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larger impact. People are working all over the world to lower the level of carbon particles in the atmosphere in an Every American knows of the disastrous earthquakes attempt to eliminate threats of disasters like this. Recent that took place in Haiti last Ja.nuary. Every person above Peace,Justice,and socialchangeclassvisitorfromBhopal, the age of lo can remember the grief our own country felt India, Devdas shrisunder is among the group working on forlndonesiawhenthetsunamiof2004wreckedtheirland. this campaign. In the meantime, however, the damage in The U.S. government sent large amounts of aid to each Palcistan is done, and needs to be repaired as quickly as of those areas when they were in trouble, and our media possible in order to keep the 2000 person death toll from covered the damage incessantly. rising any higher. Itis clearthatAmericans care deeply aboutthese other Although it is apparent that the u.S. government is areas and when they are affected by such major disasters, sending a lot of aid to pakistan, it has received little media ourgovemment is there to help. So why haven'tthe floods, coverage. This lack of attention has contributed to a lag in which began in pakistan this July, received nearly as much donations from u.S. citizens. Donation amounts to pakistan attention from the united states? have been significantly lower than donations were to both The floods are the worst natural disaster in pakistan's Haiti and Indonesia during their times of crisis, a problem history. With a fragile civilian government and dangerous exacerbated by tensions between the u.S. and pakistan. extremist groups wandering the land, Pakistan was in no Whether the lack of media attention is due to cutbacks position to defend itself from the massive floods. Hardly in newspapers or just a general lack of interest in the subany news coverage,however,has cometo the united states ject, our country needs to learn more about these types of from the scene of the disaster. disasters that occur under our radar all around the world. So far the floods have caused over two thousand The cost of the floods has been estimated at over $43 deaths and have left more than twenty-one million people billion USD. The uN asked for an initial $460 million in injured or homeless. At one point, approximately one-fifth foreign relief, but the damage shows that that amount will ofpakistan's land area was submerged due to the disaster. not be enough. "I haven't heard anything about the floods in pakistan. The response is lacking enough support,both economic
I didn'tevenknowthere was anythinggoingonthere," says and social, from the united states. "I think that the reason Cavender salvadori, ' 13. Senior Jermaine Young adds, "I thatthefloods inpakistanhaven'tgotten alotofattention in haven't heard anything about floods in Pakistan. I don't the united states is due to ourtunnel vision. Being focused think that people here care very much about what happens on our own problems and national issues does not allow there, so why would our media cover it?" us to focus on other world problems," says peace teacher Even though students at Friends school haven'theard Scott Rhodewalt. "I had not known anything about floods about the disaster, the u.S. government certainly has. The in pakistan but I wish that I had," says virginia Dewees, U.S. government has responded by sending $150 million '12. Pakistan's corrupt governmental system is leaving in flood-related aid to the disaster area. them further beyond recovery than they can afford to be This environmental disaster can be attributed to right now. Powerful countries like the united states need changes in the climate which have lead to more extreme to see and act upon these fixable issues. It is our duty to
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350.org is leading an initiative for october loth ( 10/10/ 10) to spread the word about their goal to lower the carbon concentration to three hundred and fifty parts per million. By now, most of our readership will likely have read Last year, the global team was able to initiate over the subtitle of this article and skipped over it. We have two hundred actions in 181 countries and hopes to exceed heard extensively about climate change over the last few that number this year. Citizens and organizations were years,and,frankly,thetopicappearstobegettingold.350. encouraged to undertake a project on that day to initiate org is trying to alter that view worldwide. Bill MCKibben, change , either by taking direct action or simply spreading author of Ec[czrffe, and his stuthe word about the issue. For exdentsatMiddleburycollegein g ::cP]]eet}t::dDtiLea¥eara:uHe°oftf;#:rea: Vermont helped to found the website,andareattheforefront headed an initiative to plant three of the movement to reduce hundred and fifty trees in two locathe carbon concentration in tions within Delaware , the Middle the atmosphere. Beginning in Run Natural Area in Newark and 2007,MCKibben,theauthorof the Nature Conservancy's Milford oneofthefirstbooksonglobal Neck Preserve. They also hosted warming geared towards the a climate workshop as a portion of the event. At press time, the event generalpublic,andhisuniversity colleagues began a series had not yet occurred, but a postofralliespromotingthecause. ing on the website announces that Check out the rrrovement: 350.org Two thousand rallies in iconic no more volunteers were needed, natural places in each of the implyingthatallthreehundredand fiftystatescaughttheattentionofamultitudeofpoliticians, fifty trees were planted. including then-Senator Barack Obama. The site explains Thismovementisnot,however,limitedtothedomestic that the Earth's atmosphere can safely hold three hundred front. Devdas Shrisunder, a recent visitor to Rhodewalt's and fifty parts carbon per million. Our atmosphere today Peace classes, has taken up a letter-writing campaign to exceeds this limit by a full forty parts per million. If we individuals in his hometown of Bhopal, India, as well as to maintainsuchahighcarbonconcentration,ourenvironment members of the Indian Parliament in order to better infomi as a whole will be adversely affected. In areas with rain, Indiancitizensofthecrisis.TheschoolengineeratRamallah Friends School in the West Bank, which the current precipitation will increase to the point of flooding. In dry areas, a state of perpetual drought will occur. junior class will recall as the home school of Dalia Eidda, Accordingtopeace,Justice,andsocialchangeteacher a visitor to last year's Peace classes, is also involved with Scott Rhodewalt, who has read Eaczrffe , our planet is , "not the project. The issue of climate change is not one that can the same planet," as that of our ancestors , and the changes be addressed all at once, but the more educated citizens we have made "may soon be irreversible." are about the issues at hand, the better chance there is of As a follow-up to an event held on October 24, 2009, a solution in our near future.
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Homecoming 2010
reflects on the past
ln celebration of 125 yeai.s of Whi.ffi.er, The Editorial Board 1942 :
1884: On February 4th, Friends School students founded the Whittier Literature Society. The original constitution read: "The object of this society shall be to promote skill
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the last of the in elocution , composition, debate, parliamentary practice advertisements that had helped and to cultivate an acquaintance with the best authors." support the magazine since It was titled "Whittier" in honor of the Quaker poet, John 1895. There Greenleaf whittier. were fifty-six ads from local fims in `this -:::;,--------is-
A letter was sent to John Greenleaf lh/bittier re-
positively.
