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-Volume CXXIV, Number 3 Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts /March 2, 2001

PALooks Forward and Back, NATIONAL ENERGY '-WALTER PLANSRemembering Zack Tripp SHORTAGE CUTS TO RELINQUISH

By PAIGE AUSTIN and ROSS PERLIN Last Saturday, three former team- With the arrival of that date last 110"PJ POWE MUSIC CHI\

mates of Zack Tripp on JV-1 baseball week, the Office of Commun-ity andJoe Lemnire 0O1, David Frisch 02 and Multicultural Development opened on FWIMDAEPOLM UEE AE UCSO

Jonathan Judson both Saturday and Sunday as a place FEW _IMMEDITEPROBLEM AUREDENNAMD________ O'02 - aeaju- for students to gather and support one ~'

Po-1~II ney. After search- another. With plates of corn bread and E egy CosrvatioLevsfing through an cookies from Commons ready and Lgc

-- ~Acton cemetery, -waiting nearby, five faculty members Program Considered Personalizationthey found their passed the afternoon hours of the 24th ByP sia PantoD ar etfriend's grave, still sharing their stories and views of the ByP siaPlntoD prm t

unmiarked by a headstone. "We left a last year. No students came. Two girlsbaseball, because we thought that was hiid stopped by earlier in the day, hop- By JOHN GILBERT By CHRIS HUGHESthe most appropriate thing to do," said ing to watch a movie, but left soon,

In light of the recent nationwide Finishing a six-year term as Chair ofLemire, who first met Zack at a Red saying they had to begin weekend energy crisis spanning from California the Phillips Academy Music Depart-

iSox game in Fenway Park. - homework.metChioprWaerwlhndvrAlmost a dozen past and present Alothlthhtdn oyspn oNwEgad hlisAcdm a ~ ~'.,~ en ristophuret W tur ihnd ovrc

PA students have traveled to Acton in the day at Exeter, watching and corn- recently begun reviewing plans to initi-terisocuenIsrcornMscthe pas weekpaying heir rspectsto petig in edate-ta programspocenteringrogon efficienton fficeetffrLeaffre.ElizabethianAEredent A thesn Septemberbrush-

tie former member of the class of matches. Others went to the day-long energy conservation. Hafsat Abiola shares personal experiences and stories of political Gravesn Hall.nstaiv tyei2000, who took his life a year ago last movie marathon held in Kemper Audi- Mihe ilas ietro h ciimwt h hlisAaeycm uiyWith 18 years of music departmentSaturday. Zack's death, followed less toriumn. "The anniversary," commented Ofieo hsclPat(P) o- experience under Ins belt, including, sixthan three months later by the suicide Jeff Domina, house counselor this year mented on recent administrative Tw4lu n e Sh to i syears as chair of the department, Mr.of Jeff Diamond, formerly of the class in Draper Cottage, Zack's senor year effon ettngy cons'vptonke beten- TwJlm ~ a ~ S o i s O Walter reflected on his time at the acad-'f2001, began a year of grief aind tran- dormitory, "is an important step for us, bilins roney checkedtor non-een emy. "It's time for me to let someone

Ision for the PA commnty. as a community to have taken in a functinal systey partskad ionon- Li ~ o ral ti r else step up to the plate," he said. Ms"As a school, we will be forever healing from the suicide. To an extent, fucinlsse atadisald c' tc A tv b o d IAureden, a member of te PA music

'changed," said Dean of Students there are people here who will breathe meters on individual buildings for faculty since 1990, will be the firstIviarlys Edwards. The changes, accord- a sigh of relief that we've passed the more accurate data." By CLEM WOOD female to hold the position.iag to a variety of students and faculty 24th." - Acodn oM.WlimOP Two alumnae guest speakers, 1962, are "poor and oppressed, and According to Instructor in Music

hinterviewed this week, have ranged The faculty in CAMvID were, in the hsaemldpciizdgos, Hafsat Abiola '92 and Christina Fink they deserve a chance to live their PtrWratemscdprmn afrom new policies to beef up PA's words of Pyschological Counselor comprised of various members of OPP '82, shared their experiences as polit- daily lives without fear." "blossomed" under Mr. Walter's man-

'~emotinal suport sytem, sch as 'ilia Bnney-Smth, "nt surprsed" ad headed by newly-appointed OPP ical activists in a pair of speeches at Politically, moreover, the coun-iagmt."rWlerelybouhaImore intensive proctor and prefect by the lack of a turn-out. "Most people Associate Director Peter Karnbour, last Wednesday's all-school meeting, try's numerous dabblings in Comui- personal touch to the department, meet-tiraining, to more subtle differences, said to me, 'Oh, you're going over?" wihteproeo'tdigeeg o-sponsored by Women's Forum nism, she added, have only made In wihlt o oetilsuens raexpenditure "in the field", anImet nentoa.mttr os.Epudn nhr nizing Wednesday afternoon recitals,".;such as frequent personal conversa- said Protestant Chaplain Michael Eegprbmsoca us are Ashley Itetern '01,o o-hea pointes wshe.rte axppludedg ther c amilyamshr.

~;tions between students and their teach- Ebner '70. "'Think anyone's going to cetilAntnwthteaaem. o loen' Foru-Stm, 1 k ckdoff-he ceissfurent revoluar reuc- Shfaing cdt ith he msiacl.ers. -show up?"' One student, Lower Repre- cranyntnwt h cdm.o oe' oukce f h eso eetrvltoayrpbi

While some students have felt sentative Stephen Fee applauded the Prcsfutae evl uigte proceedings with an introduction of can efforts to force the long-disputed ty and students, Mr. Walter said, "I think-indifference and insensitivity from the effort, but felt that it did not go far GufWri 91adtruhu h Ithe waiting duo as "two women who Asian nation's government to stage the department has really made some'chool since Jeff's death last May, enough: "I don't think people really 190.are activists on the global scale" and its first democratic election. crreat advances in the past six years," cit-*other students and faculty emphasize feel comfortable about going to According to Mr. Williams, how- who firmly believe "not to act for After a short elucidation of the ing such changes as fostering, student

the suppor they haveseen extened CAMD an starting o discuss ever, "The community has generally oneself, but for the community." current conflict, the alumna speaker participation and ensuring thJ msifrom all quarters, citing in particular things.... It's just kind of forced.,-, St done well in buffering any fluctuations After a brief preliminary address cited specific points of progress, with department's place in the PA curricu-

'Ihe sense of unity achieved directly dents apparently felt the same way in the national economy, so we'ye from Amnesty International's Chris a special focus on her perspective on lum.iafter Zack's death. As the acting direc- about the special session that Ms. Bon- neela n ao rbes"Hughes '02, Ms. Fink took the floor the life of Aung-San Suu Kyi, The incoming department chair, Ms.~tor of psychological services, Max ney-Smith and fellow psychological SilMrWliasgedtht with reminiscent words of Andover founder of Burma's National League Aureden, will take on her new role at the

",Alovisetti said: "As a community our counselor Maggie Jackson held a dethend Wuue holds stil nensrea days remembered: "[My three years For Democracy party nd winner of start of the 2001-2002 school year inimmocene may ave bee shattred bu month go on loss an healig." No eeryed W co stonl l o n-cmue isas at the Academy have helped me the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize-a pio- September. Herself a cellist, Ms. Aure-

-I feel we emerged from this crisis in one attended that either. become, an anthropologist," she neer dedicated "to fighting for the dnwl rn oeseilzdepnd d ~~efficient and cost-effective as possi- rcle,"nIwadeiieyifu rghsoundItkfrgatd"in ence in education to the department.some ways stronger thanbefore.thoug norets wely avfer tise, bme" enced by the school's commitment to the words of Ms. Fink. In this spirit, acodn oWlimToa.isrco

other retrets were offred to many In what Mr. Williams deems as "a community service." her closing statements were a call to Iin music and conductor of the Acade-A Quiet Anniversary students by cluster or dorm. Patricia I

Russell, Abbott cluster dean, held an projlected shortage rather than a current For the past few years after Continued on Page 5, Column 3 Continued on Page 5, Column IK "Personally, I open house on The ~~~~~crisis," New England has also recog- receiving her PhD at Berkeley in"Pesonlly don't remember oehusonFriday. eboys in nia

dates like birthdays, anniversaries. I Draper Cottage had a dorm dinner in tr rbe ihntrlgs 19,M.Fn a enakypoo ~ -forget Christmas sometimes," said Cambridge the following night. In Pine cnupinlvl nh ra oig nn ntercn eortc. Braxton Winston '01. "But when Knoll, Cluster Dean Linda Griffith a rgtnn maac ewe sr turnover in the Southeast Asian - "'

somebody asks me when Zack died, I held a meeting of proctors and prefects deadadsplM.Wlim ntonfBua.Teepeofhe r' -,, - A ' I can tell them February 24th." ~~~~~~~~~noted that the shortage "could take two nation, as Ms. Fink explained, aftera " -'

Continued on Page 5, Column 2 Continued on Page , Column I history of military rule dating back to - ~ i~

NEW SCHEDULING BATTLING 1 RECENVT HEART PROBLEM$SQOMMThEE DRAFT'S BRY REMAINS IN THE CASSOMi.,

As Mr. Barry explained, an echocardiogram is a test L~-`ADVISORY PROPOSAL By NICK INGACIOLA that measures the percentage of blood the heart pumps out Es___________________ ~"I took my health for granted. I fully expected to hop of its chambers per beat. "A healthy heart is expelling am

By MICHAEL RUDERMAN out of bed in the morning and be actively involved with between 60 and 70 percent 6f the blood in the chamber . I ~~'things and go, go, go all day." was down around 10 percent," he stated. ":.1

Implementing the data gathered For Instructor in Mathematics Donald Barry, 'They sent me down to Mass General Hospital, andfomthe schoolwide January survey on In the the first signs of cardiomyopathy, a serious heart then I knew I was in trouble, because they had me in the -

~sleep deprivation, student council's Spotlight disease, began at the close of the last school heart failure and transplant unit. Things were really seri- a, .a

,six-member subcormmittee on schedul- year. Doctors diagnosed Mr. Barry, who has ous, I... couldn't believe things were in such a serious coning reform has drafted a preliminr reduced his course load to only one class this year in order dition," he continued.J

propoal t revap th currnt shed-to accommodate his health, with the condition last June. An extremely active man, the instructor of Math 3 1:le with hopes of increasing the "we had the graduation ceremony," he explained. and.480 had "never smoked, never drunk a lot, never did alAmount of students' sleep time. "y son was back, and he and I played golf a couple of drugs, and I kept active and in reasonably good shape." .- -.

"The student council is generating times... we played really well. I finished up real strong. His heart, too, was otherwise healthy: "I don't have artery M ,

~~ome ideas and then collect[ing] some And then for the next three days, right around Alumni blockage either." Needless to say, Barry was extremely ~fr the faculty's standpoint as well, weekend, I just felt real tired... I1 had a dull headache." surprised his health was so tenuous.J.Lafr/ePilpw

W'll throw those ideas out [formally] When after several days his symptoms had not yet dis- Luckily for the twenty-year faculty member, the doc- UsdaJ.omtusya u oahghyedi arcleafetn student,'to the students," explained student sipated, Mr. Barry sought medical attention. "I went to the tors determined that his heart was stable. "They did a V0 2 tefture of Will Hall as an academy facility stands in question.zouncil President Joe Maliekel 01. doctor, and as soon as he listened to my heart, he looked test, which measures oxygen assimilation. My score onowever, discussions with faculty very concerned. I couldn't feel anything," he remembered. that test was really quite satisfying," Mr. Barry said."Iave been postponed temporarily "He put an EKG on me and saw arrhythmic beats,' So he was equivalent to a fat, sedentary 35-year old, which sud W il' a lR'e oton-o on decause a meeting to discuss the pro- gave me nitroglycerin, he gave me aspirin, he gave me denly sounded like a good deal."

'osal with Dean of Studies Vincent oxygen... he said, 'You're going to the hospital."' Though Mr. Barry's doctors have cleared him to teach I. o v c a b e o ~ n n evrwhich was scheduled for earli- Mr. Barry was rushed to Lawrence General Hospital, three classes, he is still heavily imited in what he can doJU

-rthis week, fell through when he where he underwent a battery of tests over the course of I can't do running or heavy lifting, but I am encouraged toegedly failed to show. - three days. "At first, things looked fairly benign," he said, walk at a reasonably good pace, and I should do very light By ALEXIS STEILDuring spring term, the survey "because you can have arrhythmic beats and not be partic- weight lifting." In addition to a rigorous exercise sched- With its July deadline approaching, The article, along w ith critical

trumbers taken during winter term will ularly ill, or you can have arrhythmic beats and it can be ule, Mr. Barry is on various medications, such as beta- the Friends of Andover Seniors, a town issues such as when and how theereleased on P.Anet,'along with the serious. They weren't sure until they did an echocardio- blockers and diarretics. of Andover public organization, has money ought to be given, will be con-

Ouncil's recommendations concern- gram." ---- His increased presence in the classroom marks the con- launched a new initiative in their sidered prior to the April Town Meet-athe problem. student council org--' - ~ ,,~tinuation of a lengthy career as an educator. Before endeavor to raise the four million dol- ing.

Jialy plnne to elese te daa lssng'; Andover was even on his radar screen, Mr. Barry majored lars required for the renovation and Last November, seniors hired___________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~in philosophy at college and once considered a program conversion of Williams Hall into a Butcher, Nolan and Briggs as a

Continued onPage 4, Column 1I' that would certify him as a teacher in the subject of his seircnr.Tegopindalae furiigcnutntocnuta______________ -,~. ~ choice 'InstA, ,, he asawade a ocefele scoas I with Phillips Acaemyou ine 199 mean- studyntefasltfising foslatt o ur

2 THE PHILLIPIAN COMMENTARY MARCH 2,2001

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Th~PHILYPTA ~oe3Learninglhow to Count to Six::,.Katherine Elliott Editor-in-ChiefAc -rzo ei

KevinC. Brtz A a enlicsatAn o eGeneral Director

News Senior Editors Business Manae One day towards the beginning of this BiaShelStill, in a larger sense, a -complete alt*r-,,Chri HuhsPaul Crowley Mitchell St. Peter tes-n I was sitting in first period History 300, ation of thinking related to academic matt~s

Sarah Newliall Armie Lowrey ~~~~Advertising Director propping my upper-winter eyelids open with OPINION is almost infeasible, and in some ways, a shder,

Sports Head of Photography Paul Sonne mechanical pencils and trying to keep my face of academic evaluation much too focused on impracticality. Perhaps it has somethingtot Diana Dosik Rob Maclnnis from falling into my bagel. My desk, sadly quantifying the human soul. Such pressures, with a certain concept that we all must accp!

Pat Linnemnarn COPY, Editor enough, looked like the coziest pirnow I had whatever their source-be it parents, peer known as-shh!-"College Admissions," -Photography ~~~Katherine Chu ever seen-we all know what kind of night I groups or even oneself-drive students to In any case, it is a shame that learning

Commentary eaeLearehad just experienced. view most of their classes as only numbers on purely for the sake of learning is now an ailing,Ben Beinecke Circulation Before I had the chance to commence my their report card, instead of as opportunities relic of early childhood. Conjoining these wo '

Spencer Willig Ch~~~~~~~~~Tiare Poolea ritual 22-second hyp~r-nap while Dr. Q took to improve themselves while gaining experi- polar schools of thought, GPA-Mania s..Arts ~~Associate Editors - TnWdwaattendance, I noticed a list witnlightlin ences and skills along the way. Academic Freewheeling, would create a n~l

Senior News, Almxs Steilwten gErkBrgrnSenior ortsy, hostn Bilehe Techinology pencil on the upper corner of my desk: Histo- Even then, this destructive line of thought equilibrium in a perfect world. I don't h~e'

Senior Fearw es, Steve Brock M~ichaeljaffe ry - 4, English - 4, Math - 6, Spanish - 3, is counterproductive: focusing solely on the time-I have to raise my SATs.Features Generail, John Gilbert, Cathy Rampell I Jonathan Navia Physics - 5. There was - GPAs, as it happens,

Dave Frisch Parts, Boo Littdeficld, another in the far bot- die won't help you get a 7Josh Mc~~~~~aughlin - Internet ~~~~~~~torn corner of the desk, "CT prsuest ets 6 in the end. Indeed, S)UJ eI)ta "I

Nilse Miler Ineglected to assignplingtaa170 SUBSCRIBE to The Phillipian, please send an email with your subjects to grades: 5 + only numbers instead of oppor- co0mpliigta Cu tc h es

name and address to phillipian~andoveredu, or leave this infor- 3 +3 +4 +5. tunities to improve themselves no weight over a 4-matin onour oicmailby cllig (98) 79-498 et. 480.We have all seen, if have become a sight P a ra ly z

by calling ~~~~~~~~~~~~not written, a GPA while picking up extra experi- all too common; tooguess-list in pencil on a many students, it7campus desk at one ences and skills along the way. " seems, have.forgot- u - n epoint or another, It is ten that fundamen-completely natural, as students, to attempt to tally, a deserved grade matches a student's

on ou ~Rvespaibilty obr (978)ibiit Npserederwicthe mystcoeriosly tormviw o st of is b thi clsemostraseeo whinn studenswol solveeitand/or triumphs, and/or tragedies. Here, many -sion. Eu l t

It ischaracteristic of institutions like Andover to be flawed in their procedures. Schools, especial- are characterized- by what GPA it is assumed 'Academic status relative to others should 'C sy M rnly boarding schools, that function as entities in and of themselves, must use caution when making any they earn, for example, "What's she like?" be a minimal concern: the easiest path to Casey____Martin___

aseto.They must, by necessity consider the many and not the few; while individual attention is followed by "Really nice, gets a 4.5, plays establishing desired standings in classes is to OPINONconfrtng i desnot benefit the institutions massive forward careen. Andover s advertising entic- soccer ....". learn material in order to understand it, paying While student council, intent on amor-

inyportr longh bcaeen aile as aceurriteb scholh hoeartiy s txadbeodcmo However, the quantity of five-number lists less heed to the number that has been previ- phous, self-proclaimed goals of "equality,"1Andove r ogenfo haighleducabain Edcatoal insutiear i res are anotherbtopid tombe n pencilled on desks, judging of character based ously -attached to each subject, and instead speculates on ways to achieve so-called gen-

cused t notertime, but it is indisputable that Andover seeks to provide the education of progres onoe's GPA, and the number of all-nighters locating weaker points for improvement. Ide- drprtsxsLnpatc otne.Ssive thinking. wek- ao teone claims to pull, reveals distress among stu- ally, such comprehension aside, an appropri- what are we going to do about it?

Whe, sveal eek ao, hesKYNY broadcastedas show that disturbed many students, student dents, the unfortunate byproduct of a system ate grade follows. In the eyes of many, sanctioned equality is,oucywas auil:students complained'to the Dean of Students and other faculty members, but more the answer: mandating equal gender represen-

imotnlstudents wrote their complaints in ink, Letters to the Editor and Commentary articles dis- tation udslethe problem superficially:Qusdstudent sentiment on the show s contentious content and cancellation. Ti rlin aut ocpin oeet

Wiestudents felt fervently enough about their views to print them, the faculty and administra- Th4inherintl faed. cnepin hwve,~oishied frmteresponsibility. No official statement was printeo on the cancellation, nor was any~T~Tefgtfreult hudntb h

forrnesabisedtodiscuss the seemingly abusive use of power on the school s part. A ~ l ml wokothodinsrto;ta battle's su'-'Wiethe cancellation stirred the pas'ionate opinions so prevalent in students, it was, atits core, cess rests in the hands of female students'

htcase of responsibility not taken seriously enough. Themost severe problem with the controversialI. . i ~- i who must choose between permanent princi-Ahow was the offensive phone calls that it aired, students abusing their responsibility to behave appro- ples and immediate action, betweeh pride and.p 'riately on the air. The Dean of Students cancellation, in the end, served as a warning to the student IoleJ1 J bC le submission. Indeed, Andover's womeni are,l6ody to care for such responsibilty.

-Andover considers responsibility an important virtue. Our DC system is allegedly based around among the smartest and strongest in the count-,Responsibility. However, where once existed progressive, trend setting thought and action, here exists try, and the responsibility to stay strong is' sluggish crawl towards the comfort of immutability. Certainly, the faculty and the administration theirs. The administration cannot stamp out

should be role models for the system, and the values intrinsic toit, of which they are so important. In A few weeks after Paige Austin Jeff's deaths and say, sexism through a single stop-gap response'ah last few weeks, however, it seems as though some of our role models have relinquished their ow Jeff's death last spring, we did the best we knew Still, eradication, not contaiment, must be

responsibility to lead; they have rnot commented to the student body in mny public forum about the I met with Mrs. Chase RESPONSE how. If Things Fall the ultimate female goal.~sues that have stirred student emotion as of late. Even if, such matters facing students are trivial and to discuss the adminis- Apart went up, and Women cannot demand equal rights and.

iininterdsting to the faculty and administration, their views are a valuable resource and a model for tration' s response to the year's second some audience member later hurt himself or then proceed to welcome free handouts,6th and candor amottg students. Faculty members are, after all, here to teach students the things that tragedy. My Phillipian evaluation of this herself - maybe as a result of'the perfor- Accepting such charity, after all, is admnittian

~~j-iey themselves have leamed in life. ~~~~~~~~~~response was still in formation; my personal mance, maybe not - would Mrs. Chase and defeat. Students must persevere alone to makeExceptional members of the faculty and administration exist who have not succumbed to the fac- reaction was one of sadness and resentment at her faculty peers be able to say that, after pro- meaningful accomplishments. If women'

ty stren of adig frm lederhip.Unfotuntely thescacityof sch ubli facltyvoices ' the abandonment that many of my friends and fessional. counselors had warned them not to prove themselves so inept that they cannot*esponse to student issues has become apparent. Educating us to challenge norms, it seems, has iron- I felt as Academy life seemed to roll right let the show go forward? lead even themselves, do they really deserveially twisted our own community: though we are almost preconditioned to criticize one another, the alnwith little ref- Nine months such preferential treatment? Historically, theevillingness to be forthright in such criticism, to identify it as our own in print, and send it into a pub- aoglic forum, is uncommon. erence to the loss of- later I do not think push for women's rights is deep-rooted in

Last week s Editorial caused a disturbance among many students, administrators, and facult our classmate. "We, as a school, must be that the administra- American heritage. Can the same women,members. This week s Letters to the Editor section contains two letters regarding last week s Edi- It was then that able to look back on how we tion should ha ve can- however, then argue for a shorter workday -

rain a circulating body of nearly two thousand. The number of opinions in ink cannot accurately Mrs. Chase first celled Things Fall because of a perceived "natural" female.eflect the views held on campus, especially those of the faculty and adinunistration. The two letters tipped me off that the handled ourselves and treated Apart, nor that such weakness? Hypocrisy? You bet.

