The Summer Times - August 1, 2013

THE SUMMER TIMES

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‘The Summer Newspaper of Phillips Exeter Academy’

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Vol. XXXV, Number 4

On Stage: Drama at Work

Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire

Where Are U? Student Cuts Dismay Deans

By TONI HENDERSON Summer Times Staff Writer

It’s getting close to week four now and and an insidious trend seems to be taking hold amongst the students here at Exeter. One time turns into two, two times turns three and then the excuses start to run out, and there you have it: a missed opportunity in your education, with that one class of the day. Some of the most common reasons why students choose to cut class are recurring sickness or tendencies to oversleep altogether. But for all the rebels out there who simply feel the need to just not do it, the attendance sheet is well aware of your absence.

As of Wednesday, 25 students have been caught skipping more than one class and 10 have been put under restriction, according to Summer School Dean Elena Gosalvaz-Blanco.

Going straight to the source, a culprit of the sort, who remains anonymous, admitted her reasons behind her constant absence.

She stated: “I try not to make it a habit but I honestly overslept sometimes and just couldn’t get up in time. Other times it was to maybe to finish some other class’s homework because I didn’t finish it the night before. Other than that I haven’t really done it for my own free time.”

Other students who admitted that they missed at least one class or who knew about their peers cutting class, gave their opinions about it.

Students like 17-year old Pnyessa Rose from New York, said: “I can understand why students skip class although I don’t do it myself, but the people who I know who do it say that it’s because their classes are sometimes boring, or they didn’t finish the homework for that class. It could be pure laziness or they feel as if they need a break from the routine.”

Another offender unwilling to give her name stated: ”I’ve honSee ABSENCES, page 4

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Students rehearse the opening playlet "H.R.", which kicks off the Night of OneActs, Thursday and Friday at Fisher Theater. For a preview see page 4.

Spirit of Giving Boosts Fund for Scholarships

By ALEJANDRO TURRIAGO Summer Times Staff Writer

Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls, or When- It's 3 Minutes Late

By TYLER CHAISSON Summer Times Staff Writer

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Recently, many students have been late to their dorm check-in.

Some students say that the clock tower is incorrect, and it is causing them to be late. Since many students use this clock as their source of time, they claim it causes them to be late when they have the idea that they are on time.

This week, the clock tower was examined to see how accurate it was to the real time. The clock tower and real time were examined during the same minute. On the cell phone, which is the correct time, it read 7:20 PM. When the clock was examined it was, indeed, a bit slower than the actual time. To

confirm that the clock was actually behind, 16-year-old Manuela Gandara from London was asked what time she thought the clock read. She said, “To me, the clock reads 7:17. But it may be because I am short.” But it wasn’t because she is short. The clock did, in fact, look like it was 7:17.

By being behind on time, the clock gives a small illusion of time.

It may not seem significant, but some students plan out their trips back to their dorms to the very minute, and even something as simple as three minutes may cause a student to be late.

Word of advice: keep a cell-phone, iPod, or any electronic device with an accurate time with you, to ensure you will arrive at check-in on time.

Students have already contributed more than $330 to the scholarship fund for next year’s Summer School students, thanks in large part to the leadership class that has taken it on as a project.

The progress was hailed by Ethan Shapiro, director of the Summer School, who said the program helps to “take down the barrier of money for attending the Summer School.”

The process is very simple. Students interested in making a donation should approach the Student Activity Center in the Summer School offices. There, they can donate as much as they want between $10 and $50. Lion Card and cash are accepted forms of payment.

Money that is donated will go directly to the Scholarship Fund and will be managed only by the Scholarship Office.

The idea of the project came after much debate and careful thought. Students of the leadership class discussed several ideas and decided that their project had to be something that meant a lot to them.

They considered how the social and economic diversity here is partly maintained by scholarships, which allow some students to attend the Summer School without paying.

The class felt it should ensure that this diversity prevails for future Summer Schools. Abigail Alexander, an Upper School student in the leadership class, points out: “We need more students to come to Exeter, to enjoy what we have enjoyed.” Then, they decided their project should be to help the scholarship fund.

For the past 4 years, the program had been in the hands of Mr. See FUND, page 4

Dog Days of Summer - Meet our Pooches

By JADA JENKINS Summer Times Staff Writer

Here on the Phillips Exeter Academy campus, there are lots and lots of dogs around, whether they are taking a leisurely walk, playing with their owners out on the grass, or just getting some fresh air. The breeds of the dogs vary from Greyhounds to German Shepherds. Many of the staff here with dogs and the students on campus seems to enjoy the dogs and even treat them as they would treat their own pet. The dogs act as a source of

companionship and fun.

But having a dog isn’t all fun and games, either. There’s a lot of responsibility to owning a dog. There’s making sure that they’re fed, taken to the vet whenever they need to go, taken on walks, played with, given enough exercise and fresh air and given the chance to do their business outside. These steps are not the easiest to keep up with, but it’s all worth the hassle.

Eric Schneider, one of the deans, has two dogs: a Greyhound named Henry and a German Shepard and Beagle mix named

Lucy. Henry was adopted 4 years ago, when he was 2, and is a former racing dog. Mr. Schneider even said that he has his racing number tattooed on the inside of his ear. Lucy was found last year abandoned and tied up in a back yard. Mr. Schneider also said that his dogs rarely ever bark and are very easy to take care of. “They sleep a lot and they’re actually very good travelers,” he stated when asked about their personalities and what it’s like to See DAZE, page 4

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"THE REFLECTION"

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

Arianna Ramirez Erina Sakurai Brooke Shea Alejandro Turriago

Gustav Jaynes Jada Jenkins Christina Lee Nastassia Merlino Adrian Ponce

Sydney Kleinmann and Maria Heeter Summer Times Contributing Writers The mirror awaits for faces to be seen.

All shapes and sizes craning for a glimpse.

Within the picture all the stories are told.

Expectations are broken, perceptions are told.

SUMMER TIMES LAYOUT EDITORS Alec Greaney Meg Hassan

The moon illuminates, casting a glow.

People come for tranquility, to see what they show.

The water is motionless, still as the stars.

Though it still twinkles, as if it’s winking to their soul.

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.

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WORDS WE HATE: YOU GOT "8'S"!

Finn Shamieh Summer Times Contributing Writer After a day of intense heat I lie motionless. The dry night is cold. The rock, still warm, will be my blankets for the night.

Sounds engulf me. I lie silent while hundreds of minute insects chatter, click and buzz. A couple of ants run down my arm.

Do bugs feel small? The wind bounces a breeze off the large stone wall that sits behind me. The cooling wind is a refreshing oasis after the day’s heat. My feet hang off the rock and dig into the sand. The further I dig my toes into the sand, the warmer it gets. The bottom of my feet are warmed while the tops are hugged by the cooling sand. A trickling of water runs off a rock somewhere. I open my eyes to thousands of lights and swirls. The weight of the entire sky pushes down on my chest. Color: the stars shine blue, white, and red. Colors hang off a solid black. The dotted sky holds so many questions, it makes me feel small.

Jahlyn Hayes Summer Times Staff Writer “You have eight’s,” are the words most students dread hearing when they walk into their dorm.

When you hear these words, it’s like your entire summer is crushed, which is why I say get rid of eight’s altogether. No one likes them, especially not me. Why are we here, people? We are here to enjoy the diverse cultures around us while participating in a learning environment. How is this possible when you have to go into your rooms at nine o’clock, making it even worse when you receive eight’s because you weren’t in your room at check-in.

In fact, one of the major problems with eight’s is that many people get them for no reason. Take, for example, 15-year-old Andell Jones from Trinidad and Tobago. Andell would be considered a respectful young man who obeys rules, so it was incredibly surprising to everyone in the Wentworth dorm when he received eight’s.

“I was in Guillermo’s room with Marco and Eduardo, “Andell said.

“We were skyping a girl and having fun until it hit 11:01 and the adviser came and knocked on Guillermo’s door. Then, she said we all have eight’s.”

“I do not agree with it,” said Andell when asked about his opinion of this verdict. Why would he receive eight’s when it was only one minute past the time for lights to go off and he was right across the hall from his room? This does not make sense at all. This is simply outrageous. Why give someone eight’s when they were only trying to explore a new culture with some new friends that were made. This does not add up, seeing that we are encouraged to meet new people and Andell was only trying to participate.

This is not the only instance of eight’s being given. There have been countless numbers of eight’s issued to people all over the campus of Phillip Exeter Academy. In fact, I almost received eight’s. I arrived in my dorm two minutes late after running all the way from downtown Exeter back to the campus and to my dorm. I did this to make it less stressful for my adviser, but when I arrived at the dorm, I was greeted with an attitude.

“Why are you late, do you want eight’s?” was what I am greeted with when I had just attempted to try my best to make check-in by running probably over a mile to my dorm all the way on the other side of the Phillip Exeter campus from deep in downtown Exeter.

