Non-Profit OrganizaUon U.S. Postage Paid PAUL D. SCHREIBER HIGH SCHOOL Port Washington. >ry llOSO Permit No. 162 The Schreiber Times Port Washington. New York, Wednesday, October 27,1993 Volume XXXI, No. 2

Students petition Schreiber chimes

by Ashish Kapadia

In the spirit of student handbooks, I.D. cards, and new hallway rules, some- thing revolutionary has hit our school: the Schreiber chimes. The Faculty Senate w o r k e d on many ideas to help deal with the problem of late students, but the only one insti- tuted was a chime at the end of every two mods and another tone five minutes later, signifying the start of the next two mods. Once the Faculty Senate approved the plan, each department representa- tive brought the plan to the other teach- ers of his department. After hearing the plan, the teachers sent it to the Faculty Senate for revisions. Once the final revisions were made, the entire faculty voted on the plan. Faculty sup- port for the pleins was demonstrated by an overwhelming majority vote. The first chime is designed to inform students and teachers when each two- mod period ends. The second chime was instituted to signal when classes ofR- cifdly begin. Any student who arrives after the second chime is considered late. The chime is on a one-month trijd basis. Afler thirty days. Principal Sid Barish will be advised by the Faculty Senate and t h e Principed Advisor y Board on whether to continue the system.. In homeroom of the day the chimes were introduced, Dr. Barish promised Bomb scare that students would not be inconve- nienced by the "unobtrusive tone." Then the line went dead. drill at 1:47 p.m. Then the second search The Schreiber Times conducted a by Marc Lindemann Dr. Barish was immediately in- was conducted and again no evidence was poll asking s t u d e n t s whether t h e chimes formed of the situation and proceeded found. Officer John Powers said that if a should remain after the one-month trial A bomb threat on the afl«moon of to assemble the school's janitors. Dr. device WEIS found, a bomb squad would basis. Of the three hundred students October 14 led to the evacutation of the Barish sent the janitors through the have been called to deal with the problem. polled, 64% of the students thought entire school for more than 20 minutes. school to "make a visual check of the The school was completely vacant at that the chimes should be abolished, No bomb went off, however, and most bathrooms and all containers that they 2:00 p.m., and administrators held their while 36% of the students approved the students thought t h e s i t u a t i o n w a s merely came across." If the janitors found a breaths. A minute passed.... Two minutes chimes . a routine fire drill. suspicious object they were instructed passed. ... Even the faculty members who Many students felt that the chimes Principal Sid Barish's secretary, to report it and to leave it alone. The were aware remained nervous. Perhaps are anno3ang and distracting in three- Laurie Clancy, received a call at 1:15 search did not uncover any explosives. the person who would detonate the device mod classes, such as physics, chemis- p.m., asking to speak with Dr. Barish. As the janitors were occupied with was using a clock that was slow, such as try, and American history, especially When informed that he was not available, their investigation, Dr. Barish placed a some of those that grace the classroom when a test is in progress. the caller asked for Assistant Principal call to the Port Washington Police Sta- walls of the school. The situation was English teacher Susan Melchior said, Alphonse Campbell. Ms. Clancy reported tion, informing them of the situation. declared safe by 2:10 p.m., and students "At first, I did not like [the chimes] that Mr. Ceimpbell was also unavailable The police responded by sending four were hustled back into the building. because they interrupted the flow of and asked if the call was about a particu- officers to assist in the search. The fire Uncertainty dominated the crowds of class. Now, however, I believe that they lar student. The caller replied that there department was alerted, and firemen students. Teachers and administrators are good because they are part of the was a bomb in the school that would be waited in their stations to provide assis- who knew of the threat refused to tell decorum that goes with this new school detonated by remote control from a car at tance if necessary. students. The only students who knew the year." 2:00 p.m., and if Dr. Barish wanted to Students were evacuated from the truth received word fi-om f r i e n d s in the fire (Continued on page 2) save lives, he would evacuate the school. building under the pretense of a fire department. SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES Girls tennis Pearl J a m undefeated reviewed Sex —back page —page 6 •page 9 2 THE SCHREIBER TIMES HEWSwEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1993

Schreiber chimes Student (Petition to t/k ^administration Regarding the Chimes andtfie {Continued from page I) Many students were displeased that Administrative (Bureaucracy the chimes went off four times during the P.S.A.T. examination on October e tfie students of ministration says, "9(p there is no other adjective to 16. Junior Andrew Berne said, " I SckreiSer appreciate tfie wal/qnans," there is no faculty- descriBe them. The sound of tfie thought the chimes were extremely an- noying. We should not have them." administration's sincere ef- student discussion aBout it. cfiimes is very annoying andtfiey Though many students do not ap- actually interupt classes. Just preciate the chimes, senior Eric Vroman fort to improve uponourgreat This rule is adopted without said, "I see nothing wrong with [the sc/ioof. (Xet we do not agree approval, shouldn't we have a ask. 'Biology 13-151 The chimes] because they get me to class on time and teachers can't keep you in witfi tfie rules you Have say aBout everything thatgoes chimes do not help usget to class class after the chime. That rules!" on time and they are far too Senior E.J. Kahn decided to write a instituedto ma/^ScfireiBera on in our scfiool? d^ememher, petition to get rid of the chimes. Kahn's more efficient and organized the oBject of school is to edu- conservative for a normaly liB- petition collected over 450 signatures, including G.O. officers: seniors Secre- place. SchreiBer has Become cate students; it is not a place eral and greatly appreciated tary Jason Blechman, Treasurer Jacob scheduling system. We realize Raddock, and Executive Assistants so organized tfiat it feels fi/(e for adults to play power games Mike Presson and Masanao Sato. a prison. We are Becoming an zuith teenagers. We Believe that the chimes were proBaBly Raddock said, "The chimes insult the intelligence of S c h r e i b e r ' s student b o d y . institution. that you educators fmve for- created for the teachers' We don't need the chimes to rule our gotten the ideals of education. convienience (sic) But please lives; we have teachers for that." (fou say that we fiave a Kahn said that the point of the peti- democracy But in reality stu- Learning sfwiddBestressed, not think aBout our needs. The tion was not j u s t to get rid of the chimes. He said the chimes sjrmbolize how the dents are merely puppets con- strict discipline. SchreiBer is a chimes are a fun idea But let's administration has been unfair in mak- puBlic school, not a military eighty-si?^ tfiem and focus somein g rules by not consulting students trolled By the oppressive before making them. Kahn cited the Bureacuracy. The adminis- school of tfie creativity towards a Bet- rule of no walkmen radios on campus as ter education. an example of the "administration's tration and the teachers are A final point that the stu- oppression." dents would h^ to ma/(e is ([fiank.you andgoodluck: Kahn said, "Our school is becoming the domineering force, the institutionalized where students are puppeteers. thatwe cannot stand tfiose stu- The Students of SchreiBer virtual robots." "The chimes, in a way, make us more irresponsible because (For instance, when the ad- pid chimes. We are sorry But J^ainst the Chimes (S.SSiC.) they do not allow students to think about going to class," Kahn added.

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by Joshua Gewolb by Joshua Gewolb and Joshua Jacobs The Port Washington Youth Council (PWYC), a community organization con- Although some students at Schreiber sisting of both adolescents and adults, is feel that athletes should be exempt from an important facet of the Port Washing- physical education class, Dr. Thomas ton community. The council meets Romeo, director of athletics and coordi- monthly to discuss issues facing Port nator of physical education for the Port Washington. Washington schools, is "Vehemently op- Students are encouraged to express posed" to this pohcy. their views to a v a r i e t y of Port Washing- At Schreiber, all students are required ton organizations such as the Police to attend physical education classes two Department and the School Board. times a week for the entire year, and the The Youth Council is c u r r e n t l y work- physical education department strictly ing to estabUsh a Port Washington teen enforces its attendance requirements. center in the former Main Street School. According to the student handbook, The PWYC is in a state of transition. Schreiber offers several physical educa- Most of its student leaders graduated i n tion exemptions, but the book does not June, and the council has been left with describe the nature of these exceptions. only a handful of upperclassmen. Students who play tennis o n a Junior Freshman Laurie Ann Orr, a Youth ChampionCJ.C.) Gold level at the Port Coimcil participant, said, "We really need Washington Tennis Academy c a n qualify upperclassmen, because they have ex- for physical education exemptions. These perience with how Schreiber works." students practice tennis one to four hours per day, six days a week. J.C. junior Steven Richards said in order to get his exemption, he had to obtain a letter of Yearbook goes permission from the Tennis Academy, which he brought to physical education teacher Francine Clarke. Ms. Clarke for broke gave him a printed sports exemption form. Then Richards' guidance counse- by Supinda Bunyavanich lor granted him the exemption. J.C.'s, sophomore Chris Lee and se- nior Joshua Roth said t h a t they had to go Port Light's finances were deep i n through a similar process to get their the red at the beginning of this school exemptions. These exemptions, how- year. Last year, the organization was ever, only can be used for one semester. left with a surplus of 50 books, a deficit Schreiber also offers physical educa- of $1000. To solve this problem, the tion exemptions to students involved in yearbook staff tried to sell the e x t r a ones competitive swimming programs. Linda during Open House on October 5, and Valenza, mother of swimmer Brian Baldwin's director of physical educa- East Rockaway, Jericho, and South during Pride in Port on October 2, at Valenza, who receives an exemption, tion, says her district does not offer an Side High School have similar policies. reduced prices. "We're doing everything strongly supports the exemption pro- exemption because superior athletes According to the physical education in our power to prevent [a deficit] from gram: "Both of my sons have been in- provide role models for other students director of South Side, Mike Heller, occurring again," said yearbook advisor volved in competitive swimming pro- in physical education classes. Selle also each athlete in either tenth, eleventh, Gary Silverstein. grams, and as a r e s u l t have been exempt mentioned that while participation on or twelfth grade is exempt from physi- This year's staff, advised by Mr. from gym. In one week Brian gets as sports teams can be a stressful experi- cal education during the quarter he Silverstein and Mary L y n n Conte-Lawe, much exercise as most people get in ence for athletes, physical education participates in extracurricular athlet- has tried early promotion and advertis- three weeks. When he has to play in classes are stress relievers. ics. Everyone must take physical edu- ing, and has already eliminated the d e f i - gym, it kills him. If you go out there and In the Cold Spring Harbor School cation second quarter, however, when cit by selling 100 orders for books. Port play o t h e r sports you strain y o u r muscles. system, physical education exemptions physical fitness tests are administered. Light will order 600 books this year, I t hurts you and makes it much harder were once offered to seniors, but have Each year, over 500 athletes in grades instead of the 800 books of previous for y o u to perform w e l l outside of school." been totally abolished. According to ten, eleven, and twelve are affected by years, and the cost to the student body Senior Michael Reilly also receives a Mr. Finer, athletic chairman for Cold this pohcy. The pohcy also provides a will be $40 each. This year's yearbook, physical education exemption for swim- Spring Harbor, the exemptions were significant savings to t h e school. Three- however, will contain fewer pages. ming. His swim team practices eighteen abolished because "physical education quarters of the members of the South hours a week, as opposed to the two classes provide a totally different expe- Side Cross Country team said that they hours during which he would participate rience than sports teams. Physical edu- make positive and constructive use of in physical education. Reilly also only cation classes comprise a wide variety their increased school time by going to G.O. begins receives his exemption for half a year. of sports and stress participation, w h i l e go to the library or to resource rooms. Reilly said, "Mrs. Clarke says that I athletic teams are narrowly focused and Dr. Romeo noted that New York can only get a half-year exemption. It's extremely competitive. We want our State requires those who receive physi- open forum a whole legal thing." students to have a c o m p r e h e n s i v e physi- cal education exemptions to pass fit- Exemptions are also g r a n t e d t o e q u e s - cal education experience." ness and s k i l l related competency t e s t s . trians and dancers. The remmning 16% of the schools These tests, Romeo said, would require by Elizabeth Kass Except for a few students, Schreiber contacted do offer some kind of sports an inordinant eimount of time to ad- interscholastic athletes do not receive exemption program. Great Neck South minister, and would be "an inappropri- In response to the demand for stu- sports exemptions. According to Dr. High School instituted a sports exemp- ate use of the physical educator's time." dent representation, the G.O. has Romeo, Schreiber does not offer many tion policy this year. According to Mrs. " I have yet to meet an athlete who started morning meetings at which a l l exemptions because physical education Dory McMahon, physical education co- would not benefit fit)m physical educa- students may voice their opinions. teaches w e l l n e s s in addition to athletics. ordinator for the Great Neck School tion because of the knowledge and ex- The meetings, held at 7:30 a.m. Fri- 84% percent ofhigh schools contacted District, it is too early to tell whether perienced gained from physical educa- day mornings, allow homeroom repre- on Long Island do not offer exemptions. the exemption program is effective. tion regarding health, social interac- sentatives to meet more frequently. Mary Burheink, director of Glen Cove In Locust Valley, a sports exemption tion, and enjoyment." Romeo said. " I t ' s Students who may not be homeroom athletics, abolished Glen Cove's exemp- program has been in existance for over e£isier to become a brain surgeon than representatives can talk about what is tion policy when she took over as physi- twenty years, despite the opposition of a professional athlete. Learning spe- going on in the school. Anyone who cal education chairperson two years ago. sports chairman Fred Smith. Over the cific skills and individual sports is not attends three consecutive meetings can vote on issues at the next meeting. Burhank felt that the exemption was years 3000 students have been exempted as important as participating in a well- allowed as a r e s u l t ofbudget constraints, from physical education classes. Ac- balanced, varied, and wellness-oriented Amy Prochaska, G.O. advisor, "I am not as an improvement to the school. cording to Smith, athletes can take an program" he added. really excited about the new fonmi. I The Baldwin public schools also do alternative program instead of regiilar Joshua Silbert contributed to this believe that the student government not offer exemptions. Mrs. Selle, physical education class. article. will be a more effective organization." 4 THE SCHREIBER TIMES l\E}NSWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1993

