The Summer Times - July 25, 2013

THE SUMMER TIMES

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‘The Summer Newspaper of Phillips Exeter Academy’

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Vol. XXXV, Number 3

Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire

Power Failure Darkens Exeter

By TYLER CHAISSON, NASTASSIA MERLINO, ADRIAN PONCE AND RALPH BLUMENTHAL Summer Times Staff Writers

It was the day the lights went out at Phillips Exeter.

At 2:20 pm on Tuesday, July 23, the entire campus and much of surrounding Exeter suddenly lost electrical power, plunging buildings into darkness, cutting wireless service and locking students out of their dorms as Lion Cards no longer opened the electronic door locks.

Initially, confusion reigned. Anna-Beth Gunderson, 17, from Bellingham, Washington, was in the gym playing volleyball, when students were suddenly ordered to the basement because

they were told it was the lockdown drill. “Once we were down there,” she said, “they told us it was a fire drill and we had to go back upstairs. It was ridiculous.”

Matt Gargas, one of the Deans of Fun, was at his desk in the Academy Center and greeted the emergency with characteristic humor. He announced, “Oh my God, the world is ending, save the children!” Then he and his fellow deans created a game using a ball and a trash can.

Power was restored to the campus about 3:22 pm, about 20 minutes after the lights went back on in downtown Exeter.

According to a spokesman for Unitel, the power company serving the region, the blackout was caused by the opening of a

breaker switch that detected a fault on the line and shut down the system to avoid further damage. A duplicate power line then had to be activated to restore service.

Tamara Soueidan, 16, from Dubai, was also in the gym basement, doing yoga. “I thought it was weird that the power went off all of the sudden. The teacher just made us sit there and wait for it to be over."

Andre Leake, 17, from Memphis, Tennessee, was about to leave the gym when the lights went out. He said that the emergency lights lit up and the fire alarm began to ring. The students in the See BLACKOUT, page 3

Watch your Back (pack): Thieves Strike

Say "Cheese"!

By JAHLYN HAYES Summer Times Staff Writer

Theft, a word many people do not like to hear, is once again a dreaded topic on the campus of Philip Exeter. With at least four thefts reported so far -- two occurring in the gym’s locker rooms and two taking place in the campus dorms -- students are being reminded not to leave anything of value unattended but to lock it up or take it with them.

Take 16-year-old Rahul Brahmal from Malaysia as an example. Rahul has a black iPhone 5 that was priced at about $649 in Hong Kong. Like any other Exeter student, Rahul was playing ping pong in the game room the other day. When he left to return to his dorm, Kirtland, he noticed that his phone was missing. Using someone else’s phone, Rahul tracked the location of his phone with the help of a Find my iPhone app and his friend, Daniel.

See THEFTS, page 4

DHall Fishes for Freshness

By ARIANNA RAMIREZ Summer Times Staff Writer

There are many varieties of food to eat here at Exeter, such as salads, spaghetti, tacos, and fresh farm food. But now, there is a new item added to the menu. Every Wednesday at lunch and Friday at dinner, the Elm Street Dinning Hall will be serving fresh fish.

Daniel Ferland, from Massachusetts, is the Unit Manager of the Elm Street Dinning Hall and has been working at Exeter for about a year and eleven months. According to Mr. Ferland, just last week, the dining hall began working with Red’s Best, a leading seafood distributor that allows the dining hall to purchase fresh fish for customers at a reasonable cost while helping local fisherman at the same time.

The type of fish that is currently being received here at Exeter varies. We are receiving haddock, cod, and blue fish. As these fish

Courtesy of Gene Howard

Students clown around in a photo-booth in Phelps Science Center during the 2013 Summer School Welcome party.

See FISH, page 3

Cupid 's Us? See Canobie Park Come to Life Yes and No, Hot New App Works Right Here Survey Says

By ADRIAN PONCE

Summer Times Staff Writer

By TONI HENDERSON AND ERINA SAKURAI Summer Times Staff Writers

How important is romance to students here at Phillips Exeter this summer? Not very, according to a Summer Times poll.

We asked 76 randomly selected students about finding that special someone here and 38% said that love is absolutely not even on their minds this summer.

Another 32% said that finding someone here at Exeter is not really important to them but wouldn’t mind.

Courtesy of Google Images

Aurasma has landed in Exeter.

Now that Aurasma -- the digital technology that allows smartphones to activate “Auras,” or icons, in newspaper pages and buildings and play embedded videos -- has been introduced to the students of Exeter, many more Auras will be available throughout the campus. Of course, the video production unit will be working on these Auras throughout the summer.

In order to access these Auras, you have to download the Aurasma

app. Also, you need to “follow” PEA Summer School on the app in order to get the Auras to work. After those steps are completed, it will be time to enjoy Aurasma. The auras will be available in The Summer Times every week. Also, there will be hints in the newspaper so that students can find the spots across campus where the Auras will be available.

The video production class is working very hard to make more Auras available to the students.

See AURASMA, page 4

See LOVE, page 7

Inside The Summer Times Op-Ed

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"I"-Witness the news happening in Turkey, 2.

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Find out some more about the Deans of Fun in a Q&A with them, 5.

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Check out some various do's and don'ts of fashion at Summer School, 7.

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THE SUMMER TIMES

THE SUMMER TIMES SUMMER TIMES STAFF REPORTERS Tyler Chaisson Guillermo Gomez Lara Guvelioglu Jahlyn Hayes Toni Henderson

Gustav Jaynes Jada Jenkins Christina Lee Nastassia Merlino Adrian Ponce

Arianna Ramirez Erina Sakurai Brooke Shea Alejandro Turriago

OPINIONS

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2013

I-WITNESS NEWS: TURKS TAKE TO THE STREETS Lara Guvelioglu Summer Times Staff Writer

SUMMER TIMES LAYOUT EDITORS Alec Greaney 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 Alec Greaney PEA '14 and Meg Hassan PEA'11.

The Summer Times welcomes Letters to the Editor, which can be sent via email to thesummertimes13@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.

M AKING PEA W AY C OOLER Jahlyn Hayes Summer Times Staff Writer “It’s blazing in my dorm” are the words of many Exeter attendees, specifically Winston Richards of Chicago, Illinois. Half of the Exeter campus, including myself, agrees with Winston and his point that it is extremely hot in the dorms. This is why I believe that the campus of Exeter should have air conditioning units all around the campus.

With temperatures nearing the one-hundred degree mark, air conditioning units are no longer a plus for us students, but have now become a must for the current and future students of Phillip Exeter’s summer school program.

Many students may support me when I say that air conditioning units need to be placed around the campus. Take 16-year-old Tamara Soueidan, for example, who believes that the classes in the academy building are like “death, especially room 226.”

Death is what we are trying to avoid.

We are lucky that there haven’t been any mishaps caused by the horrible heat waves that we have experienced. I believe this alone is enough reason to place air conditioning units in all of the dorms and buildings on the campus of Phillip Exeter. “With all the money they spend, it shouldn’t go towards massages, but it should go towards the air conditioner units that we need,” according to Tamara. I fully agree with her. This is an issue of priorities. Health comes before pleasure. We do not need massage opportunities, but we do need air conditioning units so that we will have a place to cool down when we are covered in pools of sweat.

