the log october 2015

Tabor Academy’s Student NewspaperVolume 88, Number 1 October [email protected]

Last spring, when discussions about this year’s Graboys Leadership Symposium got underway, Ms. Bride worked with a team to try to figure out what the theme should be. She says, “We wanted the Leadership Symposium to focus on ‘real-life issues.’” Ms. Bride contacted Patrick Keane, a consultant who ran a similar day at Middlebury College, and they gathered entrepreneurs from six sectors: Environment/Marine Science, Energy/Power, Arts/Education, Global Issues, Health and Wellness, and Tech/Biotech. After the whole school attends a presentation in

Hoyt, everyone will break up into six smaller groups, organized by the sectors mentioned above. There, for two hours, different entrepreneurs will lead students in creating an idea for a business. Focusing on innovation and the processes of crafting a business model, students will work together to achieve a condensed version of what creating a business is actually like. “Our goals in all of this,” says Ms. Bride, “are to expose everyone to a new way of thinking, to generate ideas, and to inspire kids to connect their passions to ‘real-world’ applications.”

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Ms. Bride giving hugs after her chapel talk.

MK and Ollie, Co-Heads of School

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Leadership Symposium focuses on Social Entrepreneurship

The theme for this year seems to be “school culture.” From speakers to administration, everyone is trying to define and establish a positive culture within the Tabor community. No one is taking this more seriously than Ollie and MK, our Co-Heads of School this year. Ollie hopes to create a “gentler” community at Tabor. “People often see gentle as a negative thing,” he says, “but I think it’s pretty powerful. I want Tabor to be a kind, tolerant, inclusive community of people who look out for each other.” MK agrees that school culture is important. “We’re trying to create a good environment for all of our students,” she says. “One goal is to focus less on seniority. We don’t think you should have to wait until you’re an upperclassmen to enjoy all of Tabor’s great events, so we’re working on a homecoming for all grades.” In the spirit of being inclusive, they hope that their different personalities will help reflect the wishes of as many students as possible. While MK sees weekends as a chance to pack schedules with fun activities, Ollie is content to relax with a book or a couple of friends. “Knowing that different students will enjoy different events, we’re trying to find

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Dramas Explore Love, TragedyMr. Howland and Mr. Heavey staging plays this Fall

The inception of one of this year’s fall drama productions started in the same place as many good ideas at Tabor: around a table in the dining hall. One summer evening, a group of teachers (a heterogeneous mix from the science, math, and English departments) began a lively debate, questioning if numbers truly exist outside of the brain. This conversation sparked the inspiration for Mr. Howland’s newest play, Human

Geometry, a story of the unlikely merging of math and love. “Good theatre is always collaborative,” Mr. Howland stated in appreciation for the help of Mr. Meleo and Mr. Heavey in the writing and editing process. The play is composed of students from all different grades and acting backgrounds who “really made the play their own.” The audience will have the chance to see unique talents of the cast and crew: a ukulele-playing

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Summer Adventures at Home and Away

by Hannah Frisch by Emily Dineen

by Lulu Russell by Lulu Russell

Seawolves recount what they did last summer

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The speakers coming to campus include Alan Harlam, founder of Brown University’s Social Innovation Initiative, and Jim Deter, whose company Galvanize provides technological skills to professionals. In addition to these speakers, local entrepreneurs and some Tabor alumni will speak and lead groups on entrepreneurship. “What I’m most excited about,” says Ms. Bride, “is having all these people on campus. There will be such high energy and potential for networking. We also have a lot of

women and people of color coming, so the group is diverse with many different backgrounds and missions. I can’t wait to see the ideas generated by this event.” Ms. Bride has high hopes that Tabor students will take a lot out of this year’s Leadership Symposium–whether that is an idea for a senior project or a new interest in entrepreneurship. Regardless, she feels that this day will be an exciting and meaningful one for the Tabor community.

a balance,” says Ollie. “So while we have a dance going on, we’ll also have a movie showing. We want everyone to be comfortable.” Mr. Quirk emphasizes the importance of senior leadership within Tabor, often saying,

“the school goes how the seniors go.” With MK and Ollie as the faces of the senior class and the student body as a whole, they hope to use their time as Co-Heads of School both to make this year great and to establish a lasting culture of support and inclusion.

