The Summer Times - August 5, 2010

THE SUMMER TIMES

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‘The Summer Newspaper of Phillips Exeter Academy’

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Vol. XXXIV, Number 5

Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire

Sayonara! Au Revoir! Adios!

With Art, Plays, Dance, Banquet, Hugs and Tears Class of 2010 Celebrates Exeter’s Summer To Remember

By AZOR COLE and TEDDY CHOW

Summer Times Staff Writers

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By BETTY CHEN and NAZLI TUNCER

One week has passed since Summer School Director Ethan Shapiro announced his breakthrough creation of the “Class of 2010 Scholarship.”

The Summer School is hoping that this program will raise enough money to allow more students in financial need to attend Exeter Summer School next year.

B y We d n e s d a y, a b o u t 5 0 students had contributed at the cashier’s office in the Academic Center. The amount collected is not being disclosed as a matter of policy.

There is a cloud of uncertainty about how big an impact this program will make. When asked about expectations for this program, Shapiro described it as “a leap of faith.” There is no set amount the program is striving for; most important is to have “just as much participation as possible,” explained Shapiro.

This program is indeed an ambitious one with only one week to carry it out. Shapiro knows that all great scholarship programs take time to mature and reach their full potential. Theoretically, this year’s scholarship program will be ground breaking for the years to come. We will be able to learn from our mistakes and create a polished, efficient system. As Shapiro says, “this is a learning experience.”

One may wonder why this program was not implemented at the beginning of the Summer Session, thus giving students more time to donate. The reason for this, Shapiro explains, is that students had not even experienced Exeter for themselves and it would seem inappropriate to pop the big

Courtesy of L. Gene Howard

Summer School students have fun starting up a Conga line at the International Day Lunch on the McConnell Lawn on Wednesday. Others danced, took pictures or just talked, savoring some of their last moments at the Academy together.

This is it folks! Five weeks can easily be described as 35 days, 840 hours, 50,400 seconds -- or that multiplied by this and that to get nano and micro seconds, but you get the point.

Whether you cry or not on the last day, or whether you have enjoyed yourself for the past five weeks or not, the 750 of us united this summer to experience the Exonian life and that will always be something we have in common.

We stepped into the Phelps Science Center for the first time for registration and suddenly it became the auditorium for our dance; we stepped into the Grill for the first time to check our mailboxes and suddenly it became the mob’s hottest spot; we stepped into the Academy building for the first time for Assembly and suddenly it became the ultimate ‘hot’ spot for various performances. All of which are places now burying countless memories.

Five weeks might not seem like an indefinite period of time or something worth obsessing over on the last day, but because everything’s going on at such a quick pace, the five weeks could easily be equivalent to a whole year’s experience jam-packed in a mere 35 days. These five weeks force us to speedfriend and take on roles we have never taken on in our usual lives back home.

Whether it means befriending someone from halfway around the globe or adapting to the Harkness method, we have all come a far way.

It’s funny when you look back, especially to the first day of Summer School. We were nervous, scared and some of us were sleepy because of the plane ride.

We didn’t know how to adapt, we were even homesick.

But now we can’t think about going back, we belong to Exeter!

Director of Summer School Ethan Shapiro unveiled a new association this year for the very first time in the 91 years of the summer program. The numerous friends we have made within the five weeks may or may not be friends for life, but Shapiro proposed a new concept to Exeter dedicated to the 92nd summer session: a formal alumni association to replace the student-based organizations on social network sites.

This official alumni association would keep track of every one of the 750 Exonians here for the summer.

This great opportunity presented by the school will allow us to continue our friendships, to remember each other. And hopefully this will be a consolation for all of the sadness we are feeling because we don’t want to leave each other.

We had many days here, many memories. Good or bad they will always be remembered. When we go back there will be no curfews, no limited internet connections, See STUDENTS, page 2

See TWO, page 2

Hey, Greatest (Summer School) Generation: want to leave your mark on PEA? Only two more days remain to contribute to the Class of 2010 scholarship fund that will ease the way for a deserving student to attend next year’s session. Give $10 or whatever you can afford at the cashier’s office on the second floor of the Academy Center. We’ll always remember Phillips Exeter Academy. Let Phillips Exeter always remember us!

Two Local Youths Seized In Probe of Thefts at PEA

Inside The Summer Times Farewell: Students Say Goodbye in Their Own Words Students sound off on whether they will return to PEA next summer and why. See page 3.

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By LINDSEY BURGESS and TANISHA RAJ Summer Times Staff Writers

Some of the thefts that have plagued Phillips Exeter Academy all summer may have been solved. Last weekend two local youths were detained on suspicion of going through students’s backpacks in the Elm Street Dining Hall, according to faculty members who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.

By the teachers’s accounts, the youths – whose names and ages were not given -- were seen Sunday in the boy’s bathroom in the dining hall, rifling though backpacks. They ran out, chased by two faculty members.

The pursuit continued up Elm Street where one of the youths was tackled by a Summer School

faculty member. The other did not attempt to flee and was also detained. Both were turned over to Exeter police officers.

“There is an on-going open investigation on the thefts on campus and we are not allowed to give any further details,” said Dean of Summer Students Heather Pettis.

The Exeter Police Department, contacted by phone and in person, refused to prove any information, citing the continuing investigation.

The faculty member who tackled the youth said that he had been asked not to comment.

Needless to say, this is a very serious and sensitive matter. The Summer Times is the first to break this news and has done its best to obtain the most reliable information that can be shared with the public.

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Check out what some believe were the highlights of the 2010 Exeter Summer School.

See page 3.

Mike Dunbar explains why he came back five times to Summer School and his advice for the next few days. See page 4.

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SURPRISE FINAL EXAMS SET FOR F RIDAY! S EE PAGE 8

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NEWS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2010

Fall Marks 45th Anniversary of Exeter UFO Sighting

By AMANI LOGGINS and OSCAR SANTIAGO Summer Times Staff Writers

“Is it me or am I going crazy?” may have been Norman Muscarello’s words that night of September 3 1965 as he walked along route 150 toward Exeter. Only 18 years old, he noticed something unreal, “really out there,” almost as if it came from a Sci-Fi movie. As Muscarello hitchhiked along the road he saw the faint lights become brighter and transform into what appeared to be an object 90 feet in diameter. Muscarello fell to the pavement. As the website About. com recounts it, a local couple drove him to the police station where he reported the incident. Then two of the officers witnessed the same thing that early morning—2 am to be exact.

Scratch, the dispatcher, was behind his desk that early morning when Muscarello burst in with his unbelievable story. Scratch had received an earlier call of a women and her “stalker,” which was an object that followed her about 12 miles, and figured out this was not a coincidence.

Afterwards, David Hunt and Eugene Bertrand, two officers who were on duty that morning, witnessed the same unidentified object. Bertrand, a member of the Air Force and expert in plane identification, had never seen an aircraft as unique as this one. It was soon evident that it was something more than just a plane.

So, you may be wondering, what exactly was this weird thingamajig? A one-of-akind plane or aircraft, air balloon, or blimp maybe?

From the looks and description of the object, this flying, bright, lighted and very mysterious thing fit into the controversial category of an UFO. Unidentified Flying Object.

This year marks the 45 th Anniversary of the famous Exeter UFO sightings.

The unfathomable event became one of America’s best recorded and broadcast UFO events. With numerous witnesses of this unusual occurrence, the reality of the unidentified flying object was clearly hard to challenge.

An investigative book, “Incident at Exeter” was even written about the event

by John G. Fuller. It landed on The New York Times bestseller list and prevails even now as one of the greatest UFO books of all time.

Although the UFO sighting was fully credible with an abundance of eye witnesses, the Air Force resisted. Pease Air Force Base, where the officers and Norman Muscarello reported the sighting, dismissed the three men’s disturbing account as “nothing more than stars and planets twinkling...owing to a temperature inversion.”

Despite the Air Force’s immediate debunking of the report, Muscarello, the main eyewitness, remained adamant and certain of his unforgettable encounter with the “unknown.”

“There were a few moments when I was in Vietnam that I thought I was going to go,” Muscarello recalled. “But, honest to God, that didn’t bother me half as much as what happened that one night in Exeter. I’m not lying to you. That scared the living hell right out of me.”

I n r e m e m b r a n c e o f t h e 4 5 th U F O anniversary, on September 4 th , Exeter is celebrating its second annual Exeter UFO

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From left to right: Norman Muscarello, David Hunt, Eugene Bertrand and dispatcher Scratch in 1965.

Festival downtown. The sci-fi themed commemoration will include events and activities dedicated to outer space and the “unknown”.

Though other UFO sightings have also been reported in Exeter, the September 3, 1965 incident has remained the most remembered and credible UFO sighting in New Hampshire.

By the way, have you seen any UFO’s lately?

Q&A with a Leader Walmart Wackiness Lands

By CHARLES WRIGHT Summer Times Staff Writer

One student who took part in the leadership program this year was Kanaan Abukhadra, 16, from Lebanon. We were able to get an interview with him about his experiences and time in the leadership program, and what he learned from it.

Wright: What were your general thoughts on the leadership program?