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issued. Prior to this print- John Whittier's original ing , manuscripts were read letter to Friends School
aloud and took the fomi of debates , lectures, recitations, art, and even music . 1929: The first "Graduation Issue" in Wfez.ffz.cr history
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newspaper with six pages rather than four. 1971: Wfe!.fri.er Adz.sceJ/a7ay stated that it would become
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questing permission to use his name in connection with the Literary Society, to which he responded
1895: The first printed issue of the Whittier Miscel-
second major puxpose is to speak out in regard to perti-
year's Senior Issue contained
1943: The school catalogue for 1943-44 states that "the Wfe!.ffl.cr A4isce//a#y is a combined literary and news magazine securing contributions chiefly from the upper school." It also mentions that "the Whittier Society assumes much responsibility for promoting the welfare of the upper school and for administering the non-athletic extra-curricular activities of pupils." This included dances and plays.
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more like a journal instead of a daily paper. This format did not hold up. 1981: The Wfe!.ffz.cr was printed by Hartco Co. Carlisle, Pa., a mail-away printer. Publication increased to 7-10 issues per year.
1985: The Board of Trustees approved the Policy Statement, which guaranteed the Wfe!.fff.er against arbitrary censorship by school officials.
1988: The Publications Room, Macintosh, and Laser
1944: The Whittler Literary Society, Wfei.ffz.er A4:!.gce/-
printer were obtained. The computer program PageMaker 3.0 was used for layout.
/c[7ry, and Friends School Athletic Association grouped under the Friends School Student Association. The Whittier Literary Society became the Whittier Council and a Service Council was added.
1992: The February Issue of the Wrhittier celebrates the 108th anniversary of the Whittier Miscellany, and ninety-seven years of continuou s publication.
1956: The final regular issue of the Wfel./fz.cr A4iscc//¢7ty
1931: The first "Senior Issue" was published with individual photos of graduates.
as a magazine, published three issues per year (as had been the custom since the early 1900's), was published. The first newspaper issue using format that is still being used today was published. 1956-1959.. The Whittler Miscellany
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1966: The W%z.ffz.cr stated that "The
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primary pulpose of a student newspaper is to keep a permanent record of the activities within the school. The
celebration of the past 125 years of Wfei.ffz.cr.
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John Greenleaf, the wittiest of them all The Editorial Board
editor of the Free Press at the time. Although
unpopular in the 1830s, Whittier's abolitionist John Greenleaf lh7hittier was born on De- writing eloquently expressed his views and soon cember 17th,1807 in East Haverhill, Massachu- attracted a large following. In accordance with setts. Whittier grew up in a hard-working farm Quaker practice, Whittier was known for putting family with his parents, John and Abigail, his his moral standards before politics. Whittier continued to write anti-slavery pobrother, his two sisters, and an assortment of other relatives, all of whom were devout and etry even after nervous and physical exhaustion
practicing Quakers. Whittier is known today as one of the nation's most prominent poets, a
founder of the Republican Party, and a leading abolitionist of his time.
As a child, Whittier was exposed to literature through his family's library, a collection almost totally made up of works by Quaker authors. Whittier began his writing career as a teenager and was first published in the Newbury-
i &C:i:d;i:S:;;:b¥;i:t:;::?0::s°H¥8:ii: book, Legends of New England, a mixture of prose and verse aimed at revealing New Eng1and's "rich traditional lore." Later Whittier criticized this
work and forbade its reprinting. Throughout his lifetime, lh/bittier was involved with a number of newspapers, including the Middlesex Standard , the JGW: Legendary Quaker Democratic Review , the Allanport F7icc Press, a newspaper tic Monthly, a;nd tine National that reflected the Friends phiEra. Whittier published numerous articles, losophy. over eighty poems, and several novels. Whittier Whittier continued his education while supporting himself by teaching school at the Haver- maintained his Quaker values in all that he achill Academy, bookkeeping, and making shoes. complished, expressing his beliefs through his He began to regularly publish poems and articles writing and upholding high moral standards throughout his political career. in the local newspaper. Whittier lived for eighty-five years and died After the death of his father in 1830, Whitin Hampton Falls, New Hampshire on Septemtier returned home to care for his family finanber 7th,1892. Whittier's greatest honor was, incially. During this time he continued to write, disputably, the 1884 naming of the Wilmington and his works always, in some way, reflected Friends School newspaper, the Wfeztfi.cr A4iscc/his strong commitment to the Quaker ideals in/czny. We are still grateful to continue to use the stilled by his parents. name of the revolutionary Quaker for our paper Whittier joined the abolitionist cause under today. the encouragement of William Lloyd Garrison,
DELAWARE SENATE ELECTION 2010 Profile: Chris Coons GOP primary analysis rently lives in Wilmington. He earned a bachlor's degree from Amherst College in chemistry and political science, a law Among the many candidates up degree fi.om Yale Law School, and a Masfor election this fall is Democrat Chris ter's in ethics from Yale Divinity School. Coons. Coons is currently the New Castle Coons worked as an attorney for W.L. County Executive and is running for the Gore & Associates and has served on the open United States Senate seat in Dela- boards of a number of non-profits. However, many people from Friends ware. He is the Democratic candidate and is contested by Republican Christine do not know much about Coons. "Well, O'Donnell. This race has caused much he's way better then O'Donnell," comcontroversy, even landing on major news ments freshman Mathew O'Brien. He repeats a falrly common sentiment that stations such as Fox and NBC. The past two years have been filled while Chris Coons may not be the ideal with anxiety, dread, and political power candidate, out of the two he is best fit for battles between Republicans and Demo- Delaware. Others can provide more insight into crats. Currently the Democrats control the legislative and executive branches , giving Coons's policies. Emily David '09 had them majority power. When the financial the opportunity to intern for Chris Coons. crisis hit, the Democrats took over Con- She was able to lean up close how the campaign works, and was impressed with gress. After a number of legislative contro- Coons in general. "He is truly concerned versies, including the bank bailout and with each and every Delawarean's trouhealth care debates, Congress's approval bles... and his concern and his initiative rating plumeted, reaching a low of 11% for a better Delaware will make him an in early July, according to Gallup. Some amazing U.S. Senator for Delaware," blame this loss of popularity on the con- she states. In general people think that dition of the country, while others blame Coons is a good person who is more than Democrats in power. As Democrats ' favor adequate to serve as Delaware's Senafell , Republicans' rose. tor. David thinks that he is one of those Both political parties see this race people who can relate to the opinions of as extremely important. The Democrats Delaware and the problems that have afwant to maintain control of the Senate and fected every one of us. She states that he the Republicans want to gain control of is a good person who genuinely wants to the Senate. Even Delaware's Senate race make Delaware a better place for the gencounts this time around. This race has na- erations to come. Despite the fact that Delaware is a tional significance. So who is Chris Coons? Coons is traditionally Democratic state, this elecwhat some might call a `mainstream' tion has been under great scrutiny along Democrat. Coons supported the TARP with the other midterm elections around Bailout, the removal of combat troops the country. Every member of the Senate from Iraq, cap and trade, and health care makes a difference as does each and every reform. His policies align very closely last vote. with President Obama's. This election can be the turning point According to a September Gal- for the Republicans or maintain Demolup poll, Obama's approval rating had cratic congressional power. Have Deladropped to 44 percent, but in Delaware his wareans really become so fed up with approval ratings have stayed at a steady our government that they will switch to 63 percent. One might take from this data a Republican representation, or are Delathat Obama and people with similar be- wareans content with the direction of the liefs to Obama have a better chance of country? This pressing question will be winning in a Democratic state like Dela- answered November 2nd when the citizens ware. Delaware's Democratic leanings of Delaware take to the polls to elect a contribute to Coons's 16 percent lead over new Senator. It is certain that in both maO'Donnell according to an October poll jor parties many will be watching to see what changes this election will bring to conducted by Public Policy Polling. Coons grew up in Delaware and cur- the political landscape.
