The Milton Paper NOVEMBER 17th, 2017
VOL. 35 NO. 06
MILTON’S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER
News Medical Leave at Milton By NIKHIL PANDE '21
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Remembering Mr. Francis D. Millet
Making up work while keeping up with the daily assignments and busy schedule of a Milton student makes medical leave a tough circumstance to recover from. Each year, a number of students go on medical leave to recover from illnesses that withdraw them from their academics. Though upper school students spend most of their days on the Milton Academy campus, they still have lives and struggles outside of Milton. Students face challenges that force them to leave their large, but tight-knit community; the Health Center recognizes many of these challenges as medical problems. For medical leave, students work with the Health Center and leave campus for a given amount of time to regain
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On Wednesday, November 15th, Milton Academy mourned the loss of Mr. Francis D. Millet. A member of the Milton community for over 75 years, Mr. Millet will forever be cherished as his impact lives on. Our hearts go out to the Millet family and all those who were touched by his kind presence.
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Opinion Are You Woke or Not? By NATASHA ROY '19 & PIERCE WILSON '19 “Don’t hang out with him—he’s problematic.,” “How could you be friends with her? Didn’t she say that racist thing freshman year?” We’ve all heard sentiments like these, and probably expressed them too, but excluding people based on an arbitrary standard of “wokeness” shuts down conversation and prevents us from moving forward The term “woke” arose from African American Vernacular English (AAVE), and comes from the past tense of the verb “to wake.” Over the past five years, “woke” has begun to refer to one’s understanding of social
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By NATHAN SMITH '21
Honoring our nation’s military veterans is a time-honored tradition at Milton Academy. Each year, the school takes the time to stand in silence next to the flagpole to contemplate the sacrifices, large and small, that members of our armed services have made to help secure our freedom. The tradition has been the same at Milton for the last fifty years: students, faculty and staff gather in front of the Chapel to observe
the flag at half-mast and then quietly listen to “Taps,” the traditional bugle call played at U.S. military funerals and memorials. According to the U.S. Veterans Administration, just over 7% of the U.S. population either is currently serving or has previously served in the military. Based on these demographics, there is a good chance most people at Milton do not have a personal connection to a veteran. As “Taps” plays, one wonders what this ceremony, and indeed what Veterans Day itself, means to those among us.
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Inside This Issue Reporting Sexual Assault pg. 3|| Environmental Justice pg. 6|| Comic Book Diversity pg. 9
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An integral part of the culture at Milton is the complaining. Students complain about homework, Flik food, the Handbook™, Cox librarians, and morning assembly, just to name a few. Sure, sometimes students complain just for the sake of a harmless joke. Yet when complaints dominate campus, students easily lose themselves in all the negativity. Harmless jokes and actual criticisms alike speak to the culture of our community. As part of this culture, many students focus only on the difficult aspects of life at Milton. In order to counteract this perception, and especially in light of Thanksgiving’s approach, we encourage individuals in the community to adopt an attitude of appreciation for the privilege we all have as a result of our being here. Generally speaking, we all went through the process of applying to and choosing Milton. We heard of the spacious and beautiful campus, as well as its proximity to Boston. We met or saw Milton students who represented the larger student body: passionate, talented, independent thinkers. Of course, not every new student came to Milton on his or her first day and was gushing with awe at the prospect of being here. But undoubtedly, Milton is somewhat of a cornucopia of opportunity. We strove to attend Milton because it is better than the our alternative options. It gives us a chance at higher learning and a better reach at success. Keep in mind that thankfulness does not equate to happiness. Even in a seeming utopia like Milton, uncontrollable circumstances can make achieving happiness difficult for a student. Yet if at all possible, students should be thankful for the privilege we have in attending Milton. Because we have this privilege, we also assume a certain responsibility. The primary responsibility students have is to take full advantage of our time at Milton. All students competed against other applicants to earn a place at Milton. If a student spends his or her time here complaining or being an inactive member in this community, that student is essentially wasting an opportunity which was denied to someone else. Students also should realize that that they can help Milton by criticizing the school’s flaws without complaining. In the past, students’ decisions to work in creating solutions for problems plaguing this community have resulted in many improvements to the school. In a way, the work to resolve issues at Milton is a form of repaying our school. So, as we ready ourselves for Thanksgiving break, we should reflect on our experiences at Milton. For all our hardships, we also owe much to Milton. When we consider our journeys to this place, as well as our time here, we can fully appreciate the role Milton has played in our growth. Even though Milton is obviously not perfect, it is still a door-opener, as well as a vital part of its students lives. •
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Reporting Sexual Assault By HANA WIDERMAN '19 Sexual assault or harassment is never the victim’s fault. Lisa Morin, director of counseling at Milton Academy, states, “no person or behavior can ‘cause’ these things to happen—not what someone wears, behaves like, or what they might drink.” This truth is necessary for the entire community to understand. Stigmas surrounding sexual harassment and assault create barriers against speaking up, and Morin strongly believes that “these [stigmas] need to be dispelled… to best help potential victims.” Every case is different. At first, a student might not be comfortable going to a counselor. A student still has the resources to go to someone they trust— any faculty member on campus or ISS or SECS members, who have training in this area. But ISS and SECS members are not mandated reporters, unlike counselors. Mandated reporters are required to report to the Department of Children and Families if they are aware of abuse experienced by a person under the age of eighteen. Morin “[recommends] going directly to a counselor.” The counselors have specialized training to provide support to victims of sexual assault or harassment. Morin says counselors “will always make clear the limits of confidentiality before the conversation begins.” A counselor will also tell students about their rights and other resources that the students can access. If a student would like support from an organization unconnected to Milton, a counselor can suggest an outside resource such as the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC). First and foremost is the safety of the student. Counselors will always “report [abuse or assault] to appropriate adults to ensure the safety” of a student. As Morin says, “every incident is different…with issues of timing, law, and current safety factors.” These components all play into a counselor’s decision about whom to tell and at what time. When either the counselors or the
