftalland
AcaemygAferfuchdebteitnas
illaddman moeageatplas9t8hewSrahShanonceshofuccssflly
,smtheingai
htggoun baltdwnreadutogoboadnne afer heongtw
perfctigc
hri sill forquiekalonldeideothaquibarewold
atrcuesuedbforfhe founyersotthld ffhancrft.TheBigBlumma--tht
liee adltuchngafrst Kelycournfor aniasalfinnnglame
time.
llustriou
Her career bgan at th
late at Andover. Although Eroca was a Andover end.
time Heilustiou
carer ega atthe day student her first term, she disliked
Boys Track Knocks Off
Tough Tewksbury eam
By AutnAesegSaturday
ANDOVER 77, TEWKS BURY 66
Event
Shot Put
Javelin
in a sure-to-be-interesting
800m race.
P1IILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
The sprinters were led by the irst
Name
Wilameon
Haskell
Dsu
~
Ln
up
u
up
place finish in the four by one hundred
go1111
with experienced runners. Justin Voc~~~cola'99, Beau Williams'98, BryanSanes
~~~~~Saunders'99, and in anchor Lewis
Brown'99. The race stayed close but
~Tewksbury disqualified itself in the
NMIlriq
The boys'k
Teby'track team
won its second meet
.Boys'Ti~~xcit
of the year against
Tewksbury, .
easly
n
ednsdy.
HighJump
TpumPrera
easily on
Wednesday.
The boys ran
hated
Field in
with
thecaptain Nnam,
well
sprinting
in events
the
and dom
di Okike'98 leading the team in the
triple jump and the ong jump. The
track
will team
met strong competitionNMH,
againstN'~~~val Academy
Prep, and Milton in a cr~ucial meet this
upcoming Saturday.
The
distance
long squad did less
than it had expected Saturday wthout
its star John Friedman'98. However,
Ben Phillips'0lI assumed leadership in
the 1500m, taking second place in a
dies
200m
phenomenal day won the four hundred
teri-ac,
going all out in the last
~'i5
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19,4"
ii8'9 5
5'iO'
2
3
58
2
47'6"
Vocola
wt
broke his own prior freshman record
tio'99
Wednesday.
His race on Saturday
of 4:30 by two seconds. Drew
?Aic.-.'flCthe ~~~~~~~~~~
winn~ving the highiul
jupt
Jo h ostp
vyneol
ifcltso
o h o
two finishers. Andover will be run-
day with a fast first lap. Maletz stayed
ura
triple jump and Beau Williams'98
MvaletzL98 won the 80m on Wnednes-
placed third in the Javelin
in the pack at first before he made his
move, claiming the lead in the last
C,
350m with a sensational kick. Mal
will be in contention for first place this
fit
efracei
1
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3
8'6"
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3
ii s
2
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23 9s
43 5s
2
2
LUsater
desdane
400m
8oom
3000m
4x100m
ea
4s
3
Okike
mal't,
5i 3s
2041i
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Philiips
Hamiuto
Rodrigucez
Andover
4 26
4 429
10 335
64
4 ,
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softball teanm's hittng accounted for 28 runs in two games.
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Stdyth
OnSaudath
ro
ar.opnn uasincan
lead on the rest of the field. The race
first and second came down to the
'tiona
ing that "with their solid perforthe
boys'
mances, they have a good shot at the
varsty
tam enns
Iterchos."crews.
varsi tnni
tevnerychosI
faced two very diffiUnfortunately,
Andover's
~~~~~~~~~~~ a.
~~~~~~~~~cult opponents with Wdedygm aaisMltnws
BOY5'T~~NiS
several hindering
another close upset of 3-2. Merle
is~~~~By'TNIobstacles. Their first summed up the match with this pene(1matchI was on Friday against Belmont trating and intensely felt quote: "The
Hill. 'Due to poor weather conditions;
echo of the crisp new balls shattered
however,
team was
the forced to move
the concentration of our unit, resulting
~~~~~~~~~in
obstacles so great in size that overindoors,
Coachcommented
Wilkin
that as coming them seemed unattainable."
a Ceutof thik
uatcipaeted hag of Rag on Drw rag o.xetter
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PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER
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final 300 meters. Exeter raised their
oy'rating and began to sprint; however,
Andover was unable to respond and
against Belmont Hill's Pat Maloy,
the Worcester Invita- enduptoscdsbkathefheld onthe
ine.u Comecndscoackthefn
who is ranked #8 in New England.
toa00ish
n.CmetdcahWashbumn
C,
~~~famed
Lake Quinsigaafter the race, "We had a ood row
The team was down 3-1 when the
mond The field was
and I'm happy for the guys, but we
~~~~~~~~~~~~dynamic
duo of Pete Karlen '98 and
Boys' CRW extremely strong, and haesmtinsowrkntatil
Simon Thavaseelan
'99 took control,
~~~~boasted the likes of make us faster."
coming out victorious
straight sets.
sets
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St. Johnsusandtraigt
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boatboracecewas
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Rly
ning against tough competition on Satu
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ThBiedeensavrdAnoe
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in the following laps. Phillips was
hapy wthhisperoranc o
2
Oie
Saunders
Peman
Wiliam,
two hundredths of a second.
onds, but then progressively slowed
-
1795
Willins
300m Hut-
mete racAdo
lOmttaeoehiTekby
opponent by 1.5 seconds. He has and
will continue to show his talent in the
upomn met ti5prn0hefu0iot
by four hundred meter race was also
won by the Big Blue on Wednesday
namuch less callenging race
bu bu
na
fv eod.T
e'c f
winning byfiescnsThraeo
th a aei
h OmdsLws
Browns' lO0m first place finishing
which Brown nipped his opponent by
competitive heat. Phillips went out on
a fast first
lap clocking inat 65 sec-
14'
Piace'
I
Constantino
ihmo
Pole vault
Jaungbaker
loom
Brown
I 1m Hiur- i...iatcr
~~~~minutes
after the rce because a handoff took place outside of the desig1nat~ed
hand-off zone. Nnamdi Okike in a
hebowing
Resuit
42'6 5"
NMH and Simsbury. Both boys' boats
Andover fell to fourth place, but
battled hard
ard ad
and hadinha imprssicameow
impressiveeir
show-erfoquickly
backlyafterbck
theerfirstirt500
ings, losing only to quick Exeter
meters to engage in a three way fight
for the top spot with Exeter and St
In the boys' first boat race,
John's. The three boats continued see-~
Andover, having drawn a good lane,
sawing
awin back
bac and
and forther,
orthfor
forn then
he final
fnal -ne,
felt that they possessed the power and
100mtrwhAnoefial
finesse that was necessary to overtake
cm ai
the other crews for a win. The race
Exeter. ina strong second behindstarted quickly and Andover was three
BohAdvrbasweplsd
seconds behind after only 25 strokes, with their racing on Saturday and look
However, after battling hard through fowrcoters'o
h esnwt
the rest of the first 500 meters, the confidence. The team now heads into
Bufonthmevsvnwih
a two week stretch without a race durnd two s;econds upn on St. in whc the hop to buldth
6'
THE PHIELLIPIAN
bNyOW
CONTaa
ITOR
teams' depth. The Cluster wvould have
looked to returners Silas Warren '98
and James Vinocur '98 to play leaderThoug
woud
man coniderPine ship roles on the young 1998 team.
Knola istricaly
unahletc cus- Unfortunately, free agency sent both
ter, rmais
th. fct tat to yars players to Flagstaff, weakening PKN
ago the PKN team won the Cluster to the point of uncertainty.