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The Whittier Miscellany Homecoming 2010
dorsed Christine O'Donnell in the senate race against Castle. This was followed by Rush Limbaugh's comments on the Oh Delaware, our own little secluded Delaware election, which obviously fastate where everyone knows everyone vored the Tea Party backed candidate. As and where statewide politics are based O'Donnell's polls started to rise, the Tea on a mutual respect for each other's po- Party Express , a California based Political litical beliefs. It's a land where we can Action Committee, came into Delaware elect leaders first based on character, then not only to campaign for O'Donnell, but based on policy; where conservatives and also to contribute $250,000 to fund negaliberals can run against each other without tive ads against Castle. In the final week before the primary a word of negative campaigning. Well... our isolated utopia is gone. Kaput. The election, Delaware saw some of the most Tea Party has invaded. negative campaigning in its history. DelaFor those of us who need to brush up ware, a state normally opposed to disa little on current events, the Tea Party tasteful campaigning , became a battlefield movement started in 2009 as a series of between the Tea Party and the GOP. In an conservative protests against Obama- attempt by O'Donnell to take Republican backed legislation such as the stimulus votes away from Castle, she promoted and health care bills. The intensity and ads that questioned the Congressman's passion found in its members spread like loyalty to the Republican Party, labeled wildfire among conservatives all over the him as an Obama-loving liberal, implied country (and even the world) despite the that he voted "yes" on bills such as the fact that there was, and still is, no clear stimulus and health care which he voted "no" on, and even went as far as to claim leadership of the movement. The Republican Establishment, or the GOP, embraced that Castle was having a homosexual afthis movement at first as a means of op- fair. Delaware's GOP decided that they posing the Democratic leadership in the needed to fight back. United States , but little did they know that Tom Ross , Delaware's GOP chairman the Tea Party would soon start to branch and one of the most outspoken O'Donnell off from the GOP and elect candidates of critics, launched a fierce string of attacks their own . against her in the week prior to the elecThroughout the country, Tea Party tion. Claiming in a conversation with an candidates have been sweeping the floor Associated Press reporter that O'Donnell away from Republican incumbents in is "delusional" and that she "couldn't be states such as Alaska, Kentucky, Nevada, elected as a dog catcher," Ross fought and Florida. It has been shocking for Re- back against the Tea Party's attacks dipublicans to watch this happen, but in rected towards the GOP endorsed Castle. none of these states did the Establishment Castle's staffers and Delaware's GOP fight back against the Tea Party... until Establishment fought against O'Donnell Delaware. and the Tea Party as well as they could, The race between the GOP endorsed but by the time the election came, the race candidate, Congressman Mike Castle, had become national and resulted in one against Christine O'Donnell, who ran on more Tea Party upset. Astonished that a a Tea Party platform, resulted in one of nine term Republican incumbent was dethe biggest upsets of this political sea- feated by a rookie with hefty financial isson. O'Donnell won the primary by six sues, the national media flocked to cover Kevin Anglim `11
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percent of the votes while a poll taken a week prior to the election showed that Castle had around a ten percent lead over O'Donnell. And how did O'Donnell gain so much momentum in one week? The answer is Sarah Palin, the Tea Party Ex-
this election.
The battle for the GOP nomination may be over in Delaware, but many bridges have been burned. The Republican Establishment still has not embraced O'Donnell. The Republican primary showed that press, and lots of lies about Congressman it may be time to say goodbye to the old Castle. Just six days before the primary elec- way of campaigning in Delaware. Our tion, Sarah Palin, a Tea Party guru, en- state is not its isolated self anymore.
