The RegisterRegister ForumForum “The Oldest Student Newspaper in the U.S.” Vol. 125, No. 5 Cambridge Rindge and Latin School January 2013 Danceworks 2013 “All the variety is exciting... It exposes people to a different side of CRLS...”

On January 10th and 11th, the CRLS Visual and Performing Arts Department held its annual winter dance production, Danceworks, featuring choreography from students, faculty, and guest artists. Full story on page 7; full color photos on pages 8 and 9. Photo Credit: Larry Aaronson The Purpose of Education Getting Vocal with the Glocal Challenge By Students Identify Environmental Issues, Compete for Trip to Costa Rica Kahlil Oppenheimer By dents with the opportunity bly on February 1st, during Register Forum Correspondent Kevin Xiong to explore Costa Rica and which local businesses and Why are we in school? Is it simply the legal man- Register Forum Editor many of its environmental government and education- date? Is it to prepare us for the work force? Or could it sustainability initiatives, al leaders will select the two be, dare I say, to develop us as intellectuals and passionate At CRLS, global + including a mangrove tree winning teams. individuals? local = glocal. reforestation project. Stay tuned for The “I suppose [the purpose of education is] to put us Over 70 CRLS stu- Out of the sixteen Register Forum’s February towards finding jobs that actually help boost the economy, dents are participating in the teams, four finalists will edition, which will feature … for example, teaching math and sciences so people can month-long Glocal Chal- present their research dur- more updates on the Glocal work on some of the really high-tech stuff that’s behind the lenge, in which students ing a school-wide assem- Challenge. development of new medicines,” states senior Ruby John- must identify a local issue, son. research global success sto- Johnson believes, as many do, that the purpose of ries, design a solution, im- education is to prepare the next generation of workers—or, plement it, then present it to better yet, innovators—to keep the economy bustling. the school. Catalina Nguyen, another senior, disagrees. “It EF Education First is motivation for people to learn and self-discover,” she and Google are sponsoring states. “I personally don’t like America’s system because the event, offering the two it’s too career-oriented.” winning teams free trips to To the Johnson camp, education is a means of Costa Rica through Educa- keeping the economy, and by proxy, the nation, afloat. The tion First’s Global Student Nguyen camp, however, believes that education isn’t sup- Leaders Summit during posed to be career-oriented, but instead is about an intrinsic April vacation. The 10-day summit will provide stu- Continued on page 4 Photo Credit: EF Education First INSIDE THIS EDITION S p o r t s Chromebooks for Cambridge Girls The Myth of the SAT Page 2 Page 16 Page 10 Rap Music’s Influence on Youth Boys Volleyball Django Unchained Controversy Page 4 Page 16 Page 13 Page 2 AROUND SCHOOL January 2013 Chromebooks for Cambridge in charge of choosing and By supplying Cambridge with Maria Alejandra Trumble all the technology used by Register Forum staff and students, including Correspondent Chromebooks. Chromebooks cost Along with the in- only $500, half the price of troduction of four brand most Mac laptops. Addi- new upper schools this tionally Chromebooks have year, CPSD has imple- an automatic updating sys- mented innovative technol- tem and an initial start up ogy in Cambridge’s sixth, time of eleven seconds, sav- seventh and eighth grade ing instruction time. classrooms. Chromebooks “There’s been noth- are small laptops operat- ing but positive feedback,” ing solely on Google ap- Roughton is pleased to say. plications and operating With the introduc- systems. One cart full of 25 tion of Chromebooks, the Chromebooks laptops has implementation of Google Photo Credit: wired.com been supplied for every two Docs, now known as Google the class, mostly first time Chromebooks has also been graduate knowing how to classrooms in the new upper Drive, has also been neces- Chromebook and Google a highlight, “making the use Microsoft Word due to schools. sary. Drive users, has enjoyed school a little greener” not- its prominence in the pro- “Chromebooks have “For the past three working with the Chrome ed senior Erin McLaughlin. fessional world, but still the basically taken the place of years I have done all my Cart. Overall the Creative implementation of Chrome- our pencils,” says Emma work on Google Drive,” Still, nearly 30% Writing class has used the books and especially Google Harris, an eighth grader says Roughton. CRLS Eng- gave negative reviews, “I Chromebooks for word pro- Drive are being praised. at the Putnam Ave Upper lish teacher, Ariel Maloney never get work done be- cessing in class, research Though the Chrome Cart is School. claims she personally has cause the Internet is very and most of all for peer feed- moving on to another class- “When been using spotty, and Google Drive is back and room, we opened “Chromebooks have Google dependent on Internet,” se- work- “...it’s hard to find Ms. Ma- the upper basically taken the place Drive for nior Victoria Hornstein ex- shops. a way for everyone loney schools five years. plains. Through claims we had an of our pencils.” Ms. Maloney these ac- to stay focused.” she will opportu- Thanks to agrees, adding “the comput- tivities, a suggest nity to outfit them with all Technology Specialist Eliz- er can also be a distraction, majority of the class agrees the use of Google Drive to new tech,” explained Gina abeth Carman’s suggestions it’s hard to find a way for that the autosaving capabil- next semester’s Creative Roughton, CPSD Assistant that Chromebooks could be everyone to stay focused.” ity and the mobility of the Writing class. Director of Educational helpful in English classes, Savannah McCarter, Chromebooks have been “I get the chance to Technology, “we put out cutting down on computer a senior, reflects, “at first it helpful, but larger group share my recent work with a survey to match the cor- lab time, Ms. Maloney’s was hard to get used to the work, internet dependency, whoever I want,” declares rect technology to teacher’s Creative Writing class has program but I’ve been get- spell check and some tech- senior Xavier Marquez. needs, for the most part we been using the back up ting better and think the ad- nical difficulties still have to Isa Ruggiero, anoth- heard: online research, pre- Chrome Cart this semester. justment period was worth be worked out. er senior, says “I’ve even sentation creation and word According to a Reg- it.” The reduction of paper Roughton agrees found myself using Google processing.” Roughton is ister Forum survey 70% of waste made possible by the that high schoolers should Drive outside of class now.” sure that people know their rights when they Human Trafficking Exposed come into this country.” How do people get informed of their By rights? And even if they knew them how could Thalia Carroll-Cachimuel they exercise these rights? Register Forum Staff Senior Ashraful Rahman expressed his anger towards the question “Should the United The Human trafficking is best described as States be doing more to help?” He responded, “the illegal trade in human beings for the purpos- “Of course, how the heck are we the land of the Winter Ball es of commercial sexual exploitation or forced free if this blasphemy is going on within our labor: a modern-day form of slavery.” country?” Friday, February 1st, 2013 Given this definition an estimated 20,000 What can we do to help? The ECPAT women and children are human trafficked within USA is a website that informs people on the de- Sheraton Commander the United States per year, needless to say there tails of current human trafficking cases both in Harvard Square are many undocumented victims within the Unit- and out of the United States. The ECPAT works ed States. The details on human trafficking dif- together to eliminate the commercial sexual ex- fer for every victim. Some victims are paid ex- ploitation of children around the world. tremely low wages for long hours of the day, and The ECPAT states that, “This is not a Pricing: are even unable to leave to go to the bathroom. problem that only affects poor countries, it’s Other victims are used as forced sex slaves, of- happening right here in the United States.” January 23rd to February 1st ten under the age of 18. $25 According to a CRLS survey 50 out of 78 February 1st (at the door) students already knew what human trafficking $30 was before I distributed my survey. 