school becomes aware of an incident of sexual assault or harassment, both the counselors and the deans will notify the student’s parents. However, Morin says that the counselors “work with the student to help find the best ways to have that conversation.” Furthermore, the counselors also provide support, education, and resources to the parents and the student. Milton must investigate any crime, such as sexual assault, if it becomes aware of such misconduct. The school must also report the sexual assault to the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and contact the police, according to Morin. However, great care is put into the student’s privacy both during and after the investigation. A student can keep their name confidential in the report to the school, and the student’s name is also never used in the DC statement. Any student who receives discipline from the school is also informed that retaliation of any kind could lead to another DC. A student should always report an incident of sexual harassment to the deans no matter how long ago it happened. The school must always investigate, even though an investigation could become increasingly difficult as time passes. However, there are many reasons why someone would not feel comfortable coming forward. A student could fear social repercussions or attacks from the person who has harassed or assaulted them. Morin explains, “self-blame… has been perpetuated by myths” and can be another strong reason for why a student does not come forward. Counseling is available both on and off of campus. Milton counselors are always here to help, and Morin hopes that “people feel comfortable coming forward to get the help they need,” whether that be on-campus support or off-campus support. A final message that she sends to the Milton community and beyond is that “it is never the victim’s fault.” •
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Two members of the faculty and one international student generously shared their observations with The Milton Paper. History faculty member Mr. Emmott likes the ceremony, but wonders whether we could do a better job explaining the significance of the event: what is Veterans day, and why do we have a flagpole outside of the chapel? According to Emmott, the only change made to the ceremony in the last few decades was that “now we have the lower school kids,” as opposed to having only upper schoolers participate in the ceremony. Emmott said that Milton holds the ceremony “on the eleventh day, on the eleventh month, at the eleventh hour, because it was originally Armistice Day to commemorate the ending of World War I.” Emmott added that “I’ve always seen it as a day of commemorating World War I, not some universal celebration, and to think of the huge human toll that war takes.” Emmott noted that “the stained glass window has members of the military, because the chapel was created to commemorate the Milton boys who died in World War I.” He would like to see the school do a better job of connecting Veterans Day to the school, “because there is a lot of history to why the flagpole is in front of the Chapel, and why we stand around the flagpole.” Still, Emmott said that “the physical ceremony is pretty cool, and I like it.” Mr. Skinner, head of the College Counseling Office, also offered his observations. “I think it’s a beautiful simplicity. I wouldn't change it at all,” Skinner said. When asked about how he feels students connect to the ceremony, Skinner commented, “I would imagine that, as they go through it, they understand it more every year they do it. And the fact that everyone honors it, even if they don’t understand it or are not quite sure on that given year
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Med-leave CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 proper health. Going on this form of extended leave requires a specific process. Amanda Chapin, a counselor at the Health Center, reported that there are four different people who can recommend medical leave for students: a counselor, a nurse, a parent, or the student themselves. After a recommendation, the Health Center has a conversation with the student to let them know what medical leave would consist of. Next, the school contacts the student’s parents. Once leave is granted, an email goes out to the class deans, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Bonenfant, the student’s advisor, and, if the student is a boarder, their house head. The cause of this medical leave is not included in the email, as that information is strictly confidential. “They are in their parent’s care,” Ms. Chapin said, explaining what occurs while the student is away from school. If they are a boarding student who lives in Massachusetts or nearby, they will go home. In cases where boarding students live in other countries, unless they are on
Transitions By KATHRYN FERNANDOPULLE '19
The Transitions Program has been a controversial topic for quite some time. This program is a week full of empowerment, new friendships, and the most name games you will ever see. Transitions, designed to encompass both the academic and cultural education at Milton, was created back in the early 1980s when only a few students were qualified to attend this program. It was designed to give the few minority students the feeling that they fit in before everyone entered campus the week after. However, now that times have changed and the number of students enrolled at the Transitions Program has increased significantly, its impact has been questioned. When I attended Transitions in the summer of 2017, there was a great turnout of about seventy kids. That week was one of the greatest weeks of my life. It was so amazing to have the chance to meet people from different towns, states, countries, and even continents. We all bonded over a variety of different subjects, from our shared experiences of discrimination to our favorite ice cream flavors. We also had time to have fun and play games with our new friends. The friends I made were quite frankly amazing. Nonetheless, the
medical leave for a substantial amount of time, the student will receive care, at the expense of their parents, locally in Massachusetts. Some parents will come from overseas to stay with their child during their leave. Students are free from academic requirements until they return to campus after medical leave. After the student is fully restored to good health, the student must re-engage in classes and make up missed work. At this point, students often face the most difficult logistical challenge of the medical leave process. Although the student may get extensions as needed and does not have to make up all missed work, diving back into classes inevitably causes stress. The Health Center and the Academic Skills Center work with the student to remove some of the stress. In some cases, a student is absent for only a few days, so they haven’t accumulated too much missed work. However, the majority of students work with Ms. Collins to form a plan and prioritize the most important of the missed work. Most cliques developed before I could even notice. Friend groups were forming before official school had even started, and those who did not qualify to attend Transitions were left out. While it was great that people could bond and make personal connections before school started, the exclusivity of the program, and the expected ramifications of having already established friend groups, put a damper on the experience. When real school started, there was a huge swarm of freshman in the cave. Most of the new kids looked like a deer in the headlights. Nevertheless the kids who attended the Transitions Program naturally drifted towards their pre-formed crowd. I know that I was not nearly as scared on the first day of school as I thought I would be because of my familiarity with some among a crowd of otherwise new faces. I naturally walked over to my friends from the week before and we struck up a conversation. Looking back, we might have seemed exclusive to the completely new freshman. The new kids were clearly scared to even approach the groups who were casually talking as if they had already met—which they had. After being seemingly shut out of the Transitions crowds, some of the new kids ended up floating to each other, creating new social groups. At this point, there were many Transitions crowds alongside the newly-formed groups of non-Transitions kids. These groups were
