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Volume 5 Issue 10
Volume 5 Issue 10
Gadgets at Their Finest: Citing Abuses, Colleges Ban
The 2006 Consumer Coca‐Cola From Campus
concerns but from concern with the
Electronics Show BY HANFORD CHIU
STAFF WRITER way they allege Coca-Cola manages
factories in other countries.
While advocacy groups for chil-
On January 1, the University of
Associated Press
BY JACOB ARLUCK dren in public schools seek to ban
COPY CHIEF Michigan banned the sale of Coca-
sugary drinks from public schools,
Cola products on its premises after a
The holiday season may be several colleges are also seeking to
similar move by New York Univer-
over, but electronics companies are ban Coca-Cola products. These col-
already preparing a whole new leges are motivated not out of health Continued on Page 6
lineup of products to stuff the stock-
ings of the exceptionally good. The
Winter Consumer Electronics Show,
which ran from January 5 to 8 in
Las Vegas, showcased some of what
consumers can expect.
If any grand new idea domi-
Killer Coke
nated the show, it was the concept
of the "digital homes." Industry gi-
ant Microsoft demonstrated a central
home display that helps families
track their members, listing itinerar-
ies and location. Wireless technol-
ogy let computers, televisions and
cell phones all talk to each other in Sharp’s flat-panel TV display at the 2006
Continued on Page 9 Consumer Electronics Show.
College students are advocating to ban the sale of Coca-Cola after questions arose con-
cerning the company’s business ethics.
A Search for Answers After a
Deadly Accident New Computers
BY DEREK WENG
JUNIOR STAFF WRITER
tated to have learnt that the first
rescuers didn’t go into the mine un-
in the Library
til 11 hours after the blast. Jim Ben-
Widows, families, and friends BY AMY LEUNG In coming weeks, four terminals
net, 61, one of the victims who op-
gathered together at a small mining SENIOR STAFF WRITER will be set up at the technology desk
erated the mine’s shuttle car wrote a
town in West Virginia to begin the for students to print documents and
note documenting his final hours Over the holiday break, fifteen
wrenching process of bidding fare- to conduct research with tools like
while trapped, indicating that he new computers and two high-speed
well to the 12 miners who were
was still printers were installed in the library.
trapped Reuters
Continued on Page 2
lucid 10
underground Ribbons line the fence as a memorial to the twelve min-
hours after
and killed in ers who died at the Sago, West Virginia mine.
the blast.
an explo-
Officials
sion at the
claimed that
Sago Mine
it was nec-
on January
essary to
2. The dis-
clear out
aster was
poisonous
the worst
gases that
coal-mining
have filled
accident in
the mine.
West Vir-
The miners
ginia since
were even-
1968, when
t u a l l y
78 miners were killed in an explo-
brought out more than 40 hours after
TSS/Henry Zhang
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Deadly Accident
readers@stuystandard.org Continued from Page 1 have led to the explosion that oc-
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undergoing hyperbaric oxygen treat-
ment, which forces pressurized oxy- mine recently sealed with 40-inch
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needs. the damage. the sealed chamber.
Even as the closely knit mining Federal inspectors have fined
community grieves for the lost, oth- the mine for more than 270 safety
Subscription ers are closely following the investi- citations in the last two years. Many
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Chief Executive Ben Hatfold, of lations that could potentially have
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD the International Coal Group Inc, set off explosions and shaft col-
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Delivery Information statement that the mine’s fan was about the violations but failed to
Name:______________________________________________ working and circulating air. After address them.
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___________________________________________________ low state and federal laws that re- and federal mining experts immedi-
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___________________________________________________ that mine, just as importantly, min-
was maddening as we were all just
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Experts said many things could
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD January 18, 2006 News Page 3
Minutemen, defended the group. “I
Border Control is Tightened in Effort to think the names are misplaced.
We're not trying to tighten up the
borders; we're trying to bring atten-
tion to the problem. We've done so.
Stop Illegal Immigrants If you've noticed, the president has
shifted his position on immigration,
and Congress is now working on it,”
BY EMMA RABINOVICH delayed implementation of "interior gration laws they are going to be
he said.
STAFF WRITER repatriation." This means returning sent home and they are going to stay
Bush has said he wants to con-
illegal immigrants from Mexico into at home."
