The Milton Paper
SEPTEMBER 21st, 2018
VOL. 36 NO. 03
MILTON’S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Opinion Dorms and Day Students: A Growing Divide By ELENA VICEIRA '19 The recent changes that the administration has made to the “In Room Visitation Policy” have turned many heads. These restrictions have implications not only for the boarding community but also for the relationships between boarding and day students. Effective this school year, these changes include postponing the day when In Room Visitation can begin to October 1st and making all students who do not belong to a dorm check in with the faculty member on duty. Students must also leave the door open and the lights on during their whole stay. Milton’s administrators have always made an serious effort to bridge the social gap between boarders and day students. However, these visitation policy revisions risk compromising the connection between day students and boarders. Students can no longer go into their friends rooms after a Friday night SAA activity to hang out before getting picked up; they can no longer go into their friends’ dorm rooms to change after school ends and before sports start. These actions may seem insignificant, but they are what makes the boarding and day community fluid. These everyday experiences in Milton dorms make day students feel as though they have access to the same advantages as boarders. Having the liberty to invite whomever into their rooms makes boarders feel like their rooms are their homes. The new rules ignore the existence of both intra-dorm relationships and boarding-day relationships. This dismissal, or what seems like a dismissal, of the fluidity between the two communities not only affects the habits that have been developed by returning students, but also impacts the relationships that are fostered by freshmen in their first few weeks of school. Freshmen often come into the first few days of school with an established friend group based on either
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Head Monitors on New Year
By MAX LITVAK '20 With a new year comes new leaders, and with these new leaders comes a whole realm of new possibilities. Our new head monitors, Asia Chung ‘19 and Mikey George ‘19, have a lot planned for the upcoming school year. In their convocation speeches last Wednesday, both emphasized the idea of entering high school with a clean slate. In Asia’s words, “the school year is really what you make of it.” Mikey elaborated on this idea— noting that this new year brings a chance to change, step out of your comfort zone, and try something new. In his speech, he urged the student body to “hang out with new people, join a different club, adopt a new character trait.” Besides setting the atmosphere for the year, Mikey and Asia used their speeches to outline some specific goals. Their main priorities are promoting mental health awareness and bridging the gap between upperclassmen and underclassmen. Although almost every speech given by a class rep or head monitor has touched on these topics, Asia and Mikey aim to finally change things. Up until last year there were very few
student-led school-wide discussions about mental health. Former head monitors Kailee Silver ‘18 and Greg Livingston ‘18 made a point of addressing the issue; they brought in outside speakers and generally promoted discussions about the importance of mental health awareness. In my interview with Mikey, he said he and Asia intend “to continue where Kailee and Greg left off last year, rather than pave a new road.” Mikey also mentioned that the SGA plans to prioritize gratitude this year because between classes, clubs, and sports, there is hardly any time in the Milton schedule to stop and appreciate all the good in our lives. Asia said in her speech, “don’t bring yourself down. Sometimes, our greatest enemy is ourselves, and we have the tendency to overthink things and convince ourselves that maybe we shouldn't even be here.” As she explained, sometimes unexpected things happen, but you need to be flexible because most things “work out in the end.” Our head monitors are ready to tackle what Asia called the “looming concern”— bridging the gap between upper and lower classmen. Bridging this gap is definitely a hard task to accomplish, especially, as Asia explained, taking into account the
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Upperclassmen, scroll back through your Instagram tagged posts to your freshman fall. Chances are you have that one picture where you’re brace-faced and cheesing on the Quad with a group of people you’ve barely spoken to since freshman year. New students, you’re currently in that very phase: the strange, all-consuming first few weeks on this campus during which you search frantically for a group of friends that’ll offer you security while you still don’t know anyone and while no one really knows you. You may have even begun your hunt before orientation, ‘directo ry-stalking’ your grade or following your soon-to-be classmates on Instagram. You created barely informed, distorted opinions about people you had yet to meet, all in the hopes of finding a group of friends when you first start out here. It’s all part of that distinct, new-student urge to find and then cling to a friend group—any friend group. When we are new and trying so hard to find our space at this school, we search for groups we think other people will want to be a part of because, in our eager minds, these groups will somehow solidify our “belonging” status. As a result, many of us find ourselves surrounded by people with whom we don’t necessarily have too much in common, simply because they were the first people we latched onto. Many more new students will feel like drifters, lacking a “group” and therefore feeling somehow inferior. But none of these factors speak to the real issues with rushed friend groups. The fact is that these groups will transform ten times over before you, dear Reader, truly find ‘your people’: that elusive crew of homies you began searching for the second you stepped foot on this campus. Though it may be hard to recognize it now, you’ll be doing yourself a favor by approaching random people in your grade rather than limiting yourself to one group. Use your first year here to talk to everyone. Freshmen, take this as your trial year. Embrace the fact that you’ll make plenty of embarrassing missteps—so many, in fact, that everyone will forget about them almost immediately. It may feel like your first impression matters immensely, but, in reality, you’re going to be so different by your junior or senior year that this impression holds little meaning at all. If anything, take solace in the promise of the friend-groupswitchup. If you’re not entirely comfortable with your current group, trust that in a year or two you’ll find one that’s a better fit. If your network of friends changes during the year, don’t feel anxious that you’re losing friends or haven’t found stability yet. You can move on from these people without harboring a grudge or feeling a gaping loss. Embrace that initial confusion and awkwardness, because if you get comfortable in a group too soon, you’ll shut yourself off to all the other relationships you could also build. TMP sees the beauty in being a floater, unconnected to any one group—someone with the freedom to roam around and make eclectic connections. The obsession with finding a friend group in your first year can be limiting and, ultimately, boring. In a few years, you’ll likely move on from that first group of “friends,” who were really just acquaintances. Still, you’ll have an unspoken connection with those people who gave you comfort and belonging when you were only just learning how to feel like a part of Milton. Even if you barely speak to each other by senior year, you know that that connection helped make you who you are today—and hey, they’ll always be on your Instagram feed.
