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Stuyvesant Welcomes Largest Freshman Class in Years BY JENNIFER SCHLESINGER OUT OF SCHOOL NEWS EDITOR Today Stuyvesant High School welcomes hundreds of new freshmen and sophomores. The entering freshman class, the class of 2009, consists of approximately 900 students, well above the typical class size of 700-800 students. The 60 entering sophomores, who will graduate in 2008, have two official homerooms, 3JA and 3JB, instead of the usual one. The disparity is an attempt at balancing last year’s atypically small class size. Stanley Teitel, the principal of Stuyvesant, wanted to lower class size to reduce overcrowding. Accordingly, fewer students were admitted to the class of 2008 than to previous classes. The New York Times and The Daily News criticized the reduction, arguing that it was selfish for a highly selective school to cut class size at a time

Incoming freshmen and Big Sibs gather at Camp Stuy.

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when almost all city schools were overcrowded, especially given

that the number of students applying to specialized high schools

A Summer Taste of Columbia BY KAREN LIU WEBMASTER Come summer vacation, many students scramble for opportunities to work or study. Taking a summer course at a college is becoming an increasingly popular option. Columbia University, one of the most prestigious universities in the country, offers a popular summer program. Students should keep in mind that the courses at Columbia provide no college credit, and that while the college does supply a written evaluation, the tuition alone can exceed $2,500. This is not to say that the courses offered at Columbia are without their merits. Program

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coordinator Mark Blacher explains, "We want our students to be able to seriously study a subject they are genuinely interested in but also to have an enjoyable summer in which they make friends, enjoy Columbia's beautiful campus, and get a taste of college life." Classes are more than just lectures; students have gone on trips to an abandoned mine, the Brookhaven National Laboratory and the History Channel headquarters. Classes in the sciences immerse students in laboratory work. The instructors have degrees or extensive work experience in their fields of study. "The teachers were defi-

nitely approachable,” says Sejal Jain, a student in the Conserva-

High school students working in labs at Columbia University. Columbia University

tion Biology class. "I talked to mine about assignments, projects

INSIDE THIS ISSUE -------------News.....................2-5 Business................6 Opinions................6-7 Literary.................7-8

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had increased. In response to the criticism, the Department of Education ordered Stuy to admit more students to the class of 2009 to make up for the smaller class of 2008. Reactions to the DOE’s decision are mixed. Advocates of smaller grades decry overcrowding and high student-toteacher ratios, which they feel could hurt the quality of a Stuy education. Others feel that since so many want to come to Stuy, as many as possible should be accepted. ◙ and my personal thoughts about the lectures as well." Courses are enriched by speakers with specialized knowledge. Ronald Breslow, Columbia’s S. L. Mitchill Professor of Chemistry and holder of the title of Universit y Professor, Columbia’s highest academic honor, spoke at the Intensive Seminars in Modern Chemistry course. Sunny Chun, a student in the course, says: “He was talking about what there is left to do for our generation of chemists . . . and boy there is a lot to do." Columbia University's high school program is much less selective than the undergraduate college; an estimated 1,400 were accepted in 2005 from 1,600 applicants. However, students who apply must submit a personal Continued on Page 2

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Staten Island Tech New Specialized High School BY JENNIFER SCHLESINGER OUT OF SCHOOL NEWS EDITOR

Executive Leadership Team DR. JOHN NIKOL WINNIE LEE SHO UEMURA JESSICA THAM WINNIE DU JACOB ARLUCK LAURA HAN JENNIFER SCHLESINGER JENNIFER WONG OSMAN NEMLI WINNIE LEE LADA KUKUY YANJ IE HOU DEEP PARIKH MELISSA CHAN KAREN LIU KATIE BANKS DANIEL EGERS (‘03) ERNEST BASKIN (‘04)

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This year Staten Island Technical High School joins the roster of the city’s specialized high schools. There are now eight; the other seven being LaGuardia; Bronx Science; Brooklyn Tech; the high schools at City College, Lehman College and York College; and Stuyvesant. Admissions at Staten Island Tech are now determined by performance on the SHSAT, the

same test taken by Stuy applicants. Previously, the school considered middle school grades and performance on the 8th grade diagnostic test. The change in admission policy is controversial. Many Staten Islanders feel that the change will increase the number of students from other boroughs, disrupting the school’s close-knit community. Others, however, feel that the change is for the better, for it will diversify the high school. ◙

Faculty Changes BY JENNIFER SCHLESINGER OUT OF SCHOOL NEWS EDITOR

Department

Teacher

Change

Music and Fine Arts

Fee Soo Hoo

Ms. Soo Hoo has retired.

Technology

Fred Gordon

Mr. Gordon has retired.

English

Gail Greenbaum

Ms. Greenbaum has been transferred.