Despite a 60% increase in bor- vince illegal aliens to register with
the interior of the country rather The civilian group Minuteman
der security spending since Presi- the government under a guest
dent Bush took office, illegal immi- worker program that matches people
gration into the U.S. continues to with jobs for three years after which
rise. In fact, estimates of the number they are returned to their home
of illegal immigrants have more countries. Arizona Republican Sen.
than tripled over the past two dec- John Kyl has supported Bush on this
ades. point and sponsored an immigration
The Border Protection, Antiter- bill with a similar agenda. "The en-
rorism, and Illegal Immigration forcement will be so stringent that
Control Act of 2005, passed by any employer, who tries to employ
Congress last December, is an at- them, will be caught," said Kyl.
tempt to address the problem. The Senators John McCain, Repub-
law provides for 700 miles of fenc- lican of Arizona and Edward Ken-
ing across the Mexican border, as nedy, Democrat of Massachusetts,
well as accelerated deportation pro- have sponsored legislation to give
Associated Press
ceedings, and increased penalties for illegal aliens in the United States
immigrant smuggling. Illegal immi- visas for up to six years. After that
grants would be labeled as felons, Poles like these are being installed along stretches of the Mexican border as a deterrent time expires, they must leave the
and as a result, would never be able to smugglers. country if they have not received a
to gain legal status. Federal aid to green card, which indicates lawful
cities that provide services to these permanent residency.
than simply over the border, in an Civil Defense Corps conducted its With so many programs in the
illegal immigrants would be re-
effort to make it harder for immi- own border patrol last year. The works, senators and the president
stricted and the number of legal im-
grants to simply try to sneak over group drew great opposition from
migrants allowed to enter the coun- hope to stop the growing population
the border again. "We're going to immigrant rights advocates and was
try would be reduced, as well. of illegal aliens while providing for
expand interior repatriation," Bush called a “vigilante group” by mem- the 11 million already living in the
President Bush has also shown
said. "We want to make it clear bers of the Bush Administration. country. ◙
support for the plan, but so far has
[that] when they violate U.S. immi- George Taplin, president of the
Wildfires Sweep Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma
BY BENNETT HONG County evacuated. In Sterling acre active blaze that threatened and outdoor charcoal grilling and
STAFF WRITER County, 120 miles west of Dallas, a seven homes near Erath County was stricter requirements on outdoor
20,000-acre fire was also burning also calmed, according to the Texas welding. “We need people to con-
Since December 26, more than
out of control, the state Department tinue to be diligent. I know it might
80,000 acres of grassland in Texas
of Emergency Management re- be tempting to go outside and do
have been consumed with wildfires,
ported. In Eastland County, near some things that might initiate a
resulting in the destruction of 278
the town of Carbon, 15,000 acres spark, but if they can bear with us, it
homes. In drought stricken areas of
had burned and 35 homes were de- will not last forever,” said state fire
Oklahoma and New Mexico, the
stroyed. information officer C.J. Norvell.
number of burned acres has reached
Texan firefighters were success- However, legal bans have had
600,000 with 470 destroyed houses
ful in containing several fires. On no effect on unlawful people. Re-
and 5 deaths.
January 4, a 50,000-acre wildfire cently, on January 2, the son of a
In Texas firefighters reported
that stretched across Irion and retired fire chief, Justin Wilkerson,
that in the course of a single day 72
Reagan counties west of San Angelo was charged with setting four fires,
homes were destroyed, 174 saved,
was contained. In addition a 6,000- one of which seriously damaged a
and 3,200 residents in Montaigue
vacant house. The next day, an ar-
son-started fire that destroyed one
As “Fallout Boy” Would home and an 80-year old school-
house was contained in Shamrock.
In New Mexico, on January 3,
firefighters contained a grass fire
Say “Dance, Dance”
Associated Press
Reuters
BY ANNA GINZBURG
ises of candy, or favors. Members JUNIOR STAFF WRITER Crowds at Times Square
are lured simply because they “like on New Year’s Eve.
to dance,” said President Gregory Sixty seconds before midnight,
Lee. the 1,070-pound ball covered with
Its sixty plus members are dis- 504 Waterford crystal triangles be-
persed throughout seven sections: gan to drop. The ball, which was
engraved with the names of those
who were lost in the World Trade
During these prac- Center attacks, featured 696 multi-
tices, directors teach colored light bulbs, 96 high inten-
sity strobe lights, and 90 rotating
choreography and pyramid mirrors.
prepare for the an- During the afternoon of New
nual show. Year’s Eve, people began to arrive
in Times Square. By approximately
6:00 P.M., Times Square was fully
Jazz, Step, Belly Dancing, Reggae, closed to traffic. Police began di-
and two Girls’ Hip-Hop sections. recting people to designated viewing
Although most members belong to section in an effort to control the
the hip-hop section, the other sec- crowds. Revelers were kept excited
pom-poms, single-use cameras, stayed to watch performances by
tions are not lacking members. Two by a special 30-second video count-
bright red and blue balloons, and Mariah Carey and others.