100% of the students that continued on to finish the survey claimed that the United States should be doing more to stop the acts of human trafficking within the United States. Should the United States be doing more to stop this? If so, what? “Yes,” answered senior Sarah Eustache. “They should create more programs and make 50 in 78 CRLS students know what human trafficking is. January 2013 AAROUNDROUND SSCHOOLCHOOL Page 3 The Draft: Is It Everyone’s Responsibility to Serve His or Her Country in the Military? Investigating Student Opinion Regarding the Selective Service System rum took to the halls in this draft but I think it has made by stating, “If I got called, sionate freshman, Klara In- By month’s investigative seg- the people in this country I would serve my country.” gersoll, voiced her opinion Niko Emack-Bazelais ment: Is it everyone’s re- lackadaisical when it comes Having turned 18 that “the fact that women Register Forum Editor sponsibility to serve his or to war. It’s not personal in November, senior Ryan are not required to register her country in the military? enough. It doesn’t affect Tracy explained, “I plan on for the draft is not as you World War II Gen- Taking a step back, you. I think that if there was registering for the draft as would say, ‘hatred towards eral George S. Patton Jr. military service is required a draft we wouldn’t get into soon as possible.” While one specific group,’ but it once expressed, “The sol- in countries like Russia and stupid conflicts like Iraq be- he was more than willing is holding one group to a dier is the army. No army is Israel. Looking at Israel in cause Con- different better than its soldiers. The particular, military service gress, the standard soldier is is con- media, and, based also a “I was unaware that sidered most im- on what citizen. In registering was mandatory, a rite portantly, you think fact, the of pas- the people their abili- highest but as someone who will sage for wouldn’t ties are. obliga- need student loans /grants every sit around Though tion and I guess I’ll have to.” man and twid- people privilege woman; dling their may see it of citi- people thumbs as ‘chival- zenship is that of bearing who don’t serve have trou- without ry’ or ‘re- arms for one’s country.” ble finding work and are a clue.” specting With many stu- ostracized from society. Russian women,’ dents now believing that Israeli senior Jonathan Gil- nation- it’s im- national pride is something boa expressed, “no other al Artur portant to that should be shunned or country in the world is sur- Saradzhyan realize of- deemed ignorant and boor- rounded by as many hostile stated, “I ten these ish, military service is of- neighbors and engages them don’t think ideas do ten overlooked – especially as frequently as Israel; with an annual not in- when it comes to the draft. only 7 million people within draft, like clude The last military Israel, it would be impos- the one in seeing draft in the United States sible to protect the country Russia is women as was dur- with- necessary, capable, ing the “Putting your life on the out a especially intelligent Vietnam line can be scary; however, draft.” if there and able. W a r , if it is in the best interest of Gilboa isn’t a large Regard- which contin- scale war less, for led to national security, I would ued, “In going on.” James Flagg’s Famous 1917 “Uncle Sam” Recrutiment Poster any rea- huge have no problem joining.” Isra- However, he concluded by son, holding one gender to a protests el, serv- conceding that the draft to serve if there was ever a different standard is sexist.” and sparked civilian un- ing is a rite of passage and I would be essential if the draft, Tracy conceded that While Congress can rest and distaste towards fully intend to go through US was ever involved in the draft can be frightening, declare a draft at any time, the U.S. military. Although that same rite because it another mas- the chances the government has not is my duty as a citizen.” sive conflict. “The fact that women are not required to of this are required military service Conversely, while While register for the draft... is holding one group looking less since Vietnam, all men cur- looking at the US, Gilboa the US does not to a different standard.” likely every rently living in the U.S. be- voiced: “The US is an ex- require manda- year. With tween the ages of 18 and tremely powerful country, tory military the Unit- 25 must register with the some would say a super service, many seniors at noting, “Anytime you are ed States military stand- Selective Service System power and I would tend CRLS were unaware that, putting your life on the line ing at 1.4 million people, in case of a possible draft. to agree. That being said, according to the Selective it can be scary; however, if with another 1.5 mil- The Register Fo- no, the U.S. doesn’t need a Service System, “in all 50 it is in the best interest of lion on reserves, the idea states, students who fail to national security, I would that we would ever need register are not eligible for have no problem joining.” more people is unrealistic. student loans or college When asked if they With President grants, government jobs or thought it was sexist of the Obama working hard to federally funded job train- military to exclude women streamline the military, ing, and im- there is a migrants who “The U.S. doesn’t need a draft but I think it greater need do not register has made the people in this country lacka- for drones may be denied and modern- citizenship.” daisical when it comes to war.” ized weap- As one ons than ac- of the first seniors at CRLS from the draft, many fe- tual boots on the ground. to turn 18, Nolan Garskovas male students were indif- However, despite articulated, “I was unaware ferent. Junior Tali Sha- speculation, the draft con- that registering was manda- laby expressed, “men tinues to be a part of our so- tory, but as someone who have always gone to war, ciety: all men must continue will need student loans / I don’t think it’s sexist, it’s to register after turning 18, grants I guess I’ll have to.” just the way things are.” or reap the consequences. Cambridge Rindge and Latin War Memorial However, Garskovas ended However, one pas- Photo Credit: Niko Emack-Bazelais Page 4 AAROUNDROUND SSCHOOLCHOOL January 2013 An Analysis of Rap Music’s Influence on American Youth RF Journalism Award Winner Every month, students in Journalism I recognize one reporter’s journalistic integrity.

By I understand that my underpants are showing 24 years ago, during the golden era of rap Leroy Robinson Jr. but others shouldn’t be looking down there any- music, rap artist KRS One said, “it’s not about a Register Forum Staff ways,” exclaimed senior Elijah Scott. salary, it’s all about reality.” Other influences include violence; the Is this still true to rap music? Not so as of “gangster” music can influence youth in the 2012; there are five rappers that have a net worth Rap/hip-hop music has changed over the wrong way. Music involving illegal “fast” mon- over 110 million: Sean “Diddy” Combs, Sean generations, starting in 1970s when block par- ey, drugs, and guns may fill its audiences with “Jay-Z” Carter, Andre “Dr. Dre” Young, Bryan ties became very popular with African American these same thoughts. But are artists just express- “Birdman” Williams, and Curtis “50 cent” Jack- youth in City. But has it changed for ing themselves? A lot of mainstream artist have son. These are all artists that have come from the better or for worse? For the money or for your overcome struggles in their neighborhoods, worst of American neighborhoods to become at word? Youth are influenced by which are often the top of the Forbes list of rap what artists rap about. Should “It’s not about a full of nothing but “Kids nowadays are music’s richest. But did they do artists be held accountable for trouble. For most it for the money or is this just a what’s happening to America’s salary, it’s all artists, music is just looking for the result of hard work? The rap in- youth, or should the youth be about reality.” their only way next trends.” dustry is a billion dollar industry held accountable for themselves? out. But why do that will do whatever it takes to Rap music has been known to influence artists that have made it out of their neighbor- earn revenue, but it still has a profound effect America’s youth in many ways. Major influ- hoods and now have millions of dollars still rap on communities struck by violence, drugs, and ences are fashion trends. American fashion has about guns, drugs, and murder? poverty. changed a lot over the years. For example, baggy Well, this is what the youth want to hear. “As an upcoming artist in the greater pants was popular back in the day, but today fit- While rap music is sometimes negative, its au- Boston area, I feel as if I am capable of influ- ted pants are in style, though people continue to dience is still experiencing crime and hardship, encing the youth around me,” commented ju- sag their pants. and the artists’ lyrics may exactly convey how nior DeAndre Dymski. “Kids nowadays are just “I sag my pants for no reason. It’s just the person is feeling at the moment. Rap music looking for the next trends. I mean look at twit- natural to me; now I’ve been doing it for years. may be violent, but it’s relatable. ter, it gives everyone a reason to be a follower.”