SoftballChampioship, an last ~
To counteract the personnel loss,
too~seond
Le b a trog goupof PKN grabbed long-ball hitting Billy
took
Ledby
econ.astron grop ofWailand 98 from WQS, adding power
able Stuart players last year, the team
was vertabl
clsterforc, boing to the Green's batting order. Another
only in the finals to an amazing question-mark for the PKN team was
Flagstaff team. However, the 1997 the pre-season preparation of returning
graduation shook the teams' roster to player Alexi Chryssanthou '98. Chrysitsknes,
mptingthemajrit ofthe santhou will likely add skill to the
itsknesempyin
te mjortyof he young team, probably by assuming the
line-up
aboutand
the raising questions
UNKNONCOMENTRY
EITOR
FEATURES
challenging role of pitcher. Another
two softball forces playing an
increased role on the team this year are
Alex Mulvey '98 and Jill Mitchell '98.
Despite a few rough innings as a relief
pitcher early this season, Mulvey has
become a solid defensive player in the
infield. Mitchell, the team's lanky first
baseman, has also played well defensively.
APRIL 24, 1998
7
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In the first game of the season,
PKN had a disappointing loss to a
strong Flagstaff team. The loss for
PKN shed light upon the fact that the
team needed to reorganize for more
competitive playing.
-
"Best" Quad North makes. like Grancis and chills
Not Pictured: T.J. Duhkin (he laks gurls)
~~~~ABB
PooEFelne
When playing against Abbot in the
~~~second
game of the season, Pine Knoll
7
played up to everyone's expectations.
Rookie Eli Kagan stepped up at catcher with feats that involve batting in
several runs, and making acrobatic
plays from behind the plate (editorial
4:
~~~note:
Eli wrote this about himself).
E
~WQN
Against North, in likely the team's
came back from a seven run deficit,
only to lose by a score of 12-14. The
near-comeback was made possible by
latefro defnsive
Wailandby
eforts
Tristn De~ittthe
lateeffrts
dfensie fom WalnAy
Tra D
ittEEbtenteWs
an
togetainnghtigb h
top of the batting order.
As theand
yong
exerienced
Yesterday morning, I got up at
team
to egin
esh nd pay amore
6:30. Like any other morning,
~~~~organized game of softball, the season hopped in the shower, qr should I say,
~~~~~~~~~~~: ~~~begins to look bright for PKN. And as, polar ice bath, courtesy of OPP. Afterthe season progresses, look for the
wards, I got dressed, loaded my bag
Phoio /L. Hoopes
team to surprise the league and actualwith about one hundred and ninety
ly win ome games.
pounds of dead ook weight, and
headed down the stairs, taking care not
to losemy center of gravity, the conse-
Il
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Horowitz '98 trying to catch a
bail for his team of Pine Koll
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Wnrren
at a '98 Poio IL
Wrecen pr98 aot a rn
recent
conferenceAt
pres
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One way to judge each cluster's
athlticproessis
o lok t te iage
thatits
ortays.Thisapprach
ame
doesn' workwith
abbitPond,
though as itsteam isa hell f a lot
stronger~Z
thnasal uhpig
-~ edroent.
byLeah illis'98, fine
pitcher from Whitney House and Tennessee, a few day students, some solid
playes
Carer
frm Huse, nd a
plbunc
fors
andate
H wupers)d
~fom Stems, th squad rom th other
sideof CapelAve
coud mae a eal
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HideeoftinhofeChicagocshorstops,
f
E~~W~~1e.
The~~~~~pire
~~Beiler
The
Em
pire
contender this year.
the plate, which is where RPD
has done-must of its damage so far,
4%%there are a lot of players capable of dri~~~ving the ball into the bushes ingin
the Great Lawn. The two athletic
OF&F
roommates from Stearns West, Josh
ikes
~ ~
'98 and Andy Butler '98, have
~ ~~~each
hit several homers
already.
aa
4.. j.,,~~~~~~~~~
ddi-
tional Steams characters include Dan
Burons'98
alo o Vasit Hokey
~ ~ ~~wwrdloig ho-
f
~
~
atin
oficil
o thRbbi Pod bttin oter whicia actally sbitte or
whc.a culysbi
DougKuhlanInstucto in
Math and judge of the field on which
RPD normally plays. In this ingenious
scheme, the team's strong hitters were
spaced evenly throughout the order, to
ensure that needed power could e
provided at any point in the order.
Other notable figures in the lineup
icuetesud
fis-aea,
David Robles '98 of Carter House,
whose cheerful attitude and soft glove
handle all of the infielders' throws,
including the sometimes errant ones
from shortstop Beiler. In the fine tradiBeieer
filstebl
l
vr ie
ih
fed h alcenyeeytmwt
fine flexibility and incredible range
buofeprcestfiehealteCndasadClisad
elwd
fRbe'
lvfring
Dr. Kuhlman to remind the lucky run~~~~~~~~~~ner
that he or she can
advance
"one base" after the wildonly
toss.
by Pete Salisbury
game, and Pete Shin '98, a stocky and
Willis provides extremely solid
PHILLIPIAN FEATURES EDITOR
powerful batter who never fails to give
t,
teams. These two teams have been battling for supremacy since 1778, the
year Samuel Phillips opened his school
adbgnteCutbciktpo
oram. A lot has happened between
Testwtamsicthtyrbthe
rivalry continues to this day. I've seen
both teams play two games, and have
collected stacks of data on percentages, predictions, prospects, horo-
C
fielding efforts made by Jessica
Bulen
'98, Will Hendrie '98, and Jernaine
Thibodeaux '00, the team as a whole
a enual owr oehrsc
cessfully. Posting a .500 average thus
fWQ isgngohveor-vau
ate their playing strategies if they
expect to be in contention for the Clustah Softball Championship, the most
honored award in a of sports.
scopes, etc.
my cluster's team, West Quad North:
first of all, before any allegations
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~stairs,
I burst through the front door begin,
with such a triumphant leap that I near-
ly knocked my teeth out when I
slipped on the granite stairs directly in
the technique of Anthony Dzaba '99
those who wonder where I get such
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~front
of Bishop. After the initial shock the regulations set forth by the
was
waverI
one agin i conrol
of alfive senses, which I used one at a
time as necessity required. Sight. It
was a beautiful, sunny day, the grass
already green. Touch. The warm sun
felt calming on the back of my neck.
Sound. The morning air was filled
with the sound of birds singing. Taste.
Disgusting. During the fall, I had bitten my lip, which was now cherry-red
with blood. I quickly realized that
these wonderful changes in the weath-.
er could mean only one thing...
it
.Spngihretls!Aiditchers
is. Spring is here. It's time to shed
those winter clothes. It's the time for
outdoor munchies. And it's the time to
"TYOFHEGA"unes
yo ar plyn lsai nwihcs
its time to get yourself to the great
l~wn.
In the sports world, there are many
great rivalries between such teams a
P.A.A.C.S:R-C.P.A.R.A.R.T.T.R.S.C.
D.N., ( PHILLIPS ACADEMY,
ANDOVER CLUSTER SOFTBALL
REGULATIONS COMMITTEE for
tePEEVTO
fteAOE
MENTIONED RULES AND REGULATIONS THOUGH THESE
RULES are SUBJECT to CHANGE
a
EMDNCSAYb
h
AAEY
In addition to great pitching, West
Quad North is also home to many batwedntrosthtavopsng-,cringing in fear. Leading the
team is future Clustah hall-of-famer,
Drew Whitcup '98, who has a .912batting average thus far. Also wielding
a crushing bat is surprise soft ball virus
hristopher Clark '98, better
known as Clahkey. With an impressive
.906 batting average, Clahkey promises to dominate consistently throughout
the tenni. These two born leaders are
supported by such super stars as
Lakers, and Mike Tyson and Jeffery Bobby Sealy '98, Charles Forelle '98,
Dahmer. These rivalries are created Elliot Friedlander '99, Chnis Hibi '98,
through years of fierce competition,anthsorbupweflZeeccontroversy, myth and legend. Such is anthsorbupweflZkeMK
~~~from
Bader Al-Saud.
pitchng ad
fiedingfrom
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year's
and championship PKN team,
pr
a r a t ee
'year's
and championshipPKNteam;
Rookiepitching phenom
Silas Warren
'98, acquired on waivers from AAA
Kingston. Warren has kept batters
guessing with his four pitch repertoire,
which includes a change up, fast-ball,
. -
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Clustah Softball Championship. For
confidence so early in the season, I
have only four words: Tucker House
Blue Chips.