Kanaan: The past few weeks have opened many doors for me.

It started out with me checking out the brochure, and seeing that the words were in a bold and larger font, I knew I had to join. I knew that I would be immersed in a room full of cultural diversity , where individuals of such high academic calibre would argue, dispute, and eventually reach consensus on topics that have never before been introduced to me.

W: What were your goals for the program?

K: The Capstone project required us to create a product, hold an event, and create a display. After discussing many ideas, my group settled on the Exeter Unplugged gig idea, which was a success, raising $120 profit from a raffle which was donated to Lil MDGs charity organization.

W: So, what have learned from the project?

K: I must say, simply taking a program that covers leadership figures and the leadership qualities adopted by these figures does not necessarily lead you to becoming the world’s next Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, or Gandhi.

It simply has increased my awareness of the fact that there is a place and a time. To elaborate, Napoleon rose to power after a revolution; it was convenient. Hitler rose to power shortly after Germany’s defeat in WWI. Again, special circumstances and needed for a leader to be born.

However, allow me to conclude on a positive note. The numerous life-changing experiences that have been presented to me were once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, those of which have given me a plethora of new ways of looking at life. I have become more thoughtful, more caring, and more supportive towards group members. I have become more eloquent, confident, and dextrous in my speech-making and writing.

And most importantly, I will make sure that through the development of the leadership qualities already present in myself, that I will ensure myself to be one who next takes that open door to becoming a new born leader.

PEA Schedules SAT for Sunday

By LINDSAY DUDDY Summer Times Staff Writer

As Philips Exeter Academy concluded the fourth week of Summer School, it scheduled the four-hour SAT test on the last Sunday of the summer session. The timing of this test has become the source of great conflict among the students.

The frequently heard question: Is it right that the faculty assigns the students to endure this rigorous obligation on the last free day of Summer School?

When news of the exam was broken to the students of the SAT D period class, the room filled with sighs and frustration. Phrases such as, “That is so unfair!” and “How could they do this to us?” were shouted across the room. Many students were disappointed that taking the SAT would prevent them from going on the numerous trips available on the last open day of Summer School. Students expressed frustration that after adding this optional course to their already heavy course loads, they would lose one of their precious few days for relaxing activities.

Sara Shochat of Tennessee remarked: “I was very upset that I would have to take the SAT on the last Sunday of camp at Exeter. I was so frustrated. All I could think about

Students in Trouble with Deans

By THO TRAN Summer Times Staff Writer

Last week, several students were sent to the Summer School deans’ office after a Walmart trip.

The deans were unwilling to give details about the cases, only saying, “Ask the kids.” Under disciplinary case policy, the deans also refused to give the names of the students involved.

Jan Trueman, one of the deans of fun, did comment, however, that: “I couldn’t believe” the students’ actions. “We had quite a few children who acted really badly in the store, and some on the bus,” she said.

“Even the store management complained. It’s not acceptable.”

Two of the students involved were able to provide their side of the story.

In one case, six students were called out for “disruptive behavior” inside Walmart. Initially, the stu-

dents had been pushing each other with the shopping carts. The carts had toy trucks intended for little children attached to them.

Later, one of the students was stuck in the cart and the others tried to free their friend. They were having a good time, and laughing loudly. That was when they were confronted by another of the deans, Lisa Frenzel, for being disruptive in the store.

The interviewed student said that the Summer School deans claimed that the Walmart management complained about them, although the student involved said, “Security never approached us even once.”

In the other case, a student sprayed silly string out of an open bus window at a friend who was walking past.

When the students returned to campus, the Summer School deans asked them to submit statements

about what happened. They had a meeting with the deans the next morning.

In both cases, it was decided that the students involved would be required to check in at 7 pm Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and not be allowed on any trips those three days.

The student involved in the first case said he thought that the deans “blew a small problem out of proportion.” The six students in that case received disciplinary actions for disruptive behavior, and also supposedly, for “huffing whipped cream,” though a student denies having done this.

The student interviewed from the silly string case responds that, “I guess it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t get any consequences.”

Initially, the deans thought of cancelling the remaining Walmart trips, but they were later reinstated.

Students Prepare Bedbugs Remain Their Farewells Issue for Dorms

By MIKE DUNBAR STUDENTS, continued from page 1 no need to submit outof-town permissions.

But for some reason we can’t feel happy.

We can’t leave Exeter without leaving a part of us.

Friday evening we will say goodbye in the same place that we welcomed Exeter.

Some of us won’t be able to hold back our tears and all of us will feel sad even though we won’t want to admit it. But as they say, “All good things come to an end” and now so does Exeter.

Summer Times Staff Writer

Now what is left for us is to enjoy the last remaining days we have here as fully as we can and to try to make the best of it.

This was an interesting summer with unusual and unforgettable experiences. There was laughter and there were tears but in the end, we will remember that there was more laughter.

Goodbye Exeter Summer School of 2010, we will miss you!

Last week The Summer Times reported that some residents of Wentworth Hall believed themselves to be afflicted by bedbugs. Since then, another bedbug-infested room in Wentworth has been reported and sanitized.

According to resident Charlie Wright, 16, of London, the Wentworth Hall dorm head addressed the matter in a recent dorm meeting. Wright said students were urged to report any bedbug sightings.

“They basically said there was only one week left, so you should probably tell the office and they won’t quarantine you.” Wright said.

He said residents were also told to wash their sheets if they believe they have bedbugs and move personal items away from their beds.

When asked if he was still finding the strange red marks on his body, Wright replied, “A couple, but not as many, really.”

According to several pest control websites, it is vital that potentially infested sheets and nightclothes be carefully washed and dried on high heat before packed up for traveling.

Two Days Left for ’10 to Donate TWO, continued from page 1 Minako Yashiro/The Summer Times

Many students were disappointed by the timing of the SAT test on their usually free Sunday. was four hours of pressure as others around me participated in more camp memories.”

Adithi Iyengar was more resigned. “At first I was disappointed but I realized that I had to do it so I could pass the class. It was O.K. because if they didn’t put it on a weekend, we would have been overwhelmed by homework and class. Taking the SAT on the same day would have been too much,” she said.

Iyengar’s first reaction to the timing of the exam was negative but after a while her extraordinary dedication to learning- the same quality that brought her to Exeter - began to change her perspective and reverse her opinion.

question right off the bat. Even with limited time to implement the plan in the fourth week, the hope is students will be motivated to help allow another student to share a life-changing experience.

There may be some communication problems that are jeopardizing the success of the program. When asked, many students admitted to not knowing the venue for donation which is the cashier’s office on the second floor of the Academy Center.

However, Myrna Cross, the cashier in the finance office, says she feels that the program is going quite smoothly.

There is a thermometer posted outside this office indicating how many students have contributed toward the “We did it!” final goal. So far, about 50 of the 750.

Shapiro has encouraged all students to donate if possible but makes it clear that it is optional.

However, scholarships are indeed very important to some of the students

here at Exeter. Martin Arredondo, 15, from Chicago, currently on a scholarship from the non-profit organization “Minds Matter” says that the scholarship has given him “an opportunity to do something I could not have done otherwise.”

Another student who is on a scholarship, Danial Farooqi, 16, from England, expresses how thankful he is to be here and says, “It means the world!”

Where the program is heading, no one knows, but one thing is certain: it won’t go anywhere without student donation.

When asked how he would react if this program was to be a tremendous success, Shapiro, the brains behind the operation, exclaimed: “I would love that!”

Throughout the entire Summer Session, Exeter has given us possibly the most wonderful five weeks in our lives.

It is amazing to think that if each of us were to contribute just a small amount of money, we, as a whole, could fill another kid’s life with five unforgettable weeks.

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Rather than striving towards a final goal, Ethan Shapiro hopes for “as much participation as possible.”

Donations can be made in the cashier’s office in the Academy Center.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2010

Would You Come Back To Exeter Summer School?

Quotes and pictures compiled by TEDDY CHOW and MINAKO YASHIRO Summer Times Staff Writers

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EXETER Nora Ryan, 13 Boston

Reyna Phandri, 14, Armonk NY

Ricardo Pagulayan 15, Arlington, VA

Irmak Sener 17, Turkey “I would not come back, but I’m pretty happy right now for being here. I don’t regret coming here this year, but this place is wonderful just for once.”

“I do not want to come back because even though I am studying and preparing for the school year, I feel like I’m wasting my summer because I’m studying. It’s really fun to make new friends and try out new classes, but I wouldn’t want to do it again. I don’t want to study again. Too much homework.”

“The setting and environment here seem so scholarly. This is where academic excellence is achieved. Needless to say, diversity is amazing. With so many people of different cultures coming together, this is truly a global village.

I will come back for a replay of this great experience.”

Andrew DuBose Chapaqua 16, NYC

Gail Valuerde, 16 Mexico

“I’d love to come back, but it’s going to be weird [to stay] with different people. Next summer I guess I’m going to somewhere different. Learn new things, go somewhere else, meet a lot of people, and discover another place.

But I certainly enjoyed this year.”

Margaret Anne Collins 13, Washington DC

“I had a really memorable experience in Exeter.