This summer, Mr. and Mrs. Chaput accompanied Tabor students on the Vietnam service trip, and then continued to Beijing, China, and Seoul, Korea, on their own. The group first went to Saigon, Vietnam, and then to the Mekong Delta. There, the group helped build houses for two different families, an experience Nikki Zeien described as “a life-altering experience.” After Vietnam, the Mr. and Mrs. Chaput went on to Beijing, China, and Seoul, Korea, where they met with past, present, and future Tabor students. “The highlight of my trip was seeing the Great Wall with future students. It was awesome because for many of the students, it was also their first time seeing the Great Wall. It just blew my mind... I got an appreciation for how much money and effort went into protecting people’s lives at the border of China,” Mr. Chaput concluded. They are looking forward to their next trip.

Thomas Kelly spent his summer as an instructor at a community sailing center on Lake Chautauqua. He says that even though his job was to teach sailing, he had the most fun dealing with “the moments of panic that happened regularly enough to keep us on our toes,” including lots of jury-rigging, malfunctioning engines, and rescuing on people whose boats caught fire or were stuck in storms. This was TK’s second summer working on Lake Chautauqua, and it was packed with memorable moments. TK recalls some of the highlights of his summer: “when I successfully fixed the ignition in a Tidewater after working on it for a few days, or maybe crawling into the hull of a C-scow to extract two baby raccoons. Or fixing up an E-scow to race with my coworkers in E-Scow Easterns.” Most of all, TK enjoyed the chance to spend his summer on the water with some of his best friends, sailing, coaching, and going on sunrise wakeboarding sessions.

Some of the best classrooms don’t have four walls. They don’t even have roofs. Many Seawolves are comfortable in the sea, having sailed or swum in our oceans many times. The mountains, on the other hand, offer an adventure-filled unknown. Over the summer, junior Lulu Russell participated in an Outward Bound trip through the Appalachian trail in Maine and New Hampshire. For three weeks, carrying their own food, shelter, and up to twelve pounds of water, nine high schoolers and two instructors hiked through the mountains. Lulu grew a lot over the trip, learning about herself and about leadership. “One of my main takeaways was that leadership is all about confidence,” she says. When she was confident in her ability to make choices for herself, she knew that she could also make decisions for others. Coming into her junior year, she hopes to apply everything she learned this summer to her cross country running and her academic life, setting an example for younger students. “I am incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to learn so much about myself and others,” Lulu says, recommending Outward Bound to anyone hoping for a new, challenging experience to stretch his or her boundaries.

When Liz Tarrant came to Tabor, she did not expect to spend five weeks of her 2015 summer vacation at a crew camp. As a freshman, Liz went from not knowing what crew was to embracing it. She was selected to row for the U.S. Junior National High Performance Team and to attend the U.S. Junior National HP Camp, whose purpose is to prepare rowers for advanced level rowing, and, ideally, for the Olympics. She spent five weeks at camp in two practices or three races a day. During the exhausting last 250 meters of a close race, Liz focused by remembering that the winner would be decided by the rower “who wanted it more.” Liz found the rowing taxing and rewarding, and said that she “...enjoyed the people [she] met and the friendships [she] made.” Unlike her fellow campers, Liz does not row year round. Instead, she competes on the varsity soccer and basketball teams, staying in shape for rowing by erging almost every day. Liz attributes her success to her coaches Mr. Bentz and former coach Ms. Chandler, who “...have made [her] the rower [she is].” She looks forward to rowing at Syracuse University.

