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‘The Summer Newspaper of Phillips Exeter Academy’

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Vol. XLII, Number 3

Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire

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Thefts Persist, Gone Phishing: Diversity Day Two Bikes Gone Hacker Warning Saluted With Food & Culture

By LAUREN ISAACSON

By DILAN CORDOBA MOSQUERA

The spate of thefts continues to bedevil Exeter. In the latest incident, two BMX-type bicycles were reported stolen from the rear of Abbott Hall, Paul Gravel, director of Campus Safety reported this week. These bikes belonged to children of Phillips Exeter Academy faculty. Mr. Gravel said he hoped that whomever took them will return them right away. If you have any information on the stolen bikes please report it to Campus Safety.

In addition, there have been several incidents of petty vandalism, according to Mr. Gravel. On July 17, damage was reported to a red Adirondack chair in front of Phillips Hall. It is unknown who is responsible. On the same day, damage was reported to a Harkness Table in the Academy Building. It appears to have been caused by someone jumping on the table.

“It is disturbing that damage is being done to Academy property and not reported," Mr. Gravel wrote in an email. “Our hope is that students take responsibility to report damage even if it is done intentionally.” If you see damage to property, report it to Campus Safety.

It could be you --one of the many students who have been victims of phishing emails and hacks in their Exeter.edu e-mail accounts.

Over the past couple of months, Phillips Exeter Academy students have found themselves under threat by unidentified hackers who have detected vulnerability in the students's email accounts and have exploited this to get access into their accounts and those of other users of the Exeter email systems.

One way this has been made possible is by hackers sending various baiting emails through Exeter.edu accounts, and impersonations of staff members through their accounts, with appealing contents listed like job offers, and other topics requiring personal information from the victims like full name and, postal address.

The lure is as simple as clicking a link for more information, which leads to another portal.

Worse, the hackers use the accounts of Exeter summer students and distribute emails to different people as if they were the student

A part of International Day that a lot of students look forward to is the food: indeed, the regular Dining Hall lunch is replaced by numerous stands offering foods from many different countries.

The stands are usually outside, but this year because of uncertain weather they were indoors; no worries, the food was just as good!

Students who poured in after the international talent show Assembly had a wide range of options: Latin American, Mediterranean, Greek, Asian, a dessert buffet, a drinks buffet and much else.

Of course, I could not eat all of the dishes there, but tried a bit of the Greek one, the Asian one and a few desserts. All of them were very tasty, especially the edamame dumplings, despite

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Curtain Up! Drama Tonight Time's Up!

Just Do It!

By ANA VELAZCO

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Gabrielle Steg, 16, from France and Tommaso Cardella, 16, from Italy, star in "Almost, Maine" presented Thursday and Friday at 7 in Fisher Theatre.

What controls the news?

If you answered, Truth, Writers, the Government—think again. Paul James, PEA '19 and one of The Summer Times layout editors, recently spent a week with 300 fellow students at the Washington Journalism and Media Conference, hearing from top professionals on the state of the nation and the news business. Read his report on Page 3.

Exeter Summer session 2018 is coming to a close and with it, the opportunity for new experiences. Although the last four weeks have been filled with fun and different activities, the summer is almost over, so we asked students what were things that they hadn’t done - but still wanted to do before camp ended.

Keily Hernandez, a 15 year-old girl from Puerto Rico, went blank. She wasn’t sure what to say. “I don’t know… to have fun? Make the most of my time here before I have to go back.” Since Keily lives in Puerto Rico and only comes to the U.S. to visit. “I want to… have fun new memories on all the trips that we have.” She then explained how she wanted to be with her friends on this journey and make the most of the trips that were off campus.

She then fell silent again, lost in thought. “I also wanna see 'Mamma Mia.' Oh! And have a movie night in our dorm.” She just wants to watch movies with her friends and visit new places.

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Students shake out the stress at tropical dance.

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THE SUMMER TIMES Summer Times Staff Reporters A Format: Mayu Alten Nicole Chang Dilan Cordoba Mosquera Emma Donnelly Jessie Liu Magda Lockemann Ashley Tang Ana Velazco Ellen Wu

B Format: Tiya Bhatia Justin Burks Nicole C. Chan Melissa Chang Katherine Fernandez Leonie Graimann Lauren Isaacson Derin Kutlay Diane Sarkis

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Ralph Blumenthal The Summer Times is written and edited by Mr. Blumenthal's A and B format Journalism classes and contributing writers throughout Exeter Summer. It is produced by Paul James, PEA '19, and Lucas Schroeder, PEA '18. The Summer Times welcomes Letters to the Editor, which can be sent via email to thesummertimes18@gmail.com.

The editors reserve the right to print Letters to the Editor in a timely fashion and to edit them for content and clarity.

The Summer Times appreciates the outpouring of commentaries submitted by so many students. We regret the space constraints that prevent us from publishing them all in the print edition. But as many as possible will be posted online at www.peasummertimes.com.

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finally coming out with: “Spend time with the people that I care about. Have fun on the last few days we have left. I also wanna get mozzarella sticks.” After a while she just emphasized the fact that she wanted to be with her friends as much as possible since soon they won’t be able to spend as much time together.

Anna Whitney, 15, just wanted to do one last thing before camp was over.

She simply said, “You know what I wanna do, I wanna play like a really good game of cards with anyone who is willing to play.” So, if anyone out there is looking to play a really fun and good game of cards with Anna before time runs out, here's your chance.

Even though the summer session is sadly coming to an end, there are still many opportunities for anyone who wants to try new things at Exeter summer.

You could go for a swim in the pool during open hours just for fun, or go visit the lake with your friends and walk along the docks as you admire what Exeter town has to offer. There are many other things you can try, if you only open yourself to the experience.

THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018

I Am What I Am I am what I am I am the cold rush of seawater Biting Numbing Gently swishing Cradling the sand on the shores of La Coruña I am what I am and I am the smell of chlorine on wet hair and the sound of a pen scratching on a clean page Unfinished stories of dolphins mermaids soil and earth piling - like peanuts I am the willows, hunched Watching the river Thames as a girl young enough to float free unburdened Runs on the lawn I am WHAT I am not anything else - I am the sour Green of a blade of grass Struggling in the wind I am that gentle breeze on a cool night Those twinkling stars over the mountains The mud on worn hiking boots The hint of a smile A cool glass of cranberry juice, dripping on the Continued FOOD, 1

not being completely authentic (if you went to China, they would probably be different). The “brigadeiros”, for example, were very good but quite sweet and chocolatey: a Brazilian friend of

outside I am the smooth White of new walls, waiting to be lived in I am the white streak of jet engine I am the brief, earthy whiff of dark coffee as you rush through the airport I am the smell of warm stew bubbling on the stove a secluded corner amongst the miso soup and bowls of nabe A girl at the dentist Careless Left her wallet at home I am her worry I am her fear as they refused to lend her 160 yen to get home Because she was not one of them?

I am her anger her impatience as she struggled to stand crutches unsteady As nobody got up on the bus to give her a seat Because she was not one of them?

I am the years that have shaped her, the time that has taught her I am the red glow of lanterns in a narrow Street, ramen shops and restaurants filling the air with their warmth Now a Familiar scent - Fiona Anstey

mine pointed out that they usually taste less rich. This is an example of the “Americanization” of the food.

International Day is a very original idea that requires a lot of organiza-

tion and effort, including for the food.

Despite being a little Americanized, the food was very good and it was a memorable experience where friends met over a delicious meal.

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themselves.

On May 21st, the manager of customer services and information technology services, Donna L. Archambault, sent an official email, requesting all students to change their account passwords within the deadline of Thursday, May 24, at 6:30 a.m, in efforts to combat phishing emails. The email read: “Dear New Students, Over the last few weeks, we have experienced several email phishing scams. Unfortunately many of our community members provided their usernames and passwords to the hackers.

The hackers are using these credentials to access Exeter email accounts and broadcast more phishing emails to the community.

When hackers have our credentials, it opens a door to dangerous activity. They are able to scan email accounts for sensitive information like bank account numbers or passwords.

They could use those credentials to find a path into the systems that house grading, payroll, or endowment information. They could hijack your computer with ransomware. We have no evidence that data has been compromised, but

the risks are very real.

In an effort to stop the phishing, we are forcing all users to change their password. If you have not changed your password, it will expire Thursday, May 24, at 6:30 a.m. If your password expires, you will not be able to login to PEA resources such as email, Lion Links, Exeter Connect, and Canvas.

Mrs. Archambault also told students not to click on peculiar links.

As recently as last Thursday, July 19th, a job offer email from a peculiar company was sent to various Exeter summer students. This job opportunity offered $450 per assignment, the assignment being, to go to any retail store/convenience store such as, 7/11, Target, Costo, Macy’s, JCpenney and report on the customer service given, claiming that it was an attempt to help solidify the attention given to customers and also the stores's customer service.

Like other phishing emails it asked for the reader to click a link and this link led to another portal which proceeded to ask for information like your name and address. What seemed strange was that this suspicious email was sent around 2 in the morning.

William Nguyen,15, a student in the Exeter summer program, and a vic-

tim, like many others, of this phishing email said, “When I first read it I considered the offer.” This demonstrated how appealing the content in the letter must have been. Also when asked about the textual content of the email, William said, “The email said that they would be paying me a few hundred dollars to go shop at a mall and certain locations, and report the experience back” and when questioned about his awareness that phishing emails were going around he said, “No, I wasn’t aware of accounts being hacked before this happened.”

