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EDITORIAL
Campaigning in
the 21st Century
The time has come for the Student Union to consider serious election
reform after the freshman primary debacle. If the Student Union and the
The Executive Board Board of Elections truly wants to get more people involved in the political
process, election rules must be updated for the changing times.
When presidential candidates are building support networks through
JENNIFER SCHLESINGER EDITOR IN CHIEF Facebook and Myspace, Stuyvesant students are forbidden to even mention
ERIC MAYO MANAGING EDITOR that they are campaigning on their personal Facebook accounts. This policy
DIANE CHEN DIRECTOR OF FINANCE does not allow for Stuyvesant students to use their creativity to garner sup-
ANGEL WONG DIRECTOR OF FINANCE port.
SANGHEE CHUNG LAYOUT EDITOR The Board of Elections can’t have it both ways. If they want the cam-
DANNY ZHU COPY CHIEF paign to be solely about the issues, they need to provide the candidates with
JIMMY ZHANG NEWS EDITOR every opportunity to express their views to their peers. Live debates should be
HESHAM SALEH NEWS EDITOR scheduled between the candidates so their peers can hear their views on the
TIM CHANG NEWS EDITOR various issues that affect them. If the Board of Elections feels that slander is
what is holding them back from allowing online campaigning, then give each
PRISCILLA MELO OPINIONS EDITOR
campaign a webpage hosted by the Student Union website. That would allow
EMMA RABINOVICH ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
for more students to become informed about the issues.
RICHARD MAI SPORTS EDITOR The Board of Elections should be finding ways to involve more under-
OMAR AHMAD SCIENCE EDITOR classman in student government, not disqualifying them for petty infractions.
HANFORD CHIU BUSINESS EDITOR Yes, the rule clearly states that no campaigning can be done on anything other
AMNA AHMAD LITERARY EDITOR than an 8 ½ by 11 sheet of paper. But does that rule benefit the student body?
ROBERT STEVENSON LITERARY EDITOR Absolutely not. By restricting the ways in which candidates can campaign,
JESSE ZHANG WEBMASTER the election ironically turns into a popularity contest. Whoever can get the
KIRIL GOURUV ASSISTANT WEBMASTER most friends to the ballot box will win. The only way to stop election by
ELISSA TAM DIRECTOR OF PHOTOJOURNALISM popularity is to involve everyone.
MS. MEGAN BRESLIN FACULTY ADVISOR The Board of Elections will have nothing to lose by allowing online cam-
DANIEL EGERS (‘03) FOUNDER paigning. Election turnout can’t get much worse (around three out of every
ERNEST BASKIN (‘04) EDITOR EMERITUS ten sophomores voted in the caucus election), and efforts to improve voter
turnout for last year’s general election failed, actually resulting in a decrease
Publication in the number of votes cast for the general election as compared to the prima-
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NEWS November 1, 2007—VOL. 7, No. 3 THE STUYVESANT STANDARD 3
Source: Reuters
presence of great amounts of and are investigating the crime but
racial, cultural, and ethnic there are currently no suspects.
diversity. On October 9, a Police are suspicious of certain
disturbing hate crime occurred on teachers, and also students who
the campus of Columbia may not be happy with their
University, in Upper Manhattan. A grades. As of now, investigations
noose was found outside the room are still being carried out in an
of Professor Madonna G. attempt to identify the person
American-Constantine, an African guilty of this hate crime.
.professor Several similar incidents
Professor Constantine, unsur- have occurred in New York in the
prisingly, was very upset that such past. Although statistics show that
a crime took place but felt that the the number of hate crimes in New
teachers’ community should stay York is decreasing, they do still
strong in the face of crimes like occur.
this. She said that the crime was These incidents bring up the
despicable and simply an act of question of whether similar hate
cowardice. crimes are possible at Stuyvesant
The noose caused protest High School, especially due to the Professor Madonna Constantine went to work on Tuesday and shock-
throughout the university. About high diversity. Sehrash Shabbir, a ingly discovered the noose hanging outside her office at Columbia's Teachers
100 students protested against the freshman at Stuyvesant High College.