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chorus, Maddy Kistler on the soundboard, and numbers choreographed by Nicole McLaughlin. Mr. Howland’s seventh original show at Tabor is sure to be both light-hearted and thought-provoking. Taking on a more serious tone is Bang Bang You’re Dead, a play directed by Mr. Heavey. The show was written by William Mastrosimone, after he was moved by a story about a campus shooting in Oregon in 1998. Mastrosimone’s play tells the story of the tragedy and gives the audience a glimpse behind the mask of the young killer Kip Kinkel, played by Lachlan Hyatt. In order to help the actors to understand the subject matter more deeply, Dr. Mehegan talked to the cast about looking at the contributing factors of these horrific events and gaining a holistic view into the thoughts and

emotions of a murderer. The theme of the play is all too topical, with the recent shootings in Arizona and Oregon. In the play, the shooter is visited in his cell by the ghosts of the five victims, and the central question posed by these visits is “why did he do it?” In addition to focusing on motive and the emotional response of the victims, Bang Bang You’re Dead addresses the controversial topics of mental health and gun control. After each performance of the play, there will be a Q&A session with the cast to continue the dialogue about gun control, a conversation that has already started within the cast. While Bang Bang You’re Dead doesn’t provide any easy answers, it will prompt conversations about school shootings and gun culture in our own community.

3Tradition of Service Day Continues

by Stephanie Zou

by Bridget Lattimer and Duhita Das

Tabor students worked with over 40 organizations

1. September 22: Pope Francis, in his first tour of the United States, visited Washington D.C., New York, and Philadelphia. He is known for his progressive stance on controversial topics such as LGBT rights, abortion, evolution, and public condemnation of sex abuse cases in the Roman Catholic Church. Once again, he made history as the first pontiff to speak to a joint session of Congress. While in New York, during his address at the UN Headquarters, he stressed the importance of environmental awareness and allocating more funds to the impoverished. In Philadelphia, Pope Francis visited and spoke at various places, namely the Independence Mall and the Curran-Fromhold Correctional facility. One million people gathered for his outdoor Mass on September 27 before he departed for Rome.

2. The U.S. and China, the world’s two largest economies, remained unyieldingly divided over the topic of a mandatory limit on every country’s carbon emissions. However, after years of negotiations, President Obama and President Xi Jinping finally reach an agreement on combining efforts to combat climate change and cyber espionage. President Xi Jinping made a landmark decision on Friday, September 25 to launch a national cap-and-trade program in 2017 to reduce China’s carbon footprint and take firmer action against inter-corporation corruption, namely in coal companies, and hold them responsible for the heavy smog that pollutes China’s air. Additionally, in an address at the White House Rose Garden, President Obama and President Xi Jinping exchanged promises to denounce support for cyber espionage, and further announced the joint creation of two teams: a panel of experts and a “high-level” group to monitor cyber theft of national trade secrets.

4. In response to the fleeing Syrian refugees and the rising xenophobic sentiment in many European countries, the president of EU declared that the EU border countries must find a way to resettle the 160,000 Syrian refugees. One billion dollars have been allocated for refugee aid. This crisis has bitterly divided Europe. According to Finnish media, “Demonstrators threw stones and launched fireworks at a bus full of asylum seekers arriving at a reception center in the southern Finnish city of Lahti.” Many countries are reluctant, if not obstinately against, opening borders to refugees in fear of economic consequences. Germany, the first country to open its borders to refugees, is leading the way for other countries to do the same..5. On September 28, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, showed up at the United Nations headquarters for the first time in a decade to attend the annual global conference, an event that the U.S. president typically dominates. However, with the presence of President Putin and Chinese President Xi, the U.S. found itself under scrutiny. President Obama and President Putin clashed over topics such as the Syrian conflict and Russia’s military intervention in the war-torn country, Russia’s involvement in its own anti-ISIS coalition, and human rights topics, openly showing the tense relationship between the two presidents and their respective countries. The actual outcomes and casualties of Russia’s recent “anti-ISIS” airstrikes in Syria remain unclear: did they target ISIS or anti-Assad rebels? The U.S. was deeply disturbed by this recent progression; however, President Obama stresses that he does not wish for Syria to become a proxy war between the U.S. and Russia.

3. In sports news, on September 25, FIFA president Sepp Blatter faced criminal investigation in his Switzerland offices; he is suspected of illegal management and misappropriating funds with regards to a TV deal he signed in 2005 and an unauthorized payment to Michel Platini, the popular FIFA president successor. (Recommendation: John Oliver’s segment on FIFA, which can be found on YouTube.)

