Professional Documents
Culture Documents
TORTURE
Source: CIA
by Jimmy Zhang, news editor his story worked out smoothly. the client updated as much as pos-
“Everything he did had a purpose. sible. As one of the victims puts it,
On May 1, Ralph Cucciniello “Every time you had a question, he
was arrested under charges of lar- had an answer; he always seemed
ceny. In his scheme he claimed to “He has not been au- to care what was going on.”
be helping illegal immigrants ob- Like other law schools, Yale
tain the necessary paper documents thorized by the law
funds student-run clinics aimed at
that they needed to become legal school or the clinics helping illegal immigrants seek
residents of the United States. His to undertake any ac- refuge. Thus, the Yale reputation
story was that he had found a was a major tool that established
“loophole” in the immigration sys- tivities or to repre-
Cucciniello’s credibility. Cuc-
tem and was using it to get green sent clients.” ciniello had set up interviews with
cards. The process was simple; the the immigrants in an office or desk
immigrants only needed paper- Jan Conroy
at the Yale Law School Library. At
work, a medical exam, finger- Spokeswoman, Yale
the same time, it is unclear how he
prints, and a $5,000 check made had gained access to Yale facilities
out to Cucciniello. or a Yale email address. Jan Con-
He played it all just like a lawyer,”
Over the course of two years, roy, a spokeswoman for the uni-
said one of his victims He would The function of the CIA or the Central
Cucciniello collected over a mil- versity, said that Cucciniello had
begin all conversations with an Intelligence Agency is to obtain and
lion dollars for at least 200 illegal merely served as a volunteer for a
official sounding disclaimer that analyze information about foreign
immigrants. The process made the particular professor from time to
guaranteed the protection of pri- governments, corporations, and per-
immigrants comfortable, for Cuc- sons. There has been many contro-
vacy. He conducted manners in a
ciniello was especially profes-
detail-oriented fashion, and kept Illegal Immigrants versy about the legality, morality, and
sional about it. Immigrants say that continues on page 3 effectiveness of its operations.
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Source: Reuters
ended. The Cold War symbolized protect Europe from major attacks, between the two nations. Rice dis-
heightened tensions between the Russians believe that it is a direct played a great deal of optimism as
United States and the Soviet Union attack on them, as reported by Igor she said to the New York Times,
(USSR), the only superpowers of Neverov, leader of Russia’s North “[This time will be used] to en-
that time. Although there was no America Department. Vladimir hance those things that are going
direct violence between the two Putin, the Russian President, also well and to work on those things
nations, there was constant strug- talked of mistrusting US actions. that are not going well.” With a
gle over political and foreign af- The New York Times reported that great deal of optimism, as well as
fairs. Fortunately, the Cold War Putin said, “[I do not agree with] successful diplomacy, a brotherly
ended during the last decade of the disrespect for human life, claims to relationship between Russia and
20th Century, at the collapse of the global exclusiveness and dictate, the US will arise in the near future.
USSR. Unfortunately, today, the just as it was in the time of the U.S Secretary of State Condoleezza
idea of another “Cold War” does Third Reich [that of Nazi Ger- Rice insisted there is no reason for a
not sound too far-fetched. many].” Putin is afraid that US new Cold War with Russia as she ar-
Tensions between the US and constant intervention in European rived to Moscow to appear in a meet-
Russia have risen between the two affairs will destroy the intricate ing with Russian president Vladimir
balance of power in that region. Putin.
