A Public Forum for News, Opinion, and Creative Thought of The Governor’s Academy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 VOLUME 50, ISSUE 1

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IN THIS ISSUE:EDITORIALS

Speaking Up 2 Checking the Peripherals 2

OPINION

Seize Your Assets 2Left vs. Right 3

NEWS

Hurricane Ike 4New Energy 9

SPORTS

Misty May 7Back on Top 7Breaking Brady 7

FEATURES

No Me Gustav 4Fishing Club 5Caption Contest 5Dear Advisors... 5The Riddler 5GSA 6Dear Advisors... 6New Teachers 8Das Lacrosse Spiele 8Geek Beat 9Jenn Blewett 10Billy Collins 10

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‘Here I am, Rock you like a Hurricane’

A new tradition for fresh-man entering The Governor’sAcademy began this year. OnSunday, September 7,Freshman Dean Mr. MichaelDelay led freshman to theLittle Red Schoolhouse andinstructed them to form a line.One by one the studentsentered the schoolhouse,shook hands with

Headmaster Mr. MartyDoggett, and signed theirname and hometown in a

leather-bound book while sit-ting in the original headmas-ter’s chair.

This ritual is designed forfreshman to recognize thatthey are not only a part of ahigh school, but a part of his-tory. “Hopefully, the freshmenfeel they are part of a histori-cal community. Signing ascroll signifies the start of thisnew journey that the class of2012 will be taking. With thisarchived book students knowthey are not only part of theAcademy, but they also joinsuch names as Sam Adams,John Hancock, and severalother important Americans inour archives,” said Mr. Delay.

When asked what theinspiration for this was,Headmaster Doggettanswered, “I have five sons incollege, and all of them hadsome sort of freshman initia-tion program. It would be nicefor us, the oldest [boarding]school in America to mark thetime of arrival for our fresh-man.”

This ceremony was a

memorable one, and fresh-man did enjoy it. FreshmanMilan Gary said, “It was acool tradition, and a goodway to introduce freshmaninto this historical communi-ty.”

Even though some stu-dents enjoyed it, the length ofthe ceremony bothered others.“I liked how you would sit atthe same seat that JohnQuincy Adams did, but Ithink it took way too long,”freshman Sean Scerbo said.

When the class of 2012

graduates, seniors will walkthrough the schoolhouseagain to say their final good-bye to their teachers.Headmaster Doggett said,“We will make a full circle.When the freshman are sen-iors, they will walk throughthe schoolhouse one moretime, but this time, they willenter the opposite directionthan they did when they werefreshmen.”

Frosh Sign into the Schoolhouseby John Damianos ‘12

This issue of TheGovernor is printed on30% recycled paper.

All the news coverage aboutHurricane Gustav may seem distant andunrelated to us, but it has, in fact, had aneffect on two former Governor’sAcademy students. Matt Fisch and AbbyHarris, both attending Tulane Universityin New Orleans, Louisiana have beenaffected by Hurricane Gustav and arepresented with the possibility of encoun-tering yet another hurricane in the nearfuture.

After being at school for no more thansix days, Tulane University began itsevacuation as the threat of HurricaneGustav neared. In order to let studentsknow they had to evacuate, Tulane senttext messages to every student informingthem on Thursday that they had to be offcampus by Saturday. “ The school wasreally good about letting everyone knowand supplying shuttles to the airport forthose who needed transportation”, saysAbby. While most students came up withtheir own evacuation plans, students hadthe option of evacuating with the schoolto Jackson State University inMississippi. Matt flew to Orlando,Florida to visit friends while Abby andher friend evacuated by way of car. “We

started off our ‘hurrication’ inMississippi and then traveled to theUniversity of Alabama. Staying at ‘Bama’was a blast and I got a real taste of theculture of the true Deep South.” Abbyrecalls.

Returning from their evacuationexcursions, Matt and Abby noticed minordamage to the campus. “A couple fenceswere blown down. The bomb-proof win-dows of the business building were com-pletely cracked and some shattered, andthere were branches down in someplaces”, describes Abby. School remained

cancelled for just alittle over a weekbefore life atTulane returned toits normal hustleand bustle.Despite this smallsetback, both stu-dents agree thatthe evacuation hasnot led them tohave secondthoughts aboutattending schoolin New Orleans.“Being forced tostay away mademe love the school

even more”, says Abby, “New Orleans ingeneral has so much character and is sounique that it’s hard not to fall in lovewith it.”

Although their personal experiencewith hurricanes in New Orleans was notdevastating, Matt and Abby were giventhe opportunity to speak with peoplewho had experienced Hurricane Katrinaand the devastating effects it had.Everyone attending Tulane duringKatrina “was

by Katie Reilly ‘11

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Photos courtesy of Mr. Oxton

From left: Abby Harris, a Tulane friend, and Matt FischPhoto courtesy of Abby Harris ‘08

Mr. Doggett looks on as a student signs the book

Mr. Delay greets thefreshman

See Q+A with Abby and Matt, pg. 4

Editorial:Checking the Peripherals

Editors-in-chief:Julia Blanter ‘09Will Kavanagh ‘09Gabriella Riley ‘09

Managing Editors: Dylan Press ‘09Jen Migliore ‘10Katharine Brine ‘09

Photography Editors:Abby Wallman ‘10Maiki Kaneko ‘09Bonnie Xia ‘09

Editorial Advisor:

Ms. Judy Klein

Production Advisor:Ms. Christle Rawlins-Jackson

Sports:Connor Helfrich ‘11Mary Morrissey ‘10

Staff Writers:Anna O’Neal ‘09Taylor Angles ‘10Annie Quigley ‘10Lindsay Mackay ‘10Lindsay Grant ‘10

Kayla Jenson ‘11John Damianos ‘12Samantha Doherty ‘10Gabriella Riley ‘09Katie Reilly ‘11Jen Migliore ‘10Aboubacar O. Diagne ‘11Ariel Shapiro ‘09Alex Matses ‘09Colin Canty ‘09

A Public Forum for News, Opinion, and Creative Thought of The Governor’s Academy SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 VOLUME 49, ISSUE 9

Op/Ed THE GOVERNOR 2

Editorial:Speaking Up

When I first drove into GDA a fewweeks ago, I was a little nervous but I feltlike a pro, coming to register for my fourthtime. Walking by the freshman, I remem-bered registering four years ago. Nerveand anxiousness were only two of themany feelings crushing me then, but nowwas different because I was that scary sen-ior. Everyone knows me, I know every-thing, it was pretty cool.

