The Summer Times - August 8, 2013

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THE SUMMER TIMES

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‘The Summer Newspaper of Phillips Exeter Academy’

Vol. XXXV, Number 5

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire

Honesty Case Forces Student to Withdraw

A Taste of Summer

By TONI HENDERSON with RALPH BLUMENTHAL Summer Times Staff Writers

In the first and so far only major disciplinary case of the 2013 summer session, an Upper School girl was required to withdraw this week -- only days before the end of school -- for violating standards of honesty. The action follows lesser transgressions by other students, including some who were placed on restrictions for smoking and excessive absence from class.

In keeping with the practice of Phillips Exeter Summer School, the names of the students and particulars of their offenses were not disclosed for publication in The Summer Times.

According to Dean Jeff Ward, the student who was required to withdraw “was charged with lying to a faculty member.”

“In a residential environment, trust is one of our core values,” said Dean Ward. “The [Discipline] Committee required the student to withdraw because we hold the value of trust to be paramount.” He said she left the campus this week with her family.

Friends of the student said her case involved the PSAT exams given to SAT students last Sunday. Students taking the course were required to stay at school for the tests and could not go to Boston or take other out of town trips that day.

As spelled out in the student handbook, the honesty rule is based on founder John Phillips’ Deed of Gift establishing Phillips Exeter Academy in 1781. It says in part: “Though goodness without knowledge is weak and feeble, yet knowledge without goodness is dangerous.”

Penalties for violations range from restrictions like early check-in to longer term probation to Requirement to Withdraw.

Among the prohibited activities are all use of tobacco.

Yet “several” students were recently found smoking and placed on probation or restriction, Dean Ward confirmed.

Friends of the students identified them as mostly Upper School students with a few from Access. Speaking not for attribution, one of the students caught in the act gave reasoning behind his actions saying,”I got caught by the dean in town with some friends but back See DISCIPLINE, page 4

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Students sampled cuisines of the world at Wednesday's Internaional Day Banquet.

Talent in the Spotlight: Catch it on Video Here

By ADRIAN PONCE Summer Times Staff Writer

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Aurasma is once again in the newspaper. This time, there is an Aura that is accompanying the Variety Show picture. In the video, there is a recap of what occurred in the Variety show, and also the ending, that not many people got to see.

In order to see the Aura, you will have to have the app Aurasma installed. If you don’t have it installed, you can download the app for free. After you have the app installed, make sure to follow PEA Summer School in the app.

If you don’t follow PEA Summer

School in the app, then the Aura won’t work.

After those steps are done, you will finally be able to see the Aura.

Make sure to scan the Aura over the top so that it works efficiently.

The video production class hopes that you have enjoyed the Auras in the newspaper issues so far.

Also, please tell your friends about Aurasma, and the Aura that is in the newspaper.

Thank you for looking at the Auras that were available in the newspaper, and as Summer School comes to an end, so does the creation of Exeter’s amazing Auras.

C'mon Kids!

Fund Drive Seeks Donors

By ALEJANDRO TURRIAGO Summer Times Staff Writer

As of Tuesday, students have contributed a total of $1,050 to the Summer School scholarship fund. The average contribution per student has been $15, and 9.3% of the students have given, a really low percentage of the student body.

Last year, the campaign was able to raise much more money-about seven times as much -- enough to cover a full scholarship.

The participation rate is estimated to have been of about 30%.

Past years have had similar numbers.

When the students in the leadership class decided to start supporting this program, they had one goal: to get higher participation than last year. Both the leadership students and the faculty involved in this program have stated that it is better to have a really high participation rate of the student body and a lower contribution per student, than having a really large donation by just some few students. As Brian Calnan, one of the Deans of Fun puts it, “It’s more about the act of giving than the money raised.”

Students in the leadership class have done a good job of See FUND, page 4

Hey, What About Us? Jealous Dogs Howl

By JADA JENKINS Summer Times Staff Writer

little mischievous.

Isn’t that enough to get me into the paper!? Ugh, I guess not, seeming that I wasn’t even interviewed the first time!

Goodbye, Buddy

loves me. The attention’s always on me and I love it.

Anyway, it’s my nap time now. Gotta go!

Gatsby J

Last week’s article about the dogs around campus drew howls of protest from overlooked canines.

These included Jane Parris’s teacup Yorkie, Jack; Becky Barsi’s golden retriever, Charlie; and Donna Archambault’s adopted mix, Molly, among many others, including those below who eloquently voiced their complaints. Herewith a selection: Hello, my name is Gatsby and I am a 16-week-old mini-schnauzer. I weigh 8 ½ pounds and I have black and greyish hair. Now, I was a little shocked as to why I wasn’t the main feature of your last issue. Haven’t you heard of me? I live in Merrill Hall and I’m quite the ladies’ man. I even have my own Gatsby Fan Club! I don’t see Ralph Blumenthal / The Summer Times why I am not front page material: I’m friendly, Jane and Jack lots of fun, playful, still very young, and everyone

Hey Guys. My name is Buddy and I’m a 2-year-oldyellow lab. When I saw the original dogs article, I got to admit that I was pretty irritated and disappointed I was not apart of such a great masterpiece.

I love being the center of attention; I ’ m g re g a r i o u s , playful, and even a

Ralph Blumenthal / The Summer Times

Becky and Charlie

My name is Gus. Thank you for the opportunity to respond to last week’s Summer

See DOGS, page 7

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

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2013

Adrian Ponce Summer Times Staff Writer On Sunday, many students taking the SAT classes expected to go on the Boston Common trip. That was, until they heard the news.

They found out that they were going to take the PSAT on Sunday. With that, they weren’t allowed to go on trips. They weren’t even allowed to choose between the test and the trips on Sunday, most likely the Boston Common trip. This meant that there was going to be no trips for any of the students taking the SAT class. Many of the students were not happy with the news.

How did they hear? The email that states the trips and events of the weekend said that students in the SAT classes weren’t allowed to go on the Boston Common trip. The question was, what if a student taking the class would try to sign up, what would occur? Also, if a student had already signed up, would his or her money be returned?

When hearing the news about taking the test on Sunday, the day of the Boston Common trip, the majority of the students asked about the situation were disappointed. Other students really didn’t care. The reason they

didn’t care was that they weren’t going on any trips on Sunday. But these students who weren’t being affected were a small number.

I would have been taken the side of the students not happy about taking the test on a Sunday. Many students came here to learn, but also to explore the area. Also, many students look forward to Sunday because it is the only day in which there are no classes to attend. Also, a student can sit back and relax on Sunday, but by taking a test on that day, students won’t be able to relax. While taking the PSAT is important, some schools do offer the test. It’s not like this is the only place to take the PSAT. The students had a good reason to be unhappy. They already had plans to go on trips with their friends, but instead, they stayed on campus and took a test.

In the end, I believe that in order to have avoided this situation, the students should have been told when the PSAT was going to be taken. If that had occurred, then the students taking the SAT classes wouldn’t have made any plans for that day. This problem could have been avoided.

Is This the End? Grant Bumgarner Summer Times Contributing Writer We are nearing the end. Though the season of summer continues until September 21, our summer together is ending. The end of our time here has been no secret either. Over the past few days the campus of Exeter, and the students that reside within, has been filled with the constant vibe of the “end.”

Although people often still seem to act normally, there is always the underlying feeling of the finale; the impending sudden realization that our summer together is, in fact, terminal. But is so too the fate of our experiences? Many seem to think that once the indefinite end occurs, once

we leave Exeter, that the experiences we´ve had here leave us as well. That the feelings and insights we´ve had on this campus over the past five weeks are only to be contained with in that span of time; never to be felt again.

Many may feel that this summer has been a wonderful and unique world, the door to which will be closed on August 10th. Yet this is certainly not the case. It can´t be. We must reject the idea that the interactions and ideas we´ve shared at Exeter over these five weeks are as terminal as our time together. “It was fun, but now it´s done” cannot be the epitaph

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on the tombstone of Exeter Summer School 2013. Rather, our views must be shifted. We mustn´t look at August 10th as the end, but instead as the closing of a chapter, a beautifully written chapter in the book of life that will soon be completed, as all such chapters indefinitely are. And, this closing of a chapter should not be regarded as the passing of a loved one, as a mournful event. Instead it should be seen as an opportunity. A chance to move on to new exciting chapters in our lives. To experience new people, places, and things.

