Anthony Nguyen, A St.
patrick’s
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Coverage On Page 12
The Blue and Gold
Malden High School Our 95th Year
Volume 95 Edition 6 March 2010
PLAY PRODUCTION PRESENTS:
ROMEO AND JULIET (And Zombies)
Members of the Play Production Class performing a dance routine to Michael
Lauren Benoit Jackson’s “Thriller” at the end of their rendition of Romeo and Juliet.
Reporter Photo by Sharon Lee
A t this time of year many
schools prepare to perform
at the annual Drama Fest. Malden
High Schools Play Production at-
tended the festival this year on Feb.
27, 2010 at Weston High School.
Drama Fest is an event at
MONTHLY PROFILE: Martin BERRYMAN
Head of Local News
Nidale Zouhir
Photo by Sharon Lee
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which different schools convene to
perform 40 minute plays. The top
three move on to the semi-finals to
compete once again. Newton Coun-
try Day High School performed
Cagebirds, Stoneham High School
performed Back Story, Somerville
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“ He’s interesting,” stated
junior Jimmy Ngo. “His
unique and persevering
teaching methods are what
make him different from
most other teachers,” stated
junior Andrew Chen.
They were speaking,
not of some mysterious,
first-floor-C-house-dwelling
lake monster, but of chem-
istry teacher Martin Ber-
ryman, who spent the first
ten years of his life moving
between Pennsylvania,
Hawaii, and Florida, before
finally settling with his fam-
ily in Southborough, Mas-
sachusetts.
“I was a ‘unique’ stu-
Continued on page 8
Student Faculty
Basketball Game
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Chain of
Disaster
Joao Nascimento
Head of World News
O n the days following Feb. 27,
2010, typing “Chile earth-
quake” on the Google search engine
caused the website to produce a list
of recent earthquakes in and near
the South American country. This
list, which seems to grow by the
hour, is testament to the destructive
seismic activity that has been plagu-
ing the Western hemisphere in the
past weeks.
On the afternoon of the 27th, at
3:34 P.M local time, a 90 second, 8.8
magnitude earthquake hit the coast
of the Maule Region of Chile. The
earthquake had devastating effects
throughout six other regions in the
country, which collectively house 80
percent of the population. Buildings
and bridges collapsed, roads were
destroyed, and electricity, water,
and phone lines were cut.
Concepción, Chile’s second-
largest metropolitan area located
only 70 miles from the quake center,
was severely affected by the quake:
buildings were reduced to rubble
In This Issue: and sectors of the University of Con-
cepción caught fire. In the nearby
Chile Earthquake port of Talcahuano, a wave flooded
the main square.
Page 5 The earthquake triggered a
chain of natural disasters around
Monthly Profile: the globe. Hawaii, Tahiti, Japan, and
Mr. Berryman New Zealand experienced floods
Page 8 and warned residents to relocate to
higher ground.
Chilean president Michele
Spread the Word Bachelet estimated that two million
to End the World people were affected by the earth-
Page 9 quake, and although she does not
have an exact number, the earth-
Renovation quake caused an estimated $30 bil-
lion in damages. Bachelet stated that
Pictures the country will need three to four
Page 11
years to recover economically from
the disaster, and that international
Alice in Wonder aid is imperative.
Land Review President Barack Obama stated
Page 15 Continued on page 5
The Olympics
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Opinion p.3
Alfonse’s Month- World p. 5
ly Column Local p. 8
Page 19
Entertainment p. 14
Sports p. 16
Student Faculty
Basketball Game
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A Political Façade
Nowadays it appears as if every Democrat’s
worst nightmare is becoming reality. Ted Ken-
nedy’s seemingly perpetual Senate seat has been
filled by none other than a Republican in a histori-
cally blue state, and many influential democratic
elected officials have arbitrarily chose not to seek
relection for pubic office such as Rhode Island
Representative Patrick Kennedy, and Connecti-
cut Senator Chris Dodd. New York Democratic
Congressman Eric Massa’ recent resignation after
admitting to “snorkeling” and groping his male
staff members is another sign for Barrack Obama
and his administration that nearly everything is
going wrong.
Backtrack one year ago, and the country was
at the brink of a new era after President Obama
was ushered into the White House. The Demo-
crats regained power in the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate as Nancy Pelosi, the current
speaker of the house, continued to legitimize the
political arena for women and bolstered support
for the Democratic Party. It seemed like the coun-
try was moving toward a brighter future, a future
free of controversial politicians and covert politi-
cal operations that were conducted in secrecy.
The world rejoiced with Obama’s fresh face
on the political battlefield, as as he was received
well among his global counterparts, as his com-
pelling rhetoric inspired legions of people. With
the addition of a federal stimulus that introduced
tax cuts for the middle class, public work policies,
the cash for clunkers sales that aimed to revive
the ailing economy, and a promise to create more
“green jobs,” Obama transformed into a guardian
angel for the middle class.
His administration soon hit several rough
patches in the form of an unpopular healthcare
bill that politicians, who are supposed to make
sound decisions for our country, claim they do
not understand. An increased rate of house fore-
closures, the collapse of the housing market and
an unemployment rate that has surpassed 10 per-
cent in many states has also encumbered Demo-
crats and crippled their overwhelming majority
and political prominence in government.
According to a president tracking poll by
Rasmussen reports, only 26 percent of Americans
approve of Obama’s job thus far. This is largely
due to the healthcare bill that has plagued the
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nation for nearly a year. This bill which is creating
a chasm in American politics, demonstrates the
deep seated resentment between these two political
powerhouses, and the extent they will go to defame
and ostracize each other in front of the American
people. And now with the loss of the Democrats’
super senate majority, the Republicans are finally
loosening the Democrats’ grip over the country’s
legislative powers and have gained the ability to
filibuster laws they flat out do not like.
As a result of both parties endless attack ads,
conservative movement such as the Tea Party pro-
tests, and traditional scare tactics they have failed
to grasp the real issues at hand. Small businesses
are currently unable to hire employees because
they are unsure what sort of healthcare policies will
be administered and regular blue collar workers do
not know if they will retain the same job week after
week. Solutions to these problems require biparti-
san support and communication with the Ameri-
can people as well as different political factions. By
depreciating the importance of our government,
politicians have reduced their political platforms
into a vehicle for personal gains, and have painted
government as merely a game.
It appears that the country is need of more
change, not the change that Obama has continu-
ously promised, but change in the way our elected
officials perceive government in hopes of finally
solving pending issues. But don’t hold your breath.
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The Mad Hatter’s
Tea Party
An inside look at the
workings of a fledgling
movement that will be
sweeping across America -
and which may catch the
Obama Administration by
storm.
An Holmqvist
Copy Editing Director
“ I’m late! I’m late! For a very important
date… No time to say ‘Hello.’ - Good-
bye. I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!” This was
the White Rabbit from Lewis Carroll’s
Alice in Wonderland–the creature that led
Alice eventually to the Mad Hatter’s tea
party. Another movement from recent
years has emerged very late indeed after
the American Revolution’s Boston Tea
Party way back in 1776. Every American
History student knows by heart the man-
tra that Samuel Adams and the rest of the
Patriots had brought to light at that time:
“No taxation without representation!”
The movement at that time was a hot is-
sue that ignited the conflict of the Ameri-
can Revolution in opposition to the Brit-
ish crown. However, two hundred years
after this outcry that formed our nation
today, another movement of by populists
has sweeped the United States with some
interesting proposals.
Those who call themselves “Tea Par-
ty Patriots” these days are usually politi-
cal activists who walk out in front of state
houses with huge, flashy signs protesting
overuse of state capital. Some of the things
they have to say are very fiery and highly
provocative: “Can you hear us now?” “Is
it 2012 yet?” “Tea Party: the party of now.”
Especially with a democratic president in
office and a left-leaning legislature, the
activists have been very busy indeed in
these last few years. An antigovernment
group grounded on the opposition to friv-
olous use of state money, this grass-roots
movement started as a campaign against
the “infamous” 2008 bank bailouts. With
the first protest sparked in February of
last year by Keli Carender, aged 30 who
was protesting excessive spending in her
home state of Washington, the Tea Party
Movement has blossomed into a much
larger movement attracting people of all
ages from both political parties.
Not your typical conservative, Keli
Carender is an actress, and wears a nose
ring. Featured on The New York Times
she only just turned thirty and has the
appearance of a girl open to anything
new. But under that youthful façade lies
a groundwork of conservative values
involving limits on government power
and excessive taxation. Reading about
the stimulus, she said, “it didn’t make any
sense to me to be spending all this money
when we don’t have it.” And it is true; we
do not seem to have any money left in
our governments exhausted coffers after
the 2008 crash – she’s right! In the overall
political shift we have seen away from
the Obama administration’s policies, Keli
Carender is just one of many younger ac-
tivists and even ordinary citizens who are
warming to movements such as the Tea
Party. The Tea Party does not even have a
political affiliation – the Tea Party is actu-
ally “party-less.” No single political party
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Rinse and Repeat
Brittany Foley
Head of Entertainment/Opinion
W ake up. Get ready. Go
to school, go to class,
talk to fellow students. Bell
rings, go to school-related
activities, practice, the game,
spend time with fellow
students. Go home, eat, do
homework, talk to friends on
Facebook—usually friends
who are or were at one point
fellow students. Catch a few
hours of sleep. And repeat.
You talk to the same
people, visit the same places,
see the same scene every day,
trapped in a rut of sched-
ules that dooms so many
of today’s teenagers—even
today’s adults—to a living
Hell of monotony.
Who is responsible for
this cycle? Homework, loca-
tion, responsibilities, time,
planning for the future—all
are blamed generously, when
in reality, the fault lies in the
individual. He who suffers
this routine is the only one
to blame. No, one does not
choose to get assigned that
research project, not every-
one has a license to break
free of the local limits, and
well, school was never really
an option at all. It appears to
many that they barely have a
moment to breathe, let alone
break out of the metaphoric
box that has had them and a
Natural Disaster Apocalypse: Fact or fiction?
Alexandra Mathieu
Online Editor
R
oaming hurricanes and
storms across the globe.
Random snowstorms fol-
lowed by days of warmth
and sunshine. Multiple
earthquakes worldwide.
Sound like the plot to a typi-
cal disaster movie? Yes. Are
these events just works of
fiction, though? The answer
is a colossal no.
Former presidential
candidate, Al Gore, has been
spouting information on the
effects of global warming
and climate change many
years early than the debut
of his 2006 award winning
documentary, An Inconve-
nient Truth. However disas-
ter films have been warning
viewers for years the danger
of natural disasters.
Let’s rewind the meta-
phorical clock six years. The
film The Day After Tomor-
row has just been released
throughout the country. In
the film, Dr. Jack Hall pres-
ents his discoveries on glob-
al warming in a conference;
hundred of their closest companions
trapped since kindergarten. Still,
these social doldrums are not ines-
capable. In fact, expanding in a so-
cial context is rather simple: people
simply need to set their judgments,
self-consciousness, and egos aside
and introduce themselves.
The average person sees sev-
eral people on any given day, and
that person likely has more in com-
mon with most of these people than
he does with whoever sits to his left
in math class. Consider a simple trip
to the movies. Say there are 50 other
movie-goers viewing the same flick
as you, in the same theater. Among
that bunch, there are likely a few
around your age group, who, after
the film ends, have opinions paral-
lel to yours. More likely, even if you
overhear these opinions, even with
the assurance of common ground,
you will not introduce yourself to
those people, you will not launch
into enthusiastic conversation over
the movie you all just watched, you
will simply go on your merry ways
and return to the same company you
have been blessed with for however
many years. After all, it is “creepy”
to talk to people you do not know.
If there is evident common
ground between individuals, what
obstacles prevent them from creat-
ing a spark of interest, an intersec-
tion of personalities, a bond, even if
only an acquaintanceship? Why is
it so strange to meet someone new?
the Vice President, along with many
other diplomats, does not believe
Hall. As the film continues view-
ers, as well as the US government,
realize that writing Hall off would
be a fatal mistake. A “superstorm”
ravages the US with 76 ft. waves,
temperature drops to -150° F, and an
apocalyptic snowstorm.
Though these specific events
have yet to occur in reality, in the
past two months, the world has seen
a spike in sequential seismic activ-
ity from the earthquake in Haiti to
the one that wrecked Chile, not to
mention the smaller earthquake that
hit Peru. Also, hurricane-like storms
have not only ripped through West-
ern Europe, but have been hitting
the US as well. It’s extremely hard to
not notice the Biblical rainstorm that
has been attacking Massachusetts
since early March.
Many, however, will write
these occurrences off to nature just
being nature. An earthquake is a
shift in the tectonic plates that form
the earth’s crust. If one shifts, it only
seems logical that other plates will
shift, causing massive earthquakes
around the world. In addition,
3
Children, despite however many
times they are instructed to avoid
talking to strangers, have the ability
to build friendship with virtually
anyone. To say we limit our social
circles to those we learn and work
with only addresses a fraction of
society’s hermitage issue. At birth,
it is as if every person is assigned
a specific comfort zone, and people
fear that if they break out of these
comfort zones, they will be shunned
from society, or at least, that “other”
part of society. This looming fear of
rejection, therefore, is to blame for
our introversion.
The idea that every person
has their place, forced upon us and
drilled into the public mind over
time; it is not only the reason that
you do not sit down next to a perfect
stranger for lunch, but also the rea-
son that you sit at the table you do.
We are bound to social uniformity
through our ethnicity, race, gender,
physical appearance, talents, age,
location, and achievements. When
we share these characteristics with
others, we feel more comfortable
around them, but why? We depend
on these concrete aspects of our-
selves to form the foundation of our
social kingdoms, but are content
with this solidity, and paralyzed by
the fear of rejection, we rarely take
the initiative to expand.
severe storms happen when cold,
low pressure air clashes with warm,
high pressure air. The two different
pressures fight for control, resulting
in a massive storm. With the season
change from winter to spring and
cold to warm, storms naturally oc-
cur during this period. However,
the force of the storms and the se-
verity of the earthquakes are truly
daunting. There has not been a re-
corded earthquake as violent as the
one that hit Haiti since the 1700s. As
for the increasing number of storms,
Massachusetts residents have been
greatly affected by the heavy rain-
fall. On March 15, 2010, more than
10 teachers were absent during a
three day rainstorm that flooded
homes and tore the roofs off houses.
It may be too overdramatic to
advise building a storm shelter or
investing one’s life savings in emer-
gency gear, yet the time has come to
reconsider the way we view mov-
ies like The Day After Tomorrow
and 10.5 Apocalypse. Who knows,
the day when we look to films for
survival tips could be closer than
anyone has ever predicted.
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Community Bulletin is represented in this colorful sea of blue-collar

