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Vol . 7, NO.2, December, 1990

Townsend Harris High SChool at Queens College

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Talent Show parodies TV pledge week

by Jennifer Mattucci and Randi Korobelnik A rapping whistler, a blonde trio, a practiced jug gler, mar tial artists, and comedic hosts were among the enthusiast ically rece ived entertainers at the fifth annual Townsend Harris Talent Show held on Friday, December 14.

Drama Adviso r Harriette Blechman and Program Coordinator Arthur Boulanger organi zed the event. s transformed the caPublic Television Sta'iewers were urged to . ~es of support as they ... ious acts of the show.

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pins in the air and around various parts ofhis body. He twirled the three silver pins with such speed and agility that the audience audibly gasped .

Senior Judy Luong and sophomore Matt Cretar o exhibited theirTae Kwan Do abilities by breaking wooden boards from different positions . "It was a lot of fun. The rush you get while being on stage is unbelievable. You forget that the crowd is even there," said Matt.

The tenth anniversary of John Lennon 's death inspired the performance ofhis famous song,"lmagine," by Sasha Antozsewski and Amy Schwach, accompanied by Jennifer Negovetti on the piano. Sasha also whistled the theme from Star Wars, while Rodney, Charlie, senior Carol Cheng, junior Laura Benin, and sophomore Stephanie Falcone accompanied her on their "irnaginary" instruments. Sashasurprised the audience and seemingl y horri fied her serious "orchestra" by breaking into a

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"I think it's almost inevitable that there's going to be a war over there.

The worst part will benotbeing able to do anything about it and not knowing," said Jason.

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Queens College: Here's what's in it for you In the November 12, 1990 issue of QC Quad, the Queens College studentnewspaper,thepaperexpresseditsdistressoverhavingTownsend Harris seniors on their campus as well as disapproval of the fact that soon the new high school facility will be located on theircampus. We couldn't help but feel the need to explain to them how misguided their views really are.

To the Queens College Quad, we're a bunch of under-aged kids taking up their space, filling their classes and over-occupying their facilities, and they anticipate the situation will only worsen when the new building is completed. But they should notice that while being on the Queens College campus is a vital part of the Townsend Harris experience, the high school students aren't the only ones benefitting from this arrangement.

First of all, the college campus is not being usurped, but rather gaining a new parking garage and two athletic fields paid for by the Board of Education in exchange for the land needed to build the high school.

In addition, the Bridge Year program, since it is an experiment in high school! college collaboration,will offer research opportunities to the college faculty and should draw national attention to Queens College for being at the forefront of educational reform.

Not only is the college community profiting from the Bridge Year program, but individual honor students are as well. These students get the opportunity to teach in the high school Humanities seminars, which gives them first-hand teaching and tutoring experiences.

The new building will cause no changes in the way the Bridge Year program runs now. Only seniors will do their studies in the college classroom while the rest of the student body remains in the high school during the day. So the Quad's accusation that Townsend Harris' presence will add to the "growing sense of claustrophobia [that] the campus is beginning to take on" is ridiculous. Housing the high school on campus will not augment the college's student body, and the seniors currently represent only .00116 percent of the campus population.

The Quad also complains about how most Harris students will not attend Queens College or even schools inNew York. State. However, an estimated 15%of the first three graduating classes fromTownsend Harris remained at Queens, and over 60% of Harris graduates are attending colleges in the state.

These are the facts - things the Quad didn't bother to investigate before writing their editorial based on half-truths. It is misleading its readers to believe that the new building's presence on the Queens College campus will be problematic, when, in truth, both Harris and the college will benefit. The Quad is taking a narrow and a selfish view, which if perpetuated, will only hurt the future Queens College and Townsend Harris community.

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If, I d011't think the U.S. govern- "Should we kill little Hitlers, or let ment should have done as much as them grow and have an irksome they have by sending the troops." . fight with a big Hitler?"

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Senators neglect job responsibilities Don't censor music

Howarethestudents in theschool sup- To theEditor: posed to find out about school events? I would really liketo congratulate These senators receive more service everyone associated withwriting the credits andrecognition thanpeople who article on censorship. . render community service eachweek.

If more people would open their If senators are not doing their jobs, eyesandsee that it's just a matter of they should be removed from their preference and constitutional rights. position so that more dedicated and thisproblem wouldn'texist. qualified officers canbetterexecute the Maybe in the case of tapes or rec. officeofsenator. Being a Student Sena- ords withexplicit lyrics, warning la torisanimportantjobandshould notbe bels are theanswer, butoutright ban taken lightly. ningisSTUPID! I may notlisten to 0 Name withheld uponrequest. agree withthelyrics of 2 Live Crew but they have as muchright to hav their records ontheshelves as Slayei Donnie Osmond, or Julio Iglesias.

Thisis our future andwhile it's TIC just throwing it out.

To theEditor: And all the readers of The Classic too serious a problem, it deserves th There istoomuch paperbeingwasted attention youhave so rightly given i by this school. Canyou imagine how that just throwaway the issue when Down with the Parental Music RI many trees are being killed just to theyaredoneshould consider thatthey source Council. arethrowing away a treethatgives us satisfy our"writing needs"?

Andrea Vole I think theschool should startrecy- life.

Becky Lee Censorship article praise, cling all recyclable paper instead of .To theEditor: I liked the article "Pop Music Cer sorship Debate Splits Society" byJOl To theEditor: songreat fortheschool, butyoumake danM.DresslerintheOctober issue ( I was upsetabout thelastarticle you it sound as if we're not doing well The Classic a lot.