Then, when asked about how he felt about the email at the end, he lightheartedly replied by saying, “I thought it was badly put together. The click here link didn’t have a space in between. It said, ‘Clickhere’ as one word.”

Fortunately, the Phillips Exeter Academy IT department is still working hard to combat this issue, and shortly after the job offer email went around, Mrs. Pamela Dumont, an IT staff member, distributed an email that asked students to not enter their PEA username and passwords on unfamiliar websites, and to not click on any suspicious links, warning them to change their username and passwords if they had ignored the first two procedures.

The Way Things Were...

By ASHLEY TANG The Summer Times Staff Writer

Keily Hernandez

Anna Whitney

Ashley Castellanos

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Time flies quickly, numerous changes take place in the world -- PEA is no exception. In this 100th summer, we wondered what it was like here years past when the session was six weeks or even longer. We invited some senior teachers who have long been contributing their talents to Exeter to talk about their experiences during the good old days.

Robert Spurrier: I have taught in the English and History departments since 1980.

Where students are from: I have always loved having students come to Exeter from around the United States and around the world.

Twenty-five years ago students came from 38 states in the U.S. and 26 countries, and this summer there is almost the same number of states represented (37), but many more countries, 51.

One important difference is that students now come from the People's Republic of China, Eastern European nations such as Poland, and countries that used to be part of the former U.S.S.R. but are now independent.

When I started teaching at Exeter, Germany was divided between the East and the West, and the only students from Germany came from the western part. Happily, now Germany is one nation.

Who the students are: When I first taught at Exeter, my students lived mostly on the Academic side of the campus and in a separate series of sports camps the young athletes lived closer to the gym on the library side of campus.

Believe it or not, the lines were much longer for the Dining Hall.

Since there are no longer sports camps, the smaller total student population has enabled the Dining Hall to serve a much greater variety of food,

including healthier options such as a large salad bar and vegetarian meals.

Better or Worse?

With a six week session, there were more choices of classes (which were smaller), more trips, and exciting cultural opportunities like two plays and several student musical performances.

But today there are many more total students who attend Exeter, with classes for both Access and Upper School. And the students who come to Exeter are just as motivated and thoughtful and kind as those in previous summers. And with the increase in diversity in recent years I have loved teaching students who come from both large cities in China and California to small towns in Mississippi and the island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

For students, having a smooth system of wireless connections means that one can email papers to teachers, sign up for trips, and chat with others in a matter of seconds. In the last century (!) when I began here students had to line up to see deans in person, use typewriters to write papers, and enter their dorms with keys instead of the swipe card.

At the end of the session, students said goodbye on a Saturday departure day at 7 a.m. as buses lined up on Tan Lane. Back then students could only stay in touch by writing letters or making expensive long distance phone calls. Now all can stay connected with modern technology, a great improvement. I hope they stay connected with each other, and and build on their Exeter experiences in positive ways.

Jerry LaSala: I’ve been teaching at Exeter Summer School since the summer of 1983, so this is my 36th summer, or would be if I hadn’t missed a total of five summers in the 1980s and 90s.

I’ve seen many changes in the years I’ve been here. To begin with, up until about the year 2000, the Summer School lasted six weeks (in earlier years, before my time it was seven weeks!). When it was six weeks long, the atmosphere was a little more relaxed: there were no 90-minute “fat blocks,” but five 50-minute classes each week; each class skipped one day a week, for a free period. For example, there was no A-Format on Tuesday.

With the longer session, some classes, like art and theater, were able to do bigger projects.

Another change has been more dormitories available, which has allowed more students to attend. When I started teaching in 1983, there were about 500 students; now we have over 750. Access Exeter, serving students in seventh and eights grades, was added to the Summer School around the year 2002, bringing younger students to a program organized in clusters rather than individual courses. It has been a great success and has grown in size every year since its foundation.

The new buildings that have been added in the 36 years since I started make the campus ever more exciting, inviting, and beautiful. New buildings include the Grainger Observatory (when I first came to Exeter there was no observatory and I had to drive to University of New Hampshire to borrow small portable telescopes to do any astronomy at all), the Phelps Science Building (the old Thompson Science Building has been changed into the Phelps Academy Center; you can see the exterior wall of the old building inside the new as you enter from the quad), and the spectacular new field house and theater which are just being finished now. In addition, all the dorms have been renovated to make them more comfortable, and Continued MEMORIES, 3

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Live from Washington D.C.

By PAUL JAMES

Summer Times Staff

“What is the single greatest thing with control over the news?” Brian Lamb, founder of CSPAN asked a group of roughly 300 young journalists assembled at the National Press Club.

We were captivated, every one of us there to learn how to take the next step in our fledgling careers.

Now we sat in the pantheon of American journalism, the Press Club in Washington, D.C. and were furiously coming up with answers to his question.

People tossed out truth, writers, government and other wrong answers. “You guys aren’t getting this,” Lamb said. “It’s money. Money is the most controlling factor in journalism.” We slumped, realizing the simplicity of the answer.

Ever since the disappearance of classified advertisements in print publications, which took away a third of revenue, most see journalism on the decline. The arrival of the internet and democratization of publishing further reduced the ability of family-owned news organizations to compete in what became a business rather than a public service.

Television news created a news cycle operating on hours and minutes instead of days or weeks of investigation. Perhaps the latest neardeath experience for journalism has been social media. News must be broken on social media, preferably in 140-character bits on Twitter, if it is to be noticed at all. Viewers have two-second attention spans, so your headline better be killer.

As part of the Washington Journalism and Media Conference, I had a chance to hear this from the professionals in the midst of the struggle for the heart of the industry. The common thread: journalism seems outdated, it is under attack every day, there’s a clear revenue problem, less time, less people, more to cover, must get everything 100 percent right. But, there’s no better time to join up.

I walked into these speeches and meetings skeptical of their optimism, as any journalist might. I left realizing these people were onto something. The problems facing the news

industry were problems of evolution, not insurmountable obstacles. It’s true the old model of print newspapers on every doorstep and a handful of family monopolies isn’t sustainable, but that doesn’t mean the death of journalism.

If anything it means the rise of a newer, more flexible version of journalism.

And here’s what it will take. Newsrooms are short-staffed. The New York Daily News laid off half of its newsroom this week. Publications, both online and in print, have to write about more topics with fewer writers, editors, photographers etc. Just being a writer doesn’t cut it any longer; the next generation of journalists will be fluent across all platforms and will know how to write well in addition to basic photography and editing skills. We will be required to know layout and video editing software. We will need to use social media to our full advantage, breaking news first on Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and then following up with thoroughly-researched stories on the web and in print papers or magazines.

In addition to being proficient in all the above skills, our newest journalists have to solve the revenue problem. Advertising is too closely tied to market fluctuation, and subscription is a hard pill to swallow for some readers. Furthermore, if the goal of news media is the dissemination of information that the public has a right to know, why should they have to pay for it?

Whether news organizations shift to becoming non-profits in the future or find some other way of sustaining good, dutiful journalism, it calls for revolutionary thinking. As Nietzsche said, “No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” Independent journalism must be exactly that, independent of corporate interests, not tied to shareholders or advertisers.

One last thing. Whether it was Susan Goldberg, editor-in-chief of National Geographic, Carol Guzy, a four-time Pulitzer prize winning photojournalist (the only one) or Brian Lamb, they all agreed on the central tenet of journalism: tell the truth. The next wave of journalism may be harder still than what we see now, but it remains as vital to democracy as ever.

A final quote from the visionary George

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the sport fields are constantly upgraded. Many buildings are now air-conditioned, making them much more comfortable on the hot summer days. We can hope that in the future all the dorms will be air-conditioned as well.

Leslie Tufts: First, my jobs at Exeter Summer have been to work in and run dormitories (as a dormhead and dorm advisor) and also, starting in 1995, I became the Intern Coordinator for Residential Life and have been doing that ever since. So obviously, residential life has always been very important to me - to make sure that all of the students who come to Exeter feel at home.

Years ago, the Exeter Summer School was half the size it is now - there used to be a number of sports camps that were in session simultaneously so that the Summer School students only lived on the academic side of campus. Both programs shared the dining hall but were very separate programs. Once the sports camps ended, Phillips Exeter could dramatically enlarge its academic numbers and after that happened, Access Exeter was also introduced to allow a younger group of students to attend.

The Summer School has always been international but it is better than ever now so that all of the students get to experience the "The World" coming to this New Hampshire school to share in the most amazing kind of learning - cultures are shared, Harkness learning takes place which

gives every student a voice, and young people are given the chance to learn personal responsibility.

I would say that the biggest change, and most exciting one that I have seen over the years is the increase in scholarship opportunities offered here at Exeter in the summer. We still have more work to do to fundraise, but today, more students than ever are getting to experience this amazing learning opportunity. If I had one wish for the future of the program, it would be that we all could continue to give back and create even more scholarship opportunities for bright young students to come, study and grow here at Exeter Summer.

Coach Jim Tufts: One of the difference would be the Field Day. It used to be on Sunday from 2 pm to 5 pm.

There used to be several competitions between Andover and Exeter during the afternoon. Andover brought all the students up to the Exeter campus and competed with Exeter in tennis, basketball, swimming and so forth.And the next year, we would bring all the students up to Andover to compete in sports with them.

But we stopped doing this as Exeter became much bigger.

Also, there was a major production play at the end of Summer School and students could have 5 weeks to prepare for it. But now there are only one play which would be smaller as students have less time to practice.

Orwell, “If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” Journalists, now as before, are truth-tellers.