Mr. Costello congratulates David Arnold in front of his prize-winning photograph. Arnold takes Grossman captures prestigious first place in LaGuardia NCTE award

Photography by Gary Maslow

Contest Senior Seth Grossman was se- lected as one of the eight-hundred Casual S ax by Ken Mandel national winners of the National Council of the Teachers of English (NCTE) award. Junior David J . Arnold won first place The NCTE competition is a two I have two love affairs. in the color photograph section of the step process. For the the first round, second annual LaGuardia Community the local level, students must write One with a jazz man, cool and mellow. College High School Photography Com- an impromptu essay on an arbitrary petition (in collaboration with the New subject. These essays are then ex- Together, we frequent seedy nightclubs in the wee hours. York Public Schools) on September 23. amined and graded by Schreiber's The theme for this year's competition English teachers. On the basis of all He skulks in the shadows, shows me to a select audience. was "Our International Heritage." these essays, and a portfolio con- Arnold's award-winning photo was se- taining other samples of their writ- lected fi-om approximately 1500 photo- ing, two students are chosen to com- Our haunts include the Kitten Club and Ronnie's, both questionable graphs. Arnold's photographs contained pete at the national level, against three children; one Hispanic, one Ha- the nation's best eleventh-grade writ- establishments. waiian, and one Caucasian. ers. A trip to the Grand Canyon two and Grossman is elated by his win- Sawdust on the floor, dark, water the color of mahogany, the patrons a half years ago inspired Arnold to take ning the award. "It is wonderful to up photography. He enhanced his profi- win. I hope it leads to bigger and don't come for the ambiance. ciency by taking Photography I and II at better things," Grossman com- Schreiber. Since he has completed these mented. My other love is brash, a soldier type, courses, he has become the Photography Seniors Jonathon Bass and Seth Editor of The Schreiber Times, Port Grossman were selected to r e p r e s e n t Light, and Teen to T e e n , a Long Island Schreiber at the national level. Both not afraid to flaunt me in front of large crowds. magazine. students wrote an essay and a n o t h e r Arnold's photographs will be exhib- piece of writing of any form. Bass Dressed to the nines in a uniform suited for a drum majorette, on ited at LaGuardia Community College wrote a one-act play combining from October 19 to November 19. On the Shakespeare's reality with his work. display to the world. date of the opening, Arnold will attend a Grossman submitted a series of po- reception at which he will be presented ems, including one in t h e style of Dr. I am his Ivana, his Jackie O. with a Pentax K-1000 35mm Camera Kit Suess, and a second entitled "The and Kodak photography supplies. His Depths of the Dark." Grossman's Though my sweethearts contrast, both love my brassy curves, photographs will then move to the New final poem, "Casual Sax" described a York Public Schools Office in Brookl3m man's feelings for his saxophone. where they will be put on exhibit once English department chairperson, my soothing, alto voice. again. John Broza, commented, "The minute Arnold said, "I have found photogra- I saw examples of Seth's work, I —Seth Grossman phy to be a creative w a y to express my knew his creativity would win any feelings." contest." THESCHREIBER TIMES HE^SWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1993 5 iRIDE IN POR' The Legend Continues.

A weekend to remember

by Gary Schmirer

Blessed with perfect weather, the fifth annual Pride in Port celebration brought together thousEinds of Port Washington residents to sponsor a sense of community spirit. Organized by the G.O., Schreiber's if participation kicked off the weekend with a pep rally at 2:30 p.m., on October 1st. The Sports teams, the Portettes, and the student band Youth in Asia, made short presentations. On October 2 at noon, the Pride in Port Parade began. Organizations, from the schools and the c o m m u n i t y marched in the parade, while thousands of resi- dents lined the s t r e e ts from Main Street School to Schreiber to watch. Following the parade, the Schreiber football team p l a y e d Lawrence H.S. Be- G.A.A. dinner fore and during the game the Student Government sold hot dogs and soda. Science and Math Research students were selUng baked goods in order to meet their goal of $5000 needed to enter welcomes freshmen girls the International Science and Engineer- served baked ziti for dinner and cake for Freshman Supper is given to inform ing Fair. by Hayley Romer dessert. The officers—seniors President freshman girls about the activies spon- That night, only forty students came Tina Pavlak, Vice-President Kristina sored by the G.A.A. including Sports to see comedian Johnny Lampert's re- The Girls' Athletic Association's Shackel, Secretary Joy Pehlke, and ex- Night and Class Night." turn to Schreiber. G.O. advisor. Amy (G.A.A.'s) annual Freshman Supper ecutive manager Caroline K i r m s e r — r e - Advisory board members juniors Prochaska said, "I think that it was a proved an enjoyable evening for many lated their experiences w i t h the G.A.A. to Vanessa Bloom, Adrienne Bracchi, very successful weekend with great female members of the freshman class. the students. The officers also explained Supinda Bunyavanich, Sarah Caban, weather and record breaking hot dog The freshmen were served dinner and the G.A.A.'s system of awarding points, Marisa Goldsmith, Courtney Mulligan, sedes. It is just too bad that so many had a chance to sociaUze with others which go toward the awards given at the Tina Perez, Beth Shackel, and Melissa students missed out on the Saturday from the G.AA. annual banquet in June. Thelemaque, entertained the freshmen night hilarity." G.A.A. advisor Ruth Haugaard According to Ruth Haugaard, The in attendance with games. M I Pearl Jam: Rock for the '90s pers, Aerosmith and Stone Temple Pi- The album starts off with the track a black man. Malice Green, to death when by Eric Vroman lots, the band put the finishing touches entitled "Go." This song has crushing, he hit him fourteen times on the skull. on the album which was released on Soundgarden-esque riffs. Next is the "Blood," the next song on the album, con- Pearl Jam has finally released its sec- October 19. track called "Animal." The public was tains raw, Zeppelin-style riffs as it deals ond album, creatively titled Pearl Jam. The day Pearl Jam was released first introduced to this song when Pearl with drug use. Eddie Vedder wrote the The album is the follow-up to Ten, the was hardly ordinary at Schreiber. Any- Jam performed it on the 1993MTVMusic next track, "Rearviewmirror" during a group's smash debut which sold over 6 where you walked, you could hear the Awards. It is another pqwerful song on time of despair and sorrow, provoking the million copies worldwide. After several name Pearl Jam being uttered. The the album. Though the rest of the album strong lyrics speaking of escaping from years of rigorous touring, the members of hype was unbelievable. All around school is good, I found that the first two tracks society. The album then moves into Pearl Jam were finally ready to go into people were asking, "Yo were by far "Rats," which is a mediocre song. "Eld- the studio and complete a second album. man, did you make the the high- erly Woman Behind the Counter in a Obviously, they had a major weight on Pearl Jam nm yet," or, lights. Small Town" is an acoustic track that their shoulders as a result of the enor- "O.K., mods 11-12 we're T h e proves to be a pretty good, slow song. mous success of their debut album; it's at Tower Records!" It tempo slows Another highlight on the album is the still on the charts in the Top 30, ninety wasn't j u s t at Schreiber down when song, "Leash." This song is a perfect weeks after its release. The pressure of that Pearl Jam was Pearl Jam representation of youth and their hatred releasing an album as good as their origi- the talk of the town ei- performs the for authourity. The album comes to an nal, however, did not have the tremen- ther. Record W o r l d was third track, end with the track titled "Indifference." dously adverse effects that one assumes it forced to close their "Daughter," This unfortunately is boring, and ends an would. They went into the studio with doors due to a mob and which is the otherwise good album on a bad note. hopes of accomplishing their goal and have Tower Records w a s only best b a l l a d on Overall, P e a r l Jam is a p r e t t y decent been vindicated by the results. admitting fifteen cus- the album. album. Vedder and the rest of the band After their last tour the band, consist- tomers at a time, to go The song unleashed a new, deeper, and bloodier ing of lead vocalist Eddie Vedder, bassist in and purchase the a l - deals with a sound into their music. The album is Jeff Ament, rhythm guitarist Stone bum. When I finally mother and a quite diverse and can no way be deemed Gossard, lead guitarist Mike Mcready, made the trek I was daughter di- as a rehashing of Ten. Even before re- and drummer Dave Abbruzzese, began quite surprised at the turnout. The lines vorcing themselves fit)m one another. The leasing the album. Pearl Jam was stuck belting out one song after another. Even- were packed and there were hundreds of next two tracks are the two most boring between a rock and a hard place. They tually, finished the albiun and their only copies of the albvun on display. As soon as and embarrasing tracks on the album. had fans that were looking for another real problem left was to decide on a name. I bought the album I knew it was a solid "Glorified G" is a weak song dealing with Ten while the press was looking for an First it was supposed to be called Five purchase. First of all, that annoying, rural idiots and their weapons. "Dissi- original albimi. It was obvious that they Against One and then rumors began to silver Sony sticker that prevents tamper- dent" is a dull song that is definitely the couldn't please everyone. As artists they fly around Seattle that the eilbum was ing wasn't located on the disc cover. The worst track on the album. Everything had the duty to create an album that called Swish. Vedder eventually solved album was encased i n an "Eco Pak Jewel gets back on track, though, w i t h the next would please themselves and that is ex- the confusion and declared that the first Box" that everybody h a d trouble opening. song, "W.M A.",which is about police bru- actly what they did. They made a new printing of the album would be called VS. I then took the disc home to play. I can tality. The savage drum beat leads the and original album that received good Along with Producer Berandon O'Brien, honestly say that I was not disappointed tale of a white male American police of- reviews 6mm most reporters. There is no who worked with the Red Hot Chili Pep- after listening to the album. ficer that took his power too far. He beat doubt that its going to be a big hit. Rush's newest album Sounds of Judgement Ni^t Counterparts: A new peak for Rush Judgement Night: Verdict is guilty