nations recently over political af-
fairs. Although hostility is escalat- While Russia and the US are
ing at an abrupt rate, US Secretary fighting over several topics, they
Russian Foreign
of State, Condoleeza Rice, said to are also working together to re- Minister Sergei
the New York Times that another solve others. For example, they Lavrov and
Cold War is not likely. “It is a big, have been cooperating with each Secretary of
complicated relationship, but it is other in an attempt to find a suc- State Rice at-
not one that is anything like the cessful resolution to the seemingly tend a confer-
unending conflict in the Middle ence in Moscow
implacable hostility [20th Century
East, as well as to Iranian and to talk about a
Cold War],”she reported. possibility of a
This does not resolve of the North Korean increases in their
nuclear programs. new Cold War
Illegal Immigrants
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Editor in Chief
eic@stuystandard.org
Ernest Baskin was the EIC during 03-04. He was the original Daniel Egers, founder of The Stuyvesant Standard and Editor in
creator of the Literary section and was the Literary Editor before Chief from 2001-2003, is currently employed as a legislative aide to
becoming Editor In Chief. He is currently attending the University State Senator Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose)and will be attending Cor-
of Pennsylvania where he is completing a dual degree in Finance, nell University Law School in the fall. In December 2006, Daniel
Operations and Information Management, Statistics, and Anthropol- graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgetown University’s School
ogy. He is an avid ballroom dancer and has put on 3 shows as part of Foreign Service, where he was a John Carroll Scholar and a Peter F.
of the Penn Dancesport Team. Although he does not work for the Krogh Scholar, researching weapons proliferation with Dean and for-
school newspaper at Penn, he has applied the lessons learned from mer Under-Secretary of State Robert L. Gallucci. While at George-
his tenure to his extracurricular activities. He was instrumental as town, Daniel served as a legislative intern to former upstate Congress-
part of the first ever team of Cohort Mentors in Wharton Under- man John Sweeney (R-Clifton Park) and worked at DCI, a govern-
graduate Division’s new Cohorting Initiative. He currently serves ment affairs consulting firm. He also studied as a visiting student at
as a director on the Board of Directors as well as the Vice President Oxford University’s Mansfield College, where he conducted research
of Supervisory at the Student Federal Credit Union at the University on anti-Semitism for a new book by Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi, the
of Pennsylvania, an almost 7 million dollar financial institution. As Ginzburg Scholar in Israeli Studies at St. Antony's College. In the
for research, he has a forthcoming publication, “No Carryover community, he serves as President of Friends of Oakland Lake and
Parts”, in the Journal of Finnish Anthropology. He will be spend- Ravine, Inc., a Trustee of the Bayside Historical Society, a member of
ing the summer in Melbourne, Australia working for First Manhat- Queens Community Board 11’s Parks Committee, the Greater White-
Source: Yahoo News
tan Consulting Group as a summer analyst. stone Taxpayers' Civic Association, the 109th Precinct Community
Council, the Alley Pond Environmental Center, and other community
organizations. Daniel is also a proud member of Stuyvesant High
School's Alumni Association. Daniel was recently elected Director of
the Queens County Republican Party, and sits on the Party's Executive
Committee and County Committee, is a delegate to the 11th District
Mike Bocchinfuso Judicial Nominating Convention, Secretary of the Whitestone Repub-
lican Club and a member of the Northeast Queens Republican Club.
Mike Bocchinfuso was The Standard's Layout Manager from
2001-2003. He is currently entering his fifth year at Stevens Institute
of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, where he is obtaining a bachelor's of
engineering in Electrical Engineering with a graduate certificate in
Wireless Communications, as well as Philosophy minor. He is heavily
involved on campus: he holds leadership positions in the Student Gov- Alexander Epstein
ernment (Treasurer), WCPR Castle Point Radio (General Manager),
SITtv (Director of Operations), Gear and Triangle Honor Society Alex Epstein graduated from Olin College of Engineering on May
(Secretary), and is a member of several other organizations. He hopes 20, partaking in the nascent school's second commencement. He re-
to obtain a job in audio-video engineering upon graduation. ceived a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with a concentra-
tion in Materials Science, and next fall he will matriculate at Harvard's
new School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to pursue a PhD.