While there are many people who do agree with more air conditioning units around the campus, there are those who are either satisfied with what they have or want to have a few minor changes. Sophie Ungless, a 15-year-old young lady from Ohio is one of those people. “We should have air conditioning units in the common room at least so that you can spend time in the common room,” she says.

I believe that we should have air conditioning units in the common room as well, but this should not be the only place that we have these. They should be everywhere that students have to travel. I believe that this is only fair, seeing that students have to travel outside from class to class. In fact, some students have class on the other side of the Exeter campus, making it not only difficult to get to class, but also making them tentative about going to class when it is extremely hot.

In addition, most students have purchased fans to go in their room, yet these fans are nothing compared to the heat outside. “I have three fans directly on me when I go to sleep, but they still are not enough,” says 17-year-old Travius Walton from Memphis, Tennessee. This has proven itself true in my own dorm. I have two fans that I have on most of the day, yet when I walk into my room, it feels worse than outside at times. This is not fair to me, other students, or faculty on campus, which is why we demand air conditioning units on our campus now!

Sounds of banging pots and people scream- diately try to find a place for my friend and I to ing filled the streets of Istanbul,Turkey on stay.We were trying to make our way to one of the 31st of May, setting off the spark of rebel- the building when my friend quickly held her lion. It all started as a harmless environmental head and sank down. I didn’t understand what protest to keep the government from demolish- was going on. I looked at my friend to try to figing Gezi Park in Taksim, one of Istanbul’s most ure out what was going on. She pulled her hand popular and crowded sites. away and I saw the blood.One of the tear gas cans On May 28, a group consisting mainly of had hit her head and it was bleeding.I could see college students started their sit-in at the Taksim the flesh and something white which I assumed Gezi Park. All they sought was the prevention was bone.I don’t know.That moment I knew that of the demolition. They continued their protest we had to get out of there.After we managed to by staying in their tents, singing peaceful songs get out,we went to the hospital,” she continued. and reading books in front of the police officers “Our parents were waiting for us there.I thought who were there to observe the protests.Things they were gonna be mad but they weren’t.They proceeded peacefully for three days. were just happy to see that we were fine. InAs things developed, there were no com- jured but fine.I don’t remember what happened ments or actions from the government other afterwards.It went like a blur because I was too than Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Er- scared for my friend but I don’t regret a thing.” dogan’s words in the opening ceremony of the Things were not only intense in Istanbul but naming of a third bridge over the Bosporus for in many other provinces,too, like Ankara,the a controversial sultan. “Do whatever you want capital, and Izmir. Whoever heard about the to do, but we have made our decision,” he had protests went out on the streets and those who said, referring to the Gezi Park protests and couldn’t go were trying to support their fellow the government’s final word on the demolition. ‘chapullers’ -- which is what the prime minisThings took a bad turn on Friday, May ter called the protestors, meaning looters -- by 31.Tear gas filled the air going on their balconies and as the government sent making noise by shouting, the riot police against blowing whistles, and hitting the Gezi Park protestors, pots and pans. in order to crush them.

“I’ve been to the protest[s] Water canons and tear at Taksim, Bodrum and Kizilay gas were used exten[Ankara],” Ali Kinay,16, an sively on the peaceful Upper school student from demonstrators,who were Ankara said. “The experitaken off-guard as they ence in Taksim was amazing slept in their tents at as it was like a holiday and around 3 in the morning. everyone was celebrating.

Excessive use of However, in Kizilay, it was violence, tear gas and very bad and the issues got water canons were the out of hand with many people final straw for the pubgetting injured and the police lic, who took matters completely dominating the in their own hands and crowd. My brother was hit by Ralph Blumenthal/ The Summer Times poured into the streets. a police stick and I got affected No matter their age, reliby the teargas.” gion or race, people took to the streets marking The other popular protest spot in Ankara the beginning of the anti-governmental protests. was Tunali. “I was only able to go to Tunali As the public continued to turn out in grow- because my mother thought Kizilay was too daning numbers, the government increased the gerous,” Ekin Yazici, 16 another upper school number of riot police along with more tear gas student from Ankara, said.”Though it wasn’t and violence which caused many injuries. The much safer either. It was chaotic but I felt proud small environmental protests had exploded and and alive. I was affected by the tear gas. It was spread all around Turkey. painful. I felt as if my lungs were burning and People were proud to protest for their couldn’t breathe. Also my eyes were red and freedom, but outraged that some people had watery. It was awful. I thought I was dying.” to pay with their lives or health. Seyma BayaAs time passed, things started to calm down zit,16, from Istanbul took part in the protests at a little, but there were still people protesting.

Kadikoy, another popular site in Istanbul.”My Usually it would be calm in the morning and friend and I immediately grabbed our bags and the protests would restart at night. Hundreds walked to the protests,” she said. “Our parents of thousands of people filled the streets. The didn’t know that we were going to the protests. violence of the police killed and maimed many.

They wouldn’t let us if we told them and we They broke into the protestors’ safe zone withwanted to go so bad.There were people being out authority and arrested many people for no tortured and [others were] staying at home reason.They thought the violence would stop watching penguin documentaries,” she contin- the public but it made them stronger. ued referring to the nature documentaries the The protests have been going on for two media showed instead of the protests.”The place months. The public continues to resist and was very crowded.There were people every- fight for freedom. Gezi Park had not only witwhere.At first it wasn’t that bad but when the nessed riots but also celebrations as well. The police started with tear gas…It was very bad.I protestors were celebrating the marriage of two couldn’t breathe and my eyes were stinging. And protestors who met there during the demonstralike that wasn’t enough they threw the cans to tions and decided to get married. However this the people when they were out of gas and they celebration,which took place on July 21st, was were standing close to people.” once again marred by the tear gas cans of the She recalled the horrifying day. “I imme- police.

JAPAN: A YEN FOR POWER Alan Zhao Summer Times Contributing Writer During the 1960s and 1970s, Japan’s economic growth and development was like China's and South Korea's; all were fast developing nations with an immense labor force. Until twenty years ago, Japan’s economy stopped growing and remained stationary for twenty years even with the immense production of consumer products produced every year.

In 2013, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed a new policy to depreciate Yen to one Dollar for every one hundred Yen. This currency policy has increased the exports and purchasing of Japanese consumer products. During the past few months, Japan’s major stock exchange Nikkei has reported an average of 5% increase in the whole stock market. The depreciation of the Yen is one of the policies of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s philosophies for achieving economic growth "Abenomics."

I believe the policy will greatly affect the economy of Japan’s neighbors such as China, and Korea also the United States.

During World War Two, Japan colonized China and Korea and caused many

catastrophes and was reported by village officials to have committed many crimes.

Even though, in the last twenty years, China had made some reforms in the economic sector and began building diplomatic relations with Japan, the tensions with Japan are still very high. Current news that most of us know such as, the claiming of certain fishing islands (we are still not clear which country they exactly belong to) had caused many protests and riots in China that smashed Japanese consumer products and called on the Chinese government to boycott Japanese companies from doing business in China.