Democrats and sincere young Republicans. In
fact, when the Republican party tried to encap-
sulate the movement into their politics, most
Tea Party supporters do not want any affilia-
Junior Varities tion with the Republican party – especially the
d wild former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. Yes,
March 19th an
the Tea Party has some very good intentions,
20th however, the Tea Party is also moving to shift
Good $8 in advance us back into a position that actually started the
Friday-N
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There is no way we should let ourselves
April 2nd
lean back and watch the early liberal move-
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Pizza Night March our country back into the capitalis machine
24th (4-10 pm) that it has been ever since Ronald Reagan
133 Pearl St. Planning took office and changed American economic
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r Juniors policy forever. He powered through the 1980s
Night fo preaching to Americans that government was
, March
Tuesday a monstrosity: that it should not have any in-
18th fluence whatsoever on the markets and on the
economy. His words would ring true for many
years even through the nineties into the ears of
hugely influential political figures in Washing-
ton such as Alan Greenspan and the father-to-
son political legacy in George Bush and George
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majority) to spend money for the benefit of the
American people. The Tea Party’s many critics
The Blue and Gold is looking for some motivated, enthusiastic students to be a part of a diversely talented would admit that they do have a flare, but that
group. their movement is going to take the country
in the wrong direction. The Republican Party
If you are interested, please submit a formal letter to Mr. Gallagher’s Jenkins House (C) Mailbox by can call the Tea Partiers either a blessing or a
Friday, April 2nd, 2010. (Ask one of your teachers, staff, or principals for help in crafting a ‘formal haunt, but the Democrats might end up fear-
ing them; they could be the doom of the liberal
letter of interest’ if you do not know how.) hope that flamed when America got its first
African American president.
Include the following in the letter: Your full name, homeroom & house, year of graduation, current When the Tea Party finally gained its
English teacher, why you would like to join the staff, and what you can offer. All letters must be typed. prominence and momentum on the American
Letters that do not address all of the above may not be considered. scene, many every day citizens finally began
to pay attention to the news again, after their
ire against the recent administrations “failure”
Come by and talk to Mr. Gallagher in room C339 or your guidance counselor if you have any questions. to procure enough new jobs or any healthcare
reform. However, even if voters today are
tired, they should still be able to see through
the implications that the Tea Party’s new ideas
will bring with them. On air March 14, 2010 on

Jerry’s Comic
NPR’s Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me…, host Roy
Blount Jr. joked with the audience saying that
nobody in America can have an ordinary “tea
party” anymore without a “old ladies with
flowered hats plus thirteen Montana militia-
men with their assault rifles” barging in. This
is telling of the Tea Party movement. Many of
us warmed to the idea, but others just could
not resist the temptation of making fun of a
ridiculous name, with some risky policies.
The Boston Tea Party’s idea of “no taxa-
tion without representation” embodied a dif-
ferent ideal – the one that led us to become an
independent nation, but this these Tea Party
patriots want to send us back to the capitalist
model that caused a recession, and changed
American minds forever. Excessive spending
may seem like a good reason to go out and
protest in funny hats, but much of the money
that we are spending is absolutely necessary.
A civil society needs some regulation, and
when Reagan introduced the idea of “no
boundaries,” we rode with it and crashed. No
doubt, there is no need for us to pay taxes to
the British crown, but we do need to pay our
taxes so governments can pay for our roads,
schools, and other public services. Let us hope
that President Obama and his administration
can hold out while the Tea Party continues to
sweep the nation (as it did in Massachusetts
this past January) and takes Capitol Hill by
storm, if they can get that far.
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Letter to the Editors Chile Earthquake
By Consuelo Toledo

Puts Globe on Alert

W hen I found out that Chile had been struck by an earthquake I was
half asleep and did not know what my mother was saying to me,
so I went back to sleep. It was not until I woke up the next morning that
8.8 Magnitude shatters the cities of Con-
realized what my mother was trying to tell me the night before. I woke up to cepción and Santiago.
her watching the news, looking frightened, talking on the phone frantically
trying to get a hold of her family. I asked her if everyone was ok, and I
anxiously waited for her response. Thankfully her family was safe. It turns
out that people who lived in the north of Chile, like my mom’s family, did
not get hit as badly as those who lived further down the middle, an area that
is in critical condition right now. I was very thankful that my family was safe.
My initial feeling was disbelief; I did not think that this would ever happen
again since Haiti was hit. I never once thought Chile would be next. It all
did not become real to me until I watched the news reports, were I saw the
destruction, and the damage that the earthquake caused.
Then I felt fear, fear that I might not see or speak to my family that
I have not seen in years, some that have not seen me since I was a baby. I
felt relief that both my mother and father’s side of the family were alive and
well. I was grateful that everyone was ok coming out of such a terrifying
experience. Due to this experience I feel that being closer to my family has
become even more important.
Before this tragedy occurred, I did not think anyone knew where Chile
was, or that it was even a country. However, I am glad to see that there will
be a walk benefit to help both Haiti and Chile that were affected by the Dichoto, a small town north of Concepcion on Chile’s Pacific coast,
damaging earthquakes. As well as charity dinners that have been organized was devastated by the 8.8 magnitude quake in the early morning
by local Chileans in Massachusetts. Although I am glad the side my family hours of last Saturday and then inundated by a tsunami. The Silva
family, which has lived in the area for four generations, burned the
is from is doing fine, I hope that the world can get together to help both
remains of their ruined home. They have pledged to rebuild, but not
Chile and Haiti. on the coast. “Never again,” said patriarch Enrique Silva. (Michael
continued from page 1 Robinson Chavez/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

on a televised address on Feb. 27 astounding 9.5 magnitude.

that the United States “will be there”
to aid Chile in its recovery and that
“we can and must be prepared for
disaster when it strikes.” Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton visited the
tarnished country and during a
news conference assured the Chil-
ean president that the United States
will “be there when others leave”
because the country “is committed
to this partnership and friendship
with Chile.”
The devastating quake is the
fifth largest to occur since 1900, and
the death toll, although expected
to rise, is surprisingly small. As of
March 8, there have been 708 con-
firmed fatalities.
The quake’s relatively small
death toll may be due to the fact that
it is situated in the “Pacific Ring of
Fire,” an area in the globe famous
for its earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions. Due to the instability of
the area, preventive measures are
taken in the constructions of roads,
buildings, and bridges in the coun-
try. The largest earthquake to ever
be recorded, the 1960 Valdivia, also
occurred in Chile, and reached an
In terms of energy released,
the Chilean earthquake was 501
times stronger than the destructive
earthquake that hit Haiti last month.
Critics argue that due to the expan-
sive press coverage of earthquakes
in the last month, the aftermath of
the Chilean earthquake is being
undermined. By contrast, the death
toll in the Caribbean nation was
magnitudes higher since the quake
hit right on the edge of the capital
Port-au-Prince.
Daniela Arrano, a Malden
High School junior, is of Chilean
descent and has family members
currently living in Chile that were Gasoline, water, and food shortages are frustrating many of the resi-
severely affected by the earthquake. dents of Concepcion, Chile. Some are angry about what they see as a
Arrano stated that “[her] aunt’s slow government response to the crisis. (Michael Robinson Chavez/
house fell apart and she lost most Los Angeles Times/MCT)
of her belongings.” With several
more relatives currently living in the
country, Arrano and her family are
very worried, and she states that she
will do her “best to get money and
clothes to send to my family that
lost everything in Chile. My family
is Chile. Everybody in it needs help
and I am more than glad to help.”