I think that thei wrote on the Girls' Cross Country enough. team. Wehavedoneso well thisyear, The freshmen, sophomores, and should be more features like this on butyouhave notput in a goodword. juniors were greatandIgivethem a A + which really keptmereading untiltl The New York City Board of Education is facing tremendous budget Every team member has given up a from me. end.... cuts from the city and state governments, and is now looking for ways great dealof time...to make this seaIris Williams Susan Stews to save money. One of the victims of these cuts is the Academic Olympics, which has been cancelled this year. Although it is undeniable Editor's Note: that the Board of Education needs to cut costs, the Academic Olympics The Classic regrets not including physical education teacher Robin Rothstein in the article "New facul is not the place to do it. faces fill halls" in the October issue. Ms. Rothstein was a student teacher under Wanda Nix in Septemb This year, the Board of Education is still funding athletic leagues, but , 1989,served as a substitute teacher, and coached the Girls' Junior Varsity Softball team in March 1990. is spending virtually nothing on academic leagues. The Debate, Mock ! . . . . .

To theEditor: Ourschool hasStudent Senate meetings onWednesdays at 7:30AM. Two senators from each history class are elected to represent the student body and report to their class the results of the meeting. Thisreport does notoccur as often as it should.

These senators receive an extraordinary amount ofservice creditS forwork that they do not do. Many of them do notattend thesenate meetings andeven fewer report tothepeople intheirclass.

Paper waste should stop now

Girls' Cross Country story unfair

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demic Olympics cannot exist. . not JUs i t the A ' 01ympics . tha t iIS at stake, bU t also the It IS ca d emiC principle that academic activities are important. Funding Academic Olympics conveys the idea that students should take pride in their minds. . The entire annual cost of the Academic Olympicsis $200,000, a relatively small amount of money compared to the rest of the school budget If a serious effort is made, finding the necessary funds for this important program should be possible. However, if the needed money absolutely cannot be found, the Board of Education should make a strenuous attempt to get the necessary money from the private sector.

There is already a precedent for this outside involvement. In previous years, the prize money for the Academic Olympics Championship was provided by Chemical Bank and the DailyNews.

The Academic Olympics is symbolic of all activities and programs that serve the most academically capablein the school-system. The Board of Education should not ignore the needs 6f these students, and .. · ' i l :. ,: " ; ~~,~Aca~m~O~~~~~~~~~

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VIRAL SHAH reads John F. Kennedy's wordsat Arlington National Cemetery.

tby Stacey Gluck , Three professional artists, Bing Lee, Fred Wilson, and Clyde Lynds, have been commissioned to create various works of art for the new Townsend Harris building on the Queens College campus. Although their project plans have not been finalized, the artists have already met and exchanged ideas with art teacher Anthony Morales and Townse nd Harris students. Actual work on the projects is expected to begin in January 1991 and be completed in 1993.

Each artist will develop an individual project. Two of the projects will possibly be sculptures and orie will be a mural.

The Department of Cultural Affairs of New York City has appropriated $360,000 for the artworks. Both Mr. Lee and Mr. Wilson will receive $150,000, and Mr. Lynds is assigned $60,000.

• and concrete to construct an interest- other pieces. The concrete sculpture ing arrangement. It is going to be lo- that he is making for the new building cated along the outside face of the will have glass fibers in it that will transmit light and enharice the aura of building at Melbourne Avenue.

The mural will depict students' per- the design. The sculptur e will have ceptions of their own cultural heri- classical forms reminiscent of the tages. Mr. Lee is seriously interested in architecture of ancient Greece . This students' ideas and designs. He feels sculpture is likely to be placed on a that "student input is the most impor- terrace that is adjacent to the library. tant part of the artwork." He hopes that students ~i1l provide suggestions and The three artists were selected from sketches . Mr. Lee would ultimately candidates recommended by the Dedecide what is appropriate and execute partment of Cultural Affairs. Several the mural.

Sit R fl t e l meetings were held with representacu pure e ec suture tivesfromtheBoardofEducation, the

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Mr. Wilson, an artist who has also architechtural firm H.O.K., the Dehad his work displayedln galleries, has partment of Cultural Affairs, and teachideas like Mr. Lee's except that he is ers from Townsend Harris. Senior planning to make a sculpture. The con- Susan Chew was also a committee crete, tiered sculpture will reflect the member . She was asked to speak durdifferent cultures which students learn ing meetings and made recommendaabout through theirstudies atTownsend ,ti,0'lS.~o that the best"artist' would ~be Harris. The sculpture will have.several. :~hos~: '~ teacher f.n.tho!lY·~9!~1~~, platforms on which students can sit C?r" also had a lot of ,i,nfl,uence inselecting Mr. Lee, an artist who has had his stand. An exact lOeati~n' forM~: the' thTee'a;.tists. . "'. ~ work displayed in art galleries in Soho, . Wilson'~' sculpture has ~~~ been d~-' , " 'w~ ;ill fe~i ~erY '~~c"it~ ~b~;;'the is planning to do a mural. It will be a clded yet. world map in the co~rt- .. opportunity to have professio~ai artbas-relief mural, meaning that it will yardis a possibilitY. " .. .. ," 'ists i~v~lv~d in decorating our s~hool have a slight projection and will give Mr: Lynds .has done art projects fo'i- and in creating an ambianc~ that e~­ the appearance of being three-dimen - the Schneider Children 's Hospital in .hances our mission - that is the promosional . At the present time, Mr. Lee is New Hyde Park and the New Jersey tion of the study of the Humanities," considering using several ceramic tiles Veterans Home, in addition to many said Mr. Morales.