Discussing last week s Editorial are assertive, but letters of their kind are rare, especially from faculty spring term Theater one, another after Zack and influence should But the question stands: what can thenembets and administrators. 520 production of have been given to school do about disproportionate female rep'

Debating intensely the procedures concerning Zack Tripp s death would be disrespectful. It does, Things FallAparrthad Jeff's deaths and say, we did counselors from out- resentation on the student council? There is oerseem inappropriate that this past week on the anniversary of his death, the event was not been cancelled. She the best we knew how"' side our school. What no immediate solution nor is there a solutionthnindat an all-school level. If we take the time to respectfully pause in silence for world hunger, explained that the many faculty mem- the faculty can create. No matter what kind of,

surty. s apciat aleadmnstatseins respobne in as eas tol aentirelyr co professional coun- bers would call emo- rules or policies it devises, and regardless of-priat, foris adinistatorsh admicultrmembes alikone eluthirg ownt gere whtrmil as etryincare selors brought in to advise the faculty feared tional protection, I call the suppression of the "support" it gives, the faculty cannot for students. Nevertheless, a year later, there is a fine line between appropriate and disrespectful that the play, which features a suicide, might emotion, in the interest of suppressing con- instill confidence in a girl; this she must d'behavioi; No labels are being attached; there does, however, exist among students, and among facul- cause an audience member to "do something tention. Curtailing freedom of student expres- for herself. The minonity of females on s6Plyand administrators, a concemn that Zachary Tripp s life and death be remembered, and not forgot- -drastic." I was wary of Mrs. Chase's decision. sion, on the stage or over the airwaves, does- dent council is only one instance of mnale`

ten. - But she rationalized it to me like this: n't help anyone,- and can only undermine the power and so it alone should not bear soeAs mentioned, this school holds the serious reputation as a progressive institution of education. God forbid that this should ever, ever happen Andover experience for students. responsibility for all the school's gender'

'Cgutious and reserved behavior, and a failure to take formal responsibility for beliefs and opinions, again, we as a school - each faculty member, But I still believe what Mrs. Chase told inequities; however, it is a good starting point- 1 condemn us to embody the characteristics of mediocre institutions. We cannot afford to rest On each student, each administrator - must be me. I understand that decision-makers at the for changeth comfort and familiarity our reputation gives us without justifying its validity, able to look back on how we handled our- time were simply trying to imbue her state- Change must come from deep within each'

-B.. selves and treated one another after Zack and menit with complete honesty: they were trying woman's very soul. Every individual, in this"_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________to__dothebest__ttoadotthybestutha theyecoldecaseeveryfemle, mustheachsinsiehhersel

It is, on the one hand, a self-serving and discover what is there. For a girl, the only,mantra, and one that I can imagine all too thnwostanligourhtswnigL IT IC S ~ ~~~~~~~~~easily regurgitated in a courtroom for the just because she's a girl. I hate being treatedP A L F S ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sake of keeping Academy hands clean. On dfeetybcueo ysx sthe other hand, it doesn't seem possible to ask Andover's females to suck it up and run f-anymore. they like. If they don't, so be it, but then theyT IN TE F O R ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our cornmunity had no plan or road map can't go off and complain about being treatedfor how to deal with these tragedies. Just as unfairly. Faculty, the patronization must end,

'.A little over a week ago I was in the middle Chris Hughes meI cannot say how many people came up to we in the basement of Evans were not sure nowt Don'ts thk thavilsn't in eect in.of a stressful campaign for student council methe day after the WPAA-aired debate last how to mourn either death or celebrate either jtebecause itheae';ifte ati.president, listening to the suggestions of as PROPOSAL week to say, "How'd the debate go? I wish I life in the pages of The Phillipian, the deans thylgei. ' -

:many of amy peers as possible, trying to come form. While the intention behind mandating could have listened, but I had [insert an activi- and psychological counselors gathered in ---

-ip with a few creative sign ideas with my such succinct platforms-to keep them short ty]." Instead of one debate one night, why not GW did not know how to both protect suroommate, and staeiigfor the eily and simple-certainly holds merit, such ridicu- have two debates, each lasting an hour on a dents and help them grieve. No precedent T e C r ~e trinmportant debate on WPAA. lously short lengths leave candidates deleting Tuesday and Thursday night in order to ensure existed in either place.

Now, defeated between the round of six "the"'..s trying to strike a balance between cre- as many listeners are able to tune in as possi- What we most needed, I feel, was comfort E io s ', -

q4nd the round of three, I am able to take a ativity and seriousness. If the election for our ble? The time commitment would be a minis- in sharing our experiences and the ways min-- l~meth, eel bi disppoitedandreflect with school's highest elected student-held office is cule 30 minutes extra, surely not crippling which they changed us with fellow students

ihonet obectivty o the eaknsses of the stu- as substantive as we say it is, at least allow the when compared to the amount of time most and faculty. Some kids feel that such open-~len coucil' eletora sysem. rommy expe- candidates to write 250-word statements. If the candidates spend on their campaigns. ness has been hindered by faculty members'

rience and these observed faults, I propose junior in Commons cares enough to read 100, I My final challenge to our current electoral and proctors' paranoia about another suicidereform. have faith she'll read the few extra and it will system stands as the one for which I am most occurring on campus. I take a different t1n hetntohnkfabterwi~ -

For those of you on Mars, the election for be worth her time, strongly in favor. If two candidates in any stance: I tink all we can really do is listen -or'bx4ni hn ecan say. Whtvi'next year's student council president began this Whoever adopted the procedure o going round of elections come within % of the num- moecoeyadIehps aepuea 'we.t"i 'I go , n o a,-$'ear on the last wedk of January a mere three from n unlimitedtc number of initial cndidates bar of total vote, it must be declared a virtual fin rsuetsuhpiesmr aiy --. c