a rubric, shouldn’t a student EDUCATION PLAY be able to write whatever Continued from page 1 would develop him most Review “self-discovery.” as an individual? Instead of Senior Amalia Sal- skimming through math to cedo-Marx supports Nguy- meet MCAS or SAT stan- By en’s view, adding “the pur- dards, couldn’t a student Aidan Down pose of education is to create theoretically spend an entire Register Forum Staff well-rounded individuals— semester pursuing her fasci- people with unique passions nation with prime numbers? You will not find one that can think critically and Instead of learning how shred of negative feedback compas- to answer in this review of the musical sionately— “Education is not questions, , currently playing at and give us preparation for life; shouldn’t the A.R.T. in Cambridge; a basis in students be not because they paid me to knowledge education is life learning how say nice things but because through itself.” to ask the the show was so mind- which we right ones? blowingly amazing, with may better understand the On the opposite end catchy songs and a mean- Photo Credit: stage-stars.com world—ideally, anyway.” of the spectrum, if learn- ingful plot, that even after suggests that a simple life mystique without seeming Can the Johnson ing is about preparation for seeing it twice I couldn’t may be the most exciting of overdone or unnecessary. and Nguyen-Salcedo-Marx the work-force, all of this find any discernible flaws. all. Acrobatics are worked into ideologies coexist? Are stu- intrinsic-value “mumbo- The show centers A hallmark of the the choreography (which, dents who think critically jumbo” would need to step around a young prince Pippin legacy is the large by the way, is fantastic), the and compassionately the aside. In the work force named Pippin (played by chunk of the cast reserved entrances, the scene-chang- same kind of students who there are expectations, quo- Matthew James Thomas) for acrobats and gymnasts. es, and just about anything will boost the economy? tas, and liabilities. Rubrics and his search for fulfill- When I first heard else you could imagine. Renowned educa- and standards are there for a ment in a world where ev- that acrobats would be in- It goes without say- tional reformer John Dewey reason, and students would eryone else seems to have volved in the production, I ing the vocal and acting falls into the Nguyen-Sal- need to know how to follow found their niche but him. imagined one of those situ- work is great across the cedo-Marx them. And Fresh out of university, he ations where the director board and the set is pretty camp. He Should we be mediums of has a promising fu- awesome too. If once stated, learning to work, expression ture as a scholar, I failed to locate a single you were hoping “Education — arts pro- which he turns down thing wrong with this truly for one of those is not prepa- or working to grams for to find the elusive incredible show. moments where ration for learn? example — meaning of life. I say “howev- life; educa- would cease As the son of King ham-fistedly shoves ran- er” and then proceed to list tion is life itself.” to exist because they serve Charlemagne (a genius Ter- dom meaningless bouts of things I didn’t like, you will If Dewey is to be no tangible purpose in fur- rence Mann), he has unlim- acrobatics into every scene be sorely disappointed. believed, and learning re- thering the economy. ited access to all that life has he can to impress the crowd, I tried, I really did, ally is about some intrinsic So where do you to offer, from war to women and I couldn’t have been but after intense scrutiny value or self-discovery, for think CRLS should be on to revolution, and yet is farther from the truth. of everything I could scru- instance, what do grades the spectrum? Should we be stumped at every turn. The The acrobats sing tinize, I failed to locate a contribute? learning to work, or work- musical makes a resounding and act as well, and what- single thing wrong with this Instead of writing an ing to learn? comment on what it means ever feats they accomplish truly incredible show. essay to maximize points on to be extraordinary, and add to the general aura of January 2013 AAROUNDROUND SSCHOOLCHOOL Page 5 Don’t Fall into a Black Hole CRLS Responds: Black holes can form through By enormous stars that exert a huge amount What is your Shubhan Nagendra of gravity. Our sun cannot turn into Register Forum Correspondent a black hole because it does not have New Year’s resolution? enough mass. Once they form they are Ever wondered what a black hole is? very difficult to spot due to light not be- Liam Bodwell According to NASA, a black hole is ing able to escape through the black hole. Class of ‘13

Scientists like Remco C. E. van “a place in space where gravity pulls so much “My resolutions are to go to den Bosch, Karl Gebhardt, Kayhan Gül- that even light cannot get out.” the Discotheque more often and tekin, Glenn van de Ven, Arjen van der Sebastian Kimberk, a freshman at lose weight with the Jane Fonda Wel, and CRLS, says that it is workout.” “an entity of insane- Jonelle L. ly high mass and Walsh used high gravitation that something sucks in light itself.” called the Emily Gray Class of ‘14 These black “sphere of holes are very com- influence.” “I don’t believe in New Years mon in the This means resolutions; I think they’re point- of a galaxy. Even that they less because nobody ever follows our own galaxy has measure the through with them.” a black hole in the gravitation- center of it. al effects the You do black holes not need to worry have around Ross Baker though! The black gas and Class of ‘16 hole is 26,000 light Photo Credit: daviddarling.info stars. years away from the Earth. A light year is the Black holes are in almost every “My New Year’s resolution is to distance light travels in one calendar year. 1 galaxy in the universe, but some can be win the Schutzy-Baker Rivalry. light year, or 6 trillion miles. supermassive and some very small. Ac- This man has nothing on me!” If we do not need to worry about black cording to the BBC, “a medium black holes then why do we need to know more hole could have mass of a thousand suns, about them? Kimberk “If we were sucked into a but be no bigger than says, “Our galaxy has a Earth.” Black holes Patrick Lessage black hole; if it wasn’t black hole, we all would turn are certainly interest- Class of ‘13 there then our galaxy into spaghetti.” ing, but very little is might not exist.” He known about them. “I want to eat less sweets and also says, “If we were to sucked into a black As science gets supermassive, spend more time with my fam- hole, we all would turn into spaghetti.” maybe we might be able to know more ily.” However, Alex Shulman, a freshman about black holes. at CRLS, thinks that “they don’t affect us di- So far, all we know about black rectly and noticeably, but future discoveries holes is somewhat like Albert Einstein’s and studies can still prove many things we do quotation, “Black holes are where God Lydia Lewis not know about black holes.” divided by zero.” Class of ‘14

“My New Year’s resoluton is to Mid-Year Report: Freshmen Edition not waste so much time.” has not been the smoothest, more prominent voice in the By students are starting to iron school. Hoon Hong out the wrinkles and adjust Senior and student Register Forum Editor to the concomitants of the body vice president, Ar- Lucia Tonachel next level of education. thur Schutzberg, explains Class of ‘14 With the first semes- Freshman Elizabeth a friendly and competitive “Watch out for the mix-tape ter coming to a close, many Harkavy explains how she relationship he shares with it’s dropping May 11th -- 511! students look forward to the has, in fact, made the proper an unnamed freshman: “We These haters wanna hold me prospects of a fresh new set adjustments to CRLS: “I have had many verbal bouts back!” of classes and the relief of suppose that I have adapted when we would go back and another portion of their high fairly well to the conse- forth. It is never clear who school years in the books. quences of harder classes the so-called ‘winner’ is, As the whole school and a new school. I now however I feel as though I Nicky Nicolas reflects on its am a champi- Class of ‘16 latest chapter, I now know many more people and I look on.” it is the fresh- forward to meeting even more. These forms “In 2013 I want to stay focused man class that of quipping in- amd make my mom smile.” exhibits feelings of change know many more people teractions and friendly rela- and adaptation to their new and I look forward to meet- tionships are blocks among environment. ing even more.” the foundation of pure ca- The transition from However, it is not maraderie. It is refresh- middle school to high school simply how the freshmen ing to see that the newest Sophie Gottlieb is not often an easy one to have adapted to their school, members of the Cambridge Class of ‘15 make. As freshman Klara but how the school has Rindge and Latin School