The morning of September 22 was Tabor’s semi-annual Community Service Day, a tradition at the heart of our community and representative of the spirit of service within our school culture. The student body split up into advisory groups and departed campus in different directions, a process eased by Ms. Wright’s and Ms. Boucher’s work organizing behind the scenes. Students and faculty participated in various community service projects, including picking up trash off along Route 6, sorting donated items at Gifts to Give, and helping to prepare materials for an upcoming Hope Factory. A total of 1,000 thank you notes were handwritten by Tabor students to donors of various organizations, and over 400 cookies were baked for local food pantries. Overall, the Tabor community worked on over 45 different community service projects with over 40 organizations.

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Students taking a break from helping with the harvest at Dartmouth YMCA.

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Following such a successful morning of service, Tabor’s Community Service Board has been working creatively to improve Tabor’s service program overall. This year, instead of tallying the hours of service completed by each student, a point system is being implemented. Each student is required to earn a total of 20 points a year, but points are based on the amount of work done and the difficulty of work completed. Updated points will be uploaded to OnCampus for students to check throughout the year. The Board is hoping that this change will encourage students to find a service program that is meaningful to them, rather than simply to focus on how many hours they need to complete.

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Dear Freshman Me,

First of all, chill out. Seriously. You think you’re stressed now? Just wait until

senior fall. Stress will take on a whole new meaning. Enjoy freshman year; it’s the best of

the four in my opinion. I know everything seems new and a little intimidating, but trust

me, the sooner you get involved, the better the year will be. Also, extracurriculars

that carry through all four years at Tabor look really good on college apps… just

a tip.

But don’t play that sport that we both know you hate so much just because all

your friends are playing it. Quit and do fall drama or dance or studio art, anything

to leave your comfort zone (and rack up arts credits so that they don’t come back

to haunt you senior year).

Don’t think so much about what everyone else is doing and try to focus a little

more on yourself; make sure your classes are right for you and work really hard in

school. Freshman year does count; ignore anyone who tells you otherwise. Go to

as many student activities events as possible: dances, fires, open mics, gallery

showings, and so much more. If your friends don’t want to come with you, go

alone and meet new people when you get there--I promise you’ll end up enjoying

yourself.

Listen to the upperclassmen in your dorm because they truly have been in

your shoes, but don’t make judgements based on their opinions. Form your own from

personal experience. Talk to your teachers because they really do want you to succeed

and they’ll do almost anything to help you, as long as you show them you’re willing

to try. Extra help and office hours are no joke: use them and use them frequently.

Lastly, smile more. Say hi to people in the hallways, students and teachers

alike. Enjoy every single day because soon enough you’ll be four years down the

road wondering how it could have possibly gone by so fast.

Love,

Senior Me, LuLu Ward

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Dear Senior Self, I know that you, as a senior, are a smarter, more experienced person than I am, now just a freshman, but I hope I can provide some advice to you.

I hope you have met as many people as you could in the community. So far, I have met students from everywhere from India to Oman to Florida to Mattapoisett. One of the most interesting aspects of being a student at Tabor is getting to know what life is like for other students--what is the school day like in China? What is it like to leave Florida’s warm winters to come North? Is the Mattapoisett Uncle Jon’s as good as the one in Marion? Aside from getting to know people, I hope you have enjoyed what the classes here have to offer. Already, in Algebra, I have learned more math in three weeks than I have in my whole life. Classes here are so engaging that it would be a travesty not to give your best to try to learn as much as you can. Athletically, I hope to make varsity quarterback next year, and start as center for the basketball team. However, unless I grow three feet, neither seems particularly likely.

I do not know what life at Tabor is truly like yet. Having grown up here, I thought I knew a lot, but I do not know nearly as much about what it means to be a Tabor student as I believed I would. As you have gone through your four years here, I hope you have gotten all you can out of Tabor; and I hope you have given back as much as you have gotten: Tabor is is a truly special place to go to school.