I personally think all that claiming which islands belongs to Japan while depreciating the Yen will increase tensions between China and Japan. On the other hand, South Korea, which also had been affected by Japan’s colonization and catastrophes brought during World War Two, still has tensions with Japan. With the new currency policy, Japanese consumer products can sell for less, making Chinese and South Korean consumer products less

competitive in the Global Market.

Japanese companies used to sell consumer products for high prices and guarantees for high quality, while Chinese and Korean consumer products could be sold for an even lower price also meeting or surpassing the quality measures. After the depreciation of Japanese currency, Japanese companies could sell consumer products for a lower price and guarantee high quality.

Last year in China, 90% of the private owned enterprises lost money due to inflation. In China, only the governmentowned enterprises made money and increased in size from the previous year.

On the other hand, South Korean large consumer product companies have been strongly growing, although the smallmedium private enterprises still have a hard time expanding even before the Japanese currency policy. With these factors, Japan has a potential to grow and develop its economy.

With the new currency policy, United States economy growth will slow down

and Japanese companies would dominate some consumer sectors. U.S. companies first began making and selling televisions, although by the 1970s Japanese companies took up most of the television business.

With the new currency policy, Japan will grow and develop really fast and surpass China. Many American car companies will lose even more money and the Japanese companies would mostly dominate the car industry. When U.S. car companies go bankrupt, the assembly plants would have to be abandoned or taken over by the banks. Many union workers will lose their jobs and benefits, which will raise the unemployment rate.

There are critics who believe the U.S. car industry will declare bankruptcy sooner or later because of the inability of the unions to meet production quotas. In my opinion, Japan’s currency depreciation policy will create a potential for Japan’s economy to grow and develop very quickly. Japan’s rise in consumer product demand and economic power will greatly overwhelm its neighbors and the U.S.

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Don't Like the Heat? Just Wait Five Minutes

By CHRISTINA LEE Summer Times Staff Writer

Last Friday, July 13, Exeter 2013 Summer School session hit an all time heat high.

Campus temperatures reached up to 101 degrees Fahrenheit. With the glorious cancellation of sports practice, students were left to their own devices to cope with the weather.

Annabeth Gunderson, 17, went to bed with a fan pointed straight at her face to cool down and ended up catching a summer cold. Some, like Caroline Telcher, 16, took simpler approaches.

Caroline investigated Friday's weather in advance and prepared for the worst by freezing a water bottle. “I fell asleep hugging the bottle Friday night to keep cool,” she claims.

Dunbar advisors allowed fourth floor female residents to crash in the common room for the night. Joel Hemsi, 17, was one of the active participants. “I thought it would be such a relief, but honestly everything about Thursday and Friday

night was just miserable,” he said.

Campus seemed to be moving in slow motion throughout the brutal days leading up to the weekend weather. The best escape from the heat being of course the pool and air-conditioned buildings. Sophie Ungless, a rising sophomore said, “I’ve never seen The Grill more crowded than Friday afternoon.” She couldn’t have been more accurate. People packed into The Academy Center, Library, Alejandro Turriago/ The Summer Times Phelps Science Center, and Music Simon, an Upper School student from China, Center like there was no tomorrow. has a unique privilege: his room is air condiLuckily enough, there was tioned. Simon arrived and found the AC unit a tomorrow. Saturday, while still in his window. In order to prevent people fairly warm, was looking up with a from taking over his room, Simon refused to pose next to the AC and asked The Summer high of 90 and a low of 63 degrees Times to keep his full name and room loca- Fahrenheit. Sunday was a lot more generous with an average high of 77 tion private. -- Alejandro Turriago and low of 61. As the Boston Com-

mons travelers were preparing to leave Sunday morning, shouting could be heard across every bus. It was in every passengers benefit to keep their window fully open. Nine hours later, as the students stepped off the bus the attitude had drastically changed. Exhausted shoppers booked it to their dorms because of what Grant Bumgarner, 16, called the "freezing weather."

Monday mornings mark a new beginning to a new week. This past Monday was a new beginning for Mother Nature as she lifted the heat gates and let in a breezy high of 77 and low of 63 degrees. Tuesday cooled off even more with stormy showers and an average high of 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Wednesday warmed up a little bit with a high of 82. The rest of the week seems to be going back to the cool trend with all signs pointing to storms. Even though poor Annabeth is now battling a summer flu she agrees that, “Even though it’s getting cold now, anything is better than the heat!”

Best Health Tip: Water, Water, Everywhere: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz It's All the Same

By ALEJANDRO TURRIAGO Summer Times Staff Writer

By HILLARY ARISTOTLE

As predicted by nurse Nancy Thompson, fatigue has been the most common health issue in recent days. During the week, the first cases of homesickness have been reported. Also, during the days with highest temperatures in the week, some students have been dehydrated. It has been noted that the number of students going to the Health Center with sore throat and fever has been unusually high for the season. However, Ms. Thompson clarified that it is not related to any virus spreading across campus, as had been speculated. No particularly surprising cases took place this week. The recommendations for students to avoid any of these health issues are to hydrate properly (especially during hot days) and get enough sleep.

Gifts from the Sea Brighten Tables FISH, continued from page 1 come into the harbor, businesses like Red’s Best sell fish to the market at better pricing. It is a win-win situation because Exeter can take advantage of the pricing and cost, while fishermen get to sell what they catch.

In the interview, Mr. Ferland explained that one of the great features about this experiment is the technology. As Red’s Best receives fish in the early morning, each fish is weighed and documented. As that fish is processed, the information gets put onto a QR code. A QR code stands for Quick Response. It is a code that can be read by your smartphone. Basically, once you scan it by your phone, you will have all the information about that specific item. Therefore, if you have a QR feature on your phone, you will be able to see every piece of information about the fish. For example, it will allow you to see what the species is, when that particular fish was caught, where it was caught, and who the captain of the boat is. Because of the technology, the dining hall is able to provide all of this information once they put the food out on the menu.

Every Wednesday at lunch and every Friday at dinner is when we receive the fresh fish. This is an experiment that started just last week and is something that the Elm Street Dining Hall plans to continue in the fall with the academic school year.

you are) said with such curiosity, “All of them taste the same! I can’t taste the difference between them.” And that comment Ever wondered how different water struck me. Some people can barely taste would taste? The choices are tap, bottled the difference between different ‘types’ or filtered water. Would you ever be able of water, especially between filtered and to taste the difference in them? I couldn’t. bottled.

We, one of the classes in the Greener Earth So why buy so much bottled water?

Cluster, had a Sure, it is easiwater taste er to get actest on cess to; like Friday in when you the lounge want to go area in the for a sports Academy game or Center and when you’re had jugs just dying labeled A, and want to B, C each have a drink.

But haven’t filled with you thought tap, filabout how tered and much plasbottled tic it takes to water. The Ralph Blumenthal/ The Summer Times trick is, the create those people didn’t know which was which. water bottles? What about the environHence the name, water taste test. In the ment? What if, say, communities around end, here are the results: the world made water dispensers everywhere? Water fountains, and dispensers People who guessed tap was tap: 68% would be at school and in public places, making life easier for anyone who wants People who guessed filtered was fil- to take a sip of cool water. What if bottled tered: 41% water was no more, don’t you think it would save us a lot of plastic and money?