During his senior year at Olin, Alex successfully lobbied and organ-
ized a bus service to connect Wellesley and Olin Colleges, oversaw
his social dance club's collaboration with Babson College to bring live
Anna Ginzburg swing bands to campus, worked with Olin's president to consult on
restructuring the institution's organization chart, and for his senior
Throughout her four years as a staff writer Anna has contributed project worked with MIT and Draper Laboratories to design-build two
to the news, literary, sports, and arts and entertainment sections. She autonomous race vehicles for the DARPA Urban Grand Challenge
has also drawn several comics for various issues. In the fall she will competition, to be held in November 2007. Alex will continue to
attend Columbia University and is considering majoring pre-law. She work on the autonomous vehicles this summer at Draper, located in
is looking forward to the anthropology and international relations Cambridge, Massachusetts, while sharing a "pad" in Boston with his
courses. As for the future she hopes to become a legislature or work in sweetheart of two years.
corporate law.
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Will Frankenstein is graduating this June from Stanford Univer- In January of her Georgetown freshman year, Winnie applied for
sity with a BS in Mathematics and Honors in International Security. the Business Manager position of The Georgetown Independent news-
He blames the quarter system for ending school late and being unable paper and out of all the upperclassmen, she was the chosen one. This
to attend most of the Standard reunions after graduation. The heady would not have been possible if Winnie was not given the opportunity
international spirit of the Standard's early days, as well as the scent of to serve as The Standard's Editor in Chief 05-06 and Chief Financial
freshly made Krispy Kremes carried on the subway at 7:30 in the Officer 04-05. On top of working for the newspaper, she was also
morning, developed into an extracurricular interest of acquiring better, selectively selected as a teller intern for the Georgetown Credit Union
and more accessible, food and drink for fundraising. In college, this and was promoted to the bank's Human Resources Manager. This
interest led to studying abroad in Berlin for six months, interning with summer Winnie is back in New York interning again under the Chief
DaimlerChrysler, and at school, improving US-China relations with Operating Officer of Allianz Global Investors. Then for a few days in
the Forum for American/Chinese exchange at Stanford (FACES). Will June, she will be volunteering with the staff of one of the big four ac-
looks forward to seeing other Standard alumni in DC, where he will be counting firms, Price Waterhouse Coppers in New Orleans. Together,
working this summer at the Institute for Defense Analyses' Science they will help rebuild Warren Easton High School, which was greatly
and Technology Policy Institute. damaged by Hurricane Katrina. In the midst of all these events, she
will be having fun at gatherings and parties with other Stuy alumni
and Georgetown NYC students.
Bennett Hong
Khoi Nguyen
Derek Weng
by Mor Rosenburg, staff writer to make sure that the messages that
50 Cent raps in his lyrics are not on 50 Cent. They list numerous
If you have ever walked to school spread to children. Jamal Aloka- reasons why 50 Cent should be
from Church Street you may have sheh, a junior disagrees with banning banned, including his movie. “Get
noticed a poster hanging on the 50 Cent for those reasons, he be- Rich or Die Tryin” is a film about a
northwest building above the train lieves instead that parents should drug dealer who decides to give up
station. The poster is fairly large, give their kids guidance, “It’s so the life of crime and pursue rap mu-
and hard to miss, even when trying funny, why do you want to ban 50 sic instead. The ads for this movie
to avoid being late to your first pe- Cent? Doesn’t mean you have to were pulled after numerous parents
riod class. The poster has a big “Ban follow what [he] sings. It’s good complained. Mrs. Hudson, a middle
50” written on it, urging people to music.” aged African American woman, is
ban 50-Cent, a popular rap artist. Ban 50’s website, very sentimental about this issue.
The group that sponsored the (http://ban50.com/index.html), has a Her friend’s son saw the movie
poster, Ban 50, is trying to make timeline in which they detail all the when it came out, and two to three
people aware of the message that 50 negative things that 50 Cent has weeks later he committed suicide.
