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THE NATION'S OLDEST ON THE WEB: COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL www.pingry.org/stu- NEWSPAPER dents/therecord.html VOLUME CXXXIII, NUMBER 2 The Pingry School, Martinsville, New Jersey DECEMBER 18, 2006 Issue of School Safety Becomes Top Priority “In the case of an actual fire, By DARINA SHTRAKHMAN (V) remembering your spot in line is As many students and faculty going to be one of the last things members may have noticed, the on your mind. This is not even administration has been working mentioning the fact that it takes hard this year to increase aware- a while for one member of stu- ness of potential dangers in the dent government to go down the building. From fire to armed long line to make sure that ev- entry, they have been educating eryone is there. It is much easier the community about potential to go to your advisor group and hazards and have emphasized make sure that a small group of the necessity for the student people is accounted for,” said body to practice not only fire Jenny Gorelick (III). drills but also lockdowns. Mr. Conard countered that This begs the question: how “the reality is, the drills are safe is the school? The answer only effective to the extent that to this is threefold; to examine it, people take them seriously.” one must look at the efficiency He added, “Although we all of fire drills, lockdowns, and hope to avoid such drills, we security at the entryways to the need to practice in case some- school. thing happens and people’s lives are at stake.” The school has adopted a Six pieces of student and faculty art were damaged over Thanksgiving break. Courtesy of Ms. Laurinda Stockwell new policy of making students Lockdowns, however, are within each grade line up in handled very differently. The alphabetical order during a fire key in a lockdown situation is to drill. get people out of the hallways; Vandals Destroy Art in Sculpture Garden when the police come in, they As Headmaster Nat Conard one piece blown over. He investigation, but there has The specifics concerning need to be able to identify the By CONNOR SHEEHAN (IV) explained, the goals of a fire drill mistakenly assumed that it been some progress. Marks the method of the vandal- are to empty the building and culprits immediately, Mr. Co- nard noted. As the Martinsville com- had been knocked down by from skateboard wheels lit- ism are vague, although figure out who is missing. He munity learned in morning the wind, but after he went tered the ground, and skate it appears that one piece has found both at his previous “We had never done this be- fore, so we had to start at square assembly the week after outside to set it back up, he wax was discovered on the was thrown off of the stair- school and at numerous other Thanksgiving break, van- saw the full extent of the stone benches, providing case, due to the presence of schools that he has spoken to one and do our best. We knew dals had defaced artwork damage. some clues about the identi- paint on the top stair. Mr. that alphabetical order is the that the windows and locks on in the sculpture garden Mr. Freiwald proceeded ties of the miscreants. Freiwald is currently in the most effective way of achieving the doors presented a challenge. to inform the administra- “My guess is that it was process of attempting to fix the second goal. But you just have to make the some time during the holi- tors, who then called the perhaps a group of kids three pieces that were not Head of the Upper School best of a difficult situation. The day. The sculpture garden, Bernards Township Po- Jon Leef considered the first fire Bernards Township Police De- outside the Arts Wing, is looking for somewhere to beyond repair. drill of this year to be a success. partment sent several officials filled with pieces produced lice Department, which skate, who made some bad The sculpture garden “What we were striving for was to monitor the lockdown drill by students, faculty, and has been very supportive decisions,” said Mr. Leef. has been a part of the Arts more accurate attendance. I and make suggestions so that we staff. Six pieces of student of the school in the past, The administration believes department since 2001, would say it was less of a social can be even more efficient next artwork and one faculty from walking through the that it was someone that when the new Arts wing was gathering than usual and went time,” explained Mr. Leef. piece were damaged or de- construction of the new isn’t closely affiliated with constructed. It has become faster than I thought it would. No attendance is taken at stroyed. Middle School to helping the Pingry community. an important part of the Lining up creates order,” he lockdowns because there is