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ternational navy ships were ex-
The Marine Corps also sched-
pected to spend time taking in the uled a series of demonstrations. In
urban life of New York. Fleet their helicopter demonstration,
Week also includes many military the Marines demonstrated heli-
demonstrations and displays. Af-
copter insertion and extraction as
ter the ships dock, they are open well as a display of helicopters
to the general public for tours. and other equipment. There was
Fleet Week has been hosted
also a face-painting session for
nearly every year since 1984. It is
children. The Marine Corps also
New York City’s celebration of had another event, the Day at
the sea services. This event also Central Park. Displays and dem-
provides an opportunity for citi-
onstrations covered the Naum-
zens to meet sailors and witness
burg Bandshell. There were Ma-
the abilities of today’s Navy, Ma- rine Martial Arts displays, vehicle
rine Corps, and Coast Guard. This and weapon displays, and local
year’s event had less of an arousal
band performances.
than usual. There were fewer Fleet Week is one of the most
ships and only one foreign en- patriotic times of the year. “I
trant, a British navy ocean survey
vessel. Past gatherings have in-
Sailors aboard the USS Kearsarge as it docks at Pier 88 in Manhattan. Continued on Page 2
thetradingcentre.co.uk
and many new players can be
seen at the club now. Sophomore
Executive Leadership Team Simon Hu, secretary, thinks that
the Chinese Chess Club has been
DR. JOHN NIKOL FACULTY ADVISER getting more members lately; its
JENNIFER SCHLESINGER EDITOR IN CHIEF average attendance has doubled.
DEREK WENG MANAGING EDITOR “I'm excited by the increase in the
KHOI NGUYEN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER attendance. I hope that this club is
FANNY TANG LAYOUT EDITOR
impacting the Stuyvesant commu-
DANNY ZHU COPY CHIEF
JIMMY ZHANG NEWS EDITOR nity,” says Hu.
PRISCILLA MELO OPINIONS EDITOR Chinese Chess, or xiang qi, is perhaps Instead of having a hierarchy
EMMA RABINOVICH ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR the most popular board game in the of the kingdom, Chinese chess
ERIC MAYO SPORTS EDITOR world. has the hierarchy of an army,
JOSEPH KRUTOV SCIENCE EDITOR simulating a war zone. The prin-
HANFORD CHIU BUSINESS EDITOR For most people, there is one ciples of Chinese chess are simi-
LADA KUKUY LITERARY EDITOR kind of chess: international chess. lar to that of international chess.
DANNY ZHU WEBMASTER In this chess, the pieces look like There is still a piece to defend.
BENNETT HONG DIRECTOR OF PHOTOJOURNALISM what they represent. A knight, for
DANIEL EGERS (‘03)
There are still pawns. However,
FOUNDER example, would have the shape of there is no careful buildup of
ERNEST BASKIN (‘04) EDITOR EMERITUS a horse. This type of chess shows pawn structures, the major pieces
the hierarchy in a kingdom. How- come into play immediately, and
Publication ever, people of the Chinese Chess drawn-out endgames are rare.
Club are bringing light to another Sophomore Kenneth Lam said, “I
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD is a nonprofit and nonpartisan publication pro-
kind of chess: Chinese chess. In liked Chinese chess because, to
duced by the students of Stuyvesant High School.
recent years it has started to be- me, it was simpler than Western
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Chinese. the simplicity of the game is a
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Founded by sophomore and
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD welcomes letters from its readers. current president Emily Ho, the
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want to see as many sights as pos- Fowler, a staff member at the Of-
Contact Us sible — and Ground Zero comes fice of Naval Research. “Even if
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Ms. Daves
pares for his upcoming classes. Subjects Taught: Zodiac Sign: Scorpio June 2: French Honor Society
Born in Croydon, England, he Molecular Biology, AP Biology June 3: SAT Exam
traveled around Britain a lot be-
cause of the war, mostly along the June 4: Speech and Debate Dinner
feedback on his lessons. really cool teacher. He’s not
east coast, near the North Sea. He June 7: Awards Night
“Teaching here at Stuyvesant is above communicating with his
went to college at Leeds Univer- June 8: Staff Development -
fairly near university teaching,” students and will help us out
sity, an imperial college in Lon-
said Dr. Utting. He also enjoys when we need help. He's also No Student Attendance
don.