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CollegeBoard approves major changes in S.A.T. format byMatthew Gllgoff4 " . " ~ ,:' _:~, .

The Scholastic Aptitude Tests (S.A.T.'s) will be overhauled in 1993 to include more reading comprehension, non-multiple choice questions, and an essay question; in addition, the use of calculators will be permitted .

The College Board , which sponsors and runs the S.A.T., has recently come under fire for tests which are allegedly unfair towards minorities and women.

Som'e' believe' ihis' to ~ ~n:~ ' ~f: the' rea;ons for the pr~poseachimges.· ", The current t~si~n;i~t:, entir~i);of mutiple choice questions , The new test will require students to solve some math problems without multiple choice, and they will be permitted to

use calculators, The new test will also . . feature an expanded reading comprehension section, and there will be an optional essay in the English section of the exam.

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October 31 and will go into effect in the Spring of 1994. Therefore, the first group to be affected by these changes will be this year's eigth-graders. .

Many college officials were illvolvediIi.thedecisiontoinStitutethese

as saying, "Taken as a whole, these changes are designed to send positive signals to our schools, to reinforce sound curriculum in the high schools."

He also said, "The changes will make the S.A.T.'s a more versatile set of tests, serving a more diverse group of people."

Not all colleges are big supporters of the S.A.T.'s, however. Bates is one of which no longer uses the S.A.T's as a determining factor in reviewing applicants. An admissions officer of revi~ions. Am~i{the~ w~re Da~id' Bates, Wylie Mitchell, said ."The Gardner, president of the University " changes are-not nearly enough and in of California, and Derek Bok, presi- no way effect our decision." dent of Harvard University .

"I believe, the changes are neccesThe New York Times quoted Bok sary. The old test only judged how

well you were 'coaclled on the material. Such changes as the essay demandmore free thought and make the test results a more accurate depiction ofhow smart a student is," said sophomore Jason Leder.

Junior Gayle Zuckerman commented, 'Thank God I don't have to take it then, but it does sound like an effective way of judging someone's acedemic abilities."

In fact, of twenty students asked, fifteen beleived their score on the SAT.s would be worse on the new version of the test.

College Advisor Paul Vicino does not expect the changes to have 'too much effect on Townsend Harris stu-

dents. s'). r 'The test may bea bit more difficult, butldon'tfeel the changes to be major ones," he said. "Some of our foreign students may have trouble with the English revisions, but the school stresses English so much already, it shouldn't be a problem to' most Townsend Harris students."

'The changes will have no effect on the curriculum at Townsend Harris," said English teacher Pamela Strudler.

'There will probably be more changes in the future, though anything that is demanding more than short answers is better than what we have now," said Principal Malcolm Largmann.

Puffs go "poof" on Smokeout Day

by Donna Weiss A school-wide Smokeout Day was held on Tuesday, November 20, five days after National Srnokeout Day on November 15. In preparation for the event, coordinators Keith Hanson and Ellen Schwartz had students from their health classes make announcements over the loud speaker encouraging student body partic ipation. In addition, posters adorned the halls of the school informing students about Smokeout Day. , Two displays decorated with balloons, streamers , charts. . and graphs were exhibited in front of the main office and the cafetorium. They were

to take pamphlets sent by The Ameri- the intention of influencing them to can Lung Association of Queens, as lead a smoke-free life. well as buttons,''No Smoking" signs, "If negative peer pressure gets them and "Adopt A Smoker" contracts. ' into it, positive peer pressure can get The aim of Smokeout Day 90 was to them out," said Mr. Hanson. getnon-smokers to adoptsmokers, who Although many ..contracts, posters, .,'and were either friends or relatives. This buttonswerehand~out,itisnotknown was done to aid smokers in kicking how many students refrained from their habit for the day, as well as with smoking on Smokeout Day.

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things once they graduate high school 'I came to college to newspaper says, "If there is a single and enter college. There is no more • issue on campus that should be schedule that say,s students must stay get away from hIgh protested...it is the building of the new from 8:17 AM t0 3:13 PM in the buildschool students. And Townsend Harris faciIity." The editoing. Students have more freedom. And . ' rial critizes the policy of allowing high they are now with an older crowd; sup- now I still have to go to school seniors on the campus, saying, posedly there aren' t any more high class with them.'

"It's bad enough that so many of these school students. But Queens College so-called gifted children sit in on , students do have high school students Queens College classes, but most of on their campus. For the past three and away from high school students. And these kids won't even go to Queens one-half years, they have taken classes , now I still have to go to 'Class with [College] when they graduate. More with Townsend Harris seniors who them." likely, they won't even go to college in attend college a year early.

Some Queens College students have this state." (QC Quad,Nov.1 2, 1990).

"I think it's great [that Townsend reservations about having all of the The editorial, however, had incorHarris students are on the campus]," Townsend Harris students on the rect informatio n. According to said Queens College freshman Mary campus when the new high school ' Townsend Harris College Counselor DelVecchio. "They are getting the building is completed.

