Volume 74 , Issue 6 February 25, 2011 Trash problem overruns school BY EM ILY YANG an hour trying to erase graffiti Photo Editor from restrooms and other places around the school. Cleveland’s campus has be- According to Carlin, students come increasingly littered with bring spray cans and shoe shine trash, making the janitors’ jobs to school, resulting in a tough much more difficult. clean up job for the janitors on Janitors are supposed to leave top of having to clean up the trash school around 2:30 P.M., but they around campus. often stay until 4:00 or 5:00 to Disgusted by students’ dis- finish their job. cards from lunch inside hallways, “I feel like the students are teacher Wayne Basinger is active not contributing and doing their in his attempts to get more trash part,” School Facilitator Assis- inside of trash cans rather than on tant Angie Carlin said. the floor. Some students admitted to “One of the biggest problems photo courtesy of National Council of Jewish Women why they litter. is that there are not enough trash From left: Brihanna Francis, Chantal Felice, William Craft, Ryan Janowski, Henry Rosen “Most of the time I’m just cans, and those we do have tend too lazy to go to the trash can,” to get filled up” he said. one anonymous student said. As a result, he decided to “It’s more convenient to just connect his classes’ curriculum to Cleveland students rally in throw it on the floor,” another beautifying the campus. He cre- anonymous junior said. “I don’t ated a class project of painting think too much about it.” trash cans with images related to ‘Roe v. Wade’ panel discussion However, some students ex- what students are learning about. press sympathy for the janitors. Some feature pictures of ancient BY MAROOF HAQUE National Organization for Woman amongst teens. “Littering makes their jobs Greek scenes and Jesus. These Staff Writer (NOW), Women’s Reproductive “Schools practicing absti- even harder than it already is,” trash cans will start off being Rights Assistance Project (WR- nence have the highest pregnancy Five Cleveland students were RAP), Planned Parenthood, and rates,” Felice said. “Schools with invited by the National Council Gene Gleeson of ABC News. decent sex [education] have a of Jewish Women to participate The “Roe v. Wade: The Im- much lower rate.” in the “Roe v. Wade: The Immi- minent Threat” panel recalled Proper contraception use, nent Threat” panel discussion in the controversial Court decision sexual education, and adequate Los Angeles on January 27. The of Roe v. Wade. The decision abortion access were influential event commemorated the 38th gave women the right to abortion to the argument upholding the anniversary of the landmark Su- protected under the Fourteenth panel’s support for the Roe v. preme Court decision of Roe v. Amendment. Wade decision. Their support met Wade (1973). With the recent talk of re- opposition from those favoring Students selected included pealing the court’s decision, this the repeal of the case, however. Seniors William Craft, Chan- year’s tribute to the case carried Following the discussion’s tal Felice, Brihanna Francis and extra weight. Members of the agenda, participants answered and Sophomores Ryan Janowski and panel, including the Cleveland defended themselves against the Henry Rosen. English teachers, students, strictly adopted a pro- questions and arguments of the Danielle Taklender and Valerie choice ground to defend the 1973 pro-life audience. From this seg- Stewart, who is also the Speech decision. ment, a small debate was born. and Debate coach, accompanied The five Cleveland students Essentially, pro-life advo- photo by Michael Barba the selected group of students. were introduced into the panel cates questioned the panel’s in- Stewart personally chose the and made a brief statement about tegrity and ethical codes. The Junior Kelvin Sandoval said. placed in E and F halls. students that participated in the their position as panelists and panel retorted with references to Janitors are frustrated with Basinger hopes that the dec- panel. Felice and Francis were took their seats. their original discussion which the amount of trash that is not orated bins will entice more stu- exemplary Academic Decathlon Members of the panel then displayed the dangers of very inside trash cans. According to dents to want to throw their trash members and very outspoken transitioned into discussing the limited access to abortion. Plant Manager Javier Peña, there away in a proper place. students of Stewart’s English dangers of limiting abortion re- “It was a lot of fun and very are “trash cans all over,” but Career Adviser Stephanie class. Craft, Janowski, and Rosen sources. One case involved where interesting to hear,” Craft