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After 29 Issues, CXXXII Bids Farewell to the Newsroom
By Yerin Pak
Amidst the bitter cold New England winter and widespread Head of School Day speculations, The Phillipian Board CXXXII handed the reins to Board CXXXIII.
This issue is CXXXII’s 29th and CXXXIII’s first. Tim Ghosh ’10 will pass over the paper to Julia Zorthian ’11, who will be replacing him as Editor in Chief.
Celia Lewis ’10 and Ben Prawdzik ’10, Managing Editors of Board CXXXII and the other...
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Model UN Attends Conference at Harvard In Place Of Annual NAIMUN Conference
By Daniel Schultz
This past weekend, Andover’s Model United Nations Club attended a conference hosted by Harvard University, in Boston.
The Model UN club attended the Harvard conference instead of the North American Invitational Model United Nations conference, as the school was unable to cover the costs of attending the NAIMUN conference.
According to John Rogers, Dean of Studies, “All the programs that take students off-campus that need financial aid, including...
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Euro. History To Return next year
New European History Course Will be Offered as Senior Elective
By Apsara Iyer
A modern European history course will be reintroduced as a Senior elective during the 2010-2011 school year.
This follows the History department’s decision last year to discontinue History 340, an Advanced Placement Modern European History course. Prior to this year, History 340 has been continuously offered for 76 years.
Unlike History 340, the Senior elective will not be an AP course. As part of a school-wide movement to...
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CXXXII celebrates the end of their one-year tenure in the Trustees Room and looks forward to getting their lives back.
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Andrew Gully Retires as Advisor to The Phillipian
By Danny Gottfried
Andrew Gully, Faculty Advisor to The Phillipian and Former Managing Editor of the Boston Herald, will step down after six years of dedicated service to PA. Gully will continue serving as the Senior Vice President of Communications and External Affairs at Brandeis University. Gully has had a passion for journalism since childhood.
He said, “My father read five papers a day, three from Boston and two from...
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Project Dormitory: K'nex Contraption
By NoëL Um
What started as a small idea and a surplus of boredom turned into one of the greatest contraptions on campus, looming in the windows of a certain third floor bedroom. This contraption, more commonly known as Project Dormitory, was conceived and built by David Tylinski ’12. As soon as Tylinski moved into his Bartlett room in September, he immediately realized that he would be able to...
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Kip Facilitates Removal of Energy Drinks from Den
By Trey Jennings
As part of Andover’s efforts to become healthier, the school has halted the sale of AMP energy drinks that were once available in the Den.
Aggie Kip, School Nutritionist, said, “I have seen kids at Isham with caffeine overdoses, they say it feels like their hearts are going to burst out of their chests. I asked the people at Commons and the administration to remove energy drinks...
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Renowned Poet Nikki Giovanni Visits Campus Tonight to Discuss Historical and Modern Perceptions of Poetry
By Michael Kim
Phillips Academy will welcome acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni to campus tonight for her presentation, “The Space of Poetry is Our Rocket to the Future.”
Giovanni’s presentation will cover the relationship between historical and modern perceptions of poetry and how these perceptions influence humanity’s discovery of new words, new people and new identity.
According to Giovanni, perspectives are one of the key elements that distinguish people from one another.
Prior...
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- Summer Opportunities Fair Returns to Campus, Will Include Local Cuisine
- Model UN Attends Conference at Harvard In Place Of Annual NAIMUN Conference
- Phillips Academy Discontinues Summer Soccer Camp to Reduce Costs, Increase Profit