Yet, even as we close this summer, the

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experiences, insights, and feelings we´ve had here will shape each and every one of us far into the future. In a way, our summer at Exeter never truly ends, for we will never fully be rid of its influence. Once we can begin to view Exeter in this light, only then can we come to terms with its ending. Only then can we see leaving Exeter as bidding farewell to an old friend; knowing your paths may never cross again, yet recognizing that you have shaped each other’s´ journeys immensely. Then we can truly close this chapter at Exeter, and move on to new ones whilst being more enlightened than ever before.

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Malika Dia, Miu Nakashima and Nina Spinello Summer Times Contributing Writers The “thigh gap” is the new craze, the new ideal body type. The “perfect” girl has the gap -- inner thighs thin enough so they don’t touch when the feet are placed together. Girls starve themselves in order to get this body that is being blasted over the media. Tumblr and Twitter are promoting these pictures by allowing these pictures to be posted! Girls are willing to die over this body type. Girls have died for this body type.

We know this because Nina’s best friend in rehab died from wanting the thigh gap so badly.

The actual percentage of girls recovering from this craze is 30 – 40%. That is the recovery rate.

The thing that most girls out there don’t realize, is that in order to have this body type, you need a specific bone structure. You need

to be given by God Himself wider hips. Only a few percent of women have this body type.

When women have a different body type, then try to get the thigh gap, they end up starving themselves into anorexia. We know this because it happened to Nina.

“In the beginning of last year,” said Nina, “I started seeing pictures on Tumblr of thigh gaps, I thought that they were the prettiest thing I had ever seen. I started to strive for one. Soon enough I was dropping tens on pounds. I realized that it was a lot harder for me too get a thigh gap then I had assumed, so I stopped eating. After a few weeks of that I soon needed to be hospitalized because of my weight. To make a long story short, I had reached my desired gap between

No Fan of Heat Cindy Cheng Summer Times Contributing Writer Here, at Philips Exeter Academy, there is no air conditioning in the dorms. However, during the summer school session, there are days like July 8-12 2013, when it’s so hot and humid that you hope it’s allowed to sleep in the air-conditioned library at night.

Considering the impossibility of installing air conditioners in the dorms, it’s necessary for the summer school to provide a fan for every single room.

Amanda Dupuis, 16, has two fans in her room. “I’m from New Hampshire,” she said. “It’s really convenient for me. I just grab these fans from my house.” However, there are also students from the other side of the world -- like me from China. I have to travel 16 hours on the plane from Beijing to Boston. It’s impossible for me to carry a fan with me the whole time. Also, I arrived at 11 pm on the registration day, so I didn’t even get the chance to go to Walmart. I almost died from sweating on the first night here at Exeter.

Some may argue that students can get fans from the bookstore and Walmart and Walgreens in town. But there are also problems related to that. Ngor Luong, 15, from LA, bought a fan from the bookstore for $24 and said it’s sort of a waste of money. Chanice Penny, 16, from New York, went to Walmart and bought a fan after she saw how hot the room was. “I think the school should provide fans because it’s hot during the summer time and you need to be cool while you are sleeping,” she said.

Providing fans to the rooms is really a suggestion worth considering because who would be happy to spend almost $25 on something that can only be used for five weeks?

Angelina Fung, 16, from San Francisco, said, “We pay a lot for the summer school and also a lot for the trips. There’s a summer school where my friend goes to that you don’t have to pay for the trips. So the school should at least provide the fans considering how much we have paid.”

The investment in fans would not be a waste because the fans could be used every year for both the summer school students and the regular session students.

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my thighs, but in doing so I had put my body through hell in order to get it.”

We did a survey, and asked seven males and ten females which body type they thought was more attractive…thigh gap, or no thigh gap.

Every person agreed on no thigh gap. That then raises the question as to why girls want the thigh gap. I believe that it is the whole psychological belief that they need to be a “Tumblr Girl” (a Tumblr girl is the modles on there.) They all want to look like the girls on there, even if it means killing themselves for it.

We asked some of the people we interviewed to give some advice to any girl who wants, or are thinking about working for a thigh gap. This is what they had to say… “Why would

you change your body?” “Guys like curves” “Don’t do it!” “Don’t.” “Not sexy!” “When someone meets you, they don’t check for a thigh gap!” “It looks creepy when they are apart!”

“Having a thigh gap should be like having blue eyes… Some people can have it, but it is natural.” “”Be happy as you are!” “It looks weird!”

“Be confident! You will look sickly with one!”

All in all, having a thigh gap, should not be, and is not, the ideal body. The ideal body type is a healthy one. You are perfect just the way you are. Whether your thighs touch or not, whether you are 150, or 90. As long as you are have a healthy body for the circumstances that are for you, you are perfect. Please stop now… before it’s too late.

A CRYING SHAME: SAYING FAREWELL Lara Guvelioglu Summer Times Staff Writer It’s already time to say goodbye? Time flew by so fast that no one realized that the end has arrived and it’s almost time to leave.

The bittersweet feeling of being in the last week is overwhelming in many ways.

It’s hard to realize just as you got used to the routine of summer school, the teachers and your friends that you have to leave. It may have struck some earlier and they might be feeling sad and depressed or happy that they are going home but emotions will not strike most people till it’s time to take their busses to their destinations or till their parents come to pick them up.

Last year, Mr. Shapiro had said in the first assembly of Summer Session that most of us would be crying on our friends’ shoulders on the last day, as we said goodbye. At first I didn’t think that I would cry at all, but when that day arrived I was clinging to my friends, my friends hugging me and offering me tissues, tears running down my cheeks, as I begged them not to let me go. I had made such great friends and had gotten so used to the Summer School that I didn’t want to leave.

Bus notes, signed t-shirts and scrap books…everyone will be trying to get as many friends to leave them a memory of the great summer they had together by making them sign their Exeter Summer School shirt and taking hundreds of pictures to immortalize their good moments.

The night of the last dance will be cheerful

and upsetting all at the same time. Getting prepared for the dance as you pack your luggage to leave to go back home will make everyone realize that everything is real and it’s time to go. After dancing and having fun, returning to your dorm for the first time will refresh your memories and will remind you of how much of a fun you had.

Even though this is my second year, and I know what to expect from the last day and leaving Summer School, I still don’t want to go through with it. I know it will be as hard and maybe harder than last year.

Last year I didn’t know how emotional it would get or what to expect from the last day. However, this year knowing that I will be missing everyone very much and knowing that I’ll never see this group of people together, like the way we are here at Exeter, makes everything harder.

Everyone made great friends, met very talented and caring faculty members and had a successful, fun, active and Harknessfull summer. The last day will be hard with people weeping and trying to make the most of their last moments, but the relationships we start at Summer School will not end just because we’re leaving. They will continue, even if we’re not together. Who knows?

Maybe the next person you’re going to bump into at the street when you go on a holiday will be one of your Summer School buddies, and you will smile.

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Half the World Still Fighting for Rights Kat Dolan, Katrina Lee and Tiffany Zhang Summer Times Contributing Writers Many people think that the women’s rights problem has already been solved and fixed. However, we strongly believe that this is not the case in certain countries. It is proven that in many places, women still don’t receive the rights that men do. They get paid significantly less for their work/job, are regarded as less intelligent, have restrictions to education, and are more likely to be assaulted and raped.

For example, according to OnlineMBA.com, a woman earns 10 to 20 cents less for every dollar a man earns; each year, approximately 1.3 million women and 835,000 men are physically assaulted by an intimate partner; domestic violence makes up 20% of the nonfatal violent crime against women in the U.S., but just 3% against men; and women account for two-thirds of the 1.4 billion people currently living in extreme poverty.

It is also proven that in many countries, numerous cold-blooded honor killings are occurring against women.

Also, according to National Geographic’s “Thousands of Women Killed for Family Honor”, in India, 5,000 brides get killed because their dowries are considered insufficient; a 28-year-old woman got killed by a male companion of her mom because she wanted a divorce; and in Arizona, a man murdered his daughter because she refused to marry a man he had selected for her.

Why are women treated so differently from men? Why are some women treated so brutally and ruthlessly? We believe that they should be treated equally and fairly, as women have dignity and human rights, and women are no

less capable than men.

First of all, women are also human-they are part of this world. Just like men, they have feelings, emotions, and opinions; so why should they be despised and treated differently from men? This is morally incorrect. It is also stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “the equal rights of men and women”, and “equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.”