THE PHILLIPIAN COMMIENTARY MARCH 2,2001 3

TE UTURE OF THE ACADEMY: MR. AND MRS.-CO-PRESIDEN

Reinforcirng the Myth ofBlack, Inferiority

Through Cultural Propagandaiirls We are now through with Black History ment touting the resumes of one ethnic group

~~~~~~~er~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~Month. Who among us can say he or she was John Gilbert or another. Even at Phillips Academy, I some-immune to the excitement? PERSPECTIVE times find it hard to differentiate between cul-

A lot of people feel that every month is ~ n oit hlO si htbak ture-education and culture-propaganda,Black History Month. I don't mean people like Americans need to have their cultural self- between enriching education and threateningJesse Jackson who see S'elma in everything esteem raised through appreciation of their advocation. This is quite literally un-Ameni-

;Bg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~from bad servide in restaurants' to global onctrbinsToehns, 'som- can, in the best sense of the word "American."WO2 warming. Anyone who's looked through a col- Moreover, it's unnecessary and counter-

vs. - lege syllabus or high-school textbook in the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~times very hard to tell.la e e annsot honesthl ttblak his-h Either way, what bothers me most about productive. As my excursion into the case of

ice," last decade cannot honestly say that black his- ~~~~~~~~~~~Black History Month is how much it feels like Brown v. Traditional Education reveals, blackLy, ory doesn't get a whole lot of attention,.rpgna o' iitrrt lcshv history gets plenty of attention. And if I were

On a lark, I glossed over the course offer- made great contributions to American life. But the average white kid, I might conclude that-. ings at Brown University, searching for cours- swhtWydoenedoharbutt blacks need Black History Month, an idea that7J'/7 " es offered in the 1999-2000 academic year in feeds the very racism it is supposed to combat.

~~"K/ which the words "black" or "African" ~would be hard pressed to list for you thenumerous contributions of Finnish-Americans I eebak oeeImgtb nutda

-- - - appearedin the course dscription. Fort-two orNcrga-mrcnbti' o s~ the perception that African-Americans needV Literature" to "Black Theol~~~~~~~o Ameicaran-Amdicoeredns that tei notribu-f Icmayfnacopihetarcl-

- " ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ' ~~~~~~~such programs, ranging from "Early French would consider Finns or Nicaraguans any less their own quota of dedicated days, during' / ~~~~~~~ cJ~~~~~~. , .~~~~~~gy" and "African Women's History" are avail- tAosmereni unorh dsoferebrtatti on trb brated and many mediocre accomplishments

-. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~able to Brown's fortunate student body. I don't In this country, we should not keep score are embellished to the point of embarrassment.want to insult anyone brimming over with I know there are a lot of people who dis-Afrcannatonaism bu le mesaytha I ee on ethnic groups--although I guess it is inter-

esting to point out that American Communists agepeol h ih vntk fes- .the oelscetilrelcsan ineeton from my opinion. Many of those same people,abov lis cerainl refects inteest in the 1930s were disproportionately Finnish. hwvr usrb otecnecnig

.' Bro~~~~~~~~~~wsm patoovehne bakxerec Frankly, t makes me very uncomfortable racist notion that they are the stewards ofI with some thoroughness. . to see corporations and television networks blackeeself-esteem.sYour self-esteemniswyour

______________________________________________________________________ Then I searched for the words "American clbaigehi rus aiiysee n lc efete.Yu efete syu

Revolution" and I found two courses: one on ceebratin t oth rus Neativl tity en s d at business, and no public-service adver-P IZZA FO R P R E SID E N T military history and the other actually called thehell ot boetohe e ealbti gsn tisement will change that."Era ofthe American Revolution." Not bad, tehl u fm ohv h eea oenconsidering that the last time I looked, YaleoATP TT h 1IJ -, t- ,, wasn't offering even a single course on the war

Y" AXNOTHEVR( M ODESTP1 RO~POSAL at the root of this nation's history. I continueden ' - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~my search. There were about a dozen hits for-NC 1 d '

So "Civil War" courses, but about half of them_As the race for C. Esther Rabess nice cluster dinners in addressed the Russian, British, or Spanish

school president wraps .lower right? I thought so. civil wars. If you count non-literature courses 1 nd sen up and our three select SATIRE From Ben Goldhirsh to mentioning the U.S. Civil War, there were rl Co'Vo r

1ly.' candidates vie for the Joe Maliekel, in my three hits: again, not bad for an Ivy.presidency, I would like to sit back and reflect three-year tenure at Andover, a school presi- "What about George Washington, the And you thought the Alxnr a eathey have the right toon the elections thus far. What it means to be dent seems, to me, to be the student who wants Father of our country?" I wondered. - Human Genome Project Alxn r a ea"play God"? Every

thre Andover student body president? In Novem- his peers to go hungry the least. All of the most Aha! Two courses about "Washington!" was big! The mere map- OPINION human being is createdber, when the race for the United States presi- memorable student council successes have per- OhwpnCfDAdentee opr o hti h ieesadiaeo o, ntb

IC, ddncy was in full swing, a sort of election- tained to food in some way, Of course each of Ohwit; that's Booker T..pigoDN des'evncmaetwht ntelknssndmgefGdotbait a" nia swept our campus, and th nhsam our scolpeiet aemd o-uiay Nevermind. some scientists hope to accomplish with scientist in a ab. "Anybody who clones

lei- ith hichthe suden the enhusidasm cnriuinsth schoolprsiensuav m ade nyonnr I don't want to denigrate courses like genetic material. Researchers in South Korea somebody should be arrested. It would be a

mnd,. debated both the candidates and the issues, was name them? I am not alone when I say that I "Black Lavender: A Study of Black Gay and have announced that they have cloned a barbaric human experimentation," saidare. almost unbridled. Sadly, the election of our cannot. Lesbian Plays, and Dramatic Constructions in human embryo, the first major step in human Caplan, an ethicist. Four states-Califomia,an-, own school president has not been met with I propose that we eliminate the school pres- the American Theatre." You are free to draw cloning. What is the world coming to? Does- Louisiana, Michigan, and Rhode Island-

is half as much enthusiasm, but rather, dare I say, idency altogether. Instead, create what I call your own conclusions about a course dedicat- n't anyone have values anymore? According have already banned human cloning. Thisout with apathy and disgust. And while whoever 'Food Liaison t the Faculty. A leader who ed to "plays that address the identities and to Delores Lamb, a spring, if Jane Nei-lse' 'we make our school president this April will would do just that, serve as a food liaison to the issues of black gay men and lesbians and fertility expert at Bay- "Parents w n toc ne hirson's bill passes,

presngt issuesl aos ortoth carew r, fand uc faculty. Besides improving the actual presiden- offers. various perspectives from within and lor University, "It' s wn toc ne hirTexas will be thepresig isus a aorton heltcar, nd ax cy the adaptation of a food liaison would without the black gay and lesbian artistic com- inevitable that ... dead children; children want to fifth

d. cuthsprowilsekadatfroripoeeetosawelMuhotyn munities. Focuses on analysis of unpublished someone will succeed If religious val-it, immediate community. cism felt during school elections would be titles. Also includes published works by Bara- [in cloning humnans]." clone their dying parents; gay ues do not dissuade

i The problem I see is not so much the stu- eliminated with the institution of a food hiai- ka, Bullins, Corbitt, Gibson, Holmes, West, Ridiculous ideas adlsincu esw tto potential cloners, theake, dent body's lack of interest in their community, son. Instead of replacing one school president and Pomo Afro Homos. Some evening screen- are popping up every- adlsincu esw tto high risk and devas-

ien .1 tf rather its frustration with the position of who 'does nothing' with another, we would be ig fvdoae.Erlmn iie o2. hr.Prnswn hv'cide. aigcneunenot school president. That is not to say that most gaining a food liaison, sensitive to our needs as Only 20? That one must fill fast. to clone their dead should. Defects in

students don't have opinions, maybe even students, and, above all, as hungry students.rye -Courses focusing on unpublished titles and children; children animal clones-, suchstrong ones, as to whom they want to be presi- Also, because of the food liaison's assigned-dent. Often, though, people's reasons for purpose, all ambiguity about a candidate's the work of the black gay theater troupe Pomo want to clone their dying parents; gay and as abnormally large organs, heart problems, adhoosing a certain candidate are random and intentions would dissipate. Only those truly Afro Homos are clearly worth every penny of lesbian couples want to "have" children. Ran- poor immune system, and rapid aging, are

en, biased. I've heard quite a few students make interested in bettering the Andover community, Brown's $26,000 annual tuition. And if you dolfe Wicker, a spokesman for the Human almost sure to appear in human clones. Whatday, statements such as, "I'm going to vote for her and helping their fellow students would run. agree, I'm pleased to announce that reading Cloning Foundation, says, "If I'm not cloned good would a clone of a dead son be, let'sale- because she's a girl," or "I don't care who wins Food Liaison certainly doesn't look good on this colun now costs five thousand dollars. before I die, my estate will be set up so that I say, if he ended up dying all over again? The

as long as it's not her, because I hate college applications, and it most certainly does Please send checks care of John Gilbert. can be cloned after." These people are con- parents would be in for double devastation.the bninettes," or "He'll annoy the faculty, vote for not confer any type of superiority among other Of course, this sort of analysis is unscien- tributing to the world's moral detenioration. Cloning is not an answer to the pain and mys-tep! 'him." ' students. Instead of the vague title we now tific and maybe even unfair the opposition. The resurrection of loved ones is not the tery of our mortality. If God wanted us to bee is In effect, these students are saying that it hand our elected school leader, food liaison Granted, a critical race theorist would say that only reason'to clone. Entrepreneur Graeme immortal, he would have made us immortal.:ion doesn't matter who becomes the president. Too more clearly defines the purpose and responsi- there are dozens of "mainstream" introductory Sloan admits, "I don't have a scientific back- People who want to clone the dead don't real-I of, -j many people on campus feel that the school bility we bestow upon this person. As opposed or advanced courses that take as given subject ground. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't here to ize that there is a reason why they are dead.3of I president does nothing. If students are simply to a school president who feels he has the matter such as the Constitution or the Civil make a dollar out of it." Imagine that! Sloan Once again, if it were not their time to die,not voting for the person whose college application responsibility (or even the ability) to ehimnate War and simply don't mention them in their is even worse than trost other cloning advo- God would not have taken them.dob' wo they ant , toublstestedesof them andidate nse-day ees homeworkbl, graes or lasome- course descriptions. I'm sure that's true. At the cates. He wants to make money from disre- Some wise scientists are reluctant to dive

st&' who, tey feel, wuld best rpresent thm, then thng equallyas unattaiableethe oodnliaiso'sasamestie, IhcanmbaequallypsretthatGmay!of'atpecijgsGod!aTat'sijusttlaindisgutingtif itoothefpoo loficlonin dandsitsspssibilitieI fully understand this apathy. But I, unlike purpose would be clear and focused. With the those same courses also fail to mention blacks you ask me. for fear of a "backlash against renegade sci-oe' many of the students on this campus, do feel food liaison's job so clearly defined there C

der -that the school president makes a valuable con- 'would be little room for error. Any lack of in their course descriptions but certainly talk Most people don't realize the low rate of ence," as Time Magazine puts it. Well, they-e ribhution. to our community. action would surely be noticed, thus ensuring about race in the classroom. It certainly hap- embryo survival during cloning. Ninety-eight are right, It's not hard to see that in cloning,

Dit Have you ever made a quick stop into change. After all, what we really have now is a pens here at PA. percent of cloning attempts result in the death the ends don't justify the means. Thankfully,'C (ommons to quell those Conference Period food liaison with a lack of direction. A Food It's not quite clear, then, why we even need of the embryo. Just think about that. For there are still people resolute enough to standhuinger pangs? How about ordered from Ryley Liaison to the Faculty seems to be the only and Black History Month. Is it because non-black every one human "life" created, ninety-eight up for that truth.

ths after 10pm on a weeknight? Or what about obvious solution to the controversy surround- America needs to have its consciousness deaths occur. What makes scientists thinkself attended one of those super-exclusive, super- ing our existing school presidency. raised about black contributions to science,,nly?

ited Letters to The Editoraskn if- To the Editor: if they encouraged us to sweep our emotions group of caring adults has invested much time weekend, CAMD' was open both days as a tragedy. Any criticism of the administration'shey Two weeks ago I wrote a commentary under the rug of denial and live life as if it had and emotional energy planning responses that place to gather for support and friendship on response must be viewed in the context of theated article for The Phillipian, and now regret my never happened. And yet, I have nothing but balance the needs of individual students and the sad anniversary of Zack's death. blind leading the blind.endi, !4ck of careful thought and precision. I tried applause to give the school for all they have teachers with the needs of the community, One of the most difficult aspects of grief The editorial also blames the administra-i6n~ to point out the irony in our clamors for more done both regarding his suicide and in every- which, by the way, includes approximately is that it is a process that moves at different tion for suppressing dialogue and discourag-It iu sensitive, personalized Graham House proce- day life. In the wake of sorrow that spread 340 students and 20 teachers who are new to rates for different people and that we 'find ing discussion. The absence of discussion

dures, in contrast to our insistence upon a over this campus last February, the faculty the campus this year. comfort in so many ways. As a community, must be attributed to student reluctance, asMore standardized disciplinary process. I and administration went above and beyond Early in the school year, we focused on we must continue to allow for all responses to well as the unwillingness of the administra-have offended many, and have learned the the call of duty. CAMD opened up, Graham sending the message that we need to support grief;, we must be present and helpful to those tion to reopen a painful topic. Some did notimportance of clarity on the level that History House welcomed dozens; they played extra and care for one another. As you may recall, who need individual attention and yet allow want to discuss the suicides, instead wanting

*. 300 has failed to teach me thus far. movies, provided extra food, opened their that was the message that Head of School those who want to move on to do so. Eventu- to proceed or to handle their grief privatelyBefore my article was published, I' houses and their hearts. Lawrenceville, a fel- Barbara Chase brought to students in the first ally, we will all be able to move on, recogniz- Any reference to suicide will always elicit me

became aware of a growing dissent among the low boarding school in New Jersey experi- all-school meeting of the fall term. This mes- ing that to move on does not mean to forget. to avoid the topic. This is not the fault of thestudent body directed towards Graham enced a similar tragedy. They had classes the sage was also reiterated in cluster gatherings, By confusing a lack of extensive public adnunistration. The administration has repeat-House. Graham House is one of the best next day. But our school does have a'respon- by many house counselors and by day-student discussion with a lack of caring, The Phillipi- edly provided both forums of discussion forthings this campus has. Unfortunately, it has sibility to move on. They can neither talk advisers. an disrespects the heartfelt contributions of those in pain and activities for those lookingbecome somewhat like a diamond at the bot- about it all the time, nor can they ignore its Rather than dwell publicly on the sadness many caring adults and trivializes the effec- for diversion.toin of Pandora's Box, something wonderful effect on the community. of last winter, we have tried instead to take a tiveness of proctors and prefects. It is fruitless to alienate the administra-

ri~ Shrouded in a cloud of unjust myth, resent- Articles such as the ones I have men- quietly-active approach in caring for the tion, or use them as a scapegoat. The studentbV Ient, and fear. What is most troubling to me tioned are dangerous. We cannot afford to whole community. We stepped up our suicide Rebecca Miller Sykes, body overwhelmingly recognizes that the;n.f 1I. is- 'ta I _ fee asZ ifth raa Hous sent - utdntwyfrmGaamHue an rvnintriigti ea.Potr n Associat HeaoScoo adiitr-o-hol o be esrne fro

(4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TTHE PHILLIPIAN NEWS MARCH 2,2001

WPA A AND POT POURRI BOARDS SIGN OFF: Classroom Technology Added

NEW CROPS OF UPPERS FILL VACATED SPOTS To Pearson Renovation SlateBy'TARA GADGIL and has not been done in the past. Second- -

K IM HENDERSON ly, I want to organize some WPAA By SHANSHAN JING

As winter term draws to aclose, the sponsored concerts, kind of like a Bat- -,.,While the plans for renovation new Gelb Science (Center, the loan

outgoing boards of two more promni- tle of the Bands, featuring on campus remain in the beginning stages, admin- library along with various student

nent campus organizations-WPAA bands. Thirdly, I want to start market- istrators are slowly cementing plans organizations, such as The Phillipian,

and the Pot Pouri-bid adieu to their ing bumper stickers and T-shirts." for extensive changes to Andover's the Pot Pourri, and WPAA, all cur-

year of responsibility, leaving yet According to new General Manag- historic classics building, Pearson rently housed in rooms in the base-

another cycle of challenges to incom- er James Sonne '02, another goals set -Hall, with an eye towards updating ment of Evans Hall, will relocate tQ'ii

ing boards comprised predominantly of before the new board deals withanexndgthitrorfruue o-cm shms.Tsefiead

uppers. "increasing the hours of broadcast from - 'i cadsespandin stde acintiesoutr ossiblyu mes. dwarsea ofs t

11:30 to 12:30 on Friday and Saturday Whilsesn ten admiirtions. no dentsficey s welarsea ofl satt

A ~~~WPAA nights, when most people would be hlthadiitainhsot etsficaswlre'lsaedt

likely to listen." Jonathan Judson '02 yet solidified budget plans, design move to the renovated Pearson.

Looking back on the previous added, "Right now one of our big goalsblernsoevnapjctdim"tisifcutothnaotmtVWPAA board, the new Prornotions is to make VvTAA heard on the in ~~~~~~~frame for the project, foremen have ing the Dean of Students office out'of

rWPA bordthenewPromtiossittomakivPA herdlndteniterDirector Hillary Jay '02 said, "The net." 47 , developed a very preliminizy sketch the anamnsrtv ulig

61oard accomplished a lot, through inoa, .depicting possible changes of the conceded Ms. Edwards. "For the goodb ~~~~~~~~Looking inothe future, Gardneroftesunshwvr

tikPa-

shows such as the sKYNY. We said, "I hope the station [will] be taken blig ftesuethwvr hn er

leceived a larger audience, and the vani- seriously. If the board takes it seriously, "them enwhaeonly son is a better location." -

ety was strong . . . .We provided a the students will." He continued, "We informal space use diagrams which Other suggestions for the fiist

forum for student discussion." want popularity, and also respect." are not suitable for release until the floor include a proposal for a large g6ii

Former General Manager Tyler The highly controversial topic of final space allocation decisions are in dent activity room for dances, movies

Gardner '01 threw in his take on the censorship is one issue that the new ~ : place," explained Michael Williams, and some sports. Graham House, tli

year, aying"The oard lst yer was board must address firt Cocmn -director of facilities, center for student student psychol6g~

-very concerned with business. This the highly publicized sKYNY scandal, -Deans Council, comprised of the cal and advising services, has al§,o

-year, we were not; instead we concen- Gardner commented that, "Most stu- denofvruseptm tsfca- eqsedaewpcilzdaiifs

trated on increasing the quality of the dents made a huge deal about the RMcnslThe Phillipian pus life, stands at the forefront of the for its widely sought counseling snr-

shows, and we did... .But we did not sKYNY being taken off the ir, thinik- Munching on pizza and playing sardines, the outgoing and incoming decision-making process. Once the vices. Ideas such as a faculty meeting

raise any money." ing it was the first step to censor- Pot Poumr boards relish moments in the publication's office. group has finalized preliminary space, a cluster dean's office, and a

To combat the financial difficulty, ship... .but the guys just had to cool off.,Grnr hs nwprsne t il h asol futatdtat[h aIns Gardner predicted success for the new Misty Muscatel '01 and Natalie design-phase plans, it will collaborate space library have also come to the

WPAA Board's business positions tration] did not tell me about it- it was a hoard, saying, "At [the new board's] Wadsworth '01 said, 'The board had a with Mr. Williams to organize a build- floor.

carefully, as~ they are now burdened violation of ~ first meeting, the conversation was ten strong beginning last spring because ing committee and hire architects. "We have all sorts of suggestions

withuy the he reposiilt nof ullingd Gioardone otnued, "owihte times better than our many new members were already According to Mr. Williams, "the floating around right now," noted'

wPAA th rsofibear' deculingv e Gade equipmet, "we cawvid the discussions... .They talked about many experienced in the workings of the pub- Trustees will approve the first phases Nicholas Kip, head of the classics

2ne Cocrigtenwyapitd ee apnn gi. en~f~ ideas." lication." Both found their familiarity of 'design once the space program is departmnent, which currently calls

business managers Jordan Williams '02 dents Marlys Edwards has headed the Snetoicnfdtththe negainsrvnghiristemon set." Pearson home.

and Evan Panich '03, Gardner comn- campaign to raise approximately coming year will see many positive the Pot Pourri and acknowledged the Plans for renovation of the build- The second floor of Pearson will

'inented, 'They really have some new $10,000 for new delay and recording changes within the station. "We have benefit that experience gave to appli- ing first began about two years ago. squeeze in four classrooms, allone of the most qualified boards, and cants when reviewing applications for Wt h eon rcs ltdt atrdcdt w-hrsteroiia

i'deas, which is what we need. The equipment in the studio, have highly attainable goals that we next year's board members. Wt h eon rcs ltdt atrdcdt w-hrsteroiia

ones that we had just did not work." On choosing the incoming board, want to achieve." - Overall the year's proceedings ran well over a year, the administration's sizes, and possibly a departmental~

Williams was quick to outline his Gardner reflected, "[The old board] smoothly and the board "definitely had goal is to finish work on the building office. 'There is also a hope to mam"

plan to reverse the previous board's was looking towards board unity. Last Pot Pourri a lot of fun," commented Muscatel, before completion of the long-awaited tain one of the present classics cla~~s

failing business efforts. "I have three year, each board member chose his or "We had some late stressful nights but Gelb Center. Practically, though, reno- rooms," said Ms. Edwards.

pim ard wistohel finncs Firs had sucemo hf thebard eavse the Looking back on their board's year we found time to leave our stress with vations may begin as late as the winter Many faculty and students have

want to start selling ads, something that school, I made many of the decisions." with the Pot Pourri, former Editors games of hide-n-seek and harassing the of 2003. epesditrs nkeiga esPhillipian and WPAA." 'At the heart of the delay is caution one of the original rooms once th~

Former Copy Editor Hillary Jay on the part of the administration to building is renovated. All rooms agv

.1'02, spent "hours at the computer, just renovate a building left virtually currently furnished with antique mold

SCHEDULING PLAN typing and typing in order to meet untouched for over a century. To this ings and desks.

A every deadline," exclaimed Muscatel end, preserving the proportion and Unfinished currently, the base,

enthusiastically. She also noted that style of the existing building is equal- ment of Pearson serves as a large stor--PROMISES SLEEP Arts Editor Tyler Coburn '01 was ly important, and although current age place, with mechanical spaces

- ,~~~< "amazing." She commented, "He kept Pln sinfcnl le ero' ne otiing electrical wiring for the'.

-' Continued from Page 1, Column 1 himself very organized and often rior, the exterior willthe remaino will largelyar campus' variousio communicacatonnnet-

than a week after the surveys were dis- offered new fresh ideas."unhge.wrs"Bcsetebem tiso

tributed at cluster meetings. Yet, a"The Pot Pourri ascribes the credit ucagd ok."eas h aeetis

Mlalekel elaborated on the initial deci- -' ,for their "new look " to Business Man- "Ihpternoadbuligwlodaddmcnsealeearv'i'sion to hold off saying the simultane- ager Katie Sand '03, who impressed both retain [Pearson'si][Pearso charactercand a be neededdto makekeittuseabbeefor

ous release will "kill two birds with - -everyone with the spreadsheet "she sin- provide ettr nor cemmnit ca- ofie,"exained Mr.l ip.ud

one stone. gle-handedly concocted in order to pussaefrorcm uiy" Rnvtoswlnld reAIn-

When approached by The Phillipi- keep everyone on track." reakdWlim.slinthesyesadasoep-

an about the contents of the proposal Wadsworth, this year' s Pot Pounri Dean uf Students and Residential ing parts of the leaking roof. "We also

and-the data, Bradford Meacham '01, .Editor passed her position to Sarah Life Marlys Edwards concurred, have an extensive maintenance task,

an influential member of the Schedul- . ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Smith '02, who is eager to begin. "She, adding that "the building is beautiful said Mr. Williams. Currently, the elec-

Committee and student council - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ already has a few ideas, including hay- and deserves a renovation, and I have tic wiring, plumbing, water and heat-

ing5 ing more candid pictures in next year's fairly strong feelings about how that ing pipes in Pearson Hall are extreme-

,vice president, declined to release any yearbook," said Wadsworth. should be done. I would assume that ly outdated,

is nfration.bleIn theoy stetbd infnpre- Lower editors and Associate Edi- the architects would want to maintain By the same token, Mr. Kip Was

is accessible to the student body if pre- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~tors have already begun volunteering the historical integrity of the build- lobbied successfully for a full slate of

Nented at a council meeting, all of time to give their help when needed. "I ing. post-renovation technological mea'

estc ed sidtos eoe.t l ntr really can't wait to get started," elabo- Everyone from faculty to students sures, such as in-class Internet connec-

Lesafre/Te PhllpatAdertments neo henw t alumni has proposed various ideas dons and computer screen projectors

Upper Representative Andrew J eafuePilpa detsmnsEditors. *for the future function of the first on which students can present pas-

Scharf '02 was quick to point out that The inoigWPAA board, comprised of the above uppers began~her dta"isextemly ccuat," pinicing tnsadomaigthPAir velstweek. floor. Upon the construction of the sages from Greek and Latin works.'

ei ata "oieremel taccuvrat, pnigte ue7n0oiatn h A araesls ______________ "We will be able to do some amazing

-espteal osdeng that rsoed0.a ePo rU ~ e i a e new things and everything will just be

Aofrhdnt bodyrf reoded. Even in mieFe of P"o rHealth, Biarry StillD diae a click or two away," exclaimed Mr..

,showed that all classes experience y Silaredanubrocmp-

-acute sleep deprivation, including the Continued from Page 1, Column 3 had one of my students. They had pened." I was doing cardiac rehab at the Holy Sil led ubro opi

junior class, which experiences about I've worked with the Model United caught him moving a swing set from He concluded, "But by and large Family Hospital, the exercise physiol- cations have arisen in the project's

Ahe sam sleep eprivaion as ther Ntions cub andthe Math club." the Quad to the median on Main the kids were good and thought- ogist was a 1984 PA grad. Stephanie planning stages, most notably a reloca7

classes do despite the lights out poli- In fact, Mr. Barry founded Model Street . The other student was never ful.. .what is interesting to see is how Boyko is her name... .her married tion conundrum for current Greek and

py." Scharf elaborated, "Also, sleep UN twenty years ago. However, since caught by the police." they grow when they come here. A name is DiCenso. She was a gymnast Latin classes.

,bingingwas foud to beextremey his ilness, h explaied that "I had He continued, "One of our pun- student arrives and they're good at a here. She went to Harvard Medical Additionally, the early designs for

prevalent wamon t all clse" mel toi ivless up Moelaie UN , thha ishments was that they had to move particular subject, and then they dis- School for a year, and decided she the classrooms were too narrow-

One in attendance noted that the hated to do so, because I founded it the swing set back and then they had cover that they're good in this and preferred working in cardiac rehab, space for the blackboards and the

data obtained concurs with Scharf's twenty years ago and I love it. But to dig some holes and cement it. they're good in that, or they discover but she's unusually knowledgeable "double desks" was not available..

,comments but also demonstrates that it's a lot of work for -a faculty mem- There are a million of those stories."' they like this and they like that. They for someone in cardiac rehab. She's a "The first set of drawings didn't really

the majority of the student body is her. You're both literally an interna- Describing the role of a house start exploring things, and this is a wonderful person. She brings to the appeal to me," admitted Mr. Kip. "The

-strongly opposed to any addition of tional relations teacher and a travel counselor as a "great challenge," Mr. place where the opportunity and chal- cardiac rehab program not only rooms were twice as long as they were,

Saturday classes. Lower Representa- agent combined.yI'e kept the Math Barry offered, "The challenge is to lenges for a kid are delightful. There tremendous knowledge, but great wide, and didn't quite fit a classroomn

.~~tive Stephen Fee '03, added that club." ~~~~~create a community. To provide a is so much to choose from, and so spirit and a cheerful heart. That lab is environment."

"because we received such a lousy Further demonstrating his great home for the kids in some ways, some much is done well that you like to a warmer place for her presence." In this spirit, the latest designs

,Fespone fromthe stuent boy invovement n the ndovecomu warmth.. .you end up 'with all these choose from. So students have a great "I've loved it here," he conclud- promise to restore original century-old'

,regardnge Saotur stdtaoy casswdeid-nityemr.t Barr was Anoncer aoue interesting stories." opportunity to grow. The sense of ed. "The students are interesting and plans for the building, lost over two

ed to consider other options." counselor in both Fuess House and Mr. Barry continued, "There were themselves that they gain at the fun; teaching class sometimes is the previous renovations. The oldest Pear-

Meacham commented that no mnat- Taylor Hall, and has a slew of 2 A.M. times when you felt as if you were in school, there is an empowerment that most wonderful experience. Kids are son had an additional "Middle floor",

ter what the final decision on the pro- wake up tales. an Agatha Christie mystery novel ~goes along with that." asking questions and thinking about with windows now hidden by squIare

posal is, "From the survey, students "One time, the doorbell rang, and where you suddenly hear footsteps Barry holds high esteem for one things in ways you just dream of as a louvers on the north and south side 6frunning aove you; ou get uptairs, fomer studet in partcular. Heremi- teaherthetbuilding.g

and faculty agree that something needs I went to my door at 2:30 in the morn- running fabovtheeu young ge ps former, studenofthn pathir hen - tece.

to happen to better the schedule." ing. The police were there, and they aninfcthetigsavhp- icd,"eofherathns:wn Upcoming renovations will lowerthe ceiling of the first floor ad

Plans Q uestion U~~~~~~~~~~~~~h~~1e~~~ remove the wooden support baiP ans for W ill Hall in Question W hile ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~between the two floors to restore Pear-,

son to a three-floored building.

T~~~-~~~~~-~~~1 c~~~~~ Built in 1820,P~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~earson is one of the

Luc~~it ~~emors ~~ais e ~~I~~flSLLL1CL1Ofl rLII~~~~hS oldest buildings on campus. Orginallyintended by its creator, Charle

E ~~~~~~~~Continued from Page 1, Column 6 members perceive a strong need for the some time, struggling between build- Bullfinch, as the school's on-campuscenter. ing it on town land at the edge of the chapel, the original Pearson Hall stood

[Friend of Andver Seiors] bard is With this in mind, individuals community and a more convenient, between Bartlett South and Foxcrof

imininl perceived as well below average in its ~~~~~~~~~closely involved in the project remain closer to town, site. Director of Busi- North.

iuini C) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ability to provide for a capital cam- hopeful, despite the less than ideal ness Services, Susan Stott, expressed Presently, Pearson houses only th

ti - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~paign. .. .There is a shortage of board results of the report. In an interview the Academy's sentiments: "We are Classics Department, wit four Iar/ members w~ho couldl provide- top_-evel wihteAdvrTwsaM.hpn httetasoraino ilcasom n e mle ofrleadrshi to he cmpain." ix o the Dicknson thecampign irecor, all ill appe. Wewoul lik to ee ece roms

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j~~ AUREDEN BRINGS From Mourning oMmres and Moving On,

~ KEWEDCATONL tudents Reflect on Academy Life a Year After Tragedy Struck

EXPERTISE TO DEPT ~~~~Continuedfrom Page 1, Column 2 student-faculty ties. Management Team, comprised of key Zack' s former baseball coach, said agreed: "At least for me, it made theEXPERTISETO toasD'owth anierar soud e "I feel like I have more of a con- faculty and administrators, also took Lemire, "kind of dissuaded me from Andover culture of work-yourself-to)an ConinudfoinPae 1 Coum 6 aned Bta on Ntha Hle re nection with some faculty members on a new dimension after Zack's death, making it too much of a deal." Instead, death seem a little silly.... It just gaveent CofiudcrmtaeCounP and eBt Ras ne2a "Nat nae pre-s because of last year," said Marion Meeting daily at the height of the cri- Mr. Cauz suggested that a tree be me a new sense that we have limits andrpy's. symphony orchestra. fcPieRa 0,si,"oeo

an, ~ Ms. Aureden is reportedly currently really had much to say." Read '01. Fellow senior and Draper sis, the team has contributed strongly planted in right field in Zack's name, we have to abide by them." -

u ~ rigo upeetr Cottage prefect. Ben Baucomn, agreed: to many of the policy decisions related an idea that the council readily agreed Still, with students not feeling free~~~~~~~~~eerein Afwsudnssgete ra- "I think that teachers are more to the deaths, including the canceling to but has yet to act on. "It was a mis- to talk to many of their peers andmu iisic education at Harvard University er, if optional, form of recognition for involved and caring." of winter final exams last year and of take," admits Lemire of his first idea, teachers about what happened, these

in lile ro-di reto the Teachndemy - thae d a a-think meen shoud But not everyone feels so positive- last spring's Theater 520 production of 'We can't make him into too much of lessons may fade. "Sometimes a lot of3n twPormhratteAaey haehdaal-colmeigaot ly. "Seeing the way they handled [the Things Fall Apart. "We felt it was nec- a martyr." us forget about how it affects us,'~

LItoArdn s eydvtdt i, eakdBaxo iso 0. deaths] this year was hard," said senior essary to have that continuity," ,explained Winston. "I know it stillboth classroom work and also the per- Another suggestion was aired by Smita Singh, successor to Zack and explained Ms. Chase, adding that the Dissent affects me, but I don't always talk., formance side of the department espe- Lemire, who advocated "slightly more Da cwrn'0a rsdn fte ta ilcniu ome eual tabout it, to even my closest friends."

MiV: ciitlly chamber music."' Additionally. Dr. formal student-led discussions, option- DnShei 0 speieto h emwl otnet etrglryat'of Warsaw expects to see a proliferation of al of course" Philomathean least until the end of this year. PA's Not everyone has felt positive For that reason, says Singh, "It's very

V: interdisciplinary courses under Aure- r"5m - "Zc o mte uc.I a- Society. "I model has, in the words of Ms. Bon- about the school's reaction to Zack and easy to get lost again. It's very easy t~)od den's management of the department. uto f ai- "Zc o mttdsii.I a- understand ney-Smith, become "sort of center- Jeff's deaths, forget about not necessarily what hap-

!ar Mr. Walter concured, adding that " s ho meet- pee.W antl bu it ... yu why they had stage." Earlier this month, Dr. Alo- "Idsgedwtlatyr'cn- pedbuhoithneds.Aureden really works well with alot of scoo pee.Wakaot yu to make it a visetti and Ms. Sykes, for example, celing of our show," Things Fall One reason memory does not comep~e popl i dffeen dparmets ing." Also ais wi~rpolei ifrntdprmn s*hin moe don't need to use a euphemism." small issue, shared PA's experiences with an audi- Apart, said Winston, one of the play's as easily this year, of course, is tha throughout the school."wsngmr but at the ence of over 300 at a Harvard Univer- stars. Some of Winston's fellow full third of the student body is new

lies In addition to managing the music had been done Albert Cauz same time I sity workshop for high school coun- seniors also felt that the Class of 2001, each year, including almost 200deparmnM.Wle urnl o- t onim-felt like some selors on suicide prevention and - in particular, should have received juniors. "uniors, I think, as a wholeTh 'cts the Academy Chorus, teaches rate Zack's Student Council Advisor people didn't decision-making in times of crisis. more support, since many of them realize that it's a time of grief for theqrclsses daily, mans a number of private death, Chloe ________________ have as much IMoreover, in order to make comn- were closest to Zack, only a year above cmu.In nrlwjutryto move

iano hisoon esonad prorances. noedi thtte' holcudhaehl support as they needed." munication about students potentially them, and their classmate Jeff. "There on and respect those who are griev-Wq it~hi he reductona fmnsv seod toa me moriaol er hve.hl Last week's Phillipian editorial in trouble more efficient and accessi- really should have been some sort of ing," said Knef King '04, a resident of

sn ' Wti wih soe I willdmi ss;nite sed othaera serstuent also expressed dissatisfaction with the ble, the old "red flag" system went direct outreach for us," said Read, a Draper Cottage.-Ia~ dsotf hhisoe I will nomniiwnwrshe fetnha the occrasion wsom aprptelys current faculty preoccupation with online this winter under the name of Paul Revere proctor, suggesting per- In the lower class, the issue has

thea pstoIwl cotiemrn iet his ur- maed ba the cscool ,as itpopwasewit locating at-risk students. And some the Student Alert System - despite haps a special senior orientation or dis- opened something of a divide betweenrent esposibiitie alog wih "dvot- partof custe meeingstwo eeksear- students, such as Austin Arensberg concerns from students and faculty ,ussion period. those who were here last year, and the

ons ing a little more personal time to the lier dedicated to broaching the subject '01, agree. "I feel like a lot of cluster alike about privacy issues. Still, Rev. Idnthikhesolisgor 10orocasmmbswowreo.~ted' p)iano. "I like what edisaddeans and faculty, especially younger Ebner remarked, "It's a major line of ing it," said Fee, of the fallout from the "Many have no clue what happened,,"

;ics -, he hanes o raica deartmnta '0, "heydidn't make a hug delotfaculty, are very righteous now," noted communication that's much easier suicides. "But are they comnmunicating said Hall, a new lower himself.alls changes seem slim to most members. if it, but they reminded us." Bra al Arensberg. "I feel like they're stepping now." -[their concern] to the student body? Zack's suicide seems to have

* ,While "each person brings his own '03 agreed: The school, I hnhs out of the bounds of in loco parentis." More in the vein of remembrance, That's ques- affected Watwill viin"acrigt r asw h done a good job of ha~idling [te And it is just that sort of repressive last year's senior class intended to cre- tionable." year's lower*,all department for the most part, will 'rn anvray yjs epn t effort on the part of the faculty, these ate, for their traditional senior gift, a Lemire, " tlatfor m ,i maetewho, admits

inl p lng in the same direction." Naturally aniesr]b utkeigi o- students say, that hinders student-fac- scholarship fund, in the names of Zack for one, thinks Lewis, "gen-taigndanaeafhelxprenewth key."usoicgaldcatieonhe expetion f I i oi codnce witth ulty closeness and trust. Lewis, for and Jarvis Jordan, another former this is at least Andover culture of work-yourself- erally tend toa- musith Adurioee'sarival ofone, claimed, "Unless you outwardly member of the Class of 2000 who died partially senors,"pam- ~ ne withMs. Ardnsaivlcen- express wishes of the Tripp family, mkanefrasasuetIfellk thsmerboehisnoryro trbtbeto to-death seem a little silly. "wosias- tirarouind the classroom-based music in who asked that faculty and students faacut-suenot relatonI aren'la crke aenedom ttohlpyfra the fone eoehsseiryat trmta t Kae acn'2 orsunithe curricula. mark the date with moderation. develop-e" ltinhpsae' asctd n dwent'ttipab o eh yea r a tfcult a con-ah'2 oe n-

ave -' The responsibilities of the musicdeeoe.stdn'trpaodechyrwiha fulyon formly. Toeast department chair range from overseeing Student-Faculty Ties mStill, says Albert Cauz, instructor PA summer study program. The idea cern has taken students justthe fac6ulty hiringto coordinating the concert - nSpanish, communicating about the was rejected by the administration, - specifically, entering the

,a schedule. Specific advancements under - At a student council meeting thi issue is a two-way street: "I feel like however, because, according to Ms. that some faculty seem to worry exclu- world of upperclassmen, Zack's deaththe students need to take some initia- Sykes, "The literature and the ci- sively about another suicide, rather reinforced the knowledge, says Bacb,

tehold W lr's te cldeoo thxansiono fal, wstdn oucil Advior Aerth tive if they feel like we're not talking cians we consulted all said that it is than general student grief and well- that "even heroes fall." But they didtechnlogyin th clasroomand om- Cuz ws surrise to har sudent, he about it enough." Not surprisingly, fac- unwise, especially for a school, to cre- being. The school is almost paranoid, learn how valuable those heroes canise' posing studios, a more extensive student says, trying to avoid mention of Zack's ulty-student conversations on the topic at e a memorial to someone who has at this point," he said eWednesday recital program and a grow- death with veiled references and eva- ofeoinosucdarofehm- omntdsiieTeeisaertat ItatssAesbgthkse b.

te n conrnetin betweein thdmsi wsv lanue. Ctting in tdbre ak h dered less by a lack of interest than by by attaching a suicide victim's name to understands why. The administration leadethink hateal thee mponedonet- - Walter, a member of the music drown: thec barrier, ed d cdese t the discomfort that surrounds the issue, an object, space, fund or prize you risk cowers under bad publicity," he assert- in my grade," agreed Ryan, a finalist in

deparent since 1982, further under- gru:"akcm itdsiie t institutionally as well as socially. glorifying the individual's final act." ed. "Who wants to have a New York the student council presidential elec-scored hsdepartment's recruitment happteed Woue a talkpboui.. ay "There's always an awkwardness, For that reason, she says, in Janu- Times article on a Panagopoulos or a tions, to be held next month.

for efforts: These days a lot of students are deon't ne t el eupheomfmr"aMany because it's such a hot issue," affirmed ary, "the trustees approved the estab- Zack Tripp? Nobody wants that.... A "I feel like the senior class andapplying here," he said, "and many pepehv o ets ofral, Mr. Wilmer. "You don't know where lishmnent of three memorial funds into lot of administration decisions are maybe this year's upper cl~ss," saidines choosing to come here because of though.e~- ou.r music program and its orchestra, the Asked whether Zack and Jeff's the other person is with it, so it's just which gifts can be made mn honor of made more out of fear" that those Singh, "will carry it with us. But I

)ai- ~fioral groups, and our faculty." deaths have changed the atmosphere easier to avoid it... those things are someone who has 'died. The funds do issues will come up again. Because of don't think Andover will."read"astoIrolm, cmumnysuet ad Bt hard, but-it's a human dilemma, not not carry the name of any person, this, said Arensberg, "Whether it's

also Wit meber o tdatmnt antici-,o fau pointda heind nsi-Bu just an institutional one, I think" rather they are The Memorial Fund for Things Fall Apart or the [sKYNY] A New Year in Draper Cottages- pae an mebums.o "Mr. Wealtet isntral- tivity oistdnts' emtoa he althedsesi Students do seem to be facing the Youth From Every Quarter, the show, I feel that student voices are get-Ieat- pay gongyt bempa tough ate o fol rlow bu to tenees "Fotsomebod heath issue more readily, though. According Memorial Fund for Excellence in ting smaller and smaller. It's a scary Seven juniors and two prefects,

ime- as farn as the astonh aot thin we'll e, f orn h their whrs"ole rofesona lk to Psychological Counselor Carol Teaching and the Memorial Fund for time, and it's scary because of under the charge of Mr. Domina, anavefa anyth pratoblm,I saidt Dr asa. lfeiaing el e for s tdents,"ol posaioHad Israel, Graham _________________ Campus -Panagopoulos and Zack and Jeff." instructor in English, now inhabit the

hs M.Thomas echoed the sentiments, call- of School Barbara Landis Chase, "it's House has got- Preserva- With an eye on what she deems dorm, not far from the JV- 1 baseballWas Mr. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ten more calls "Whether it~s Things Fall Ap-art or tion." growing administrative conservatism, field, where Zack once lived. "It'ste of ing the department "a team in Graves; more than humbling:- It makes you anEist fo

nea we work well together. I see the transi- raiehwmcinlfsmuh a vstuets ths te[sY Y hoIfeltamt The Lewis agrees. "The attitude to create gone really well," Mr. Domina said,nec-' -nion as happening very smoothly." you try to control things, you can't in dn ocsaegtigsalrad mnyrie oeo aeyzn ssr f'o' bcue we're lucky to have a greAtAors Evtile to enisio eater usiheco year than indn ocsaegtigsalrad by the Class do it, don't say it and nothing will hap- group of juniors here."I

pas- departmetof efuueion whete ice "tmksu adultsverymore aue yRev.s EI e p smale of 2000, pen,"' she explained. "There are just Still, it did not take much this fallprks- ssil h uuei hihte "tmksu dlsmoeauey Rv be mle along with fewer risks taken with the student body to bring all the emotions swirling back.

I I jazz program is larger, the music faifi aaeta vrtatorpiayga agreed: "I saw A in'i runion because [the administration] is so When the Office of Physical Plantties are more comprehensive, and the tkep3dsse-afem iny, an increased Aesegdonations freaked out about what the outcome came, two weeks into the school year,st e irriculum becomes "multicultural." safe physically," explamned Instructor inest nfrom the will be." -to build a wall in the back staircase

" ''Technology has been expanding in French and former Dean of Students itniy iturning towards psychological and Class of 1950, totaled $12,620 - less Winston thinks that sort of fear has one that would make a hanging in theoyer he pst fe yeas," h expained Heny Wiler '3. "S we ake agood spiritual services and I hear now an than the $20,000 required to create an contributed to a stifling of conversation same spot impossible - the juniors,

npli- "pdI'm sure i will expand in the next hard look at whether we're doing that ongoing need for those services.... I've endowment fund - helped to support since last spring. "I think they're going who all knew the history of their dormct5 fwwhcIgusisagothna ornt"never had so many kids just come up 14 students participate in abroad pro- about it the wrong way," he said of the by the end of the first day of orienta-oca-, lbng as it doesn't take away from the That sort of self-evaluation has and stop me on the path." grams last summer or this year. administration. "It seems like it's being tion, "didn't really approve," accord-

and human element of the music." yielded, for some individuals, closer The Philomathean Society, which swept under the rg. We don't really ing to King.

Ways of Remembering'- Zack participated in during all of his talk about it." 'They had originally hoped to do it~~I Nbiii~~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ s Risinr Heatin~~~~~~~~~~~~~ , ~~four years at PA and co-headed last during the summer," Mr. Domina said

.L'N wY E l and'sIJ R i i g H e tn Upon returning to campus this fall, year, also tried to create an annual Perspectives of OPP, but it did not help many from'~rice e fli.. I i r~1 ~ A proctors and prefects found that their award in his name, for a debater who feeling that the school, in trying to doally' . ric s'ia. e mrnall T011 ofl I--- training had been both intensified and has "demonstrated deep loyalty and But many students and faculty the right thing, had acted insensitively,

'The lengthened by the addition of a special dedication to the Society and strong point to a new sense of perspective as reminding juniors just as it was onceContinued from Page 1, Column 3 coast largely remain because energy Suicide Prevention unit. With grant leadership or the potential for leader- the best thing to come out of Zack and again trying to cover its bases.were --oil 0r- three years to develop into somne- companies held off building new funding removed from the failed Peer ship, and who has debated with unusu- Jeff's deaths. Teachers are more will- "At the beginning of the year,"

thing dangerous." The danger PA power plants while deregulation was in Mediation Program, Graham House al flair, accessible humor, charismatic ing to be flexible, some say, and stu- King said, "people were always askingigs faces, of course, is astronomical natur- the planning stages. counselors hosted a discussion session wit, and incisive intelligence." dents are less inclined to worry seri- questions about living in Draper," hblt~-l-4,gas prices once this shortage is in In addition, deregulation has and video presentation for the group of According to Zack's co-president ously over academic assignments or he and his dormimates overcame the

two affect. loigforced utilities in recent years to sell over 80 uppers and seniors. Schwerin, though, the idea was shut getting into college. "I'm more able to discomfort: "My dorm is a very tighte- l'rlokn into manufacturer off their power-generating assets, such "Knowing how important listening down by administrators worried about recognize when thiings are really worth dorm." For his own part, Mr. Domina

?ea- dal'plants that can refine oil as well as damns and plants, and import elec- is - that's really what was driven glorifying the former school president. getting upset about," commented commented of his juniors, "To theni,0?ar s natural gas-and the community has tricity from neighboring states, where home," recalled Ryan. Baucom said Additionally, in a student council Singh. "I think a lot of people walked Draper Cottage is their dorm and theue~ ai ~ ways been able to buffer price . power demand is currently high that the unit "just reminds you to keep meeting earlier this year, Lemire pro- away having realized that these are back staircase is just the back stair-

.- increases," he said, because of an unexpectedly cold win- listening and keep talking. It reminds posed that the unnamed JV-1 baseball really little things, the things we fret case."ower -Elaborating upon PA' s steps ter in the northwest. you to keep your patience." field be named for Zack. Mr. Cauz, over." Even in the midst of the notori-

an owards monitoring energy consump- Lawmakers are pursuing other Nearly a decade old, the Crisis both advisor to the student council and ously difficult upper year, Bacha tion, Mr. Williams outlined a building- solutions, including one in which Cali-arB specific system of determining energy fornia would take over hydroelectricPr levels. "We look at consumption per plnso tasisinssemifA ola and ink DiIis cuss International AiXctii sirn9

.square foot, and if it's an abnormal, SoCal Edison and PG&E.nafl the ount we'll target that area to exam- "The main difference between R l s o V o n n i o i i s a E J r e a d Ar a

ire olce oW s h nom- power crises on the west and easth' toncletdt help us diagnose po- coasts is that in New England, you_________P I~ lens with our system," he explained. have lots of plants that are constantly Continued from Page 1, ColumnS5 interview after the untimely 1993 own words. To this end, Ms. Abiola appearance splashed her into the fore-

tOf Mr. Williams pointed out that poor being built, whereas in Califomia one action: "the possibilities are limit- assassination of her parents, both further underscored Ms. Fink's front of Nigerian politics, Ms. Abiola~co insulation, antiquated heating systems, of the biggest obstacles is a lack of les"sesi,"odntlmtyu- prominent Nigerian notables, trig- notion that "people who have more has taken on a public role as African

an ~ d inefficient system parts were noted plants to support the ever-increasing sles" eai,"odntlmtyu-gered her cur-rent decade-old crusade, can help people who don't," even in political activist and freedom fighter.Ly th ff l- I- r ~ W ; 1;-dIsle. ~- fP - - - - X; ; D -_ _ 1 _

6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THE PHILLIPAN ARTS MARCH 2,2001

.7 ~~ CANTATA CHOIR OFFERS PREVIEW- OF"- ' ~~UPCOMING CHINA TOUR

While the rest of Phillips Acadery's tal- Teresa Chen The melody and accompaniment introduces"' ~~~~~ented musicians await their tour to China, the one of the most mysterious moments in the

Cantata Choir and Chamber Orchestra, along ARTS STAFF WRITER mass. The mass concludes with the most gentlewith three venerated senior soloists, will Per- of PA' s Music faculty, Soprano Shinobu 'A gnus Dei, often interpreted as a cry for helpform this evening, presenting a taste of the Takagi, Mezzo-soprano Jacqueline Zander- and assistance, but in this setting it seems moreChina Tour's colorful repertoire. Wall, and Tenor Allen Combs, as well as hike a reassuring promise for the help that we

(?1 ~~~~ The tour will take place this summer as Part Baritone Lee Poulis, who is currently studying need."

by Music faculty member William E. Thomhas, mass. will sample for us some of he pieces played on

who conducts the Academy Symphony and Hadyn' s "Missa in Angustis," also known tour, additional soloists include a vast cross-Chamber Orchestras, and the Cantata Choir, as the "Lord Nelson Mass," "Imperial Mass, setoofenrmuiasswllsafePremiering the China Tour Concert, the and "Coronation Mass,' reflects the "drama uppers.Cantata Choir will perform today at 7:30 p.m. and uncertainty" of the changing time in which Soprano Christine Ng '02 will sing "Lasciain Cochran Chapel. it was composed, September 1798. The title ch'io pianga" from Handel's Rinaldo. Soprano

The concert features three senior concertos "Lord Nelson Mass" came as an hofior to Elizabeth Black-Schaffer '01 will performand a Haydn Mass. Commencing the show, Admiral Nelson for the defeat of Napoleon's "Ach, ich fuhl's" from Mozart's The Magic

Courtlesy ofWW Ben Baucoin '00 a baritone, will perform the forces, which took place after the first perfor- Flute. Both WillBraff and Melinda Hung will",The Lydian String Quartet will perform this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Cochran aria "Non Piu Andrai" from Mozart's venerat- inance of the mass. The "choice of the d minor execute Bach's Brandenburg Concerto VI for

Chapel. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ed opera The Marriage of Figaro. key is in itself very unusual, because all of two violas. Bjorn Buschan '01 and MeganCertainly, one of Mozart's most famed Haydn's other masses are in major keys,", Prado '01 will perform the Bach Double Violin

operas, the production has brought the classical Thomas said of the piece, who went on to Concerto. Tara Rachakonda'01 will play