Paul Vicino, over fifteen percent of college experience before entering "It' s bad enough having the seniors the students from the Class of 1990 college. In fact, I would have liked to on campus, but soon there will be the : attend Queens College. A much larger have gotten the college experience whole school. I don't want to share the number of graduates attend school in myself." college with 14-year-olds!" exclaimed New York State. Also, the editorial Sophomore Demetris Koras com- a sophomore who identified himself as irnplied that all Townsend Harris stumented, "It doesn't bother me at all. "Rich." One female graduate student dents will have access to the campus They haven't caused any problems." , Sophomore Michael Steinberg, aPolitical Science major, believes, " there isn ' t anything wrong wi th 't he Townsend Harris students. I've never 'had a bad experience with them." . J,While these students really don't mind having the seniors on the cam- ' pus, there are others who resent their presence. One female junior, who wished to be called "Nancy ," said, "It's npt fair. I cam~ to college to get

said, "They 're [the high school students] causing too much trouble-with the parking lots, especially."

The new building will be situated on the site of Parking Lot 6, which many students now utilize. In order to compens atefor the lost spots, athletic fields are being relocated and another parking facility is currently being built.

The Queens College Quad echoed the views of the anti-Harris members of the college community in a recCJ?:t

Haris alumnus and Queens Colle student Joseph Merino works in Bridge Year Administrative Offices comes in daily contact with the Sl iors.

'This is a good group," he said wh working in the senior's lounge. "TI: haven't caused any upheavals."

He is happy to have the seniors the campus, and pointed out that "th are not here to make any statemen They 're here to take courses." He fe that because the seniors get colle experience early, the program is great idea, from the educational stan point."

While many people have stro opinions about the association betwe Townsend Harris and Queens C( lege, there are still some members the college community who arei j jiiji11:: : : : ;::::j:;::iiii1iiiij i[i: 1:1I1j: 1 111 1:I::: : :j : j [:jij jij j[jij [j j :j j jjjjjjIjj j j j j1 1iI~:11 aware that the high school even exis :,:.:.:.:.:.:.".:.".:.:.:.:.:.:.:,:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:':.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:':.:.:.: , "There are high school studer during the day. However, the freshhere?" said freshman Lena Kelley.

'The program has men, sophomores, and juniors will didn't even know what Townsel remain in the high school building the Harris was [until this interview]." already proven itself entire day.

Soon enough almost everyone ( as a good idea.'

T hough some members of the col- , the campus will become aware lege community have objections to Townsend Harris. Some may be 0 having high school students on their posed to it as they are now, but in tl , campus, Queens College Dean of Stu- that Harris students add to the college eyes of people like Professor Wals d~nts Barry W. Reister seems enthusi- community. the future of the program is bright.

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new building because it will be a "nice addition...and aesthetically pleasing" to the campus.

Honors in the Western Tradition Department Chairperson Leo Walsh, who conducts a Humanities Seminar with the seniors, also feels that the Bridge Year program is a success.

Professor Walsh noted that while his Humanities seminar students had a difficult time adjusting to a different classroom format at first, they got used to the new way of learning quickly.

"The seniors are capable of doing more work [than a regular English class], and being challenged," he said.

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New Enrichments: Tasty international treats add flavor to Gourmet Club

by Christine Farrier The Gourmet Club Enrichment is more than just a chance to learn how to prepare gourmet dishes, according to its members.

'The purpose of the club is to break down ethnic barriers while experiencing foods from backgrounds other than our own," said freshman Karen Shane.

Deborah Michlewitz, the group's advisor, feels that the club allows her and the students to see that food is not justsomething to be eaten but has other cultural and custom-related purposes as well. This is why the group is required, to research all dishes before their preparation .

The reasons students gave for joining the club varied. Freshman Iris Wil-

Iiams jo ine~ because she knew noth- utensils. That was one of his main ing about cooking, and freshman reasons for leaving. Byron also exMonique Cole said that the skills she is plained thathe liked "traditional" foods learning now will be useful in later life. better than the less familiar gazpacho "Gourmet Club will permit me to from Spain, Muselix from Germany, learn about other cultures through their and guacamole from Mexico that were foods and eating styles," said junior prepared by the club. He said these dishes were too foreign for his taste.

Pia Alexander. ., The club now has at their disposal a Andy Kazin, junior, joined the club as early preparation for his future ca- microwave, a toaster oven, a hot plate. °'e I: reer as a chef. He has already brought a frying pan, and a rice cooker.

1; in his own recipe for Szechuan beef, a "I am thoroughly enjoying my Enmeal consisting of beef and vegetables richment because it is permitting me to p., stir-fried in a wok, and made this dish express my imagination through food FRYING FOOD. Junior Catisha Marsh and Deborah Micklewitz, advisor ( with the help of his classmates. preparation," said junior Jessica Th, [the Gourmet Club, prepare a dish.

While junior Byron Kirkland was a ompson. Regina Miller, junior, SlaLOO .' ..--'- - - - - --'-'-- ' -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -member of the Gourmet Club, the new her opinion on the club's popularity: group had to function without kitchen "People want to eat." club "to watch old movies and becorr

by Stacey Gluck Judy Garland and Gene Kelly can be more culturally aware."

Each member has his or her 0 w heard belting out various tunes in the held at Queens College, the Medieval to -interview students from various new Classical Movie Musicals En- personal favorite, and students diff Fair held on October 17, and informal Enrichments. But due to the fact that richment. A major goal of Advisor in their reactions to the musicals .