Chileans are known for a strong sense of pride and the long arduous
task of cleaning up this city began on Thursday, March 4, 2010. (Mi-
chael Robinson Chavez/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
Chilean fishermen work to flip over a boat that was carried by a tsu-
nami more than 10 miles from Concepcion’s port and deposited on a
beach. (Michael Robinson Chavez/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
6 WORLD NEWS
GREECONOMY HITS THE FLOOR
Greece’s situation worries the rest of europe
Alexander Gennigiorgis
Reporter
G reece, a country that has expe-
rienced many obstacles, such as
gaining independence from the Ot-
toman Empire, has now been faced
with its most difficult obstacle yet,
an economic controversy. Greece
disclosed its 2009 budget with a
deficit of 12.7 percent of the gross
domestic product (GDP), which is a
country’s overall economic output.
This will force the new government
to save Greece from bankruptcy,
aiming to cut the budget deficit to
8.7 percent of the GDP.
Greek prime minister George
Papandreou has set a goal to win
back the country’s lost credibility. On
Dec. 14, 2009, he outlined policies to
cut the country’s astonishing bud-
get deficit and hopefully regain the
trust of investors in the stock market
and European Union partners. The
government showed its motivation
to save the country’s economy by
cutting 10 percent in social security
spending and abolishing state banks
and taxing private bankers 90 per-
cent of their bonuses. Although these
acts seem like the right things to do,
they are also the country’s biggest
problems. Papandreou announced,
during a conference made on televi-
sion, a drastic reconditioning of the
pension systems around the month
of June and a new tax system that
will affect the wealthy negatively.
Standard & Poor’s announced a few
days later after Papandreou’s confer-
Tropical Storm “Xynthia” Rocks Coastal France
Johanna Lai
Reporter
O n Feb. 28, 2010, a fierce storm
hit France, Spain, Germany,
and Belgium. This storm has been
named “Xynthia,” and it was one
of the most destructive storms in
recent memory.
In Spain, two men in their early
40s and 50s were killed when their
car was hit by a collapsed tree.
Xynthia has killed at least 53
people and has left more than a mil-
lion homes without electricity. In
France, the storm’s winds reached
speeds as high as 150 kilometers per
hour and ocean waves measured at
least eight meters.
Francois Fillon, the prime min-
ister of France, stated in The National
Post that “France would formally
declare this as a national disaster,
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ence, that his actions were unlikely
to produce a sustainable reduction
in public debt.
The European Commis-
sion knew little to nothing about
Greece’s struggles in its economy.
Greece allowed their deficit to turn
out of control, putting credibility of
monetary union at risk. Greece had
to fix the conflict and would most
likely receive tough love from other
European nations in order to assist
the Greeks.
European Central Bank presi-
dent Jean-Claude Trichet said in
a conference that it was vital that
Greece met its stated goals for cut-
ting its budget deficit and that the
steps announced by the government
were encouraging. The crisis that
began from mistakes made by the
previous government had trans-
formed into two relative themes:
the reluctance of the Greeks to ac-
cept the new budget policies, and
Europe’s long-term role in a rapidly
changing global economy.
Spain and Portugal face con-
flicts similar to that of Greece. Trade
unions in Spain bristled at plans
announced by Prime Minister José
Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to increase
the number of years workers would
have to make contributions before
receiving state pensions. Still reeling
from the effects of the global reces-
sion of the past two years, Greece,
Spain, and Portugal now face a pro-
longed period of weak growth and
high unemployment. Some argue
that the cuts being made on the eu-
rozone’s weaker economies show a
[France will free] up funds to help
communities rebuild , as the Interior
Minister of France put the national
death toll at between 45 and 50.”
A 62-year-old retiree from
France, Jean Francois-Dicyzk, also
stated to The National Post, “We were
warned, but I didn’t think it could
do this, and my mother was nearly
killed. She’s 83 and disabled. She
was sleeping on the ground floor,
and her mattress was floating. My
son and I managed to get her up-
stairs, but it was really catastrophic.”
Dicyzk’s experience was not one of
a kind, and hundreds across France
felt the same effects.
Jean-Pierre has lost his home,
which was located in the western re-
gion of France in La Faute, as well as
all of his belongings and clothes. He
and his wife woke up that night to
find that their house was completely
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March 2010
weakness in the single currency.
Between now and 2050, The
Organization for Economic Co-op-
eration and Development (OECD)
estimates that the cost of healthcare
and pensions will rise by 7.5 percent-
age points of the GDP in Germany,
7.3 points in France, 13.5 points in
Spain, and a shocking 16.8 points
in Greece, more than Germany and
France combined.
Economists often speak of this
as revealing different American
and European social preferences
for work and spare time. Both the
employment rate and how long the
average person works are explained
mainly by political history. Until
the late 1970s, total hours worked
were falling both in Europe and in
the United States. Since then, total
hours worked have continued to
fall in the European Union but have
risen again in the US. Equally, if
unemployment data were relooked
upon by age groups, Americans join
the work force earlier and leave it
far later than Europeans. The key
to understanding why this has hap-
pened is the change in US income
distribution over the past 30 years.
Since 1979, the bottom 40 percent of
income earners in the US have been
treading water, while the bottom
20 percent have become poorer. US Table showing the sequence
workers have needed to put in more of debt-concealing tactics
years and longer hours simply to that helped fuel Greece’s
maintain their real income position. current financial problems.
Chicago Tribune 2010
Furious waves created by “Xynthia” hit a shore in Spain. Photo found on
Wikimedia.
flooded. kilometers per hour. Xynthia has
Most of the deaths were found fallen short compared to the 200 ki-
to be in the regions Vendee Charente lometers winds of the storm that oc-
and Maritime, close to the western curred in 1999 and killed 92 people.
coast of France.
The winds at the top of the Ei-
ffel Tower in Paris, France reached
speeds that were as high as 175
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Sudan Finally
Opens to Peace
NATO’s New Problems
Freddie DiPhillipo
Reporter
Call for Reformation
Alicia Young

T his upcoming April the polls will

open for Sudan’s next election.
This will be Sudan’s first national
Reporter

election since 1989. In 2005 there The North Atlantic

was a peace agreement between
President Omar al-Bashir and south-
ern rebels in Sudan. This election is
brought up now because al-Bashir is
hated by most of his people because
of the savage wars that are still go-
ing on in the west and in the south
of Darfur.
The Sudan People’s Liberation
Movement, a political party based in
Southern Sudan, has appointed Ya-
sir Arman to be their representative.
They did not even choose their own
leader, Salva Kirr. Kirr will be run-
ning in the Southern Sudan Election.
The Southern Sudanese government
has been and autonymous govern-
ment since the peace treaty signing
in 2005.
Over the years, there have been
several civil wars in this part of
Africa. Also during these riots and
wars, rebels have been attacking
innocent citizens. The death toll of
around 600,000 during this time was
due to violence and starvation. Su-
dan is also one of the biggest known
places to have human-trafficking.
Members of some of the local tribes
kidnap women and children to en-
slave them.
North and Central Sudan
are, however, in better shape with
relatively low crime rates. It is the
southern and western parts of Sudan
that has the highest crime rate, with
terrorism and human trafficking as
common scenary for the citizens.
With this election coming up
in April, Sudan might have a better
chance at improving their condi-
tions and keeping their citizens
safe by, for the first time in 11 years,
electing a leader democratically.
Treaty Organization (NATO)
consists of 28 states, in-
cluding world powers like
France, Germany, the United
Kingdom, and the United
States. The organization is
an alliance with a mission
to band together especially
in times of international
conflicts. Recently, a need
for more supplies and some
better machinery has risen.
In order to achieve any goals
they have to redirect their old
1949 actions of dismantling
communist aggression and Karim Khalili, the second vice president of Afghanistan, greets Afghan
the previous Soviet Union at- security forces in Marjah, Afghanistan on March 1, 2010. Khalili joined
tacks. This means the US has U.S. Army General Stanley A. McChrystal in touring the once-time Tal-
to merge away from the Cold iban stronghold now held by U.S. and Afghan forces. (Dion Nissenbaum/
War and its resulting drama MCT)
and into nuclear weapons
and other serious issues. the others? They are definitely still ing troops that are ready and willing
The Sept. 11, 2001 attacks a part of NATO; however, their rela- to actually participate in wars. It is
caused the alliance to refocus its tionships with the issue at hand are essential for NATO to receive fund-
ideas into something more intri- growing weaker and weaker with ing so they can get the droids and
cate. They were no longer dealing every increasing problem when they helicopters in the attacking zones
with the USSR, but more directly should be acting as if this is their and obtain and remain the advan-
with terrorism. The people of own country being attacked. The tage.
NATO decided to invoke Article deal in their Charter was “an armed When things are automatically
5 of the Charter, which basically attack against one or more of them needed for some kind of mission or
states that to attack one ally is to in Europe or North America shall be war, NATO plans to have not only a
attack all allies. Before Sept. 11, considered an attack against them “goal” but more of a promise from
2001, all they had to worry about all,” therefore each armed attack each individual state. The require-
was the Soviet threat, which was should be taken just as seriously as ment now is not that high to start
nothing, compared to what they their very own with, yet most members continue to
have to deal with these days. All With the ongoing struggles in give less than asked, so now NATO
they have left to deal with are the Afghanistan, it is easy to see keep- has to deal with its new problems
harsh never ending problems in ing up in the war will cost a lot of and their solutions. Currently
Afghanistan. The various mem- money and troops. However, many NATO is working on making all the
bers of NATO are now faced with European nations are not holding nations help with the war that is go-
how huge the problems and cost up their parts of the bargain. ‑The ing on now. Once they get everyone
related to staying in Afghanistan US may not have as many troops as to contribute and help they will be
are, as well as continuing to fight. its other allies; however, it is not the able to face even bigger wars and
NATO is all the nations working amount of troops but how many are problems.
together, but what if some na- deployable that counts. The US has
tions are not helping as much as the most deployable troops, mean-

Reconciliation as new solution

Dan Holmqvist
Copy Editor
For the average American, the
health care debate has been seem-
ingly been dragging on forever.
Now it looks as if no great cost
benefits will be achieved either, even
if the plan that is sitting in Congress
is approved. The health care bill,
after having gone through several
lengthy rounds of negotiations, has
a hefty price tag at around $1 trillion
dollars; because of this, the bill has
drawn fire from many conservatives
across the country including former
governor of Massachusetts and one
of the favorites for the Republican
presidential nomination in 2012,
Mitt Romney. He dismisses the plan
as “a big government takeover of
health care,” despite the fact that he
himself championed a similar bill in
Massachusetts.
But a large part of the problem
now is coming from disagreement
inside the Democratic party itself.
House and Senate leaders are argu-
ing over details of a new health care
bill, as each chamber of Congress
has already passed their own ver-
sions, and to compound matters, the
White House has approved a Mar.
18 deadline for a House vote on the
Senate bill.
Indeed, times have become so
desperate for Democrats in Wash-
ington that they may need to resort
to ‘reconciliation’, a controversial
legislative technique that only
requires a simple majority in the
Senate to pass legislation. This was
suggested by party leaders after a
special election over the seat of the
late Senator Edward Kennedy was
won by Republican Scott Brown,
thus eliminating all hopes of a
Democratic supermajority (60 votes)
in the Senate. It works like this: if
the House Representatives is able to
pass a slightly amended version of
the health care bill that has already
passed in the Senate (with the vote
set to take place on Mar. 18), then the
Senate can pass the legislation with
only a simple majority of 51 votes.
Former President George Bush
used this same process to pass
many of his tax cuts and welfare
reform years prior and President
Obama has clearly articulated that
the “health care bill deserves the
same kind of up-or-down vote that
the Bush tax cuts received.” Still, Re-
publicans, like Rep. Dave Camp, say
that the technique was not meant to
be used to enact major policy reform
and that they are “disappointed that
Democrats are moving ahead with
the nuclear option.”
United States history teacher
Benjamin Max believes that,“It’ll be
interesting to see if the Obama ad-
ministration pursues their aggres-
sive agenda.”
Massachusetts state law re-
quires that every citizen be covered
by some type of plan. Low-income
uninsured residents are subsidized
by the state run Commonwealth
Care program. Perhaps this is one
of the reasons why Massachusetts
chose to elect Scott Brown, who feels
it is not in his constituents’ best inter-
ests to radically overhaul the health
care system. 35 million Americans
around the country, however, have
been waiting decades for just that.
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MONTHLY PROFILE: Martin BERRYMAN

