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Cluster Deans Hold 17 DC Hearings

All 17 DCs Result From Offenses on the Same Saturday Night, May 16

By Julia Zorthian

Seventeen PA students sat before a Disciplinary Committee last week after administrators uncovered a series of infractions that took place on Saturday, May 16, according to Paul Murphy, Dean of Students.

This was the most disciplinary action resulting from one day that Murphy has ever witnessed in his 20 years working at Andover.

Murphy said that when he first heard about the Blue Book offenses over the weekend...

Arts

The Pillowman

Undefinable Terror

By Sophie Gould

There is a crunch as a fist suddenly smashes through a plaster ceiling and drops a scrunched-up note onto a young boy’s bed. Written in blood, the paper reads, “Brother they torture me while you sleep.”

“Hopefully, it was creepy enough,” said Wolfgang Siewert ’09 about his film, The Pillowman. At this particularly horrifying moment in his movie with the blood-stained note, several audience members were visibly...

Sports

Crew Ends Season with First and Second Place Finishes at Interschols

By Kristen Faulkner

Andover Crew won the team trophy at Interschols last Saturday, marking a glorious conclusion to the spring season. The boys’ first boat battled stroke for stroke against Kent as it carved its way down the course. Both Kent and Andover stole inches from each other with every stroke, exchanging the lead as the two boats approached the finish line. With 100 meters left in the final...

News

Survey Reveals Behavioral Trends at PA

Andover Students Prove Less Risky Than Teenagers Nationwide

By Stacia Vladimirova

The results from the April 2008 Youth Risk Behavior Survey have shown that PA students engage in less risky behavior than teenagers nationwide, on average.

The survey, conducted about a month into last year’s spring term by PA’s Community Health Team (CHT), questioned Andover students about their drug and alcohol use, sexual behaviors, emotional states and sleep habits.

The results of the survey, which were compiled by researchers...

News

Two Andover Graduates Commemorate Military Service with Memorial Day ASM

By Yerin Pak

At Monday’s special Memorial Day All-School Meeting, Andover students listened to Seth Moulton ’97 recount his experiences in Iraq.

Moulton joined the military after graduating from Harvard University. With years of training under his belt, Moulton was promoted to infantry platoon commander in Iraq.

Moulton also served as the manager of an Iraqi television channel and radio station when he was stationed in Iraq.

During his speech, Moulton spoke...