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Your Local Connection NOVEMBER 11, 2010 SentineNORTH BRUNSWICK • SOUTH BRUNSWICK l gmnews.com Program makes science & technology its FIRST priority NBTHS Raider Robotix team holds ninth annual Brunswick Eruption connpetition BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Wriier nventions such as the Segway, coron^ stents and the insulin pump have an in- Idirect connection to North Brunswick Township High School. The school's Raider Robotix team held its ninth annual Brunswick Eruption on Sat- urday, an offseason robotics competition that is involved with the FIRST organiza- tion, For Inspiration and Recognition of Sci- ence and Technology. The brother and niece of FIRST founder Dean Kamen were on hand at the event to help with the West Windsor-Plainsboro Dis- trict High Schools' MidKnight Inventors team, as well as to promote the mission that Dean Kamen, president of DEKA Research & Development, began in 1992 by creating the FIRST program. "My brother felt that kids needed to see science and engineering could be fun, could be productive, and that heroes could be sci- entists and engineers, and not just people bouncing balls," Dean's brother. Dr. Barton Kamen. said. Dean Kamen is responsible for building small pumps that were used for the auto sy- ringe, which was originally used for chemotherapy and kelation therapy and for morphine for home care; its smaller version became the first wearable insulin pump for diabetics. He also has had a hand in stents ERIC SUGAR staff for Johnson & Johnson, the portable peri- Archbishop Wood High School (Pennsylvania) mentor Ron Rossbach examines his team's machine during the ninth annual North toneal dialysis machine, the iBot Mobility Brunswicl< Township High School Raider Robotix Brunswicl< Eruption robotics competition on Saturday. System, prosthetics for amputees, and the Segway human transporter. and designing machines, just as much as stitute of New Jersey at Robert Wood John- nologically catching us." Barton Kamen, chief medical officer and first-graders hitting a golf ball or hitting a son Medical School. New Brunswick, firom "Personally, we're verv pleased that clinical researcher for MetronomX. which baseball. They need to see it's useful. I think 1999 to 2007. New Jersey has had the first FIRST Re- focu.ses on cancer-drug development, ex- by the time they get to high school, it's too Barton Kamen said that the number of gional. said Barton Kamen, who also was plained that engineering has far-reaching ef- late. The greatest inspiration is at a young high school students graduating in the the chief medical officer for the Leukemia fects, especially into the biomedical and age." said Barton Kamen. who was the di- United States with a degree in science, tech- & Lymphoma Society from 2007 to 2009. pharmaceutical fields. rector of pediatric hematology-oncology nology, etigineering and/or math is less than "FIRST is changing culture." "Kids need to be excited about sitting and the associate director of the Cancer In- 5 percent, so "the rest of the world is tech- (Continued on page 30) Helping the environment one bottle cap at a time St. Augustine of Canterbury He then gives the caps to his daughter- which are usually demarcated with the num- they jumped at the chance to be able to help School collecting detergent in-law, who drops them off at her daughter's ber 5 within the chasing-arrows symbol for their granddaughter Kayla. who attends St. school. St. Augustine of Canterbury School recycling, to help protect the environment. Augustine. lids for recycling in the Kendall Park section of South "This project teaches students the im- "We thought it would just be a good idea BY SAM SLAUGHTTiR Brunswick. From there, the caps are portance of taking responsibility for the en- to help out." Smith said. Slaff Writer shipped off to Aveda. the company spon- vironment. ... It empowers us all to To date. Smith said he and his wife have ^ very day. Bill Smith ventures behind soring the collection efforts. stimulate change on a local and national already provided around 5.000 caps. ' the Laundromat near his house and Aveda, founded in 1978, manufactures level," the Aveda website states. The Smiths, though, are nof the only E lakes the caps off the u.sed detergent plant-based skin- and hair-care products, Smith said he and his wife, who also col- ones donating caps to the program. Princi- bottles he finds. On a normal day. he said, which are available in salons and spas as lects caps at her job in N , th Brunswick, pal Sister .Mary Louise Shulas said the he gets around ."SO caps. well as its stores. first heard about a similar program at an- The program recycles rigid plastic caps. other church. Thinking it was interesting. (Continued on page 28) 2 SENTINEL