DECEMBER 16, 2005 Classrooms, Record Of- Diversity Poll Finds Diversity of Opinion Importance of Racial Diver- by ADAM GOLDSTEIN (VI) Sity
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THE NATION'S OLDEST ON THE WEB: COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL http://www.pingry.org/ NEWSPAPER students/therecord.html VOLUME CXXXII, NUMBER 2 The Pingry School, Martinsville, New Jersey DECEMBER 16, 2005 Classrooms, Record Of- Diversity Poll Finds Diversity of Opinion importance of racial diver- By ADAM GOLDSTEIN (VI) sity. More than two-thirds fice Targeted by Thieves The Pingry Recordʼs first- of the faculty say a racially ever diversity poll found a diverse student body is “very By ZARA MANNAN (III) diverse range of opinions important,” but only a fifth about diversity at the school. sons and publications, like the of students share that view. Mainly since Thanksgiv- Teachers overwhelmingly Similarly, only 14 percent ing, expensive and important Record, have had to scramble harder to meet deadlines. value diversity, but students of students view a racially electronic equipment has been are split about what kinds of disappearing from school class- Editors who had planned diverse faculty as “very im- diversity are important. rooms and offices on the week- on finishing layout this past portant,” but 60 percent of the ends. When the first projectors weekend, were prevented from The 12-question poll asked faculty hold that view. disappeared in early November, doing so when security neces- about racial and socioeco- This trend holds for virtu- faculty wondered if they were sitated that the Record office nomic diversity and diversity ally every other question of simply being “borrowed.” But stay locked. of opinion. Students and fac- diversity. By a 3:1 margin, over the past several weeks, it The school administra- ulty both answered the poll, faculty say opinion diversity has become clear that this is no tion and business department including whites, blacks, is “very important” in the N. Lee (VI) little stealing problem; this is a have acted quickly to contain Asians, and Hispanics. student body—an opinion Seniors, Mr. Bourne and Mr. Grant on the couches. stealing scandal. Even as this the problem. According to shared by barely half of stu- Mr. Pratt, CFO of the Pingry FACULTY/STUDENT ity of whites and Asians call article was being prepared for dents. Overall, there was not MALE/FEMALE racial diversity “somewhat publication, The Record had its School, the police have already a single facet of diversity that been contacted and are involved DIFFERENCES important,” while Hispanics most recent acquisition, a new a lower percentage of faculty DIFFERENCES G5 IMAC, stolen. in the investigation. and blacks are divided as A major concern of the ad- Faculty and students than of students called “very to whether racial diversity As the Record went to press, strongly disagree over the important." Gender differences appear in addition to the IMAC, a total ministration right now is to in the poll results as well. is very important or merely of eleven projectors and six tighten security. Surveillance Girls call nearly every kind somewhat important. On is- laptops had been stolen. Two cameras are being considered, of diversity “very important” sues of socioeconomic diver- projectors were stolen from the but it is unsure at this point more often than boys do, es- sity and diversity of opinion, whether that will be a definite Math department, one from the pecially with regard to racial however, people of all races English department, and several addition to our school. are in general agreement (see When asked whether the diversity. Similar numbers of have been taken from the For- girls and boys call diversity Graphs on pages 6 and 7). eign Language department. culprit could be a student, Mr. “somewhat important,” and Different races also had Also, both the English and Pratt responded that he really far more boys that girls call different ranges of opin- Science departments are miss- did not know. “So many people ions. Hispanic responses, come in and out of Pingry,” he different kinds of diversity ing laptops. According to Mr. for example, were often said, “that it is hard to pinpoint “not important at all.” In the Quoc Vo, the estimated cost for split among several choices, a projector can go up to about exactly who could be stealing aggregate, girls are in general from the school.” more sympathetic to the ideal as when equal numbers of $1100 and laptops can cost up Hispanics said there was to $1500. Within the past four years, I of diversity that boys. “not enough” and “almost One of the many unset- have had no experiences with There are exceptions to tling consequences of the lost stealing and no reason to call this trend, however. A higher enough” socioeconomic di- equipment was that teachers percentage of