;
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Shaun "The Babe".
Qualter 98
AL tLb)IN
r euA /la
Ae
-
As for West Quad South- They're
always. WQS is my pick to win the
and found it to be completely wvithin
"
haps they dropped one. Not to woriy
guys, it won't happen often. As
I would like to go on record as
saying thatlI have personally examined
the team's most recent home-run hitter pichn anIiligfo
h mlV....
..
5.
.....
U
..
a high five. Finally, the Upper trio of dusty mound. Her underhand heat
In the annals of Phillips Academy
Yannick Dingle, Chuck Landow, and miffs opposing batters, and when they
"A
Cluster Softball, few teams have had
Jonah Levine, called up from AAA there oct
the ode and t
the talent and depth to match this
Grvs(oc
ai enrfre
tly
et
iku
h -one
nos..
ad
year's Flagstaff squad. The team's
objeCted
cbuavied toe u heel
it to first. It's only Cwhen she starts
kteeCeeadtas
three stars for the ood of the cluster),
PHILLIN FEATURES ASSOCIATE
Warshall '98, is one of the leading
the outfield and beefing up the batting
adstreoldpyrsothliu,
though, that the other team's hitters get
players on the team as far as many
order. Team leader Jumna Waugh 98
and upper fromi lyest
the
ieude
really sared.
Aslc e fyumyrmme
people are concerned. A veteran of
plays an aggressive center field and is A upefrmteEsSiBar
Ronnguthe abtPnd
A ertain movief
that wa reedinter cluster softball since his junior year,
a candidate for this year's Gold Glove
laud,
the geathuamericalpatrie, o team are a unch of participants who lacti
1980's It was eitled Major Tad has developed many skills essenAwrd LisBelo'9
ad asy
roid mremoa spprtthn hyneofth bstmoie ee
tial to.his cluster team, no doubt
Awrugma '00s haelo beend seyi
as widely played in his home of Saudi prvdmoeoalsprthnpys
League,"onoftebsmvisvr
leamned in part from his participation
ingwth
itchrs
teir uickbatsand
Ar-abia. He also bears the burden o
clhlbtwoaesilvlal
ae o hs fyuwodd' e
in all three cluster sporting activities.
aggrpters baseiring
h
ccordiaton
failing to live up to his Saudi counter- assets to the squad. Whatever their role
it it went like this; an evil woman When asked what kinds of players are
thgesotsie, "e
igningoree
patBob Sal'8
on the team, though, all of the RPD
takes over the Cleveland Indians who
ff
ofbalalaertcntibtetothsyansSoeovatesea
esehee.So an asset to the team, he notes, "Anyone
agenseinths
of-sesonhasroafy-erhpsshenostcleer
anever teamst sron chncesforaoorl
WtamrhedhoscnefeldissertheletlhburthsehoinwquteselltFomerteamat
shhpusctgeterfherors
improved [their] capabilities both
oftesao ofrhsbe h rSeries appearance this year.
can find in hopes that they will come peop aemt
ver rare. And asflso anyn
offensively and in [their] pitching
in dead last, thus giving her a reason to wommattept o th isr uefl. adr
rotation." Two key off-season acquisiget rid of them. The team at first sucks commente on
sthervery mutchraprsmtionis include James Vinocur '98,
horribly, but towards the end they rally en ako
trin iceo
oe-
signed onto free agent status from last
there have been strong individual
Photo/ L. Hoopes
ave
'98sClafrenHous amigo Pies
Plt 9, sas afinl
guy on th
team, and a ood ballplayer, too,
except when he's getting nailed in the
back by accidentally inaccurate throws
ig
inney '99, all of whom have batting
vrgso 80o oe n
hl
Dave's________Carter________House_______________________Piers_____
style belies his deep love of the
_____________________________
of such an event undoubtedly
floor like mashed potatoes.
After successfully navigating the
case concerning the rivalry
udNrhad
West Quad South Clustah softball
and win the pennant.
~ only
~~~~~~~~~I
mention this movie because
isadrc
y~~~~~~~~~~~~~~her
eatosi ewe
~~~~~~~~~~~~the
Abbot Cluster softbiill team and
"Major League." They are identical in
almost every way, save two: the Abbot
team will never rall and win the
caposi
n h
times any pitcher at all. He seems only
to remember the name of one pitcher,
Megan Burke '98. However, he does
know that the position is constantly
being changed "..although it is usually
female dominated."
The same holds true for the rest of
the line-upo. There are no ositions set
a..~(.~u
b
-
r
ing a crushing 12-I loss to WQN,
Abbot is not off to a good start. Tad's
only comment on this matter was,'
"Well we try, and sometimes we have
good innings, but it's the occasional
and often too frequent problem inning.
that gives us so much trouble." But the
Abbot team is not all bad. While the
work in the field is quite frequently
filled with errors, the players at bat are
AlxMalgmanblsaresl
'00s
hawt, ik
agnus
whits bs ralyhaduith heeis
biat" hic ispobbyautemne.
clt
h em
Although Abbot ishaving a tough
time getting started, there are still
many who believe that they can make
it all the' way. Granted, these believers
are members of the Abbot Cluster, but
still, at least there is someone who support's them. More importantly, what
the team laicks in outfielding, and bat-'
'
THE PHILLIPIAN SEVENTH
We
by Al Moore
by
AES
G GoSSPIore
GSSIPIN
BIGGST SHOOLcen
William
Shakespeare, the legplywngh was
endar 16thcentry
born in Stratford upon Avon today
exactly 434 years ago. Shakespear'
th subjct f
.1ofworllis setions
Literary
teBirthday
fa
~English 300 this term, and his plays
have been performed worldwide for
hke
ture Ined-ila
speare has influenced all of our lives in
some way However, the man has had
a particularly powerful impact on my
life. In fact, it would not be an exag-eration to say that Shakespeare has
mademe wh I am oday.important
As a young boy at Riverside Elementary School, I found myself having
ifclypyn attention in class. A
fifth grader who lacked confidence, I
een
mortified to learn I had been
was
wasmorifid*tolean.I:ad
assigned the role of Lord Capulet for
my class's performance of Romeo and
Juliet. Intimidated by my large and
part I was reduced to tears
Celerate
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APRIL 24, 1998
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on more than one occasion. Come
opening night, I was frantic. Fighting
back tears and on the verge of vomnit-
ing from neroseIwafrcdt
theha
findnth
toeve,
ysef tofin
look deep within myselfwa.
lookdeeLwitin
confidence I needed to deliver a good
V
performance. And deliver a good performance I did. Frankly, I stole the
show, conveying h sec fLr
A
Capulet in a way that has never been
matched by any actor, professional or P's Gospel Choir prepares for its upconung concert
amateur, before or since.
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We
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~~~choo ~The
very next year Imoved to
d
Eastern Middle School. Still lacking
direction and intimidated by the new,
'-p
larger school, I was again scared to
learn I had been chosen for another
Shakespeare role, this time as an
o h hrce fPc
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points of interest in the class. One guy heart prlescome up, and finally
utters"Freedom!" in a pasthat Macbeth is like a mafia someone
sionate highland whisper.SaudyCn
boss who kills off anyone who discov____________________________
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1130 am. I istributecopies of during my sixth grade English class's
ers
ecrets.
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to
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soloist in Beethoven's "'Ninth
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Shae-*surprisingly no one suggests that the editor, Nick) steps into the circle and togsinhecasdcuinflowaury
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interesting.