no Mr. Richard Freiwald, the organize the recently intro- As Mr. Freiwald ex- sculpture classes. “It’s our said. way of communicating the in- sculpture and clay teacher, duced “lockdown” drills. plained, “It just doesn’t Not all students agreed that formation from room to room. discovered the damage on Head of the Upper School make sense, you know?” Continued on Page 4 this new method was more ef- Since the police department the Monday that classes Jon Leef said, “They’re just ficient than the previous one, in has advised the school that no resumed after the weeklong a pretty helpful group.” which students found their advi- break. When he glanced There is no word yet as sors and advisory groups. Continued on Page 8 out his window, he saw to any leads concerning the Inside The Record Quiz Bowl Team Competes on Television (VI), Josh Freedman (VI), swered,” Freedman explained. member on the team. By LIANE GOLE (III) Isaac Davis (VI), and first- While Max handles mostly sci- Despite the fact that the round alternate Julian Quinta- ence questions, Isaac answers members specialize in different On November 18, 2006, nilla (VI). Tungare, Horlbeck, math related questions. Josh topics, they all work together the Quiz Bowl team competed and Freedman are the three does sports, pop culture, and as a team. “I don’t think there on The Challenge, a televised captains. politics, and Julian special- was just one particular person tournament taped at Rutgers Each member is positioned izes in history and languages. answering all the questions,” University and broadcast on on the team for his specific area Though he does not have a said Mrs. Ronalee Newman, Cablevision News 12. of expertise. “If each person specific best subject, all of the physics teacher and an enthusi- The team consisted of Ajay has his own role on the team, other teammates agree that astic supporter. “They all con- Tungare (VI), Max Horlbeck more questions can be an- Ajay is the most well rounded tributed in different ways. They all had different strengths.” The team’s first match, which was against Union Hill J. Au (VI) from Union City, consisted of Cans donated by students, faculty, and staff for Mr. three rounds. In the first round, Nazario's food drive fed 150 families on Thanksgiving. each team started out with one hundred points. Answering a Pingry or Phillips Exeter? Mourning a Friend multiple choice question cor- Evan Rosenman (V) remembers rectly from one of four catego- Columnist Ned Adriance (IV) eval- uates the new Harkness tables that are former Pingry student Kat Werner, ries earned five points, while being put in classrooms. P 2. who lost her life in a car accident. P 9. answering incorrectly earned none. The team that answered correctly earned the right to Seniors Apply to College The Inconsistency of Beck choose the next category. Darina Shtrakhman (V) explores Connor Sheehan (IV) reviews Even though the Quiz Bowl early application statistics and trends Beck's latest album, "The Information." team was not used to being and talks to college counselors. P. 4. P 10. filmed, they adjusted quickly to the different setting. “I wasn’t Parent + Artist Trophy Extravaganza really nervous for the taping,” Parent of a current student and The fall sports season was capped said Tungare. “There wasn’t a esteemed artist Gary Komarin put his by team championships and individual big difference from our nor- work on display in the Art Gallery. P. 5. honors. P 12. mal tournaments.” Freedman Sections agreed, noting, “At first it was a little nerve-wracking with all A Diverse Range of Opinions News...........................1,4-5,8-9 the lights and cameras, but then Commentary..........................2-3 Students and faculty share their Special Report.........................6-7 Courtesy of Powertolearn.com opinions about the diversity letter con- Arts....................................10-11 Continued on Page 4 troversy. Special Report, P 6-7. The Quiz Bowl team on the set at Rutgers University. Sports........................................12 THE PINGRY RECORD COMMENTARY DECEMBER 18, 2006 EDITORIAL Demagoguery at the Dinner Table ago, my uncle’s confident that she grows up accepting, someone of Hispanic descent. By HEATHER BENJAMIN (VI) The Colorblind political spiels over dinner compassionate, and tolerant, And those ideas weren’t nec- The man had been sitting either passed over my head or prevents me from merely essarily instilled in me point- Generation on the bench across from me were blindly absorbed into my quietly disagreeing with my blank by lecturing relatives; for at least ten minutes, but we system. Around the beginning uncle—I have to be vocal. they more likely came in the Since my freshman year, “The Record” has covered diver- hadn’t made eye contact.