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June 3rd: The Volcán de Fuego volcano erupts in Guatemala. At least 159 people die. June 12th: President Trumps meets with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in historic summit in Singapore. June 23rd-July 10: Thai soccer team of twelve boys and a coach get trapped two miles in a cave. The long rescue operation is a success. June 24th: Saudi Arabia finally allows women to drive, following through on the promise they made in September 2017 to abolish the longstanding policy which prevented women drivers. June 28th: Gunman kills five and injures two at the Annapolis, MD office of the newspaper The Capital.
July July 11-July 12: NATO summit in Brussels, with President Trump calling for NATO countries to increase their military spending by four percent. Leaders end up recommitting to increase their spending by two percent, as was agreed to in 2014. July 13th: Trump visits London where a crowd greets his arrival with protests and an unflattering balloon shaped like Trump as a baby. July 15th: After an exciting month-long tournament, France wins the 2018 World Cup. July 16th: Trump and Putin meet in Helsinki summit, where Trump drew bipartisan criticism for his apparent denial of Russian interference in the 2016 election. July 29th: Ahed Tamimi, a seventeen year old Palestinian activist, is released after serving eight months
August August 14th: The Grand Jury releases a report that catalogues 70 years of abuse from over 300 priests in Pennsylvania. This abuse was covered up by bishops and other leaders of the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. August 16th: Aretha Franklin, an American actress, activist, songwriter, and the acclaimed “queen of soul,” dies at age 76. August 20th: Silent Sam, a statue of a Confederate soldier which stood on the University of North Carolina campus since 1913, was toppled by protestors after a night of “Topple Silent Sam” protest events. August 25th: Vietnam War hero, Arizona senator, and former Republican presidential nominee John McCain dies from brain cancer at age 81.
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“literal, physical divide” between upper and lower classmen: the different spaces of the stu. There is a clear hierarchy; a freshman wouldn’t dare sit at an upstairs table, and only the bravest sophomore would ever muster the courage to sit on a upstairs couch. Instead of trying to fix this problem immediately, Asia and Mikey plan to take smaller steps. Their first step, Asia said, is just “sitting with the underclassmen at lunch sometimes.” She also wants all underclassmen to know that they are welcome to talk with her and Mikey about anything: an issue with a teacher, friends, whatever is on their minds. In addition to promoting mental health awareness and working on bridging the gap between upper and underclassmen, Asia and Mikey have other specific plans. According to Asia, they want to work with both the boarding and day monitors on certain issues. They will be will be working with the boarding monitors to review the in-room-visitation policy and working with the day monitors to review the late policy; all day students know what it’s like to come to school a couple minutes late because of traffic and get a cut. From building a positive atmosphere of openness to raising mental health awareness, our new head monitors, Asia and Mikey, have lots of plans for this year. Although both are very determined to make change, Asia notes that “change isn’t always as instantaneous as we would like, and, if these policies are successfully reviewed, we may not see change until the upcoming years.” However, in Mikey’s words, they, as head monitors, “do not want another SGA deemed ineffective for investing months of work into a concept that was never realized.” Armed with plans and ideas, Mikey and Asia are ready to lead our school through the 2018-2019 year. •
Introducing: SAGE By ANNIE WERNERFELT '20 After a 5 year contract with Flik ended last June, Milton changed its dining service this academic year. Other food providers went through a bidding process until Milton eventually decided on SAGE Dining. According to Paula Bonarrigo, Director of Campus Services, and the school’s liaison with the dining service, Milton went through a bidding process “to understand current trends and tools in the realm of food services” and that the process “allowed [the school] to interview and experience other dining services.” When asked what makes SAGE stand out among other dining services, Bonarrigo said that the company “services only independent schools and has a deep understanding of serving the best possible food options for K-12 children.” Returning students have noticed that walking into the cafeteria this September does not appear at first very astounding as the general layout of the food is almost identical to last year’s. So what are the differences? Walking around Forbes Dining Hall, students will notice a couple of upgrades to last year’s assortment of food and appliances. First, SAGE has students and faculty serving themselves hot food instead of ordering it from someone behind the counter. This new setup eliminates some food waste by allowing us to gauge how much food we consume. The changes don’t end there; a permanent lunch-time pizza bar that adds a reliable vegetarian option to the dining hall has replaced Flik Live. Upon walking to the panini section, students will also notice that the bread drawers and other organization appliances look newer than last year’s, although whether or not this is change links to the new dining service remains unclear. At any rate, some would say that the cafeteria looks slightly more modern, an improvement which is helped by the multiple TVs in Forbes Dining Hall broadcasting all of the options for lunch that day. One downgrade so far is that the ice cream machine has been out of order for the opening days of school, but students can suspect that it will be up and running again very soon. Boarding students largely view the transition as relatively seamless. Willa DuBois ‘20 says that “SAGE has more options for people with dietary restrictions, but Flik had more options in general.” She also praised SAGE, saying they “have done a great job responding to commentary.” Some examples of SAGE responding include bringing back Friday night ice cream and grilled chicken in the salad bar and opening Elliot Commons for breakfast earlier on weekends. These additions, along with the perceived improved quality of the hot food, lead Willa, along with most other boarding students, to like SAGE more. If students want to be able to see the menus for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, they can download the TouchOfSAGE app and register. The app has laid out the menus so students can see what SAGE will offer each day until the end of the month. The app also lets students with allergies apply a filter to see what foods they will be able to choose from on a given day. SAGE seems eager to make its food more accessible for and well liked by the entire community. •
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The OMCD on Dennis Febo
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By SUSIE URSTADT '20 On Friday, September 7th, Dennis Febo spoke to the Milton Academy community and led various talks and activities in the first few days of school for new student orientation. Surprisingly, Febo was one of the only speakers to ever present on the first day of school. According to Ilan Rodriguez, head of the Office of Multiculturalism and Community Development (OMCD), “[the school] had never had an opening speaker before [Febo], so it’s been something new to try to get students thinking about themselves and how they want to prepare for the upcoming school year.” First, Dennis spoke to individual classes, and later to everyone at an upper school assembly in the afternoon. Mr. Febo’s speech consisted of elements that aimed to provide motivation for the upcoming school year. Mr. Rodriguez says that he first heard of Mr. Febo because “he is in one of the same student organizations as [Rodriguez] was,” and Mr. Rodriguez had heard a lot about Mr. Febo’s work through mutual colleagues; “we are from different schools, but I was familiar with his work in general,” Mr. Rodriguez notes. Febo talked to some Milton students in January who were “compelled by his story and message”, so bringing him back felt like a good choice. Before the Latinx assembly, Mr. Rodriguez heard Mr. Febo’s Ted Talk on The Ism of Race and, along with the help of some students from Latinx Association, decided