new sections were added this year, down to mark the end of each hour
"Official Times Square Confetti The MTV headquarters at the
Belly Dancing and Step. starting at 6:58. The wireless sur-
Bags." heart of Times Square proclaimed
Because of these various sec- round system specially engineered
Finally the moment everybody Carey as the Woman of the Year on
tions, the club rarely is able to have for the Times Square New Year’s
was waiting for came. The crowds their New Years Eve Show. But she
all members practice in a single Eve celebration.
watched as the beautiful descended was not the only star present, and
room. Each section meets on a day At 9:30p.m the Times Square
77 feet in the final minute. Once it other performers such as Chris
designated by the crew director. Business Improvement District had
had descended the countdown was Brown and the All American Re-
During these practices, directors sanitation crews distribute thou-
over and so was 2005. Many left to jects were present to lift the crowd
teach choreography and prepare for sands of freebies, including Ameri-
attend after-parties while others into celebration. ◙
the annual show. can flags, glittering multi-color
Yet besides the choreography
and dance advisory Stuy Squad has
something else to offer: camarade-
rie. Spending hours working with
Mourners Remember those
other dancers seems to form a bond
among Stuy students.
“I wasn’t really into dance and
now that I’ve joined, I’ve had so
Who Died in the Tsunami
much fun and I’m so happy that I
BY NEETA MALVIYA "It was under the same blue India, and Sri Lanka.
decided to do this,” said junior Ilona
STAFF WRITER sky, exactly one year ago, that A tsunami warning system in
Lazis. Despite this eagerness for
Mother Earth unleashed her most Sumatra, Indonesia is currently in
membership, Stuy Squad only cur- One year has past since a destructive power the works and was
rently accepts members in the be- deadly tsunami devastated nearly a upon us," said In- tested for the first
ginning of the year through an audi- dozen countries near the Indian donesian President time on December 26,
tion process designed to give pro- Ocean on December 24, 2004. An Susilo Bambang
“It was so brutal, 2005. A ringing siren
spective members a glimpse of what estimated 216,000 people lost their so quick, and so ex- alerts people to
Yudhoyono at a
the rest of the year will be like. lives that day. ceremony in tensive that we are evacuate. Residents
Although plans for the club “It was so brutal, so quick, and Banda Aceh. of Sumatra practiced
during SING! Season are uncertain, so extensive that we are still strug- still struggling to
The tsunami evacuating to desig-
Stuy Squad seems to give no indica- gling to fully comprehend it,” said resulted in one of fully comprehend nated areas. The drill
tion of stopping. In the words of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. the largest out-
Vice-President Tamika Tannis, Survivors and relatives gathered pourings of for-
it,” -U.N. Secretary, brought back memo-
ries of the tsunami.
“We’re a group of people who at beaches and temples to grieve. In General Kofi Annan India’s warning sys-
eign aid ever,
dance. We’re just trying to make Thailand, survivors sent a boat some $13 billion. tem is said to be in
people who are interested in dance adorned with flowers, candles, and Reconstruction, place by 2007. A Ma-
better dancers.” ◙ incense out to sea. On the Andaman however, is far from complete. laysian warning system is also being
If you would like to have your Islands, residents tossed paper lan- Eighty percent of those left home- set up. No such system is in place
club or publication featured in The terns into the sky in memory. Along less due to the tsunami still do not for Thailand. Coastal hotels and
Standard, send an e-mail to India’s southern shore, thousands have a permanent residence. A total resorts may not be prepared if an-
inschoolnews@stuystandard.org. gathered to visit gravesites and of 308,000 homes are needed to other tsunami comes. ◙
share stories of their lost loved ones. house tsunami victims of Indonesia,
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD January 18, 2006 Page 5
INDICATOR 2006
Stuyvesant High School’s Yearbook
The Indicator is offering you the opportunity to send a congratulatory message to your child. To be printed in the 2006 senior class yearbook. Yearbook
pages are available for personal or business advertisements.
The Stuyvesant PA invites all Stuy students to submit their photographs. The photo should represent ‘A Slice of Life at Stuy’. Suggestions: First day of
school, Halloween, Holidays, Stuy events (Camp Stuy, SING, sports…).
Twelve photographs will be selected to be printed in a July 2006-June 2007 desktop calendar presented in a CD
case. The calendar will be used for Parent Association Fundraising.
The deadline for all submissions is 12:01AM Monday morning on January 23, 2006. One photo entry per stu-
dent. The photographs will be judged by members of the PA Silent Auction Committee on January 28, 2006. The decision made by the judges is fi-
nal. Photo release forms will be required to be signed if your photo is selected for the calendar.