The UDHR also mentions that “everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression.” If this is so, why are the women in Saudi Arabia and Vatican City still unable to vote for their own leader? Overall, why do women have lower statuses than men? In addition, young girls in many places get no education, while boys automatically have that certain right. They aren’t even allowed to express their opinion about the education system- when a fourteen year old girl, Malala, began campaigning for a better education for girls, she was tracked down and shot in the head. Luckily, she survived.

Women are still human, with their own kind of thinking. These doings are unjustified and unfair; women deserve rights.

Second of all, women can be as capable and talented as men. Women are capable of getting an education, good jobs, and working outside the house. It would not be fair for a woman who has a higher education to get a job lower in status of that of a man. People who work hard to get a higher education than others should be rewarded with jobs that are worthy of them. No matter what, it is wrong to believe that

a woman should stay at home while a man goes to work.

There are many women who have had a great impact on society. For example, according to “25 Surprising Stats to Share on Women’s Equality Day”: Elizabeth I (helped Britain become one of the world’s dominant superpowers); Florence Nightingale (nursed the soldiers during war, which led to a significant improvement in the treatment of wounded soldiers); Marie Curie (first person to win the Nobel Prize for two separate categories, also helped develop the first x-ray machines); and Benazir Bhutto (first female prime minister of a Muslim country; she helped to move Pakistan from a dictatorship to democracy becoming Prime Minister in 1988; she sought to implement social reforms, in particular helping women and the poor).These examples prove that although men may be known for being bigger and stronger, this isn’t necessarily true. Both genders have the ability to contribute to society.

In conclusion, we firmly believe that women deserve their own rights; not only because they can be as capable as men, but more importantly, because it is morally unjust to despise and neglect them. Women and men are equal, and should therefore be treated the same way. Women have so much more to offer than just cooking and raising children.

Sexism has been going on for a very long time, and for some reason, women are subconsciously viewed as less important than men. What gender a person is should not affect her opportunities, rights, or happiness. There cannot be freedom without equality.

THE SCOURGE OF CHILD MARRIAGE Diana Davidson, Nicole Torres and Wendi Yan Summer Times Contributing Writers Zeinab, an Afghani 10-year-old girl did not have a choice in her child marriage. She was sold for $1,200 into a marriage to a 50-year old deaf mute. The night of the wedding, Zeinab was raped. Zeinab was unhappy and desperate not to marry, but she had no other choice.

The next years that followed, she kept running back to her family home, but her father flogged and chained her until her husband came to take her away. Zeinab met a kind woman and escaped to her house to live with her family, met a young male relative, and they were became engages and then married. They lived happily for six months, Zeinab became pregnant, and told her young husband that she was already married. The police found out that Zeinab and her young husband married illegally, and they were imprisoned for the illegal marriage.

Child marriage, according to UNICEF, is “a formal marriage or informal union before the age 18.” Zeinab isn’t the only girl who suffers from child marriage. Such girls are denied the rights of education, the right to be protected from mental and physical violence, to rest.

They are also denied the right of not being separated from their parents against their will, along with living the happy lives they wish to have. Child marriage should be banned around the world because it brings endless grief to girls. Girls have to drop out of school. They cannot enjoy their childhood and have to face responsibilities as adults before they are physically, psychologically and emotionally well prepared. They also have greater possibilities of getting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Pregnancy and childbirth are main causes of death in adolescent girls. If we could control child marriage and bring it to a stop, many lives of children will not be lost, and they will be able to live happily, and freely, choosing their way of life.

Some people think that child marriage is advantageous for the children because they will be supported by

a man, and they would earn money for their family. They also think that child marriage is part of the culture, what the parents believe is best for their family, and that their children need to pass on theis tradition. But these girls do not want to be forced into child marriage because it’s not what they believe in, what they want for their life.

In the middle of July, Nada Al-Ahdal, an 11-year-old from Yemen, luckily escaped her marriage because she would “have had no life, no education.” She said, “I’m better off dead, I’d rather die....” Her parents killed her dreams, her compassion to live.

Fourteen million girls under the age of 18 marry each year. Not all the girls are healthy, and not all of them have a basic education, and they cannot live their lives willingly when they get married off as a child.

They are forced to live lives they do not want to face.

These girls want their own rights. It is not humanly right to marry a child off against her will. They have their right to pursue their life and happiness. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights says “Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses (Article 16).” The girls do not wish to marry, therefore the marriage should not be ocurring. The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) says that women should have the same rights as men to “freely choose a spouse and to enter into marriage only with their free and full consent”, and that the betrothal and marriage of a child shall have no legal effect.”

Marriage before the age of 18 should not be allowed since children don’t have the ‘full maturity and capacity to act,’ according to the CEDAW. When someone forces a child into marriage, he can be kept in jail for up to seven years because it is considered a criminal act in most countries around the world to marry off underage children. These 14 million children do not have the full

decision, therefore they cannot marry because they are children; they need to give their opinion and let their thoughts and dreams have value.

Child marriage occurs prevalently in Africa, in countries such as Niger, Chad, Mali, Guinea, South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, and the Central African Republic, where early and forced marriage is over 60 per cent. Among the countries with child marriage issues, Niger is the most serious one. Child marriage is banned under Nigerian law. However, according to UNICEF, 39% of Nigerian girls currently marry before the age of 18. The major causes of child marriage are gender inequality, poverty, negative traditional or religious practices, failure to enforce laws, conflicts, disasters, and emergencies, such as economic pressure on the families.

According to the report of UNFPA, 146 countries state that girls younger than 18 can marry with the consent of parents or other authorities, although 158 countries reported that 18 years is the minimum legal age for marriage for women without parental consent, in 2010. If the law doesn’t agree with child marriage, even with parents’ approvals, the population of girls that are married off young will decrease. Poverty of most families in developing countries is the major force that drives depserate parents to ignore their children’s happiness and marry them off against their will. Supporting girls’ education and gender equality, and giving to the poor will decrease the degree of child marriage because then the girls will no longer be seen as property and a burden.

Ending child marriage will change millions of girls’ lives. They would have more rights to education, and will be treated more humanly. If child marriage decreases in the years to come, more girls will have rights to their own life and happiness, and they will not be trapped in their ring of marriage.

AN ODE TO Soccer: Getting Our Kicks ROOMIES Jimin Kang Summer Times Contributing Writer (8:00AM) Outside our door, you look to me.

(8:00AM) You have your lanyard, that I see.

(8:01AM) Although you’re back for Format B (8:01AM) to nap; you’ll toil through C and D. (8:02AM) Haha! I don’t! And oh, guess what?

(8:02AM) It’s your turn to lock the door.

(8:30AM) We part our ways, at long, long last (9:20AM) Oh hey, it’s you! Now think of that.

(10:15AM) It’s a roomie thing, that’s what they say: (10:20AM) ‘entrapment’ all day, and everyday; (10:25AM) but this one? It’s consented.

(10:25AM) Mutually.

(9:00PM) Check in’s over. I checked your name (9:02PM) ...I’m excelling at the ‘good roomie’ game.

(9:10PM) How about you? Hmm, let me see...

(9:10PM) Oh, that’s your chocolate?

(9:10PM) ...and it’s for me?

(9:20PM) You’re awesome (1:00AM) Hey roomie, look here (1:03AM) three days to go.

(1:05AM) And what I’m thinking?

(1:05AM) One hell of a no.

(2:03AM) You’re sleeping, right now, yet I’m still up (2:05AM) Hey roomie?

(2:06AM) I’ll miss you.

(2:07AM) I’ll miss you.

(2:10AM) I’ll miss you...

Christina Lee Summer Times Staff Writer

The Seacoast United Soccer Club, abbreviated SUSC for short, is an optional soccer program offered at the Academy this summer. Practices are every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm.

Our final game is today at 4 on the stadium field. The club consists of three boys teams and one girls team.

At the beginning of the season open Try-Outs were held for an elite group of players who play games every Monday and Thursday on the Stadium Field. Tryouts were open to any high school student who wanted to play. This year many players not signed up for the SUSC made the team.

There is a lot of hidden talent among students on campus. Dominique Autrique doesn’t even play on a soccer team back in Spain, but enjoys kicking the ball around for fun. Turns out he has an incredible talent and made the guys travel team full time. Amedeo Rossi is the captain of the guys’ team this year. He plays back at home in Verona and is a veteran at the SUSC. The boys play against some teams from the regular session and other SUSC teams. Although the boys had an overall losing season, they’ve improved tremendously over the past five weeks. The team lost 4-0 during one of the first games of the season. This past Thursday they played the same team again and lost by a far smaller margin of 2-1. The game was intense and exciting with an unlucky last minute goal by the opposing team.