Every other aspect of the industry is just a way to convey that truth or pay for the uncovering of that truth. The mission, however, the prime

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directive of a journalist, is constant. Say what others must know, speak out for what is right, no matter the cost, tell the truth. Journalism comes with the caveat of immense civic responsibility, for we are writing history as it happens.

The Best Dorm? Yours!

By MELISSA CHANG

Summer Times Staff Writer

As the day comes to an end, students file into their dorms, checking in at the designated time.

While some may finish their homework and go to sleep straight away, many advisors and students work together to create some fun activities on their own. Along with the many trips and activities planned by the Deans of Fun, the fun is not limited to only Wednesdays and weekends. Depending on each dorm, all have different schedules jam-packed with various activities, ranging from movie nights to pizza parties. Boys dorms and girls dorms have a few similar activities and couple of different ones, as well, but, nevertheless, all are still very enjoyable.

Many of the dorms seem to have a running theme relating to food as an activity for their bonding experience. Every week in Cilley, there is always something new to eat, including, many flavors of ice cream that were bought for their ice cream party. There's also cookie decorating and nacho eating and Oreo night, where they get to play a game of Oreo taste-testing. In Dunbar, there has been a campfire night, where people have gathered around roasting marshmallows, enjoying s’mores. Not only that, but in Amen, they even had a watermelon night! There have a been a few lucky people who get to spend their birthdays here at Exeter, celebrated with cake, cookies or other sweets.

Activities are not only limited to eating.

Michael Zhang from Main Street talks about how close he has gotten to his dorm mates. Game night is a favorite of many people in his dorm, Michael says that “monopoly gets pretty intense sometimes”, but he still enjoys it very much. They also like singing together on karaoke night, blasting songs from the Backstreet Boys and other artists.

When asked about his favorite activity, he says that his all-time favorite activity would probably be just hanging out in the loft. The boys gather together upstairs talking about “deep stuff”, Michael states.

They talk about everything ranging from life problems, to their hopes and dreams for the future, a very good bonding experience.

In Merrill, when asked what she thought about the activities, Carly Kimball from Bennington, New Hampshire, said: “they’re really fun -- these activities have really helped bring the dorm closer together. I feel like I know all the girls pretty well now.” She added, “there is always something planned that every girl in my dorm can do and enjoy.” Merrill has already had a movie night, a spa night, where they painted each other’s nails and tried on different face masks, and now the Merri-cles are all looking forward to a henna night, trivia night, and maybe even a friendship bracelet-making night. As we head on to the last week of Exeter Summer, Carly says that she looks forward to many more unplanned movie nights and hangouts with the rest of the girls.

Trump-Putin: Reflections

By KATHERINE FERNANDEZ and LAUREN ISAACSON Summer Times Staff Writers

In May, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech outlining new, “invincible” weapons to overcome U.S. defenses raised tensions between Russia and the United States. Both countries have a lot to talk about on such topics as arms control. And because of this President Putin and President Trump recently met in Helsinki for private talks.

How did Russian students here react to the summit—which drew charges that President Trump was too accommodating to President Putin?

Alex Litovchenko 15, from Moscow: What did you think of the meeting between Putin and Trump?

“The meeting was a waste of time.”

Do you think Putin got the best out of the meeting?

“No, no one gained anything. It was useless.”

Do you think Trump is stupid for defend-

ing Putin?

“I guess not, but Putin doesn't need defending.”

Should Putin be invited to the White House?

“I don't know if he should, but either way I don't think he will end up coming to America. Even if he came, I feel like nothing would be solved or done.”

Teresa Gruber, 17, from Moscow. said she did not support the meeting because it undermined Trump's relationship with Americans.

She thought that Putin did not get the better end of the deal, because Trump says such “out there” statements that his statements are not all that reliable. Teresa also said Trump doesn’t make the wises choices so asking if he was stupid for defending Putin does not matter.

Finally, when asked about Trump inviting Putin to the White House she had a very strong opinions. “Time will show what stronger Russia and United States relations bring,” she said. “It does not give Trump a lot of new supporters.”

Whatever the future of relations between the two superpowers, students at Exeter are enjoying each other's company.

65 Years After War, North Korea Still an Enigma

By JESSIE LIU

Summer Times Staff Writer

The 38th parallel. A simple line that separates the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, aka North Korea, and the southern part of the Korean peninsula, two countries that have been battling with hatred for more than seven decades.

Japan's rule over the Korean peninsula, a brutal experience for the Koreans, started in 1910 and lasted for 35 years. As a result of Japan's defeat in WW2, the peninsula of Korea was then occupied by two world superpowers, Russia and the U.S. As the two countries used their newly claimed lands as puppets during the cold war, Korea was forced to split along the 38th parallel, imbuing the northern part with communist ideas and turning the southern into a democratic state.

Kim Il Sung became the head for the North, while Syngman Rhee led the southern state. Both leaders claimed their nation as the most accurate representation of the entire Korean population.

On September 8, 1948 in Pyongyang, Kim Il Sung officially established his nation as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. After the American and Russian troops retreated from Korea, strains between the South and North grew rapidly. Both claimed to have full control and administration of Korea, which inevitably led to greater tension between the two leaders and their respective countries.

The year 1950 marked the beginning of an exceptionally bloody war that altered the fate of almost every Korean and even until this day the Korean War has not been completely resolved.. On June 25th, 75,000 North Korean troops advanced

across the 38th parallel, declaring battle. As the invasion progressed rapidly, the capital of South Korea, Seoul, and much of the land surrounding it was successfully occupied by North Korean armies.

As communist ideas were spreading, the U.S. leader at the time, President Truman, had to take action to prevent the domino effect progressing any further. President Truman turned to the United Nations Security Council for aid, initiating a request for North Korean troops to evacuate. Due to North Korea ‘s refusal, an international armed force was formed, consisting mostly of American soldiers. Commanded by American five-star General Douglas MacArthur, the UN-initiated army landed in South Korea and formed a solid protection barrier around Pusan, the only corner of South Korea that wasn't infested with North Korean troops.

On September 15th, 1950, Douglas MacArthur led his troops to Inchon, where he forced the North Korean military back to their side of the border. Less than a month later, the U. S. army started a foray into North Korea and eventually captured the capital, Pyongyang, and claimed it for the Republic of Korea. After a series of battles between the North Korean troops and the U. S. troops, an armistice was signed on July 27th, 1953 with the aid of President Eisenhower, who sought an end to this violent war that led nowhere. Although no official peace treaty has been signed yet, a 160-mile-long demilitarized area has been separating the two states from any violent acts.

By ELLEN WU

Summer Times Staff Writer

I’ve heard so much about North Korea throughout these years: About how it operates under a necrocracy government; (run by a dead leader), how its deals with South Korea and how isolated it is from the rest of the world. It’s not until recently that my perspective of viewing North Koreans has changed.

It all started with a Ted Talk about a South Korean journalist who works for the American company, speaking about her experience as a prisoner in North Korea for 3 months. I followed up her story by reading her book “The world is bigger now." The journalist, Euna Lee, risked her life to shoot a documentary at the border of North Korea because she wanted to know more about the people who escape from North Korea to China for better life but ended up being arrested by North Korean soldiers.

She was put under interrogation and into a cell for 140 days. She wrote about how her faith and family helped her go through and most importantly how she made friends with the North Koreans who were supervising her.

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how people view North Koreans should be separated from the country. They are the same as the rest of the world.

A group of Chinese people once recorded their trip to North Korea. In the video, everything seems to be monotone and grey. The mall sells clothes that look from the 70s; the calendar starts at the date of the birth of Kim Il sung; the capital city Pyongyang has nothing but square buildings, monuments and pictures of the great leader.

Besides this, they prepared a birthday celebration for the local tour guide who was a young girl. The excitement on her face is just the same as any one else who would have received a surprise.

In another Ted Talk, South Korean teacher Suki Tim told of going to a school said to educate the future North Korea leaders, and taught students English there. They are not allowed to connect with their parents or outside world and every lesson is recorded and reported. She realized that students wrote nothing about their great leader when they were required to write a letter to their family.They started to reveal their true feelings, about how everything is the same every day and how eagerly they wanted to get out and explore the world.

These stories of North Koreans have touched me a lot as I feel so sad about people living in such environment but at the same time they are the same as us. They have emotions, minds and ideas. I used to think that North Koreans should rebel or change the current situation but now I would rather hope they stay the same since somebody is always watching. It will put them in great peril. I think of them as equal to others. Maybe they just have more curiosity and hope than the rest.

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THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018

Enjoy Your Exeter Bubble Before it Bursts

By DERIN KUTLAY

Summer Times Staff Writer

If the common conspiracy theory of the world being a social experiment was true, Exeter would be the perfect place.

Just think about your classes.

But let me show you what dark truths our school avoids. If you think I am extremely dramatic, that is what sells in showbiz.

We have an after school activity called Bridging Cultures! In a world where no culture different from the norm is accepted.

The play “Almost, Maine” about love! Does Maine love anyone except its white lobstermen and lessened diversity, I wonder?

Or look what our newspaper criticizes, the Dining Hall not having enough options. But I have never seen even one student criticize African governments for not taking any action when Pygmies are hunted and eaten! And yes, they are humans just like you but with much different fates.

Look at what we talk about!

What Trump did, what Putin said and what the EU will choose. Whatever they do, say or choose will not mean anything for most of the world.

And that “most of the world” I am talking about are not Maine’s white lobstermen, Exeter’s vegan students or our teachers who are so committed to accepting differences.