This does not seem fair to me, and I believe that this rule should change. Yes, it forces students to make an extra effort to get to their dorms on time, but why do we have to be in our dorms so early? This is not fair to anyone, including those who have consistently made it to their dorms on time since day one of the Phillip Exeter Academy summer school program. I and most of the students here at Phillip Exeter Academy agree with me when I say that eight’s should be banned from the summer session because it does not provide any benefits to anyone but faculty. As a matter of fact, it enrages students more than it helps them. In the end, I personally believe that the entire eight’s rule will come back to bite the faculty of Phillip Exeter Academy’s summer school program; therefore, it is better to get rid of the eight’s idea altogether and implement less disastrous ideas such as prohibiting student trips for a day. This is a better idea because not only will it make the students see their advisers as “cool,” but it will also strengthen their relationship with the faculty on the campus where everyone is there to aid each other. So, get rid of eight’s for the sake of future relationships between attendees and faculty.

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A QUESTION OF JUSTICE: EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN Maria Heeter, Robyn Stewart and Gloria Zhang Summer Times Contributing Writers During President Kennedy’s time in office, the Equal Pay Act, which required that women be paid as much as men for the same jobs, was signed into law. Half a century later, women are still being paid 77 cents to a man’s dollar for the same occupations. Equal rights for women is no longer a debatable question, as more than 90 percent of 22 developing countries that were polled by the Pew Research Center in 2010 supported gender equality. In both Japan and Britain, more men than women supported women’s rights. We believe that this is because the idea of equal rights is both appealing and logical. Yet in only three of the countries more than 50 percent of the public believed that women have truly attained equal rights.

Gender equality is no longer just a woman’s issue. When paid equally, mothers’ income rises, which allows them to support their families. For example, 41 percent of women are their families’ sole source of income. Even if they do not have families, all women deserve equal pay for doing the exact same jobs just as well as men. We are

no longer fighting for the ideals of the old feminist movement. Instead of looking for jobs, they are looking for equal treatment and payment in these occupations. As said

by Professor True, a well-known author and feminism advocate “We are entering the next phase in many of these countries. We are going to see much more frustration with gender inequality among both women and men before we get institutional change in developing countries.”

The main problem is that a clear majority of women know that they do not have equality but most men assume that women do. Yet when boys and men are still preferred to receive education in eight of the countries polled, when people believe that jobs should go to men in hard economic times, and when in 2013 women still get abortions to avoid having daughters, full equality has not come.

As President Barack Obama said: “I want every child to grow up knowing that a women’s hard work is valued and rewarded as much as any man’s.” We couldn’t agree more.

Forced Child Marriage, A World-Wide Scandal Emma Paltrow, Miléna DeGuere and Julian Perez Summer Times Contributing Writers Young girls should not be subjected to arranged marriage against their will. Ban Ki-moon, the current Secretary-General of the United Nations, has predicted that “by 2020, 142 million innocent young girls worldwide will be separated from their friends and family, deprived of an education and put in harm’s way because of child marriage.”

Uneducated girls, married in their mid-teens, still hold hope for education in the years to come. They may bear children from the time they reach puberty, but are uneducated as to how to

care for themselves or the child—how harrowing the thought of children giving birth to children is. Their bodies are not ready and it puts their lives at stake.

It is a violation of human rights.

Parents often look at their daughters as more mouths to feed, and in areas where there has been a lot of war, young marriage is supported to protect girls from kidnapping and rape. This is pointless because an innocent girl married to an older man is likely to get assaulted anyway.

Nujood Ali took a stand by divorc-

ing her husband at age ten in 2008, and more recently eleven-year-old Yemeni Nada Al-Adhal ran away from her arranged marriage and reported it to the police. A handful of young girls like Ali and Al-Adhal are able to change their destiny, but most are not so lucky.

For now, the best we can do is raise awareness and get policymakers to make and enforce laws against it. All wedding ceremonies, no matter the age, should be documented so that those involving children are dealt with properly and the punishment should be stronger for

parents who arrange the marriages.

If a girl was not married at such a young age, she could complete her education and later use it to help her c o m m u n i t y. w w w. To o y o u n g t o w e d . org often stresses the fact that “denying a girl her right to education also denies her the opportunity to make choices in work and life.” Not only that, but she may never know love, and have to live in constant fear. What kind of future is that for young girls who have so much potential to make the world a better place?

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A Right to Death? The Case for Assisted Suicide Hannah Hachamovitch, Solby Lim and Kate Roger Summer Times Contributing Writers Assisted suicide is best defined as, “The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment” (American Heritage Stedman’s Medical Dictionary).

To put that in simpler terms, assisted suicide gives someone who is inevitably condemned to death by their illness the opportunity to have a painless escape. It is an alternative o spending agonizing weeks, months, and maybe years living a half-life. Waiting anxiously for the patient’s death tortures no only the individual, but he individual’s family as well.

Opponents of assisted suicide believe that it is unethical and violates human rights. However, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights contradicts that belief by stating that, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” If everybody has the right to life, they also have the right to death. Giving a person responsibility for their own life and stating that it is their own unique right makes it only that person’s decision if they want to end it.

Assisted suicide has many positive effects on the people surrounding the patient. Their family does not have to pay the health care costs to save a person who cannot be saved. It also not only gives the family time to say their goodbyes, but also time to get all of their personal affairs in order. In addition, the sick person’s death gives nurses and doctors more of an opportunity to work on patients who are curable. Assisted suicide is a method of respecting a sick person’s wishes through ending their life, which Dr. Jack Kevorkian recognized and practiced.

Jack Kevorkian was a doctor who practiced assisted suicide on over 130 different occasions.

The New York Times calls Jack Kevorkian, “A doctor who helped end lives.”

They refer to him as a doctor who helped, not harmed. His job was only to aid people in achieving their wishes. His only personal involvement was his belief in the cause.

The son of a man whom Dr. Kevorkian helped, Alan O’Keefe said, “I know my mom and myself were eternally grateful… He wasn’t a kook or anything. He

was a man with an idea whose time had time had come.”

Almost all of the families that Dr. Kevorkian assisted showed extreme gratitude towards him. The decision for suicide was solely the patients’ own, which was why the arrest of Dr. Kevorkian for eight years entirely unjustified. After promising to never practice assisted suicide again, Dr. Kevorkian died at age 83 in 2011. Jack Kevorkian was a man who dedicated his life to helping others, which attracted attention to his methods from multiple states in America.

Oregon, Vermont, Montana, and Washington are four states that have legalized the practice of assisted suicide for their citizens. Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act states that, “An adult who is capable, is a resident of Oregon, and has been determined by the attending and consulting physician to be suffering from a terminal disease, and who has voluntarily expressed his or her wish to die, may make a written request for medication for the purpose of ending his or her life in a humane and dignified manner.”

In order to ensure patients’ safety and the happiness of their families, Oregon has created many specifications and requirements around assisted suicide. Some of them include: The patients must be eighteen or older, a resident of Oregon, and competent enough to make their own decisions. They also must be terminally ill and projected to die within the next six months. There are also many specification required for the doctor(s). The three other states that have legalized assisted suicide have very similar laws. They also require that the patient send in both oral and written requests, and that their doctors inform them of any and all alternative options. These states recognize assisted suicide as a last resort. They use it only as a way to end suffering and maintain the rights of their citizens, especially the right to life and death. Almost all of the other states in America regard assisted suicide as a crime, many calling it manslaughter. The states that oppose it have no right to prevent their citizens from making their own decisions. The decision that these people are making only affects themselves and their family. There is no negative impact of assisted suicide, and it is a practice that with the right constraints, should be legalized everywhere.

BOSTON BOMBING & THAT ROLLING STONE COVER Marion Cole, Kiki Ogbuefi and Fatima Rashid Summer Times Contributing Writers On April 15, 2013, one of America’s most devastating events occurred, the Boston marathon bombings. The bombs killed three people right as they went off and injured 264 others. This event brought sadness to many people’s lives, and all the blame is going to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. His name angers some people, and when he appears on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine, people are infuriated. The people to blame are the ones who chose the cover for Rolling Stones, but they also have the right to use it.

Most people don’t want to hear the reasoning behind this; they just jump to conclusion, which is completely wrong. It’s like having a false rumor spread about you, and

you can’t do anything to give out the right information. Originally Kanye West was supposed to be on the cover, but he dropped out because he didn’t want to be asked about his baby. If it were any other human, people would support his or her decision, but since it’s a celebrity, they won’t have any mercy and blame him for this in some way.

When this issue of Rolling Stone came out, people were expecting the sales to go down, but instead they increased by 20%, even with CVS and Walgreens refusing to distribute it. Reality star Jack Osbourne even created an online petition, which said that the magazine should donate its profits to the Boston Bombing marathon victims. The peti-

tion says, “The innocent victims, their family, first responders, and the people of Boston are the ones who deserved to be honored and remembered.” The mayor of Boston, Thomas Menino, asks, “Why are we glorifying a guy who created mayhem in the city of Boston?”

Some can say that this cover was used to spread awareness of this tragedy and to show that there was a human being behind all of this mayhem. Maybe there was a person with a real life with real issues that led him to do this.

The article will talk about and explain, “How a popular, promising student was failed by his family, fell into radical Islam, and became a monster.” Calling someone a monster doesn’t seem to be glorifying him or her. It might be

trying to raise awareness of how we have to treat other humans well or they might start treating other humans worse.