Like the boys travel team, the girls team -- which I

play on -- also improved greatly as a unit, winning our first game of the season against another SUSC U-13 team 4-0. Unfortunately, our second game wasn’t so lucky. We lost 0-7 with a blowout to the Varsity Phillips Exeter High School. We were really proud to go out with a fight, given the fact that the Phillips Exeter High School has had a recent history of placing within the top teams of the state.

Our team is predominately made up of younger Access girls. With only six high school girls, we ask many guest players to come play in our games. We’ve improved a lot throughout the season and our progress is shown in our amateur scrimmages at the end of practices. We usually play a quick thirty-minute game against the younger Access boys’ team. The first time we scrimmaged them we lost 4-0, but in one of our more recent scrimmages we tied 1-1.

Andrea Aguirre, a 16-year-old center mid, states that, “I’ve never seen so many different styles of soccer being played with on one field.” Andrea lives in Switzerland and has been kicking around a ball her entire life.

Andrea and I also agree that it has been really tough working with a big group of girls who all have different ways of playing soccer, or what a lot of girls on the team call futbol. Co-Captain Sylvia Lynch, 17, feels that, “Even though our team covers just about every age, style, nationality, and skill level we actually play together as a team really well. I’m so proud of the progression the girls have made in just five short weeks.”

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Theft Problem Diminishes As Session Ends

The Sound of Music

By JAHLYN HAYES Summer Times Staff Writer

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Eighth-grader Kat Dolan enthralls the assembly during last week's variety show.

Since the beginning of the program, scattered thefts have cost students prized belongings from wallets to cellular devices. Of course, many have stayed under the radar in order to keep peace among the attendees of the summer program, but with the end of the program coming incredibly soon, an update on thefts is needed so that your things can leave with you protected from any more disappearances or thefts.

According to Jeff Nelson, head officer of the Campus Safety Department, there have been a total of 5 thefts on the campus during the summer program. The earliest of these five thefts took place on the ninth of July. This was two days after the summer program began. In this case, money was stolen from the victim with the amount undisclosed.

This, along with another case in which money was stolen, reported on the eighteenth of July, occurred in the Love Gym where many students visit for sports, meaning be careful where you place your things and always know where they are when attending this gym.

Another theft in which both money and a credit card were stolen occurred in Browning House, one of the dorms on the campus. This report was filed on the twenty-third of July.

Lastly, two common cases involving technological devices being taken occurred in the Academy Center and Peabody Hall. The theft that occurred in the Academy Center was reported on the eighteenth while the theft that took place in Peabody Hall was reported on the twentyseventh of July. Most of these thefts have not been solved, meaning that the thief is possibly still running loose on the campus; as a result, it is essential that you always lock your valuable items in a safe place, so that they cannot be accessed by the wrong people.

Not all cases are necessarily thefts. For example, there was a sixth theft report filed; however, the property that was reported stolen was quickly recovered very shortly after the report was filed. This shows that it may not always be as serious as you may perceive it to be, but it is still always important to make sure that your belongings are safe. This is to ensure that you are not the next victim who reports items being stolen to Mr. Nelson. Protect your belongings at all times and everything you have will remain yours.

Memories of the Smiles We Leave Behind

By ERINA SAKURAI Summer Times Staff Writer

Five weeks have zoomed by and now it’s time to bid farewell. We may never come back to this campus. We may never cross paths with the friends that we met here at Summer School. Seems like we’re losing a lot. But there’s one thing that each of us will always have: memories.

Yes, very cheesy. Nonetheless true. Students here at Phillips Exeter Academy seemed to have both amazing and not-so-amazing experiences. Take Moriah Muhammad from Tennessee. In an interview, she said, “I liked the Variety Show and the Night of One Acts.”

On the other hand, one of her worst memories

was finding out there were no air conditioners, and that her room was on the 4th floor. Others seem to agree with her on the topic of campus facilities. Pnyessa Rose from New York City mentioned that the showers were extremely disappointing, and that she couldn’t wait to go back home where the bathrooms were cleaner.

People like Aaliyah Thomason, from Memphis, seemed to have enjoyed the food.

Her best memories consisted of when she had the fried chicken sandwiches in the cafeteria.

She also liked the sport sessions, as she was taking basketball. “I shot one time in basketball.

Yes, victory alas.”

Not everybody had the best moments from the first week. Jiayi Chen from Beijing faced some struggles in her ceramics class. “You

can’t make anything,” she said. “Just when you center it, it flies away.”

Others thought the campus environment was a great factor for their summer experience.

Andy Wang, another student from Beijing commented on the landscape. “The scenery in general is very nice.” Rimsha Malik from Pakistan was delighted when she found a cat named Winston. “I found the cat outside the administration office” she said. “Its name is Winston. I found him the first week. I even fed it a Cheeto on the 2nd week, and I thought I killed it since I didn’t see it for 3 weeks.”

And of course, the greatest memories of all: friends. Timothy Eng from Honkong enjoyed “Playing sports and socializing.” Matthew Own, a student from Singapore answered,

“Meeting my roommate,” as one of his best memories during Summer School.

“My best memory was when my soccer team won for the championship,” said Gianluca Minardi from Brazil. “We were partying in the streets.”

Abduljabbar Al-Hamood from Saudi Arabia answered that “Being slapped in the face with lotion by Hassan Al-Jishi while I was sleeping.” was one of his worst experiences, but at the same time having an awesome roommate was one of his best memories.

All in all, the students who spent their summer here at Phillips Exeter Academy depart with many memories, both good and bad.

Hopefully, one day you’ll think back to the summer of 2013. And you’ll remember it all.

Talk of the Campus: TED Drops In

By ALEJANDRO TURRIAGO Summer Times Staff Writer

This last Tuesday TEDxEter took place for the first time in the history of the Summer School. TEDxEter was a student-created event that served the purpose of having a TED talk, a type of short conference (the initials stand for Technology, Education, Design) in which a speaker speaks about something he wants to share and is really passionate about.

Ji Min Kang, an Upper School student, had the idea to start this project for the Summer School just a week ago. She explains that in February, her school had a TED conference in which she was able to participate. “I had seen a lot of TED conferences on the internet,” says Ji Min “but I had never been able to actually participate in one of them.” She thinks that a TED conference is great because people get to share really interesting things they wouldn’t normally share in a conversation.

When she got to Exeter, she started attending the

evening prayers. Ji Min points out she was "really surprised about how similar it was to a TED conference.”

She realized then that it would be great to have a TED talk here in Exeter, recreating a similar experience to the one in the evening prayer. “If evening prayer worked, why wouldn’t TED work?” After Ji Min was sure she wanted to try having a TED conference here in Exeter, she just went for it. She made contact via email with Ethan Shapiro. He directed him to Matt Gargas, who helped her to organize all logistics, including the promotion of the event.

TEDxEter started at 6:30 pm Tuesday. In the auditorium in the 3rd floor of the Academy Center, students spoke in front of a medium sized audience. The topics were very assorted. Some of the topics were math, Harkness method, global warming, and the Exeter experience itself. Most speakers were Access Exeter students but there was also a fair number of Upper School students.

All conferences were unique and turned out to be re-

ally good. Speakers showed who they were, what they thought, what their interests are, and generously shared their opinions and knowledge with the audience. The event was successful.

One of the speakers in TEDxEter was Grant Bumgarner, a 16-year-old from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He gave a conference about how the Exeter experience had proved some stereotypes he had of others wrong. “I decided to give a TED talk cause I really enjoy watching them online, I like public speaking, and I just wanted to give it a try," says Grant. He decided to give a TED and he was missing just one thing: a topic. Grant tells he was listening to music and he heard “One Love”, by Bob Marley. He then realized how it illustrated his experience at Exeter and used it as a topic. Throughout the conference, he liked the “very communal” feeling he got throughout the event, being able share his ideas with other students, and hear what other people had to say.

Girl Disciplined, Leaves Final Appeal Urges Scholarship Donations

DISCIPLINE, continued from page 1 in my country there really is no restrictions; mostly would not get permission granted” Dean Ward said. there are a lot of fights and violence, so there are As for absences, the classrooms seem to be more restrictions on weapons more than drugs and more and more full as students have learned their alcohol use.” lesson and have decided to go to class. According If that is what they are used to back in their to Dean Elena Gosalvez-Blanco, ”The attendance own countries, coming to America and adjusting is getting better and so far only 3 kids have gotten to the rules and regulations can be tough, although on restriction for skipping, I think that week 3 is certain actions such as drinking and smoking are not the worst and around week 4 and 5 kids go to class something Exeter Academy takes lightly. more.”