That “most of the world” I am talking about are probably thinking about what to do with their ten dollars they earned today. If they earned that much, that is. And we will not be able to save them with whatever growth theories we learned in class.

So when you leave Exeter next week, please do not be surprised when you hear a “POP!” sound.

That is the Exeter bubble popping to reveal the twisted world behind.

Now, I am going to talk about some things that our world has not yet solved since the average Exeter student was born.

I wonder how many people in Exeter identify partly or wholly as Chinese. We have 56 students from China but beyond that? I want to ask them if they feel comfortable here.

RAINY DAY? MOVIE NIGHT!

By NICOLE CHANG

Summer Times Staff Writer

As the rainy days continue, teenagers at Phillips Exeter Academy have decided to spend their time indoors watching movies. A lot of movies have come out this summer and this is what people have been watching: “I watched 'Incredibles 2', and I would like to recommend this movie because I feel like it suits everyone and the story plot is really good, kind of similar to 'Incredibles 1'.” -- Poom Siripakorn.

“I watche d 'Incre dibles 2'which was really fun and I also watched 'The Kissing Booth'.” -Marianna Tomazou, 15.

“I watched 'Incredibles 2' and 'Antman' and 'The Wasp'.” -- Guillaume d’Herouville , 16.

“Although this is not a recent movie, I watched 'Interstellar'

which was really good. I love astronomy and the universe and it’s really cool because it’s a four dimensional world. “ -- Linda Gu, 16.

This is what people plan on watching this summer: “I want to watch 'Antman' because I already watched the first one, and I also want to watch 'Deadpool 2' because I loved the first one. It’s one of the greatest movies of all time. “ -- Poom Siripakorn “I want to watch 'Mamma Mia 2', because I watched the first one and it was filmed in Greece, which is where I am from. “ -- Marianna Tomazou, 15.

“I want to watch the new 'Mission Impossible' movie and 'Mamma Mia 2', because the previous one was really good. “ -- Guillaume d’Herouville , 16.

“I want to watch 'Mamma Mia 2'!” -- Linda Gu,16

'Excuse Me, Sir...' '...No Comment'

By HAOCHEN LIU Outside Contributor

During the time that we had to scour the town and campus of Exeter to find people who were willing to answer our questions, I noticed many interesting things. First of all, there are two types of people. The first type are the people who don’t really care about what you are saying, and share the bare minimum before politely excusing themselves from the conversation. The second type are the people who seem even more enthusiastic than the interviewers. For example, while surveying people in the sporting good store, my group came up to one of the co-owners.

He listened to our questions, and gave us extremely detailed answers. After we asked him all the questions, he turned around and asked us about our opinion on these issues. I found this extremely interesting because he became the interviewer and we became the interviewees, and it was a very different experience.

Many times there is a stereotype about the media. Although there is an idea that the media are “evil”, others still believe that they are just telling the truth. For example, one of our questions was, “Do you think that the media [are] affecting climate change news by twisting the facts, or are they just putting out the raw facts?” The response we got was very balanced. Half the people said that the media were just doing their job and putting out the facts as they were. However, the other half said that the media were twisting the facts, just so that the people would be happy with what the media company was saying, and maybe earn the company more money. It was extremely fascinating to see how controversial the topic of just the media’s affect on climate change was, not even the bigger subjects like climate change itself. In conclusion, I think that the experience I had interviewing these people was great, because it allowed me to have a firsthand experience being a reporter on the front lines of an issue.

Because apparently Muslims in their country do not.

Their re-education camps force Muslims to eat pork and drink alcohol. Hmm, smells like cultural genocide.

And while many of your ancestors might have made coming to Exeter possible for you, they surely have not helped them much.

But is it only them? Surely not.

We have 21 Canadians here.

And somehow no one recognizes the genocide their country committed against the indigenous communities.

Even the UN! And no, this was not just cultural. And no, this is not the same

as white people from Wisconsin shouting at Native Americans. This is much more serious.

And you thought both the United Nations and a country like Canada would never do such a thing.

But it gets worse! Canada ranks tenth in the Human Development Index while its native people suffer from poverty, much lower life expectancies and worst of all, silenced press.

Do you want to hear more? I think you do. And if you don’t, we must have great concerns about the future. Even the wealthy children of educated nations, and that is us, are ignorant to all the world’s problems!

Just this week, BBC featured a story about children in Nigeria.

Now, guess what it was about.

I bet you couldn’t even come close. It was children tortured and killed because people thought they were witches.

Just last week, I wrote an article for this very newspaper about the plague saving Europe from the medieval spiral. And that included accusing people of witchcraft and

burning them!

Well yes, this did not happen in Europe but that is even sadder.

It is definite proof that humanity has achieved its goals only for some of us. And everyone outside that circle has no idea of what could happen to them. Will you be hanged, drawn and quartered because your grandmother thinks you are the cause of all entropy? Who knows?

Right now, thousands of children live on the streets because their families have expelled them because of witchcraft. And this phenomenon is widespread not just in Nigeria.

According to Amnesty International, 1000 people were locked up and forced to drink a dangerous hallucinogenic potion in Gambia.

So now with only one week to step out of your bubble (and probably enter another one), I hope you know what is waiting out there.

Maybe your home for you, but darkness for a thousand others, and unfortunately, this is more important than any Harkness can teach you: the fact that humans have failed each other.

There is No Frigate Like a Book

By TIYA BHATIA

Summer Times Staff Writer

While many people believe that Exeter Summer has taken away specific integral parts of the summer holiday experience, students should be able to relax during the holiday. One way to recline during summer is with a good book. Whether at the poolside or a briskly air-conditioned library, summer reading can actually be enjoyable, believe it or not A major misconception is that summer reading means dense, monotonous books, too heavy to lug across campus. However, summer reading can come in all shapes and sizes. “Recently a lot of the books that I have checked out include 'The Song of Achilles', 'Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda' and a lot of John Green books,” said Elliot Diaz, the librarian at the Phillips Exeter Library.

Generally, mainly current Young Adult fiction seems to be the most popular. I think this is because it is more relatable, especially when compared to non-fiction. It’s really fun to read it as you can imagine and high school readers can often empathize better with characters in that kind of books.”

Some students are already taking the incentive to participate in summer reading. “Since I’ve been here I’ve read 'Elanor & Park',” said Chantel Wong, a student from Beijing. “I love it so much and it is a really sweet and romantic book.

Rainbow Rowell just has a way with words I guess. One book I really want to read is 'The Hate U Give' because it seems really interesting, unique and different.”

Some of the best reading recommendations can come from our teachers. Mr. Putman and Mr. Barton shared a list of six books that they believe was deeply meaningful.

Mr. Putnam’s list included: • "Frankenstein" by Mary

Shelley • "Collected Poems" by Mark Strand • "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau • "The Writing Life" by Annie Dillard.

• "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky • "Man’s Search For Meaning" by Victor Frankl

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Despite the heavy subject matter, numerous students found these books interesting to read, especially "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Mr. Barton described "Catcher in the Rye" as “The best narrative voice in literary history” and "To Kill a Mockingbird" as “A book that shows how hard (and simple) it can be for goodness to prevail.”

Both "The Brothers Karamazov" by Dostoevsky, and "Anna Karenina" by Tolstoy are esteemed pieces of Russian Literature. Mr. Putnam deeply enjoyed "The Brothers Karamazov" as “A fictional story that serves as a re-

minder we are all capable of acts of tremendous love and tremendous horror.” Furthermore, Mr. Barton described “a descriptive power that stops time.” However, the student’s reaction to these books was a little different.

“One of them sounds like a Harry Potter name and the other one sounds boring,” joked Olivia Titus, a student from Raymond, New Hampshire, when reacting to "The Brothers Karamazov" and "Anna Karenina." “While they may actually be incredible books, they might be a little too much to stomach during the summer. However, I would consider reading it during the school year. One book that I want to read during the summer is 'Looking For Alaska' by John Green because I have wanted to for a long time and I finally have time.”

However, not all of these books were classics or heavy reads.

Some had a personal value like "The French Laundry Cookbook"

by Thomas Keller. Mr. Barton praised the book, stating that “this book taught me technique and art and allowed me to see cooking like I see design.”

Summer reading should not be spurred by professors and teachers, it should be voluntary and it should branch into wider ranges of thought. Whether your choice of summer reading is young adult fiction or classics from a spectrum of time, it should be your choice.

Not your peers's choice, or your teachers's choice, but your choice.

Picture of the deceased: to honor their time living.

Water: to soothe the thirst of the dead after their long journey back to this dimension.

Food: families cook the deceased’s favorite foods so they can enjoy them once again when they return to Earth each year.

Candles: represent hope and they are seen as the light that will guide spirits back to Earth (generally positioned in a cross symbolizing the four cardinal points).

Cempasúchil flowers: they are native to Mexico and have great symbolic value. They are probably what distinguishes “Día de Muertos” the most, with their unique smell and bright orange colors. Their petals are used to mark the path the dead should follow towards their altars.

Papel picado: also a great representative of Mexican festivities. This is colorful paper with cut-out shapes (used as decoration).

Arc: it represents the entrance to the underworld.

Possessions of the deceased: so

they can remember their lives on Earth (if the spirit is a child it is common to see his or her favorite toys).

The perception of death, along with the celebrations that surround it, is one of the main aspects shaping Mexican culture. Throughout our history different traditions and rituals have developed to honor, venerate, daunt and even mock death. Nowadays people even write small poems or sets of verses called “calaveritas” (literally meaning little skulls) to transmit amusing messages about death and portray people as if they were already dead. Thus approaching the subject in a whole different manner. I remember reading “calaveritas” as a child that mocked death by explaining how it hadn’t come knocking on your door yet because it was too clumsy to get to you.

