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The Outrage
Volume XXI Number 5
March 1989 / Adar I 5749
The Ramu Upper Sthool
The Shot Heardround the World hy Jonathan Tannenha user
None pass the watchful scrutiny of Ms. Eisenberg, a.k.a. the napkin lady, without a shud der of ol trepidation.
Scandal Rocks Ramaz by Dena Landowne People ask, "How could such just could not control him or hera 1hmg happen in a place ltkc �C'lf. On Tuesday, March 7, an Ramaz???" There arc two A vi�1tor who wiincsscd the 1nc1dcnt cxpl:uncd. "It happened unidcn1ificd s1udcn1 look a naptheories 1ha1 :mcmpt lo ans�er so quid.ly and m 1hc rush. Ion in the lunchroom without 1h1s quesuon. The first one is . who 11 really was." nobody saw bcmg checked off. TI11s cnmc that 3 student may have 1aLcn 100L place by the familiar table two napkins, and when the numTalya Toledano. :i Junior. cornwhere 1hc napkins arc given out, bcr of napkins given out did nol men1cd, '"I 1h1nk it's :1 d1,;grncc dunng 1he s1.1.1h pemx.l, apcorrespond w11h 1hc number of that any student would -.1oop 10 mar� 'ion 1h.11 infamous while pro.\lma1cly five minutes afler that lc-vcl-cvcn for an cxtro 11:ip1he second bell. There arc many gnd. M>meonc Junrpcd 10 a hasty �111.'" 1l1e adrn1n1s1rn11on 1s rcponcdly "confident 1hat 1h1s rumor. c1rculaung aboul who conclu�1on without considering any other possibd111es. TI1e heinous crime will be �olved," would h,1Ve done such a 1h1ng, .i,.>Jt 11c,,c-�•"'"'""'"'"''a,,......,1sC11..,,h u.1.r> b-.• 1 .Mj""''---but,{U,. .11.n0thcr 1mu1.em. who rethat it was either a sophomore lady simply had her back turned que.s1ed that h1S name not be used, put it, '"This never would girl or a senior wuh a free pcnod for an instant, and somebody (co11tin11rd 011 pg 4) and an impatient appc11te.
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The Rann v.ctc play11 1g T.A. lhal d.Jy: Fond mcmoric,; of the game �hall siay In 1hc heam of all who watched them play A'i 1rrasurcd as a pearl Ramaz. m blue and gold a1urcd Each one did sy,,eat- they all perspired When G,I 11,e Face '" stcppc<l up to fire ·nlc shot heard 'round 1he world. Fpr Gil his �kill had ye1 10 prove He'd not yet got into his groove He had 10 learn �me new maneuv• ers, how 1hc ball 10 hurl. Throughout 1hC season his stats "'ere gnm His sholS had ne'er gone 1hrough the nm Until he l3unched• with poise and ,·1m· The shol he3.ld ..round 1he world. But now, now Gil• he had the ball Hts Face was 11gh1, he s1ood up rail. "Go get 'em, Gil." the crowd did call. Each one both boy and girl. 1-fj.,_ wrisl he twisted. anns in place A smile crossed his famous face A,; Gil released 1he ball that aced The shot heard 'round 1he INOrld. A hush fell o ·er 1hc chcenng crowd. None dared 10 even wh1sp'rou1 loud 1l1c audience watched. all awed and y,,owcd As 'round 1hc nm II swuled. The ball dropped down. with 1:.vmhmg �ound And w11h a rhuc.l. 11 h11 the ground. Whm an' what talent !here was found! Gil, Kmg of the Palace, crowned Eternally he'll be renowned Por 1h.a1 one £,,'iol. t"'ar.? 'rviloJ lt.t.- ...-M.
Scandal Rocks Ramaz, Again by Adam Szubin
Seniors around school are constantly debating the problem.
