The Summer Times - July 19, 2012

THE SUMMER TIMES

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‘The Summer Newspaper of Phillips Exeter Academy’

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Vol. XXXVI, Number 3

Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire

Backpack Bandits Strike Again

The Heights of Summer

Students told to wear IDs

By MISHA LINNEHAN Summer Times Staff Writer

Crime has struck the Phillips Exeter campus.

Students have reported missing backpacks or money throughout the past two weeks, making it more important than ever that students wear their Lion ID cards visibly around their necks.

With campus security officers on the lookout for non-students from outside the school accessing the dining hall, gym and other buildings, an official was seen Tuesday night sprinting towards the Class of 1945 library.

See BANDITS, page 8

Mishaps Mar Bus Journeys

By JASPER GRAEBNER Summer Times Staff Writer

Calleigh Hunter/ The Summer Times

The weekend trips are a fun way to change the daily routine of classes and sports. Every weekend a lot of the students take advantage of these opportunities and often have a blast. The trips can vary from a day trip to the Hampton Beach to a half-day trip to the Canobie Lake Park. In addition there are trips to several types of shopping malls/outlets, to an ice-skating rink, to College visits, to Boston and to many more fun places.

But over the course of the last two weeks there have been a couple of incidents, that in a way beclouded the awesomeness of the very much loved weekend trips. On each of three major trips there has been at least one mishap which cast a bad light on the excursion.

Summer School kids take a break outside the Grill.

See MISHAPS, page 4

Lockdown Drill: Lapses Found

By DANIELA AVILA UNGARO Summer Times Staff Writer

On Thursday, July 8th, the Upper School and Access Exeter students experienced our first lockdown drill.

This drill was during the B format; all the students realized it was a lockdown drill because someone started talking through the speaker, and students could not hear it very well. Thankfully Mr. Shapiro had previously warned us in one of the assemblies about the upcoming event.

The procedure they told the faculty to follow was to tell

all students to lean against the wall and to be quiet. The persons who were in the grill were told to go to the mailbox zone. All the students who were out of buildings were told to go out of campus and go to town.

This drill was not successful in every class. There were teachers who kept on with the class and did not tell the students to do the procedure they were told to do.

Days after the lockdown, an email was received by some people in the school; it said; “Test.TEST. This is only a test. During last week’s emergency lockdown DRILL we experienced a problem with our AlertNow email messaging. ITS has found a fix

Discipline Case: Access Student Given Probation

See LOCKDOWN, page 4

Turkey and America: A Foot in Two Worlds

By LEYLA OZDEN Summer Times Staff Writer

By IRIS FRANGOU Summer Times Staff Writer

An Access Exeter student was put on probation this week after an altercation with another Access student, it was officially reported. Their names were not revealed owing to reasons of privacy.

Dean Jeff Ward said, nevertheless, that the Access boy who bore the fault of the incident attacked another student by getting hold of his neck and thus was charged with unsatisfactory conduct by Summer School director Ethan Shapiro as well as the deans of the campus. Both Calleigh Hunter/The Summer Times

See DISCIPLINE, page 5

that we are testing with this email. Please disregard this message, as it is only a test. TEST Thank you for your cooperation.”

In interviews, students offered many different opinions and versions of events.

Nicola Yammine said that he was getting out of the health center and suddenly received a text message saying that a lockdown drill was happening and that he had to go to the nearest building so he went to the Academy Center.

Minel Arinel stated that she did not receive a text message

Deneyim, deneyimler, seyahat etmek, görüdüğünle, yaşadığınla öğrenmek. Hepsi gezmenin, yurt dışına çıkmanın ve hayatı deneyim kazanarak, okumaktansa yaşayarak yaşamanın kattıkları.

15 yaşında bu kadar çok gezebiliyor olmam, Amerika gibi ülkelere rahatça gelip gidebilmem farklı kültürlerle tanışmama; hayata objektif bakmama çok katkı sağladı.

Florida’da doğmus bir Ameri-

kan vatandaşı olarak senemin neredeyse yarısını Amerika’da geçiriyorum.

Bunun sebepleri burda bir apartman dairesine sahip olmamız ve babamın New York’da işinin çoğunu gerçekleştiriyor olamasının yanı sıra seyahat etmekten; alıştığımızdan, insanlardan uzaklaşmarak dinleniyor olamız. Kültürler İstanbul ile bazı alanlarda benzeşsede genellikle burda herşey daha abartılı, herşey See TURKEY, page 8, for article continuation and for the English translation

Separated at Birth? Students and their look-a-likes. Who's who: page 8.

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THE SUMMER TIMES SUMMER TIMES STAFF REPORTERS Morayo Odujinrin Daniela Avila Ungaro Emily Greenberg Leyla Ozden Katherine Barron Jose Guerrero Coronado Adriana Rodriguez Kevin Breschini Calleigh Hunter Francisco Tiu Laurel Kolena Dang Eleni Ingram Anuv Vaghul Iris Frangou Zaoying Ji Ioli Vartsou Ana Garcia Maxxine Lepper Leticia Vasquez Jasper Graebner Misha Linnehan

SUMMER TIMES LAYOUT EDITORS Jocelyn Bohn Meg Hassan

FACULTY ADVISOR

Ralph Blumenthal The Summer Times is written and edited by Mr. Blumenthal's A and B format Journalism classes and contributing writers throughout the Summer School. It is produced

by Summer Times Proctors Jocelyn Bohn PEA'11 and Meg Hassan PEA'11.

The Summer Times welcomes Letters to the Editor, which can be sent via email to peasummer12@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.

HELP! I'M BEING HELD PRISONER IN MY DORM ROOM! Adriana Rodriguez Summer Times Staff Writer Have you ever received "eights"? or wondered what feels to receive one?

Probably one of the most resented aspects of life in summer session is the early check in.

I experienced it twice, Last week I went to Fox Run Mall and also to the Canobie Lake Park. I bought some things in the mall and then the bus returned us to campus.

I had left my things in a friend’s dorm because her bus to the park was leaving nearby and it saved me a walk back to my dorm.

When we returned from the park at 11:10 p.m., I went to get all my things from her dorm and then walked to my dorm (even though the rest of the girls went directly to their dorm).

The first time I tried to open my dorm's door I started laughing because I thought it was a joke. The door was locked! I tried again a couple of times and it did not open. I tried shouting for almost 10 minutes but nobody heard me.

I never thought that my advisors were in the common room, and its window was opened on one side of the dorm.

After I looked for help in another dorm, finally my advisor let me in but put me on "eights" for the next day.

The night with the "eights" was boring and lonely. Obviously nobody wanted to come inside my dorm at 8 o'clock and do nothing, so I spent the night alone.

But that’s not all. The next day I wanted to go downstairs and when I was going to the stairs, one girl in my dorm told me to get into the elevator with her because her foot hurt. I knew we were not allowed to use the elevator but my legs hurt, too, so I took a chance.

The doors opened and the first person i saw was my advisor. He gave me another round of “eights.”

Many students agreed that Exeter is really strict; if you brush your teeth or, go to the bathroom by 11:01 you will have “eights”, but it is unfair to have "eights" if you go to the bathroom when you need to.

Juan Riquezes, an upper school student, shared two stories.

“I was at the grill buying some food for my study hours and there was a long line to pay. When I finally paid for all my things, I went to my dorm and I arrived at 9:05. I got "eights" for the next day; for only 5 minutes I had to check in the next day at 8 p.m.

Another day I was in my room during study hours and I lost track of time. I realized that I needed to take a shower at 11 p.m. and when I did it was too late. Because of that I had to check in the next day at 8 again.

Carmen Salaverri also shared her story. She was alone in her room listening to music with her headphones at 12 a.m. and her advisor came in and punished her with "eights."

Whether a student loses track of time or misplaces her keys, it’s inflexible: if you are late you must check in the next day at 8.

OPINIONS

THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012

ON CULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS Cindy Zixin Zhang Summer Times Staff Writer When I arrived at Exeter, everything felt new and fresh to me. New places, new language, newly colored people, new attitude, new lifestyle...new impressions smashed toward me like a fist, punching me in the chest, and knocking the breath out of me. I wandered around the campus, alone and exhausted, like a newborn baby, while anxiety and nostalgia for familiar things at home filled my heart.

Chinese students are part of one of the largest ethnic groups at the Exeter Summer School. My country contains about 5000 years of culture filled with mysterious traditions and history. My people have a unique and distinctive lifestyle compared to the liberal and democratic Americans. That is the reason why there may be some friction and misunderstanding between students who live together in the dorms at the Exeter Summer School.

Consequently, the Exeter Summer School offers an opportunity for students from diverse cultures to understand and work out their differences. In order to understand the Chinese culture and reduce the risk of misunderstanding, I would like to offer some of my experience to other students. My hope is that you will gain a broader perspective on the native Chinese culture, and act with greater sensitivity, especially in the close living environment of the dorms.