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Fritsch's home away from home Dunia Tonob '13
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Do you think you would be able to leave your home for nearly a year and enter a completely different culture and place? You would be leaving behind your provides students with the valuable experience of living family, friends, school, and even your language, all in a variety of international countries and honing a for the chance of a lifetime, to be able to experience a foreign language, something very important in a world school year abroad. This is what Helen Fritsch has done. with such an emphasis on global understanding as Coming to us all the way from Rottenburg, a town in well as partnership. "Being a part of the AFS program the south of Germany, Fritsch has joined the Friends is an opportunity to develop and fulfill the tradition of community as a junior and is an active participant, taking global engagement we have at Friends. We already have several opportunities for students to explore the global part in volleyball as well as academic classes. "It is very different here, but I really, really like it," she says. "It is community. We don't want students to simply lean so fun to be able to see all your teammates during the day about the world through an American perspective , which and during sports . In Germany, we do not have sports, so is why we have so many trips of service and leaming this is so much nicer!" opportunities abroad," says Assistant Head of School Fritsch has been staying with the Magness family. PeterWenigmann. "They are so welcoming," she says. "It almost felt like When asked about the SYA program and the AFS I have always program , the re sponse from been part of Friends students was their family!" It was a pretty big overwhelmingly adj ustment for positive. "It,s always a lot of fun her. As anyone who has traveled to meet the AFS students, and I abroad can testify, always wondered no matter how what it would be well prepared you like to go to another think you are for a country," comments different country, Danielle Delp6che new surroundings '11. always come as a Helen Fritsch shock. says that the people Not only was here at Friends are the culture new nicer than those in to Fdrsch, but th:a AFS students sutthowe Jitjingjai and Helen Fristch school system was as well. She says, "In Germany, we Germany. While that's probably not completely true, do not move around so much. We stay mostly in one it is a testament to the character of Wilmington Friends School students and faculty. Starting with students in classroom and the teachers come to us. We finish school the Lower School, there has been an emphasis on global around one most days. I miss that!" Despite her previous apprehension, Fritsch is now perspective, one of the factors that makes Friends so very enthusiastic about her life here, despite missing her unique, as well as one of the reasons this school has friends and finily. "It was pretty bad at first, but now I become such a wami and welcoming place. "I will be have a finily here and many new friends. I can talk to really sad when I have to leave; everyone here has been my old friends on the computer and email and call my really very nice!" says Fritsch. It is Friends' hope to family. I am happy I came." continue to provide those new to our community with a
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lost, but Coach Paul always finds us and leads us in the correct direction." Sports teams are often a way for new students to make new friends and feel more comfortable about their shift to a new school. Not everything has been easy for Jitjingjai here at Wilmington Friends. Like most students at school, she explains that the amount of homework is, at times. overwhelming. Being away from her family and friends has also been difficult for Jitjingjai. When asked what she misses the most, Jitjingjai replies, "Back in Thailand, I used to watch movies with my Dad every night, but at the Lessner's house, we don't do that much." Giving up special traditions from Thailand has been hard for
SutthaweJitjingjai,betterknownaroundwilmington Friends as "Por," is one of this year's American Field Service students. She is a junior and is staying with the Lessner family. Sitting down for an interview with Jitjingjai was a great experience; it was interesting to learn about her culture and life in Thailand as well as what she enjoys here at Wilmington Friends. Jitjingjai is from Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Thailand differs in many ways from the United States. Jitjingjai says her hometown is "a busy place with a lot of traffic , and it is very different from Wilmington ." Bangkok, according to Jitjingjai, "has many different Jitjingjai. Jitjingjai says she has had a great time in America so colored cars, more people, more buildings, and so many places to eat." In Bangkok, Jitjingjai lives with her far. She has been to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, parents and three sisters , ages thirteen, twelve, and eight. Bethany Beach, and a Phillies game with the Lessners. Living in a different country is a scary thought for Jitjingjai expresses, "Baseball is not a common sport in most people. However, Jitjingjai says she was excited to Thailand, but it is really famous here!" According to Jitjingjai, the food in Thailand is quite come to America and to live in a different culture. She had taken three years of English while in Thailand and different from the food here in America. Her favorite says, "I'm really excited to study classes in English." The American foods are hotdogs, pizza and meatloaf. idea of studying classes like math, English, and science According to her, "Meatloaf doesn't exist in Thailand." in a second language sounds challenging, but Jitjingjai However, Jitjingjai misses Thai food quite a bit. Her favorite television program here in America is icarly seems to have adjusted quite well. The major difference between classes at Friends and she also hopes to visit New York City someday. and classes in Bangkok is their structure. In classes in Jitjingjai's new interests and bubbly personality prove Bangkok, "The students stay in the room , and the teachers that she is adjusting to a different culture and way of life with ease . will come to us ." The social aspect of a large transition is also difficult. She explained that the Wilmington Friends Sutthawe Jitjingjai is just one of the new students community was warm and welcoming. Activities such as to Wilmington Friends. Since many of the students here are ``lifers," it is hard to imagine what coming to a new Link Crew and cross country were really helpful. Cross country is one of Jitjingjai's favorite activities school is like and what adjustments are necessary to here at Wilmington Friends. The cross country team make. However, after listening to Jitjingjai, it is clear helped her to make new friends and bond with her that she has done an impressive job of settling in with the teammates. Jitjingjai says, "I like running in the woods, help of her host family, the cross Country team, and her and I enjoy the nice views from the trails. It is fun to get new friends here at Wilmington Friends.
A welcome embrace for Zug Christa Chappell '12
her Master 's Degree in education. After considering a career Features Writer as a professor, Zug realized that her true passion is teaching She loves marshmallow fluff and rock climbing and she at the high school level. once even had a perm. Who am I talking about? Our new Before coming to WFS, Zug taught at five different Head of Upper School, Rebecca Zug! She recently arrived schools. Her first teaching job was at an Intemational at Wilmington Friends School after being Dean of Students School in Venezuela, followed by teaching at the George at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., for the past School in Philadelphia, the Taft School in Connecticut, the seven years. While students were sad Hackley School in New York, and most to say goodbye to our former Head of recently Sidwell Friends. Upper School, Rob Lake, at the end of So why did Zug decide to move to the past school year, it is safe to say that Wilmington? She says that moving to we are all excited to have a new face Delaware allowed her to be closer to her on campus. But what is our new Head husband'sparentswholiveinPhiladelphia, of Upper School really like? You'11 be but that she was mostly ready for "a new surprised to find out: challenge." Before Head of School Bryan The Quaker values and the Garman came to WFS , he and Zug worked together at Sidwell Friends. Zug knew she philosophies of WFS are nothing new to Zug. After growing up in Lincoln, would enjoy working with him once again Massachusetts, Zug went to high in a new location. school at nearby Westtown School. On Many students seem to be wondering her mom's side, her faniily has been what Zug has planned for the future of attending Westtown since the year that WFS. However, Zug clarifies, "I didn't it was founded, making her an eighth come in here with changes to make." Instead, she plans to focus on maintaining generation Westtown alum. During her time at Westtown, Z7cc}d a/ Upper schoo/ RcZ7ccccz Z4g and building upon the school's excellence. Zug became involved in politics, Zug did say that students will begin to student leadership, field hockey, track, swimming, and see an even larger international focus in their classes and making lifelong friends. While she had a great high school she believes that the QUEST Center will be a great tool experience, Zug admits that it is very different attending managing this. She shared that technology will also play a a boarding school than a typical day school. "I had a lot larger role in the near future with continued use of the Smart of independence," she remembers. Zug describes herself Boards , but also by incorporating newer technology into the as a teenager, saying she was "brainy and studious." She classroom, such as Google Docs. remarks that social life at a boarding school where one lives So far, Zug shares , "I have really enjoyed being at WFS . and studies in the same space is different from that at a day The students are incredibly friendly, and you can really feel school. Because there was not as much to do, Zug said that the community. That's something I was really struck with for fun she and her friends would typically go off-campus once the school year began." With that being said, she still for the weekends. looks forward to getting to know all of the students over Throughout high school, Zug worked hard and looked the course of the school year. Like Lake, Zug is more than forward to pursuing a career in education, and as she got happy to have students come into her office to talk with her older, she became certain that she "wanted to be in the any time she is available, so the next time you walk by, drop classroom." So after graduating from Westtown, she went in and introduce yourself to Zug, and be sure to welcome on to pursue this dream at Harvard where she later received her to VIS !