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statement, a transcript and two recommendations. "Our admissions process is very similar to that used by Columbia's undergraduate schools," says Mr. Blacher. "In fact, we purposely try to make it similar in order to give applicants a feeling of what it's like to apply to college." Each class day generally lasts for four to six hours, excluding a mid-day break of one to two-anda-half hours. Students have access to campus facilities including the libraries, computer labs, gym and swimming pool. Students can also enjoy lounges, free food and snacks, and daily activi-

ties such as beading, ultimate Frisbee and poker games. Students looking for credit or solid grades will not find them in this summer program offered at Columbia University. But to those students who are interested in experiencing an area of study or pursuing a potential major, Columbia University's summer high school program may be very beneficial. "Because of one of the speakers, I feel so much more appreciative of chemistry," says Sunny, "and I am definitely trying to pursue that one field." ◙

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September 8, 2005 News

Roberts Nominated for Chief Justice BY YANJIE HOU OPINIONS EDITOR On September 5, President Bush nominated Judge John G. Roberts Jr., a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and a former clerk for Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, as his choice for the chief justice of the United States. Already nominated for the seat left by the retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Judge Roberts was expected to be confirmed by a comfortable margin in his open hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 6. However, due to the unexpected death of Chief Justice Rehnquist on September 3, President Bush has now chosen to nominate Roberts for the seat of chief justice instead, saying, “It is in the interest of the court and the country to have a chief justice on the bench on the first full day of the fall term.” At age 50, Judge Roberts has

ideologies, their views falling on no prior experience on the Suthe conservative right. Often preme Court, unlike Chief Justice hailed as one of the major leaders Rehnquist who first served 14 of the conseryears as an vative ascenassociate jusdancy on the tice before beS u p r e m e ing appointed Court, Chief as chief justice J u s t i c e by President Rehnquist Reagan in pulled back on 1986. Howcriminal proceever, the dural rights and United States limited federal Court of Apcourt involvepeals for the ment with apDistrict of Copeals of death lumbia Circuit, penalties. Chief on which Judge J u s t i c e Roberts serves, Rehnquist was is generally also one of few considered the lone dissenters second most in Roe v. Wade important court and several in the nation, after the Su- On September 5th, President Bush nomi- decisions supnated John G. Roberts Jr. to be the chief p or t i n g a fpreme Court. justice of the United States. firmative acH o we v e r , tion. The published opinions of experiences on different courts Judge Roberts reveal him to be a aside, Chief Justice Rehnquist strict textualist, a supporter of a and Judge Roberts had similar United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

strong executive, and a believer in judicial restraint. But while the president may have secured the power of the

‘It is in the interest of the court and the country to have a chief justice on the bench on the first full day of the fall term.’ -President Bush chief justice in another conservative’s hand, the nominee for the seat of Justice O’Connor, who is far more ambiguous in her ideology and has provided the swing vote on many controversial issues, remains uncertain. ◙

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CORRECTION The “Ancient Grudges and Present Obstinacy” should have been credited to YanJie Hou.

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The MITE2S Program agnostic exam. In biology, students learned about biochemistry, DNA typing, This summer, many students metabolism, recombinant DNA attended the MITE2S (Minority methods, DNA replication, tranIntroduction to Engineering, Enscription, translation, and gene trepreneurship, and Science) Proregulation, with an emphasis on gram, an academic enrichment biotechnology. Lectures took up program for high school students. most class time, but for variety 69 rising seniors from the United students sung biology songs and States and Germany took part in made presentations based on their the intense six-week program at researches outside of class. They the Massachusetts Institute of used Case It! software, a suite of Technology. They took rigorous programs for analyzing DNA classes in calculus, biology, sequences and generating images chemistry, biochemistry, humanibased on the results. Students ties, engineering, internet proacted as “investigators,” finding gramming and genomics. All stucriminals in mock murder cases, dents received scholarships, coldetermining whether the offlectively funded by various indusspring of two parents carried a tries, foundations, individuals, genetic disease, and whether the and MIT itself. This scholarships descendants of Sally Hemings, a covered all living and educational slave owned by Thomas Jefferexpenses, so the students only son, were also descendants of had to pay for transportation. The Jefferson. Students were even 2 MITE S program “is rooted in able to sequence their own DNA. MIT’s belief in the importance to Physics III our nation that covered minorities and Students acted as electricit y other underrep“investigators,” determin- and magresented segnetism. It ments of the ing whether the descenwas an population intense dants of Sally Hemings, a pursue higher course that slave owned by Thomas education and applied careers in Jefferson, were also decalculus to [science and problemscendants of Jefferson. engineering],” solving. according to In Calculus the program’s website. Students I, students learned about limits, not only took challenging epsilon-delta proofs, derivatives, courses, but also developed confiintegrals, the Fundamental Theodence in their academic abilities, rem of Calculus, work, and optisampled college life, and built mization. diverse friendships. Students took a humanities Classes started at 9 AM every class so they would have the weekday. Calculus was divided skills necessary to communicate into two levels for students of their ideas. The course and the differing math background. Physreading texts focused on both ics was likewise divided into "Race, Ethnicity, and American three sections, depending on the Identity" and "Science and Ethscores students received on a di-

BY AMY LEUNG SENIOR STAFF WRITER

BY ANNA GINZBURG JUNIOR STAFF WRITER Dr. Julian Cecil Stanley, creator of the Center for Talented Youth, died on August 12th, 2005. Founded in 1979, the Johns Hopkins University-based CTY offers thousands of gifted students the opportunity to take advanced courses over the summer. Dr. Stanley was born in East Point, Georgia in 1918. He stud-

