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Volume 3 Issue 1 May 20 2011 Pingree Goes Commercial By Diana Hong Several students from Pingree Erin Thomassen (sophomore), were chosen to be models for the Calvin Gonzalez (sophomore), Saucony athletic wear company. Max Goldstein (sophomore), They were photographed last week Jerome Cappedona (sophomore), engaged in various activities and and Tiffany Palmer (freshman). were each awarded a pair of socks The process in choosing from the Saucony company for these students was dubbed the their arduous efforts. The students ‘Cinderella method’: those who who took part in the advertisement wished to be in the advertisement included three seniors, fi ve wrote their shoe sizes and their juniors, four sophomores, and one names on a piece of computer freshman: Bobby Adam (senior), paper and stood in front of a Colin Rossano (senior), Conor camera. The photographers Cash (senior), Rachel Kaczynski from the advertising agency and (junior), Izzy Attenborough the casting agent then viewed (junior), Amanda Monteforte their pictures and a group of the (junior), Kenny Aboagye-Adinkra students whose foot size fi t the (junior), Conor Clement (junior), sample sneakers were chosen to be Photographers Photo by Diana Hong the models. had to jump the mini hurdles for Before the photo shoot, the several hours and the boys had contestants had to put baby oil on to sprint for what seemed like their legs and dust on their new forever. Girls and boys were sneakers to make them seem like photographed separately. By the that have just been running around. time each fi nished they looked Clothes racks and giant cameras forward to the relative ease of were brought in black vans. A afternoon practice. wardrobe expert worked with the All the work paid off. A ad agency personnel to designate sneak preview of the ads can be a shirt and shorts for each person viewed by contacting Ms. Klein to wear. Fancy equipment was in the Communications offi ce. sprawled around the middle fi eld It’s all hush-hush, though, until in front of Pingree and the photo the 2012 styles modeled by the shoot lasted from 3:30 to 7:30 Pingree students come out next p.m. at on April 28. year. Then look at billboards and Jumping Hurdles Although this process sounds magazines for your almost-famous Photo by Ciara Jacques exciting, it was hard work for classmates! those who participated—the girls More photos page 3 Is Someone Watching You? By Diana Hong Today, a hello to a cousin in Garcia was one of the victims. France is only a phone call away After she had him fi x her computer, and a visit, six-and-a -half hours. she noticed that every time she Computers and televisions and all used it a small light came on and such fancy boxes have catapulted the battery power was consumed humans from potato farmers to more quickly. She notifi ed a iPod addicts. Yet behind all such friend about the problem and they beautiful wonders of today is a together they found the two extra trail of unintentional byproducts. software programs that Craig had In addition to convenience, half used to take pictures of and upload a century of surging technology the images to a remote server. He has given birth to a wide, took more than 20,000 pictures in unprecedented breed of creepiness, various apparels and with various everything from email hacking to people. Craig later confessed that webcam-stalking. he had spied on nine other women In August of 2008, a 23-year old who had asked him to fi x their student at the University of Florida computers. was spotted for abusing privacy The issue of privacy breach caisefiles.wikispaces.com rights of various women. Craig through the Internet does not only with a dude” through the internet. man next door—especially since Matthew Feigin had been working concern high technology programs All such cases were made he would have to wait hours before as a computer technician who and skilled hackers. An infamous possible through the wonders of a computer screen until some live fi xed malfunctioning computers; instance of this case is the tragic webcams and modern technology. object can be observed—it is still however, he used the access he story of Tyler Clementi, a fi rst-year A vast majority does not, and safer to be aware of the reasonable had from his job to install two student at Rutgers University of probably would not, have to know cont. on page 9 softwares called Web Cam Spy New Jersey. Clementi committed these dangers; however, one can Hacker and Log Me In on his suicide a day after his 18-year-old never be too careful. Wonder what the Seniors looked female customers to spy on the roommate Dharun Ravi streamed Although it is highly unlikely like when they were Freshman? unsuspecting women. Marisel a video of Clementi “making out that one will be watched by a shady Check page 4! page 1 Editorial Once You Go Mac, You Never Go Back A newspaper by and for the students of Pingree School Editors Staff Writers Diana Hong Gabi Geiger Ciara Jacques Dylan Wack Erin Thomassen Editorial Advisor Sarah Martin Judy Klein Annie Melden Emily Hawthorne Staff Artist Teah Hayward Lisa Troung My Day as Head of School Senior Annie Melden acted as School Head for a Day a couple of weeks ago, thanks to her parents’ making the high bid on this item in Pingree’s online Photo by digitalrendezvous.net auction. This is what Annie learned in her meetings with students and adults There has been much debate between Mac lovers and PC users, but this during her Day of Power. article will hopefully reveal the benefi ts of being a Mac user and why it is a good decision to invest in this innovative technology. First of all, a Mac is actually a PC, which stands for “Personal Computer,” but for the purpose of this article non-Macs will be referred to as PCs. From the moment it’s out of the box, a Mac is ready to use. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about most PCs, where one fi rst has to erase the trial software, open other boxes for the rest of the materials, and purchase and download anti-virus programs. Macs typically remain virus- free throughout their use, since PCs have been around much longer and dominate the market, so malwares and spywares target PCs instead. Due to the massive security problems PCs suffer, security programs lead to the incessant pop-up box asking the user to “Allow” before moving on to the next internet page. A Mac computer is far more versatile than PCs in terms of the software they can run. Built-in programs such as iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes, iWeb all work together to create an easy and simple media experience, known as “iLife.” Its fast advancing and straightforward technology is a great advantage. Users need no instruction to fi gure out how to use a Mac. People concerned about the more limited choices in Mac software should know that not only can Mac computers Photo by Diana Hong and Ciara Jacques run Mac programs, but they can run Windows as well. Software such as Parallels allows the user to run Windows and Mac OS X on the same computer The Top Three Complaints from Students/Teachers: (this only works for Macs not PCs). Many must-have programs like Microsoft 1. Cafeteria Food- The general consensus was that Pingree’s school are made for Macs too. lunches are due for improvement. Most students felt that the diversity of It is common for non-Mac users to think of Macs as the more expensive choices for lunch was not very wide, and that not enough protein is provided, option but, in order to get the same features and performance levels, PCs end up because most lunches seem to consist of carbohydrates. with the higher price. The difference is that Macs have less of a price range, and 2. The New Schedule- The new schedule, according to some teachers, there are no cheap, low quality Mac computers. For example, the MacBook Pro does not provide enough time for AP science classes, leaving students 17” comes with virtually the same features as the Dell XPS M1710, but the Mac unprepared for AP exams. has a more advanced Core 2 Duo processor that isn’t available yet for Dells. 3. Town Meetings- “Town meetings,” or meetings with the entire student While the Dell may have a higher-end camera and more USB ports, it weighs body where no faculty or staff are present, have not been held for a few years, almost two pounds more and is much chunkier. This Dell costs $3,459, about but some students felt that these should be revisited to allow the students $650 more than the MacBook Pro. more of an active role in raising questions and discussing problems within the The major difference that saves Mac users a lot in the long run, is that school. the latest software can be used on an eight-year-old Mac computer, or one even older. When PC software is updated it requires a whole new computer And The Top Three Pingree Praises: to go along with it. Macs users also seem to have fewer problems with their 1. Many students felt that the ties between students and faculty are computers crashing, freezing, or having to restart. There is no need to turn off strong. Students seem to feel free to converse with their teachers outside of a MacBook unless the user needs to update the software; simply close the lid class to get to know them better and to develop closer relationships with them.

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