students are placed on in-house medical leave and may leave class to go to the Health Center whenever necessary. “Colleges may ask whether a student has ever taken an extended leave from school for medical, personal, or other reasons,” states Milton Academy’s handbook. “While privacy rights prevail here, there may be compelling reasons to report extended leaves.” The stress of returning to school life may result in lower grades on a student’s transcript. Thus, students may want to report their leave to put the grade decrease into better context, avoiding any misguided inferences that colleges could make about a student’s academic discipline and performance. Students often experience difficulty reentering the fast pace of Milton Academy, and that return is a critical period in the process of medical leave. Unfortunately, if a student’s recovery from leave is difficult, the rest of the year often can be as well. •
and continue to be clearly segregated by race, as the Transitions program itself was comprised of only minorities. To many, the Transitions program is amazing and it helps minorities who would otherwise not feel comfortable in the Milton community to feel accepted. In essence, the program creates an oasis or safe space for these people. I have a different experience because I came from the Milton middle school. Going into Transitions, I already knew people. Therefore, wherever I went, I never felt completely alone. I was very privileged in the sense that I never had to go up to someone alone and have that weird conversation about your name, where you're from, and what your favorite color is. On the other hand, after talking to many of the new kids who went to Transitions, they all said that it was an amazing way to start the year. Transitions is one of the main reasons that the social groups during freshman year at Milton Academy are so separated by race and ethnicity. Indeed, it is a great week of learning and making new friends. Yet, after going through both the Transitions Program and the opening of school, I have to say that Transitions definitely sparks the culturally-homogenous cliques in Class IV. Both students and teachers must be mindful of the cultural gap that Transitions initiates and should try their best to bridge this divide.•
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issues and/or rejection of bigotry. The Black Lives Matter movement and others have encouraged activists to claim “wokeness,” all while urging everyone else to “stay woke.” After the announcement about a female faculty member who was sexually harassed on Centre St., one English class had further discussion about the issue. Because Mr. Bland had explained that the Milton Police were looking into the incident, a Class I male student asked “what do you think the police can really do?” He tried to raise the point that we don’t know how much power the Milton Police really wield in a situation like this. While he prefaced his question by reaffirming how awful the entire incident was, his math teacher “shut [him] down; she assumed [he] was justifying the actions of the perpetrator.” His teacher insinuated that he was disregarding the feelings of the students who feel unsafe, when he was just trying to add a new point to the discussion. His views weren’t in the slightest bit extreme—the student identifies as a liberal—but he still felt uncomfortable bringing a different perspective to the conversation. The student adds that Milton “doesn’t feel like a place where people who disagree can have a productive discussion. We talk about fewer party lines, but people are ostracized when they stray away from party ideals.” Many students, not even just conservatives, on campus don’t like to voice their opinions because they fear getting shut down. Tamara Cowham ’19 also feels the constraints of this culture, urging that “ee need to begin contextualizing things,” and that “people need to be more forgiving and consider context.” As a biracial woman, she feels as though people expect her to be “woke” about everything. When she has expressed her beliefs in the past, “people didn’t even ask [her] opinion but assumed [she] didn’t care about social justice or human rights.” And yet, “many people have implied that, because I’m a biracial woman, I don’t understand the implications in America.” She adds that often times white students—who are some of her best friends—“can be really supportive of “woke” views but don’t feel comfortable expressing them because they don’t feel included in this culture.” This doesn’t even begin to encompass the experiences of more right-leaning
students, as all the students interviewed here are liberal, and still feel the weight of this culture. Both of us –students of color– have contributed to this culture in our time at Milton. We’ve blacklisted people as problematic, and thus not worth interacting with at all; we’ve shut people down because we’ve deemed them not woke enough. While we can see how counterproductive these attitudes are, we’re by no means immune to them, and have made and will continue to make the mistakes that perpetuate a toxic “woke” culture. That said, it’s important that we name and acknowledge the factors which play into this culture. Often times, like in the scenarios above, expressing an opposing viewpoint, or even daring to question an accepted one, can leave students feeling alone and socially ostracised. Even when a student chooses to share views that are truly “problematic” or harmful sentiments, excluding them is detrimental to the ultimate goal of “woke” culture: to have everyone be as socially aware as possible and to deconstruct systems of oppression. Someone can only become “woke” through education, much of which happens in conversation. How can we expect people to become “woke” if they’re excluded on the basis that they’re not “woke” enough? This cyclicality prevents us from having productive discussions on campus. In May of 2017, during the first sit-in, students chanted “if you’re racist go to class.” Fueled by emotion, people shouting this chant encouraged others not to take place in the anti-racism protest. It demonized students who may have made mistakes, but still wanted to grow and join the movement. In the process, it dissuaded such students from wanting to grow at all; if you’re already blacklisted as “racist,” what’s the point in trying to grow in a culture that rejects your journey? It’s the same with our expectations of the school. Institutions move a glacial pace; it takes time to research precedents and dig up all of the different practices that perpetuate bias. We have to give our friends, ourselves, and our administration time to grow. Such a chant also ignores the internalized and institutionalized nature of racism. Racism is a learned behavior, taught over years and years of implicit bias, microaggressions, cultural norms, and segregation. So, it’s only logical that racism cannot be