"Most kids disliked Showboat bl interviews, with classmates for prac- we have only one camera, more than Judy Beineris to "expose students to tice in using cameras. one group cannot go out at the same American culture, specifically movie cause they didn't enjoy the style ( singing. Personally, I liked the singin They plan to film other events in- ' time and wemusttaketums with it," he musicals ."

The students are planning to view style even though I couldn' t unde volving the school, such as the Arista added. induction, graduation ceremonies, and "I think that we need more video Camelot, The Gay Divorcee, Grease, stand some of the words," said sophc Sing. The club will also videotape cameras in order to get more work West Side Story, and Royal Wedding, more Kyong A. Min. "I believe it ha Enrichment speakers who the students accomplished and allow us to have as well as many other movie musicals. the best storyline out of all the mus feel are worth recording, and some sufficient time to complete our group So far they have seen Singing in the cals we'v e viewed."

Freshman Alegre Busetti prefers loy activities occurring in various Enrich- projects," said freshman Tameika Rain , Oklahoma, Meet Me in St. stories such as Singing in the Rail Louis, and My Fair Lady . ments.

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The club has big plans, but only one Despite the problems caused by the "There are a whole bunch of feeling camera supplied by th,eschool. unavailability of video cameras, Susan is interesting to see old movies. It is "Having only one I camera makes . believes, "It's a creative way to spend my belief that old movies have a dif- that come over you because some things pretty difficult," commented one's leisure time because it helps to ferent perspective than movies of times you might be happy and in th fr~~~a,nDouglasH~is~n"'Wehave capture people's reactions to circum- today," said junior Alisa Feldman. next scene you '11 be crying," explaine Freshman Susan Stewart chose this . freshman Norlene Cayetano. been divided into three groups order stances and their environment."

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by Joanne Douvogiannis The Video Squad/Yearbook Club, led by iustory teacher John Hynes, teaches Townsend Harris students how to use video camera equipment. 'The purpose of this Enrichment is to offer an opportunity for students to learn techniques involved in video taping and how to produce a videotape as a means to do projects in other classes," said Mr. Hynes. He added that they would learn to edit and put together a fmal product which will be a compilation of their work.

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Wait a minute. Reality check here .

You're just' in last period math daydreaming again. After your teacher , finishes yelling at you, you glance out the window at the bare trees and the gusty wind blowing. You wonder why you can ' t be in South America instead of here in the middle of winter.

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by Jenn ifer Sorowitz "Drugs" has become a dirty word in our society. These addictive, deadly substances are despised by nearly everyone who is not under their influence - from former addicts to Nancy "Just Say No!" Reagan. Everywhere, there are anti-drug television commercials, programs, posters, and anything and everything that can be used to fight them. It's been called a losing battle by some; and the number of casualties is steadily increasing. What more can be done? Some say the only alternative is drug legalization.

In 1987, the Drug Policy Foundation was founded by Arnold Treback, a lawyer, and KevinZeese, a professor, in order to help push for'the legalization of drugs. Since then, its membership has increased from the two men to more than 2,000 members.

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Freshman Monika Dabrowski feels that "once drugs are legalized, people won't have such an obsession to get them. This would cause the rate of people using drugs to go down." "[Legalization] is not going to make

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According to Seventeen magazine, the hot styles this winter are jeans and jackets in bright desert colors such as kelly green, scarlet, and plum. They also think army-inspired clothing, plaid patterns , English equestrian-inspired fashions, and knits in natural colors will be this winter's top fashions. Sassy magazine thinks velvet jackets, shirts, and dresses will be "in," while YM magazine says layering your clothes with a mix of knits, denims, and plaids is the look this winter. They also think collegiate classics such as jeans, timberlands, huge college sweatshirts, and blazers are this winter's fashion rage.

While fashion magazines make their forecasts, Harrasites have their own ideas about winter fashions.

"I like to wear colorful tights, short wool skirts, and my Doc Martens," said junior Michele Lockwood. Ethan Israelson, sophomore, wears "T-shirts, thermals, jeans, Chucks sneakers, and

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"I like sweaters and sweatshirts of college teams and NFL teams," said freshman Anthony Kobets.

Junior Ramon Serrano also likes the "sport look." "I like sports sweaters, jeans, and sneakers are a must," he said.

Other students have different ideas about fashion .

"I wear something that 's comfortable and looks good, but being comfortable is more important," said freshman Eric Maerz. "I wouldn't freeze

jus t to look good."

"I wear whatever I :want to wear when I want to wear it," said a sophomore girl.

The most popular stores that a lot of people mentioned were Aeropostale, Canal Jeans, Banana Republic, GAP, J. Crew, and Unique, which is in Greenwich Village.

"All of these stores are popular because they have the clothes that kids like and that are fashionable," said Anthony. "Each store has a different style for different tastes," said one sophomore.

As the day ends, you watch everyone bundling up to go outside and wonder how much a plane ticket ' to South America really does cost.

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The number of political figures supporting the idea of legal drugs has also grown. Robert Sweet, a federal judge, by Christine Benedetto and Kurt Schmoke, the mayor of BalYou walk into biology class and in timore, both want legalization. It has front of you lies a dead grasshopper been predicted that former Secretary waiting to be dissected. You hear of State, George Schultz, will soon moans and groans from some students. join the ranks of pro-legalizers.

Others don't seem to be as bothered.

