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Volume XXII Number S
The Rnmaz Upper School
April 1990/Nissan5750
First Purim Chaggigah Held by Guy Urnlamino,·llz members of lhc Hi.story Depart most succc..\sfol GO program of ment They Yiere followed by " 1hc year, wuh a turnout of 2.50 A Punm Chagg,gah was held s101 wnucn by Joey Shammahond TI1e progrJm was originally 10 Ill· in school on Punm mght TI1r BenJy S11non and pcrfonncd by a elude o carnival and a f:icuhy-stu program mcludcd d.1nc111g m 1hc group of JUmor; 1ha1 poked fun nt dent 00,;�elball game, but these nud11onum. n Jugglmg act, and certain 1cachers' 1d1osyncms1e'i. cvcms were cMceled. Even so, S�IIS and video pn:srnlJIIOm by Among 1hosc mocked were Rnbb1 1hc evening was ":i w ell•pUI· students, followed by a Clune� Frankel, Or Sam1. Or Stone.Jose, 1oge1her event," 1un1or Adam dmner from Bernstein's Hedman "iOtd Alon M11ron1 and Ram Mor, than 127,000 p«>pl• particlpattd In th• Solidarity Sunday Two Jugglers opened the pro ll1c Punm Chagg,gah wns or• agreed, "h w05 grt'tll," he said. Rally or Response." grJm with a comic routine. They gnn11cd by ju,uor; Julie Srcm and Junior Sm10n Gclbund said, "I culled Rabb, BaJ...sl onto 1hc '-lagc Alex. Waldman and Mr Roy loved II It wns very 1mpress1vc and JugglOO eight cones around Ang,;1rc1ch, Director of Student II was b<!ltcr than I thought n tum. Ac11v111es. h wa., con.,;1dcn.-d 1hc wO�ld be." Many sludcnts con,;1dcrcd 1hc highlight of th< program 10 be th< videotape prepared by two semors. Adnm S1ubin and Meir byAd;im Szubin included Mayor David Dm�m�. UkcJc,; took the audience on a ex-Mayor Edwnrd I Koch, video lour of "111c Jungle." better On a cold and wet Sund3)', Scna1or Alfonse D'Ama10. nnd known n.s Rama1_ Al one point 1n Apnl I. 127,000 people 0od,ed past refuscmks Vladmur and Car the film, 1hc 1wo encountered Mr. into Dag Hamman;kJold Plaza 10 mella Ra11.. as well a!) Nnr:rn Mtllcr. who posed for the cumcrJ rail) for Soviet Jewry. TI1c rally Sch:iransky. Letters were also m Ihc mu1;cular style of "Han, .tnd was otyp1cal in that It was called rend on behalf of Prc'.s1dcn1 Fr�mz" from "Saturday Night '"a rally of response," held m George Bush and Senator Daniel Live," TI1c vidootnpc was followed by answer to growing 31111-Sem111sm Moynihan. TI1e rally w3S ancnded by mmtt a pcrfonnancc by three studcnls, in the Soviet Union. Two actions seniors Adam S7ubin, Adom were protested m pamculor :i.s of the Merropolirnn Area'sJcw,sh bcrng 3JC3S of immcd101e concern. schools including Ramu. Fl:u Scheer. and Amrnm Troppcr. ·n1e bush, HAFTR, Ccnlral, MTA, 1hrcc sang "Good Food'," :. $poof The first was the pogrom scheduled for May 5 by the Yeshiva Un1"crshy, Md Stem. about the gastronomic appeal or Pamyat. a Soviet anti-Semitic or One rcprcscn101ivc of each or cuismc a la Comet, and "For the Longest 1imc," about lhc vanou� Nick Grrgory and Dan! Gilfits. lhc "Gil't and Tbkc Jugglers." ganiz.ation. The other. was the �rrormtd at the Purim Chai;glguh. (con1tn11ed on PDKf 7) cancellation of scheduled direct nights from the Soviet Union to Israel via Acronot and El Al. The rally was organi1..cd by The Greater New York. Coahuon for Sov1c1 Jewry. Rabbi Haskel Look..s1cin, chainnan of the Coah require, 1n111a11ve . Although by A"lya Kushner t1on. served as 1hc mas1cr of Ang,trc,ch will help the prcsi• ceremonies. Behind 1he speakers' t.lcni-. m the plunmng or cvenL,, the According to lhe proposed GO podium slood a wall, covered wnh /dcu., :ind 1he recruitmen1 of n1an11.Sem1tic slurs. To h1ghhgh1 Cons111u11on, "the form premlcnts tcnder-. 1, 1he rc.,pon."b,lity of 1he 1he theme of the rally. Rabbi represcnl 1hc1r rcspccuvc fom11; 10 Fnm1 Prc.i-1dcn1. Enc Crt1zman. Look�tein invited different the G.O., IO the admm1�Irn11on, 111 u ,pccch delivered to RomPagc. spcakers to lear down Lhe wall and and 10 S.F.A.C. They arc rc,;,pon '1ud. "\ c:m blame 1hc school's s,ble for scheduling s1udent ac• reveal the panorama of Jerusalem, fru:,,trutmi; :md bureaucrauc sy,. painted beneath. Such speaker: 11v111cs exclusively for their own tem of gc11mg uct1v111e'- planned, grade." but mo,tly l mu,1 blami: my�lf." The freshman fonn presidents Each grade elec1� two form have organized a plclhorn of ac tivities and have inspired record prc.,1dcn1,. In 1he pa.,1. only one turnouts from lheir cla1;smmes. Funn Prc,ldcnt wu, elected. Mr, Pre,;;idcnL,;; Se1h Gnhe11 nnd Dnvid Ang,1rc1ch ,a,d that the policy l-lil11.ik coord1nn1ed a Shabbaton wu,; chungcd in order 10 "mint• 1hat drew 70 s1udc111�. ·A Theater m11.c the popular11y contest Night trip 10 "Lc1; Miserable�" had a�pccl." to be rescheduled bccau'ie 80 SIU· He no1<d 1h01 the quality of dents signed up and only 40 1ick work done by 1he form presidents cts had been pur chu�cd. A ha.-. improved lrcmendously since the change from one 10 twCl Form Dowling Nigh1 event drew 40 Eric Crtlzman, Form V President. freshmen, and an all.frc,hm:m Prc,;;idcnL�. M,hzik and Gnbctz could not rec11II bc1ng appoin1cd 10 Klmyy..it, arc nol rc,,)()f,�iblc for work a"' a team ond feel thnl 1his hockey league 1s being plnnned planning activ111e:,, for their grade The sophomore form prc,;,1. 1h" commi11cc. ha.1; been in"itrumcntnl 10 their suc cued the They ure prummly in charge of ce,;;s. Gribc11. said thal he nnd Crcizman dents. Dani Shan,kc and Bretl Zuckerman, have been pra1�d by "burcaucr.tc)'" of Ramaz and 1hc coordmatmg the ,emor play and H1l1zik had known eoch olhcrwell their peers for organi11ng lnp'i 10 de:mh or Saturday n1ghi-. con• the ,enior trip be.fore rhcy were clcclcd--1hcy One foml pre,idcnl felt 1hat the live in the same town and had at• two !heater perfonnanccs. "Le,; vcnienl for the �chool as imped1• menf,; to plnnning act1vi11co,;, Mr. ndmini,1rnt1on did not want to 1cnded the same elcmcntory M1,;,erablcs." and "Rumors." o clas's nc1iv111e� for Form V Roy Ang"ilre,ch, Director of Siu ,ub-.id1zc 100 many ttcllvitie,;. school nnd summer cn mps-and have taken place. Enc Crci1man. dent Act1v11ie\, said, "Ram:11 However, Mr. Ang-.trcich said, were 1herefore nble 10 work junior fonn pres1dcn1. said 1ha1 he would open the buildmg every 'The Purenl'- Council will sub- together successfully. Many Form Presidents hove has established a Student Ac- Saturc.lay night if 1hcrc wa\ an :ic ,id1zc anyllung, and 1he 0.0. ha. � ,ub\ld1zcd every event thh year." no1 lived up 10 lheir campaiBn 1ivi1ies Comm111ee; however, 1h1,;; tivity," Mr. Ang,1rcich de-.cribcd 1hc promises. Gribetz promised The scmor form prc,;;1den1�. commiuee has mer only once Ihis year. Some Jllll\Of1; who were Andrew Kule and Ycchczkcl fonn prc\ldency a1; a position that (Co111/11ut'd 0,1 page 8.J listed a"i commi11cc member, If
Ramaz Rallies for Russian Jews
Form Presidents: Missing in Action?
Inside this Issue: Commuter page page4 The Simpsons
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Editorials
Letters to the Editor
Gym Exemptions
To lhe &htor.
I n previous years, members of sports teams nere permitted to miss gym classes during their sports' seasons. Last year, these exemptions were eliminated at the suggestion of Assis tant Dean Ms. Beverly Gribetz because ii was fell that sports teams arc extracurricular activities and should hnvc nu bt'ur ing on curricular requirements. After all, members of the math team arc nol excused from math clas-;es; why should membersoflhe basketball team be excused from gym classes? We feel that the policy of gym exempt.ions should be reinstated. All members of all sports teams far exceed the school's physical education requirements. In addition, stu dents who are sports team members de, ote long hours each week after school to practice sessions and games. Their schedule is grueling: it is not uncommon for students to return homc from "away" games at 11:00or 12:00at night. To expect these students to be able lo complete all their work and prepare for tests and quizzes under such drcumstanccs is unrealistic. Team members need the extra lime 10 catch up on their schoolwork. It is unfair to require them lo attend gym classes that depri\•e them of their much-needed time and from which they derh•e negligible educational heneril.
World News--A Current Affair We li\•e in historic times. The past six months have seen the end of the Cold War, the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, and agitation for human rights in countries long characterized by brutal repression. The world-,•iew with which ne have grown up has been shattered by J>('llceful re,•olutions around the world--and yet, the Ramaz History Department has taken no notice. In most history classes, no mention has been made of the momentous events that arc bound to shape our future. At best, history teachers have referred 10 these·events in passing, without de\•oting any meaningful class lime to discussing cur rent e,·ents. We feel that this policy, or rather, this lack of dcfiniti\'e policy on the leaching of current e,·ents, is unthink able. History curricula are certainly important, and we �al ize that most hi.story leachers fttl lhcy need 10 df.>vol(" <"Very ava.i!able momenl of class time lo completing their lesson
plans. Bui a sound knowledge of current events can only enhance a student's appreciation of history. We therefore call upon our history teachers to devote a few minutes each week lo the discussion of current e\ ents.