Ingersoll said, “It is quite a adjusted to the freshmen. have quickly begun to ad- “My New Year’s resolution is to bit more work, and I can of- Among the various fresh- just to life in a new school keep it classy in 2013.” ten find myself shuttering in men-upperclassmen inter- and build relationships with a daze due to the prevalence actions, through mentoring, the older members of the of sleep-deprived nights.” sports, etc., the freshmen CRLS community. While the transition are beginning to establish a Page 6 AAROUNDROUND SSCHOOLCHOOL January 2013 Distracted Driving: Is There a Solution? Safety Council estimates that nearly By 28% or 1.6 million vehicle crashes Ahad Zia can be associated with some type of Register Forum Editor distraction. Some people think that hands-free devices will cause less Alonzo Solórzano, a junior driving accidents because the driver at CRLS, explains, “distracted driv- does not need to use his hands. Alex ing is the act of driving when ex- Kirby, senior at CRLS, expresses, “if you can use nothing--that’s the posed to things such as cellphones, This upcoming April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, acoording to the United music and other in-vehicle distrac- safest and is ideal, but if you have to States Department of Transportation. tions.” make a call, hands-free is safer than drive while distracted. A 2010 re- Although there are laws that According to the National a hand-held phone.” port by Pew shows that 47 percent ban cell phone use for new drivers Highway Traffic Safety Adminis- In Massachusetts there are of all texting adults have read or and ban texting while driving, there tration, distracted driving is broken laws on the use of cell phone but the sent a text while driving. The same are not enough police officers to en- into three different types of distrac- laws are not enforced on everyone. report shows that 75 percent of the force these regulations. tions. The first type is visual (taking According to Distraction.gov, there adult that owned a cell phone ad- To stop distracted driving your eyes off the road), the second is a ban on all cell phone use for bus type is manual (taking your hands and decrease the number of acci- off the wheel), and the third is cog- “If you can use nothing--that’s the safest and is ideal, dents due to texting, talking on the nitive (taking your mind off of what but if you have to make a call, hands-free is safer phone or doing anything that takes a person’s attention off the road will you are doing). than a hand-held phone.” Over the period of many need personal responsibility. years, careless driving has been a “People should just stop mitted to talking on it while driving. huge issue that has raised a lot of drivers and novice drivers while getting distracted. I think that there Imtiyaz Hossain, a senior at tension. Deaths have risen due to there is a ban on texting for all driv- needs to be greater social awareness CRLS states, “I actually think adults this issue. ers in Massachusetts. of the issue and people need to have do [drive while distracted] because Distraction.gov shows that When one thinks about dis- a fear whenever they do something there are simply more adult drivers in 2010, 3092 people were killed in tracted driving, the first thing that that will distract them while driv- on the road. Since technological ad- a distracted driving accident. An- comes to mind is a teen texting ing, the fear of death,” expresses vance has skyrocketed, many try to other 416,000 people were injured and driving. But when you look at Mahmood “Mach” Abu Rubieh, a ‘multi-task’ while they are driving.” because of this issue. The National adults, it is not hard to say that they current senior at CRLS. CRLS Club Fights Poverty in Madagascar Catherine Craig. By Eve Loftus is a junior at Rindge and an Sasha Forbath active member of the Global Awareness Proj- Register Forum Staff ect. Her mother serves on board of directors for CPALI. Almost ten years ago Catherine Craig, a Loftus explains, “CPALI is a new ap- former professor at Yale, founded the non-profit proach to conservation…CPALI works closely organization Conservation through Poverty Al- with locals, listening to what they need then act- leviation (CPALI). CPALI works with local ing accordingly. It is set up as a business model farmers in Madagascar, introducing them to silk that will hopefully one day be self-sustaining production. In the past, conservation reserves re- and not reliant on donations.” located farmers. CPALI offers CPALI is set up differ- these farmers the opportunity ently than other organizations to profit off of the sustainable it is similar to. CPALI hires

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Down host an assembly about deforestation and will http://www.sepalim.org/index.html or contact Across feature the founder and president of the CPALI Global Awareness Project. January 2013 AAROUNDROUND SSCHOOLCHOOL Page 7 Danceworks 2013 bigger world again. It’s a By celebration of what we’re Kevin Xiong doing day to day.” Register Forum Editor “MDC should stand On January 10th and for Most Delightful Chore- 11th, the CRLS Visual and ography,” commented se- Performing Arts Depart- nior Callum Nelson, who ment held its annual winter has attended every single dance production, Dance- performance since fresh- works. man year. Under the guid- “There’s always a Photo Credit: Larry Aaronson ance of producer Ms. Mila plot twist in the choreogra- “The company used to be ing dance students on field “I enjoyed the Thigpen and Modern Dance phy,” agreed senior Arthur around 75 people, and now trips, and funding costumes show,” commented Ms. Company (MDC) adviser Schutzberg. “And there are we have around 35.” and guest artists. Wegman, who will choreo- Ms. Lauren Simpson, the always people stepping out A highlight of the “[Not holding a graph a piece for the May show featured choreog- of their comfort zones on show was the music, ex- March show] allows more concert. “I’m looking for- raphy from faculty, guest stage.” hibiting a range of musical space in the year to take ward to working in May artists, and students from This year’s show is tastes, including artists like our performances to other with all these talented danc- MDC, Dance 2, and Ad- different from that of previ- Michael Bublé, Jack John- schools like Harvard, take ers.” vanced Dance. CRLS stu- ous years, containing many son, Miguel, Bon Iver, Owl field trips to see dance per- “It showcases the dents performed fourteen more MDC pieces. City, and A$AP Rocky. formances, and have guest diversity of talent we have,” pieces, each piece convey- “Typically the dance “I saw Bon Iver artists come in to focus added Ms. VanBlaricum. “It ing an emotion, idea, or sto- program puts on three in concert at an important more on dance technique also gives students the op- ry through the art of dance. shows a year, training,” portunity to learn how to be “[This show’s danc- one in Janu- “Each dancer brought something of stated Ms. a respectful audience.” es] are ‘celebratory’ in spir- ary, March, their own to the table.” Simpson. “Each dancer it,” summarized Ms. Simp- and May,” “We have brought something of their son. “Two dances are about explained Ms. Simpson. point in my life,” revealed a very exciting guest com- own to the table,” said se- the choreographers’ parents “This year we are not doing senior Hannah Ashe, who ing, Ellenore Scott, a finalist nior Isobel Schpeiser. and how much they appre- a March show and adding choreographed “To Whom from So You Think You Can “Performances in- ciate, love, and long for more MDC performances It May Concern,” and chose Dance!” volve bonding with a group them. The Dance 2 piece is to the January and May Bon Iver’s “Beth/Rest” as Overall, the show of beyond talented dancers, about the Dance 2 class it- shows.” her dance’s accompaniment. garnered overwhelmingly learning from others, and self – it starts with the danc- “The choreography “My song choice guided the positive reviews. improving dance and teach- ers walking to class, chang- application process is be- emotions I wanted to por- “All the variety is ing skills,” summarized ing into their dance clothes, coming more competitive, tray.” exciting,” exclaimed junior choreographer and dancer ‘checking-in,’ warming up, as is the dance company All revenue from the Ben Schooler. “It exposes Layla Taremi. “As a senior, stretching, dancing, and fi- itself,” added senior Karen two shows will go toward people to a different side of it’s sad that I only have one nally going back into the Chen, an MDC performer. future programming, tak- CRLS.” more show left.” In the Spotlight: Mr. Peter Mili Retiring CRLS Math Teacher Reflects on 35-Year Career had, who was also a teacher, encouraged me to hobbies or adventures, and paying attention to try teaching as a profession. I took her advice things I haven’t had time to do lately, like home and enrolled in a teacher prep program in my last repair and maintenance that I enjoy doing. I love semester. During the placement process, CRLS to walk, by the beach or in the city. I also plan to accepted me as a student teacher. I was very for- stay involved in education. I’ll be advising stu- tunate following that experience to get hired as a dent teachers and new teachers in programs I’m teacher at CRLS, and never left. involved in at local universities, BU and UMass in particular. Photo Credit: Larry Aaronson RF: Why math? By PM: Mathematics as a pure discipline is beauti- RF: Do you have any concerns as you prepare Kevin Xiong ful and elegant, but sometimes that gets missed to retire? Register Forum Editor in a skill and drill curriculum. It’s is a tool to un- PM: I’m concerned that newer teachers may not derstand nature and has numerous applications. enjoy a long rewarding career like the one I’ve had. Demands on teachers are continually being RF: Please introduce yourself. RF: What classes have you taught throughout added, nothing is being subtracted, and the role PM: I grew up in North Cambridge. I’ve taught your career? of schools in general has expanded. I