Why we switched to MBS Direct Kenji Endo `14
News Writer It is the final week of school. You clean out your locker and throw away the pile of random papers that has accumulated at the bottom of your locker. You gather all of your old textbooks, flatten the pages , erase the doodles, and take them downstairs to sell them back to MBS Direct. Easy enough, right? To some yes, but to many others, no. Many students still remember the previous book sales and collections that took place in the old North Gym. At the beginning of the year, students and parents would go to the gym to buy their textbooks for the year, using lists provided by teachers. At the end of the year, students would bring their books to the gym. They would fill out foms so that they could be compensated when their books were sold. Part of the profits went to the Home and School Association, and the rest went to the student. The book collection required a lot of labor by the parent volunteers and the books were stored in the old north gym stage. However, this system did not work very well. "It took a lot of people power to collect the books, and it was always very hard to move and organize the books. It was really tough," says Russell Endo, the co-clerk of the previous book sale. The prior system required a lot of volunteers and also required many hours of organizing, sorting, and labeling after the actual book collection occurred. Debbie Mccall , the administrative head, explains why we switched from the old, original book sale . "We changed the bock sale because over the years , there were too many books that we couldn't use anymore, so in the inventory, there were thousands and thousands of books we could not sell." lh/hen teachers switched to new editions or new books entirely, the Home and School association was left with books that could not be sold. In 2008, Wilmington Friends switched over to MBS Direct. MBS Direct was formed in 1994 when Park University asked MBS to run their textbook buyback program at the University, as well as at twenty-eight military bases around the United States. MBS created a textbook program that
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took on all the responsibilities associated with a bookbuyback program. This program eventually led to the formation of MBS Direct as we know it today. MBS Direct is based in a 310,000 square foot warehouse in Columbia, Missouri. The warehouse contains over seven million volumes. Students can buy books through our school's virtual bookstore, which sorts the books by course. To sell their books back to MBS Direct, students can go to the MBS Direct website and fill out a buyback quote. They can then ship their books and the quote to MBS Direct, a service offered by our Home and School Association. The buyback value is determined by the anticipated future demand and the current stock. MBS boasts 98.3% order accuracy, 99.9% on time shipping, and 97.9% of books are shipped before classes start. But is this true for Friends students? Sophomore Jack Hollingsworth responded, "I think it's oveapriced, slow to ship, and confusing. I don't think many students actually use it."
Danette Conley, parent of a Wilmington Friends freshman, makes a valid point; "I do think that the online system is easy to use. But there is a downside to the online process: you cannot inspect the quality or condition of the books. Some books you might prefer new if you saw the condition before purchasing them." Other students find it hard to find the website itself. Senior Wesley Carl quipped, "I have found that it is very hard to find it [the virtual bookstore] from the Friends website. The bookstore itself is easy to use, but it is hard to get to." The MBS Direct system is, however, useful in many ways. Students now have the option to buy their books from other sources, such as Amazon's used books section. By using an outside service, the school does not have to worry about the burden and hidden costs of setting up a book buyback program. MBS Direct bills and delivers the books directly to students, which helps to avoid confusion and misplaced books. Using MBS Direct has taken great of burden off of the Home and School Association and it has provided students with more book-buying options.
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Galal-di's FIFA affaii-: Afi-ica's unforgettable finish Michael Galardi '13
Sports writer On June llth the entire world gatheredforthebeginningofthemostwatched month of sports in the world, the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The toumarnent has been over for a couple of months now and Spain's players have been crowned champions of the world, while many countries were left in their wake. As both an avid soccer fan and player, I decided to make the long journey to South Africa with my father to watch four World Cup matches. While they were all exciting, one of these matches stood out to me, and to the entire world, as momentous.
On June 28th we left on our twenty-hour trip to Johannesburg, South Africa. We touched down in "Jo'Burg" in the evening and were in a completely different world. The cool and dry 45-degree South African winter was drastically different from the humid summer days in Wilmin8ton. The next day, we went to our first
game. We left the hotel roughly three and a half hours before the game in order to try and beat traffic. It took our bus two hours to make the fifteen-mile trip to the beautiful Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, the home of the 2010 Fifa World Cup Final. We then watched what was, in my mind, one of the greatest soccer matches ever played. This game was not just any game, though; it was a ganie that meant more to a continent and a country than one had ever before .
Uruguay was playing the small African country, Ghana, in a quarterfinal game to decide who would take on the winner of the Netherlands vs . Brazil match. Since Ghana was the last African nation left in the tournament, the whole continent of Africa was supporting them. This game was vital; it was the last chance to bring an African nation closer to winning on
left hand side of the goal, and everyone was in disbelief when it smashed off the crossbar and flew into the first row behind the goal. All of Africa was absolutely crushed as Gyan's head went down in disbelief and shame over the event that had taken place in the last few seconds.
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Ghana had knocked the United States out of the cup, but every American was still rooting for them, along with almost everyone but the Uruguayans. After a slow start, the game started to pick up around halftime when Ghanaian wing midfielder, Sulley Muntari, hit a shot into the bottom comer of the goal from about thirty yards out. Uruguay responded in the second half with a great
just now taking a whole new form. The game was heading to penalty kicks, which are the most stressful set of twelve-yard shots on goal you could ever imagine.