Dean Ward emphasized: “The handbook states Deans and faculty push for the full Exeter sumon page 11, that students are not allowed to use mer experience for the students here but Exeter like tobacco in any form during the session, indoors or any other school has certain rules and regulations outdoors on or off campus and failure to observe that students are expected to abide by. Toleration this regulation may result in serious disciplinary levels can only go so far. We students should try action and dismissal”. and make what we can out of these last couple days ”These students in particular were placed on without being hindered for our actions and therefore probation, and given a week’s worth of restriction, do what we can to stay out of trouble. Stay focused not allowing them to go on any student activity and these last days will be effortless and easy for trips and if they filled out an out of town form they everyone.

FUND, continued from page 1 making the entire student body know about this program. There are posters in several spots around campus, it has been announced in the assembly, and in an article on the front page of the last issue of The Summer Times.

Making a donation is really easy. A student can contribute between $5 and $50 by simply approaching the Student Activities Office. It accepts almost any form of payment, including Lion Card and cash. It takes less than 5 minutes to make a donation, including the time it takes to climb the stairs to get to the Student Activities office. It is easy for any

student of the Summer School to make a donation, yet, the participation rate is really low. This makes the community doubt it would be possible to achieve the objective for this year. In order to achieve the goal, students are once again reminded and strongly encouraged to contribute to this cause. They should keep in mind that by doing so, they are helping a student who wouldn’t normally be able to attend Summer School to get financial aid to attend it.

Mr. Calnan ended his appeal by saying: “For those who have given, thank you. The generosity is very appreciated.”

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Getting To Know You Two by Two by Two

By JADA JENKINS Summer Times Staff Writer

Seeing double?

Have you noticed any twins around campus this summer? If so, do you know any of them personally? There are several sets of twins attending this 2013 PEA Summer School. Twins, whether they are fraternal or identical, have a special chemistry. Since they have shared their mother’s womb, most become inseparable. Having a twin gives someone the opportunity to have a sibling who’s similar to him or her in age, looks, or personality to live with.

Fraternal twins Asli and Umut Akova are from Turkey. They were born January 29th, 1998. Asli was actually born two minutes before her brother, Umut. She described her brother as nice and also said, “We get along most of the time.” For anyone who has siblings, that statement can be understandable. Moreover, she stated that it’s sometimes difficult living with Umut, but it’s nice to have someone there for her.

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Sixteen-year-old Guinevere Gilman from Boston, Massachusetts said almost the same thing about her relationship with her identical twin sister, Meredith (above). She said: “It’s really fun. I always have someone to hang out with and watch all of the same TV shows

with, too.” Guinevere and Meredith’s birthday is on July 24, and Meredith was actually born one minute before Guinevere. Funny, intelligent, and great at writing, is how Guinevere described her twin sister. She also said that like that her sister, she can always know what the other is thinking and trying to say. Guinevere actually admitted that the most annoying thing about being a twin is when people ask them if they have some sort of twin telepathy.

Another set of fraternal twins you may have seen around campus are 16-year-olds Aya and Arthur Meira from Brazil. Aya explained that she is older than her brother, Arthur, by two whole minutes. “It’s like having a hybrid,” Aya stated and even said that having Arthur as her twin is like having a older and younger brother at the same time. Overall, Aya said that she enjoys having a twin and that they have a good relationship.

As twins are commonly seen around the world every day, there are also some famous and well-known sets known by the world. For example, identical twins Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are mostly famous from their roles in the TV series “Full House” as infants/toddlers and also their various roles in their own movies as teenagers. Dylan and Cole Sprouse, also identical twins, are known for their role in the Disney Channel Original Series, “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.” Identical twins, Tia and Tamara Mowry, are mostly known for their roles as teens in their TV series, “Sister Sister.”

Many different people have various opinions about twins in general. Specifically, some people have no problem with them, while other may think that twins are annoying. Aaliyah Thomason, 16, from Tennessee explained that she actually would like to have a twin.

“I would want a twin so we could wear the same thing, but at the same time I wouldn’t want a twin because we would have to share and there’s not much personal space,” she said.

Aaliyah further explained that overall, it’s cool to have a twin because it’s sort of like a selfreflection and when asked if she would like a fraternal or identical twin, she picked identical.

‘When I Get Home... ’

By BROOKE SHEA Summer Times Staff Writer

In our final days at Exeter’s Summer School, many are thinking of home. The general atmosphere is bittersweet. Students are looking forward to the familiar commodities of home but at the same time are reluctant to leave their close friends.

When asked “What is the first thing you’re going to do when you get home?”

Beste Karnibat from Istanbul, Turkey, said, “I think I will go and hug my sister.”

“I will hug my family,” answered Paula Wilken from Duesseldorf, Germany, “and my dogs.”

Eda Atasu, also from Istanbul, said “I think I will tell what I did for five weeks to my brother.”

“I’m going to meet my dog and hang out with my friends,” said Chester Cheung from Kyoto, Japan.

“I’m going to chill with friends and have fun with my family,” said Johnny Driscoll from Vermont.

At the beginning, there were mixed feelings about being away from family.

Some people felt homesick, while others were thrilled with the freedom that came with no family. Now it seems that many are missing family and friends. However, family is not the only thing students are looking forward to when they get home.

Simran Chatani from Jamaica, said “I’m going to go lay out on the grass in the nice, hot sun.”

“I’m going to play my guitar,” said Davide Passaro from Italy.

Mahir Pasha from Hong Kong said, “I’m going to take a half-hour long shower, watch TV and have some me-time.”

General lack of excitement over the food here on campus seems to have fueled

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Meet the Staff Who Runs PEA

By ARIANNA RAMIREZ Summer Times Staff Writer

Many of the faculty, such as the deans of fun and our dorm advisors, make Exeter such a great and fun place to be. However, there are some people the students don’t know or recognize that make Summer School happen in the first place.

Stacy Durand is originally from New Hampshire. She is a painter and used to be an art teacher. She attended Montserrat College of Art in Massachusetts. This is Ms. Durand’s fifth summer working with Exeter and she is one of the program coordinators. Ms. Durand, along with other co-workers, works all year long to prepare for the Summer Session here at Exeter.

Ms. Durand’s job consists of many things. She works with the applications and answering all the questions that the parents, students, and other faculty have. She also helps with hiring faculty and interns for the summer.

One of the things that Ms. Durand loves about working at Exeter is how her job constantly changes. From the regular school year to the summer session, the summer office receives hundreds and hundreds of new applications and people. Ms. Durand loves how her job never gets boring. In addition to this, whenever something in the office does not work out, she and other faculty can learn from that experience and make the Exeter community a better place to be. However, one of the difficult things about her job is being able to keep up with the applications that are sent in during March, which is around the deadline. Also, it is difficult for Ms. Durand to have to send out letters to the students who, unfortunately, do not get accepted into Exeter.

Brenda Gargas grew up an Air Force dependent because her father was in the Air Force. Therefore, when she was younger, Mrs. Gargas got to travel around the world.

She graduated from High School in Bedford, Massachusetts. This is her fourteenth year working with Exeter and she is the administrative manager, during the academic and summer sessions.

Preparing for Summer School takes all

year to do. Mrs. Gargas is responsible for many things in the summer school office. She works with the computer, policy, and procedure systems, as well as with the catalog. She also is involved with the process of accepting/ enrolling students. In addition to this, she hires the faculty, coordinates with the dining hall, and is basically associated with all things that involve the words “Summer School” here at Exeter.

During the regular school session, Mrs. Gargas, along with other program coordinators work hard to put everything together.

Therefore, one of the difficult parts about this is letting it all go at the end, especially when so much time and energy was invested in it. However, one of the things Mrs. Gargas loves and looks forward to every year is meeting all the new students, especially on registration day.

Karin Tenney-Helfrich is from Pennsylvania and she lives right next to Hershey, which is a town where the actual Hershey candy bars are made. Mrs. Tenney-Helfrich is one of the program coordinators, along with Ms. Durand.

Mrs. Tenney-Helfrich’s job consists of helping to create the online applications for Exeter and collecting them as well. She also works on and updates all the catalogs. In addition to this, she helps coordinate the excursion trips for the access students. During the summer, she works with all the international student paper work, travel information, and acceptance letters.

Mrs. Tenney-Helfrich finds it difficult to tell students that they are not accepted into Exeter. She also mentioned that her work is time consuming and she is always busy.