incident and felt that it was an in- School, believes that the chance of
sult to both the teacher and her such an incident happening at
SPECIAL
Spending Money Wisely: Cheaper
Prices Near Stuy
by Jennifer Schlesinger, editor in chief
While Stuyvesant High School has no tuition, going to
school in downtown Manhattan is not cheap. However, if
one knows where to go and is willing to do some extra
walking, one can save money. Some food chains have more than
one location near Stuy. In some
cases, the prices at one may be
cheaper than the other. For example,
the Dunkin’ Donuts located on
Church Street and Murray Street
sells most of its items for approxi-
mately 10 to 50 cents less than the
one located on Chambers Street and
Church Street. It is only about a half
a block further, so if one is ordering
a lot, it is worth the walk. However,
it does not have tables or ice cream.
However, both SUBWAYS near
Stuyvesant, located at Chambers
Street between Greenwich Street
and West Broadway, and Chambers
Street and Church Street, have the
same costs.
Between eating lunches outside school and after- As part of being in downtown Man-
school snacks, many students buy food from the hattan, there are many banks near
local community. Terry’s has fairly inexpensive Stuyvesant. ATM fees range from
sandwiches, such as an egg on a roll for $1.99. $1.25 to $2.50. Those at the closest
Most of their sandwiches are less than five dol- bank to Stuy, North Fork (Chambers
lars, so they are a good choice for lunch. College and West Broadway) are $1.75. The
Convenient (Chambers Street, between Green- bank near Stuy with the lowest fee
wich and West Broadway), or “Hole in the Wall” is Emigrants Savings Bank (Park
as it is called, has candy bars and other snacks for Row and Church Street). It is a hike
about $0.75, as well as bottled beverages for one from Stuy, but unlike North Fork
to two dollars. It’s an easy stop on the way home. does not have long lines.
by Hui-ting Jiang
Health vs. Grades
fool parents with constant cough- grees or a cough that produces symptom of disease, distinguished
staff writer ing, fake sneezing and the obscure enough phlegm to fill a bathtub. It by an abnormally high body tem-
“24 hour flu.” However, this is is our dedication that brings our perature. Even though taking an
Every student knows that the uncharacteristic of Stuyvesant stu- ultimate downfall. What is the use aspirin will treat it, it might get
best way to avoid going to school dents. We prefer to attend school of getting a 100 on your report worse if left untreated. When a
is to feign illness. It is simple to despite having a fever of 103 de- card if you become so sick that fever reaches 105 degrees, it can
you become immobile? It is rather cause weakness. When it reaches
meretricious to please not only our 108 degrees, a fever may lead to
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/WIntkey/
parents, but ourselves, with a good seizures and, sadly, death. Even a
grade. It is far better to take care of mild fever can lead to other life-
your health and worry about threatening fevers such as puer-
school later. You disagree? Then I peral fever, hemorrhagic fever or
invite you to read on. rheumatic fever. The paradoxical
As of now, the most common thing is that a fever is a method
illness is the cold. There is at least your body uses to fend off infec-
one person in every class who tious diseases with leukocytes and
sneezes like it’s going out of style. antibodies. So it is better to treat
The common cold is caused by a your fever with lots of rest, fluids
rhinovirus, which is transferred like chicken noodle soup, and
through the air, explaining its rapid keeping toasty.
travels. Due to the high mutation Hopefully this article has con-
rate of the virus, it is not possible vinced you to stay at home when
to produce a vaccine for the com- you are not feeling well or experi-
mon cold. However, a healthy im- ence some of the symptoms men-
mune system is capable of re- tioned above. Don’t worry about
sponding to and eliminating a cold missing schoolwork or falling be-
within a few days. But that is no hind in class; your teachers are not
excuse to go to school and spread out to get you. They care about not
it to those with weak immune sys- only your academics, but your
tems. health as well. So take care of
Rhinoviruses are the most common viral infective agents in humans. There are over The fever is also a common yourself! ◙
105 types that cause cold symptoms.