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goal by the player of the tournament, Diego Forlan. The game stayed tied at one until stoppage time in the second period of overtime when Uruguay striker Luis Suarez infamously handled the ball on the
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goal line to stop a Ghana shot, resulting in a red card for Suarez and a penalty kick for Ghana. The stadium was rocking and the vuvuzelas were blaring as Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan stepped to the penalty spot and got ready to take the most im-
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portant kick of his life, a kick that would affect an entire continent. Gyan ran to kick the ball as the vuvuzelas dimmed and the entire stadium froze in a moment that I will never forget. In this moment everyone was thinking wfea/ if he makes it . . .what if he doesn't? Gyan's shot flew towards the upper
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The next shooters for each team stepped up calmly and tucked away their penalties, but then it all changed when the Uruguayan keeper saved Ghana's third shot, giving 3-2 lead in the shootout to the South Americans . Ghana fans were relived when Uruguay's next shooter rocketed his shot over the net, but then the game became even crueler for Ghana fans when their c aptain , John Mensah, hit his penalty right at Uruguayan
Uruguay had one more shot and if Sebastian "EI Loco" Abreu
giving Umguay a good start. Ghana's first shooter was Gyan, whose emotions were running wild, but who still stepped up and blasted his penalty into the net, which set off one of the largest cheers I have ever heard. Every fan, even those from Uruguay, was cheering for Ghana's young superstar.
During the whole match we had two women from Ghana and a group of three men from Uruguay sitting behind us, and at this moment I really felt their emotion about the importance of the game.
put his shot into the net, Uruguay would advance to
the next round. Abreu stepped up to the penalty spot as if he had taken a shot this important a million times. He finished his shot and the
game with a cheeky chip that sent the continent of Africa into a confused and sad state, proving yet again that this was more than just a game. A simple game of soccer can be
played to mean nothing, but every once in a while the game will mean more, and in this case I witnessed firsthand how important the World Cup really is to the world.
Friends alumni take their athletics to college Erin Skibicki '13 Sports Writer
school and your teammates become family," she says. "You also get to travel with the team which is super fun
rently play sports in college have taken certain aspects of WFS sports with them. Ernest Higginbotham of 2010 carried on what he learned through Quaker football with him to Williams College. "My high school experience definitely left me with
because you get to go to new places." For many former WFS students , athletics did not end Kieran Reichert of 2009 says, "The amount of time when high school did; many went on to play in college. that you spend with your team makes it so the kids on the WFS alumni can agree that, overall, playing a sport in team act as a support system. That is probably my favor- knowledge of the game ," he says . "My coaches at Friends high school is very different from playing one in college. ite part of playing soccer at Swarthmore." taught me a lot and now it seems the leaming curve for Perrin Downing, a 2009 graduate now playing laReichert is now a sophomore at Swarthmore Col- me is a bit smaller than for some of the other freshmen." crosse at Haverford, says, "Generally, it's just a lot more lege and has played on the team both years. The team is Reichert, on the other hand, brought to the Swarthintense. It's a greater time commitment because you train ranked #5 in the nation for DIII and has a record of 8-0 more men's soccer team something a little different. ``Friends sports allowed me to bring an element of with your team all year and it's a lot more competitive for this season. than high school sports." Class of 2010 graduates Eric Kelley and Troy Be- fun into my experience in college. Playing soccer with She adds, "You also definitely get a lot closer with neck can already notice a change in intensity, even friends at WFS was one of my best memories of my whole time there," he says. your team. It's a lot more work, but it's definitely worth though it is currently their off-season. it and it's still a ton of fun!" Beneck, who was the Singles Tennis State ChampiEvidently, Friends alumni have become quite sucAndrew Trainer also graduated WFS in 2009 and on in 2008 , 2009, and 2010, is now playing at University cessful in their college sports careers, but that does not went on to play soccer for Williams College, whose team of Delaware and says, "It's a much bigger sacrifice, hav- mean they have forgotten about their experiences here is ranked first in the nation for DIII men's soccer. ing practice six days a week and traveling a lot more, and at VIS . "I miss the personal connections with the coaches Trainer agrees with Downing, comeveryone is bigger, faster, and stronger." menting, "In college obviously everyAlso, he says, "There are a ton of and how well everyone in the school knows how everything is more competitive and physical kids from other countries. Everything is one is doing in their different sports pursuits," says Kelbecause the players are older and more just a lot more intense, especially being ley' "It's hard here with thousands of people to really experienced, but I think that the biggest DI.„ difference is the social part of being on a Kelley, who was All American for know how individuals are doing in their sports unless collegiate sports team." lacrosse last year and now attends Wil- they're close friends. Basically, I miss how close the For many WFS alumni transitioning liams College, agrees, "There's a lot Friends sports community was," he finishes. from high school to college sports , closer more focus on off-season training. Even It is the little perks of being an athlete at WFS that teammate relationships seem to be one of though we don't start till February, we alurmi miss now. the most significant changes they see. are practicing three times a week, liftBeneck remarks, "I miss my teammates, I miss beAnna Crosby, class of 2009, plays ing four times, and we run pretty much ing a senior, and I miss having shirtless practices." lacrosse at Colorado College and says every day." It is clear that WFS athletics have prepared athletes that the huge aniount of time spent with He says, "The team gets a lot more with the knowledge,lessons, and tools they need to be time together because there are basi- successful as they continue on towards the higher levels your teammates makes for a more united team and, in general, makes playing colcally no two-sport athletes so you can of college sports. Perrin Downing scored over loo goals for lege sports more fun. Quaker alumni agree that Friends athletics gave get together as a team a lot more in the "It becomes a huge part of your life; Friends Varstry Ilicrosse and. at Haverford, off-season." them good experience for the future and memories that was i'ia:med Cer[1ermial Coiference Def eusive we play and lift from the first day of Player Of the Thieek in March 2010 . Many of the WFS alumni who cur- will last a lifetime.
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Fi-iends football fol-ecast 20110 Zack Lessner '13
Sports writer The 2010 Wilmington Friends fall sports have started, and all of them have the potential to have a great season. There is curiosity about this year's football team because football has traditionally been a strong point for Friends sports. This year's team has a bit of everything, from many underclassmen playing for varsity to seniors making one
knows that they have the potential, and they have plenty more games to display it. Despite losing many of last year's starting varsity, Carbone is confident in his team's ability saying, "The underclassmen have been stepping up in practice to give us the drive we need to win."
final run.
Let's take a look at this year's Friends Football team, led by longtime head coach, Bob Tattersall. The team's quarterback this year is senior captain Sam Davis, while the running backs are sophomores Luke Magness and Jon MCMillan and seniors Jermaine Young and Kieran Smith. Seniors Matt Davis and captain Dan Carbone are key players who play both wide receiver and tight end. The offensive line consists of senior left tackle Matt Kempner protecting Sam Davis's blind side, while sophomore Bowman Benge helps out at left guard. Sophomore Ryan Broussard snaps the football as center. On the right side of the line is junior right guard, Pat Schlecker, and senior right tackle and captain, Rick Serra. Sophomore Sam Camey is the team's kicker. Senior Jermaine Young dodges a tackle .