unlearned overnight. Oppressive beliefs have been programmed into each of us since the day we were born, so it’s only natural that we all fall victim to our programming from time to time. Systems of oppression also intersect and interact with each other. For example, misogyny, homophobia, and colorism run rampant in communities of color, even though these communities have been subject to harsh racism for centuries. The issue with the label “woke” culture is that it creates a harmful binary when awareness is such a nuanced topic. The perception is that you’re either woke or not (think of the app in Dear White People). If you’re woke, you must have an intricate understanding of every issue, and if you’re not, you’re just a horrible, insensitive person undeserving of support, friendship, or respect. We know, however, that we all harbor prejudice in some form or another. An entirely unprejudiced person doesn’t exist on this planet; we’re each just in different stages of our journeys of unlearning our biases. Milton prides itself on diversity: diversity of race, diversity of socioeconomic status, and, although often forgotten, diversity of thought. Because of this diversity, everyone comes into Milton with a different set of experiences; some of us have been enveloped by issues of race and discrimination our entire lives, and others simply haven’t encountered these topics before stepping foot at Milton. It’s unfair to blame someone if they haven’t been exposed to racial diversity before Milton; how can we possibly judge each other for our experiences and environments before Milton. Instead, we should hold eachother accountable for our actions at Milton, and how we act in the face of our own prejudices. Especially with regards to social justice and multiculturalism we have to grow together. Conflict breeds growth. Instead of rejecting conflict and condemning those who —intentionally or unintentionally— incite it, we should welcome it as a learning opportunity, a chance to ask questions, have discussions and move forward productively. The next time you hear someone say something “unwoke,” take a step back before condemning them. Instead of ostracizing them and gossiping to your friends, try to have a conversation and help your fellow student move past his or her learned behavior. •
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The Toxic Tour: Environmental Justice By MALIA CHUNG '20 & SARAH ALKHAFAJI '20 We stand out front, fresh brick clearly stating this building is one of Boston’s most recent construction projects. Dave, our tour guide, holds up a grainy print of the abandoned lot this new building now occupies, a lot once full of construction rubble teeming with asbestos. The asbestos, a building material known to cause lung cancer if not disposed of properly, was located only eight miles from Milton on the corner of Dudley Street, Roxbury, and across the street from a middle school. Dave informs us that this unfenced lot risked the health of Roxbury citizens—particularly the of health children, who had used this area as a playground on their way to school each day—as the construction released asbestos particles into breathing air. Dave looks back toward our shocked faces as he rolls up the picture of the empty lot, then begins to make his way to the next site on our “Toxic Tour” about environmental justice, part of our field trip for Ms. Geyling-Moore’s “Activism for Justice in the Digital World” class. What is the first image that pops in your head when you think of “environment”? What is the first image that pops in your head when you think of “justice”? Nature, green, fair access. Dave asked us these same questions. Environmental justice works toward the fair treatment of all people regarding issues and policies of the environment, given the fact that, statistically, “people who live, work, and play in America’s most polluted environments are commonly people of color and the poor.” The tour was booked by the Alternatives for Community & Environment (ACE) organization, a group that hopes to “[build] the power of communities of color and low-income communities in Massachusetts to eradicate environmental racism and classism; create healthy, sustainable communities; and achieve environmental justice.” Right now, ACE works with students of
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why they’re there. The fact that they honor it by being quiet and observing the flag going down and going back up and listening to taps and the fact that they are respectful of the occasion, that in and of itself has power.” Skinner reflected that the ceremony has become more meaningful to him as the years have gone by. “Because of the changes that I’ve had, and the experiences that have broadened me over life, there
our age, teaching them the importance of upholding environmental justice in their neighborhoods. One of the many extensions ACE provides is this ‘Toxic Tour.’ The walking tour consists of visiting sites in Roxbury that have either polluted the town or have been locations for protests led by citizens to help eradicate illegal dumping and the presence of other pollutants in the Roxbury area. Dave, our tour guide, is actually a Milton alum who began working for ACE after he graduated from Harvard. He recalls feeling no particularly strong pull to participate in Community Engagement while at Milton, and he continued to be uninterested in community service or forms of activism until he witnessed the Living Wage Campaign at Harvard—a protest led by Harvard students to raise the wages of Harvard campus workers to a minimum of $10.25 an hour. Dave says that seeing how engaged people were with an issue and speaking to the students who participated in the Harvard sit-in drew him to the power of activism. Dave continues talking while we walk. Once he gave a “Toxic Tour” of the asbestos pile to a Roxbury resident. “I used to play in that construction pile when I was a boy,” the man explained, stunned. He had had no idea of the environmental health risks at the time. But Dave tells us that this isn’t the only unjust story that we will hear today. He leads us to the top of a small hill in a residential neighborhood where we look down on another large construction lot. While this lot was intended to be as a school-bus repair garage, it instead housed hundreds of buses that, according to Dave, moved to Roxbury because low-income neighborhoods often don’t have the political resources to object. The buses ran on diesel fuel until only a few years ago, and they exposed residents in surrounding homes to air full of diesel particles. He tells us the story of a young boy named Walter, born and raised right next door to this bus lot. At an early age,
Walter developed asthma as a result of constantly breathing this polluted air, and in his early teens, he died of an asthma attack in his home. Walter’s death led to questions about why asthma was so prevalent in Roxbury. Tests revealed that Roxbury’s air quality was more dangerously polluted than many other towns on the outskirts of Boston due to black soot particles from diesel emissions. This news outraged Walter’s school friends, so they conducted protests for cleaner air quality in the town and handed out fliers. The fliers asked that drivers not idle their cars and pictured pollution masks with the slogans like, “Let me breathe!” on them. Walter’s death inspired the community to take action to change their environment in Roxbury. Before Dave finishes the tour, he points out a police station parking lot under which still resides the sealed tank of pollutants from a former factory. He leads us to recently built community gardens (placed on raised beds because of the toxic ground soil), the only park in Roxbury—one built in Walter’s memory. At the beginning of our class’s environmental justice unit, we read a “Principles Of Environmental Justice” preamble created by participants at a People Of Color Environmental Leadership Summit. One of the clauses states that in order to ensure environmental justice, people must “educate… present and future generations [on] social and environmental issues, based on our experience[s] and an appreciation of our diverse cultural perspective.” We believe that Dave has done his part in carrying on this message. When we humanize large political issues through the stories of real people affected, we discover emotional connection we might not have had otherwise. We, Malia and Sarah, hope that we too have added our voice by bringing to light the issue of environmental justice. Now, your turn: educate yourself further, spread the word, and raise your voice against injustice. •
are more places in me for that ceremony to touch.”