However, she loves meeting all the new people and eating in the dining hall.

anticipation about food at home. “I’m going to eat and watch TV,” said Pang Kanjanachusac from Thailand.

“Eat,” Daisy Han from Vancouver said with a laugh.

Arianna Torres from the Bronx, NYC, said “I’m going to go out to dinner with my aunt.”

“Eat Chinese food,” said Rebecca Huang from Wuhan, China.

“Party and then eat food,” said Celine Le Trieu from Vietnam.

Catching up on some lost resting time seems to be another popular anticipation.

Bayley Shane from Denver, Colorado said, “I’m going to go to my bed and lay there.”

“I’m probably going to sleep for about 24 hours,” said Christopher La Fond from Lexington, Massachusetts.

“Sleep and party,” said Abdullah Khusheim from Saudi Arabia.

Other students, however, are definitely not as excited to be going home.

“I’ll cry,” said Liam Barr, from Greenville, South Carolina, “at Waffle House.”

“I’ll probably cry when I read the Warm-n-Fuzzies,” said Kate Doherty, from Ireland. Warm-n-Fuzzies are kind-spirited notes to read at home from dorm mates.

“Nothing special,” said Timothy Eng from Hong Kong.

Kim Walker, from White River, Arizona, said, “When I get home I’m going to do laundry and go to school, because my school started Monday.”

Home can be a touchy topic in the closing days of Summer School. Most students will be glad to see family and friends who they haven’t seen for five weeks, but will also be sad to be leaving such good friends. Emotions will run high on Closing Day.

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The Stars Among Us Lisa Marshall

Once I get to school, I’m going to have a pre-season that my coach made. The first week we get back, we have three mile runs that happen three times a week at six in the morning before school. We skate at least four days a week and we lift at least four days a week, for pre-season.

That is about a month and goes until the last week of October. Once the season gets going, we skate six days a week. We usually have forty five minutes of cardio three times a week, still during the season.

By ARIANNA RAMIREZ Summer Times Staff Writer

Q: Can you please give us your background information?

A: My name is Lisa Marshall. I am from Powhatan, Virginia. I am the youngest of four kids.

I have an older brother and two older sisters. I grew up in the south of my Canadian father, that’s how I got into hockey. My dad never wanted me to play ice, but my mom said “let her try it” and I ended up being good at it. Both of my parents were very supportive in me playing hockey once it got going. I was a forward until I was about eleven. My dad would not let me switch to goalie until I knew how to skate.

I had to be a good enough skater in order to be in that position.

I grew up on a farm, so I know a bit about hard work. We built the barn, all the fences, and we maintained it. As a part of the family, I was expected to pitch in and do all the daily chores and stuff like that. My mailbox was half a mile from my front door, so I had to go to the bus stop every morning and walk my way back every afternoon.

I went high school here and started in tenth grade. Then I went to Wayne State and transferred when they cut the hockey team and I ended up in Elmira [college].

Q: How did you decide to play hockey?

A: First off, it started with my dad because he is from Canada and hockey is ingrained in Canadians. If you’re from there, you play, there’s no question. If you don’t know how to skate, you’re not a true Canadian-kind of thing.

So when he met my mom, she’s a southern belle by any means, and they lived in Canada for a bit. Then it was too cold and she hated it. They

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moved to Virginia and we’ve been there ever since. I never actually lived in Canada, but my oldest sister did, while my mom was pregnant with my older brother.

My dad was a huge influence and he got my brother to play. Then I completely tried to emulate my brother when I was growing up. I was a tomboy. I tried to play with him and his friends. I tried to wear the same clothes as him.

My two older sisters, kind of, got along really well with each other. They would paint each other’s fingernails, do each other’s hair, and all that business. I just wasn’t into it, so I tried to keep up with my brother. That’s truly how I got into it, with my dad and my brother.

Q: What is your training schedule?

A: It’s the off season, so I’ve been here. It has been fantastic. With the facilities that are on campus, it’s so easy to go work out. I run the trails and the hills with Coach Ikwuakor. I run every Sunday with her and to say that I run hills with her, I run behind her. She’s really fast. Then I run with a couple of people in the morning, one of them being my old coach, when I was here.

She played college hockey too, so it’s a huge advantage to be here with people who know what I have to do.

Q: How does it feel to represent your team?

A: This team, at Elmira, I love the atmosphere that Elmira College surrounds hockey with.

This sounds a bit pompous, but truly, we are the popular sport on campus. There are other sports, but if you’re on the hockey team you are pretty cool. Sometimes, if we win a big game, they’ll throw a big party for us.

We do a lot of volunteer work with other kids who play hockey as well in the community that surrounds Elmira. Just to have that fan base to support you, not only at school, but in the surrounding community is truly what makes me proud to be a part of the team. It’s more than being a hockey player. Our coach would really hold us to being a respectable person on campus

and member of the community.

Q: What kind of tournaments do you do?

A: Every year there is a tournament called the Cardinal Panther Classic. We really don’t have any other tournaments until the playoffs. You’re just playing games, except for the first and hopefully your last tournament, if you make it to the play offs.

Q: Who was your biggest supporter?

A: Growing up, it was definitely my dad. Now, ever since my college days, it’s not so much my dad anymore. Right now, it’s my family in general. They sacrificed a lot for me to play. Even the people in my family who don’t understand hockey, are still supportive.

Q: How does it feel to know that so many people are watching you during a game?

A: It kind of makes me nervous, but in a good way. I like the pressure. I think that comes with being a goalie too because you’re that one player like the pivot player. I like when people are watching me when I am doing good. I try to make them proud. I try to make them happy. I try to win, not only for myself, but my team and those who are supporting me.

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Playing For Keeps, The Summer of 2013: Musicians Serenade Us The Ties That Bind

By GUS JAYNES Summer Times Staff Writer

This year, the Summer School has provided many musical opportunities for students, such as a jazz improvisation course, optional jam sessions, or private music lessons to name a few. At the end, some will show what they have done over the summer at an all-school assembly. Other groups also just play for fun because they like to “jam” with other musicians. This week, we sat down with some of the aspiring musicians around campus to learn about their experiences in music this summer.

One musician is Caroline Teicher. She is 16 years old and is from Scarsdale in Westchester County, New York. “I am involved in the evening ensembles and jam sessions at Exeter,” Caroline says. “At home, I have been in the All-County Jazz Band, the Scarsdale High Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble,

written down, and there is no set of rules. I have the ability to take the music and make it my own.”

It’s easy to agree with Caroline when she says, “Music is a universal language.

Although there are students here from all around the world, when we sit down and play, we all share a common piece of our cultures.” This was her response to the question “what have you learned at Exeter this summer?” Anyone who participated in music this summer can relate.

Another player is Marvin Heyer from Germany. Marvin, 15, has played the piano for eight years. He said, “My grandmother was my first teacher, and is also the one who inspired me to begin to play.” He has been playing ever since. “I listen to pop, rock, jazz and dance, but my favorite band is the Red Hot Chili Peppers,” Marvin stated.

He is part of the jazz improvisation

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Pit Orchestra, a big bang with kids from surrounding counties and various improvisation groups. I also do NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association) evaluations and competitions on piano and clarinet. At school, I took AP Music Theory, along with ear training and sight-singing classes.”

Clearly, Caroline is a dedicated and advanced musician already. “I have been playing clarinet for six years, and piano for seven,” Caroline notes. “When I practice, I warm up with scales and exercises on my instrument. I’ll play different patterns in many different keys I’ll play through tunes I am working on, and play tunes that I am listening to. I also transcribe some solos.”

In order to prepare for her performances, and become the best musician she can be, Caroline puts in many hours of practice, listening, and working with other musicians.

When asked what she likes most about music, and why she is/was inspired to play music, Caroline said, “I got involved in jazz about three years ago. I have learned that jazz is a feeling of freedom. Nothing is

class at Exeter, and jazz band at his school back in Germany. In the jazz improvisation course, Marvin has learned music theory and how to better improvise. Interestingly, Marvin has become fond of the boogiewoogie style, and African-American style of piano-based blues, popular in the late 30s and early 40s. His ideas of jazz solos have been based on this style, which tends to rely only on one hand at a time. Like Caroline mentioned earlier, everyone here at Exeter shares a piece of his or her culture. Marvin and his beloved boogie-woogie style is just one of many example of this.