MITE2S students, including Stuy senior Amy Leung, second from left, built robots for a competition. TSS/Amy Leung

ics." Students watched the movies “Smoke Signals” and “Gattaca” and read many short stories and science texts, such as the “The Double Helix” by James D. Watson, co-discoverer of the helical structure of DNA. At the heart of the MITE2S program were the teaching assistants. These were college students who lived with the students, went to classes with them, and tutored them in particular subject areas. The TAs went over material at recitations and held review sessions at night. They spend late nights helping students with problem sets and projects. Many people considered the elective courses in MITE2S the most exciting part of the program. In Engineering Design, students built their own robots in the classrooms and machine shops in MIT’s Edgerton Center. They also built a separate autonomous Lego Mindstorms robot. They learned the fundamentals of robotics and mechanical engineering. At the end of the course, the robots took part in an Engineering Design competition. Another elective was Genom-

ics, a course held at the MIT Broad Institute Center for Genome Research where approximately 1/3 of the human genome was sequenced. Students worked in groups to sequence a human gene associated with a disease and gave poster presentations in the end. The third elective was Internet programming, where students learned about programming and designed interactive websites using Flash. In addition to classes, workshops and career seminars were held weekly. Students learnt how to improve their study skills, and heard success stories from prominent engineers and scientists. The MITE2S program was not all work and no play. Barbeques, dance cruises, trips to Boston, Martha’s Vineyard and the MIT Museum all livened up weekend. Students also explored Boston on their own time, yet also learned to manage their time. This work was both challenging and rewarding. More information about the MITE2S Program can be found at http://web.mit.edu/mites/www. ◙

Julian Stanley Dead at 87, Pioneer in Gifted Education ied at West Georgia Junior College (now the State University of West Georgia) and at Georgia Southern University. In World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps Chemical Warfare Service.

He then achieved many a Stuyvesant student’s dream by going to Harvard, where he received a doctorate in education in 1950. In the 1960’s and early 70’s he became interested in mathe-

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September 8, 2005 News

Teens Sweep Up the Streets of Chinatown BY YINLERTHAI CHAN STAFF WRITER It was 10 A.M. on Sunday, August 4th 2005. Passerby on Mott Street saw a mass of teenage volunteers in front of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association building. It was the beginning of the 3rd Annual Chinatown Beautification Day, a program sponsored by the Chinatown Youth Initiative. Braving 90degree heat, youth from all over New York waited in lines and crowds under the hot sun, ready to register and to begin. Some few lucky early volunteers received free orange T-shirts bearing the event logo. Past CBDs brought over 150 students to clean the Chinatown streets, mostly high school and college students. But now there were over 300 students, the largest amount ever. Middle-school students joined their older fellows. Though the majority were Asian-American, students of almost every race and nationality worked together. Several schools’ Key Clubs, including Stuyvesant’s and Bronx Science’s, sent volunteers. An hour after registering, the volunteers finally hit the streets

armed with tools provided by the NYC Department of Transportation and the CCBA: trash bags, dust bins, tongs, gloves, and lots and lots of brooms. Everyone was

Volunteers work together to clean up Chinatown. TSS/Yinlerthai Chan

assigned into one of 15 groups. Each group was assigned a particular patch of Chinatown. Certain groups were given water for washing, but most volunteers patrolled the streets removing whatever garbage they could find. Candy wrappers, soggy old newspapers, tissues, fruit skins, paper

mastered basic calculus. For the most profoundly talvanced exams like the SAT to test ented students, Dr. Stanley their abilities. After much initial founded the Study of Mathematisuccess, he realized that it would cally Precocious Youth, now the be better to expand this testing Study of Exceptional Talent. SET into a regular program rather than is open to students who earn to just work with the few students scores of 700 or higher that came to him. on the math or verbal Throughout the portion of the SAT at 1970s he held regular the while younger than talent searches. He 14. The program proalso founded a variety vides counseling, menof advanced courses to toring, and other supbetter serve the high port for these gifted scorers on the exams, students. culminating in the During his career, Dr. creation of CTY in Stanley wrote and ed1979. CTY grew rapited 19 books, and idly, and cognate propublished more than grams now exist at Dr. Stanley in his later 500 articles in profesDuke, Northwestern, years. sional journals. He the University of Denwas also president of ver, and at universities in Ireland the American Educational Reand Spain. Today more than search Association, the National 200,000 students a year attend Council on Measurement in EduCTY or similar programs. cation, and two different diviIn the popular summer math sions of the American Psychoclasses, mathematically gifted logical Association, and was a children can learn a year’s worth member of Phi Beta Kappa and of mathematics in three weeks. the National Academy of EducaOne talented 12 year old even tion. ◙ The JHU Gazette

trash bags. It was certainly an impressive sight to see New York City teenagers picking up garbage on the streets. Observers were

Mystery liquids in a rainbow of colors...