don’t see at CRLS since 1977, and I’ll be retiring at the PM: I’ve taught the entire range of math courses. end of the semester. this as a good thing for students or public educa- RF: What’s it like to be the adviser of Nation- tion in general. RF: If you’ve taught for over 35 years, how al Honor Society? RF: What’s something you’d like to get out many students have you taught in total? PM: It’s a great experience because I get to know there to all CRLS students? PM: Somewhere around three thousand. many students who have excelled in a variety of PM: Take pride in your work and realize that you ways. It’s always a wonderful pleasure for me to RF: What were you like in high school? control your own behavior and work ethic. What see the pride parents have when their children PM: I went to Matignon High. I was relative- your parents and teachers ask you to do is always are being inducted. ly studious, participated in the math team, and for your benefit, which is not always clear to you played football for four years and a little bit of RF: What’s something you’ll always remem- at the time. basketball. I also enjoyed all the social things ber from your career? RF: What makes CRLS special? that go along with being a high school student. PM: The students I was fortunate enough to PM: The people who work in the building, the teach. It’s been a pleasure for me to see students RF: Why did you become a teacher and how’d students who come to learn, and the community learning, especially after a bit of a struggle. you find CRLS? that supports our endeavors. When I leave, I will PM: I was a math major and not quite sure what RF: What are your plans after you retire? miss the people, the work we do together, and I wanted to do. A coworker of mine at a job I PM: I look forward to relaxing, exploring new the regular conversations we have. Page 8 DDANCEWORKSANCEWORKS 20132013 January 2013 January 2013 DDANCEWORKSANCEWORKS 20132013 Page 9 Page 10 EEDITORIAL-DITORIAL-OOPINIONPINION January 2013 The Myth of the SATs Register Forum Cambridge Rindge and Latin School By 459 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138 Sun-Ui Yum (617) 349-6648 Register Forum Editor [email protected]

As juniors nation- Editor-in-Chief wide are becoming aware Kevin Xiong ‘13 of college applications Managing Editor looming in the distance, Niko Emack-Bazelais ‘13 SATs – one of the most no- Around School Editor torious standardized tests Annie Bonsey ‘13 around – are beginning to Arts and Entertainment Editor Rout Asefa ‘13 creep into their conscious. Games Editor Since freshman year, the Hoon Hong ‘13 importance of the SAT has Photographer been driven into our minds. sion. If the SAT doesn’t do worse than students who are Ahad Zia ‘13 But the question remains: a better job of evaluating white or Asian, indicating a Sports Editor should the SAT even mat- students than other factors, powerful racial gap. Im- Sun-Ui Yum ‘14 ter? what’s its purpose? migrants or students from Faculty Advisor The most common Furthermore, there other countries are also at Steven Matteo argument in favor of the is substantial evidence to a substantial disadvantage SAT is that it is the one cri- suggest that the SAT is in the Critical Reading and Established in 1891 as the C.M.T.S Register terion that puts every high- skewed. 2006 test data sug- Writing sections, due to schooler worldwide on the gests that about 50% of test- their potentially smaller “Listening to every voice, same scale, that it evens takers who scored above relative experience with printing what you need to hear” the grounds. However, in a 1999 study conducted by ...“The time involved [studying for the testing-ability as opposed to the SAT] was not aimed at Saul Geiser on UC Berke- SAT] was not aimed at developing the stu- intelligence or knowledge. developing the students’ ley, the SAT only did a mar- dents’ reading and writing abilities but I saw my SAT score jump reading and writing abilities ginally better job of pre- over two hundred points but rather their test-taking dicting college freshman rather their test-taking skills.” over the course of two skills.” performance in compari- months of studying, hardly If the SAT isn’t son to other factors from 700 on any section of the English. Although the the fluctuation you’d expect fair, it isn’t more accurate their high-school years, like SAT came from families SAT appears to be the great from a standardized test. than other measures, and GPA. with an average annual in- equalizer, in fact, it may do Even the president it doesn’t do what it’s sup- A 2002 study con- come over $100,000. more to shift the balance. of the University of Cali- posed to – why do we in- ducted by The College Black, Hispanic, Another major com- fornia, Richard Atkinson, sist on evaluating millions Board itself came to an and American Indian stu- plaint toward the SAT is the voiced a belief that “the of high-schoolers annually almost identical conclu- dents also tend to perform fact that it seems to assess time involved [studying for with it? around you. community and to grow and engage with their In the program three out of the five surroundings. school days were spent at our dorm at the Mas- Of course, there are some downsides to CITYterm ters Boarding School in Dobbs Ferry (a suburb leaving for a semester, and CITYterm may not be about twenty minutes from the city). There was the right fit for everyone. There are no available By allotted time AP classes, and Annie Bonsey for the more “CITYterm offered me an entirely new ap- you might miss Register Forum Editor traditional proach to learning which treated experience as out on a sea- math and lan- son of sports. guage classes, the most valuable pathway for education.” In my opinion In my junior year I drove up the long and but the rest was though, these curving road in Dobbs Ferry, New York with my left for what were known as the “Urban Core” factors are completely outshone by everything family and a car full of my belongings. For the classes. Within these classes we would explore a one can gain from the program; I personally left next four months I participated in CITYterm, a variety of topics through various lenses; whether with a stronger sense of my own voice, an abil- semester away program in that it was examining the evolution of a neighbor- ity to work in all kinds of groups and scenarios, accepts thirty high school juniors and seniors hood, meeting with and clarification on what each year. Mayor Rudy Giuliani I wanted for college and I had heard about the program through about 9/11, handing out beyond. Abbie Cohen, a CITYterm and CRLS alum, and food and speaking with Other semester while I love CRLS and cannot imagine myself the homeless commu- programs that are of- at any other high school, I wanted to put myself nity at midnight, giving fered for high school in a completely different environment. I knew a presentation at Colum- students are The Island that I would be challenged in ways that I could bia, or analyzing immi- School in the Bahamas, not anticipate, but I was completely unaware gration patterns in the The Mountain School in that I was about to become part of a community City. Vermont, and Chewonki that would change my life. At CITYterm in Maine. All of these CITYterm offered me an entirely new the social and academic programs offer an oppor- approach to learning which treated experience life are completely in- tunity for students to put as the most valuable pathway for education. In tertwined. Together the themselves out of their many ways, what I was taught at CITYterm di- 30 students and 6 faculty comfort zones, and have rectly contradicted what I had been previously members live in a dorm, the incredible experience taught; tangents can yield valuable insights. which houses the bed- of taking on a whole new Questions do not need to have answers. Anoma- rooms as well as the classrooms. The students way of life and learning. I encourage anyone in- lies are an essential part of the picture. Most im- make up a unique and diverse group, in terms terested in CITYterm to talk to me or visit the portantly, try always to read and speak with em- of race, economic background, and personality, website http://www.cityterm.org/. Applications pathy and an appreciation for the perspectives but all share a desire to be part of a tight-knit for next year are due February 15th. January 2013 OOPINIONPINION Page 11 Crazier than an Asylum What It Takes for People to Ride the MBTA