There were still lots of academic courses and sports that I didn’t get the time and chance to enroll in. I would come back to try out new and fresh things that Exeter has to offer.”

“I’d seriously consider the possibility, given that I learned a huge amount of knowledge at summer school this year. I would also try my best to get into the regular session. Who knows? Maybe I’ll succeed!”

Tanisha Raj, 15 Hong Kong

Louis Lopez, 15 Fort Worth TX

“Can I say HECK YESSSS? I love meeting new friends – it’s awesome.”

“Summer School is really fun. I tried many new things – this is the very first time in my life I dyed my hair pink!”

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Eleni Dima, 15, Greece

“I would say no because it was fun, it was good experience, but next time I want to have different new experience, so it doesn’t include coming back to [Exeter] Summer School.”

Alex Williams, 17 Concord, NH

“God, of course I’ll want to come back – are you kidding? I’ve been away from home before.

I’ve also been to other summer camps. But Exeter is the first place where teachers don’t treat us children at the age of 12 or 13 like silly kids. Teachers at Exeter believed in us. They trusted us to handle tasks and challenges independently and responsibly.”

Jacob Barnes, 13, Ireland “I love Exeter for several reasons. Teachers treated us like mature young adults...[they] were passionate and enthusiastic about passing on knowledge to their students. They would constantly push our abilities to the limit by assigning challenging tasks for us... we were allowed to express creativity and simply be ourselves. Teachers would never say, ‘No, this is impossible and outrageous!’ Instead, they say ‘try!’”

Abbey Schlangen 15, Raymond NH

Marta Yu, 16, China “Oh yes. Being an avid pianist myself, I simply love the well-equipped music center in Exeter. Back in my school in Beijing, we don’t have half as many marvelous grand pianos for students to play with.

To me, Exeter is a place where people pursue and eventually fulfill their dreams.”

Abbey: “I would not come back to Exeter because I want to have new experience, I want to do something different, I really liked [Exeter] Summer School, but there’s a lot of other things that I want to try.”

Louis:“You know, Exeter is great, but I’d like to have different experience. I have a lot of friends here, but there are other boarding schools in lots of other countries you can go too.”

Highlights of the Exeter Experience - Summer School Style Quotes and pictures compiled by DANIEL HOFFMAN Summer Times Staff Writer

Sky Doyle, Washington D.C.

Jacob de Llano, Laredo TX “Receiving personal acknowledgment from teachers who engage class discussion.”

“Meeting people and bonding with them.”

Martin Arredondo, Chicago “Being in an atmosphere of diversity, and living away from home and what I am familiar with.”

Madeleine Allen, San Diego “Hearing the author speak about her book at the Assembly.”

Grace Cartwright, LA “Meeting new people from around the world and hearing their stories.”

Jason Liang, Beijing “Experiencing an amazing intellectual place which involves a lot of discussion and great teachers.”

Emmy Moe, Austin TX “Learning about cultures and learning the real meaning of chop sticks.”

Paul Rapisardi, Rye NY “Hearing interesting speakers at Assemblies.”

Richard Oshodin, Nigeria “I enjoyed going on trips, such as Water Country, where we got to go on a lot of fun water slides and rides.”

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Why I Decided To Come Back MIKE DUNBAR Summer Times Staff Writer Week five-it’s finally here. ordinary things will bring a smile I’m a bit of a pro at week fives; to your face.

Go to the last dance. The this will be my fifth week five at last dance is it. The next morning Phillips Exeter Summer School.

That’s right, I’ve come back the buses will be sitting on Tan Lane ready to Summer School You never realize how to whisk you five times m u c h y o u f o r g e t u n t i l away.

Use the now. I’ve grown you’ve seen pictures of up here. I had my Exeter after you’ve left. last dance to first kiss here, You’ll remember the Acad- forget about right by the big emy Building, of course, t h e s a d n e s s tree in front of but you might not remem- o f t h e d a y s D o w H o u s e . b e r t h a t o n e t a b l e y o u to come. This I m e t s o m e o f and your friends always i s w h a t t h e my best friends sat at in the Grill, or that summer seshere. random little green door sion all been buildS o , h e r e ’s t u c k e d a w a y b y F i s h e r ing tosome expert ad- Theatre... vice on saying goodbye to Sumwards--now you are finally commer School.

Don’t waste the last few fortable enough with the people nights. Resist the temptation to that you’ve met to dance, yell, and stay shut up in the dorm. Go into have a good time without worrytown with the friends you’ve ing about being judged. Don’t take made, eat out at restaurants, walk that for granted either!

Still have that special somein the park, anything. You’re all together right now, which gives one who’s caught your eye but you this horrible false sense of you haven’t quite gotten around security. After this week, you will to meeting or talking to? Ask him have spoken to people you will or her to slow dance--the worst never see again. Facebook can’t, they can do is say no, and by the and won’t, ever compare to being morning they’ll be thousands of in the physical presence of your miles away.

Don’t do anyfriends, so thing you’ll regret, d o n ’t t a k e No one leaves Sum- but don’t let yourself this time for granted. mer School empty pass up opportunities, G e t n a m e s handed. You bring either.

Bring tissues and emails now. w i t h y o u k n o w l Even days after edge, friends, ex- Saturday morning. you leave here, periences, perhaps F r o m t h e m o m e n t you’ll find your- a f e w A b e r c r o m - they turn the glaring s e l f s t r u g g l i n g bie bags. If noth- lights back on at the to remember last ing else, you leave end of the last dance, to the moment names. One day with a new title-your bus pulls this week before Exonian. away, the wathe last dance, terworks will walk around with a notebook. Everyone you talk be nonstop. Yes, guys, even you. to who you might want to stay in Everywhere you turn people will touch with, get his or her contact be hugging and crying. Be ready. info, and offer them yours. Don’t For the ladies out there, go easy be afraid to go out on a limb, ei- on the mascara that morning. Alther! It’s not too late to meet new though it will be sad, it will also people, and this can be a great show you just how close you’ve become with one another in the way to do it.

Take pictures. You never last five weeks.

No one leaves Summer realize how much you forget until you’ve seen pictures of Exeter School empty handed. You bring after you’ve left. You’ll remember back home with you knowledge, the Academy Building, of course, friends, experiences, perhaps a but you might not remember that few Abercrombie bags. If nothing one table you and your friends else, you leave with a new titlealways sat at in the Grill, or that -Exonian. You’ve experienced random little green door tucked something that few people, in away by Fisher Theater, or that the long run, ever experience. giant tree with all the names You’ve been a student at Phillips carved into it. Six months from Exeter Academy. Never take that now pictures of those seemingly for granted.

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“Now What?” is the only thought that has been ferent cultures represented here at Exeter. Back home running through my mind since the last week hit. Our the students strive for a basic education and long to five weeks of summer together will soon be over, and attend places such as Idaho State University, Utah everyone will be going home and back to reality. What State, Brigham Young University, and other local happens then? Hopefully besides going back to our colleges; heading towards top colleges or the east is comfortable beds and home-cooked cuisine, we take simply unheard of. But Exeter has opened my eyes back not only pictures and new Facebook friends, but to the world. Many students whom I have been molife changing lessons. Overall, we bring back hope, tivated by have faced many more struggles than me and life-altering relationships that will forever change with limited access to support, education and money.

The way they strive for more by setting aside their our lives for the better.

On a recent trip to Boston Common, while sit- difficulties at home and chasing after their dreams motivates me to do more for myself ting and reminiscing on the and those around me. memories made and what was Never in my life have I been to come, the simplest thought Then it hit me: we are came to mind: nothing. The all the same. One of the amazed by so many people in one answer was nothing. Simply coming many lessons I hope to month. Every person here has taught to Exeter, sitting back and observing take back to Idaho is, me a valuable lesson or blown me and embracing all that the school has no matter what race, away one way or another.

Its amazing how so many stuto offer, changed my life for the better, color, education level, without doing anything. sex, religion, sexual dents from so many different places The bus was filled with foreign preference, at the end can become united for one purpose: students from Venezuela, Spain, Tur- of the day everyone education and one place, Exeter.

Those who can speak more key -- students being the dominant race wants to eat dinner and than one language, congraturepresented. What amazed me was how go to sleep. lations, you have blown me similar everyone was. The students away. from Venezuela were kindly demonNot only that, but so many of the students are strating to those from Turkey how to say offensive multi-talented and multi-taskers. It’s a relief to words in their language and vice versa.

Even thought I spent these entire five weeks with discover that I am not alone in working on so many these students on the exact same classes, why did I different things in one day.

I have learned many new lessons from Exeter and not take the time to stop and get to know them? Sadly, there are over 700 students here; meeting everyone made so many new friends. I wish I could have met would require a longer summer, and every one of them everyone, but fortunately there is Facebook.