SCIENCE November 1, 2007—VOL. 7, No. 3 THE STUYVESANT STANDARD 7
Source: Corbis
favors an amendment that reads, Atala truly believes that stem cells worth and competencym is consid-
“No taxpayer dollars should be “can be used to produce a broad ered a murderous act on the part of
used to research or experiment range of cells that may be valuable everyone.
using a human organism derived for therapy.” Even so, there are Another student, Robert Col-
from cloning or attempting to still further inquiries in this field to gan, firmly supports his belief that
clone a human being.” But they be pursued. “[people who] don’t believe in the
failed to mention the most recent With this controversy in mind, use of stem cells are ignorant to-
form of derivation of stem cells for I set out to Stuyvesant’s halls ask wards their uses in science. Who
research: amniotic fluid. A small students their opinions on the oc- has the right to define life, and if
sample of this fluid is drawn from currence. A sophomore said, “ I so, stem cells can’t feel, or consent
a mother’s amniotic sac, hurting don’t think a stem cell is living to anything involving what they are
neither her nor the baby. The stem the extent that it can be called an doing. Inside [the amniotic sac]
cells present are then separated individual. I mean, if a single cell, they are destined to die anyway,
from other, less valuable, cells. regardless of potential, is to be why not make use of them?” If
Though the cells are indeed considered life, is a haircut geno- stem cells are considered to be live
stem cells, they may not be as use- cide?” It is difficult for scientists cells, then why do we not try our
ful in bioengineering and replace- and researchers to say what is in- hardest to keep these “potential Participants at the New York Stem Cell
ment of organs. telligent life, and what is the prop- beings” alive? If they are to die, no Foundation Research Conference called the
study of stem cells "robust."
Source: Wikipedia
darker. Basically, the previous game I had a Wii control in my hand and
game reviewer set the stage for Corruption by show- judged it based on what I saw on
ing Dark Samus materializing in the TV, I would have thought that
Developer: Retro Studios space after being defeated, and now it was for the Gamecube. This
Publisher: Nintendo we get to try to defeat her all over doesn’t mean the graphics are bad,
Rating: ESRB: T again. Talk about a fresh storyline. but compared to the other games of
Platform: Wii Of course, I wouldn’t put too its generation, it just didn’t cut it.
much weight on a good tale in a Maybe a few years ago it would
I was very skeptical when a first-person shooter, as long as there have been among the best, but with
friend called me up the day is something to point and shoot at, so much graphical excellence and
Metroid Prime 3 came out and said and Metroid Prime 3 definitely isn’t advancement available in today’s
that it was one of the best new lacking in that department. The next-gen games, I just found it
first-person shooters. I had had bad gameplay is tremendous. I felt lacking. However, the visual ef-
experiences with the previous two immersed into the world of Samus as fects and the sounds are intense
games of the series; each of them if I were looking right through her and well made. The musical score
got very dull after a while. Over battle visor and running around in remains true to the game. They are
the next week, many others told her clunky suit. The control in the all generally mysterious and sub- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, released on
me that Prime 3 was a very inter- game breathtaking. It can be tle, building suspense. The music August 27, 2007, is a video grame for the
esting game. My curiosity took compared to arcade shooting games, portrays the different worlds as Wii published by Nintendo and developed
hold and I just had to check it out. only requiring fewer quarters. It is well. For example, on the desert by Retro Studios.
It just so happened that my birth- clear that a lot of work was put into planet of Brryo, an Arabic theme
day was that same week so I went Rating System:
making it all tie together. Accuracy for music is incorporated.