by Scott Orloff by Jason Hare and Kristian Wolmar

Rush, is back with its latest album, to me," the lyric genius of Rush is clearly Since the historic collaboration be- "Missing Link" by Dinosaur Jr. and Counterparts. The eleven-track compi- apparent. In my opinion, the best track tween Run D.M.C. and A e r o s m i t h in 1986, Del the Funky Homosapien is a sing-song lation contsdns the same great qualities on Counterparts i s t h e f o u r t h , "Nobody's a type of music known as "rap rock" has rap with a funky drum part. The album that Rush fans have come to expect from Hero" "Hero." contains a discussion of become popularized by groups such as ends on a disappointing note with a col- all of the group's recordings. Counter- important issues blended with great the Beastie Boys. The soundtrack to the laboration between Pearl Jam and Cy- parts is far better than Rush's previous music. Lee expresses his confusion by the movie Judgement N i g h t features eleven press Hill. Although the music is good, albums with even more innovative and fact that he wonders why AIDS and rape collaborations between todays top metal Eddie Vedder does not appear on this profound lyrics, as well as an incredible victims are not heroes such as those who and rap groups. The only fault of the track, w h i c h might d i s a p p o i n t some record mix of guitar and drum solos. Rush save drowning children or land crippled album is its repetition. buyers. consists of Geddy Lee on bass guitar, airplfmes. There is a real story told by The album opens l i k e a hard punch in Although this album has some good synthesizers, and vocals, Alex Lifeson on this soft and sad track, which strikes a the stomach with "Just Another Victim," points, it is mostly repetitive and gets electric and acoustic guitars, and Neal sympathetic chord in the heart of listen- by Helmet and House of Pain. The song quite boring after the fourth or fifth song. Peart on drums and percussion. These ers. "Alien Shore," track six, deals with is basically in two parts—the first metal I t would probably be a waste to buy this three incredible musicians have been the simplicity of life in a comical but and the second rap—and contains loud album unless one is a fan of every single members of Rush for more than twenty realistic way. It details the experiences of screams and cries in the background. group represented on the soundtrack. If years and, as evidenced by this album, what people are like w h e n they are merely "Fallin'," by Teenage Fanclub and De La not, the listener should not be surprised are still making great music. sperm. Track nine, "Leave That Thing Soul is a light bubblegum-type song uti- to find the error made i n purchasing this The album opens s o l i d l y w i t h two great Alone," an instrumental, is daring i n - its lizing a sample of "Free Fallin'," by Tom album. tracks: "Animate" and "Stick It Out." use of futuristic sounds. Its bizarre sound Petty. The title track, performed by Bio- "Animate" begins with a drum solo and effects are quite similar to those that hazard and Onyx, unsuprisingly has a I W a n t each and 1 an upbeat which is reminiscent of Rush's Rush made famous i n its h i t album 2112 chorus that is reminiscent of Onyx's The last track is called "Everyday Glory." c o p y of The Schreibeeveryr classic hit "Subdivisions" in that it had a "Slam." "Another Body M u r d e r e d , " one of I Lifeson's electric guitar solospeaks of a good chorus and made interesting use of the best songs on the album, is performed IT i m e s del i v e r e d to hope, struggle, and motivation. by Faith No More and Boo-Ya-T.R.I.B.E. echoes. "Stick It Out" has Lifeson using I y o u r door? To sub- his electric guitar to provide a steady Counterparts, by anyone's stan- and is fast, gripping and fierce, with su- rhythm throughout the song. dards, is a huge success. The music is perb use of a piano in the background. " I scribe, send $6 to The Love You Mary Jane," the first of two Track three, "Cut to the Chase," con- incredible and the lyrics memorable. I Schreiber Times at tains the best lyrics of the album. With would recomend the album to any one songs featuring Cypress Hill, is offbeat Hnes such as "I'm young enough to re- that wants to listen to an hour of great, and Emnojfing. Not even the collaboration jlOl Cairpus Drive, Port with Sonic Youth saves the song. member the future, the past has no claim quality rock-n-roU. [Washington^ 11050^ J THESCHREIBER TIMES A&E WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER27, 1993 7 A Bronx Tale proves De Niro can direct too "ratting out" a mafioso, but perhaps a De Niro himself was in Good Fellas, friend and associate Martin Scorcese. by Stefan Pedatella child ignorant of those demgers would Sonny is a remarkably human character Scorcese's influence is particularly evi- help them. When questioned by the po- who gives solid advice to a growing dent in De Niro's extensive use of rapid "Wasted talent. The worst thing in lice, however, Calogero professes igno- Calogero. For example, as opposed to and almost screen-warping camera tech- the world is to see someone who has rance, and as a result charges are never advising him to following the wayward niques, a Scorcese trademark found in wasted his talent." So says hard-work- brought up against Sonny. In gratitude, path that he has taken. Sonny advises such films as Cape Fear, Goodfellas, ing, busdriver Lorenzo, as well as gemg- Sonny befriends Calogero and takes him him to stay in school and get a decent and The Age of Innocence. De Niro ster Sonny to Lorenzo's son, Calogero, under his wing. From the moment education. While Sonny has his disturb- does excel in certain areas, however, es- throughout t h e film ABronx Tale. Above Calogero falls in with Sonny, the main ingly violent moments, he is rarely unre- pecially in his uncanny ability to capture all others, this is the principle theme conflict of the movie, between Lorenzo pentant and always manages to simulta- the street life of the Bronx in the 1960s. expressed in Robert De Niro's entertain- and Sonny over the control of Calogero, is neously explain his actions to Calogero as Though tolerable as a director, it is obvi, ing directorial debut. set up. The rest of the movie deals with well as offering a piece of sagacious ad- ous he is much more comfortable, and The story of A Bronx Tale takes place the question o f h o w this child w i l l grow up vice about the matter at hand. It is really much more proficient as an actor. In this over an eight-year period fi-om 1960 to and with what set of values will he most around Sonny that the emotional heart of area, there is no question that De Niro 1968 and is from the point of view of identify and carry as his own. the movie is centered, and i t is because of was born to act. Calogero (Francis Capra as a nine-year Even if the movie's plot had remained his character that the movie transcends De Niro's calm, understated manner old and Lillo Brancato as a teenager), the this simplistic and the characters i m d e r - the depths of the commonplace and rises goes a long way in endowing Lorenzo son of a blue collar busdriver, Lorenzo went n o development at all, the film would to the heights of an epic s t r u g g l e . with a reality that the character might (Robert DeNiro), who c o n t i n u a l l y probably still be fairly good. The element In A Bronx Tale De Niro has effected not have posessed in the hands of a lesser struggles to impress his d e m a n d i n g moral in the movie that enables it to truly rise an emotional reality that removes him actor. That De Niro would be excellent is code upon the boy. Being t h a t the father above mediocrity, however, is the fact 6rom the potential stereoptype of h i s other almost a given, but newcomer Chazz and son live two houses away from a that the characters are not uni-dimen- roles. He does not sacrifice the intensity Palminteri's performance is outstanding seedy Mafia hang-out, the ethical school- sional at all. Lorenzo, while an upright that has assured him a place in the an- as a second father figiu-e t o Calogero and ing of Calogero proves to be easier said individual who sacrifices his own dreams n£ds of Hollywood history. There is a sometime vicious mob boss. This com- than done as the lure of the glitz, glamor, for the benefit of his family, is not i m - grim certainty o f p u r p o s e behind De Niro's plexity makes the character more inter- and power of these criminsds often over- mune to the social prejudices of h i s day as Lorenzo, trapped i n a world where crime esting but runs the risk of miring the powers the attraction of hard work as demonstrated by his opposition on inter- reigns supreme, he must silently suffer audience in confusion about his motives. preached Lorenzo. And although these racial dating. And Calogero, while al- the self-punishment w h i c h his s t r i c t moral Palminteri's performance, on the other "wiseguys' never give Calogero and his ways seeming to want to do the right code imposes upon him. All around him hand, is much more credible; there is friends a second glance, the children idol- thing, is easily influenced and very easily are examples that "crime pays," yet De n£uy a doubt that his character is a real ize the gangsters to the extent of copying molded into what o t h e r people want him Niro drives himself, w i t h o u t regard to his person and that the same struggles and their very mannerisms and having con- to be. own well-being, to set a positive example problems that confront everyone in real tests as t o who can imitate his favorite But most interesting by far i s the for his son. hfe confront him as well. gangster the best. One day, however, development of Sonny's character and The masterful work i n this movie, by Interestingly, Palminteri wrote the Sonny, the head mafioso on the block, how it defies the trite and overused stan- actors and director alike, show flashes of script to this film based on his own child- murders a man i n plain view of Calogero dard of w h a t a mobster should be and how brilliance at some points and taper off at hood experiences and the events that andtherestoftheneighboorhood. When he should act. Not a kind-hearted, be- others. This film was De Niro's first transpire are close to factual. This ele- the poUce arrive, they realize that none of nevolent mob boss as Marlon Brando was experience in directing and he does a ment of actual historical truth is part of the adults will identify Sonny as the in The GodFather, and not a n evil, passably good job. As to be expected, his the captivating realism that makes this a murderer for fear of the consequences of merciless, sociopathic killer like Robert own style owes much to his longtime quality film. Demolition Man is action incarnate Stallone does it again with his latest action flick spared no expense to create a magical by Mark Solomon setting for the story to take place. With the elaborate plot i n m i n d , one The 1993 fall lineup of movies is well may wonder where the action fits in. Not imder way, and leading off t h i s year is the to worry. Demolition Man is packed futuristic-action film, Demolition Man. with enough chases and fight-scenes to Following his success i n the pre-summer satisfy any action fan. hit Cliffhanger, Sylvester Stallone has The story opens w i t h a scene o f build- proved to the world that he can still make ings in shambles £ind j u n k piles on every a b i g splash on the action movie scene. As comer. John Spartan must infiltrate a usual, Stallone plays the hero: a strong fortified warehouse which is a base of fearless cop named John Spartan, work- operations for Phoenix. Although Spar- ing in futuristic Los Angeles. His rival is tan apprehends him he becomes impli- SHOES, BOOTS, CLOTHING, the psychotic killer Simon Phoenix, played cated in the manslaughter of a busload of by Wesley Snipes. Demolition Man is innocent people. Following his convic- WIND, WATER, EAR Snipes's first movie since his role as a tion. Spartan is locked in a futuristic streetwise cop in R i s i n g Sun. Also freeze chamber which slows down all bio- starring in D e m o l i t i o n Man is new- logical functions to practically zero. When AND SKY comer Sandra Bullock, who plays he awakens, Spartan finds himself in an Stallone's cheerful partner, Lenina antiseptic "brave new world" of perfect Huxley. harmony. He is assigned to apprehend The film is set in 2036 A.D. Los Ange- the now escaped Simon Phoenix. The 9 les, now called San Angeles. Some of the movie goes on to detail Sptirtan's clash plot is based on the classic novel, Brave with the world around him and how he NewWorldbyAldousHuxley. Through- must adjust to the changes o f m o d e m life. out the movie there are many hints point- He must also track down Phoenix and ing to this, from the name "Lenina neutralize him before he destroys t h e Huxley," a derivative of the book's femede entire civilization of San Angeles. protagonist Lenina Crowne and the Featuring stars such as veteran actor author's name, to its Utopian setting. Nigel Hawthome and newcomer come- Brave New World is about a perfect dian/actor Denis Leary, Demolition society in which each person plays a dis- Man is an excellent action-packed a d - tinct part, and there is no violence to be venture; i t even has some social commen- 25 MAIN STREET heard o f The city ofBrave New W o r l d tary for the intellectual moviegoer. Daz- is one of glass, steel, and concrete, per- zling sets and well-directed scenes set the fectly clean and sparkling, devoid of any stage for tremendous battles between PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. visible poverty o r uncleanliness. TheSem cop and killer. Already number one at the Angeles o f D e m o l i t i o n Man mirrors this box ofiice for three weeks straight, the theme to the letter, including amazing movie is destined to be a big h i t . Demo- 883-8800 architectural advances and radical i n n o - lition Man proves that todajr's movie vation in technology. The director, Marco audience still loves a good and original Brambilla, £uid producer, Joel Silver, action adventure. I T WAS THE B ] I T WAS THE W The new Attention K- rules will Mart shoppers not solve any an atmosphere of fi^edom and problems by Emily Weinstein independence. It is a philosophy in which modular, chime-fi^e scheduling plays a very big part. There are surprising parallels With the introduction of the by Jacob Haddock between military bans, censor- chimes, the administration has ship, and synthesized chimes. All robbed students of a chance to For the past seven weeks, I have ob- three are impositions of authority become more mature and made served the effects of the new rules with that in some way limit the them smaller by relieving them of which the students of S c h r e i b e r have been freedom of people. The only responsibility. If a group of burdened: no eating in the halls, no difference is that the first two students in a math class had hanging out in the halls, no wearing r a - issues afTect people numbering in difficulty mastering a certain dios on school grounds, etc. I am not the millions and the third only concept, the teacher woxild not writing this to tell an awfiil tragedy about 1,200 students and faculty eliminate the concept from the about how my apple was taken away in members here at Schreiber. syllabus and inform the students the hall, or how I got detention for dis- The initiation of a thirty-day that they are not responsible for i t cussing homework with my fiiend. I am trial period of electronic chimes on the next test. just going to clear up a situation which has been met with less than Instead, the students would be seems to have a lot of people, both stu- enthusiastic reactions. The taught a method to help them dents and teachers, confused. chimes ring twice after the end of imderstand the concept. If they The source of the confusion is that every even mod, once to end a exercised their prerogative not to people think that these new rules if fol- class and again five minutes later apply or study what they had lowed will be helpful. Well, they won't. If to mark the beginning of the next. learned, they would face the eating in the halls was the problem, t h e n The installment of the chimes was consequences of their actions on the new rules would be great. That's not brought to us by the faculty the upcoming test. senate, a group of faculty mem- Similarly, if a student cannot 'Anyone who believes that bers composed of elected represen- gauge and control his own needs tatives fi^m each department; the in terms of time, he should not be Schreiber is now a better place same people who designed the relieved of his responsibility b u t because there is not as much contracts that we signed on the learn to memage it. Is the best garbage on the floor or music in first day of school. The issue was way to teach responsibility t o take not voted on during a general it away? the hallways is just fooling faculty meeting, as it is not Bells, chimes, beeps, and more themselves.' routine procedure to do so. rigid scheduling have been On a purely practical level, the employed in hundreds of other too much of an inconvenience. We can second set of chimes are more high schools for years while always eat outside, or, if worse comes to disruptive than beneficial to the modulEir scheduling has been worse, we can eat in the cafeteria. If learning process. The chimes employed in Schreiber. The wearing walkmen and making noise in often ring after classes have system under which Schreiber the h a l l s w e re the problems, then the new already started, interrupting operates has rejected the rigidity rules would work fine. I mean, we could teachers. of most school districts, sending always talk with our firiends elsewhere Also, instead of helping the message that such widely-used and wait until we get home to listen to students to get to class on time, limitations are neither education- music. These, however, are not the the chimes often accomplish the ally and developmentally sound problems. The problems are that stu- opposite. Students who in the nor advanced. dents are willing to throw garbage on the pre-chime era might have showed Just as Schreiber has insti- floor when there is a garbage can five feet up a little early for a class now tuted progressive solutions and away and that students do not feel that rely upon a chime, and the late systems in the past, we can be there is anything wrong about disturbing chime at that, to guide them. In confident that the school will classes. The problem is that there is an most classes, the entire class continue to do so. After the thirty- apathy among the students, resulting in assembles later than they previ- day trial period of the chimes, let a general disrespect for the school and the ously would have. the changes be noted by both teachers and administrators who work The desired conditioned teachers and students. Then have there. response seems to be achieved the clocks synchronized and The issues that are addressed by the only at the end of a class. Instead repaired, and have another thirty- new rules are merely symptoms of a of teaching to the end of mods, day trial period, noting improve- greater problem, the attitude of the stu- that people are more productive in • teachers and students tend to end ments. Compare the results and dent body. True, the new rules get rid of environment where they are happy. • i discussions early and wait in make a decision in the best these individual minor annoyances, but happy environment w o u l d give energj? t dumbfounded reverence for the interests of the people i n the in the process they seem to be adding to students who would otherwise sit i n claa signal to call them to their next school. the greater problem. The goal of the new lethargically waiting for the 'Sinobtm classes. This year, the students of rules is to improve the learning environ- sive chimes," as Dr. Barish dubbed thei But these chimes represent Schreiber have faced the challenge ment at Schreiber, but how can we say on the day they were introduced, to en much more than the problems of complying with new rules and that the learning environment has been the mods. that accompany a demarcation of procedures, many of which they do improved when students are more fil- I realize that the new rules w i l l not b lateness. They are a direct not find agreeable. Students hope trated with their situation than ever? I revoked this year, as t h a t would make th contradiction of the innovative that the faculty can re-enforce our am not a professional educator, and I administration look "weak," a problei and eflFective philosophy practiced belief that the foundation of our have not h a d all the t r a i n i n g and psychol- which has always been and wiU always b at Schreiber, a philosophy that optimum education at Schreiber is ogy courses that our teachers and admin- treated as more important than what i facilitates growth and learning in not being threatened. istrators have had, but in my relatively best f o r the students. However, hopefiill few years in this world, I have noticed the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n w i l l review these rule T OF CHIMES, RST OF CHIMES... A word from the

