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The News December 19, 2006 Gilman School www.GilmanNews.com Volume CVI, No. 4 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Diversity Club Brings Gilman Mission to Fruition BY WHITNEY JOHNSON of Baltimore Ravens including Ed Mulitalo, Tony Pashos, Devard Darling, Up to this point in the first semester Jamaine Winborne, and Jason Brown, of the 2006 school year, Gilman’s Diver- along with Reverends Joe Ehrmann and sity Club has been remarkably active as Roderick Hairston, spoke to the student a new, student-run organization work- body about their experiences with ing to spread an awareness of the vari- diversity in the pressure-filled environ- ous cultures present on campus. The ment of the National Football League. club, led by seniors Jonathan McMaster As the audience of football fanatics and Rip Friddell, has already held a craned their heads to get a better number of meetings and movie nights glimpse of their gridiron role models, to help bring the community together the panel answered numerous questions and to provide an understanding of the ranging from subjects like diversity in different customs that are present in the locker room to cooperation among Gilman’s uniquely diverse student body. people of different ethnic backgrounds “Overall, the goal of the Diversity Club,” on the playing fields. “It was clear that, said McMaster “is to make Gilman a even as professional athletes, these place where everyone can feel at home people cared about diversity and the regardless of their ethnic, socio-eco- understanding of other cultures, and nomic, or religious backgrounds.” that was pretty cool for us to see as a Ravens’ Offensive Guard, Edwin Mulitalo (left), and Offensive Tackle, Just last month, the Diversity Club Tony Pashos (right), discuss their experiences with diversity in the NFL hosted an assembly in which a panel Continued on page 7 in a recent assembly hosted by the Diversity Club(Photo by David Fine). Five Students Represent Gilman Football In BTC All-Star Classic Baltimore Team consisted of the top 53 the Baltimore Team’s drive, their pos- seniors from the MIAA, Anne Arundel session, and the game. The Metro Team County, and Baltimore City schools, and also received help from their kicker Nick Gilman’s own Coach Biff Poggi as head Hanson of Francis Scott Key, who made coach, coming off his eighth MIAA “A” all three of his three field goal attempts, Football Championship in ten years. all of which were for more than 30 The Metro Team consisted of the top yards. Yet, there were some bright 53 seniors from Howard County, Anne moments for the Baltimore Team. Arundel County, and MVAL (Monocacy Those bright moments all came from Valley Athletic League) schools. The the help of the representatives from head coach was Brad Wilson of West- Gilman: fullback and linebacker Ben minster High School. In the past ten Eaton, offensive lineman Ned Lundvall, competitions, the series was even 5-5, offensive lineman Zach Parkinson, run- where last year’s Metro Team evened ning back and linebacker John Pagliaro, it up when they came out victorious, and tight end Sam Poggi. The always so the Baltimore Team was looking intimidating Ben Eaton made his con- for some revenge. The bad news was, tributions at linebacker with bone-jar- the Baltimore Team never found that ring hits, and also at fullback with hole- revenge. creating blocks for his running backs. The game was close throughout, but Eaton, Ned Lundvall, Sam Poggi and the Metro Team broke away late in the Zach Parkinson contributed to creating John Pagliaro, Ben Eaton, Ned Lundvall, Zach Parkinson, and Sam game to prevail in a 23-12 victory; their holes for running back Anton Wade of Poggi (from left to right) played in the BTC Classic as the five Gilman second straight win in the BTC All-Star Patterson, who scored Baltimore’s first All-Stars (Photo courtesy of Derrick Burnett). Classic. The player of the game was touchdown on a sweep. Lundvall and defensive lineman Quintin Miller from Parkinson again contributed to another annual Senior All-Star Football Classic Bowling Brook Prep who accounted for score when they gave enough time for BY DERRICK BURNETT at the St. Paul’s School. The two all-star a majority of the Metro Team’s sacks, quarterback Kelian Stevens of Old Mill, On Saturday, December 8, the Bal- teams represented in the game were with one of those sacks on McDonogh timore Touchdown Club held its 11th the Baltimore and Metro Teams. The quarterback Jared Jorgensen to end Continued on page 12 Inside This Issue... Features: Perspective on Underage Drinking (Page 2); Holiday Spirit in Hound Pound (Page 3); Construction Update (Page 4); NYC Trip (Page 