continued from page 1
dent,” Berryman stated of his high
school experience. “I was a nerd
and didn’t fit in. Also, my mom was
diagnosed with breast cancer when
I was 12...It’s hard to be a teenager.”
After high school, Berryman at-
tended both the Julliard School and
the American Repertory Theater at
Harvard University, later training
and performing in Moscow. For
a time, however, this experience
proved unfulfilling to Berryman;
“The theater is a very special place,
and I enjoy theater people and the
work very much. The process of
creating a character and working
with others in a very intimate way
is exciting and rewarding. What I
found as I matured and gained more
life experience as that I was really
only interested in the process of act-
ing and in the intellectual aspects of
creating a play/movie...I could tell I
didn’t really belong,” he expressed,
describing staying in his room and
working out math problems while
his friends partied. “I realized that
I was waking up every morning not
excited about my job: acting...There
is so much pressure on students to
‘know’ what they want to do with
their lives when they’re 16 or 17
years old. How can you really know
“He pushes you to a point in learning that you
may not have known you could handle.”
you want to be a doctor at age 16?...
It’s important for students to know
that you can change your mind
about your career later in life.”
“For a while, I thought my the-
ater education was a complete waste
of time and money,” Berryman
added. “But now that I’m teaching,
it’s proving helpful...there are simi-
larities between the two crafts. As
an actor, you never enter the stage
without an objective and a set of di-
verse tactics to use in achieving the
objective...Each class, the objective
has to be clear, as well as the variety
in the tactics to guide the students
toward meeting it. If there isn’t an
objective, the class is a loss of valu-
able time.”
One of these tactics? “The
notebook system,” stated junior
Andrew Terenzi, describing a stan-
dardized system of note-taking; the
right page is filled with notes during
class, while the left side is used for
problem solving and two column
notes. “The left side has to be in
color,” Terenzi explained. “And the
right side is in black pen.”
“He pushes you to a point in
learning that you may not have
known you could handle. Some
people find the way he acts ‘funny,’
but it actually he keeps you engaged
in class,” stated sophomore Daniel
Rendon. Chen agreed; “He strives
to have each of his students excel
and always encourages those who
do not understand the material to
come after school or even early in
the morning...he does not believe in
anyone coming to school to fail...the
connection he develops with each
student is something very special.”
Berryman, a Manchester Unit-
ed fan (he admits to being “a little
embarrassed” about this) and rock
collector whose teaching has been
described as “interesting,” (Ngo)
“not the typical teacher,” (Chen),
“enthusiastic,” (junior Jeraldine Sci-
belli) and “engaging,” (junior Aaron
Samano) also has familial priorities:
“My wife and I have just had our
first child, so I’m mostly changing
diapers, singing songs, reading The
Cat in the Hat, burping...you get the
picture,” Berryman explained, smil-
ing.
“There is a quote,” Berryman
stated, “by the zen master S. Su-
zuki, that reads, ‘In the beginner’s
mind there are many possibilities,
but in the expert’s there are few.’...
The output in the classroom should
not come only from the teacher. The
learning should always be a shared
experience. The students here are
talented and have much to offer.”
According to his students, Ber-
ryman keeps his class engaging,
even to the less scientifically moti-
vated. “My best subjects are the hu-
manities, but Berryman makes the
chemistry experience so interesting
that it is hard not to enjoy yourself
while learning,” stated Scibelli.
“One of my greatest fears,”
Berryman added, “was about trying
to please people. You don’t have to
please [them]. Just realize you’re
good enough and enjoy doing what
you’re good at.”
Go to the website for
The transcript.

Innovation in History
Kayla Bramante Visit our website at www.maldenblueandgold.
com to view the winning senior group
Reporter documentary. All photos by Sharon Lee

the world gath- “The judging can be biased, consid- David Riemer, editor of The Blue &
er together to ering most projects only take on one Gold, who came in first place. Their
share the excite- point of view and, honestly, some topic was Transportation: How
ment of NHD. projects may have been marked- the MBTA Revolutionized the U.S.
Besides learning down heavier than normally. That Transit System. They, like others,
about the topic is simply because some judges just will be moving on to the statewide
of their project don’t like the approach to it,” stated competition.
participants ac- sophomore Mary Nguyen. Many Although they did not win
quire skills that have different opinions on the judg- in this category, freshmen Crystal
From left to right Mathew Maggio, David Riemer of are known to ing but no matter what one might Araiza and Rebecca Broomstein
The Blue and Gold, Dana Brown, Herman Tse, Malik Blue, help them later think about it, it still has to be done. also participated in NHD with the
Greg Hurley, and Jacqueline Tynes. The first place win- on in life when Malden High School is lucky topic of Women in the Army. In the
ners for the senior group documentary division. they pursue their to have four groups participating in Senior Website category were Fresh-

A t Winchester High School on careers. men Anita Caceda along

March 6, 2010 students from all The process of actually making with Sharon Lee and Nata-
over Greater Boston came together the presentation is intense. Students lie Fallano both of The Blue
to show their love for National His- have to do primary and secondary & Gold, who based their
tory Day. Each year there is a theme, research, get interviews, visit muse- project on the topic of the
which was Innovations in History ums, spend hours in libraries, and Title 9 Proposition, which
this year. Each individual or group much more. It is time consuming allowed women to play
has to pick a topic that related to and can take over their lives. As if sports on their own teams.
the overall theme, which varies the research is not enough, students Sophomore Nguyen and
from Sesame Street to Sputnik. The have to actually compose the proj- freshman Angelica Brewer
students are also divided into two ect. Making a website from scratch also competed with the
sections: Junior (grades 6-8) or Se- or creating an exhibit is also very topic of Sewers: The Blood
nior (9-12). The students then have time consuming and tedious. This Vessels of New York. The
to prepare a documentary, website, year there were roughly 173 groups Maria Gil’s senior individual exhibit on Vac-
students were accompanied
exhibit, paper or performance for and only about 30 moved on to the cines: Injecting Diseases To Save Peoples’
and cheered on by history
the big day. statewide competition. teacher and advisor Greg
Lives
The groups compete against On March 6, 2010 students got Hurley.
other schools locally, statewide, and themselves together and to Win- Freshman Anita Cace-
nationally. The statewide winners chester by 8:00 a.m. They then had the NHD competition. In the Senior da is excited for next year to come,
then meet at the University of Mary- to wait until they were called into a Group Documentary category were stating, “Even though we didn’t
land in College Park where, people room, where they were judged and seniors Malik Blue, Mathew Mag- win, we tried really hard and we are
from all over the United States and questioned on their performance. gio, Herman Tse, Jackie Tynes and extremely pumped for next year!”
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Spread the word to end the word

I pledge and support the elimination of the
Cristina Peters
derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech
Reporter
and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people
with intellectual disabilities.

O n March 3, 2010, Malden High School students made their way

to the auditorium for the “Spread the Word to End the Word”
assembly. It was MHS’ second year of joining forces with the Special
Olympics and Best Buddies program in the movement to pledge and
support the elimination of the derogatory use of the word “retard”
from everyday speech and to promote the acceptance and inclusion
of people with intellectual disabilities.
After the students expressed their excitement and enthusiasm
by applauding upon being the first to have an assembly in the new
auditorium, Principal Dana Brown began the gathering by stating,
“I’m so proud that our school is participating in this national cam-
paign and to see students and MHS staff members getting involved.
I’m even prouder, as a principal, to host it.”
The students and staff then turned their attention towards a
video created by senior Sam Warton, which ran for about ten
minutes, and consisted of several short video clips from students

such as seniors
Martin Doan, Jilllian Ceplinskas,
Jackie Tynes, who voiced their personal views on using
the r-word as an insult. “So many people use the word without realizing the
meaning behind it, and we need to change that,” stated Doan, which was the
mutual consensus of the MHS students.
Sophomore Kamisha Hariveaux’s speech was the highlight of the afternoon,
as she expressed how using the r-word as an insult is “disrespectful, mean, and
hurtful to others and makes people feel smaller, invisible.” Hariveaux, who has
cerebral palsy, a condition affecting body movement and muscle coordination,
doesn’t let anything stop her from achieving her dreams and aspirations here at
MHS. As manager of the girls’ basketball team, she works hard to help out her
teammates whenever she is needed. “They say I bring them more confidence
and that I brighten up their day with my smile, however in order for me not to
give up, I have to think positive and push hard to reach my goals,” she stated.
Hariveaux, who made Malden High history by being the first handicapped
student to have ever been on the new Jenkins’ stage, was congratulated by
Brown. “We’ve never, in the history of Malden High School, had the ability to
get a student in a wheelchair on the auditorium stage. She was the first, but
definitely not the last.” Hariveaux’s speech ended with a standing ovation, and
tremendous cheering, she was able to launch a firm connection with those in the
audience and assert the message that using the r-word is simply unacceptable.
Senior Aaron Gladden also expressed his feelings regarding the “r-word”
on stage stating, “When someone just whispers it in the hallways now, I feel like
they’re yelling it at me. It’s just not right, and as soon as you and your friends
stop using it, it will be abolished soon.” After meeting in Jenkins auditorium
that afternoon, it was instant apparent how much the assembly helped students
to realize that its time for them to act as leaders and try to put an end to inap-
propriate use of the r-word.
“It is used as a derogatory word, which is so unfair because there are plenty
of people with disabilities who are amazing people,” expressed Tynes which
was the Special Olympics’ goal of Spread the Word to End the Word movement
to raise awareness of “the positive impact individuals with intellectual and de-
velopmental disabilities have in our communities and why the use of the r-word
is hurtful, even in casual conversation.”
As the assembly came to an end, guest singer Gary Cherone sang along
with the crowd to More than Words, as everyone chimed in singing, “More than
words to show you feel,” which was exactly the message being delivered: to use
other words to better express yourself.

From top to bottom, left to right: Sophomores Leotie Capasso, Alana Casey,
Matteo Pocobene posing with the Special Olympics mission statement. Mrs.
Hariveaux with daughter, Sophmore Kamisha Hariveaux, being congratulat-
ed by Gary Cherone for her speech. Seniors Jillian Ceplinskas, Martin Doan,
Malik Blue, excited to be participating in the movement. Senior Jillian Dervis-
han, Sammy Fedna, along with Sophmore Kamisha Hariveaux.
All photos by Cristina Peters
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Zombies Play a Role in the new
and improved Romeo and Ju-
liet by MHS Play Pro Class.
High School performed Tracks,
Weston High School performed
There Will Be No Journey, Wilm-
ington High School performed Dog
Sees God, Lynnfield High School
performed Metamorphoses, and
Malden Catholic performed Woah
Mummy! were in attendance. Other
than MHS’ performance, some of
the most memorable plays were
Cagebirds, which was about an out-
sider who is captured and trapped
in a stereotypical “cage” with seven
other types of girls. Named “the
Wild One”, her mission is to try and
escape from the “cage” and to be
free. There Will Be No Journey was
another original story starting off
when a boy goes off to college and
leaves his family of three behind,
two of which are mentally ill. The
mother struggles with the complica-
tions of trying to quiet the voices in
her head while trying to keep her
eighth grade daughter; who also has
an imaginary friend. Dog Sees God
is a story about a C.B. ; a high school
boy who looses his dog because of
rabies. The confused teenager tries
to understand where his dog went,
to heaven or hell. An encounter with
an old friend drives C.B. to start
questioning himself and everyone
around him. This play includes
unexpected twists, romances, and
deaths.
This year the MHS Play Pro
class performed Romeo and Juliet.
For a new twist on the play the class
changed the Montagues to “Zom-
bigues,” turning all Montagues into
zombies. This idea for the play first
came up as a joke in last year’s Play
Production class. Putting deeper
thought into it, they concluded that
it was a fantastic idea. Senior Keith
Romeo, played by Senior Keith Newman, leans over the deathbed of his beloved Juliet, played by Junior Rita Cote.
All photos by Sharon Lee.
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Newman thought “It was such an
inspired, fresh, original piece that
everyone in the cast wanted to work
on.”
The Play Pro class did have
some trouble with the production
process. Senior Sam Warton said
that, “the hardest part of it all was
definitely not being able to practice
on a stage.” Since the MHS stage was
being renovated, the actors were
nervous performing on a stage for
the first time at Drama Fest. Junior
Jenna Delaney agreed “Most shows
have similar challenges: interaction
between characters, defining and
creating involved ensamble charac-
ters, etc. Our biggest issue this year Seniors Sam Warton as Tybalt and Danny Callahan as Mercutio fight in one
was tech stuff like lighting and set of the scenes that won them the award for “excellence in stage fight com-
changing.” bat” as other Zombigues look on.
The schools that continued on
more than a teacher to the students. ing at MHS that fit his qualifications.
to semi-finals were Weston High
“Walsh is an incredible director, he’s Walsh is more of a playwright than
School, Newton Country Day High
so excited about everything he does, actually being the one who is acting
School, and Wilmington High
which I think students definitely on the stage.
School. Although Malden was not
feed off of and he really pushes the On March 8, 2010 the Play Pro-
chosen to move on, many awards
limits of creativity … he’s really big duction class performed Romeo and
were earned by the cast. Delaney
on letting students being an active Juliet during a freshman assemble.
got an “all star cast award” for hav-
part of the creation process,” agreed Junior Rita Cote explained that “It
ing good character development.
Newman. Delaney declares “I feel was a lot of fun. Not exactly what I
Warton, along with Senior Danny
like the class, including Mr. Walsh, had expected, but a great time none
Callahan, Junior Patrick Keough,
generally has the same sense of hu- the less.” Although there were some
and Newman, all got awards for
mor and similar ideas … He’s seri- mishaps regarding stage shifts, the
“excellence in stage fight combat,”
ous when he needs to be, but most freshman President Lisa DeLacey
which was hard to pull off, as
of the time he’s tons of fun and re- states “It was very creative; kept
Warton specified; “Any wrong move
ally great to work with.” Walsh has the base of Romeo and Juliet with a
and BANG!” The zombie ensemble
been teaching the Play Production great twist added.”
composed of Keough, Junior Gene-
class at MHS for the past four years, During an average day in Play
va DeCobert, Olivia Pagliccia, Sheila
but he is not new to the theatre Pro, if not working on excelling
Teixeria Sophomores Eddie Fisher
program. He has taught for a three at a play the actors are doing im-
and Samuel Zeiberg, all got awards
years in Pennsylvania in a small prov. activities. Improv “broadens
for staying in character throughout
town outside of Philadelphia. When our minds, … and make us more cre-
their whole appearance and excel-
he moved to Massachusetts, Walsh ative” states Senior Thanh Nguyen.
lent zombie interpretations.
was in need for a job, specifically
The Director of Romeo and
as an English teacher and a Theatre
Juliet, who doubles as the Play Pro-
Director. Luckily he found an open-
duction teacher Sean Walsh, is much
Warton dresses up as the “Prince
Of Cats” at his “Super-duper
Birthday Bananza.”
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Pleasant Renovation Results