People who guessed bottled was On average, the US consumes 1500 bottled: 40% plastic water bottles each day. And you only drink it for 2 minutes and it goes People who got them all right: 32% in the garbage. Yes, there is always recycling, but recycling is the last stage of During this taste test, we also asked the 3 R s process; reducing and reusing the people whether they could taste any comes first. And also, plastic takes ages to difference. Most of them just laughed and decompose. So if miraculous actions were shook their head, but this one guy (if you being taken about plastic bottled water, are reading this, I’m sure you know who would people take part in it? Would you?

Summer Times Staff Writer

Who Turned Out the Lights? The Spirit of Giving: BLACKOUT, continued from page 1 gym collected at the bottom of the ramp and waited to be let back in.

“I wanted to pay for the mall trip for tomorrow, but I couldn’t get into my dorm because the keys are electronic,” he said. “I wish they had backup keys in case a power outage like this lasted for a longer amount of time.”

Fifteen year old Michael Rademakers from Saudi Arabia was swimming when the gym went dark. “I was in the pool playing a game when the lights went off,” he said, “and we all had to run out of the pool in our Speedos which was kind of funny.

After this, I just changed and went back to my dorm.”

Helen Stalker, also 15, from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was also in the water during the outage. “We were in the pool and we were about to play Sharks and Minnows,” she said, “then suddenly the lights went off.. I was excited because I thought we were going to play in the dark,” said Helen, “but then the fire alarm went off. Coach then instructed us to get outside and we waited for half an hour at the bottom of the ramp.” When asked how the incident changed her day she said, “I really wanted to play Sharks and Minnows.”Some students tried to get into the bookstore but staff members said it it was closed. Weifeng Yang, 15, from Tianjin, China, was also in the gymnasium when the blackout struck. “I was playing Squash with Tyler,” Weifeng explained, “when the lights went out. I thought it was normal because it happened once before in the dining hall, but they came back on quickly.

But then the emergency lights came on and the fire alarm began to sound.”Weifeng was asked how it affected his day and he replied, “ It was our last day of squash and it was wasted. We could only play two games before class finished. Also, I couldn’t buy anything at the grill, and I was very hungry.”

Gene Siswanto, 15, from Indonesia had been looking forward to some good times in the gym. “I was kind of bummed out because we were going to do something very exciting,” he said.

Zina Ogbuji, 17, from New York, was lingering in the Dining Hall when it went dark. “I was eating in the dining hall when the power outage happened,” she said.

“I wasn’t scared or anything, but I was mostly confused and I was questioning why the lights were randomly off all of a sudden. After I was done eating, I just went back to my dorm.” Zina’s friend, 16-year-old Taryn Turner from Texas, was also in the Dining Hall when the blackout occurred. “I just kept eating normally and then went back to my dorm too,” said Taryn. Nuha Alshair, 14, from Saudi Arabia, was also eating. “I was in the Grill and suddenly the Grill’s gate closed and we couldn’t buy anything,” she said. Nuha said that the blackout didn’t really affect her since she didn’t have anything to do.

Irem Matras, 16, from Turkey, was also in the Grill. When asked about her reaction, she said, “I didn’t freak out.”

Aid for Future Students

By ABBY ALEXANDER, JOEL HEMSI, SASANKH MUNKUTLA, AND YUSHENG HU Summer Times Contributing Writers

Do you like it here at Exeter? Did you know that about 32% of students come to PEA Summer School on scholarship funds? Imagine if none of those students were here, how different the school would be.

Scholarships make it possible for students to come here who otherwise would not have been able to, and this is a vital part of the Exeter environment. This year, our Capstone Project group for the Hamm Leadership Program has chosen to focus on raising scholarship funds with Mr. Shapiro, to ensure that students like us, from whatever background, can attend this remarkable experience. We, as a group, believe that students should have a role in this fundraising. The fact of students coming together to accomplish for future students embodies the Exeter ethos of community. Students are part of a larger community as a whole, and donating to create an Exeter experience helps this community to grow in the future!

In the regular session, the Senior Class fundraises for a “Senior Gift” which often goes towards the PEA Scholarship Fund. This attains great success, with 100% participation from regular session students last year. We believe that the same could be accomplished in the Summer Session! Our goal, as well, is to reach 100% participation this summer.

Leaving a legacy for the 2014 Summer Session

students is one of the best ways to give back to our Exeter community of 2013.

In keeping with Exeter spirit, a competition will be held between dorms! A prize will be awarded to the dorm that first reaches full participation. To foster the spirit of the competition and spread the message even further, each dorm will have a representative responsible for encouraging donations. Dorm meetings will be held soon concerning this scholarship fund. So support your dorm and get involved!

When asked about their scholarships, students responded in an extremely positive manner. One student replied, “Without my scholarship, I never would have been able to experience this Summer School; it’s an opportunity I wouldn’t want to miss.” Every student, no matter how he or she afforded his or her tuition, makes this Summer Program exceptional, and these five weeks wouldn’t be the same without each and every one of us here.

“I know I will remember this summer for the rest of my life, just like all other students. I’m grateful a scholarship made this possible for me.” Our donations can have major, positive impacts on others’ lives around us.

Donations to the 2014 PEA Summer School Scholarship Fund can be made at Student Activities Office. Lion Cards can be used to make nominal donations to the fund. For any questions or comments or if you are interested in becoming a dorm representative, contact us at: pealeadership1@gmail.com

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Cannons! Muskets! It's 1776!

By GUS JAYNES AND ADRIAN PONCE Summer Times Staff Writers

Brooke Shea/ The Summer Times

Reenactors celebrate the arrival of the Declaration of Independence in Exeter 237 years ago.

The American Independence Festival has rolled around again. This year’s events commemorate Exeter’s 375th anniversary, the date when John Wheelwright purchased the town from Squamscott Native Americans on April 3, 1638. He named the town after Exeter in Devon, England. The occasion drew the residents of Exeter and surrounding towns to Water Street on Saturday. We headed downtown to see how Exeter celebrates its Revolutionary War history.

The host of the event, the American Independence Museum, let people browse the Ladd-Gilman House, which included an original copy of one of the first published Declarations of Independence. Then, everybody cleared out of the house for a reenactment of the reading of the Declaration. John Taylor Gilman originally read it to the townspeople of Exeter on July 16, 1776. This year, Greg Gilman, his distant ancestor, read it. People also enjoyed cannon firing, musical performances, children’s activities and other demonstrations. Later in the evening, spectators were invited to watch a live music show, followed by fireworks at dusk.

Before watching the fighting reenactment, we hoped to learn more about the festival and its participants. One woman has been doing historical festivals for 11 years. “When I was a little girl in Girl Scouts, someone came by one day and informed us about these festivals,” she said. “Ever since then I have been interested and I hope to keep the interest running in the family. I like bringing my granddaughter with me and I hope she shares the same interest when she gets to be my age.”

Another participant hoped to keep the tradition running in the family as well. His father participates in festivals like these, but in memory of the Civil War. He has continued the tradition for 10 years. “I just love dressing up,” he said. “Also, I feel like I’m back in the 1700s when I take part in the battle reenactment.”