For example, I have a lot of pressure to study for my Chinese school's final exams that I will take immediately following Exeter Summer School. This is the reason I am often in the library. I have noticed that the Americans (along with other ethnic groups) love chatting and hanging out with friends. This cultural difference might make an American roommate imagine that the Chinese roommate doesn't like her, and even believe that she is a little bit strange, as she rarely talks and is often studying in the library. It seems to me that many cultures mimic the Americans, and so they get along easily and quickly, in social situations like the dorm.

The cultural misunderstanding goes in the other direction, too, because I think that my roommates speak too loudly, keep messy rooms, and say insulting words to draw attention to my need for quiet study. In the beginning, this only made me retreat to the library, even more often, which caused my roommates to become more and more confused about me, and the unfortunate scenario of the culture clash escalated. The problem did not resolve until we spoke to one of the foreign faculty members who explained that most of the unfavorable beliefs were the result of personal imagination. We were all worried about what other people would think, predicting what other people would do, and the meaning of their actions by referring to their culture's stereotype. As for me, when I talked to the American girls about my final exams and tough issues, they are so considerate and warmhearted to support me, which eliminated all my worries. I hope that students who are experiencing cultural misunderstandings and conflicts will work harder to discover the nature of the issues, rather than simply following blind beliefs, or prejudices.

I am proud to be a Chinese person who took the first brave step toward understanding other cultures at Exeter.

I would like to encourage other students to never be afraid of consequences, no matter what, if they feel misunderstood. Exeter is a chance to find new ways to express ourselves, and living together provides an opportunity to practice communication, which is vital for us to learn about each other. If you do not understand someone's behavior, don't just say, "That's weird." Say "Hello" instead, and don't hesitate to step up and seize the opportunity to learn the reason why he or she does what he or she does. You may be surprised what you find out about another ancient culture, like the Chinese, and you may dissolve some of your own preconceived ideas.

I overcame my problem of insecurity of communication, even though it is tough and risky, rather than avoiding the issue, or waiting for someone else to help. I hope that in living together for this five week session, you, too, will challenge yourself to take an uncomfortable risk to communicate with someone who you might think is "weird," to find out something new. They might be more like you than you thought. At least you will learn about yourself and smash some of your fears. Who knows—you may even meet your new best friend.

A TALE OF TWO PEAS: ACCESS VS. UPPER Emily Greenberg Summer Times Staff Writer While we learn to accept different cultures and beliefs with such a diverse student population at Exeter this summer, we are still segregated -- between Access Exeter students and Upper School students.

Access and Upper have different schedules, separate dorms, different sports, separated dances, and of course different colored lanyards.

With 781 students on campus this year, 284 are Access and 497 are Upper. Since there are so many more Upper students, some Access feel a bit uncomfortable. Most of them agree that being with Upper students is “awkward,” unless they have family or friends from home in Upper School.

They attribute the split not to the huge difference in Access and Upper schedules, but instead to the age difference. As Sam Kwo, 12, from New York City says, “It’s the age difference, I really wouldn’t like to hang out with somebody in fourth grade.”

Anja Grabner, 14 of Beijing disagrees and thinks instead that the fact that Upper and Access students don’t have classes together makes it harder for them to get to know each other and become friends.

Other Access students say that the Upper students do not like to talk to them. Although no one has witnessed any actual bullying between Access and Upper, Alma Hong, 13, of Korea says

HEY! DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE BOSTON IS?

that, “when we go to the basement of the Academy Center, [Upper students] stare at us.”

Her friend, Michaella Henry, 14, of Massachusetts says that she has seen Upper students talk about Access when they walk by and especially after the Access dance on Saturday. A lot of Access students agree that if Uppers had been at the dance on Saturday, it would have been uncomfortable. Alma says that she thinks if the dance had been for Upper and Access students, neither Upper nor Access would have gone.

Many Access students speculate about how the last dance, which is for both Access and Upper school students, will feel, but some are excited.

Many Access students voiced their belief that it is the Upper students who are responsible for the divide. As Michaella says, “once they see our lanyards, it’s over.”

A few Upper students disagreed though, believing that Access are more immature and “annoying.” But they agreed that if Access students sat down with them at lunch, they would determine if they were annoying or not before jumping to conclusions solely based on the color of their lanyard.

The Access students generally agree that they would rather be in Upper School than in Access. They wish they could have the later curfew and greater number of privileges which Upper students receive.

Cultural Diversity Night!

Calleigh Hunter, Summer Times Staff Writer Early Sunday morning, buses embarked on the first Boston Common trip of the summer. Students were eager for a fun-filled day in the city, waiting to make the most of their unsupervised freedom. However, hopes for a stressfree day went out the window when two of the buses took a wrong turn only 10 minutes outside of campus. The rest of the buses continued on without them, hoping to reunite with the others later on.

One driver seemed so enraged that the buses had split up, she pulled over on the highway on three separate occasions, encouraging the other buses to also pull over.

Once they were stopped, she admonished the other drivers, complaining they should have followed directions better.

Once underway again, the buses beeped their horns and travelled in a close herd. Some students in different buses

flashed each other concerned glances. Students paid $30 for a two-hour inbound drive to Boston that should have taken about an hour. If this wasn’t frustrating enough, some faculty members told the students to return to the buses by 5:30 p.m., others by 6:30 p.m. So some students had to stand around the Common for an extra hour, cutting their trip short just because they received the wrong information.

It was equally perturbing for those who were trying to reach the academy to confirm the correct time with the deans. Janet Truman, director of student activities, stated that the confusion amongst the faculty regarding departure times would be discussed at the next meeting with the deans.

While the day ended on a positive note for most, some students said they were thinking about filling out an out-oftown and taking the train to Boston for roughly the same cost instead of riding the chartered school buses.

Get ready for a fun night of mouthwatering ice cream, tasty toppings, exciting games, and encounters with new and diverse people!

It's all completely free!

Sign up in the agora, right by the grill,on Friday and Monday from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. The event will be on Tuesday, July 24th, from 6:30 to 8 p.m The location is yet to be decided.

There will be an announcement in the Assembly on Friday which will have more information.

Don't Miss It!!

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THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012

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FIELD DAY'S LASTING LEGACY: DORM FRIENDS FOREVER Gonca Yalçin and Carmen Agusti, Summer Times Contributing Writer It all started on Field Day. Before Field Day, we felt like we didn’t belong to our dorms. After Field Day, we were a family.

Leslie Tufts, who is in charge of organizing Field Day, and has been doing so for 30 years, says that “they have travelled far, from so many different time zones, cultures and they all move in, meet so many new people but at the center of it all is their “home away from home” – their dorm!”

She believes that Field Day has a big impact on dorms’ lifestyle. She explains “dorm pride grows quickly due in part to activities enjoyed during Summer School Life Day and that enthusiasm is carried right into Field Day on the first Saturday.”

The first week away from home was tough. We missed our countries, our friends and families. Back then, we expected the dorms to make the rest of our Summer School experience the most fun, amazing, and awesome weeks of our lives. Dorms are the places where we will be living for two and a half

more weeks, and it must be the place where we feel the most comfortable. Now, we are on the third week of Summer School, have we achieved that point?

Many dorms claim “YES!” A girl from Hoyt exclaims “I think that without them [her dormmates], this five weeks wouldn’t be unforgettable.”

When we say dorms form family we mean that our dormmates become our closest friends on campus. We spend time together, listen to each other, discuss our concerns, and laugh for hours and hours. We used to wait until the last minute of dorm check-in because we were with our friends from outside the dorms. Now, we even go earlier, so that we can spend time with our dormmates.

When did this change happen? It all started on Field Day. Before the competition, when everybody had put on their T-shirts and make-up, we decided to practice our cheer. Apart from a few girls, nobody seemed to be very excited. We took a picture of all of us and went to the field. On our way there, we started

"CONVERSATIONS WITH THE OCEAN" Sofia Kennedy Summer Times Contributing Writer Drifting free and alone, sails reaching towards the sky, unanchored from the ocean beds, cut from my ties back home, I sail far away, to unknown islands and seas where my past no longer plagues me.

I spend each day afloat, carefree, and worriless, thinking of nothing, absolutely nothing, nothing but the vast ocean ahead.

No one tells me, “Sail faster!”

No one shouts, “Move along!”

Instead, gentle waves caress me, comfort me, washing away any worry, any pain, any sorrow, any doubt.

They surround me with calmness, simplicity, serenity.

And days when my mind is full, full of words and ideas and pictures, the waves talk to me, keep me company.

I listen to their stories.

They talk to me about the past, about the present, about their hopes, about their dreams.

And I talk to them back.

to warm up, but still, we weren’t ready for the fight.

Surprisingly, once the races started, every Dunbar girl went crazy. Every single girl was cheering up, every girl was having fun. While I was running I could only hear people shouting my name and my teammates’ names. Some even lost their voice. I even sprained my wrist, but that didn’t matter. All had done their best.

And we were all very proud of ourselves. And in the end, we were the winners of the competition, as well as new friends!