Sincerely,

Freshman Me, Owen Sughrue

Meet the New Faculty Members

Mrs. Finch is a new Spanish teacher here this year. Originally from Lebanon, New Hampshire, she is a graduate of Kimball Union Academy. She majored in Spanish and minored in Dance at Tufts University. Mrs. Finch taught Spanish at Boston College while simultaneously getting her master’s in Hispanic Studies. In her free time, she enjoys rowing crew, playing ultimate frisbee, hiking, riding her moped with her husband, and playing with her new dog Jackson. An interesting fact about Mrs. Finch is that she fights wildfires all across the U.S. Here at Tabor, she will be coaching the girls’ crew team and helping with the high cardio strength and conditioning program. Her favorite part about Tabor so far is that everyone is so motivated and kind to each other.

Mrs. Cleary grew up in Waterbury Center, Vermont, on a farm that her grandparents own. She is coming to Tabor from Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut. Mrs. Cleary attended the University of Vermont, where she studied Sociology, Human Development & Family Studies, and Communication Sciences, and played Division I Field Hockey on a full athletic scholarship. After graduating from UVM, Mrs. Cleary attended graduate school at Springfield College, and then worked as a K-4 School Adjustment Counselor in the Agawam Public School System for six years. Here at Tabor, Mrs. Cleary is teaching Human Development, working in student support services, coaching JV Field Hockey, and living in Lillard N2/3. Mrs. Cleary is most excited about becoming part of a new community and making friends that turn into family. A fun fact about Mr. and Mrs. Cleary is that they both have shamrock tattoos, which they both got before meeting each other!

Ms. Kaplan, originally from Montclair, New Jersey, is a graduate of Hamilton College. She is joining our community as a Modern World History teacher, girls’ JV-B soccer coach, and girls’ lacrosse coach. She is also a dorm parent in Bushnell. Before coming to Tabor, she wrote for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, interned at the Fells Historic Estate, and worked in the Hamilton College archives. In her free time, Ms. Kaplan loves to hike, play sports, travel, play guitar, and read. This past summer, Ms. Kaplan hiked part of the Pacific Crest Trail. In her short time here at Tabor, Ms. Kaplan says she “has been pleasantly surprised by how mature the students are” and her favorite part of the experience has been in the classroom. According to Ms. Kaplan, “there’s nothing quite like seeing a lightbulb go off in a student’s head.” She’d also like to give a shout-out to everyone in the history office for making her feel at home!

Ms. Parente is from Orange, Connecticut, and has joined the Tabor community after graduating from Connecticut College. She is excited to be here teaching history, coaching soccer and lacrosse, and being a part of Tabor’s vibrant culture. This year, Ms. Parente is teaching Historical Themes of the 21st Century. If you’re looking for some brownie points with Ms. Parente, her Dunkin order is a medium iced French vanilla coffee with cream and sugar. Some of her favorite things to do are writing, thrift shopping for new looks, and playing soccer. She can make bracelets out of Starburst wrappers and is really good at braiding hair. One thing that really excites her about this coming school year is Holderness Day and all the festivities that come along with spirit week.

Mr. Cleary is a die-hard Notre Dame football fan from Suffield, Connecticut. He attended Suffield Academy and later returned as a teacher and dorm parent. After graduating from Suffield Academy, Mr. Cleary headed to Fairfield University, but after a year transferred to Trinity College in Hartford, CT. He went to grad school at Springfield College “for more academic punishment,” where he met Mrs. Cleary. Here at Tabor, Mr. Cleary is teaching Algebra II and coaching basketball and baseball. He is a dorm parent in Lillard North 2-3 with his wife, Mrs. Cleary, and his two kids, Addie and Brynn. He is excited to watch Tabor hockey games this winter and to take sailing lessons from Mr. Wicks. Mr. Cleary is really appreciative of how helpful, kind, and welcoming everyone has been during his transition to Tabor, especially the boys in Lillard. He says that he and his family “have fallen into a sort of second family here.”