president • • • petitions. The entire idea is to go about by Peter Weiss changing a rule through legitimate channels, and n o t creating upheaval in the administration. It i s not a g i t a t i o n No one ever said that petitioning an that will promote change, but constant action was unruly, but when it comes to student involvement. It also has to be aggravating a school's administration, understood that if we cannot completely there are some exceptions. This past abolish a r u l e a f t e r persistent attempts to month "unobtrusive" chimes were do so, we must strive for a compromise implemented to a l e r t students of the be- and not spite our efforts. ginnings conclusions of two-mod se- The student government holds weekly quences. Many students have been vocal morning meetings on Fridays at 7:30 a.m. i n their opinions of the chimes; com- with time allocated for an open forum ments such as "those bells are so annoy- that entitles anyone at all t o speak about ing" and "the bells are so unnecessary" anything. The meeting is r u n o n the basis are common. All these indications have of parliamentary procedure as much as been made, but recently one student took possible. At these meetings we discuss the protest one step f u r t h e r and attempted disapproval of school situations and pro- to gain support for a condemnatio n of the cedures such as the chimes. chimes in the form of a petition. The major ingredient for change is Writing a petition would have been a us, t h e students, so if y o u have a complaint perfect way to express disapproval of the come to the one of the open forums or chimes, but this one also suggested that speak to me p e r s o n a l l y . Don't sit around the school was b e c o m i n g a j a i l and that carping "You're the president, why don't the administration was like a puppeteer you do something about it?" I cein do controlling the students. Thiswaswrong. something, but I need your help. Get Useful actions to follow-up on a formed involved and s t a n d behind the 1993-94 complaint might be speaking to Dr. Barish Schreiber student government. or writing student government-reviewed Children of the chimes for looking out the window and being by Abigail Rosenberg scolded again for not being inspired enough to write a poem? This is how Schreiber High School has always been we're supposed to learn? a place where the administration has The one thing that has always made prided itself o n giving i t s students a l ot o f students feel a little less incarcerated personal freedom. Its favorite claim to was the fact that teachers had t h e dis- fame has always been the modular cretion of beginning and ending class scheduling. Although the system has without the institutionalized ringing of a come i m d e r much scrutiny from outsiders, bell. The feeling that was instilled in the especially my m o m , the system has usu- student body w a s that the administration ally proven itself effective in demon- might actually consider t h e m trustworthy strating that this high school's student and smart enough to be able to get to class body can f u n c t i o n in a n atmosphere not on time. Granted, there are a l w a y s stu- ruled by a schedule that is e n t i r e l y filled dents who will take advantage of the with the exception ofalimch hour. With system, but that is true with all things. the new "unobtrusive" chimes, as claimed The "unobtrusive chimes" force the by Dr. Barish, an entire realm of our students as w e l l as the faculty to function personal freedom has been w h i s k e d away. under a totally restrictive, utterly insti- i. and realize that in the long run they will is j u s t fooling themselves. Why here? Why now? Why those tutionalized atmosphere. They restrict f be doing more harm than good. Even i f I have heard many complaints about annoying dings? After the initial shock of personal freedom as well as interfere with ^ these rules remain forever, I hope that how awfiil the new rules are and how they the demeaning bells and the first wave of classes that aren't two m o d s and i n e s - ^ teachers and a d m i n i s t r a t o r s do not feel are such an inconvenience. Well, frankly, jokes such as "on special today at Grand sence, make the students and teachers that they have solved any problem. They I disagree. The new rules are not unfair Union" and "the seat belt sign has been feel like mice in a maze. Hear the ding . still have the o b l i g a t i o n as educators to or oppressive i n any way. They simply do turned off," I began to wonder if these and begin. Hear the ding and terminate. instill in students a f e e l i n g of pride and a not w o r k towards the goal which w e should chimes were a necessary addition to our Come on, give us a little credit. desire to be i n Schreiber, which can hope- all be trying to achieve. With every new school routine. Schreiber used to be a laid-back high Mly be effected by developing a m u t u a l rule that is made, the attitude of t h e Being enclosed in a stuffy classroom school that was proud of t h e fact that its respect between students and faculty, student body deteriorates and takes the for forty minutes on end, listening t o the students were given certain privileges rather than separating the two by trying learning environment right along with it. drone of your economics teacher, being such as free mods and being trusted to get to be strict disciplinarians. Anyone who You'd think someone o t h e r than me would required to sit in s t r a i g h t rows and for- to class without the help of a bell. Now believes that Schreiber is now a better have noticed this by now. You cannot bidden to talk to your neighbors is a little that the chimes have come into effect, place because there is not a s much gar- make kids learn. You can only make taste of how students are a s k e d to func- every time I hear that irritating ding, I bage on the floor or music in t h e hallways them want to l e a r n . tion in school. Having to s i t i n assigned am reminded that I a m a n u m b e r and not seats in creative writing? Being scolded a human being. 10 THE SCHREIBER TIMES OPINIONS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1993