Back to the bus stop By out in the cold every morn- Liam Greenwell ing, where I have either just Register Forum Correspondent missed the bus or it’s ten minutes late? The MBTA is su- have a choice: if I really I’m not alone in premely awful. None of the wanted to, I could ride my these endeavors, either. trains or buses ever run on bike, walk, or find some I regularly see multiple time, the stations are dirty other way to get to school. CRLS students on any bus Photo Credit: boston.com and uncomfortable, and the The MBTA isn’t I’m on. Actually, I rarely buses and trains themselves that much easier. So why don’t see another CRLS stu- live too far away, we don’t Ms. Daniel Boone and are overcrowded and rarely do I keep going back? Back dent on any given bus ride. own a bike, or the weather Mr. Mickey Mouse: they cleaned. to the grimy, decrepit Har- There must be some is terrible and we just really weren’t the only crazy, odd, And yet I ride it ev- vard station every single reason, then, why we all put need to get to school. or downright strange people ery day. day when I want to return up with it. Sure, some of us But how about the on the bus -- I was one of It’s not like I don’t home? need to ride the MBTA: we rest? The people like me for them too. whom it isn’t completely Anyone who rides necessary? the bus is one. To deal with Just the other day on the long waits, dirty seats, my ride and home, I None of the trains or buses noisy realized ever run on time, the stations drivers the an- are dirty and uncomfortable. you swer after kind encountering some of my of have to be a little crazy. fellow bus riders. I’ve accepted this, One was pacing up and still ride the MBTA ev- and down the bus muttering ery day. I don’t really un- to herself, one was wearing derstand why I do it. But at some sort of Daniel Boone- least I understand one thing- like hat on her head, and which I’ll never doubt again still another was blaring the in my life. Mickey Mouse theme song I am a little crazy, so through his ear buds. I might as well enjoy that That’s where it Mickey Mouse theme song struck me, sitting between next to me. Crowds wait for the Red Line train. Photo Credit: subwaynut.com Do Dreams Become Reality? Examining the DREAM Act’s Effects on Our Community For a student to be eligible for The By DREAM Act, they must follow these criteria: Yarisa Vazquez they must have been brought into the United Register Forum Staff States while under the age of 16, they must grad- uate or be on the road to graduating high school, Picture this: you wake up and get ready and they must have limited to no criminal record to go to school. You are a dreamer. You have a at all. dream to be a grand professional in the future. Thousands of Dreamers are deported Photo Credit: dreamersact.wordpress.com Your profession will provide you with each year. Many of the Dreamers were brought to attend the U.S. colleges.” thousands of jobs in the United States and it will into the States so young that they do not know In today’s society, some Americans be- also help the United States economy. what their home country or hometown look like. lieve that immigrants are a horrible aspect of the As soon as you step out of your house, These students are honor students, star United States. you see a cop car. You try to athletes, future doctors, and According to an article from the National run, but immigrant officials “Illegal students have to pay aspiring politicians who are Immigration Forum of 2003, many myths about are everywhere. approximately three or four being deprived of a proper immigrants are still held in our world today. You are sent back to times the amount that a legal education -- and ultimately These myths include the misconceptions that im- your native country with no their dreams -- due to their migrants do not pay taxes, they come to the states knowledge of the language, student must pay.” legal status. to take welfare, they send all their earnings back change in your pocket, and Dan Weathersby, a CRLS to their countries, they take jobs and opportuni- the address to a relatives’ home whose name you guidance counselor for Learning Community S, ties away from American citizens, they drain the barely remember. explained his views by saying, “Professionally, U.S. economy, they do not want to learn English This happens to thousands of people a I think that it will give a lot of opportunities to or become Americans, and they cross the board- year, but you never thought it could happen to students who would like to pursue an education. ers illegally. you. You are getting deported, but your dreams “Illegal students have to pay approxi- The previous statements are all false. will stay in the country you were forced to leave mately three or four times the amount that a le- The truth is that a large part of the immi- behind. gal student must pay. Personally, I still believe grant population flew into the United States from The DREAM Act, or the Development, it should pass, because I’ve had kids who have their countries with visas. They are later deemed Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, was gone through the U.S. school system and have to be illegal when their visas expire, which hap- first introduced in 2001. This act was intended to lived a normal U.S. life, and they have not been pens while most of the immigrants are in the provide conditional legal immigration status to able to go to college. If they went through all that United States. undocumented teens that meet specific criteria. trouble to live a normal life, they should be able Page 12 GGAMESAMES January 2013 Falcon Crossword Across

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Sudoku provided by: http://www.websudoku.com/ Crossword provided by: http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ January 2013 AARTSRTS && EENTERTAINMENTNTERTAINMENT Page 13 Django Unchained: Tarantino Stirs Up Controversy Once Again word” epithet. Shortly fol- interview, comedian Katt By lowing Jackie Brown’s en- Williams questioned how a Sun-Ui Yum try into theaters, prominent black person could have a Register Forum Editor African-American director silent letter in his name be- “While the casual Spike Lee condemned Tar- fore black people could read. usage of the N-word by all antino’s usage of the word Spike Lee, too, has fired characters certainly made in Variety, asking, “What criticism toward Tarantino’s me uncomfortable, I real- does [Tarantino] want? To film, tweeting, “American ized that this was no more be made an honorary black Slavery Was Not A Sergio than an effort by Tarantino man?” Leone Spaghetti Western. It to create the most realistic The controversy Was A Holocaust. My An- film possible,” reflected se- never truly died down, es- cestors Are Slaves. Stolen nior Nathan Greenberg on pecially considering retorts From Africa. I Will Honor Quentin Tarantino’s latest from the frequent Tarantino Them.” movie, Django Unchained. collaborator Samuel Jack- In contrast, Djan- It has been years son and Tarantino himself, go’s actors and actresses since Quentin Tarantino es- but it has experienced a have come to the film’s de- tablished himself as one of powerful resurgence upon fense in multiple interviews. Hollywood’s most talented the release of Django Un- Django star Jamie Foxx and critically ac- said, “Hearing claimed directors It opened second in box offices in its open- those words, with his seminal ing weekend, grossing over $30 million. and you hear ‘90s classic Pulp them enough, Fiction. Yet, the 49-year- chained in late December it became second hand be- Photo Credit: reelandunscripted.com old has never been far from 2012. cause that’s how they talked about slavery and are taking ing to embody a time period controversy. Django chronicles back then.” a 21st-century viewer and where that word was thrown His films’ trade- the journey of a slave and Samuel Jackson, putting them in that time around often.” mark excess violence has a bounty hunter in the an- who plays an Uncle-Tom- period, you’re going to hear Whatever the pub- attracted criticism from tebellum South to find his esque villain in Django, told some things that are going lic’s response to Django is, the likes of The Huffington wife and avenge her taking. the LA Times that “[Quen- to be ugly.” one thing is absolutely un- Post, particularly after the On top of an obvi- tin’s] making entertain- This debate has deniable – Tarantino’s lat- release of Nazi-era revenge ously controversial topic, a ment. Hopefully, it makes even stretched to the cam- est is an enormous success. film Inglourious Basterds. slave taking violent revenge you go ask questions and pus of Cambridge Rindge It currently holds an 88% However, the debate on white slaveowners, the you Google it.” Tarantino, and Latin. Freshman Ross “Fresh” rating on movie re- that has tailed Tarantino the N-word is used over a hun- too, defended his choices Baker stated regarding the view aggregator Rotten To- closest following the release dred times throughout the in Django by telling Root, movie, “I could see why it matoes, grossing over $30 of 1997’s Jackie Brown is movie. “Well, you know if you’re would make others uncom- million. It has also been his prolific usage of the “N- In a recent TMZ going to make a movie fortable, but they were try- nominated for five Oscars. The Register Forum Artist of the Month Surya Bedinger

By senior Annie Bonsey. Rout Asefa Bedinger is dedicated to Register Forum Editor dance and even plans to continue it through college and beyond. “She’s the dopest dancer!” “She’s very dedicated to exclaimed Christina Kaltcheva. dancing, and watching her dance Senior Surya Bedinger is is just awe inspiring. I don’t even destined for greatness. She began like watching dance that much, but to dance from a young age and has when she’s on the stage I actually even taken summer classes in the find myself enjoying it,” comment- world renowned dance program ed senior Mae Drucker. Alvin Ailey. Bedinger is also this Once again, she was able to year’s Modern Dance Company dazzle the audience at the Dance- captain. She is a phenomenal danc- works show that took place on the er on stage and an exceptional stu- 10th and 11th of January. One could dent in the classroom. not help but follow her as she per- Bedinger has the incredible formed her swift movements. She ability to wow the audience with was practically flawless on stage. her intricate moves as she performs “Seeing her on stage, you on stage. She is able to captivate the can see the passion she has for audience with her ball changes, heel dance. She is very precise with her turns, kicks, and chasses. movements,” said longtime friend “When she dances it’s like senior Sila Taskomur. she’s not even touching the ground; As a result of Surya’s hard it makes me want to cry. It seems work on and off the stage, she has like she can do any kind of dance received the title of The Register and it always looks incredible,” said Forum Artist of the Month. Page 14 SSPORTSPORTS EEDITORIALDITORIAL January 2013 How NBA GMs Escape Proper Scrutiny