How do faculty and students feel Should students be required to do disabout this controversial issue? "I don't sections in biology? think that they should be made legal," This question was raised when a said Global History teacher Myron California student refused to dissect a Moskowitz. He feels that the govern - frog and thus received a failing grade . ment should find an alternative means She brought the case to court and won . to solve the country's drug problem. A new California law was passed that Global History teacher Mark Soffer stated that one is not required to disagrees. "Drugs have been restricted by sect animals in biology class. societies through the ages, or else they At Townsend Harris, the answer lies destroy the society ," he said. with each person's moral judgment.

Junior Liang Lee is against legaliza- The school gives you a choice. "Anytion because "having [drugs] illegal is body who doesn't want to do it, doesn't for people's own good." have to," said biology teacher Odile Junior Viral Shah said, "[People] Garcia. won't think they're doing anything Even so, many students feel very harmful if drugs are legal,''''Drugs are strongly about this issue and don't really bad," said freshman Alison Moy. want to see animals dissected at all. "I "If you make them legal, people are don't think they should have to kill the , going to think it's okay to use drugs. animals," said sophomore LarniMateo.

There will be more drug users."

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"I feel that dissection is necessary in order to see the actual anatomy of other organisms," said juniorJeffKatz.

Mrs. Garcia said it is a "tool.that helps you to learn and understand a system of organs," Freshman Liz Johnson enjoys dissection. "I think it is"awesome. I did it in seventh grade and .all of this frog juice went everywhere; Iloved it," she said.

One possible solution to the problem came from sophomore Sang Kim who suggested that "they should show the dissection on video. That way each class can learn it and they wouldn't have to keep killing the animals," Biology teacher Richard Tiffen prefers hands-on dissection.

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by Jordan M. Dressler Maybe this will be the one. Record critics have been predi cting it for years, but it's never really occurred. And if any of their records have a shot, it is this one. The band is the Replacements and the album isAllShookDown. This new collection of thirteen songs stands as the hard-working American band's finest work, and as perhaps this year's best album.

All Shook Down kicks off with its first single, "Merry Go Round," a rousing rocker characterized by a searingguitar solo backed by acoustic riffs .

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The merits of All Shook Down go far beyond the sound of the music. Lead singer and songwriter Paul Westerberg has virtually become the Bob Dylanof his generation. Most of the album could be called a Westerberg solo project. The entire band plays on only one song, "Attitude," a lightcountry-rock ditty that showcases the Replacements ' sense of humor. Westerberg's tum of phrase on "Torture" and "Nobody" are indicative of his songwriting skills.

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Murder mystery launches Spirit

by Therese Ferguson and Tina Skinner Witches, clowns, and rabbits scampered around the halls of Townsend Harris on Spirit Day. Amidst the Halloween happenings, the chilling question, "Who killed Dr. Largmann?" could be heard everywhere.

The culprit, history teacher Michael Manson, was uncovered by amateur sleuth Johanna Fausto, freshman. Although caught, Dr. Manson was not sorry for what he had done.

"Regret it?" he asked. "I'd do it twice more. It serves' him [Dr. Largmann] right for giving me two hour bands back to back on a Friday.

Next time he 'll know better!"

Approximately 70 students correctly guessed that Dr . Manson committed the mock murder in the gym with locker clippers, and received gift certificates for a free item at the Student Union store. They were entered into Ii grand-prize drawing for a balloon filled with candy, which Johanna won. Only those students wearing costumes ":Nere allowed to give in solutions to the mystery.

Halloween Costumes Many students and teachers dres sed in their Halloween garb. Sophomore Anastasia Kalamaras was Aphrodite, the Greek goddess oflove and beauty.

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Junior Jeannie Reyes was the ghost of Laura Palmer from the soap opera Twin Peaks. Freshman Erica Handler was Indiana Jones, and junior Sabrina Falcone was a clown. Archon advisor Odile Garcia was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Physical Educ ation teacher Keith Hanson was a doctor.

Boosting School Spirit The murder mystery was thought up to boost school spirit, according to Lynne Greenfield, Coordinator of Student Activities. "We wanted to find new ways to let the students feel good about the school," she said. ~c The Student Union Executive Board, CI consisting of juniors Jamie Nessel, };' .9 Jeanni e Reyes, and Tracy Joseph, and ~ sophomores Ingrid Lemmey and Jen- . nifer1.'eodoro,developed the idea along GH OULISH PUMPKIN, designed by Jeannie-Reyes,supplies clues with the Student Leadership class .They to the murder mystery. thought Vp the clues and suspects. derer were posted over a three-day in the activities because they remained The suspects included Assistant Prinperiod, from October 29-3 1. home out of fear of getting bombed cipals Susan Appel, Bernice Horowwith shaving creams or eggs. itz, and Malcolm Rossman, English Murder Draws Attention "I wouldn't care if this school was teacher Arthur Boulanger, History "Who killed Dr. Largmann" appeared giving away cash prizes for their costeacher Mark Soffer, C.O.S.A. Lynne Greenfield, Latin teacher Thaddeus to receive a lot of attention from the tumes. I still wouldn't come. It' s not Ferguson, and sophomore Jason faculty as well as the students. "The worth the risk of getting bombed by Pensky . " , ',. " 'Who'1alled Dr . Largfttahil' 'm ystery thosedelinquents' from the JUriior-high Clues designed to reveal the site of provided discussion and 'il sense of scho'olliroiirid the-eorngl'," s~d'junior the murder, the weapon, and the mur- intrigue for everyone," said Mrs. Hor- Ann-Marie Narsingh. owitz. Dr . Manson believed it was the "best activity for morale building among students and faculty."