As I moved in, I ran into a parent withtwo sophomores right behind her. Sheintroduced herself as I gave a quick shywave and hurried into my room. Before Ihad time to run, she smiled saying “I'm soglad we have a new sophomore in thedorm.”

That's when I realized that just bybeing a senior on paper, doesn't mean I'mone of the biggest and most well knownamong the younger students. Hiding in agroup of friends, or going to sit in thesame spot every free period, is only goingto make it harder for anyone to identify

who you are and how you fit in the com-munity.

Although it seems pretty cliché andobvious now, being friendly is reallyimportant. My freshman year, I was tootimid to participate in any activities or doanything out of my friends group. Mysuggestion to everyone, especially fresh-man, is to join any group or speak towhomever and to try something newevery weekend. Maybe join the newspa-per! Or start something that no one hastried before.

This year, I hope The Governor willbring in lots of new writers with a widerange of ideas. We are hoping to makethings interesting, beyond our usual sto-ries… If you have anything awesome thatyou think would add to the paper pleasedon't hesitate to contact any of the news-paper staff. We love new and cool ideas!

-J.B.

As the election coverage progresses, the focus shifts fur-ther and further to peripheral issues. Issues that won't affect theway the country is run over the next four to eight years. Hoursupon hours of news coverage devoted to “lipstick comment”analysis, yet just a passing comment on something such as for-eign policy. Politics have gotten so focused on “he said, she said”tactics rather than “he will do, she will do” policy criticisms thatknowledge of policies are no longer necessary. Politicians likeSarah Palin, can gain support and votes for their party just byattacking the other candidate without having to know anythingabout economic or foreign policy themselves.

But this tactic is not the sole domain of the Republican Party.The Democrats attack Sarah Palin on poor parenting skillsbecause her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant or for an allegedaffair, neither of which would have much, if any, effect on howshe would lead the country. This focus on drama rather thanactual political issues distracts the voting public from their bestinterests. As soon as McCain claims Barack is sexist, all of a sud-den that makes McCain a feminist, despite his take on all issuesindicating the exact opposite. As soon as Barack has a ministerthat is racist against white people those views are transcendedonto him, despite the fact that his own mother was white.

Whether this is the media's fault or the fault of a tabloid-obsessed, reality show-watching public, it is a scary phenome-non. The focus needs to return to what is important and that isthe direction this country would go under the command of eachcandidate. Whether or not their children are drug addicts or iftheir pastors are terrorists will not change where the candidatesstand on war, healthcare, education or the economy. The soonervoters realize this, the sooner this country can fix all its problems.

-D.P.

Seize Your Assets

Last week, with the stock market dropping4.5 percent, the country went into shock. TheGazette said that, “If money were a dad rightnow, dad would be sitting in the dark, drink-ing heavily, with his other hand clutching histemples. Drinking heavily on credit.”

What happened will be forever re-seen, inbooks, in everything. The country just lived ahistory lesson. Once Lehman brothers andMerrill Lynch collapsed, the entire financialsector of Wall Street went haywire. With tril-lions of dollars at stake, the federal govern-ment decided to give AIG a large amount ofmoney to keep it from going out of business.This caused the other businesses to collapse.

It is said that Wall Street creates up to fourservice jobs for every one in finance, so whathappened when the Stock Market dropped 4.5percent? Panic. Aziz, a Moroccan food cart

vendor told The Gazette that sales went downin 20 percent that day.

Looking at the fall, Americans chose to re-

evaluate ourselves. What are we? Capitalistor Socialist? With this stock market fall onlyundermining American Capitalism, peopleare becoming skeptical of America’s ideals.Could we be the next USSR? Or worse, thenext Nazi Germany…

Ever since this tragedy last week, morepeople have been curious about the happen-ings in the stock market. As Warren Buffetthas said, “It’s a tough way to make a living”because stocks rise and fall quickly, the trans-action costs are high and the risks are large.The Stock Market is a tricky thing, but any-one can see that the 4.5 percent drop last weekwas not a good thing.

This generation has experienced its fairshare of historical footprints. 9/11 will neverbe forgotten, as will the war in Iraq and thepossibility of a woman or a black president.The list could go on for pages. This decadewill definitely be one that goes down in his-tory.

by Julia Blanter ‘09

Please send any letters to dpress@gda.org orjblanter@gda.org. Thank you!

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Op/Ed THE GOVERNOR 3

Left vs. Right: Sarah Palin

1. She opposes stem cell research, the same kind of research that could helpquadriplegics walk again, cure some brain diseases and replace organs without theneed for a donor.

2. She opposes abortion even in the cases of rape and incest, thus creatingmany an awkward moment when new mothers across the country will have toexplain to their child that their father is also their rapist uncle.

3. She believes creationism and evolution should be taught side by side inpublic schools as theories of equal credibility, such as evolution. Saying everythingwas created by a higher being, with no evidence to support the claim except forpeoples' innate faith is now as credible as a scientific theory (read: fact) that hasbeen agreed upon by the vast majority of the scientific community and is provableusing genetic comparisons between closely related species. Sarah Palin as VicePresident could single handedly make our schools dumber.

P.S. Palin does not believe in Evolution.

4. Famous Leaders that have attempted to or have banned books:- Chairman Mao, former leader of the Chinese Communist Party- Adolf Hitler, former dictator of Germany - Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska and VP Candidate

5. Although Palin/McCain claim to want a change from Bush's policies,Palin seems to be completely unaware of what these policies are, as she shows inher only TV interview, with reporter Charlie Gibson,

Gibson: Do you agree with the Bush Doctrine?Palin: In what respect, Charlie?Gibson (refusing to give her a hint): What do you interpret it to be?Palin: His world view?Gibson: No, the Bush Doctrine, enunciated in September 2002, before the Iraq

War…

Remember when politicians used to tell journalists about policies and what wasgoing on in government, not the other way around? The phrase “if you don't knowyour past, you're doomed to repeat it” comes to mind.

6. She claims to be a fiscal conservative when it comes to be the economy…

Ronald Reagan- Fiscal Conservative- $200 + Billion deficitGeorge H.W. Bush- Fiscal Conservative- $300 Billion deficitBill Clinton- Tax & Spend Liberal- $200 + Billion surplusGeorge W. Bush- Fiscal Conservative- $482 Billion deficit

Judging by its past success or lack thereof, this doesn't seem like something tobe flaunting.

7. The country can't trust its foreign relations issues in the hands of someonewho got their first passport in 2007.

8. She disparages community organizing and refers to Barack Obama as“Just a community organizer.” A community organizer doesn't seem like the worstthing. Just ask Martin Luther King Jr. or Jesus.