What is special about the Day of The Dead is that it does not evoke feelings of absence and sadness. Instead, it creates a sense of bliss and invokes the vivid presence of the ones who are no longer with us. The dead and the living come together to celebrate. Death fills houses with life in this unique festivity.

Mr. Barton’s list included: • "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens • "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy • "Catcher In The Rye"

by J.D. Salinger • "The French Laundry Cookbook" by Thomas Keller • "The Odyssey" by Homer • "To Kill A Mockingbird"

by Harper Lee

Mexico: Nothing Dead About Día de Los Muertos

By LOLA LEMKE

Outside Contributor

Mexico is a country rich in culture and traditions. An authentic expression of this culture is the Day of the Dead, or “Día de los Muertos” (as we call it in Spanish), which is a day that characterizes our country and reflects part of our identity.

On November 2, when you walk down the streets you see can see skeletons, brightly colored sugar skulls and pan de muerto (bread of the dead) whose parts resemble bones, everywhere. Festivities start the night of November 1st when families gather around graves of the deceased and or make altars for them at home. Cemeteries become gathering places and in them most of the Day of the Dead celebration takes place. People bring offerings, which consists of food and flowers in order to honor the lives of the ones who have died. There are different ways of celebrating “Día de los Muertos” depending on the region, but they all share the same core idea -- to remember the dead and celebrate with them during the night that they come

back to Earth.

The origins of the Day of the Dead can be traced back 3,000 years.

Prehispanic civilizations in the area we now know as Mexico performed rituals to commemorate their ancestor’s lives. Great ceremonies, dances and feasts took place. People rejoiced at the prospect of a night were spirits would come back to visit them. These polytheist civilizations merged with Catholicism after the Spanish conquest, giving rise to what we now know as the Day of the Dead. This is why one can sometimes find religious symbols,

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such as crosses, on altars. However, it is important to keep in mind that Mexico is 87% Catholic, so this celebration is mostly practiced by those who follow this religion. Nevertheless, it is taught in schools for educational purposes.

The altar is one of the most significant elements of this celebration, because it is the place where spirits are believed to return to visit their loved ones. They can have different levels depending on the tradition, but all of them possess the following components:

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Climate Change Poll: Gov't Needs to Do More

By JAI MANGAL Outside Contributer

The government has much power over the media and websites.

I wanted to see if citizens thought the government was doing a good job about alerting people on climate issues. I also wanted to see what actions people would take in sustaining a healthy climate and stop global warming. So, on Saturday, July 14th, I went to the Revolutionary War festival with two of my colleagues and surveyed people.

Many didn't care, while others had lots to say.

My group had already composed two questions we had ask each interviewee: “Do you think the government does their job of alerting citizens about the climate change issues through media and

other sources, such as educational websites?” and, “How do you think citizens could take actions to help in sustaining a healthy climate and stop global warming?”

We received much feedback, some detailed and some short, yet powerful, answers. Talking to new people was definitely a challenge we had to overcome. We had to make sure the people we talked to seemed nice and were not busy (some were still setting up their stall). When we came up to someone we told them who we were, where we came from, and what we wanted to do. It typically sounded like this, “Hi, I’m Jai and this is Nikolai and Marvin. We are summer students at Phillips Exeter Academy. We were wondering if we could ask you some questions on the government, media, and climate

change.” We then proceeded to ask our two questions and wrote their responses down with our notes.

After we finished with our survey, we politely thanked them and began to look for more people to survey.

We repeated this process until we surveyed about 30 people.

Now to the responses. The majority had said that the government needed to do a better job informing citizens about climate issues, while the minority said the government was doing a great job with the media. On the topic on what we can do to help with sustaining a healthy climate, about 90% of the people said things like, recycling, using reusable materials, start community organizations, and use the car less and instead walk. The last 10% responded with answers such as, “not our problem”, “just the way the

earth was”, and other comments that gave the message, that they didn’t care. Overall our results showed a great varied of views.

However my opinion is that the government’s involvement in the media needs to be improved.

The government is not admitting that the climate issue is, well, an issue. It recently censored language that pertains to climate change on the EPA’s (Environmental Protection Agency) website. As Time Magazine accurately puts it, “In my experience, new administrations might come in and change the appearance of an agency website or the way they present information, but this is an unprecedented attempt to delete or bury credible scientific information they find politically inconvenient,” This goes to show that the government doesn’t really

care about the citizen's knowledge on climate issues. It only cares if that information is politically inconvenient for them. One of the most credible sources for citizens to get information on climate issues was censored and info was removed for the government’s selfish reasons.

I believe that the government's voice in the media needs to be improved because from looking at the data our group collected, many citizens are not aware of the up and coming dangers of climate change.

The government needs to get involved to make sure that citizens know so they can help with the process of climate change. Hopefully our government can start to realize what a problem climate issues really are and starts to take an initiative to help the world.

12 + 1 = Harkness? Do the Math We're America's Only Non-Immigrants

By LEONIE GRAIMANN

By NICOLE C. CHAN

Summer Times Staff Writer

Math -- a subject some students hate and other students love. In most schools, it's taught with a book and you just work through it and compare the answers. But how does it work with Harkness during Exeter summer school?

Students are supposed to sit around the table and discuss the math problems you are working with to find out how to solve it. Which sounds good and comprehensible when you hear of it, because you think that every student has the chance to understand the tasks and if not it will get explained to him or her. But as maybe some of you experienced or heard of there are quite a few students who are struggling with the Harkness concept during math.

As you probably know there are different kinds of math courses you can take here at Exeter. For example, Problem Solving in Algebra, where you work with a book which has different sorts of text problems you have solve trough an equation fort that is created by yourself. Which is different than what most of us are used to. That's one of the reasons people are struggling with the method because they are not used to figuring out what the task wants from them.

But I would say that is something you can figure out during the time you are here and when you start to solve these problems more often you will be able to work through these problems. The bigger problem is that the

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students in the classes are not the same age or grade so they sometimes haven't had a certain math subject you would need to solve the problems and in class, you don't have time to go through all that algebra again to make sure everybody understands everything.

The lesson itself consists most times of talking about the problems you had to solve for your homework or the problems you solve during the lessons. The students will explain how they figured out how to do it and sometimes the teacher adds something to it. Which can also be a problem for students who are shy and scared to say something wrong or are having a hard time explaining the ways they solved something to others. Although the math courses are hard for some students it's a nice experience and you get the chance to get to know a different kind of teaching in math.

A World of Exiles The world stage is everchanging, and certain events can cause a cascade of effects. Many people migrate to escape problems in their country like civil war or lack of opportunities. These migrations, en masse, can cause issues within the host country, or even bring the problems from the original country to

11 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of the civil war in March 2011. Among those escaping the conflict, the majority have sought refuge in neighboring countries or within Syria itself.

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 4.8 million have fled to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq, and 6.6 million are internally displaced within Syria.

the migration destination. Some think of providing space for immigrants or refugees is a responsibility of the host country and, as many countries are “providing that space,” is not really a problem. However, most people think that mass refugee migrations such as the Syrian Refugee Crisis are problems that need to be resolved, and in a different way compared to what the nations of the world are doing right now.

The Syrian Refugee Crisis is a mass migration of Syrians from their homeland of the Levant to other countries due to their civil war and other kinds of political strife and violations of human rights.According to syrianrefugees.eu, an estimated

Meanwhile about one million have requested asylum in Europe. Germany, with more than 300,000 accumulated requests, and Sweden with 100,000, are EU’s top receiving countries. Looking at all these big numbers, its hard to think that this event is not a crisis. Out of a survey of 30 people, 28 stated that the Syrian Refugee Crisis is a global issue that needs to be resolved in a different way than it is handled currently. The two people who disagreed, however, stated that the Syrian Refugee Crisis is a Syrian problem. I personally believe that it is a global issue and, as one interviewee stated, “nations of the world need to work together to resolve this issue.”

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Outside Contributer

Raindrops Fallin' on Our Heads

By MAGDA LOCKEMANN Summer Times Staff Writer

Is Exeter is turning into Water Country?

It seems so with the amount of rain we've been having recently.

Summer students only experience the extremes of the American weather since it is either extremely hot or pouring rain. But how does this weather affect our daily life at Exeter ?

Students are running around with umbrellas and dashing into their classes to stay as dry as possible. That was the situation in the last few days. It feels like it can't decide "weather" it should be raining or sunny.

Most affected have been the trips. We are given a lot of different opportunities to see new places. One of the ways to explore parts of New Hampshire is through the many expeditions offered by the Deans of Fun. Places like Boston or Hampton Beach. But the constantly changing weather doesn’t seem to cooperate. Even a trip to Water Country had to be cancelled because

of...water (rain).

The problem with the weather is that at the beginning of Exeter Summer, the sun was shining nearly the whole time and we had a average temperature of 85 degrees Fahrenheit.

Until now July was quite warm and offered great weather for hanging around outside. But lately we experienced a lot of rain that combined with the heat led to really humid air. Through the constantly changing temperatures, the students are not sure whether they should sign up for any trips or not.

The Deans of Fun do not change any activities -- they stay the same except for the Water Country Trip. But according to the Deans of Fun, the Water Country trip is even nicer when it is raining because fewer people visit the park and the lines don't get too long. Also, it doesn’t really matter if it rains when you are in the Water Park because you are wet anyway.

