1 THE PINGRY SCHOOL, MARTINSVILLE, N.J. VOL. CXXX, NO. 2 OCTOBER 31, 2003 RUFUS GUNTHER DAY Poll Suggests Most PROMISES TO BE Inherit Political Beliefs FUN AND FESTIVE Average Student Scores 71 Percent on Quiz NO SCHEDULED CLASSES By SUSANNAH BRAGG (VI) The Recordʼs online poll re- identified their parents as Re- vealed that many students share publicans, while only 20 percent Students to Do political beliefs identified them as Democrats. with their par- Most students with no party Community Service ents and most affiliation have parents who do are generally not belong to a party. But 26 per- With Faculty familiar with cent did not know their parentsʼ current events. party preferences, and 25 percent By JULIETTE JORDAN (IV) Sent by had two Republican parents. e-mail to all students, the sur- Many respondents felt the Today will be Rufus Gunther vey consisted of five opinion majority of students possesses Day and Community Service questions and five political views different from their own. Day, more commonly known knowledge questions. About Fifty percent of Republicans said R. Mathew (VI) as Halloween. It should be an 38 percent responded, and the the majority of students are liber- Student Jodie Francis (IV) is interviewed by the Tapestry International film crew for excellent day with no scheduled margin of error is plus or minus al, while only 22 percent said the the Discovery Channelʼs “Assignment Discovery” series. classes, says Community Service five percentage points. majority is conservative. Of the Coordinator Mrs. Romankow. The average self-rated score Democrats, 42 percent thought “It will be a day where the for familiarity with political the majority is conservative and Discovery Channel Filming Crew entire student body works side issues was 2.9 on a scale from 22 percent thought it liberal. by side with the faculty to better one to five. Overall, 31 percent said the our community,” she says. The clearest correlation is school is mostly liberal and 29 Returns to Shoot 25 More Episodes Groups of students and faculty between party affiliations of percent said it is mostly conser- question asked was, “Have you library. They will also be on sale will be working on different proj- students and their parents. Of vative. By ROHAN MATHEW (VI) and ever felt oppressed?” in Discovery Channel stores, ac- ects, each about two hours long. the Republicans, 74 percent had The student body is evenly MARISSA BIALECKI (IV) Ms. Cheung says anyone who cording to Ms. Cheung. When asked what itʼs like to co- two Republican parents; of the split between self-identified Re- The crew from Tapestry In- wants to know when they will be The crew completed filming ordinate the day, Mrs. Romankow Democrats, 55 percent had two publicans and Democrats with ternational returned this fall to on television should e-mail her on October 23 and currently has says, “Itʼs tough to get a bus-load Democratic parents. 29 and 28 percent respectively. film the final 25 episodes of the at [email protected]. no plans to return. “They would of 40 or more people to do one Also, 81 percent of Repub- The largest group — 40 percent series “Assignment Discovery.” One segment of the show was definitely be welcomed back,” community service job. Most licans had at least one Repub- — does not identify with any Last year, the crew was here to “Junkyard Wars,” a five episode says Ms. Alexander. “Everyone places only need about 12.” lican parent, while 67 percent party. film the first 25 episodes. series with scenarios like “me- has enjoyed their presence.” Katie OʼConnor (IV) says she of Democrats had at least one There was no clear consensus Airing weekdays from 9 a.m. chanical monsters,” in which Over 50 students were filmed enjoyed last yearʼs Community Democratic parent. on the performance of President to 10 a.m., “Assignment Discov- students raced remote-controlled during the production crewʼs vis- Parentsʼ affiliations were ery” is an educational program monster trucks on surfaces to its to the school. Continued on Page 5 uneven overall. Over 34 percent Continued on Page 4 that covers topics like science, investigate friction. After being filmed, Sumeet geography, and history. Jennie Ellwanger (IV), who Shah (VI) said, “The questions “The series tries to make starred in multiple episodes, for the show made me think topics interesting by combining says, “Participating in the junk- about current issues and how educational segments with real yard war competitions was the they apply to my own life.” student input,” says Director most enjoyable experience.” The filming was open to any- of Communications Jill Alex- Although participants are not one who wanted to participate. ander. identified by name or school, “At first it was awkward being Last year's episodes aired in Pingry is the only institution that in