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no1cd a problem "1th the studcni body of Ramaz and 11s rcla11011sh1p with 11s Gener.ii Orgamza uon With,, year\ pc ,pccll\'C on
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�' tdly 1ha1 the Ramaz GO is hamp,:rcd by the apathy of 1hc siu dcnb. It 1� clf•cv1dcnt 1lrnt 1he dCI of \ oung for an nblc cnnd1d.:11c 1� 11v;;uffic1cn1 to rectify 1111, ,11ua tum. A�tuden1\rc1J11on,J11pw11h 1hc GO mu,1 nol end after he puh dm\n 111, pen, rather, he must get 1molved. Of cour,;e, th1� observation 1s by no mcnn,;; an mnova11vc one. Ncvenhclc.,s, 11 mus1 be rcncmtcd for the benefit of each new GO adm1n1�1ra11on. E,ery sludent mu,1 und('r)tand 1hat the GO can not opcr.uc m a vacuum; without the pan1c1pat1on of the students, the G O cnn do no1hmg except per haps rcprc�nt opinion� 10 1hc ad• mm1qm11on, and even 1h1s would serve l11tlc purpose Griping 10 wm a point with the admin1s1ra-
11011, can, at bc.;;t, remove the clc
the students. Tlus can only be ac
dent� pcrCCI\C as negative A dynamic GO. a GO with ac11v111� to cnlumcc the quallly of s1udcn1 life at Ruma1 mu-.1 be fueled by the passion, of 11s const11uents. Where arc these pasqon,? I s1ud1cd at Rarna1 for four years and I know how a Ramaz student thinks. Ramu �tudcnts see col lege as the be-all and end-all of life. Important life choices arc made m high school. but fun damen1ally, high school 1s not aOOut college . Studcmi, mu<:t tum their hand 10 proJCCIS 1ha1 are 1m pona,11 10 them They should not .11low their 1rnnscnp1s lO run their lives. S1ude111,; who jom comnlll· tee� w11h the �olc m1cn11on of pad ding their re'>umc, contribute to a creeping stagna11011 111 the GO TI1e GO cannot JU.SI "be" "·hat II ,s. 11 mus1 '"become .. It can only become grea1er w11h students' help. This help can ta.kc 1wo forms. As I stnled. the GO cx1s1� to serve
back. Na1urally. 1here is no need to browbeat GO officials. bu1 ,1u dcnl\ 0lU'il • never be afraid 10 lcl 1hcir friendly neighborhood form rcprc,cnta11ves know what the) think More 1mpon an1 ly, ac11ve pan1c1pa11on ,._ paramount. Be 11 a parade, rally, sponmg event, or chc.)S mo1 c h, student 1111eres1 m�1kes 1hcse thmgs \\•Or�. TI11s lener wa.) wntlen m 1he hope 1hat stude111s will rn�c a mo ment 10 rc;1l1lc that lhc GO 1s onh partly defined by the elcc11on 11S final fa1e rests, full of p ronu�c. m the hands oflhe tudent'i, Ehzur Agu, President, Ramaz General Orgaru1_.auon 1988-89
menLS of Romaz life lhal lhe SIU•
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Words from the Wise by
Sara Wise
In r�ponse 10 pressure from Arab countncs, 1hc Sov1c1 Union hJ, refused to allow direct flighL<l. from Mo�cow 10 Israel. As a result, fe"er So\'1ct Jews arc ap pl) mg for ,•1s.:1s to leave the Soviet U111on. We mu..)t not ,umd by and allow the So\'1c1 Union to cancel the pbnncd direct nighls. TI1e ""UC 1, hlcrnlly one of llfe and death. The rca,on for the Arabs' op po�111on to d1rccc1 fl1gh1s 1s 1he fcarlhal Soviet Jcws cm1gm1111g 10 Israel will be settled m the OC· cup1cd 1crn1one,. Israeli Pnmc M1111stcr Y,1,hak Shamir has �taled lhal the only rcawn for h rael 10 keep the Wes1 Bank and the Ga1,a Srnp ,,. 10 u,c these region"
10 rescltlc Russian Jewi,h 1111nugrnnts. The Ur111cd State.,;, is no longer a viable op11on for many Soviet Jew,; because of the quota 1hc Amcncan government has set on 11nm1grat1on from the Soviet Union. 1111s quota was based on the assumption that the Sov1c1 Union would pcrmll direcr 01gh1s The deal has fallen through: the United Srnics mu,t now 1ake a stand For the sake of her own crcd1b1l11y, Amcnca cannot allow Soviet Jew,; 10 langu,�h m 1hc Soviet U n i o n or 1 0 r c m n 111 stranded Ill crossover c111cs m Europe TI1c s11u:1t1on 1s fun hcrcomph· catcd by 1he nsmg an11•Scm,11sm rn the Sov1('t Un100 Na11onah.;;1 group". ,;uch as Pamya1. broadc:ht
their message of hate on n:1t1on:.1I tclcv1'-10n. A pogrom ha� been scheduled for May 5: Sovrct Jewi, live m fe ar. We must lake acuon on bchnlf of Sov1e1 Jey,ry. The 1Umou1 at lhc Apnl I rail)• wa'i 1mpre,1;1ve Each per,on who at1cndcd the Apnl I rally w:1s a pan of rhe 127.000•strong mc�sagcro our government's offic1als, Bur we must do more. We must wntc to our 'iCna1or. and repre,cnt.111vcs and asl them to act on behalf of Soviet Jewry Although at lime;; JI m a y sc-cm �" t h o u g h one md1\•1dual's presence :u a rally. or one letter to a government oflic,al may not maucr. but each pc� counts
Rams hackles byJennifer Zwiebel
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Colombian Jewish Hostage Freed by Guy Beniamino,·itz
Colombia. A country where drugs are a national crisis and where murders arc commincd in the streets in broad daylight. Last y,c ar . Michael \Viznitzcr. a prominent Colombian Jewish leader and a fncnd of Ramaz. ad ministrator Mrs. Daniele Gorlin Lassoer, was k i dnapped from h i s office. He was held for nine months for an exorbitant ran�om. Wiinnzcr was suddenly released on February 16. No cx.pluna1ion was given by his kidnappers: he was jusl set free. Aflcr h,s release. \V1zn11zcr flew to Houston. where he under went treatment for leukemia. H1" brochcr. v. ho lives in Miam i . J0mcd him 1hcrc. \Vizn11zcr had suffered from lc:ukemi3 before his kidnapping. :::ind was not given mcdic3l :mention while he v.as held hostage. Mrs. Lassoer received a phone call from Wiznitzcr. in which h e 1old her th:11 h e was safe. "II was . very emotional .. Mrs. Lassoer . said. He . was crying and we were crying." Wiznirzer 1old Mrs. Lassner that he believed that "rhe pr3ycrs of his friends had helped him" through his long ordeal. Mrs. Lassncr s�ud that she spoke to members of Wizn1tzcr·s farmly.
as well. They told her 1ha1 when they heard of Wiznitzer's release they were overjoyed: Wizmtzer's mmhcr burst into tears. Mrs.Lassncr and her hu"band, Jules Lossncr, met the W1wittcr family aflcr the Lassners' mar nagc. The L1ssncr" moved 10 Bogota bccau"c Mr. L·\S�ner rcp rcsen1cd a large American com pany 1here. Dur i ng 1hc i r mnc years in Colombia, 1he L,s'-nl'r" became uwolved 111 the Colom bian Jc,� 1�h communi ty. W1zn1tLCr 1s a prommen1 mem ber of 1h1s commumty. He and tus family have donated money to the Colombo-1l- cbreo School. They bchcvc It 1s very 11nportant for Jewish children to ,tudy 111 Israel: consequently. they have �pon sorcd a program 1hrough whi ch graduate� of the school may study there. W1zn1tzer's kidnappmg was not drug-related: however. many drug canels resort to kidnappmg to silence their opponents. Mrs. Lassoer knows of 01hcr Colom bian Jews who have been taken hostage. The La<iSners plan to visit the Wiznitzers m the near future. "We hope 10 sec blm soon." Mrs. Lassoer said.
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SYRIA Sea of Gaillee
JORDAN Israel"s sl'C'urily is being threalened by new. puuerful weapons.