Although these two stories are somewhat impressive, they are nothing compared to the longevity of another who walked the street as an old-time minister. His father did the Civil War festivals, and now he has been doing the Revolutionary ones since the 1960s.

“I have always liked history and I take any opportunity I can to educate people,” he said. “There are so many misconceptions about war and the Revolutionary War in particular. I like to make sure people know the real truth.”

For example, many people have heard of the Battle of Bunker Hill. When asked to list major battles in the Revolutionary War, many immediately list Bunker Hill. But it was merely a small battle that didn’t change the war much in any way.

This yearly event draws people downtown to learn about Exeter’s perspective on the Revolution. Some of the people who come down aren’t even from the town of Exeter, which makes enriches the experience. Even though it is almost the same event year-to-year, Water Street becomes packed as people crowd in to participate, watch and learn. With this festival being a tradition in the town of Exeter, people will always be participating, so that this tradition doesn’t die.

Students Beware: Bags and Wallets Missing THEFT, continued from page 1 Once Rahul began searching for the phone, he placed it in lock mode so that a message could be displayed in case the phone had been located. Also, Rahul called the phone but was quickly answered by his voicemail, meaning that someone rejected the call that Rahul placed. As a result, the phone was then cut off by the person who obtained the phone, causing Rahul’s tracing and tracking to stop.

Once Rahul realized that his phone had been stolen, seeing that it would not have cut off because it had a full battery, he reported it to his adviser who reported it to the Summer School office. Campus Safety was notified of the theft, and officers told Rahul that they would do everything they could to help him recover his phone, which eventually hap-

pened. A few days later, Rahul was given his phone by the Summer School office. But it had been totaled by water damage and a cracked screen. It cost Rahul more money to replace it.

These are not the only cases of theft on the campus. Wallets and sunglasses have been stolen, along with other items. However, not all cases have been as serious as Rahul’s. For example, Guillermo Gomez, an 11th grader from Colombia, missed his Va sunglasses. He assumed that they had been stolen. Yet five days later, his friend returned them saying that he had them the entire time.

He considered it a “prank.”

Likewise, a large number of students are disturbed over the situation.In fact, some are even taking precautionary measures.

Seventeen-year-old Travius Walton of Mem-

phis, Tennessee, always keeps his items with him when going into the dining hall. “I don’t want anybody to take my stuff, so I keep it with me,” he said.

When asked about the security guard in the dining hall watching for thieves, Travius stated, “he is doing a fine job, but I don’t want to place my valuables in the hands of anyone who did not pay for them.” Other students agree with Travius, with a number of students carrying their belongings with them at all times, even to the restrooms.

“You can never be too safe,” says DeAndre Winters, a 16-year-old Memphian.

At the same time, students are not the only ones who are taking precautionary measures to prevent thefts. Many security guards have been placed throughout the campus, patrolling the grounds or simply watching for any

suspect activity.

As a result of this, all Phillip Exeter students are being encouraged to wear their identification badges given to them during registration at all times. This not only prevents you from being a mistaken for a thief, but it also ensures that your property will be safe. Also, always have a form of identification on your belongings. If you were to lose your belongings and they were to be found by someone else, it would be extremely helpful to both you and the person who discovered the lost item. Always take measures to keep your valuables safe on campus and help other people out. This way no more iPhones, wallets, or sunglasses will be stolen from any more students on the campus of Philip Exeter Academy because you could be the very next victim.

Brrrrrr, C'mon In, Update: Whodunit? the Water's Freezing Blame the Heat

By LARA GUVELOGLU

some,” said Esen Arikan,16, an Upper School student from Istanbul, Turkey said. “The water was cold but magnificent.I loved feeling the With a new summer season, a new Polar cold water. It definitely woke me up. It was Bear season starts as well. No matter if the the best way to wake up.” weather is hot or cold, raining or sunny, the “I didn’t like it,” Adriana Virgili AloPolar Bear swimmers continue their schedules. visetti, 16, an Upper School student from If you don’t know what a Polar Bear is here’s Madrid, Spain, stated.”I loved it. I definitely a quick explanation: Stuwill join all of them.It was dents head for the beach so fun.” to have a morning swim in “It is so fun,” echoed the ocean -- at 5:30. It is a Ekin Yazici,16, another great way to exercise and Upper School student from wake up.

Ankara, Turkey said. ”It is This year the Polar hard to get up at 5 in the Bear swims started on morning, pack my stuff and the second Thursday of go but still it’s really fun. I summer school, the 16th missed one but I plan to do of July. With the weather all the remaining.” being very hot, the cold The Polar Bear swims water was relaxing despite are one of the most amazthe early hour. However as ing activities of the sumthe climate changed and it mer session and best part got colder, the Polar Bear of summer school, many Courtesy of Brad Seymour swimmers were faced with students agree. But others dark weather and rain on their intend to do the Polar Bears last trip to the beach, which was Thursday,the but can’t get themselves out of bed. Each 23rd of July. Despite the rain and cold, students morning they tell themselves that they’ll do woke up in the morning,wore their swimsuits it the next time until there’s only one left. A and grabbed their towels determinedly to have word of advice: don’t wait till the last Polar their Polar Bear.They took their buses to the Bear. Everyone wants to do the last Polar Bear beach and ran to the ice cold water. and there are limited slots. Last year there were Waking up in the morning is a challenge almost 250 people who went. This may seem for most teenagers and it’s especially harder like a big number of people, but with everyone when it’s summer time but waking up for Polar wanting to do it, not everyone gets a chance to Bear is worth it. So far there has been only sign up on time.So don’t wait till the last one. three Polar Bear swims but people who try it Come join your fellow “Polar Bears” whether once want to do it again.”It was totally awe- it’s raining or not.

Summer Times Staff Writer

By NASTASSIA MERLINO Summer Times Staff Writer

Last Wednesday, a window mysteriously broke in the dining hall. The glass didn’t shatter but showed multiple cracks. No one was injured. Deans and Campus Safety officers initially thought that some student might have thrown an object at the window but now suspect the culprit was the heat.

Aurasma Brings Newspaper to Life AURASMA, continued from page 1 Now that Aurasma has been available, students were asked some questions. Some had never heard of it . But Juan Hernandez from California said, “I believe Aurasma is an amazing piece of technology, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.”

With many students saying the same thing, the idea that came to mind was to advertise Aurasma more. This will be a problem that will need to be fixed, but as of right now, more Auras need to be available. Once the Auras are available, more people will know about Aurasma.

In this edition of The Summer Times, you will be able to find 3 Auras. One is about the Revolutionary War festival that took place on Saturday. The other Aura will be about the Polar Bear early morning swims. The third Aura is on the front page with the picture of the roller coaster from Canobie Lake Park. In order to view these Auras, just scan the pictures that accompany the stories. If the Auras don’t work, make sure that you are following PEA Summer School on the Aurasma app.

Please make sure to tell other students at Exeter about Aurasma. Once many people know about this app, there will be many more Auras across campus.

