Anna Hazare Mission, Namely Gandhi’S Non-Violent Protests Influenced AES Teams’ Expectations Are Different Lenging Competition
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Volume 1: October 2011 The Official AES Student-Run Newspaper Message from the New Editors gust, back-to-school definitely seems We as a newspaper face chang- like chaos. es as well. Our name switch from From league changes to renova- ‘Talon’s Post’ took countless hours tions, from bombs to earthquakes, of thought and, finally, we present the school year has already seen it all, to you ‘The Roar”- a name that and as pleased as we are as a news- takes into account our mascot, our paper for the reporting opportuni- AES pride, as well as the voice of ties, we certainly empathize with the the student body. Furthermore, our qualms the AES community faces as staff seems to have doubled over- we go through this period of change night and we now host an even together. larger group of journalists excited Returning students: Speaking to bring you news, photography, from experience, we know that hav- opinion, sport, and entertainment. ing to walk to the field to access Another significant change the cafeteria and heading towards has been the turnover of the pa- Gate 2 instead of the Middle School per from the hands of the able building for the library feels odd. The Raghav Verma, to us, the co-edi- change from Falcons to Tigers isn’t tors-in-chief, Gautam Kapur and simple either. Switching off the free- Manali Banerjee. As longstanding flying bird spirit and turning on the members of the school newspaper, dynamic tiger attitude, in addition we believe The Roar’s mission is Gautam Kapur to adjusting to a different level of to inform and entertain both stu- Manali Banerjee Class of 2012 competition, will be a formidable dents and faculty. We’ve made sev- Class of 2012 [email protected] task as we join MESAC. eral changes to the organization of [email protected] After the relaxing days of summer Freshmen and new students: For you, the newspaper, such as streamlining the to do our best to voice your opinions and vacation, returning to school has been the new league and the renovations are editing process and completely redoing address your concerns. And we con- hard on all of us. When we take into ac- just a part of the new school experience. our layout, and we welcome your feedback tinue to welcome newcomers to our count the numerous changes that have All the moving around and reorganizing throughout the year. publication, the primary source of AES taken place in the High School over sum- your brains to fit recent developments in Our ultimate goal is to publish a high school news and entertainment, The mer and the happenings in Delhi since Au- the high school can’t be easy. newspaper by and for you. We promise Roar! TheGood , the Bad, and the Ugly Temporary high school cafeteria Students studying in the new library By Divya Bambawale, Siya Piparsania, appear to have enough room for students cold; during the monsoon, it gets wet,” It makes it too cold when we study,” com- and Jenny Oh to eat lunch. Senior Kavya Gundavaram Seemingly, the only time to use the new mented Junior YounJi Yang. said, “The . temporary cafeteria is not patio is during autumn or early spring. Thus far, overall, students seem happy “Without the student union, we can adequate to fit our 400+ high school For now, students continue to hang with the temporary library, the one bright only print our homework if we check out community. Due to the heat and humid- out at the breezeway, Open Hand or by spot among frustrations with the cafete- laptops,which takes up time, or if we go ity outside, many people crowd inside the their lockers, and the new tables remain ria size, lack of a computer lab, and the to the S1 lab, which isn’t always open,” cafeteria for air conditioning, making it a empty. unused patio seating. said Junior Anne Bell. lot worse. Consequently, it takes a long Along with other changes on campus, As you all have noticed by now, sum- time to get food. The lines are extremely the library that was originally located mer brought about numerous changes to long and the counters are small, so we in the Middle School building has now the AES campus, including construction have to wait a long time,” added Gunda- shifted to a temporary location between of the temporary cafeteria, a new high varam. Gate 1 and 2 in the basketball court. The school patio décor, and a temporary li- Also, the high school building court- temporary library will be used for approx- brary by Gate 2. yard has evolved from mud pit to a gar- imately one and a half years as the Stein Located next to the high school field, den and now to a patio. A new staircase building is converted into a new library