Cent is spreading. These messages done, including criticizing Oprah for She believes that “They can have it
degrade women, are filled with sex- not inviting rap artists to her show, [hip hop] but the language has to
ual innuendos, promote guns and shooting and fighting that occurred change. Music should be music.”
glorify violence. The Ban 50 wants between 50 Cent and Ja Rule, as Whether this poster will get 50 The poster
OPINIONS
Bring the Troops Home!
by Hui Ting Jiang, staff writer zation were put to justice. Ameri- why he felt the need to disap- the multiple names that Bush has
The War in Iraq has been can citizens were frustrated, an- prove the bill. given it. Originally it was re-
going on for too long. Since the gry and most importantly, disap- First, Bush believes that the ferred to as the War on Terror
September 11 attacks, President pointed. When the Democratic bill will prompt terrorists to and now it's the War in Iraq.
George W. Bush has pushed the Party took over the House of "mark their calendars" and plan If Bush was so passionate
idea of building up the army to Representatives in 2006, a beacon an attack. This is due to the with-
about not sending the troops back
fight the battle in Iraq. In addition, of hope shone from the darkness. drawal deadline that the bill man- home, why did he feel the need to
Bush insisted on finding "weapons Citizens marveled at the feat dates. Secondly, he feels that the issue a speech concerning his rea-
of mass destruction" and the al which hadn't occurred since 1994. bill imposes odd condition for sons for vetoing the bill? Didn't
Qaeda members as well. For that "I thought [the Democrats] would commanders to fight under be-
American citizens choose him as
fleeting moment of patriotism, end the war and restore peace," cause of the lack of soldiers. the President so that they can be
Americans raided stores to buy commented Nadia Quddis. How- Lastly, Bush considers the sum of represented through his actions?
Source: Yahoo News
American flags and every citizen ever, it took a while for Democ- money spent on bringing the
Perhaps the opinions of the public
was filled with a beacon of hope rats to take action. On April troops home which is a "non-
to end this prolonged war was evi-
that those responsible for the at- 2007, the House accepted the bill emergency" in his point of view. dent to Bush. "He should feel
tack would be punished accord- to fund the return of troops with a His reasons raise many questions guilty for vetoing [the war-funding
ingly. 221-205 vote. Despite the support among concerned citizens. One
bill]. He has no right to put the
As we all know too well, of Representatives, when the bill major question is: Why are we
lives of so many soldiers in his
there were no weapons of mass went to Bush on May 1, it was still fighting the war? "I think the hands," Philip Arvantis angrily
destruction found and not all the immediately vetoed. Clearly, he war didn't have a significant exclaimed. I, for one, agree.
members of the al Qaeda organi- thinks his veto was justified so he goal," Ellen Kong supposed. Oth-
presented a six-minute speech on ers feel the same way, because of
SCIENCE
The Real From One’s Perspective
by Rammiya Nalllainathan , ceived some very interesting re-
BUSINESS
Another Marketing Campaign, Another
Bomb Scare
by Hanford Chiu, business timer and a hand lighting the fuse may ask Bank of America to re- the bank should have handled it a
editor of a bomb were sent accidentally imburse the town for the cost of little better," said Nick Markos,
without the words accompanying the response, which included owner of Townhouse Pizza and
Near the city of Boston, con- them, which are “The Countdown more than a dozen town officers Roast Beef, who estimated that he
cerned citizens evacuate due to a Begins” and underneath the pic- and firefighters, personnel from had lost $1,000 to $1,200 because
marketing campaign gone sour, the tures “Small Business Commit- neighboring towns, a State Police of the lunch-hour evacuation.
only city where people got scared ment Week June 4-8”. More than bomb squad, and police dogs, "She blew it all out of proportion,
and emergency services had to be a dozen small businesses around according to the Boston Globe. and all of us business owners had
called, costing the city in lost pro- the bank were evacuated for While Bank of America and to pay for it."