9. She doesn't believe humans cause global warming. Way to go green.

10. She is the less experienced candidate. The Democratic VP nominee, JoeBiden, has been a US senator for over 35 years. Palin has been the governor of astate with less people than Boston, for about 24 months.

1. People Like Her: Since late spring the country has been prepar-ing for the Obama coronation, as he consistently had a double digit leadover McCain in the Polls. However, since the Palin acceptance speech,all major polling agencies now have McCain ahead. The game hasn'tchanged, just the players.

2. She Gets the Job Done: I'm not about to pretend to be an experton Alaska politics, I'll leave that to the residents. As Governor, howev-er, Sarah Palin had an 84% approval rating, one of the highest everrecorded by a governor…To get more than eight out of ten people toagree on anything is a miracle in today's society, let alone in politics...

3. Because she's the only one running for V.P.: Six weeks till theelection and the Democrats have yet to name a V.P. candidate… Ohscratch that! I guess they have nominated some guy named Biden...Iwonder if that is the same guy that has been running for president since1988. Would have thought America would have heard of him by now!

4. She has executive experience: Sarah Palin has more executiveexperience than the whole entire Democratic ticket. As Governor of thelargest state in the union, she has fought corruption and handled abudget, and, during her tenure, she has reduced property tax levelswhile increasing services for Alaskans.

5. She is not afraid to make bold decisions: As Governor of Alaska,Palin has used her veto pen, more than once, to slash roughly half a bil-lion dollars in pork barrel spending. She cancelled the construction ofprojects, which were unnecessary, and sold the state's luxury jet, alongwith eliminating the personal driver and the chef.

6. Palin is country first: She loves this country and is unashamed-ly patriotic. Her love for our country is also quite prevalent within herfamily; her eldest son, Track, deployed for Iraq this September.

7. She is relatable to the American People: Govenor Palin is notonly comfortable with blue collar votes, but also loved by them. In anutshell, Palin is blue collar to the core. She is a life member of the NRA,she hunts and fishes, and her husband is an oil rig worker and com-mercial fisherman who races snowmobiles for fun.

8. She can handle the pressure: A mom of five kids, her youngesta son with Down Syndrome, she is ready for anything and everythingthrown at her. Along with the pressures of being a mom, she has dealtwith the pressures of winning a state basketball championship. In 1982,with the game on the line, Palin nicknamed "Sarah Barracuda" made acritical free throw to seal the outcome of the game…Certainly no smallfeat.

9. Sarah Palin is a true reform candidate: If you're corrupt, shewill expose you...Whether you are a Democrat, the state Republicanchairman, or even her own brother in-law, she will show no mercy.

10. She doesn't just talk about the American dream, she is theAmerican dream: Not too long ago, Governor Palin was earning a livingby being a salmon fisher. She then worked her way up to become a localsports reporter, a city councilor worker, a mayor, and eventually theGovernor of Alaska. Currently, she is V.P. pick of the GOP ticket, whichis more than I think she thought she would have ever accomplished.

by Jen Migliore ‘10by Dylan Press ‘09

News THE GOVERNOR 4

Although New Englanders mightcomplain about blizzards and heatwaves, they have it easy compared toGulf Coast residents.

Early Saturday morning,Hurricane Ike hit the Gulf Coast ofsoutheast Texas and Louisiana along a

500-mile stretch. It arrived with110mph winds, powerful rain andhuge waves.

Although the surge was less thanfeared, reaching 13.5 ft in Sabine Pass,Texas, 5 ft in Houston, and 11 ft inGalveston, locals feared for inlandflooding and much of the Louisianacoast experienced catastrophic flood-ing, with over 1800 homes destroyed.Levees were also destroyed. Thisflooding was the second in two weeks,the first coming from Labor Day'sHurricane Gustav. In Lake Charles

and Plaquemine Parish, Louisiana,officials reported that the floods wereworse than those of Hurricane Rita,which hit in September 2005.

Three million customers in Texasare without power and could be for amatter of weeks. After Hurricane

Alicia, which hit Houston in 1983,some were without power for 16 days.Two hundred thousand are currentlywithout power in Louisiana; 60,000who lost it in Gustav, and another140,000 who lost it in Ike.

Ike has caused a spike in oil prices.Although the storm missed manymajor refineries, most will still beclosed for days. Nationally, prices areup to an average of $3.733, while onthe Gulf Coast they have hit $4.85. TheEPA has temporarily lowered its oil

standards for states primarily depend-ent on Gulf Coast oil, allowing thosestates more access to imported oil.

President Bush has declared amajor disaster area for 29 counties inTexas. These counties will receive fed-eral aid in addition to state and localaid for temporary housing, housingrepairs. State and local governmentswill also receive federal aid.

As the storm weakened and head-ed out, rescue crews prepared to helpthe over 100,000 people who remainedand did not evacuate.

Information for this article camefrom yahoo.com from AssociatedPress

Hurricane Ike Hits Coast But Spares LA

by ArielShapiro 09’

Matt Fisch and Abby Harris graduated from TGA in2008 and are currently attending Tulane University inNew Orleans.

Gov: How did the school handle letting youknow about the hurricane and the plan to evacuate?How was the evacuation organized?

Abby Harris: There were a lot of rumors leadingup to the actual announcement of the evacuation.Tulane's policy is to evacuate when there's a catego-ry one hurricane or worse. The school was reallygood about letting everyone know and supplyingshuttles to the airport for those who needed trans-portation. Also, everyone who didn't have any-where to go could evacuate with Tulane to JacksonState University in Mississippi.

Matt Fisch: We were texted on the Thursdaybefore the Saturday we were forced to evacuate on.We were told that we had to be off campus by noonon Saturday. The evacuation was organized by eachindividual person. We all had to come up with ourown plans.

G: Where did you go?

Abby: I evacuated with a friend from school. Westarted off our "hurrication" in Mississippi then trav-eled to the University of Alabama where we stayedwith some people that my friend knows from home.

Staying at Bama was a blast and I got a real taste ofthe culture of the true Deep South. We ended ourweek at the university supporting our school in

green with a few strings of Mardi Gras beads at theBama vs. Tulane football game.

Matt: I went to Orlando, Florida to be withfriends. I flew there.

G: How long did you have to leave school for?

Abby: We left on Saturday August 30th andreturned on Sunday September 7th

Matt: I left school for exactly one week. Classes

were cancelled from Friday to the followingMonday.

G: How long had you been at school when theevacuation was required?