The big controversy about this is that a criminal was used put on a cover of a magazine, which is usually covered with musicians, but this has been done before. On June 15, 1970, mass murderer Charles Manson was put on the cover of the magazine. This man also affected the lives of many people, so what’s the difference?

More than making Dzhokhar look good, the writers call him a monster, which is the opposite of glorifying. It seems like people are taking this in many different ways, but whatever it is, it should be respected.

CHOCOLATE: Does U.S. Violate Human Rights?

BITTER FOR CHILD LABORERS Kimberly Chung, Nick Micoulis and Kyle Vorys Summer Times Contributing Writers

Ellie Locke Summer Times Contributing Writer In Western Africa, the promise of money tempts many children into the world of labor. Yacouba Diarra was a teen who couldn’t resist this temptation, so he left his hometown in Mali at age 14. Smuggled by a child trafficker into the Ivory Coast, Yacouba was drawn to the $135 promised for one year’s worth of work on a cacao plantation. After the year was finished, his employer, Petit Tiémé, paid him only $13, less than 4 cents for each day of work. Yacouba confronted his employer about the underpayment and was told to leave the plantation immediately.

Mr. Tiémé claims to have paid the remaining sum of money to Yacouba’s mother. When asked the mother’s name, Mr. Tiémé refused to reply.

Situations like this occur all over the world: children leave their families to work in seemingly well-paid jobs; however, they often find themselves laboring in brutal conditions and sending home less money than promised. These children feel the pain and grief of the world at a young age, just as Yacouba felt.

Today, plantation owners like Mr. Tiémé continue to take advantage of child labor. “It’s easier to tell young workers what to do. The older ones are harder to control,” says Drissa Diarrassouba, a cacao farmer from the Ivory Coast. Employers have complete control over children, who are easily tricked and will do anything to earn money for their families. Also, child laborers are separated from their families for years, making them afraid to complain about unfair payment. Confronting employers could cause child workers to lose their jobs, stopping the flow of money to their families.

Many labor victims are brought to the Ivory Coast by traffickers, making it illegal for them to work in the country, but are hired anyway because they can be paid unfairly without consequence.

Children like Yacouba Diarra who work on cacao plantations providing for major chocolate companies like Hershey and Nestlé are victims of underpayment, dangerous work conditions, and traffickers. If children must work, they should do so in safe places. In a perfect world, children wouldn’t need to work at all, but that world lies far into the future. If child labor still exists today, we must work to a point where children will be paid fair wages while working in safe, healthy conditions under the guidance of reasonable bosses. That could mean boycotting certain chocolate brands until these conditions are met. Simple actions like buying fair trade chocolate puts cacao plantations who use child laborers in economically uncomfortable positions, which may lead to the closure of a farm and the creation of more child-friendly employment spaces.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a standard of rights for all human beings across the world in countries that are in the United Nations. Almost all of the countries in the world have ratified this declaration including the United States, but we tend to contradict and break many of the articles we agreed to. Most notably the articles concerning the right to a fair and speedy trial and the right to no cruel or unusual punishment For instance the whole premise of Guantanamo Bay is completely in violation of the UDHR. The prisoners are taken from any corner of the world, then are detained without trial for any length of time. But where it gets even worse is with the punishments and interrogation tactics used by people who are employed at Guantanamo. In the recent months several investigations have uncovered what the U.S. has tried to cover up. Inside Guantanamo Bay most of the individuals have been detained without a fair trial, or a trial at all and were then cruelly tortured. That would mean the U.S. is breaking article numbers 5, 6, and 10 in the UDHR. Also in February, it was uncovered that the U.S. disguised voice recorders as smoke detectors and used them to listen to conversations that were meant to be private, inside nine attorney-client meeting rooms. This would be breaking the UDHR rules stating that every person is entitled to a fair trial (Article 10). President Obama has made many statements saying he is winding down the operation at Guantanamo Bay, but he is also releasing statements saying that some of the prisoners are “too dangerous” to release. This means that these prisoners would have to be moved to a different facility out of the U.S. or that Guantanamo Bay would have to remain open. If President Obama moves some of these prisoners to the U.S. they would have to be given a fair trial,

which is something they have been denied for years.

One of these prisoners was Muhammad Saad Iqbal. He was imprisoned for five years in Guantanamo, because he allegedly said that he knew how to make a shoe bomb. He was actually never convicted of any crime or charged with one.

During his stay in the prison he was humiliated and subjected to all sorts of torture and punishments including savage beatings, electric shocks and all sorts of truth serum drugs. Only after many years of torture was he released under the excuse that he was no longer considered an enemy combatant. What happened to Mr. Iqbal is terrible, and is exactly what is meant when it is said that America breaks universal human rights laws.

This is only one example of the atrocities that the government commits, and there are certainly many more like it. America may say that it does not conduct or condone torture, but all signs suggest it does.

Until the citizens of the United States and the United Nations are willing to intervene with the policies in America concerning several articles of the UDHR, there will continue to be problems with Guantanamo Bay, torture, and the right to a fair trial. Many share the opinion that what is being done is wrong and that it should stop but many don’t. Ask yourself whether you think it is ethically right to lock human beings up without charges or a trial and then torture them with tactics including waterboarding, shocks, stimulus overload, beatings and drugs even if you are not certain that they actually have any information to give. If you too agree that what is being done to these people is wrong, you should express it to others and spread the truth about how the U.S. is violating universal human rights all over the world.

Courtesy of Alex Braile '10

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The Play's The Thing: Curtain Tonite

Slide! You're Safe!

By CHRISTINA LEE Summer Times Staff Writer

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During a trip last weekend to Water Country, students beat the heat in a variety of cool rides.

For the past three weeks, 27 students have been tirelessly working towards two nights of one-act plays full of continuous comedy. Practicing on a daily basis, these select students have perfected six one-act plays and six monologues. The entire show is about two hours with an intermission in between. Each one-act play ranges from ten to fifteen minutes and every monologue is roughly two minutes.

“H.R.” by Eric Coble is a short play about some office workers who discover that a Human Resources worker is coming that day and conclude that one of them is getting fired. They proceed to panic into a chaotic frenzy. Another play is “Red Riding Hood” by Billy Aronoson and depicts the classic story with more than one wacky twist. The unique characters include a love-crazy Red, indecisive mother, a crazy grandmother, an overly excited huntsman, and a flirtatious wolf.

“Misfortune” by Mark Harvey Levine is about a couple finishing up a normal dinner at a Chinese restaurant, only to discover an unfortunate surprise in their fortune cookie. The only semi-serious play in the lineup is, “4 am Open All Night,” by Bob Krakower. The play tells a story about a man and woman who have given up hope of finding love and meet in a diner one early morning. “The Spot,” by Steven Dietz shows a quirky group of producers trying to shoot the perfect political advertisement. The main director has some crazy ideas to propose and even the star of the advertisement has a secret up her sleeve. The sixth and final play, “You’re Invited,” by Darren Canady shows a child’s birthday party that takes a turn for the worse when bickering parents get involved.

The six monologues will be performed throughout breaks in the action. In between the six acts, a range of various monologue genres will be shown. Some are from famous movies, plays, and TV shows. The monologues during transitions glue together the two hours into a continuous show. Director Burke Scarbrough states that the show, “really just consists of on-off, non-stop good theatre for an hour and fifty minutes.”

If you haven’t picked up a free ticket at the student activities center, then you might not be too late. Opening night is tonight at seven in the Fisher Theatre. Students without tickets can arrive ten minutes before the show starts to get wait-listed. If any students with a ticket don’t show up to claim their spot, wait-listed people will be allowed inside, in order of arrival. Friday night’s show also begins at seven. For those who do have a ticket, try to arrive five minutes prior to curtain for a good seat.

Whale of a Story: PEA's Lovely Bones

By ALEJANDRO TURRIAGO Summer Times Staff Writer

While going up the stairs in the Phelps Science Center, students have seen big skeletons decorating the building. These skeletons are from a seal, a dolphin, and a whale. However, how they were obtained and the enormous benefits they give to the school are unknown to many.

The biggest skeleton, which can be seen from the second floor stairs, is that of a juvenile hump back whale. Getting it was not easy. The school signed up on a list of a marine watch organization that helped schools and other academic or research

institutions study or collect the bodies of dead marine mammals. After waiting for some time, the academy was notified that a dead whale had been found on the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

After carefully dissecting the whale and removing the bones, students had to bury all of the bones in horse manure, in order to speed up the decomposition process of any remains of meat or tissue that might be attached to the bones. After all the decomposition process took place, they had to scrub and clean the bones carefully, in order to remove any wastes on them. Once the bones were clean they had to be articulated, or arranged for moving together. Some

teachers from the University of the Atlantic, in Maine, were responsible for that job. The articulation was the only big expense of the whole process and its culmination.

Even though the whale adds a great aesthetic value to the building, its purpose goes beyond that. Erik Janicki, a biology teacher in the academy, both during Regular Session and Summer School, says he uses it a lot in class. He explains, as an example, that the whale skeleton has vestigial bones attached to the skeleton by two little rods.

These bones prove that whales were once land mammals that returned to the ocean, and are easily visible for students who are looking at it.