Although not recognized by ffiO<;I, thl'i problem IS one of UI• mo-.1 1mponancc 10 the Ram:11. stutlcnt body. Some admini,;tra• 110n members ignore the problem m 1he hope lhal 11 will JU�I fade away while othen. do 1101 e\'Cll sec n as a liab1h1y. but rnthcr as an as,;ct. ·n1i,; 1<; ob viously 1hc wrong approach as pasl cxpencncc clea,ly ll lu1:.1r.itcs. 1111,; km<l of thing will not d1s::ippcar nor 1s 11 hdpmg 1he Ramaz community as a whole. In foci, 1t 1s probably lhe wor.1 �md of-.11uat1on fca,;1hle-• a problem wluch 1s nOI viewed :is such A-. the admnmtr.1t1on refuses to address 1he problem, some �lu· dent,; have op1ed to take ma11ers in10 their own hands. A group of Jumors have ,;uggc,;led allcr• natives 10 !he currcnl p:ilh la�cn
m s1oppmg the problem and have even gone so far as 10 propo-.c a complc1ely new 3Jr proJch. One jumor ,;�,d. "This ,s an age-old problem but a brand new amwer is needed. I lhmk thM it might be helpful ir the school did not allow other 1ypc� of such rmions 10 occur Thal m1gh1 d1 ...courJgc �tudents from repealing their d�ds." The adm1ms1rat1on. though. prefer-. 10 view 1he s11uauon III a d1ffcrcn1 light. ..11'.s not all !hat the students arc makmg it out 10 be." an mlm1ms1ra11on member who wishes to rem:un anonymous rc,;ponde<l "11 i,; merely a case of difficuh1c1i 111 conununica11on between !he stu• den1s and the faculty." While the 1s�ue 1s pondered. however, the problem wor�en,;. Occurrences :m:! up 17% from last year and incidents arc even Marling 10 happen umong the
jumor high students. II 1s a dramatic change from 1985. when there was vinually no need for any pamc whalsoc,· cr. Some have reason 10 believe that now llus ,.,_ nol 1he c:isc. The th,rd and s1.1.1h noo" have tx-comc . ha, en,; for thc!>e "opcrn11on� . "11h the vast nmJ0rll) ol incident� occumng on 1he 1wo lloors 1-lowever, no tloorr 11:. -.afc. h 1s even rumored 1hnt 1he cellar has hccn housmg !he 1ns11ga11ors or 1his opcn111on all along. 1111-. rumor 1s being 111• ve...11ga1cd along with a scric-. ol' other suspicions that nre held conceT'tung the student or stu• dcnl� who could be behind 1h1,; tcmblc ,;courge. Srudeni-. arc urged not 10 get mvolvcd in any way.
And Now For Something Completely Different
by Yael Sima Bal�m On Tuesday morning, February 21, at c.1.ac1ly 9.03 A.M. the slime was first dis• covered missing. Students rerumed 10 school after a long weekend und could nol bcllcvc 1heir eyes. or their no1ebook covers which rem,uncd clean
1hroughout firsl period. for n · change, Bccau�e lhis wa.� a school wide ,caudal :rnd 001 jusl an iso• l,ncd mcidcnl. R.1bbi Baksi fell 1he need 10 call in the police 10 mves11gn1e Although a fonnal li�I of su5pcc1.s was unavailable al press lime, an anonymous source from 1he adminis1ra11on dtsclo.scd 1ha1 although they are at the !Op of the li,;t, the CUS·
uxhans are not necessarily the culpnts. One police officer corn• mcn1ed, "They arc 1he obvious choice. Someone must have framed them m order to avoid de1cc1ion." When asked how long he 1hough1 !he invcs11ga110n would lake, Dr. Shudofsky could only remark, .. Unul we rind lhc 1hicf and 1hcn we i.hacklc him." Shudofsky added "I know where you live,"
S1uden1s arc cxprc,;-.mg mixed reactions .:ibout the inc1• dent. Said one s1uden1, "I al• Students react lo absences ways wan1ed ii 10 go :1way. bul not in this way. I hope 11 isn'1 hanncd." Ano1hcr s-1udcnt added. "Sure, there nrc the ad• van1ngcs like bc11er ti.l.ction on 1hc dc.�ls, cleaner elbows," {and lhcn w11h a bh of a -.oh) " but, .
wcll.1h1ngsju,;1 arc 1101 1he same and I don·1 !11111k chcy c,•cr "111 Ix. I ju�I hope that ('JCh and every one of 1he Ramat. !>IUdcnl.s never forgets lhc slime and has ii in their heart.<; 10 reunn a llulc b11 o( slime in them wherever they go. "