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cups, and even chopsticks littered the streets and sidewalks. Mystery liquids in a rainbow of colors rested in the sides of the roads, covering even more trash. The

few trees and shrubs were smothered by garbage. As the beautification of Chinatown continued, tourists and residents alike watched the volunteers go about their Augean task. Some helped by picking up certain pieces of waste, or by dumping their own garbage into the

motivated not to litter. The volunteers were allowed a rest period to eat, drink and recover. Free water, sandwiches, and cakes arrived during the lunch break. After the break, work continued onwards until all the sections were complete. It was not surprising to see many trash bags filled from sweeping up only a small part of Manhattan. Naturally, the volunteers got certain rewards from their works. Apart from the free T-shirts, students received service credits to fufill requirements and impress colleges – and beyond such petty concerns, they got the satisfaction of walking through a clean New York. “It was a great day”, said Richard Mui, the project director of the CYI, “we had a huge turnout of volunteers and everyone had a great time.” Perhaps the next CBD will be even better. ◙

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September 8, 2005 Business/Opinion

London Gets the Olympics grades will help accommodate London's mass of commuters. Stratford City will soon be full of London has won the rights to offices, hotels, homes, and garhost one of the biggest sporting dens. About 11,000 new jobs will be created. An expected increase in tourism should bring more revenue into the area. About 78 percent of Britons supported the bid for the Ol ympics, though some opposed it. The opposition group London's Greenwich Park, which will be renovated to NoLondon2012 host equestrian events. has raised concerns about the potential effects of events of 2012, the Summer the Olympics on small busiOlympics. The games will affect nesses, and about the total cost of Britain economically for many the Games. They believe that years and will bring about exabout 300 companies will go out traordinary changes, especially in of business because of the OlymLondon's eastern boroughs. Stratpics, and that the thousands of ford, currently a shabby, gloomy tourists could cause chaos. The part of London 's East End, will London Development Agency, become the site of the Olympic however, says that it will make Village and of a new 80,000-seat sure the businesses that are negastadium. tively affected by the Olympics About ₤5 billion ($9 billion) will be well compensated and that will be invested for the Games. the increase in tourism is benefiMost of this money will be used cial for the city. Officials say that to improve the East End. Power although the cost will be great, lines will be installed to prevent they believe Britain will be one future blackouts, new buildings of the few countries to make a will be built, waterways will be profit on the Olympics. ◙ enhanced, and transportation upBY MICHELE LEE SENIOR STAFF WRITER

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In the criminal justice system of America, wrongdoers are sent to jail, where they are supposed to repent their past crimes and reform their present selves. Most of society continues on with daily life, oblivious to the way some inmates are being abused. In the last few years, the number of sexual abuse and rape cases in American prisons has risen at an alarming rate. According to the Justice Department, there are at least 8,000 prison sex crimes every year. Some might say, "So what? These criminals wrought havoc in society and endangered the welfare of others. Now they are just getting what they deserve by harming each other." But this narrow-sighted view shows an ignorance of the extent of this serious problem and its potential detriments to society. The grouping of criminals in prisons is completely arbitrary. A teenage drug user or a minor

A Love as Deep as the Sea: One Student's Experiences at the Museum of Natural History BY CAROLINE HUGH SENIOR STAFF WRITER

skeptical adult who gave a cursory glance at the exhibits. Anyone who approached us was encouraged to ask questions and to touch specimens on the cart.

"Is it real?" "Is it alive?" These were the top two questions visitors asked me at the Museum of Natural History's Hall of Ocean Life. I was there three times a week, three hours at a time, working as a Saltz intern. (Mr. Saltz is one of the main conStudents learned how to present exhibits to the public. tributors to this internship program.) My My job wasn't as easy as it job was to stand behind an intersounded.. In our three days of active cart with one or two parttraining we chose marine displays and taught each other about them, Other than the great but that wasn't enough. Other amount of knowledge than the great amount of knowledge we had to learn, the hardest we had to learn, the part of the job was the actual inhardest part of the job teraction between visitor and intern. We presumed that the visiwas the actual interactors were as attentive and cooption between visitor erative as we were. But children and intern. had short attention spans, eager to touch and tangle anything within ners and greet all the visitors, their reach. Teenagers walked by from a child truly intrigued by the briefly, mostly nonchalant and wonders of the vast ocean to a unresponsive. Adults asked esoteric questions or acted as if they knew everything. Most of all, tionally tortured drug addict as a people asked the two most preresult of the mental, physical and dictable yet unimportant quessexual abuse he suffered in jail. tions, and walked away when the Do we really want a prison first-time offender may be placed answers didn't suit their fancy. system that spits out former ofin the same cell as a serial rapist Despite the incompliant visifenders who are more mentally or multiple murderer. Thousands tors who peeved me sometimes, troubled than before? If not for like T. J. Parsell, who recently there were things that inspired me our flawed, illogical, and unjust testified to a Congressional comnot only to learn and teach, punishment system, some victimmission investigating prison sexbut also to be excited about my ized offenders might have rejob. To get the internship, I preformed. If their selfsented a short yet compelling esteem and ability to trust essay, a solid résumé, and a perhadn't been destroyed by sonable interview. But I also had rape and torture, some something I didn't need to emcould have returned to bellish: my passion for the ocean. society as productive citiThe magnitude and intricacy zens. of the ocean continue to astound The Eighth Amendment me. The largest animals consume bans cruel and unusual the slightest creatures. The ocean punishment. T. J. Parsell recycles and cleans itself as its may have deserved five children help each other out and years in prison but he did Rodney Hulin, a victim of prison rape who has live by means beyond our comnot deserve to be raped spoken out against abuse. prehension. From the tangible and stripped of his digshoreline to the murkiest abyss, nity. As Americans, we there is little I understand and have a responsibility to support ual abuse, commit illegal but not much I want to know about the human rights for everyone, even unforgivable acts that land them ocean. That is why I devoted my criminals who have violated our in jail next to hardened criminals. time and energy at the museum, laws and endangered our society. Parsell, originally a mischievous in the hope of inflaming the If we ignore abuse, we are hypoteenager who robbed a store with hearts of others who share the crites. We truly become the hypoa toy gun, was transformed by same passion I do. ◙ crites that many nations accuse us five years of prison into an emoof being. ◙