China, Tony Wang ’20, shared opinions similar to those of Emmott and Skinner. Wang spoke of a universal truth of Veterans Day: “For me, even though it's not my native country, I appreciate the responsibility that veterans were willing to take on to fight for the people they love and the things they cherish. I don't really think Veterans Day should be about our country versus theirs, but just about honoring sacrifice in general because it really does apply everywhere.” •
Skinner has a personal connection to the ceremony and to Veterans Day. In a speech given to the school last year, Skinner reflected on his uncle, who served and earned distinction for his military service. During each ceremony, he “can’t help but think about that.” The powerful ceremony impacts not only Americans who have taught at Milton for a long time. One student from
Arts & Enterainment Sexual Misconduct in A&E Industries
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By LIZ FOSTER '18 In the last months of 2017, numerous allegations surrounding sexual misconduct emerged from the arts and entertainment industry. What started with over eighty women making claims against Harvey Weinstein, one of Hollywood’s most iconic producer, has spiraled into a massive wave of exposing abusers. In early October, women started to come forward with sexual abuse allegations against Weinstein, their cases ranging from harassment to rape. Hollywood’s tendency to turn a blind eye was nowhere to be found as the industry’s largest figures denounced Weinstein. It’s no secret that Hollywood, and the adjacent music industry, is scattered with misconduct. Multiple women on the set of Manchester by the Sea alleged that Casey Affleck had sexually harassed and abused them, but Affleck was still nominated in various categories by every major film awards show, even winning some. While the entire cast of Manchester by the Sea shouldn’t have to be punished for Affleck’s repulsive behavior, Affleck should have been held accountable for his actions. Woody Allen, another one of Hollywood’s prize directors, has been accused of raping his own daughter, but his films still remain celebrated. Hollywood failed to denounce
abusers. Until Weinstein. With the outstanding numbers facing the Pulp Fiction producer, The Weinstein Company fired him. In a matter of weeks, Weinstein's career was over. Even quicker was the fall of Kevin Spacey: a Hollywood icon best known for his work in American Beauty, and more recently, as the star of House of Cards. Fellow actor Anthony Rapp exposed Spacey for groping him when the House of Cards star was 24 and Rapp was 14. Spacey issued a poorly written apology and came out, saying he “chooses to live as a gay man.” Since Rapp’s allegations, thirteen more individuals have come out with claims against Kevin Spacey. In a mere two weeks, one of Hollywood’s darlings lost his career I was disgusted with Weinstein, not surprised by Affleck, and forever begrudged with Allen, but when Kevin Spacey was exposed, it felt different. I was comfortable denouncing artists when I didn’t connect to their work. Pulp Fiction was always more about Uma Thurman than anyone else to me, Casey Affleck played the same character in every movie, and Woody Allen was an obvious creep. I wasn’t connected to these predators, so I was more than comfortable shaming them. It was easy to make villains out of strangers. Kevin Spacey felt closer to home. Even still, it was his characters that
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I connected with, not the actor himself. He wasn’t someone I held near and dear. What struck me was waking up to find one of my idols accused of sexual misconduct with a minor. A woman named Nicole Elizabeth Garey posted on Facebook claiming Jesse Lacey, the frontman of the New Jersey alt-rock band Brand New, “solicited nudes from [her] starting when [she] was 15 and he was 24.” Abuse in the music industry isn’t uncommon. Big name producer Dr. Luke gained a notorious reputation for abusing Ke$ha, and pop-punk singer Jake McElfresh (better known as Front Porch Step) was dismissed from Warped Tour and exiled from the alternative scene after details emerged that he had sexually harassed a sixteen year old. I remember feeling bad for fans of abusers, having never had anyone I cared about ruined for me. To learn that Jesse Lacey, the man who embodied everything that shaped my adolescent years, had sexually and psychologically abused someone when they were only two years younger than me stung. Lacey meant something to me. Every lyric I had connected to had come from his pen. My teen years were directly tied to everything Brand New, therefore, everything Jesse Lacey. These allegation felt like betrayal. Now, as the claims against Lacey multiply, I’m not sure how to process my emotions. This time the abuser wasn’t just another foreign, big name celebrity, but someone who brought me comfort. Twitter user @SPNkr put my feelings into more articulate words, tweeting “I'm actually devastated by the Jesse Lacey news. It feels like a personal betrayal because of how much Brand New meant to me and how much they /got me/.” Someone who provided comfort and solace for so many people in times of hardship is responsible for despicable behavior. The same songs that brought me relief cause Garey, now 30, to “breakdown and have panic attacks when people play Brand New in a bar.” I can’t separate Lacey’s horrible actions from Brand New’s music no matter how hard I try. However, my struggle to comprehend my idol’s actions are nothing compared to the trauma of his victims. All I can do is wait for an apology that might never come. The horrible misogyny plaguing our entertainment industries gains more exposure each day, and I’m grateful. As more and more men are outed for their abusive behavior, more and more people are losing their idols, but this is necessary. To show support and stand with the victims of celebrities is to condemn rape culture--and to move closer to a world where men aren’t just exposed for their horrid actions but rather never commit atrocities in the first place.•
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Changing Sounds By ADI GANDHI '18 We, as consumers, tend to crave that which we already know we like. As consumers of food, we think first of past cheesecakes or sandwiches that have already left our tastebuds gushing; after all, a person cannot remember or desire a meal that he or she has not previously eaten. As consumers of music, we often desire that artists produce the same style of music that they have already been producing and releasing since that style of music is why we flocked to a particular artist in the first place. Hardly does the average consumer wait for a new album from an old favorite artist and hope that the album will have a completely new sound. We know what music we like, and we want more of it. As part of this mindset, we shy away from the thought of artists changing their sounds. We would rather have the music we like, time after time, than risk having our favorite artist release a new album that is not “as good” as the artist’s previous albums. In this way, we place a burden onto artists’ backs if they ever decide to evolve as musicians. Those artists who just produce a sequel to their previous album do not take on such a high risk; fans will hear one song they do not like and still listen to the rest of the album. On the other hand, artists who
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By JANE YANG '18 Grammy nominated drummer Matt Wilson performed in a trio with Milton graduate Jason Yeager ’05 on piano and Milton Academy jazz program director Bob Sinicrope on bass last Thursday. During the concert, they were also joined by Peter Handy, a tenor saxophonist from the Conservatory Lab Charter School, Jim Repa, a renowned jazz flutist who has visited Milton as a guest artist, and Kevin Moy ’05, our own science, dance, and jazz teacher.