“It is a great example of evolutionary history.” Mr. Janicki says. “I just love looking at it every day.” He also notes that among the numerous benefits of having that skeleton in the school is that its presence alone provides inspiration for students to think about biology at a level that they wouldn’t normally get to. Seeing it in real life and in such a close and tangible way encourages students in their study of biology.

Summer School students taking Marine Biology or Advanced Biology classes will find the whale, along with the seal and dolphin that went through similar processes, especially compelling and unique among the private schools of New England.

Is Summer School Going to the Dogs? You Betcha DAZE, continued from page 1 take care of them.

Ten-month-old Blueberry lives in Dunbar Hall and his owners are Duncan and Elizabeth Holcomb and their three sons, Spencer, Benjamin, and John. This family got Blueberry two weeks after Christmas of 2012. After they got Blueberry, they had a bit of trouble deciding the perfect name for him.

Spencer stated that his brother originally came up with the name and Mr. Holcomb thought that the name was horrible.

Ultimately, the family decided to go with the name for the feisty and energetic dog.

James Heal owns a caramel colored mutt named Carlos.

Carlos, who was only 6 weeks at the time, was found in the

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Carlos

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Nellie

woods. Now, he is nearly two years old and is a friendly and inquisitive dog that’s great at digging holes. Mr. Heal said, “He’s more likely to lick someone to death than to hurt them.” Carlos is extremely playful, kind, and he enjoys lots of games. He’s

also going to be PEA’s first international dog. He’s moving to England soon and Mr. Heal even joked that he was considering changing Carlos’s name to Charles.

Summer Times faculty advisor Ralph Blumenthal and his wife, Deborah, arrived with Nellie, their rescued mix of Beagle and short-haired German Pointer, adopted from Arkansas. Their daughter Sophie visits from New York with her adopted black Patterdale Terrier, named John.

When asked about how he feels about the dogs here on campus, Chuan He, 16, from China stated that he has no problems with the dogs. “I love dogs. I have one at home.”

Also, the smile on people’s faces as they see dogs around campus explains their opinions of dogs as well. The animals are just a joy to be around. They’re fun, playful and great company, as well.

Students Dig into Pockets Rising Absence Is To Share Exeter Experience Growing Concern FUND, continued from page 1 Shapiro, and now, it is aided by these students. Abigail explains that the system is more efficient if it is promoted by students because “there is a more personal involvement.” She expands this by saying “Many students are on scholarship, and we don’t know how it would be without them.”

For this Summer School, 32% of the students are receiving some kind of scholarship. The average help that is given to student is about 87% of the total tuition.

Mr. Shapiro explains that after getting to their homes, students realize that it was a great experience, and they somehow want to contribute to it. He says that contributing to the scholarship fund “makes people more connected with the experience.”

The goal of the project is not just to get scholarship funds, but to get a high student participation. To ensure this will happen, students have promoted their idea through the assembly and with posters throughout the

campus. This guarantees that all students know about the program. Also, they have created an incentive for students to donate: the first Upper School and Access Exeter dorms that gets all of its members to make a contribution, will get a free pizza party. But beyond that, students should be motivated to make a contribution to this program because of the philosophy of the school, Non Sibi.

Mr. Shapiro explains that any contribution to this program is a way of doing a good thing, not for oneself, but for others. He says that the amount can be nominal and that all students should be able to contribute something to this program. “If each student gives just $10, we can bring a student that wouldn’t normally get to come.” says Mr. Shapiro. He also notes that each student will bring a different thing to the Summer School, and a student from a different social and economical background will contribute to the community in a positive way.

Mr. Shapiro closed by saying that this should be a goal accomplished by everyone and not just by a few.

ABSENCES, continued from page 1 estly been stressed out about some of the homework and with all the essays and stuff piled over me I wasn’t going to be able concentrate in class with all this extra stuff on my mind.” She said “I’ve only actually skipped one time and the other time was an accident -- I forgot my schedule for the day.”

According to Dean Jeff Ward, “ The number of absences have been increasing lately, mainly because it is the fourth week so students are getting restless but people should still go to class. As he said: “although this happens every summer, this summer, a lot more students are under restrictions because a lot more students are skipping class” Dean Ward added that “The overall punishment for skipping class is checking in an hour earlier, and if they’re really naughty they’re not allowed to go on trips and check in on the weekends.”

The overall number of students missing class has been a recurring issue here at Exeter but some see it as five weeks of unaccounted grades so therefore there isn’t much at stake for them for missing one class every now and then. We think because we’re on our own here, we as students have the better judgement to attend most of our classes. With that in mind don’t think that one class is not a huge matter. Bottom line: attend all classes to the best of your abilities.

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Games People Play: Sports on Campus

By ADRIAN PONCE Summer Times Staff Writer

The adrenaline is increasing. The tensions are rising. The game is about to begin, and then before you know it, you are playing a sport that as time goes on becomes very tense. While at the same time, it’s still fun to play because of the opportunity to try something different.

At Exeter, there are classes that students have to take. In addition to the classes, the students have to take P.E. With P.E., students have to choose what sport they want to participate in. The sports that are available for both Upper School and Access students are very different.

Once a sport is chosen, the students of Exeter participate in that sport for two weeks. After that, they get to choose another sport.

There is even a soccer team that picks players after a tryout.

When students choose a sport, they don’t have to worry about having equipment. The equipment needed for every sport is provided.

Sports are a huge part of the students’ lives every day. Even when they don’t have P.E, the students find a way to play sports, from football to ultimate frisbee. Exeter even has a gym with many courts for many different sports that include squash. Also, there is a track near the gym, tennis courts, and a soccer field. No wonder the students at Exeter are influenced by sports.

The sports students can take include competitive basketball, golf, or tennis. It can be a difficult choice.

Helen Stalker,15, from Wyoming said that she is currently participating in competitive swimming. When asked why, “I’m trying to

get into shape for high school swimming.” She also said that she chose to participate in that sport because it is the one she is best at.

Cristina Lyons,16, from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, said that she is not currently participating in a sport. When asked why, she said, “I’m a day student.”

Day students at Exeter have the option to either participate in a sport, or not to. Many students end up with the sport that they chose, but some end up participating in sport that they didn’t choose.

Annabeth Gunderson,17, from Bellingham, Washington, said that she is currently participating in weight training. When asked why she was interested in that sport, she said, “I originally signed up for squash, but it was full.” Annabeth was one of many students who weren’t able to participate in squash. When asked if she was disappointed, she said, “A little bit, but I have never played squash before.”

Squash has been one of the sports that is very popular at Exeter. When the second session of P.E. began, 46 students signed up for Squash.

When it came time for the class, only 20 students were able to join the class.

This problem occurs when a sport is very popular and there are limited spots. Those students who don’t get their chosen sport have to find a sport with available spots.

Even with this problem, the sports available at Exeter are a perfect opportunity for students to forget about their homework. Also, some students take advantage of the variety of sports, and learn how to play different sports. On the other hand, some students choose their favorite sport in order to improve their skills.

The Coach: Jim Tufts

By GUILLERMO GOMEZ Summer Times Staff Writer

James Tufts is a local man (from Exeter) born and raised here. He went to Philips Exeter Academy and later on decided to study in a local university, one that wasn’t too far from home, so he chose The University of New Hampshire.

He is married to a local woman, Leslie, who also teaches at Summer School, and they have two sons, Matthew and Kyle.

In summer, Mr. Tufts works as a chairman of the physical education unit, responsible for making sure that every student on campus has a sport and that all go each day. He writes down the name of the students in a list on the computer, which later on is given to the sport coaches. He notes the students who are absent and reports them to the head dean of students.

During the regular year, he is currently the soccer and ice jockey coach of Exeter High School, on the other side of town, “So the boys that come in and play against you guys and that practice on Mondays nights, those boys play for me,” he said. “During the regular year I teach in

town [at the high school]. And in the summer, I teach here.”

He seems very passionate about the work he does here at the Summer Session, since he said that this current summer was his 38th. When Mr. Tufts finished his studies at the University of New Hampshire, the next summer he was working at Philips Exeter and has continued ever since.

Mr. Tufts is a soccer player, who plays in the striker position. He still plays striker in the over 60’s league, but first he came through the over 40’s and the over 50’s league.

In the leagues, competitive teams play against each other to win the cup. “There are six teams," he says. “My team is the English-Scottish team and then there is a Portuguese team, an Italian team, a Brazilian team, so most teams are made by ethnic groups. I play for the Wenom Generals.”

Mr. Tufts likes not only to play soccer but also to watch it. His favorite league is the English Premiere League where Chelsea plays, along with Manchester United and most importantly Manchester City. His favorite team is Arsenal, not because he enjoys the players in the team, or how they play but because the team

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Row, Row Row...

Sculls and Skills

By LARA GUVELIOGLU Summer Times Staff Writer

As the summer session continues, the sports clubs continue their training at full speed, especially the crew team. One of the best parts of summer is the many sports offered and the different levels for everyone, whether they’re a beginner or a professional. The same goes for the crew team. Some of them heard of crew for the first time while others have been doing this for a while. But what they all have in common is that all are enjoying their time on the lake, rowing.

Also known as crew, rowing is described by the New Oxford American Dictionary as the sport or pastime of propelling a boat by means of oars. Racing takes place in narrow, light boats (shells), between single rowers (scullers) with two oars, or between crews of two, four or eight people with one oar watch; crews are often steered by a coxswain (pronounced kok-suhn).