~~~~ (''~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~composer much prestige. Mozart's light use of explain the importance of this work: Marcel Grandjany's Aria in a Classic Style,L y d ia , w.a rte t C a lls interplayed phrases-revolutionized voice as an "The setting of the text also reflects which includes some especially striking harpinstrument: it opened an entirely new musical Haydn's deep spirituality. We know from the seletiosspectrum for vocalists. beginning that we are starting a very special This summer Phillips Academy's Cantata

Baucom, a member of the Cantata Choir jore.Hglgt ftewr nld h''Choir and Chamber Orchestra will grace thet x p tc-In e n c tel, ~ ~~~~~~~and co-president of the Fidelio Society, was eytraordinary baritone solo in the Gloria. The national concert halls of China with their uni-

first inspired to sing this piece after his junior beauty of the noble solo line given in contrast versal language of diplomacy, bearing these

While chemical lectures, workshops, and ~~~~year, and proposed the idea to Mr. Thomas last to the plaintive and soulful canon certainly Western flavors of Hadyn, Mozart,While hemic WooecnreyHarkshopickd summer. One of many seniors to concentrate brings to mind the double meaning of the term: Tchaikovsky, and Gershwin. In a cultural

equations and history discussions. In the fall of on a specific concerto, Baucom has concentrat- strictest form of contrapuntal icitation; or, rule exchange, choir and orchestra members willnotes swim around in ARTS STAFF WRITER 2001, the quartet will ed his efforts throughout this year on "Non piu of church law. explore the imperial monuments in Beijing, the,students' heads tis undertake a multi- andrai." "Haydn has also created one of music's vast parks in Shanghai, and the mysteriousweekend, they would lberefit from venturing, to faceted five-year project entitled "Vienna and Following Baucom, James Shin '01 will great spiritual moments in the Et incarnates. markets in Hong Konig.Cochran Chapel and cleairing their minds with the String Quartet." This will be an interdisci- play the Allegro moderato movement of~the beautiful music of the Lydian String plinary study of Middle-European culture as Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major.

Quartet this aturda at 7:0 p~m.seen through the core of quarter- literature. Shin, co-concertmaster of both the AcademypThe quartet is the successful assembly of With fortuitous musicians and an interest- Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, has a

musicians that reside at Brandeis University ing program, the Lydian String Quartet is sure wealth of experience that has aided him inThe Quartet consists of Daniel Stepner, Judith to dazzle audiences at its performance on preparing to execute this piece. Among the

.,' -,Eissenberg, Mary Ruth Ray, and Rhonda Saturday night. Thanks to the generosity pro- most well-known violin concertos, '''"

---Rider. Stepner and Eiss'enberg will play the vided by the Bernard and Mildred Kayden Tchaikovsky's opus includes several melodicviolin, Ray the viola, and Rider the cello. Fund, this concert will be free. However, a themes, an extended cadenza, and blistering

Though the Lydian String Quartet is skill- ticket will be required at the door. rn ftit-eodntsful in a great number of musical works, time The Lydians came together as a Quartet in .Cocuigtefrthlofheonr,

-allows for only a few on Saturday night. The 1980 Famous for their stylish talents and con- pianistn latt cRh a 0 lplady the Blvedhi'program will include the String Quartet, p. temporary music, the quartet flaunts an expres- jGrhi lsi hpoyi le hs-'20, No. by Franz Joseph Haydn, the String sive proficiency of standard repertoire. These pieces combines a multitude of simple themes, -.

resulting in the development of the simple intoQuartet No 4 by Dirmitri Shostakovich, and masteries have won the Lydians ensemble the complex, a feat that few composers accom- ''' 'i'Different Trains by Steve Reich. prizes at worldwide competitions in Banff, plswihamuhdxetyobat. ''

Rech's work, written in 1988, will contain Canada;, Evian, France; and Portsmouth, pLswth sum xer, to aueted hadelightful twist. In combination with the England. The Lydians are also the recipients of .Rotman play this piece, which he described as

L~ydians, a pre-recorded performance tape will the distinguished Naurrburg Award for "vr mrcn"Ide, h ic em o'be playing. On the tape are the recorded voices, Chamber Music,.hrceietesait fteery10s

':of the composer's elderly governess, a retired The Lydians have been awarded grants In addition, Will Chan ' 1, Melvin HuangPlmnporter, train sounds of the 1930s and from the Aaron Copland fund, Meet the '01, and Alexander Leigh'02 will also perform

1940s, and the voices of three Holocaust sur- Composer, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Rhapsody in Blue. First clarinetist Jun-Yup '* ,-n the tape are three pre-recorded string quar- National Endowment for the Arts. Moreover, After a brief intermission, the Cantata choir ' -

tets that will play in conjunction with the live the Lydians are the proud recipients of two will sing Haydn's "Mass in d minor," also Pperformance of the Lydian String Quartet. Chamber Music America/AS CAP Awards for known as the "Lord Nelson Mass, " and "Missa A. Tucker/ The Phillipian.

The Quartet is comprised of four flourish- Adventuresome Programming, a rare and pres- in Angustiis. " This will feature various music Performing this evening in Cochran Chapel, the Cantata Choir anticipates this sunm-ing musicians. Daniel Stepner, a violimist, is tigious accomplishment faculty and guest soloists, including members wler's trip to China.both a member of the Boston Museum Trio and

L-the concertmaster of the Handel & HaydnSociety. He professes skill on period and con-tpemporary instruments, while he works as an (&U- ilo v a m d ' st m nn l £1.i' 'iinstructor t Brandeis University and HarvardUniversity.6

Judith Eissenberg, also a violinist, is one of 10ide.fo'A Bt vnml %,h c-b I" u- ethe founding members of the Lydian String~ Quartet. She too has participated in many othermusical groups, such as the Handel & Haydn The allying inspiration, diversity, and char- Andover's ABC otn e~to earn even more. ture of black people through Negro spirituals

*Society, Boston Baroque, Boston Chamber ity of the upcoming Kuumba Singers concert receives no money from Founded in 1970 as a contemporary gospel, African folk songs.,Music Society and Emmanuel Music. She is will contribute to an uplifting afternoon the state or government ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR source of unity for black Master Choral Works, and original composi-the co-founder and director of Music from embracing the "kuumba," or rather creativity of and relies exclusively on students, the Kuumba tions. It has established its own constitution

.:Salen, sttione in ustateNew Yrk. , Phillips Academy's diverse community. donations. It takes at least 60,000 dollars a year Choir has evolved from an organization strug-mngn omtessaeeto iacaMary Ruth Ray, the violist of the Lydian Benefiting one of Andover's nonprofit to run ABC and support its house and partici- gling for legitimacy. To date, it is a flourishing standards, Parliamentary authority, and bylaws'

String Quartet, is a notable performer and the Iorganizations, A Better Chance (ABC), the pants. A large part of this sum comes from cultural institution extending from the Harvard expressing the views of choral members ondirector of performance at Brandeis University. Kuumba Choir will perform this Sunday at 3 ABC's ainual benefits. Rather than holding an community throughout the nation. Initially a topics addressing rehearsal attendance andShe has worked with the Boston Symphony, p m. in the Cochran Chapel. Integratig the ordinary fundraiser, ABC aims to create innov- channel through which black singers could music material.