experiment in their music risk losing fans right from the moment that listeners hear the new genre or sound that an artist has adopted. When fans hear a song such as Taylor Swift’s recent single “Look What You Made Me Do” and hear Taylor herself announce the death of the “old Taylor,” they can be easily discouraged from listening to the rest of the new album. A dislikable style or genre pervading an album is much more unavoidable than just one bad song. If an artist does fail in his or her experimentations, we pray for a revival of the artist whom we used to (or thought we used to) know. We listen to throwback music at the highest volume and wallow in the nostalgia, lament the loss of the “old” Taylor or the “old” Drake or the “old” Kanye. The problem, also, is that we cannot realistically expect artists to stay as we once knew them. Yet sometimes, every bit of nostalgia in our hearts cries for those artists to never change, to remain like memories or childhood objects. But artists are people, too, and they mature and transform. They are no different from us, who have all more or less evolved ourselves to the point that we would mock our middle-school writings or drawings or haircuts. Thus, many artists have the inevitable desire to change. Zadie Smith, in her essay “Some Notes on
Attunement,” reinforces this point as she reflects on her experience as a listener of Joni Mitchell, saying, “Joni Mitchell doesn’t want to live in my dream, stuck as it is in an eternal 1971—her life has its own time.” In addition to being able to change and grow, an artist who redefines his or her sound can then realize high rewards. If Kanye West had not experimented, we would not have seen him progress from The College Dropout to The Life of Pablo. Likewise, we would not have witnessed the various phases of Beyoncé in B’Day, then Beyoncé, then Lemonade. Consumers need to keep in mind that all artists experiment in their music and thus make breakthroughs, even if those discoveries come at the expense of perceived failure. How we currently consume music punishes artists for taking risks. So, we should support our favorite artists and listen to their radically new albums, despite any initial repulsion at the thought. In this way, we can strive to tear down the walls confining the creativity of the artists we love. In place of those restraints, we can then create a safety net to embrace our artists even if they fail, to raise them to their feet and perhaps allow them to blaze new trails. •
“It was so inspiring. It made me want to practice for 20 hours straight,” said Jen Zhao ’19 after the concert. The music was even more impressive based on the fact that the musicians had never rehearsed before and the setlist was completely an impromptu, including Autumn Leaves from audience request. The collaborative spirit of jazz was well illustrated with this tune since the band members, without having conferred with each other beforehand, communicated through music and played perfectly together with an unconventional straight-eighth feel. Both Yeager and Moy set examples for student musicians who wish to pursue both musical and academic interest in college. Veterans of the jazz trip to South Africa and deeply influenced by the jazz experience during high school, they both went off to pursuing dual degrees during college with the Tufts-NEC program and the Oberlin College-Oberlin Conservatory program, respectively. “During my senior year, I figured that a lot of great musicians quit music as they graduate, and I definitely didn’t want that to be the case. Jazz was a big part of my life in Milton, and I wanted it to be the center of my college experience,” said Yeager. Meanwhile, he received a comprehensive liberal arts education and wrestled with a common concern among students unsure of whether
to pursue music as a profession—how to earn a living as a musician. Therefore, he decided to study both international relations and jazz piano and see where his education would lead him. Now, Jason teaches as a faculty at Berklee College of Music, performs frequently at gigs, and works on his music projects. For one of the projects, he writes music based on the work of Kurt Vonnegut, an American writer famous for his satiric novel Slaughterhouse-Five. “I found it easier to write music based on literature than other music,” said Jason. To convey a character whose life is full of dilemma, he wrote a melody with an indecisive key and alternates between D-flat and G using tritone substitution; To mimic the phonetic signals through which the alien army general sends his orders, he explores rhythmic ideas similar to the sound and adds fifth intervals which elevates the sense of extraterrestrial mystery. The music program invites several guest musicians to perform on campus each year and offers amazing musical experience that could otherwise be costly. Even if it means procrastinating your homework, going to the concerts, Nesto-openings, or speakers always proves to be worth it. •
Arts & Enterainment Comic Book Diversity By PIERCE WILSON '19 The original Avengers lineup consisted of Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Ant-Man and Wasp, four white men from well-off upbringings, and one white woman of similar upbringing. This wildly diverse cast and other “a bunch of white men and one white girl” teams like it (the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Justice League, the Defenders, etc…) may have sufficed during the early days of comic books, but, in time, readers and writers alike started to demand more diverse and equitable storylines. As someone who grew up reading comic books for a significant portion of my childhood, and always related to heroes of color, I was really surprised to see backlash towards the recent introduction of diverse characters. The initial push to diversify comics –creating fan favorites like the Black Panther and Green Lantern John Stewart– started around the 1970s, when the medium began to become more accessible to children in different communities. Many of of these “affirmative action super heroes,” as writer Bosch Fawstin dubs them, were well received by audiences of all backgrounds, and, more importantly, they were profitable. One thing to keep in mind about these early attempts is that, while they were more diverse than the comic books from the first half of the century, they weren’t necessarily politically correct or culturally sensitive.