INDIA CROATIA Family history Words from the front threatened

by Damir Marusic by Preeti Parasharami Anyone who has turned on the news Southern Maharastra, a region in In- has undoubtedly seen the horrendous pic- dia was hit by the largest earthquake in tures of women and children l y i n g in the 50 years on September 30, 1993. It was streets in pools oftheir own blood. Most estimated that 30,000 people were killed know that the conflict is taking place and thousands of homes were reduced to somewhere is Eastern Europe. A few dust. Thankfully my family was spared may be aware that the "conflict" is actu- the w r a t h of the earthquake for it hit 100 ally a full-blown yet undeclared war tak- miles from Arungabath and 80 miles from ing place between the Serbs, Muslims, Poona. My relatives could have been killed and Croats in Yugoslavia. Still fewer and 5000 years of history, my history, people will be able to cite the reasons could have been erased. behind the bloody conflict. But even the Five thousand years ago in the cur- most informed observer of intemational rent state of Maharastra, my ancestor on affairs does not have the fiill picture. The my father's side, Parashurtun, known to fact is that any news received is reported the Brahmans as a master of the martial as seen through the biases of a Europe arts and a warrior of great reknown, interested in preserving the status quo of launched 21 attacks in an attempt to three years ago, i.e. Serbian domination destroy the Kshatryia, the warrior caste of the Balkans. of Hinduism. Fortunately his attempt The media is reporting the war in failed, otherwise my mother, who is a Croatia with prejudice. If there is any Kshatryias, would have never been bom. mention of the war, the Croats are por- In the 18th century, before the British trayed as aggressors determined to break Raj, Vithal Sundar Parasharami, my all peace accords, while any tme aggres- great, great, great, grandfather, who was sion on the part of the Serbs is always bom in Sungumner, was one of the three down played. For example, Croats ad- wise men of Poona, a city in Maharastra. vancing on a Serbian-occupied military He was under the employ of Nana base on Croatian lands is portrayed as Phadnavis,a "half wise man." Jealous of "an attack," while Serbian murder of in- Parasharami's stature, Phadnavis in- nocent Croat civilians is reported only as sulted him by saying, "People like you are "a shelUng of a city." In the past, it has fit to sell fodder." Parasharami ventured been t h e Serbs who have ruined any peace out of Poona and went to agreement, not the Croats. Therefore it Arungabathwhere he saved the life of the seems to be a general trend in trying to king. The king, in gratitude, allowed find the positive and appealing aspects of Parasharami to use his army to march on a ruthless Serbian campaign which is Poona. Vithal Sundar and t h e army threw reminiscent of the Holocaust. flaming fodder at the palace of Phadnavis, The Serbs are conquering Croatia on burning it down. the pretense of protecting the minorities Bombay, the city where my mother's there. Acts of retribution for acts long family lives, has also been affected by past against a nation no longer under the natural disasters, the monsoons. During same rule is unheard of; it is akin to the season of monsoons, known for heavy Poland invading Germ£my today to kill rains, Bombay has been flooded numer- civiUans because of t h e r o u t i n World War ous times each resulting i n the destruc- II. The tme reason for invasion is that tion of homes and the deaths of thou- RUSSIA Serbia wants to regain the fertile and sands. My mothers' home in India has productive lands to which they had ac- been flooded many times, seriously en- Civil discord curbed in Muscovite republic cess before Y u g o s l a v i a was shattered into dangering my famiiy. warring factions. This tmth is never Natural disasters are not controllable, presented to the American public. All but terrorism is. Ever since, the British tation, some newspapers and political that is reported is biased. Raj India has had poor relations with by Natasha Moskvina parties have been banned. The net r e s u l t o f all this propaganda is many countries, specifically Pakistan. To further secure stability on the America's levy of equal blame on both When Britain took over India, it caused Since the violence that occurred three streets, the militia has sent Caucasians Serbs and Croats, when facts demand religious strife between the Moslems and weeks ago, Boris Yeltsin has tfiken mea- (an ethnic group living in the are of that the greater portion of the account- Hindus. The Moslems wanted their own sures to ensure safety on the streets of Caucasus m o u n t a i n s ) tmm Moscow. Cau- abiUty be placed on the barbaric, crafty country and therefore demanded the psr- Moscow. A night cxurfew in effect firom casians are the ethnic group most associ- Serbs. This is not to say the Croats are midnight to five a.m. has been enforced. tition of India. This conflict has led to ated w i t h crime in Moscow. Those stopped blameless; atrocities have now been com- The end of the curfew was annoimced on many acts of terrrorism. In March of without proof of residency documents in mitted against Serb m i n o r i t i e s i n Croatia. October 18. Even though the purpose of 1993 a series of bombs shattered the the capital are put on trains and let off at I t comes down to the fact, however, that the curfew is t o b e n e f i t the people's safety, Bombay Stock Exchemge and other com- the first station beyond Russia's border. the abominations executed on the part of there have been cases of people stopped mercial estabUshments: banks, hotels, I f they do not have the money to buy a Serbia are far more numerous and part of and beaten by the militia before mid- and the Air India Building. ticket for the train, the government pays a planned conquest, while those on the night. A Moscow newspaper organized a My aunt was in the Exchange five for them. part of Croatia are due to the lack of minutes before the blasts. She described hot line where people who have been Another harsh decision contemplated abused by the militia could call. restraint practiced by the government the scene as a "splendor of glass and by Mr. Yeltsin is h i s plan to make Moscow that rules the bitter masses. It is a bad concrete flying fi^m all sides. I w£is on The press is v e r y i m p o r t a n t these days a visa city; that is, non-residents would situation, made all the sadder by the the doorstep of death." to Moscovites, and public opinion means have to get a visa to v i s i t the capittd. It is world's inaction i n condemning the Serbs, a great deal. A Communist paper, Dyen India's natural disasters and terror- not known yet if this plan will be imple- and the press's inabiUty to t e l l t r u t h firom (Day) is now publishing secretly. It is ism have not yet had a devastating effect mented by Yeltsin's regime. However, it propaganda. There are many more is- ironic, since before the fall of Commu- on my feimily. Although, with the con- is looking grimmer every day. sues at play in this troubled area of the nism such papers were praised, while the tinuous threat of violence fi-om waring Over all, the rising crime level i n Mos- world, more than can be printed here; the anti-Commimist papers, openly published factions, and the lack of control over na- cow has been reduced dramatically. fact remains that innocent people are today, were then secretly printed. As a ture, I wonder how long my good fortime Bellorussians feel free to w a l k the streets dying every day, and nothing is being result of the Yeltsin-Parliament confiDn- can continue. ar night now, or atleast relatively free. done for them. THE SCHREIBER TIMES OPINIONS WEDNESDAY .OCTOBER 27, 1993 11 Sex: Verbal intercourse necessary