,~'The Bard Music Festival, Apple Hill Chamber works of PA's own Gospel Choir, this Concert ative ways to eamn money for their program. direct their creative energies, the Kuumba choir A chief component of the Kuuinba consti-'Players, Boston Musica Viva, and Juneau Jazz promises to be unusual. Last year they held a clothing drive and raised is now the largest multicultural organization at tution states the purpose of the choir's activity.'and Classics. She has performed an entire cycle Much more than a group of singers,- the approximately 9,000 dollars, and this year, with Harvard. "Black music is a manifestation of the black

-'of over 200 cantatas by J. S. Bach as a soloist Kuumba Choir from Harvard University aims the popular Kuumba Choir Concert, they hope Kuumnba singers explore the musical cul- spirit - it speaks to our every emotion. Even''with Emmanuel Music in Boston. at expressing black creativity and spirituality -more than this, black music helps sustain and

The final member of the Lydians, cellist through song, and is presently Harvard's direct our culture. It reminds us of our past sit-- Rhonda Rider, graduated from Oberlin largest multicultural organization. However, its ~-;-uation in this country, makes us mindful of the'

-'Conservatory and Yale University. As a soloist, Imusical ministry extends beyond the African present, and gives us hope and guidance for theRider received the New York Concert Artists' IIAmerican community to educate and inspire all future."'Guild Award and the Aaron Copland Fund those who believe in the acceptance and cre- Despite the Kuumba choir's focus on BlackGrant. She has made two solo discs of cello ative unity. culture, its music is just as liberating to anymusic that were both cited as being the "Best of An appropriate group to fund ABC, the individual, regardless of their race. Patty Berk,'the Year" in the Boston Globe, Rider has Kuumba choir will donate its proceeds to this *- .who is on Andover ABC's Board of Directors

-,t~aught master classes at Oberlin and New charitable association, contributing to the '.t .- '.¾ and a part of the Kuuinba Commiittee said, .-England Conservatories, the University of equality that it promotes. This nonprofit orga- ' ~ ~- "The Kuumba singers are wonderful and joy-

Oregon, and Princeton University. nization brings gifted and talented minority stu- ous. It's different than what you normally hearThe LyinSrn ure a perd dents, mostly from inner cities, to outstanding in Andover. [Kuumba members] say it cele-

and performed in locations all over the United schpols, such as the Andover High School. brates black people, but I think it celebrates all- States and Europe. Some of these places ABC has branches in numerous towns people."

include the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, throughout Massachusetts for both boys and Granting members of PA's community the'and the Library of Congress. The Lydians on girls, but Andover's program is solely for high unique experience to contribute to such a wor_-1are a mission to educate and spread the joy of school girls. After a series of comprehensive thy cause as ABC while concurrently upifting-music, and will- therefore conduct mini-resi- tests and interviews, eight young minority our spirits in the midst of winter, the Kuumba- enicies in communities and universities women were selected from dozens of appli- concert in the Cochran Chapel will be a specta-

-. throughout the country. cants to participate in Andover's current ABC a,. cle.-- The Lydians' musical expertise is comn- program. Leaving their urban homes, primaarily --. ,'''- '''"- ' ~'~" As Patty Berk said, "It will be a great

-' prised of the mastery and recording of over in New York City, these eight girls moved to Cou-tesy of VW opportunity for people to expand their hori-' -sixty works of American composers. The the heart of Andover while attending the Encouraging black creativity and spirituality through their music, the Kuimmha zons, and support a great cause."

-- uartet often accompanies their concerts with town's high school. Singers will perform this upcoming Sunday at 3 p.m. in Chochran Chapel.

THE PHILLIPiAN ARTS MARCH 2, 2001 7

Thjeatre 52nrdutoiCmieSkill, Talent,- and Earnestness,

e ~~~~~~~~Adam Eaker,e An entire term's worth of effort will result

,e ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~in three nights of comedy, laughter, and wit, ase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Phillips Academy students present the winter

term Theater 520 production, Oscar Wilde's -

The Importance of Being Earnest. CountlessV ~~~hours of rehearsal have gone into this produc-

tion, which is directed by veteran member othe English and Theater departments, Jean St.Pierre and stars many of the school's finestactors and actresses.

LCoreyothMucDert The play, written in 1895, is considered arnMembers of the Fidelio Society, pictured hallmark of the English comedic repertoire and

ic abvpromdls usa vning n Wilde's dramatic masterpiece. Its genius lies in .,

Ropes ~~~~~~~~~Wilde's trademark use of word-play and puns,:)r ~~~~~~~~~~~~and in fact, double entendres resulting from the '-k .~'

in 1 1'L C~~~~~~eIL() ~~~similarity of the word "earnest," as in "seri- ''

infli e lt ous," and the name "Ernest," form a major part ,iy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~f the plot. The story itself revolves around thee, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *amorous confusions of two young scions of the

rp N. VIDf~British gentry, Algernon Moncrieff and Jack 'F in ~ Worthing, the former a fivolous dandy and the -.

ta ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~latter an earnest young suitor.le ~~~~Nicholas Ma '01 will play Algernon, whose-

Li- 'nonchalant courtship of the young ingenue, .

to Jack Worthing's earnest wooing ofal Gwendolyn Bracknell, a serious young woman -.- ~ -- '=."

ill Boo Littlefield who will have nothing to do with foolish R a~nsTePilpaLie. ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR dandies like Algemnon.. Olivia Cockburn '02 looks on as Ross Perlin '01 displays some Victorian-era chivalry in the Theatre 520 production of Theas Food and choir music go well together, at IMa recently thrilled PA audiences with his Importance of Being Earnest

least in the case of last Tuesday's Fidelio role as Don Quixote's faithful sidekick in the Rounding out the cast in the double role of After several minutes of discourse between Victorian society, the country rector and theSociety performance in Ropes. A sizable faltrpodcinfthmuclcmey the butlers Lane and Merriman are Cameron Algernon and Jack,, LayBakelad aygvresamount of people attended the show, which Man of La Mancha. Certainly, Ma will bring Curtis'03 and Jack McCallum'03, who both Gwendolyn make their entrance, Austin play- Although the second act may lack some of

combned reas muicalandedibe alke' more than ogacdtnudhlrytoisbring a certain wry wit to their characters' ing the mother with extreme theatricality, and the first act's lightingo repart6e, it contains reatThe singing group, directed by ,Carolyn Portrayal of the flamboyant Algernon bemused observations of their aristocratic Cockburn the daughter with a suitably cool humor that pokes fun at the nineteenth centurySkelton, performed a variety of pieces, some of RsPeln1wilportray dlgnJak employers, reserve. Algemnon and Lady Bracknell draw the traditions of education, religion, and propriety.

which theyhad perfomed last all term, Worthing. Perlin's past theatrical experiences Off-stage, Caroline Van Zile'02, also one audience's attention with their witty repartde, a in a manner both light and pithy. Ma wittilyincluding the quiet "C6ntre Qui Rose" by incld laigresntwpevosTaer of this year's producers and director of last suit of verbal swordfight, breathtaking in its executed Algernon's cunning flirtation withMorten Lauridsen, the sacred "Beati Quorum 520esaproducthis las witterem's eauh for tern's chilling Macbeth, brings a theatrical wordy acrobatics. -Cecily, while McMallum humorously realizedVia" by Charles Stanford, and the light Saea and ties hhsall tem'perasreno suavity to the demanding job of stage-manager, These two explosive characters, who the ailing butler.Lane's age and accent."Pastymnewith Good Company" by latter-day Maueexeinewhcshlpehslnd uersngtercialsetsof the play at demonstrate as little passion as possible when Despite its great romantic humor, the trueBritish tyrant Henry VIII. Indeed, these pieces acrintetclnoltyohsdpcinofMs. St. Pierre's side, from the initial auditions proclaiming their so-called mutual devotion, brilliance of The Importance of Being Earnestprove the variety of the performance, the slow- -Worthing. to the final applause. profess dynamics that soon contrast with the lies in Wilde's piercing satire of the society iner, more dramatic sounds of Lauridsen con- Worthing's ward and the object of The technical director and set designer is cool ease of conversation between Jack and which he lived, that of upper-class England intrasting with Stanford's old and ancient tone. Alg eo' pamorous EiatetionsCeciy Corewf faculty member Bruce Bacon, and his col- Gwendolyn. Clearly, there is no question which the 1890s. No member of this social class

One of the highlights of the show occurred wilb lydb lzbt aae'1 n fleague, Billy Murray, designed the costumes of the two duos Wilde prefers: not the well- remains safe from Wilde's scathing insight,during Felix Mendelssohn's Die Naclitigail." this year's Theater Department student produc- and lights. Operating the light board will be bred but lifeless Gwendolyn and Jack, but neither upstanding dowager ladies nor indolentAlthough the mysterious Germani lyrics gave esOnoftemritrsigrlsinhe theatre veteran Katherine Planitzer '02, director rather the uproarious Algernon and Lady young gentlemen.-no hint as to the meaning of the piece beyond paCclreuesahrmnmlngofof last term's Measure for Measure and this Bracknell. 'Although Wilde employed the traditional,its obvious nightingale reference, the sheer incceadwrlnsnavtadubne term's Barefoot in the Park. Rounding out the During Tuesday, night's rehearsal, the first modes of the comedy of errors and the innocentbeauty of its light notes flowing through a acmitoneslmserdbapr- crew are dresser Elk~a Gruenberg '01, and run- act went without a hitch, save for some broken confusions of young lovers, one could arguecharming harmonic progression allowe the ormrs eriencdus Lsater.wedoy ning crew members Taylor Allbright '04, Jess glass, masterfully glossed over with witty that the play has little to do with the love storiesaudience emotion and understanding enough. Jrack'sl seiousb fiacd by GwnOlyni Chermayeff '04, Emily Guerin '04, J.C. improvisation on the parts of Ma and Curtis. ofits protagonists, but rather the myriad folliesFurthermore, the piece lasted a short time, giv- Bakewilb payd yOiva MacMillan '03, Amy O'Gorman '04, and In the second act, the scene changes to the of the societal archetypes whom they represent.ing the audience a brief taste of Mendelssohn's Cockbumn'02, who recently appeared before Rachel Okun,'04. garden of Jack's country estate, here portrayed The cast and crew of this week's produc-

sty whle pevening t frm beomioneird of thdee seductver ichesen inl th f During Sunday night's rehearsal, the cast with wicker furniture, potted shrubbery, and a tion, which goes up Thursday. Friday, andof the music. oeothseutvwiceinhsfals was still coping with recent cuts to the script pastoral projection upon the scrim. Lasater, Saturday nights at 7 p.m., do a marvelous ob of

Fidelio' member Cassie Kaufmann '02, hkparrertypodcinfMcbh. while having to act on only a hint of the even- wearing a childish dress reminiscent of a sailor conveying Wilde's message. They insure that~rn while admitting that she favored Paige Austin'01 will play the role of tual set. However, by Tuesday night, the fin- suit, sweetly portrayed Cecily's blend of inno- their audience will go away greatly amused byMendelssohn's piece-over the others, wedynsraoinvagofamtr, ished product of an entire term's effort was cence and charm, while LaPlace and Schell the play and also greatly enlightened as to theirLady Bracknell. reard, It th iece tgru fealy ifwe w el Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble, both sec- clearly visible, provided the act's comic heart with sillful car- own follies and-foibles, gently revealed in thefoed whilhe wiec.I peformed i beae we onaacaatrslilpoelw iaiu In the first act, taking place in Algernon's icatures of those two prim archetypes of priceless verbal jewels of Oscar Wilde.focuse whilewe peformedit beause w onday charcters will roLondono apartmentndn Wpadeen emWi hasizesaszthethdras-sang it as a group, not as individuals." roles in the play. While Miss Prism serves tic personality differences between the two

Despite its success with "Die Nachtigail," Cecily as her irreproachable governess, Dr. male protagonists through their dress. Algernon Zv) 1~#ftChasuble will aasutbyefdldvillage 1 11 r i aiu u ."u t n uinthe group seemed to fizzle during "I Love my vpaasutbyefdldwears a flamboyant tasseled smoking jacket of J g L -Love, dueto a enerl lac of nthusasm. icar, who secretly desires the prim spinster. b n e n--r o fWhile Kaufmann noticed that the group stayed Their tentative flirtation, hidden beneath dense lerakv and an p rpedl hl Jrackflunst.cnconsistent throughout Mendelssohn's short and layers of Victorian repression, becomes a deft servaie suthan ed raacterc itr

critique of the socialDurig thererforancetheirchuVitoriasweet piece, it did not exhibit such unity when critqeofthetr socis moe tritueso furnishings of the stage set adequately evokeJ nhE-s

31, performing this lengthy song. Kaufmann noted rnntet etr rts oit. .the decadent leisure of the late Victorian gen-that "we weren't connecting with one another." In this week's production, Prism is por- tleman. uggesting the structure of the apart-

gs. * Notable for its singing skills, the choir is- trayed by Britta Schell'02 and Chasuble by ment itself, the stage contractors constructed As Instructor in Music A_____________ Amadeu ave aonubold, pvrmed)S- one of PA's treasures. A termly treat, the Julian LaPlace'01. These performers will cer- freestanding windows and doors, between William Thomas gave the signal, Stebbins withvthe codcol r.ieral

on. Fidelio Society performed with succes, eamn- tainly develop their characters' comic idiosyn- which the audience can see a scrm that poet the Academy poy ARTS STAFF WRITER performance.~il ing applause with a lot of music and a little bit crasies, elevating them beyond the scope of p adnseetruhu h ef rojnects hstaepoddit Symphony The Academy Chamber[WS' of food. their secondary positions in the plot. ~~~~~~~monly heard tune found in the "Beef: It's Orchestra then took center stage. Bassist

on What's for Dinner" commercials, engaging Emerson Sykes '01 performed Concerto forind everyone in music to which they could relate. Double-Bass and Orchestra, by Serge-This lively piece concluded the perfor- Koussevitzky. Embracing the piece's contem-

sti- F m~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~12~ance that took place on Friday, February 23, porary style, the orchestra performed fervently.J a z m% f wen andlip Academy's finest musicians con- Technically adept, Sykes faced complex noteack Qaz za ceJ gegated in Cochran Chapel. Awaiting their patterns and intonations with high focus and

and ments and ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~chatted with one another. ic section could divert Sykes's concentration,sit- Some students appeared nervous, some yet the use of a microphone emphasized theth wnig laatazmsctasomdTebn lyd tesrn nohrLz tired, and some late, but all were present for one bass's soft nature, leading to a mostly inaudiblethe SiggpesnjazmsctasomdBoo Littlefield'Tebn lydte eeeAohrLr purpose: to create music. Within the next two performance. Regrettably, the intriguing atonal

Kemper Auditorium last Sunday into a 1930s Day next, a number yet again by Sammy hours, these students would share a term's harmonization became lost in the chapel.ac, music hall, with the assistance of The Academy ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR Nestico. Soloist Matthew Rotman'03 led the wrho okwt h omnt.Peae olwnMlnaHn 0 efreay Jazz Band, directed by Instructor in Music background percussion by Andrew group as the lead soloist. This number, which and energized, the students played with vigor Walton's Concerto for Viola and Orchestra

ir, Peter Cirelli. Heignington '03 and Jamie Leggero '03. The seemed to be perfectly defined by the title, and enthusiasm. Overall, the show,,served to Hung's instrument added maturity to the haunt-tors The half-hour long concert included selec- talented work of the jazz band included bold musically conveyed a lazy day, with its gluey exemplify the strength of Phillips Ac'ademy's ing melody, for the cello delights in the deepaid,' tions by jazz favorites Count Basie, Sammy crescendos. Their great musical capability was phrases and patient tempo. Furthermore, the instrumentalists, and meaningful, easily expressing low notes

o Nestico, Neal Hefti, B. Lane, and E.Y. very apparent. slow dynamics of the music portrayed the sen- The program immediately commenced with with solemnity and charm. Her masterpiece fea-ielf Harburg. The preparation of the twenty-one Hefti worked with Woody Herman in 1944, timents felt on a lazy day. The Corelli Ensemble under the direction of tured an intense climax and a gripping cadenza

el- person band, a period which consisted of sever- and he became a "name" arranger of the late Old Devil Moon, by B. Lane, E.Y. Harburg Instructor in Music Elizabeth Aureden. The first that Hung commanded with ease. Instructor inall al weeks of rehearsal, broke through a thin sur- swing era with numbers like Li 'l Darlin'. He and arranged by Sammy Nestico, wrapped up piece performed was Allegro from Concerto Music William Thomas held the group together

face of nervousness - the band members played later used the simple blues sequence of num- the somewhat brief yet impressive concert. Grosso in d minor, by Antonio-Vivaldi. The with his all-encompassing ensemble conduct-the their music with ease -and-aptitude. bers like those in this concert to write the theme Certainly the best number in the recital, the ensemble paid close attention to the dynamics ing, resulting in a powerful, focused perfor-Mor- The band initiated the'concert with an songs for Batman and The Odd Couple. band played a nice introduction, followed by and appeared well-prepared. Hesitancy at mance.

tig upbeat number, One O'Clock Jump, by Count - Another Sammy Nestico number then filled another impressive trumpet solo by the adept tempo changes broke the fluidity of the music, After a brief intermission, the Academyna Basie. One of Basie' s earliest hits as well as a the ears of the audience. The Queen Bee, fea- Matthew Natale '01. yet the overall performance was ejoyable. In Chamber Orchestra continued with the highly

cta- classic, the song had a superb jazzy swing to it. turing a saxophone solo by Jordan Harris, gave The members of the academy band played waihustrngthe andl gseto lmeedlwn Cncertoe n3fPanAlo ndm Or fest 'nNoted as "the little man with the big the audience members something to make a these timeless pieces with poise and dexterity. GihsringersMctorihwvr didnottoMaoro The performPance faturcetr MlinC

reat sound," Basie formed the Count Basie foot tap. Harris played his solo with a wonder- Under the direction of Peter Cirelli, they gave achieve the same level of musicianship. Off- Huang '01, a masterful pianist as well as cellist.on- Orchestra at the end of the 1930s. His group ful sense of naturalness. The band played this off an imposing impression of capability that color syncopation proved difficult for the A lyrical clarinet introduction melted into

acquired great fame, as the release of One mellow song nicely, as it handled the under- let the music flow beautifully into anyone's 'group, yet the strong pizzicato section held the warm, full chords as the strings made theirO'Clock Jump proved a success, A leader in a scoring of the solo well. ears. audience's attention. Showing amity, the stu- entrance. Huang began with great technicalitygrou p consisting of the famed fathers of swing dents acknowledged Aureden's birthday by and throughout the piece created powerfulMmic h assocniated with such fllow members- plyig'eleenary Happy Bihay tune -A intnsty at-wrenhin-disonncea

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How many more rumors are gonna go part definiC~y sucks. In addition to times I am grateful for these laehas that numb feeling to it that Tuck-~~~ ~by Howie F. around this school about me?] Okay, for by John McLanahan the 12 f. ounce soda cans (and the night visits from the phsycopath er Kiessling '02 so frequently talked-

WRITESA LOTLIKE RJSCH you weirdos who wonder what that FAUEJOHSROGEoccasional 72 fl. ounce "Real Man's because then I am too scrdt alabout. But it's OK. I will overcome.weid stuff is, it has nothing to do with Super-Caffeinated Three Day Sleep asleep for at least ohrtey-The man will not hold me down. On'

'So many people at this school corn- us sleeping together, but rather that time I would much rather be sleeping Resistor" produced by a corrupt bev- seven hours. day my~ teachers will realize that~plniij about leep deprivation. Granted, we did wear each other's pajamas to right now because sleep for me is as erage company/drug cartel run out of While sleep is a necessity, I find when I yawn in class it's not becauseit is 'difficult to get eight or even three bed. I mean ... no we n'.happy and peaceful as "imagination Pakistan), there are random bags of myself still able to function without I think they there are atrociously bor- '

uioastt at school orat .Bheoeryhere is t oe, igh Althougr male, vIal time" during "Mr. Roger's Neighbor- Sour Patch Kids strewn about with much of it. Granted my papers are ing, but rather because I was up allE~Att~how much sleep you r raentrfrt i sahr ota a more hood." Unfortunately I'm not sleep- the leftover sugar stuck in my inner- written incoherently and have my night sitting in my room doing home--

c~iig, bt intea nex to homyou comfortably speak o n the ing now, I wasn't sleeping before (i.e. ear and the last small gummy candy drool (or Freddie's) splattered all work and staring at the little fire thati~e~pendng hosefewprecoushours matter... although it is still weird sleep- last night), and I probably won't be dangling precariously from my dry over them, I can barely stay awake occassionally starts on my pillowJ~t~s~ee wit. No I a prearedto ing with Manny Ramirez (his new name sleeping later (i.e. three days from mouth. You think I am exaggerating. long enough the next day to make it next to the halogen lamp.,Oh well.'At

