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PHILLIPiAN NEWS FEBRUARY 4,2000
Eco-Action Club Hosts
Envirolnentalist Foster
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By CHRIS HUGHES
Last Monday, PA's Eco-Action sneaked into Gore rallies in New
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hosted guest speaker Kim Foster Hampshire behind large Gore 2000"
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from the Rainforest Action Network banners, only to later interrupt the Vice
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a pro-environment organiza- President's speech by suddenly chantition
based in San Francisco. ng loud, catchy phrases. Just this past
Mr. Foster presented an extensive week, eight members of RAN were
presentation on the plight of the U'Wa, arrested while protesting at Gore Caman
indigenous people of Colombia. paign Headquarters in New Hamp-
Occidental Petroleum plans to begin shire. Mr. Foster was one of those
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for oil on U'Wa sacred land. eight previously arrested.
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U'Wa have little way to fight for In addition to disrupting Gore ralthemselves,
so we and others are the lies and mailing complaints to Fidelity,
ones accepting that responsibility," ,RAN is setting up demonstrations in
said Mr. Foster. the Boston area to protest the use. of
The issue gained international force against the U'Wa people.
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attention when the U'Wa threatened to Through candlelight vigils and fervent
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mass suicide if Occidental did speakers, the group hopes to raise
not completely abandon their drilling awareness of the U'WA plight among
A. Tucker! The Phillipia
Bobby Lane 00 lectures John Kwaak '01 during a Chinese 400 skit.
plans, a warning that caught the attention
of many outsiders across the
world, including the 1RAN.
Americans.
Occidental is not alone in harming
the U'Wa's native land. Militant
RAN is now working hard to aid guerilla groups involved in Columbia's
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~ ~ 'I ~)attempting
~ the U'Wa people. First, the group is ongoing civil war have also affected'
to influence the current ~U'Wa life.
Under Lownd M Usic Cineset ClubIL VWe~lomIes stockholder board of Oxy,, the short- The two largest groups, the ELN
Yir~~~~'c~~~r
the,
New Year of~() the~. D~.rcagoni constant complaints, the group hopes of Colombia, often turning to violence.
We buy and sell used CD 's!- ened name for Occidental Petroleum. and FARC, strongly oppose foreign
~~~~~By bombarding the stockholders with efforts to harvest the national resources
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stop or at least delay the drilling. "Over 600 bombs have been detonated
I~~ew Releases ~~ Coming Soon By PAUL CROWLEY Lucy Greene '00. De Stefano and One of Occidental's largest holders at points on the developing oil pipeline
On Wenesda, Febuary , the Greene then proceeded to watch Chi- is the Boston firm Fidelity Invest- in the last 12 years," Foster pointed
Anve nsay erur*2h nese Seinfeld and Buffy the Vampire ments. Fidelity holds 8 to 12 percent of out.
Morphine- Night 2000 Grammy Nom. ~~ndese Cb es Department and Chi- SlyreioewthD.Hnpaig Occidental's stock, the number fluctu- "As a result of this sabotage,"'
nsClbcelebrated the upcoming temichrtrsnea.Lwon ating with the size of the market. states RAN literature, "approximately
Tag Team- Ghosffae he best Kil~ah of.
Chnese New Yar with Chnese cui- Feltman ' 1 led a Chinese 300 sing-a- According to RAN, Fidelity Invest- 2.1 million barrels of crude oil have
Tina Turner- Livc . Barbra Streisand sine in Commons and performances by long called "We Miss Home.." ments is "investing in genocide." In spilled into the soil and rivers-eight,
Twenty-Four-Seven Timeless- Live'from Chinese classes and outreach pro- The two Chinese 400 sections each
MGM celb~~ram.Te ne uray Ferary wi5 be put on skits, with Chinese Department
MGM clebrted o SatrdayFebrary 5thisChair Yuan Han's students staging a
year. The Chinede Zodiac assigns one classroom scene involving unruly
actuality, no reports of deaths directly
linked to Oxy's plans for drilling have
arisen,
Secondly, the group is vigorously
times the amount spilled by the Exxon
Valdez." Foster emphasized that the
region's right-wing guerilla groups and,
not Occidental Petroleum is often'
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of twelve animals to each year in a
twelve-year cycle, and people's peryoungsters.
Instructor in Chinese
Yarong Young's class performed a skit
protesting Vice President Al Gore's
campaign for President. The group
responsible for the much of the damage.
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sonalities are said to be determined by
heyari hihthywrebrn h
ofl th e abbit as 1999 was
featuring a communist party rally comnplete
with purges and slogans,
The Andover Chinese Cultural
claims that "[Vice President Gore] According to Foster, the U'Waowng
up to $500,000 in Oxy stocks, have actually "gone behindl the governand
stands to reap large financial -ment's back"' and purchised the land
dubbd, gve wll wy to2000 the Outreach featured many small children -rewards .. . [in] U'Wa land." where Occidental was planning on
Y ea lbrto Dragon.e of the
singing traditional songs and perform- Al Gore's father, Al Gore Sr., was building its most major oil well, local
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_____________________ __ -- - -------- ____- e elebratin of thner inesem ing a ribbon dance. The final act of the once Vice President of Occidental, yet camnpesinos farmland. Independent of
mons ednesday on withith ni ght was Chris Cheng '1I performing evidence that the Gore fortune is based the U'Wa, Campesinos own the area's
mons Wedneday, o wt d' ming a martial arts demonstration with all that largely on Occidental Petrole- most valuable land for oil drilling.