Crew is one of the most important varsity sports in high schools and colleges in the States. There are various types of crew sizes such as 1, 2, 4, 8 (indicating the number of rowers).The summer school crew size is eight rowers and a coxswain also known as the “cox,” who is a non-rower responsible for race strategies and steering.

The crew team usually meets from 2:15- 4 pm or sometimes from 4-6 pm though no one can guarantee they’ll go out rowing. Crew is a sport that’s very dependent on the weather and water of the lake they’re rowing. If there’s rain or a storm coming, or there’s anything about the weather that makes it risky to go out on the lake, the rowers take the indoor ergometer rowing machine, a device that simulates the action of watercraft rowing to help the rowers stay in shape during bad weather conditions and off-seasons.

The teams meet up on sports days at Phillips Exeter Academy Boathouse, which is the gray and maroon building right off campus on Water Street, next to Stillwells Riverwalk Ice Cream. Most of the team members go on a jog before practice starts. When it’s their starting time, they all meet up at the dock and with the help of their coaches, they do warm-ups as they take attendance. They do stretching warm-ups to help their muscles relax before they get on their boat.

Once they are done with warm-ups and reminds him of his early age. “In 1974 when I was in school I used to play competitive soccer,” he says. “There were a couple of teams here in town that played in a league. And so we wanted to name our team,. The name of the team I played on was Exeter Arsenal. Since then I’ve stayed with Arsenal.”

Asked if he had any interesting story, if he was a lead scorer, if they won many games or, if they lost, he told a story. He stated that when he played in “division-one soccer”, one of his teammates, a very good player, was chosen to play for what is now MLS (Major League Soccer) but back in the 70’s it had a completely different name, it was called the North American Soccer League. The best team back then was called the Cosmos, which had Beckenbauer, Pele and other marvelous players. So his friend also played in that league with these American teams. He had the opportunity of playing against

stretching, the rowers learn their assigned boats, teams and rowing order. Boys and girls separate in two groups and then separate again in two groups of nine in their own personal groups before preparations begin. Each member carries his or her oar from the racks and helps teammates bring down their assigned boat on water. They place their oars in the handles of the boat and take their places. Their assigned coach makes the last checks such as the coxswain mic-check and oar handles before letting them move away from the deck.

After all preparation, it’s time to sail away.

The rowers push themselves away from the deck, followed by their coach in a small motorboat with his/her megaphone to give instructions and tips. They start with drills to get used to the boat and the oars. Every member of the team listens carefully to the given instructions and rows rigorously. They all try their best to fulfill every task given.

After rowing back and forth for almost an hour, the team returns to the deck. Upon their return, they take out the oars from the boat and place them back on their rack. Then, as a team, they lift their boat from the water and carry it on the ‘T’ shaped poles so they can wash it.

They take turns and a group washes the boat with water as the other one scrubs the sides with a sponge. After they’re done with cleaning, they carry their boat back inside to be done with the day.

“I really like doing crew. I’ve been doing it for the last two summers,” says Elynore Moran, an Upper School student from Abu Dhabi,UAE. “It’s a sport about team work, there’s no way you could possibly do crew without your teammates. You work together, and all have the same goal- not tipping over. Literally, if they don’t set up the boat for you while you’re rowing you will fall into the water.”

Alissa Cortes, 17, an Upper School student from Sykesville, Maryland, is a convert. “I just wanted to try something new, and it’s proven to be an amazing experience,” she said. “As a novice it’s great to feel support from everyone on the experienced team. Even though I’m new they make me feel like I’m a part of the family.”

The crew program is available every summer for Upper school students. If you ever want to come back here for another summer session, give the five-week crew program a try. Maybe it’s the sport you’ve been looking for. the Cosmos, against Pele and Beckenbauer.

“So I lived through him, through his awesome stories,” Mr. Tufts said, He added that his favorite game to watch was when the Cosmos came to Boston’s stadium to play against the Boston Minutemen around 1975.

“I remember when Cosmos played against Minutemen and Eucebio the Portuguese player scored in the extra-time to beat Cosmos 3-2,” he said. “I enjoyed this game a lot because I saw Pele play against Eucebio. This happened when none of you where even born.”

He also added that he wanted to visit Europe along his wife with the intention of visiting the stadiums, specially the Emirates stadium (Arsenal’s stadium). “So visiting those stadiums are in my bucket list. I have a friend in Scotland.

I guess I’ll visit that too and see some games.”

The Stars Among Us Thomas Gallup

The next shining star, Lena Wenke, an Upper School student from Germany, is in her country’s u16 National Basketball Team and played in the European Basketball Championship 2012.

By LARA GUVELIOGLU Summer Times Staff Writer

As we leave the third week behind, and slowly get closer to the end, more stars shine among us. This week, it seems that more than one star shined. They were very happy to answer some questions.

Thomas Gallup, an Upper School student from Maine, USA, holds the Maine state record in the 100 yard breaststroke, which was previously set 27 years ago by a swimmer who went to the Olympic trials.

He is also ranked in the top 30 of 13/14 year olds in the 100 breaststroke in the country.

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Q: Before we start the interview questions, can you please give us your background information?

A: I was born on June 30. I’m 15 years old. I have one older brother, and live on a small island in Maine, right next to a national park.

Q: How did you decide to do the sports you’re doing?

A: My friends basically peer-pressured me a lot into doing it. Originally, I didn’t want to swim. It wasn’t that appealing, but once I started, I kind of fell in love with the sport.

Q: What was/is your training schedule?

A: Last year, I would swim three times a week in the morning for an hour, and then five times a week in the afternoon for an hour and a half.Also, on Saturdays, there would be a two-hour practice in the morning. This year, I also started doing drylands and working on my core strength,so my schedule changes from time to time.

Q: How did it feel to represent your country or in your case, state?

A: To represent my team, my community, and

Lena Wenke

my state feels pretty awesome. It gives you a reason to try even harder, knowing you are representing more than yourself. It is an honor, in a way.

Q: What kinds of competitions/races did you do?

A: This year, I have competed at the state and national level, racing against people up to 18 years old.

Q: Who was your biggest supporter?

A: I would have to say that my family are my biggest supporters. They take so much time out of their lives to facilitate my swimming and to cheer me on.

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

A: Actually, in a race, all of that leaves my mind. I only focus on what’s in front of me.

Everything else kinda goes away. I can hear the crowd screaming as I swim, but none of it means anything, or registers in my mind. It feels no different to swim at a meet where only 200 people are watching and at a meet where 2,000 may be.

Q: Before we start the interview questions, can you please give us your background information?

A: I’m 16 years old and I’ll be turning 17 on the 24th of November. I live in Göttingen,Germany.

Q: How did you decide to do the sports you’re doing?

A: My mum and my dad both were playing basketball. My mum was professional as well.

She played in the highest league in Germany and for the university national team. I watched her playing and was at every game. My parents decided to let me play basketball as well. That’s why I started playing basketball.

Q: What was/is your training schedule?

A: I have team practice every day except on Saturdays and Sundays. One practice takes one and a half hour or two hours. In addition to these practices I have an athletic trainer and two times a week athletic training.

Sometimes we have an extra training before an important game on Saturdays in the morning.

Q: How did it feel to represent your country?

A: It was an amazing feeling, but first I was nervous to represent it. I had to bear a big responsibility and it was really important to behave correctly, especially for my coach. I am still treating my national clothes with respect and awe.

Q: What kinds of competitions did you do?

A: We had a lot of competitions with the national team. We flew to Sweden, to France

Lara Guvelioglu/ The Summer Times

and to Belgium for competitions. We had competitions in Germany with other national teams, for example Turkey, France, etc. But the most important competition was the national championship in Hungary at the end, where we played against Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey, Slovakia and England.

Q: Who was your biggest supporter?

A: My biggest supporters were my mum and my dad. They did a lot for me at this time. They flew to Hungary to watch me playing in the National Championship. My grandmother was also a big supporter. She always asked how our games were going.

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

A: Hahaha!There weren’t thousand/millions watching me. But there were a lot and it felt amazing! But you don’t really realize how many people are watching you because you have to concentrate on playing your game. The applause after felt good though!

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SUMMER LIFE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2013

What We're Reading Now: Evening Students Share Book Lists Prayer is da Balm

By BROOKE SHEA

Summer Times Staff Writer

While there is a lot of assigned reading at Exeter, people are finding the time and the desire to read for fun. Some students are reading books they have found on campus, while others are reading books they’ve brought from home.

“It’s not really regular summer reading,” said Exeter local Meredith Gilman, “but I’m currently reading ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’.” Written by Douglas Adams and published in 1979, it is the first book in a science fiction series.

Meredith’s twin sister Guinevere Gilman, wearing a “Great Gatsby” shirt, said she’s reading “Ender’s Game" by Orson Scott Card, which is another science fiction novel.

Both agreed “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, a common assignment for summer reading, was another great book, and Meredith strongly recommended “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak.

Day Student Emma Jordan recommended “Quiet”

by Susan Cain. It is a nonfiction book about introverts and just how important they are to society. It can be found at the Bookstore.