Monsieur Sandefer is originally from a rural town just south of Buffalo, NY. He went to Calvin College in Michigan, hoping to pursue an education in medicine. But, during a two-week exchange program where he was paired with a native French speaker, Monsieur Sandefer had a change in interest. Hearing the language come naturally to the exchange student made him eager to learn and communicate in French. Mr. Sandefer graduated college with a French major with a Spanish minor, and then attended Princeton where he earned his graduate degree in French Literature. He now teaches Post AP French Literature, French 4, and both French 2 and French 2 Honors. He enjoys playing squash, watching Westerns, and learning new languages. While his wife also teaches high school French, she is currently staying at home to watch their ten-month-old son, Kent, whom they are raising to be bilingual.

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Donald Trump’s campaign for president has been the butt of jokes for far too long, and now that he is leading in the polls in the fall before caucuses begin, it is time to end the joke and to realize that Trump is not the right choice for America. Trump’s concern about Mexican immigrants “stealing” the jobs of American citizens is misguided, and he has even been quoted generalizing the group as “killers and

rapists.” Trump plans to first build a wall on the border to Mexico so that illegal immigrants will not be able to enter the country, and

if this were not crazy enough, he also plans to round up all of illegal immigrants, around 12 million people, currently in the country and deport them. Donald Trump is a business tycoon, and just as he sells his cologne and neckties, he is selling the American people his immigration policy by making it flashy and sexy. Trump has not yet revealed a comprehensive plan for how he will deport these 12 million immigrants or how he

will build his Game of Thrones-esque wall, but he sure is making headlines, and anti-immigration hawks are having a field day.

Donald Trump’s surge in the polls should be alarming to all Americans, Republican and Democrat alike. His corporate background

and flashy language may characterize him as a good CEO, but these should not be the qualifications to be President. Other candidates like Carly Fiorina or Dr. Ben

Carson are getting far less attention simply because their ideas aren’t as “sexy” as those of the leader. Mr. Trump

needs go back to his business so that the American people won’t have

to listen to his ramblings of empty promises and insults towards women from the chair behind the Resolute desk.

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In September, Tabor invited Dr. Michael Kimmel, Director of the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities at Stony Brook University, to speak with our entire school community about an issue often made more controversial than it should be: gender equality. In under two hours, Dr. Kimmel had us thinking about how privilege and gender identity connect, and what both mean to our school community. While Dr. Kimmel’s talk was geared to the guys in the room, his ability to factor men into the equation of gender inclusivity made his talk atypical and thought-provoking. Sometimes, conversations about gender are framed by and geared towards women and girls. Because women have carried the banner of the gender equality movement since its inception, the movement is often labeled exclusively as a women’s problem, or simply an outdated concept. But the fact that guys don’t feel as if gender equality is their problem is a problem. As the #HeForShe movement promoted by Emma Watson or the White House’s #ItsOnUs campaign claims, men are a crucial part of the conversation. There can’t be gender equality in the home, the classroom, or the workforce until both sexes jump on board. So, why do men not want to talk about it? Why should they even care? I believe that feminism is a win-win for both genders because it means that you don’t have to participate in the expectations of your gender if you don’t feel comfortable doing so. No one has to fear being feminized if those traits are no longer linked to inferiority. To use the words of Dr. Kimmel, the majority of Tabor students are living the “post-When Harry Met Sally” reality. I agree; I have good friends who are both guys and girls. I have never felt quieted in a classroom, or disadvantaged when competing for a leadership position. With so many insanely good female athletes at Tabor, it’s hard to imagine anyone I know generalizing girls as weak. But just because sexism hasn’t been a part of my own Tabor experience doesn’t mean that it’s not a reality. Just because

inequality it isn’t part of your story doesn’t mean it’s not part of someone else’s, and empathy means validating those stories. As Dr. Kimmel said, “Privilege is invisible to those who have it,” and we turn our empathy into action when we make the choice to speak up for those who don’t have that privilege. We are privileged to go to to a school where you might not think about gender imbalance every day, but it’s imperative that we leave Tabor ready and able to have the conversations that are bound to arise in collegiate life. How we think about gender now, when we may feel we don’t “have to,” will affect how we think about gender when it really matters.

Together Strongerby Claire Brito

One student's opinion of Dr.Kimmel's speech

Director of the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities, Dr. Kimmel speaking to Tabor students and faculty.