Prison Tales of Horror BY WAI LING CHEUNG SENIOR STAFF WRITER

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September 8, 2005 Opinion/Literary

Brampton: Ontario’s Picturesque Flower Town BY NOORULAIN SIDDIQUI JUNIOR STAFF WRITER

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In the greater Toronto area lies the tranquil and scenic city of Brampton. Brampton has a population of about 350,000 people, expected to grow to around 600,000 by 2021. In the early 1800s Brampton, named after a city in England, was uninhabited. It was first settled in 1843 and incorporated as a village in 1853. For a long time Brampton has been known as the “Flower Town of Canada,” for its acres upon acres of flowery greenery. While Brampton is not a very large city, it does have its share of tourist attractions. In Formula Kartwa ys, people can safely dr ive NASCAR style cars around a controlled indoor track. The Great War Flying Museum has life-size replicas of World War I fighter planes. Volunteers create and maintain the replicas, and make demonstrations for visitors. Other tourist attractions include Bramalea City Centre, a mall with more than 250 stores and almost anything one could

experience the history and the artistic talents of the first settlers. The Korea Veterans’ National Wall of Remembrance and Ontario Field of Honor Monument provide visitors with a detailed list of all Canadian units that served in the Korean War and hold 516 bronze plaques in remembrance of the Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in the war. If visitors want to enjoy the beauty and glory of nature, Brampton is not lacking. Bramp-

In Formula Kartways, people can safely drive NASCAR style cars ton has three nature trails. Etobicoke Creek Trail, at approximately 14.5 km (9 miles), allows its visitors to see the canopies of tall trees. Chinguacousy Trail, 8 km (5 miles) long, leads to the Chinguacousy Park, a great family-gathering place for summer and winter activities. The Professor Lake Trail, goes around the Professor’s Lake and is a great place for quiet reflection. The Professor’s Lake also happens to be Brampton’s only beach, where one can canoe, play in the sand, or take part in many water activities. Along with Heart Lake Conservation Area and Eldorado Park it is a major fishing spot. Animal lovers can take advantage of three The outskirts of Brampton.

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ever ask for, and Wild Water Kingdom, the largest water-only theme park in Canada. Historic Boviard House, a Victorian farmhouse built in 1850, contains furnishings dating from 1850 to 1920. Brampton also has many treasures for history lovers, including the Peel Heritage Complex, which includes a museum, a county courthouse, a former county jail, and an art gallery. The gallery allows the tourists to

stables for horseback riding or visit the Humber Nurseries Butterfly Conservatory, which contains over 30 species of native butterflies in their natural environment. Whether you want to relax in a calm atmosphere or experience nature in all its glory, revisit history and the arts or shop until you drop, Brampton has something for you. ◙

BY INNOKENTY PYETRANKER SENIOR STAFF WRITER And now we come back once more Rejuvenated by summer's pleasures galore Classes are starting, people are meeting Books we are buying, lunches we are eating The new year is here So prepare to get smart It's not scary so don't fear We are only at the very start

BY LEI ZENG STAFF WRITER Mounting a hill, you and I Expected to catch the sight Of a tranquil lake Glittering gracefully under the sun Where soothing breeze would embrace us And with dragonflies Dipping the mirror-like surface of the water Spreading gentle rings and waves We would take off our shoes and indulge In the cool waters, submerging our feet Our thoughts basking in the serenity of it all Carefree and blithesome Our minds in perfect harmony with the world But atop the hill we stood aghast To find naught but the remains of the lake we sought – A dried-up lake With dried-up weeds a foot tall Oh, the yellow barrenness It was as if we set out to find heaven But only arrived at the threshold of hell I stood immobile, stunned But your firm grasp of my hand calmed me Your strong gait As you treaded ‘round the lake with me reassured me Things won’t always be as we expect them But you showed me the courage needed To face what perils may lie ahead Confidence Believing in myself that I can take the challenge of the future Yet moreover I trust in you Knowing that you will guard me against every harm I’m willing to travel the world over With one in whom my deepest trust is placed

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September 8, 2005 Literary/Science/Puzzle

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New Study Links Brain Activity in Youth and Alzheimer’s

