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A Student Publication of the Belmont Hill School

Football Team Fights Hard, Nearly Reaches Bowl in Special Gillette Showdown

Photos Courtesy of Jamie Mazzio-Manson

By Liam Foley Panel Staff Belmont Hill football players were offered a once in a lifetime opportunity to play at one of the most incredible venues in US sports history for the last football game of the season. The game, the last of many seniors’ careers, was relocated from Russell Field in

Fresh Pond to Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots. Team members, dressed up in shirt and tie, arrived on the Hill well before the 2:30 bus departure, eager for their opportunity to play on the same field as their NFL heroes. The buses were greeted at the gate by Gillette Stadium employees who helped lead the team to their locker room. After taking a moment to reflect on the fact

that they would be playing a game at Gillette Stadium in just a few hours, the team enjoyed a short period of free time taking pictures on the field and warming up. Nearing the 6:30 start time, the team prepared to play the game of a lifetime in the stadium of their dreams. Belmont Hill performed exceptionally well in the first half of the game. The team’s defensive line was dominant against the

Reflecting on the New Building

Arielle Blacklow

By Betsy Kim & Michaela O’Connor Panel Staff As progress on the LubinO’Donnell Center for Performing Arts, Athletics, and Wellness (LOC) rapidly advances, students can spot visible additions to the building almost every week. What started as a blueprint six years ago has now

Look Inside Veteran’s Day ceremonies pg 2 Reflections on Mayor Menino pg 4 Sexual assault on college campuses pg 9 Ms. Brady’s band pg 14 BH homecoming pg 16

materialized into a massive, almost monumental structure that towers above Winsor’s classic red-brick building. Current Winsor students have grown so used to construction that it may be difficult for some to think of daily school life without envisioning a familiar yellow crane and orange-jacketed construction workers. The origins of the building, however, can be traced back further than many students may

remember. Six years ago, architects from D.C., Bowie Gridley Architects, visited Winsor to survey the school, assessing a myriad of factors, including Winsor’s location, the design of the current building, and the opinions of students, faculty, parents, and alumni.With this assessment in mind, Winsor began to move forward in creating a master plan for the campus. dfdfdf Continued on page 5

run and the secondary held Governor’s quarterback to just two completions in the first half of the game. On offense, captain and quarterback Harry Kraft performed well under pressure, and the team converted on a few crucial plays. Belmont Hill scored first as Harry threaded the needle to freshman wide receiver Jackson Bobo and Bobo held on for an excellent reception. In the sec-

several books, his talk focused on his most recent, Drinking Water: A History. Professor Salzman began his talk by chronicling his journey through Belmont Hill and how his career path developed afterwards. He found interests in law, public policy, human rights, and environmental policy. He then began his discussion of drinking water, providing several issues surrounding the difference between how it is handled locally, and how it is handled in international communities. Professor Salzman mentioned that not every area in the world is lucky enough to have clean, flowing water on demand, describing an ongoing debate over whether water should be treated as a human right or a marketable good. Professor Salzman then went on to trace the history of drinking water, from Biblical times to Ancient Rome to present-day South America. He explained the differing philosophies regarding water throughout history, including how different civilizations treated the importance of water and how it should be transferred. He detailed some

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EBOLA IN THE MEDIA

Is Ebola being portrayed irresponsibly?

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By Faith Danglo & Sea-Jay Van der Ploeg Panel Staff Has the media been covering the Ebola outbreak responsibly? Or has the news been a source of unnecessary hysteria and

Salzman, ’81, Stars In Sherman Lecture Series tal policy. Although he has published of the work that he has been involved in By Sreehaas Digumarthi Panel Staff Since 1999, the Sherman Lecture has become an annual Chapel tradition at Belmont Hill. The Chapel is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Nalebuff family, Dr. and Mrs. Edward Nalebuff and their son Barry Nalebuff (BHS ‘76), who named the lecture series after veteran math teacher and Lecture leader Mr. Sherman. Each year, the Sherman Lecture aims to provide the students with a speech in math or science, given by an expert researcher, often an alum, who is often at the head of their field of study. This year, Professor James Salzman continued the Sherman Lecture tradition with a fascinating talk about the history of drinking water. After graduating from Belmont Hill in 1981, Professor Salzman went on to Yale College and then Harvard University. At Harvard, he was the first student to ever graduate with joint degrees in engineering and law. Currently, he is a distinguished professor at Duke University, specializing in law and environmen-

ond quarter, Governor’s managed to sneak through Belmont Hill’s defensive line for a touchdown on 4th and goal at the 1 yard line. Captain Evan Chaletzky added 6 points on two field goals through the narrower than regulation size uprights, (the width of an NFL goalpost is 18 feet 6 inches whereas the width of a high school upright is 23 feet 4 inches.)

and also explained the current international reforms that are being enacted to solve the growing problems regarding water. As more and more people are struggling to gain access to water, especially in developing countries, it has become increasingly important to sort out the issues surrounding the distribution of water around the world in order to make sure that every human has access to water, while still upholding the economy and business behind the water industry. Towards the end of the Chapel, Professor Salzman also asked the audience about the first example of water as a marketable good, offering an autographed copy of his book as a prize. Fifth Former Callen Morris correctly answered that holy water is the first known example of water being sold, winning the signed copy of Drinking Water: A History. Overall, the talk given by Professor Salzman proved to be a fascinating and engaging lecture about the history of drinking water, adding to a rich tradition of Sherman Lecture chapels.☐

panic? The Panel has set out to investigate how reliable the news coverage of Ebola has been over the past few months and whether the media has exaggerated the effects Ebola could have on the U.S. ddddContinued on page 8

Winsor Senior Runs Marathon for Ms. Minkoff

Arielle Mitropoulos

As growing individuals of the twenty-first century, Winsor students are strongly encouraged to fight for the causes that are dear to our hearts. Next spring, Arielle Mitropoulos ’15 will do just that by running the Boston Marathon in honor of Winsor’s beloved Ms. Minkoff, who passed away of liver cancer in July of 2013. Panel staff Caroline MacGillivray ’15 and Betsy Kim ’17 sat down with Arielle for a short Q&A.

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