Israel Update: New Security Threats? by Asar Hahami
nuclear s1ocks. With tensions � 1he pasl, America and European 1hcy arc III lhc region. the nuclear mu,ons have had no qualm, about anmng 1he Arab world w11h dendthreat .-. real. And ;ct, 1hc nuclear thre::11 1s nor 1hc only maJor peril ly weaponry. The French built a facing Israel tod ay. Most nuclear plant 111 lrnq. German countries in 1he region have 1he eompan,e, helped L i bya bU1ld iis technology and 1he foc1h11cs 10 chem1c�1I p!:1111. French, Bri1tsh, manufacture chem i cal and German, and American busib1olog1cal weapons. Whar 1s even nesscs ai ded Iraq in 11s bu1lding of more alannmg ,s thal in some modem mi ssiles. 1l1is kind ofbecases, counlnes have shown no hav1or mu"t cease in order for reluctance 10 use chemical peace 10 have a chance of scnlmg weapons Iraq. under the leader- in 1he Middle Easl. Second. ship of Sadam Husse i n . has western nati on� should u11hzc engaged m chemi cal warfare wi th econom1,._ and poht1cal sancti ons 1ts:ownKurd populauon andm it s agarnsl reg i m e s t h a l have developed or are develop i ng war wuh Iran. Many experts bel i eve that 1he nuclear. biological. or chemical most dangerous area 111 the world weapon,;, Unfortunately, until today as 1he Middle Em.1. It not now. Western coumnes have folonly houses 1he conll1ct OCtwccn lowed their wallets and'supponcd the Arab countries and l,;;rncl, but counmc._ that provide them with -..,...- nlso-po1cn11nlly dn.ngerous con--o,L-J,radd111on, &nnct,ons c:in be frontat1ons between countries like extended 10 Easrcm courriCS Such Iran and Iraq or Iraq and Syna. In as China that sell ml.ssilcs 10 the such a clash. Israel may be m Arab countries. Furthermore, a danger, as chem ical and nuclear military option should be conwe3pons arc 001 precise inslru- sidcred under extreme cirmentswhosc effccis canbc tightly cums1anccs. Frnally, ii is controlled. In such a case, it L" 1mportan1 that the U.S. cooperate upsetting lo think that America wuh its We.stern allies 10 in-.urc maybe slow to take action due to progressin this matter. The many its distance from lhc region: how- treaties to which lrnq and Syria ver the thought is well-founded m have been signatories hove not recent history. worked. One need only look back What c.an America do 10 make a few years to sec proof of thi s. sure !hat such a war will no1 be:- Only world-wide effon and prescome n rcaluy? Firsl, \Ve.stem na- sure may be able to prevent lhe tions can stop providing combat ncxl w'ar. technology to these regimes. In
As 1cns1ons: bc1wccn !he East :: m d Wc-.1 ea...c. the global danger of nuclear war d1mm,.he,; :1'- well. Howe\'er. the thrcai of nuclear war 111 the Middle En'-1 1s not a fad111g worry. The threat 1s espcc1ally dis1urb111g when one takes 11110 ac• count the technology available to many of the countric,; of the Mid dle East lrac1 has the nuclear cnpabili tic.,; IO <l1rcct missi les.i nto Tel•Aviv. 1he center of Israeli popula t i on . Syria has been dcveloprng s1mtlar potent i al. Even Egypt, curremly a1 peace w11h Israel, has been producing
A Gallery wittrPanache
Sophomore Seminar a Success by Leah Friedman
The Interior or Linda Horn Antiques, a Mudison Avenue gallery known for Its uolic windows. by Aviya Kushner
inside. Bui in fact, the gullery is as capuvaring from lhe i nside as Passersby oflcn stop in front of one would imagine from Its dis L inda Hom Antiqucs and stare play windows. Elcganr crystal into 1he gallery's window display. chandeliers hang from 1he ceil ing. The display, which showcases while ornate rugs adorn the floor. pieces from 1he gallery's collec- The walls arc covered wnh draped 1ion of decorative ninc1cen1h-ccn gauze and free1.c-<lru:d roses, an tury objets ct'art. rends 10 10 evoke idea 1hc gallery's owner. Li nda smiles. scowls. and befuddled Horn. borrowed from Alma Tadcma. one of her favorue looks. Lind.1 Hom Antiques is locaicd paintc�. One wall is li ned with bc:1ween 781h and 791h Sln:et on dark wood cases filled wi1h small Madison Avenue, and is thus sub collectibles, while on another ject 10 rhc curious glances of many hang several 1mJX>smg an11quc a homeward-bound Ramnz stu mirrors. dent. Even so, few have venr eel
Mrs. Hom finds the p ieces for the gallery in pr i vate manor houses, barns, and garages. In the gallery's brochure. she wri tes. "It 1s espec ially fulfillmg when a new pu:cc is found in some unknown place. buried somewhere in 1he wilds of Cornwall or m 0elg i um or even in the Yonkers flea mnrket." Ahhough Mrs. Hom has been 111 business only sh years, she has harbored n passi on for nn11quc.s since ch ildhood. She credils her (Continued 011 pagl' 61
On Wednesday, March 14. sixty sophomores jomed students from Fr i sch nnd MTA for sophomore scn11n:1r at the Tami ment resort in Bu,hk11\. Pcnnsyl \'an i a . The remaining sophomores panicipa1ed m an 111school program on 1hc int ifada. Sophomore seminar. spon sored by Yesh iva Umvcr:i.ity, al lowed s1uden1s 10 �mg. dance, and par1ic1patc 111 discu�s1on, "h1lc soc,ah1mg w11h "tudcnts from olhcr yesluva high ,chools Jodi Blu1tg sa id, "Seminar 1s n great opportuniry for meeltng new people and for having :1 good lime. You learn a lot without bei ng 111 a school env ironment." On Thursday, Man:h 15. 1hc students who did not :utcnd semi-
nar pan1c1patcd in a program on var ious aspects of the intifada. ,Jonath:in Mark. associate edilor of lhc Jewish \Vcek talked to lhe stu dents aboul the intifada m Jour n alism. "Days of Rage," the r e c e n t documcnrnry that dc!lcribcd the m11fad:i from the P:1lest1111an�• pomt of v iew. was shown. A discus-.1on of 1hc Jour naIi st i c cred ibll11y of the documentary follo\l.cd. J-\hhough some students. mcludmg Darnel Dalnikoff, found the progmm in teresttng and enJoycd the b reak from regular classes. others, such as Rebecca E Weiss. fell that hlhc discu,.sions dragged on." Andrew Fcldschrcibcr described the pro gram as "the most bori ng thin!! I C\'Cr sat through."
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April 1990 / Nissan 5750
The RamPage
Vans, Carpools, and Automobiles It's a Bird, It's a Plane... It's Supertrans by Lisu Aschkcna�y Appro\lmatel) 100 studcni-. "ho live 111 Rive rdale and Wc,tche,1er begm each mom,ng by boarding lhc b11gh1 )Clio" vnn,; tha1 pull up 111 from of their home,. Supcnrans cormnulcl"\ ltve a hfo of excnemcnt. JdH:n turc-and sometimes. danger Student, and dn, eT, lx:-1. omc acquainted through tlll'ir JOll\1 pur• su11 of 1hc pcrfcc1 commute Mu,1c 1, one man 1fc�ta11on of 1111� camarader ie On m:lll) bu-.e,, 1he s1udcn1,; choo-.c the r.1:d 10 ,1.,1100 the) "1.�h to 11,tcn to The dm�" often �mg, "h1stle. dance (in their ,cat-.--u,uall) ), or bang on the ,tccnng wheel m wnc \'Ith lhc student\· mu,1cal ,ch:c11on,. Somet,mc,. hov.c,cr. blth:r d1, putc:s brcal.. out :imong -.1udcnt,. or bet" ccn 1hc ,1udcn1-. and their drivers. over musical preferences. "It is my duty to enlighten Super trans dnvers of lhe finer pomts of new music I therefore re.serve the nghl lo play 92.7 WORE on 1he bus,"" fre�hman Jeremy Stem e'< plamcd md1gna.ntly. Bui all discussion of mu,..,c ce:,,scs when a specrn.l rJd10 st:1tion comes on the rur. 1111s is the . "bl.st', . with which Supcruuns dnvcrs communi cate by CD r.1d10. Students quickly learn the v31lous
Studtnts from Westchc-�tr and Ri\·ndalt rldr SuptrtraM , ans to school each morning. nuances of bu�-drivcr Jargon. For example. "10-40" mean� 1ha1 a pohcc officer 1s nearby, while"" I011" s1gn1fies tha1 a ,;;1udcnt ,� ab- sent. One dn\cr. Anna. adm11tcd tha1 she 1.s �o dcd1ca1cd to her Job that she �aks m 1t11s peculi ar dialect e\'en when off-duty. Another aspect of Supcn.r:ms life 1s the la1c bus4 Ahhough most students leave school at 4.30 (or
4.35. depending on the XY-nc�s or ABCD-ne« of lhe pamcular day), a few hardy souls stay latCr to par11c1pillc 1n extracurricular ac l 1\' 1 1 1cs. For them. Supcrtrans prov,dc,; a special bu� that leaves Ramaz at 6:30. Tl1111 un i que amcnlly IS not pcrfccl, h0WC\'Cr. Instead of bcmg dropped off at home. la1e bus nders arc dropped ofT ma (p�sumably) central loca-
Early Birds Fly High
1cmp1cd to ellplam her un,que monung I can't decide whclher �hcdulc.-· "U1-uall). on Tueloday 10 catch up on sleep or 10 do unand Thur�.tay I come in a.round fim�hcd homework, ,o I end up Dcsp11c 1hc common m1scon 7 45 Monday and Wcdnc�day doing nothmg" u·s 7.50.. and on Fnd.1y I come as Some students umvc early b) cep11on 1hat R.lm, the lru,..ty door m:sn of Rama1,.. open1- 1hc dooN 10 la1e a.s 8 00. depending on the choice 10 ca1ch up on homeworl or to MJC1al11.c--or bolh Of1en. the the school each morn ing long dn\;cr.Student, who find that thC) before any studcnl arrives. 1hcre cx,�u. a small c:idre of students have 45 mmutes 10 J..111 he-fore who tx:gin their school day \I.Cl! in shach:mt quickly Ot!v 1,c w:1ys 10 maJ..e 1he mO'\t of ..,. h.11 a more advance of the fir-;t bell Mos1 of 1hes, "early birds" do 11m1d \OUI m1gh1 view a.., w3!tll"d not come to�hool so early of 1hc1r umc. Junior Gahl Aronov "l}S ov.'Tl will Supen.rans buses con that she wales up so e:arly for her "Spread 1ha1 mccl11t1..a'" yell� a vey tired ,tudents 10 R:,,mal 3..� bu.s Lh3t ,he.- canno1 ..;pare 1hc 11mc bearded passenger �111ing m Che early as 7:30. In add iti on. m:,,ny for breaJ..fast. She U"'C� 1he li me fron1 or 1hc bus. "Ge1 that d1ny students who pan1c1pa1e m car before shachant 10 buy a qu id cunarn out of my face'" an,\l.crs a pools find themselves at 1he snack at the ever- po pul:ir l l bcra1ed ..,.oman ,rared m 1hc mercy of their dnver on any given Gr1s1edc'" Sophomore Jod i bad. Anoth<-r da)' of c�aspcr.11day. Junior Sandy Chenol 31· Blut1g \ays. "I'm very bored m the i ng commu1mg ha..; bcgun-:rnd 11 nc\cr t):gm, "llhoul a fight over the Tl){'Ch1 11..a, a m:i kc,t11f1 pan111on re.._cmblmg a sho..-.cr cunam. intended 10 �cpnrate male and female pa�\C.'ngcrs WhJt l'ii a mcch 11w do111g on a bus,, New Squarc.-Trml\ 1, 001 an ordmary bus. lhc "01u, Bu,, " as ti has been named by the 11on Cha,1d1 m "ho nde 11. cater� 10 1he rclig1ou� commun 1het; of Ooro ParJ... Monwy. and Ne" Square A m:11onl)' of the passcn�er� arc Ch,1�1dun who ..;pe:il.. Y1dd1sh. wcrir 1rad 111on.ll �•ub. :and never sJX.·al.. 10 or 1ouc-h member� or 1he opppo�11e ,ex Mo,1 bu�s organuc :i nunyan for mom,n�. afternoon or even1n !! pr:iyrr: The bu"'t, c.-qu 1ppcd w 1 1h an ar� arc able to hold n TorJh rcadmg service on Mondays and ThUNW)S, b,• Erik3 Adltr and Elan Kurten
110n, from which 1hcy mu\l vcn lure home at their own nsk Supertrans wa1lS for no man IJ a s1uden1 1s not completely ready to go by the ume 1he bus a.m,es at hi s house. he must arrange for his own 1ransporta11 on to school. Of1en, this 1s nol enllrcly un des i rable. Many of 1he Supcrtrnns vansam,e at school bc:1..,.cen 730
prc�ncc of other "early birds" mal.c..� 11 d1fficuh 10 conctn1ra1c on 11chooh-..orl... lcadmg some 10 JUruor DJntcl S 1lvcra·�conclus1on l 1ha1 he "would be beucr oi sleep mg la1c:r"
:ind 7 -15 each momini; in order to allow 1hc bus drl\·N, to comple1e a \CCond route Thu\ 1he oc cas101rnl late sleeper t.an often ..-.aJ..e up h:tlf an hour later 1han u,;;ual and ,1111 om,e Jt ,chool on lllllC R,dmg 10 ,;;chool, 1a SupcnrJn, can often be a dJngcrou\ under 1al ing One dmcr. Bruce. com plJined 1hat he hJd 10 dn\c an ctc,en )"C.tr old bu, ,dule brand ne\, bu-.c'ii rcmJm unu�J JI the "ba\e m Yonkef"I Some bu-.t, arc ct.1u1 ppcd ..-. llh door, lhJt fall off. or br.d.e, 1ha1 fJ1I al high &pecds In add 11 1on. 1hc small \Ian, often canno1 accomoda1e 1hc large number of ,tudcnL, ""ho ndc 1hcm Jun ior 1\dam Ilc,lman ,;aid. ' \Vhcn s1udcn1S pile out of 1hc vam. 11 lool..s ll l,.c 1hc ci rcus acl ""here 90 clowns cl11nb oul of a Volkswagen Bug .. Fndays presc-nl a special chal lenge for 1hc Supcruan') pa sc-ngcr. Although school end,; a1 1;26 (on Shon Shon Fnda)S), lh< buses do not often arn,c until 2 00. Supenrans commuters must wall on �fad1 son Avc.-nue un11l 1hc 1r bu'-Cs amve Supenrans passenger" live a life of exc11emcnt and advenlun:
II 1 1- ev i dent. 1hough, that Ra.mat. bu1..z.cs w11h acuvll) in the early morn ing. Whether they arc finl'hmg hooie"orl, \OC 1al i11ng. or eating brca.lfast. 1he\C ""early bird�" nc\-er waste a momcnL
The Chus Bus Blues
Many sludtnl.1 arrive 11 school long �fort lht lirsl �II rings.