The overwhelming amount of pride people have is amazing. I wish we had more time together so I could learn more about their culture and their goals. in their own culture has encouraged me to be a proud What struck me however was that on the bus, Hispanic. Not only that, but proud of the U.S. as well, everyone was the same. Even if we all spoke different for even though we have made many mistakes as a languages, everyone was on a bus headed to Boston, country in the past, we keep trying. I am proud that my listening to music, or talking, or sleeping. Although country has such an amazing school such as Exeter, I could not understand what those from Turkey were that it attempts to bring so many different countries saying, I could tell when they were angry, sad, ex- together. Learning from other countries, and our past, cited, happy or upset. Then it hit me: we are all the as well as what I have taken for granted my whole same. One of the many lessons I hope to take back to life, I am proud to be an American citizen.

Thank you, Exeter, for the many memories, thank Idaho is, no matter what race, color, education level, sex, religion, sexual preference, at the end of the day you for teaching me how to manage my time. Thank you for the opportunity to be my best self, to cherish everyone wants to eat dinner and go to sleep.

Even though one of the main reasons I came to others, and embrace diversity. Thank you so much for Exeter was for the educational opportunity, it seems the amazing mentors, the great friends, and the life that I have learned more from the students and dif- long lessons. Seni Seviyourum!!!!

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A Separate Tree Griffin Dellaverson Many who either visit or attend Phillips Exeter Academy are familiar with the premise of John Knowles’ novel, “A Separate Peace.” Having read and enjoyed the book in my 7th grade English class, I was naturally curious about the Exeter Academy campus, or, more specifically, about the tree made famous

by Knowles’s novel. I came to Exeter determined to discover the whereabouts of this literary phenomenon and I did- I even took photos.

The tree sits on the banks of the Exeter river, though its sheer enormity and height give the impression that it stands as a guardian, something of a preparatory school totem pole. Discovering the Knowles’ tree on campus galvanized me into pursuing more details about “A Separate Peace.” Just how much of Knowles’ story is true, and what evidence of his story is still physically present on campus? This is what I found: January 4th of 1943 marks the death of a Phillips Exeter Academy student. He is remembered as a compelling member of the Golden Branch, the debate society, as well as a first-class athlete. In fact, he was a candidate for the first-string football team that fall, but

the same knee injury, whose correctional operation eventually lead to his death, prevented him from playing. The operation took place during winter vacation in the student’s Rochester, NY, home.

The details mentioned above should

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sound familiar to those who have read “A Separate Peace.” The thinly veiled tell-all of his Marking Period in PEA’s Anticipatory program, the novel is set in Devon Boarding School and mainly features the tumultuous friendship shared

by Phineas and Gene. Long story short, Gene pushes Finny off a tree branch, thus

causing the knee injury which leads to Finny’s eventual death in his Rochester home, after an operation intended to take cartilage from his knee. The student whom John Knowles’s character, Phineas, is based upon is featured in an “In Memorium” published in the 1943 Phillips Exeter Academy yearbook. His name is Robert C. Tait, Jr. “The tree is an emblem of what kids did to fulfill their identities as adolescents,” remarks Ed Desrochers, longtime chief librarian at PEA. The tree is still explored by students today, despite discouragement from the faculty. The hollow (shown in picture) at the top of the tree is said to contain personal letters from students, even sentimental objects such as tobacco tins.

The tree is clearly still a haven for adolescents, but not for much longer.

The bark is dry, despite rainstorms and the nearby river, and holds no color- it is dying. I have borne witness to something remarkable in nature, but definite in its physical presence on the Exeter campus.

The tree has allowed me to participate in the grand history of this school, and more importantly, a fragment of history whose significance transcends time.

Still Room For Improvement DANIEL HOFFMAN Summer Times Staff Writer The summer program at Exeter thrives on its internationalism. The fact that teens from all corners of the earth gather together at an academic program is well accepted as the pinnacle of the experience. But scheduling during the summer has room for improvement.

Instead of having six days of classes per week, there should only be five. Coming right out of regular school, students need more free time during the weekend. The class time lost by this would be made up by adding an extra week to the session.

The program is currently only five weeks, which feels way too short for students. Just as students break the cultural and lingual barriers between them, the summer is abruptly ended come the first week of August.

A longer summer session would give students a chance to have a more enduring relationship with the friends they make.

Most people will never see each other again, considering the multitude of places they live in. Since most students choose to only do one summer at the Academy, a longer session is essential to truly experience everything PEA has to offer.

Trips have added a great deal to the summer. Roaming around Boston, going to water parks, and jumping in the freezing cold Atlantic in the early morning give students a fun way encounter new places off the campus. But there is a bit of a lack of fun on campus.

Dorm spirit is something that really never formulated this summer. With field day cancelled, and no other inter-dorm activities, there was no dorm spirit. Students would very much enjoy a way to have fun on campus and support their dorms.

Homework for students has been inconsistent across different classes. Some courses offer a lot of homework: at least an hour of work, every night constantly. On the other hand, some classes only get homework a few times a week. Some teachers administer tests very often, while others don’t do them at all.

Either way, there should be some standardization across the board. Overall students should have less homework, even if this means longer classes. It is summer and students can lack motivation outside of the classroom. This means that students will learn more if there is more work done in the classroom, rather than consuming time later in the day. This would also leave more room for activities during the week.

Access Exeter had the chance to go on an overnight trip to Canada. Upper School should definitely have an experience similar to this. A 3-night trip to an interesting place that is not too far away would enhance the summer incredibly. A chance for the entire upper school to go off campus and room in a hotel would be a great way for students to experience another place.

Although it might be a challenge to schedule such a large-scale trip, it would surely be worth it.

The PEA Summer session has so many great things about it. Over its 91 years, it has truly become an amazing summer experience. These changes could just make that experience even better.

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Stars Shine in Bill of One-Act Plays

By NAZLI TUNCER Summer Times Staff Writer

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Alexa LaMontagne (above) and Christina Hart (Below) both performed in The Night of One Act Plays. The performance consisted of several oneact plays, some of which were 1-2 minutes long and others that were around 15 minutes long.

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After weeks of hard work, the spectacle finally came- The Night of One Act Plays. Everybody was waiting, anticipating, behind the doors of Fisher Theatrer on Saturday evening. There were people who had watched the plays the two nights before but were so pleased that they wanted to watch them again. Once the plays started, the laughter was unstoppable. All the hard work from the performers paidd off.

The success of the The Night of One Act Plays was closely related to the work before the performances. Rehearsals had been going on for weeks and the actors were fully occupied. One of the performers, Emmy Moe, 15, from Austin, TX, explained: “We have been rehearsing since the second week , approximately an hour to an hour and half hours every day. And from tomorrow [5 days before the play] we will rehearse for 5 hours every day.”

When asked if that many rehearsals were hard for her to handle, she answered: “The rehearsals were overwhelming because of my role but I had a lot of fun. Mr. [Burke} Scarbrough had a huge impact on that; he didn’t put pressure on me.”

Moe described the rehearsals by saying, “They were very professional but also there was always a friendly, playful air.”

The Night Of One Act Plays included a wide variety of one-acts. Even though the plays weren’t related they were able to stand in harmony. Moe said this was an advantage for the performers.

“The rehearsals I had were with my partner, Taylor Greenwood, so the environment was very discrete. Because the rehearsals were done with a small group of people huge accomplishments could be made in terms of improving.”

Once the plays started the audience was riveted. The theater echoed with laughter that didn’t stop during the entire performance. It could be easily understood that there was hard work and full effort behind each play. Everything was well organized and the stage transformations were done cleverly. While there were some

Talents R Us

By IRMAK SARITAS Summer Times Staff Writer

We knew it all along, of course, but the talent show proved Exeter students have talent. The environment was very enthusiastic and joyful and everyone was supporting each other. Most of the Upper School students were there, enjoying watching the magnificent talents.

First of all the deans of fun made the introductions.

They promised us that that night Exeter students were going to have a lot of fun.

Iris Bi was the first girl who performed. She played piano full of joy. It was a long piece but listeners liked it.

The composition she played was at first slow -- suddenly she went fast. Consequently, the audience went surprised and was fascinated. When she finished everyone applauded.

The next performance was by Charles DeBendetto. He came to the stage by scooter full of energy. He played the piano singing the song “ABC.” The audience accompanied him by singing the song. As a result of the song everyone found a chance to remember his or her memories at primary school. Once he finished it the audience stood up and applauded..

Mounir Ennenbach played the piano. He was really good at it; we can call him a real musician. His hands were dancing over the keys. He got a big hand.

Yuxan Zhang did a Michael Jackson dance. He did the Moonwalk and the audience stood up on the seats and joined him dancing.

Alex Rubin, Mark Balboni and Kwasi Oppong-Badu sang a song and played the guitar,. The audience was wowed.

Rachel Perelli, Stephanie Hou and Jackie Dugas sang a song. Their voices were so good everyone was reduced to silence.

The talent show continued with performances by Anderson Chen, Mike Dunbar, Charlie Wright, Kanaan Abukhadra, Gail Inhofe, Katie LaBonte, Kathryn Jia, Drew Rice, Jeff Douyon, Molly Ganly, “Shirly” Xiating Chen, Emmy Moe, Katie Lim, Steph Barron and Aziz Khasogji.

The audience was highly entertained and showed its appreciation by energetic applause.

monologues lasted nologues that around 1-2 there 2 minutes were also long plays which lays lasted up to 15 minutes.