Please email your submissions to Hannah Li: hli57@yahoo.com. Include your name, email, phone # and class (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior).
Point-Counterpoint
Helping Our Enemies? Is Security Worth
BY HANFORD CHIU
STAFF WRITER
much anti-American sentiment,
around the world and in America.
For example, Bush’s approval rat-
Our Freedom?
Anyone who owns a television
ings on Iraq War have been slipping
or a computer can keep up with the BY ALVIS YUEN sense of acknowledgement by the
over the past few months, hitting a
latest developments in the Iraq war. STAFF WRITER populace for their valiant actions.
low of 32% in October which oc-
It is also probable that people have And while the security of the nation
curred after media reports of the Everyday we can read about the
access to combat operations, statis- might be slightly compromised due
new death tolls in Iraq. In other events of Iraq and Afghanistan in
tics, raw photos and the current to unrestricted coverage during war-
countries, Muslims have a mainly the newspapers. However, there are
scandals such as the unfounded ini- time, we pay an even more signifi-
pessimistic view of the US, mainly some people who wish to take away
tial cause of the Iraq war. The exis- cant price if we restrict media cov-
because of their local networks like this right to knowledge. The Ameri-
tence of all of these sensitive and erage. The wars in Iraq and Af-
Al-Jazeera, and the America media can public knows about these events
ghanistan are fought to spread free-
itself. The raw photos of Abu only through the media. Currently,
dom. More than two thousand sol-
Unfortunately, to- Gharib prominently displayed in the media is not restricted in the
diers have died to preserve our free-
many American newspapers after events it covers. However, some
day’s media lost its the event only served to anger the
doms and rights. America is a sym-
sense of loyalty to bol of freedom. Censorship for the
Muslim community even more and
Censorship for the sake of security will undermine the
America and has long further encouraged the strings of
very reason we fought this war and
kidnapping of foreigners in Iraq. sake of security will
crossed the line of be- risked our security. It is oxymoronic
If the media had such a negative
attitude during WWII, the people
undermine the very for the American government to
trayal. take away our rights to protect them.
and soldiers would have been reason we fought this
The government was created to en-
drained of their patriotism and re- war and risked our
morale damaging information stems sure and protect our undeniable
verted back to isolationism and al-
from an uncontrolled media which security. rights, such as the freedom of the
lowed Hitler to conquer all of
will dole out any type of news relat- media.
Europe. Unfortunately, today’s me-
ing to the war which might capture The media also monitor the ac-
dia lost its sense of loyalty to Amer- argue that the media should not be
the attention of Americans and ter- tions of the government. Therefore,
ica and has long crossed the line of allowed complete freedom during
rorists alike all for the sake of not only is freedom of expression
betrayal. If our president were not as times of crisis because such uncen-
profit. inherent, freedom of media is neces-
determined as he is, he may have sored coverage reduces the morale
Such a philosophy may cost sary. Before rushing to support the
already surrendered the war to dicta- of the U.S troops overseas and puts
America the war, not just our repu- government’s actions to limit media
tors and terrorists based on the the security of the country at risk.
tation. The extensive reports on the coverage, we must first consider the
mounting dissident protests against These ideas, however, are base-
negative aspects of the war by the implications. Before we irreversibly
the war. Perhaps it is time for the less and short-sighted. Media cov-
liberal media, such as the poor intel- place the power of media into the
press to stop focusing on its identity erage during wartime does not nec-
ligence reports surrounding the hands of the government, we must
as the media and more on their du- essarily reduce the morale of the
premises of war, the Abu Gharib first consider its consequences. The
ties as Americans. ◙ troops; in fact, it can produce the
scandal, and the general condition decision: Freedom or Security. Is it
opposite effect. The media increases worth it? ◙
of Iraq for soldiers, have incited
troops’ morale by giving soldiers a
Pop Goes the Housing Bubble
BY STEPHANIE TAM speculates that it will begin to burst nario. We're predicting a soft land- cipitous drop of 11.3 percent from
STAFF WRITER around December 2006. He said: ing, but a landing nevertheless.” October's all-time high and the big-
“Ultimately, we have a housing Other evidence suggests that the gest monthly drop in almost 12
“What goes up must come boom built on credit and not savings boom may already be ending. years.
down,” or so the old saying goes. which has lead to labor and materi- Americans bought far fewer new A fall in housing prices may
But is this the case for U.S. housing als shortages and has lead to over homes than expected in November have positive effects, however.