out and bought it with my parents’ 0 - Don't play it even if they pay
is essential in this game. Just As for bugs, the game doesn’t
money. I was pretty satisfied with you
mastering a control stick will do really have any major flaws, which
the results. 1- Don't play it even if it’s free
absolutely nothing in this case is a relief. Something unique about
The events in Metroid Prime 3: 2- Don't play it until it’s abandon-
(sorry, Halo players). It is truly a the Metroid series is the fact that
Corruption take place directly after ware
big step in next-generation gaming Samus can morph into a compact
the events in Metroid Prime 2: 3- Complete waste of money:
to have actual hand-eye coordination sphere and travel through pipes
Echoes. The game is a first-person 4- Not recommended even for a
and movement back in first-person and air ducts. All in all, I think my
shooter about a lethal bounty niche player
shooters, rather than just pushing a friends were justified in their
hunter named Samus who protects 5- Unless you love the topic or
mouse or analog stick around. It is praise and that my birthday money
civilizations and planets from genre, don't get it
much more immersive to actually was well spent. Those who are
space pirates. A decent back- 6- Horrible but redeemable
have to flick your wrists to fire a interested in turning into spheres
ground, but the plot becomes more 7- Average fodder
grapple shot or to actually aim with and causing simulated havoc upon
bare-threaded from there. Her 8- A good game, not a perfect
your arm to shoot. space pirates should definitely
main nemesis is Dark Samus, a game
If there is one other downside to check this game out. ◙
mysterious being of darkness who 9- Excellent, memorable, next to
this game, it is the last-generation
looks just like Samus, except, well, perfection
graphics that it has. If I didn’t know
10- An instant classic
by Hanford Chiu
Myspace vs. Facebook
low for a huge array of possibili- leaves visitors susceptible to vi- of News Corporation, purchased
business editor ties, from colorful backgrounds to ruses and worms that a malevolent the company for $580 million,
embedded videos and music. Face- coder might try to spread on their which was well over the
MySpace and Facebook are book limits customization to plain pages. Facebook doesn’t have estimated value of $327 million
two of the largest social text, but allows the use of user- much of this problem since there is at the time. Since then, the
networking websites, with created applications in order to no coding allowed in profiles. company has grown even larger,
MySpace having over 100 million decorate a page with loads of in- MySpace is also more open in tapping into international markets
members and Facebook trailing formation like political compasses, terms of privacy, letting many such as the UK and the PRC.
with about 40 million members. top friends, and even naughty gifts more people generally view ran- Facebook, on the other hand, was
Both are also very large and to send to each other. All in all, dom profile pages, although both created in February 2004, as a
successful companies, with both Facebook applications add flavor Facebook and MySpace allow lim- private social network just for the
sites pulling in more than 100 to profile pages, and introduce new ited profiles to deter strangers. students of Harvard University.
million dollars a year in revenue ways to interact with friends (such However, Facebook does not allow Since September 2006, it has
through advertising and attracting as poking people), while MySpace the viewing of profiles of people become available to all users
the attention of many investors. allows massive personalization of who are out of the viewer’s net- above a certain age, with specific
But what is it that makes them individual profile pages, but does- works unless they are friends, a strata called networks in order to
both popular to use and great in- n’t have as much peer interactivity. restriction MySpace does not have. associate people with schools,
vestments? The extreme freedom to personal- Most other aspects of the two sites workplaces, and regions. Unlike
One of the differences be- ize, unfortunately, sometimes leads are basically the same, with both MySpace, Facebook was not
tween the two social sites is the to profile pages so saturated with sites providing classifieds, videos, created for profit, and it remains
level of customization a user is encoded features that they become music, and general messaging. under the ownership of its
allowed. MySpace has the more slow to load and might deter MySpace was created in original creator Mark Zuckerberg,
open and creative design, allowing friends and visitors with bad Inter- August 2003 by an Internet although many companies,
users to use HTML (or a profile- net connections from visiting. An- trading company called including Microsoft and Viacom,
generating website that bridges the other difference is the privacy and eUniverse, and since then has are seeking to take over the
gap for casual users who don’t security settings. MySpace’s use of grown by the millions. In July company after seeing the
know how to code) in order to al- HTML coding in profile pages 2005, Rupert Murdoch, the owner potential profit from online
advertisements. ◙
Source: Newsday
players played to have fun, win a
staff writer championship, bathe in glory, feed
the family, and get printed on cards
For the city of New York the so that underage kids could get the
baseball season is basically over, cards in cigarette packs at their
but for Alex Rodriguez, third base- local grocery store. Those were the
man of the New York Yankees, the days that you could not only idolize
adventure is just beginning. athletes, but also respect them. Last
Rodriguez will almost week I was shopping for women’s
,certainly opt out of his contract basketball shoes to ship back to
which is still good for three more Russia because the league is
years and worth about $75 million, running out of talent when I heard a
and continue his career at some little boy say, “I want to grow up
other ball club. He has had enough and be a basketball player and
of New York and all the pressure make millions of dollars and ask to
that comes with being a Yankee. be traded when I and my team do
After his third consecutive dismal not succeed. I don’t care about how
playoffs, it is time for him to move fun the game is and I have no
on to bigger and better things in a dignity.” This bothered me because
.different uniform
Alex Rodriguez, since his first season as a Yankee in 2004, is faced with a decision whether he I thought that kid had better
Even though he led the league
will opt out of hs contract after 2007 or remain with the Yankees. grammar than I did, and also
this past season with 54 home runs because I couldn’t help but wonder
Braves, and The San Francisco the Cubs will probably have to pay
and 156 RBIs and is undoubtedly what the parents were doing, so I
Giants. Chances are, one of these him around $6 million more, along
the American League’s MVP for confronted the father. The father
teams will have A-Rod by the be- with an extension that will lock
turned out to be Kobe Bryant, who
the third time in his career, the ginning of next season. The lead- him up for about a decade. A-Rod
is demanding a trade right now.