said. “most of the trash is found around Slaughter is also combating the were chosen by Stewart for their a sixteen year old boy in Iowa beat However, Craft, a fierce debate the trash can,” rather than inside. litter problem on campus. She remarkable accomplishments as his pregnant girlfriend’s belly due champion, was a bit disheartened “It doesn’t take much effort started the “Caught You Doing members of the Speech and De- to the lack of efficient clinic ac- at the limited opportunity for ar- to throw it away,” he said. Good” program in which students bate team. cess for girls. gument. In addition to the litter prob- who are seen throwing trash away In addition to inviting Cleve- Besides advocating for lem, the janitors are fighting an- are given a card to fill out and are land students, the National Coun- proper access and resources to see ‘Students in panel,’ other “losing battle,” according entered into a raffle. Slaughter cil of Jewish Women also invited abortion, the conference called page 4 to Peña and Carlin. They spend said that there will be prizes, such the Women’s Advisory Board, for better pregnancy prevention anywhere from five minutes to as a Pinkberry certificate. Entertainment Features Sports Black entertainers Brazilian student makes in film Girls soccer breaks waves at the Land school record Page 6 Page 9 Page 11 INSIDE 2 Opinions Le Sabre February 25, 2011 Tiger Mom: Clawing away at individuality Pouncing on prosperity BY MAI LY typical Western mothers are, from self-reliance and reservation and Guest Writer my observations and Amy Chua’s fear of shaming the family keep article, much more lax on their many from seeking assistance I never had much of a “tradi- children. This isn’t necessarily a with emotional problems” tional” childhood, now that I stop bad thing, but merely different. “While little is known about to think about it. Many callous, My Asian parents used to the mental-health needs of Asian tedious hours of my childhood check my test scores every time American and Pacific Islander were spent reading literature, they came around, used to sit me youth, studies that examine men- learning languages, practicing in- down and have long talks about tal symptoms indicate that there struments, swimming, and study- college (they still do that), and are high rates of depression, anxi- ing for tests with acronyms for used to tell me exactly what it ety, and suicide among this group. names. was they wanted me to do, and The conflict between traditional Aside from personal anec- then have me do it without com- family values and mainstream dotes that may make me sound plaining. culture may cause additional like an ungrateful, whiny teen- Nowadays, all I get are the photoshop by Emily Yang stress and exacerbate anxiety for BY JEILA SAIDI ager– the important thing here lectures because my parents and some Asian youth.” Opinions Editor she was told she was while grow- is picking apart the disparities I not only quietly but also mutu- As a biracial individual, I un- ing up. between “Chinese” (and I use ally agreed long ago that I would derstand the difficulty in balanc- Granted, Chua holds an ad- that term loosely) parenting and study hard, test well, and produce ing the American culture I live “You’re pathetic”, “This isn’t mirable profession as a Yale pro- “Western” parenting (I use that good report cards (in high school with and the Middle Eastern cul- good enough”, “You’re failing”, fessor and her Harvard education term a little less loosely). this means that GPA less than a ture I was raised with. “You will sit there and do your proves that she is far from lack- Amy Chua, Yale Law School 4.0 is unacceptable). I know that I too, was raised with an empha- work until it’s done to my satis- luster. professor and Harvard Alumni, to some of my Western friends sis on education that can be inter- faction”. Whether or not her income believes that Chinese mothers are this seems stifling, baffling, and preted as harsh and understand a If you’ve ever heard these and title prove that she is success- superior. I can neither disagree downright crazy. parent’s strong desire to see their words before, you know that they ful, her memoir shows the ab- nor agree com- child succeed. can be scarring, unfavorable, sence of human compassion. pletely since However there are ways to and destructive. These words, Perhaps the coldness and I only have a encourage a child to prosper in spawned from the cruel world we brutality that she claims is the Vietnamese the world’s growing competitive live in, are likely to come from key to success, has rendered her (raised with a environment, without ripping parents. a failure in recognizing her worth similar Asian their self-esteem to shreds.