Although Donald Trump is known for his arrogant, misogynistic, and often inflammatory rhetoric, he is currently in the majority of political polls across the country. Many regard Trump as a joke who believes he can throw his money around and constantly yell at people, and yet he has a very good chance to become the leader of the free world. In my opinion, Trump could actually do a few good things for this country, if he is given the opportunity. Trump’s first idea is his growth-oriented tax plan, which is based on lowering individual income taxes and corporate income tax. Trump believes his plan will cut taxes by 11.98 trillion over the next decade, and lead to a 29% larger capital stock, 6.5% higher wages for everyone and 5.3 million more full-time jobs. Essentially, his plan revolves around lowering taxes to promote economic growth, allowing the government to generate more revenue, thus lowering the overall national debt. Donald Trump is a straightforward speaker who isnot afraid to cross lines in order to get his opinion across. If you haven’t heard him speak, this quote shows his hard-line beliefs and his unconventionally aggressive speech: “I will build a great wall — and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me — and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.” While he is controversial and provocative, the fact that Trump is not afraid to voice his true opinion could benefit this country. He is not afraid to state what he thinks the problem is and how he wants to solve it. Americans are tired of insincere-sounding politicians, and that is exactly why Donald Trump is leading in polls around the country.

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by Nicole Fernandesby Kelly Hanrahan

Rolling out the new bike system

Where Julia O'Rourke '15 is NowMeet Stephanie Chen

Recently, the Senior Class Co-Presidents Khalida Williams and Theo Warren implemented a community bike system at Tabor, where students and teachers can take the community bikes to ride around from class to class around campus. Khalida thinks that the new bike-share system “will change the campus positively in a lot of ways.” The idea of a bike-share has been in the works at Tabor for the past few years, and finally it has come to fruition.Both Theo Warren and Khalida Williams agreed that the inspiration for the bike program came from multiple sources. Since Tabor is such a busy community, with multiple activities, classes, and games going on all over campus, bikes are a great way to get around quickly and easily. Another issue that the program hopes to resolve is the

habitual “borrowing” of other’s bikes without permission. Throughout the past few years, the prevalence of bike theft among students has grown, leaving bike owners frustrated and perplexed. The new bike-share system, with its simple concept of using and returning bikes, should decrease bike-napping. These new bikes are similar to the Citi-Bikes used in major cities like Boston and New York, and are an exciting addition to campus that will surely improve the lives of our busy student body. Moving forward, Theo Warren says that if this “trial-run” of bike sharing works out -- if the bikes stay well cared-for -- then TASC will work to add new bikes and expand the bike system even further. Both Khalida and Theo are optimistic about the new bike-sharing system, hoping it enhances the community as a whole.

Julia O’Rourke ‘15 was an indispensable cross-country runner during her time here at Tabor. Taking her skills and passion for running to the next level, Julia is now a part of the cross-country team at Bowdoin College. She gives some insight on her transition from running at Tabor to running at Bowdoin, where she seems to be enjoying every second.“In terms of team atmosphere and spirit, Bowdoin’s team is very similar to Tabor’s. All of the girls are really close and supportive,” Julia said, adding, “I am really happy that I have such a great team to be a part of. I was relieved to find that Bowdoin’s team is much like Tabor’s in terms of the activities and bonding that we do.” Julia points to the differences in running cross-country at Bowdoin as well. She explains most of the training at the collegiate level is slightly more demanding, running higher weekly mileages and doing fast-paced, long workouts on Wednesdays, rather than the lighter Wednesday swim workouts at Tabor. She also explained that there are fewer meets at Bowdoin, where the team tends to compete about every other week, rather than every week at Tabor. Despite these differences, Julia is enjoying collegiate cross country, and is thankful for the both the experience and preparation running cross-country at Tabor has given her. She concluded stating, “I really miss the girls on the Tabor team and, of course, Coach McSweeny. I have all of them to thank for making my love of running and the team spirit that comes with it much stronger, and I am so grateful for my experience at Tabor.”