to invite Mr. Febo to speak in January. The talk in January “drew a significant amount of people, as he talked about mass incarceration in the prison system.” Before the first day of school, Mr. Febo led some programming for new students and the freshmen class. Mr. Rodriguez says that, before the first day of school, “Dennis spoke with Class IV and some new Class III and II students on the Importance of Culture, how it applies to everyone, and how we create it.” During the Q&A session, a few students spoke with Dennis on whiteness and how they, as white students, can get involved with issues of race and culture. On Thursday, for classes III and II, Dennis talked about the art of culture. He also wanted students to become familiar with some of the language we commonly use at Milton when talking about diversity. On Friday, he talked to Classes II and III about the importance of engagement, understanding the body, and how to channel the positivity in your body. He explained how he thought that our bodies have different types of energy and wavelengths and also how he thought our bodies transmit signals in a similar way radios do. In other words, he explained how we are all connected and have contagious attitudes. Taking a different approach for Class I, he talked about leadership and how each senior can create their own story beyond high school. On Friday afternoon, the whole school came together to hear Dennis’s final talk tying up all of the individual presentations. Mr. Rodriguez says that “the hope [Dennis’s talk] was to recognize the importance of diversity of thought. There can be a division sometimes amongst our programs and student bodies which can make it hard to have certain conversations. Some people enjoyed the presentation, some people had a lot of questions, and I think that’s both a good and bad thing because it opens the door to have certain conversations that students could have felt uncomfortable talking about before. I think sometimes students found it hard to figure out what his message was but there was a lot of moments that surprised people in some of the things that he stated. Sometimes there’s a message that we can take from speakers, we are not going to always agree with everything they have to say, but it opens the door to have these conversations.”All in all, Mr. Febo’s intention with this presentation was meant to inspire open-mindedness and a fresh start to the 2018-2019 academic year. •
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Why Grades Pushed Me to Be Who I Am Today
Opinion The Importance of Organ Donors
By EMMA BRADLEY '20 I am sure that many people at Milton, or any school for that matter, can relate to the following statement: if something isn’t graded, it simply “does not matter as much.” Our school system functions in a way that prioritizes grades. We work and prepare for the next assessment; we study hard for tests; everything builds up to some greater exam that is then graded and calculated into averages that we believe to be so important in our lives. We need good grades to send to colleges, so that we can get into a good school and have a successful life. Grades and the need to succeed are so ingrained into everything we do at Milton. And while I wish the point of this article was to tell you that grades aren’t everything in life, it isn’t. This year for the first time, Milton decided to eliminate grades from the high school transcripts of the current freshman class. It would be unfair to not recognize some of the apparent positives of this new rule. For one, this rule certainly strives to improve mental health on campus. This rule also considers that many people at Milton come from different learning backgrounds and school systems. Not displaying freshman grades accounts for some of the different levels of preparation freshman students may have coming into Milton. Though there are some positives, eliminating grades from freshman transcripts is, in my opinion, a horrible idea. Take it from a student herself. If I knew that what I was working towards was not going to be displayed later on in my life, I wouldn’t have the drive to work that as hard. I fear that eliminating these grades will not provide an environment in which incoming students push themselves as much as they possibly can. Stress at Milton is inevitable. If freshman don’t endure the same stress of transcript grades that sophomores, juniors, and seniors must endure, they will have no practice in how to manage this stress. While I believe that freshman year stress will be limited, it will ultimately just reappear even worse in later years. Freshman year grades are also an amazing benchmark for success and growth. My successes and shortcomings freshman year entirely decided how I was going to approach my sophomore year at Milton. Even if a student’s freshman year grades may not be amazing, the growth of sophomore, junior, and senior year is important to assess. While I have doubts about this rule, I hope that we are able to learn from the progress or lack thereof from this change. It would be an injustice to the freshmen to not analyze the effects of this decision on their future progress. I hope that even without official grades, freshman can find the inner drive to work hard their first year at Milton. •
Image Couirtesy of Google By WILLA DUBOIS '20 According to the Atlantic, 21 people in America die everyday waiting for an organ transplant, at least in part because only 45% of Americans are registered organ donors. Surprisingly, 95% of Americans agree with organ donation, so why are only half of those people registered? Some Americans claim they are not organ donors because they fear doctors will not try as hard to save their lives. Others think that their death certificates will be signed while they are still alive, and many worry they will not be able to have an open casket funeral. None of these things are true. A doctor’s job is to try to save their patients life, and they always do so to the best of their ability, which includes not declaring a person dead without complete certainty. Additionally, great care is taken to preserve the appearance of organ donors for the sake of their loved ones. Many people are also concerned that they may not be healthy enough to donate organs, but even people with severe health conditions may be able to donate organs. Organ donation is a hugely valuable and extremely powerful thing to do. An organ donor can save up to 8 lives and improve the lives of many others with more specific donations like skin and eyes, usually made at the discretion of family. That means that even upon your death, you can save the lives of other people and, in many cases, also enable them to do things they never imagined doing before. There are no words to describe the importance of the incredible
gift of organ donation to the recipient, a gift that is at no cost to a donor who has already passed away. Aside from a few specific cases, there is no good reason not to be an organ donor. In America, you must “opt-in” to being an organ donor; when you fill out the form to get your learner’s permit or ID, you check a box stating that you do wish to be an organ donor. As this box is labeled optional, it can be easily easily skipped or ignored by those who do not strongly wish to be organ donors. In some other countries, such as Austria and Spain, you must instead check a box indicating that you do not wish to be an organ donor. This way, any individual who has strong feelings against doning may still opt out, but those who don’t feel strongly and skip over the box are automatically registered as organ donors. Just one person’s organ donation can save the lives of up to eight others at little to no cost to them or their loved ones, yet only 45% of Americans are registered organ donors. Organ donation could even save the life of someone you love. As Milton students begin registering for driver’s licenses and ID’s, I urge each and every one of you to ignore common myths, pay attention to forms, and opt-in to organ donation. I also hope that you will write to your senators and congressmen to advocate for a change to the opt-out system of donation in America. No one should die because we, in our rush to get out of a crowded DMV, simply don’t think to check a box. •