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While the mystery was being solved, other Halloween activities were going on. Science teacher Michael Anzel put on a chemistry magic show for his classes and the 6th band lunch period.

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"There wasn't enough spirit among the students, but I think the teachers did their best to support Spirit Day," said junior Liang Lee. Junior Cristel Ventura looked at Spirit Day from a different perspective. "I thought it was a bla st!" he said. "It was a lot of fun to watch people make fools of themselves."

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Boys bowl to best season ever .

by Tzachy Zaidman The Boys' Varsity Bowling team ended the season at 6-4, the first time in school history the team has finished withawinningrecord. However, they missed making the playoffs after losingto VanBuren, who crushed Harris 730-633 .

"While I' m furious that we lost,' when I look back at this past season, __ I' m in awe," said captain Mike Lorello.

Harris received strong support in this game from Mike's 179 and a

resilient B-team which just ran out of steam in the final two frames.

"We feel great about [our record], but we wanted to make the playoffs.

It's not enough for me," said junior Ronnie Sussman.

"It's tough because weplayed so hard to getto this point and now there's nothing left," said junior Lenny Moyger, whose 144 average aided the team' s seasonal effort. "It jus t makes us want to work harder and come back next year even stronger. I'm excited

about the possibilites."

The 1990 season featured strong playing by A-team bowlers Mike and Ronnie, whose 176 and 158 averages helped boost the team's final record.

TheB-team led by junior Jose Perez's 148 average also contributed to the winning season.

"We played as a team every game and leamed an important lesson: winning isn't everything - it's the only thing," said Ronnie.

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by Doug Klein Three - two - one - SWISH! Robin Rothstein had just buried her fourth three-pointer of the game, capping off a61-48 upset over the student team in the semi-armual Student-Faculty Basketball Game. The game was played in the Townsend Harris gynmasium on November 9.

Heading into the game, the student team was heavily favored to defea t their elders. They had an apparent height, size, and skill advantage over their opponents . In addition, one of the faculty's best players, James Murray, did not participate due to an illness.

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Ms. Rothstein felt someone in parBut as the clock wound down, the comments. "As a team, we didn'tcome faculty, with pressure defense that out and do what was expected," said ticular deserved congratu lations . "We would not think of giving in, held on junior Ramon Serrano (8 points, 3 . don' t need Mr. Murray - we have Robin Rothstein!" for the easy victory. s~~ . .

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The Queens Freshman-Sophomore Championships were held on November 3 at Cunningham Park. The top three finishing freshmen for Townsend Harris in this 1.5 mile race were Iris, who came in 24th with a time of 12:05; Elisabeth Kirsh (13:09); and Jessica (13:29). Iris received a medal for the 24th place. The freshman team was ranked 10th in the city.

Nia, who came in seventh and received a medal for her time of 18:27 in the 2.5 mile run in the Queens Sophomore Championship, led Towsend Harris' team. Ingrid Lemmey finished with a time of21:16 and Laurenfmished with a timeof21:26.

Overrall, the team rarnked 7th in the city.

"It was an encouraging year for the future. It was a team made up mostly of freshmen and sophomores," said Coach Hom. "Most of the girls were first-time runners of cross-country. The future looks very good."

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by Jason Stern .

For the last two years , the Girls ' Varsity Basketball team hasbeen eliminated in the first round of the PSAL playoffs by Augus t Martin. This year they will face their rival in regular season competition as they switch into August Martin's division.

The team has started the season slowly . After five non-league games, they are 2-3. They beat Francis Lewis, 5843 and Jamaica, 44-42, as junior Ngozi Efobi led the way with 17 points and eight rebo unds. Then they lost twice to Springfield Gardens, 68-61 and 54-44 .

"Springfield Gardens is really good .

They have a chance to be All-City this year," said senior guard Rachel Ruisi.

Ngozi also scored 15 points in a losing cause against Hillcres t, 5343.

This year the Hawks are playing without last years' stars Keisha Robinson and Kirstin Rodenbeck, who graduatedin June. However, the team has six

players returning from last years' roster: senior guards ,Rachel and Kathy Gunn; forwards Lauren Caiaccia, junior, and sophomores Kalen Tubridy and Kara Tubridy; and center Ngozi.

There are six newcomers , all from the Junior Varsity Squad. Vikki Buza, Nikki loaonnou, Rhonda James, Allison Leischeidt, Tr acy Librie, and Dori Williams all helped lead the N team to a 7-3 record last year. ,"I wish that more peopl e would watch our games because they really are fun," said Rachel.

The team will play John Adams on December 19, Beach Channel on January 8, and Far Rockaway on February 13 in the Queens College auxili ary gym at the Fitzgerald Gymnasium-, They will play Robeson on December 18, Bushwick on January 27, and HillcrestonJanuary 28 in theTownsend Harris gym. Game time is usually between 3:30 and 4:00.

Girls' swim team's success wave breaks in playoffs

by Ronnie Sussman The Girls' Swim team has had a spectacular season, as they swam to the top in the PSAL Girls' Swimming and Diving championships at CCNY. Th ey, however, did come up short in their playoff match against Curtis at Richmond Hill on November 21. .