the variety of teachers here at really funny and can get a class
When asked when he decided June 8-9: Spring Comedy
Stuyvesant and admits that they laughing.” Utting is funny, help-
to become a teacher,Dr. Utting
gossip about students just like ful, and his classes are looked June 9: Gay Day
responded, “I’m not sure I did.”
students gossip about teachers. highly upon by many of his stu- June 10: Prom at Waldorf
He started teaching after he re-
What does Utting do in his dents. “He's really funny and
ceived his graduate’s degree, June 12-23: Textbook Collection -
free time? He is a man of many really nice. The class is enjoyable
when he was around 25 years old.
interests. For physical exercise, and I look forward to it during Main Floor Lobby
However, he felt unsatisfied and
he enjoys swimming and cycling. math class,” said sophomore Sara June 14-22: Finals /Regents Exam
went back to the university after-
As for music, he listens to con- Yoon. Most of his students agree
ward. He entered the New York June 16: Mentor/Leadership
certs, ballets and operas. He reads that Dr. Utting is a great teacher
public school system in 1984,
many books as well. His favorite and they all look forward to his Dinner
when he began teaching night
books are by Russian and French enjoyable classes. “His sense of
classes at CUNY. He also began June 19: Graduation Rehearsal/Cap
authors. A book that changed his sarcasm is beyond even that of a
teaching at Stuyvesant that year, and Gown Distribution, Stuyvesant 9
outlook on life was teenager. I especially enjoy his
and has continued teaching there
“Remembrance of Things Past,” funny remarks in class. Appar- AM
until today.
by Marcel Proust. ently, he enjoys making us
Dr. Utting enjoys teaching at June 20: PA Meeting 7 PM
Many students are very en- laugh,” said sophomore Jimmy
Stuyvesant. He said, “I’m very June 26: Graduation at 9:30 AM
thusiastic about his classes. Zhang. ◙
fortunate to be teaching at Stuy-
Sophomore Kenneth Lam who is June 28: Last Day for Students
vesant.” He encourages the stu-
taking molecular biology with Dr. Column by Tim Chang
dents to be active during the class www.stuy.edu
Utting, said, “Dr. Utting is a Meethisteacher@stuystandard.org
by participating and giving him
unausa.org
The delegates at the UNA USA conference. A closer shot of the delegates.
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www.princetonreview.com
The New SAT Versus the ACT
Continued from Page 1 12 and is graded by two raters. If
don’t have such a grasp of gram- they disagree by more than two
mar anymore.” points, a third rater will look over
Overall, the new SAT has the test. The ACT without writing
raised some concerns among stu- lasts fours hours. The writing sec-
dents, administrators and col- tion is an additional 30 minutes.
leges. Moreover, scores nation- Some East Coast students
wide have dropped five points may feel nervous about takin the
compared to the old SAT. The ACT since the traditional testing
Princeton Review believes this base is in the Midwest. However,
may be because of the longer test- the ACT representative reassured
ing time, which results in a loss of the audience, saying that the na-
concentration. Also, there are tionwide average score is 20.9,
now fewer critical reading and but the average score in New
math questions, which means that York is 22.4. Moreover, students
students must answer more ques- in Stuyvesant High School scored
tions correctly. Because of this, the highest overall compared to
students must answer a larger all other New York high schools.
number of hard questions in order After her basic, overview, the
to get a comparable score. The representative talked about the
Princeton Review’s representative differences between the SAT and
warned the audience not to worry the ACT. She began by saying
by saying that, “Colleges are that “[The] ACT is a viable op-
aware of this. They’re the first to tion.” She then stressed that “The
sound the alarm [about the possi- ACT is a curriculum-based
bility of problems].” achievement test against the SAT
After, the representative from which is historically an aptitude
the ACT took the stage. She ex- test.” The reason for this differ-
plained what the ACT is and ence is that the ACT is composed
talked about its history. ACT of material that colleges tell it
originally stood for American that they want students to know.