Each of them had a different taste and was a different delight to watch.

One of the plays, with its interesting topic, dominated the audience’s attention. It was based on the relationship between a sister and a brother, who were completely different as if they weren’t relatives. The play was beautifully constructed with the audience wondering at first why the brother came to visit his sister and why she didn’t want him to stay. The mystery of ‘the hand’ was very interesting and also shocking when it was resolved. The play was both serious and funny with the comments the brother made. Both of the performers reaped the audience’s full applause.

The Night of One Act Plays was well constructed with the plays in an order that made them mesh. The night ended with a great play, performed by Moe and Greenwood. It was based on an obsessive old girlfriend hunting down her ex-boyfriend, trying to bring back their love. During the play the laughter never died. The level of energy and enthusiasm on stage could be felt from anywhere. The play was a perfect way to end a beautiful night.

The Night of One Act Plays was wonderfully delivered with all of the audience wanting to watch more when the program. ended. The performers put all of their effort towards the plays and the enthusiasm on stage was never lacking. The performers were carefully directed by Mr.Scarbrough and the result was amazing to watch. The Night of One Act Plays was a success and it deserves every bit of applause it received.

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Emmy Moe and Taylor Greenwood performed in The Night of One Act Plays. The actors rehearsed for hours leading up to the opening night of the play. Moe described the rehearsals as, “very professional but there was always a friendly, playful air.”

Students Sing It Out: “We Are the World”

By OSCAR SANTIAGO Summer Times Staff Writer

Packing up clothes, packing up memories. Wednesday’s art performances gave viewers images to treasure forever. The International festival in the Assembly. The dance recital, to be repeated Thursday.

By now the performances are history, but never to be forgotten As portrayed on stage, the presentations showcased student skills and culture like no other.

For now recall Wednesday when the right palm of your hand met your left and you clapped like there was no tomorrow.

Jennifer Vasquez, the director of the Black and Latino Club, began with a brief intro that opened ears and energized student emotions, stirring huge applause.

After she left the stage, a group of female Exeter students bounded up to sing the international youth anthem “We Are the World.” Next was a haunting Thai dance performed by Ricardo Pagulayan. With fifteen unique groups to present their pieces, an hour flew by.

Native American students from Arizona and New Mexico took the stage as each presented a short introduction to their culture. They were followed by a demonstration of martial arts set to music.

Now a violin took center stage as Alexa LaMontagne played a fiddle tune from Canada that drew enthtsiastic applause.

“Fairy Tale” was the next song and piano performance that also kept the audience entertained. Applause engulfed

the Assembly as the performers blended their styles creating a fantasy world of good music playing softly within each student’s ear.

A number that gave a twist to the Assembly was a group of four dancers reflecting their Mexican culture who danced a remix of two songs, Duranguense and Cumbia.

Yo! Yo! Listen up! Nathan Shen didn’t dance but his yo-yo did.

Next Raven Sanchez, an Apache from Arizona, told a folk tale handed down by her tribe.

A parade of fashion featured costumes from the Native American west, Dubai, and Thailand, among many other countries.

A singer captivated many with a stirring rendition of “You and I,” followed by a trio of Minako Yashiro on piano, Jean Kwon on violin, and Teddy Chow on cello. The assembly shifted gears again when the Pan Asian Group paraded its fashions.

Lastly, a group of students sang, “Wavin’ Flag,” that rang down the curtain on the second-to-last assembly.

It is dreadful to pack clothing, souvenirs and friendships when you have been together and connected so closely over five weeks. Wednesday’s performances gave viewers the joy of an Exeter family celebrating together. By now the presentations are history, but they live on in our minds -- just the beginning for all Summer School students as we all move on in life.

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Nathan Shen performed with his yo-yo during Wednesday’s assembly. Students from various cultural groups sang and danced on stage.

Invaders from the Arts: Prize Works On Show in Mayer Art Center

By AZOR COLE Summer Times Staff Writer

As Summer School at Exeter begins to dwindle, artists pick up the pace. Each year, there is a final art display showcasing work that students here have made. The opening exhibition of all the art begins today, August 5th, at 5 pm in the Mayer Art Center.

According to Chandra Glick, a drawing teacher here at Exeter, each year there is a theme and this particular theme happens to be Invaders from the Arts. Not much is known about this theme and it will be interesting to see how it will be expressed in all of these talented young artists’s work. We could be dealing with UFO invaders, or maybe pictures so vivid they truly come to life; only time will tell.

It is not an easy feat to have your art displayed.

With so many gifted artists, there are hundreds of art pieces that are put under consideration by their professors. The mere sight of your artwork hung up in the display with your name under it is magical and well worth every hour of hard work put in to get it there.

Each year the art exhibition sparks a major arousal of the art community here at Exeter. For

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These pieces of artwork will be showcased in the summer session’s art show in Mayer Art Center. This year, the theme is Invaders from the Arts. Summer School artists have worked all term on these pieces and look forward to showcasing their work.

students in the art programs, this is the perfect time to show off all their hard work and the halls of the Mayer Art Center become flooded with curious friends, teachers, and advisors. With such a large audience “the show gets pretty popular,” explains Glick.

The final compilation of art is put together by all the students who took art programs here this summer.

With all the different styles of art being taught here, the exhibition is sure to highlight a wide variety of artistic styles. Also, with students from around the world, there is likely to be diversity in the art alone.

For many, the art exhibition is a time of joy and reward, highlighting an unforgettable summer with unforgettable artwork. Glick says: “Having an exhibition brings the community together to recognize the work and creativity that happens here in the visual arts.”

Students not in any art programs are strongly encouraged to drop by and check out the scene. Glick explains how she loves watching young artists show their friends their work. “The art show,” she says,” provides a culminating experience for our artists and hopefully inspiration for the rest of the school.”

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Harkness Experiment Deemed Big Flop

By MIKE DUNBAR Summer Times Staff Writer

Last Friday after a faculty meeting Phillips Exeter deans decided to scrap the Harkness experiment.

“We had tried to give it a shot and see how it went,” Said Edward Ukait, Director of Experimental Teaching and Methodology at PEA. “After giving it careful consideration, we realized it wasn’t really working out.”

Part of the problem, explained Ukait,, is that the traditional line of separation between student and teacher has become too blurred. “I don’t know what we were thinking, really,” Ukait said.

“Most schools yell at students for talking out of turn; here we were encouraging it. Somebody sure missed the memo on that one.”

According to sources close to Mr. Harkness himself, the supposedly inspired Harkness Method was actually derived from academic dishonesty; “He told me himself,” said a source who wished to go unnamed, “He said he ripped the idea off of ‘Dead Poet’s Society.’ I can’t believe it’s been that long and nobody’s noticed.’”

In light of the experiment’s termination,

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Exeter plans this Thursday afternoon to implement a classical teaching approach. This will include a dress code of gray slacks and ties for boys and long pleated skirts for girls, as well as a 16-hour school day and elimination of all sports. Students will not be able to speak at any time during class, including but not limited to requests for explanations, elaborations, and bathroom breaks.

All courses will be taught in mass lectures in the Assembley Hall.

“Kids are dumb,” said regular session teacher Meanon Ulgy. “That’s why we make them go to school. It’s a teacher’s job to make kids realize how clueless and unaware they really are.”

The space formerly housing the Grill will be made into a detention facility with armed guards stationed at all exits. There, students who try to question authority will be made to copy the Exeter phone book and translate all advertisements into ancient Latin--while hanging from their toes.

Officials also wish to warn students that anyone not in uniform by this afternoon will be made to hand wash each individual red brick on campus. With their toothbrushes.

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BACK TO NORMAL

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New Fun Trip for 2011: Out of This World

By CHARLES WRIGHT Summer Times Staff Writer

As the Summer Session draws to a close under a cloud of uncertainty [see story below],Phillips Exeter has announced its latest faculty appointment, a new science teacher who will also be assuming a post as a Dean of Fun. The newcomer, astronaut Neil Armstrong, who was brought out of retirement by NASA for the position of astronomy teacher, promised lots of exciting new trips for students.

His appointment coincides with the opening of the Armstrong Space Center, which will allow Phillips Exeter Academy to begin manned space operations within the next year. Ethan Shapiro was unavailable for comment, but Mr Armstrong assured students that they too would be entitled to use of

the facility.

“This is one small step for students, but one giant leap for Phillips Exeter’,” Armstrong announced to a crowd of eager students as he sat in his new office, situated a safe distance from the launch pad. When asked how students would use the facility, he replied, “‘We were working on a fleet of space shuttles to match the already existing ‘red dragon’ minibuses, but instead we just decided to convert the minibuses by adding some rockets and hoping for the best.”

However, there are some concerns among the students. Fama Ike, 15, from Moon River was concerned about the costs of the trips, saying: “I’ve been told that it’ll cost up to $70 extra to fly into space! Who do they think they are, charging that kind of money? I know I won’t be going. And I mean, come on, what

is there to do on the moon anyway?

Booooooring.”

Armstrong assured students that “$70 for a trip to the moon isn’t bad value, all things considered.”