Harris finished fifth in the team competition, while perenni al powerhouse Bayside fmished eighth. As Coach James Jordan told Newsday, "I felt we had a good enough team to give Baysideagoodrun, and we got lucky."

The team was led by Lori Ann Hom, Jennifer Cheswick, Lauren Wigo, Nicole Kissag, and Debbie Benik.

Lauren won the 100 yard backstyle in 1:04. 18 which qualified her for the state champ ionship. Debbie swam on the 4x50 yard medley relay team that came in fourth in 2:00.19. Jennifer was third in the 100 yard butterfly in 1:12.45 and fifth in the 520 yard in 6:26.55.

The team ended the season undefeated, which included a stunning victory over Bayside, who suffered their first dual-meet loss in 18 years. Com e ing off a 9-0 record last season, the girls topped that as they compiled a 10-0 record, which gained them a spot in the playoffs.

"I'm happy with the results we 've had this season. We have a lot of good swimmers,' said Adri an Muzich, a \1 member of the Girls" Swim Team.

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by Pamela Yamamo to The Fencing team, coached by Phillip Jones, finished the season with a 15 record, defeating the second place team, Forest Hills, on November 14.

Prior to this win, the team lost to Jamaica and Far Rockaway.

"We started as a group of novices," said junior Brett Levinson, "but' as time progressed, we became more familiar with the sport and obtained the different skills necessary to become competitive."

Despite their defeats , the team is optimistic about what will happen next \ year.

'There is always room to correct ourselves and make ourselves better," said junior Yujuan Choy.

"I think we have a lot of potenti al.

We already have a better than average start and I think we will do well next season," said sophomore Matthew Mandell.

"W ithin two years , we should be city champs," said Coach Jones.

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by Jason Stern Aviation had one lastchance to score corner kick, he headed a potential goal away by Midwood High School in the on a corner kick with seven seconds away from the net. Goalie Stephen first round of the playoffs 15-2, 15-3. left. As the ball was kicked, the referee played his best game of the year, To add insult to injury, the Hawks lost counted down the- final moments: making about 20 saves . after having a big lead in the first set.

7...6...5 The ball soared toward the The team fmished the season 1-9.

At first, the Hawks seemed to be in goal:4...3 2....Goalie Stephen Durney For the seniors on the team, however, . control of the first set, building a 10- 1 leaped up and grabbed the ball as it the one victory was special. lead.That's when things got ugly .They headed toward the goal. Time ran out "It feels good to win a game during lost the serve, and with it went all their and the whistle blew. my senior year. We defied the odds momentum .

The Boys' Varsity Soccer team and were able to ground Aviation," "We got over-confident," said Eura . crowded the field in celebration of said co-captain Jonathan. "I hope The lead dwindled. Midwood's main their 2- 1 victory on November 11, underclassmen join next year so that spiker, now warmed up, unleashed her their first win in two years, ending a the history of boys' soccer can con- power on Harris's bad spike reception 29-game losing streak. tinue at Townsend Harris ."

Harris scored the first goal in the first half when senior Jonathan Perry stole , the ball from the goalie and crossed it by Ronnie Sussman instead of wirming it outright," said in front of the goal, where sophomore The Girls' Bowling Team defe ated Coach Ellen Schwartz.

Neftali Serrano kicked it in.

Juniors Shameka Brown, Alison The second and game-winning goal Forest Hills 2-1 on November 9, to clinch a playoff spot.

The team wound D'Amico , Beverlie Leana, and Senior was scored by Richard Ortiz. Neftali up with a 7-1 record and in second Natalie Thomas led the A team with stole the ball from the goalie. He passed place after losing to Francis Lewis in high scores of 200, 162, 177, and 188 it to Jonathan, who gave it to Richard, the first place playoff. respectively. who then kicked it into the goal from They started off the season with wins According to Coach Schwartz, the B outside the penalty box. over Hillcrest, Francis Lewis, Forest team was led by "consistent" captain Throughout the game, the defense Hills, and Edison before losing to Amy Schwach, "steady" anchor played superbly, stopping several Francis Lewis ill theirsecond encounMarsha Scipio, and "surprising" Tescoring charges. On one occasion, ter with them. ',"'.. mika Warner. when the ball got away from the goalie, 'The team fulfilled my expectations, "We had a good season but it could junior John Reynolds swept in behind and the only thing I'm disturbed about have been a lot better," said Shameka him to kick the ball away from the net. is that we had to playoff for first-place Brown.

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and brough t Midwood back into the game, at which point coach Diane Plusch called tim e 'out. Keeping her cool under these adverse conditions, coach Plusch held back her frustration and told her team to jus t get the momentum back. Unfortunately, Midwood was just too much for Harris, whose unsuccessful coverage on Midwood's spikers cost them the game.

The second set was just a continuation of the first set, with Harris gaining only three points . Midwood, the better of the two, won in the end. Facing a big deficit in the first set, they were able to make a comeback, which Harris could not stop .

The tale of the tape was Harris' s inability to receive Midwoo d' s spikes .

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"Although Midwood' s main spiker was awesome, I think that our team was so frozen up that we couldn' t really react to the ball," said junior Lauren Caiaccia."We should have changed our approach to the game to compensate for Midwood' s offensive ability," she added .

After the game, the loss really hit home. Many ofthe team members were angry and upset.

"We could 've beaten them," said Eura. "I was disappointed because we worked so hard all season and to lose was heartbreaking," said sophomore Jennifer Teodo ro.

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