• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

PAGE 4 • FEATURES PAGE 5 • IN-DEPTH PAGE 6 • SPORTS As student body grows, Annual Martin Luther Spin classes, healthy some worry about how King assembly addressed eating and meditation Lab’s culture will change social, gender and can help you keep a with an influx of students racial issues continuing healthy mind and body who did not grow up in into the present day, for the new year, so you the Lab community while including use of the will be motivated to keep others welcome change. N-word. your resolutions. University of Chicago Laboratory High School 1362 East 59th Street, Chicago,U-HIGH Illinois 60637 MIDWAY Volume 94, Number 5 JANUARY 19, 2018 Club promotes equity within STEM field Aiming to inspire See editoral on Page 7 girls in STEM, sophomore starts disparity at junior and senior year. It’s pretty disheartening to see, es- national club pecially as a freshman.” Recognizing this disparity at by LEAH EMANUEL U-High, Ananya began to learn ARTS EDITOR more about the gender disparity A new U-High club is promot- issues in STEM fields, and want- ing equity in science, technolo- ed to find ways to empower girls to gy, engineering and mathematics pursue STEM. through mentorship and outreach Sophomore club member Eve programs. Grobman said, “I think for me it’s Women in STEM, a national or- most important to cultivate a love ganization founded by sophomore of STEM and have younger wom- Ananya Asthana, bridges the gap en realize they have the potential at U-High between social activism to go into fields that they may not clubs and academic clubs by creat- have thought they could of and I ing a space for women who are in- think it’s really important for me terested in STEM fields, to network for everyone to either fulfill their both academically and socially. dreams or realize their potential.” WiSTEM is a nationwide col- Ananya said she was inspired laboration that now has chapters to start the mentorship program at eight schools in four states: Il- after reflecting on the impact of linois, Pennsylvania, Indiana and guest speakers. While she appre- New York. Each chapter follows ciates the value of guest speakers, approximately the same agenda, but she said high school girls can which is set by Ananya, but adjusts find it hard to relate to speakers. MIDWAY PHOTO BY SAM FLEMING the program to for what is needed “It seems really disconnect- MUTUAL MOTIVATION. Sophomore Kaley Qin, right, talks with her mentor, Melis Ozkan, over in their community. ed when you just see successful coffee at Hallowed Grounds. The Women in STEM mentorship program is designed to provide girls The organization has a mentor- women because you don’t really with tangible inspiration for achieving their goals. ship program pairing high school know how they got there and it just Ananya said. rienced or celebrating a successful University of Illinois at Chicago. students with college students in seems like a story that you can’t re- Natalie Bakwin, a sophomore achievement together. Ananya’s inspiration for the out- STEM fields, and the U-High chap- ally relate to but that you can as- who serves as club’s vice presi- WiSTEM members have been reach program was to help young ter will host an outreach event for pire to,” Ananya said. dent and head of community ser- organizing an outreach event for girls see their potential from an elementary school girls. By pairing U-High students with vice, said she especially values the elementary school students May 5. early age. She said that it is often After joining both math and sci- University of Chicago students, independence of the mentorship Club members will invite stu- recognized that gender disparity ence team as a freshman, it be- Ananya hopes to better illuminate program because it allows stu- dents from schools across the starts at a young age, but not a lot came apparent to Ananya that the path to a successful STEM ca- dents the freedom to talk about south side of Chicago to partici- is done to prevent it from occur- there are few junior and senior reer for high schoolers. about whatever they want with pate in STEM workshops led by ring early on. girls in the clubs. “It provides a tangible inspi- their mentor. This can range from scientists, researchers and profes- Natalie said, “Empowering girls Ananya said, “Especially at Lab, ration for high school girls to see helping each other through a dis- sors from the University of Chica- at a younger age is really the best where we do have a whole culture what they can do in three or four crimination they may have expe- go, Northwestern University, and way to effect change.” of social justice, you still see that years and where they could