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Academy Cantata Choir and Chamber
tht otall of us do thereaiz
He has performed on live
completed performnances by the Phillips Academy Orchestra.
classes, the guys gave it a try following year that Iathad
ate.or llofyou in Lower
radio broadcasts such as "Boston PerHobart
by
director
the hands of Gospel Choir, led
learning that all Shake- my metamorphosis
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~after
ater. For all of
CBad"efr
fracs.o
Abena
co-presidents
student
Shakespeare.
spearean women were origi- William
Right, the "Scottish Play" transCBad"efr
fracso
'98,
Sadberry
Charlene
and
Sanders'98
I
acting,
about
peevish
slightly
Still
grade
by
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played
nally
headed
So
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lates into Macbeth.
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tavsrRbca5
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boys. Finally, the origins of wa gi
down to Doherty Middle School
aut diorRbcaSks
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There
my
adventure~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
last
Friday.
to these accomplishments, Mr. Stringer
~~rap
in Shkseroeuthe
last Friday. There myadventure
BakNtvt.
member Vincent Dion Stringer hsrcre
Faculty
seventh
in
Hamlet
of
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assigned
oeu,
Shkser
begins.
ansteondeHughes sN-play, a
dad
by a discussion on grade. Bill Bechem, director of the anheno AD ob
~ ~~~~followed
min am. Class starts 5
9:30
n
uhssn-ly
as
myLnso
concerned
visibly
was
~~~~show,
conceptual Shakespeare.
9:30am.Classstarts 5 mmC
will sing a variety of popular Negro
The class is shocked that
utes late, as usual. Names like
Negro Spirituals." arranged by John
wihacmaietb
rehearsals were less than impressive.
rdcin
PAsucmn
Donnelbain and Hecate begin to
Ross
Andrew
e
Patro.As
ls
pirnita
the
lines,
the
with
difficulty
Extreme
set
being
It
is
Like
You
As
of
cover the blackboard, and quesMs. Male, wife of PA trustee
stage-directions, the cues, and the paitDnlPtero.Aspriathe-ngcrut,
Itions fly. Of course, middle
'62, has appeared
ntecnetwl
fomn
of my Ifellow
worried
blocking
+J
the Rseem
reminded
when
schoolers often choose not to
cocalistVVivianMMalee Charles Beard
asranrenownedzjazz
showtime,
come all
actors. Agai,
Beach,of thy
Verona
directly to anyoneoer
England both as a
New
hotmIwsathroughout
gicm
onetyt
non vratr.
speak
her group, "~The
with
and
soloist
hoaseesdhronCDndas
yhribe
wekStlrelnfom
idea.
the
to
open
of
a
lot
the age of 15, so I heard
h sjie
aeEsml.
1:0 Afeonlat rehearsals, I was again forced to sumn- performed as a guest artist for the New Vva
whispers like, "Who's she?"
ntuetlssFakWlis
b
Awards.
Emmy
England
confi"Moore
legendary
the
now
mon
reaoshp
I
and
sub"
a
and "Do we have
Established in 1994 by Phillips keyboard; Langston "Skip" Smith,
(editor's note: again, dence" and get myself together for the
'-status
"Wow, she's even more beautifaculty of color, the basBoyTneaxpn;ad
Academy's
emoMy
I
dominated.
Again,
show.
I
take
available),
IS
Faran
ful than Kate Winslet!" After an
nead
off for the Theater Class- tional performance moved everyone on Sojourner Truth Fund is named in basBo yTnsaxp
initial introduction by my forEric Dreusser, percussion.
hn o h efrance in a way that honor of one of the greatest advocates
roo an hkser 1,
mer 8th grade English teacher,
oaino
ugse
Teei
Efinger's Upper Eng- words cannot describe. Bill Bechem of abolition and the women's rights
~~~~~~~~Mark
the class
to
I began
Ms. Finneran,
and $ 10 for adults.
students
for
2-5
rt
s
sae
moeet.Br
theater
the
outside
custodians
wept,
around
revolving
class
lish
everynearly
J roll, Surprisingly,
freom an davoe s d hert The donation, however, will likely
eaet.
idw
prsemhifcstvh tn
Photo/LH pSShakespeare-as-Theater.
one had seen or read more Faran Krentcil '99,
n the dor, mesmeizedebyohepemeo-elifeet travelingpacros-theicontrytprveealsmal priceso pay wihusuch,
Whilehoping hat the
whic
thanthehatyar
teacherof
Shakespere
talented group of student and profesAfterward, a mother said to me pecignsuorofhrass.Te
mance.
other
something
learned
graders
8th
the
and
politics
Gender
am.
1
1:00
stars Leo and Claire. Even better, most
sinTproresshdleeoapa
n ommittee, in supprt a's
of them liked what they knew of him. Bard. Lady Macbeth as the true culprit than Shakespeare's flaming predilec- "AprcudcualcFEhSae- f
atuthecgala.theeconcertuwilrsurelyPbes
After discussing the original Globe is a favorite among the girls in the tions, I can't help smiling at how much
tet
doctrine,
quarter"
every
from
youth
ntg.
o
a
ewe
spaei
I
had
days,
In
two
myself.
learned
I
Macbeth's
love
also
boys
The
class.
theater, public executions, and iambic
tet
a
triumph.
was
It
intelliwith
conversations
of
dozens
she
Ipentameter, I pasised for any questions. woman, mostly becausefirst act. gent, engaging, funny, genuinely cool . So you see, friends, Shakespeare
cries"Unsex me here!" in the
1One hand flew into the air.
ogtmad-W
ihm o
hve aboyfrend?"Edi- We start playing with the language, people who liked Shakespeare and hsbe
I "Doyou
to leamn more about him. h epdtasomm rmatmd
Itor' s note: Faran Krentcil IS available, drumming iambic pentameter on desks were eager
10:00 am. We talk about the Mac- and picking out phrases like "caught Their insights and opinions made me aimless youngster fo the driven, Strapbeth Curse. The class seems apprehen- red-handed" as Shakespearean inven- think about my own feelings and ping, and confident editor you know
sive that in most major productions, tions. The class looks unconvinced thoughts, and I was genuinely excited now. I am sure that Shakespeare is an
omeone has dropped dead in the mid- when I tell them that Willy invented to be a part of their day. I highly rec- important part of your lives as well this
dle of the performance. Remedies for about 10% of all English words, but ommend searching for a similar expe- spring. Both major theater produc-it be teaching Shake- tions, As You Like It and Club 12, were
the affliction (including running out of when I start naming examples (like rience, orwhether
l
rtr ySaepae
avenue and smut), one girl actually speare coaching baseball,.nprdo
.the theater, spinning three times, spitthe
experiencing
are
currently
uppers
time
great
a
such
I
had
since
And
me
to
prove
dictionary
the
to
runs
ting, swearing, and praying to the TheIater Gods) are briefly considered. Then wrong. She can't. We continue "trans- teaching Ms. Finneran's 8th grade wonder of reading Hamlet. For all of
the
lass whch will see Macbeth lating" Shakespeare, using Macbeth's English classes, I feel like I owe this to the joy that Shakespeare brings us heredcsi t owthi encounter with MacDuff as text. Pretty them: Leonardo Dicaprio in Macbeth at PA, we have decided to dedicate this
lowek
ohnsT ine
lot iscusion lows soon, a group of guys shouts out, "I will be Comning soon to a theater near SentPaeohi.Tsoe'fr
.1The
chnces
Will.
-you,
between us, with Macbeth's 'miurders was from my mother's womb untimely you.
and MacDuff's revenge becoming ripped!" in Scottish accents. Braveby Faran Krentcil
CLIRREN~hY
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C~~hristopher Coolk's Exhibit Will Open inthe Addison
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Kirstin Emnershaw
Kalle Thompson
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.
PHILL1PIAN STAFF WRITERS
Instructor Mark Efinger
informed his decision to create installations like his most recent, 'The Fishing
Room, in 1990.
Along with his active role at the
hat w had
frst
The
ndicaion
awrldof hrtopeher
intoie
s
sTed
Phoio / L Hoopes Cook was the room-filling, thuinder of a
rocet.Beindclseddoos ookwa
buscnstructhing hioslatst exhibit,
"Sometime, Someplace, Somewhere,
Somehow," an installation. Although
the work was not yet finished, the
had begun to take hold.
