Andover Combats Drought Conditions
The U.S. Drought Monitor released reports last Thursday of extreme drought affecting an area that stretches from Maine to Massachusetts, including the Town of Andover. Phillips Academy is among the...
View ArticleChiming Away: Discovering The History of The Memorial Bell Tower
Students all over campus hear the chimes of the Memorial Bell Tower as its melodies float overhead every Friday at 5:00 p.m. Standing on the corner of Salem and Main Street, the tower is a well-known...
View ArticleSnyder Athletic Center Construction Inconveniences Student-Athletes
Sarah Rigazio ’18, a member of Andover Field Hockey, has to leave ten minutes earlier than she did last year for her daily practices on the turf. Since the start of construction on the new Snyder...
View ArticleMatt Cline ’19 Sweeps Jeopardy Field at Age 12
Matthew Cline ’19 was home sick at his home in Maumelle, Ark., when he found himself browsing through a list of channels and playing along a “Jeopardy” show that he originally had no intention of...
View ArticleYouth From Every Quarter ASM: Dr. Ehrenfeld ’96 Talks “Accidental Advocacy”
Relaying his story that spans from the paths of Andover to the naval bases of Afghanistan, Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld ’96, an anesthesiologist and proponent of LGBTQIA+ rights, spoke of his journey from a...
View ArticleStudents React to First Dance
The bass of the music could be heard across campus this past Saturday as hordes of students streamed into the Borden Gym for this year’s first all-school dance, which was hosted by the Student...
View ArticleShibani Bathija Dominates Hollywood and Bollywood
A young Muslim man diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome faces severe islamophobia in the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001. This is the story of “My Name is Khan,” one of the films that has...
View ArticlePKN Dorm Feature: The First in a Series of Cluster Features
Analogous to their Pinetree-shaped green crest, the dorms of Pine Knoll Cluster are scattered between the looming pine trees of the Sanctuary in the private Northeastern corner of the Andover campus....
View ArticleExeter Newspaper Faces Administrative Pressure
“The Exonian,” the student- run newspaper of Phillips Exeter Academy, which describes itself as an uncensored paper in its charter, has had password encryption on its site since early September. The...
View ArticleFoundations For Freshman: New Program Allows Juniors to Participate in Campus...
Andover established a new program for Juniors this year to help facilitate their transition to high school and their new lives on campus. “Foundations for Freshmen,” or PACE-9, is taken by all Juniors...
View ArticleONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Andover Students Lead First-Ever hackNEHS Hackathon
Andrew Wang ’18, Kevin Sun ’18, and Jocelyn Shen ’18 organized the first-ever Hack New England High Schools (hackNEHS), which was held last Saturday. Hosted by Microsoft in their Burlington Mall...
View Article‘A Walk Into the Light’– Active Minds Leads Vigil to Honor Mental-Illness...
Illuminated by radiating blue light from glow sticks, students gathered around the Armillary Sphere, hand-in- hand, and stood in silence at the “Walk Into the Light” Vigil last Friday night. Active...
View ArticleCAMD Scholar Nadha Illikkal ’17 Articulates Difficulty of Practicing Islam on...
When Nadha Illikkal ’17 needs a safe, quiet place for the five prayers she performs each day as a Muslim-American, she doesn’t have many options. “Right now, we’re utilizing the top part of the...
View ArticlePhishing Emails Target Andover Inboxes
Thousands of spam emails are filtered every day by the An- dover server, yet phishing emails aiming to deceive students and faculty into revealing their pass- words and personal information have...
View ArticleAdministration Works To Revise Andover’s Religious Calendar
Under the mission “Youth from Every Quarter,” Andover attempts to acknowledge the di- versity of religions on campus by celebrating a wider range of reli- gious holidays every year. While religion...
View ArticleExclusive Q&A with Co-founder of ‘Forbes.com’: Greg Zorthian ’71
After starting his career in journalism at The Phillipian, media mogul Greg Zorthian ’71, currently managing direc- tor at a media consulting firm, has accumulated over 40 years of experience in the...
View ArticlePacific Peaked?
Pacific Peak, the clothing organization known for its environmentalist flair, is treading warmer waters this week, as administrators have expressed concern about the group’s operating policies. Citing...
View ArticleSeniors Set Sail
With music blasting from the top deck of the Frederick L. Nolan Jr. ship, the Class of 2017 sailed around the Boston Harbor on Tuesday night during their first organized Senior dance of the year....
View ArticleEspressos and Exhaustion: A Look at Andover’s Coffee Habits
Natalie Yeh ’17 drinks one or two double-shot espressos from Paresky Commons in a day, usually visiting the espresso bar at the café in Lower Left. Although she started out drinking only a few cups a...
View ArticleSam Mihara Recounts Life In An Internment Camp
In 1942, nine-year-old Sam Mihara and his family were given a week to pack up all their belongings before departing their hometown of San Francisco. Upon the executive order of President Franklin D....
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