by Emily Weinstein

We have come to the point where expelled if I violate it." A policy can be even communication has to be forced effective in preventing date rape if stu- Eind imjMsed, where rules of the word dents know that it is a rule they must are set down that govern what is prob- abide by to remain i n school. It demands ably t h e most private issue of a person's much needed respect for women by p r o - life— sexual relationships. And the viding a demarcation between right and unfortunate thing is, the need to teach wrong: in effect synthetic conscience. If it methods of communication before and leads even one person to t h e revelation Mike Coulthurst displays his talent on Bryce Romer. during sex is justifiable intrusion on that it is a criminal act to date rape, it is privacy. worth all of the legalistic uncertainty. At Antioch College in Yellow Springs It was both sad and uplifl;ing to read Ohio, a very progressive institution, a the comments of women in the Times Mike does dreads for dough sexual offense policy has been adapted who regarded this policy as either a god- that goes so far as to not only require send or an outrage. Some received it with ter. He is able to s t y l e hair in the fashions by Beiyamin Getting "willing and verbal consent for each relief, seeing it as a universal way to that are popular today; dreads, braids, individual sexual act," but to sponsor express their own limitation sexual rela- high tops, and fades are all parts of his mandatory orientation to something tions. The policy takes the burden fi-om Every high school student seems to repertoire. "You need to gain experience. that has never been taught formally: the shoulders of the women by assuring have a pressing need to line his pockets My fi-iend Steve taught me in eighth, sex. In these in- common under- with money. It may seem that the only grade and I've been doing it ever since," said Coulthurst. formation ses- standing. The jobs available to students involve work- sions, students females knew ing for someone else i n a strange building Schreiber students heard about are separated by 'For a woman to have con- that the males in a seedy section of t o w n for less than Coulthurst's talent by word of mouth. minimum wage. But there are alterna- Starting fttjm relatively o b s c u r i t y , he now gender and initi- fidence in her sex life, s h e were also in- ated into the poli- formed of the tives to such destitution. Face it, every- has about twenty regular customers and cies of their must know that the law and policy. body wants to be their own boss, setting does unisex cutting. His average fee of their own wages and hours. And every- $10 is comparable to that of professional school, one of Some its enforcers stipulate h e r body wants to have fun while they make haircutters. Unlike other professionals, which is t o under- women think money. Junior Michael Coulthurst gets however, Coulthurst only makes house stand and prac- right to do so.' the very idea of his kicks by cutting other people's hair, calls. tice the idea that such a policy not to mention the fact t h a t he racks i n an Through c u t t i n g hair, Mike Coulthurst verbal consent places too much estimated $6,000 a year. has achieved the sense of fiilfillment that must be given before each and every authority i n the everyone seeks i n a j o b : "It's like art. You sexual act. The rules of hands of its creators and even detracts $6,000. It is an almost unbelievable get to express yourself through hair. It's communicationat A n t i o c h are v e r y spe- firom the empowerment of women. One figure. Through years of work and expe- nice to see someone w a l k i n g around with cific: "consent is not m e a n i n g f u l if given even said that the policy was "an underly- rience, he has perfected his technique. hair that you've done." under t h e i n f l u e n ce of a l c o h o l or drugs", ing assumption that women cannot man- Mike Coulthurst is not simply a haircut- i t is to have sex with someone who i s age their own sex lives." This may be intoxicated; and it is r e q u i r e d by stu- partially true because teachers, parents, dent government law that students in- the media, £md reUgious leaders have told form partners if one is infected with an her that she is powerless. Maybe for the Guidance group gripes STD, such as A I D S . Any kind of infi-ac- time being the ability to stand up for tion of these rules, be it rape (forced herself needs to be reduced to the form of us to say? "My friends told me to try pot penetration), sexual assault (imwanted a pre-fab series of v e r b a l discussions. For so I did because I'm very insecure!" touching without penetration that i n - a woman to have confidence in her sex life, by Rebecca Schlff Even if this were the truth, the guid- volves force), or sexual imposition (un- she must know that the law and its en- As a ft-eshman, two mods a week I ance group would be neither the time wanted touching regardless of use of forcers stipulate her right to do so. Even get to experience the joy of guidance. nor the place to discuss it. force), has concrete consequences r a n g - if the imposition of t h i s policy is patroniz- Six other fireshmen and I sit i n the Talking to other freshmen about ing fi-om reprimand to expulsion. Un- ing, it may ultimately be empowering. der the law at this college—which is guidance office as two upperclassmen their feelings on the issue, I discovered As a female, I would like to feel that my completely student- governed—not only peer counselors and a guidance counse- that most of them found guidance group own self-government and self-defined is rape illegal on paper, but there is a lor encourage \is to share our experi- at best "boring" and "pointless". Some rights are confirmed and comprehensively veritable flowchart of required actions ences o f drinking, drugs, peer pressure, said that they would rather have that stated by the law. I personally do not feel during a sexual relationship. This chart I>arental pressure, school pressure, and time for themselves. One girl pro- that I and any potential sexual partner I begins with the question "Can I kiss other adolescent traumas. The basic claimed angrily, "My peer counselors choose would need training to commtmi- you?" and ends with either a consent- idea is to "make the transition to high are so condescending. What made them cate our limitations. But i f another per- ing relationship or the negative conse- school an easy one." the experts on everything?" Another quences of a forced sexual act. son does need the l a w of a college or It's a nice idea. However, it sounds boy summed it up by saying, "They federal government to make crystal clear better on paper than it works in prac- think it works, but it doesn't." Aft«r New York Times article re- their rights and responsibilities as sexu- tice. Some i m p o r t a n t aspects w e r e over- I asked one of my peer counselors if garding Antioch's policy, my first ally active people, this is the one area looked. For a fourteen year old, talking it bothered him that nobody talks about thought was that this was both an where in which government should be about personal things is complicated their problems. He answered.'Tm glad invasion of privacy £ind a waste of time allowed put words in someone's mouth. enough. But talking about personal that y o u ' r e w e l l adjusted enough to solve and energy; it did not seem possible The personal safety and autonomy of the things in front of an adult you hardly your problems on your own." Yeah, I'm that the idea could actually work in human body stands above all else. know, two older kids, and a group of glad too. I know that changing t h e practice. But as I read t h e quotations of Hopefully, this will be a passing trend people that you're not really fi-iends system this year is d i f f i c u l t . But for the the students, my opinion flipped 180°. to be replaced by open communication with is just impossible. fiiture I think that one session at the One male was concerned with the behind closed doors. It is unfortunate As a result, nobody says anything of beginning of the year would be useful to idea that "if he had to ask questions of that at present people need to be schooled great importance. The peer counselors reduce the confusion many fireshmen his partner, he might not get what he in carnal communication and threatened try very hard. "Have any of you done feel those first few days. Afterwards, wanted." An attitude such as t h i s proves with a specific series of consequences for something that you didn't feel comfort- they should be able to seek out a peer why it is imjierative that this policy be even an unsolicited kiss. But if women's able w i t h , j u s t because your fiiends told counselor's help only if and when it's taken seriously by the public. It is nec- bodies are not to be an open, negotiable you to?" Then we go around the circle. needed. Any other way is unnecessary essary to do whatever to elicit a com- fi-ee-for-all, the spontaneity and original- Everyone says no. What do they expect and a waste of time. ment like "This is a real policy. I can get ity of sex will have to suffer. 12 THE SCHREIBER TIMES OP/ED WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1993 E.J. Kahn cares The institution of t h e chime system to iden- dent representation? tify the beginnings and conclusions of two- The hjrpocrisy of the G.O. has substantially mod sequences i s no threat to the education of reduced the orgemization's credibihty among the student body. At worst the new tones are students. At the end of last year, the student mild annoyances. To one student, however, government reviewed the Faculty Senate's October 27, 1993 the chimes were representative of all the new plan for the new and strictly enforced restric- rules that the administration has imposed tions with which the student body is now Volume XXXIV, No. 2 upon the student body this year. In protest burdened. Paul D. Schreiber High School over t h e administration's new attitude, senior The G.O. did n o t oppose t h e Faculty Senate Port Washington, New York 11050 E.J. Kahn drafted a petition £ind proceeded to plan then. During the senior assembly at the collect over 450 student signatures. beginning of this year, President Weiss said EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: The petition denounced the administration that the duties of the G.O. would undergo a Jon Bass Marc Lindemann and teachers as "puppeteers" and reminded startling change: the actual representation of • • • that "the object of school is to educate stu- the student body this year by fighting £igainst MANAGING EDITOR: dents; it i s not a place for adults to play power the new rules. Emmie Chen games with teenagers." While the insults Five weeks later, Weiss w r o t e a Schreiber within this petition detract from its overall Times article opposing E.J. Kahn's petition PRODUCTION MANAGER: effectiveness, the message of the petition re- as "aggravating" t o the administration. Weiss David Mao mains clear: over450 Schreiber students shook also called for petitions to be reviewed by the • • • themselves free of the shackles of apathy and student government before being distributed. NEWS EDITORS: took a stand for what they beUeved, regard- Does the administration need yet another Matthew Engel less of the consequences. "rubber stamp?" When confrx)nted with the Ashish Kapadia, Ass't. I t is comforting to know that half of the first inkling of student initiative shown in a Preeti Parasharami, Ass't. elected G.O. officers, as well as two Executive long time, the G.O. should not concentrate its • • • Assistants, were brave enough to sign. Kahn efforts to eradicate it. The student govern- OPINIONS EDITORS: may have been wrong to make such a vitriolic ment should instead foster initiative, culti- Ben Getting attack on the administration, but by doing so, vate it, and help the school to reap its benefits. Caroline Pam, Ass't. he exhibited a characteristic rarely displayed Hopefully, the student government is not by members of Schreiber's student body: K a h n beyond salvage. But the G.O. will have to PQ Alison Root, Ass't. cared. work hard to atone for the sins of its past. No • • • A welcome dose of self-interest has been longer must the student government be al- SPORTS EDITOR: injected into t h e students of Schreiber, but the lowed to kowtow to the administration when Bryce Romer Lisa Miller, Ass't. one organization that was created to repre- the faculty w i s h e s to remove fi:-eedoms, real or • • • sent the interests of the student body has imagined, of the student body. The officers of A&E EDITORS: responded i n pathetic c o n t r a d i c t i o n s that show the G.O. must serve as examples i n protest to Jason Hare Stefan Pedatella how little the student government actusdly what many students- consider the increas- • • • cares for the students of Schreiber. The G.O. ingly totalitarian rule o f t h e Schreiber admin- PHOTOGRAPHY EDITORS: must provide a united front in t h e representa- istration. tion of the student body; i t is self-defeating for Meek submission is a threat far worse to David Arnold Lauren Thomas half of the G.O. officers to be courageous and the i n t e l l e c t u a l development of Schreiber than the president to wallow in indecision. any chime system could ever be. Although • • • What happened to the Peter Weiss who slightly misguided, Kahn's petition showed BUSINESS MANAGERS: cle£u-ly o u t l i n e d t h e G.O.'s new role i n student that among the student body there exists at Caroline Heller Alyse Hazelkom affairs? What happened to becoming the least one person who is wilUng to make a "voice" of Schreiber? What ever happened to difference, a beacon of spirit amidst the m i n d - • •• those pledges and promises of increased stu- numbing mists of student apathy. LAYOUT EDITOR: Salute to ex-Times advisor Caren Sencer An editorship on The Schreiber Times is Many accomphshments were realized under • •• often considered the most demanding extracur- the guidance of Evans. The 1991-92 and 1992-93 ART EDITOR: ricular activity at Schreiber, and it is known by editions of T h e Schreiber T i m e s received presti- many that staff members may spend 25 hours or gious awards from Quill & Scroll competition and Erica Johanson more per week after school. the Columbia Scholastic Press Associations What is not f u l ly acknowledged, however, is the (C.S.PA.). Issues from the past two years have • •• presence of the advisor at all working hours of the also earned recognition in smaller competitions, production. The advisor is in charge of ensuring from the American Scholsistic Press Association COPY EDITOR: that the rules of j o u r n a l i s t i c integrity are followed, and Newsday & Long Island Press Association to Jesse Pe3Tonel and is, above all, responsible for the safety of The C.S.PA. Crown Awards. This summer, due to her • • • Schreiber Times staff members. Among other accomplishments, Evans critiqued secondary EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS: duties, the advisor must be a resource for journal- school pubhcations for the Columbia Scholastic Yana Feldman Josh Silbert istic skills and techniques and m u s t be knowledge- Press Association. STAFF: able enough to assist in all aspects of the produc- SusannPublishBa Bass, Josd h tv Gewolb the. snrfen, Ari Rabin-Havtt body ot, Jos Pauh Jacobsl D. . ElizabetSchreibeh r As advisor, Evans spent much of her personal HigKassh. SctoolKen Mande. LetterL Lisa sMiller to th. Theodore editoar Petratosshould . bRebecce VHressea Schiffd . to tion. time towards improving the The Schreiber GaiThey SchrairerSchreibe. Emilyr WeinsieiTimesn , 101 Canpus Drive, Port Washington, NeREPORTERw York S11050 AND. PHOTOGRAPHERSHie editors reserv: e the At the end of last year, Enghsh teacher Janet Times. Two summers ago, Evans pursued an righElizabett ht oAlbertson refuse,, Supindprinta ,Bunyavanich edit, or. Simoreturn Hanfn nr/t Joh subnitten Hong. d mterialAlain Lapter. . AlDamil letterr Manisics must, G a r y Maslowbe siffie. Natashd by a thMoskvinae author. Scot. t Evans resigned her position as the advisor for T h e internship at the MediU School of Journalism at OrioffW. eJaco havbe Raddock a circulatio, Haylcy Romern of 180, Abigai0 copiel Rosenbergs per .issu Simrae n witSamah . Schreiber Times due to the personal sacrifices Northwestern University. In addition, resources subscripticnMark Solomon.s Nicavailablk Stavrinose b. Jasoy main Tauberl availabl. 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Classroom food ban questioned

Over the past several weeks in quickly eat a w a y at a student's classes throughout Schreiber, free time during the school d a y What Are You Doing some teachers have tentatively and students are commonly left mentioned a classroom food ban. without time for Ivinch. In the The existence of such a ban would past, students have been allowed About the New SAT? to eat in classrooms if they have mean that some students would can help you with... not be permitted to eat lunch d u r - no time of t h e i r own in which to The Princeton Review ing the school day. As the admin- have lunch. Our CoirsK This year, focuses your time on istration is paid to be concerned I n some areas, such as biology over 30,000 students will subjects that give you about both the physical a s well as or c h e m i s t r y rooms, eating should take the six-week SAT the most trouble, and intellectual h e a l t h of t h e students, be forbidden for safety reasons, course Rolling Stone lets you check your a restriction that starves students but a similar restriction on all called "legendary". Over answers while you work. is not in the administration's, or classrooms is ludicrous. In addi- the past eight years, four the students', best interests. tion, many Schreiber students do Our Pay-Per-View Program: independent studies Modular scheduling at not have time to e a t breakfast in Student Admissions have shown our average Schreiber is an example of what the morning. By reducing Television, presented by score improvement to be sets our high school apart from Schreiber students to one meal a Sasson and Villard between 110-160 points. other secondary schools across the day, P a ul D. Schreiber H i g h School Books, will guide you United States. Schreiber's mod would be seriously undermining Our Books: For people through the college system allows students to partici- the health of the student body. who can't take t h e admissions process. pate in tj^es of classes that can- The realities of the mod system course, we've updated Look for this exclusive not be accomodated by traditional cannot be ignored by faculty mem- Cracking the SAT, a New program this October scheduling policies. Students can bers who wish to see food banned York Times bestseller. and November on Pay- study two foreign languages, de- from classrooms. The school en- To improve your Per-View cable television. vote two hours and fifteen min- joys a progressive scheduling sys- utes to a laboratory experiment, tem; its classroom rules must be vocabulary, look f o r and fill their remaining free time tailored to suit Schreiber's unique- Word Smart in book o r THE with numerous electives. Of ness. The administration cannot audio cassette form. PRINCETON course, the extensive opportuni- be allowed to d e p r i v e students of REVIEW ties of modular scheduling c a n lunch. Our Software: if you have access to a W i n d o w s o r We Score More Letters to the editor Mac computer, you can use RevieWare, which