Everyone is stepping up into their roles, and I think we will do we]] this year with hard work, commitment, and dedication to the team. On the other side of the ball, many of the offensive
Even though the team had some disappointing losses early in the season to Brandywine High School, Maryland School for the Deaf, and Moore Catholic High School, they look to bounce back and finish the season strongly. Schwartz is optimistic that they will do well this season, saying, ``Up to this point, I don't think we've played up to our full potential. We are going to keep working hard and get to where we need to be." Horstmann knows that they can be a good team, adding, "I think that we can be a strong team once we
players also contribute defensively. Benge starts at defensive tackle with senior Javier Horstmann, and the defensive ends are Serra and junior Worth Hamilton. get all of our starters [who were out due to injury] back The linebackers are Carbone , Schlecker, sophomore playing.„ Ben Hansom, junior Josh Schwartz, and Smith. Sam DaThe team has some upcoming conference games vis,Young,sophomoreJeffDavis,andjuniorMikeArm- that they hope to win. The October 23rd Homecoming strong all play defensive backfield. game is against Tatnall and the final game of the year is Broussard says of the team, "We have a lot of young at home on November 13th, against archrival Tower Hill.
players starting, but I think the team is good. Everyone is stepping up into their roles, and I think we will do well this year with hard work, commitment, and dedication to the team. We will play hard and compete." The team lost a lot of key players when the class of 2010 graduated, but this year's players hope to move on and use what they learned from their former teammates to improve their playing this year. The football team
It should be an interesting year for the Quakers, and there are definitely many games worth seeing. Benge agrees, adding, "We have had some disappointing losses and injuries so far, but I still think we can bounce back and be a traditional Wilmington Friends football team." Everyone is cheering for the team to have another successful season of Quaker Football.
DISCs and defeats: A history of Friends sports Thomas Connelly '14
Sports Writer "The seventies were a highlight pe-
In addition to football's four straight undefeated seasons in the seventies, girls lacrosse won forty matches in a row, and won several Delaware Independent School Conference (DISC) champion-
riod [for Friends Athletics] ," says Coach ships. Bob Tattersall , Varsity Football coach and In 1969, the boys basketball team had a long-standing member of the athletic a record of 15-1 and won a DISC chamcommunity. pionship. Until 1976, however, Friends athletic teams were not allowed to participate in state competitions. Thirty-five years ago, Wilmington Friends School's varsity football team won their thirty-seventh straight game, holding the second longest winning streak in the state of Delaware.
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1972 to 1975 won seven DISC championships in the 1970s,
but not once did they go to the state championships.
Until 1976, Wilmington Friends School Football, along with many other sports, was not allowed to participate in the state championships. The headmaster of Friends did not want more emphasis on athletics than academics. "It was pressure from parents," ex-
originally a winter sport offered to girls only; in 2007, after a student proposal, it became open to boys as well. Two spring sports were also added since joining the conference. Lacrosse was originally a club activity, but parents helped organize it into a competitive team
plained Tattersall, "that lifted the ban in sport. 1976." Since then, Friend's football has Track and field "died, and then was only won one state championship. brought back [in the mid-'90s] ," explains A few decades earlier in 1958, the Richard Kittle, a varsity football coach, Delaware Independent School Confer- middle school wrestling coach, and the ence was created. new assistant athletic director. Today, the schools in this conference With these two additions, four spring include Tatnall, Sanford, Tower Hill, St. sports are now available for both boys and Andrews , and Westtown . girls. Since joining this conference, Recent Quaker accomplishments inFriends has added several sports to its clude winning the 2008 and 2009 football athletic program. In the early 1980s, cross DISC championships and the tennis state country was added as a fall sport offered championship wins of 2008 and 2010. to both girls and boys, and volleyball was Friends sports have come a long added as a fall sport for girls . way since joining the DISC conference, Swimming is the most recent addi- and we look forward to seeing what new tion to Friends athletics. The sport was accomplishments will come in the 2010added less than ten years ago, and was 2011 sports season.
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You can't stop their shine, they're ridin' solo Caroline Scott '11
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accomplishment: Sting, Phil Collins, Paul Mccartney, Casablancas, frontman and chief songwriter for the Paul Simon, John Lennon. . . the "greats". But is Flowers Strokes, released his debut solo album in November a ``great"? Guess you'll have to listen to F/¢j„z.jcgo to 2009. The album Pferazcs /or Jfec yoz!#g is the product find out. Meanwhile, Flowers is abandoning solo life of a band in hibernation. After four years of collective for a while-on September 9th the musician said that he inactivity, the Strokes are apparently working on a new misses the band, and hopes to rejoin them in 2011. album due out in March 20 1 1 . This extensive break has Another rocker going solo is Radiohead's drummer, allowed for all band members to take on side projects -
Recently, there has been an emergence of artists taking the daring leap from comfortable band life to risky solo career. Although this move has jumpstarted careers for artists in the past, such as Gwen Stefani from No Doubt, Paul Mccartney from The Beatles, Philip Selway. Selway's new album, Fczmz./I.cz/, which Fab Moretti and Nikolai Fraiture both have their own or Justin Timberlake from N'Sync, separating from a came out toward the end of August, comes as a surprise side projects, bands Little Joy and Nickel Eye, while to many. Since when do drummers make solo albums? Albert Hammond, Jr. has created two solo albums. popular group can be a fatal mistake. Where is Lance Bass? RIngo Starr? Any member of KISS? Clearly, the However, Selway defies possible Ringo parallels Casablancas, however, seemed content with lying road from band stardom to solo by creating a low. . . until about a year ago. In an interview conducted stardom is a rocky one, filled musically astute, by Clash Music, Casablancas eloquently stated, "Even with potholes, unexpected folky album , though the band wasn't spiritually ready for a record, twists, and the occasional which showcases I still felt like I had stuff to do. I was messing around squirrel that runs out in front of hi s previou sly with some keyboardy stuff... I kinda felt like I had to do the car. unknown voice. something." Clearly, the grungy rocker was ill at ease, Brandon Flowers, frontAfter being in but not ready to mess with the band's spirituality. man for The Killers , released his Radiohead for Band life can be dramatic, but it can also be debut solo album on September two decade s , monotonous. Artists who have been creating music 14th. According to Flowers, with the same people for twelve years (in the case Selway is he never intended to do a solo stepping into new of the Strokes) or twenty-five years (in the case of album, and it does not mean musical territory. Radiohead) have good reason to try their own "thang." he's leaving the band. After In an interview But sometimes one ingredient just can't produce the with Complex. same sensations as the whole dish. And that's why no years of non-stop touring, the other Killers members wanted com , Selway member of KISS was ever successful alone. Regardless a break-but not Brandon. states that a solo of whether they will rise to solo stardom, or whether Entitled F/cz772z.»go, the album album has been they would do better to reunite with their respective is a brave step from the nineon his mind for bands, these artists are riding S . . .0. . .L. . .0. a while, and that year-old alternative rock group to Flowers' solo career. "This he's been writing isn't about getting attention songs on the side or proving something, it's just during his work what I'm accustomed to doing," with Radiohead: Brandon Flowers, from The Killers, ridin' solo "I had all of he explains in an interview for Ro/Jz.