2 THE SCHREIBER TIMES NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 I N THIS ISSUE... ! e Schreiber Times N!"#. Editors-in-Chief Regents date change p. 3 Katya Barrett Talent show p. 4 Sophia Ja- e Atrium dining p. 5 Copy Editors Matt Heiden O$%&%'&#. Will Zhou Group work p. 8 News Vassar scandal p. 9 Editor All nighters p. 10 Hannah Fagen Assistant Editors F!()*+!#. Minah Kim Paula Deen p. 11 Celine Sze Sub-urban dictionary p. 14 Opinions Japanese restaurants p. 16 Editors Alice Chou A,E. Brendan Weintraub ! e Vow p. 17 Assistant Editor Idol vs. ! e Voice p. 19 Jake Eisenberg Quacking Up p. 19 Features Editor S$'+)#. Hannah Zweig Super Bowl p. 23 Assistant Editors David Katz Regatta p. 23 Heidi Shin Gymnastics p. 24 relation. A&E Editor Bethia Kwak Assistant Editors N EWS BRIEFS Katie Fishbin Kerim Kivrak Tri-M Concert Anthony Pinelli. “. us any event run around 9:30 a.m. informing them that by Tri-M should be organized and run multiple bomb threats were reported to Sports As part of an ongoing initiative to by the students because it is a student Astoria Federal Savings on Main Street, Senior Editors support student musicians and music organization.” prompting the police and 0 re department Brett Fishbin programs, the Tri-M Music Honor Society . e music at the concert ranged from to take action. Drew Friedman recently held a charity concert in the choir a string quartet playing classical music to . e police requested that the school Assistant Editor room. e Jan. 19 event soloists playing improvised jazz. close its campus to limit tra2 c, since Dan Miranda featured student musicians. “. e bene0 t concert was a great way many students congregate on Main Street. e purpose of the concert was to raise to raise money for the music library. e Although the school was never directly Graphics funds for a NYSSMA solo music library, performers were terri0 c, and we raised a threatened, administrators and faculty Senior Editor which would provide young musicians lot of money,” said senior Jennifer Kim. acted to keep students out of a potentially Loren Giron with a necessary second copy of sheet “Although we didn’t have as many people dangerous situation. Assistant Editor music. e society did not charge ticket in the audience as we hoped there would “I was curious what was going on Risa Choi fees; they raised over $300 solely from be, we will have another bene0 t concert in a1 er hearing the announcement of the donations from the audience. the spring, so we hope many people sign activities going on on Main Street. It was Student members of Tri-M organized up to perform and many people attend it.” annoying that I couldn’t go o- campus Photo the entire concert. is cause is an ongoing process, during my o- period,” said senior Gabrie Editors “It was a great success in both raising and as the membership grows and more Davido- . Elana Galassi money and support for Tri-M as well as money is raised, the Tri M solo library will . e police contacted the school a1 er Harry Paul providing for opportunities for students to expand. they swept the bank, which was eventually perform and share their passion for music ~Harry Paul declared safe. A1 er the superintendent Business with other members of the community,” and administrators reevaluated the Manager said sophomore Annie Kim. Campus Closing situation, students were permitted to leave Adam Pollack While they were planning the concert, campus at 11:45 a.m. Assistant Manager the student leaders of the society decided A1 er noti0 cation from the police, “Even though this did not turn out to Aaron Schuckman to include all musicians who wanted to the central o2 ce relayed a message to be a real threat, the school, teachers, and perform. ey did this to provide a better the administration to close Schreiber’s administration worked well following range of music genres in an attempt to campus. On Jan. 31, in the middle emergency procedures, so we know in speak to multiple di- erent audiences. of second period, students heard an the event of a real emergency, we would “My feelings as the advisor of the announcement restricting them from be safe,” said Assistant Principal Mr. Craig honor society are that I be exactly that, leaving the campus until further notice. Weiss. an advisor,” said music teacher Mr. Administrators received a call ~Minah Kim Sta! Writers: Aaron Bialer, Dan Bidikov, Aaron Brezel, Erin Choe, Jessica Commisso, Makenzie Drukker, Chad Edelblum, Lena Kogan, Lylia Li, Gabriel Lyons, Caroline Published by the student body of Paul D. Schreiber High School. Letters to the editor Ogulnick, Danielle Ostrove, Daniela Philipson, Alexa Pinto, Penina Remler, Crystal Ren, should be addressed to The Schreiber Times, 101 Campus Drive, Port Washington, New Kelly To , Lily Weisberg, Hallie Whitman Contributing Writers: Rachel Cho, Robert Di- York 11050. 