MS SAVE LOCALLY WITH ONLiNt COUPONS • VISIT w¥fw.gmnews.com November 4, 2010 1 1 1 .Itili'ili'/lnii Bows & Lighted ^ Many Towering Up To 12 ft. Tall! Wreaths INCLUDING PRE-LIT TREES •s ft. & Over Artificial CHristmas Trees "iiiV" • A » NOKi t CUDlH SHOWPlAa October 28, 2010 SAVE LOCALLY WITH ONLINE COUPONS • VISIT WWW.gmneWS.COItl NS SENTINEL 3 S B. teens try to prevent minors' 'shocking' behavior sticker Shock campaign places labels on alcohol to boost awareness of legal drinking age BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Wriler ike death and taxes, neon is unavoidable. L^ On Nov. 3, three South Brunswicic High School juniors used this point to their advantage as Medal run they "sticker-shocked" the Buy- Rite Liquors on Route 1 to raise Davis twins go one-two in awareness of the minimum drink- Central Jersey cross-country. ,jjg ^ge Page 38 jj^g stickers, DayGlo green and 3 inches in diameter, proclaimed, "Keep it Legal: Providing Alcohol 'Ij^fll to Those Under Age 21 Is ILLE- GAL. Up to 6 Months Jail Time [and a] $1,000 Fine." The teens placed the stickers on ^^ items, the ones most likely to be 1 ^ V bought for underage drinkers for S parties, said Linda Surks, coordina- tor for the Middlesex County Coali- ^ /A IK? tion for Healthy Communities. The iflBM coalition is an initiative of the Na- ..r.- « tional Council on Alcohol and Drug What's happening Dependence. "We're reaching out to the adult Check out Just Go to find out population that has the ability to whm plays, events and concerts ^^^^ ^^at purchase to make sure are taking place. ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ Page 34 make that purchase for anyone under 21," Surks said. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUGAR staff The NCADD coordinated the Above: South Brunswick High School junior Brandon Wildemuth applies a sticker to a case of beer at Buy-Rite Hoping for equality event in conjunction with two oth- Uquors in South Brunswick on Nov. 3. Three township teens affixed stickers to remind aduits to obey New ers in the state, in Carteret and New Jersey's law of 21 as a minimum drinking age. Bottom left: Tim Montlcchio applies a sticker to a case of beer. Alchemists to present "The Brunswick. Laramie Project" while "This is an initiative doing it. People may need hundreds expected to support jj^afj ^rt of a statewide a little extra oomph to not gay and lesbian rights. partnership that's part of do it," Chris Garrin said. p^^ J g the New Jersey Preven- The teens also spoke tion Network," Surks of the need to get their said. "[It| ensures that own classmates to realize the situation. QUOTE Of THE WEEK ' ^^^^ are prevention sery- "I would say most of ices throughout the the kids probably don't "lust coming out of traffic by • State." really care that much. Walgreens. SboU fired again. Project Sticker Shock. Central. He's shooting at me." s^^ks said, was modeled They're more neutral after the Youth in Action about it." Tim Montlcchio program created by the said. It is this apathy that North Brunswick I nationally recognized the teen volunteers Page 16; group Mothers Against Drunk Driving. wanted to change. The issue of underage The wish to help, drinking is not con- though, is also tempered C'assif'ed 43 strained to the ample by reason. Everyone in- Crossword 37 number of university volved recognizes the fact "tf that despite neon stickers, Editorials 10 studies the NCADD has the message may not sink Entertainment 34 undertaken, however. All "They're getting to the age where it's not just a cute little kid in right away. Movie Review 36 three teens concurred on Surks hopes that by seeing the Police Beat 33 predominance of un- saying 'Stop drinking' anymore." Christine Wildemuth said. stickers, some people begin to Real Estate 39 ^^^^age drinking in their change their minds alx)ut supplying Sports 38 school. For the Project Sticker Shock been an adamant supporter of alcohol for underage children. ^ "Everybody pretty much knows healthy lifestyles since he was very event, Brandon Wildemuth brought that this goes on and happens; "People don't realize the dan- young. As he got older, his mother along two friends from school. De- we're here to help stop it," Brandon gers of drinking under 21. Mixing Christine said, his focus switched to spite not having been involved pre- Wildemuth said. alcohol with the [child's] develop- tackling the issue of underage viously, they both recognized the gltineWS.COm Wildemuth. who was responsi- ing brain is dangerous," she said. drinking. weighty importance of what they on the web ble for the law outlawing smoking were doing. For more information or to be- in parks in South Brunswick when Handling the issue, when there come involved, visit www.ncadd- is such a heavy emphasis on it "I think it's important.