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The Math Department's Love for Reflection By NIKHIL PANDE '20 To us Milton students, math seems like the most cut and dry subject on campus. Unlike students in English, history, and science, math students likely expect to spend less time on writing thoughts out and more time on numbers, graphs, and proofs to convey information, but Milton’s math department falls short of these expectations. Rather than embracing this fundamental nature of mathematics, it produces a curriculum in an effort to emulate what Milton has built its academic base on: writing. Everyone who was a freshman at Milton knows about Class IV Workshop, a weekly writing lecture. Down in the cramped, poorly ventilated, and dark basement of the AMC, the English faculty makes it clear that good writing is a top priority for all students who expect to graduate from Milton. Although writing is not a traditional part of math class, the Milton math department’s incorporation of writing in the curriculum has, surprisingly, led to big benefits. Throughout the year, math students take on many projects and assignments for which their teachers require a piece of reflection. They look for the use of a certain part of the brain that students would expect to fall dormant during math class. Math demands different habits to come into play while solving problems or taking tests, and this habitual thinking can help solve challenges in math. However, teachers want to make their classes more than repetition. They look for an understanding of the process as well. This reflection on the process helps one find the ability to tackle an even more challenging array of problems. Thus, the math department does indeed benefit from this sort of approach. • Consistently finding the
correct answer in a math problem demands a student’s ability to repeat processes flawlessly. For example, the process of solving an equation for ‘x’ contains the same few steps every time. Sometimes, certain steps aren’t necessarily used, but for the most part, habitual thinking and muscle memory guide the student to the correct answer. When a student first learns the process, it is vital that they ingrain the correct process. Reflection, in writing, the mathematical concepts as they are learned helps a student make sure that their understanding of the math is correct. This reassurance goes a long way to ensuring the success of a student. In my opinion, math is one of the hardest subjects to execute without full proficiency in the concepts. Applying strategies to problems requires a comprehensive understanding of the material; on a large problem set, less than adequate comprehension of the concepts needed for completion will be visible in the work produced. The understanding that is needed for success in math can be easily attained by an effective reflection of the process. Knowing ‘why’ and ‘how’ each operation is performed helps the student properly use mathematical strategies as well as instill strong habits. Ultimately, the math department loves reflection upon and thinking about the mathematical concepts that it teaches its students, as it helps students better understand the concepts that they use on a daily basis. Math is one of the few subjects that uses strict muscle memory, but a students reflection can not only improve the quality of the student’s habits, but also allow them to effectively apply these habits to different problems.
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More or Less By TONY WANG '20 The beginning of the school year is always accompanied by change, including new classes, different activities, and novel ideas. Amid the bustle, we frequently hear messages encouraging us to take a courageous step and try something new and unfamiliar. Indeed, Milton offers a myriad of options for each block of time in our day-to-day schedules, and exploring the various possibilities of classes, sports, activities, and entertainment encompasses a thrilling process that defines a significant portion of our identity as Milton students. However, does a student’s experience improve as the number of classes and events in which they choose to participate increases? Generally, their experience improves only to a certain degree. Exploration of new interests is certainly important, but often times it serves as simply the means to the end of building an efficient and fulfilling schedule in both the short and long term. We have a limited amount of time each day, and using it wisely correlates directly to our success and happiness at Milton. We often hear an emphasis on “more”, but “less” can be just as helpful in our lives at Milton and in the future. Generally, “more” appears earlier, and “less” emerges later. “More” constitutes an important process of accumulation, of discovering and exploring new concepts, fields,and passions. “Less” revolves around the idea of determining one’s true interests, focusing on the most captivating areas, and dropping some of the less engaging ones. Essentially, the latter process entails compressing an expansive list of interests into a functional combination with differing priority levels and goals for each portion. It is often easy to lose sight of “less” in the face of immense stress and heaps of work, but implementing the idea in our lives actually offers a multitude of benefits. Fewer extracurriculars and worries equate to a lower stress level and an improvement in productivity. Being able to focus on a few tasks rather than attempting to perform many allows for higher efficiency and quality of work. Also, having more time for thought can generate more creativity and innovation. In addition, “less” on a schedule creates a buffer zone and leaves flexible space for other events, potential setbacks, and relaxation. Most importantly, adopting the most interesting areas from the “more” stage of exploration will crystallize into a fulfilling “less” where students can embrace the parts of Milton they actually want to be a part of. In short, while exploring the “more” and discovering novel parts of Milton is critically important, we must remember the importance of the “less”. Not being afraid to dive into the “less” will allow us to prioritize our schedules to fit our interests and maintain healthy productivity from day to day. •
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By OLAYENI OLADIPO '19
Hey, Team! Welcome to ‘The Depot’, a storage facility for the topics of our time: the victories and defeats, the reliefs and worries, and the mindsets in the space of Milton Academy. I, Olayeni Oladipo, offer my services. Throughout the school year, I will apply my personal experience to the events we share in as students. I’ll comment on the characteristics of our community. And, most importantly, I’ll read and respond to the questions that you raise. A depot is a warehouse, a place for the storage of commodities. In order for a depot to have value, it must contain deposits. While I make deposits of my own, I ask you, Reader, to fill this depot. Submit a letter, inquiring into a concern of yours that impacts your existence within the Academy. Send me a thought or question that you wish to be sorted, stored, valued, and remembered. ‘The Depot’ carries only truths. This figurative warehouse located on a page of The Milton Paper embodies the idea that all stories and identities are valid. In an effort to shine a spotlight on moments and viewpoints, I introduce to you ‘The Depot’, the newest storage facility on campus. Last June, I deposited a goal into ‘The Depot’ stating that we, as a school community, should persistently strive to be our best selves and live our best lives. With that goal in mind, how was your summer, Reader? Were there any emotional breakthroughs or detected barriers that limited you from presenting your best self? Make a deposit, and share your newfound insight with the community. [Instructions on submissions at the end] Pursuing this goal prompted me to practice self-questioning. I evaluated myself not in a deprecating manner but in a constructive way that dug at the roots of the intentions behind my actions. As I detected the sources of influence in my life, I began to label which affected me positively or negatively. Friends, family, television, and social media are examples of the external powers that existed during my decision making process. I found that the decisions with my family in mind aligned most with what was best for me. Meanwhile, considerations over social influence and my outward appearance often led me astray from my best self. My self evaluation revealed just how much control I possess over my emotions, my actions, and my susceptibility. Regardless of the media, drama, and pressures infiltrating my life, I could decide what I’d allow to impact me. With this consciousness of my will and autonomy, I found that carrying out the goal of being my best self was easier, as I knew what it took and recognized the power I had.