boys than girls versity in the student body. Courtesy of the Bluebook. Asian opinion was in gen- are unable to teach planned les- Continued on Page 8 The Pingry Class of 1955. call opinion diversity in the faculty “very important,” for eral more uniform, as when example. a clear two-thirds majority of Asians said there was “al- 100 SENIORS RACIAL DIFFERENCES most enough” socioeconomic Breaking Out Our Blue and White diversity in the faculty. Such agreement within a group Callaghan thinks the new Various racial groups also And he should be; much of APPLY EARLY was uncommon among other By JEN HETRICK (VI) the recent school spirit is a re- Athletic Director (A.D.), Mr. hold greatly different opin- Vanasse, has been a “great ions about the importance of On Saturday, October 29, sult of Riccardiʼs enthusiasm. Continued on Page 7 addition to the community, diversity at Pingry. A major- Pingry fans in the stands finally Riccardi has attended “at least TO COLLEGE especially in attendance at yelled “Go! Fight! Win!” when two dozen games” this year games,” and students also three fall athletics teams played and has encouraged many think that the administration DECLINE FROM LAST YEAR in the Somerset County Finals. others to sit on the spectatorsʼ Inside The Record has “tried harder this year to Girlsʼ Varsity Field Hockey side of the field. Although he support school spirit.” Many defended their title winning was unaware of the superlative By MELISSA LOEWINGER (V) agree that events such as the 1-0 in overtime against Bridge- when he started bringing his “Friday Night Lights” football water. Girlsʼ Varsity Soccer infamous bag of pots and pans, As of December 1, 100 se- game that occurred on October defeated Hillsborough 4-0, and Riccardi is proud of his title, niors, constituting 80.6% of the 21 and the trio of finals on Oc- Boysʼ Varsity Soccer finished saying “Pingry needs some senior class, had submitted early tober 29 have encouraged both 2-0 against Bridgewater. It more school spirit, and I think applications to the colleges of students and teachers to come comes as no surprise that so weʼve had a lot lately.” their choice. These seniors have out and support their teams. many teams came out on top Senior Field Hockey Cap- submitted 133 early applications But the best lesson here is this fall (last year, Pingry tain, Frances Callaghan agreed in total. that school spirit has to come ended the fall season with 5 that “school spirit could defi- Last year, 82.4% of the senior from the students themselves. county titles); however, the nitely improve.” She pointed class applied early, showing the out that major events get a “It has to be popular to go early application trend to be fairly to the games, not a burden,” consistent. Three more seniors noted Rob Tilson (VI), but Mr. applied early last year, although Vanasse has definitely done his six more early applications were part. As the new A.D., he has filed this year. Director of College made an effort to get involved Counseling Mr. Robert MacLel- in athletics by attending prac- lan does not foresee any drastic tices, advertising games, and change in this trend, saying that N. Lee (VI) scheduling special events. most years around 75% of the Senior girls lit up the field and the court during Pow- derpuff football. The success of events such senior class applies early. as “Friday Night Lights” There are three main types Senior Stress Revisited Powerder Puff vs. Cream Puff makes some wonder why we of early applications. The most How much emphasis on college is donʼt have more fan-worthy popular, Mr. MacLellan said, has Junior and senior girls faced off too much? Sam Adriance (V) reflects. in day-glo colors, and Michelle Yuan facilities. Despite his personal always been early decision, in Pg. 2 enthusiasm, Riccardi notes that explains how to stay away from tempt- which a student can only apply to ing treats over the holidays. P. 10 “if we had lights and stands at one school and must matriculate Apples, Anyone? our soccer or football fields, there if accepted. Sixty students like Ridge High School, we applied early decision this year. Ryan Macgibbon reviews his favor- Hungry? Try Keum Ho Jung would not only get students Early action is different from ite fall treat whilte Isaac Davis reviews sultry singer Fiona Apple. Pg. 5 Justin Louie (IV) recommends out to watch the games and early decision in that a student can this Korean restaurant. P. 11 N. Lee (IV) hangout on Friday nights, we apply to multiple schools, and if Senior fans at a playoff soccer game. The Importance of Being would also get parents and accepted, the student can decide Bags, Boots and Blouses alumni out there.” Diverse real shock value came when good turnout, but there is little whether or not to attend that Even without such luxuries, school by May 1. 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