ductivity and bomb squads. nearly three hours when the bank the police department generally
Sound familiar? About four branch managers evacuated the stand by the
Source: http://www1.whdh.com/images/news_articles/389x205/070530_ashland_fax_threat.jpg
months after the Aqua Teen Hun- bank and called for police assis- branch manager’s
ger Force Colon Movie fiasco, tance. decision as being
Source: Yahoo News
involving flashing figures of ap- "It was not a communication reasonable given
parently bomb-like movie charac- that was ever meant to be distrib- the circum-
ters, a totally unrelated circula- uted to customers or anyone ex- stances, the small
tion of a misprinted advertise- ternally, and the fax machine businesses in the
ment has shuttered a Bank of malfunctioned, so when it came area, to whom
America in Ashland, Massachu- out of the fax machine, it looked they should be
setts and the surrounding areas. suspicious," Bank of America committed to,
In a misprinted fax sent to spokesman Ernesto Anguilla said. decried the over-
Banks of America across the na- Ashland Police Chief Scott blown response.
tion, clip-art like images of a Rohmer said that town officials "The women at The misprinted fax that was sent to Banks of America nation-
wide.
TORTURE Italian citizen, were all subject to what would happen if a missile the government's extraordinary
continued from page 1 the CIA’s renditions program, in company is charged with war rendition program," said Steven
which prisoners are sent to over- crimes for creating the weapons Watt, a staff attorney for the
claims in the United States for seas locations for interrogation to used by a government in war time, ACLU's Human Rights Program.
violations of the law of nations or places such as Morocco, Afghani- or what if a pet shop is charged for "Without the participation of com-
a United States treaty. stan and Guantànamo Bay, and murder after a dog it sold killed its panies like Jeppesen, the program
"We are filing this lawsuit on were subsequently abused or mis- owner? In this current example, the could not have gotten off the
treated. transportation services that Jeppe- ground."
behalf of three individuals who
The ACLU alleges that sen offers is being used as grounds
Source: COrbis
ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT
Season Finales and Cliffhangers: Blockbust-
Beware of Spoilers ers Boost
Box Office
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Source: Corbis
Following in the ABC tradi-
tion, “Desperate Housewives” also
ended on a shocking note: Edie
Brit (Nicolette Sheridan) commits
Returns
suicide or does she? There have by Emma Rabinovich, A&E edi-
been rumors (or more like expres- tor
sions of false hope as it seems
pretty obvious she is indeed dead) It was an exciting three weeks
circulating ever since the finale but for movie fans everywhere as
once again we’ll have to wait an- “Spiderman 3,” “Shrek the Third,”
other three months before we get a and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At
Desperate Housewives, starring Eva definite answer. Other events were World’s End” all hit theatres on
Longoria, Teri Hatcher, and Nicolette less unexpected: Susan (Teri Lost is an Emmy and Golden-Globe consecutive weekends, boosting
Sheridan, ended its 3rd season in May. award-winning American serial drama
Hatcher) and Mike (James Denton) outrageous box office returns and
television series first broadcast on
finally tied the knot and Gaby (Eva September 22, 2004 that follows the breaking records down the line.
Longoria) and Carlos (Ricardo lives of plane crash survivors on a “Spiderman 3” opened first on
Chavira) reunited (sort of). tropical island.
by Emma Rabinovich, A&E edi- May 4 nationwide and went on to
tor “Grey’s Anatomy” was less break the highest-earning opening
shocking and more cryptic. The weekend record previously held by
question seems to be did they or Pompeo) break up with McDreamy
As shows closed shop for the “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead
didn’t they? Did Meredith (Ellen (Patrick Dempsey) or not? It is
season, many dismayed viewers Man’s Chest.” While its domestic
unclear and the consensus seems to
were left gaping at their televisions BLOCKBUSTERS
Source: fox17.com
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“Lost” was no exception. In Washington). The finale wasn’t as
the last five minutes, it managed to gripping as season 1’s but we ea-
reverse all expectations and end on gerly await the premier in Septem-
a note I still can’t figure out. Did ber to see if Meredith is really as
they really make it off the island masochistic as she lets on.
and if so, what’s next? Obviously, Meanwhile, the most recent
the writers plan to somehow return episodes are available online at
Jack (Matthew Fox) and the others abc.com and previous season are
to the mysterious island on which Grey’s Anatomy, starring Ellen Pom- available on DVD.
they were plane-wrecked but how? peo and Patrick Dempsey, had a cryp-
A long summer of reruns awaits as tic ending to make viewers come back Shrek the Third, a computer animated
we anxiously anticipate the answer in September. . comedy film, opened in U.S theaters in
4,122 cinemas, grossing a total of U.S
to what really happened.