These new developments also gave hope to a new cause. Phillips Exeter promises to take students from everywhere and anywhere, and rumors have been circulating that the launch pad may be used to transport extra-terrestrials to and from the academy. Both Mr Armstrong and Mr Shapiro declined to comment.

Those thinking of coming back to next year’s Summer School program are hopeful that the new Armstrong center can be used for field trips to Boston Common (time: 3 seconds) and Dartmouth (4 seconds). And as Mr Armstrong opened the facility, he said: “5,4,3,2,1 -- we have blast off!”

PEA Summer School to Close

By LINDSAY DUDDY Summer Times Staff Writer

After 91years of successful Summer School programs, Phillips Exeter Academy must now lock its doors. It is unfortunate but true that with the nation’s economy spiraling downward and out of control, it is come to the school’s attention that its operating fund is at markedly lower levels than usual. After many internal debates between the administration and faculty members, an agreement was settled upon yesterday in the late evening and is now being announced publicly.

The solution was proposed at about 8 pm: that Exeter and a rival boarding school, Philips Andover Academy, have decided to join together to form a single summer program, a joint effort between two former competitors.

Some say that the tension between the two schools just can not be resolved. Marisa Lenetsky, a summer student from New York City agreed with this point of view. “I don’t understand this solution,” she said. “It baffles me that this idea would even be

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proposed. Andover and Exeter have such a longstanding history as institutions competing with their own unique standards of excellence. How can we just push it all away because of funding problems? What will this do to our legacy?” This student was unable to comprehend this proposed solution and hoped that the school could find a way to resolve it without depending on Andover as a resource.

Calvin Spenser, a financial director for Philips Exeter Academy, explained his side of the debate: “There simply are not sufficient funds to continue the summer program independently. We are so upset that this has happened and tried everything in our power to prevent it. The only way to keep the summer program alive is to merge it with the summer program at Philips Andover Academy.”

All in all, according to the school, next summer the students will find themselves at the new Phillips Exeter Academy Phillips Andover Academy Summer School in AndovExeter.

Soccer Shocker!

We Take World Cup

By LEYLA ATES Summer Times Staff Writer

Philips Exeter Academy soccer team triumphs! Critics speechless! World in uproar! FIFA officials in crises!

“The Exeter soccer team has never seen such an accomplishment!” exclaimed soccer coach Dribl D. Ball. “This year’s team was one of a kind. It is undoubtedly the best team ever put together in 91 years “.

As the last whistle blew, 750 Exonians held their breath. No one could believe it!

Philips Exeter Academy soccer team had won! They had beat Spain!

On the first day of soccer tryouts 4 weeks ago, it was apparent that this year’s team was going to be good. Really good.

Long time assistant soccer coach Scora da Gole admits he had a hard time trying to staff the soccer team. “All of them were just so eager to play. I could see the desire burning in their eyes,” said Gole.. No one knew then and there that the soccer team to be formed would change Exeter’s history forever.

PEA’s 2010 rampant lions crushed and smashed every opponent they were faced with. Most of the time the opposing team players broke out in tears while leaving the soccer field. None of them could match our talent and this was starting to bug the Exeter players.

Midfielder Alex Houtgy was frustrated by this fact. “We needed a challenge to work for, people had started to ditch practice.

Knowing that we could beat every other team was getting to our heads.”

Their victories were so one-sided that FIFA for the first time in Exeter history contacted the school to propose a match between Spain and the PEA team. The star of the soccer team Perde Apacisi admits being baffled by the offer. “We knew we

were good. But playing Spain, the world cup champions, was a whole new concept for us. They are professionals for heaven’s sake,” After long hours of practice, numerous curfew misses, dying of hair and leg-waxing frenzy the great victory was achieved. “I don’t know how they did it, but they did,” said a spectator, Ohmai Gaud. “This has just made history, world history that is.”

The first time a high school soccer team has ever beaten a World Cup finalist. it was almost supernatural. Phillips Exeter Academy’s near century of summer operation has always produced a fine team of young men for its rigorous soccer team, but this summer, the Academy has witnessed a deft team of highly skilled soccer players like none other.

Co-Soccer coach Noah Way expressed his opinions on the triumph., “I always knew the boys were good, but to come all the way to beat Spain is almost absurd. In a good way. Next year we will be welcoming a new select group of students for the upcoming session. We are very grateful for the support we’ve been getting, and on behalf of the athletic department, we welcome any players from the defeated team to watch our weekly games.”

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Library’s Magical Portraits Come to Life at Night

By TEDDY CHOW Summer Times Staff Writer

You were in the Exeter library.

Slowly, almost imperceptibly, Robert Hooper Stevenson twitched a finger. Tweek…Tweek…

Silence. Nothing stirred.

You pulled yourself from the novel, and scanned the surroundings – your eyes darting like mad. After a few seconds, you relaxed. “Silly me…” you muttered, as you assured yourself what you heard was no more than an illusion.

Stevenson’s eyes-lashes flickered all of a sudden , emanating a shimmery spark as his distant gaze turned into a sharp stare. He was looking at you.

Before you could revive from the immense fright, he moved swiftly to the right, and disappeared into the crimson brick wall.

You lost complete control of yourself, and abandoned your voice in an insane screech. In no time at all, your legs carried you out of the library, away from Stevenson.

Who is Stevenson? To those who have never visited the library alcove before, he’s unheard of.

Stevenson – a handsome burly bearded man, once a brave general of the U.S. Army, now calls the Exeter library his home. Standing in front of a dashing crim-

son background, Stevenson is part of a golden-framed, six-feet -tall portrait hung on one of the faraway walls of the library.

Putting all the information together, you should probably realize that what I’m talking about is a moving lump of paint in one of the portraits of our massive library. WHAT!? Now this surely reminds us of a classic Hogwarts scene (no, Rowling didn’t write this article). I know this is hard to believe – after all, the library seems so ordinary and normal in the afternoon. But according to Upper School student, Jeyrus Aderabo, 16, from Dubai, fiction has come true in Exeter.

“I was doing a research paper in the library last Friday,” he said. “I worked for hours and hours, and soon the closing time of the library approached. As you could imagine, I didn’t want to go! I wanted to finish my essay! So I sneaked into a discreet corner of the library – the alcove. My plan worked out well, the librarians thought there was no one in the library.

They turned off the lights, and left me alone in the library. Then… then it all happened. That Stevenson guy started to move!”

“Arghhhh… Stevenson… ge… get away from me… Nooooo!” screamed Aderabo towards the end of the interview. Apparently, he has fallen into a state of emotional distress, showing symptoms such as face

contortions and physical compulsions. In fact, after the incident, he claimed to be emotionally disturbed, and was sent to the New England Asylum in Boston.

A detailed replay of Aderabo’s traumatic encounter with Stevenson is described in the first few paragraphs of the article, with the slight shift of subject to “you”.

The question remains: why would Stevenson leave his portrait?

Perhaps a detailed investigation of the artwork would bring us closer to the horrifying facts. On the lavishly embellished frame of the portrait, some delicately-carved inscriptions can be vaguely spotted by the naked eye. Upon magnification, it says: “Restless Death.”

The inscription alone means nothing at all. But with the back-up of history, the threads of mystery are eventually unraveled into a big picture. During the American Civil War, Stevenson was killed brutally – stoned to death. After the war ended, people weren’t able to find his corpse. Instead, they found his golden ring. It was put in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, while his portrait was drawn and put in the Exeter library to commemorate and honor his loyalty to the country. That’s why it’s very likely that Stevenson leaves his portrait every night to retrieve his lost ring.

Yet another question arises: why doesn’t Stevenson leave in the afternoon, but only at night? At first, the librarian, Rofyth Jarey, refused to respond to this question. She even went as far as insisting, “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

However, upon being bribed with a collection of limited Japanese Anime, she gave in instantly. “Now listen, I’m told not to disclose any information to students, so don’t tell anyone what I told you,” she whispered urgently.

Sorry Jarey, but America does ensure journalists freedom of speech. So here’s what she said: “The fifth floor of the library is always locked up and strictly out-of-bounds. You know why? Because we have placed a relic made of sacred oak-wood there, which is powerful enough to cast a spell on Stevenson. The spell ensures that he would stay still from six in the morning to eight at night.”

With this is mind, it is obvious why the library always closes at eight.

So boys and girls, the lesson learnt is: never stay in the library after eight, unless you want to be roommates with Aderabo at the New England Asylum. Ah, well, actually he’s pretty well-off over there. As I hear, it’s only his seventh day, and he’s already got seventy “get-well” cards from his friends and teachers.

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Lady Gaga Surprise Hit At Assembly

Grill Declares Itself Vegetarian

By JOSE MARIA SOSA Summer Times Staff Writer

By LINDSEY BURGESS Summer Times Staff Writer

It was another Friday morning, boring as usual. I did not finish my Modern Africa assignments and I fell asleep on the reading.

My plan was already scoped out. I would trickle into Assembly a little late and sit in the middle section so I wouldn’t have those lousy advisors nagging me about doing my homework during the performance.