But the chance of thunder and lightning led to the cancellation. None of the other trips were cancelled but no new trips were arranged.

Still, the opportunities to go off-campus are still the same and available for the students. The issue is that the current weather doesn’t really promise a constant situation. But the students should still sign up for trips anyway so they can experience something different in the last days of Exeter Summer. Come on sun, shine!

“My name is Lakota Stronghearted Eagle Woman,” said Josephine Menard, an Access student. “My English name is Josephine Menard, and I shake your hand with good feelings of my heart.”

Leaning back against her chair, Josie introduced herself in Lakota, a Siouan language, before following with an English translation.

From the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, Josie came to Phillips Exeter Academy Summer with a group of Native American students. Far from home and in an unfamiliar situation, the group finds solace in the Native American affinity group.

“We talk about our nation and our past,” said Josie. “We also hang out as a group! This Wednesday we’re going to the beach.”

For CanteAnderson, the small but welcoming Native American community in Exeter helps with her homesickness. Feeling at home, Cante can immerse herself in the culture through the affinity group meetings, which are often filled with discussion over food to cook and their stories from home.

“Everyone here is really nice,” said Josie.

“It’s sad though, as the Native American community here is quite small.”

As a minority thrust into a large group of foreign cultures, Native Americans can find it difficult to find comfort here, especially with the several misconceptions about their people. With an abundance of students from different cultures and different education systems, not many knew about U.S. history.

“It can be disrespectful at times,” said Cante. “However, it’s not their fault because they don’t know.”

Unfortunately, some are impolite, often basing all their opinions of Native Americans on the stereotypes they see in the media.

“Some people here can be really disrespectful and ignorant,” said Josie. “One girl asked if I have access to technology.”

“I agree,” said Brooke Badhand, another Access student. “Another asked me if I still lived in a teepee.”

Especially in everyday living situations, students can be extremely inconsiderate, and often times racist. From hearing dorm-mates talking about her behind her back to being cut

off in the middle of a sentence, racist incidents occur often.

Even on their own land in South Dakota, the girls had been mistreated in the past. Society in the cities of South Dakota, such as Rapid City, are often very racist.

“It’s going to be like that everywhere,” said Josie.

At such a young age, she already has a mature view of the world outside of this Exeter bubble, one that was forced and crafted from years of apartheid. From being accused of stealing and often at high risk of being attacked, Native Americans are familiar with the segregation in their lives.

One terrifying aspect of this mistreatment mentioned in the interview centers around Carlisle Boarding School, and the forced assimilation that took place there.

“The U.S. government had taken our children and sent them to boarding schools,” said Josie. “We’re just now getting them back.”

The topic of Carlisle Boarding School is an interesting one, especially when compared to Phillips Exeter Academy. With an open and accepting community, the atmosphere here poses a stark contrast to that of Carlisle Boarding School.

Founded in 1879, the goal of the boarding school was to eradicate the Native Americans of their "savage nature." To do so, the children were stripped of their names, languages, family ties and culture, all replaced with Western ideals.

With harsh punishments, such as beatings, many of the native students died soon after.

With this stigma surrounding her perception of boarding school, Josie was scared to attend Exeter Summer. More importantly, she was scared of losing her culture.

“If you talked your own language, the school would hit them!” said Josie.

Upon getting hurt and threatened for demonstrating their culture, the students at Carlisle Boarding School started hiding it, eventually almost losing their culture in the process.

“We should learn from our elders,” said Josie. “We should learn our history, language, and culture so we don’t forget about it completely.”

With a firm look in her eye, Josie sat up straight.

“I want people to know the truth,” said Josie. “I want people to know how strong and hard my ancestors fought.”

Straw Poll - Vote 'No'

By DEXTER SCHNEIDER Outside Contributer

The topic my group and I chose for our project was, should we stop using plastic straws?

We asked 32 people if we should and the answer might surprise you.

We got 26 we should and six no we shouldn’t.

We were surprised that we got six people who said we should keep using plastic straws. We told these facts to the six people who said we should keep using them: they contribute a lot to the landfills, plastic takes a long time to breakdown, they’re bad for the environment, it’s a waste of materials, we can’t re-use them, and they can’t be crushed down because of the size of them. After these facts, three of them changed back to we shouldn’t keep using them!

Doing this project showed me that many people care about our environment. Even if they say yes to straws at first, if you give them the facts

they will change into a no. But some people just kind of care for themselves.

I thank those who said we should keep using them, but who changed after they heard the facts.

I think that we should get rid of plastic straws.

Just make paper straws, or restaurants could have metal straws. I have some back home in Florida and they’re really good straws.

I know what you're thinking: “won’t paper straws just deteriorate in your cup with liquid in it?” or, “won’t people just steal the metal straws?”

Yeah they might steal metal straws, but paper straws wouldn’t deteriorate in the cup because they would add some kind of wax or plastic on top of the straw, like those little Dixie cups that you sometimes find at water jugs.

In conclusion, I think that we should at least change straws to another material instead of plastic because plastic straws just are not good for the environment.

Write 4 Us? Right for U!

Want to get in on the fun? Contribute to The Summer Times. We have one weekly issue left, and we’re looking for: Articles. Commentaries. Poems. Cartoons. Photographs.

They must be ORIGINAL, and not previously submitted to your school. But classwork here is OK. Email them or send as a Word file with your name and contact info (cell phone, dorm, etc) to: thesummertimes18@gmail.com We’ll publish as many as we can.

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Dakota Pipeline Pollutes Indian Lands

By SAV BARTKOVICH

Outside Contributer

The Dakota Access Pipeline (more commonly known DAPL) is a 1,886 km (1,172 miles) long pipeline that stretches from the oil pumps in North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to Illinois, where it connects with the Energy Transfer Crude Oil Pipeline to carry crude oil to the oil refineries along the Gulf of Mexico. The most controversial part of the Dakota Access Pipeline crosses under Missouri river just a half mile upstream from the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. Just the construction would damage and destroy many cultural sites, and if there is an oil spill near the crossing it would contaminate the water that those in the reservation and the millions of people downstream rely on.

On the other hand, it lowers the transportation cost by up to $10 per barrel of oil, the DAPL would create up to 12,000 jobs and it would help the local economy.The pipeline was originally going to cross the Missouri river at North Dakota’s capital, Bismarck, but then the pipeline was rerouted because of the threat it posed to the city’s water supply. Now it poses a threat to the residents of the reservation and the millions who live downstream, yet the project was approved and completed.

Some people believe that oil spills are rare occurrences, but in the first 6 months of the Dakota Access Pipeline transporting crude oil there were five separate oil spills --one on March 3, 2017 in Watford City, North Dakota, spilling around 84 gallons of crude oil. Another just two days later in Zap, North Dakota, spilled an

estimated 20 gallons. The third on April 4, 2017 in Tulare, South Dakota released 84 gallons of crude oil into the surrounding area. The fourth that same month on the 23rd in Patoka, III in Indiana spilled the biggest amount so far, 168 gallons. The most recent spill on November 14, 2017 in Cambridge, Iowa, spilling 21 gallons was caused by “excessive vibration.” Luckily, none of these oil spills contaminated any bodies of water, but the threat is real.

The alternate option is to continue to transport oil by truck or train, both of which create greenhouse gasses just to transport the oil from point A to point B. The trucks and trains can both crash and explode spilling up to 7,000 gallons of crude oil, devastating the nearby habitat and killing anyone close to the blast.

Or we could strive for better. We could

decide that it’s not worth having a pipeline that would deepen our reliance on fossil fuels for generations to come. It’s not worth having a pipeline that will poison our water. If we can invest $3.7 billion on fossil fuel, why can’t we invest that same amount in clean, renewable energy?

Even though the pipeline is already in use, in the words of Dave Archambault II “Just because oil is flowing now doesn’t mean it can’t be stopped.”

Recently a few of my classmates and I conducted a survey. Every single person knew that global warming is real, not a hoax, and that humans are responsible for speeding the process of global warming up. When asked whether transporting crude oil by train/truck was better than the Dakota Access Pipeline many were unsure. After reading this article I hope you have a clearer answer.

Native Protests Spread You -& Oil- Are the Problem

By BROOKE BAD HAND

Outside Contributer

The Dakota Access Pipeline is a underground oil pipeline in North Dakota. The pipeline has been controversial because of its impact on the environment. Native Americans from many different tribes in Iowa and the Dakotas have opposed the pipeline. It could destroy sacred burial grounds as well as the quality of water in the area.

When I researched the topic, I found that many people from different tribes went to the area and protested.

They set up camps to stay in; cars and people blocked the roads so the trucks carrying the oil could not get through.

News reporters and journalists went

to the site to see. Many articles were written about the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Many people came and supported the protesters. It was a great sight to see.

We surveyed people from Exeter, New Hampshire, and here were our results: Many people we asked did not know about the pipeline and its effects.

Some people we asked knew what it was about and how unfair or wrong it was for the government to do something harmful to people’s land without asking for permission. That basically just shows how the government can treat people like they don’t have a option and that the people have to follow what the government tells them to do.

By AILANNI QUANDER Outside Contributer

In recent years New Hampshire has been known as the swing state of the north. With one election going red and the other blue, New Hampshire is considered purple a purple state in the political field. Knowing this, I found that interviewing people of all different opinions (red, blue, purple), was very interesting. I was able to get opinions of 30 different people between the ages of 13-81. I am eager to share my results.

Beginning with the question “Do you think burning fossil fuels, is contributing to climate change and its effects?” we tried to grab the interviewee with a simple yes or no question.