That’s what a summer of trying to be my best self revealed. Due to my experience in this practice, I now challenge you, Reader, to strive for another goal. This new goal complements the dare to be our best selves and states that we, as a school community, should strive to become more introspective, deepening our self understanding through the understanding of others. I believe that knowing oneself requires more than an inward evaluation; it demands the understanding of others and the subsequent comparison that finally determines what’s truly important to oneself. The challenging thing here is the inherent sharing aspect– divulging our histories and vulnerabilities leaves us exposed. When we share, we’re often impeded by fear of misunderstanding, especially when our thoughts are sometimes clouded by external influence. Still, even with the fear and potential discomfort, I encourage you to share what’s important to you, as it can help the community understand you and better support you. As we share and view ourselves with others, seeing our stories beside the stories of our peers, we can begin to appreciate the coexistence of each other and our cultures at Milton. The more we engage with one another, the better we understand ourselves. This schoolwide self-awareness will allow us to confidently act in our truest form. And this comfort in our bodies will also foster a confidence in standing up for personal beliefs. I envision Milton Academy as a place where every student, staff, and faculty member possesses this self-consciousness and self-control, qualities that come only through a united, intimate community. At this Milton, every experience is valid, and we walk with respect and dignity. This vision is what my two goals reach towards. By trying to be our best selves and practicing introspection through dialogue, we notice the potential in ourselves and in our community. What’s holding us back? In this 2018 - 2019 school year, let us push Milton as close as we can to its potential and realize that the school’s success depends on our success. As kind Ms. Foster says, “We have the power!” So, let’s get it done. So long and until next time at ‘The Depot’. Do you want a concern, opinion, or question of yours to be sorted, stored, valued, and remembered? Make a deposit to ‘The Depot’ today. Email olayeni_oladipo19@milton.edu and note whether you request anonymity. You can also drop off your letter in the TMP Office in Warren 304.
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By PIERCE WILSON '19 Over the course of this Summer and last Spring, several updates were made to the Milton Academy campus as a part of the Master Plan, scheduled to be finished by 2024, with a budget of $40 million. The budget for this summer alone was $2.25 million. Details about renovations can be found below: 2 - Wigglesworth Hall: IA Access. 5 - Ware Hall: Elevator scheduled to be finished by December; Cooling and heating balancing units installed in each classroom; electrical upgrade; new classroom on the 4th floor; Hydration Station on each floor; new fire alarms installed. 8 - Arts & Media Center: Dark room relocation; film department moved to basement; computer science and robotics labs upgraded and expanded to 500 sq. ft. 10 - Kellner Performing Arts Center: Brand new all gender bathroom. 11- Pritzger Science Center: Chemistry hoods installed in two classrooms. Turned room 211 into a classroom. 28-29 - Norris and Millet Houses: New kitchen and laundry room in Norris; flattened East Campus lawn; new furniture. B through O - Athletic fields Berylson Field: Turf field big enough to play any regulation sport other than baseball and softball. Nash Field: Baseball diamond and soccer field redone Updates and renovations made to campus are only possible through the generosity of donors and the hard work of staff members in the Business and Development Offices. Hopefully, we will all be able to enjoy these renovations.