Abby: I evacuated on Saturday, exactly a weekfrom move-in day but a lot of other people left theprevious Thursday night.

Matt: We had been at school for six days.

G: Was there any damage to the school?

Abby: There was some debris around the cam-pus, a couple fences blown down, the bomb-proofwindows of the business building were completelycracked and some shattered, and there were branch-es down in some places. Although I'm sure a lot hadbeen cleaned up before students were allowed toreturn to campus, the damage wasn't as bad as Iexpected.

Matt: There were some branches that came downin and around Audubon Park and a few windowsshattered here and there. Other than that, the cam-pus and surrounding area fared well.

G: Did the experience make you have any secondthoughts about attending school in New Orleans?

Abby: Not at all. I had a blast the first week andbeing forced to stay away made me love the school

No Me Gustav!

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Staff Report

Dear Advisors...Dear Advisors,

All my friends play on a team together but I don't play sports. They hang out everydayat practice and I feel really left out. How do I feel more in touch with them?

- Lonely

Dear Lonely, Loneliness is a very difficult emotion. Even though it is natural and probably

healthy to spend time alone, many people feel uncomfortable when they are alone andseek ways to connect with people in order to avoid this feeling. There certainly are timeshere at school when you may find yourself engaged in some activity that is very differ-ent from that of your friends and separates you from them. There is no question that wetend to socialize with those people who play the same sports, participate in drama, livein the same dorm or perform in the same musical groups. Feeling left out, for most peo-ple, is even more difficult than being lonely because being alone will end at some pointbut being left out feels like being excluded, sometimes on purpose. If all of your friendsare together in one activity and you are not there, it will be important for you to let themknow that you miss them and then find other ways for all of you to be together.Sometimes being separated from your friends can not be helped but just remember thatit is not forever. It is important for you to communicate effectively about how you feeland then follow up with making a plan of how to be with your friends when you can.Maybe the most important thing to remember is to not take it personally and know thatthe times you are all together will be fun and something to look forward to.

This year's fishing club will be like noneother, according to organizers Alex Matses andGeorge French. In previous years, the club hasdone little to keep its occupants satisfied, theseniors contend. Participants have dropped aline in the water once or even not at all thisduring the year. With the help of ActivitiesDirector Mr. Tim Weir, Dean of Students Mr.Steve Ogden, Manager of Information SystemsMr. Aaron Mandel (Pandi Bear) and other fac-ulty, the group is planning on making at leastfour trips to different fishing grounds. Eachground will be previously fished prior to theirarrival in order to help the members catch fishby supplying them information about what touse. Anyone is able to join this group and themore members the better, say the organizers.To participate, members need to have a rodavailable to them on the day of the trip andsend an email to either Alex Matses (amat-ses@govsacademy.org) or George French(gfrench@govsacademy.org).

Fishing Clubby Alex Matses '09

John is at his house alone, whenhe decides to go out for the nightand stay at a friend’s house. Sohe turns off all the lights andlocks his door. He comes backthe next morning and the policeare waiting at his house to tellhim he is responsible for thedeath of several thousand people.Why is he responsible?

You walk into a jail cell, andthere is nothing but the steelbars, no windows no lights nonothing. The only thing that isthere is a dead man hanging froma rope attached to a hook at thetop of the ceiling with a puddleof water below him. How doeshe kill himself ?

photos courtesy ofAlex Matses

by Greg Rooney ‘09

The Riddler

A fresh start is a phrase commonly usedat The Governor's Academy. It could be afresh start to a new season, a new sport orwhat hopes to be a promising academicyear. The leadership of the Academy'sGay/Straight Alliance is hoping for its ow

fresh start this fall. Teachers Mr. RaymondLong and Ms. Bre-Anne McKenna are tak-

ing over from last year's advisor, Ms.Gretchen Scharfe, to help students ColinCanty and Raymond Boghos lead thegroup. They hope to work together to leadstudents to continue the goals of last year,but also try and spark a few changes here atschool. "It was a good year," said studentRay Boghos, "But I feel like we have yet tograsp the surface of what this group canaccomplish."

Ms. McKenna is extremely excited totake over the new position as she also feelsthe GSA needs to take a new turn but withthe same ambition of last year. To start,meetings have been moved from Mondaysat 6 p.m. to Thursdays at 6 p.m. (still in theCobb Room). Canty said that his goal willbe not to get the student body involvedmore in the meetings but hopefully in theGSA's events on campus. He hopes thatthrough these, people will understand moreclearly what it is the GSA is trying to do."Anyone curious or who wants to make anhonest contribution to your community,"says Canty, "then help out the GSA, becausethe goal is to create a comfortable place foreveryone to be a part of."

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Gay/Straight Alliance: A Fresh New Start

by Colin Canty ‘09

Photo by Abby Wallman ‘10

required to attend anothercollege for a semester. Afterthat, they returned toTulane”, says Matt. “It’s

kind of weird discussing the disaster with people whoactually went through it because they almost hesitate totalk about it. One woman who I work with was reallystressed out when she found out that we had to leavebecause it reminded her of packing for the Katrina evac-uation”, adds Abby.

When asked if they could compare any of the hurri-cane weather to weather they experienced living in NewEngland, neither Matt nor Abby could. “There’s nothinglike it. It’s hard to imagine leaning into the wind and notfalling down and seeing rain fall almost horizontally”,

says Abby. Matt adds, “We're currently getting theoutskirts of Ike, and the wind is tremendous. It’s worsethan anything I've ever seen before.”

Both Abby and Matt have really been enjoying theirtime at Tulane thus far. “Anyone looking for a greatschool in the best city on earth should apply to Tulane. Ifyou do, definitely bring a raincoat and rain boots”, saysAbby, and as a word of advice, “If you value your life,don’t attempt to drive from Tuscaloosa, Alabama to NewOrleans, Louisiana at 3:00 AM.” In conclusion, Mattnotes, “Tulane is a great place and we have fun everynight of the week. It's hard to lose when you alwayswin.”

...Hurricane Continued from Page 1

Photo courtesy of Abby Harris

Would You Rather?

by Dylan Press 09’

-Have twins at age 14 or never have chil-dren?

- Have noticeably uneven legs or notice-ably uneven ears?

- Be 8 feet tall or 3 feet tall?

- Have a working lightsaber or all 150original pokémon?

- Live in the same place the rest of yourlife or have to move every year?

- Become a quadriplegic or make yourbest friend a paraplegic?

- Be able to be invisible or be able to fly?

even more. I think the evacuation increasedmany students' school spirit and overall happi-ness when we all returned. Also, New Orleansin general has so much character and is sounique that it's hard not to fall in love with it.

