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Tiger News October Edition. 2018 The Rise of Clubs CMIT Staff Writer Gabriella Takang Clubs have been around for a long time. It’s been very beneficial to most students. It allows them to explore their interest before applying to colleges. Clubs could also be a good way to release any tension that might’ve been caused during the school day. This would give them the chance to escape all of that. Many clubs have been added throughout the years but most aren’t recognized enough. Most people don’t know that a certain club exists. I think that it’s important that each is recognized for what they’re involved/what they focus on. An example of gaining recognition would be placing flyers around the Exclusive school that provides helpful information. Another way information could be passed around is if a Teacher of the representative from each club talks to the students during lunch. This would allow the Month! Page 3 students to clear up and confusion they have about the clubs. I think that the most efficient way to get clubs noticed is to do something similar to what colleges do at college fairs. This Political would give each club the opportunity to showcase what it is that they focus on. An Controversy experience like this would allow clubs to advertise and convince people to join them. An orientation could also be a beneficial way for clubs to gain recognition. Pages 6-7 Besides clubs getting noticed, I think that there aren’t enough club choices. This Uniforms Why? school year, we had about 10 clubs in total. Maybe a little bit more. There wasn’t a huge variety to choose from. If people were to pass on ideas of what clubs to add, new options Page 9 - 10 would probably grab the interest of some students. It would definitely grab my attention. Having the same club options repetitively cause people to lose interest. I’m not saying that School Rules…and things haven’t changed. For instances, this year the glee club was a new addition to the list of club options. Based on what I saw, there a few people that were excited about joining. its Rules When thinking about clubs, it’s important that it contributes to school spirit. We want Page 13 students to getting excited whether it’s through joining a club or anything else. Joining a club should help you kickstart the school year on a positive note. NEWS & EVENTS SPORTS ARTS AND CULTURE POLITICS & SOCIETY Page 4 Page 12 Page 5 Page 6 - 7 1 From the Editor Creating something new is always a challenge, Additionally, there are some critical and, I think but developing and publishing a school magazine flawed, assumptions that inform some of the presents some interesting difficulties one might following articles. But this publication is not an not normally think about. Particularly when this instrument for the faculty alone; it must be is the goal of a credit-bearing class, it can become primarily student-driven, and students ought to difficult to balance academic goals with deadline have the first word in establishing their own journalism. It helps that the core of our study in evaluation criteria with respect to our school and the Journalism elective focuses on the pillars of its attitudes. It is my fervent wish that, through socially-oriented writing, and one of our the conversations that this magazine will successes in this class has been to pursue and instigate, students learn to respond meaningfully execute the concept of interest. In journalism, we and responsibly to diverse perspectives and define interest - not as something that engages challenges to their own assumptions I hope this and excites readers only - but compelling reasons showcases two things, which this magazine for which a story ought to be told. In this sense, should represent for all students and faculty: first, we’ve collected a series of ideas that address our publication faithfully represents students’ student and faculty interest. This doesn’t mean perspectives; second, that those views are not that our work is always flattering to those immune to criticism - sometimes sharp criticism. concerned - far from it. In fact, it’s a general rule of thumb that a reader’s interest in a given topic The ultimate goal of this document - in this and often includes close scrutiny of shortcomings. all its future issues - is to represent student voices in CMIT while also sharpening the thinking What appears in the pages below is our attempt to behind those voices. To that end, we would like present a range of stories for you, our readers, that to invite staff and students to contribute to our stand to offer some opportunity for improving our work as freely as possible, both in print collective situation. As our readers, your submissions and digital avenues. Our staff is collective interest in these topics will be apparent currently developing student polls to recognize from the outset: they mostly hinge on issues or faculty and student achievement, and we will events that are immediately relevant to students. distribute these resources in the near future. But you should not accept these views Shortly, you will notice a dropbox outside of uncritically, as if they represent an authoritative room 137. This is for students and staff to submit voice on all matters covered. Indeed, as a letters, comments, or concerns to our student member of the faculty, I object to a number of the journalists, and we will endeavor to respond to assumptions held in several of the following your input and use it to facilitate larger, pages. For instance, I have taken a challenging productive conversations that will improve our position on our political staff writer’s take on the school and culture. posture which US citizens ought to take with respect to President Trump’s administration and its agenda. 2 Teacher Of The Month QUESTION 1 I did not want to teach, nor did I What made you go to undergrad to teach. I chose want to be a to be an English major because I teacher? was an undeclared major and time was up for me to decide, so I chose to major in English simply because I was good at it. I intended to go to law school. It QUESTION 2 wasn't until a housemate of Why do we get so mine's ( who happened to be much homework from my neighborhood back after classes? home) Dad who was a principal Cheryl Mitchell- Hunte thought it would be a good idea for me to come back to NY, and take the provisional teacher's test, so that he could hire me to I have no idea! I do not assign a lot of hw. Homework teach. I was like, "Yeah, ok." should be an extension of the lesson, not busy work! In The test was a writing test so, of other words, if the things that need to be covered in class are not covered, or readings need to be done, so course I aced it, and the rest is as that the next day's class assignment will make sense, they say, "history". then homework is assigned. I already have enough to grade! I'm just saying! Well just like some students are memorable because they were either spectacular, or notorious, the same applies to teachers. I remember my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Carthan because she was nurturing and continued to track my progress until she died! She even wanted me to go to her Alma QUESTION 3 Mater, the other HU. That is probably why I stay in touch with and track the CMIT graduates. • I remember Mrs. Wiggins, the elementary school principal, who was the first African-American What are your female principal, who dressed her butt off and was afraid of mice. Enough said on that one. opinions about • I remember Ms. Dean, who was my Middle School Dean, who although she was an the teachers administrator, was never quick to blame or accuse, but instead she inquired listened, and dealt that you had with us accordingly and with respect. when you were • Mr. Bregman ("Breggie Baby", who is still alive!) my Middle School Asst. Principal, who was a student? much like Mr. Avsar. He had a sense of humor, he was involved with us, he listened, he went on trips with us, and he got after us if we needed it, but he did it with our ultimate best interest in mind. • Sister Angela, my HS English teacher, whose voice I can still hear saying, "Comma And, Comma But, Comma Nor, Comma For..." So now that I have my Admin. 1, and even before then, I have and hope to, emulate each and everyone of these educators in some way. 3 Tiger's Corner Upcoming events Seminars Whom Are We Celebrating? Homecoming: A Time Management & Organization School’s Greatest Facade 5 Oct Resume Building CMIT Staff Writer Tamia Gaskins 12 Oct College Essay Writing Spirit week and Homecoming is arising and is often 19 Oct Stress Management deemed as one of the best times of the school year. 26 Oct Between Twin Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday, and Throwback Thursday students and staff alike get to National Honor Society Walk-in broadcast their creativity for an entire week. Although the Tutoring, Media Center bells and whistles pertaining to the week of homecoming M & F, 3-4pm are fun, how exactly are we defining ourselves when we College Rep Visits hear ‘Homecoming’? According to merriam-webster.com, Stevenson University 01/9 the formal definition of homecoming is “The return of a UMD College Park 10/11 group of people usually on a special occasion to a place George Mason University 10/16 formerly frequented or regarded as home, especially : an Bowie State University 10/17 annual celebration for alumni at a high school, college, or Radford University 10/18 Morgan State University 10/23 university.” Homecoming is the one time of the year Towson University 10/24 schools celebrate “being a school.” Applying that UMBC 10/31 definition to CMIT, we put on these facades of “School NCA&T 11/1 Spirit” as a way of both creating and participating in the York College of PA 11/7 illusion that we have a coherent school culture.

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