Amanda Adams Natalie Fallano
Reporter Reporter

W hen students and teachers were told that Malden High School would receive a check worth
$77 million for renovations, everyone could not help but to wonder what the school would
look like when it was finished. Now that the first few phases of the project have been completed,
everyone now has had a glimpse
and has an idea of what the new-
ly renovated MHS will be like.
URS Corporation, Flansburg
Architects, and Gilbane Co., are
the same construction team that
carried out the construction of
Malden’s six other public schools
in recent years. The renovations
are planned to be completed by
January 2012. The most recent
renovated area of the school is
the Brunelli Building which has
brand new state of the art class-
rooms and a brand new Jenkins
Auditorium.
After February vacation,
many excited teachers moved A sneak peek at the construction being done on fourth floor D-
to their new classrooms in the House . Photo by Joao Nascimento.
Brunelli Building which include
new technology. All classrooms are equipped with state of the art air conditioning and heating.
They also have new white boards replacing the chalk boards, sensor lights, and a new fire alarm
system. The new technology consists of an ENO interactive white board and ceiling mounted pro-
jector. The room also has capability of voice enhancement through speakers on the ceiling with
accompanying microphones. At the end of the month, there will be a training session for teachers
for the new equipment added to the classrooms.
Another finished part of the school that has got everyone excited and peeking through closed
doors is the Jenkins Auditorium. It has been restored to its original look through modernization
The hall connecting 4th floor D house to A House
of the existing 1930-era art style with new and improved video, sound, and lighting systems. The
showing the construction done on the ceiling and
auditorium was renovated to create a new 1,600 seat performing arts center for school and after-
lighting. Photo by Joao Nascimento.
hour cultural activities. The first known events to take place in the new auditorium which will be
followed by the Junior Varieties.
So far everyone in MHS has taken a liking to the newly renovated areas of the school despite the inconveniencies they cause. Junior Vienna Couglin
expressed, “I think it’s great to have these new renovations but it is a big inconvenience with getting around the school and also changing lockers and
classrooms.” Many students feel that the renovations look great but that due to the blocked off areas of the building, it’s hard to get to class.” Sophomore
Chris Tran stated, “It gets in the way of getting around the school and has actually made me late for class, but [the renovations] look really nice so far,
so I guess it’s worth it.”
Seniors who will be graduating from MHS a few years before the renovations are completed feel the same. Senior Mathew Maggio stated, “I was
kind of annoyed at first, but once I saw it, I was really impressed. The fact that I won’t be going to this school when its all finished is kind of sad though.”
Many students, as well as staff, believe that in the end all inconveniences will be worth it because of what MHS will look like in the end. Boyle House
Principal Mr. Mastrangelo expressed, “I don’t know if the kids of Malden realize all the opportunities this is giving them and that schools all over the
country [are] wishing for what’s happening to our school.”

The construction done on the new Jenkins auditorium with new seats, lighting, and coat of Blue and Gold member Brittany Foley making use of the
paint. Photo by Joao Nascimento. new overhead technolgy and deomonstrating the new smart-
board technology. Photo by Lynn Tran.
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Show Your Passion, Weather

Challenges
Take A Plunge Road Racers
Catherine Poirier
Reporter Chris Brown

J umping into the ocean during the winter does not seem like something Reporter

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most people would want to do. However, that was definitely not the case
n Sunday March 14, 2010,
on March 6, 2010 at Revere
several runners from Malden
Beach. Hundreds of people
and surrounding Massachusetts
gathered at the beach to sup-
cities came together to partake in
port the 12th annual Passion
the Malden Rotary Club’s seventh
Plunge. The Passion Plunge
annual St. Patrick’s Day Road Race
is a way for the Special
to help raise money for the club and
Olympics Massachusetts
their community service mission,
(SOMA) to fundraise by having teams
called “Service over Self.” Despite
raise money and then running into the
harsh weather conditions, the club
frigid water at a local beach. SOMA gives
refused to cancel the event because
both children and adults with intellec-
it was to honor two former Rotar-
tual disabilities a chance to participate
ians that have passed away, Charles
and to develop skills in sports, similar
Kelley and Warren Jackson.
to those at the Olympics. Each year, it
Many runners who registered
takes 12,000 volunteers to support the
also stayed faithful and braved the
12,000 athletes in over 120 competitions. Passion Plunge has
bad weather; about half of the 240
two original locations, Revere and Nantasket Beach. Malden
pre-registered runners actually
High School’s Helping Hands club attended this year at Revere
showed up.
Beach.
The runners left the Cheverus
This year’s temperature was much warmer than that of last
School Cafeteria and went to the
year’s Plunge. At the 2009 Passion Plunge, it was a mere 20°F,
starting lines of either the five or
and it was snowing out. Contrastingly it was a warm 50°F with
ten kilometer races, where coordi-
nator Dennis La Frenier explained
the courses. Due to weather, there
had been some flooding and fallen
trees on the USA Track and Field
certified courses. Along with the
Helping Hands club playing games at Revere
fact that that along the way, Malden
Beach before the plunge.
High School Key and Interact Club
members would gave directions.
no snow in sight. Despite the warm weather, the water
About 30 minutes later, the
was still on the cold side. Many daring to take the swim
five-kilometer runners began cross-
took precautions, by wearing wetsuits, while others
ing the finish line, clearly exhaust-
wore only bikinis.
ed, most saying that the weather
Just in case any one wanted to chicken out, there
definitely affected their time and
was an area on the beach with a heater, and a few seats
that they did not finish as well as
called “the chicken coop.” Many of the members of the
they thought they would. As if the
Helping Hands club were uneasy, but were not pre-
weather was not enough for the
pared to back down from the challenge. Sophomore Craig Spadafora posing with the Helping Hands club at
runners, a car blatantly sped past
Emily Hoffman said that she was very nervous, but it Passion Plunge 2010.
the police cones and drove straight
was be fun and definately worth it. Sophomore, Brit-
towards a pack of runners, only to
tany Powers echoed Hoffman by saying, “I am really
be pulled over by police shortly af-
nervous, because we’re planning on going all the way under, but ter. No one was hurt and the event
it is for a great cause.” The club kept their minds distracted by was a target for jokes during the
playing some beach volleyball, and joining a parade with all of the award ceremony at the Dockside
participants. After all of this, the teams began lining up along the restaurant after the race.
beach, and as soon as the countdown hit zero, they ran into the Long time Rotarian and friend
water, and just as quick as that happened, they were out again. to Jackson and Kelley, Arthur Kahn
As they ran out of the water, it was clear they were freezing, stated that Jackson and Kelley were
as most grabbed their towels and changed into warmer clothes. true Rotarians because of their
Sophomore Matteo Pocobene shared his experience in the water, dedication to community service.
by saying, “After my first few steps in, I could already feel my feet “You don’t see men like that who
becoming numb, and when I dove under, the impact of the cold dedicate their lives to service like
took my breath away. Thankfully, we had a gorgeous day. The sun they did very often,” explained
warmed me up quickly after I ran out of the water.” Freshman Kahn. “They named this race after
Freshman Melissa Light, junior Bridget Amanda Ramsey added, “The water was not as cold as I thought it them and they deserved it.” MHS
Furlong, and sophmore Leotie Capasso was going to be, I feel really accomplished now!” junior and Key Club Secretary
wearing their Helping Hands shirts to sup- The 2010 Passion Plunge raised over $230,000 towards the Andrew Chen echoed Kahn’s state-
port the cause at Revere Beach. Special Olympics, which will be held from Mar. 13 - Mar. 14. You ments, also adding that “with the
can learn more about Passion Plunge, and how to join next year’s bad weather, we weren’t sure if the
by visiting www.passionplunge.com. race would go on, but the Rotary
was committed.”
Weather conditions and reck-
less drivers were not enough to
Participants lining up to take the plunge stop this pack of dedicated runners.
into the ocean on March 6, 2010 They earned the celebration of free
food and entertainment provided
by 74-year-old Saugus folk singer
All photos by Catherine Poirier.
Dick Lynch, who jokingly stated
during his set that his favorite Irish
tune was Dean Martin’s “That’s
Amore,” an Italian song, which he
covered with an Irish twist.
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93 Teachers Fired From Central

High School, Rhode Island
Logo of the Rhode Island Federal
Teacher’s Union Source: www.rifthporg
Only 48% of students at Central Falls graduated last year.
Paige Yurek
Reporter their futures. One way to look at the
situation is that the new conditions