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Arts & Enterainment Visitations
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dorm friends, town friends, or middle school friends, and a crucial way to expand their friendships is through the use of the dorm as a base for social activity. Taking away the ability to hang out in dorm rooms, a more private manner than hanging out in the student center, could bar students in the whole upper school from being able to create deeper friendships between day and boarding students in their first few weeks of school. Still, valid reasons do exist behind the administration's decision to change these visitation rules. Deerfield Academy, in addition to other prep schools, has implemented similar rules, not allowing students to visit each other in rooms until October 1st and requiring everyone to receive approval through notifying the faculty member on duty of their presence. Ultimately, the intent behind altering these rules was to promote inclusion on campus and specifically in dorms. Understanding that the intent is inclusion, I believe that this rule is essentially the only effective option that Milton, and other schools, have. There is no clear solution that would solve both the need for inclusion and the importance of community, but with the evident prioritization of inclusion, the rule at hand is the best option. Not all problems can be solved by a single change, so with time and thought from student perspectives in additions to faculty perspectives, we hopefully will be able to mold the In Room Visitation guidelines to support all aspects of the Milton community. •
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What is Fast Fashion? By GRACE LI '20 Fast fashion is a term used by retailers to describe clothing collections that capture themost recent fashion trends both cheaply and efficiently. Some of the most common fast fashion brands include H&M, ASOS, Charlotte Russe, Primark and Uniqlo. The clothing these brands produce aims to emulate trends seen during the Fall or Spring Fashion Week runway shows. The quick turnaround time between the looks displayed on the runway and their availability for purchase for a relatively inexpensive price affects everyone involved. The fast fashion industry capitalizes on consumers’ ignorance of the effort going into producing a simple tee shirt, for example. The fashion cycle consists of the following steps: production, distribution, sale, and disposal. The clothing cycle begins with the accumulation of raw materials. Take, for example, a cotton tee shirt from Uniqlo. The cotton must first be planted before the shirt is made. According to DailyMail, Monsanto, an agricultural biotech company, currently has a monopoly over the majority of cotton seeds in America. Regulating the price of the seeds, the corporation maintains control over the farmers because of its ability to raise and lower the pricing as much as it wants. Farmers can find themselves in debt when they are unable to profit from the amount of crops they produce because of the high cost of the cotton seeds. Not only do farmers suffer financially from the monopoly, but the pesticides they use on the crops damage their health as well. Additionally, according to the World Wildlife Fund, about 713 gallons of water go into making one tee shirt; the amount of land and other natural resources used in the process contributes to 1.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere each year. After the farmers accumulate the cotton, they send the raw material to a factory to be woven into fabric. Using sweatshops to efficiently and cheaply produce trendy clothing allows the company to cut the price of production, but at what cost? Working in dimly lit, cramped, and dangerous quarters for almost no pay, the workers who produce the clothes are the ones most affected by society’s need for instant gratification and assimilation. Many families, including their children, work in the factories to try and earn enough to make a living. Not only is the condition of the factories sub-par, but the factories themselves also harm the surrounding environment. The runoff from dyes and other chemicals used in the production of the tee shirt can contaminate the water supply. Many times,big companies place factories
in less developed countries to cut costs and bypass regulations. The transportation of the product to various storefronts also has the second largest climate impact in the clothing cycle, the first being the production of the clothing. Finally, you—the consumer—enter into the cycle. You purchase the tee shirt for $9.90, “a great steal,” some would say. It is a steal because you stole from the livelihood of the workers who produced the shirt. Your purchase, made in haste or ignorance, supports inhumane working conditions and reinforces the baseless consumption of low quality products. The cycle doesn’t end here. Cutting corners to minimize cost, fast fashion companies purposefully create a product that would fall apart, forcing people to repurchase new clothing items. According to the Huffington Post, the US generates about 70 pounds of discarded clothing and textiles per year per person. 95% of the textiles could have been recycled. So how can you help? There are a number of different solutions. First, and most obvious, is refusing to buy from companies that take advantage of resources and people. But, for many people, the price of high-quality and ethically produced clothing doesn’t fit into their budget. Yes, thrifting is an alternative, but such stores often do not carry all necessities. Many people who live at or below the poverty line have no choice but to purchase clothing made in overseas sweatshops. The issues of poverty and privilege are more complex than ever in such a globalized era. If we begin to recognize the privilege associated with the fashion industry, the industry will cease to progress in such a manner. Fashion is problematic because of the nature and roots of the industry. During the days of the Roman Empire, the socioeconomic statuses of people were determined by a person’s attire. Move forward a couple of hundred centuries: only the rich white elite were able to afford a personal seamstress to create unique garments. The less privileged were, in turn, forced to wear more generic clothing that was easily mass produced. Jump forward a couple more decades to the 1900’s: fashion began to take off, the forefront of the movement led by white males. Now, cultural appropriation and the idea of an “ideal” body type plague the industry and continue to be perpetuated by the media, a big part of the advertising for fast fashion companies. We can only begin to solve the issues of the fashion industry by educating ourselves and understanding how to utilize fashion as a unifying factor, rather than a divider.•
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Arts & Enterainment Artist vs. Individual
Recovery Fest 2018 By
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By BECK KENDIG '20 Most music listeners know the popular hip-hop artist Chris Brown. Many more listeners are also familiar with the scandal in which Chris Brown brutally beat singer and songwriter—and Brown’s former girlfriend—Rihanna on February 8, 2009. On the fourth of December of the same year, Brown released “Graffiti,” an album which made an appearance in the top 10 of the US billboard charts. Since 2009, Chris Brown has achieved a phenomenal level of success and fame in the music Industry. According to his Spotify bio, he currently maintains over 20,000,000 monthly Spotify listeners, making him the 63rd most popular musician in the world. Chris Brown’s continued achievement despite domestic abuse raises a question buried under disregard: should we listen to the music produced by immoral artists? To truly discuss this prompt, we must acknowledge the thought-process of the average music consumer. As shown by Chris Brown’s 20,000,000 monthly listeners, many people are completely capable of listening to the music of a known abuser. Throughout history, musicians have been able to jump to stardom despite their depraved ethics; according to Elizabeth King at broadly.vice.com, Elvis Presley, ‘King of Rock and Roll’ consistently preyed on underage girls during his career. Still, Presley’s music has remained popular for decades. Most people will listen to the work of immoral artists because, well, the music is good. Just as most consumers are able