College Testing Program. How- They test how well students know
ever, the company has grown to a topic. On the other hand, the
encompass more, so the letters SAT tests how bright students
have become just an acronym. are. The ACT is a good option for
The ACT was first administered students wanting to do all their
in 1959 in the Midwest. The ACT testing at once, as many colleges, A chart comparing the ACT and the SAT.
has four core sections: math, including Yale University, accept
reading, English and science. the ACT with writing in lieu of
There is also an optional writing
section. The ACT is scored on a
the SAT and three SAT Subject
Tests. The SAT is a good option
Google:
scale of 36 and a student’s main for students who would like to
score is a composite of his or her
scores on the core sections. The
break up their testing and take
subject tests in areas they decide
The Search for Success
core sections have subsections on on.
BY KENNETH YU likely to be relevant to the user’s
which a student can receive a After the presentation, the queries. In addition to Google’s
STAFF WRITER
score from 1 to 18. The writing floor was opened to questions. ◙ search engine, there are several
section is scored on a scale of 2 to Google was founded by Larry
other products that Google offers
Page and Sergey Brin in 1996 as a
such as those listed in Google
research project at Stanford Uni-
CLUB SPOTLIGHT versity. The famous Google
Labs and complements to their
search services such as Google
search engine is known for its
Desktop.
Chinese Chess Club simplistic design and consistently
better results than its competitors.
One of Google’s main char-
acteristics is its constant innova-
Using a system of back links to
Continued from Page 2 Chinese chess merely has tiles tion. The company follows a for-
rank pages, websites that are
with Chinese words chiseled into mula said to be derived from cal-
linked to frequently are listed at
Grenier-du-mac.net
Senior Caucus
BRIAN GROBER AND RYAN GELLIS ARNOLDYS STENGEL & TAANZILA MOIN
Senior year is the culmination of the high school experi- We've noticed that during these three years in high
ence and a time of great stress and hopefully great fun. It is a school, everyone has been separated into little
year full of college worries and life changing occasions such "cliques". Since this is the last year that most of us will be
as prom and graduation. Senior year is a time when the stu- together, we will arrange more activities and events to further
dent body does not want to suffer from a poorly constructed unite Class of ‘07. By having more theme days, like "Crazy
and executed planning of events. Because we understand how Hair Day", we could have many more lasting, memorable
important it is to justly represent the class of 2007 in their moments. Our ideas will come from you guys as we plan on
senior year Brian Grober and Ryan Gellis are running for sen- asking you what you want or would like to see happen. We
ior caucus to embody the desires of our peers. also plan to try to organize more dances that would allow us
If elected to the senior presidency Grober & Gellis would to just let "OUR WILD SIDES OUT" to relieve the stress
work rigorously to make sure that the college acceptance that we build up. If you choose us to be your Senior President
process runs as smoothly as possible to accommodate every and Vice President, we promise to base our decisions on the
student in his/her last year of school. Furthermore we would mainstream needs and wants of our class and try to make this
start planning immediately for events such as senior prom and the best year you’ve had in high school.
graduation to make sure both of those important events are as
exciting and memorable as possible for the class of 2007.
Junior Caucus
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Paranoia
BY EILEEN CHANG
STAFF WRITER
BY CAROLINE HUGH
STAFF WRITER
The first thing she saw was the slanted window shade. Na-
talia had always kept the window shade horizontally, parallel to
the floor and ceiling. She did not open the windows before she
left home. The air was chilly and the heat cost too much to
waste. She tried the door. It clicked but did not open. She stood
The sun rises on the other side, on the front porch, her shoulders in their usual habit of sagging,
to light the golden fields. her black Macy’s bag yanking down at her right arm like a bur-
Nurturing the infant buds, densome child. The biting wind whipped her hair around her
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And when early fall comes great success,
The sun has carried through. Someone was watching her. Natalia looked all around. Was
And when I become great someday, it simply paranoia? The usual old man across the street did a
I’d owe it all to you. Charlie Brown on his rocking chair. Whenever she walked by
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means to move.