For example, Storm, a well-known member of superhero team the X-Men, was originally written to be the daughter of Kenyan tribal princess. In many early comic books, the entire continent of Africa is categorized under one title, and characters hailing from there always come from “uncivilized” backgrounds. Likewise, an influx of female superheros did not remedy the hypersexualization of women in comics. Take the revealing costumes of DC Comics’ Powergirl or Marvel Comics’ Emma Frost, both of which caused widespread controversy in original appearances. Often times, “affirmative action heroes,” had very similar backstories, demeanors, roles on their teams, and even superpowers. Black Lightning, Black Vulcan, and Static, three black male superheroes DC introduced between 1977 and 1993, all have electricity based superpowers. Even more frequently, these characters were written as sidekicks, minor players, or simply disposable characters. The early attempts to make comics more diverse, although not perfect, were a step towards a more equitable medium. Throughout the last decade, both major comic book publishing companies have began to diversify their characters once again. In 2011, DC revamped its entire lineup of monthly titles with the introduction of The New 52. These new versions of classic DC characters had different backstories,
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but still stayed true to each character’s nature. Marvel Comics has taken a more radical route, introducing numerous new characters, and completely rewriting the stories of classic heroes. The most recent iteration of Ms. Marvel, Kamela Khan, is Pakistani Muslim from New Jersey, a stark departure from the lily-white Carol Danvers, who held the Ms. Marvel moniker for over forty years. Readers received Kamela Khan fairly well, and the first volume of her title, Ms. Marvel, won a Hugo Award for best graphic storyline in 2015. Sadly, this has not been the case for many of Marvel’s other new heroes. Characters like Riri Williams (Ironheart), a fifteen-year-old black girl who single-handedly reinvents the Ironman armor in her M.I.T dorm room, and stories which tackle social issues, like a recent Captain America issue in which an undocumented hero worries about deportation, have earned this new generation of Marvel titles the nickname “social justice warrior Marvel.” Unfortunately, “woke comic books” have not proven to be profitable for Marvel in the same way that “affirmative action heroes” did at the turn of the last century. David Gabriel, Marvel’s senior vice president of sales and marketing, noted in an interview with ICv2 that the company’s identity politics push has hurt sales. He continued that to say that readers “don’t want more diversity.” While this may be true, the change in demand for diversity more likely stems from a change in who reads comic books. In the 70’s and 80’s, comic books
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Class IV Play By CALVIN CHEONG '20 The freshmen have never failed to amaze with the Class IV play, and this year’s performance was no different. The Class IV Follies: The Tree of Life was a wonderful success, befitting of all the time and effort the cast and crew put into creating the perfect atmosphere. Under the genre of “revue”, which combines song, dance, and poetry in a series of acts never seen before at Milton Academy. Ms.Kort, the director of the play, took inspiration from the Ziegfeld Follies, which were the origin of the term “follies,” and also shared the same theatrical genre. Although revue does not typically have a defined storyline, it utilizes many separate acts, ranging from solos to group performances, to convey a general theme. In the case of the Class IV Follies, the theme was exploring the journey from birth to death.
Walking into King Theatre, the most striking aspect of the set was the wooden tree. Shrouded in dim light, this immense object could only be the Tree of Life itself. Throughout the play, the Tree remains stoic and unmoving: a tree whose roots are holding all forms of creation together. While not so dramatic, the prop is reminiscent of a mythical tree, providing an unmoving depth to the Follies. The presence of this tree helps illuminate the theme of life, adding to the general atmosphere and meaning of the play. The boundlessness of the Class IV Follies is what made it so appealing to many audiences. Some could appreciate the brilliance and bravery of a solo performer, while others could mouth along the lyrics of a wellknown song sung by a group of enthusiastic actors. Others still could acknowledge the lines of the well written and perfectly
choreographed scenes, used to bolster the themes of the play. Regardless of one's preferences, the Follies provide a fun and exciting experience. And if they were not to your liking, you could enjoy cheering on your peers. Parents can feel pride for their kids and congratulate them on their successful performance. The overall enthusiasm and genuine demeanor of the actors and actresses were also a selling point of the play. The Tree of Life was a great performance by the Class of 2021 and set a solid example for future ‘follies’ to come. Hopefully, next year’s performance will live up to this year’s. In the meantime, more productions are coming to King theatre’s stage: A modern interpretation of Romeo and Juliet and an original production called Wicked Sketchy. Both are definitely worth looking forward to for the month of November.•
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Sports
US Men's Soccer Doesn't Qualify for World Cup By ELLA O'HANLON '21 In September, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team lost 2-1 in the World Cup qualifying match against Trinidad and Tobago. The U.S is one of the wealthiest and most populous countries competing for a spot in the World Cup, so why is it that our men's soccer team can’t make it into the World Cup, let alone beat Trinidad and Tobago (who has a population 900 times smaller than than the US’ and has spent significantly less money on their national sports teams)? In the U.S, much of our soccer
talent is dismissed at a young age due to the rising cost of the sport. In this country, you must play club soccer in order to eventually play at a professional level. Unfortunately, the cost to play club soccer has risen over the years, making high level soccer teams accessible to the only wealthy. Less wealthy, yet equally talented players are left with nowhere to play soccer at a highly competitive level. As these children grow older, the recruiters for “Olympic development teams” assume that the talented players all play on the club level, so they are heavily scrutinized areas when looking for new players. Meanwhile, there are some
Album Covers and Music Streaming Services By JENNIFER LIM '20 Both Rolling Stone and Billboard’s list of best album covers of all time consist mostly of albums from the 1970s such as Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd (with the exception of albums from the early 2010s that made it onto Billboard’s list). With the rise of music streaming services such as Spotify, it is no surprise that the albums from the early 2010s were the last ones to be named the best of all time; the decreased emphasis on album covers make the artwork less important when it comes to marketing, and in turn, a decreasing the need for artists to create covers that would be known as “iconic.” With Spotify and other streaming services’ ready made playlists, radio features, and personalized recommendations, users do not need to look around the platform and choose their music; all one needs to do is press play to stream hours of music tailored to satisfy each individual. An album cover’s purpose is to give the listener a sense of what the album is and capture the spirit of the music, but personalized recommendations and playlists make it so that people do not need to look at the album covers at all when choosing their music. Rather, users often find their favorite songs in a long list of