#g SJo#c. Clearly, Brandon Flowers likes to tour. these fragments of songs which were building into How does Flowers' solo album differ from The something that felt a bit larger. It was a bit too distinctly Killers' work? ``These songs have an isolation to them me to be appropriate in Radiohead." Selway is not the that Killers records don't have. It's a little less keyboard, only Radiohead member to go solo. Thorn Yorke, the and a little more acoustic," states Flowers. The album band's front-man, began his solo career in 2006 with pays tribute to Las Vegas, the gambling capital of his debut album, and has since produced side projects America, where Flowers grew up and by which he has aplenty. When asked about any competition between the been artistically affected throughout his career: "Vegas two, Selway affirmed, "Oh yeah, all of us are extremely is in my blood. For all its faults, it's exciting. If anyone competitive. We're kind of competitive with how we can sing about it, I can." Clearly, Brandon Flowers goes work on Radiohead stuff." Clearly, there is some drama hard. behind the scenes of the epic and long withstanding rock
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thing else we love, everything we sentimentally call our `passions' and `desires,' it's really an encoded ancestral
necessity. We were born to run; we were born because we run. We're all `Running People,' as the Tarahumara have always known ," says MCDougall. This nonfiction is simultaneously thrilling, inspiring, and infomative. Once you pick it up, the book is almost impossible to put back down because of MCDougall's exuberance and sharp wit. "That was the real secret of the Tarahumara: they'd never forgotten what it felt like to love running. They remembered that running was mankind's first fine art, our original act of inspired creation. Way before we were scratching pictures on caves or beating rhythms on hollow trees, we were perfecting the art of combining our breath and mind and muscles into fluid self-propulsion over wild terrain. And when our ancestors finally did make their first cave paintings, what were the first designs? A downward slash , lightning bolts through the bottom and middle-behold, the Running Man," MCDougall exclaims. Bor# fo Rw# inspires almost every single reader to get healthy, run for the love of it, and go barefoot. We find out that if you love doing something, it makes it all worthwhile.
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Zimmerman offers an alternative approach to voting The problem is the two-party system that currently dominates American politics. Since there are only two
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Additionally, in the current voting system for most elections in the United States (referred to as ``simple
plurality"), the candidate who has the most votes after an election-even if that candidate does not have more than 50% of the votes-wins. This system contributes to the fact that there are only two major parties in America. parties that have any I propose that the US use a different voting system, significant chance referred to as ``instant-runoff voting." In instant-runoff of getting more than voting, voters rank candidates in order of preference. two or three seats Then, the first preference votes are counted. If no in Congress are the candidate has more than 50% of the first preference Democrats and the votes, the candidate who received the fewest number of Republicans, who first preference votes is eliminated, and any voter who recently have not had marked that candidate as their first preference now agreed on any major perhaps, correct. Because of that impression, voters feel has their second counted. This process is then repeated that voting for a third party would be a "waste" of a vote. bill. until a candidate has more than 50% of the votes. This unwillingness of politicians on both sides of the Since voters do not vote for third parties, Democrats and This system allows voters to vote for third-party aisle to compromise has lead to voter discontent and the candidates without feeling that their votes will be wasted, Tea Party movement. The fact that Democrats pass bills and thus makes it more likely that a third party will gain a without any Republican support, and that Republicans significant representation in Congress. often do not negotiate with Democrats to any significant The current polarized political environment in the degree about these bills , clearly indicates that something US cannot last if our democracy is to remain healthy. is drastically wrong with our democracy. It is very damaging to the government and results in far Republicans keep winning elections, creating a vicious And it's not just the politicians we currently have less action being taken on cmcial issues. Instant-runoff cycle that will only ever let minimal numbers of thirdin office who are problematic. Tea Party candidates like voting could reduce this polarization and make our Christine O'Donnell call for full repeals, rather than party candidates into office. The only way to break out of this cycle is to massively revamp our electoral system. amendments , of bills that they disagree with. Democrats government work again. So I urge you: write to your Representatives and Firstofall,weshouldgetridoftheElectoralcollege. and Republicans are becoming increasingly polarized Senators and to Vice President Biden. Ask them to With the Electoral College, it is possible to have less than and, as time goes on, less and less willing to agree on, support a voting system change in Delaware to instanta majority of the popular vote but still win the election, or even compromise on, any issue facing society today. The problem is not the politicians currently in and if a state is split 51%-49%, the candidate with 51% runoff voting, and urge them to fight for a constitutional office-a large number of politicians, especially those will receive all of that state's electoral votes -hardly fair amendment ending the Electoral College. currently running for an office, simply cater to what for states like Texas or California, which almost always they view as their base-the extremes of the political vote Republican and Democratic, respectively. In those Josh Zimmerman has been a part Of The Whittier spectrum. This is especially true of many Tea Party states, those who support the parties that are unlikely to candidates, who vow with polarizing rhetoric to fight win essentially have no voice in national elections. The Miscellany staff for three years. He has served as News what they call the "creeping socialism" of Democratic presidential election should instead be run strictly by Editor and is currently Features Co-Editor and an independent colurrmis t. percentage of popular vote. policies.
parties, politics will tend towards the polarizing-many candidates view convincing voters to vote for them as harder than convincing voters to vote against their opponent, and there's no better way to convince voters to vote against an opponent than being polarizing. In a system with more than two parties, this would suddenly not be true, and candidates would have to explain why they are the best option for the seat rather than explaining why their opponent is not. Many voters , however, do not think that third parties have a substantial chance of winning elections -and are,
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