That was the start of our journey together. But we didn’t stop there. We now hang out a lot more; we go shopping, go on trips together. Eat ice-cream, and we watch movies…

We still have two and a half weeks left. We must take advantage of this great opportunity we have, and try to get to know people we have not yet met. Do your work earlier, so you have time to take good care of your new friends, because these relationships will last beyond the Summer Session.

EXETER DRESS CODE: YOU ARE WHAT YOU WEAR OR, COME AS YOU ARE Leticia Vasquez Summer Times Contributing Writer Do you ever feel like wearing your pajamas to class? Or what about a tank top with this summer heat?

Most schools around the world have a dress code or a uniform for students to wear during the year. Luckily for us summer school students, we can wear whatever we want and get away with it.

Since everyone here at Phillips Exeter is from a different country, everyone has a different culture and a different style. Some people have an athletic style and like just wearing running shorts and a t-shirt all day. Others feel the need to be a little fancier and enjoy wearing skirts or casual dresses to class.

Culture influences people on what they wear. Countries that have summer weather year round are used to the summer heat and don’t get as hot as people that are used to a cold weather the entire year.

Some regular Phillips Exeter students were amazed as how we, summer school students, could basically wear whatever we wanted to class. They told me that during the regular school year, girls have to wear skirts that are at least fingertip lenght, and guys have to wear button-down shirts with ties. Furthermore, regular session students were just recently allowed to start wearing jeans to class!

Summer school students get the freedom to choose what they want to wear and according to their style or culture, they dress accordingly.

As you walk across campus you see the different cultures and styles collide and also see how friends from different countries influence the style people wear here in summer school. Here at Phillips Exeter, we don’t have a strict dress code and can express our culture and ourselves by wearing whatever we want.

I personally believe that not having a dress code is a great idea because we can see all the different personalities and styles reflected on what people wear.

Clothes let people express who they are and what they like. Since we are here at Phillips Exeter for the summer and not the regular year, I believe that it is not necessary for students to have a dress code since classes are not as formal as they are during the school year.

M Y H ERO , S TEVE J OBS Yousaf Khan, Summer Times Contributing Writer What device do you use to listen to your music?

What is the sleekest computer? What is the top ranked company in the world with more money than the U.S. government? Well, who died on October 5, 2011?

As easy as it is to take the iPod or the iPhone for granted, one forgets its founder, Steve Jobs, of the most valued company in the world, Apple. What began as a hobby at the age of 17 led to the creation of the most iconic company in the world.

Jobs was a perfectionist. He disliked consumer reviews and compelled his engineers to be their own customers. In short, he would say, “Let’s create magical and beautiful products that we would give to our

families and friends.” Unfortunately, this was Jobs in his prime, after the biggest failure in his life.

After founding Apple, the board assigned John Sculley, former CEO of Pepsi, to be the CEO instead of Jobs. Such a decision would lead Jobs to jump the plank from his own ship, Apple. At a young age and wealthy, he was out of the business and for good. Reluctant to settle, Jobs purchased Pixar mistaking it for a computer graphics company. However, his investment would lead it to the release of the world’s first animated movie, Toy Story, landing him the celebrity status of Hollywood.

Unfortunately, Jobs would not forget his roots. Still in love with technology, he starts a new company, NeXT

which would later be brought by Apple at the edge of its bankruptcy with only one condition; to reinstate Jobs as CEO. After the triumph, Jobs fired and closed down unnecessary departments as well as cut off products and began the plan to put out a line of products that would only grow every year. Several years later, Apple would overvalue the largest valued company in the world, Exxon. Jobs would retire to his deathbed.

Yet, as the tradition of Silicon Valley goes, new startup founders such as Mark Zuckerberg would step forward to meet Jobs and take advice. Later, Jobs would recount that the best part in his life was being kicked out of the place he loved the most, Apple.

Courtesy of Alex Braile '10

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ROOMMATES FROM HELL: AN EXETER HORROR TALE Francisco Tiu Laurel, Summer Times Staff Writer When the monsters under your bed end up sleeping on a mattress next to you. This is how some of our boarding Exonians feel about their roommates. In a dormitory you may not be as lucky. Some people have beneficial singles and the rest settle for cramped up doubles or even triples. Although roomies may get along, some end up turning into bad cheese. The lives and the drama of these students can almost illustrate the perfect script for a B-rated movie.

Several students can evidently ramble on about the horrible living conditions. It almost seems as if the heat of the day doesn’t affect the never-ending heat in their bunkrooms. With only the first two weeks passed, the number of complaints can last us a lifetime.

Although a few of the male boarders have problems, the issues mainly focus on the female population of the academy.

The bunking population of the school share parallel complaints. They complain about having roommates who never fail to be judgmental, racist, and snobbish. Some roomies end up leaving the place a mess, which may most likely lead for other people to think that your room is a dump.

Awkward situations arrive when small talk comes into the picture. The roommate will try to engage him or herself in a conversation that ends up becoming a recipe for disaster. Some people even get irritated and furious when their roomies talk inside the said “cage” they were given. Obnoxious and inappropriate were

two words that describe several other personalities, those involving the inconsiderate actions of interrupting sleep, refusing to speak a common language and further crowding a room with people you don’t even know. When their rooms get crowded, the air gets hot and sticky. When lights go off who knows what happens.

Roommates are supposed to have a general sense of cooperation and coordination. In these cases there was a clear absence of that. Being locked out of your dorm after a shower isn’t something pleasant and it’s happened more than once. The worst part about it is the lack of a sincere apology. When alone, some people end up blowing their tops, letting out a river of pure frustration. That’s why you should be thankful if you’re lucky enough to have a single.

Food Fight: Two Views on D-Hall "I Like It!"

"I Don't!"

Katherine Barron

Misha Linnehan

Summer Times Staff Writer

Summer Times Staff Writer

Although some students claim that the dining hall food is distasteful, I think that for the most part, the food is pretty good. One of the greatest things about it is you can eat as much as you want without blowing through your budget.

After talking to a few students, I’m convinced many people seem to agree with this opinion. Upper School student Tyler Helfrich says, “It’s great because it’s free, unlike the grill. There is a decent selection of food and even when you don’t want any of the options, you can always make a sandwich or have some pasta or a salad. If none of those appeals to you, you can eat cereal at any time of the day.”

When asked what his favorite meal of was, he said: “Dinner is by far the best meal of the day because many students come together— even the ones who don’t like the food— so it is a great time to hang out with friends. Unfortunately the tables are not always big enough.

The options at supper are usually better than the other meals during the day.”

He remembers one of the worst meals he has had at the dining hall: “The seafood cakes, unlike most of the food in the dining hall, were not to my liking. Never eat seafood in any cafeteria!”

But he adds: “One of the saving graces of the cafeteria is the ice cream! This turns any food into a complete meal. It’s funny to watch others struggle to keep the ice cream on their cones.”

One thing I believe Tyler failed to mention is the cookies, which I myself look for every day in hope that they will be some for me to eat. They are great because you can take as many as you want and they taste good to put ice cream in between them to make an ice cream sandwich.

As I placed my lunch tray on the conveyor belt at the Elm Street Dining Hall on Tuesday afternoon, I took in my surroundings, and saw only one thing: filled plates. Nearly every single plate I saw on the belt was almost entirely covered with uneaten food; half-chewed grilled cheeses, slabs of untouched grilled chicken, mounds of undesirable pasta, you name it.

I'm not sure if this is some sort of ploy to stimulate the market for The Grill in the Academy Center, but so far during my time at PEA, the dining hall food has been...lacking. Now, obviously, the food is free, and it is by no means inedible.

My problem with the dining hall fare is twofold. First, there is a matter of taste. Having eaten at Elm Street pretty much every day for the past two weeks, it has become clear to me that nearly all the food tastes a bit...off. Nothing tastes the way you would expect it to, and not in a good way.

Sometimes, that is on purpose; for example, about a week ago, one of the featured hot items was a spicy variant of mac and cheese that alienated a large portion of the hall’s patrons - those who like mac and cheese generally don’t like it spicy, and those who like their food spicy generally don’t like mac and cheese. Other times, it seems the dining hall has just performed poorly on the flavor front; chicken alfredo that isn’t cheesy enough, buffalo wings that taste more like plain wings, or meat sauce that seems hard to differentiate from tomato puree.

The second issue is their choices, particularly for breakfast. While the option of cereal is always there, the choice is limited, especially because they always seem to be out of the good stuff (meaning the sugary stuff). That often leaves me looking for a hot breakfast; unfortunately, it seems the dining hall serves only one item for hot breakfast: eggs. Lots and lots of eggs.

Sure, every now and then they’ll mix it up by throwing some bacon in there (sidenote: before eating here I did not know there was such thing as bad bacon), but about 90% of the time, the breakfast options are four different variations of egg. So excuse me if I am sick of them.

As my time here dwindles, I can say that I have formed quite a share of fond memories.