As can be seen, there is an abundance of musical opportunities at Exeter this summer, and students like Caroline and Marvin have taken advantage of them. Caroline and Marvin merely represent the music program this summer, but there are also many other students like those you have seen play at the assemblies. Ask them about their time playing music throughout their life and here at Exeter. Who knows if they will spark your interest in a new instrument?

to hang out with each other every day from shooting basketball hoops at the Love Gym to walking “miles” just to get Having five weeks to meet new something they both missed from home, people, many of the students at Phillip McDonalds.

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Take 17-yearThese are the old James Simmons words of many of and 16-year-old the students on the Harry Brenner for campus who want example. Before to carry their friendthey attended the ships over to the fucamp, they had no ture. Some students idea that they would have even gone the meet each other. In extra mile to try fact, they did not and bring their Courtesy of Google Images think of becoming new friends to their best friends with state or country. “If each other at all.

I could bring her [Tashara Brown] to “ H e s e e m e d t o o c r a z y f o r Seattle, I definitely would, and she would me,” James said when asked about what always be welcomed in my house,” said he thought about Harry when he first met 15-year-old Day’JaMae Vallieu. him. Growing up in Chicago, James was She and Tashara were also placed not very keen to Harry's type. “You know in the same dorm when they met each me, I’m cool and laid back but he’s not.” other. “We’ve been hanging out every Most people agree with James when second of the program,” Tashara said he says that Harry is crazy, which is why when asked how much time she and it was surprising to James when he and Day’JaMae spent together. Of course, Harry began to hang out. “I don’t even this is an exaggeration but they have know what happened,” Harry said trying spent a lot of time with each other durto remember how they met each other. “I ing the program. They’ve spent so much just know we were at the Grill and we time together that they don’t want to let were hanging with the same people. Next each other go. “I know I’m going to cry thing I know, we are hanging out and when it’s time to leave,” Day’JaMae talking to girls with each other. said.

This is not the only instance Also, in this case, technology is gowhere people who never thought they ing to play a huge role in keeping them would meet became best friends such in contact with each other. “I’m going to as 17-year-old Tyler James and Qua- text and call her every day I remember vius Wainwright. Both coming from to,” Tashara exclaimed. the south, Arizona and Memphis speWith the summer program coming to cifically, they were placed in the same an end, many friendships will be tested, dorm as if it was fate trying to tell them but most friendships will last because of something. “I met Tyler at that first dorm technology, as seen with Day’JaMae and meeting we had,” Quavius explained Tashara’s friendship. Many more friendwhen asked about how he met Tyler. “I ships are like these but they all have thought he was Mexican at fi rst, but something in common. When the last day he told me he was Navajo. Next time I is upon us, friends will be inseparable, saw him was in the gym when we were crying will be heard, and hearts will be playing basketball. I was like, this a cold broken but many friendships will live Mexican.” on even after the disastrous end of the After their first meeting, they began Summer School program.

By JAHLYN HAYES

Summer Times Staff Writer

Kampus Kuties Share Their Pick-Up Lines

By LARA GUVELIOGLU Summer Times Staff Writer

Full Name: Osama Tashkandi Age: 17 Hometown/Country: Saudi Arabia Relationship Status: Single Favorite Movie: Warrior Favorite Book: The Book Thief - Markus Zusak Favorite Song: Here Without You - 3 Doors Down Favorite Sports: Soccer What are three thing you can’t live without?

Family, friends, and music.

What’s your favorite pick-up line?

If I flip a coin, what are the chances I get heads?

Do you have/have you ever had a funny nickname? If yes what is it?

I don’t think so.

What’s your spirit animal and why?

Cats, because they’re fluffy.

Why don’t they use their brains for thinking rather than their body parts (especially one).

Do you have/have you ever had a funny nickname? If yes what is it?

Chuckles.

What’s your spirit animal and why?

Tiger because that’s my Chinese horoscope.

Names: Mia Chiq & Tancredi Al Bernard (below) Home Countries: France/Poland/States and Italy/France/ Belgium Ages: 16,15 How long have you been dating: approx. 1 month

Full Name: Emma Noeli Montero (below) Age:15

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Lara Guvelioglu/ The Summer Times

Hometown/Country: New York City Relationship Status: Single Favorite Movie: Too many to count : ) Favorite Book: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series Favorite Song: I don’t have a favorite it changes everyday Favorite Sports: Squash, Football, Volleyball and Baseball What are three thing you can’t live without?

H&M, food, my mother.

What is one thing that you don’t understand about guys?

Couple Song: we don’t have one How did you start to date?

He accompanied me to my dorm and kissed me goodnight.

What is the funniest thing that you shared as a couple?

Everything, we are always laughing at everyone and everything.

What was the most romantic moment you had?

Out of the times we spent together, I’m sure others would have chosen different moments. However, I chose the moment when we both just napped on the grass. I hadn’t felt so calm in the longest time.

All relationships have their ups and downs. Have you had any downs in your relationship?

Yes, once. But I couldn’t stay mad at him for more than a few hours.

If you had to describe your relationship in three words,what would they be?

Funny, sweet, genuine.

Full Name: Lindsey Aldrich Jordan

Age: 14 years and 11 months Hometown/Country: Exeter NH Relationship Status: Single Favorite Movie: The Most Dangerous Man in America (Documentary) Favorite Book: The Princess Bride Favorite Song: Bohemian Rhapsody Favorite Sports: Poker (to play, not watch) What are the three things you can’t live without?

Air, food and water, companionship.

What is one thing that you don’t understand about guys?

That the asking out is left to them.

Do you have/have you ever had a funny nickname? If yes what is it?

Linz Linz.

What’s your spirit animal and why?

An amoeda because they are funny and floppy.

Full Name: Javier Sales-Ortiz (below) Age: 17 Hometown/Country: Mexico City, Mexico Relationship Status: 1 week left Favorite Movie: Fight Club Favorite Book: Ender’s Game - Orson Scott Card Favorite Song: Professional Griefers - Deadmau5 Favorite Sports: Mountain Biking What are the three things you can’t live without?

Comedy, physics and ice cream.

What’s your favorite pick-up line?

“What is your favorite color? [Color] Mine too!”

Do you have/have you ever had a funny nickname? If yes what is it?

Javo.

What’s your spirit animal and why?

Stingray, swift and balanced.

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Access Players Keep 'em Rolling in the Aisles

By ARIANNA RAMIREZ Summer Times Staff Writer

Hilarious! Outstanding! Marvelous! These are the words that came to mind while watching the performances of the Access students Monday night.

They performed in the plays: “Stress, Pressure, Doom, and Other Teen Delights” by Alan Haehnel, “How to Succeed in High School without Really Trying” by Jonathan Rand, and “The Rules of Comedy” by Peter Bloedel. It takes a lot of courage to do what these students did, the night of the performances. Can you imagine how they must have felt?

Jordan Williams, 14, is from Philadelphia.

After her performance, she said, “I was really ner-

vous because all my friends were here.”

Emma Sundeen, also 14, is from Montana.

She said that “It’s a lot of fun to be with kids who enjoy doing theatre as well. Getting to perform with them was a totally different experience.”

Jacqui Byrne, 12, is Canadian, but lives in Switzerland. After the performance, she said, “I felt we all did great. It was so much fun and I learned a lot. It was a great team effort.”

Jeremiah Williams, 13, is from Las Vegas.

He said that “It was really fun to be on stage and have the lights on me.”

One of the best parts was when the students

reenacted the play, “Hamlet,” incorporating “The Rules of Comedy” making the entire performance extremely funny. I absolutely enjoyed when the sword-fighting began, especially when the students reenacted the scene with different weapons such as fake pie or flabby chickens as a substitution for the swords. The audience was laughing most of the time and the actors did a fantastic job (not missing one line).

Every single performer worked hard on this play and I’d say that their hard work paid off. If you did not attend the plays, you missed out on a night to remember.

The Crying Game: Betcha I Won't!

By CHRISTINA LEE Summer Times Staff Writer

Earlier this week my dad bet me $100 that I would cry at some point between now and Saturday morning. It seems like an easy enough bet: stay away from the waterworks show for a week and I’m good. The only problem is that history has a tendency of repeating itself here at Exeter. Bancroft dorm advisor Genny Beckman states that, “The Saturday morning bus pickup is always very emotional for everyone.”

One hundred random Exeter students were asked one very simple question: Are you going to cry between now and Saturday morning? The statistics point to a no go for the summer showers. But how can that be? Saying goodbye to all of our friends, many of whom we will never see again in our entire life, is not going to be easy. We’re no longer lost in translation with them; we’re just out of time. So, are you going to cry when it’s finally time to say goodbye?