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tudents everywhere love snow
days and holidays during their
school year, but they would prob-
ably never think of being unable to
come to school because their teach-
ers lost their jobs. So, imagine the
surprise, Central Falls High School
students in Rhode Island felt when
they found out all 93 of their teach-
ers would not be present the next
year.
Central Falls High school,
suffered a low graduation rate of
48 percent, and will have all new
teachers next year because the fac-
ulty and staff refused to accept new
conditions that would be applied
to the school in hopes of improv-
ing the school’s academic standing.
These conditions would include:
adding 25 minutes to each school
day, attending weekly after school
planning sessions with other teach-
ers, participating in two weeks of
training in the summer, and provid-
ing tutoring on a rotating schedule
before and after school. An extra
$30 per hour, which was offered by
the Superintendent, Frances Gallo,
would have been included for all of
these conditions together; however,
the Union leaders sought a $90 per
hour pay for the teachers.
According to Rhode Island’s
The Providence Journal, U.S. Educa-
tion Secretary Arne Duncan, stated,
“This is hard work and these are
tough decisions, but students only
have one chance for an education,
and when schools continue to strug-
gle we have a collective obligation
to take action.”
It is obvious that when a high
school, or any school for that mat-
ter, has such an insufficient gradu-
ation rate like that of Central Falls’
actions must be taken immediately
for the sake of the students and
could very well have been an ad-
vantage to both the students and the
school. Still, is firing every teacher
What does the MHS
in a school fair or drastic?
Natalia Santiago, MHS English
Faculty think?
teacher and a former student from
Central Falls High School herself,
stated, “This made me really angry.
What the media is not saying is that
there is a large number of students “It was harsh and unfair to fire everyone. The
[in the school], and there have been Union should have looked more closely at
five principals in six years. It is very
the individual. Why are we blaming only the
difficult for the teachers.”
teachers?” - Diane Perito
Malden itself has had to make
changes in the past to better the
school system. Salemwood middle
school, for example, started extend-
ing their school days in 2007 until
3:30 in the afternoon, unlike sur-
rounding schools which dismiss
students around 2:15. “It was a union-based decision that is going
So, how exactly do unions to make it worse for the district. It’s going
work? Kevin Kilbride, Malden High to be hard getting more teachers back after
School history teacher explains, what happened.” - Shannon Votaw
“Unions include a kind of collective
bargaining. Teachers work together,
as a group.” In other words, an
individual teacher can not get more
pay than the other, they both get
the same pay. If one teacher gets an
increase or decrease in their pay, the
others get the same increase or de- “It’s a tough situation for both the teachers
crease. In addition, unions basically and the students.” -Meaghan Galdos
set up ground rules, such as limiting
class sizes, in order to help teach-
ers help students learn. As a union
member himself, and a teacher since
1986, Kilbride believes the situation
at the Rhode Island high school is “a
little disconcerting.” When asked
how the situation could have been “They didn’t get the job done. They need to
work more closely with people” - Jane Sulick
handled differently, Kilbride sug-
gested, “I would have liked to see
the unions accept the proposals, at
least for a short term. Maybe there
could have been a negotiation, or
some compensation. It seems dras-
tic, but the union could also have
handled it better.”

Stop and Shop Stops Striking Preemptively

Joel Stevenson
Reporter
There has been a lot of con-
troversy over what has been going
on at Stop and Shop. As of March
6, 2010, Stop and Shop executives
have sat down with five UFCW
labor unions in Connecticut, Road
Island, Massachusetts, and have
reached agreements. On March sev-
enth 2010, Stop and Shop workers
went to a convention in Randolph
Massachusetts and voted on a new
contract. This new contract includes
higher pension rates, more afford-
able health care, and a higher pay.
Some benefits include in in-
crease in workman’s compensation.
The max you can have if you are a
full time worker is $420, and for part
time only $135. Afer working for a
year, workers will also have a bonus
of one hundred dollars, a twenty-five
cent increase for year two, and thirty
for year three, according to www.
ufcw1459.com/union_news/65.
As the union concluded, many
workers were pleased to maintain
their jobs, as well receiving the rates
they had hoped to earn. As they
have stated, they did not want to
strike, but if pushed, they would do
what had to be done. Settlements
came just in time, as tensions in the
store started getting intense. Tony
Flanagan, the Representative of the
Stop and Shop in Malden, stated that
this was one of the company’s most
profitable years, but the employees
had felt that the board was taking
too much of their money. At one of
their conferences, a worker asked
why they were taking so much, and
according to Flanagan [the board]
demanded that they wanted to take
more money from the employees’
checks. Workers were upset to see
this hard earned money go to more
affordable health care, higher pen-
sion rates, and larger wages be spent
by the board.
A large portion of the workers
at Stop and Shop are high school stu-
dents or undergraduates saving up
for another year of school. However
some employees have been working
here for decades, and in a way the
store has become a home to them,
as stated by worker Tony Flanagan
“[Stop and Shop is] my store, my
company, gave half my life working
for my company, I don’t want to lose
all I have woarked for.”
This strike posed a huge threat
to the workers. Sophomore Kimmy
Cochran stated, “I feel that if we
[had gone] on strike, I would have
lost my job....All of the other work-
ers there would have had to find
other places to work. The shoppers
would also have had to find a new
place to shop.” Some of the other
employees, who saw the strike as a
learning experience and “something
new,” were sad to see that it would
not happen.
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fans find glory 10 years later
Lynn Tran
Managing Editor
O n Feb. 21, 2010, fans from all
over Massachusetts waited in
line at the House of Blues in Boston
for the sold out show with head-
liner New Found Glory. New Found
Glory is finally touring again on a 10
year anniversary tour and perform-
ing their entire self titled record
which was released in 2000. On tour
with the pop punk band, for the first
time, are Fireworks and Hellogood-
bye. They were also reunited with
Saves the Day, with whom they last
toured with a decade ago.
The show began with Firework
a 5 member group from metropoli-
tan Detroit. Fireworks is not a hard-
core band, but their energetic perfor-
mance, pop rock sound, and catchy
lyrics caught the crowd’s attention.
Their connection to the crowd
provoked dancing, crowd surfing,
and people performing arbitrary
and senseless stunts like purposely
slamming into each other. The band
fed off the energy of the crowd as
they performed songs off their most
recent album entitled All I Have to
Offer Is My Own Confusion, which
was released in 2009. The height-
ened anticipation of their album
compared to the EP they released in
2008 was due to the fact that it was
produced by Chad Gilbert, the lead
guitarist of New Found Glory. Some
songs they played included, “Geog-
raphy, Vonnegut And Me,” “Come
Around,” and “Closet Weather.”
Next in the lineup was Hello-
goodbye, a band from Long Beach,
CA. This power pop, indie band is
Tragic Loss in Fashion
“If you ask any lady they want to be taller, they want to be slimmer, you
know, and they want a waist. I’m not here to make people look like a sack of
potatoes.” --Alexander McQueen
Reginah Sanyu
Reporter
L ee Alexander McQueen was a
British fashion designer born on
March 17, 1969 to taxi driver Ronald
McQueen and social science teacher
Joyce McQueen. McQueen was the
youngest of six children and discov-
ered his love for fashion at a young
age when he started making dresses
for his three sisters.
McQueen he was best known
for using skulls in his designs which
brought a sense of fantasy and re-
bellion to fashion. McQueen is also
known for drama and extravagance
to the catwalk, he often shocked
and surprised audiences with the
new technology and innovations he
brought into his shows.
McQueen was the youngest
designer to achieve the title ”British
Designer of the Year,” which he held
for four years between 1996 and
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renown for their simplistic lyrics and
melodies. It was evident to the band
and the crowd that out of the lineup,
Hellogoodbye was the square peg.
Their Californian inspired, mellow,
pop music is better suited for the
beach and not a pop-punk, rock con-
cert. Their fancy equipment, heavily
synthesized vocals, and ukulele did
not impress the crowd of die-hard
Saves the Day and New Found
Glory fans. Lead singer, Forest Kline
took notice, promising the crowd
that they only had three songs left.
Saves the Day took authority of
the stage and the crowd with “All-
Star Me” on their album Through Be-
ing Cool, which was released in 1999.
They ended with “Kaleidoscope,”
off Under the Boards, which was re-
leased in 2007. They are a pop/punk
rock band from Princeton, NJ.
Then, the venue lights shut
off and Miley Cyrus’s “Party in the
USA” came on the speakers, which
ignited the crowd’s excitement for
New Found Glory. The lights flashed
back on and the band quickly transi-
tioned into the first song of their set,
and the first song off their self-titled
album, Better Off Dead. Like they
promised, they performed every
single song from their self-titled al-
bum. As lead singer Jordan Pundik
belted into his microphone, I felt like
I was in 5th grade again listening to
them for the first time.
During a pause to switch gui-
tars, lead guitarist Chad Gilbert took
the time to explain how he recently
had a thyroid taken out. This news
shocked fans, but all he asked for
was for the crowd to create the larg-
est mosh pit possible in respect for
his thyroid, so it could live in peace.
2003.
On Feb. 3, 2010, McQueen
tweeted that his mother had died
the day before, writing, ”R.I.P
mumxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, but
life moves on.”
McQueen’s death was an-
nounced on the afternoon of Feb.
11, 2010, after he was found lying in
his closet by his housekeeper at his
home in London where paramedics
pronounced him dead at the scene,
only days before London’s Fashion
and one week and nine days after
the death of his mother, McQueen
left a note with contents that have
yet to be revealed. According to
some reports, he committed suicide
by hanging, however, the metro-
politan police stated that the death
was not suspicious and was not yet
confirmed a suicide. McQueen was
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New Found Glory performing a sold out concert at the House of
Blues in Boston. Photo by Lynn Tran
They claimed that Boston has been and Cyrus Bolooki, the drummer,
their best crowd yet, and that they have been together as a band since
did not expect anything less consid- the beginning in 1997. Even after ten
ering past shows. years; after breakups, divorces, and
When the band reached the even surgery, it was still all about
last song on the album, “Ballad for the music and their band. Anyone
the Lost Romantics,” the crowd who missed the show, missed out.
was not ready to leave, and the Their new album, produced by
band ended up performing seven Mark Hoppus, lead singer of Blink
encores. The crowd sang along to 182 and +44, Not Without a Fight, is
all nineteen songs performed. Dur- rightly titled because New Found
ing the concert, Pundik reassured Glory has yet to disappear like other
the crowd that there was there was musicians. Ten years later, and they
nothing they loved more than being are still performing sold out shows,
New Found Glory. In an interview and producing more memorable
with Drusky Entertainment, Gilbert and catchy songs including “Don’t
agreed with Pundik, claiming that, Let her Pull You Down,” which they
“Nobody in New Found Glory loves played during their fourth encore of
anything as much as this band” the night. They truly are not leaving
which proves to be true, considering without a fight.
Gilbert, Pundik, Steven Klein the
guitarist, Ian Grushka the bassist,
to unveil his new collection at par-
ish fashion week during the week
of March 3 to 11.
Even those who have doubts
about knowing who Alexander
McQueen was, is likely to have seen
one of his designs somewhere,
since celebrities like Rihanna,
Lady GaGa, Sarah Jessica Park-
er, Drew Barrymore, Janet
Jackson and many more--
including the first lady Mi-
chelle Obama--have been
spotted wearing his cre-
ations. One could never
go wrong wearing a
design by Alexander
McQueen.
Photo by Giovanni Giannoni, promoting Mc-
Queen’s exquisite Fall 2010 line and designs.
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Wonderland is not Quite Wonderful
Nidale Zouhir
Head of Local News
O ver the years, most of Tim Bur-
ton’s adaptations – Planet of the
Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
– have lacked the “muchness” that
Burton’s originals – Ed Wood, Edward
Scissorhands, the Nightmare Before
Christmas – have always boasted,
and Alice in Wonderland is, unfortu-
nately, no exception.
Taking place thirteen years
after Lewis Carroll’s original stories
82nd Annual Oscars
Xavier Leo
Copy Editor
A BC’s presentation of America’s
favorite industry awards show,
The Annual Academy Awards, be-
gan at 8 p.m. ET and by 11:20, over
three hours later, we still did not
know whether the Academy’s most
nominated actress Meryl Streep
would win her third Oscar, and cer-
tainly not the climax to the night’s
only drama. Would Kathryn Big-
elow beat out former hubby James
Cameron to become the first woman
to successfully crash the great male
barrier of Best Director?
Indeed, there seemed to be
nothing in a long evening of de-
signer gown watching that would
stimulate Monday morning water
cooler conversation. Hosts Steve
Martin and Alec Baldwin were as
comfy and reassuring as two older
uncles and ABC showed no inclina-
tion of risk taking in a production
that relied heavily on comic relief.
Comedian Ben Stiller provided
some hilarity when he presented
the Best Makeup award as a charac-
ter from Avatar. And Tina Fey and
Robert Downey, Jr. proved to be the
wittiest presenters in announcing
the award for Best Screenplay as
they explained the differences in
what writers and actors want from
a script.
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of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
and Through the Looking-Glass,
Wonderland focuses on the life of a
now adult Alice (Mia Wasikowska)
and her return to Underland. The
beloved characters typical of every
Alice in Wonderland story – Twee-
dledee and Tweedledum (Matt Lu-
cas), the Chesire Cat (Stephen Fry),
the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen),
the Blue Caterpillar (Alan Rickman),
and, of course, the Mad Hatter
(Johnny Depp) – meet her and detail
the fated quest she must undertake:
she must slay the Jabberwocky and
end the reign of the evil Red Queen.
Alice, though reluctant at first (the
Hatter even tells her that, in adult-
hood, she’s lost her “muchness”),
is eventually filled with righteous
anger at the Red Queen (a brilliant
Helena Bonham Carter) and agrees
to the quest.
The acting in Wonderland is not
at fault; with a cast exhibiting such
brilliant actors as Depp, Bonham
Carter, Anne Hathaway (the White
Queen), and Stephen Fry (the Che-
sire Cat), as well as newcomer Wa-
sikowska, how could it be? Rather,
the flaws in Wonderland lie in the
story, which simply does not take
advantage of its cast. Wonderland
lacks the whimsy of the original
story; its characters simply seem
Screenwriter/producer Mark Boal, director Kathryn Bigelow and produc-
er Greg Shapiro won Best Picture for “The Hurt Locker” (Kevin Sullivan/
Orange County Register/MCT)
But by and large, this year’s
production was a sincere and se-
dated designer gown show. As the
ceremony approached its four-hour
midnight finish and the major
awards were rushed through - no
Meryl Streep did not win, but Kath-
ryn Bigelow did - there was an ex-
traordinary feeling of anticlimax.
The elimination of the 30-min-
ute red carpet pre-show would be
one way to shorten this overly long
too sad (which, admittedly, may be
a reflection of Alice’s own mindset,
as the story begins just after her
father’s death); in fact, the most
whimsical part of the film is its spec-
tacular score, composed, as usual
for a Burton film, by Danny Elfman
(the Nightmare Before Christmas,
Milk, Corpse Bride). Some of the best
scenes in the film are the ones that
are almost directly lifted from Lewis
Carroll’s poetry and his descriptions
of the “frumious bandersnatch” and
the evil jabberwocky.
That said, what Wonderland
lacks in story, it makes up for in
acting; Depp’s Hatter is somewhat
heartbreaking at times, though the
Scottish brogue that slips out when-
ever he gets emotionally excited is
somewhat random and distracting.
Fry’s Chesire Cat, meanwhile, is hi-
larious and steals every scene that he
is in. Rickman’s Caterpillar is prob-
ably the best character in the film,
simultaneously wise and amusing
even as he smokes from a hookah.
Of course, Bonham Carter steals the
show as usual; her hilarious Red
Queen is perfect, amusing with just
the right dash of Burton-esque trag-
edy. The Red Queen is unlike any
character Bonham Carter has placed
recently, and she plays her perfectly.
Wonderland, which was origi-
And the Oscar goes to...
broadcast, but if advertising rev-
enue remains the broadcast’s driv-
ing consideration, loyal Academy
Awards watchers may still need to
brace themselves for at least a few
more long nights. ABC’s contract to
produce the Academy Awards does
not expire until 2014.
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nally shot in 2-D despite Disney’s
plans to convert it to a 3-D film,
lacks what its 3-D predecessors
boasted; its visuals, though colorful
and whimsical, pale in comparison
to the visual masterpiece of Avatar,
and perhaps this is Wonderland’s big-
gest problem: it is the first 3-D film
released after the almighty Avatar
and, though it broke Avatar’s open-
ing weekend record, it simply is not
as fun to watch.
With a typical Burton cast,
a typical Burton vaguely-creepy-
children’s-book-adaptation, and
a typical Burton composer, it is no
“You’re entirely
bonkers. But I’ll tell
you a secret. All the
best people are.”
surprise that Wonderland is a typical
Burton film, creepy and almost trag-
ic at times, whimsical and amusing
at others. The problem is, it fails to
stand out from the rest of his filmog-
raphy; essentially, Burton fans and
children will like it; most others will
simply not be blown away.
Best Picture:
"The Hurt Locker."
Best Director:
Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt
Locker."
Best Actor:
Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart."
Best Actress:
Sandra Bullock, The Blind
Side.
Best Supporting Actor: Chris-
toph Waltz,
Inglourious Basterds.
Best Supporting
Actress:
Mo'Nique, "
Precious:
Based on the Novel 'Push' by
Sapphire.
Best Adapted
Screenplay:
Geoffrey Fletcher,
Precious: Based on the Novel
'Push' by Sapphire.
For the full list of
Oscar Winners, See
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City League Underclassmen Moving Up Girls Tennis