Unfortunately, the food is not one of them.

PEA Discovers Students Tripped Up on Bus Excursions Lockdown Failures MISHAPS, continued from page 1

LOCKDOWN, continued from page 1 while she was in class. Later Cristina Da Gama said she had fallen in the stairs while going from the bathroom to her classroom.

Coleen Moore said she had gotten a text message so she told her classroom what was going on. Daniella Huen said that in her class no one knew about the lockdown drill and they kept on with the class.

A student from Webster South said: “I was so scared, I could only think of the shooter coming in and killing everyone, so I started screaming, crying and I peed myself, I did not really know what was going on.”

We can conclude that after having our first lockdown drill, we have to learn from our mistakes so we are prepared for any event that could happen in the future.

UPCOMING STUDENT ACTIVITIES EVENTS: July 19 ~ Polar Bear – 5:45am July 21 ~ Rockingham Mall – 12:00pm July 21 ~ Cambridge – 12:00pm July 21 ~ Bowling – 12:45pm July 21 ~ Batman: Dark Knight – 7:00pm (Forum) July 21 ~ UPPER SCHOOL Dance – 9:00pm July 22 ~ Merrimack Outlets – 9:15am July 22 ~ Boston Day Trip – 9:15am July 22 ~ Sea Dogs Game – 11:45am July 22 ~ Water Country – 10:45pm July 22 ~ Toy Story 3 – 6:00pm (Forum) July 23 ~ Polar Bear – 5:45am July 25 ~ Polar Bear – 5:45am July 25 ~ Canobie Lake Park A.E. – 12:00pm July 25 ~ Boston College – 12:00pm July 25 ~ Dartmouth College – 12:00pm July 25 ~ Museum of Fine Arts – 12:30pm July 25 ~ Ice Skating – 1:45pm July 25 ~ Massage Therapy – 2:00pm (Agora) All trips on Wednesday/Saturday leave from Gilman Street (Tennis Courts) All Sunday trips and Polar Bears leave from Tan Lane Our regular Office Hours: M, Tu, Th, F ~ 8:30am - 3:30pm W, S ~ 8:30am – 12:00pm

Last weekend the trip to Hampton Beach seemed to have had a positive student response, since everyone left Hampton with a smile on their face and a nice tan, even though some students did get slightly burned.

The beach was a great opportunity to get some sun, as well as some greasy but delicious fast food, which was served in large quantities along the boardwalk.

The main attraction though was the refreshingly ice-cold water at the beach. Those who dared to have a swim were pleasantly surprised that their bodies got used to the cold water quickly resulting in total relaxation. Apart from the benefits of the beach, a 15 year old girl from California, part of the Exeter Summer School community, suffered an allergy attack, which led to a panic attack. The girl had to be hospitalized for a couple of hours but was luckily back on her feet quickly and returned to school on the same day.

The Canobie Lake Park also caused a lot of excitement and amusement. The leisure park provides a lot of fun rides, some of which may require you to bring some extra clothes since they are water related.

One of the roller coasters, equipped with a loop and a 90 degree rise/drop at the beginning, was actually crazy enough that it caused a 16-year-old girl from Germany to have a panic attack. After attentive care at the local hospital she recovered 100% and is now better than ever.

As a glorious conclusion of the day the amusement park made everyone’s day by providing fireworks, which somehow made up for all the worries about the emergency case.

Another very popular trip is the Polar Bear Swim.

Participation in the trip does cost a good amount of willpower since it requires you to get up by 5:30 a.m. to be at the bus at 5:45 am, to have a swim in ice-cold water and to manage to make it through all of your classes afterwards. Even though the idea of such a trip might sound crazy or idiotic to some people, the general student response was very positive. The last trip to the North Hampton Beach for a Polar Bear Swim left on Thursday morning with all spots booked.

Another enjoyable trip was the one to Boston, which will be provided several more times over the next couple of weeks. It was fun to mix with some people outside of Exeter on Newbury Street. That provided a large variety of stores for excessive shopping, causing a huge decrease in wallet weight.

Stores like Victoria’s Secret profited greatly from

Exeter’s female Summer School students, while the male participants of the trip enjoyed themselves in other trendy stores. For example one of the students spent $300 on high-quality speakers at the gigantic three-story Apple store.

In addition, Quincy Market was fun for everybody since it provided a large variety of food as well as popular shopping opportunities like Abercrombie & Fitch.

While most of the people spent all their time chasing as many stores as possible, others were exhausted by the humid conditions this Sunday and ended up spending most of their time at Starbucks or in the park. The trip concluded with a fun bus ride back to school for the people who made it in time for the bus back to school.

Ah, but the ones who did not make it back in time were left behind in Boston.

Hiroshi Nakajima, 16, was left behind with four of his friends. Hiroshi stated that he arrived at the departure spot ten minutes later than agreed on and ended up having to call the Exeter Summer School office. Since there was no sign of a bus coming back to pick up the 5 latecomers they were advised to call a cab in order to get back to Exeter. After an hour of waiting the cab picked up Mr. Nakajima and his friends and transported them back to school, which cost them a total of $210 dollars.

The next day the five rebels were further punished with a ban on non-chaperoned trips and were not repaid for the cab ride.

Such a serious case of miscommunication could have led to far worse consequences than being late for check-in, many Exeter Summer School students argue. It was their responsibility to get to the bus in time but many people responded critically to the fact that five students were simply left behind by the chaperones without any communication between the two parties.

The whole incident was unfortunate in many ways, with enough blame to go around, but in the end everybody was lucky that nothing major happened.

The fact that Exeter Summer School is able to provide the students with such a large variety of trips is almost unbelievable since it requires a great deal of organizational efforts and goodwill towards the student body. We should all be grateful for being given such opportunities on almost an everyday basis, despite the incidents that are simply pre-programmed when such a large number of people ned to be taken care of.

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Assembly Talk: Finding Peace the African Way

By MORAYO ODUJINRIN Summer Times Staff Writer

Emily Greenberg/The Summer Times

Water, Water, Everywhere!

By EMILY GREENBERG Summer Times Staff Writer

On Friday, Access Exeter students in the Greener Earth cluster, executed an experiment with water tasting in the Agora. Students were given samples of water and had to guess whether the water was from the tap, filtered or bottled. For all of the curious students who did the blind tasting, Sample A was filtered water, Sample B was tap water and Sample C was bottled water.

One-hundred twenty-seven students participated in the experiment with 93 guessing the samples incorrectly, showing that the differences between tap, filtered, and bottled water really are not that substantial. Forty-one students thought filtered was bottled and 31 thought tap was bottled.

As Ian Cardoso, 13, of Brazil, stated, “tap water does not taste worse or better [than bottled water].”

Kathleen Utter, the teacher of Advocating Change, the class in the Greener Earth cluster which did this experiment, says their goal is to make people aware that, “they don’t have to use bottled water” and they can “take advantage of the filtered water system here.”

According to Ian, their class wants to make an effort to “decrease the amount of bottles used.”

On the students’ display table in the Agora, there was a row of plastic bottles filled with black liquid. Isabella Datillo, 12, of New Hampshire, who is part of the class, says the liquid represents “how much oil to make each bottle.”

The students had a trifold board on their table that displayed statistics about Americans’ usage of plastic bottles. The board and experiment were supposed to be “a mini lesson for everyone to participate in” according to Isabella. Although she noticed many students reading the board she says what really matters is if they remember the information and learn from it.

Hava Stenn, 13, of Florida, who participated in the experiment says she learned “not to have a lot of water bottles.” She was disappointed not to get the results immediately but still thought the experiment was “pretty cool.”

The Greener Earth cluster does an “action project” each week to try to increase people’s awareness of the environment, according to Ms. Utter, and this experiment they do every summer.

Like Hava, she agrees that there is too much time between when students find out the results and when they tasted the water, creating a “little bit of a disconnect” but she still hopes the project with make people more aware.

In Sickness and in Health: The News from Lamont

By KOLENA DANG Summer Times Staff Writer

“Maybe I jinxed it…” I thought as I sat in the office. I listened to Nancy Thompson, the Lamont Health and Wellness Center’s head nurse, list the various health incidents that have recently occurred at PEA. Last week, Ms. Thompson gave a positive report on the health of summer students.

Unfortunately, things have taken a turn for the worse in the short span of one week.

It did not take long for the well-being of students to change, as sports are becoming more competitive and heat waves are hitting Exeter. There have been various medical cases from physical injuries to seasonal allergies brought to the attention of staff at the health center. A number of sprains have been documented, as well as a few fractures that are “probably sports-related” said Ms. Thompson.

In addition, the heat is “starting to become a factor" in students visiting the health center, according to Ms. Thompson. Students are complaining of feeling “light-headed”, a consequence of both dehydration and lack of sleep. Ms. Thompson strongly insists that students drink sufficient amounts of water and have plenty of sleep.

“Hydrating and sleeping enough are really important,” she stressed. “Adolescents require nine hours of sleep a night.”