OVERALL

Boys

Girls

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The Student Art Show opens at 5 pm today in the Mayer Art Center. Paintings, lithographs, sculptures, ceramics and more!

Doggonit! You're Barking Up the Wrong Tree DOGS, continued from page 1 Times article on Exeter dogs. I was deeply hurt that, as the senior dog at Exeter Summer School, I received not a word of mention! This is my twelfth summer at Exeter. I have lived in many different Exeter homes with my parents, Jerry and Sue LaSala, & am found almost every lunch & dinner waiting patiently outside the dining hall while mom & dad enjoy their meal with friends. I know many students who have come to pet me & bring me snacks while I wait for my parents's return.

I can only imagine your familiarity with me has caused you to “overlook” me in the writing of this article.

There are 2 journalistic issues I wish to discuss.

The first is nepotism. Half the dogs pictured belonged to the faculty advisor of the Summer Times.

When 50% of the dogs pictured are of relatives of senior management I can’t help but conclude there was favoritism or bias. Or bribery? The second issue is the quality & thoroughness of the investigative reporting. To overlook the dog that has lived here longer than any other gives one “paws” to reflect.

In focusing on these debutant dogs I feel you are barking up the wrong tree & show a lack of journalistic pedigree. The article would have had more bite if it included PEA’s favorite dog...me!

I expect an apology & a box of biscuits is in order. Please make sure the biscuits are of high quality, no generic store brand please. I am a thoroughbred.

Sincerely yours, Augus (Gus) LaSala Cairn Terrier (below)

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“Two Humans” of Exeter and Their Cameras

By LARA GUVELIOGLU Summer Times Staff Writer

Picture this: two Summer School students are making history with a groundbreaking photogaphy project shared on Facebook.

They are Eytan Levi, 16, an Upper School student from Paris, and his friend Marco Hazan, 16, also an Upper school student from Paris.This year is Eytan's second year here at Phillips Exeter and Marco's first year. In between summer sessions,the two friends had worked hard and with the right inspiration, started their own photography project called "The Humans Of Paris" showing the daily lives of French people, which turned out to be very popular.

Q: Before we start,can you please give us your background information.

A: My name is Eytan Levi. I am 16-years-old. I was born in Paris, France, and I've always lived there.

I have two little brothers, aged 7 and 13. I will be a senior next year, and I would like to become an architect, a diplomat or an artist. I've always been talking pictures, and I currently use a Nikon D-5100 for my photos.

Q: What was your inspiration on this project?

A: We were inspired by 'Humans of New York.' A friend of mine told me about the site when it only had 25,000 followers, which is very few compared to now.

I really enjoyed his work, and I found out about a few other wonderful sites, such as Souls of San Francisco — we're all trying to capture the same thing. I wanted to do capture something new in photography, and the idea of taking pictures of random people in the street seemed fantastic to me.

Q: Why did you pick Paris?

A: Paris is the city where we were born and we have always lived in. We’ve both travelled to various countries, but Paris is still one of my top favorite cities among a few others such as San Francisco, Amsterdam, Geneva, Montreal, Jerusalem or Stockholm.

prejudices about the Parisians and our city. With our pictures, we are humbly trying to give those people another idea of what Paris is really like through the eyes of two Parisian teenagers.

Q: Do you have any future projects?

A: We’re thinking to create a website for our project maybe.

Q: How did you decide to do this project with Marco?

How did you find out about this?

A: Marco and I have been very good friends for the past three years. We both decided to buy a camera at the same time – he has the Canon EOS 1100D and I got the Nikon D5100 – and we started our first photography page which was called IVAZ, but it did not get a lot of traction. So we decided to make Humans of Paris, because it didn’t exist yet. It was the first "Humans of" pages outside of New York, and a few days in we were shared on Facebook with Humans of New York.

Lara Guvelioglu/ The Summer Times

Q: What is your goal in doing this project?

A: We are doing it because many people worldwide and in France do not really know Paris; they have

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True Confessions Psst...have you heard? NO! You did WHAT? We gave students a chance to spill their deepest secrets -- anonymously, of course.

Here's what some of them admitted. See if there are any you can relate to.

I let other people climb into my dorm through my window.

I broke the vending machine in Ewald.

By TYLER CHAISSON, NASTASSIA MERLINO and LARA GUVELIOGLU Summer Times Staff Writers

I still have not for-

I jumped off the

gotten my crush

bridge by the

from last year.

soccer fields.

I found drugs on campus.

I stole pencils from I stole from Grill.

drawing class.

I cheated on my boyfriend with someone here.

I made out with 8

I played games in

different girls.

all my classes on

The deans of fun

my phone.

we re n o t ve r y fun.

I kissed another girl in the middle of Grill.

I only went to the

I snuck out of my dorm past

gym so I could look at butts.

check-in.

How Do I Love Thee, Exeter? Count The Ways

By RILEY PENG Contribuing Writer

Now that our amazing summer is drawing to a close, here are some of the fragments and pieces of good memories that we will always keep as a souvenir as we move on and go separate ways: 1. Being close to nature on a perfectly sunny afternoon: Lying on the soft plush grass and simply staring at the blue sky to make out what the clouds represent 2. Getting up at five o’clock in the morning to watch the mesmerizing sunrise 3. Making a perfect ice cream at the dining hall 4. When your “Harkness table” in the dining hall holds just enough seats for all of your friends 5. When you get the last ticket for a trip you narrowly missed 6. Going polar bear swimming and feeling the freezing cold wave lashing at you, opening your arms to embrace another exciting day 7. Writing out a schedule and finding your day proceeding exactly as you planned 8. Hanging out with friends and strolling aimlessly around campus 9. Getting your homework done (on time) and succeeding in your attempt to NOT procrastinate

10. Meeting new people every day 11. Waking up early to your alarm as usual--and realizing it’s Sunday! Get a nice sleep-in!

12. Making it to your dorm at exactly the checkin time. Phew!

13. Taking a nice power nap before or after PE 14. Discovering that your summer workout had paid off: now you have more muscles 15. Having dined at every single restaurant in town!

16. Exeter lake: a real-life watercolor painting 17. Becoming friends with someone who lives on the opposite side of the world 18. Having walked around the entire town of Exeter in a circle 19. Learning about another culture and enriching your horizon 20. When the homework that you teacher assigned today is actually fun!

21. Painting or printmaking your field day shirt 22. Watching the amazing fireworks on American Independence Day and having pizza at your dorm (paid by your dorm advisor) afterwards 23. At a specific meal when everything on the dining hall menu exactly fits your taste 24. Finding out on the last day of school that you have used every single dollar on your lion card! (or that you have emptied your wallet)

25. Learning a new skill i.e. an instrument, sport or language and ready to show off when you go home!

26. Staying indoors and reading in your bed on a rainy day 27. Having an ABC schedule- you have plenty of time to have lunch and relax before going to PE 28. Studying in one of the cubicles in the library basement where no one will disturb you 29. Finding someone who shares similar interests as you!

30. Enjoying the dance and doing crazy moves!

31. Gradually transforming from a reticent “Harkness wallflower” to a fearless “Harkness warrior” 32. Climbing one of the old trees in front of the dining hall and carving your name on it 33. When your teacher announces that the due date of your assignment will be postponed 34. When your teacher very kindly decided to reduce the amount of homework tonight just because “you all look tired and need to get enough sleep” 35. Sleeping into the morning without being woken up by anybody or going to the bathroom 36. Surviving the entire five hectic weeks of summer school without feeling worn out or

getting sick 37. Getting a nice workout in the gym 38. Getting up on stage and enjoying the thundering applause after your performance 39. Wearing the same shirt as your friend 40. Getting frozen yogurt at Orange Leaf or ice cream at Stillwells!

41. Dipping into the pool on a torrid hot day 42. Losing none of your belongings during your stay at Exeter 43. Stepping out of yourself and trying something that you would never imagine yourself doing 44. Breathing in the sweet, refreshing odor of muddy grass after a rain the day before 45. Flinging open the blinds in your room and let the very first beam of morning sunlight pour in and gently massage your cheeks 46. When the sky clears out after a rainy day!

47. The fact that we only have 20 minutes of each class on our first day and 5 days of school on our last week!

48. Satisfying your taste buds and being stimulated by the culturally diverse varieties of food on International Day 49. Having been on every single trip available 50. Wrapping up your summer with lots of good memories and a complete sense of satisfaction!