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Craig Medico or Evelina Zarkh ADDRESS Craig Medico, Evelina Zarkh, advisers 101 Campus Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050 © 2012, The Schreiber Times Make checks payable to: Port Washington Schools CITY STATE ZIP THE SCHREIBER TIMES NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 3 New York Board of Regents changes exam dates June Regents Exams will be a week earlier than usual next year BY Hannah Fagen At the Board of Education meeting on examinations. Feb. 7, the Board approved a new calendar “I am more News Editor with no major changes for next year. interested in “I always believe that students should quality versus !e New York State Board of Regents have stability and not be pulled and quantity. I recently decided to move the end-of-year pushed around based on whims that are never really Regents examinations one week earlier coming out of Albany,” said Dr. Gordon. thought that if than their usual dates during the last week “We are going to make it work within the you added more in June. Although the board’s motives for framework of our goals.” of something this date change remain unclear, it may Students and teachers will be returning that you a"ect students’ scheduling for the 2012- one day earlier than usual, with teachers automatically 2013 school year. arriving on Aug. 30, immediately before get a better “It’s confusing because the State Labor Day weekend, and students product,” said Education Department and Board of returning on the Tuesday a#erwards, as principal Mr. Ira Regents have issued a number of testing opposed to the usual Wednesday. !e Pernick. changes that have changed almost like plan does not sacri$ce vacations. While the quicksand,” said Superintendant of “Our kids work really hard, and Board of Regents Schools Dr. Geo"rey Gordon. research shows that if you give students has given no breaks every six to eight weeks, and a o%cial word as chance to recharge their engines, that to the reason for that is the way to maximize e%ciency for this date change, them,” said Dr. Gordon. s p e c u l a t i o n !is new schedule will create a one- leans towards week “limbo time,” in between the end the new Annual of testing (which usually signi$es the end P r o f e s s i o n a l of the quarter), and the end of the school Pe r f o r m a n c e year. Review (APPR) www.portnet.k12.ny.us “Similar to what we have done with the legislation. Under APs, we are going to ask our students and this new set of sta" to develop something that’s going to laws, teachers Board of Education meeting. The calendar does not feature be a meaningful type of program,” said Dr. in New York are any major changes from those of past years, although the Gordon. evaluated in part Regents exams will no longer be during the last week of June. In order to comply with the state- During this week of time, Dr. Gordon by their students’ mandated 180 day school year, school proposes that students and teachers standardized test scores. By pushing the on the test itself, on the quality of the usually opens right a#er Labor Day and develop a variety of options, such as $eld tests one week earlier, school districts will students, and on the teachers who teach closes at the end of the last full week of trips, outdoor physical activities, student have extra time to analyze testing results the classes,” said Mr. Pernick. “!is is June, right a#er Regents exams, with a few empowerment workshops, and classroom as part of the year-end evaluation process. good as part of an evaluation, not as a sole vacations spread throughout. lessons. “!ey need more time to be able to get evaluative process.” School districts throughout New York “It really is somewhat unfair to our scores back to schools before the end of !ese date changes will not only a"ect State are now faced with developing a teachers, because our teachers have the school year,” said Mr.