BY LADA KUKUY LITERARY EDITOR

default state. In people with Alzheimer’s, plaques develop in the region of the brain responsible for After studying the brain acthe default state. These clumps in tivity of 784 people, some healthy the brain in people with Alzand some afflicted with Alzheimer’s are responsible for the heimer’s disease, researchers severe loss of memory suffered have observed that the areas of by patients. the brain used for daydreaming Researchers have found that and simple musing are the same when an adolescent is asked to regions affected by the disease. concentrate on something, he or Alzheimer’s disease is the she is able to block out the demost comfault state mon form of and concendementia, trate on the affecting task. Howaround 4.5 ever, in peom i l l i o n ple with Americans. Alzheimer’s People with disease, the Alzheimer’s default state tend to have starts worktrouble thinking more ing, commuwhen asked nicating or A PET scan of the brain of an Alzheimer's pa- to concenremembering. tient, showing decay. trate, thus The disease preventing usually oceffective thinking. curs after the age of 60 but with This strong link between the the new research scientists are adolescent mind and the Alzhypothesizing that the disease heimer’s patient’s mind seems to might start developing at a much imply, according to lead reearlier age. searcher Dr. Randy Buckner of The state the brain is in when Howard Hughes Medical Instipeople think about random tute, that Alzheimer’s may just be things, daydream, or think of old the result of everyday activities of memories, and aren’t concentratthe brain. ◙ ing on anything is known as the

Fate sometimes works in strangest ways and one meets whom she loves, but cannot make herself decide with whom to spend her days.

BY DEEP PARIKH SCIENCE EDITOR

One is the sweet knight of her dreams, her long-awaited love. They fit each other perfectly, better than hand and glove. An ocean vast tore them apart, and most important, age. Without him, bleeds her lonely heart in its eternal cage. The other One is not a star; his life lacks brilliant light, but from her he is never far and loves with all his might. Through imperfections and mistakes, his good soul sends its gleam, and being near him sets her free, her face- a happy beam. Which one to choose and love for life: the one who has no clue about her passion and the strife, which turns her bright hopes blue?

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Or the one who’s give all for her, his “all” not being much, but being “real”, like no other, returning tender touch?

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BY MONICA LUK STAFF WRITER

The Encounter A man walks out of a bar totally hammered, only to be greeted by a snobby woman. She takes one look at him. "You, sir, are drunk!" "And you ma'am, are ugly. But when I wake up, I will be sober!"

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September 8, 2005 Puzzle

The Stuyvesant Standard Puzzle Hunt is over! Who won the prize? Read on for the Puzzle Hunt results and more puzzles.

Puzzle Hunt Recap BY SHO UEMURA MANAGING EDITOR Forty students in 14 teams raced to solve puzzles in The Stuyvesant Standard’s first Puzzle Hunt. The winning team, (TBA), won a $100 prize. The contest consisted of a total of nine puzzles grouped into two stages. Teams had to solve all the puzzles in the first stage, then use the solutions to those puzzles in a metapuzzle, to complete a stage and move on to the next. The second stage led in similar fashion to the location of a coin hidden in the Stuyvesant building, and the team that found the coin first won the hunt. The puzzles were very challenging — Ted Kaplan, who was on one of the teams that came close to winning the hunt, said of a puzzle, “Marshmallow Pie is murder.” Even with hints, it took nearly three months for (TBA) to complete the hunt, so that the

Crypto Corner BY SHO UEMURA MANAGING EDITOR What is a Cryptogram? Cryptograms are writing that has been coded by substituting each letter with a different letter. For instance, if T=A, H=B, and E=C, then the word "the" would appear as "abc" throughout the puzzle. BOCRQRKT VQODOFC OT HRFHOTL. Z TLFDLFHL TXRKGS HRFDZOF FR KFFLHLTTZQW VRQST, Z YZQZCQZYX FR KFFLHLTTZQW TLFDLFHLT, ARQ DXL TZEL QLZTRF DXZD Z SQZVOFC TXRKGS XZBL FR KFFLHLTTZQW GOFLT ZFS Z EZHXOFL FR KFFLHLTTZQW YZQDT. VOGGOZE TDQKFP, UQ., DXL LGLELFDT RA TDWGL Your answer:

team could not actually enter Stuyvesant to collect the coin, but had to instead send the hunt organizers their guesses at the coin’s location to win the hunt. One of the organizers of the hunt, Kevin Hwang, said, “We didn't plan for the hunt to take that long. Hopefully, the next one will work out better." Still, everyone had fun. A student, who declined to be identified, said, “I loved the crossword. I solved it with a teammate during the course of three train rides. It was fun to bounce ideas off of him and have a few brilliant ones returned. It seemed like the simplest thing in the world after we got it, but it was definitely fun getting to that stage.” Ted said of the hunt, “It was very clever and a lot of fun.” Becky Cooper, who with Ethan Sterling was on the winning team, said, "This puzzle hunt was the highlight of my summer!" Solutions and final standings for the Stuyvesant Standard Puzzle Hunt are available at http://www.stuystandard.org/stuy puzzlehunt. ◙

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BY JENNIFER WONG ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR The New Victory Theater, New York City’s premier theater for children and families, begins celebrating its 10th anniversary

season on September 16. For a decade the New Victory has reinvented the idea of family entertainment – providing shows not only enjoyable to children but to the adults that accompany them. It’s hard to believe that this same

The original Victory Theater, seen here, decayed during the 70's and 80's. Museum of the City of New York