prices? Housing bubbles occur peri- leveraged consumers. This is why I and the number of unsold homes Many families, priced out of houses
odically in local or global real estate see a bust – as indicated by acceler- that builders are carrying jumped to in the current boom, are waiting for
markets. They are characterized by ating mortgage defaults and a gen- a record high. prices to fall before buying. And
rapid increases in the price of real eral decline in housing prices – The Commerce Department once these homes become more af-
estate relative to income and other commencing well before June of reported that about 1,245,000 new fordable, these people will start buy-
economic indicators. 2007.” single-family homes were sold in ing, preventing the market from
Will the housing bubble burst? Englund and others attribute the November at an annual rate, a pre- falling too far. ◙
What will happen if it does? And current boom to a glut of borrowing,
sparked by low interest rates in the
past five years. The average Ameri-
Englund and others can household has $10,000 of credit
attribute the current card debt.
boom to a glut of bor- Analysts who agree with Publish pieces reflecting your
Englund include Mark Zandi, chief
rowing… The aver-
age American house-
economist at the consulting firm
Economy.com, and Phillip Neuhart,
thoughts and ideas!
an economic analyst with the Wa-
hold has $10,000 of chovia Corporation. In an interview Send your work to
credit card debt. from December of 2005, Mark
Zandi said that “Housing has
peaked. […] All indications are that
Opinions@stuystandard.org
what impact will it have on society? sales will weaken further in the
Economic specialists say that
the housing bubble is close to burst-
months ahead.” Neuhart said, Let your voice be heard!
“We're predicting a 3 to 5 percent
ing. The main question is when. Eric decline in new home sales next year,
Englund, an analyst who has an which is not a crash-and-burn sce-
MBA from Boise State University,
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD January 18, 2006 Business/Literary Page 7
It’s War "Sorrow. How do you prove that you exist...? Maybe we don't exist..." (Vivi)
BY ROBERT STEVENSON
STAFF WRITER "Indulgence. I do what I want, you have problem!?" (Quina)
Last Issue’s Solutions Crossword Puzzle
Crossword Puzzle Sudoku BY JESSIE LUK
D I M E D I T A V I V 1 7 6 2 9 5 3 8 4 PUZZLE COLUMNIST
E T C M O D E M I N I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
E E K M O O N E V I L 2 9 4 8 3 6 5 7 1
S M I L E R O R N A T E 5 3 8 4 7 1 9 6 2 11 12 13 14
N O T F R E D
3 8 9 5 2 7 1 4 6
A W L T A J P E A L S
15 16 17
S E E S T O M D I E S 5 2 7 1 6 4 8 9 3
S T Y L E R Y E R O W
6 1 4 3 8 9 2 5 7 18 19 20
A R I D R E F
C R A T E D A N G O R A 9 6 2 7 5 3 4 1 8
21 22 23 24
H A S H I D L E R A W
7 4 3 9 1 8 6 2 5
E T T E O O P S C I O
T E A R T E S T E L L 8 5 1 6 4 2 7 3 9 25 26 27 28
Cryptograms 29 30 31 32
Sudoku 38 39 40
36
41
37
BY JOHN REUEL
STAFF WRITER 42 43 44 45 46 47
Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains
the digits 1 through 9. 48 49 50
7 3
51 52 53
1 5 6 2 Across Down
1.Boxer’s weapon 1. Supporting
5. rowing need 2. Common contraction
2 3 1 8 8. “Moo” sayer 3. Min. part
11. “ ____ There” 4. Mythical bridge denizens
12. Health centers 5. Norwegian capital
7 6 14. Wedding reply (2wds) 6. Chimpanzee, e.g.
15. Remember 7. Trashcan raiders
6 4 3 2 8 1 17. Also 8. Quote
18. August zodiac sign 9. Stench
19. Autumn drinks 10. Romances
7 5 21. Screams 13. Wading birds
24. “ ____ Toledo!” 16. Bandleader Brown
25. Bullring shouts 20. Staining agent
9 5 7 8 26. Looters 21. Thou
29. Bob Hope’s org. 22. Other than
7 8 9 6 30. Bouquet’s background 23. Ponce de ___
31. Exclamation of triumph 24. Employs
33. Ledger recordings 26. Rudolph, e.g.
4 3 35. “True ___” (John Wayne film) 27. Prime rib order
36. Is victorious 28. Leg front
37. Actress Verdugo 30. Certain brothers
Crypto Corner 38. Empty the moving van
41. Before, poetically
32. ____ glance (2wds.)