Team: A Prom-
Brittany McFeeley
Copy Editor
ising Season
Haley DeFillipis

W year and that are ready to commit to Head of Business

ith another season on its way,
the girls are back working
their hardest to make up for the loss
of key players from the previous
season.
The 2010 season is lead by
Head Coach Julie Briggs and Assis-
tant Coach Susan Famiglietti, along
with junior tri-captains Patricia
Aguinaldo, Mandy Liao, and Senior
Karen Benavides.
Sophomore Paula Suarez com-
mented, “Although we did lose a lot
the team.” Sophomore Diana Tran
also added that, “[there are] a lot
of returning players and new play-
ers that are showing up to captain’s
practice, so everyone seems really
committed.”
With a lot of new freshmen
trying out, it will definitely help
contribute to the successes of each
team. Since a lot of the freshmen
who are trying out have played in
city league, so they are coming with
started up earlier than usual, the
new girls are able to catch on and
are learning fast.
With the talented
Suarez also stated, “Although
most of us are still a little rusty, by new roster, the
the time the season starts, we are all girl’s tennis
going to be well prepared to ready
to make this season one of the best.”
team hopes to be
Also looking forward to the new competitive in the
season is Tran; however what she Greater Boston
is looking forward to the most is
“playing in games!”
League
So with the 2010 season under-

of talent last year, there are many some knowledge of the game. Also,
girls that are very dedicated this since the captains’ practices have
To the left, Sophomore Commie
Ayuk. Photo by Lynn Tran
To the right, senior Jillann Cep-
linskas. Photo by Lynn Tran.
way, the girls are practicing 110%
to make this season one of the best
seasons yet.
W
ith high hopes of qualifying
for the state tournament, Mal-
den High School’s girl’s tennis team
is going approaching the upcoming
season with heads held high.
Last year, the girls came ex-
tremely close to states and ended
the season with a nearly split record.
With challenging opponents such as
Boston Latin Academy and North
Reading, they plan on taking home
the win.
Junior Alison Nguyen person-

“[I look forward

to] spending time
Boys Lacrosse: with all of the girls
Take Two on the team: we
Brittany McFeeley resemble a family
Copy Editor toward the end of
With the second season off and running the the season.”
Boys Lacrosse team is working hard to make their sec-
ond season better than last season.
With last season being their first season, they
had a difficult time getting into the swing of things,
but this season, and with a new coaching staff, their
goal to get more wins than the previous season.
With a new head coach, Brandon Maney, the
team only looks to improve. In addition to a new coach
there has been an addition of a Junior Varsity team.
The team has chosen Seniors Tim Riordan, Jose Tec-
Villeda, and Nicky Hoyt to lead the team. Sophomore
Stanley Chan states, “I’m just hoping that the lacrosse
team will be like the football team. We won together,
we lost together, but no matter what, we were still a ally looks forward to improving her
family.” He also mentioned how it is very important game and cheering on all her team-
for the team to work together, and working together mates, “[I look forward to] spending
will be one of the only ways to improve. time with all of the girls on the team:
The team’s goal is to get more wins than last we resemble a family toward the
year, and last year, the team only ended the season end of the season.”
with one win. However, the team has high hopes that Nguyen believes making states
they will be able to easily accomplish this goal. Chan will be a very difficult task, but the
also hopes that he can “do [his] best and contribute to team definitely has the ability to do
the team.” so. It’s a new year and a new season,
giving everyone the chance to per-
form their best.
The girl’s tennis team is prepar-
ing for a winning season with their
first match on April 7 versus Shaw-
sheen.
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Boys Tennis
Team Aims to
Succeed
Haley DeFillipis
Head of Business
Last year Boys
Tennis went to the
first round of the
state tournament
For the first time
in 30 years. this
season they hope
to go even further
in the Tournament.
M alden High School’s boys
tennis team plans on starting
the upcoming spring season strong
with a lot of depth in players.
Last year, the boy’s record
was “500”, meaning they had an
even amount of wins and losses.
This year, the players hope to
be at least that fortunate again,
although it will be challenging to
cope without a key player Dellon
Moy. Moy, a junior last year, un-
fortunately moved out of state.
The loss of Moy will cause for
many changes, but as junior Huy
Le states, “Everyone got better
since last year.”
One of the more challenging
matches will be held on April 20
verses Boston Latin Academy .
Le states “[They] beat us in both
matches we had with them.” An-
other challenging match will be
Malden verse Everett on May 4,
an intense meet that ended in a
win for Malden last year.
The team’s main goal is to
“Everyone
got better
since last
year.”
qualify for states, as they did last
year. They have gained a lot of
experience throughout the years
and hope to take the Greater Bos-
ton League (GBL) title in the up-
coming season. Junior Andrew
Delacey, a key player to the team
for the past three years, explains
“For several years now, we’ve
been looking at the banister in
the gym and the empty space
that needs to be filled. We have
the capabilities to win GBL’s.”
To the right: Junior Dellon Moy hit-
ting the ball. Photo by Lynn Tran.
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Boys Baseball team relies On New Talent
Joshua Kummins
Reporter
T
Tiongson will lead the team into the Also, Carpenito added that the team
he Malden High School baseball
has one main goal: win ten games
team will look to improve upon new season, with the same tenacity
as previous captains. and qualify for the Massachusetts
a tough 2009, as they begin prepara-
tion for the 2010 season. Last year, The team’s strength should be Interscholastic Athletic Association
on the defensive side, as they have (MIAA) state tournament.
Malden compiled a disappointing
Bishop Fenwick and Lynn Eng-
7-13 record during the regular sea- many returning players with at least
son. a season of varsity experience under lish High Schools will be the first
their belt. opponents for the team, as they face
Head coach Kevin Carpenito
Carpenito added that there will them in the first of six scrimmages.
said that the “team will be really
be many young returning players The regular season begins with a
young this year,” as just two seniors
will return to the team with a pleth- for this year’s squad that will play home game against Dracut on Apr.
vital roles, including sophomores 7.
ora of underclassmen. Captain Nate
Freni and fellow senior Jonathan Bradley Applin and Ricky Mendez.
Girls SOFTBALL Chases Another GBL Title
Joshua Kummins
Reporter
T he Malden High
School softball
team is looking for
even more success in
2010, after an impressive
17-4 season last year. The
team won the Greater
Boston League (GBL)
championship and
made a run in the Mas-
sachusetts Interscholas-
tic Athletic Association
(MIAA) state tournament,
before losing in the later rounds.
Coach Richard Cullen said
that “with hard work…” the team could
have yet another strong year, as the team has
a strong mixture of veterans and young talent,
including senior Casey Wilcox, and sophomores
Emily Hoffman and Rebecca Krigman.
Though the team returns some solid bats,
Cullen said that team’s speed needs improvement
if they want to repeat the success of last year.
Co-captains Jen Tamindzija and Kristina
Dyer will lead the team in their run at another GBL
title, imitating previous captains who were success-
ful. Cullen added that the addition of players from
the strong junior varsity and freshmen teams will
help this year’s team immensely in the long run.
Cullen stated that inside the league, Med-
ford and Everett High School are returning strong
line-ups, making the competition for the league
title fierce.
The team’s long road to states will begin
on Apr. 5 with a home game against Methuen High
School.
To the right: junior
Renee Santo pre-
pares to swing. Photo
by Lynn Tran.
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OUTDOOR TRACK: BACK AT IT AGAIN

Brendan Provitola Ayoub Kourikchi Senior Ngoc Doan in the
4x8 relay. Photo by Lynn
Reporter Co-Editor-in-Chief Tran.