market is still very small for him. ing candidate would probably be wants to be associated with one Bryant has never had to deal
This is mainly due to the fact that the Chicago Cubs. After disap- team; in other words, he wants to with image problems (see sexual
very few teams can actually afford pointing playoffs this year the become the face of the franchise. assault case, 2003) but this is about
him (he makes $10 million more Cubs are looking to bounce back For all you Yankee fans who to change. Kobe’s constant whining
than the entire Florida Marlins by improving their lineup to one of want to keep A-Rod, the only way about his team will lead to a trade,
organization). the best in the Majors and adding that that he is going to stay is if he but it shouldn’t. He signed a con-
The ten richest teams in base- the final piece of a championship gets offered an extension on his tract with the Lakers that says he
ball are, in descending order: The puzzle, a great hitter who stays contract, probably involving a lot must play through at least 2008, so
New York Yankees, The Boston injury-prone. This would also al- more money, which should not be he should. The fact that his team is
Red Sox, The Los Angeles Angels, low A-Rod to return to his natural a problem for the richest team in incapable of scoring, passing, and
The Chicago White Sox, The New shortstop position and reunite him baseball. Unless, of course, it is rebounding should not be a factor
York Mets, The Los Angeles with Lou Piniella, his first manager time for the Yankees to move on in his demeanor towards it. Bryant
Dodgers, The Chicago Cubs, The in the pros as a Seattle Mariner. as well. ◙ doesn’t realize what he is doing by
Houston Astros, The Atlanta In order to acquire Rodriguez, requesting the trade. Superstars
can’t be traded for nothing; the
Packers. In both games, the The rushing game is starting to showing how being selfish and
Achilles heel of the Giants was balance out the passing game, egotistic prevails over management.
their defense. giving the offense more options. This can easily be solved by
Leading up to that game, the Also on the offense, Eli the commissioner; David Stern can
Giants’ defense was questioned Manning’s emergence as the leader follow Roger Goodell’s lead and
relentlessly by reporters until were of the Giants’ offense is a big part suspend anyone who acts up, such
sick of it. In the final minute of the of it. He has been avoiding sacks as Kobe Bryant, Shawn Marion,
game, the team finally had the better, and is making better throws. and Andrei Kirilenko. Jose Juan
chance to prove itself. It was a first The future of the Giants looks Barea can stay because he won’t
and goal at the one-yard line for good as they are only barely make it out of the D-league. The
the game-tying touchdown. After behind Dallas for the division lead. petition for this type of suspension
three unsuccessful plays by the All the Giants need to do is beat starts here, because the image of the
Redskins, the Giants stopped them Dallas in their game in week 10 NBA is in danger and what’s
on fourth down to preserve the and they have the division title in Eli Manning
happening must be stopped. ◙
lead. This is due to the different their arms, in my opinion. It won’t
12 THE STUYVESANT STANDARD November 1, 2007—VOL. 7, No. 3 SPORTS
The NBA’s
Problem
Kobe Bryant has put up MVP numbers
every year and won three championships in Los
Angeles. Now, he wants to be traded. Shawn
Marion has been a leading candidate for
defensive player of the year every year, makes
the playoffs every year and wants to be traded.