~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~atmosphere
Addison and the pursuit of his own
The show incorporates visual and aural
isthe survival of the human race in a
artistic endeavors, Cook has taughlt
here for many years. In his classes,
Cook helps his students "realize what
they're trying to do." He encourages
w da
hssuet odvlpteronies
... even class guidelines do not limit
their creativity.
isThe theme of this latest installation
After yo-u read this article, you1 be sayitg..hssuet.odvlpthi
opes,
'10sh
1'
e 3 ikae
u d a eta
sieadTdd'
3metlevin
ken
A-ad
haveoopesEllit's
I
should
Tedy's ink ae- met,
by Lidsay sile
byLnsyHopsElo'
P I
PHILLIPIAN PHOTO EDITOR
environ
aspects to createtea stimulating
vewr o mkehi
quately defends me from Alex MacClu's piercing glare and Faran
Krentcil' s malicious scowl.
A uhflsoe h oma
,
When my favorite roommate and
illustrious co-editor of the'Seventh
.
own interpretations.
According to Cook, an installation
is a theater piece "where the objects are
the actors." Each adds to the overall
presentation..Together, everyday
-~
vide many answers; instead, it leaves
the viewer with unresolved questions.
When I asked Cook to elaborate on
certain images in his show, he failed toprovide concrete answers because he
eeo uu ww ocu
atdustt eeo
ocu
wne
that there are no
believes
sions. Cook
correct or incorrect interpretations of
his work. His purpose is to make his
audience consider issues that affect our
As Cook said, "Any work of
and mis- society.
art is partly enigmatic - you can't
explainrouhthat."exlClasses.
naturethdoeswernotmachangeatuthroughot
world of eternal destuction
ery. Cook acknowledges that human
deveoph wer tendet coninus"not to deal with.Llj
trAey n goe~
resent the coexistence of good and evil evlCokhsdi-P
I wndeed'
Shkeseare n sientawe s herefectsuponthe
for illim
four paintings
Iwondred'rich and fulfilling learning experience in our socey Wttw manros cated
Wllia
forShaespeae,
tohevtmsfte
how I would ever begin. Let meoceyWihtomiros
the
totevciso'h
and
the
past
represent
that
vaguely
he
speaks.
Finally,
us.
toput entients that lies before
attemt y fonest
is constructed as pthe opprssedthems,
"Class, where does the action begin in future, the installation time.
timeabl
wos Shaky nesre's
aitoep
Strategic im opoveshed,th
a journey through
Hamlet?"
int wods.Shkesear'simpccaly
No one dares to utter a single deci- placement of light and a droningr eeriean
versi me itense
instlls
crafte
exciemen,
pantig virantcoloful bel until Nick Johnson raises a timid soundtrack complement the scthsebeonscte
heS
mnd. rovdingthe hand. "The action ... you see .., it is The contrast between the serene shad- gratn,
magsacossmy
m exisence, concealed within the . . . ub. ... mac- ows and light reflections and the inten- wol idmsac
asic
most
easonfor
cnans sity of the noise create a disconcertinig of those suffering
IShakespeare's presence in the realm of tnAdthiaco.
emotional clash. The sound and light- injustice.ja
hacion.
greatness propels me
alngwihth ojettooifesoha."
... uh
too p els tme
mxes, oea
jus exerene ing ambigs
IelsiIhv
of breath the
day to stand, out
campous each
a, despair. sentioth atob
idbo
n
the motciia
the dorstep o
~ and exhlaratedat
-literary
time, exhibited by the two rooms. Tegrowing momentum of the rocket noises emphasizes the acceleration of time.
Cook's 'Presentation does not pro-
IA
Ve e kl nn
Ee t
SS a t ul da)
~
Cllhogaorsoitycntnest
tCleic
**.~
events,
la lp a
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THE
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elected them to do. Our
e-C-dy
:
~
Betyehasy
atningrthatly
impression
~
su
e
bles a Social Planning
Committee more so
than a government.
resembles a Social
Does the student coun-
l
cil have any influence
la £
r
+
~
on school policies? No.
Te ralitristhatthe
students' efforts are allyerwewrpladto
foagt. Inalhg
esty, does the outcome
more so than a
~
(
eliminated,
only
to
setath
yar
toe
abtiTrmvtigtiherntbcuem
too lazy, but because I realized that it doesn't
President-elect.
The Ph'nllipian has every
popular upper to school
confidence that Ben, a- three-year upper
constituents.
i
ahn:
mer before last, the faculty decided to give a
ntighaweat.Irsctllotecn-drastic
daiateforand
buwat
Ito mmend the ophira
they are envisioning, is far from obtainable
Although this may seem like a cynical out-okthunmrsieltofaccomplish'
-from Flagstaff, will -prove to be a strong leader, an effective communicaItor, and a great. President. Ben is determined enough-to make his own7
:decisions, and thoughtful enough to consider diverse opinions from
the e
nter rms o
eacnat
oeorak on
hday
weeks te
parietal rules are another prime example of
this disregard of the student council. The Sum-
matter who prevails. Regardless of who
convinced many undecided students that Ben, was their best choice,
off a successful rise from
ThDautolowetbc
school's not really ours. I myself chose to
~
his
We hope, of course, that he will be successful in his quest "to effec-
tysodfrhnterdeiin
euigt
change, or even apologize for their outra-
,
.
i
~
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Unpopular___Opinion
FAR.AN KRENTCIL
easwtottecuclskolde
f
Since the highly publicized donation by,
b
~
~
f
''
avid Uewoo tincesifall, Aondcoero
stude
Cha
Cme inrenoainlancou ofd
ythet
into Cochran Chapel isto see a vision of
the-heaven to come. It isbeautiful and majeS7.
de~tl
i, a true work of art dedicated to faith. True,
we can't all cram inside for all-sho
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
but sacrificing an occasional Fridayet in sasalpiet a o efcin,
with the downsizing of Andover's
student population, it won't be long before
HV C li
ou r~ l lBesides,
(A uc 3 W e kd
need of desperate repairs.
`tively present the student body's wants and needs to the faculty and
I'
administration.," He had one especially good idea in his platform worth
lowering outrageous book prices. His plan for Phillips
Academy to buy textbooks from the manufacturer and sell them at
~
eV
io ney fJo r
0rrm ito ries'
~~~~Despite pressure from the students, the facul-
i
ll
Ivcl
face lift to the way Andover deals with
.walk
'
-1
Use Cha
hear that they had been
bearing on our lives in
eletedg thae wn.Iepc
acopls
ll
'
winter term exams. Last
Thnew
Pchi/I/ln'siCommenayPg
iet
congratulatehroughofutiseletin
aveanecoetaoths
newschooi
Benl~resident,
Golhirsh.ol ihroughout
the election
the upcoming school
year? Most don't believe reinstated. They
sliee thwa they ad een
process. Ben was sincere and entertaining. He did not win with phbny
so because the faculty prevents us from gov- iet
o
lie
twsol nepr
ernigouorseves
voce i lot. urrnever
men, notified
nt apermanent
change,
we were
ideas like the Marley Memorial Greenhouse - his ideas were no less re
mn
usleorviei
of this when
it wasbut
introduced.
ialistic, than those of any, other candidate. And he did not try to attack
his opponents - his signs were humorous, and his attitude positive,
The climax of Ben's successful dampaign was his hilarious speech,
delivered at last Friday's. all-school meeting. This address probably
at we coul me a iference if
ConiuJJInioi.Taeieo
ing~I~
overnment."
'and'it capped
facul-,
hethe way our school is run, but it is time to
rare tcesywhen our wake up. We must face the reality that the facidecasaes ene ino
ulty does not listen to our opinions. We are at,
~~~~~~~~~~~~policy,
the faculty never
eamry
~~~~~~~~~fails
to find some way to
wesltmevsou
nsac
ot e fo r iysofnno
t*tactooml.