34. Tango need
42. Mai __ (cocktail) 35. Shines
BY JOHN REUEL 43. Limitation 37. Slip Up
STAFF WRITER 48. “I ___ Rock” (2 wds.) 38. Beehive state
What is a Cryptogram? jeczi uz cyn db xlhzuzo tuoqej 49. Country capital 39. ____-brand
Cryptograms are writing that qnhctij db shufn-ecooni fqnnh. 50. “____ Lisa” 40. Fibber
has been coded by substituting each Hnadufn! Hnoctn! Nmshnjj pdlh 51. Not him 41. Kitchen follower
letter with a different letter. For kuheq! jcp eqdjn yqd ydlti xnolutn 52. Bread type 44. Speak
instance, if T=A, H=B, and E=C, Jd kczp edti ed jkutn qchi pne jd 53. Hard fat 45. Debt letters
then the word "the" would appear as kczp qchitp jkutn. Dlh jdltj chn 46. compass point (abbr.)
"abc" throughout the puzzle. fqcbni, dlh ycttnej xtni dlh bcfnj 47. Tit for ____
jqdy eqn jehcuz. Pne shdxtnkj eqd-
Ckuije ohnce yuzij db ohnnz czi hni loq yn equzg yn qcrn jqdlti kcgn lj
yn jnchfq bdh c kuizuoqe ftnch. Czi equzg cocuz.
- A.I. “Uttuci” Bhcwnh
BRIDGE BUILDING CONTEST
Your Answer:
Students interested in participating in the bridge building
contest should fill out a registration form and complete the
bridge building activity. The registration form and bridge
building activity sheet can be found at www.stuy.edu.
Students should submit the registration form and completed
bridge building activity sheet no later than
Thursday, January 19th, 2006.
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD January 18, 2006 Science Page 9
Earliest Mayan Writing is Found
BY JENNIFER SCHLESINGER glyphs are more complex than those
made by the Zapotecs from the same
OUT-OF-SCHOOL NEWS EDITOR
In a jungle in northern Guate-
time period. Beyond this, these
early Mayan writings are very dif-
THE RESEARCH SCIENCE
mala, archeologists have found a set
of 10 hieroglyphs. The find, made in
April, probably dates from between
ferent from those of the Zapotecs.
Scientists believe that even ear-
lier writing samples from the Maya
INSTITUTE AT MIT
300 BC and 200 BC,
may be found.
and is the earliest If you are a junior and have enrolled in Intel for the upcoming
William Saturno,
written text found in Scientists believe spring or if you have a strong interest in a summer program in
a lead archeologist
the Americas. the sciences (math, science, or engineering) you should con-
Maya writing from said, “Given the
The find follows
another recent, re- an even earlier time graceful consistent
form, and
line
sider applying to the following program.
markable finding at
the same site. In 2001,
can be found. width of these Students attend college-level classes and complete hands-on
symbols, it’s not research with top mentors at corporations, universities, and
the same archeologists
likely [that] some-
found the oldest research organizations.
one just picked up a brush and said
known Mayan murals. The hiero-
‘I’m going to invent writing today.’
glyphs are approximately 100 years Many RSI students use their RSI research projects as a basis for
The complexity shows it has been
older. The two were found in the entry to science competitions, garnering top awards in the an-
around for awhile.” ◙
same building, a pyramid called Las nual Intel Science Talent Search, the Siemens-Westinghouse
Pinturas.
Science and Technology Competition, and the All-USA High
The writing is mostly indeci- A stone recently evacuated from a Maya
royal tomb shows an early sample of School Academic Scholarship.
pherable. “It’s even more exotic
than the know Mayan glyphs,” Mayan writing.
said researcher David Stuart. It is suggested that your math PSAT scores be at least 75 and
Reuters
One may represent a ruler, and combined math and verbal PSAT scores be at least 140.
another, a part of a calendar.
A third hieroglyph shows a There is no cost to students for tuition, room and board. The
hand holding either a brush or only expense is for transportation to and from MIT (students
a knife. are responsible for initial and final transportation to and from
However, the real impor- the RSI program).
tance of the find comes from
what it has taught scientists.
As Mary Miller, a Mayan art Please visit http://www.cee.org/rsi/index.shtmL to download an
expert said, “People have long application. Applications are due to RSI by Feburary 1st. How-
been hoping to find a carved ever, you must have an endorsement from the school.
stone monument from this
period of the Maya. It turned Please contact Ms. Daves at sdaves@nyct.net as soon as possi-
out not to be carved in stone, ble set up an interview before January 25th. To your interview
but instead associated with please bring:
this incredible complex of -An original and a photocopy of the completed application
early paintings.”