~8rh~ bak a orgoten tyleto abran sice the big trade). With Sugar by my now). Unlike some of the other sick Really, I'm not. While all the little through the first few multiple choice least it keeps me awake all throughy4k*' Features section. Let's get nasty. side at night, there is lots of biting and and twisted people on this campus boys and girls are esting, I am stuck questions on my tests, and my brain the night. ' 2*-' Soft, fluffy, and always smiling, my wrestling and growling, and although who see sleep deprivation as an in that very weird space between ....... * * ~ * *

aitglhttime buddy is my teddy bear. He, often find myself calling for help, I acceptable means to gaining popular- reality and dreams that makes doing PICTURE WNE TINK Is FUNNY'rogle is the perfect size. While big know she means well. I love you Sugar. ity (Dude 1: "Duuude, I haven't slept anything productive almost impossi- ________________________________%ni6ugh to feel her warmth thogot Just recently I found a new cuddle in at least 51 hours man." Dude 2:- ble.Ae~night, I still know that I amn~the inns- buddy. Her name is the 2001 Sports "Duuude, mad props bro, that is the As a result of being in that very-di'of disaster. When I say it is time to Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. For two proverbial illest! " Dudette 1.- "May I weird space, when I do fall asleep forCgtlp, it is time to get up! When I say it weeks now, she has made teddy, the sleep with you?"), I have no choice fifteen minutes every two, hours, I'1i4 tme to move over, share the blanket glove, Josh, and Sugar very jealous, in the matter. I would- like to just have very weird dreams that, as albristop. calling other teddies, she~ knows Even when I am too tired to remember climb into my soft beddy and cuddle result of their tremendously peculiarher role and does so without hesitation. I to take her to bed, she finds her way to

ldv~my teddy. meanyway. We havesome good times up with my extremely ferocious nature, border on nightmares. One-ome ihs mi t heoodfo.toeery.se asoeugao whilesI stuffed alligator and sleep for a very dream that seems to be frequently re-

'Something a little ... shall we say have given her such nicknames as Heidi ln ie u- a'.Dm. ~ ocrigi n nwihIfn 41xigher? So I pull out my baseball Klum, Elsa Benitez, Eddy George, and damn dan, yefinaro paigwihaprtglove, Wilson A2000, and we have Danidla Pestova. Let our relationship Instead of sleeping most nights, I ple monster. Suddenly the monster* ome good times. I usually fall asleep last a lifetime, or at least until her older find myself sitting at my desk with takes off his mask and it turns out to'Wilhit, no...with her, on my hand, and it sister comes out next winter. my throbbing head painfully lain atop be Freddie Martignetti. That's wheni9' always interesting to see where she Those are my major bedtime bud- the wooden escritoire and six empty te woetigtksatr ohNre~tures during the night, normally the dies. Now an upper though, a bi-varsity Mountain Dew cans scattered around worse and I start crying. I try to run'floot. Not only does he serve me well upper, a bi-varsity upper getting bigger my face and one more Mountain Dew away from the scary Italian but heOhlnhe field, but also in the sack. Wilson by the day and sexier by the night, I can lying on the floor next to me that chases after me yelling things such ''

2A2000, I thank you.' hope to soon meet more intellectuals I happened to crush against my head as, "Nice rear!" Then I jump under a'-bMy roommate Josh and I have a with whom I can spend a night. Okay in a state of furious rage that usually table, thinking for some reason that

4updr-tight relationship, but it may be a fine, I want another cuddle buddy! If sets in around 1:30 a.m.. My illegal this will protect me. Obviously it4Attle awkward talking about our you have any suggestions, do not hesi- halogen lamp is carefully set in a doesn't and in comes the Italian Stal-encounters at bedtime. All I will reveal tate to call mue at 6561, and maybe IF Position on my bedside table that lion, who proceeds to bite me in the

Voh the matter is that some nights when it even let you write an article that goes on alw'h xrmeyhrflbrig arm again and again and again. Thenei~ late in Taylor Room 305, some weird the page with my next article: "Baseba ll osteeteey amu un4iff goes on. [Editor's (osh's) Note: and the Girls in the Crowd that Wth white light to steadily blind my eyes, I wake up, only to find Freddie tand-

!Mygodwha isthi ki takin abutIL" Until then, sleep tight. thus making it extremely painful to ing next to me and actually biting me!My god what is this kid tailting about? even attempt to close my eyes. That in the arm. Then I cry some more. At

I A~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * 1~~~~~~~~~~~. LeSaffreTIe Phillpan~~~ A 99 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~Louie Pan 02 is notorious for the fact that he does not sleep ... ever.* " 11 TI ~~~~~~~~~~~~Instead, this nocturnal upper spends his nights in various trees around

campus doing his homework and occasiona y napping. Although afterLA V II I ~~~~~~~~~~months of strict surveillance, PAPS has caught on to ouie's escapadesV W-W ~~~~~~~~~~~~~and forced him out of the campus vegetation, we're sure he will soon

return to his nighttime hideouts.~~ S t a y i~~~~~~~ ****** **************000040000000000* *..000000000000

And you are not alone. In a recent Among the members of the PA corn- ly unhealthy place, as it is constantlyby Rico Suave poll not taken by The Phillipian, 92% munity, it has become a favorite pas- full of airborne diseases ranging from

FEATURES HAVE YOU SEEN MY OLD FRIEND PAUL) of students responded that they time to sit in front of your computer explosive dysentery to Crutzfeldt-wished that the poll-taker would hang waiting for a prospective significant Jakob syndrome, from strep throat to f11

You've probably been here up so they could get some rest. The other to sign on, and then to Instant a rumored case of spontaneous I-Rtr:It's 3:55 a.m. and your work other 8% were too busy trying to stay Message (IM) him/her. The conver- human combustion. (Editor's Note: V

~~erore: ~~~~~~~awake to answer. sation that follows (CTF) will Despite the tone of this article, pleaseI

.j~o possssor f an 1-pag Hito- Sleep deprivation is extraordinar- inevitably contain awkward pauses, -don't ever take away the sleeping1ry~~ipe tha deenertes ntostng ily prevalent here at Andover (corn- multiple "haha"s, "lol"s, and "brb"s room. There are days when I'd cer-

gip s ramblings midway through things, losing out to brick buildings used in moderation, this system can all-school meeting. These days are by Ellen Knuti prising number of males and females inI ep:Ad h aegaesadl and Kate Spade bags). The workload be a useful way for Andover students called Wednesdays.) FEATURES ELLEN A HANDBASKET the freshman class are no longer sgle

-(F. yedpto proed the A merica is horrendous, even though the Blue to exchange information, but as it is Despite all the concessions made solely because of their elongated sleep~,ypeope [Jenkn t the "ec- Book states that there should be used in excess here at PA, it con- by the school towards helping the ing hdurs. Their freshness, keen ability,

t,pep braniha grosl ovrte d roughly 1 hour of work per class per tributes to the overflow of students to students get more sleep (the sleeping At Andover, we all can relate to the to keep their eyes open, and their will- dosbounds" [Sirica 678] and that "the night. In order to avoid this regula- the sleeping room. room, personal time, codeine in the lako sleep dema Ifas wehad our ingniess to get up early to go to breakfast

Auheatwill b separted frm the tion, many teachers have switched For those of you who have never Ice Berry Blue), we all know how the wasepwudb ls htws before first period drastically increaseeaf i l the ming eday byrHe ho over to the metric hour, which is visited the sleeping room in Isham, it lack of sleep influences the PA pninted on our schedules along with their time to be social and, as a result,

Helas Ben Aticipg aed" H [Exo roughly 194 minutes Fahrenheit. And is pretty self-explanatory. It is a atmosphere. It is evdn vr om- Math 120 and History of the Mongols their romantic relationships haveHa BenAnicpaed][xou the dorm atmosphere does not help, room, and you sleep there. But while ing, when those who do make it to Wof oure slee derithweoen ia aBut hen iuimrn withlean preieil.I` T-_You are so tired that your hands as you constantly are facing home the idea of a room where sleep- breakfast make it there with pillow- as common as really loud freshmen in candidate and prefect Paige Ryan '02lhid feet are twitching perceptibly and invasion from some kid demanding impoverished students may doze creases and shaving cuts on their Loe ih uigffhpro uc, concerning the freshman ability to snag~SuWhave begun to drool profusely. to ko fyu hv n ihu osqec em iea fcs nbet odanra o- Speaking ofjuniors and sleep, many members of the opposite gender, sheYii have before you a decision. You Ramen/change/printer paper/CD- brilliant solution to Andover's sleep- versation without coffee being of you know and have experienced the responded by giving an iitated glare

f~fiqtst choose whether or not you will Rs/paper money/old Steely Dan ing problems, here is the rub. In a sluiced into their bloodstream. In exclusive junior rule of lights out at and saying, as she threw a trash can at'goi6 bed and get what sleep you can. albums/Capri-Sun juice drinks/mutu- room with eight beds, you gain some other words, the school is a less eleven o'clock on weeknights. When I me, "Go to bed!" That was at 10:30 in

C~hile a sae peron wold tae the al funds/lasagna/Faberge eggs that he unwanted insight into your peers, and happy place for its lack of sleep. was first applying to this school, a good temrigo audy orPiesI~e~ witout uestin, yur seep- can borrow. If you live in Bartlet, this they get the same in-depth look at I have no legitimate proposals as friend of mine that some of you mightWhtsewsralimyngasht

depive bri aohrpan.Yu kid is me. You also have the specter you. to how to fix this problem, which is recall, Jarred Vegoson, advised mto if I got more sleep, maybe I would no~4ec'ide to stay awake 'and do those of music looming, as the kid above The sleeping room may seem like why I am not running for president. enter as a lower solely to avoid the lights longer need to go to Kemper Movie~t4i chrs ht aebeneldn you is playing the entire Ramrnstein your best friend today, but it won't So, if you have any suggestions, out rule. [Editor's Note: Those of you Mdesaoe h on scer.

fo weks Yuwat oreec- catalogue just loudly enough to dis- seem that way tomorrow, when the please mail them to us. If you do, who remember Jarred will also recall sepi seta o etrrltosiste yur romwrite your mother rupt your nerlpathways. entire sKYNY is devoted to that maybe you can help "to alleviate the that he entered as a new upper and there- [Editor's (Frisch's)_Note: So that's what

evnif you are a day student, this Dorm life can be a distraction, but dream you had where you were with PA sleep cataclysm" (Commentary, fore never actually experienced the my problem has been.]seemsreasoable t fiv minues to the number one distraction to produc- your family in the boat, but it wasn't 12/4/89) or "to make ready the way lights out policy.]AfecovrigwtFipDas

tivity at Andover is definitely Ameni- really a boat... etc. etc. And even if it for He Who Will Precede The End" While others do not feel as strongly '01 concerning his views on the juniors'~r), learn harpsichord and join wren't a public foram for sleep-tak- (Deuteronomy 7:on)thenmatterttherehiseaisgoododealeof amountuofosleeppheesaiddinnaastateeofitoa Yu tep o otee its abbreviation happy users: AIM. ing, the sleeping room is an inherent-41jI i I I student Steve Travierso '04 so eloquent- views on sleep? Wait, give me ten ruin-

v~n, Here the story takes a sad turn. ly put it while recovering from a severe utes to think about it." When I retured4Ypu awaken ten hours later, and. food poisoning illness, [Editor's Note: I ten minutes later, to my great dismay, Irthings have changed. Your posters " think a separate article on lil' Steve's fonthcueltebayurdupia

~inpllhung pside own, ou hav a - -~A'~- - '~~'~"~ ,.., ... bzarre ase o almos-fatacfoodpoisontcornrroftteLGret Lawnunderabbussnrawled letter to your mother that '~)- ~~~ ~ing would be in order for next week.] In h ea oiin eovosyfl

miakes more reference to the separa- - '.would rather submit myself to Chinese very stronigly about the matter.,tfLdIi of powers than your paper did, t'- - .water torture than reduce myself to aid- My advice to all juniors as well as'yb~u'have just bid a Kluge-esque * ~ *ing by lights out." the rest of the student body is extra-cur-'$4,555 on eBay for a platinum harp- *- Although, all juniors do not share riculars and homework can wait. What'iicbord. Also, you are president of ',"this perspective, Jenny Wong '04 sup- weealy n to keep us content i

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Heather Woodin- Girls Basketball Steve Mead - Boys Hockey* ~~~~~~~~~~~~team's youth. "Especially this year, a championship was an amazing experi- tawihi nacmlsmn o o nyalaeMa sadfn

PHILLIPIN SPORTS WRITER lo fteyugrpaeslo pt ne ti h emsga hsya oPHILLIPIAN SPORTS ASSOCIATE an upper. Now, he's one of the top sive force on the ice. O'Rourke corn-the seniors to lead them. Therefore, I repeat that accomplishment. "I am ________________ defensemen in the division." mented "he is consistent and has athink it is really important to lead by really excited to be entering the tourna- Mead's talent obviously showed, strong presence behind the blue line."

The Girl's Varsity Basketball team example," commented Woodin. And ment as the second seed. I know we are Heart and teamwork go a long a as his team elected him captain along Cropp elaborated, "On defense, he W~shas their sights set on repeating last lead she has, according to Courtney good enough to win the champi- way. with Ward. Mead took the honor as the hardest man to beat, and on ayear's championship season and they Tetrault '03, ,anew lower on the team: onships," she affirmed. Tailting with boys' hockey co-cap- both a burden and a chance to prove turnover he flies up the side and plaqesjust may accomplish that amazing feat. "Heather is a very consistent player. Woodin has shown excellent lead- tam, Steve Mead '01, you get that feel- himself, "being on the previous two the puck wherever it needs to be.",Their success this season is due in Everyone knew they could rely on her. ership skills, great talent, and a great ing right off the bat A leader by exam- years, I realized I had to step it, up for- Boys' hockey had what supgreat part to their captain, Heather Even when Heather Psn't playing, she work ethic throughout the season. pie, a supportive captain, and a force the team," he commented. A modest would call a tough season this yearWoodin '01, and her skillful leader- always talks it up, offering advice and According to Misty Muscatel '01, behind the blue line, Mead led the boys, man, Mead takes little credit for lead- with arecord of 11-14- 1, but Meadlbasship. encouragement from the sidelines." "Heather showed complete confidence through a tough season on and off the ing the team, and stresses the impor- an optimistic view of the season: ",We

This year's basketball team is a rel- Woodin feels that perhaps her greatest in stepping up to the role of captain and ice. tance of the entire senior class: "I might not have had the most alentetlativel-y young one, and Woodift has contribution to the team is her experi- made it known that she was there for Mead had a late start in hbckcy, at couldn't have led without them team, but we had a lot of heart, and thatsucceeded in encouraging and uifying ence. "I've been on the team for four eyeryone. Everyday she demonstrated age 10, but took no time catching up. [Seniors], and the whole class was a helped carny us through." Accordirint

eam. Acordig to arolie Lmd years, I'm used to clutch moments," a great work ethic that set a high tan- Hepce h aeu aelpa- source of leadership to the younger and Mead, team's greatest game was the~r02"Heather has been a consistent she remarked. - dard for everyone." ing in neighborhood pickup games, newer'players." upset over Exeter earlier this term, 2-0.

leader throughout the season. She has Despite the team's youth, Woodin Christine Okike '01, another four and joined his local Warminister, PA,- - Tom O'Rourke '02, a two year vet- Not coincidentally this was Mead~shelped unite a young team, especially thinks one of the team's major strong year varsity player commented that, team, the Glacieis. Soon Mead moved eran, affirms Mead's leadership. "He greatest performance of the season asby encouraging and building the confi- points is its depth. "Each player con- "Heather is an amazing athlete, a real up to the Junior Philadelphia Flyers, a was a great leader, who led by example well. "There was a lot of hype beforf,dence levels of the younger players." tributes so much to the team, we have a asset to any team, and her strong work nationally ranked team. Mead brought on and off the ice." Ian Cropp '01 con- the game, but we just had it all togetb-

A four year player on the varsity very well rounded squad," shepointed ethic has helped to unify the squad." a great deal of experience to the PA tinued, "He always gave one-hundred er that game. I thrived on it. We [theteam, Woodin began playing basket- out. However, composure is some- With a stellar record, a great leader as team his lower year. He adapted to the percent and couldn't think otherwise, defense] shut them out and held off thebalm i sixth grade. She had always shot thing Woodin thinks the team can and captain, and the will to win, Girl's different game and added to his Mead and Ward let us know what we boards," he said, smiling. Thrived hearound with her older brother and his has improved upon: "Composure Varsity Basketball has high hopes for already vast experience. Scott Ward needed to do and didn't leave any did, earning himself two assists ac 'afriends, however, and credits her broth- comes with time, and I think our team the year's championship.Woodin corn- '01, co-captain and Mead's teammate aspect of the game unexplained." shutout. -

er's encouragement as the reason she is almost there. We are becoming more mented, "We are good enough to win for the past three years, quickly point- Ward, a fellow captain echoed Even looking at the frustratingbecame involved with the game In relaxed on the court, and we are more the championships. We have a young ed out Mead's easy adaptation to the these sentiments. "He was always out- parts of the season, Mead found diffi-addition, she has had some reat focused." team, but I think we have the ability to team: "His first year, he came in o going with all the team and got along culty in finding a low. "If there, was

coahe alngthe way who have had a Last year's team was an incredible overcome this, play with composure, regular shfadby upper year, he was with everybody. He always gave it his any low, it was after Exeter. Thingssignificant impact on her game. one, and for Woodin winning the and play to win." - the number two defense-man on the all and made everyone else want to." were tough after two straight loses andl

"My AAU coach, who I play for ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , - .,,~~~~ - losing Rotundi and Darciosin toundiandDa injtoirjessduring the summer, has had the most '., .:~~~~~~~~~~~~i:¶ ~~ ~ ~ '~-i~~ but the team stuck togethertuck andthr playedye

impact on my play. Coach Kennedy, .- , -""'' through." On the other hand Scotttecoach here at PA, is great. She 0 7 Ward felt the stretch after Exeter, was

shows us the mental parts of the gamne, ~...~ edssrnetpr ftesaoW.V.;:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ea' togs ar ftesaoiforces us to see our nmistakes, as well as ~ ~"Like a lot of the team, Mead was-hutthands, and see our own problems," "' season he continued to play strong assaid Woodin. .. ' -. * though nothing happened." Again,,,t

The season has been a memorable ~ ~ "'was Mead's "heart" that helpedtheone, as all of the team members are ' 4I" ' \ tem houhclose to one another, due, in large part, VMoving on himself to play at theto Woodin's leadership. One of the Xj "DlAi oc cdey edimost unforgettable moments came in a hpflfrftr em:"ihan~contest against Choate. The Blue team '~' \'~'coach and new rink, I think a turncamne from behind and scored 25 points arudicong"W letuhht

inthelastflveminutesofthegamefor " ~~~~~~~~~~ ~ '~~ - " .. - - as successful ass manyssf hopedn boped oys'san amazing win. However, there have ,it - --' hockey held their own and gave it theircky hed thir on an gav it hei

also been struggles during the season. ~,~ -aludrtelaesi fMa nOne of the most difficult moments was ~ ->~--i ~~tesno lsfcn e nln'the loss to Suffield. j jj>9->A."- top'competition Unfortunately Mead's

,"We traveled to their gym, where ~ 4 5-. .. owe found stands packed with cheering I '' '" ktsnedtkefle frnx erfans -- not for us, though. In this situa- -anwihldespuqetoedb his teammates, a strong defensive andtion, our youth hurt us, we got psyched ' ½- ,..4 offensive game, and an unbendingout and we weren't able to play our -- -fatmhiteMadsnoayac tgame," she recalled. follow.stem ea snoes att

The greatest challenge ha•f been the fo 'ow

Julia O'Hern - Girls Track Djamion White - Boys asketballby Evan Panich '~~~~~~~~"""1 :. . .., -,..~~~~~~~~. they just came out withy sot muchot eihmo-muchemo

PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER ~~~~I .~ :- ~ ~ --~ ~tion, because we dominated theriiihe~_______________________________ .~~~~q first time in our house. They shdt the

ball unbelievably, and we still inivgrOften, when one hears about thr~ew in the towel. We showed heiit

-indoor or outdoor track stars, one auto- in the 2 half, outscoring them in'itmnatically thinks of runners such as '~- and just kept scratching and clawing 2?'Melissa Donais, tyig to break the 5- k ' .,Not surprisingly, White's individ-

nthiute mile mark, or Katie Dlesk, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ual game draws its highlightsal fromras thatihlihts romthadominating a 300-yard sprinting event. of his father' "My biggest strength- is~~~Of hs fthe- "M biges strngt- i

However, there is a different side to the .--- &~~ vrl nweg ftegmwttrack scene, a non-running side, that is '~& -' yddbigacaht ec e"hsometimes forgotten by those who are exlie." no o oatc

not on the team. defenses, defend opponent's strengths,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~dfenes dfen opoen's trnghsThese athletes, occasionally less and exploit their weaknesses."

hailed by the general public than the NvrhlsWiei onznrunners, are the throwers, who, in the I of his on-court weaknesses. "I need towinter, are composed mainly of shot Alreally get stronger and better at han-putters and pole-vutr.lhuhding the ball if I want to take ygnthese events may get less attention toweeIwnAt. uiggmsfrom some of the news media, one of hwvr ht os' itnustheir practitioners has been a stand out,bew ntysofucs;hsfousboth in shattering records and in apply- I -- o h crbad Idntral a~

as captain. For these reasons, Julia - - - , . -. -, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~.;- - 71 or defensively.n Asescoreo long asdo therealy qaning her leadership skills to her position I , :7< J whether I'm playing well offensivelyO'Hern'01 has been chosen this win- -. ,- ~ ~ ~ -;:~IwnImhpy"h ad Iutt~fter's AthletofteTr.*f'----V -- -' '- - do whatever it takes to win the game&. If

O'Hern grew up in Johnston a ' townjustoutide f Ds Mones Iox'a, she jumped at the idea: as quietly confident, but O'Hem would bDaSvrtanaewgyotietamIshrdobe that means I have to score, I'll sofue,

witiah ougerbrohenaee1, ndrot'erhcometsahatea th noncesariyagrePwthLhePuitAPNLSPAOSPRTSWRTERvoalEut svllfellIhadaultteIbtsftbtlilIseesomthng reaadwn 'lsister Erin '03. "It's pretty beginning of her junior year, she part. According to O'Herm, throwers the responsibility to lead teta, he feed the open man on the run. My state

you'v proablyneve head of missed the athletic orientation meeting are generally loud, charismatic people . explained. Joe (Lemire 01) was the are less important than the number of

it," joked O'Hern. athletic choices Andover offers. When Fotnaey thsatiutswl lining only ayer to wretrn ndy JgTuyis win te teame has." -tt'sscStlit was big enough to have a the winter season rolled around, she rece ttely, k his mattributeisaoterdffcutg.ro '02)it a I xweree soygs w iadtohaIn te samgel ven hte 'sefot suce

junior high school track team, and jondte.Ido rakta,.o el iti.e uya cpanthe the Varsity Boys' Basketball team, arsityangameliexpenence,02so we atotha's herwh 'ereot erHtar.nSegoind teerndortTackteaSntefelwhtisherhutyassaptingogceedwhchgasitrugle agins gtoghe hlplut.ButJoedidaugodJobeith J.., nd alio(Lwisj'0balwith~

Since that time, in the three and who have to run really far." She con- or xerecdaospBtte t n ofd the. tem en h eoudgt e t.henever, In wsennI theany lofty goals or aspirations toward oehyerthtO erhapaic- ins,"esotwsm olyne team is not without its bright spots, catin l. ouldge, m thec ballpd "whe I wathe incredible accomplishments she on-afyasta 'e a atc-tne,"h htwsm nyoe including the consistent scoring and Though he hails from basketball- fofsthe acbiht te up." hesqad:would later-achieve at Andover. "I pated in PA's indoor and outdoor track event and I spent the rest of the time solid all-around play of Damnion 'White crazed North Carolina, White didn't foeesabihfureorteqadfrends dit,"o traem emauebers.y rogrds inhe soe t hers scwell bin addiotin of her termwhowas '01. Despite being new to the team and notice as many changes as he had "The sky is the limit for this team.

record in the shotput indoors, as welareaadamionnmadehrthetmost ofohissexpected. "The competition isn't much They return J.T., Malik, Zackfrindsdid it" OHemremmbes, as in the discus and shot put outdoors, her first coach and who provided much araDr nmaetems o.hi different. There are players who are (DeOssie '03), Adjatay (Nyadroh '03),In fact, at the start of her jumior Yet, she has always managed to main- of her inspiration to be a thrower, year here, leading the squad in scoring, stars here who wouldn't be special at and Kwadwo (Acheampong '02) anM

high school track career, O'Hemn was .Basketball had long been a pres- hoeadvc-rs.rebigninom godtetsnot een athroer. Se reount her tain what her teammates call a "quiet' Coach Lou Bernieri has had a great hm n ievra r rnigi oego aet,firs dayof pactie, wen i seeed cnfidence.-" merson Syk-e ' impact n Julia. Julia comments `T ence in White's life. "My dad always Th em rmhm ol e they hould be- a cntende-r nexyt yea."