to distance a piece of clothing from the sweatshops and underpaid workers who created it, most people tend to separate the talented artist from the ethically flawed individual in the realm of music. People respect the work of the musician despite the individual’s crimes. While this disregard of immoral deeds may seem unjustifiable, listening to the music of a particular artist is not inherently bad. In my earlier example I likened the separation of artist and individual to the separation between clothing and its immoral method of production. Although this analogy effectively reflects the common aspects present in the consumer thought-process, there is also a stark difference between these two scenarios. By ignoring the conditions of the workers who produce certain clothing, we perpetuate their worsening condition by continuing to purchase the clothes companies produce using their labor. When it comes to music, however, listening to the work of an immoral artist does not make them a worse person. Therefore, it is possible to appreciate music without agreeing with, supporting, or perpetuating the actions of the individual who produced it. However, those who disagree with this opinion say we should not listen to the music of immoral artists so we can avoid giving them more more exposure. I see the success of these immoral musicians as unfortunate, but also as an inevitable outcome of their talent. Could we, as consumers of art, choose to blacklist controversial individuals in the industry? Certainly. Do I believe we have a moral obligation to do so? No. Will we do so? For the sake of music, I sure hope not.•
CALVIN CHEUNG '20
Addiction. Be it to junk food, video games, or silly puns, addiction is rarely described as anything but harmful. The tendency of the victim to be completely oblivious to their addiction makes the ailment so dangerous. And, in the case of opioids, of which the risks of the aforementioned addictions pale in comparison, the drug’s pain-nullifying properties increases the danger tenfold. Indeed, according to National Institute on Drug Abuse, “roughly 21 to 29 percent of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them.” This problem is serious, and it could be getting worse. Consider this: according to The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the number of overdose deaths in 2016 involving opioids was five times higher than it was in 1999. It’s sad to imagine what the number may be in a few years. But never fear, Recovery Fest 2018 is here. Presented by the Above the Noise Foundation, an organization whose very vision is to combat the addiction epidemic through helping victims, Recovery Fest is a nationally recognized sober music festival where supportive performers can spread awareness of the epidemic. Through these concerts, Above the Noise seeks to eliminate stigma, judgment, and isolation regarding the victims of addiction, not only through a series of inspirational talks, but also through, more importantly, the “universal language of music.” Music has been a part of human culture for millennia and exists today as a medium for connection, enjoyment, and emotion. Think for a moment how your favorite song makes you feel and how you simply want others to experience the same euphoria. Music is an expression of self, be it for the listener or the artist, an expression that can be captured in a catchy beat or in soulful lyrics. Each genre, distinguishable from the next, has a multitude of fans and critics, and practitioners of music have a certain power to influence others through the art of music. Recovery Fest 2018 seeks to harness this power to bridge the gap between victims of addiction and their communities, as well as raise funds to provide for the U.S. cities most affected by the crisis. You might be thinking at this point, “Well, the cause is admirable, I guess. But a concert should still be enjoyable, so who’s performing?” Recovery Fest will be headlined by the acclaimed rapper Macklemore, who emphasizes that the festival will be “a great safe space for the community to come together and celebrate recovery.” If that weren’t enough, Blues legend James Montgomery, a contest-winning Indie Band, and others will also be performing at the concert. On September 29th, 2018, in McCoy
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Sports
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Nike just rolled out a controversial advertisement campaign marking the thirtieth anniversary of the its iconic “Just Do It” logo featuring Colin Kaepernick, the former star quarterback reviled and loved for his very public stances on police brutality and racial inequality in America. He’s probably most famous (or infamous, depending on who you ask) for kneeling during the national anthem before NFL games. Understandably, the public reaction to the campaign was highly polarized, one side condemning Nike for backing a staunchly unpatriotic and basely disrespectful hypocrite and the other side praising Nike for taking a stand of solidarity with a social justice martyr whose commitment to shedding light on racial inequality in America cost him millions of dollars and a roster spot in the NFL. Kaepernick's opposers even burned their Nike gear (please don’t do that, there are people that could actually use the clothing) and vowed to boycott all Nike products. Regardless of where you fall in between the two poles, the Nike ad campaign is just another example of a giant corporation giving a frivolous effort to profit off of social justice movement appealing to millennials to increase sales. This campaign is simply Nike taking advantage of demographics; millennials are projected to be America’s largest living adult group by 2019, and millennials tend to be more urban, young, and liberal than their predecessors. They also form the backbone of Nike consumers, so it would only make sense to appeal to their leanings in an ad campaign. In fact a report done by Moosylvania, an agency specializing in corporate branding, found that Apple and Nike were the brands millennials loved most. As sports analyst Matt Powell put it, “Old angry white guys are not a core demographic for Nike.” The ad worked, as Nike’s stock hit $83.90 on Thursday, marking a new all time high for the stock’s price. Nike would have you think through its ad campaign that it not only stands for fighting racial inequality, but for taking a stand for human rights at large, and that it has a corporate culture with a strong social conscience. To a superficial extent it may, but
at the end of the day Nike only really cares about turning out a profit, as all companies do. There’s obviously nothing innately wrong with this, but it’s highly misleading for a corporation to try and appeal to consumers by convincing them that they happen to really care about the same issues much of their customers care about. Were it the case that supporting Kaepernick would hurt Nike’s profits, there is no doubt that Nike wouldn’t hesitate in dropping Kaepernick. It’s also somewhat ironic that a company with as awful a history of workers’ rights abuses as Nike is now portraying itself as a proponent of human rights. One has to wonder where this acute social conscience was when Nike-contracted sweatshops in Cambodia and Pakistan used child labor in the 90s, or when hundreds of workers fainted in sweatshops part of Nike’s supply chain in 2017 due to horrific working conditions with temperatures reaching 37 degrees Celsius, or any of the other countless cases where Nike seemed to regard its workers’ well-being with apathy. While Nike is far from the only company to have some ethics issues concerning its workers, and has taken steps to improve its workers’ conditions, many of its factories in Asia still suffer from much of the same issues they did decades ago when news stories first detailed the sweatshop nightmares so many Nike workers endure every day. A recent report by Nike investigating its factories found that only a mere 68% of its factories met its code of standards, which is a major improvement relative to a few years ago, but is still a long ways off from ideal. A corporation as profitable and massive as Nike is fully capable of ensuring that its workers work in decent conditions. This disparity makes it somewhat difficult for Nike to speak with credibility on social issues when they still consistently fail to ensure their own workers’ wellbeing. It’s important to hold the distinction between what companies claim to be and what companies actually are. It’s great that Nike is trying to brand itself as an advocate for equality and human rights, but it’s also worth noting that they’re not applying these principles to their workers, and however noble their ad campaign’s intentions may seem, it really comes down to money.