5); Flik’s Miss Celeste (Page 6); Model UN Conference (Page 6). Exclusives: Holiday Concerts (Page 5); Wii vs. PS3, XBOX 360 (Page 7); Winter Break DVD/Movie Reviews (Page 8). Sports: BCS Debate (Page 9); Winter Sports Previews (Pages 9-12); Winter Intrams (Page 12). Page 2 The Gilman News • December 19, 2006 Viewpoint A Comment on Letters to the Editor As a preface to the letter to the ate. No blanket set of guidelines is used Editor, we have not rejected any letter community, and that respectful conver- editor below, I would like to clarify The in determining whether or not a letter that was submitted. sations among students who disagree News staff’s opinion on the role of The is appropriate; it is best if we all work on the very foundation of the issue can News at Gilman. We are a student- under the expectations of the honor code This particular letter hits at a ubiq- take place in the Hound Pound hallway run newspaper and we publish recent and its implicit precepts of integrity. We uitous source of debate in high school exemplifies the strength of our student campus and community news. We then decide if a letter will be beneficial – underage drinking. This topic often body. That the issue will not simply be also should be the voice of the students. to our goal of representing the student is avoided because of the seemingly bad disregarded and permitted to pass with- Unfortunately, there are few ways that body and sparking constructive conver- light it will shed on a community that out consideration from all sides fulfills students’ opinions can be heard by sation in the community. If the letter’s acknowledges such an issue. Gilman’s reputation. This is precisely the whole community. The student message, as a legitimate student opin- Alcohol exists throughout the high the reason that The News staff decided body therefore is encouraged to take ion, will in some way benefit Gilman by school social scene. No school stands to print this letter. To be Gilman is to advantage of The News as a forum for being in the school newspaper, we will above student fascination with alcohol. be opinionated. It is to debate. It is to opinions, concerns, and general discus- not hesitate to print this letter. Whether It detracts from the reputation of a disagree respectfully. It is to discuss sion. Students’ willingness to offer their or not it is in accordance with popular venerable institution only if the school constructively the most critical issues open and expressive voices is the only opinion, it will be printed. So long as avoids the issue. that face our society. way we can maintain a representative, a letter incites discussion among stu- To acknowledge high school drinking interesting student newspaper of high dents, faculty, administration, and the and to address it openly speaks directly It’s in our hands. Let your voice be quality. community, The News will not judge an to the revered quality of a school. That heard. Make a difference. Please submit When considering a letter that we opinion, nor will it censor any specific a student has enough strength in his letters to the Editor. receive, we first decide if it is appropri- aspect of that opinion. Since my time as convictions to offer a suggestion to the -DAF What is to be Done About the High School Party Scene? Dear Editors, their attention to the two individuals. comes over to my place and starts talk- “Why?” is not, however, the ques- No beer bong out, so the party’s yet to ing to a guy next to me about the Natu- tion I wish to address in this letter. In response to Are We Our Brothers’ be started. ral Light that she is drinking. “It tastes “What is to be done?” is perhaps the Keepers (DAF) You have to be quite privileged to be like **** mixed with ****” remarks the more pertinent one. It is clear that by able to hold a BYOB party like this. One girl, but she still manages to finish the not confronting the real issue and only “Tommy Park, would you like to see would need a thirty thousand square can and finds herself another one. Bon sending empty threats and warnings the face-off of the century?” a familiar foot lawn, a long driveway for kids to Appetite. to students, nothing is being accom- face yells as soon as I get out of my car. park their BMWs, a big porch, and an Dear editors, a scene like this plished. We’re always ready for lunch Two members of the senior class have outdoor fireplace. And of course, toler- is nothing new to a senior like me. when we hear these. Fixing rebellious just keyed the sides of their beer cans, ant parents who are willing to let prep Except, this year, I had the pleasure teenagers’ mindsets has never been ready for a shotgun contest.

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