1l1e hu,; operates according to the Jc"1,h calendar Dunng Suk "-ol, Ramaz ,;;1udcn1s v.ho ndc 1he bu, \.\·Crc rcpcalc-dly l:llc bceau1-c lhc bu\ wa� on a Chol lla�l· oed schedule Dep.inurc ume;; w1.ry w ith 1hc approach of Shabbat or Jc..,.1sh holiday�. and am,al 11mcs an: affected as well 11.c bus often pull, over 10 1hc ,houldcr of 1he highway and w:uh for (Xh'\tngcrs to comple1c Shmoneh Esrc,. n prne11ce 1ha1 con con\ l dernbly delay one's time of amval. The Chus Bu� 1� a microcosm or the Jewish ,\orld 1od..1y There 1,;; fric1 1on be,..,. <"en Sa1m.1r and non-Sa 1nrnr, Reform and Or thodox, f emml"ilS and non fcmm1�1�. and especially between p<"non� for and ag:unst 1he mrc.-h111:1 De,p11r thc,e fun d:11nen1al d 1sagrecmc.-n1�. pas .;cng.cr-. manasc 10 c-o-ex,.._, for the dur.11100 of 1hc- bu..; ride Many pa,.,,en�er;; say lhey feel more comforiable riding the "Chu� Bus" 1han usmg public trafl\pona11011: Olhrr�. of COUN:C, disagree The crcatment of women on 1hc Chu,; Uu\ 1s a prune e.\ampk of 1hc culture cla�hcs bc1ween the Cha,..,d,c and non-Chu1d1 c
..,.orld, A ..,.oman boards the t,u.._ and ancmpts 10 hand 1he dmer her commuter pa,s The driver, a rcbbc:--following Cha\ld, dcl1ca1c ly extrncts 1hc 11cJ..c1 from 1he woman·\ h:md "11hout touch ing her, a� even the mo,1 ca.1-u:il con1ac1 with members of the opposnc St.\ 1s forb idden to lum All \\O· men rnu,t su on the nght �•de of 1he bu�. bclund 1hc mcch,t ta. If a ..,.oman ouempl41. 10 s 11 on lhc men';; side. 1hc dmer .._,op) the bu, and \l.3IIS for her 10 mmc. If 1h11i docs not produce the dc,;;1rcd effect, 1he dn\er mo�e� hi-; wa) 10 1hc v.om:m·� �cal and pol11cly ��' her 10 rcloc:ite Such mc1cknL, u,uall) re,uh in bur-h of laugh1cr :;and hoob of cnc-ouragemcnt to 1he ..-.om:rn from 1hc.- non-Cha,1d1 m ond deroga1ory eommenh from ,;;omc Chns1d1m 1l1e Chu') Bu, h:i� ob, 1ou, nJ van1ag:c-\ the O\'a1lab1hl) of a mmyan. lhe romcn1ence of pre Shabba1 1ranspor1auon. and 1hc po1ent1al for a good laugh Dc\p l lc 1hcse fracurc�. many riders side w1 1h one Ramaz 1-tu dent "·ho said, "I v-ould ne\er go on 1hn1 bus unkss I ab<0lu1<ly had lo•
April I 990 / Nissan 5750
The RamPagc
Freshmen Live in Harmony
Singing and dancing constitulcd an important part or Freshman Seminar. by Adam Szubin The Abraham Canncl Frc�h rnan Scnunar of 1990 was an ex ercise in advcn1sing. 1nc gool: to get people thinking abou1 things 1hcy already ),ubconsciously know by prc1-en1 ing 1hc focts in an onginal and creative \.\'.ly. Tneir approach: aud10-v1sua.l prt:SCnta110ns. sk 1ts. discussion groups. and Cn:lClmcnlS. Viewer response was po,;11.1vr :md the cam1>3ign deemed succe..sfuL The seminar. involving both Ram.11 and Fl:ubu,;h, was a11cndcd by approximately 370 people. 260 of whom ""ere frc�h mcn Sa..,,.son Marcus and Ad ina Shouhon served .jl; head advi-.ers for Rama7 while Shcva Goldman and Robert Fagin. It '-'3S held in La\..c Harmony. Pcn nsylvnn,a. .u a fivc-swr holcl --thc
fin.I seminar c,·cr to lalc place under ,;;uch n luxunou� roof. The focd1t1es at the hotel included 1en1u,;; couns. racqut.·tball couns, an exercise room, a game room and an undcrs11.cd basl..ctb.1II coun. The scmmari:ms did not h:ive much free time 10 �pend using these fac1l11ie.), though, bcatu.se 1hc four-d:lyprogram was packed wilh ac1iv1ucs. Tiu: core acuvity was 1hc d1scuss1011 group. held �ven runes. though 11 "as oOcn_ pttfaced by £0i1W!.� nf prct,,C.Ota tion to inspire dialogue and thought. For instance. a d1scu� s1on on the 1mpon:rncc of rcsull..) w3.s mtroduc:cd by a video mclud mg legend;; M1ch:1el Jordan. Ben John;;on. and Rocl..y A mceung :.bout md1v1duall1y follo" c· d Dr . Seu.), .)hort film "TI1e Snt.'ClclK"\ " A scnc., of humorou, ad,•t'-t'r ,l-..1i..