T he Malden High girls track team looks to start their outdoor season fresh. After a tough, but hard working indoor season, the girls will try to salvage
their chances of winning some meets this upcoming season. Junior Cyntia Brunot is excited to try out the outdoor events like throwing the javelin and
the disc. Brunot stated, “I’m so excited that the season is here. I’m ready for it.”
The team finished in third place at the Greater Boston League (GBL) meet at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury during the indoor season. The team
now has some expectations of what they need to do to be a competitor for the GBL title. Senior Thanh Nguyen, the only girl to qualify for states during
hte indoor season, is ready for this upcoming season. Nguyen stated, “Everybody just needs to be positive, work together, and love each other.” Even
though there was only one state qualifier, there are a few others who were really close. This spring season gives the girls another chance to show what
they can really do.

A fter tying Cambridge for the GBL title and finishing the sea-
son with the best overall record in the GBL, the boys team
hopes to complete a double crown, something that the team only
dreamed of a couple of years ago. Additionally, several star MHS
athletes that strengthened the team during the indoor season and
added depth have also decided to join the outdoor team.
Their fervor is evident as several athletes have worked hard
during the off season. The throwing team which has performed
exceptionally well in the past and has spent several practices hon-
ing their throwing techniques at McDonald’s stadium and several
track athletes can be seen in the weight room.
The boys team begins the season with a difficult meet against
GBL powerhouse Cambridge Ridge & Latin, the team that they
tied at the GBL Championship, at home. Following their meet
against Cambridge Ridge & Latin they face off against teams that
include Everett and Somerville, teams that always pose a threat
to Malden’s outdoor season.
With several upperclassmen, both teams hope to finish the
season as GBL Champions with several personal bests, and state
qualifications along the way.
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Olympics: Story Behind The Games
Megan Kelly
Reporter
T he year of 2010 has brought
a decade to a close and wel-
comed twenty-ten’s first Olym-
pics. Hosted in Vancouver Brit-
ish Columbia the winter sports
event introduced fans around
the world to underage drinking
hockey champs, a “platinum”
medal in men’s figure skating
and the untimely death of a
Georgian athlete.
Nodar Kumaritashvili
was one of the seven athletes
to be representing his country
of Georgia, a country that only
made its Olympic debut 16 years
earlier in 1994. He tragically
died after a accident on the luge
track on February 12, 2010. His
country had hoped to watch the
young man make reputation for
Georgia in luge though instead
his countrymen gathered at his
home in the village of Bakuriani,
Georgia a week after his death.
The International Luge Federa-
tion (FIL) blames Kumaritash-
vili for his crash though others
say it was his inexperience of
the track, he had only taken 26
runs while Canadian athlete’s
had been down it hundreds of
times giving them much more
experience.
Russia’s domination in
Men’s Figure Skating finally
ended with the gold won by
American skater Evan Lysacek.
The 24 year old who told the UK
newspaper The Telegraph, “I
was working every moment to
put in the extra footwork to rack
up the extra points. It was hard,
very hard.” Lysacek had earned
both the gold and his own best
personal score of 257.67 points.
Though fallen gold medalist
Evgeni Plushenko published on
his website afterwards that he
had earned a “Platinum” medal
and blames the judges for his
own short comings. Plushenko
who was the favorite for the
gold at these games then went
and told The Telegraph “But I
suppose Evan needs the medal
more than I do.” Why would
someone who does not need
the medal then go and also gain
support of the Russian Prime
Minister for his new “level”
athleticism.
For both men’s and wom-
en’s hockey the U.S. earned
silver and northern neighbor
Canada received gold. Though
for Canada’s women’s team a
celebration on the ice two hours
after being awarded the medals
called for beer, champagne and
cigars. An underage member
of the team was caught drink-
ing bear, the drinking age for
British Columbia is 19. Pictures
of the gold medal team show
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Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson waves the Olympic
flag during the closing ceremonies of the 2010 Olym-
pic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, on
Sunday, February 28, 2010. (Gerry Kahrmann/Canwest
News Service/MCT)
Entertainers with snowboards parade the caul-
dron during the closing party of the 2010 Olympic
Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, on
Sunday, February 28, 2010. (Mike Siegel/Seattle
Times/MCT)
them smoking thick cigars while lying on the ice,
air gulping a bottle of champagne and jokingly
attempting to drive a Zamboni after drinking.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) com-
mented on the partying to Pittsburgh Post Gazette
“It is not what we want to see. I don’t think it’s a
good promotion of sport values.”
With a total of 258 medals racked up by
the entire world at the Vancouver Games, 86 being
gold, 87 silver and 85 bronze 2010’s first Olympics
has earned enough medals and controversy.
19
Alfonse’s Monthly
Editorial
Vancouver Winter
Olympics Lift World
Spirits
Alfonse Femino
Head of Sports
F rom the hard hitting action in Men’s Hockey
between America and Canada, to the fierce
determination from sweepers in curling match
ups between Japan and Germany, the 2010
Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, shined
bright with incredible moments that will go
down in Olympic history, showing the unity
and peaceful interactions among the nations.
After the torch was lit and all of the opening
festivities and qualifying rounds finished, the
games were ready to begin. The first few days
of the Olympics alone were as intense and excit-
ing as the playoff and championship rounds. In
the figure skating event, Japan jumped to a very
early lead, having skaters win both gold and
silver medals, with Germany winning bronze in
the first figure skating event on Feb. 15th. Also
during the opening games of the Olympics, the
infamous America and Canada rivalry did not
disappoint, as the two countries were neck and
neck with close contests in snowboarding and
free style skiing, both of which America and
Canada medaled on the same day.
With both the American and Cana-
dian men’s hockey teams undefeatedwith both
teams beating all other opponents by a large
margin, their first game on Feb. 21st was highly
anticipated. The game went back and forth for
a while, but in the end the Americans were able
to pull away with a 5-3 victory over what per-
haps was the best assembly of hockey players
on one team in the history of the sport, closely
resembling the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid,
New York where the underdog Americans were
victors of the world powerhouse Russia.
With the preliminary rounds coming to a
close, the playoff and champitonship rounds,
bringing with them the most memorable mo-
ments of the games. Figure skating was one
of the closest events, with China tying with
America, and Canada trailing close behind in
third place. The luge event, however, was not
as close, as Germany had a comfortable first
place lead over second place Austria. None
of the events, however, could compare to the
intensity and borderline insanity of the men’s
hockey event. In a game that could not have
been planned more perfectly, America played
against Canada in the championship round.
Three periods proved to little after a 2-2 tie,
causing the game to go into overtime. Seven
minutes into sudden death over time, National
Hockey League star Sydney Crosby of Canada
slipped the puck past America’s Ryan Miller,
sealing a victory and gold medal for the Cana-
dian team.
After the long excitement filled two weeks
of olympics it was time to announce the winning
countries. In a spectacular closing ceremony,
all countries and members involved were hon-
ored, and the results were announced. Coming
in third was the home country Canada. Not far
ahead was second place Germany. Finishing in
the number one spot and carving out their own
spot in Winter Olympic history was America.
Though some countries came up short of
what they had hoped for, the 2010 winter olym-
pics was an amazing experience for all who
were involved or watched at home, and the
games symbolized how far the world has come
in all aspects to this day.
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Students Fail Fourth Quarter

Clockwise, from top left: Ber-

nice Diaz and senior Casey
Willcox sprint for the ball.
Sean Walsh and senior Nathan
Freni fight for the ball. Cut out
images of Nathan Freni and
Bernice Diaz.
Photos by Sharon Lee.

STUDENT VS. FACULTY

Omar Khoshafa
Copy Editor
T he electrified crowd roared as
Fillette Lovancy won the tip-off
for the students with great ease.
This signaled the start of an exciting
game would only become more and
more competitive as time went on.
The 2010 faculty-student Basketball
Game began at about 2:50 p.m. in
the Finn Gym and was composed of
alternating seven minute quarters
between both the Varsity Boys and
Girls basketball teams, against the
male and female faculty members
at Malden High School. Through-
out the game, the crowd was kept
informed through the informative
commentating of. The air was full
of suspense from the start, and the
crowd of over 250 students could
only watch as Captain Evan Maus-
er’s prophecy came to life, which
was that “we will be competing in a
very close match... and may the best
team win.”
The game started off with the
MHS girls’ team playing against
the female faculty team. The girls
played a tough match, with both
sides displaying some heavy de-
fense, limiting the scoring to only
several points per side at the begin-
ning of the game.
After seven minutes, the
boys’ team came on to face the fac-
ulty team, led by Evan Mauser. The
team’s mentality was reflected by his
statement, “We will show the same
resilient energy that we have always
shown in the past.” English teacher
David Londino opened the scoring
for the men’s faculty game with
a three-point shot that shortened
the deficit in the first quarter. The
game’s grid lock type play remained
evident for several quarters, with
the faculty team gradually gaining
ground on the varsity teams.
Throughout the game, the ex-
citing play did not come up short
of the crowd’s expectations, as they
remained amused, cheering and
roaring at every point sunk by a
member of the faculty squad. One
such example were the plays run
by Ms. Jackson, a PACE faculty
member. However, such reactions
were not shown when the Boys and
Girls varsity teams scored, showing
the crowd was clearly favoring the
underdog faculty team. The fans
did not remain quiet for the varsity
teams the entire game, as they were
released into a frenzy after senior
point guard Ramon Viches dunked
the ball, leaving girls varsity coach
Joe Levine staring in awe. There was
equal excitement showed by the
fans when history teacher Benjamin
FACULTY
Sean Walsh, Benjamin
Max,
Max and math teacher Bradley Gell-
ing connected several times, scoring
a number of points over the boys
John Malone, Evan Mau
Jerimiah Smith, Joseph
ser,
Levine, Dan Keefe, An
varsity team. thony
Jesi, Kevin Floyd, David
In an exciting last quarter, the
men’s faculty tied it up and took the
Londino
lead, which they held onto to secure
an unexpected win. Max expressed STUDENTS
his emotion when he said, “It was Nathan Freni, Ramon
an exciting win for the faculty. Mr. Viches, Ernst LaRachel,
Jean
Smith’s game-winner was one of the Messeroux, Vernon Sa
invil
most exciting moments of my life.”
Jeremiah Smith, an English teacher,
was apparently modest in his reac-
tion to this, calling his game-winner
“nothing really. I was just standing
there and hit a lay-up any 12-
year old could have made.”
Londino called it a “miracle
on ice… except on a basketball FACULTY
court,” but also said “[they] ice Diaz,
Shauna Campbell, Bern
couldn’t have done it without rthorp,
Erin Craven, Heather No
[their] sixth man, Mr. Jesi.” (An- Gray, Cara
Melani LoBue, Jessica
thony Jesi was the referee of the a Schibelli,
Hovhanessian, Barbar
match.) lente,
Hava Daniels, Paula Va
“This game will continue Tracy Jackson
to show that the teachers are
STUDENTS
can be as mentally and physi- sey
Jennifer Tamindzija, Ca
cally strong as the student body,” os , Fil let te
Willcox, Erica Marang
stated captain and Math teacher chard so n,
Lovancy, Francesca Ri
Evan Mauser, as the teachers cel- Jes sic a Cotto, Ki-
ebrated and rejoiced their hard- Kyriah Marcelin,
uk, Rebecca
fought victory over the students ara Amos, Commie Ay
ng
Krigman, Bridgette Furlo
in the area of athletics.