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WILLIAM CALDWELL PHOTO
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WHIPPLEHILL Things we don’t use WhippleHill for that we should and how we can communicate effectively through it. Page 20.
PUTTING AN END TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OVERLOAD Many student announcements in Upper School assemblies are not necessary (see Good, Bad, Ugly). Page 21.
MASON SMITH PHOTO
EDITOR IN CHIEF MATTHEW CONLEY MANAGING EDITOR SHOURYA KUMAR CREATIVE DIRECTOR ZUYVA SEVILLA DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR ALEX KIM HEAD PHOTOGRAPHER MASON SMITH ISSUES EDITOR VIK PATTABI SENIOR CONTENT EDITOR CYRUS GANJI OPINION EDITORS CAMERON CLARK, WILLIAM CALDWELL BUSINESS MANAGER ROBY MIZE NEWS EDITORS BRADFORD BECK, NOAH KOECHER LIFE EDITORS WILL CLARK, AVERY POWELL SPORTS EDITORS ZACH NAIDU, PHILIP SMART GRAPHICS DIRECTOR ABHI THUMMALA CAMPUS COORDINATOR RICHARD JIANG PHOTO EDITOR ALDEN JAMES MALE CALL EDITOR PHILIP MONTGOMERY REVIEWS SPECIALIST JACOB CHERNICK PROJECT MANAGER DAVIS MARSH COPY EDITOR WILLIAM SYDNEY CARTOONIST WALTER JOHNSON STAFF ARTISTS JOON PARK, KILLIAN GREEN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS SAM EICHENWALD, ARNO GOETZ, WESLEY HIBBS, GRAHAM KIRSTEIN, CAM LAM, ADAM MERCHANT, CONNER OLSON, TIM O’MEARA, NICO SANCHEZ, FRANK THOMAS, CORBIN WALP, MATT WOODBERRY STAFF WRITERS RISH BASU, AIDEN BLINN, NICK BUCKENHAM, DANIEL COPE, JOHN CRAWFORD, CORDAY CRUZ, JAMES HANCOCK, CASE LOWRY, AIDAN MAURSTAD, CRAWFORD MCCRARY, PARKER MCWATTERS, MATTHEW PLACIDE, GOPAL RAMAN, ANVIT REDDY STAFF ASSISTANTS ANDRE ARSENAULT, DAVIS BAILEY, KAL BUSCAINO, CARSON CROCKER, RETT DAUGBJERG, BLAKE DAUGHERTY, ALEC DEWAR, WILL FORBES, ELLIOT FORD, ZACHARY GILSTRAP, JOHN GUNNIN, ALAN JIANG, ZOHEB KHAN,HENRY KISTLER, CANYON KYLE, CHRIS MCELHANEY, MIKE MAHOWALD, NICK MALVEZZI, NAFTAL MAUTIA, AUSTIN MONTGOMERY, WASEEM NABULSI, SEUN OMONIJE, ETHAN PITTSON, REECE RABIN, OMAR RANA, JIMMY RODRIGUEZ, KOBE ROSEMAN, SAM SHANE, MOHIT SINGHAL, SAM SUSSMAN, OLAN WARE, WILL WOOD ADVISER RAY WESTBROOK
COMMENTARY
THE REMARKER
THE REMARKER | FRIDAY, OCT. 31, 2014 | PAGE 19
The seeding of the grass this fall= has led to a greener looking campus that should last through the winter (see Target practice). Page 20.
Meeting Margaret McDermott, Page 20
EDITORIAL GENDER EQUALITY
ERADICATE THE
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ABHI THUMMALA ILLUSTRATION
T
he Honor Principle, the code that Marksmen strive to live by, specifically states that we must “[treat] each member of the school and community with the same respect and consideration that one would desire for himself.” It sounds pretty simple, right? And yes, we do a fairly good job of abiding by this rule within our community. But what about outside of our community? What about at Hockaday? What about everywhere else? To put it bluntly, Marksmen have a reputation for being sexist. Whether it seems true or not, it’s there. While we understand that students do not intend to ignore the rights of women, we still believe that we can improve our conduct toward them. But every single one of us, including the people who wrote this editorial, has failed to treat the opposite gender with equality at some point because we live in a world where females do not get the same treatment as males, the treatment they deserve. For example, we’re seeing this poor treatment on larger scales in places such as the NFL, where crimes like domestic violence are becoming an even more serious issue than they already were.
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Now, the sexist actions within our community obviously lack the violence and gruesomeness seen in crimes involving domestic violence, but regardless, they are still breaches of gender equality that we overlook on a regular basis. Truthfully, though, nearly every person, regardless of gender, has made some sort of sexist remark at one time or another. Comments that unfairly generalize the female gender like women should stay in the kitchen or even comments that generalize the male gender like all men are slobs are overlooked yet unacceptable. There’s just no denying it. The trouble is, we have a tendency to make these remarks about women more casually and more frequently. And our problem is not that we are blatantly disregarding the value of the lives of women, but rather that we are often quite unaware of what we are saying or doing, largely due to the nearly all-male environment we have spent so many years growing in. So, how can we fix that? Since our problem is our general lack of awareness of our reputation, let’s make ourselves aware. Instead of brushing off comments we hear about this reputation, let’s embrace them as constructive criticism so
Marksmen, it’s time we start acting like true gentlemen. While we understand that Marksmen don’t necessarily have bad intentions, we want to raise awareness of the perception of some that we can be a sexist community. that we may slowly learn what gender equality truly entails. Let’s make the most of the little opportunities, such as encouraging female guest speakers to visit, to improve upon our knowledge of gender equality. We can even improve by simply learning to be gentlemen more often. Many of us may remember Navy SEAL Rorke Denver who spoke at the school a couple of years ago, who suggested that we must be mindful of the manners most of us forget, such as standing women get up from a table. These acts of kindness will not solve everything, but they will send us well on our way to fixing this problem. Let’s eradicate our sexist label. The women in our community, along with each and every one of us, will benefit from it. None of us are perfect, and none of us will ever be perfect when it comes to treating women (or anyone in general) with our utmost respect one hundred percent of the time. But there’s plenty of room for improvement. We are not suggesting putting women on a pedestal and treating them as if they are superior, but rather, we are suggesting simply treating them as equals. It’s an important task all Marksmen are capable of fulfilling, but one that many of us have been overlooking.
We all have a story. Perhaps, as students, we don’t have enough of a story to write an entire autobiography, but we certainly know enough to sum up what we’ve experienced in our life so far in a few words.
The title of my autobiography would be... ...A time in the life of “Lil’ Carrington”
...The bull and his matador
Sophomore Grant Brooks ...D’Oh Marcus Master Teacher Bruce Westrate
....Small stature, big contribution
Associate Director of College Counseling Casey Gendason ...The life of QB three
...Xenith: A life
Sophomore Hyer Thomas
Sophomore Clarke Wood
...Where’s Travis?
Freshman Canyon Kyle
Senior Walter Johnson
NEXT MONTH’S PROMPT
...A life in the time of Graham Kirstein: Witchcraft enthusiast, licensed street vendor and 18th century blacksmith Junior Graham Kirstein
‘Someone should invent...’
Submit your response to 16clarkc@smtexas.org for a chance to be featured in next month’s paper.