By Hoon Hong Register Forum Editor

Last month, head mitted over the next three coach of the Nets seasons and the Thunder fell victim to have just under $196 mil- the treachery of the NBA’s lion committed. Surely the coaching carousel; he was Clippers’ figure is affected fired. Although the former by the rookie-scale contract NBA Coach of the Year led that star is still a somewhat disappointing on and the number of expir- campaign, Johnson is ulti- ing contracts the organiza- mately a scapegoat for his tion has, but this is exactly team’s disappointing play. what any team in the league The issues with needs: cap flexibility. the Nets go far beyond the One of the biggest coaching staffs. NBA teams reasons a team needs cap- Photo Credit: brooklyn-hello.com hold coaches to a stricter felxibility is so it is not re- LeBron from 2007-2011: lyn’s future would look ferent game situations. standard than they do with strained to the same group , Tim very different had they ac- NBA head coaches, their general managers of players that are not pro- Duncan, / quired . Randy Wittman (Wash- (GMs), and coaches end up ducing well enough. Kendrick Perkins (twice), King may also be a victim ington Wizards) and Keith taking the fall for the GMs Unfortunately for Dwight Howard and Tyson of Prokhorov’s mandate to Smart () mistakes. the Nets, they are very much Chandler. contend immediately. are widely rumored to be Firstly, the Nets committed to their start- Even before James It is much easier to next on the chopping block. have the second highest ing five: developed a low-post game, buy a title in Europe’s more However, the problems with player payroll in the NBA, (5 years, $100 million), Joe there was no way for a team free-market sports leagues the Wizards and Kings go $88 million, and champion- Johnson (4 years, $89 mil- without a strong defensive than it is in the NBA, with way beyond whatever poor ship expectations; however, lion), (4 big to prevent the 6’8 250 its byzantine system of sal- soul is tasked to win games they do not have a champi- years, $40 million), Kris LeBron from running a train ary cap and luxury tax re- with these poorly construct- onship-level roster. Humphries (2 years, $24 at the front of the rim. strictions designed to “en- ed rosters. To put the Nets’ million), and Brook Lopez has sure competitive balance” Kings GM Geoff egregious payroll into per- (4 years, $61 million). many offensive gifts, but and to protect the owners’ Petrie earned a lot of good- spective, the NBA caps ev- In an pocket- will for the elite teams he ery team’s payrolls at $58 interview It is much easier to buy a title in Europe’s more books. built in the early 2000’s, but million, and sets a hard cap with the New None Sacramento hasn’t made the at $70 million. For every $1 York Times, free-market sports leagues than it is in the NBA. of that playoffs in seven seasons. that a team’s payroll goes Nets GM Billy changes In that time, they’ve had over the hard cap, the team King said he built the team he is a finesse scorer who the Nets’ second-round ceil- six head coaches. Wash- is taxed $1, meaning that to compete with the Miami needs help defensively and ing, which is clearly un- ington has had four head even though the Nets’ pay- Heat. There is some super- rebounding the ball; his ca- acceptable to Prokhorov. coaches since they last roll is $88 million, the team ficial logic to his claim: the reer rebounding percentage King’s creativity to rede- made the playoffs, yet GM must pay $106 million for Nets have All-Star caliber (13.3) is one of the lowest sign the Nets’ roster and Glen Grunwald actually re- all of its players’ salaries. players at point guard (Wil- of any center in the NBA. cover up its weaknesses will ceived a contract extension Even the legitimate liams) and center (Brook This is not insur- be what determines whether in 2012. title contenders do not need Lopez), the two weakest po- mountable, but Lopez needs Brooklyn becomes a title The biggest per- to spend nearly as much as sitions in the Heat’s starting to be paired with a front- contender, not whoever he sonnel decision Prokhorov the Nets. The 1st and 2nd lineup. court partner who can make ends up hiring to replace made in Brooklyn was not place Oklahoma City Thun- However, this does up for his weaknesses. Al- Johnson full-time. re-signing Williams or re- der and LA Clippers teams not hold up to much scru- though a solid rebounder, That is not to dimin- placing Johnson; it was have payrolls of $70 million tiny, no team with as little , who aver- ish the impact a letting someone with Billy and $73 million, respective- frontcourt defense as the ages 0.7 blocks a game, is can have. If a coach cannot King’s checkered history as ly. This is even with super- Nets has ever defeated LeB- not that interior defender command the respect of a a run the star talent on both teams. ron James in the playoffs. the Nets desperately need. locker room, no amount show in the first place. The Nets have $310 A common theme in Nets owner Mikhail of tactical acumen will be When a ship is sink- million committed to the LeBron’s playoff exits is an Prokhorov has said that able to save him. Converse- ing, instead of rearrang- players currently on their elite defensive center capa- anything less than a berth ly, elite teams can also be ing deck chairs, maybe we roster over the next three ble of preventing him from in the Conference Finals compromised by their head should worry about whose seasons, while the Clippers dominating the paint. Here would be a disappointment, coach’s inability to make actually been piloting it. have just $120 million com- are the centers that defeated but it’s hard to see this core tactical adjustments in dif- pulling that off, regardless of the coach. Even if they don’t wind up on the Heat’s side of the bracket, they’ve fall- en way behind the pace of the Knicks, who have ex- actly the type of interior defensive presence (Tyson Chandler) Brooklyn so des- perately needs next to Lo- pez. Owner shares a word with part-owner, Jay-Z To be fair to Nets Former Nets coach Avery Johnson argues call with ref. Photo Credit: zimbio.com GM , Brook- Photo Credit: m.spokesman..com January 2013 SSPORTSPORTS Page 15 tional Association of Ath- Blade letics Federations to amend their rules. Whether the Feder- ation will continue to tweak Runner their rules to allow athletes like Pistorius to compete Crossing New is anybody’s guess. The Territory with other alternative would be to segregate athletes with Oscar Pistorius prosthetics and allow them to only compete in the Para- By lympics Games. Neither Neil McCann Register Forum Correspondent decision is a perfect solu- tion - partly because no one 2012 marked the knows what new devices first time a double leg am- will be invented to simulate putee competed in the walking and running. Olympic Games, as South At this point in African Oscar Pistorius ran Pistorius launches off the starting block at the beginning of the London Olympics Men’s 400m. time, evidence that men or in the 400 meters and the 4 Photo Credit: Paul Gilham. women like Pistorius have x 400 meter relay team. In nated in the semifinal heat In the 2012 Paralympics, earned the gold medal in a substantial advantage is the 400-meter race Pistorius when he finished 8th of 9, Pistorius ran a blistering the 400-meter dash. He likely too circumstantial to finished 2nd out of a field but a legend was born. 21.3 seconds in the semifi- also finished fourth in the prompt serious action - but of five runners, but what Pistorius is a regular nal, setting the world record 100 meter final, but finished one day a device may be makes this accomplishment at the Paralympics Games, for Paralympians in the 200 the competition on a strong introduced that give these all the more amazing is that where he has set world re- meters. note when he won gold in athletes a clearly unfair ad- Pistorius has no legs. cords in the 200-meter dash Pistorius’s indisput- the 4 x 400 relay. vantage. Would this flip the Instead, he uses and won gold medals in the ably biggest accomplish- As modern medicine spectrum and put the able prosthetic attachments 100, 200, and 400-meter ment was when he became advances, one question will bodied athletes at a disad- below the knees that are dashes. the first amputee to win an always hang around athletes vantage, and would this be curved at the bottom to sim- Pistorius races in the able-bodied world track like Oscar Pistorius: are a problem? ulate feet. Pistorius’ double T44 section, which is desig- medal during the 2011 these braces and casts giv- The case of Oscar amputation is the result of a nated for single below knee world championships in ing you an unfair advantage Pistorius is one that enters case of fibular hemimelia, amputees, despite the fact Daegu, South Korea, when over able-bodied runners? uncharted territory: never which resulted in amputa- that he is classified as a T43 the South African 4 x 400 A person must con- before has a man with not tions at just 11 months. (double leg amputee). relay team won