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Sports Milton Mustangs Kick U.S. Open Controversy Hurt Off Fall Season Osaka More Than Serena By SOPHIA LI '19
“Tweet! Tweet!” Let the games begin! The fall season has finally begun. Although the weather may still feel like summer, all the fall sports teams at Milton Academy jumped into their seasons last Saturday. The girl’s field hockey team kicked off their season with a home opener on the new Berylson Turf field. They battled hard against Exeter, a formidable opponent. Late into the first half, Milton was down by one. However, Eleanor Murphy ‘21, with an assist from her teammate, scored Milton’s first field hockey goal on the new turf field to tie up the game. Although Milton played with impeccable skill, hard work, and tenacity, they ended up losing the game 2-3. However, it is still early in the season, and if they keep playing with the same amount of aggression and hard work, a victory is bound to come their way in their next game. While field hockey was battling hard against Exeter, the girls’ volleyball team was warming up in the ACC. The volleyball team was set to play two matches that day, one against Deerfield and another against Ms. Porter’s, two very challenging opponents. Deerfield was the most challenging of the two matches played. But the Milton volleyball girls fought until the last set making Deerfield work. Although Deerfield came out on top, Milton had played very well in all three sets. The same can be said for the match against Ms. Porter’s. As the girls’ volleyball
team was setting and spiking away, the girls’ and boys’ soccer teams were getting ready for their matches. The girls’ soccer team was set to play Deerfield, while the boys’ team was ready to battle Exeter. The girls played a very evenly matched 90-minute game. It was anybody’s game. However, the game ended in a 1-1 draw with the goal from Anna Murray ‘20. Despite the tie, the Wolfpack looks stronger than they have in previous years, with a win in a scrimmage against Andover and two ties already under their belt. The boys’ game, however, was not evenly as matched as the girls’ game. Milton was dominating the field, keeping great possession and stopping Exeter from getting many shots off. Nas McDonald ‘20 scored his first hattrick of the season, giving Milton a 3 to nothing lead over Exeter. Then, Beck Kendig ‘20 finished the game with another goal, giving Milton a 4-0 victory against Exeter. Overall, the Milton fall sports teams started off their seasons strong. With the effort put forth by every player on each team, the Milton athletes showed their opponents the tough competition that the Milton players will bring forth this season. The victories and losses of each team this early in the season do not dictate the results for the rest of the season. However, the spirit and the hard work put into each game shows the promise of a great season for all of the fall sports teams.
By KATHERINE McDONOUGH '19
On Saturday, September 9th, 2018, Naomi Osaka won the U.S. Open Women’s singles championship, defeating Serena Williams. Naomi became the first Japanese professional tennis player to win any of the four major tournaments and, at 20 years old, became the youngest U.S. Open champion in over 10 years in both the Men’s or Women’s finals. Naomi outplayed Serena in every aspect of the match: she had two times more aces than Serena, only one double fault to Serena’s six, a higher serve percentage and win percentage on first serve. She also made fewer unforced errors, ran further than Serena, and won ⅘ breakpoint opportunities, all while only letting Serena win ⅛ of her breakpoint opportunities. Osaka outserved, outsmarted, outran, and simply outplayed Serena Williams on Serena’s home turf: the U.S. Open. Yet, the talk of this U.S. Open is not of the incredible upset of Osaka dominating the greatest tennis player of all time, but instead of her victory, the first grand slam of her career, that ended in a cloud of controversy. By now, everyone seems to know something concerning this final, but many of the stories are either exaggerated or false. To start the U.S. Open final, Osaka dominated the court. She “broke,” or beat Serena, on Serena’s service game, twice in the first set to win the set 6-2. In the 2018 season, Osaka is yet to lose a match in which she wins the first set. In the middle of the second game of the second set, with Serena leading 1-0, umpire Carlos Ramos called a coaching violation on Serena after witnessing her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, sending signals to her. Serena immediately denied any coaching, exclaiming that “[she doesn’t] cheat to win, [she’d] rather lose.” To Serena’s credit, I fully believe she never saw any signals from her coach, as video evidence proves she was looking in the other direction at the time of the coaching. Whether or not Serena received the coaching signals is irrelevant because as long as her coach was assisting her, she receives a violation. Mouratoglou admitted after the match that he was indeed coaching. A few games after the initial violation, Serena broke Osaka to take a 3-1 lead in the second set. Osaka quickly retaliated, breaking Serena right back to put the match back on serve. Upset that Osaka broke her, Serena smashed her racquet on the court, resulting in a second code violation. At the U.S. Open, two code violations result in the deduction of a point to start the next game. Serena, still angry that the coaching violation counted, argued with the umpire about the call, continuously telling him she did not cheat. The match continued, and Osaka broke Serena again, resulting in Osaka’s 4-3 lead. All Osaka had to do to win the match, and with it her first grand slam, was to hold her serve -- which Naomi had done for 21 of her past 22 service games. At the 4-3 changeover, Serena continued to defend herself to the umpire and, in doing so, called him a “point thief.” The umpire deemed this aggressive enough to penalize Serena with a third code violation, resulting in the loss of a full game for Serena, putting Naomi ahead 5-3 in the second set. While calling the umpire a “point thief” does not dictate a code violation, and Serena is correct in her claim that male tennis players say many worse comments, this violation appears to have penalized Osaka more than it did Serena. Yes, the umpire took the game from Serena, not Naomi, but Naomi was most likely going to win the match anyway. When she eventually did, winning 6-2, 6-4, she stood on the podium, receiving her trophy to the sound of an entire stadium booing her. The first Japanese grand slam winner in history and youngest U.S. Open winner in a decade felt the need to apologize on stage – for winning. Naomi is yet to have an interview where the controversy hasn’t come up, and I haven’t seen a single article from a major sports source about how incredibly Naomi performed throughout the match. While this issue raises important questions about the equality between Men’s and Women’s tennis, Naomi Osaka, the Winner of the U.S. Open, seems to have gotten lost in the midst of it all.
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