form
The existence of the hi-
eroglyphs proves that the Ma- -Answers to the essay questions
yan writing probably goes -A copy of your official transcript
back further than scientists -Teacher recommendations in sealed envelopes
previously believed. It also -A check for the $30 processing fee payable to CEE
voids the theory that Mayan
writing is linked to the writing
of the Zapotecs, a group that
lived in central Mexico. This
is because the Mayan hiero-
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Turning Finals Week A & E’s New Year’s
Into Movie Week Resolutions
BY SARA MILLER BY EMMA RABINOVICH & JENNIFER WONG
JUNIOR STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER AND ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Looking for something to pull you through Regents/Finals week? Watch Every year, we make resolutions to improve our life – in areas of health,
one of these flicks as a pick-me-up after a difficult final, or celebrate the end work and relationships – but how many of these resolutions actually go ful-
of the term with friends. filled? Why not boost your self-esteem this New Year’s by making resolu-
tions that are easier to fulfill, and resolve to watch and play some of the
Munich year’s most highly anticipated movies and games? Please remember that all
In the spirit of the 2006 Winter Olympics that are less than a month away, release dates are liable to change.
watch “Munich,” based on the true events that occurred at the 1972 Munich
Olympics. Eric Bana stars as the leader of a team of assassins assigned to kill
the Palestinian terrorists that murdered 11 Israeli athletes. Let’s hope for less
drama this year.
Movies
The Star Wars prequels may be over but the releases in 2006 are sure to
Bloodrayne please.
Looking for a vampire movie but hesitant to go watch the sequel to
“Underworld’? “Bloodrayne” just may be the fix you’re looking for. Based on Flight 93—April 26
the popular video game, “Bloodrayne” follows Rayne (Kristanna Loken), a The controversial film is a fictional interpretation of the September 11
half-human, half-vampire, who searches for her evil and power-hungry vam- flight that was intended to crash into the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
pire father, Kagan, before he can succeed in his conquest of ruling the world. but never reached its destination thanks to a revolt by the brave passengers
aboard the flight. The movie poses the question of whether we would sit pas-
Grandma’s Boy sively or fight in the face of almost certain death. But the release of “Flight
In this flick, 36-year-old video-game nut, Alex, is forced to move into his 93” – only five years after 9-11 – raises another question. Is America is ready
grandmother’s house. Let this be an incentive to put away that PSP and do for such a movie?
well in your finals or else you may be finding yourself in the same predica-
ment as Alex. Mission Impossible 3—May 5
Tom Cruise returns as special agent Ethan Hunt in the third installment of
Hostel the Mission Impossible series. Directed by J.J. Abrams, the creator of ABC’s
Perhaps the only thing scarier than Finals Week is a gory, sick and vio- Lost and Alias, this one promises to be the best one yet.
lent horror movie - but only by a little. In this flick, three men backpack
through Europe looking for a fun time. Ironically, the fun ends when they find The Da Vinci Code—May 19
themselves in a hostel with gorgeous women. As stated in the trailer, the weak Director Ron Howard takes on the bestselling novel by Dan Brown. After
and faint-hearted are warned. Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is accused of a murder at the Louvre in Paris,
he and Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou from “Amelie”) struggle to discover the
Glory Road real killer while uncovering the clues to a mystery protected by a secret soci-
Are you itching to go back to sports practice? Take a study break to ety that counts Leonardo de Vinci and other great minds in history as mem-
stretch your legs and go see “Glory Road,” the true story of how the Texas bers.
Western basketball team won the 1966 NCAA title with the first team in bas-
ketball history to start five African-Americans. Josh Lucas plays the inspiring
coach Don Haskins who dedicated himself to his team and challenged the DVDs
history of basketball and racism. If you missed any of the biggest hits in 2005, expect to see them on DVD
shelves this year with plenty of extras.
Hoodwinked
Remember the good old days when there were no essays or finals, only The Aristocrats—January 24
fairy tales? Remember Little Red Riding Hood? Well, she’s back in this com- Comedian veterans Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller) and Paul Provenza
puter-animated version of the Brothers Grimm tale. Leaving off where the gather their friends (which happens to include comedy greats George Carlin,
fairy tale ended, cops from the animal world investigate a domestic distur- Drew Carey, Sarah Silverman, Robin Williams and many more) to discuss,
bance at Granny’s cottage. The movie features an all-star cast that includes analyze and retell their own version of one of the world’s oldest and dirtiest
the voices of Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Jim Belushi and Cedric the Enter- jokes.
tainer.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire—Summer 2006
Last Holiday Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry be-
So you failed your biology final, and your parents will absolutely kill came the most successful film of 2005, grossing an impressive $816 million
you. But before report cards come out, live life to its fullest like Georgia Byrd worldwide. Now you can watch the two and a half hour film at home with
(Queen Latifah) does in Last Holiday. In this remake, Georgia is diagnosed deleted extras and commentary by director Mike Newell.
with a fatal disease, and with nothing to lose, she quits her job, travels to
Europe, and enjoys the short amount of time she has left.