Ay Caramba! ings through emails the night before the meeting or by word of mouth and impromptu TV’s “The Simpsons” has fliers the next day. been treasured by millions of fans Every meeting includes for more a viewing of sevthan fifteen Ay Caramba! is all about the eral Simpsons years. In the Simpsons family. episodes and a fall of 2003, time to mix with sophomores fellow avid SimpAmy Li, sons fans. MemJoanna Ma, bers cherish the Shelly Yang get-togethers as a and Yvonne temporary escape Fung banded from the horrid together to assignments and create a club exams that burden devoted to students throughthis beloved out the school television year. ◙ series. While Joanna Ma is the Vice the spelling of the club’s name President of the Ay Caramba! may be a bit off (D’oh!), you club. If you are interested in joincan’t expect perfection from a ing the club and receiving inforclub dedicated to the less than mation about future Ay Caramba! perfect Simpson family. meetings, please contact Joanna Ay Caramba! is an extremely Ma at [email protected]. carefree club that never requires If you are interested in havits members to raise money or to ing your club featured in Club advertise upcoming meetings. Spotlight” please send an email Members often hear about meetto [email protected].

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‘Broken Flowers’ Disappoints

son who is searching for him. However, the letter does not reveal the mother of the child. On the advice of his friend Winston (Jeffrey Wright), Johnston seeks out his former loves in an attempt to find the mother of his child. His journey leads him to four of his former girlfriends, played by Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, BY ANNA GINZBURG Sharon Stone and Tilda Swinton. JUNIOR STAFF WRITER Little does he know that his In Jim Jarmusch’s “Broken search will unfold into a road of Flowers,” Bill Murray plays the self-discovery: while meeting his indifferent Don Johnston, who old lovers Johnston meets himrediscovers himself through othself. ers. Whereas Mr. Murray’s role in Although the movie is “Lost in Translation” was eager adeptly directed with amazing scenery and well-placed transitions, the overall pace of the movie was rather tedious. While the detailed plot helps to develop Don’s quest for identity, there are several unDon (Bill Murray) and Carmen (Jessica Lange) share a moment in n e c e s s a r y scenes that "Broken Flowers." do not contribute at to explore, Johnston is hesitant to all to the movie. venture out to seek the truth. Despite its shortfalls, the After his girlfriend leaves movie leaves you thinking as you him, Johnston finds in his mailwalk out of the theater — and box a pink envelope with no rethat is exactly what a great movie turn address. The letter reveals should do. ◙ that Johnston has a 19-year-old

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New Victory Theater Turns 10 theater was once a pornographic self. The renamed New Victory movie house. Theater demonstrated to other The New Victory Theater is companies that families were on 42nd Street between 7th and 8th once again willing to bring their children to 42nd St, sparking a Avenue. In the 80s, comedian nd George Carlin quipped that 42 renaissance. Disney took over the Amsterdam Theater (now The Street got its name from the fact New Amsterdam), now home to that people “only want to spend the musical “The Lion King.” 40 seconds there.” From the Since opening on December 1960s to the 1980s, business on 11, 1995, the New Victory Thea42nd St declined rapidly. The ter has shown 129 productions by neighborhood became infamous 97 national and international for drugs, prostitution and crime. companies. The 10th anniversary Most area theaters became second-run movie season features houses. The block It is hard to believe a wide variety was so notorious of per for mthat the same theater ances, including that commuters from Port Authora Chinese circus was once the only ity would puract, two dance XXX-rated movie posely avoid it by companies, a house on its block. walking down 41st show by awardwinning puppetor 43rd Street. No eer Ping Chong, Xtreme theater, sane parent would bring children and collaboration between chilto 42nd St, just as no sane comdren’s author Maurice Sendak pany would create a children’s (“Where the Wild Things Are”) theater on the block. and playwright Tony Kushner The New 42nd St. Inc, a non(“Angels in America). profit, independent organization, The New Victory Theater was founded in 1990 with the will kick off its season with, mission of rejuvenating the thea“Black Grace,” a show featuring ter district. It assumed long-term an all-male ensemble from New responsibility for seven historic Zealand. Students can get last42nd Street theaters (including the minute tickets for $10. To learn Victory Theater, soon to become more about the New Victory the New Victory). When the orTheater, you can check out their ganization failed to secure corpowebsite at www.newvictory.org. rate interest in the theaters, it de◙ cided to renovate the Victory it-

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September 8, 2005 Sports

Tour de EPO BY DEREK WENG JUNIOR STAFF WRITER Lance Armstrong, the world’s most famous cyclist and the only seven-time Tour de France champion, who once valiantly conquered cancer and encouraged millions of others to “Live Strong,” now faces another battle - against charges that he used a banned performanceenhancing substance. The daily French sports newspaper L’Equipe published a four-page article headlined “The Armstrong Lie,” alleging that the perennial cycling winner secretly used the banned red-blood-cellproducing hormone erythropoietin (EPO) to boost his endurance during his first Tour de France win in 1999. “The extraordinary champion, the escapee from cancer, has become a legend by means of a lie,” stated the article, which was unsigned. L’Equipe is owned by Philippe Amaury Publications, the same company that