front of the camera,” Kiwanii September and will continue to was filmed for the series. Pond (IV) says, “but eventually be rerun until January, when the After the series has aired, a I forgot that the camera was even current episodes will run. copy of the tapes will be given there, and it was just as if I was Each episode contains about to the school to be placed in the talking to a friend.” three minutes of Pingry footage in which students are asked per- sonal questions pertaining to the Inside The Record topics covered. Production assis- tant Emily Cheung says one such MANY STUDENTS Expert Donald McCabe Affirms LOSE ACCESS TO Validity of Last Month’s Poll By ROHAN MATHEW (VI) while 56 percent reported they the nation. His results revealed CHOOL OMPUTERS had witnessed such cheating. that 75 percent of students have S C In the October 2 issue, The Rutgers University Professor engaged in some kind of serious Record published the results of of Organizational Management cheating during their high school Ms. Cirino Says a school-wide poll that indicated Donald McCabe has conducted career. They Did Not Sign only 13 percent of the student a major cheating survey of over Prof. McCabe points to Pin- body has ever cheated on a test, 4,500 high school students across gryʼs environment as the reason Tech Agreement for the below average amount of cheating. “I think the 56 percent By DAVID SPETT (VI) figure is more on the mark,” he Fifty-five students did not says, “but often the same pressure properly sign the new Internet that compels high school students R. Mathew (VI) Technology to cheat prevents them from hon- Varsity Field Hockey player Nicole Daniele (V) steals Agreement estly reporting it.” the ball from her opponent during Saturdayʼs 4-2 and had their In his poll, Prof. McCabe SCIAA semifinal victory over Bridgewater. a c c o u n t s asked respondents why they Arts Center Wins Award New Partisan Clubs Form blocked on cheat. Beside academic pressure, he says he found the most com- The Hostetter Arts Center was After years of no political clubs, October 13, the Young Conservative Patriots and according to mon response was that the adult selected by the International Masonry Institute as the best new educational Political Action Club were formed for Director of Technology Ms. world sets such poor examples. Republicans and Democrats. P. 4 Gracemarie Cirino. “I subscribe to the theory that construction in New Jersey. P. 5 All students were required suggests weʼd be much better Sections to sign the agreement through off promoting integrity among Female Stereotypes News...........................................1,5 Pingryʼs e-mail system this our students rather than trying Danielle Peretore (V) explores Commentary..........................2,3 to police their dishonesty,” he the inconsistencies in standards cre- year. Courtesy of cnn.com Features.....................................6 says. While most students say they Rutgers Professor Donald McCabe is known as a ated by society and the notion of the Reviews....................................7 Continued on Page 7 “average American woman.” P. 2 Continued on Page 7 guru on high school and college cheating. Sports............................................8 2 3 THE PINGRY RECORD COMMENTARY OCTOBER 31, 2003 The Average American Woman I am the average American Danielle Peretore (V) would be a better place if we woman. CULTURAL OPINION said “Oops, we did it again!” Or almost. and shot the “Slave” girl. ror and removing anything of I love Dior saddlebags and Yet if youʼve ever watched any weight from my body to BCBG by Max Azria dresses any old James Bond movies, Editors in Chief stand on the bathroom scale, and Miu Miu shoes and Burb- you have probably realized Susannah Bragg which I always declare is “on erry quilted rainjackets. But I that the media did not always David Spett the heavier side.” And then Iʼm donʼt own any of them. inundate us with pictures of hitting it with a hairbrush when Nor do I look like most of women with nearly six-pack Rohan Mathew it finally gives my weight. the women in the media who abs and rock-solid behinds. My love of fashion forces Managing Editor own such coveted luxuries. Bond girls, while still thin and me more into the shadow of Their Manolos adorn long, beautiful, often had a nice little the stars than many who roll Nelson Lee lean legs. Their black Armani layer of flab right around their out of bed in the morning and Dr. Susan Dineen Photography Mr. Dean Sluyter gowns ride on narrow hips bellybuttons: the product of an Faculty Adviser Technical Adviser and expose toned shoulders. age before plastic surgery. To Caroline Savello And, of course, their low-cut All we want is an look at Demi Moore is to see Copy Editor Prada slipdresses emphasize the image of womanly perfec- burgeoning chests.