10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THE PHILLIPIAN SPORTS MARCH 2,2001

Nordic Finishes on' an Upswing; PA WRESTLERS

Yruth Offers Promising Future HEADLOCKEDby Scott SilversteinAT N IO LS '

PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER A A I N Lthe 6-kilometer course consisted pni- by Dan Shivartsman

',The Andover Nordic team has madly of one massive hill a relent- MI-ILLMPAN SPORTS WRITER

pxtroved tremendously since the less upward struggle, followed by asi~tof the season, and their recently fast, winding, downhill. The Wrestlingimproved racing times, which have The girls raced first, and, because National Prepdropped by as much as ten minutes of the long drive to Kimball, had not tonunment startedsince January, prove the point, had a chance to pre-ski the course. last Friday morn-Despite this success, however, the This did not detract from their perfor- WRESTLING ing at Lehighteam continues to fall short of the top mance, however, with Anderson Unvriy ischools in their races. placing an incredible 8th in the corn- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Captain Dan

With the championships just petition, finishing in 21:40. Byer, Shvartzinan 02, Harry Boileau 02,around the corner, the Nordic team's somewhat distraught over the pitch and Kevin Sinclair 0 1 represented PA ,iaVgrueling practice sessions and fitness and length of the hill, spent four min- among tough competition, and werecenter workouts finally seem to be utes longer on the course but man- unfortunately unable to hold on toapay ing off. In a race held on aged to snatch the 20th position. two-year All-American streak.February 7 at St. Paul's, both boy's Testifying to the close abiliiies of Two rounds of lighter weight class-anid'girl's ski teams placed better the middle half of the girls' teamn, es opened the tournament, giving Danoverall than they had at any previous Brown, Schroeder, Ryan, and Hume and Harry a chance to pick up a fewrhet. finished consecutively, skiing to 24th early wins. Harry started off the day~TIhis show of Blue power proved through 27th places Wilkinson was for Andover at 125, winning a solid 7-

stron~g enough to sustain the girls' not far behind, with a time of 31:14, 4 decision over a lesser opponent fromte-anm into the Lakes Region and April Warren 04, racing for her Chestnut Hill. A moment of trepidation J. LeSaffre/The PhillipianQhinipionships. Held at Kimball first time ever, delivered a commend- arose late in the match when Harry,Unthn Academy on Valentine's Day, able time of 32:30. Overall, the trying to flip out of his opponents Pat Linnemann 02 is swarmed by the Exeter defense, as Exeter's talented squad dominated Andover 8-1.

Andover girls placed 4th in the coin- gap addhr nhsrgtaepeiton olyfurpont bhid which has been nagging him over the.. Y 4 e T

LADY HOOPSTERS. ~~~~ KUA. last two weeks of the season. Luckily,£ Exe-roy Ho k yG ie oVct I was blown away by the capa- Harry was able to finish the match andDEFEATEXETER; ~ ~ ~~~igirls' tea," raved Coach heldnfoavitoryDEFEATEXETE ; Carlsle, hrille withthis late-season Dan was next, wrestling up a by John Linnemann end of the ice, PA struggled to accom- at PA. As the final minutes ticked

accomplishment, and because the weight class at 13 0. He went up against PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER phish anything. Their offense fought away, the scoreboard read 8-0, official-a considerably weaker opponent, Mace ______________ hard, but did not create any scoring, ly ending another chapter in the

team is so young, they should be Riddel from Richmond-Collegiate, and - .opportunities. Their passes were not on Andover-Exeter rivalry.SLAM' CHOATEL nearly unstoppable next year." managed to rack up 10 takedowns and * etarget and they only mana d to out The game against Exeter marked__________________ The boys' brif lead, however, a 22-9 lead before giving up a take- , few quality shots net., Big Blue the conclusion of Andover's Boys

fadedinto he iy sno as hey paced down at the end, leaving the final score -PA's last game of cleared the ice after the fisperiod with hockey 2000-2001 season with a record., PASS 1 ST ROUND NE CHAMPS I sixth out of nine teams in the chamnpi- at 22-1 1. the season was the the scoreboard reading 1 -0 in favor of of 11- 14- 1, and the end of many of the

____________________ onships. Penley dashed through the In the 2 round, Boileau wrestled match up against Exeter. player's careers. Among the four-yearContinuedfroin Page 12, Column 6 course in 20:56, grabbing the 16th j.p. Fantuzzo of Westtown. Harry PA's long time rival, As the second period began, seniors who had been on the team since

~"idand Woodin answered by poitoondCptinHbbrgws jumrped out early in the match to a 7-0 and also marked the Andover's hopes of crawling back into their junior year were co-captaifi Scotttwo each fo the Big Bue. Lindlwssthan a minute behind, lead. Fantuzzo then hit a textbook Boys HOCKEY latgm o ay the game were quickly diminished. Ward '01 and Scott Darci '01. In addi-

-fbulbd and- added another point on the Unfortunately, with Holderness headlock, launching Harry through the players on the squad. Exeter scored forty seconds into the tion, Chris Weiner '01 and Tim Danielsboard. There were two bad calls by the finishing, 1-2-4 in the competition and air and to his back. Harry was able to Andover-Exeter weekend built up the period and things began to look dim on '01 topped off their careers at PA at the

'i~efree; ne alegedfoulon Fremanwith three other schools clinching the fight it and conclude the match onl top, itntyothgaendlhuhPA Andover's bench, ,but hope was not end this game as well.r.'eVerely aggravated the Andover fans. remainder of the top ten, the Blue 9-8, advancing him to round 16. had already topped Exeter 2-0 earlier in completely gone. The team continued Although it was tough on theLExeter sunik two more, but Vardaro simply did not have what it took to Shvartsman soon followed, wrestling the season, each team was focused to play strongy despite the two-goal seniors to close out their time in"Itgain worked her magic to add another reach the top. The two other bys' Ed Stanton from Peddie. Dan had a solely on winning. As Coach Dean deficit. Andover's hockey program with this.two~to the board. Lou Butler '02 made racers, Silverstein and Sigular, were sloppy 'I period and the score was tied IBoylan put it, "This game will either Once again things didn't go as PA loss, senior leadership gave the teama,-quick steal, and the crowd erupted in both devastated by the hill and fin- at 4 at the end of it. In the 2"", after giv- make or break the whole season." The would have liked. The key turning great cohesion.-cheers. Woodin followed, making two 1 ished 38th and 44th respectively. ing up an escape, Shvartsman slowly team knew the magnitude of the game, point was when Exeter scored yet Many say that "you win as a team-idre and inspiring the Andover fans to ThougTh Hubbard and Penley built on to the lead, ending the match an Ato oteie e yter again, for the third time, only minutes and you lose as a team," and AndoveTrise to their feet chanting "It's all insisted that pre-skiiiig the course with a 13-6 victory, seniors on the team. after the second period began. From did exactly that. Throughout the sea-

-rover!" to the Exies. Butler was fouled was greatly beneficial, it may have Finally it was Kevin s turn to wres- -The gamne plan of outworking and there, the team lost its focus and found son, they ventured through adversariestbut she swished both shots. '~hindered' the boys' performance. tle. He received a bye in the first round, n xtr hogout the ame PAw themselves trailing 6-0 after the second and obstacles, sticking together at all

Exeter desperately tried to come' Anderson explained after her race and then quickly pinned his next oppo- 1;aL le t Jstrt f h gameP wll perid. In spite of this, PA did not give times.-,back by adding two more to the board.,I that not knowing the extent of the hill nent, James Kelso from St. Paul s, with However, Exeter was able to sneak one up entirely. Thanks to the help of the Andover's 2000-01 hockey teamVardaro, unintentionally knocked over in advance caused her to drive herself a new double overhook trip that he had by Theo Novak '01 in the first period. great senior leadership on the team, PA was led by co-captains Steve Mead and

,,a, girl in an attempt to steal the ball, much harder in the uphill section than been working on. In the next round Aside from that, PA held-Exeter to only did not check out, but rather put forth a ' Scott Ward. Seniors Gino Rotondi, Ian;.giving Exeter two foul shots, both of she may have otherwise ' Boileau was up first, facing Brandon one goal in the opening period, valiant effort. 'Cropp, Theo Novak, and Scott Darciwiph went in. Vaardaro was fouled, The Nordic team's last races are Whittaker of, Lasalle. The match start- Defensively, PA appeared to have Going into the third period, also contributed greatly. Upon leavingand- made one of her two foul shots. quickly approaching, and there is no ed of in Harry s favor, as he managed thnsudrcnrl lyn togad Andover had only pride to play for, and the ice for the last time as a team, the

Finaly puting n endto te freziedtelling how they will complete the topc patkdw osatte holding their blue line well. Overall, made the most of it. As Exeter tacked entire team was led by Mead and Ward.action, the clock sounded with season. The girls will probably finish match, but Whittaker eventually with the exception of a few infrequent on two more goals, while Mike Paa '01 'in a heartfelt salute to the PA fans, who-Andover victorious: 46-41. intetptidoC h ptto, pinned Boileau in the 3". Shvartsman dfniebekonP emdt saw some playing time in net in what had so enthusiastically supported this

The girls played an excellent game, Ibut the boys will have to struggle then wrestled the #2 ranked wrestler at~~specialy Vardao, who cme out wth . hisweight i New Engand, Mik be playing very solidly. At the other was his final game of his hockey career team from the start.

,h~r best game of the seasoni:shiepulledjgins uhlremr xei Fraser from Hotchkiss. Despite "'""'' " '

JiR,2 poins. Lid, Wodin nce tam. Fraser s high ranking, Dan wore him ~"~' e ~jn 24points LindWoodinand I For their final week of practice, donpulgota9-vior. .

Freeman also played well, shooting 7, the team traveled to Waterville Sin llnjinedou Shartsm5 vithey I.~,and 5 points respectively. After ValyNfoieeedoftanig qarte jina e plinneda hi net '

-,mngd heirs f irstn inote, Ne6 nanetnsv etokofN opponent from Mt. St. Joe s even ~~~ ,~3nteg lue champs againstg Choates 61-tais It was an exciting team expent- qiker than the first, again using his ~ ' -

~ girls have high hopeslfor , and the perfect reparation for oeho rptheir final meet. In the quarterfinals Andover s luck ~~ ~t -

started to run out. Svartsmnan went-Flagstaff F alls F' al *~~~~~~~aainst Dave Hopkins of Germantownags A~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~cademly, who proved to be too big for

Shvartsxnan. In the end Hopkins wonA1 h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~out with a dominant 7-2 showing.Ax b 0t ' U H StSinclair then faced Mike Petrash of

Inxilizes C lu ~~~~~sta h ~Landon and got beat by the slicker foe,

Continuedfrom Page 2, Column 2 ter. ~who pinned him in the 2"". Boileau was½ . Continued from Page 2, L'oloficialyumnmnatd 2rm ter.uma,first half, play by Foxcroft ballers Allegedly, the gamne is now an ofialyemntdfrmhetu -C, ~~~ment, as Whittaker failed to reach thes

713ionson McDonald '02 and Matt ESPN Instant Classic and will air next semnifinals and pull Harry in.Do~ugherty ' 1. The second half, how Thrdya 00 m uo a t On Saturday Svartsman againGlse,ever, was a different story, as Abbott that Coaches John Thompson streEh retigfrte le u .a iTI

-found every way to score and lead by (Georgretown) and Tom Izzo (MSU) was overmatched by a bigger oppo- Iasmany as ten points. Flagstaff just had flown in just to see the two teams nent. Chris Miosi of St. Stephens St. . ofltact Lense:5

,coiildn't find its way to the net as the battle t out. Ansjs ucasdDn etnprof Abbot seniors came together Whether or not any of the players hmwihbtsklansregad ,

latie and made it happen. -will go on to play for either of the finse up otopase 10-1,th bingoe-Everyone contributed: Brian coaches is uncertain. For now, all we being 5 points off a pancake. Sinclair

,,Haughom '01, Eric Bakkensen 'o1, know is that Abbot Ihad the deeper then met the same fate, wrestling ISLI* Riaesh Dontharnsetty '01, Ricardo team and grabbed a three victories, champ Conor Maguire from Lawrence

"dud' bu ukt hyfud nx ya o ao'3adMPnlYaggio '01. Abbot was too deep for a including the championship. Academy. Sinclair made a mistake in

-Tastaff team laying without Nate However, lagstaff may have had th " id , evn h idwoMaTo '03 and, all in all, Flagstaff the best individual talents. Look out oportunity for Maguire, who man-

in he ameplae a intwo '02 to form an ill duo which just may ae opnKvn'ilemselves thsaepaesinwoAndover finished the day with twoother games against an experienced beal opl i f o lg wrestlers, Sinclair and Svartsman, in r Alan D, eaurim. Optwrrtrist T6,dd K.. Derb~erian, KR120Abbot team. However, before that rolls around, teTp1,bti a o ut htO~J~n.M~tpon'nIKihS ils J~O

Questionably, eligible Wes maybe Flrg will steal Clustah Softball was hope for. but thr was nottwhng onEM~L, poers e-h .WliR00

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THE PHILLIW[AN SPORTS MARCH 2,2001 1

- GrlsSwimin CeebrtesDUN YU VERY MUCHPerfect Season and 10 Records

by Kristina Chang and Helen Spink ~~ PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITBR

The 2000-2001 Andover career, commenting, "I haveAndover Swimmin' seen this team accomplish many -

Women finished remarkable things having only lost one '4,their regular season meet during my career. It's been a great

_________ undefeated! With four years andlI'll never forget it. We'veGmsSWUING Interschols this had so many fun and amazing times, and EZ

Sunday at Exeter, the being a part of this team has changed my FZ girls hope to win the New England life." Freas also holds the school recordChampionships. This season was truly in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle as amazing as the lady swimmers broke well as being part of the record-breaking ' -'

three pool records, three Andover/Exeter 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, and 200 meet records, and four school records. medley relays.(Note: There are eleven swimming Two year Captain Sophie Cowanevents.) The divers also had an incredi- '01, a four-year member of the team, hasble season, winning at every meet with led the girls to two consecutive ude-the exception of the Exeter meet feated seasons. She says, "It has benan .- (nr

TeThis season is also the end of an era. incredible experience to be Captain for jTeteam will be grautn e eir two years on a team that has such extra- - '

swimmers and one diver at the close of ordinary depth and determination. We ,-

the season. Six of these senior swim- are all looking forward to nterschols ,

mers have been on the team for four and are confident that we swill swimyears and four seniors hold school fast." Cowan plans to matriculite to -All photos by J LeSaffrc/The Pihillipianrecords, Andover/Exeter records, and 'Georgetown University as a retired pool records. Swimmers of the class of- swimmer and member of their ailing Darmon White 01 and JT Simrins '02 show their2'001 hold over half of the school team. skill in the Boy's Basketball Pep Rally ktrecords, and every school record except Interscholastics at Phillips Exeterone was set during their career. These Academy wvill be the teamn's last meet 9 Tracfour year seniors boast an incredible 38- together. Hopefully, after a week and a BE d n dA l'21-2 career record swimming for the Big half of tapering, the girls will see some N a lBlue. The last four years have been the season bests and school records. Good L

most successful in Andover wimming luck to the Girls Varsity swim team as- hd diving history. they battle it out on Sunday for the de vaan"lt Performances at Bowdoin11 LEADS HOCKEY

-1,CaptainSydneyFreas'01,whowil of New England Swimming had a chain of runners twelve long, Durana and Jutras took first (2:01) and N fTmatriculate and swim at Cornell Champions. C'onfinued fromt Page 12, Coun6 BizadBakufmaae o raxecn.2013 epetvl wt a AT EXiiETERUniversity next fall, looks back on her Leading the pack for PA a Wes BizadBkhfmngetobak scd(2013rsp tvlywh