director of the Tour de France, referred to the newspaper’s report as “very complete, very professional, [and] very meticulous. organizes the Tour.The newspa[…] We are very shocked, very per published the results of a lab troubled by the revelations we’ve report that identified traces of read this morning.” LeBlanc deEPO in six urine manded an explasamples given by nation from Armstrong during Lance Armthe 1999 Tour. Alstrong.No test for though the samples EPO had been were anonymous, approved in identified only by a 1999, when the six-digit number, urine samples L’Equipe claimed were taken. The that the positive test test used was results bore the same approved by the sample number that International Cymatched Armcling Union in strong’s medical 2001. Tests on record. the 1999 samples The report was were first cononly based on B ducted last year, samples, the second Armstrong responding to the when scientists set of urine samples doping allegations on CNN. at the French used in drug tests. National AntiThe A samples no Doping Laboralonger exist, and without two tory opened up the old samples samples confirming the results, while researching new ways to the directors of the Tour cannot fine-tune EPO detection. take any legal action against Doping suspicions concernArmstrong.Jean-Marie LeBlanc, ing Armstrong have existed for AFP/HO-CNN

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years, ever since he recovered from testicular cancer, made a spectacular comeback and became arguably the greatest cyclist in history. The 33-year old Texan cyclist, who retired last month after his seventh Tour victory, defended his reputation and strongly denied the accusations, insisting he had never taken performanceenhancing drugs during his career. In statement released on his LanceArmstrong.com website, he called the attacks a “witch hunt,” saying “the article is nothing short of tabloid journalism.” Armstrong also criticized the validity of testing samples frozen six years ago, questioning the soundness of a sample being opened with nobody there to observe it. “Protocol wasn’t followed and there is no back-up sample to confirm what they say is a positive test,” he said. Nonetheless, the French lab said it will hand its findings to the World Anti-Doping Agency for further testing. “It’s important that the truth must always be made clear,” said the Agency’s chairman, Richard Pound. ◙

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Adding last year’s Super Bowl MVP, Ty Law, will only improve the Jets team as they will be getting their star quarterback Chad Pennington back. Pennington missed last season with a shoulder injury he suffered against the Giants. He is back and ready to lead the Jets into the new season, and Law will add to the secondary of the Jets.

The Mets, like their cross-town rivals, have also made their way into playoff contention, although it is looking less likely for them. They are 4th in the division, but with pitching phenomenon Pedro Martinez and rookie sensations Jose Reyes and David Wright, the Mets still have a chance at making the playoffs.

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With Eli Manning slated as the starter, will he be able to step up and face the pressure that his brother, Peyton Manning, has already overcome?

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Lance Armstrong has won a record of 7 (yes count them, 7) Tour-deFrance cycling Championships. The Winner of last year’s United States Sports Academy’s Male Athlete of the Year, Armstrong was a survivor of testicular cancer, and founded Live Strong, his campaign slogan being “Wear Yellow.” However this is being clouded by an announcement made by a French newspaper, claiming that Armstrong tested positive six times for drug use during his first race (See article above). Whether or not this proves he did use performance enhancing substances or not, he has still been an extraordinary person and athlete.

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Maria Sharapova Donovan and team USA prepare the World Cup team. The preliminaries seemed pretty easy for the team. We’ll see how they do when the World Cup 2006 begins play. On another note, European soccer has started, and the Champions League prepares to start.

Maria Sharapova will enter the US Open as the top rank, and will look to add a US Open Championship to her collection. Shown above, she was placed 6th as most outstanding female athlete of 2004. Lindsay Davenport (WTA ranked 1st),and the Williams sisters will look to stand in her way. The tournament began August 29, 2005. United States Sports Academy

Derek Jeter The Yankees are in a tight race for the wild card, competing with the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians. The Yankees are also closing the gap on the 1st place Boston Red Sox in the American League East. Will the Captain (Derek Jeter) and the Yankees make it back into the postseason and possibly the World Series? We can only wait and see.

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Signing the hard-working Larry Brown as head coach may be a good start for the faltering New York Knicks. Having failed to finish over .500 in recent years, the Knicks may be able to do it this year. Larry Brown, who has won a championship with the Detroit Pistons, would like to bring his hard work, dedication, and knowledge of the game to New York.

Football season is back and so is the controversy. Many players have held out training camp, one of whom is the always-controversial Terrell Owens, who openly trashed his team, and has sometimes lacked the energy he should have. Will the team be able to overcome this star’s ego in order to win the Super Bowl? Will this big time star make or break the team? We will find out in December, and maybe even in January. Will Big Ben (Rothlisberger) be able to lead Pittsburgh to the playoffs again? Will the Patriots be able to have another spectacular season without Ty Law and Mike Vrabel? Will another team come up and surprise the nation?

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With hockey back, and all the changes, Pittsburgh looks really strong, especially after drafting 18-year-old teenage phenomenon Sidney Crosby. The regional teams have changed their rosters. The Devils, Rangers, and Islanders have signed and released many key players. Only time will tell if any of the three teams will make it to the playoffs as we brace for this new-look hockey.

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Phil Mickelson Mickelson adds another PGA Championship to his prestigious achievements. He stands 3rd in the World Golf Rankings behind the sensational Tiger Woods, and the great Vijay Singh.

Roger Federer Roger Federer looks to repeat his performance last year at the US Open, and is the favorite in this tournament, but there will be huge opposition in front of him. Roddick, who has been shaky lately and has struggled against Federer, is looking to reclaim his glory in Flushing and win the US Open. Continued on Page 11