the temporary cafeteria is much smaller and three new tables were added to cre- and HS cafeteria. than the old one. The old cafeteria was ate another venue for students. “I think General student consensus about it also home to the student union, where it’s a cool new addition, but I haven’t re- seems to be positive. “There are a lot students could work on computers and ally used it so I’m not sure,” said Senior, more desks,” Junior Arun Jain noted. “It is print out homework. The temporary caf- HannaYin Lindgren. Others are skeptical closer to the High School and it actually eteria doesn’t have room for this, frustrat- about the new staircase and tables. gives somewhat of an American public li- ing many AES students. “Seldom do I see people there; it’s not brary feel,” said Junior Kulveen Sarna. “I find it really inconvenient that the a very convenient place for kids to hang Nevertheless, there are some minor High School doesn’t have its own com- out,” Junior Mahera Walia said. Senior Ri- problems with the library such as leakage puter lab anymore,” complained Bell. shi Sharma added, “During the summer when it rains and air-conditioning issues. The temporary cafeteria does not even and the winter, it’s either too hot or too “There are too many air-conditioners . New patio in front of the science rooms School News The Roar Page 2 School & Delhi News The Roar Page 3 to force the Indian government corruption. By Benjamin Blackstone just what the doctor ordered, seeing as government to pass Many are drawing parallels between we have won the last 37 out of 49 SAISA the Jan Lokpal Bill. Hazare and Gandhi. Gandhi, too, fought The days of AES sports domination championships. After dozens of years MESAC This bill will allow an using non-violent efforts, including may be over, due to a change in athletic beating our opponents to oblivion, this independent com- fasting and his revolutionary Salt March. conference. As we enter MESAC this year, will be the first time AES faces truly-chal- Anna Hazare mission, namely Gandhi’s non-violent protests influenced AES teams’ expectations are different lenging competition. Here We Come! Lokpal, to inves- the world, and Hazare seems to want to than in years past, and most expect more With a more challenging conference, tigate the Prime follow in Gandhi’s footsteps. competition. however, comes varsity athlete anxiety. Minister and the Not all AES students support Hazare’s “I am very excited but nerv- Supreme Court. methods. “His intentions are good, but ous to see what the competi- After fasting for he is going about it in the wrong way,” tion will be like the first sea- 13 days, Hazare said Junior Arun Jain, “his followers are son. There are a lot of rumors stopped on the 28th overdoing it and the committee (created about the athletes at other of August, as the via the Lokpal Bill) will become corrupt.” schools,” said Sophomore Pe- Indian Prime Min- Sophomore Lydia Blandford summarizes ter Hansen. Likewise, Junior ister (Manmohan this popular belief by saying, “There are Chris Harding said, “We might Singh) finally agreed other ways to achieve goals; Anna seems be unused to competing with to review the bill. to have picked the most extreme one.” schools that are the same size Senior Moshme Senior Kanchan Jha added, at first.” Magu commented: “Hazare evoked a strong reaction from the New equipment and spirit “His movement Indian public by using nostalgia. He just wear may help us cross the AES swim team hard at work is powerful. It’s used Gandhi to sway the Indian pub- bridge from Falcons to Tigers. probably the first lic.” Jain agreed, saying, “He wants to be In addition, AES will field new our school spirit. chance to explore new frontiers in sports Gandhi’s time in India’s like Gandhi so he is going on fasts MESAC teams in Forensics Unfortunately, in previous years our and other competitive activities. Most at history that the and just risking a lot of things. It’s and Debate, Softball, and enthusiasm towards sports and activities AES hope that the long-term benefits will protest people’s voice has effective, but not logical.” Baseball. has dwindled. Last year, a poll showed make it worth our while. Go Tigers! overridden the On the other hand, Ms. Marion Proud, “Girls Softball may be our that the majority of our school was un- methods government.” an English teacher at AES, defended toughest sport to succeed in, happy with our school spirit. Hazare has been Hazare, “his methods are effective and The newest addition to school activi- fighting corrup- they are a reminiscent of Gandhi’s for the tion for over 20 method.” ties-Cheer Club – may be the key to revi- Anna Hazare protests “The final scores will be much closer just because we have never had a formal talizing the Tigers.