Seasonal allergies and allergic reactions are also having a visible impact on individuals around campus.

“Students who come from outside of the U.S. seem

to experience extremer responses to bug bites and allergycausing factors,” said Ms. Thompson. “There have been many cases of allergic rhinitis,” she noted.

Allergic rhinitis is a combination of cold-like symptoms that people experience when they breathe in something they are allergic to. Pollen seems to be the main source of the allergic rhinitis numerous students are struggling with on PEA grounds.

Allergic reactions to bug bites are affecting summer school students as well. “There have been cases this year where bug bites have been significant enough that students have needed antibiotics” said Ms. Thompson. These antibiotics are necessary in avoiding the development of infections.

To ward off the plethora of bugs on campus, Ms. Thompson advises students to use bug spray “especially at dusk” and to “check for tics or other bugs before going back to the dorms.” Not only would this prevent potential concerns over bug bites but also the invasion of detrimental bugs like tics within the dorms.

As the days are swiftly passing by, remember to keep both mental and physical health a priority. This summer is to be remembered for the many opportunities and notable events, not for the distractingly enormous bug bites and painful injuries we are beginning to see more of. At the same time, there is no need to be paranoid. Simply attempt to be alert and aware so that this experience at PEA can be made worthwhile and genuinely relished.

From 1991-2002 the small West African nation Sierra Leone was engaged in a bitter civil war. Over 50,000 people were killed, two million people were displaced, tens of thousands of women were raped, and one-third of the country was burned down.

Libby Hoffman silenced the crowded assembly hall when she mentioned these horrifying statistics during Monday morning’s assembly.

Ms. Hoffman is a PEA summer school alum and is founder and president of Catalyst for Peace. According to its website, Catalyst for Peace is a “private foundation that mobilizes locally-owned and led peacebuilding and reconciliation in conflict and post-conflict settings, and pioneers in storytelling to share the lessons of this work with the world.”

Ms. Hoffman also co-founded Fambul Tok, which is Krio for “Family Talk.” It is a community program that brings together perpetrators and their victims through traditional talking ceremonies like bonfires. Before the war, villages would have nightly bonfires to tell stories and engage in discourse.

Fambul Tok utilizes this ancient Sierra Leonean tradition and provides “citizens with an opportunity to come to terms with what happened during the war, to talk, to heal, and to chart a new path forward, together.”

The Fambul Tok method became very successful not only in Sierra Leon but also in America. A class of sixth graders at the Philadelphia School in Philadelphia utilized the system after hearing Ms. Hoffman give a presentation at their school. One child had hit another child and instead of going to the teacher the children sat in a circle under a tree and talked about the issue amongst themselves. Their teachers described it as “the most transformational learning experience.”

In Sierra Leon Fambul Tok has had over 150 bonfire ceremonies. About 3-4 months of preparation goes into each bonfire, because” it’s not a onetime event; it’s a process.”

The first step is a consultation. Fambul Tok employees go to a village and ask the people how they want to heal their wounds from the war. These villages are sometimes very remote and can only be accessed by foot, motorcycle, or boat.

The next step is to find staff in the district because Fambul Tok is “designed, owned and run by the community.”

They do not want strangers outside the community coming in and telling the villagers what they should do and how they should feel.

Then the new staff is trained and a cleansing ceremony takes place. A traditional African feast signifies the end of the cleansing ceremony.

Finally the bonfire occurs. In the assembly Ms. Hoffman played an emotional clip from the documentary Fumbul Tok. The clip showed the reconciliation between two Sierra Leonean men, Sahr and Nyumah.

Nyumah was captured by rebels in 1991. The rebels forced him to beat his friend Sahr, and kill Sahr’s father. The first time Sahr and Nyumah spoke to each other again was at the bonfire ceremony shown in the movie. For a decade both men walked around with tremendous burdens on their backs.

One felt deep remorse and the other hoped for retribution.

Fambul Tok brought these two men together and allowed them to forgive and forget.

Sahr even said, “Because of Fambul Tok we have been able to come together. Before we had no peace together.

Forgiving is being able to forget, to forget when someone does wrong to you and to look for the future.”

Forgivenness was the message behind Ms. Hoffman’s speech. If someone in Sierra Leon gives a sincere apology in front of a group of people, the cultural response is to forgive.

They forgive people who commit horrendous crimes, because it is the only way they can move on with their lives.

Where There's Fight Sparks Probation Smoke... Nothing

for Access Student

By IOLI VARTSOU Summer Times Staff Writer

DISCIPLINE, continued from page 1 students were left unharmed; consequences however, followed.

“He put his hands inappropriately on another student,” claimed Mr. Ward, one of the Deans of the campus who has been teaching at Exeter Summer School for a total of 8 years. According to procedures about the disclosure of disciplinary actions, Mr. Ward simply stated that interpersonal reasons were responsible for the fight.

The offense that was committed does not fall under any of the 11 rules and regulations that one can find in any Exeter handbook, underlying all the wrongdoing that can lead a student to expulsion. These include: 1. Hazing other students.

2. Comporting one’s self in a dishonest manner of any kind.

3. Buying, owning or distributing illegal drugs, unauthorized prescription drugs as well as legal over-the-counter drugs or home-made preparations.

4. Leaving the Exeter campus without a permission from the summer school office.

5. Leaving one’s dorm after check-in without permission to do so.

6. The use of alcohol.

7. Gambling with money.

8. Unauthorized visits of boys to girls’ rooms and vice versa.

9. Any action that can trigger a fire, including smoking.

10. The use of weapons.

11. The use of wheeled vehicles with the exception of wheelchairs and ambulatory devices.

Nevertheless, the Access student at issue, not having committed any of the specific aforelisted offenses, faced charges of unsatisfactory conduct which is a general rule ought to be abided by.

Under school procedures, numerous witnesses were called to explain what had really happened and to digest the information handed in, in order for a unanimous decision to be reached by the Discipline Committee which consists of the deans, eight faculty members who vote on the outcome as well as Mr. Shapiro. Accounts were somewhat contradictory.

The student was finally permitted to continue his attendance at Phillips Exeter Summer School. He could have faced a penalty of RTW, or Required to Withdraw. But any further transgression will require his withdrawal.

‘’Imagine yourself outside. It’s pitch-black and 48 boys in boxer shorts, standing barefoot with a dazed and semi-confused expression slapped across the face.’’

This is what 16-year old Augustus Cook observed 3:30 a.m. last Wednesday as he stood in the middle of a false fire alarm outside Webster South. ‘’It was like an endless, hazy dream,’’ he said later. ‘’There were fire trucks down the street and that was when I realized it wasn’t a fire drill.’’

In actuality, it wasn’t a real fire either. Apparently, there was some smoke that triggered the sensors.

All he can recall is a “cross between a siren and a screeching car” sound. ‘’As strong as it was, one of my advisors still had to come into my room and wake me up’,” he recalled.

(Am I the only one wondering what’s the point of having a false alarm if it’s not strong enough to wake everybody up?)

On the other hand, according to 15-year old George Maroudis, who is in Webster North, not everybody reacted with the same urgency, including himself. ‘’I didn’t know there was a fire alarm until the next day,” he said.

Later on, when asked whether he got in trouble for that or not, he said no.

It seems the advisors didn’t go to all dorm rooms. “If they did, they didn’t check it thoroughly because mine has a connecting room,” he said.

If that’s the case, how does one decide what floor or room is worth saving?

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People You Should Know

Jackie Flores, her H OLAS Light up PEA

Ice Champion Lisa Frenzel Doubles as Dean

By KOLENA DANG Summer Times Staff Writer

By CHERRY JI Summer Times Staff Writer

Lisa Frenzel works at the summer school as one of the Deans of Fun and the teacher of Quest for Evidence. Incredibly, she is a former US National Figure Skating Champion in 1999.

Figures, the event in which she took the victory, was eliminated that year, so she became the last champion and was recorded in figure skating history. Sitting for an interview, Ms. Frenzel nostalgically recalled her skating career, her involvement in the figure skating field currently, and her responsibilities at Exeter summer school as well as other interesting facts about herself.

Last Wednesday, I, with 40 fellow summer school students, went on an ice skating trip with Ms. Frenzel and we were all amazed by her passionate and skillful skating. She says she was so happy to share what she has learned with every student who joined the trip. Also, seeing students stumbling on the ice reminded her of her early childhood memories of figure skating.

Growing up in Minnesota which is freezing cold during the winter, Ms. Frenzel automatically started ice skating at the age of 3. She soon found herself extremely fascinated by this graceful sport and decided to be a competitive figure skater. In order to achieve her dream, she moved away from home to the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, where she was trained with some of the best coaches and skaters in the world.

She skated 8 hours on the ice as well as 2 hours off-ice training for 6 days a week. She recalls that the training was generally enjoyable except for some trivial frustrating moments.

However, failing to represent the US in 1984 winter Olympic Games ended the first part of her career as she was encouraged by her parents to pursue academics in the university.