Ashanique Jenson suggested “Changing Faces” by Kimberla Lawson Roby. It’s about three women who have been close friends since high school and the challenges they have to face together. “It’s very dramatic,” Ash said when describing the book.

Amanda Garcia answered that she was reading “City of Fallen Angels” by Cassandra Clare. It’s the 4th installment of “The Mortal Instruments” series. The first book of this series, “City of Bones,” will be featured in a movie debuting this August, so in the spirit of the saying “Read it before you see it,” you might want to start it now.

Meredith Fossitt of Atlanta, Georgia, said she was reading “Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior,” which is also available at the Bookstore. “Subliminal” is a nonfiction book by Leonard Mlodinow. “When

I find a good book, all I want to do is read,” Meredith says.

However, reading is clearly not something for everyone. Some students interviewed stated that they do not in fact read for pleasure, saying that they find it boring. Some even went so far as to say they hate reading.

Downtown, the Water Street Bookstore has a great selection.

And the campus Bookstore isn’t just good for selling fans. It also has a selection of books to buy aside from the mandatory textbooks. One of its sections, titled “PEA Authors,” contains books written by teachers and alumni of the school. Such books include the famous novel “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles in which the setting is based on the Phillips Exeter Academy campus. Many of John Irving’s works have been set in or around the campus as well. The well-known author Dan Brown was previously an English teacher at the school. He also has a place on the shelves with his books including “The Da Vinci Code,” which was adapted into a movie in 2006, and “Inferno,” which was published about 2 months ago.

The Bookstore’s Campus Bestseller section is much like The New York Times Bestseller list, but is geared towards a slightly younger audience. Comedienne Tina Fey’s autobiographical book “Bossypants” is available for purchase, as is the classic “Catcher in the Rye” by J. D. Salinger.

The Bookstore’s limited selection won’t be a problem.

Since it is associated with the Barnes & Noble chain, it is happy to do special orders. It takes about 3 to 4 days for the ordered book to arrive.

Is nothing grabbing your interest yet? Do you need to browse to find that perfect choice? The Class of 1945 Library has hundreds of thousands of books available to read, from nonfiction history books to fantasy fiction. Magazines are also accessible to students. With comfortable couches and air conditioning, it’s the perfect quiet place to curl up with a great book.

By TONI HENDERSON

Summer Times Staff Writer

With the many diverse people who come to Exeter, we are exposed to many types of religious connections and views. Being the convenient place Exeter is, we just so happen to have a church on campus that allows those of all religions or even atheists to exercise their beliefs while they spend their time here.

Attending one of the twice-weekly daily evening prayer sessions Tuesday at 8:30 at Phillips Church, students experienced something different. Unlike the usual session, which involve candles, attendees sat in complete darkness only broken by the small glow of a flashlight for those who spoke.

Open to everyone who is willing to come in these last hours of the day, the event included a collection of teachers and students who shared their basic thoughts on everything they felt relevant to their lives. Some simply read poems about their home lives, or psalms that celebrated their country and religion. This basic expression was a way for them to cope with certain things that had maybe occurred to them in their lives.

People such as our very own Russell Weatherspoon read poems by other people and sang songs of his own that had special significance to him. Those who felt they wanted to talk and share inside the church would just get up and speak. One student took in his surroundings and insightfully said: ”I walked into the church today and saw how dark it was and as I sat down to myself I said a little prayer, so with that I believe that darkness covers all of us at one point, it’s just up to you what you do with it.”

Within these 30-minute sessions you can see the how much can be impacted by one little use of symbolization. Talks of a skirt, a song, a poem, the very darkness that surrounds you, can mean so much. And here at Exeter it clear that the use of cultural and literal analogies helps us all connect as one unit here under one or many different religions.

To Save the World, Turn it Off!

By HILARY ARISTOTLE Contributing Writer

Imagine you’re in a room, cramming for your next chemistry test and when it’s time to go, you grab your bag, leave the room, lock it and go. You ace the test, go to the Grill with your friends and pass through the day just fine.

You think you’ve got it all under control, and then you realize (or you don’t) that your lights in the room are still on. To most people, this isn’t such a big deal. But fact is, it is. Leaving your lights on, is one of the many ways you waste electricity, and hopefully this is going to start

changing. This article will tell you several ways to save energy right here, in your very dorm!

Tips: Turn off your lights when you are out of your dorms. Did you know that 90% of the energy used in a light bulb is given off as heat and only 10% is used to generate light? That means that you are not only wasting energy, you are also heating up your room, which is not good especially in the summer.

Unplug any cords plugged into the wall when not in use. Even when chargers for cellphones, digital cameras, and other digital appli-

ances are not in use they still draw energy. Also computers, and DVD players can draw energy from your dorm; turn them off when you are not around. Altogether this wasted energy accounts for more than 10% of the electric bill.

Turn off your fan. Leaving your fan on while going to class is a big energy waster. It does not cool your room more when you are away, it would be as effective to just turn it on when you get back.

Reuse your clothes so there are not as many laundry loads. Each family uses approximately 1.5 tons of greenhouse gases a year for laundry.

Clothes are not necessarily dirty after one use unless you have exercised or it has been a scorching hot day.

These tips are just a few ways you can learn to save energy in your dorm. If you want to make a change, start with yourself and then start making an impact on other people.

Through these steps, we are able to act like one community. Save our energy sources and have a chance of making the world a better place to live in. The goal of this article is to make a more sustainable person out of you. Hopefully that is what it has done.

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Exeter is History

By GUS JAYNES Summer Times Staff Writer

When you think of the American Revolution, you think of Lexington and Concord, the Battle of Bunker Hill, or the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, right? Well think again. Although you many not realize it, Exeter is rich with Revolutionary War history, and you have come to the right place to learn about it.

Exeter and the surrounding towns were originally home to the Squamscott Native Americans. Then, on April 3, 1638, John Wheelwright purchased the land from the Squamscotts. As one of the four original townships in the colony, Exeter wanted to establish its own government. On July 4, 1639, the Exeter Combination, a document written

by John Wheelwright, was signed, formalizing Exeter’s government.

After this, the town began to grow and grow. One family that has lots of history here is the Gilmans. They are previous owners of both the Gilman Garrison House, a National Historic Landmark, and the Ladd-Gilman House, the main building of the American Independence Museum. The Gilmans also donated land where you will now find Phillips Exeter Academy. The Gilman family includes many notable members including one of America’s founding fathers, and a governor of New Hampshire.

In 1709 the Gilmans built a garrison house on the banks of the Squamscott River. Peter Gilman then substantially remodeled the interior of the unusual building in the mideighteenth century. Today you can see the house as the last owner of the home, William Dudley, restored it. He created a museum that exhibits the architectural revolution of the house, as well as the generational revolution of the Gilman family. If you are interested in visiting the house, it can be found at 12 Water Street, Exeter, NH. The other building that housed the Gilmans was the Ladd-Gilman House, also in Exeter. (See right.) It still stands at its original location, 1 Governors Lane, Exeter.

One important member of the Gilman family was Nicholas Gilman Jr. (August 3, 1775 – May 2, 1814). One of his first responsibilities was serving as a representative of his community in the New Hampshire Provincial Congresses. He also served as the state’s treasurer during the Revolution. Beginning in November of 1776, Nicholas was a member of the 3r New Hampshire Regiment, one of General Washington’s cornerstones while fighting the Revolutionary War. As well as his time in the Continental Army, Nicholas Gilman served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Constitution representing New Hampshire, a member of the House of Representatives and the US Congress from 1804 until he died in 1814.

Nicholas’ brother, John Taylor, was also an important figure in New Hampshire’s history. John Taylor was born December 19, 1753 and lived until August 31, 1828. He was born and raised in the Ladd-Gilman House. At 22 years of age, he read aloud a Dunlap Broadside on July 16, 1776 to the townspeople of Exeter. This is reenacted every year to

this day. During the war, he served as a Minuteman of 1775.

He also held many elective offices. He was a selectman, NH representative, member of the Continental Congress, New Hampshire treasurer and governor. He was also on the board of Dartmouth College and Phillips Exeter Academy. Interestingly, the town of Gilmanton is named after him. He died in Exeter in 1828.

Another important, but yet overlooked event tied to Exeter in Revolutionary history is the raid on Fort William and Mary. Tensions continued to rise before the war had even officially started. After the Boston Tea Party, one of many angry mobs was headed to the tiny garrison holding many barrels of gunpowder at Fort William and Mary in New Castle, NH. The six men guarding the gunpowder did not realize that the mob grew to about 400 people by the time it made its way through Rye and Newcastle. Outnumbered 400 to six, the guards stayed strong for as long as they could, but eventually the locked door was broken down and the mob made off with 97 barrels of gunpowder.

Additional weaponry, including 16 cannons, was taken the next day. Twenty-nine of the 97 barrels were distributed to Exeter, and all of the stolen munitions were later used at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

As you may not have realized, Exeter holds lots of history from the time of the Revolutionary War. Exeter used to be a seaport town that brought many people from the United Kingdom, like the Gilmans, who contributed to the founding of America and New Hampshire as a colony/state.