playlists categorized by genre or playlist radios, a feature that adds on to an existing playlist rather than making users choose their own music to add on to their playlists. These features make finding enjoyable music without searching easier, but in the process, decreases the importance of album covers. In a big playlist with hours of music, individual album covers rarely have a chance to stand out. The emphasis is on the music rather than the album artwork or the artist. Though the album cover is displayed in a small corner on the bottom of the screen, people rarely scrutinize over covers as they listen to ready-made playlists. Because of the decreased emphasis on the album covers, the popularity and recognizability of a covers is almost completely dependent on the amount of coverage it gets in the media and the promoting the artist does on their social media accounts. One example is Taylor Swift’s new album, Reputation, an album that has gotten an insane amount of coverage on social media and news outlets and as a result has become recognizable to many. As much as streaming services decrease the emphasis on album covers, social media and an artist's’ use of it to promote their music is keeping the artwork from going extinct. •
equally talented players, not in any club programs, who will never be seen by any recruiters. This leads our nation’s team to be good, but definitely not as strong as possible. On the other hand, in countries such as Trinidad and Tobago, less money is put into making club teams, so the best players of the country end up playing for the Olympic team—how it should be. Our country needs to lower the costs of these soccer programs and allow anyone to play, so our team can be the best in the world, or at least qualify to compete for that title •
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were a primary form of entertainment for many children, and children could find them for ten cents in stores on every corner. However, with the rise of the digital age and Saturday morning cartoons, more and more children swayed away from comic books, and turned towards action-packed television programs. As such, comic book vendors were forced to move into venues specifically made for the sale of comics, and the lessened demand drove the price of comics upwards, making comic books less accessible once again. A survey by ComicsBeat shows that today, the average comic book buyer is a white man in his mid- to late-thirties who doesn't want more diversity because the stories have always been about him. All of this begs the question, what are publishing companies to do? Compromise their profits for the sake of putting out conscious content? Or surrender to the pressure of consumers revert to content which does “shove social justice into the face of readers?” Should they value profits and entertainment over equity? •
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Mustangs of the Week:
Jonah Garnick '18
Molly Wilson '18
By JONAH GARNICK '18
By SOPHIA LI '19
Mustang of the Week is one of the highest honors The Milton Paper can give to an athlete. Being awarded Mustang of the Week demonstrates incredible achievement in one’s sport. Beating out several other talented athletes is tough to achieve, but I believe Jonah Garnick ’18 is best suited for this award due to his powerful performance in Hack soccer. Garnick may not have been the best athlete on the Hack Soccer team, or scored the most goals, or had the most assists, or the most saves. He may not have even been worth the roster spot he took up. But he truly embodied the Hack spirit, even more so than myself, who, remarkably, proves even less athletic than Garnick. He battled hard through countless injuries and illnesses during the season, such as ingesting grass, and bruising from painful doctor’s shots. Garnick took more shots than anyone else on the team, and whether the goal was blocked or not, the result was the same. Garnick truly manifested the old Wayne Gretzky adage, “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take,” though it could be said that he missed nearly 100 percent of the shots he did take. Garnick was one of the most consistent players on the team. His fellow teammates described him as “energetic,” “loud,” and “a man who always had your back.” As one teammate remarked, “Gangsta G is someone who is liberal with his shots but conservative with his politics.” Garnick was often heard during practice screaming encouragements to his team such as “daddy needs his juice,” “vape naysh,” and “we need to build a wall” (referring to the best defensive strategy during hack matches). While Garnick was largely absent during Hack’s matches against JV A and B, he was there in spirit. Garnick was captain during the final hack game of the year in which he tried his best to choose a team that could compete in the endurance challenge. While his team was unsuccessful, Garnick tried his best to spank his team to a victory, but ultimately couldn’t hit hard enough. It is for all of these reasons that Garnick is The Milton Paper’s Mustang of the Week. •
Imagine this, a girl with a soccer ball at her feet is barreling towards you at full speed. Suddenly, she stops, weaves her way around your last defender, and now you are the only one between her and the net. She winds up and hits the ball with all her might. Then, you spring like a frog, arms and legs extended, and parry the ball away from the net. A phenomenal save. However, a save like this is not easy, and varsity goalkeeper Molly Wilson ’18, our Mustang of the Week, knows that. Wilson has been playing soccer since she was five. Although she did not start her soccer career as a goalie, she decided to fully commit to being a goalie when she was twelve, a tough decision for someone that young. Yet being a goalie is a decision that Wilson does not regret, especially considering her experience as a goalie for Milton’s Wolfpack. Wilson has been a member of the Wolfpack since her sophomore year, and has loved every season. She enjoyed developing many meaningful friendships with her teammates, friendships that she says she may not have ever had without soccer, and having the privilege of playing a game she and her teammates love every day during the fall season. While many think that being a goalie pulls one away from the action, goalies are actually involved in every defensive play. According to Wilson, she uses her full view of the field in every game as she works with her defenders, advising them on whom to mark and where to be. However, as Wilson knows, when the opposing team does get a shot on net, it is all up to her to stop the ball from going in the goal. While the Wolfpack’s season did not go as well as expected, Wilson explains that the team brought their best to each game, playing with grit and determination every time they stepped onto the pitch. Wilson believes that their level of hard work and quality of play in every game was a win every time, even if the scoreboard didn’t reflect their efforts. While Wilson’s final season with the Wolfpack has come to an end, she will never forget her experience playing soccer at Milton. She’ll always remember the team traditions and the friendships she has made, as well as the fun and meaningful experiences she had on the field. What is next for Wilson’s soccer career is unknown but what is known is that she is and will always be a member of the pack. •
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