The majority answered with “yes”, “of course”, “definitely”, but the true dialogue came when my peers and I asked, “Why?” The looks on peoples faces were priceless, assuming that they had nailed the question and then being taken aback by the “why.”

Several explanations were simply that the proof behind it is obvious -- it is just a matter of who it is directly affecting. Although a few people did say no, they do not think that fossil fuels are impacting climate change, I believe that this might come from the idea that if it is not directly affecting someone they generally care less about it. A recent article in The Guardian stated that climate change, caused by an extreme amount of fossil fuels, is beginning to affect our food sources. This affects everyone because if there is no food there is no life.

“How do you feel about President Trump’s decision to approve construction for the Dakota Access Pipeline -- even after protests from the Native Americans in the area and the numerous environmental risks associated with the pipeline?” This question was definitely our most controversial, considering that it involves political views. One concept brought up that was interesting to me had to do with car fuel, gasoline. One response -- “I use oil, I have a car

and I fill it up with gas and if we ran out of gas I’d be bummed out. I mean when the price of gas goes up I feel bad about that too, so I’m kind of a hypocrite…” -- really got me thinking, "well wouldn’t that make most of us hypocrites?"

Think about it: every 15 year old is waiting to turn 16 to get a new car, which needs gasoline (producing carbon emissions). Or if your phone dies, what do you do? You plug it up to an outlet, which is generated by electricity, which also produces carbon emissions. Until we can find an inexpensive source of power that is accessible to all people, we cannot take away all our oil pipelines. This is not specifically speaking on the Dakota Access Pipeline because my opinions differ. I believe that this action strips people away from heritage, home, and family. It is erasing people’s culture to please the greedy.

This case is another example of taking away the Native Americans homeland.

Our third and final question was “How do we divert people’s attention from focusing on the big issues vs. smaller issues; real problems vs. flashy news?” A few people said that it was up to our generation, we have news at our fingertips so use it wisely. Others said that sometimes it’s good to see the flashier things. If we are constantly being bombarded with terrible events, it would leave us anxious and scared. Overall it is just a matter of educating people in knowing that taking a break from Snapchat isn’t the worst thing in the world. As well as making sure that from a young age people understand how to differentiate importance from unimportance and truth from falsehood in the case of the media.

From climate change to the saving of cultures, I was able to get these purple state opinions on each topic. The way the media influences opinions and how education is a must. While moving forward on these matters we must come together as citizens to grasp and understand what we want OUR future to look like. So, are you in?

I'm Proud of My Country, Greece, Now Scarred by Wildfires

By ANDREAS ANDRIOPOULOS Outside Contributer

Being proud of your country used to have a distinct meaning for me. It was the first time I was so far away from home and I never really considered the beauty and positive elements inside my home nation. Coming from Greece all I thought of my country when I was in it was about the dysfunctional economy, the discombobulated and lying politicians taking for granted what was around me. It was a new phenomenon for me, to see that every American residence inside (and outside) the U.S. had a flag hanging in the window.

I always had the meaning of patriotism mixed with xenophobia because of the hate that some individuals express towards refugees coming to Greece and always treated patriotism with a negative perspective. What surprised me the first few days was that when asked where we come from I answered with pride but why?

After a while I realized that I was proud of my country because of the values and lessons that I got from it turned me to the person I am today.

I realized that I live in a country with one of the richest histories worldwide, I realized that I was surrounded by crystal clear water, by a society where gun control wasn’t an issue.

Little things like that made me realize that you should never be ashamed of your country, but instead you should always embrace the positive elements that it has since, at the end of the day, your country is one of the reasons that you are who you are today, it is a part of your identity. These ideas intrigued me into taking the liberty of interviewing students around campus from all over the world about their perspectives on this issue.

1. What is your name, where are you from, and what is your age?

"My name is Luke Majuri. I’m from the United States of America and I’m 17 years old.’’

Do you have pride in your country and if yes why?

"I have pride in my country because, as an American, I am provided with civil liberties to exercise my pride, my opinion, and my beliefs.

I would not have access to most of these civil liberties if I were to have been born in another country; which is why I show immense pride towards my national identity and my home.’’

Do you ever feel morally troubled or

ashamed by the actions of your country?

“Of course I have had moments where I have felt morally troubled or ashamed by the actions of my country, whether it be past actions or present actions. I believe though it is necessary to have such moments in our nations' history to better improve ourselves and learn from our mistakes.”

2. What is your name, where are you from, and what is your age? Also mention languages that you speak.

"My name is Sara Schwartz. I Was born in Boston but I live in Japan. I am 16 years old.

I speak English, Japanese and Chinese mildly fluently."

Do you have pride in your countries of origin and the one that you currently reside to and if yes why?

"I have pride in Japan, the country a currently reside in, for a couple reasons. For one, I’m proud of the general culture of respect and politeness, which allows Tokyo to be a relatively safe and clean city to live in. I’m also proud of traditional Japanese culture, and how Japan has worked to preserve a lot of ground traditions while at the same time being technologically forward and progressive."

Being a person from multiple regions, witch area do you think you have pride in and do you feel equally about all of them?

"Although I’m proud to be a United States citizen, I’d have to admit that my patriotism is largely dependent on that day’s headlines. Apart from obvious political events that affect my pride in the United States government, as I am an international student, the way that U.S. tourists and other visitors behave themselves and represent the U.S. in Japan is really impactful. For example, a big event that really brought down my level of pride in the U.S. was the Logan Paul scandal in the Aokigahara woods. [Paul posted the video of a suicide.] As I am half-Japanese and live in Japan but was born in America, I think my pride in the U.S. can be measured by how willing I am to appear a U.S. foreigner in Japan. Recently, I find myself trying not to stand out as an international student, as the big U.S. news that is discussed often in Japan is not news to be proud of.’’

3. What is your name, where are you from, and what is your age?

"My name is Juan Attias. I am from the

Dominican Republic and I am 16 years old."

Do you have pride in your country and if yes why?

"I have some pride in my country, due to the fact that we are proud of our nationality which makes me have great pride in my country, but sometimes I feel great disappointment in it.

We all express our nationality with great pride, everybody seems to create a bond between them and there isn’t much hate. Every personal characteristic I show from day to day originates from where I come which is why I greatly identify with my country.’’

Do you ever feel morally troubled or ashamed by the actions of your country?

"Yes I do feel morally ashamed of my country sometimes, due to the dispersion of corruption through the whole country which has led to the worsening of poverty in my country and decrease in education. When I mentioned I am from the Dominican Republic the actions of my country reflect on me due to the fact I am from there and kind of crates a negative connotation when I mention I am from there. Disregarding all the negative actions of my country we still stand strong and hope for a better future.’’

4. What is your name, where are you from, and what is your age?

"My name is Joshua Shamash. I was born in America, but both of my parents are first generation immigrants. My father is of Iraqi/ Indian descent born in Burma and my mother is German. I am 15 years old. I speak English and German and I am picking up a bit of Hebrew."

Do you have pride in the countries you originate from, if yes why and how do those affect your identity?

"Well in the case of Germany I think it’s a wonderful country, very well led and I’m proud to call a home every now and then. Iraq is a little harder to define - my grandpa fled Iraq during WW2, my grandmother and him were both refugees and ended up in Burma where they met and had my dad. The only clear piece of culture that survived from those days was our family’s Judaism and our last name Shamash.

My American birth is the part of my heritage that I am most proud of, I’m glad to have been born in a country that despite criticism remains a land of freedom and opportunity. I consider myself very Americanized. I’ve been thinking about joining the military to defend my country

and what it stands for."

As a Jewish man, how do you feel about the actions happening in Israel?

"Judaism has always been a part of my identity and has helped me through some tough times. I often feel compelled to stand with Israel since I believe it’s the homeland that my people deserve. However it often pains me when the Israeli government does morally reprehensible things (Human rights violations happening on the Israel- Palestine border.) Despite that, the actions of the Israeli government do not change my view of Israel itself. I believe in the Israeli people and their ideals despite what their current leadership may be doing. I think a peaceful twostage solution with an emphasis on human rights is an ideal conclusion to the conflict.’’

After conducting all these interviews with these individuals from all over the world I saw many ideas and perspectives around this issue.

All of them stated pride for their country, despite every negative aspect it may have. Their first action was always to say that although at times

they might feel morally ashamed and confused from the actions of their countries, they always said the they want to fix the problem, so we can create a better society. After recent events that occurred in my home nation I realized that you should always appreciate everything around you because it can simply disappear. After a series of wildfires burned a large part of Attica (region of Athens) which destroyed many houses and killed more than 80 people, I came to the harsh realization that the time to unite all our positive values as individuals and as a society is right now, so we can rise again as a nation from the ashes. I have reached the conclusion that despite every negative aspect of your country, you should never be ashamed of it or hide it, because it’s a part of our legacies. And we don’t hide our legacy, we embrace it.

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Have You Been to Bean Town?

By MAYU ALTEN Summer Times Staff Writer

Last Sunday, July 22, 168 Phillips Exeter Summer students took an hour-long bus ride to spend a day in Boston, Massachusetts. Though the skies initially promised rain, they later cleared to reveal a cloudless blue sky. The Summer Times investigated popular haunts in the city, rating them on a scale of 10.

PRUDENTIAL CENTER MALL: 800 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02199 A tower of glass sandwiched between two red brick buildings, the mall represents the unique mix of new and old Boston culture that so many tourists come to see.