As I eased way into the hall I saw my friends and made my way near them. Before any of the annoying advisors could spot me, I swiftly pulled out my Modern Africa binder that had been occupying most of the space in my backpack. Mr. Shapiro started with his usual speech, and the announcements were uneventful, because they had absolutely nothing to do with me.

I began highlighting the chapters in one of my books, thinking I am getting away with this again, the lights turned out and I started smelling smoke. “Really? Again!” I exclaimed to my roommate.

“Is this part of some act they decided to make into a movie? They should just give up trying to interest me during this hour,” All of a sudden I saw a spark of white light beaming from the center of the stage and then reddish laser beams crossing from every direction. A slender, white figure appeared from the darkness of the stage in a gawky head wrap with streaked blond hair protruding from the top.

“Oh no, this could not be Lady Gaga,” I said to myself putting my head down. Before I could even utter a word, everyone was on their feet and rocking out to her avant garde scenery and

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Thinking about a nice bowl of hot chicken tenders? Or maybe a slice of delicious pizza? Well, look at the new menu of the grill. Surprise! ALL VEGGIES!!

You might be saying to yourself right now, “Oh no, this isn’t happening!” But actually it is! The grill has changed the menu completely and is now offering healthy and non-greasy food. You’ll be eating tomato wraps for breakfast, a selection of salads for lunch, some fresh lettuce for dinner and a cup of chopped carrots for dessert.

Regarding the refreshments, their excellent staff is happy to provide you with a huge bucket of nice freezing cucumber smoothie and free green tea every day. Also if you choose to eat the weekly combo, you’ll get a VIP pass to see PEA’s French chef, Jean Luc Lettuse, a well-known vegetarian who has recently opened a restaurant at Tomatoville, a little town at the end of Green Avenue.

WARNING: following this menu strictly without any missed meal, may lead you to hate burgers, pizzas, chicken tenders, quesadillas, etc. So, eat healthy, be healthy. Eat at the new and improved VEGGIE GRILL! Open 24/7 during the five weeks of Summer Session.

Lady Gaga surprised summer session when she appeared on stage during Assembly to perform “Paparazzi.” How the administration pulled this off is a mystery.

“Paparazzi” number. It was something out of Hollywood. How did Shapiro manage to pull this off?

Well, I heard later, one of the girls here is from Austria and her mother is Gaga’s great grandmother’s niece’s younger sister.

Ha! Some relation, huh? Exeter really scored with this one! The concert was over, and everyone’s rave echoed throughout the halls of Phillips Academy, and as I walked into my class -- I realized my homework was still incomplete. Thanks a lot Gaga.

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Students flocked to Grill Saturday night instead of attending the dance to fill up on the special: tofu and beansprout salad.

Bookstore Newspaper Literally in the Red Won’t Buy Texts Back

By BETTY CHEN

Summer Times Staff Writer

By RAVEN SANCHEZ Summer Times Staff Writer

Remember how the bookstore promised to buy back the textbooks that cost gadzillions of dollars at the start of Summer Session?

Well, they were kidding.

“Can’t the students take a joke?” said a bookstore employee, Aiwa S. Fulin. “We don’t want their old books.”

By now, every student has to have bought something from the bookstore like their textbooks for Chinese, German, Pre-Calculus, Marine Biology, and so on. The promise of the bookstore to buy back the books was a powerful incentive for students as they shelled out $200, $300, possibly $400 dollars for textbooks to get them through their class without getting lost or being unable to do their homework. Now the bookstore is saying: Ha, fooled ya!

Knowing they had “the Best Class in 91 Years” attending Phillips Exeter Academy Summer School this year, the bookstore believed that the kids could afford these textbooks and decided to no longer subsidize their education outside of our regular school.

“These textbooks cost a lot of money to order and because of the cost of these books, we need to somehow make a profit in order for us to keep serving the students here, said Fulin. “Giving back money to get back used textbooks isn’t what we like to do. We believe that Phillips Exeter Academy is a prestigious school and its students deserve only the best and buying back used textbooks with the corners bent and a page or two missing and pages dog-eared, well, who wants those?”

When asked why they do sell used books but won’t buy them back, Fulin’s response was, “Because they are so badly used, we don’t want to have them in the store because it would make the store’s inner appearance look so bad and we probably wouldn’t get as many customers as we would if they weren’t on our shelves.”

“But hey,” she said, “can I interest you in some brand new textbooks for next year?”

“This is it, I can’t take it anymore!” said Summer School director Ethan Shaprio last Thursday.

The long-anticipated third regular issue of this year’s Summer Times had recently been distributed hot off the presses, when Shapiro recognized red spots on his hands very similar to ones that Charlie Wright of London and Josh Spector of New Orleans have blamed on bed bugs.

“This may not be the case anymore,” says the Health and Wellness Department. “We believe there’s an external factor to these reciprocative spots.”

Summer Times’s last issue pointed the finger at bed bugs but now the health department has a deeper insight into the growing problem.

“As we began to track down a trend, there was evidence of black marks in addition to the red spots,” a spokesman explained.

Last Thursday, just after the newspaper came out, students reported seeing Shapiro, with the Summer Times in one hand, and rashes on the other. John Smith, 15, from Parleyvous, France, was a witness. “I swear I saw black and red spots on his arm,” Smith said. “He was trying to do something, I couldn’t really tell, but he was trying to scratch his spots, and in the end he got out of the Grill and threw away the newspaper. I don’t know, I mean, yeah.”

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Taking research to the limit, a reporter questioned Shapiro about the issue. He refused to provide any details, but disclosed: “Something’s going to be done. I might not like it, but I have to end this.”

Reports came back to the Health Center during the weekend and department head I.M. Verisic said: “Nope, not bed bugs. It’s even worse.

We’re sorry to inform the public about this, but looks like the spots are coming from The Summer Times’s very own newsprint. The ink’s the culprit.”

The paper took the news glumly. “We had no idea,” said its supervisor, Fakul T. Adviza. “We regret to inform the Academy of this issue, but The Summer Times is forced to stop the presses. This issue will unfortunately be our last in 2010. No one would have ever suspected the ink was contaminated. We thought it was the bed bugs, really.”

Upper School to Check-In at 7 P.M.

By DANIEL HOFFMAN Summer Times Staff Writer

Summer session administration has announced a shocking change in policy for summer students. Upper School students have a new curfew of 7 pm, while Access Exeter students now have a curfew of 11:30 pm.

This change was implemented for disciplinary reasons, and will take effect immediately. “Upper School summer students don’t deserve a late curfew,” said director of Summer School Ethan Shapiro. “They should be inside their dorms studying.”

Surprisingly, Upper School students are delighted to accept this change. “No one ever liked the 9 pm curfew,” said Evan Trebach, 17, from Lithuania. “People want to go back earlier and study for hours, not socialize with their friends.”

And the statistics agree. In a poll of all

Upper School students, 97% were satisfied with the change. This curfew is planned to take place all days of the week, including Saturday.

“The best part is that there won’t be late Saturdays anymore,” said Maryanne Delaruse, 16, from North Dakota. The plan ensures students hours of extra sleep, and ample time to complete homework.

Changes are different for Access students.

Weekday curfews have been pushed back until 11:30 pm. The most surprising part is that Saturday curfews have been abolished completely. Come Saturday night, Access students can do whatever they want until whenever they want.

“Access students need a chance to break loose,” said Shapiro. “They deserve a little chaos in their lives.” The lack of curfew on Saturday has resulted in dozens of missing Access students. Billy Rosetta, an Access student from

Canada, decided to take advantage of this and go to Florida overnight. He needed no out of town permission since there was no curfew.

Not having a handle onr Access students does not bother the administration. Dean of Summer School Fonda Larouse said: “There’s no point in keeping track of them. I’m glad that we can give them freedom without limitation.”

Upper School students are not envious of Access rights. “I don’t mind that the middleschoolers can stay out late,” said Sarah Orsailles, 17, from Belgium. “Their young minds need a chance to run wild late at night.”

The curfew change is a huge hit with the faculty. “Since the Upper Schoolers now tuck in early and the Access kids are on their own ,” one teacher said, “we can finally go to bed early too and stop the endless late-night partying.”

Elm Street Dining Hall Wins Stars

By TANISHA RAJ

Summer Times Staff Writer

It’s no surprise that the Elm Street Dining Hall of Phillips Exeter Academy excels in both variety and quality of food. This one-of-a-kind dining experience has now been recognized by culinary experts.

On Monday, the prestigious “Exeter’s Best Food Award” was presented to Phillips Exeter for the dining hall’s undeniable customer satisfaction. M. Burger, food critic of Exeter Dining Magazine, visited PEA over the weekend to be pleasantly surprised by the exquisite cuisine and infinite options offered to students and faculty over the summer.

“The meat was moist, tender and packed with flavor,” said Burger., “It was too good to be true!”

The huge selection of cereals far surpassed The Grill’s, he found. He was surprised at how fresh the food tastes. “Despite the humongous amounts that the dining hall has to prepare, the food never tastes that stale.” Burger.said.