"Our u e tcounl
student council resern-
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ongratulations, M r. OP
behavembeenncompla
that wasn't what webytefcl'sruc
nkn,.Aiti,~,Ddu
DI TORI
S AL
I"
ntyBlvegeous actions. It is understood that the
nosobligationiototconferewithh the stu--,
some of the candidates and their proposals in
DREW CIN
dents when deciding on school policy, but this'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~this
year's Presidential elections were too ide- met eoi
orcn collaess-lack
of communication and disregard for the
alistic. My thought on the issue of feasibiliy mt beogg torcncollaessgstudents' opinion, just shows how little pull'w aei fetn h colsdcsos
itye gests that I may not be entirely wrong.
swhy even bother whining; it doesn't
difference, Instead of criticizing the overThe
canges,
n
we elivedtin.leMsly sudnto
this is always the case, why even bother t'
zealous aspirations of the candidates, people th hne
eblee
n
aysuethave a student govehiment? If the faculty is
representatives have made valid propositions, s e nterwyIwudmc ahrte
sholdy hve bae anthele
thesue teyndu ot eun tepst
e hmrt
tell us that we shouldn't even bother, than
rellyS
th studnt orn-, their
ified, ideas
but without
support
of the faculty
energies only to be let
mn.S evncae
hyv oraboutd
raizdajnodoml
remain the
idle.
Unfortunately,
their have'
dw us invest
ehv ourenudrtemsaei
lower sleep-over, and the Winter Carnival, but
endeavorsaveareenegatedthemdstadff
Lindsay 1-loopes
AndrewHsu
Administration
Yuan Wang
s
Ier
Photography Head
-
Commentaiy,
Eli Kagan
iie
-
the entire community can easily squeeze into
-pursuing:
the
wholesale prices,-is an excellent proposal that the school should look9
into.-
In addition, we have a few ideas of our own that we hope Ben will
address.- One is the lingering issue of homework after six-day weeks.
o pewse
isacmu
oaini
The ceilings are
leaking buckets. The windows won't open;
N
-
KŽ-fire
the doors won't close. In Stuart, there are no
escapes, small windows, and few doors.
The faculty, it seems, is not very anxious to resolve the question permanently;
ensureBenthatshould
the faculty
takecommand
decides
and
wetherorenothomeworkk
cmand
be densr
d
at thefacutydcide
whthr
othoeorr cn e ueonaMonday after a si-da.cy________
tsud ietesho sakn
'-.L..f.
o oe
one to light aig
matchmtandacountuthehenumberrof
(cr~~~~~~~~
Stuart Boys seen leaping in flames to their
week soon. Hopefully, the faculty will also decide that such assign--,.
ments are not acceptable.
Another area where Ben can make a difference is communication
between students, their Student Council representatives, and the, facul-LA.p
-ty. While we know that this year's Council is a group of competent stu*dents, we are hard pressed to remember any significant exchange - by
letter, voice-mail, or public rally - between these representatives andchpl
the student body. We wonder exactly what our Council has done for us
-before
this year, and we 'hope that Ben will be able to provide a more reliable
~-means of communication than the poorly pulczd udrue
'Student Council hotline.(
~~~'-ri
un of Ben
as next year's President was a good
chie electionoBe The
Goiuursh asnxtya'sPesdn/wsa
odly
chic by the students. He modestly concluded his platform by-saying
-should
thechp l
en+ +ieS
SU fl-(s
Surfin~c
P ) f er)+
i
n
, -
~~Election
-
'Results
..
Used
There are a few of
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out there who are so
-
k lfl dor-M
ewY)k
.
~~e cii~~r~oio,~~xT
Democracy
Demands
Full
In+
deaths! Leaky ceilings in Graves (particular-
in the music library, where countless-
G og
' that he could only "guarantee that I will do all within my power to make
your life at PA better.! Good luck, Ben. We know you will.
-
"I'm justponigout.
itn
that maybe the dorms
be renovated
M
ore
AJ
~~.- otlici.
Effectively
Opinion
~~youTE~E
L~Bulletin).
eod
r
en
etoe
ytewtr
damage), and some dorms are without much
during the winter, and virtually no venti-
e
~ 1heat
~~~lation
U
in the spring. Why is the school reno-
vating gorgeous architectural masterpieces
thing you can't do with
when it could spend the money on scholarships and financial aid?
That being said, let me make my dis-'
claimer: I'm a 16 year old girlaime:
writing for-ol-girlw
commentary. I am not telling the school how:-
the
to spend it's money, and I'm not saying that
trusty
Blue
Or, if a st-u-
for
the Chapel shouldn't be renovated. I'm just
Democracy is all about participation. In an environment like Phillips
Academy, where the students choose their leaders by popular vote, iti
amazingly
on top of
things that you have the time and energy to
not only stop by G.W. every day, but also to
dentTEALLYYdoesn'tpointing out that maybe the dorms should be,care what's going on, he/she will hit '3' anyrenovated first.
way, and no poor furs will be harmed in the
With the overwhelming amount of money
process.
-important for each voiter-to realize how their action directly
and immedi-
read the unmistakable Blue' Bulletin while
ately affects their representation on the Student Council. This principle,
consent of the governed, is the bedrock of a democratic society.
you're over there. You are the ones who go to
club meetings on time, know what summer
opportunities has in store for you, and put
elec-
your names down first on the athletic sign-up
all, but wouldn't it be better if you didn't need
to spend some of your precious conference
period or lunch time standing around, reading
sheets. You are the ones who let the rest of us
through the daily events, half of which don't
not to re-
place. For this we thank you.
Sometimes, hearing news from someone
Blue Bulletin would be posted as usual, and in repaired; sleep will be acquired; life will be
addition, a message could be left with some of good. And swarms of well rested students
lease' detailed results of the race. A request from' The Phliplan to ob-
who heard it from someone who heard it from
the morel "necessary" aspects of the Bulletin
theredaretothratimesiwhenythingrastimportant
wayehetcurrent systemteedsvtovevolvertokreaktoutetheiraincatsaandhhidetthose
We are happy with the results of this year's school Presidential
ion. The election proeswsrliable, with scheduled debates (albeit
- onesplagued
acqui
b excessive
scence among can idates and technical ifcli'n
pet u
I
re
advtsadte
aews oiieBlue
ther is'-one element of the election procedure, determined by the
.-Student Counci,- that needs a change: the Council's decision
ta an puls`oec unsfre c aniae
_'t~~fi
counts
and for
publish
each vote,
Presiden JackieBliss.
w sd nid b
urn
-
-~
As a, practical matter, candidates should be able to know by- how
,mc
hy defeated their opponents, or how close they came to victory.
~tt~etsshould. see a tally of votes to determine, how the contestan
they supportedfared.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~tem
Frtheror, in a three-way race like our school President contest, it
§15-possile for acandidate to claim victory with'far less than fifty percentJpffii~vote. It s only common sense that the community should know
,.~~wh~ther
arriesis majoriy
President
support.
,
Thee~en moenimprant deajrte, hupovrtsbsd.l-wogwt
h"'
puigit
Now, the Blue Bulletin works alright and
poor, busy, over-worked people (basically, even pertain to you anyway? And for those of
those who don't have the time to read the you who are really attached to the Blue
Bulletin) know what's going on in this Bulletin idea, a compromise is in store: the
someone else is good enough to get by, but
th who
r ~~~~as
rwasteelected
i e for he
hn body
sa president
mo tn
student
deserve more than a word of mouth deliverance.
(i.e. NO+ out-patients from Isham). Either
meet the PA lifestyle: if you don't care, just
hit '3'.
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tions and decisions about where the gifts of
alumni and parents should go. While beautifying campus and expanding small buildings
are always priorities, is nice to come home
to a dry room and a warm dorm at night-
with fire escapes. So maybe as the year progresses, a proactive interest will be taken in
student living conditions. Ceilings will be
wilgeflyhrinoteelyeoved
Cochran Chapel, dry and content. For now,,
records, a great flood's a'coming, of biblical_
1proportions.