Stay tuned for more information about Aurasma, and the new Auras that will be available across campus. Also, please tell other students about Aurasma, so that the number of people using Aurasma increases, and that the video production class will continue to create Auras. Also, don’t forget to follow PEA Summer School on Aurasma because if you don’t, the Auras created by the video production class will not function properly.

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D e ans Ju st Wan n a Ha v e F un !

By TONI HENDERSON and BROOKE SHEA Summer Times Staff Writers

do during the regular year, so it’s just a matter of continuing on.

Q. How long have you each been working here?

If you’re trying to have a good time the designated people to turn to are -- as we all know them -- “The Deans of Fun.” These four individuals are Brian Calnan, Lisa Frenzel, Matt Gargas, and Jan Trueman.

As the designated student activity planners, they are here to make our time here at Exeter enjoyable.

This is what they had to say about their jobs here at Exeter.

Q. Where are you all from?

Brian Calnan: I am from Massachusetts, near Worcester.

Lisa Frenzel: Colorado Matt Gargas: New Hampshire Jan Trueman: New Hampshire Q. What are your positions here at Exeter, exactly?

JT. Collectively, we’re the Deans of Fun. MG. There’s a title on the contract but I don’t know what it says.

JT. We flip a coin when there’s a problem.

Q. How did you each find your way into Exeter?

BC. I used a GPS MG. I go Compass Map. LF. I have a TomTom. JT. I work here all night, I live here.

BC. When I was in college, I heard about an internship program for the summer and so I applied for that. I worked in Access Exeter for a year and since then I’ve been able to work in Student Activities.

LF. I applied for the job after graduate school.

MG. I went here as a student for Summer School twice, ended up being a proctor in the computer labs and game room, and apparently they enjoyed me, so I started working here.

JT. Do you really want to go back to 1988 when I first started? What I do for Summer School, I

BC. This is my 7th summer.

LF. 10th summer.

MG. This is my 9th.

JT. This is my 13th summer and my 25th year total.

Q. What are the requirements of your job exactly?

LF. Keeping students safe and happy.

JT. There you go, agreed.

MG. Plus all other responsibilities given to us.

LF. And having a pleasant personality.

Q. What would you say are the perks of your job?

BC. Getting to have fun and see that students are enjoying themselves, especially going on the Polar Bear Swims. Seeing the 90 crazy students running into the water and knowing they’re having a great time. That’s definitely one of the perks.

MG. I just enjoy working this closely with the students. If I just taught, I’d only get to know my class, but this way I get to know almost all 800 kids.

LF. I enjoy seeing all the kids having a good time and be happy and have a good summer and do things they never would have done before and experience New Hampshire.

JT. I think we have as much fun as the students do, and it’s nice that we can have as much fun as we do and still get compensated for it. This is a hard job to explain to people who work in a cubicle.

just any time you send them on a trip, you have a little concern, but other than that there’s nothing I can think of.

JT. It’s not bad, we’re the only ones that don’t have particularly normal hours, outside whoever the Deans on Duty are. Between office hours and events, it’s 7 days a week, and these three don’t do Saturday duty in their dorms because we have an event every Saturday night, but Saturday can be a long day because we’re in the office in the morning, we load the trips in the afternoon and then we still have whatever night event.

MG. I don’t like closing day. As much as I know we have to get these kids on the bus and get them to an airport because their plane leaves at a certain hour, I don’t like yelling at them to get on the bus, leave their friends, boyfriend, girlfriend, whatever, because that’s -BC. That’s the last interaction you have with these students.

MG. Right. And they hate you for it. You have to put on your mean face and “I-don’t-caresies” and make them go to Logan, but at the same time, you want to give them two more minutes.

Q. So in total, how many trips and activities are available here at Exeter?

JT. I think there are 30-ish.

LF. But then we also do the other stuff.

MG. At least 50. I didn’t add the movies, massages, or Polar Bears but there’s at least 50 on campus and off campus activities. So, plus Polar Bears, plus movies, you’re probably looking at 75 or so.

LF. Let’s just call it 100.

BC. Round it to the nearest thousand.

Q. What is your least favorite part of your job?

LF. Breaking kids’ hearts when they try to buy a ticket after it’s closed. They come in on a Friday at 5 o’clock and we close at 3:30 and they want a ticket for Saturday and we can’t sell them one. That’s the worst part for me.

BC. And just some general stress of wanting to make sure that everything is going well for the students; that they’re not only having fun but are safe, and

Q. If you were a student here, what would be your first thing that you absolutely have to do in activities?

LF. Canobie BC. I’d say Polar Bear. I’ve been doing Polar Bear all 7 years and I love it.

MG. I would do the Polar Bear too. I did it as a kid and I’m doing it as a faculty member.

BC. Mrs. Truman would do departure day! She’d do the shuttle to Logan.

JT. If I didn’t live here, if I lived in the mid-western part of this country or something, I would take advantage of the beach.

Q. If you could change one aspect of how things are done within your job, what would it be?

MG. An ‘Add Activity’ button.

BC. If there was one thing I wish we had the ability to do, it would be to sell trips on credit cards. That would be a nice thing. We can only do cash or Lion Card and credit card would be nice for students who didn’t have a ton of cash, or any cash and still wanted to be able to buy the trips and have some spending money left over.

MG. I wish I could move Six Flags 80 miles closer so I could please the 3,000 requests we get for it every summer to drive 4 hours. Every year, doesn’t matter what group of students it is.

Q. Any other statements for students here?

BC. Just make sure that you take advantage of all the opportunities we have. As Mr. Gargas said, we have about 75 things to do, and whether you’re participating actively or you’re coming to watch at the Talent Show, or you’re going to dances and just hanging out with friends, or you found a special someone here and you want to give’em a high-five, take advantage of all the opportunities that we have.

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The Stars Among Us: Turkey's Ebru Eltemur

By LARA GUVELIOGLU Summer Times Staff Writer

Q: Before we start the interview questions. Can you please give us your background information.

A: I live in Istanbul, Turkey. I was born on the 31st of October, 1997 so my birthday is on Halloween. I’m a sophomore in Uskudar American Academy. I’ve lived in Istanbul my whole life. We’ve moved around 4 times so I lived all around Istanbul. I have a sister named Merve. She is 21 years old now. My father, Turgut, is in the fashion business and my mom, Hulya, is a housewife.

She does volunteer work for the Community Volunteers Foundation in Turkey.

Q: How did you decide to star in a show?

A: I actually starred in the TV show by chance approximately 2-3 years ago.

The show was called “Fatmagul’un Suçu Ne?” The foundation my mom works for, the Community Volunteers Foundation

Lara Guvelioglu /The Summer Times

As another week passes, stars on campus continue to surface. Now, meet Ebru Eltemur, 16, an upper school student from Istanbul, Turkey. Ebru has starred in a couple of entertainment programs back in her home country.

She started her career in an earlier age when she appeared in a quiz show. And later on she starred in a very popular drama series which the whole country watched. She spared time to share her experience with the whole summer school.

Ebru Eltemur, pictured right. was doing a lottery to collect money. The stars of the show chose 5 random numbers from a bowl and I was one of them so it was a one time thing. I played a customer at the restaurant of the main character.