"Irnma" Fhrmn '1, hohun off and take third (10:26) and fourth O'Donoghue (2:06) and Fuhrman- . -- - -- "Ironman" Fuhrman '01 w g ~~~~~~~~~~~(1 0:29) respectively. Sullivan, who (2:07) fighting in the following pack. Confinued fronm Page 12, Column 3

~~~~~<- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~with the top pack the entire re andrp ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~~~lae orh ihabazn :7 as caught in a slow pack for the first In the final race of the day, the The Blue could not clebrate the- -Following were inran Hendle~ '02 -mile, managed to manufacture a Strong 200m, Arensberg, Dlesk, and Riordan point for long, as Exeter added a goa to

ad Jon Lanterman '03, who although second mile and finished with a time of had strong performances after a long the board less than a minute later. Theslow o strt, aughtup t theback 10:37. day. Dlesk and Riordan both took first Red finished its coning streak with a

~ pack ad ran otstandig timesof 5:02 The 400m dash had impressive in their heats (27.1 and 28.6 respec- -final blow at 4~briging the score o- and 5.01 respectively. - results for the girls but somewhat dis- tively), while Arensberg in his 200m 1-9.

The two-mile also showed impres- appointing ones for the boys. Captain- debut ran an impressive first race of For the Blue, A Mattison playedsive results for Andover with each run- elect Katie Dlesk '03 and Melissa 24..a icediblsae ghsae. hd doverous

-- - ner setting a P. For theogirls,0Samepresented the Blue and On a final note, for all of you who teiet aesosadhdnmru

-~ ' -- -. - r~Weisz aced seious cmpetitin forwere t the front of the pack. Dlesk thought coaches could "talk the talk bilatofnieopruiis ~t7 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~tefrs iei tlatfu et.Se overpowered fierce competition from a but not walk the walk", two track MatsnsglaaitExershad

- - tok th presure ell ad gav the Choate runner and opened up a sizable coaches proved you wrong. In the pole CilnKas 1la h emwt- ~~~~~~~~~~~~gap on the final straightaway to take vault, Corbon Lang justified his coach- eighteen points each for the seasn

* - Choate runner strong pressure up to the ~~~~~~first (1:01.4) while Donais foll~wed ing by taking first overall in the vault ClsbeidaeVhcMria- -- - . -- - - -. ~~final four hundred. All her effort was- cls nterhest aetidwt ihahih 11," Hudson, and Mem Hudson with-six-

~~ ~~ ~~~ n't in vain, for althoughvai, shelthug onlyny took teenn her helstotak thtwelve,,wih aandhtoften ".pointsele, respectisvesectv--,second, she ran a best of 1 1:52. time of 1:02.4. Later in the day, Jon Stableford Y

In te mn'sit as strng ace In the mens' 400m, the duo of W. only again proved his ability to run Aly ghsheue.ne in a da-J. LeSafiref77ie Phitlipian Intemns twsasrn ae Austin Arensberg '01 and Geoff -really far really fast by running the Atuhshdl ne nadspIfor the Newman House boys, Tony pointinig loss for the Blue, leaving, the

Girls Swimming Splashes to Victory against Exeter last week, complet- Biz'2 a akuf'1adDn O'Donoghue had respectable- perfor- two-intle in a time of 12:08. Sullivan, a ta iha vrl eodo -42ig a flawless season. Sullivan '02. In a race that at one point mances of 54.4 and 55.7 respectively veteran distance runner had this to say, Jenn Vanacek '04 explained "The otit-

The 800m race, too, had mixed "every distance runner at PA knows comes of the ames have not reflected'(2~~~~irlc' ~~~~~~~~ Qii-c v-it ~~~~--,ch ls results. The girls ran strong iaces, but that if that race had three more miles, how well we have played." DespiteS q u ash 5th Intersc h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ran much below expectation and pants off us." consistent difficulty finding the back-of

.(~~r-11IC FT~~~~~1 v.1, 2~~~-.....,......?....,~~~i r national qualifying times. For the girls, It was a ood close to the season the net, keeping their scores below-par.'S a y G oo b y to T r,. e oiS e nD ai came back for her second race for many and an indicator of needed Unfortdnately, the girls will not_______________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~of the day, this time accompanied by work for those going to Nationals a make the playoff tournament.by Sandra Leung Greenwich Academy. Roberts was con- With a less experienced and Kristi Kaputo '03. In a race with little week form Tuesday. With so many Therefore, the Exeter game' ended-the

PHILLIPIN SPORT WRITERqueredimnthree games (1-9,4-9, 6-9) and younger roster this year, the Blue, under competition, the two still put forth personal bests and trong races, the season as well as the Andover hockey* - ~~~~~~~~~~~she, too, entered -the Classic Plate Captain Huang's leadership, trained get ces with Donais running a time coaches ad athletes themselves had to careers of five seniors: Abby Bocwen,

-Tournament In her four games there, hard, played well and remained strong graamiyFifteen schools sedfhe e haeopnn 94 hogottesao.Nx er of 2:24 and Kaputo one of 2:33. be pleased with their performances. Captain Merri Hudson, El

participated in last 1- -) e a nbet a~ ept h oso he eyFor the boys, it was a competitive Now five distance runners will IzntiCtinKasnd rnweekend's New 9-1, exper~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ race, but with serious pace problems. begin their final stretch toward nation- Vehec.

weeken's New her success on into the second round enced paes-CpanWnyHag'C- - ~~England Squash plyese apanoenyHung Cptineecw a huge chunk of ide

>Gins 5QuA~~H I~AI~L11 against a Middlesexer, losing in three. and four-year squashers Jess Glans and Pal uan 0,Td ,wieihfetprpr o t imeintiorst aw c-pwt h i

Tournaent hld at reflected after the match, "It was fun and to an even better season - one filled with all took the first lap tfatndcse Bo oiwsanniaororheal Rdspilytwrsteedofte~oton The mall choolwas cowded I played well." W's (wins) as well as the good sports- [quently lagged on the middle two laps. ent of next season, Collins has an game.Loigt h uue h il

with enthusiastic and supportive players AnubrfuSnoJesGas m shpteqadaslwydmn- Thus, times were impressive but impressive season ahead hope for better record next year andand coaches.'* Coach Hodgson orga- '1lshetogfitmacaant srtd.nonetheless disappointing the athletes. posbyatipt h e Engan Pnized this year's Interschols to include f othed AluhiKride fromaans trtd School Touranent.

Andver Exter HochkssSt.Pau's, Hotchkiss in the main draw, but played M~ddlesex, Sacred Heart Rye, Milton, tie oecnoainmthsad .~CkXChoate, Groton, St. Georges, West -found herself ultimately in the consola-of Srt mn h p P a u sd v- Ee eMinister, Deerfield, Nobles and tion finals. In the consolation round,Greenwich. Glans played a fairly quick and easy first MsJdN1d'CceAfsM e trgW ih eterD

The tournament lasted for two days, match against her Nobles opponentEw r s C l s Me i gW t x t r D a ibeginning on Friday night. The overall winning in three. (9-7, 9-5, 9-2) Five Cotne rmPg 2 oun1 the PA crowd. "Despite what they did, lectures, and did not feel that they were laments. "But I'm hoping it was a lot ofvictory wetto Grewcfollowed by .,the Blue Keys were trying to keep nice, to blame in Saturday's events, coincidences and I'm going to try haidwent Greenwich, games passed beforeOlans finally student took a "Beat Andover" poster funches"hasrtd laprrieco etswemde gvtemhebeitftedutadDeerfield who lost by a close margin. stepped out of the court with a victory to the Exeter side and ripped it up, caus- Exnyceers, deilisefrtedwsmace oInapbo ies"te c e ade ur jutve them kbnwi howrf l th b'anrSquash powerhouse St. Paul's assumed against a Sacred Heart opponent (9-0, 5- ing a Red fan to whip out his Smurf b eefr d iland r B aluce nbt ie, h l'e Adorjs e tenko o uttf~ithird place, with Hotchkiss following in 9,9-,f-9o95)etelicorntatcaridaol.dolinrtecyuf yBlsrige comments offensive cheer we e not organized, cheers were to us." One positive ntefourth. Andover, tying with Middlesex, her into the Division Four consolation wrapped around its neck, he proceeded stung like ice. Angry blue supporters they were just isiolate events. I also amidst the bitter rivalry occurred whe~ntook fifth place. This placement was fnl.Oastehaalogrogba-tkiktaoudluhng"W wre started shouting "Cocaine Addicts" in don't think that Gunga nd your Blue Josh Rodriguez, '01 and Exeter's presi-

extremely satisfying for the Blue. "We I? ~~~~~~~~~light of the recent Exeter drug busts. but Keys should have come to our side in dent got into a mock fight and thdncouldn't have beaten Greenwich, tie against her Milton opponent, in all really offended," said Parris, "awhichshe as fnall disppoited n Thigs lke tat dfiniely eed o be teph explains that the cheer "was nei- the first place." -hu--ed each other in the end. "It W'a

Deerfield, St. Pul's or Hotchkis," com- three.addressed." PEA' Jtheruendorsedl byeSLAndornorbytheABluer tThelugreater questionuestibandtstillst justjreally nice,"ecommentss Ali, "Žd'dImented Coach Hodgson after the tourma- At number five, Diane Liu '02 '03 explains that "It was just one kid, Keys, but just started by some PA kids remains: how could a fuii fdled sporting think we need more of that."ment. "I thought we were going to be played up to the mark and coolly over- our class clown, goofing around. If we in the crowd." "I left feeling really dis- event turn into a bitter ferocity between Coach Fenton, Athletic Directo'r,somewhere between the fifth to the sev- wemdhrS.Gog'opoeti wre oeaaeofheccusnes gusted with their cheers, and with ours two schools'? " understand that people knows that there is "a problem Whichenth place, but we came in fifth, which is thee rt. Gm e's 9-0, ne-3 9-5 sureroudn thae actal irctuancI' too," asserts Ali. "That cheer on our get caught up in the moment," states needs to be addressed between the'tworeally good and is actually the highest FaigDvso iesfut-ed sr h topeeadwa edd part was really inappropriate." Ali, "But that doesn't mean things schools. They need to sit dow~'amdwe could go. There were some tough Choatie afterwards, however, Liu lost would have been quite different." -Rumors flew about the possible should turn mean and spiteful." Ms. make sure that their kids know tt i'smatches, but we played pretty well." in a four-game attempt. (4-9, 7-9, 9-1, 7- Banter between the two schools esca- biases on the part of the referees. Ali Edwards, who was at a wedding that just a contest and not even about te

Playing number one for the Blue 9)She joined her teammates in the lated further during the boys' vast exclaims that she has "never seen so day but heard about the events, agrees. cheering. It's about going and sup6ft-was the skilled Canadian, Jess Tory '0 CascPaeTuraet2nwihse aktalgm.Extrhttegon many technical fouls called by referees 'We can't lose sight of what the athlet- ing the school, We have a great riv'akmy,On Friday night, Tory faced tough aai lste"it drigni"on evnuigcih chaktbla eEer such ase "ou in one game" and that "they were being ic events are really about. We are not and it's just too bad that it has becqn~~ aMiddlesex opponent, Lillian Rosenthal, hgiher-see Deriehder.ty (9-2 9-1 5-e Suck,"g wih soheigssuhtene tou r- alyunai in calling unnecessary there for the fans, but for the players personal attack."the second seed of Division One, and 9,2h-,eed9d sonalldr atta - S ck s.hc Harri Ackgheman '01 ae-fol. Already angered by Exeter's and for the gaine."- "Ultimately," states Ackermani, -"v4elost in three straight games. (1-9, 1-9, 1- The Blue's sixth seed Sandra Leung Blue Key head, reflected shockingly. rebukes, the dubious refs just made,-the Ms. Edwards heard that there was won. We were a smaller body buit 'we9) On Saturday, she entered the consola- 02paehefismaconFdy T ywrehutg'Akmnou bubbling pot overflow, as PA' s crowd negative cheering from both sides, but out cheered them, outclassed them, and

tionroud ad paye agins Noles night against a weaker Sacred Heart suck' and also making it personal shouted, "How much did they pay that PA was the lesser of the two evils, out slammed them They may h,eplayer Becca Louks. Though playing opponent, whom she shattered quickly against the basketball and hockey play- you?" thi-oughout the game. "A lot of "I was really grateful for that," she says. beaten us out on the field, but we be~itwith great skill and perseverance, Tr intregms(9,9-,91Thnxt rsWeweralyupiedbece the calls were just horrible. Those refer- "Sometimes kids need reminders, espe- them on the stands. We were loudr Alid

morn ing sh e stepped up1 to1 challbenexa ee had bee reinduried er use es were simple-minded," fumed Malik cially when there is so much negativity cleaner, and our fans enjoyed watfiri"lost in three. (7-9, 5-9, 2-9) sedMilsxrto whom she had to be positive and we assumed that they Lewis '02, a varsity basketball player. going on in professional games. Once them look low class. The one time we-

The Blue's Captain, Wendy Huang lsedevidusleseer Taigsetrvne a entesm ttecia f The Andover/Exeter events left we remind them, however, our kids are did the 'you suck' cheer, there was 'not_'0 1, played a total of four matches in the lotpeiusyaaigsweneegya ente ae"A hecia fstudents angry and confused. usually supportive of us." Agreeing much response from our side. It w'asLeung frustrated her oponent in four. the altercations, an Exeter football play- Stp n arsbth mre odr htti sapolmta ed ob uttepr acn n ign tiifirst and last Interschols of her PA (93 6-9, 9-6, 9-2) In te Division Six er tookAGunga to the floor.-PAAstudents m -- A

The PHILLIPIAN

Yolume CXKIEV, Number 3 ~~~~~Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts March 2,2001

GOOD-NATURED Girls' Basketball Hits a High Note;COMPETITIONS ~Takes Sole Andover-Exeter Victory

TURN BITTER by Ali RosenPHLMNSPORTS WRITER

Raucous Cheers Strike a Nerve

'Noosed Smurf at Girls', Andover/Exeter is

Basketball Gamealastefrct competition of the'Inappropriate' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _____ year, and the Girls'

____________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~Varsity Basketball

by Tina Wadhwa and Diana Dosik 9 AKrAL team came to NewPFIILPMA SPORTS WRMTRS Hampshire ready to

play. The ladies skillfully pulled off- "Andover, Andover, you suck!" 7~~~els the only Varsityr win last Saturday at

"Wner intA endor atu istk" Exeter.e"paiedRn '03 whson atchedt" n' It was a satisfyng way to end anevents.e A"It wsnl durin w ho alf-ed impressive 13-2 season. All they have

thire't thigs. ot ad. tl wasin alsad left is the tournament, for which theyday.fort stsmpinggba. th cinasdr are currently seeded second. But after

day. for sportsmanship in the cinder- ~~~~~~~~~the gutsy game the girls played onblobk gym up north, as Andover and J. Lesaffre/Tze Phillipian Strate empie odfnEiet~r fans alike indulged in immature Despite its slick skatin, the Big Blue barely managed to knock the score- the New England Championship theyand lassless cheers. Andover fans board (with the help o uperM atsn andls erclaim provocation, citing verbal abuse The game started off slowly for the

and atastlessy il-timed Suicide TJT T~1~ 1 n h A..1A 'Smurf waselch l hit l oefr ayP j14 Andover girls. Exeter got two shots in

inuf whch ht hme fr may PA ock y R ish.Ii 6. a row, and then sunk a foul shot whichStudents, put them up five points. However, the

Prior to the girls' basketball game, i A. L.2 1 grs were not ready to fall behind soSLAM's co-captain Sheena Hopkins ~ J tK C y A c Il a A 1 1 early in the game. Christine Okike '01'Oil and Exeter's Precision's captain ____________ _________________ jumped high and pulled down a strongagreed not to perform a half-time show.reon.CutyTtaut'3But despite the well-intentioned corn- byIELIzJabe SOTShoRadR brought the ball up, and passed topromise, Precision (the Exeter equiva- PHLIINsO~ RTRDanielle Vardaro '03 who threw up alent of SLAM) marched onto mid-court '<n especially by Ali Mattison '02 from the three-pointer that put the girls backafter the buzzer and started stepping. i - -pitO'rahie04mdcont niheg.Coie Lid'2flR. Maclnnis/The Phillipian

"When hey peforme, we wre relly -- I2--- - .- less saves on many Exeter shots, saving lowed with an easy two, tying the Led by Lowe Dnelle Vardaro's 24 points, Andover triumphed oversurprised," remarked Stephanie Aujo Andover from an ever-climbing Exeter game. Vardaro then sank a pair of bas- Exeter 46-41.'01, SLAM's other co-captain. 'They A difficult season score. -kets.

did a whole ten-minute show and we ended in disappoint- In the third, Katheen Miaa '03 SLAM got the crowd cheerin ued the fire with four more points, two three-pointer. The Exeter girls foughtwere just taken back." No one from ent as the Girls' by~~~~~~~~~y ryta Feean 03 ad womoe ac b sornganthr woan fuywere ust tken bck." o onefrom ent a the irls'took the place of Shipe between the exuberantly, and when the girls st ado Freai'3nngtomr bakiy sn anther ouandsfoul

SLAM clapped. Varsity Ice Hockey pipes. She contributed many great stepped back onto the court, Vardaro b adr.igOie h ukhrfu ht'They were really rude to us. 'Do tearn fell to arch rival saves throughout the period. The girls stole the ball from the Exies and laid ,Exeter bore its teeth, scoring four keeping the Andover girls ahead by

unto others and as you would have GIRLS HOCKEY. Exeter, for the second were fired up at the start of the third as up two more. Vardaro was then points, and almost pushing Mimi three.them do unto you,'- and they just didn't time this year. In their Mattson, who was no longer plaig fouled, and she ticked off one more H anley '04 off the court. Andover After a minute witho&t scoring,treat us well," said Arujo. Andover's first meeting at Andover earlier in defense, had a one-on-one rush to the point on the foul shot. After a foul on tried to respond, grabbing rebounds all Exeter laid up another two, but theycrowd challenged Precision's bold February, the Blue lost a 1-7 contest to -net only ten seconds into the period. Okike, PA was in possession, and over the place, but no one was able to were fouled and subsequently addedmove, shouting, "Bootleg SLAM," and the Red. Despite her efforts, she was unable Vardaro added two more to the board. sink her shots. Exeter swished a three, another point to their score. Vardaroturned their backs while the red step- The girls were hoping for a closer to put the puck in the net. Exeter responded by laying up two, but landing the Big Red only two points put down two more, but Exeter camepers were performing. game this time around, but Exeter Unfortunately, Exeter scored three Lind sent the crowd into a frenzy as behind Andover. When the buzzer back with another two, putting the

This childish retaliation was unfor- scored nine times over three periods goals over a span of three minutes, one she pulled the ball back downcourt and sounded at the end of the first tialf, the game at an even 29-29.tunately not limited to high schbolers. with no attrition. The Blue managed to ofwihwssoaddTeRd pti w oefrteBgBu, scoreboard read 21-19, Andover hold- From there the game became evenDuring the Girls' Basketball half- time, make its way onto the scoreboard then ld the Blue, 7-0, with eight min- Exeter burst out makting a tough thrw mg a slim lead, more aggressive. Exeter made two,Exeter' s coach unnecessarily evicted thankcs to a great goal by Ali Mattison utes to play. At 6:52, Mattison scored from the free thirow line to add two The second half revealed that the but Woodmn ran ahead to give AndoverSLAM to Exeter's side of the court, '02. mrtoherscoe Exies had gotten fired up during half- two more. Freeman was fouled whileand as Ayanna. Parris '02, a member of TeBglucaeotsrnin the only goal for the Blue girls. Assists met hirce.time. They scored three right off the making one of her free throws, and

SLAMremeberd, "hat as here The ig lue ame ut tron in came from Eri Vehec '01 and Merri The game went on without scoring,baptigheaedon.Vrro feraimousededwo orSLAMr cremember, "thatdd 'wa wher the first. They allowed only one goal in Hudson ' 1. until Heather Woodin '01 stole the batndducl, putting theo. Vardarno iafter a eter then addred two, moregtirst rowd was wen did' watht that period, playing with immense Continued on Page ii, Column 6 ball, passing to Vardaro who sunk rleponead quicklyr putinthe girl n pontEete tn sored wom an

~o atfirst Tha was hen heir oach intensity. The puck was constantly another three-pointer. Andover contin- bu ha nemr ihatoada Cniudo ae1,Clm said, 'I'm not asking, I'm telling you. "'soaring from one end of the ice to theWhile on the other side, Exeter's crowd other.shoed ou dirotect inuts neealunaonteBgylesiiileeg Pept-A Rally Boasts Excellent Reviews BO0YS TR A CK1tried t dirt onuts nldieatdl When the second period came

"Yo ai't ll hat an "Idont tink seemed to dwindle. After about eight Teo." s "One boy frocExete even stoods minutes, Exeter put their second one on Bix ys

nexto. usA and ws mocknus,"y sates the board. Two more goals from the u l i i t r S c e sC O E F EArujo."PA kis evenually ad to Red followed, making the score 0-4. by Tina WadhwaII ATOLmake im lave, ut w stil did't lt it The play after that was once again PHILLUPIAN SPORTS WRITR

affect us. We just kept on going.__________Tension mounted as an Andover largely back and forth. The Big Blue

Contined on age 11 Colum 3 had some great scoring opportunities, The air in the gymnasium wasNEContinued____on__Page________Column___3_ charged with excitement as the 2000 NWPERSONAL BESTSWinter Term Pep Rally kicked off.Clus.tah Finals Yield Abbot Win Fialfrhlstienouyrs Select few advance to

___________________________________________________ PA gathered its spirit and held a. rallyby Will Heidrich for the winter term, hyping the crowd Nationals a week

PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRIur for Saturday's Andover/Exeter games.

Martha Fenton '83, the event's chief ri-' - ~~~~~~~~~organizer, We didn't have a pep rally , :by Tony Bitz

for winter term the last few years just PILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER

J ~~Who ever said ~'-because winter term is so condensedthe McDonald's / and it's just been a matter of time. No o aAll-American We're also afraid that, from the Blue ' -Th7Ci- finally close the booksgame showcases Key standpoint, it will get old and hard ~-~on the Andover Indoor

BASKETAIL the best high to come up with new, creative ideas." Track season.school ball play As the Boys' Ice Hockey team danced Ntwsigt n h esnwt

e&rs? Even the Andover vs. Exeter to "Genie in a Bottle," and the mem- NoExte lashgtedey sixten oftgames paled in comparison to the brofteBy'astaltamji , ,- Coach Collins's guys and gals went todandy on Friday evening, It was going showed their literally slamin' moves Busik ax~ti atStrato be Flagstaff or Abbott. There was on the court by completing a series offo th UAT Iniaoal tmo~re -pride in Memorial Gymnasium dukti emspprlysemd'-7 odi nvriythan there was last month on tobacco anything but old.BodiUnvrty/ Although many agreed that this - ,4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - - - ~~ For some it was a chance to get lastrcoad. Tempers glared and hearts Altpe orall w an agre asthat o thesthobbed, but Abbot finally ended up pe rfJ wsntsret s-ha o.teminute seed times for the upcomingqn op. 3fall term, it was appreciated and , ~Nationals at the Armory in New York

It was a perfect setup: bt tasenjoyed by all nonetheless. Ci-~~fi ~ ~ ~ty in a week and a half; for others ithad stormed their way through the reg- 7 onn ak '2 o eape w4ii ' ' was a chance to end the season on aufar season and the playoffs to the final was impressed by the "incredible, just high note, but all put forth admirableg~.mi of the Clustah Basketball season, - Yamazing" performance given by the J.eS affre/ The Phillipian efforts and outstanding races.aind each had the likes of Thomas Ober ,-Boys' Hockey team. DrwWr 0 n onDhry'3promaprutels rdyStarting the day off on the right"_01 and John Pearson '01 for senior - Itikta esol aeapp mh ttePpRlynote for the Blue, Anne Riordan '03,leadership. - rally every term," stated Alex Hsaio Though the winter pep rally does preparing them for the excitement f dominating the,competition, took first

~~ Although Abbott had run away - - ~~~~~~'02. "It's not fair to have one for some represent a step in this direction, some the ensuing day. Although not as orga-inte5mhrlsbtwfultid.w~jth both preceding games, there was sports and then not others. Also, in sports were still left out in the cold.AII nized or formally orchestrated as fall Ofaltercshoghemeno fear or question in Flagstaff's eyes - ~- ~ winter term you just need one, just the blue squads that participated in term's'pep rally, it neverthless ran had the most impressive Performances,last Friday. Their determination need the school spirit." interschols last Friday and Saturday smoothly.

J. LeSaffre/The Phillipian witevrrunrstigaewp-showed early as fellow Bartlet boys Even with the smooth moves of Ms. Fenton agrees-- she would like were cut out of the pre-Exeter fun and In total, students agreed that the son evr runrstiganwprsoable best. In the girls' mile, havingRob Coleman '01 and Alex Bradley '01 Wes Fuhrman 01, Flagstaff still to continvie holding pep rallies like this had to be satisfied with the Sunday rally's spontaneity produced an enjoy- nvrrmterc eoe es ukhooked up for easy lay-ups en route to fell to Abbott on Friday night. one in the future. Blue Key Head morning recap. able show,.ee u h ae eoe es ukputtig.Flagstaff up 11-5. Harris Ackerman '01, was satisfied "I think it would have been fun to "We should definitely continue this '0shwdnsisofaamtu

But Abbot wouldn'tgive much steal at mid-court. The soccer goalie It th al'sotoe:"twsleiposoehnrfrtepe al-IvRitrNe alyted" xlie ilr. hern a strno, cns.iste-nt race-