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is that sometimes the people who actual'---'------TePtlra
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DO read the Bulletin don't get around to-,1i
informing the rest of the school about what's All redritr eloeto subriut Jetteis~orxaubsci'ipts ifatpt~blication usin any-of the means`below. .We
going on, and so the rest of us are left out in "POv-ie~jt qei ubssoi lease Include naine azisgntm r telephone number lf using e-mnail'
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Those Good'01' Cheap
Seats
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Fenway
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Anoth r Excitng Tale
Nothingbeats
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bleachers at Fenway;
NOAH KAYE
box seats; not even the exquisitely comfortabl,mvietheterlik setsof the 600 Club,
the, beautiful row of sky boxes behind home
late. Any half-way intelligent baseball fan
w~ill tell you that Fenway Park is not only one
of the most storied stadiums still standing
(maybe not for long), it's also a great place to
Watch a game despite being small by today's
standards with quirky, unsymmetrical field
dimensions. The park's ghostly charisma and
awkward beauty are apparent to the fan entering from any gate, but the fan entering the
bleachers, the cheap-seats that peak around at
the Green Monster and
strain to see home plate,
enjoys Fenway in an
unmistakably
way.
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To be a Yankee fan in literary society is to
endanger your life.
Cheever obviously didn't watch Soxa
gamnes from the bleachers or else he'd know
tatobalierymnhere is to risk your
life, not to mention being a Yankee fan.
Get to the bleachers early and you'll see
the teams starting pitchers warm up from
point blank range. The
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10, but surely the extra
remarks about their favorite
ndmost despised umpires."
stuff, all for peanuts._______
Dan Shaughnessy of
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the Boston Gl6be wrote
two dollars are worth adin
keeping
Pedro
incredible
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arm in Boston. Regardless of the cost of
ticket, regardless of the lavish cost of the
players, bleacher tickets have remained at
about half the price of a quality grandstand
seat. A Red Sox fan can head o the bleachers
his book At Fenway,
"The Boston baseball
fan is loud-and sophisticated. Herecognizes a balk when he sees it,
and he cheers when he peeks at the out-oftown scoreboard and sees that the Yankees
have fallen behind.~ He appreciates a wellpitched game by an opponent. He doesn't
and soak up the park's wonder, a baseball
need a scorecard because he knows all the
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g amne, and fans found no where else for less players on both teams. He might even know
than the cost of a Spice Girls CD or a decent the names of the umpires."
meal.
I myself sat behind four noisy buddies
The bleachers are a place to relax, a place who loved toilet humor, but also made
toput your feet up on an empty seat, a place poignant remarks about their favorite and
to take your shirt off on a miserably hot day. most despised umpires. Shaughnessy's
They are a place to laugh at the abundant description of a member of the Red Sox
crude humor of fellow fans and at smiling Nation almost befits the average fan in the
drunks singing, dancing, leading the wave, bleachers perfectly: extremely knowledgeable
and being remoyed by the police only to and extremely loud. But as for the sophisticareturn for a hats off ovation or a aucous of -tion. . well who needs it anyway?-
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chapel was muffled and quiet. And again,
The day voting began in our schools presOpinion
many people resorted to irrelevant tidbits of
idential election, I pushed my way throughinomtnthyaderdrtoac
prsn
the crowd surrounding the voters table in
PAIGE AUSTIN
information the hadoea oroia cmpaion
Commons and managed to retrieve a ballot. Should Vote for Me" during my lunch period. signs pinned up around G.W. Do we really
Instead of filling it out and handing it back to It was like an amplified version of the univer- want to elect a school president on the basis of
a student council member immediately, I Sal Guess &Check strategy so often employed posters and the volume of the applause after
stuck it in my pocket and went to eat. Once on math tests: maybe that person would make their speeches? It is no coincidence that this
an awesome president, or maybe not.
year's president was a prefect in the largest
juniors, I brought out my ballot and began
As a 9th grade boarder, I sat in on a lot of juirgirls dormitory on campus last yearasking people which, if any, of these names conversations about this
juniorotscat
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were the best to circle,
election. I know a grand
graders this year often
In response, a noisy string of random total of about four
went to the only names
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"Arriving at the conclusion that rang vaguely familonly two girls; ote for both of them." "That the radioha
debatesde
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guy has the coolest name; vote for him!""1, day students com- thtntn
a aym r dairnA afsinficantprjust went with the whole bottom row, I think plained they do not get
hat thywere ta11in about returning student body,
that was about six." Arriving at last at the con- the campus radio station
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ballot off in the box as I left Commons. Sure and even those who did
returned my-ballot."
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It was a good idea, but there again, their vote on more then cafeteria gossip and
the juniors
were happens,
stuck in Kemper
Auditorium
as often
the sound
from the corny computer graphics
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Underclass Opinion
With the school pres
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body should receive a
ident elections,_______being___clear explanation.
.ident elections
beingASMISH SHETTY
Phillips Academy
held last week, I thought
is an institution which
about what qualities I expected in an ideal grants students extensive liberties. For exampresident and in the student council as a pie, our school is the one of the few, if not
whole. Especially in a community of future only, schools in the country that have students
leaders such as Phillips Academy, those sitting on a disciplinary committee board. The
selected to represent he student body hold a student council deserves a legitimate say in
great responsibility. The primary role of the school policies. Students chosen to represent
"president and his/her student council is to lis- us need that right, for without it, the council's
ten to student opinion, and based on this feed- goal in changing the school for the better will
back to make appropriate changes. In theory, be an unattainable goal.
'.1 this is the way a student council should -fn-Commons,
Ation. However, in reality the student council's
.
hard work is futile unless they are given the
,hin
-rspect they deserve from the faculty.
Forthe
example,as it currently stands,
cuny
bis iesmi
pertin otesuetwhere,
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body can be delayed until deemed appropriate
ydministraion.
thefacltyand
If hey
anted to, they could even choose to not vote
on some proposals at all, thus killing the bill
tad silencing the student voice. A proposal
that is essential to future student council success is one that limits the amount of time faccan take to vote on -a particular bill.'
ithout this policy in effect, the power of the
student council is reduced to virtually nothna
Aohrproblem that needs to be
"addressed is the lack of respect given to student council proposals that are successfully
passed. These changes deserve to be taken
seriously. It should not be asimple thing to
-I~ty
Last
's student council's
Latyear'stdn
co
cis
no homework after six-day
-~
policy
weeks"was simply
ignored by the Faculty
this year.
E
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Inth_70'sitwasWorldy
West Germany, an economic powerhouse. In
m e rge1
a s .
i ci Pw
regime, China may be
_Opinio
the most fearsome of
DANI SULLIVAN
the 80's a Japanese economic miracle dominated the international trade scene. However,
as the 1990's have unfolded, Japan and its
Asian Capitalism have faded into a dark
depression with little hope in sight. It would
seem to many as the ruined economies of Asia
~~~~~~~~~~try
to rebuild that the tigers that once challenged the United States are out of the race,
But often people neglect one very big, and
soon to be, very important economic giant on
the rise: China,
China has maintained a steadily improving rate of growth since the early 80's.
However, when the hopes of a democratic
reform fell apart in Tiananmen Square in
1989, it seemed as if its economic prospects
died as well, But as the neo-capitalistic
trongmen of Asia collapsed in the late part of
'97 and early part of 98, China stood firm.