Thi Princtton Rivitw is atfilistid with neither (800)99:^5565 Teacher's opinion on the N e w Princeton University nor the College Board. Rules Concerning the "Faculty Senate Plan larger. Not only has your "Plan..." been I n t e r e s t e d i n g e t t i n g g o u r c h i l d i n t o a for Improving the Learning Environ- reworded, we as teachers are slowly los- top college? ment," fully support any initiative which ing discretion within our classrooms. I will result in a hallway fi^e of disrup- am not advocating that students s h o u l d U l a n t t o e l i m i n a t e c o l l e g e a p p l i c a t i o n tions. While I question why a r u l e prohib- have the right to eat wherever t h e y please. aoHiety? iting all eating/drinking in the hallway I am advocating the right of a teacher t o will better the learning environment, I do be permitted to make that decision. Eat- P a r e n t s : g i v e g o u r H . S . s e n i o r understand why t h e majority favor such ing is clearly inappropriate in some set- t h e i r " b e s t " c h a n c e o f m a k i n g a a rule and therefore will actively enforce tings such as science and computer labs. that edict. However, when it comes to However, teachers may feel that it is r e a c h / d r e a m s c h o o l ! how I conduct my classroom, I draw the appropriate to allow limited snacking I n t r o d u c i n g a n i n d i u i d u a l i z e d o n e - o n - o n e line. The "Plan for Improving the Learn- under some circumstances and teachers ing Environment" specifically prohibits should be permitted to define those cir- ( m e n t o r i n g p r o g r a m d e s i g n e d t o d i r e c t y o u r c h i l d eating/drinking in the hallways but does cumstances. Only when those decisions t h r o u g h o u t t h e e n t i r e c o l l e g e a p p l i c a t i o n not mention the classroom, 1 assumed afiect o t h e r f a c u l t y members s h o u l d there p r o c e s s : m a z i m i z i n g h i s / h e r c h a n c e o f s u c c e s s ! deliberately. It was my understanding be intervention. that while eating was discouraged, the We should also consider where we are l i m i t e d n u m b e r o f t i m e s p o t s a u a i l a b l e : decision was left to the classroom teacher. going with all these new policies. When I c a l l : M r s . Z u c k e r , 7 5 9 - 0 5 3 8 I guess I was wrong because last week started teaching at Schreiber everyone a sophomore was in my office studying extolled the virtues of flexible modular math with another student, snacking on scheduling and t h e atmosphere of learn- sphere. carrot and celery sticks with my consent. ing in the building. The emphasis was on Things have changed since the seven- While I was in the next room she was how the needs of students could best be ties and some "swing of the pendulum" is taken to task for the transgression by one met. Now we often must schedule class inevitable. But we should ask whether of our assistant principals. Several days meeting patterns based upon what the the pendulum has swung back too far, or Objection to later my attention was directed to the computer w i U best accommodate to mini- i f it is approaching that point with so Student Rulebook, pp. 8-9. There the mize conflicts and minimize giving a stu- much momentiim that we will be unable headline "Plan for Improving the Learning Envi- dent too large a block office time. to stop it. In the seventies, a common ronment" is reprinted, with the signifi- We make rules to improve the appear- conversation might have included un- 111 be brief Freedom of the press is not cant addition that there was to be no ance of our environment, not necessarily lawftil possession of drugs. In the nine- synonymous w i t h hcense of the press. It eating or drinking in the hallways o r the learning e n v i r o n m e n t . Wenowchange ties, it's imlawfiil possession of celery! I would be to your credit and i n good taste classrooms. I would like to know if this classes to the sound of an "unobtrusive sadly observe the negatives of both eras; to refrain from offending the religious addition was approved by the Faculty tone." The tradition ofWednesday morn- some of those who winked at a student's beUe& of people at Schreiber (or in Port). Senate or was a unilateral amendment ing bagels is gone, soon to be replaced b y admission to using or possessing mari- I was offended by your trivializing the by the Rulebook author(s). a requirement that students have hall juana i n the seventies are the same people phrase "Jesus Lives". Headlines are I am one of many who felt the Faculty passes to leave the cafeteria with a pur- who today are at the forefiront of enforc- meant to capture positive, not indignant Senate spent entirely too much time last chase. I'm certainly not known as the ing the great celery rule. Is this where attention. year on minor issues like food in the house Uberal around here but I observe we, as a faculty, want to be? Carol Nesbit, haUways while staff and AP programs that more and more "good" students are J . Christopher Haring, English Dep't were cut. But now the issue is much remarking about the repressive atmo- Business Dep't 14 THE SCHREIBER TIMES SPORTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27,1993 At a Glance by Nick Stavrinos a n d Bryce Romer

Within the past three seasons, the National Basketball Association has witnessed the retirements of perhaps the three greatest players of all- time: Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and MichaelJordan, respectively. This last year has seen the tragic deaths of New Jersey Nets starDrazen Petrovic and Boston Celtics captain Reggie Lewis; losses which will prove devas- tating to both teams. The loss of Petrovic and Lewis coupled with Jordan's retirement should alter the outcome of the upcoming season and probably prevent "Da Bulls" from becoming four-time NBA champions. Eastern Conference Western Conference The New York Knickerbockers, death of Reggie Lewis last summer, the David Robinson has been one of the doubted his ability to emerge as a super- headed by captains Patrick Ewing and Boston Celtics seem destined for fail- dominant centers i n the league through- star for the Seattle Supersonics. He, Charles Oakley, lead a defensive based ure. Their only hope now is the upcoming out the past few years for the San Anto- with the assistance of veterans Sam squad that will seek offensive support Lottery. Boston has started its rebuild- nio Spurs. He is among the league Perkins and Rickey Pierce, led Seattle from a healthy Rolando Blackman and ing process by drafting Iowa center A c i c leaders in categories such as blocking, to the Western Conference Semifinals, John Starks. Former Memphis State Earl. Earl will learn under Robert Par- rebounding, and scoring. Adding Rod- in which they almost defeated the Phoe- standout Anfernee 'Penny" Hardaway ish, who is entering his final season. man will make the Spurs the best re- nix Suns. will be the floor leader in the "Love bounding team in the league. Shaq." The Charlotte Hornets have grown Depending on how fast they can work into one of the most exciting and danger- Hakeem Olajuwan has the telent and Chris Weber into their system, the Hardaway was obtained in a draft ous teams in the league, w i t h a nucleus of experience to lead the H o u s t o n Rockets Golden State Warriors will develop day deal to provide the Orlando Magic Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning and to the finals. This cannot b e accomplished, into one of the NBA elite. With his with his crafty passing skills £md floor Hersey Hawkins, whom the t e a m acquired however, withoutthesupportofhisteam- quickness and ability, Tim Hardaway is smarts. The main b e n e f i c i a r y of "Penny" during the off-season. The acquisition of mates such as Robert Horry and Kenny good enough to make contenders out of will be Shaquille O'Neal and hopefully a Hawkins should open up the paint for Smith. the Warriors who have shown the many ticket into the playofis. Johnson and Mouj-ning. dimensions they possess i n Cferis Mullin, The Utah Jazz have had the talent to Billy Owens , and Latrell Sprewell. Is The death of Drazen Petrovic will be Mark Price, Brad Daugherty, and win games but have failed to be compe- Webber the answer for the talent-filled a major setback for the New Jersey Larry Nance have been the nucleus of the tent throughout the playoSs. With Dream Warriors? Nets who will now look to Derrick Cleveland Cavaliers for almost five Teamers, JohnStockton andKarlMalone, Coleman to step his game up to another seasons. But i t remains evident that this you would think that t h e Jazz were more The Portland T r a i l b l a z e r s have level, similar to the way he played in the team cannot prosper during the playoffs. of a threat, but they have proven other- had their shot at the title in recent years 1993 playoffs. Less than a year ago, Changes are desperately needed on the wise. In order for the team to be success- but have come up short time and time D.C. nearly singlehandedly led the Nets Cleveland roster if they plan on winning ful, it needs some y o u t h on their team and again. An aging team, they are now to v i c t o r y over t h e heavily favored Cleve- a championship anytime soon. a quality big man. Luther Wright is not forced to make changes because it is lemd Cavaliers. the answer. cle£U- t h e s e guys don't have w h a t i t takes Detlef Schrempf and Reggie Miller to win it all. They have already traded The Miami Heat sorely missed the continue to be the cornerstone of an Indi- The Denver Nuggets have used the Kevin Duckworth and aquired Harvey skills of point guard Steve Smith, who ana Pacers squad that is in desperate lottery to build what might be the NBA's Grant and signed Chris Dudley to fill was out most of last season with an need of other weapons. The Pacers will best fit)nt line i n the near future. Dikembe the hole Duckworth left. injury. Miami's top gun, GZera Bice, has need career years from Rik Smits if they Mutombo is the m£in i n the middle for a been rumored to figure in various trade plan on being contenders. Nugget teemi that w i l l see LaPhonso Ellis, Although Danny Manning has been deals but has continued the success he Rodney Rogers and Reggie Williams form reluctant to play for the Los Angeles carried while with Michigan. The Heat With Michael Jordan's shocking early one of the most lethed fi-onteourts. Clippers, his efforts are still signifi- may look for help to second year player retirement, t h e Chicago B u l l s have sud- cant to the team. In addition, the Clip- Harold Miner, who as a rookie averaged denly found themselves in dire need of At least the Dallas Mavericks can pers also have an outstanding nearly one point every two minutes (10 help. Of course, nobody w i l l replace M.J., say that Jimmy Jackson and Jamal pointguard in Mark Jackson. Terry ptsy20 min.). but the addition of European superstar Mashbum will be in uniform come No- Dehere may eventually be a star in this TontiiruAoc can do nothing but help. Both vember 6. Jackson and Mashbum may league, but the Clippers are lacking a The Philadelphia 76ers have Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen must combine to have the most triple-doubles dominant big man and have shown they placed their future on the shoulders of 7 strengthen their game and attempt to fill among any duo in the leaguebut the Mavs can be inconsistent. foot 6 inch Shawn Bradley. Bradley the huge hole left by Him. are looking ahead to another draft pick. may be a Uttle rusty on the offensive Bobby Hurley was drafted for one side (hasn't played organized ball in two Dominique Wilkins and Kevin Willis Perhaps the only team in the league re£ison: to organize a team of talente. years) but defensively, he will be an have been holding the Atlanta Hawks that might be worse t h a n the Mavs is the Walt Williams is the latest of Sacra- instant force. Bradley will be joined on intact for the past couple seasons but Minnesota Timberwolves. Adding mento Kings draftees that could use a the front line with Clarence until something changes, Atlfmta will Isaiah Rider to a team that sees Chris- point guard like Hurley to d i s t r i b u t e the Weatherspoon and Tim Perry. Veteran remain near the basement. tian Laettner and Chuck Person talk up a ball among players such as Lionel guards Jeff Hornacek and Johnny storm every night may be asking for Simmons and Mitch Richmond. If Hurley proves worthy, the Kings could Dawkins will run a team that may sur- You can call it the changing of the trouble. Nevertheless, the trio may aver- put a scare into many opponents. prise a lot of people. guard in Detroit as the Detroit P i s t o n s age sixty-plus points this season. will look to make room for rookies Lindsey For t h e first time i n his career, Pervis Hunter and Allan Houston. Sean Elliott The only thing left iorCharles Barkley The Los Angeles Lakers are also Ellison will play his natural position, will be a fine scorer for Detroit, but and the Phoenix Suns to do is capture experiencing numerous problems. The power forward, for the Washington Dennis Rodman will be missed. the crown fiiomthe Jordan-less Bulls. loss of Earvin Johnson last year re- Bullets. The Bullets shipped Harvey Oliver Miller showed to the world that he sulted in a complete shift i n the Lakers Grant to the Portland Trailblazers for The last event that is remembered i n is capable o f being a fine center and with program. Moreover, the Lakers have let center Kevin Duckworth. Washington Milwaukee Bucks basketball is the bar a years experience might be among the AC. Green and Byron Scott go and now will round out its squad with Tom fight that involved Charles Barkley. The league leaders in blocked-shots. With Uttle remains of the 1988-1990 champi- Gugliotta, rookie Colbert Cheaney, and only new occurtmce may be the emer- Kevin Johnson healthy, the Suns should onship teams. Anthony Peeler and Doug point guard Michael Adams. gence of second-year guard Todd Day. be the favorite to win the title. Christie will make a fine backcourt but Day has shown that he possesses the i t will take a few years and some more With the recent r e t i r e m e n t s of Larry skills to be one of the more dangerous When Shawn Kemp skipped college new faces before L.A. puts a fright into Bird and Kevin McHale and the tragic shooters in the league. and headed for the NBA, mtmy people the rest of t h e NBA. THE SCHREIBER TIMES SPORTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1993 15