Q: Did you do anything special to prepare for it?

A: The production team of the show called me after the lottery. They said that they would call me 2 days before the shooting and I will be handed the script when the day comes. So I waited for the call, every day for a week. One day when I was at school, they called me and told me to be at the shooting place the next day and that I should bring different clothes so the costume designers could choose the one I would wear. So the next day I went there, there were trailers all lined up on the street and a thousand cameras. They told me to dress up and afterwards, I had my makeup

done. Then they handed me the script and to memorize it in an hour. It was hard because I was so nervous, but I had to do it so I memorized my lines quickly.

Q: How did it feel to be a part of a production?

A: It was so exciting to be on a TV show but it was nerve-racking to know that there will be more than a million people in front of their TVs watching you on the night the show would be aired. The fact that there were so many professionals around me made me nervous too. All the other people around were either actors or the production crew, except the other girls who were also guest starring among me. The crew was so nice to me because I was younger then, about 12 years old. They offered us ice-cream and cupcakes with lemonade so we could enjoy our time at the set.

Q: What kinds of programs did you do?

A: I was once on a quiz show when I was in 5th grade which was aired on a private channel. I was so small back then that I couldn’t even realize what was going on. My classmates were with me during the shooting though so it was much less nerve-racking to be on stage and answering questions.

Q: Who was your biggest supporter?

A: Everyone around me was so supportive. I really felt like I was loved. Everyone was so excited to see me on TV and

they thought I pulled it off pretty good.

One of my friends even recorded a video of it on her phone. We laugh so hard every time we watch it. It brings back a lot of good memories from when I was 12.

Q: How did it feel to know that thousands/millions were watching you?

A: It actually felt so weird. When the show aired, I couldn’t watch myself.

I was so embarrassed because it was horrible. A lot of my friends called me afterwards and said that it was great but I didn’t have the courage to watch myself. I was so anxious. I can barely watch it today; I look so small on a screen! Some of my friends still make fun of me because although I don’t like to admit it, it is pretty funny.

Q: Did you face any difficulties with school or your social life while doing this?

A: I didn’t face any difficulties but some people started to recognize me after the show. One time when I was coming out of the rest room in school, a woman from the custodian staff recognized me and asked for a picture. It was nice to be recognized but I don’t believe I could do it as a full-time job. During the shooting, women stopped by and waved and took pictures of the main male character. We couldn’t continue the shooting because they were shouting and calling for him.

The production crew got so angry they called the police. I think I couldn’t stand that happening to me. I like my privacy.

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Conflict at Home, Sn a c k s : The Good, Harmony at Exeter; The Bad and The Ugly Lessons of Tolerance

By NASTASSIA MERLINO Summer Times Staff Writer

By ALEJANDRO TURRIAGO Summer Times Staff Writer

Lior Zippel is an Access Exeter student from Herzliya, Israel. He is 13 years old and recently moved to Boston after spending most of his life in Israel. His Zionist family moved to Israel from central Europe because of the Holocaust, and most of it continues to live in Israel. Lior’s family was active in the establishment of Israel as a state. Lior's own grandfather was one of the founders of the Israeli Air Force, and he devoted his life to serve in it as a high ranking member. Lior’s family clearly has a pro-Israel position in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Many people across the globe learn all they know about the conflict from the news and violent scenes often transmitted in popular news channels. In Lior’s opinion, these news channels are helping create a totally inaccurate perception of the conflict. He says that sometimes these news channels exaggerate things and they “make it look like the whole country is in war.” In his opinion, this is negative propaganda that portrays an untrue idea of extreme violence and general insecurity in the whole country.

Lior recognizes that there are some parts of the country in which these conditions might be true, but it’s just a few parts.

He says in most cities not close to the war zones “you can walk in the streets and it is like there is no war.” This may raise some concerns about how accurate and sensationalist news channels actually are.

Even though Lior himself has no direct contact with the conflict, his cultural, religious and familiar background place him on one side of this complex conflict: the Israeli side. It is not a secret that governments of nations like Indonesia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia

and the United Arab Emirates do not recognize Israel as a sovereign state.

Here in the Summer School, a diverse student body included 50 students from 47 different countries. Despite the bad relationships between their respective nations, these students have had no problems among themselves.

“When I talk to someone that is from another country that does not recognize Israel, I don’t really put that [the Israel-Palestine conflict] in the conversation,” Lior says. “It’s not like they have done anything in the conflict really.”

Unfortunately, most nations in the world are or have been through several conflicts with other countries, and people from many of these nations still have some bad feelings towards people that come from those nations that have had or are having a tense relationship with their country. The Summer School brings together many people from different sides of conflicts, and the community in Exeter is so diverse that it is extremely unlikely for someone to be able to avoid speaking to someone from a particular nation.

Students that come from a family, a culture or a country that positions them in a particular conflict have to overcome their background in order to be able to socialize with students from other nations. When having a conversation, they will generally ignore subjects that directly involve their country’s bad relationships, and will carry on with a perfectly normal conversation.

The fact that students are able to beat stereotypes and socialize normally is proof of great maturity that characterizes students’ relationships for the most part in the Summer School.

As Lior stated: “You can be anyone you want to be. You can always think differently from your country.”

Although the dining hall provides balanced and nutritious meal, there are excessive temptations around campus that students have fallen prey to. Between the grill, food from town, vending machines and snack times during the day and at night, sugary drinks are everywhere, cookies come nonstop and the refrigerators are full of sweets.

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Walking around campus, you will notice that more and more students are buying junk food. After classes and meals, you can see a huge number of children rushing to the grill to buy snacks.

With the extreme quantity of unhealthy foods around campus, students are more prone to buying junk foods. If we compare the prices in the grill for healthy food and junk food we can notice the big difference in the prices. For example if you wanted to buy a snack would you buy a $2.25 energy bar or would you rather save money and buy a 95-cent candy bar?

And what if you are thirsty? Would you spend $2.95 on a fruit smoothie or buy a soda at half that price?

My point is, the healthy snacks at the grill are twice as expensive as junk foods, thus forcing students to buy junk food so they can save money. Instead of making the healthy food cheaper they’re making it more expensive, causing students to eat more and more junk foods.

Sixteen-year-old Marta Valderrabano from Madrid says: "I think that the junk food all around campus is not a good way to fill the young peoples' cravings. I think that the snacks that the advisors provide in the dorms are the worst, because they are served in the dorms after check in and after dinner, and makes food available to those who aren’t even hungry. I think there should be healthier options in the grill instead of pizza and chicken wings. They could also improve the food of the cafeteria to make it a bit healthier, but I think the biggest problem is the snack times, because it is free junk food and it’s impossible to refuse something free.”

This situation does not only cause more and more students skipping meals at the dining hall to go eat at the grill, but it also contributes to littering. If students bought less junk food and more fruits, places like the agora wouldn’t be such a mess and we would see fewer wrappers on the tables and on the floor. It would also prevent the students from getting ill and missing classes or P.E. because they ate too many sweets.

A solution to this problem could be the reduction of healthy prices at the grill so that students would have incentive to buy healthier food. Snack times could also include more fruits and take place less frequently than twice a week. However, the students should try to be more careful regarding what they eat and try to keep a healthy diet without having to deprive themselves of all sweets.