Matt: Absolutely not. G: Did you speak to anyone who had been

there for Katrina? If so, what did they have tosay about the experience?

Abby: I've chatted with quite a few peoplewho went through Katrina, both Tulanians andlocals. It's kind of weird discussing the disasterwith people who actually went through itbecause they almost hesitate to talk about it. Itwas obviously really hard for the city and put ahuge emotional strain on those who experi-enced it first hand. One woman who I workwith (I work at the athletic training room oncampus) was really stressed out when shefound out that we had to leave because itreminded her of packing for the Katrina evacu-ation.

Matt: All students wererequired to attend anothercollege for one semester.After that, they had to returnto Tulane. It was a real hasslefor everybody and no onewould ever want to have togo through it again.

G: How did the stormcompare to the weather youhad experienced living inNew England?

Abby: There's nothing like it. It's hard toimagine leaning into the wind and not fallingdown and seeing rain fall almost horizontally.

Matt: I wasn't in New Orleans during thestorm, so I can't tell you. We're currently get-ting the outskirts of Ike, and the wind istremendous. Worse than anything I've everseen before.

G: What else would you like people at TGA

to know about your experience? Abby: A couple of things: 1.) I think that anyone looking for a great

school in the best city on earth should apply toTulane

2.) If you do, definitely bring a raincoat andrain boots

3.) Don't let hurricanes scare you away fromthis area...it's been here for a while and it's notgoing anywhere.

4.) There are a lot of cool service opportuni-ties including Habitat for Humanity (just askJamie, Hannah, Demi and Liv.)

5.) Don't go to Mississippi there's nothing todo there except go to Waffle House

6.) If you enjoy frat parties held in rodeobarns go to the University of Alabama.

7.) All the boys at U Alabama have the samehaircut.

8.) If you value your life, don't attempt todrive from Tuscaloosa, Al to New Orleans, Laat 3 am.

Matt: Tulane is a great place and we havefun every night of the week. It's hard to losewhen you always win.

Matt and Abby at graduationPhoto courtesy of Abby Harris ‘08

...No Me Gustav!Continued from Page 4

Matt after theevacuation

Photo courtesy of MattFisch ‘08

GSA leaders Mr. Long, Ray Boghos, Colin Canty,Ms. McKenna

Sports THE GOVERNOR 7

The professional beach vol-leyball player and two-timeOlympic gold medalist MistyMay-Treanor is taking a breakfrom the beach and hitting thedance floor. In the upcomingseason of ABC's Dancing withthe Stars, she will make herdancing debut along withsinger Lance Bass, reality starKim Kardashian, comedianJeffrey Ross, as well as nineother famous contestants.

May-Treanor, with partnerKerri Walsh, dominated theAVP tour since August 2007.The duo recently ended theirwinning streak of 112 consecu-tive matches and 19 title winsshortly after their gold medalvictory in Beijing. After theclose of the tour, both athleteswill take a break in order tostart families.

September 22 at 8/7c,

Misty May-Treanor will pairup with a different type ofpartner, dancer MaksimChmerkovskiy for the pre-miere of season six of Dancingwith the Stars.

Celebrity Domination:Misty May

Patriot quarterback Tom Bradywas injured in the season openerwhen he was tackled on a play byKansas City Chief safety, BernardPollard. The 2007 League MVP wentdown clutching his knee while all ofPatriot Nation held its breath. Bradywas then helped off the field andtaken to the locker room for x-rays.The injury happened in the first quar-ter of the game and Brady did notreturn to the sideline for the remain-der of the game. The Patriots wereable to rally to a 17-10 victory.

There was speculation all Sundaynight that Brady was done for the sea-son, but Patriot fans held out hopethat this was just speculation.Everyone's worst fears, however,were confirmed on Monday, when anMRI revealed that Brady would missthe rest of the season with both a tornACL and MCL injury to his left knee.He is scheduled to have surgery onthe ACL in about a month after givinghis MCL a chance to heal. Brady willthen have to endure extensive reha-bilitation of the knee which shouldlast for about six months. All in all,Brady is expected to be out forapproximately nine months. Thegood news is that this type of surgeryis usually very successful andpatients make a complete recovery.

The Patriots are now forced toreplace their beloved Brady withfourth year back-up Matt Cassel.When Cassel takes the field nextweekend against the AFC East rivalNew York Jets, it will be his first startsince playing high school football for

the Chatsworth High SchoolChancellors. Cassel went on to be theback-up quarterback at USC behindboth Matt Leinart of the ArizonaCardinals and Carson Palmer of the

Cincinnati Bengals. Both wereHeisman Trophy winners and firstround draft picks. Cassel did not havea good pre-season in which thePatriots went 0-4. At the time, specu-

lation arose that the Patriots andCoach Belichick would be wise tobring in a veteran to back up Brady.Now that Brady is injured, people areleft to wonder if the Patriots gambledby not having someone with moreexperience and consistency ready inthe wings should Brady go down.

Hopefully, this injury will be amotivator for the Patriots. Maybe itwill force the Patriots to focus moreon "team" play and defense. This isthe formula that worked so well forthem in 2001. This year may not bethe year of the big blowouts like lastyear, but maybe we will see thePatriots of old - having the offensescore just enough to win and thedefense coming up big in every game.You have to admit, it was more excit-ing to watch. It worked for thePatriots in 2001 and the Giants lastyear. So maybe it can work for thePatriots again. Here's hoping.

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Tennis star Serena Williams is back on top due to her recent victory at the U.S. Open.Sunday, September 7, she beat Jelena Jankovic in the Open finals 6-4, 7-5. The once ranked139th player, managed to beat her older sister Venus in the quarterfinals and play throughthe tournament with intensity and heart. She refused to give up even a set. This U.S Openvictory adds to her eight other major singles champions and secures her position as numberone in the world.

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New Teachers and Alter-Egos

Contrary to popular opinion, Mr.Matt Hunt was NOT formerly a malemodel. He was born in New Jerseyand went to high school in Sudbury,Massachusetts. He attended college atthe University of Virginia, where hereceived Bachelor's and Master's

degrees in electrical engineering. Afew months into his graduate work inelectrical engineering he decided hedidn't want to pursue this career path,

and so he became a teacher. He lives inthe Faculty Housing up on Old Roadand currently works in the mathemat-ics department.