Nonetheless, being a college student at University of Texas with a Radio-TV-Film major didn’t stop her skating dream.

She became a coach at the skating rink and decided to compete for Nationals again in 1998. She says participating in the last figure skating competition with the figure event and being fully confident to win motivated her to go back.

And she didn’t let anyone down by taking the victory in the Figures event. She was thrilled to realize her dream eventually, but she was surprisingly calm in the meantime. She explains that she has found new interpretations and meaning of figure skating with time.

“I was 31 years old I think when I won it,” she said. “It’s different when you are a teenager and skating is your entire life.

You skate professionally and you see other parts of skating.

There is a lot more to skating than just the competition that you always knew.”

Now, she is still a professional skater and has the same enthusiasm to coach and choreograph for professional skaters.

She likes the fact that professional skaters are not bound by rules and can maximize the enjoyment and grace of figure skating through their performances. She is so satisfied with life since, as she says, “I get to payback what I love.”

In addition to her accomplishments in the figure skating field, she works at summer school as a Dean of Fun and organizes trips for students to ensure that they have “a fun summer in addition to doing their homework.”

Her first year here was 2004 and she has worked continuously in the summer session except last year when she went to the Cricket Club in Toronto and worked with world-champion skater Brian Orser.

She also teaches “Quest for Evidence”, a class she describes as “a big adventure.” She shows students how to research certain topics with the help of the library and narrow down sources to find what they want. Recently, they saw a movie about drilling natural gases and have been researching based on the documentary.

Ms. Frenzel is also the head of Amen dorm for girls from Access Exeter. She does the regular checking and plans parties for kids.

Thinking of her future, she hopes that she can continue working at the summer school of Exeter where she enjoys meeting a diversity of people from all over the world. She says she also loves to skate professionally, for herself, for people who want to watch her -- not for judges anymore.

Photo courtesy of Lisa Frenzel

Lisa Frenzel, a Dean of Fun as well as a teacher during the Exeter summer session is also a champion ice skater.

Kolena Dang / The Summer TImes

Jackie Flores, a Spanish teacher both during the summer and in the regular session, has made Exeter her home.

Her lively aura and cheerful greetings have been a distinctive feature of Phillips Exeter Academy for sixteen years. You may have seen her walking Pumpkin, her four-year-old golden retriever, or simply commuting around campus. Nevertheless, you will never walk past Jackie Flores without contracting the unique exuberance she carries with her throughout the day, rain or shine.

Having worked at PEA as a Spanish teacher for six summers and sixteen years, Ms. Flores knows the school like the back of her hand, acquiring strong bonds with students and faculty throughout her career.

When asked about her commitment to PEA, Ms. Flores said that the school was her “home” and a “great community to be in.”

She is driven to continue her profession at PEA by the students and the opportunity that she has in advancing their education.

Her favorite part about teaching is working with her students and introducing them “to a new language, new opportunities, a different culture, as well as getting them excited about speaking in the language.”

Located in Phillips Hall, her classroom during the regular school year, has flags and cultural objects from Spanish-speaking countries. She loves to “show the culture of Latin America” and believes that her classroom “reflects” who she is.

Ms. Flores has thoroughly enjoyed her experiences teaching during the past six summers, as she finds beauty in the diverse environment of the seemingly short five weeks. Not only does she have the opportunity to meet ambitious students from numerous countries, but she thinks that it is “beautiful” that these students with all different backgrounds are able to come together and partake in a journey of personal and academic growth.

She advises all summer school students to take advantage of all opportunities and classes.

“Make sure you’re participating; get to know the students and the teachers. Go on trips,” she says. Ms. Flores strongly believes that the only way for students to properly fulfill their summer here is to take advantage of all resources, which are present in all different forms and objectives.

In addition to teaching, Ms. Flores pursues many hobbies and interests, on and off campus. She first mentioned her love for walking her dog, Pumpkin, who has been with her ever since he was a puppy. Ms. Flores walks him several times a day, and during regular session, Pumpkin revels in the luxury of having four different dog walkers.

Interacting with her students is another one of her interests that makes her job especially worthwhile. She says that a highlight is “always seeing students and being able to help them whenever they need anything.”

Whether engaging in conversations with her students about Spanish or chatting to them about their day, Ms. Flores is a compassionate teacher who genuinely cares about the well-being of all students.

On a larger scale, Ms. Flores also loves to travel whenever she can. Nicaragua, the birthplace of her parents, is one of her favorite places, she enthusiastically exclaimed. She enjoys immersing herself in the culture of her family’s origin, and spending time in the country where her parents grew up. Thirty years ago, Ms. Flores actually lived in Nicaragua during the Nicaraguan Revolution.

Mexico is another country that she “adores” and loves vacationing in. She returned to Exeter from Mexico a week before summer school started, and is leaving on another trip this winter.

Taking twelve students with her, Ms. Flores will be leading a trip to Ecuador where students will be participating in homestays with Ecuadorian families.

“There’s nothing like immersion programs,” she said.

Ms. Flores’s twin sister, brother, and mother live in Los Angeles, a city that she particularly loves, as she claimed that she is an ‘LA girl at heart.” Not to mention, she is an avid Lakers fan with a Lakers jersey and bumper sticker that she proudly displays on her car.

Ms. Flores said that being away from her family is the only negative part about being at PEA. When asked if she sees herself at PEA in the future, Ms. Flores declared “Yes, of course. I’d never thought I would stay here this long. I’m going to retire here.” Pumpkin wagged his tail in response.

Are We having fun yet? ask the deans

By KEVIN BRESCHINI Summer Times Staff Writer

Jan Trueman, better known as the “Queen of Fun,” is a 25-year-veteran at PEA and an 11-year-veteran of the summer session. She has lived in the New England area all of her life. In the Student Activities Office, she specializes in operations regarding transportation for all the students when they go off-campus. “I would not work here at all if I don’t enjoy it. We all enjoy our work very much. Each one of us brings our own skill to the table. Each one of us compliments this operation.”

Lisa Frenzel is an 8-year-veteran of the summer session in the student activities office who was a pro figure skater before beginning work for PEA. Ms. Frenzel lives in Colorado during regular session and comes back for the summer session. “We just try to come up with new ideas for students and take the opinion of the students to see what they like so we can come up with new ideas. Any trip you go on, you will have a typical New England experience.”

Matthew Gargas is a 10-year-veteran of PEA and a 5-year-veteran in the student activities office. He grew up about 15 minutes from Exeter. Mr. Gargas organizes all of the tournaments such as the volleyball, dodgeball, and badminton tournaments. “One of my most memorable moments during a tournament was actually on

Wednesday (7-11) when a kid laid out parallel to the floor and caught a ball in the dodgeball tournament.”

He also organizes the talent show each summer. “The

File Photo / The Summer Times

Some of the Deans of Fun from left to right: Jan Trueman, Brian Calnan, and Matthew Gargas. talent show can be a little bit of a headache, we need to have signups and then a screening process to see if someone can get up on stage and if their act is appropriate. My first year of organizing the talent show, I forgot the last act and ever since then I have been very

careful with that.”

Brian Calnan is a 6-year-veteran in the summer.

He started off as a teaching intern for Access Exeter.

During regular session he is a teacher at a high school in Massachusetts. On Saturday (7-14) Mr. Calnan’s wife had a baby named Nolan who you may see in the student activities office from time to time. “We can’t imagine not coming back up here, the kids are awesome every year, and the faculty are great to know and to work with them and to witness some great learning and teaching.” Mr. Calnan specializes in the chaperoning for trips and for other events. “The most memorable moment/ crazy moment for me was having ticket sales for the Harry Potter movie. We opened early for ticket sales and there was a line going around the Academy Center.”

Alexander Braile is a 2-year-veteran at PEA and a graduate of the class of 2010 at PEA. He is still in his “initiation” so he is a “Dean of Fun in Training.”

Sometimes also known as “the Prince of Fun, “ he is from the town of Durham. “This is probably the most fun job I have ever had, I feel if I am not having fun then I am not doing my job.” Mr. Braile is a man who loves to wear the color pink and he enjoys walking his dog (especially around Mr. Ward’s lawn). “I got trashed in the badminton tournament with my friend last year and that was pretty memorable and fun.”

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THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012

On Stage and Canvas, the Arts Bloom Diary of a Dancer: The Journey Continues

By MORAYO ODUJINRIN Summer Times Staff Writer

It is eighty degrees outside, but feels like one hundred inside the Davis dance studio on Monday afternoon. A single white fan whirs in the corner as Amberlee Darling explains the typical daily schedule for a student in the dance workshop.

During the first half of summer session students taking this course spend over two and a half hours a day for four days a week in this sweltering studio. But starting today they will now have to spend four and a half hours a day dancing in the heat to prepare for their final performance.

There will be two performances, one on August 1st, and another on August 2nd. The dances are not finalized yet, but Ms. Darling, and Allison Duke plan to have 8-10 different dance numbers.