SFAC Talk by Asar Hahami Noise pollu1ion, chesed. and the new school calendar were on 1hc agenda of 1hc SFAC mccung on March 6. The par1tc1pant.s. in clud ing 3dm1nistra11on. facully. ond GO mcmbc�. redefined lhc chc.scd requirement and sugg�tcd me1hods of creat ing en1hu�1asm for che.scd among studcnls. TI1cy also proposed i deas for combat ting 1hc perce i ved no1� polluuon in the lounge areas. llle commi11cc reached no conclu�ion on 1hc school calendar. Dr. Joan Wor�h.111. cha1mrnn of SFAC, r-.1lscd 1hc 1op1c or exces sive noise in lounge�. cla,sroom,, :ind ha llways. GO Prc-.,dcnl Adnm Scheer faullcd 1hc dc<ign of lhc lounges for lhc problem. bu1 Ms. Rosnlie Wems1ein sratcd 1ha1 "the s1udcn1s arc 10 blame for the noise pollution." Junior Vic<: Pre sident Sammy Rascoff su�> gcSlcd 1h01 if lhc gym o r audi1onum were ncccsiblc 1 0 SIU· den1s dunng their lunch hour. the congestion of the lounges would
be relieved :ind 1hc 1101w pmbkm reduced. The focully ,ugi;c,1cd the :1ppo1n1ment of ,1uJcn1 monitors 10 l..ecp thl' nrn,c Jc,cl down Rubb1 Bnl-...;1 offered o nud d lc ground· ·•1hc audt1or1urn should be av:ul(lblc to ,1udcn,.. dunng 1he1r free 11me bul the loun gC.) "ould be open only for tho-.c who wanted to read qu1c1ly, and for 1h1-.. h:l\·C m o1111or s." The comrmllce decided 10 put 1hc GO in charge of<kal1n£, with 1he ,11un11on. 111e next ircm on the :i�cnd.1 was chc-.cd. : ,· a, nolcd 1h.11 de,pne u Yo•1: lyu l pro111011ni; chc,cd proJt.'l '• �llllll'lll l0 n1hu�1:1,111 forclx·,c<I h.ul dcrl1111:ll. Rabin 1);11-..,1 propthl'd 1he for111J1io11 of:1 C01111l111h.'C lo rt.',l',ITCh the MIUallon fur1hrr. hul Sr111ur Funn Pre�1drn1 Andn:w Kuk· dl'ml'-'t'tl 1hc 1dc,1. .!<t.lYIII!! 1h.11 "wmmtlh.·e, arc: not dTcct1vc .. D1,cu .... 1011 then sluftcd lo 1he dcli11111011 of chcscd and how 11n n11110,phcrc more conducive 10 chc�d could be csrnblishcd in R11ma,. "Chc�cd docs not have to be vmtin� people
led mto ano1hcr session aboul the pressures mvolvcd m fanuly hfc. or course. 1hc renowned semi nar spiril was omniprcscn1, and singing and dancing foilowed nc.1rlyevery meal. Though at first the advisers seemed 10 enjoy 1h1s aspccl more than the freshmen. the scmmanans caught on quickly. The singing on Fnday night stretched from an an1icipa1cd two or three zcm1rot to fony minutes. On Saturday evening, songs were 1ntcn.pc.rsed wllh shon speeches from the head advi.strs and a story from Rabbi Wci�r. 1nc speeches either discussed the zemirot being ,ung, or were meant 10 add relevance to them. These inter lude,;; "l'n: there to allow the !<-111£· ing to la�e on meaning of Its own a,1dc from 1hc words and mu-.1c. 171c Saturday mg.ht program i nvolved a "tour" through foursta (Cm,,11111rd m, f)(l,'-:l' 7)
111 :111 old Jl!t: homc--- smallcr ;1c1, of chc'-l-d 111-..C' holdmg thc-cle\'alor door for u per.on "1th a , 1dc-o 111Jch1m· or a ,1udcn1 helping ou1 ano1hc:r ,tuJcnt--!111,; " c he,etl. too.N Rahb1 Bal..,1 ,:ud. Scheer rcmarl..ed 1h,11 a GO 1u1orm(! com millct· had IX"<'II c;;tabh;;hcd 10 lhi.. end. The SFAC dc-c1dcd th.ti 1hc GO 1,edjl-..ah commi ncc shoult.lbe placed in charge of pro111011ng a more hcsed-oncnled e11,•1ron men1 in !he ;;chool 111e new calendar\\ as al;;o Jj,;. cu,,etl. S1uden1, po11urd oul thJI 1hc nc,\ nrrnngcmcnl lii;lucncd the i r wmtcr vuc1111011 wo1l..lo:id. hul M1. lr;1 Miller. J\;;(.1,1::tnt D<.•:1 11. ,:11d. "Th e n e w calendar 1 , m1,cr.1blc ,111d cx1rcmely n,I\\Ctl. Tl11..·n.· 1, :i d1-.cn•p,mcy l>et\\CC'n Scp1.:111hC'r and Oc-ctmhcr :111d J.11111,lr) Jnd June II 1;; a �real 1mh.1l.t11f1.' TI1c "-'rond 4u.1r1,·r \,,1, 1h111 ,anti I 1h111I-.. 11 JU,I �llhlcd 10 lht.·pr.:"un• "
PagcS
Rap Music Stirs Controversy b� Koscsaru Feint•rman The controversy e-.calatcd when Public Enemy rclcJ� 11.S RJp mu" ha, rcccmly been �mglc Welcome lo the Terror the cnu,e of OIJJOr conlrovcr,). J' domc," wl11ch featured the lynes· conc<."rn ha, grown o"er apf)Jrcn1c;,,r,fiurm 0111 I 1wfi1 llflll, ly an11-Scm111c lyric, 111 cena1n Sn< ailed cl10sr11.fro:e11 ,onl!,,. hy the group, Puhtic Enemy t\potnr:, "10de to ,, hM1 tr and Gurh and Ro,cs A progr.un pleasrs, cn111lcd •,i1c 1cw Sound 111 Roel-.. S111/ the, �ot mt' /1/,.r Jesus MlhlC B igotry," w.l\ ,pon,orcd In an an, le entlllcd "R.ip-TI1c hy 1hc Sunon Wu.�-.cnlhJI Center Po"er and the Contro\t·r�y-• by on Febniary 26 10 examine tht Robert I l 1lbu m. Chucl-.. D ,:ud, eflcct or rap lynl, on publ ic ''There\ nod11nc anti - em111c 1n or1111on TI1c progrJm fcJhm:d (the I) nr,) P�ple arc gomg out pJneh,t, Rohen Ah.;hulcr. Senior of thc1r \\a) to find thal mtC'rprcla• V1 e Pn:"dcm ot CBS Rccon.h. 11011 o one "ould eHr have Rahb1 Abraham Coopcr, A, c:,cn 1hougl11 about tho,;;c Im� 1f fr.Oe1:11e Dean of 1hc Simon Gnff hadn't done 1hJt le>.ple11ve) W1c-.en1hal Cen1cr. and M1 hacl 1men 1c" But I'm noq;omg 10 let Ell-..111, En1en.:umncnt Ed11orof lhc 11 11111m1date me " Ornd D ma1nPh1IJdelpl11a Je" ... 11 Exponent 1a111;; 1hat IJ1c lyncs rclcr 10 h11The controvcr.)y began la .., p<."r,ccu11on by 1hc med1J. He May when Profc..,.or Griff. rap refu1cd 1hc charge tha1 he wa� an group Public Enemy\ M1111\1t:r or an11-Scm11e by s:iymg. 'Tm 1101 lnfom1JII011, ch:1rged Ihat the Jews rac1s1. I 'm not an11-Sem111c. I arc n:;;pon'lble for '1he ma1on1y 1!11nk 11 1s a waste of umc being of the w,dcdncss" m the world. an11-any1hing." f Although Grif wa" suspended Modcralor Law�ncc S. Cohen from the group for a short lime. h1� asked the pnnehsls aboul 11n1i st:itcmcnt aurncted mcdm atten Scmi11sm in music. Rabb, Cooper tion 10 Publ ic Enemy. Griff later believes 1hat "'an1i-Scm111sm recanted Ins rcmaro: m an nn1clc clearly man;fcs1s itself m rock bySteve I lochman m the Los An music." He said that lhe Jewish geles Times, Gnff adm111cd that commun11y must take an11-Sem1"lhis) remarks •verc the rcsuh of 11c mus i c very scnously. Mr. ignorance and (hcl regrets having Elkin secs the issue from 1wo made them." However. Pubhc pcrspcchvcs. As a Jew. he is d1sEnemy leader Chuck D (Calvm 1urbcd abou1 1hc nsc tn an11-Scm1Ridenhour) s.11d m an NBC news 11sm m rock m usic. But 3.5 a cllp ,;hown 01 1hc: progr.im th,,t he Journalist. he believes in 1hc feels thar since rhc Griff rncidcn1. rnppc�· right 10 exprc.'t..� 1hem.�J the media has trcaled lhe group vcs wilhout ccnsorshrp. unfairly.
Junior Doniel Rilllg r<'lcbrote'i Purim \\llh Russian Jews.
Ramaz Revels with Russians b) Arielle Waldman
A1. comp1. 111t.·d by mcmbcl" of the M1,�10n 5750 and M, .... 1011 5749 dl'lcgn1101h 10 lhl' So, 1('1 Unmn. Junior lugh ,chool ,1111.kni.. dchwrcll m1,hlo:ach 111:11101 nnd Purim chea 10 )'0Ull(! Jc" 1,h Sov iet 1.·m1gn.-, 111 Brookl) n ant.I Queen, The bo), \ 1,11(.'(I n )e,h1v.1 clcmr:111.1� ,chool 111 Forc,1 I hi!... "lulc 1he J:irl, v1,11cd ,1 ,111111Jr ,clh1ol 111 llnghton B�ach 801h progr.un, 1ndudcd b.1l-..111i haman1.1-.ch1.·11 . mcl mal-..mg Punm ma'"' for lht.· \01111\!Cr ,1udenh. "We wan1cd ,� ha,:c l1he 1umor high
,chool .;1udent;;'J eye, opened 10 \\Orld Jc" ry." npl.11n�d �1-. Occdce Dencl. "ho. \\ uh t\h DcOOr.1h Pama,... coordinated the lnp Some of the Ramo;, .;1udenh found thc- i r 1111,!'>1011 ,hfficult TIie)' thought the Ru....ian ,1udc 111, "oult.l lx· more rc,·cpu,c 10 them. 1\.. one girl o;a1t.l. "'I thougtu lhC) \\ ould be happier 10 o;.cr uo;.," Junior 0.1111cl 81lhg u1d of the 1np. '' Wr \\Cnt to teach 1hcm. but "e "ere lhe ones "ho lcomcd �omcthmg." As another ad\lscr oplamed. 'There 1.s no w:iy you can't ma.kc friend \\h1le you ::arc up 10 your elbows in dough."
War Games: The Convention by Roscsnrn Feinerman
H1stonc:1I simulation clubs
play games that recreate historical cvcntli;, often military sccn:anos. One game popular among mem bers of t h e Ramaz club 1,;; Diplomncy, in which each pl:,ycr commands or.c of the European pcmers m 191-t Players form und dissolve alliances, establish pollc1cs. and plan ,;,;1rn1cgy--oftcn wHh rcfiults very diffcrcni from ac1ual Ju,.torical fact In another popul.1r game. C1vihn111on. pl:1yer-- control :m c1cn1 peoples. , u c h .1, the 8abylon1Jn�. lhc 11111111!,. or the Egyp11ans. 111c goal ,._ to u,c available t.:chnology to dfcct progrc�, 1l1c lir,t player 10 reach a cenam "le,cl" of c1v1ll1.111on "ms. War game, arc Dr. Stone",;. per sonal fo\ontcs In 1hc more com plex g.rn1cs of 1lus type. pl.1)crs must be �cns1ll\' C 10 sub1lc dif ference.,;; between, anou, nation,;;' weapon,;;. discipline. ,inti iitratci;1cs. OflC'n, lhCM! game.._ arc played with m1ma1ure �old1crs. "This adds ano1her d1mcns1on 10 lhc game. h"s very ana�uc,N Dr. Stone ,ays.. The Ramaz l11stor cal Simula tion Club mcc1� on Thurt-llays after school. The gam� of1cn re quire extensive playing lime. and 11 1s often imp0"s1blc 10 complete an cnurc game m one �'"on. Students ha,e somettmcs come 10
Art Gallery
(Cot11u111td/rom page JJ grandmo1hcr "for 1cach111g me to love antiques from the time 1 could crawl up on her Victonan fum11ure." Mrs. Hom doc,;; not spend all of her time m her thn::e anuquc.s gal leries. She also works as a telev1s1on producer. She and her hu,;;band. Steve. a photographer. own Steve Hom. Inc., which has produced tclev1s1on commercial\ forGoca-Cola, Pepsi. BMW. Rev lon, AT&T. and numcrou, Broad way shows. 1l1e prop dcpartmcnl of Ste,·e Hom. Inc. provides 1he mannequin\ and 01hcr prop"' !1-Ccn m the wine.low"' of the antique" store. The clothing worn by the mannequin'\ comes from Mr .... Hom's pnva1e collection. I d e a s f o r 1hc windows ongmalc from 1he gallery's M . aff. who describe themselvcc. a, " slightly orr.· The eleven employees. many of whom work part-time, "pool ideas" for 1hc window. In general. one 10 two weeks elapse bc1wecn the in,;pira uon for a window d1l..play and 1Lii exccu11on. Approx1marely "-IX new displays arc crea1cd each year. E:1ch window conwinc. one of Mrs Horn\ :u111quc h1ardo:;. a symbol of "long and good 1,fe." The g3llery", man,1�er ,;;ay,;; 1ha1 " rhc upper echelon,. of ,cnou, collec1mg" arc nol 1mprec.�ed by the unique window d1,play\ Even so. 1he employee, contmue to produce s1udcnt-<.;IOppmg win• dows bccau,e. ao:; Wilson 1m1d. "11\ fun. 11 adds a h rtle ,;;p1ce to hfc and wc·re fomous forour win dows.
