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Thursday, April 18, 2013

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Exeter Economics Club Prevails

By Catherine Zhu and Sam Yoo Staff Writers

The economics team triumphed at the Harvard Pre-Collegiate Economics Competition (HPEC) last week, making it to the quarterfinals and securing a 2nd place overall ranking in the written exam against 30 teams from across the country. Team members Vivian Chen, Brandon Kaplowitz, Connor Soltas, and Zach Young, had just two weeks to prepare for the match. They had been planning to participate in the Yale Junior Fed Challenge when it was cancelled in February. The decision to participate in the HPEC was made in March. continue

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Senior Nicole Yoon participates in Community Action Day

By Eric Kwon

Thief Strikes Main Street Dormitory

By Amanda Hu and Michael Baldyga Staff Writers

After this past winter’s LAL dance, prep Rohan Nawalrai returned to his dorm to find $120 missing from his room. But Nawalrai isn’t the only one this year who has been victim to theft. This was one of over twenty reported thefts that have occurred in Main Street over the course of the year. Main Street dormitory, which houses 58 students, has been dealing with theft issues since fall term, but has seen a recent increase in cases during the late winter and early spring terms. If a theft of more than $500 is reported, it is reported to the police and investigated. continue

Study Hall Introduced for ‘13-‘14

By Catherine Zhu, Sam Yoo and Matt Kim Staff Writers

Following the faculty meeting vote last winter supporting preps receiving Pass/Fail grades during their fall term, the Curriculum Committee has brought forth another proposal—a study hall—to address the development of study habits for preps. The newest proposal suggests the creation of a quiet, voluntary study hall that preps could check out to during study hours. This study hall, which in a Monday vote was supported by the majority of instructors, would be monitored. continue

Boston Tragedy Affects Exonians

By Catherine Zhu Staff Writer

When the first bomb in Boston went off on April 15, Katherine Fair was a quarter mile from the finish line. It was her 10th time running the Boston Marathon, and what had begun as a day of spirit and athletic competition quickly gave way to a whirlwind of sirens and panic-stricken faces. “At first, we thought it was thunder,” Fair, a modern languages instructor, said. “Then we saw smoke in the distance, and we knew.” continue

Exonian Opinion

Sit Down, Stand Up

By Harrison Byers - ‘16 Staff Writer

Assembly speakers aren’t always captivating—if they were, more people would attend. However, it seems to me that often times the audience delivers a standing ovation, a symbol of our appreciation to the speaker, and a symbol that we loved hearing him or her talk, when the speaker is so boring that many members of the audience actually fall asleep. continue

No Need for Listeners

By Danna Shen - ‘15 Contributing Writer

In last week’s issue of the Exonian, Matthew Kim argued that student listeners are a crucial aspect of Exeter’s support system. Student listeners certainly have the potential to play a critical role in dorm life at Exeter, but currently, their actual impact is minor. continue

The Melting Pot Dilemma

By Sol Chase - ‘15 Staff Writer

One of the first things I noticed about Exeter was the immense diversity within the student body. My classmates in prep fall English hailed from places as far as Hong Kong, England and Thailand. Exeter prides itself on finding and educating “youth from every quarter,” and by and large, we do a great job bringing together different people and cultures from around the world. continue

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Exeter Life

Hon-ey, Let Me Sing you a song

By Harrison Byers Jay Lee and Sam Yoo Staff Writer

Even during his last term at the Academy, four-year senior Ja-Hon Wang continues to work his hardest in the different facets of Exeter life that keeps him occupied here. Wang is an avid cellist in the Symphony, Chamber Orchestra and one of the string quartets. In addition, Wang is the co-head of Biology Club, a member of Christian Fellowship and the Praise Team, a distance track runner and a Student Listener in Ewald Hall. continue

trendwatch: Exonian edition

By Harrison Byers and Brian Kim Staff Writer

Here’s to some mid-April sunshine! Campus is all about 333’s, college visits, and much enjoyed minutes on the quad. Also, thank you all (or most of you?) for participating in Community Action Day on Wednesday, how non sibi! We’d like to make sure everyone knows that we’re looking around and looking and looking and looking… so we thought that this week we’d offer our sagacious Trendwatch insight. continue

Exonians Enjoy Community Service

By Michael Baldyga and Harrison Byers Staff Writer

From baking with Mrs. Parris to cleaning beaches, students and faculty alike participated in 90 community service projects on Community Action Day. The events, which were organized by ESSO, gave students a day off of school to focus on serving the community both on and off campus. continue

Exonian Sports

Baseball Triumphs Over New Hampton

By Harrison Byers Staff Writer

Boys’ varsity baseball pulled out a tremendous win yesterday, pushing ahead of the New Hampton School 9-4. With this away victory, the boys improved to 5-2 on the season. continue

Boys’ Lax Routs Portsmouth Abbey, Wins Fourth Straight

By Phebe duPont Staff Writer

Boys' varsity lacrosse beat Portsmouth Abbey in a blowout away game on Saturday in what many consider to be their best display of talent and teamwork so far this season. The final score was 19-4, bringing Big Red’s record to 5-3 on the season. With this rout, Exeter extended their winning streak to four games. continue

Girls’ Lacrosse Suffers Defeat to Nobles, Losing Streak Hits Five

By Amanda Hu Staff Writer

Exeter girls’ lacrosse played Noble & Greenough School yesterday, falling a tough 5-18 loss against one of the league’s strongest teams. After suffering their fourth consecutive loss of the season in an emotional match this past Saturday, the team was not ready for the game against a difficult opponent. continue