Dancer Celine Ng from Hong Kong is “kind of nervous, but really excited” for the end of the summer performance.

Two and a half weeks ago Celine was a beginning dancer.

She had musical training, but knew barely anything about dance.

Now she is on her way to becoming a dance maven. In between the grueling practices and the dance history movies shown in class, Celine has learned about the world of dance from multiple perspectives.

Photo Courtesy of Duy Vi

Before the start of summer session Celine had established multiple goals for herself as a dancer. Because dance is such a physical activity her first goal was to become fitter and stronger.

Her second goal was to become a better dancer, since she had

Wheels Turning... are creating? “They are learning how to use the potter’s wheel and learning how to do the slab,” said Mr. Coombs, who is in his fifth summer teachCeramics is one of the art courses that are ing ceramics in Exeter. offered at Exeter. As Wes Coombs, “We are making pots the teacher of the course, says: the and we are going to start purpose of the course is “learn how doing pots with handles,” to make things with clay,” a very said George. clear and easy concept, but are ceBut one of the main ramics that easy? things that you realize Taiki Mochizuki from Tokyo, is when you enter the cetaking ceramics for the first time in ramics classroom, right his life. “It’s harder than it looks!,” in front of the grill, is the said Taiki. “But I think once you get environment. the hang of it and practice, it’ll get “They like this class,” easier. I was having a lot of trouble said Mr. Coombs. at the beginning."

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By JOSE GUERRERO CORONADO Summer Times Staff Writer

The Play's the Thing

By ANA GARCIA Summer Times Staff Writer

Access Exeter and Upper School are rehearsing plays, all of which will be preformed starting next week.

Access Exeter students will be performing three plays, which will be presented a week from next Sunday, on July 29 at 3 p.m., and Monday, July 30, at 7 p.m.

The Upper Exeter plays will be preformed next Thursday and Friday, July 26 and 27 at 7 p.m., and also on Saturday July 28, at 6 p.m.

The Upper School program will include not only plays, but also various monologues which the students have chosen themselves to present. These days will have about two hours of non-stop acting. All of these plays (Upper and Access) will be conducted in the Fisher Theater; most of them will be held in the black box.

The Access Exeter students will be doing three plays: “Homework Eats Dog and Other Woeful Tales,” “14 Reasons Not to be in a Play,” and “This is a Test.” All of these plays are comedies and are actual published plays unlike former years. They are also all directed by Amy Gerineau an Access teacher, who is currently in her twelfth summer at Exeter.

One of the plays, “Homework...” will have you laughing until you cry. This comical work is based on students who try to persuade their very strict teacher to give them an extension on their project. These goofy students offer very imaginative excuses, unlike any other.

Some of the actors who will perform in this play are, Grace Callahan Bowman, Isobel Ananda Sylvian, Rachel Alice Jin, Nuha Talal Al-Shair, and Tarek Adib Khartabil. Nevertheless there are about eleven students in this play many of whom have years of experience and some who have none.

All the Upper School plays are directed

by Burke Scarbrough a drama teacher at the summer program. This year there will be three plays with students who might have experience in theater but are not in the class, which are: “Fore Play,” “15 Minutes” and “Outcome.”

The play “Outcome” will be performed by Emmy Moe, Louis Brown and Josh Fitt. There will also be two plays featuring the students in the drama class, which are: “Untitled #2” and “The Rental.”

The students who will perform in “Fore Play” are: Marie Salditt, María Shevchenko, Annie Schneider, Mary Keenan, Matilda Wuckham, and Zoë Vanezis. This play is about three dates with the same guy, but portrayed at the same time. This play is very funny and entertaining to see.

“I’m really nervous, but the final product will be hilarious,”said Annie Schneider and she is not the only one who is nervous.

Zoë says, she’s ”looking forward to it, I’m very nervous but I know it’s going to be great.”

Another fellow actor Mary Keenan, shares her insights on the play: “I love how witty and alive each character in our play is!”

Hilina Giday, Jacqueline Fancher, Noura Moneime, Alec San Miguel, and An’driay Thompson will perform the other play called “15 Minutes.”

“I’m excited for the role I have and I can’t wait to see how everything turns out!” Hilina said excitedly.

“If I have to summarize the play in a few words it would be, over the top dramatic,” said Jacqueline.

This play is hilarious and has a very interesting plot twists. The play leaves the audience laughing even after its over!

One would be a fool not to watch these plays! Get a ticket today!

such little training before Exeter.

Celine has now had over two weeks to immerse herself in.dancing. Between the two styles of dance, jazz and modern, taught in the Dance Workshop, she has discovered that jazz is her favorite style of dance. But it is not all fun and games.

She says the hardest part of dancing is remembering the steps, because “the movements aren’t that hard but remembering what comes after and keeping up is the challenge.” Doing the steps in the wrong order can be incredibly frustrating, but with a little practice and perseverance Celine is able to dance the steps correctly.

Injuries are another major challenge that faces dancers.

Luckily Celine has not sustained any major injuries, and only has a couple of bumps and bruises. Her feet are covered with small cuts and calluses from the constant dancing on the hard studio floor.

And her knees are coated in bruises from doing floor work.

These minor injuries don’t make Celine regret taking dance.

She is very happy with her choice saying, “I’m so glad I took dance instead of another class. It’s one of the best decisions I have made so far.”

A Brush with Greatness

By ANUV VAGHUL Summer Times Staff Writer

Creativity is bursting through the doors of the Arts Center. One project after another, students are working slowly and diligently to make sure that all proportions match up, and every patch of white space on their canvas is covered in paint.

Simply scan the halls of the Arts Center first floor, and you might get a taste of what students in such classes as Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking have been working on over the past two weeks.

Across from the drawing studio, class collections of still life sketches are tastefully arrayed across the wall. Walk further, and to the side of the painting studio are small portraits of traditional “8-balls” that are commonly found in pool tables.

The Arts Center is home to the majority of the art class students in summer and regular sessions. With a variety of different classes in progress, there is a large amount of creative work and techniques that students are learning and producing in their artwork, such as the still life drawings and paintings.

In charge of the Drawing, Painting and Printmaking classes for the summer session is Carla Blakely, who has been teaching art at Philips Exeter Academy for two years now. Recently back from a trip to China, she is teaching Exeter summer session for the first time.

Ms. Blakely said that, “I have always wanted to be an artist ever since my childhood.” Now that she has had the opportunity to share her love of art at Exeter, she is able to teach the kinds of mediums and techniques she has enjoyed exploring over the years with eager students in her classes.

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Following a shorter curriculum from the regular session, both the Drawing and Painting classes share similar projects. In Drawing, the students began the class by exploring different aspects of shading using the black to white color spectrum. Outside the Arts center, the class spent time sketching trees on campus using their newfound knowledge of shading techniques.

Students in Painting class did something similar. Using water-based oil paints, the class painted renditions of the black colored pool table 8-balls, focusing on shading as lighting and perspective vary.

Ms. Blakely mentioned that she uses the water-based oil paints because it is a traditional medium that has been carried on through the years, and that mastering this medium can lead to understanding other painting mediums as well.

Currently, students in both drawing and painting classes are working on a project involving recreating a table of interesting still life objects from different perspectives. There is a wide variety of objects used, ranging from instruments such as the violin and cello, to human skulls and bones. Some of the finished products can be found in the halls outside the drawing studio.

Ms. Blakely says that future projects in Drawing and Painting classes will include a unit on landscape as well as a culminating “mentoring artist” project, in which students will choose a famous artist, study his or her works, and create a piece in which they mimic the artist’s design.

Students in printmaking are currently learning the basics of letter block printing including patterns and typography. Printmaking student Moritz Andreas said, “the best part about the class is that it is fun”, and, “there is a lot of creative freedom”.

Upcoming projects for Printmaking will include a unit on silk screening.

Students will create trading cards with unique graphics, and some of the class work will be traded with other schools around the world. Ms. Blakely says that she has already been trading with a school in China, and the Punahou School in Hawaii. Some of the trading cards have even been bought before. After the cards are sold, the profits proceed to charity.

Ms. Blakely said that one of the best parts about her classes is, “watching the students learn and grow.” She admires how far the class comes in terms of skill level and understanding of the arts. Ms. Blakely also loves the diversity, saying that it “makes the individual artwork interesting because each person brings something special from their experiences into their art.”

In the next couple of weeks, students and faculty can expect a lot of artwork coming from the students in these art classes. At the end of summer session, all the work the students have produced in class will be compiled into an arts show.

In this exhibition, students who are perhaps not taking any art classes will get the chance to witness the artistic talent of their peers, while admiring all of their great artwork. The arts show will be held Thursday August 2nd, at 5 pm.

If you haven’t already taken a look, it is worth stopping by the Art Center sometime to see the work that you or your friends have completed during summer session at Exeter.

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SUMMER LIFE

THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012

Did you Guess the Lookalikes?

