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VoL 16, No. 2. December; 1999

asstc Townsend Harris High School at Queens College

by Noreen Bukhari fit. Six students (one from Twelve thousand simu- each class) will be desig-·lated bucks .(simbucks) will nated "fat cats," and will be controlled by freshmen, control 500 simbucks each. sophomores, and juniors for "Last year there was a limthe first time in this year's ited amount of money availmock campaign for the year able to the candidates, so this 2000 Presidential Primaries. program increases the Susan Getting's two Global amount of money in the Studies 1 classes, Adam simulation," said technical Stonehill's two Global Stud- intern Zara Ziff, a graduate ies 3 classes, and Nancy of the class of 1999. Leib's two Aillerican History Each candidate initially classes will actively partici- controls a certain ·number of pate in the fundraising aspeCt simbucks based upon the actual ca·ndidate's treasury. of the campaign. This year's simulation, Candidates who wish to inwhich began on November crease their money must con~ 18, includes primary Repub- vince the underclassmen in lican candidates George W. the six classes to support Bush, played by senior An- them. "This new element drew Goldberg; John · mirrors the actual elections McCain, portrayed by senior because in the real world, Jack Bouba; ·and Steve citizens can give their money Forbes, portrayed by senior . to campaigns .... McCain, for Chris Munde. The role of example, has an opportunity Democratic Vice President to raise 6,000 simbucks," AI Gore will be played by se- said Participatory Derrwcnior Kenny Rubinov, while racy teacher Nancy Leib. his opponent, Bill Bradley, According to the rules of the will be portrayed by . senior simulation, an individual Josh Deely. contribution to any one camAll students in the desig- paign may not exceed 200 nated classes will receive 15 simbucks. simbucks to use as they see continued on p. 5

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Founders' Day Coverage pp. 6-7

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Mural expands 'imagination' -

Candidates to solicit doughnations from 'fat cats'

French teacherMariet D'Souza drops canned food into a box to be sent to the Mercy Center. The food, which was distributed to the less fortunate for Thanksgiving, was collected.in conjunction with the celebration of Founders' · Day. See pages 6-7.

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by Rachel Nobel to be realized. "It's like the dif- tions of words like "water" and Depicting language through ferent stages of life at "space." "People don't take the art work may have seemed like Townsend Harris," said junior time to really stand there antl a difficult task for ·the 20 stu- Salma Ragoonath, _studying a look at it."Cheryl added that it dents who agreed to participate tile that reads "rebirth." Junior is important not to "see each tile in constructing a mural 'last Cheryl Chan, who created four _ individually," because an illusspring. But three months and 64 tiles for the mural, just likes tratjon on one tile is often conclay titles after the project was ·~showing my. friends how my tinued into several tiles. first conceived, the mural, en- .hand fits exactly into [the imThe colors of the titled, "SReakings: The Many mural are designed Voices of Language,'' has been to overlap, with the hung in the second floor hallbackground of each way and was unveiled on Notile gradually bevember30. coming lighter as the Designed and created by tiles move further artistically and literally in- · up. "The colors redined Harrisites under the dially affect what rection of artist Elizabeth we're trying to say Crawford and Richard Lewis, ~ere," said Neggme. director of the Touchstone While not every- · Center, a non-profit organizaone has had the tion that sponsors art projects chance to study it in in city schools, the mural's detail, many stuUnveiled on N!}vember 30, the second floor tile tiles portray each student's dents are beginning mural depicts the "many voices of language." ideas on the physical manifesto notice and appretation of language. One tile print on] my tile." ciate the mural, which hangs simply reads "AWAKE" in Some of the artists who par- outside the instrument room in large letters. Another depicts ticipated in the project.maintaill--tl:>.eJgb~y "I think;'· said.osopho-- - - - language as a blooming flower. that to truly appreciate the mu- more Megan Gilf, "that it's · · Before the mural was hung, ral, one has to pay close atten- beautiful." Ms. Crawford said that she tion to the tiles. "I've seen The building of the mural hoped it would help viewers to people walk by and say, 'It's not · was an outgrowth of an !magireflect on language. As students really that great-looking,"' said nation Workshop for faculty gathered in front of it to discuss Junior Neggme Elreda, whose and students conducted by Mr. its meaning, her wish Seemed ~iles portray intricate illustra- Lewis from 1995 to 1998.

Space shortage leaves little room to maneuver by Bosede Adenekan ·old spaces are being sought. Queens High Schools' Su- For example, 642, the cheniisperintendent John Lee has try lecture room, was divided made additional funding avail- into two sections for two difable this year to reduce the ferent classes, and the chorus number of students in Math 3 room is now' holding health andEnglish5and6classesand educationclasses. Thesizeof run more of those classes. the each class is limited by the money was allocated in the be- Board of Education to 34 stulief that a smaller class size - dents, but almost 20% of would lead to higher grades on · Townsend Harris classes have the Regents. A shortage of fewer students than this beclassroom space, however, cause some classes, like phomakes it difficult to run these tograRhy, require a smaller extra 'Classes. class size. Furthermore, some -- The number of classrooms · electi~e classes such as asin this building corresponds to · tronomy are allowed to run the small number of students with only 2? - 29 pilrticipants. here. As a result, there are no Because classroom space is unused rooms available for new limited, the school does not classes, and new ways ·to use have the luxury of having many

New York's Unknown p.8

Long Last Names p. 10

smaller classes. There are a few ways of dealing with the space.crisis, as suggested by members of the New York branch of the United Federation ofTeachers, faculty, . an_d Principal Malcolm Largmann. It could become mandatory only to run classes that have 34 students, eliminating the existence of certain Advanced Placement, language and art classes.Offering certain new AP courses with a lab requirement would present ttnother problem as well. "Since AP Physics is required to last 80 minutes each day, it would take two periods, which would mean that a student would havecontinued on p. 10

Post-Season Sports Coverage pp. 11-12

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