$121,629,270 in its first weekend.
SU Election Results
Student Union President and Vice President
Jamilla Ma and James Kim 322
Vanessa Charubhumi and Alexa Solimano 234
Senior Caucus
Lee (right) and Gonzalez
Michelle Lee and Lauren Gonzlaez 175
Andrew Kim and Vivian Luu 139
Junior Caucus
Phillip Kim and Jenny Han 80
Daniel Goldstern and William Oh 59
PUZZLES&LITERARY
Human Adaptability by Robert Stevenson
LITERARY June 12, 2007—VOL. 6, No. 15 THE STUYVESANT STANDARD 11
SPORTS
The Sports Beat: Hope Springs Eternal
by Eric Mayo, managing editor one of the most complete teams in Rivera has been inconsistent due to Bronx Bombers. Counting on
baseball. Josh Beckett, Dice-K, inconsistent work. Roger Clemens to turn the season
A baseball season can’t be and Schilling form one of the most Pitchers could also stop get- around is wishful thinking. Then
won in the first 40 games. Now a formidable pitching trios in all of ting injured. Almost the entire again, hope does spring eternal.
day, the season can’t even be won baseball. Of course, Manny Rami- original starting rotation is injured.
in a half-season. It takes all 162 rez and David Ortiz provide all the Even the players called up from
Source: ESPN
games to decide who the best of offense the Red Sox need. This the minors, like pitching prodigy
the best is. That’s about all the isn’t like the Red Sox teams of old Phil Hughes, are already injured
New York Yankees have going for that could be counted on for a too. The latest casualty was Dar-
them. seven game losing streak. There rell Rasner, who lasted two batters
Yes, the Yankees have been are no holes throughout the team. against the Mets before breaking
in this situation before. In 2005, Of course, there are simple his finger. He’ll be out three
the Yankees started 11-19 only to things the Yankees could do. The months. When Roger Clemens
overtake the Red Sox in the second Yankees are a miserable 2-8 in one makes his debut, he will be the 12th
to last game of the season. In 2006, run games this season. That’s the Yankee starter this year. A more
the Yankees needed a five game second worst record in the entire consistent rotation with established
sweep of the Red Sox to ensure major leagues. The record can be veterans will lead to more wins.
their ninth consecutive American attributed to a number of different There is no magic formula
League East title. Never before circumstances. The bullpen has that will turn the Yankee’s season
though, has their situation been so been inconsistent ever since being around. There’s no Aaron Small,
grave. overused the first two weeks in no Shawn Chacon, who can turn
The Red Sox this year are April. Specifically, Mariano miracles into victories for the Roger Clemens will be the 12th Yankee
starter this year.
Boost
perienced Detroit Pistons. In the not intimidate King James and
Western Conference, the Utah Jazz the Cavs from doing extremely
The NBA playoffs have been and the San Antonio Spurs went well in the playoffs. It took the
thrilling this year, to say the least. head-to-head, both competing to Cavs only 4 games to defeat the by Richard Mai, Sports Editor
After a number of exciting series, become the Western Conference Washington Wizards, who were
The Yankees seem to be stuck
the final four teams were chosen. Champions. missing their leading scorer and
in quicksand- the more they strug-
In the Eastern Conference Finals, The last time the Cavaliers best player, Gilbert Arenas. After
gle to get out, the deeper they sink.
LeBron James and the Cleveland reached the Eastern Finals was 15 sweeping the Wizards, the Cavs
They’ve been adding new people
faced the New Jersey Nets in the
to their lineup every year, people
Source: Yahoo News