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Presidential Race Narrows to Top Three Candidates

By Brian Delaney

The race for School President has reached its final round, whittling down the competition from six to three candidates this Monday at midnight. Chris Batchelder ’11, Jackie Lender ’11 and Mike Mackay ’11 are the three remaining contenders for School President. Faiyad Ahmad ’10, School President, said, “I thought the results were great. The top six [candidates] all had impressive credentials and were very qualified. You...

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Shambaugh and Reisinger Pilot First Ever Andover Television Station

By Danny Gottfried

The Andover community can now look forward to weekly broadcasts from PA’s first ever television station, Andover Television Station, beginning in the Spring term. Alan Grimm, Faculty Advisor to Andover Television and Teaching Fellow in Theatre and Dance, said, “The new program will be in a format similar to that of Saturday Night Live but will feature different aspects of Andover life as opposed to world...

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Andover Green initiatives Continue

PA works with Eight Schools Association to Raise Student Participation

By Andrew Rindlaub

Andover is looking for new ways to sustain its decrease in energy consumption following the end of this year’s Green Cup Challenge (GCC). Patricia Russell, Sustainability Coordinator and Head of the Department of Natural Sciences, hopes that in future years, Andover will make data on electric, fuel and water consumption available online. “I think as soon as we get data online, we could do inter-cluster competitions....

Sports

Ryan Hartung ’12 Nets Game-Winner as Time Expires for First A/E Win Since 2002

By Blake Grubbs

With two seconds remaining and the score tied at 56, Ryan Hartung ’12 grabbed an offensive rebound and laid it in as the buzzer sounded to give Andover the win over Exeter. Fans stormed the court to celebrate the exhilarating victory which marked the first win for Andover Basketball over Exeter in the last eleven years. Hartung said, “I wasn’t sure if I had gotten the...

Arts

Oedipus Rex

By Eve Simister

This weekend, eerie rhythms, drifting smoke and spiked platforms will transform Tang Theatre into a chilling ancient universe for the winter Theater 520 production “Oedipus Rex.” Directed by Instructor in Theatre and Dance Kevin Heelan, the production takes a dark twist on Sophocles’s quintessential Greek tragedy utilizing unnatural movements and terrifying tribal make-up and masks that will enrapture audiences.

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Scotty Fleming ’10 stars as Oedipus, the...