A quick visit revealed that the relative neobaroque architecture continues within the building, combining modern escalators with older European structures. The mall contains a wide range of stores including Lululemon

Athletica, Under Armour, Loft, and Oakley.

Stands line the expansive hallways, selling items and services ranging from Boston merchandise to phone cases.

8/10

SNAPPY SUSHI: 108 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116 Located on chic Newbury Street, Snappy Sushi is a two-story Japanese restaurant specializing in sushi. It offers many other foods including ramen and poke, as well as fast service. The waiters were doting and responded quickly to requests, even offering practice chopsticks for beginners.

7/10 Photos courtesy of Google Images

MOTHER JUICE: 291 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02115 A hole-in-the-wall cafe, Mother Juice provides a comfortable, yet fresh atmosphere to talk with friends or just relax. Chalkboard menus are hung on the wall, listing items such as smoothies and acai bowls. Its focus on tasty but healthy foods has attracted many a passerby. Though difficult to find, the cafe is located just below Newbury Street at the bottom of a short stairwell.

6/10

MUJI: 359 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02115 This Japanese store for household goods has captured the attention of those all over the world. Customers are immediately welcomed by distinct smells of diffusers and a food sample station. The store provides a slice of Japanese culture, selling various Japanese goods including classic snacks,

stationery, and other knick-knacks. Despite how many of their items are made in Japan, prices remain relatively low, attracting throngs of curious customers. It even offers a sitting area for tired shoppers.

8/10

SWEET GREEN: 659 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 A “Chipotle-style” restaurant, Sweet Green is the perfect place for a quick, healthy meal. It provides an assortment of salads, warm bowls, and customizable foods. By allowing its customers to order online as well as in person, the restaurant can efficiently serve food to large groups of people without being overwhelmed. In addition, the relatively vast seating area gives space and privacy for customers to easily converse or concentrate.

6/10

Mallrats Fill Rockingham Park Tour de Boston

By EMMA DONNELLY

Summer Times Staff Writer

Whether in Boston or Burlington, many students are eager to shop during their five-week stay during the Exeter Summer session.

Last weekend, over one hundred students boarded the yellow school buses headed for The Mall at Rockingham Park, the largest mall in New Hampshire. Karina Huang, an incoming Junior, was one of the many students enthusiastic about touring the one-million-square-foot complex.

Q: Why did you choose to attend The Mall at Rockingham Park?

A: I knew that it was the biggest mall in New Hampshire, and I also was interested in the stores it had to offer, like PINK. Q: How did Rockingham compare to your expectations?

A: Rockingham was smaller than I thought it would be, and we had less time to shop than expected, around two hours. This is because it took a while to get there, and we were delayed twenty minutes before leaving.

Q: How does Rockingham compare to the malls in Thailand?

A: The malls in Thailand are clean and modern compared to the ones I’ve been to in the United States. Some of the malls I go to are the Central Embassy and the Siam Center in Bangkok. The only downside is that there are many stores that Thailand malls don’t have, such as Zumiez.

Q: Do you budget your money? If so, how?

A: My parents trust me to spend money

under the conditions that I am responsible and wise. So far, I haven’t gotten any complaints from them. They also know that I cannot find many of these stores back home.

Q: Did you visit any other shopping sites during your experience at Exeter Summer? If so, how do they compare to Rockingham?

A: I visited Boston last Sunday, the day after Rockingham Mall. I liked Boston better because it had better photo opportunities.

However, Boston was a lot more crowded than the mall, so I spent a longer amount of time in each store.

Emma Donnelly / The Summer Times Staff

In the Pink: Karina Huang with her deals.

Another Exeter Summer student who visited The Mall at Rockingham Park was Amalia Karaindrou, an incoming Sophomore who lives in Greece.

Q: Was there something that surprised you about Rockingham?

A: Something that surprised me was the large number of stores and the different brands that cannot be found at home, such as Pacsun. In Greece, many restaurants and shops are combined into one; in many American malls I have been to, this is not the case.

Q: Do you think you had an adequate amount of time to shop?

A: I think we could’ve had more time to shop. I remember when we had five minutes until we needed to board the bus. Everyone was running to the exit of the mall trying to get back in time. It felt very rushed. Also, I traveled from store-to-store with a group of people, which made shopping take more time.

Q: How do the prices of clothing items compare to the prices in Greece?

A: The prices for international clothes in Greece are slightly more expensive; on top of that, we also have to pay a large tax on almost all online orders. That’s one reason why I shopped a lot during my summer at Exeter.

Q: Do you have a favorite purchase from your trip to the mall?

A: I think my favorite item I bought was a planner from PINK. I’m really excited to use it this year and get organized!

Students Try Grassroots Politics

Jackie Weatherspoon (foreground) with her young pols.

By TIYA BHATIA

Summer Times Staff Writer

A group of students from Phillips Exeter Academy participated Monday in a Phone Bank for promoting members of the Democratic Party in New Hampshire.

Tiya Bhatia / The Summer Times Staff

The event was co-ordinated by Jackie Weatherspoon, Access Exeter advisor and a former aide to Hillary Clinton, and Julia Derby, an organizer for the New Hampshire Democratic Party.

“What I do daily mostly comprises of talking to volunteers and getting them on board with my field programs” said Ms. Derby. “I studied environmental science in college, which is my main passion and the Democratic Party is the party of environmentalism.”

The students called dozens of potential voters to gather their opinions and support the two candidates for State Senate this November: Jon Morgan and Kristina Durocher.

All the students had engaging conversations on the principles of the Democratic Party and the policies of the candidates.

One student had a diplomatic discussion about the positive actions Democrats in New Hampshire have taken in the past and what they plan to do about major current crisis’s.

However, many students had different

experiences with the potential voters. “One couple asked me some questions on the candidate and they were confused on which one was in the district,” said Kiarston Blackman. “However, even when I explained the policies of the candidates to them, they remained uncertain before ending the call.”

“I really enjoyed the experience as I think it was a great opportunity to get involved in politics.” said Brianne Smith, a participant in the phone bank. “Even though I can’t vote yet, this is a great way to have an influence on something so consequential”.

“I started working on my first campaign when I was in tenth grade and I think that’s a big reason on why I am here today.” said Ms. Derby when discussing the importance of having younger individuals participate in political activities. “Getting involved before voting age is a huge opportunity to be

Tiya Bhatia / The Summer Times Staff

involved in such an important process and stay informed about the political campaigns.

You aren’t just powerless against the political institutions. You all have a voice."

By KATHERINE FERNANDEZ Summer Times Staff Writer

Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, is an interesting and entertaining city to visit in the summer. It is a historic city with many universities, good museums, a wide variety of places to eat and shop, and the best baseball park in MLB. It can be expensive, but you can still have a lot of fun in the city without breaking the budget.

Here are a few of my favorites: THE NORTH END is the italian neighborhood where you will find the best Italian food and bakeries. Polcari's, sometimes called Polcan's, is a landmark and one of the most popular restaurants. The neighborhood has nearly one hundred establishments and a variety of tourist attractions.There are many little places to get an authentic cappuccino and a pastry.

THE NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM is near the North End on the waterfront, and is home to numerous sea creatures from little blue penguins to the delicate leafy seadragon to the lumbering green sea turtle and spry northern fur seals. Compared to other major aquariums in the U.S, it's on the smaller side, but a great place to spend the afternoon with family, friends or a date!

FANEUIL HALL MARKETPLACE is not far from the aquarium and is one of the main tourist attractions in Boston. There are many talented street performers, beautiful kiosks with upscale local artwork, gifts and souvenirs for all ages. There are also many of the popular retail chains such as Ann Taylor, Urban Outfitters, The Black Dog, etc. And you must go hungry because there are so many different types of food to buy and try. These indoor food kiosks offer from Asian to Indian to local clam chowder. There are also several sit-down cafes and restaurants. Here in Faneuil Hall you will also find the famous Ghirardelli’s where you will find the famous and scrumptious hot fudge sundae. They also have shakes, floats, malts and other delicious fountain creations. They also have an assortment of chocolates and beautiful wrapped gifts.

THE BOSTON COMMON AND PUBLIC GARDEN, which is actually one big park divided by a street, is just 15 minutes' walk inland from the marketplace. It's a beautiful place with trees benches and flower gardens. You can also find street musicians and fresh squeezed lemonade, and from parts of the park you can see the gold dome of the state house.

THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS are two of the most popular museums. One is of course dedicated to science. Here you can experience the sights, sounds and even the smells on board the International Space Station. The other museum, dedicated to the fine arts is the fifth largest museum in the United States. The Museum of Fine Arts contains more than 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas.

COPLEY SQUARE is in the heart of Back Bay and surrounded by shopping. The shops of the Prudential Square are to one side and the boutiques of Newbury Street on the other.

Newbury Street is a trendy shopping district for young people that probably began in the 1970s.

They have boutiques and Stores such as Tiffany & Co, Cartier, Valentino, rag & bone, Jack Wills, Woolrich, Steven Alan, Uniqlo, Zara, Urban Outfitters, Lady M's, and Muji that compose the diverse retail landscape.

Since 1912, FENWAY PARK has been home to the Boston Red Sox, the city's American League baseball team, and since 1953, its only Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. The park has the best hot dogs (Fenway Franks), and the most enthusiastic fans in the MLB. If the Sox are playing in Boston you should try to catch a game. It will be an experience in Boston sports culture.

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DANCIN' THE SUMMER AWAY...

From talent shows to international food, theatre productions and even a tropical dance, Exeter summer students are living it up.

Photos by Ralph Blumenthal

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