Exploring Exeter: Top 10 Attractions

By CHRISTINA LEE Summer Times Staff Writer

Top Ten Campus Attractions to hit within 10 Minutes:

walk. Start behind Merrill Hall and make your way up Water Street. Turn left on Portsmouth Ave. and keep walking straight. Walgreens will be on your left. It’s quick, easy and very convenient.

10.) The Grill The most convenient meet-up spot on campus. This go-to hangout location is a great place to socialize, meet up with friends, or grab a quick snack in your free time.

6.) The Chocolatier If you have a sweet tooth, this place is for you.

One trip to “The Chocolatier” will take care of your candy cravings for a week. Renowned for its specially molded chocolate shapes, 27 Water Street is the place to be. Shoppers recommend the chocolate-covered fruits and molded sets for first time customers.

9.) Love Gym Exercising doesn’t have to be strictly restricted to Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. It’s extremely easy to access and safer than running around on the road. Try running inside on a treadmill instead of through the campus on those hot, hot, hot days.

8.) The Exeter Library The architecture of this big beauty is renowned across the country. College course architecture classes spend up to a week and a half studying the amazing design of the largest high school library in the Nation. Even if you’re just stepping in for relief from the heat, take a little time to look around an often-underappreciated building. Remember the building has a lot more to offer than air-conditioning.

7.) Walgreens Miss the Walmart trip? No problem. Head on over to literally your one-stop shop. It has everything from your everyday snacks to your not-so-everyday toys. Walgreens is about a ten-minute leisurely

5.) Pad Thai The local restaurant, “Pad Thai,” on the corner of Portsmouth Avenue is an easy five-minute walk away. For a nice authentic taste of Thai cuisine and a break from Exeter’s cafeteria try this restaurant. Six of seven random customers agree that the Mango Fried Rice is a must try while you’re there.

2.) Exeter Farmers Market Every Thursday from 2:15-6 PM, stop by the local Exeter Farmers Market. It sells a wide range of locally grown products including: goats milk soap, fresh eggs, in-season vegetables, fresh milk, and yarn. Exeter Librarian Ann McGrath states that: “People around here love this market. I would recommend the locally raised beef.”

1.) Exeter River Unlike every other destination on this list, the Exeter River has nothing to offer in terms of products.

However, you’re not going to find a place with better scenery than the river within a ten-minute walk from campus. The quickest way to the path along the river is between the Exeter Cleaners and “The Willow.” Go alone or bring some friends to enjoy the spectacular scenery.

4.) Orange Leaf Literally a two minute walk away, this frozen yogurt shop can cool anyone down. Orange Leaf runs on a simple five-step process. 1. Grab a cup 2. Pick through a variety of your favorite frozen yogurt flavors 3. Add delicious toppings 4. Weigh and Pay 5. Enjoy! Follow these easy steps and you just might survive the heat of this summer!

3.) Stillwells River Walk Ice Cream If frozen yogurt isn’t your favorite, try Stillwells.

With a huge variety of flavors, it’s impossible to know which one to pick, which is why you’re welcome to sample as many as you’d like. They also offer refreshing malts and floats.

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Fashion Police: What's Hot, What's Not

By JADA JENKINS Summer Times Staff Writer

Fashion. Dictionary.com defines the word as a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiiquette, socializing, etc.

The way people dress differs drastically between various countries and cultures. However, fashion is a world-wide aspect of people’s lives that both men and women glorify. It correlates with self-expression and freedom.

Fashion shows and big-name brand clothing stores attract many people’s attention. Style and choice of clothing can be a fresh topic in the public eye often represented by the biggest celebrities all the way to average people walking the streets.

Here in Exeter, New Hampshire, there are hundreds of people from disparate places, but the majority of the choices of clothing seem to be related. Walk around campus, and lots of the girls have on sundresses, shorts, tank tops, sandals, and other types of summer clothing.

Moreover, guys walk around with t-shirts and cargo shorts mostly.

Maria Meseguer, 16, from Madrid enjoys wearing skirts, shorts, and Bensimons, a type of Spanish shoe, in the summer. Her favorite stores are Zara, H&M, and Abercrombie and she has noticed a slight difference in fashion between New Hampshire and Madrid. “Not the majority of people dress the same way,” Maria said, “But there are many that do. They wouldn’t dress with lots of skirts. The t-shirts that we Spanish people like have very light colors.”

In the summer, appropriate choices of clothing are essential to being comfortable because of the weather.

The seasons and weather play a huge role in what people wear. Since the temperature ranges from the 70s to

the high 90 degrees, the particular choices of clothing are lighter than they would be if it was December and snowing outside. There are more of thin shirts, skirts, and shorts than thick sweaters, jeans, and other types of winter clothing.

Fashion do’s for the summer include: T-shirts (particularly tank tops and other shirts with thin material), shorts, sandals or sneakers, light accessories, and light makeup (girls).

These tips help to reduce uncomfortable feelings in the hot weather. When it’s hot, the clothing that you wear can either make you comfortable or uncomfortable depending on the layers and material that you have on. The clothes with lighter material that won’t attract as much heat are better to wear for the high summer temperatures.

Fashion Don'ts for the summer include: Thick shirts/ sweaters/coats/jackets, scarves, gloves/mittens, sweatpants, and boots. But you knew that.

Photos by Erina Sakurai Summer Times Staff Writer

Love Makes the World Go Round? Not Here.

LOVE, continued from page 1

Twenty-two percent of the students here seem to be a bit more romance-inclined and are somewhat trying to find that special someone for them.

Only a meager 6% seem to have made love a top priority at Exeter.

If you can trust the responses, it’s clear that the majority feel almost as if finding love here is irrelevant in some ways. But then again, to others a summer romance would be the epitome of the Exeter experience and suddenly change everything. You never know.

“I probably don’t think that people actually come here to find their true loves if that’s what you want to

call it,” said Francesca Zhanghi, 16, from Italy. “I think people actually come here to have fun, but people are allowed to do what they like.”

Other students like Melanie Rivera, 16, from NYC say looking for someone here isn’t even important to her, because her main priority was her education. “I didn’t even come here for that so that’s one of the last things on my mind,” she said.

Fidelity to someone left behind is an issue for some students like Rina Kiyohara, 15, from Japan who stated: “I already like someone back in my high school. I get along with him well so I don’t need to find anybody else.”

Others like Rebecca Huang,16, from China like to cast a wide net. “I find it more important to build friendships with as many people I meet than

trying to look for the one right person,” she said.

And then there are those like Tashara Brown,16, from Memphis, who admit they are hopeful love will come. As she said: “I’m somewhat looking for someone because I think it would be interesting if I found someone who might be similar or different than me in some ways and learn about them on a better level.”

Whether you’re looking for love or not, it’s a safe bet that the overall experience of meeting people in all types of ways breed friendships that are the real benefit of all the five weeks we have here.

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THE SUMMER TIMES

SUMMER LIFE

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2013

Summer Frolics

Photographers: Chester Cheung, Lisa Frenzel, Larry Gene Howard, Eytan Levi