He coaches the football team andtrack, where he specializes in thethrowing events. Mr. Hunt has funwatching NASCAR and actually got tovisit several NASCAR tracks inVirginia. Reading and a unique activ-ity called Brazilian Jujitsu, a form ofmartial arts that stresses differenttypes of holds, make up his hobbies.Studying math is of course also highon his list. Sorry girls, it has now beenheard straight from the horse's mouth,your math teacher was not a model.

Unfortunately, after a thoroughinterview, it is still unclear whetherMr. Ryan Hart and Michael Phelps arein fact related. As I am sure you haveseen the resemblance or heard therumors, Mr. Hart, new to the ScienceDepartment, says to ask Dylan Press

for the inside truth on that rumor.Growing up in Park City, Utah, it issafe to say that Mr. Hart is most defi-nitely a skier. After spending his sum-mer working at an adventure/active

summer camp, where he was a pro-gram director, he is ready to whip theBoys' 3rds Soccer team right intoshape.

When asked about his decided tobecome a teacher, he explained that hereally hadn't made up his mind untilhe accepted the job. “It was a naturalfit,” he described, and since it wassomething he was interested in, itseemed like a good option. He saysthat he is open to any ideas in the sci-ence field for the future. He currentlylives in Eames Under, says it is a ter-rific space and that he is really lucky tohave such a great apartment. Whenasked what the best and worst partsabout dorm life were, he indicated thatgetting to interact with students out-side of class was for sure the greatestpart, and the only downside waswhen his neighbors above bouncedbasketballs on his ceiling. So, just toclear up any rumors, Mr. Hart was notan Olympic swimmer, but…. he diddo a little swimming during his child-hood.

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Das Lacrosse Spiele!

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Everybody loves a good Cinderellastory about an athletics team, andnone can top the likes of one that hitsclose to home. This past summer, TheGovernor's Academy's own Mr. JohnPirie, honors biology as well as marineand environmental sciences teacher,coached the German NationalLacrosse Team during their history-making, goal-bursting success at thissummer's World LacrosseChampionships. “The WorldChampionships are,” explains Pirie,“basically the Olympics of lacrosse.”

With an impressive coachingresume of 21 years of professionalcoaching, including assistant coachingGovernor's Boys Varsity Lacrosse, Mr.Pirie was first offered the internation-al coaching job during an annualcoach convention in Philadelphiawhere 5,000 to 6,000 lacrosse coachesassemble each year. After delivering apresentation on his successful meth-ods of teaching the sport, the Germanteam's general manager approachedhim and asked him to consider anoffer to travel overseas to create andcoach the German National Lacrosse

team. Pirie agreed, hardly giving it asecond thought. Lacrosse is a fairlynew sport in Europe and the opportu-nity to spread his passion to otherswas not an offer than Pirie could turndown. “It was a no-brainer,” saysPirie. “You get to do something youlove and go somewhere cool.”

Fourteen months before the WorldChampionship, Pirie headed toGermany to begin scouting playersand recruiting boys under nineteenfrom various German leagues. Heinvited them to his six to eight-weekclinic where he would study the play-ers closely and select members of histeam. This long “try-out” ensured thathe would not overlook any talentedplayers having a bad day and wouldprepare new athletes to play lacrosseat a more intense level.

Once the team was formulated,practicing began. Though the Germanteam came up winless in years past,12-hour practice sessions where the U-19 boys displayed ceaseless devotion,would ensure German redemption.“They had tons of work ethic,”explains Pirie. “I only had them do

spirits once because I saw nopoint…they conditioned them-selves…They got to know eachother… and pushed themselves.”

The team spent time traveling todifferent places to scrimmage otherteams, including here at TheGovernor's Academy. It was then thatthis new team realized that they couldswim with the big fish. Pirie explains

that he was “clueless about what theycould do until they started playing.”As time drew closer and closer to theChampionship in Coquitlam, BritishColumbia, near the major city,

Vancouver, the team continued itshard work.

When the games began, the teamsoared past their simple ambitions towin a single game, ending up with a 5-0 in their division, then continuing onto the second round, where they leftthe tournament with a 6-2 record,meriting them sixth place out of 12international teams. “It was power-ful…If they lost, then they lost, butwhen they won they made Germannational history,” says Mr. Pirie,remembering his experiences fondly,particularly their very first win andthe posed picture of the entire team inthe goal.

Mr. Pirie's turn as a Germanlacrosse coach has an interesting twist.It seems that two German students,who spent their junior years in theUnited States, started up lacrosse inGermany - one of them a student atThe Governor's Academy. The twoboys fell in love with the sport duringtheir spring season in America andwere eager to bring it to Germany. “It'sfunny,” says Mr. Pirie. “Talk about afull circle!”

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The phrase “don't judge a book byits cover” doesn't have to apply tochoosing a new book to read. There isa certain joy and spontaneity thatcomes in purchasing a book with anoutrageous cover, and picking onethat seems a little “out there” can endup being a great choice. The cover ofthis novel appears to be the artworkof an 11-year-old who just receivedthe new 48-pack of Crayolas for theirbirthday. A football game is beingplayed in the background, a blonde ispartially covered by a pink towel,people are gathered outside a house,

and right in the middle is a tackilydressed young man raising a largeknife towards the book's title,Knifeboy. For those whose firstthoughts went to the possibility of aserial killer fiction novel or a suicidalteen memoir, the cover has deceivedyou. Knifeboy by Tod HarrisonWilliams is a classic coming of agestory about a young man whose per-sistence and peculiar abilities leadhim down a prosperous but rockypath.

The story begins with Jay Hauser,a competitive and crafty Dartmouthfrat boy, whose main goal seems to bewinning the heart of his crush,

Isabelle. His freshman year is comingto a close, and with summerapproaching, Jay hopes to secureIsabelle's affection. Isabelle, however,shoots him down and cites his lack ofcharisma and charm as her reasonsfor not wanting him as her boyfriend.Jay takes the critique very personally,and to prove Isabelle wrong, he takesa summer job selling expensive setsBladeworks knives. He combines hisnatural talent of salesmanship with aunique selling formula, and breaksthe company sales record rapidly. Jayuses every resource he possibly can tocontinue his greatness, but this suc-cess comes at a steep price. He devel-

ops an obsession with his craft andthe prospect of becoming the greatestsalesman that ever lived. In thisobsession, he develops an alcoholiclifestyle and constantly questions hischanging of morals that come fromhis competitive nature. Throughfeuds with his friends and family anda self-destructive lifestyle, Jay finallyrealizes the growth he must go to inorder to become the man everyonewants him to be.