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SUMMER LIFE

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2013

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Now Hear This: Coming to You Live on WPEA

By BROOKE SHEA and TYLER CHAISSON Summer Times Staff Writers

In addition to its weekly paper, Phillips Exeter Academy has its own radio station, WPEA 90.5 FM. Every Saturday morning, from 8:30 to 10, students in the Broadcast Journalism class go on the air while chatting about various topics and playing music.

Four students at a time go on air. After 45 minutes, they switch with the next 4 students.

Everyone starts by going around introducing himself and herself, at which point they begin their talk. Last Saturday, two reporters for The Summer Times were interviewed about the articles they wrote.

James Simmons, from Chicago, is the first group’s radio host. His job is to lead the group’s conversations and control the music and microphones. When speaking about the recent theft article, the first set of students shared stories about thefts that happened to them or people close to them. One student reported that a wallet was stolen at church, of all places. Another girl had her bag stolen at Canobie Lake Park. After it was finally found and returned, $90 was missing. Andrew Poeppel, from New York, was once able to fend off

a “wanna-be mugger.” Andrew was walking home from a party at 2 A.M. and was heading towards the subway when a man asked to take $2.50 for a ride. When the man insisted, Andrew again refused by saying no. The man gave up and walked away saying "What the heck is wrong with people?"

The first group also talked about siblings: who had them, how many, and how old they were.

One student had a sibling over 20, while another had a sibling under 10. A few spoke about their roommates who they assumed were not listening to the show.

Interspersed with the talking, the class played music on-air. Students can bring in their own CDs from which to choose songs, which allows for a variety of music. On Saturday, they played a range of songs from Metallica to Justin Timberlake, along with many others. After two songs at the most, the groups would come back to discuss a new topic.

The second group talked about the love poll in the last issue of The Summer Times. Mimy Belay, from Seattle, said, “I think the summer is more about hook-ups, so it makes sense that most people aren’t really looking for true love.” They also mentioned how Closing Day will be coming soon and how sad everyone will be. “Time has gone by so fast,” said 16-year-old Ana Merayo-

Martin from Madrid. “I can’t believe we only have 14 days left.”

When asked what her favorite part of the class was, the second group’s radio host, rising sophomore Jessica Gamez from Denver, gestured around the studio and said, “This.” Others agreed that going on-air was their favorite part. However, Mimy mentioned that one of her favorite aspects was listening to the podcast stories that they were assigned.

The group talked about their favorite classes.

Perhaps because they were on air, most said that Broadcast Journalism was their favorite. “Introduction to Psychology was full, so they put me in Broadcast Journalism,” said Mimy when asked why she took the course. Jessica, however, simply said, “I like radio.”

During the Summer Session, WPEA puts on an hour and a half long radio show. You can tune in to 90.5 FM at any time from 8:30 to 10:00 A.M. and hear fellow students discuss relatable subjects and share entertaining stories. WPEA is also online. If you want to keep up to date with what’s happening at Exeter during the year, you can stream on the Internet. Their studio is located in the basement of the Academy Center, next to the Game Room.

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Backing Up Teachers, A Platoon of Interns

By ARIANNA RAMIREZ Summer Times Staff Writer

Not only are the students at Phillips Exeter Academy rich in diversity, but the teachers are as well, specifically: the interns.

Lisa Marshall, age 21, is from Powhatan, Virginia and she currently attends Elmira College in New York. Ms. Marshall is a hockey player.

She began to skate at the age of two and joined her first team at the age of five. From then on she pursued her hockey career all the way to college.

Her first year of college took place at Wayne State University. However, once they cut the Hockey team, she transferred to a different college in order to continue playing on ice.

Ms. Marshall also graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy. She transferred schools in tenth grade and stayed all three years. During the interview, Ms. Marshall stated that “I love coming back and I love how there is more expected of me.” She also said that coming back to Exeter is much more refreshing because she no longer has student responsibilities.

She likes that she came back to Exeter, but as a teacher instead of a student. It is also interesting for Ms. Marshall to be able to experience what her teachers had to deal with when she was a student.

One of the difficult things for Ms. Marshall is stepping up and disciplining students. However, she is grateful that she has co-workers, such as other interns and experienced teachers, as a resource. For instance, when she needs advice in dealing with a student, whether it is about homesickness or when roommates don’t get along, she has fellow co-

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workers to give advice and suggestions on what to do. Ms. Marshall says that it is “the best thing ever” to have such helpful and supportive co-workers.

Alexander Braile (above), age 21, is from Exeter and attends the University of New Hampshire.

He is double majoring in English Literature and studio art, as well as minoring in writing.

Mr. Braile graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy; his mother is also a math teacher during the academic school year. During high school, Mr. Braile actually was the editor of the humor page in the school newspaper. In addition to this, for the past two years, he has been producing graphics and cartoons for The Summer Times and working in the academy center, but this is his first year teaching.

For Mr. Braile, coming back to Exeter feels like home and he enjoys the fact that he doesn’t have to check in. In addition to this, it is fun for Mr. Braile to be able to get to know teachers he had in the past in a different setting. For instance, in high school, he had Jeff Ward as a teacher for his chemistry class and now Mr. Braile is actually teaching in the same class.

During the interview, Mr. Braile stated that “I like being able to see my students in class and outside of class and I like getting to work closely with other faculty." However one of the difficult things for Mr. Braile is teaching in the Harkness method because it is hard to figure out the balance between talking and letting people guide themselves in the group discussions, yet it is still rewarding in the end to be able to experience the Harkness method from

a different point of view.

Shelly Holland, age 21, is from Kentucky and currently attends the University of Richmond in Virginia, which is also where she played soccer.

The teachers at her school were, basically sending out advertisements to the students. Ms. Holland suddenly came across Exeter and decided to take advantage of the opportunity. She had heard great things about Exeter through the alumni at her University and tried it out.

Being at Exeter is different than her hometown.

For instance, in Kentucky everyone is southern, but Exeter has more of a northeastern mentality and tradition, which was one of the big shifts that Ms. Holland had to face.

During the interview, Ms. Holland said that she loved teaching here, the students are great, and she has fantastic co-workers. However, one of the things

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Native American Tyler Johnson enjoys fry bread.

First Americans Share Traditions

By CHRISTINA LEE Summer Times Staff Writer

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she finds difficult is the age difference between her and her students. Since the students here at Exeter are not much younger than Ms. Holland, it is hard to find balance.

Christian Aviles (above), age 22, lives in Ewald Dorm. He is from California and is a rising senior at Amherst College. His majors are English and Sociology. As for his career, Mr. Aviles wants to be a teacher, but is still exploring many different subjects to teach.

While surfing on his school website, Mr. Aviles took advantage of the first opportunity he saw to teach, which was at Phillips Exeter Academy.

This is his first time teaching at a boarding school. In the past, he was always interning at public schools. Going from public to private, was a big shift for Mr. Aviles. Since this is his last year to be able to intern, he wanted to try something completely different. Coming all the way to New Hampshire from California is a big change, especially when you are living on campus. One of the major differences is how Exeter is such a small town. It is sometimes difficult for Mr. Aviles to go places in Exeter, when there aren’t very many places in the first place.

One of the things that is very different about Exeter is the Harkness method, according to Mr. Aviles. Normally when teaching at public schools, he is the one always speaking and lecturing. Here at Exeter, the students speak and teach each other.

So far, being at Exeter has been a great experience for Mr. Aviles. Mr. Aviles loves the energy that the students have here. He also enjoys speaking in Spanish with other students who come from South America that live in the same dorm. He feels like it is a great way to bond with his students.

However one of the difficulties for Mr. Aviles is the fact that the classes are different age groups, so they are on different levels. According to Mr. Aviles, it is sometimes difficult to get every student on the same page.

Ryan Harding, age 22, is from North Andover and attends Duke University. His major is history and was also recruited to wrestle at this university.

Mr. Harding teaches international ethics and politics. One of the things he likes about Exeter is that he is able to teach through debates and group discussions. He also mentioned that he enjoys the dining hall food. However, one of the difficulties about teaching is knowing when to pop in with a thematic question in order to get the class back on track.

Mr. Harding mentioned that the rest of the faculty and staff are supportive and easy to get along with. He appreciates the fact that they give each other advice on how to become better teachers overall.

How do you start off your day before school? For a few Native American students here at Exeter, a normal day at home goes something like this: Wake up at 4 am, go for a three-mile run to welcome in the new day, say a morning prayer, feed and ride the horses, let the sheep and cows out, cook breakfast for the family, and then go to school.

Wimberly Slim, a rising junior, was born and raised in the biggest Native American reservation, in Arizona. The Navajo reservation is home to more than 300,000 Native Americans, many of whom still practice old traditions and customs. The only acceptable feathers to pick up are ones from an eagle. If a tree is struck by lightning you must never go near it. Anytime you leave the reservation wear turquoise so the Gods will know who you are. Death is taboo, so never get too close to a cemetery. Girls who cut their hair, cut off their thoughts. Always walk around teepees clockwise. Never ever whistle at night. Whistling at night will call out the skin walkers, or people who sacrifice their own family members and practice black magic.

When introducing yourself to someone always give your tribe and four clans -- chances are you share a clan and are therefore indirectly related.