Chinese economists, in fact, were able to
anticipate the impending doom and prepare
their economy for the worst. Also, the emerg-
ing free market Chinese economy was given a
4reverse a change that the student council has powerful pillar of support by taking in Hong
worked hard to make. For example, while Kong, a bastion of Western-style successful
serving
year, our
as council
Junior Repeconomy.
last
hdscesfully passed the proposal of no
So what are China's prospects? With Li
omework due on Mondays after six day Peng, the firier Prime Minister replaced by
Weeks in an attempt to alleviate student body Zhong Guo, a clever reformer with domestic
and economic aims, not political, China is on
This change was unsuccessful the first a path to success. But the kind of success the
~week due to insufficient communication envision may not be compatible with
between the council, administration, and fac- American economic.
ulty. Problems like this are expected in the
Politically, China is unlikely to clean up
week of a major change. The remaining its act as many human rights' activists hope.
day weeks of the year used the no home- Although it has released several dissidents as
Workrulsucessull
wit techer apro- gestures of good will, these actions are mere-
the teeming tigers.Le
But all is not lost.
China has slowly come out of its Communist
cornerstones.
But, as the Tiananmen mas-
sacres of 1989 showed, the regime will not be
-first
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U~,nounded
Rumors have arisen that President-Elect
Ben Goldhirsh's debate speech was written
by Peter Christodoulo, his campaign manager. Though in "real life" politicians often utilize material that is written by their speech
writers, here at PA, such a practice does not
seem to fit with our notion of honesty, at least
r
Jfry Harsn
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s to l t
o
ls
week's editorial on strong-arming tactics by the Faculty-
pushed into democracy. We are reminded offonainnfct.Ithabeeofsh
the fast political reform and subsequent
ToteEio:foundation
Russian Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in T h dtr
the 1968 Prague Spring. The lesson- is clear:
democratization is a long and arduous
I've always thought that the opinion piece
process. The future may hold two models of is the lowest form of written expression , so I
China. The less likely one is a nation i~ hesitated to write The Phillipian about Max
democratic upheaval that topples its governDay's commentary on Art 10 and The
merit, but ruins the economy. The more likePhillipian's follow-up to it. In deciding to
ly option will be an economic powerhouse
write, I realize I am running the risk of being
with a slowly liberalizing and loosening
deliberately misinterpreted, as it seems to me
Communist regime that poses a serious threat The Phillipian editors deliberately misinterto American dominance. The question then is
preted Elaine Crivelli's response to Max
whether or not the classic Western-style capiDyspee
talism can overcome China as it did West
First of all, The Phillipian's implication
Germany and the other Asian tigers. One
thtcnosiisom
owaisuinhs
thing is certain, the next century will be one case is entirely misleading. No one tried to
that is economically focused on the Far East.
censor Max Day. What some of us wanted
him to see (and this was after the piece was
-
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t
_________________________________________
printed,
so how could censorship be
ivle?
st'
te irseth
hwd
his fellow students and his teacher. That's all:
just to see it, and perhaps to think about it a
lItle. The only other thing I have to say about
Max Day's commentary is that, if he happens
to see a copy of it ten years from now, he will
cringe with embarrassment at its air of superiority. That may be its most lasting effect.
The reason I dislike opinion pieces is that
nearly all of them display flagrant abuses of
language. Even- editors, it seems, are incapablie of balanced writing when it comes to
expressing their opinions. For example, The
Phillipian editorial says that Elaine Crivelli
Pilifasn tohasencesoftesuc
atTePilpa
dtr hv eotdt
vge oddprsswih
nteed oe
accurately describe the editorial itself than
anything it is about.
Jeffrey Harrison
Writer-in-Residence
Editors' note:
Elaine Crivelli, the Art Department Chair
was twice offered the opportunity to submit a
letter to the editor by The Phillipians Editorin-Chief and Commentary Editor~She chose
o orsod
To the Editor:
Why is Max Day writing commentary
articles when his opinion is worth less than
ntigt
ohm n h eto h tdn
body? In my opinion, his column is often
quick to make conclusions about members of
the student body as well as the curriculum
here at this wonderful institution.
I am offended by some of the things he
has said in his previous articles, and especial-ly the article published last week,
[Presidential Debates Fall Short of High
Hopes, April 17, 1998] because Mr. Day saidmany things that make the students look very
unintelligent. For example, the aforementioned article makes our top candidates for
school president sound like moronst
THE PHILLIPIAN
10
NEWS
APRIL 24, 1998
State Considers Taxzing
Non-Academ-iic Buldin s
Continued from Page 1
Lawrence Academy, agrees that the
bill "is a very dangerous step," and that
tampering with the institutions' tax-,
exempt status is no solution to the ta
problems of local communities.
Instead, the headmasters Want all
parties to recognize that private
schools and the communities in which
they are'located benefit from each
other and should work together to
resolve l'ocal financial problems.
Explained Jo-Ann Douglass, acting
Head of School at Brooks, "These
kinds of bills don't further education. I
don't think we want to put these kinds
of laws on the books and, when times
get tough, have them come back to
hurt the kinds of schools that are trying
to provide an alternative education. In
an editorial to The Boston Globe a
reader commented, lawsuits rarely
cement the spinit of cooperation in a
community, and it is that spirit that
will solve these problems.
In Phillips Academy's case, -the
rmte
scolerls16suet
town of Andover, not including the
children of its own faculty and staff,
and paid nearly $500,000 worth of
financial aid packages to these students. The costs of the new tax might
take away the opportunity for Andover
students, who might otherwise attend
Andover public schools, to attend
Phillips Academy. However, Repre
sentative Hargraves disagrees saying,
"what galls people is that these schools
either don't get it or they refuse to get
it. They could buy a lot of good wil11-4,for very little money." Several tax.
assessors said that their communities
have actually lost tax revenue aspri
vale schools have bought nearby2'./
homes and taken them off the tax rolls.
Consequently, town residents have to
pay even more to make up the difference.
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situation. As a freshman at the University of Michigan, Ms. Rimer felt lost at
such alarge school and began to write
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Following her coverage of the
floods, Ms. Rimer contacted one member of the rehabilitation "boot camp"
outnd
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ty. After graduating from Michigan,
her workat The Michigan Daily landed her a job at The Miami Herald.
Starting in the Herald's smallest
bureau that was virtually void of news,
she worked up to the main Miami
bureau with hard work and determination. From Miami, she moved to The
Washington Post, but views her time
in Miami as "a great way to learn journalism."
ob a TheWashngFollwingher
ton Post, Ms Rimer advanced to The
New York Times. It was after she had
explored New York City that she
this "hero of the flood" on ajob search
and published an article about his
unsficcessful employment attempt.
The day after the story went to print,
over a hundred people offered this man
a job and the HBO television channel
made a movie based on this man's life
and the flood,
A couple of years ago, a white
female investment banker was the victim of rape in Central Park and the sus-,
pects were all Hispanic and AfricanAmerican teenagers. As this story
gained publicity, Ms. Rimer wondered
how it would feel to be a teenager
get to her job at a bakery. For her lecture Ms. Rimer used this story as an
example "of what journalism can do.
to put this stuff out there, get issues out
there and also let people know about
these extraordinary things done by
people you're never going to me t
what they do and how brave they Iae.
-To conclude her lecture, Ms.
Rimer spoke of a journalist she
admires, Gene Roberts, who worked
eighteen years with The Philadelphia
Inquirer. Mr. Roberts has endowed an
award that represents the type of jour.
atcetohrovagofherat
and through the baseball team and its
repeats. To the reporter who zigs.
-walk
nalism which Ms. Rimer believes in
The award "honors the story of the
untold event that loosens instead of
breaks. To the story that reveals, not
members, wrote about the community
In fact, the Cleveland Indians drafted
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~River,
Ms. Rimer visited a city com- one of the players and within two sea-
instead of zags To the truth, as
opposed to the fact. To the forest, not
just the trees. To the story they'll be
pletely submerged in water, and
accompanied townspeople as they vis-
Sons of minor league play, this man
moved to the majors and played his
talking about in the coffee shop on
Main Street. To the story that answers
their damaged homes. In Quincy,
first game in his hometown at Yankee
not just who, what, where, when and
Stadium. In his debut performance, the
player hit two home runs. Afterwards,
Ms. Rimer wrote an article about his
comingr
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