Knifeboy is interesting in thatWilliams takes an unconventionalsummer job and turns it into a growthinto adulthood for Jay Hauser. Thestory is a

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New Energy For A New School Year

The Governor'sAcademy is currently

conducting a study to see if the proposal to bringwind power to campus is sustainable. Mr. PeterWerner, the history department chair, and Dr. HalScheintaub, a science teacher, are working withMr. Dick Savage, former chief financial officer andnow the Academy's sustainability coordinator,and an independent agency from upstate New

York to investigate the wind speeds and other fac-tors to see if a windmill could produce enoughenergy to power the campus.

The recent green efforts of the school startedabout four years ago when Dr. Scheintaub wasable to reinvigorate the recycling movement byfocusing on soda and water containers. Last yearthe school entered the Green Cup Challenge, aninterscholastic composition among Americanboarding schools to see who can reduce their elec-tricity usage the most. Last year, the challenge'sfourth year, 32 schools competed in the month of

February, reducing from the previous February'susage. Mr. Chris Rokous, an academy Englishteacher, provided support and advisement in ourschools successfully bid to win the Green CupChallenge.

The school was able to reduce its electric usageby more than 21 percent, tying for the champi-onship with the Berkshire School in westernMassachusetts, according to the Green Cup web-site. The Governor's Academy reduced electricityusage in February by 21.03 percent with Berkshiregetting 21.05 percent. Both schools were awardedthe championship since margin of error was takeninto account.

The school is now beginning to further extendits environmental efforts. An organic garden wasstarted this spring behind the chapel. In this year'sAugust mailing, Headmaster Marty Doggettannounced that the school was going to try toreduce paper waste, first by having parents signup for Parents Weekend, October 10th - 11th,

online. The school's usage of the computer system,Moodle, is being expanded, with more teachersput their documents online only.

The biggest step the school would take, how-ever, would be to install a windmill. The currentidea is that the windmill would be put on the hills

behind the Ingham dorm near the ropes course. Ifthe system is approved, the school will have tofind at least part of the funding, with the state pos-sibly providing some. The school could either bor-row or raise the money. The project, if successful,would eliminate the carbon emissions caused bythe Academy's electricity usage and, according tothe school's business office, could save the schoolmore than $100,000 a year.

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For years, my family has beenshopping at Wild Oats supermarket.Wild Oats is a natural food store thatboasts the best quality organic pro-duce around, a bread shop, a butcherand a juice bar. I love a good smooth-ie and have often stopped to get astrawberry banana or mango pineap-ple concoction. Sometimes, if I'mbrave, I will add a protein boost for 50

cents extra, but I have certainly nevergiven thought to adding grass to mydrink.

Wheatgrass is a common drinkadditive at most juice bars and can bemixed in your smoothie or, (not forthe faint of heart) can be consumed in

“shot” form in a small plastic cup likean awful medicine. But that is exactlywhat the growers of wheatgrassbelieve it is. Common consumption ofwheatgrass started in the 1930s whenan agriculturalist named CharlesSchnabel discovered that addingchopped grass to his hen-feed dou-bled the production of eggs. He boast-ed of this across a couple counties,selling wheatgrass to friends and fam-ily for health purposes. Soon, cans ofSchnabel's powdered grass wereavailable in most major pharmaciesaround the USA.

Wheatgrass aficionados lovinglydub their miracle cure a “superfood.”The health benefits are said to rangefrom improving the digestive systemto helping to make menopause moremanageable. The green goo is evensaid to help in the struggle againstcancer. Perhaps the most wondrous ofwheatgrass's many talents is the factthat when blended, wheatgrass isessentially chlorophyll. As you mayremember from biology, chlorophyllis the molecule in plants that allowsfor photosynthesis. Fortunately forus, chlorophyll is very similar in

structure to hemoglobin, the moleculein our red blood cells that carries oxy-

gen. When consumed, chlorophyllactually increases hemoglobin pro-duction, and consequently, oxygencirculation. Wheatgrass also has 13vitamins of which several are antioxi-dants, many minerals and trace ele-ments and boasts all 20 amino acids. Italso contains the hormone abscisicacid and over 30 enzymes, all of

which are considered beneficial. William T. Jarvis, a retired profes-

sor of public health at the Loma LindaUniversity School of Medicine,doubts the beneficial effects of wheat-grass. “Enzymes are complex proteinmolecules produced by living organ-isms exclusively for their own use inpromoting chemical reactions. Orallyingested enzymes are digested in thestomach and have no enzymatic activ-ity in the eater.” Vivian Crisman,nutritionist at Vaden Health Center,also doubts wheatgrass is more than amarketing craze. “The amount ofwheatgrass in a shot is unlikely toimprove your body's performancedrastically,” she said, and thinks theenergizing effects of wheatgrass arepotentially linked to the placebo effectof the marketing campaigns andclaims made by the growers.

Certainly, I would hope thatwheatgrass's possible benefits can bematched by some of the tastier veg-etables out there like broccoli orasparagus, because I would certainlyrather eat my vegetables than drinkliquefied cow chow.

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Profile: Jenn Blewett

Jennifer Blewett is the new intern in the HealthCenter working under Ms.Elizabeth Ruhl, schoolcounselor.

GOV: Are you from around here? JB: Yes. I am from Topsfield, which is very

close the to the Byfield campus. G: what do you hope to learn and why did

you decide to come to GDA? J: I hope to learn more

about boarding schoollife and the issues thatcan arise with it. Livingaway from home duringyour adolescent years canbe extremely rewardingbut also tough at timestoo. Through Ms. Ruhland the counseling office,I am looking forward togaining some wonderfulexperience working withstudents and learningmore about what goes onhere at Governor's.

I chose to come toGDA for a few reasons. Iknew I wanted to workwithin a boarding school.It's a unique atmospheregoing to school and liv-ing with your peers. AndI wanted to experiencewhat the students lives were really like. When Ifound out that Ms. Ruhl would accept an internfor the 2008-2009 academic year, it just seemedlike a great fit. Governors' is both close and agreat environment to work within.

G: where are you in school...what degree areyou going for?

J: I am at Boston College pursuing a degreein clinical social work with a concentration inHealth/Mental Health. In May I graduatedfrom Northeastern University with a degree inHuman Services and Psychology.

G: Have you ever had experience with inde-pendent schools?

J: Yes. Both my parents went to privateboarding schools, as did I for my freshman yearof high school. Also many of my friends haveattended private schools, including GDA.

G: Why did you choose psychology as yourpath?

J: At first I was going to school for pre-med,but I decided that I want-ed to deal less with thewhole medical side ofthings and more withpatients and the day today struggles that theyface. I had wonderfulprofessors at NU thattaught me how beneficialand crucial our line ofwork is. Being able to sitdown with someonegoing through a particu-larly difficult time intheir life, and talk aboutit with them and poten-tially help them is a won-derful feeling.