CO. ~~~~~balloons, and traditional Chinese hats. Mebr fRNhv eety Save the "U'Wa," Callx48
The'cuisine was also special for the Mmeso A aercnl
Ioccasion, featuring chao fan (fried A
rolls, and fortune cookies. Dessert was n ua S mer O p ni es Fr
v%0 VE~R CA~B Cohalls decorated wvith red tablecloths, ncha.um is scarce.
a cake served in the lobby, decorated
SERVING MANCHESTER & LOGAN AIRPORTS with a dragon design. Each table was
CLEN MDER CAS
CORTEUS RIVRSHeld This'Sunday in Upper Right
PACKAGE DELIVERY the Zodiac system of China. Diners time, they are able to have fun and majority of the jobs that will be feawere
entertained by a dance troupe By KATE ELLIOT make friends," tured are offered by local summer
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19 STREET BARNARD ANDOVER
A 6m.in raditional Chinesecs This Sunday, February 6th, the
At~Clu 6pmainmethe ChineseDeatntp, annual Summer Opportunities Fair will
Clu a te hines eparmn t putgin, take place between noon and 3 p.m. in
Students looking to perform cornmunity
service over the summer will
also be able to connect with represencamps
in need of counselors, jobs are
also available from a number ofwilderness
and adventure programs,
odn a ale n show aturin s "snging, the upper dining halls of Commons. tatives from a number of organizations seeking past participants to serve as
oskt. ThOrdutorbgnwiha ganized by the Summer Opportuni- offering projects both nationally and guides.
ptobya Chinese 220 class. Acting
put on ~ by ~ ~ ~~g
iI~~~~~~~~~~~ih ~~~~~~~~~out scenarios where cultural taboos
(7I~~? Mon-Tues 4pm - 1 2midnight ~~~~~were prevalent, the class discussed
Hours: Mo-us4m-1mdih. such problems as clocks as gifts.
the public, including all Andover students.
Over 65 summer programs will
send representatives to provide
detailed information to interested participants.
Last year, 30 current PA stuhelps
students to serve in countries
ranging from Ecuador to the Czech
Republic, allowing them to leamn about
a foreign country by living among and
working with its natives. It is this type
this year's selection of opportunities,
Barry believes that "taking advantage
of any of these opportunities can certainly
provide a student with an exciting
summer." She noted, "Many itu-
Fri &huSat. 1am - 1m 10shot pls ay entited "byCiddene
Fri am100 Sat 1 1am -1 hortplayentiled Forbdden
Sun. 11am - 11pm Chinese Love," a parody of soap
dents took part in 18 of the programs
showcased at the fair.
Roxanne Barry, ldirector of the
of hands-on action that Pam Williams,
'00, took last summer. Williams
worked in Atlanta for ten weeks, teachdents,
especially-here at Andover, are
too busy during the school year to pursue
all of their extracuricularinterests.
www~dornins~com opmalas frn the hinespaer Sminer Opportunities office, corn- ing Spanish to inner-city youth with This gives them the chance to make the
Student sneel'als
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in the room. The ta
eentsow aontnue mented, "We are hoping that students
n hcludinuChi will come to the fair and expose them-
Surrmerbridge National. She writes,
"It was a great experience. ...I hope that
best use of their free time in the summer.
They can do -something that they
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b~eteen2 sktean itoano '00and
selves to the variety of opportunities
that are available to them." She continmore
Phillips Academy students get
involved."
enjoy and be provided with a background
to choose from in college at the
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ued, "Unlike other similar fairs, ours
offers information from a wide range
of different organizations, from those
Inadtotosmeaceis
and service, information on wilderness
and adventure programs will be avail7 smeie.
Although the relatively high costs
of so me programs can deter partici-
Znd Large $5.00 more involved with academics and commu- able at the fair. It is these programs that pants, about fifty percent of them now
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adventures and jobs." beneficial. "They make you realize some sort, with an additional seventy-
2nd extra-large $6.00 more Extremely popular in the past with who you are," she said. "They push five percent offering employment
M edium 1-Topping Andover students, academic programs You to your limit, and you reach opportunities. The school, too, is will-
promise not only to enhance a stu- beyond it. Kids come back feeling like ing to provide a few students with
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understanding of a subject, but
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to provide him or her with a
they' e really accomplished something,
like they' ye reached a goal."
funding, granting two scholarships to*
those planning to participate in corn-
unique and unforgettable experience. John Michael DiResta, '00, is also munity, service and one for a student
(V Cok~e .................... $6.49 Will Story '02, for example, spent a strong advocate of such programs. electing to undertake further study of
Must Mention Student Special to Revieve Student Dicount Afour weeks last summer living in Spain For the past three summiers, he has par- the arts.
Fxpims. 6/1/00 with the Rassias Language Program, ticipated in Sail Caribbean, a program The Summer Opportunities office,
an organization based out of Dart- though which teens are able to spend located on the third floor of GW, is
mouth. After two weeks of traveling
and two weeks living with a host famntwo
to three weeks living aboard a sailboat
and exploring either the Leeward
open year-round. Students that are
unable to attend the fair or would like
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ily, Story returned to the United States
- - ~~wihimproved lingual skills and fond
Tucker/ The Phlipa memories. "I would definitely recoinor
the Virgin Islands. DiResta hails his
time with the program as "the most
incredible experience I' ye ever had in
further information are encouraged to
drop by, weekdays from nine to three.
The office houses a comprehensive
Chris Cheng '01 performs with
nunchuka at the end of the Chiimended
it to anyone," he said.
Sheila Prout, director of the fair,
noted, "Students that participate in
my entire life."
The Summer Opportunities Fair
will also cater to those in search of
selection of books, brochures, and
other resources.
As Prout commented, "It's never
N ~~veft N o g a Smiles a 1W .- nese New Year celebration, these programns leamn, but, at the same summer employment. Though the too soon to start planning."