Stephanie Chen excels in a wide range of dance styles including ballet, traditional Chinese, studio lyrical, and other genres that she has learned at Tabor. Although Steph has expressed her love for dance here at Tabor by participating with the dance team and performing solos and duets at recitals and all school, Steph has not always loved dance as much as she does now. Her first dance class, at the age of five, terrified her and gave her a distaste for this particular form of performing arts. Because of her lack of flexibility, Stephanie says, “My dance instructor often singled me out of the class when I made mistakes and the rest of the class used me as a scapegoat when something went wrong.” Despite her rough beginnings with dance, Stephanie was persistent and persevered. Eventually, after getting the basics down, she grew to love dance. “Dance is the perfect creative outlet for me,” she says. The only style that Steph Chen practiced in China was ballet, and she was slightly bored, adding that “coming to Tabor, [she] was thrilled to find that there were so many different dance styles that [she] could learn.” She was excited

to gain experience in dances such as hip hop, jazz, and tap, as well as continue with ballet and musical lyrical solos that have enabled her to grow as a dancer. In addition to her participation on the Tabor dance team under her coach Danielle, Stephanie has started a dance club in the past with friends which she hopes to ramp back up once again this year. This fall, Stephanie is taking a break from dance team to pursue studio art and build her portfolio.As if she were not gifted enough with her fantastic dancing and artistic abilities, Stephanie is also a talented piano player. Playing the piano gives Steph an understanding of music that she would not gain just by dancing alone. She is able to incorporate the things that she learns with her experience with classical music into her dancing. Furthermore, Steph feels that she emotes well when she plays the piano, and her emotion translates to her dancing. You can see her impressive work at dance and music recitals or art shows in the Braitmayer.

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Professor Kurt M. Wicks

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Ms. Wright and Mrs. Boucher for orchestrating a great community service day.

The members of TASC for helping us not to starve when we have B lunch.

Khalida for bringing down the house at the hypnotist.

All the new students for making it through the first 2 months of school.

Jinan and Jason for hosting a wonderful international coffee.

Mrs. Millette for working to organize cool Community Dinners and making it acceptable for me to wear PJs to dinner.

Lulu Russell for winning the TA Invitational.

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How Well Do You Know Your Co-Editor?Testing their knowlege of one another, The Log staff plays their own version of the "Newlywed Game"

What’s her Uncle Jon’s order?C: She gets a dirty chai, which is like chai with a shot of espresso.M: Iced chai, soy (she’s lactose intolerant). Do you know her favorite TA class?C: Probably anything with Mrs. Sughrue.M: Sophomore Modern World with Ms. Gardiner, for sure.What’s her catch-phrase?C: FAM!M: Thanks doll.Biggest pet peeve?C: She hates to be interrupted.M: When the people making her iced coffee pour hot coffee over ice and melt the ice. Princess.Her most irritating habit? C: Cracking her knuckles. M: “Yeah I’ll be ready in 5.”Her TV Show alter-ego?C: Meredith Grey.M: Sloan Sabbath or Jenna Hamilton depending on the day.Not many people know this but…C: She’s really good at memorizing Nicki Minaj lyrics.M: Claire knits when she’s stressed.

Who’s a better driver:C: I’m an awesome driver.M: Me. Definitely me.Her best summer stories are...C: About living it up at Stanford for two months.M: From the Hindu ashram she stayed at. Her Favorite book?C: Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. M: Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. Where is she most likely to be found on campus?C: Bothering Mr. WinslowM: Run-walking around campus frantically. Now you see her, now you don’t….Song she keeps replaying on Spotify:C: Changes between Fall Out Boy and French rap.M: Hotline Bling.Best gift she ever gave you?C: My love of seltzer and a place to do my laundry.M: Personalized printing of Pride and Prejudice from McNally Jackson in Soho.

Her favorite snacks? J: Blondies. W: Pistachios. Her biggest distraction? J: Buzzfeed. W: Movies. Her proudest accomplishment? J: Survived junior spring. W: Did her laundry today. If she could dis-invent something, what would it be? J: Drama queens. W: selfie-stick.

If she could have one super power, what would it be? J: Work wicked efficiently. W: Mind reading. Instagram or Snapchat? J: Snapchat. W: Instagram. Her Guilty Pleasure? J: Binge-watchimg Scrubs W: Online shopping during class.


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