be,” DICE DISCUSSION New classes added to course catalog for 2018-19 school year by SAMIRA GLAESER-KHAN The elective will focus on theory NEWS EDITOR Timeline: and analysis of 21st century works When students begin to register Jan. 26: Program of studies books and will cover a diverse variety of for 2018-19 courses next month, distributed. genres. they will have “The decision was designed to new options for Feb. 5-18: Course registration in accommodate students who are core classes in PowerSchool looking for an advanced music English and sci- theory course but who are not nec- ence as well as Early May: High school schedules essarily interested in the AP cur- new electives in posted online riculum,” Assistant Principal Asra other subjects. Ahmed said. “The focus on mod- Program of ern music and the broad range Week of Aug. 20: If needed students Studies booklets of genres will hopefully make the can meet with counselors to chancge will be distrib- course more interesting to a vari- Asra their classes. uted next week. Ahmed ety of students.” Course registra- The world language department tion begins Feb. 5 and continues course, students will apply their will offer Intensive Spanish, direct- through Feb. 18. argumentative skills to literary ed at students who have complet- MIDWAY PHOTO BY SAM FLEMING As an extension of a decision last works. ed graduation requirements for FISHBOWL DISCUSSION. Junior Hongjia Chen writes year to divide the English curricu- Second-year science students language and are looking to start plans for the Diversity Initiatives and Collaborative Efforts lum into English: Expository Writ- have had the option to take either a new language their junior or se- ing or Literary Analysis, the de- Chemistry M or Chemistry C, the nior year that they can contin- fishbowl discussion on a whiteboard. To promote progress, partment will offer to juniors En- former with a focus on math and ue learning in college. Intensive empathy and dialogue within the community, DICE will glish 3: Argument. the latter with a focus on practical Spanish does not count as a grad- host the discussion Feb. 2 with prompts written by clubs. Students must have complet- applications. For next year, the sci- uation requirement. “There’s been a lot of tension in the Lab community,” Mad- ed English 2: Expository in order ence department will also split AT Other changes to the courses ison Christmas, a DICE leader, said, “so I feel like having a to take English 3: Argument. The Chemistry into AT Chemistry M offered are new biology electives: discussion with the sole purpose of helping bring the com- first part of English 3: Argument and AT Chemistry C. Evolution, Biomedical Ethics, and will focus on analyzing and assess- After several years of low enroll- Environmental Science; and the munity together and highlight intersection between per- ing of logic and rhetoric in argu- ment in AP Music Theory, the class renaming of several art courses spectives and identities is a good way to do that.” ments about philosophy and cur- will be replaced by Music Theo- to coincide with College Board re- rent events. In the later half of the ry for the 21st Century Musician. quirements. FRIDAY, JAN. 19, 2018 2 • NEWS U-HIGH MIDWAY • UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, CHICAGO Lab to start hiring earlier for diverse options by EMMA TRONE to become involved in the recruit- focus on diversity hiring in inde- SPORTS EDITOR ment process much earlier in his “ In all hiring in the high pendent schools. Hiring confer- In order to attract and build a role as director, differing from his school, we have the ences give both schools and teach- more diverse pool of applicants for predecessors who were only in- commitment and the ers the chance to network and al- open faculty positions, including volved in the final stages of the lows schools to interview potential four at U-High and others across search. concern that we really faculty members. the schools, the administration is “One of the things I’m going to need to be more successful “In all hiring in the high school, moving up the timeline of the an- do is ask the selection committees, in bringing in and hiring we have the commitment and the nual recruitment process. Charlie Stephanie before they finalize the list of who more candidates of color.” concern that we really need to be According to Lab Schools Direc- Abelmann Weber they’re inviting to campus, to be — STEPHANIE WEBER, more successful in bringing in and tor Charlie Abelmann, the diversi- able to see that group of people,” hiring more candidates of color,” PRINCIPAL ty recruitment efforts of past years “The later you are in the market, he said.

Load more

  8

Copy Link