G: what services areyou offering and how dowe get in touch withyou?

J: Just like the stu-dents and Governor's, I

am here to learn about counseling and the tri-umphs and troubles of boarding school life(through Ms. Ruhl.) I will be available to talk toany student that feel they need to or want to dis-cuss something that is going on in their life. I amlocated on the second floor of the field houseright past the athletic directors office and will beon campus Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesdaysall year.

If ever there were a spring day so perfect, so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze

that it made you want to throw open all the windows in the house

and unlatch the door to the canary's cage, indeed, rip the little door from its jamb,

a day when the cool brick paths and the garden bursting with peonies

seemed so etched in sunlight that you felt like taking

a hammer to the glass paperweight on the living room end table,

releasing the inhabitants from their snow-covered cottage

so they could walk out, holding hands and squinting

into this larger dome of blue and white, well, today is just that kind of day.

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New intern, Jenn Blewettphoto by Abby Wallman‘10

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bit hard to grasp onto at first,however, because the likeli-hood of selling knives becom-ing an obsession is a littleunrealistic. The concept ofbecoming the best at all costsis understandable, but thesame can be seen in popularathletic movies or sitcomsabout teen popularity. Jay justturns into the stereotypicalfrat guy with hopes of win-ning a girl whose personalitydoesn't seem to be veryappealing. It gets to the pointwhere the reader is almostrooting for Jay's demise so hecan move onward. I wouldrecommend this book, butonly for someone who is justlooking for a quick read orrelief after reading a lengthynovel, as I did.

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Billy Collins is this year’s common book author andvisited The Academy yesterday. He served two terms as thePoet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003.

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The new release MyBlueberry Nights may seem likea good way to spend two hourson a Friday night, but really, it'snot. Don't be deceived by itsintriguing front cover or its all-star cast; this movie has no plot-line and moves at an exceed-ingly slow pace. The seeming-ly-stellar cast boasts namessuch as Jude Law, RachelWeisz, Natalie Portman, andeven singer Norah Jones, whoplays the main character andclearly should stick to singing.

The story (if could even becalled a story at all) followsElizabeth (Jones), a young NewYorker who befriends a cafeowner (Law) when her

boyfriend leaves for anotherwoman. The relationshipbetween Elizabeth and the cafeowner lasts all of ten minutes inthe film, and, for some reason,involves blueberry pies andabandoned sets of keys. Soon,Elizabeth leaves inexplicably totravel cross-country. Along thisjourney, she meets an alcoholiccop who attempts to kill his ex-wife (Weisz), in a scene that def-initely doesn't fit with theromantic genre advertised bythe DVD box. Later, some-where around Arizona,Elizabeth runs into a younggambler, Leslie (Portman). Thetwo become fast friends,despite the fact that Lesliecheats Elizabeth out of thou-

sands of dollarsand also fails togive her her car,as promised. Atthis, Jones por-trays Elizabeth asbeing only verymildly distressed,not at all theappropriate reac-tion for losing allthat she had in themiddle of thedesert. At somepoint during thispart, too, Leslie'sfather dies, butshe seems to getover this fairly quickly. Then,all of a sudden, Elizabeth isback in New York to return tothe keys and the blueberry piesand Jude Law. This may seemlike a good idea, but really theonly plus to this turn in themovie was that the end was fastapproaching.

If this movie has anythinggoing for it, it's the extremelyartsy cinematography andunique overall design. The onlypoints at which I became brieflyinterested in the movie werewhen scenes were depicted inan unexpected and creative

way, such as when a fight in thecafe was filmed as if through asecurity camera on the ceiling.But, let's be honest, there's onlyso much that cinematographycan do, because a movie reallydoes need some sort of interest-ing plot.

If you see this movie inBlockbuster, don't be fooled byits intriguing title and alluringback-cover description.Unfortunately the fascinatingcinematography doesn't coverup for the lack of plotlineenough to hold one's attention,and I found myself wishing Ihad turned it off instead of sit-ting through the entire, boringninety minutes.

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by Annie Quigley ‘’10

Vicky Cristina Barcelonais a romantic, charming,and utterly unpretentiousfilm about two Americanfriends (Scarlett Johanssonand Rebecca Hall) who,while spending the sum-mer in Barcelona, Spain,meet Juan Antonio (JavierBardem), a painter. JuanAntonio is the quintessen-tial lover: upon meetingthe girls for the first time,he gives them an interest-ing proposal: come toOvedio (a small Spanishtown) and the three ofthem will make love.

In fact, that is whatVicky Cristina Barcelona isall about: love. Vicky is themore pragmatic of the twofriends, approaching lovefrom a logical, almost busi-ness-like view. Cristina isthe complete opposite: shedoes not know what shewants out of love, onlywhat she does not want. Asthe movie progresses,Cristina moves in withJuan Antonio and his love-ly but unbalanced ex-wife,Maria Elena (PenelopeCruz). And yes, there is aménage á trois withJohansson, Bardem and

Cruz, but that scene, and,in fact, the entire movie, isdone with class.Meanwhile, Vicky strug-gles with her relationshipwith her fiance after spend-ing a night with JuanAntonio. The film ques-

tions what it means to befaithful, what is love, andwhat makes people happy.It is, quite simply, a movieabout love yet asks, whatexactly is love? The film isessential Woody Allen: it ismore a snapshot into thecharacters' lives than a typ-ical plot, and it doesn'thave the typical cliché end-

ing one usually associateswith romantic films. Thechemistry between Bardemand Cruz is palpable, andJohansson plays the char-acter of Vicky with ease.Allen shows just the rightamount of Barcelona, high-

lighting its beauti-ful and exoticarchitecture with-out seeming tooTravel Channel-esque. E v e nthough it mightnot seem it on thesurface, VickyCristina Barcelonaappeals to a wideaudience. There isthe general awe-someness of JavierBardem, fresh offof his Oscar BestActor win for NoCountry for OldMen; the uniquefilmmaking of

Woody Allen; and a veryattractive and talented cast.

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Seniors

Champ Kingthong 09/28/88Patrick Harper 09/04/89Adam Marshall 09/11/89Caroline Dwyer 09/05/90Sungbin Lee 09/06/90Alex Matses 09/14/90Rebecca Lindmark 09/21/90Ariana Vlachos 09/27/90Luis Alvarez 09/28/90Carlota Caicedo 09/08/91Lisa Hoopes 09/24/91

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