Volume: LXXVI 1st Quartr Editon Issue: 1 A LE CA L ORES, D , M CU A IO LT E IG U S L R M E A R A Y L P R I. O . RamPageV , R IDENCE SCHOOL WORLD ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS CREDITS La Salle Gone Green Kenya by Amanda Bartolini by Tori Vichroski The Environmental Club has Think about what it would be like to live without introduced a new feature to the La all you’re used to and familiar with. Think about Salle Garden: a solar biodome leaving your comfortable home complete with greenhouse. The Environmental food and privacy, and flying a total of 18 hours for Club and the Architecture Club 9 days to a completely different land. To us it worked in unison to create the seems unimaginable, but to senior Emmy Silvia biodome. The construction began and four other students, sophomore Calvin Miller last year and is continuing into this and seniors Curtis Lucas, Emily Kemp, and current school year. This biodome Shadira Presbot, it was reality. will be fully powered by the sun, meaning that it leaves no carbon When signing up for the 2009 Kenya trip over the footprint. The Environmental Club The club also hosted the Rhode Island summer, Emmy’s picture about what Kenya would has three moderators: Mr. DeMaria, Interfaith Power and Light Conference be like was probably like all of ours: what we see Mrs. McGee-Flynn, and Mrs. on climate change. in the movies. “I pictured it to be all dirt and no Maggiacomo. The student president grass. and animals running around.” recalled of the club is Alanna Ferri. This year, the Environmental Club is Emmy. However, she soon saw how different it focusing on finishing the biodome. actually was. There were a lot of people, The biodome will accumulate rain especially when the Lasallian students first got off The Environmental Club started in the plane. “There were crowds of people, trying to 2007, yet has accomplished many water from the roof and store the take your luggage and stuff. It was nerve things in the Lasallian community. rainwater in a 1,200 gallon water tank racking”. Obviously, there was a poor crowd of Past projects include creating a Fresh-water fish, like tilapia, will be people. This was one of the reasons that attracted recycling paper and cardboard raised and then be sold to local Emmy and the others to Kenya. Although there program, a herb garden for the restaurants. The fish droppings in the were poor people, there were also wealthy people. cafeteria, a campus wetland tank will be lead into nine smaller This surprised Emmy, who thought of Kenya as restoration project, and the creation water tanks. In these tanks, native completely poor. Kenya, unknown to many, was of the La Salle garden and plant species will be grown for the complete with a city containing tall buildings and greenhouse. The Environmental Club campus wetlands restoration project. bright lights at night time. sells the produce grown in the school The water brought to the plants will garden to the Davis Park Farmer’s be filtered by the plants and returned Market. The club has integrated to the 1,200 gallon water tank. biodegradable utensils and plates along with recycling in the cafeteria. cont. p. 2 cont. p. 2 Come See Summerfolk this LaSalle Football Want to Join the RAMPAGE? Weekend (Oct. 22-4) in the Highlights Reel Meetings Tuesdays after school in Rm. 311 Brother Michael McKenery see p. 10 Arts Center. Volume: LXXVI 1st Quartr Editon Issue: 1 La Salle Theater collaborating with Ms. Cerros and Mr. Kenya cont. Haynes is one of her favorite parts of this by Sophia Breggia production. The opportunities to be During the sudents’ stay, they spent time at two involved, however, did not stop at just schools in the slums. One school had kids from 2 to Although the school year seems as the cast—many students were able to 20 years of age, and the other was a high school. if it has just begun, and Autumn is join and are contributing to “Tech,” the “The kids were very optimistic. The high school students took a little bit longer to bond with the kids, crisp in the air, La Salle’s theater backstage help with lighting, costumes, program is proud to be presenting seeing as they were teenagers. They always had set and sound. Thank you in advance to smiles on their faces, though,” told Emmy. At the Summerfolk, showing October all who are participating in putting on schools, Emmy and the LSA students would talk with 22-24th! Summerfolk was written what is bound to be an amazing show! the kids and learn things about each others’ cultures in 1903 by a Russian writer best and lives. They also handed out school supplies and known as Maxim Gorky. The play, toys to the younger kids. “Generally, we just learned as explained by Ms. Hayes of La about each others’ lifestyles,” Emmy told me. When the La Salle crew was not spending time at the schools, Salle’s drama department, is about they would be at the brothers’ house or taking walks a social class in Russia and the through the streets. One day, Emmy and the others political changes which occurred in took a walk through one particular slum. It was the Russia in that social class. The size of Central Park, yet held 1.2 million people. people, Ms. Hayes said, were “There were little kids playing in the sewage. That restless, knowing something was image has remained with me,” said Emmy. changing, but mostly unaware Environmental Club cont. The last day, the students took their time to simply about what was happening. The swap more stories with the students and learn from each other. “The goodbyes were really sad, but we people did not want to change, as exchanged emails so we could stay in touch,” change is often a very difficult Aside from the biodome, the remembered Emmy. process. Summerfolk shows how Environmental Club will sell the That night, Emmy, the other kids, Mrs. Martinelli and these people came through these school- grown vegetables, herbs and Ms. Steger said their goodbyes, thanked the brothers changes. flowers at the Davis Park Farmer’s for letting them stay in their house, and departed. Market, plan and host Earth Week When I asked Emmy how this trip changed her life, she Summerfolk was chosen to be one celebrations, and continue the responded, “It made me want to do more. I want to of the performances for La Salle recycling program in school. participate in the rice bowl collections and I’ll always be aware now.” Emmy also wants to tell people who because of the ability to cast a large are interested in next year’s trip to definitely do it. Perhaps the greatest accomplishment number of students in the “Prepare yourself and be grateful for what you have,” production, Ms. Hayes explained, of the Environmental club “is creating she advises. I asked Emmy if she had actually stayed and because it is very different a group that has fun while creating in contact with any of the Kenyan kids. “I have from other performances which positive change for the environment” through email and facebook. Usually we just talk says Mr. DeMaria, “not to mention a will go on. It also has much about school and what’s going on with our friends and beautiful garden where many faculty, the activities we do” she told me. The trip really educational value as it is historical staff, and students can use for class and created lifelong friendships. If you are interested in as well as sure to be extremely simply to take a break from our fast this year’s Kenya trip or next year’s, contact Mrs. entertaining and enjoyable. The paced lives. I always ask if the energy I Martinelli or Ms. Steger for details. script was cut to fit La Salle’s high am using and the waste I am creating school environment. The only are balanced by what I am trying to larger change which had to be accomplish.” made, however, was to adjust the length of the script, since the If a La Salle student wanted to make an original drama was so long. environmental difference, that student can come up with a plan to address his/ Did You Know?: Energy Efficient Summerfolk is in the hands of Ms. her own “green” concerns and can bring that idea to the Environmental club. lightbulbs must be disposed of Hayes, Ms. Cerros and Mr. Haynes All Lasallian students interested in the properly. You may drop them off at —Ms. Hayes says that, along with environment are encouraged to join the any Walmart or The Home Depot working with over 40 students, Environmental club. Volume: LXXVI 1st Quartr Editon Issue: 1 United Nations Gets a New remains a major concern that requires President of the General Assembly new and effective methods from this session to be able to tackle it and achieve by Aubrey Curran sustainable economic growth and development worldwide. Every session the U.N’s General Assembly posts This past summer, June 10, 2009, the U.N unified goals that every member works towards General Assembly celebrated the beginning of meeting. Based on Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki’s its 64th session. As tradition, the U.N held acceptance speech, this session will be no elections for a new President among the different. There are several issues that Dr. Treki Ambassadors. This year’s President-elect is has addressed that will take the full concentration Dr.