The students of the summer session have been very pleased with the vegan options the dining hall has been offering. Bea Green, 16, is a proud vegetarian from New York. “It’s great to see that the Elm Street Dining hall caters to vegetarians so well,” said Green, “I thought I would have to eat red sauce pasta every day!” Actually, she admitted, “I do eat red sauce pasta every day.”

Several students commented on how they have been eating healthier since attending Summer Session at Exeter.

“I don’t feel the need to eat very much at all at the Elm Street Dining Hall.” said I.M. Notful, 15, from Hungary.

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The Elm Street Dining Hall recently received the prestigious “Exeter’s Best Food Award.” See how students throng the tables. As many say, the menu is not to be believed.

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THE SUMMER TIMES

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EXETER’S NEW MASCOT

By LINDSAY DUDDY Summer Times Staff Writer

Faculty Sets Sudden Finals for Last Day

By THO TRAN Summer Times Staff Writer

Never before in the history of Phillips Exeter Academy’s Summer School have there been finals at the end of the session. However, in light of the rising academic demands of colleges, as well as the greater competition in the global job market, the academy hopes to intensify the summer school courses to better prepare students. The first step in the Academy’s radical vision is to implement a set of finals for every class, starting with the class of 2010 this Friday.

The set of finals is supposedly crucial to encouraging students to work harder in their classes, and therefore get more out of the five-week summer program. “I don’t think the students are taking the summer school classes seriously enough,” Elsa MacGee of the humanities department explains. “The students who come here for the summer think, ‘It doesn’t matter if I try or not; I don’t get a letter grade, and it doesn’t even count in my transcript.’ This sort of invidious thinking has led students to skip classes, turn in assignments late, or even not at all, and perpetuates a general sense of I-could-care-less attitude during Harkness discussions.”

The Summer School faculty decided in a meeting Wednesday morning that the most efficient way of correcting this wayward behavior is to add a more serious tone to the curriculum, hoping the presence of finals will urge students to complete the assigned

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Phillips Exeter Academy has decided to replace the old mascot of a rampant lion with a gentler creature, the humble chipmunk. Philly here represents a new side of the Exeter community. Unlike the lion, a ferocious and overwhelming creature, Philly is a small independent symbol of humility. Just as the students of Exeter take in knowledge, Philly hoards food. And like the trustees appeal for money, Philly will beg for an acorn. It is easy to find one of Exeter’s new mascots on the campus scurrying across the quad or ducking into the bushes. But at football and soccer games, what’ s the cheer?

Mr. Shapiro is Sent Home

Oops!

By MADAI MONTES

Summer Times Staff Writer

Summer Times Staff Writer

Ethan Shapiro, director of the Summer School, is to be sent home on Saturday for breaking a number of rules during the last week of school. “I felt that since it was the last week no one would care,” he said during a skype interview from his dorm.

Shapiro began participating in offensive activities last Saturday.After leaving the Talent Show early, Shapiro and some of the deans of fun went out for a joy ride and failed to check in before 11. Shapiro was disciplined with eights the next day. He checked in on Sunday and went straight up to his room. However, later that night around 1 am, Shapiro was caught taking a shower. “I think my singing is what gave me away,” he admitted.

The next day he was on sevens and after dinner he immediately checked in once again. Unfortunately at 11:01 that same night, Shapiro was caught using the restroom after turn-in time.

Now, Shapiro was punished. Hugh Bedda Shapeup, the head of discipline, stated that Shapiro should have used the restroom before eleven instead of spending his time on Facebook.

Students said Exeter would not be the same without his jokes. “Also I liked when he called us the greatest class,” said Hy Fives, 16, from Four Corners, CO, AZ, UT, NM. Alexander Gaga, vice director of the Summer School was philosophical. “Shapiro will be missed but we can handle this last week without him,” he said.

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By THO TRAN You know how the campus is all torn up for the construction projects to build a better Exeter?

Oops!

After months of digging, the lead engineer, I.M. Rong of the project looked over his calculations to find that he had accidentally substituted one of his sums, found by a complicated formula, with the answer to his fourteen year old daughter’s algebra homework.

So all the newly buried pipes will have to be dug up and re-laid.

“It was sheer carelessness on my part,” Rong explained in a meeting with the head of the construction workers and the school administration, “My daughter’s homework papers had somehow gotten mixed into my papers, and you can probably guess the rest of the story. I am more upset, however, by the fact that an entire team of engineers were able to overlook such a mistake. After all, it was part of the responsibility of the other members on the team to double and triple check my calculations.”

Jay Kaye, the president of the company was very disappointed: “The mistake belongs in a kindergarten class. I cannot believe that our highly trained engineers were unable to tell a complex derivative from a simple quadratic equation.”

The mishap will put the project back three months, and cost the school an additional $4

readings, participate in class more often, and reinforce the study skills and work habits necessary for students later in life.

The mother of Ethan Pettis, an Upper School student from Boulder, CO, is enthusiastic about the idea: “Every parent’s greatest fear is that their child will forget everything they have learned during the school year over summer vacation. Now, with the added seriousness and finals, the Summer School will better prepare my son for the stress and work he has waiting for him when school starts again.”

Furthermore, the Summer School hopes to send the results of the finals to the students’ respective schools. Whether this is necessary is still up to debate. The parents and students will be informed about this decision no later than August 15th. While the students have not been told of the decision to implement finals until this article announcement, thereby giving students only 24 hours to study, the teachers are optimistic.

A French teacher, Candy Voltaire, commented: “As Mr. Shapiro repeatedly says, the summer session of 2010 is the best class yet. We’re confident that the students can successfully adapt to this sudden change in the curriculum.”

The finals will take place during the scheduled class formats, while students with Formats D or E will take their finals during the lunch period. Make-ups for missed finals will be during the final banquet and dance.

By MINAKO YASHIRO Tho Tran/The Summer Times

Uh-oh! All those construction holes on campus? They may have to be re-dug, experts say. Sorry ‘bout that. million.

“Right now, our greatest concern is whether the Academy can weather the chills of the winter months with this recent conundrum. We will be sending letters to the families of our returning boarding school students to remind them to bring extra winter jackets, insulated socks, and other gear to keep warm,” says Cory Spondent of Phillips Exeter Academy’s emergency response group.

“On the bright side,” Spondent adds, “At least the snow storm we saw at the start of the summer session has passed. Otherwise, we would be knee-deep in trouble!”

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“Students are not getting enough conditioning!” shouted I. Ron Mann, director of the Physical Education Department at PEA. “They only exercise for 50 minutes a day,” Mann continued, “and otherwise they are eating, sitting, or eating!”

So the phys ed department decided to start a military program in PEA starting next summer. Students will be required to participate. Instead of taking sports. they will get to choose whether to take the program from midnight to 3 am or 3 am to 6 am. Activities include forced marches (20 miles), Polar Bear swims (10 miles), marathon running (26.21876 miles), chin ups (100) and push ups (200). Dropouts will be forced to stand up at the Assembly and sing 50 choruses of “Y.M.C.A.” with hand motions.

Snowstorm Smashes Exeter!

By AMANI LOGGINS

Summer Times Staff Writer

Snow ball fights in place of soccer tournaments, snowmen instead of construction workers, and snug warm blankets at night rather than a box fan blaring in your face…

Sounds familiar? What, you don’t remember the freak snowstorm the first week of Summer School? Let me refresh your memory.

In the so called “heat of the summer”, Mother Nature decided to rearrange the seasons a bit and shock the generally sultry Exeter with an enticing and unanticipated winter wonderland during the first week of July.

“Now I’m forced to use the scratchy, itchy, yucky wool blanket they put in my room!” exclaimed Chris P. Nugget, a 17 -year-old from Monkey’s Eyebrow, AZ. Nugget, who is rarely exposed to winter climates,

came to Exeter with the expectation of basking in the summer heat, but was hit with snow flurries and frost-bite instead. All I brought for shoes were flip flops, now I can’t feel my toes,” he wailed while pointing at his blue, crusty toes.

While some students were distraught about the sudden snowstorm, others rejoiced at the news that classes would be cancelled as a result of the whiteout conditions and iced over roads.

“I don’t have to make up an excuse for why I didn’t do my homework anymore,” Justin Credible joyfully stated. Credible, homework rebel, makes it his point to do his homework at the last minute or not at all. “I didn’t think the teachers in Summer School would be so strict about homework, so when the snowstorm came I was so relieved because I had a ton of homework from my Format A

class I didn’t feel like doing! Yippee!”

Many students who are slackers were just as excited; but even more enthusiasm was generated as students got innovative and created new games geared to the snow. These included “Snoccer” (snow soccer). Students made soccer balls with the snow and played as if it was a normal game of soccer. “Goal!”

“Oh yeah? Where’s the the ball?” “Gosh, it disintegrated!”

As some students dreaded the snowstorm, and some used it as catch up time for homework, a number of international students who had never seen snow before were terribly frightened by how white everything was.

Some tried to taste it. Casey Deeya, Ghana native, had one piece advice to share with fellow international students that someone had confided: “Whatever you do, don’t eat the yellow parts!”

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A snowstorm passed through Exeter, shocking students who had expected a hot summer.