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school on Sum.l:,ys for especially long games. From 11mc 10 ume. war games enthusiasts gather at conven11ons, :it which hislorical sunulator, arc provided wnh the opportunity to buy and 1radc game scls and to Jcam about 1hc historical rcal11y belund 1hc iamc� Onl' popular aspect of thc"c convcnuons 1s !he tr.1dmg and painting of mimature soldier-. M111m1ure" arc usually between fi,c and fiflcen mll hmctcr, 1,111. Not" 11h,tand1ng 1he1r :,,,11c. most 11 11m:llurc" an.· very llct.ulcd: e y e brow,. cycla,;;he,. Jnd the gr:un on 1he figure,. mu,lCI'- CUii ofl�ll be 'l'Cn. "Mo,t people buy 1hc m1111nll1rc, unpainted and then p:wu them.: Dr Slone �.ud. 1 he p.11n1111g of the figure-. require, cxlcn• ,1,c knowledge tif m11i1ary unifonn-.. Dr. S1onc hmhelf once O\\ ned a f.1ctory 1hJ1 produced �uch ligunnc,. He sa)·' th:u rno,t people "ho arc. 1mohcd 111 the m1111a1Urc busme,-. ,di 1hc 1rnma1ur� "nlmo,1 :" a labor of lo,·c. You nrc 1101 gomg to make a 11111lion doll.ir'- from 11." Unp;11111cd m1nrn1urC'- �II for approximn1cly JO cents: pJIOled one, arc often 1hrcc time, a'i cxpcn,.1ve. One popular conven11011 c, cn1 1, the nun1a1urc p.11n11ng compc11t1on. 111e emphJ,1, of 1h1,4.0111c,t ,, the "an1,11c clcmcn1." r..uhcr 1han lhl' t11stoncal a.,pcc1 of the hobby. New game� arc of1cn show• e:iscd at the e o n v e n1ion,.
Dcmonstra11on scs)ions allow in tercs1c<l conveOrion anendccs 10 discover these new games. Dr. Stone recently leumcd 1hc game "t\lapolco111c Ba11lc)" al ...uch a �ssion. l·k said 1hat the game as noteworthy in that ii teachers player� how to organize b:ntlc'i and plan 1.1ctic... The con,cnl10n'- are aliio 1m• ponant pl:1ce" 10 mecl people"11h "iimllar 1n1t.·re�1'. Dr. Stone dc'>cnbcd tht! mrcndce'- a, "in• cred1bl) d1,c()C" Mos1 comcn11011 :111cndcc� arc h,:mccn 25 and 35 ) car, old Warg.uucr, prc:,ent ut 1hc comcn11on, range fromcor• por.llt! C\l'CUtl\C, to college ,iu Some ,o,wc1111on den1, attcm.kc, cvcn bring thc1rcluldrcn 10 the com en11011, Dr S1onc- 'JY' 1ha1 he, 100. l1J, he-gun 10 pl,ty ,1mplc ga,m.·, wuh 111, ,on. Dr Stone tx·c,1mc llll(.'rc,1cd 111 \\ ar g,1111e, "hc-11 he \\ J, very young. 111, c.1rly f,l\ornc, 111cluded "R"k" .md "T.1c-t1c, Two." Since then. he h;" moved on to bigger .m<l mo� eomplc, �.unt�, He \'IC\\'' the g.unc, .1, ..,1 \\ ay 10 redo t11,1ory" .11 l>olh the ,1r.11cg1cal and 1ar11cJI ll•,d, "My con cern." he ,�1y,. "" 10 l.ccp the game"- vrry 111,10n JI m contcxl I very much d1�cour.1gc wnhrn the Ram,11 club ::in)lhrng like D&D I Dungeon, .,nd Dr.1�on,j I don'1 w:1111 .1n)onc runnrng around thmlmg 1hem._c1 ... c, w:1rlock, or w11...;mh."
Music Review
"Neither Fish nor Flesh: A Soundtrack of Love, Faith, Hope, and Destruction"
"Neil her Fi'ih nnr t,1l°'h," l'ern•nct Trent D'arby's se-rond album. he is nol 3 homosexual (Billy. by Susan Mellinger don"t fall m love wuh me/ I'm nol Terence Trent D'arby"s second 1hat kind of guy"). The final item on the list of LP album 1s a myriad of musical s1yles and mfluenccs. II includes dedications of "Nenher Fish Nor 1he sweet Smokey Robinson-style Flesh" ts 10 "the s1udents o f China ballad ''To Know Someone Deep in 1hc long. hot summer of Blood ly Is To Know Someone Sof�y." and Broken Dreams 1989." with its tender lyncs ("In my arms D'arby �xprcssc� his rcscnttnent there 1s a safely zone/ where nolh· of !he shootings m Tianncmen ing can harm you"). "Roly Poly" Square 1n his vocal-guitar medley is a nch blend of out-and-ou1 funk "J Have Fa11h In The:� Desolate and Jazz: iL"' wh1111s1cal lynes lca5e Times." Throughout rhe song. he the listener ("If you hs1cn lo con• slrctchcs his voice to hs most fusion long enough/It starts to operatic heights. while intoning a make sense") The album·s first message of hope for the future. single. "This Side Of Love," stans Although the song ,s about hope off w11h a heavy gu11ar riff for the next generation. D 'arby rcmi01scent of early Prince. and ends it on a pensive note ("I have continues wllh a seductive dance faith/Bur for how much longer?"). The last track on the album. bcaL "Billy. Don't Fall" is a talc of a "And I Need ro Be With Someone young homosexual man dying of Tonight," simply says that al AIDS. D'arby sets the lyrics to a though being politically con fuzzy garage-rock sound. giving II se1ous is good, having a loving an unpolished feel. However, it relationship is just as important seems that all he succeeds in doing ("Though aparthc1d·s a great is explaining to his audience lhat issue/I long to hear ·1 miss you'").
TV Review
The Simpsons by Adam Szubln
Antlqu,s dealer Linda Horn.
MazalTovtoMs. Beverly Gribetz andher family on the birth of her son AvrahamZeev
A new family sitcom has come to prime tune, with a twist. "'The Simpsons." a Fox broodcasting pnxluction. is not your usual fami ly television show in that ii is a cartoon. This is by no means lhe only de1a1I th:.tl sets it aside as an original show. though. Homer Simpson. the father of this iroup, works m a nuclear power plant. His wife 1s a housewife wuh a three foot hair do. Their eldest progeny. Ban. is a wise-erackmg brat wuh little ell• queue. His sister Ltsa ha violent. whining. lilllc girl and h i s youngest sister simply crawls around with a pacifier makmg sucking noises. Their interaction is not a slandard one. Family scenes always disintegrate into bnwls or shouting ma1ches and quality time in the Simpson
household is spent W3tching TV. The creator of the Simpsons. Mntt Grocnig, is perhaps uying to mo.kc a slatemcnt about American fa.mi• ly life. Families do not usually mtcrract like the Cosby's do. Groenig shows us a family lhat has us problems and yet sticks together anyway. Although this is not a brand new idea (shows like "'Roseanne" and "Married ..\Vith Chlldren" ponny similar households) the med,um of a car• toon allows Grocnig to lake the no1ion to its extreme. Of course. families hopefully do noi 1111crr.1c1 hke !he Simpsons ei1hcr. How ever. by laking the 1nals of family hfc and parodying them Grocnig allows U5 IO laugh at ourselves and laugh at 1hc Simpsons. The show can be seen on Sun day noghts at 8:00on channel five.