silver. sider if these prosthetics just one but two legs ampu- Despite this obvious Pistorius has not Pistorius did not win that Pistorius has attached tated below the knees raced disadvantage, Pistorius was only been racing against a medal in London during to his knees are cheating. among able-bodied run- able to beat 3 exceptional athletes less impaired then the Olympics, but when he Claims that the prosthetics ners. Regardless, it is cer- athletes with fully function- him, but he has been set- competed in the Paralym- that Pistorius wears are un- tainly exciting territory for al feet. Pistorius was elimi- ting world records as well. pics later that summer he fair has caused the Interna- all watching and involved. Players must use their right hands to play while ly coveted. According to legendary American The Sport of using their left hands to control their horse. polo player and famous horse breeder, Owen Nacho is the most famous professional Reinhart, champion polo horses can cost up to polo player today, and one may recognize him $200,000. Nacho has 300 polo horses at his dis- Kings, Examined as the face of Ralph Lauren. His sultry look is an posal. Backshot into the History of Polo international symbol for the Polo brand, and he Local polo player Lucia Tonachel listed is the unrivaled ambassador for the sport. the characteristics of a great polo horse by say- By Eighteen thousand people showed up at ing, “Speed, agility, mental soundness, sensitiv- Hoon Hong his annual charity match that he hosts on Gov- ity to the reigns, and competitiveness, the very Register Forum Editor ernors Island in New York City, where some best ones are very competitive.” Tonachel has Polo is called “the sport of kings,” and VIP tables went up to $50,000. Nacho is at ease played polo for much of her life, attibuting her for centuries has drawn royalty to its ranks. In among the glitz and glamour of the polo scene, love of the game to the great influence that Na- the minds of many, the sport has belonged to the the star attraction in that Great Gatsby-esque cho has on the world. As players like Nacho and rich, famous, and privileged few. But there is world of extravagant hats, seersucker suits, Tonachel play the game that they love the same more to the sport than the glamorous world that and elegant spectators sipping champagne. But way it has been played for centuries, they cer- surrounds it. where his real passion lies is on the field. tainly hope to excite much new interest in the It started in Persia as a war game over It takes blood, sweat, and hard work to ancient sport. 2,000 years ago as one of the oldest team sports play polo at Nacho’s level. It is certainly an in- in history. It is fast, it is rough, and it is con- tense activity -- many people describe polo as Boys Varsity sidered one of the most dangerous sports in the hockey on horseback. Nacho says it is more Basketball Schedule world. 35-year-old Ig- like playing golf in an earth- nacio Figueras -- known It is fast, it is rough, and it is quake: “I’ve broken my nose simply as Nacho -- stated, considered one of the most twice. I have stitches here 1/25 Everett HS “It’s war, yes… you’re dangerous sports in the world. from here to there. I have trying to score more goals broken my wrist. I broke my 2/1 @Somerville HS and to go faster and hit someone harder, and do ankle. I’ve been unconscious twice from falling. whatever it takes to win that game.” It’s a rough sport.” 2/5 @Medford HS Most Americans know very little about The horses go as fast as 35 miles an hour the sport, but in the 1920s and 1930s, polo could and usually last about three and a half minutes draw crowds of over 30,000 spectators for cham- before they have to be swapped out. Nacho has 2/6 West Roxbury School pionship cups held in places such as , one of the best strings of polo ponies in the game. New York. They are all descendants of great polo ponies, 2/8 @Malden HS The object is to hit the ball through the bred from champion stock. opposing team’s goal. It all takes place on the Horses will typically not be ready for 2/11 @Lynn Vocational largest field in sports, big enough to fit nine foot- professional polo until they are six or seven - ball fields. It is a four on four competition, with relatively old compared to a racehorse, which and Technical Institute six seven-minute periods called “chukkers.” peaks at three or four. These horses are especial- Page 16 SSPORTSPORTS January 2013 Ringing in the New Year Lady Falcons Emotional Ceremony for 2012 Boys Volleyball Team Jumpstart New Season By Rout Asefa Register Forum Editor The girls varsity basketball team has started off the season with a bang this year, win- ning four games and only losing one. Although they have opened the season with a couple of wins under their belt, they are still not ready to get comfortable. Varsity coach Dana Ellcock remarked re- cently, “I have high expectations for this year’s team. We have a lot of talent and we also seem to be working as one unit.” This season, the Lady Falcons are opti- mistic, ready, and willing to learn from the mis- takes that they made last season. Last year, the girls basketball team had a disappointing season Members of the 2012 state champion team pose for a picture together post-ceremony alongside school staff and prin- with 15 losses and 5 wins. The coaches and play- cipal Smith. Photo Credit: Larry Aaronson. ers alike have high hopes for rest of this season. By finished with a record of 22 wins and 3 losses. “This year, I’m definitely excited to go Sun-Ui Yum Nearly 6 months later on January 11th, all the way and win not only games but also Register Forum Editor 2013, members of the team gathered again to re- bring home the GBL title,” said Sarrana Jeanty, On June 14th, 2012, the CRLS boys var- ceive its rings at half-time of a CRLS boys var- the captain of the girls varsity team. sity volleyball team clinched its first state title sity basketball game. The new-look team, which For many of the players on the varsity in nine years at powerhouse Milford’s expense is missing, among others, alumni Robbie Buderi team, this will the their last year playing as the after holding off a late resurgence from their op- and Kevin Lovaincy, will look to repeat their Lady Falcons, as this year’s team includes six ponents -- away from home, no less. The team predecessors’ success come spring. seniors. Most of the girls have been involved with CRLS basketball for four years. The Register Forum Player Thechena Theodore expressed her gratitude to the program that has fostered her by Athlete of the Month saying, “When I graduate, I will definitely miss being part of the Falcon family that has nurtured Nicole Giampa “These players are a coach’s dream because they have the drive and are ready to work hard.”

me for the past four years, and I hope to carry on what I’ve learned from my coaches and team- mates if I do continue to play basketball through college.” Senior and captain Donnaizha Fountain has already been scouted and has also commit- ted to Georgia Tech to attend in the fall on a full scholarship to play the sport she loves. When asked about her goals in her last season of Cam- bridge basketball, she said, “I’m looking forward to carrying my team into the [state playoffs] and When asked how she Assistant coach Katelyn winning GBL.” By Mae Drucker felt about her recent accom- Greene spoke very highly of This year, the Lady Falcons have some Register Forum Correspondent plishment, Giampa replied, Giampa, saying, “Nicole sets a challenging games up ahead. Two of them in- “I’m excited to set a record for positive example for the team, clude games against Central Catholic and long Falcon fans have some- Rindge, it has been my goal the girl’s are really inspired by time rival Somerville. thing to celebrate, as this past since freshman year to get 100 her. I’m really inspired by her.” Senior Jadira Scott, a fan and former month the CRLS girl’s ice career points, and I’m glad I fi- Fellow captain and se- player, expressed her excitement for the games hockey team made history. Se- nally reached it.” nior Ruby Johnson concurs, “I up ahead by saying, “I enjoy the fast paced nior and captain Nicole Giampa The past two seasons remember thinking about Ni- games, they are very intense. The score is usu- scored her 100th career point the team has successfully/con- cole freshman year and won- ally close together so it keeps you on your toes during a game against Peabody, secutively reached the state dering how far she would go.” until the last second.” the first player ever in the his- tournament, only to be elimi- On her goals for this Coach Dana Ellcock expressed his op- tory of Rindge’s girl’s hockey nated in the first round each season, Giampa simply stated, timism for next year, saying, “We have some team to achieve this record. time. “For this season the team goal younger talent starting from the freshman level. Giampa has been on the Giampa is not only is to make it to the states and get These players are a coach’s dream because they team since she was in eighth known for her skills with the pass the first round.” have the drive and are ready to work hard.” grade and says she has seen the puck, but is also recognized for Giampa will attend Sa- The girls varsity team will be traveling to team grow a lot in her four-plus her leadership skills and con- cred Heart University this fall Madison Park High School on Thursday, Janu- years on it. tinuous hard work. while continuing hockey. ary 24th to play their 12th game of the season.