Boys Cross Country shaking and moving

by Josh Jacobs

Currently in fourth place with a 9-3 record, the Boys Cross Coun- try team is racing to yet another outstanding season's finish. In the team's most recent meet, senior Arthur Viana had a time of under 20 minutes in the 3.1 mile race. While that is an excellent time, it is even more impressive when one considers that this is Viana's first year on the team. In the third meet of the season, Connors broke the school record in the 3.1 mile race with a time of 16 minutes and 15 seconds. His record time helped bring the team a first place finish in that meet. Currently, the team has thirteen Junior Kedericl< Richardson charges through the defensive line. members, a larger number than that of previous years. Coach Acevedo believes that Football cannot get its act together this year's team is more talented than last year's team, although sig- for a touchdown, putting Uniondale on yards, but the passing attack was not in nificant improvement is not reflected by Bryce Romer top for good. sync; Fordin and White combined for a in the team's record. Last year's Knights running back Kristen total of 4 yards passing. record was 11 -4 as opposed to this Lightboume was virtually imstoppable White completed only one pass to jun- year's record of 9-3. After a hopeful start, many people as he rushed for 112 yards on 9 carries. ior running back Kendrick Richardson If the team can continue on its want to know if the Port Varsity Football All afternoon Lightboume displayed the for 14 y a r d s , while Fordin hooked up with pace, it most likely will qualify for Team is ever going to come together to speed that made h im an All-State runner Richardson for a loss often yards. Fordin the county championship on No- Uve up to the promise i t possesses. in track as he broke free to score two was intercepted once which led to a vember 6. Coach Acevedo thinks In Port's last two contests, both East touchdowns. Knights score. that while the chances of the entire Meadow and Uniondale walked away vic- The Knights running attack amassed With Uniondale leading 19-0, a poor torious on their respective homecomings. over 200 yards and their defense held snap led to Port's only points of the day. team advancing past the county Port's 40-2 loss to the 0-3 Uniondale Port to a mere sixty total yards. The Junior Brett Bodner r a n down the punter championships are slim, several Knights was especially harsh. Vikings started sophomore Jarrett White and tackled him for a safety. team members may make it The opening k i c k o f l f w a s a sign of things at quarterback, but a mild concussion Port's defense seemed to struggle dur- to the state championships as in- to come for Port. After fumbling twice, brought senior Spencer Fordin into the ing the game, but put up a successful dividuals. the Knights returner broke free and ran game. Fordin carried three times for 58 goal-line stand in t h e second half Field Hockey Rangers and Islanders previewed competes in difficult league by Simran Sarna sive young defense headed by all-rookie mas and sharpshooter Derek King. team members Vladimir Malakhov, and Thomas,who can k i l l a horse w i t h his 100 by Eric Vroman The 1993-1994 National Hockey Darius Kasparaitis. Veterans Tom m.p.h. slap shot, will likely capture his Kurvers and Wayne McBean quarter- second straight 40+ goal season. King, League season has finally begun to revel After defeating Oyster Bay on Sep- the "New Ice Age." back the powerplay and the rest of the who is a w e l l known sniper, will hopefully defense featuring Uwe Krupp, Scott tember 14 for the first victory of the Long Island's hottest ticket belongs to remain healthy throughout the season. Lachance, Bob McGill, Dennis Vaske, and season, the Girls Varsity Field Hockey the New York Islanders. A dramatic The other offensive members, Benoit enforcer Rich Pilon are also valuable as- playoff" r u n which brought the Islanders Hogue, Ray Ferraro, and captain Pat team has suffered several defeats, sets. Recently aquired Ron H e x t a l l hopes to the Wales Conference Finals proved Flatley, make one the best second lines in splitting their next six matches for a to bring his "tough guy" attitude and play New York to be overachievers b u t also a all of Hockey. Arbour's checking "kid" current record of 4-3. Though their to Nassau Coliseum where he will be team with promise. Coach Al Arbour line displays Marty Mclnnis, Brad agressiveness and spirit have not replacing fan favorite and playoff hero and his yovmg squad hope that they will Dalgamo,and center Travis Green. The Glen Healy. Their offense will be led by diminished, it seems as if their transi- have to settle for nothing less than the "goon" Mick Vukota hopes to ignite the Lady Bing award wiimer and 137-point tion into a more competetive league ultimate—the Stanley Cup. crowd with his blazing left and right scorer Pierre Turgeon. Turgeon will cen- has proved a shock to the system. The team revolves around its explo- hooks. Let's not forget about his powerful ter a line that consists of the Steve Tho- uppercut. The Lady Vikings traveled to G reat The New York Rangers hope to turn Neck South for their second win of * ACHIEVEMENT * SA their season around after failing to make the year, in which they quickly took the playoffs last year. They hope to do so control of the match and proved their C OURSES with their new coach, disaplinarian Mike superiority. Sophomores Ashley Birch Keenan. Keenan, who had many great WE WROTE THE BOOKS! and Kinsley O'Garrow and junior Sa- College years with the Blackhawks, will have to rah Caban scored towards Port's 5- rely on a h e a l t h y Mark Messier and Bran 1 destnjction of South. Preparation Leetch. Leetch, a former defensive player In theirthird win on September 23, PSAT/ WlUtt AVtHUI, UUMTSON of the year, is considered by many to be NMSQT the best scoring defensemen. the Lady Vikings d efe ated Alexei Kovalev is the Ranger's break- Massapequa 2-1. Port once again PRIVATE through player. After a brief stint with took control of the game and kept SEMI-PRIVATE the organization last season, Kovalev has Massapequa on the defensive. developed and will be placed as a w i n g on Senior Cara Haagenson scored SMALL GROUPS Messier's line. Coach Keenan expects b i g Port's first goal off a corner, a fact of things f r o m the young Russian. T h i s could which she was extremely proud of: very well be the year we stop chanting OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK "Considering that I was in a non- 741-3550 "1940" in Madison Square Garden and the year the Rangers take home the scoring position, this goal meant a lot Stanley Cup. to me as well as to the entire team." Where is the Vikings Isles and Rangers league without drop to 1-3 reviewed Jordan? Page 14 —Page 15 —Page 15 VIKINGSSPORTS Taking no ins leniiisprisoners Despite the Port's success, they've had by Simon Hanft their share of ups and downs. During a recent road trip, members of the team were 1993 will be a year to remember for coach subjected to indecent exposure in an attempt Stan Makover eind his dominating Girls' to distract them from their mission. None- Varsity Tennis team. As of October 18, the theless , they o v e r c a m e this obstacle and went team was sitting atop its conference w i t h an on to record yet another stunning victory. unblemished 11-0 record, poised to make a The playoffs began the week of October run for the championship. 25, and the team hopes to go all the way. No "Our goals are to win the Conference matter what happens in the post season, Championship and go undefeated," said Makover seems very ple£ised w i t h the play of Makover. These goals £ire very realistic and his girls this year. Makover said, "I'm ec- will probably be attained in the near future. static with this team. This is a wonderful The Lady Vikings have edready disposed group—a great bunch of girls—and they are of t h e i r greatest rivals, Herricks and Friends fiin to be around." Academy, so there appears to be little to I f you could not see the team this year, stand in the way of a jjerfect record. In don't worry, for only two team members are addition, only four regular season games graduating. Makover and his team are very remain, and the opponents on the schedule optimistic for the future of his team. have been beaten rather handily in the past. "The whole team feels very confident and This team has the chance to become the is really hoping to w i n the championship and first undefeated Schreiber Girls' Varsity move u p to the highest conference next year," Tennis team ever," says senior Erika Wadler, said junior Marisa Goldsmith, one of the who, teamed with sophomore Amy Litwin, many players who are ready for a run a t the have one of Port's two personal undefeated championship in '93, and looking forward to records on the team of 11-0. a possible repeat shot at the title in '94. Sophomore Jodi Uiberall poised for a forehand. Winning woes for Port volleyball

by Jason Tauber

Suffering losses only to Baldwin, the Varsity G i r l s Volleyball team has performed close to perfect in what has turned out to be a season to be remembered. The team started off a strong season by winning six of its first eight matches. Headed by coach Maria Giamanco and senior co-captains K r i s t i n a Shackel and Sophie Chow, the team is in strong contention for the Nassau County Championship. About the team. Chow said, "I think we will make it to the county finals." Shackel added, "I feel we have a great team and we are having a lot of fun." In Port's first match against the Hempstead squad, the team beat it's opponents in three straight games by scores of 15-1, 16-14, and 15-6. In the second meeting with the team. Port defeated Hempstead in three straight games by scores of 15-3,15-3, and 15-6, letting them score a meager 12 points in total. When Port lined up against Valley Stream Central, the team struggled but finally pulled through i n a grueling five-game match, winning 15-9,7-15,15-9, 2-15, and 15- 7. Sophie Chow racked up 7 kills and 9 aces while Shackel totalled an amazing 35 assists in the match. In the Lady Vikings' 15-13, 15-1, 15-10 annihalation of the Lawrence team, Shackel talHed 17 assists. The Uniondale squad put up a fight, but the match was soon ended in a 15-9, 16-14,15-7 Port victory. The 15-12,15-13,15-9 defeat over the Oceanside team was another tough match for the Port players. Chow (20 digs on defense) and Shackel (18 assists) were again key players, along with sophomore Jessy Villalobos (6 aces). Both of Port's losses this season were dealt by Baldwin. The Lady Bruins handed the Lady Vikings their first defeat in a four—game match, beating them three games to one. The second time the two teams met on the court, Port was defeated in three straight games, losing 8-15, 7-15, 14-16. Coach Giamanco summed up her feelings about this year's team: "We have a real tough part of the season coming up. The team is playing together, and I am extremely Sophomore Lauren Grafer and junior Tina P ere z go up for th e spike. optimistic on our shot at a county title."