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The Living Prepare to March
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Dance Club, Chorus Perform at Festival
b,· Jonalhan Tannrnhausl'r RamJ1 panic1pa1cd 111 1hc .'\91h Annual hrnel Foll. Dance and Hcruagc or Youth Fc�llval on April 1 al 1hc Munier Collc�c A, �cmbl) 1 !all. TI1c Choru�. the O;1nc1: Club. and 1hc B:111d pt.·r• fonncd under 1hc- dircc111m or l\h Caroll Goldhcrg. 11,c progr.1111. 'IX>n,orcd 111 p.,n by the Amcncan 21011"1 Yolllh Found..ilmn. foa1ul\.'d p.•rfonn.111cc, b, Jcw1i;h choir, ,111d dnncc 1mup;, . 1nclud1n,g you1h group,. coll1:,gc choir,. and commuml) g.roup, lrom around thl" counll) TI1c pcrfo1111Jnce \, .,, il1v1drd 11110 four 1hcma11c ,cc11on,. M11no1 Kedcm (DJ)' of Oldl. Beul Adam l-1M.1l.om (1l1c PIJcc ot M.111). llay,un UvaYJh,1,h.1 (In 1hc Sea and On DI) Land), and P11c1 IIJShalom lllH." fJcc, of f>l'JCc) The Ro111:l1 Choru, r>erforml·d ,..., 1c1..•. once .1lonc and oi'lcc 111 co11Junc11on w11h 1hc D,mcc Cluh In add111on, ,ophomorc DJnll'll1.' Six March of th• Living patlclpants. Upbm led Sl11r.1 BcT11hur. , 1 'fX" by Dena Landownc n:,ton: a scc11un or one J cw1,h crnl progr.un t•f communny ,mg ccrrn:1e') 111g folluwm� lllll'nlll"l('lll Eight M:ntors will tra\'el aero" On Apnl 2-1. 1hc pan1c1panL, M� Goldhcrg w.1, -.,cry ph-J�tl Poland before nyong to Israel a,, \\Ill lly to hr.tel.where 1hcy will "uh lhc RO ,1uden1, whu p.irpan of a worldwide Jcw1�h you1h ob:,.crvc Yorn J-taZ1l.aron and 1u:1p::1tcd 111 1hc prn�mm '711c program. March of the L1v111g. 10 cclcbr:llc Yorn HaA11m:u11 in Jcru�lcm. ll1cy "111 ,pend ctt;:hl commemorate the Holocausl Carohnc Arfa. Ilana Klein. Ronn dt1):i. m Israel. and "111 v1,1t the Kahano"1cz.. Yael Bal'3m, Dcn:1 Diaspora Mu ,.cum 111 Tel Aviv. In Lando" ne. Adina Shoulson. add111on. they will v1MI Yad Va Alexandra Schein. and Je nnifer Shem. where they will present a by l.cron Kornreich Zwiebel wtll 3.mvc m Pol::md on memonal book hsung the names Apnl 18rh. They will be 1n Pol:'lnd of 1h-: pan1c1,xin1s' fanllly mem TI1e Junior gr:uJ,.- h:1s begun to for nvC" cb):., mcludm& Yom J-la bers who p1·rhhcU 1n the prepare for next year. In 1he pas1 Shoah. On Yorn HaShooh they Holocaust. month. juniors ha,·c met \-, ilh Mr A total of 3000 high school Siu· �hller and !he college guidance will m:irch the two miles from dents are cxpcctccl to pan1c1p.1tc m 81rkcnau to Auschwu-z. that the counsclon. ;1bout College Night Nazis ' v1c11m.swalkcd on rhcir the man:h. The N�w Yori.IN<" and AP clJsses. In add1uon, the way to the gas chambers The Jersey conungcnt •'- c�pcctcd 10 notorious Jouery for senior elec march wtll conclude w11h a include I SO studenu.. Ronn ti,es was held on Apnl 3. memorial service rn the con K:ihanow1cz expressed her com Junior:,. who had applied for AP cc:ntrJll011 camp. The rest of the mitment to the march . .. It 1s very and Honorscoursesrccci-.,cd word ume rn Poland wall be spent vtSU 1mponan1 for us 10 go. so that we of their accep1ance into lhCSC" cla., ing places of Jewish s1gmficancc. can pas.s down the story of what sc� al a Ju111or meeting last wed,. i nc luding old synagogue:, and happened 10 crur children.·· Many Juniors applied for a few Jewish ccmetcncs. They will help popular courses. including AP Engh�h. and were d1sapporn1cd when 1he) were rcJectcd from these classes. Four ncwGcncral S1ud1cs clas• sts were tnlroduccd th•� year. A
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ISRAEL fOLK DANCE
aod JlERITAGE OF YOVT1l fl:.STlYAI�
Thr Choru�. B;rnd. and Daner l:lub performed ul 1he AZYF Oanc-c Fc�lhal. rvh Goldlx•f}!. "ho -.CS"\Cd n, 1he prn�r:1111·, Chor.ii D1rcc111r. .1ho ,,11CI 1h.11 ,h..,• w.,, 11npn ..•"c<l h) the l,c,h,1v111rol 1hc R,1111.11 p.1r· 111..1 1>,lnh '"Th...·1r condu1..·1 w.1, complcll·ly ,1ppn1pn,1tt,"' ,hl' ,,11,f f<l'lu.:.ir,.11 Im 1hc prntr,1111 um ll1lll"d .... 11h lhl" s,,11d.1nl) Suntl,I)' r.1lly for Snv,el Jewry, hut the R,1111.11 p.1r111,1p.in1, tool.. two
hll llf' OUI ol 1hc1r prJCIICC '(!,,ion 10 .111cnd 1he r.111) Studcnh ,, ho .,11cndcd chc F�11, .11 v,cn; plcJ-.cd a, "ell .. , 1IH1u�h1 the pmgram "J' grca1," ,cmnr Amr.1111 Troppcr ,md Ilic ,111g111g :md dt111t·111g "t"re done ,.. ery well"
Juniors Prepare for Senior Year
Congratulations to the RamPage Staff of 1990-1991: Editors-in-Chief Leron Kornreich Arielle Waldman
Associate Editors Michelle Greenberg Aviya Kushner
Layout Editor Elana Brown
Managing Editor Guy Beniaminovirz
Editorial Editors Leah Freedman Lisa Aschkenazi
Op-Ed Editor AsafHahami
Features Editors Lisa Rothman Nina Teicher Sports Editor
Lawrence Zuckerman
wn1mg wor\.shop will be offered to give s1uden1� practice in wnt1ng collcs;e essay�. In add111on. a course in discrete ma1hemat1cs will be offered. Non-AP cla\.."-CS will be given tn French and Sp anish. cw Juaic S1ud1es cla,-.c., w,II be g,..,cn as well A Survey of TanJCh course will be offered. a., w1 II a COUf'\e in Polemic, The 1rad11ionJI lonery wa� held on Apnl 3 to deh:m1mc "h1ch Junior, get pnon1y m )clecung �t'nior clcc1lve.,. Junior.,. drew 1wo numbers al random. one for Gem:ml S1ud1c, cour'¢S and one for J udaic S1ud1e,. "h wu, very ten�e." Junior Rachel Fcmcrm.m said.
Freshman Seminar
(Comuwedfmm ('OJ:e 5) tions 111 lhc hotel where ,kn� "ere ;1c1cd out. E:lch room rcpre..'-tnted a d1ffercn1 111o;;1ancc m Jcwi�h !u, lory when a solitary man or woman made a d1 ff ercn c c. Abraham. Mo�c,. llannah Scncsh, lhc ligh1c" m the W,11',1w Ghc1to, ond Nalan Schur.111,ky were portmycd a, people who lcf1 1hc1r 1mprtnl on 1h1, workl. Tiu, program wa, :tho prcfoccd by n short produc11on, 111 th" ca-.c, a slide show accompanymg Billy Joel·, song "We D,dn 't Stan the Fire." The �ong al-.ocxplorc., hl, lorical pcr�onalit1c, who �up poscdly made a difference. Sunday morning, the fre,hmcn boarded 1heir bu�cs bclie-.,c1ng: that the world as they knew II hud come 10 an end. II i� doub1ful whether llu: frc.."ihmcn rode home smaner or more rcligiou,ly ma•
lure then when they arrnctf Hopefully 1hey did h " cerium. however, 1ha.1 they rode ho,rn.· c� huu,tcd Frc,lunan Mayu Kapl.111 ,,uJ. "I h.1d u great 111ne, but I coulJn"1 move: on Mon<luy momml! •· To d"courngc rn.•,hmC'n from 1,,l,.111� :my C'0Uf'\C Of UCIIOn "-'nl't lln!_!. lhCH "'CJflne", lhc .1d111m"lr,1l1on Jccl.ir�d lhJI uh�nl.c lrnm ,chool on Monday. l(,r ,cniof' ,111(_1 frc,hmcn Jl1l,.c. wa, <. au".: h,r ,u,pc1h1on. Scn,or, founJ the aflemmrh of '-<:minar to he par• ticularly d1fficuh ;1, the wccl,. fol lowing ,crninJr wa, lhc -.ccon<l 10 la,1 wccl. or rcgulur cla,\C., for them They therefore had lo con lend with cxhuu,tion a,, well a, papcf'\, 1c.,t, lHl<l fi nal\. To both \Cnior, and frc.,hman, however. Fre�hman Seminar remain, a ,wcct memory.
Juniors have alw 1.,ccn prcpar• mg for the beginning or the col lcJ,tc pr<>CC!i,• 1l1cy were given in-house rccommcndut1on fol'T{lS to g,vc 10 1hc1r tcachcN 10 fill ou1 In addition, they were required 10 submit record, of their cxtmcur ncular ac11v111e-. 10 lhc college of fice. In prcp:mmon for College N1glu. 1he Jumor,, have �lcctcd 1hc college., wh():)C pre.,cn1at1on, 1hey w1!>h 10 :111end.Some 1un10f"\ have IJken 1hc SAT already. bul mo,t of the grJde will rn.ke the te�t in May. The Junior, ha-.,c d'-ec1ded which college.,· prc..c - n1at1on� the) w1,h 10 :.lllend on Collci;c Nigh!. which will be held rlu� year on Aprtl �0.
Russia Rally (Co,i111111rtljnm1 l"-'Jtr I) tlte,c ,chooh tore down n pon,on or 1hi.: "JII erected behind the podium lltc 1>rngrJm \\•.i_, punuuatc-d hy 1,,h,mh of "Lei uur pcClplc 0y. hnn� nur people home." and by Jcw,,h ,�mg, Much or th1� J..1nd or tnlerJCII0ll bcl"·cen ,pcakel"\ :md dcmnn,1rn10� could not Lx: prc.,crved. though. due 10 acou,11cul problem, "'II "J' \'Cry d,f. ficuh to hear the ,peal.cf\ if you mO\'Cd too furuway from 1hc !-.lage or from the �pcal.e"," Senior Adtna Shoul-.on -.:itd. After the rally. a group of pro1c,1or. led by Rabbi Av1 We," marched to the United N:ition." to be voluntarily urrc."ted, Their pur pose wu., 10 cmphasi,.c further the plight or the Soviet Jew,.