by Richard Mai brenner and Co. came crawling back, but not Andrei Kirilenko averaged 8.3 points per game
sports editor without making a point. and 4.7 rebounds per game last year and thinks
After 12 consecutive playoff runs, 4 World he deserves to be traded. Jose Juan Barea wants
For many New Yorkers, the Yankees have Series titles and countless stars and dreams made out of Dallas because he can’t make the roster
been expected to make the playoffs each year just come true, the Torre Dynasty has ended. Many with the likes of DJ Mbenga, Jamal Sampson,
as one would expect the sun to rise each morning. of us who grew up with the Yankees remember and Renaldas Seibutis getting more preseason
For many Yankee fans, seeing Joe Torre’s slow, those wild years since Joe Torre took over as playing time and taking up roster spots. A
even walk to the mound for a pitching change has manager in 1996. Since we were little 6 year- player’s ability to request trades consistently is
always been met either with applause or boos. olds, we knew Yankees baseball was synony- the reason so many people are starting to be
Year and year, Joe Torre was always there. Now, mous with Torre’s management. Those unforget- turned off by the NBA. One-game suspensions
after 12 memorable, exciting seasons, that famil- table games when we loyal Yankee fans stayed for stepping onto the court during an altercation
iar face will not be here anymore. up till 12 to watch those last frantic at-bats, those and head coaches shouting sexist slurs at
When the Yankees were playing miserably awe-inspiring moments when Bernie Williams or employees and not being punished by the league
against the Cleveland Indians during the early Aaron Boone hit the game-winning homers, are also culprits. But mainly it’s the trade
American League playoffs, George Steinbrenner those celebrations we had when the Yanks won requests.
reverted back to his old ways by doing what he the World Series…all of it seems reminiscent of The first agent in sports history was Yves
did best: scare tactics. He announced that if the the Torre era. There was a certain electrifying Lejeune. He wasn’t athletic or female enough to
Yankees didn’t win the World Series this year, magic to Yankees playoff baseball that captured play in the Russian Women’s National
Joe Torre would be fired. It was a final, desperate the hearts of the entire world. Basketball Association, so he decided to
attempt by the Boss to place blame of the Yank’s Joe Torre may have decided not to return represent Ekaterina Sytnyak because she wasn’t
recent woes on someone, and Torre, with his ex- irrespective of the contract, because of the never- being paid enough for her league-leading 10
piring contract, was targeted. Steinbrenner felt ending media frenzy that surrounds the Yankees. points per game (which is still more than
something was very wrong; how could the team It wouldn’t be a bad idea. However, he had Kirilenko, don’t forget). This started Lejeune’s
with the highest payroll in baseball and the man- wanted to continue with the team if given the career, who now represents household names
ager with the highest salary not get past the first choice or if they won the World Series. The top like Sacha Massot of the Belgian Women’s
round of the playoffs for the third straight year? prospects for the new opening are Don Mattingly, National Basketball Association and Seimone
After the Yankees lost the series 3-1 to the Indi- Joe Girardi, and Bobby Valentine. It will Augustus, formerly of the WNBA (her departure
ans, Torre’s head — and fate — was on the block. certainly be strange to see a different face sitting to the Russian league is what caused ESPN2’s
Even then, the decision to oust Torre was in the dugout next year. Torre may even manage ratings to plummet). The day that Lejeune
undertaken with caution in private meetings by another team next season, which would be both represented Sytnyak in negotiations,
Steinbrenner and his sons. After several weeks of bittersweet and interesting. The end of the Torre professional sports was kicked in the knees by
controversy and speculation about whether or not era may just be a management change, or the really hard Russian boots, giving it a permanent
the Yankees manager would return next season, signal of a new, revamped Yankees in the works, limp.
but for Yankee fans it’ll be just like Torre said, The days when players represented
the final decision was made by Torre himself,
“Whatever happens from here on out, I’ll look themselves and didn’t play for more money
rejecting a $5 million, diminished salary for one
year that was an insult to a person with his experi- back on these 12 years with great, great THE SPORTS BEAT
ence and Hall-of-Fame-worthy legacy. Stein- pleasure.” ◙ continues on page 11