Hannah Tietjen Age: 16 Hometown:Germany

Reeve Nicholson Age: 13 Hometown: Exeter, New Hampshire

Natasha Bedingfield British pop singer, but now world-wide. Most famous single "Pocket Full of Sunshine."

Jennifer Lawrence Plays Katniss Everdeen in 2012 movie, The Hunger Games.

Maria Shevchenko Age:15 Hometown:Ukraine

Dustin Diamond Plays Screech in the show, Saved by the Bell.

Chelsea Kane-Staub Stars in ABC Family's new sitcom, Baby Daddy.

Henry Zwaan Age: 16 Hometown: Exeter, New Hampshire

Ilya Aronia Age: 18 Hometown: Georgia

Yousif Albader and Sultan Tayeb Ages: 15 Hometown: Saudi Arabia

Stanislav Lanevski Plays Viktor Krum in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie.

Jaq and Gus Gus the mice Best friends in the kid Disney movie,Cinderella.

Lookalikes compiled by Maxxine Lepper and Calliegh Hunter using their own photos as well as images from Google Images.

From Head to Feet, Soccer Booms at PEA

By AMEDEO ROSSI

By LEO BOTELHO

Summer Times Contributing Writer

Summer Times Contributing Writer

Phillips Exeter Academy is promoting with great effort a soccer program linked also with Seacoast United. Recently soccer has been more and more appreciated and followed all over the States, a country usually involved in other sports for which it became famous like football, basketball and baseball. Actually I have to admit that here soccer developed very quickly and the purpose of the American’s soccer teams are really interesting and really feasible.

With a good mix of American and English coaches and two days of tryouts, the PEA can now show off a competitive team composed by both SCUS signed up and not. It is a very multicultural team that is being built these days with the first matches. In the first game everyone played with effort and passion so that we could

win 4-1; in the second one, lost 4-2, even if there were some interesting individual skills, the lack of experience of the whole team has prevailed.

However everyone is working as hard as he can and with great willingness and I am sure, as long as I know these guys, that we will reach a good level of soccer and some good results.

The cheering is also great but I noticed that is not too “American” so I would like to invite every boy and girl of the academy to the next match on Monday July 23 at 6.30 p.m. at the stadium to make your own opinion about this team and more widely about what a wonderful sport soccer is.

If you became or if you already are a fan of soccer , you should read the next following article that is going to talk about something you shouldn’t miss.

Now about international soccer news. The teams for the 2012 Continental Cup final are set. In one side, one of the most famous team in the world with a ruge crowd of fans around the globe and the champion of the Champion’s League, a League that includes all the best teams of Europe, Chelsea from England. On the other side, a Brazilian team, Corinthians.

The most incredible of everything was the performance of Chelsea of Champion’s League, which beat Barcelona and Bayern Munich, two really great teams. Didier Drogba commanded the English title and now he will not play the great final because he received a really good offer from a Chinese team, so he will leave Chelsea.

Corinthians,who surprised the world, win-

ning the Libertadores Cup, is going to be the opponent of the English team. The favorites to win the South America Cup -- which is disputed by several teams with the winner going to the Intercontinental Cup -- were Santos, Fluminense and Boca Juniors. However Corinthians of Brazil beat all their opponents without losing a match and was crowned the champion and now is going to face Chelsea in the great final in December in Japan.

There will be a huge crowd of fans from around the globe watching this match, and you will want to be one of them. The question is, which team will you support?

So don’t forget to come out to the stadium for the local PEA/SCUS match-up and alsoremember to keep an eye on the date of this International Cup contest, which FIFA will soon announce. It will be the game of the year.

At Home in Two Cultures Beware of TURKEY, continued from page 1 daha farklı. İstanbulda yaşıyor olsamda hemen hemen her ülkeye olduğu gibi Amerika’nın Türkiye’ye de etkileri politik ve sosyal anlamda göz arda edilemez.

Artık Türkiye’de de heryerde ingilizce yazılar, sloganlar, müzik, yemek, amerikan kültürüyle kendini iç içe bulmamak mümkün değil. Sabah gazetede, akşam haberlerde Amerika ve Türkiye’nin devlet işleri hakkında yeni bir detay öğrenmediğimiz gün az oluyor artık.

Bütün bunların yanında sürekli gidip gelen; amerika ile iş yapan bir aileye sahip olunca bu kültüre çoğu insandan çok kapılmamak mümkün değil.

Evet benzerlikler çok; bizdede trafik çok yoğun, su çok soğuk, gökdelenler, ışık saçan binalar mevcut ama bir ülkeyi özgü yapan birçok şey Amerika’nınkinden çok farklı.

Kültür şoku veya adaptasyon sorunu demek istemiyorum ama insan burdayken Türkiyeyi özlüyor açıkcası.

Ne mi farklı? Amerika’nın insanı, sokakları, kokusu, binaların dizilişi bile Türkiyeninkiyle uyuşmuyor. Bazen sokakta insanlar bekliyeceğin tepkiyi vermiyor, alıştığın şekilde selamlaşmıyor ya da senin normal bulduğun şeyleri garipsiyor, anlamıyor. Yemekler Türk yemekleriyle uzaktan yakından benzeşmiyor hatta buradaki her öğünümüzde “ah bir de bi kaşarlı simit olsaydı” demiyorum değil.

Belki bizi diğer kültürlerden çok kalın çizgilerle ayıran yemeklerimiz Türklerin yurtdışında en çok aradığı, özlediği şey. Ama bunların hepsi deneyimin, öğrenmenin bir parçası.

Bazısı ülkesini bırakamaz, okumayı, görmektense başkalarından duymayı terchih eder, ben, ben Amerika’ya gelmeye, 10 saatlik o uçakta “off bu çekilir mi” demeye ve günlerce sabah 4de kalkmaya, saatlere adapte olamamaya bayılıyorum. Deneyime; her gelişimde öğrendiğim yeni birşeye değdiğini Türkiye’ye gidiş uçağımda her seferinde daha iyi anlıyorum...

Translated: Experience, experiences, traveling, learning with what you’ve seen and lived. All consequences of what traveling, seeing new

cultures and living based on experiences bring.

Being able to travel as much as I do at the age of 15, being able to visit countries such as the US and the introduction I’ve had to new cultures have all made it easier for me to look at things from a wider perspective and be more objective.

As an American citizen who was born in Florida although I live in Turkey I spend also half of my year traveling back and forth to the US. The reason behind it is much more than the fact that my father is in business with a company here: we as a family like to rest far away from people, work and what we’re used to.

Although I live in Istanbul the impact of the US is huge in Turkey both in political and social ways like it is to most countries around the globe.

Nowadays we have English writings, slogans, music, and American food everywhere. It’s almost impossible not to find yourself involved with the American culture. It’s hardly ever that we go a day without reading something about the political issues Turkey is having with the US in the newspaper.

Yes, the similarities are evident; hours of traffic, big light, huge skyscrapers but things that make a country unique differ greatly from the US. It’s not an adaptation problem nor is it a culture shock; but you miss it back home when you’re here.

What’s different? People here, the streets, the smell, how people act differ greatly. People don’t always give you the reaction you expect, they don’t greet the way you’re used to nor do they find what you find perfectly fine normal. They even may find it pretty weird. The food has nothing to do with American food. Every meal we have here homesickness is reflected with what’s served; food is maybe what Turkish people miss the most. However, this is all part of the experience, the learning, being out of your comfort zone.

Some won’t leave their country, they’ll rather read and learn from books or listen to others experiences. Me, I understand how valuable it is every time I get on that 10 hour flight to the US, every time I get jetlag and wake up at 4 in the morning after I go back with new things to share, new life lessons and new experiences.

Bag Bandits BANDIT, continued from page 1 Inside, he joined two campus safety officials, as well as Dean Jeff Ward. Supposedly, a possible suspect had been corralled. But it was a false alarm. The supposed suspect was soon identified as a student and released.

Authorities declined to provide details of the investigation.

Director of Campus Safety Services Jeffrey Nelson said: “There are three things that all members of our community can do to help. First, please wear your PEA identification. Second, limit the valuables you carry in backpacks.

Lastly, call Campus Safety or 9-1-1 if you notice suspicious behavior. It would be better for you to get as complete a description (i.e., clothing, shoes, hair, approximate height and weight, vehicle description and license plate, etc.) as possible without putting your safety at risk.”

So far multiple students have filed reports of stolen wallets and ID badges at the swimming pool. One student reported more than $100 in stolen cash.

However, public places were not the only places struck by robbery. Inside dorms, unlocked doors have allowed thieves to loot important items. Two students in Webster Hall reported missing items; one lost his entire backpack, supplies and everything, while another suffered the disappearance of merely his shampoo and soap.

According to Mr. Nelson, there are always a few thefts at Summer School each year. When asked why such thefts occur, he said, “Exeter is an open campus situated in the middle of the Town of Exeter. Since we are not an isolated and closed campus people not associated with the Academy can essentially come and go without much attention.”

So wear your ID cards!