Amazon
and their Interpol-loving hipster note hit by Casablancas’ glorious
cept him and his band for what they
fans turned their backs on 2003’s drone.
are. Certainly, after five years of
shamefully underrated Room on No longer just a retro glory
being one of pop music’s most im-
Fire. band, the Strokes personify the steps
portant rock groups, they deserve
First Impressions of Earth is forward modern rock has taken in
some rest. Hailed as the saviors of
their chance to regain the ground the past few years.
pop music with their 2001 debut
they have lost. If the Strokes don’t While First Impressions of
release Is This It?, The Strokes were
regain their fan base with the new Earth may not be too radical a de-
the messianic band expected to fi-
album, the world has officially lost parture from any of the Strokes’
nally break through the congested
its good taste in music. Almost as earlier releases, it is something en-
world of one-hit radio and front the
long as the last two records com- tirely different from anything that
new ruling class of rock. Nothing
bined, the sheer space for explora- they have done before. Gone is the
seemed to stand in their way, and
tion in this release would be enough rough New York punk attitude, re-
when their 2003 sophomore release
for any band to get lucky a couple placed by a more mature and serious
2006: The Hit List Ole and Manchester,
BY ALEX MARGULIS Open Era.
STAFF WRITER
As 2005 comes to a close, ten-
Andy Roddick is another player
to look for this year. Unfazed by the
same iconic status that poisoned
United Again
nis fans are wondering one thing:
Anna Kourikova’s career, Roddick
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When will Roger Federer slip up, BY OSMAN NEMLI
has injected the game with the tes- SPORTS EDITOR Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
This New Year brings few
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major changes in the English
Premier League with Chelsea
continuing its dominating per-
formance to stay at the top for
the second year in a row, and
Manchester following behind by
the same nine to twelve points
margin it faced after the first ten
games. Thierry Henry is still
leading his team to try and catch
a Champions League spot now
that it has lost the chance to be
Premier League Champions, and
Defoe and Tottenham Hotspurs
are continuing their run behind
Manchester United, trying to get
their best result in the Premier
League ever. Fans can find com-
fort however, in the fact that the
small changes that occurred in
Roger Federer the EPL this past month are go-
ing to turn into big changes for
tosterone of 155 mile per hour some of the big teams, no matter
and who will take the credit for de- how they do this season.
serves and biting forehands. Al-
feating the 24-year old legend? The Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Man-
though 2005 was bittersweet for him
2006 tennis season offers promise with 5 titles and 2 finals losses to chester United’s veteran striker,
with many young made his return this past week and wards. In recent weeks Manchester
Federer, his post- United has undergone many changes
players whose came out as captain following Roy
game play sug- ranging from Roy Keane’s contro-
hunger only in- Although 2005 was bit- gests that he will Keane’s surprise departure from his
creases with their club of ten years, recovering from versial unaired interview on Man U
skill and maturity tersweet for him with 5 continue and
to train
compete, his long- term knee injury that kept TV where he complained about
on the court. some of the younger players to
titles and 2 final losses l e t t i n g m e r e him sidelined from May 2004 on-
One of the losses bloom into
few people that to Federer, Andy Rod- Continued on Page 7
opportunities to
tasted victory dick’s post-game wit learn.
over Federer in
2005 is Raphael
gave away that will con- The 19-year-old
Nadal. The 19- tinue to train and com- Richard Gasquet
has also had a
year-old Spaniard pete, letting mere losses taste of Federer’s
is marked by
bloom into opportuni- tears after defeat-
speed, maturity, ing him in a
and an intensity ties to learn from. shocking quarter-
that commands final at the Monte
respect. In 2005,
Carlo Masters. His graceful one-
he won 11 titles in addition to set- handed backhand and court cover-
ting the record for the longest win- age are uncommon in today’s sport,
ning streak by any teenager of the
and his childish temper and imma-
turity are the only things
that keep him from the top
spots.
The Americans Robby
Ginepri and James Blake
have also made their
names this year. Ginepri,
when he made it to the
semifinals of the U.S.
Open, established himself
to be not only a breakout
player, but also a consis-
tent breakout player, win-
ning four straight 5-
setters.
James Blake made head-
lines for different reasons
this past year. After a bro-
ken neck and losing his
father to cancer, Blake
entered the U.S. Open as a
wild card, and was one of
the most cheered players.
He went on to defeat num-
ber two seed Rafael Nadal
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Lleyton Hewitt
Continued on Page 7