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Hockey Team Defeats TAB, 6-1
. Volleyball Team Loses in Playoff
by Jonathun Tanncnhuuscr
Janlor, TaIMra Nussbaum srnes •1aln.st Flatbu.sh by Arielle \Vaid man Flatbu,h bc�11 the Ramn, girl,' volleyball 1cam 2-0. ch mmatrng Ramv from 1hc pla)'off, TI1c first same was close: both learns got mO"'t of thc1r'Cr\ cs o,er the net :ind "-Cre able to return 1hc other 1cam", l,Cl"\C,. Nc1thcr 1i:am sco..-cd more thnn two con-.ccum•c point� But after one dcc1,1vc long ,ollcy. Fhatbu,h cnpturcJ the lc3d and "as Jblc to go on 10 "in routed R:unaL 1he g;tmc. Fl:11bush , m 1hc �cond gamc 1 5-510 v.•in the �I of-three �ncs R:unu·!lo n:gular-,ca,on record "a'\ 7-3. llu: team had played two g:uncs agam1,1 Flutbu,h m the regular ...ca.son. and h:11.I emerged '41th a a 1-1 rt'C'Ord agam,t the: Fal con,. Last )tar. Fla1b u_,h c:ip- turrd 1he ,ollc) bJ.11 champ1on,h1p title. Team cptam Gallt Emy s:11d of d1dn 't eo for the
--ccond nnd thmJ hit,;; We could ha..,c \I.On." One wistful �nior ..a1tl, "h v. ouhl h:l\'C been 111cc 10 got j winner." Junior Tamara Nu,,baum. rcfcmng 10 1hc tcnm\ 1-8 record l:ht year. "'3td, "At lcaq "c mJdc 1hc pla)off, th" )Car It "ould h;i,c been bcncr ,f \\C had \\On. but al lca,t 11 ,._ a good ,,gn for next year• MJn)• 1com member, were fru,1r.11cd 1ha1 lhC) did not gel a ch.an� to pl::&), '"J don"t Lnow \\h1ch 1'- h.mkr. l°'mg or \\arc-h mg )Our lcam l°'c: one team member -.aid W hen Fla1bu,h wn, for ahead m the second game. Rilma, made a fcv. ,u�111u11om 10 g1\C )ounger pla)cr, playrng tmlC • but. a-. one team member said. "I can't be put m for a few minutes :rnd be e:tpectcd t o pro.lucc."
Scoreboard
Hockey Boys Varsity Boys J. V. Girls J. V. Volleyball
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Senior, Sas.son Marcus scores a goal agaJnst T A B
Letters to the Editor (Cm11m11rd/ro111 poxe 1) To the Ed11or All RJma, -.1udcn1s arc fam1l1ar v.1th the ,;;1ght of a broken black chair Ill 3 da. ......room. The u,ual area of darnJgc 1-. the b.1 k of the chair When ,1udent� lean badv.ant.. on tht'lf ch:m" they place a grcJI amount or prC,,urc on 1hc plasuc back and cau-.c 1hc back 10 break off of the chair I once had 1hc pnvilq;c or wuncss mg an unu,ual ca.� of damage "'hen the legs of a ch:ur were slan1cd on a 45 degree angle be· c.:&usc of a 200 pound boy who sat on 1he chair ,md leaned to onc'\;1dc. The quc�t1on that hns alway, plagued me 1.s: what happens to all or these cha,� that arc oo longer ,u1table to be sal upon? Arc they �paired aod c,cntually returned or arc they :.,.imply thrown out? If they arc repaired and returned to the school. 1s 1hc cost a reasonable one and more cffictcnt th.in ob-
ltumng br:md new ooc,;; If lhc ch:ur... are thrown ou1. arc they --old 10 JUnl-.. ) ards m order for 1he ,chool 10 male a little cxtrJ money,. I bcllc,c Ihat the above quc..,. 11011,;; .trc serious one, yet I hJvc no1 yet addressed 1he mo,1 -.cnou� quc,11on of all Smee teacher-. arc basically ignored and 1hc1r advice 1, not heeded by the rnaJOnl) of 1hc ,1udents I "'ould never 4-ugge,1 that 1hc teachers -.hould ac1ually ms1s1 that the s1ude!n1-. should not lean b.1ck on their chairs since 1h1s would not prove succe-.-.rul However, I oflcn wonder why the admm1strat1on continues to mvcsl m lhe.se plastic chairs because at the pace they arc brc.lkmg their pica appear,, to be hopeless Why docsn ·1 the adm1mstrauon invest 1n wooden chair-. or cha1r1 of mhcr materials that have longer l1fc1imcs than the chairs the school 1s presently ulllmng"
Smee I ha,c already �Ui!• gcstcd 1h.1t the ...chool rcs.upply 11-. cha1r stockpile I haH� a ,;;,mplc rc qut5t In 1hc ne" cha11"). that the school buy< I hope that Lhc ad mm1s1ra11on remembers to check ll\JI C\'Cry chair h.1, 1hr \'Cry ,m ponam bnr 11\JI 1hc connect-. lhc mo fronl leg, of 1hc chair 1l1a1 bar "h1ch ,.._ used b) many ,iu dcnh mcludmg nl)�lr as 3 leg resl 1s the c-au,;.c of much h:lpp1ness and cnJOymcnL 1bc bar al l ow� one 10 s 1 1 1n a most comforwblc po-.1t1on 1hut mak� any clas� a much more ptca...'l..rnr Cll.pcncncc. I \\0uld like to 1h:ink the adm1m,1ra11on no" for the ocuon-. 11 v. 111 :issumc m rcspon\C 10 my lc11er. It 1s alw:t)S a pleasure 10 deal wtth an admm1stra11on 1ha1 1s de,•olcd 10 the concem.s and '4el farc of the 1,tudenl'-. Amrnm Troppcr Form VI
3-1 22-8 "The National" Hits Ramaz 6-4 4-2 National'" has the space 10 provide box M:orcs. game summancs. and The llC\\C�I m,IJOr ncw,papcr more m-dcpth an1clcs than a daily 10 hll Ne"' Yori-..,._ The National. a nc"'-.pa�'r. h also features mtcr dally ,porh p,1pcr The paper v 1C '4 'i \\llh player-.. sports pre,ently 1, c1rcula1ed in the cd11onal,. and a page of '-'Orld metropol,Hm :m:J'- of Ne" York. OC\\S. II� dfect on Ramaz has been Lo, ,\ngclcs. and Chicago "11h 1hc po1cn11al 10 c,1cnd II'- circula- no11ct'able The Na11onal ha-. 110n to lhe entire Un11ed S!Jtc, 11 1akcn the plac-c or tabloid con1a,ns .1rt1clc, on 1hc more ntw,papcr... like TI1c Ne\, Yori-. prom1nt'nl ,port�. , u c h a-. Po4-I, The Daily e..,...,, dnd 1C\\ bascb.111. ba,ketball. foo1ball. and Yort.. 1 C\\sdJ) m Rama£ lounge, hockey. o, '-'CII :i, an,clcs con Pre, 1ou-.ly. SJ><>r1' fon., Iurned to cemmg �uch spons a-.1cnm'-, g:olf. 1hc...c 1ablo1d� for more complete :tnd .11110 r.icmr Rt•c-au-.c nr 11, co,,('raa;� of ,port-. C\Cn!-. 1hi.-n narrow focu-. of only ,pon�. ··--nu.· C'0uld be found tn other by La,� rcn«' Zu('kcrman
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(Com,,wnlf,om pa.f!r I J . -.imply .,o "'ork h;ud .. I le feels he has fulfilled th1( goal Kotler pro1111'4iied "to be open 10 new 1d<.'a' and 10 try 10 run a-. many lnp'- as possible." lie -.ayo,; he hJ'- ac cepted a student', suggc-.11011 con cerning 3 tnp to Sk1rm1\h Sur.1 1val U. S A Ilo"cvcr. oo Form V tnps h a v e rakcn place s o f ar. Crci1..man·s c-Jmpa1gn slogan was
The R.tmaz hockey learn beat TAB 6-1 ot Rom3/ on Morch 20 Sophomore Michael Kule led the team with two go:1b Goalie Lc:o Esses. m h1) fi�t St:lrl of the sc:i�on. allo,,cd only one goal dunng the 1h1rd pcnOO. TAB forfc11ed the game with only l'-'0 rn1nu1c-. lcfl, followmg n d1,puted pcn3hy tha1 culmma1cd 10 r, �umc. Mr Roy Angs1rc1ch. the Hockey League's c-onm11s '\10ner. expelled TAO from the league for un4-pon�m;mhLc con duct followmg 1hc gnmc. !hey were w.111ing ou1-.u.lc m order 10 m�11gdle !I fight," senior Andrew Kule s.a1d
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Form V rn�,1dcn1 A,er) Kolle!r de"'-nbcd the office a.-. J "compk, Joh .. lk add1.·d. \\hen )OU h:1,C' ,, proJl'C'I fOlllg. )OU dcd1c.uc ,111 )OUr 11111<' 10 1h,1t proJccl ·· Gn�11 J�rcrd n1i:n.· 1, ,n nrnth "ml bch111ll 1he ,u:nc, lhJI no one c.m �1r ,\11p,tn·1Ch c1tl•J lht.· ,<"t..' tra11,por1.111on .1nJn�cml'nh for Fre,hmJn ShahbJI0n :1, Jn c, amplc The fom1 prc ...1dt'11t� v.ere required to dc,,gn 1hr bu, mule
A, ncllhcr \\a, familiar "llh Englc,,ood.1hc) h,1d 10 ,pcnd l'-'O hour, "uh a mJp Jnd a ,1udent ,,ho l,,c, 111 Enplc"oc><.l to Cthur<" th.11 1hr1rcl.1"m,1tc, \\0uld ,1m,e Ill their d�:>1111,lllOll a, (llllCkl) as l"t'"1bll• Thl' Pr<",1lknh .1ho h.1d 10 ""1gn Engh�"ood rt",u.Jcnh 10 each bus 10 J1n."C't 1hc bu,;; dm Cf' Mr Ang-.1rc1 h ,Ju.I 1ha1 a torm prr�1dcnt �hould be "rc,rcctcd. rc-.pon,;; 1 blc • •111d pop ula r•-
0C'-'Spap:r-.. Wuh the advent of The 'a11onal. 1hc sports coverage pro\'1dcd m the t:1blo1ds seems cur�ory. at bc,;;1. Senior Yoav Schwanz �1d. inc Na110nal 1s a dream fulfilled for all 'e"' York ,;;pom, ran-. .. On January 26. th<.- fi�1 day of pubhcallon for The Nauonal. 1hr paper could alrt"ady be found m the hand, of many student, cunou, about the mno,t111,c pcn ochcal Die-hard RamaJ sporh fan-. purcha'C' 1he paper cvcf) dJ). enJO) mg 1hc ,porh cross'-'ord and the la�e 1."olor picture, m,1dc
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