The normal meal for Wimberly at home consists of potatoes, spam and fry bread. “I miss it so much, the food at Exeter is just too fancy for me,” she says. Wimberly comes from a very traditional Native American family.

Since she is a girl she had to go through a Kinaalda, or ceremony that marks womanhood. Sometime between the ages of 11 and 15 every girl must stay up for four days straight. During this time she has to cook and clean around the house and stables and go for a run three times a day every day, each one further than the last. Completing this ritual ceremony shows that they won’t be lazy women when they grow up.

The typical American last name is usually classified as a “Smith,” “Jones,” or “Brown.” A true Native Americans last name might be “Slim” because one of your ancestors was really skinny. Cheron Laughing, a rising junior from Window Rock Arizona, has an ancestor who laughed a lot and was then referred to as “Laughing.”

A common stereotype that comes to mind when thinking about a Native American reservation is a Pocahontas scene of teepees and loincloths.

Courtney Hale, a rising sophomore, and Krisstal Johnson, both 16 and part of the Navajo Nation, agree that, “The idea that Native American people still live in teepees, wear war makeup, and live completely isolated is not true at all.” Courtney and Krisstal are perfect examples of Native American people who defy the cliché image. They both enjoy playing sports and texting on their cellphones. Wimberely states that, “The reservations are just like Exeter. It’s a small town with stores. We all live in normal homes, and drive to school in vehicles. Navajo is not as rural as many people picture it to be.”

Native American culture is founded on upholding and staying true to tradition. Respect for elders is always emphasized since the eldest are considered to be the wisest. Cheron’s grandparents hardly ever speak English, so she has to speak to them in Navajo, the official language of the Navajo Nation. When somebody is introducing himself or herself to an elder they have to give their name, age, tribe, and four clans.

Many of the medicine men of clans are elders because becoming a medicine man is an extremely extensive process that takes years of training. The medicine men are a main component of many important ritual ceremonies.

Throughout the year many planned “Peyote’s” will take place -- all-night events of dancing and drumming. The unique factor about Peyotes is that they are held for absolutely no reason.

As opposed to a Peyote, an “Enemy away,” ceremony takes place for a very important reason. It’s a ritual between a medicine man and a sick patient. This is also an all-night event, but people are not required to attend unless they are related to the patient. Anyone who wants to attend can as long as they sit on the right side of the patient. The medicine man will try his best to heal the patient throughout the night.

Tradition keeps the Native American culture alive. Although at times during a tiring Peyote ceremony Wimberely has wished she wasn’t Native American because she wanted to sleep, she does embrace the Native American lifestyle and plans on raising her children in a very traditional manner.

“I love being Native American,” she said. “We don’t wear loincloths at home and live in teepees. We’re completely normal people with different customs. I’m proud to be Native American.”

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THE SUMMER TIMES

On Their Toes: Dancers Prepare Jazz and Cha-cha

By JAHLYN HAYES Summer Times Contributing Writer

With Summer School soon coming to an end, many programs are being created to end the session with a bang.

One of the extravaganzas is a one-hour dance performance being put on by the talented students of the dance workshop, consisting of dances choreographed by both the students and faculty. The dances include Latin, chacha, jazz, hip-hop, modern, swing, and more conducted by dance instructors Amberlee Darling and Sarah Ducloss.

With dance playing a huge role for Ms. Darling since the age of two, she said she was extremely excited about the approaching dance performance. Ms. Darling has performed all over the world from places like China to Spain, which is why landing at a diverse place like Phillips Exeter was so thrilling for her. “It’s the best,” she says. “It’s so much fun putting together a one hour show in five weeks.”

It is very much the same with Ms. Ducloss whose dancing began at the age of three. She has also had much experience with dancing, taking ballet for four years. To her, teaching the summer session is fast paced and much different from teaching in regular session. When asked about any nervousness about preparing for the big concert that takes place Wednesday at 4 pm and Thursday at 7 pm of next week, her response was “if you have a terrible dress rehearsal, everything will be great.”

“I’m excited because I’ve been doing this for so long,” she stated.

Likewise, the students are pumped for their big performance. Take 15-year-old Bayley Shane from Denver, Colorado, for instance. Dancing ever since she was young, Bayley dances for her school’s dance team. A former Access student, she wanted to come back and participate in the dance workshop this year and is eagerly anticipating

SUMMER LIFE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2013

Stop the Music! Dance Dissed in Poll Music

By ALEJANDRO TURRIAGO Summer Times Contributing Writer

How did students like the Upper School dance last Saturday? Meh, a random poll of 15 boys and 15 girls shows. Most disliked? The music. According to many of the people interviewed, the music was not appropriate for a dance for teenagers and was too old. Some griped that the DJ’s were not receptive to song suggestions made by the students. Fountain drinks were the most popular aspect of the dance, with the smallest number of negative ratings and highest of positive. Half of those interviewed believe that in general, people were average dancers, but more people think students were bad dancers than good dancers.

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her first big performance in the Summer School program.

“Dance has always been there and it’s a good outlet, and I’ve made a lot of friends,” Bayley said.

For most of the students, it is a lot of time spent in the dance studio -- sometimes five-hour rehearsals. All of the students enjoy this time, including 17-year-old Peter Rassie from Lebanon. During his childhood, Peter danced in art clubs and Latina clubs. To Peter, this was an opportunity to enhance his skills and learn new styles of dance. This attracted him because dance had been a major part of his life. He used it as a stress reliever and saw his dance crew as his second family. Peter, along with the rest of the dance crew, has been working really hard and understands that it takes time and effort to learn the new dances that will be performed in the dance recital, but he does not regret choosing dance workshop over another course.

“You find it [dancing] to be the fun-est thing; you enjoy your time,” he said.

This is the general feeling of the performers in the dance workshop. They are ready to show the entire campus what they have been working on for the entire five weeks in the summer program. For tickets, go to student activities and request a ticket for either Wednesday at 4 pm or Thursday at 7 pm of next week.

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Whodunit? Access Probes Museum Theft

By CELINE KIM, ABBY KRIECKHAUS and ALEXA MOCKLIS Summer Times Contributing Writers

From July 25th to 27th, students from the CSI cluster visited Boston to learn about its backgrounds and reveal some mysteries.

The tour started at the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum which was known for having 13 famous artworks stolen by two thieves. The lost works, by Rembrandt, Degas, Manet, Picasso and other masters, are valued at approximately $500 million. The museum was built by Mrs. Gardner, a wealthy woman who spent her life collecting artwork with her husband. Even after she passed away her will was to preserve the museum and keep objects untouched in their original placement.

The CSI cluster was able to carefully observe many artworks and learn about the stories they depicted. Mrs. Gardner had carefully considered where to put each piece so that there was a reason for being displaying it the way it was shown. As a result, there were many furniture and patterns on the walls that were well coordinated with the drawings.

Next stop, Boston Common, the central public park in Boston where a special scavenger hunt awaited. The rule was to take pictures of as many things as possible listed on a sheet of paper. The whole cluster was divided into five groups. To win, the group had to have the best examples of

a Boston parking job, a person wearing Harvard gear, and a photo of the team off the ground somehow, and so on.

After having our delicious Japanese dinner at Wagamama the Quincy Market, we went on an evening walking ghost tour starting at the Central Burial ground. Strolling along the Common at night, we noticed the different atmosphere than the morning. Walking in the park at night while hearing mystery stories was very thrilling.

Next morning, the day began with a breakfast buffet and the Pirates and Patriots tour. Walking along the river, the students listened to many stories from the tour guide. Pirates were people who plundered goods from other ships, but privateers had legal authorities from the government to plunder enemy ships. A general thought of a horrifying pirate came to mind when the story went on about Blackbeard, a pirate who was found dead after suffering 26 cuts from a sword and eight bullet holes in a battle. The guide debunked myths of the pirates, saying that hooks and treasure maps did not exist. However, eyepatches did exist and were used to help cover a seeing eye in bright lights and then flipped up in the dark so the pirate could then see.

Photographer Chris Bernstein shared his portfolio of work and one interesting thing we learned was that photography has the power change society. Finishing dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe, the cluster went to watch a play called Shear Madness. It was interesting that the audience was able to actively interact with the

actors as witnesses to figure out the culprit. It was a great time for everyone in the cluster to work together and share laughter together. The last day quickly came and two guest speakers came to deliver a speech. Mr. Anthony Amore, the Security Director for the Gardner Museum and chief investigator for the museum theft offered exclusive facts about the crime at the museum.

The crime began when two guys dressed as police officers came into the museum and bound the security guards with duct tape. After spending 81 minutes in the museum, they stole 13 pieces and drove away. From asking questions, we learned that many of Rembrandt’s works were targeted by thieves because they were prominently displayed in many cities thus advertising their great value. At the end, the police were able to get the names of the thieves but ended up without the location of the paintings.

The second speaker was Mr. Howie Carr, who spoke about Boston gangsters and mafia groups, including Whitey Bulger who is currently on trial.

The trip ended at the Peabody Essex Museum. The whole cluster observed many different photographs and learned about differences between art and daily lives. But both types of photography had the messages. At last, we drove back to Exeter after a final stop at the graveyard where witches were buried.

This was a very meaningful trip and a great experience which gave us the chance to learn many different things while spending a great time with friends as a group.

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