BY STEPHANIE TAM I can't leave my bag here either. She carefully walked down
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her brick staircase. No wandering glass or broken window from
what she could see in the driveway. She didn't dare walk to her
backyard.
“Apparent failure may hold in its rough shell the germs of a success
that will blossom in time, and bear fruit throughout eternity.” - Fran-
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The Standard would like to congratulate BY JEFFREY LIAW
PUZZLE COLUMNIST
Jeffrey Liaw and welcome him as our
Many authors have written entertainingly about time travel but what would
second Puzzle Columnist. actually happen if you could be taken out of time for, say, five seconds and
then returned to exactly the same spot?
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ligo.caltech.edu
Observatory is located in Han- graviton has twice the spin of the
ford, Washington. When viewed photon, the forces the waves exert
from the top, LIGO looks like a on matter are perpendicular to the
giant “L” with each arm being wave’s direction of travel, and
about 2.5 miles long. The two that black holes really do exist.
arms create a 90 degree angle In the realm of astronomy, scien-
when they intersect. tists hope that LIGO will provide
A laser is beamed at the point data on the merging of two neu-
where the two arms of the “L” tron stars, the collapse of newly
intersect, where the beam is split merged neutron stars into black
into two beams, each going to- holes, the birth of neutron stars
wards one of the arms. A mirror from supernovas, the pulsation
which is semi-reflective allows and spin of newly born neutron
the beams to enter the arms. The stars, and “star quakes”, which
beam then travels through the arm are basically earthquakes in neu-
This diagram demonstrates how LIGO works.
to a second mirror and continues tron stars.
to bounce back and forth about beams will not merge back to the size of a proton. Hence, LIGO LIGO can be thought of as
fifty times before returning to the original beam. This break of har- will be able to detect waves the next generation of observato-
beam splitter through the partially mony will cause one of the beams which were spawned by collisions ries. It uses innovation to deliver
reflective mirror. Since both to travel through the beam splitter of two black holes; any other precise data over a wide scope of
beams are of equal energy and to a special area of LIGO which massive collision could not pro- topics which will ultimately lead
travel the same distance between contains photodiodes that can be duce waves strong enough to be us to a greater knowledge of the
the mirrors, they merge are return used to analyze the strength and detected at LIGO. world around us, and ultimately,
to the laser when they travel back characteristics of the wave or On a scientific basis, it is to a greater understanding of our-
towards the beam splitter. waves. believed that LIGO will eventu- selves. ◙
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Continued from Page 16 games, accomplishing the feat tions, the impoverished poachers
the ball to first to appeal, the run- versus John Bowne and Flushing betray their motherland and sell
ner should be safe. The umpires earlier this season. The Hitmen their consciences to the insatiable
then reversed their call and al- caught a break, however, as Ve- desires of the Western market for
lowed the runner to take second lazquez started the first round the exotic pashmina wool.
base. Stuyvesant played the rest game for Bayside and was not While watching this film, one
of the game under protest, mean- available to pitch. Even though he can’t help but be moved by the
ing that if they were to lose this was not available, the Hitmen had inexhaustible spirit of the brave
play would be subject to review. a tough matchup, where their local men in their fervent battle
The Hitmen gave up four runs in pitching and strong defense would against evil. They are willing to
the seventh inning to lose 4-3. have been the key to success. sacrifice their flesh and blood for
However, their protest was The Hitmen did not get off to the price of innocence. Underfi-
granted, and the game was reset a strong start. They quickly went nanced and lacking governmental
to the point immediately after the down 5-0 after only two innings support, a local volunteer group,
incident took place. The Hitmen of play. The offense got going led by the leader RiTai (Duo Bu-
refused to blow the lead for a sec- with a run in the third inning and jie), struggles daily to defend the
ond time Senior Tyler Newhouse one in the fifth, but Bayside pristine and fragile region of
only allowed one run, and Stuyve- scored two in the bottom of the Kekexili, a remote part of Tibet.
sant went on to win the game 4-1. fifth to seemingly put the game Aside from the ceaseless noctur- A movie poster of the Tibetan film
That makes them the lowest seed out of reach at 7-2. nal hunting for the poachers,
However, the Hitmen didn’t Although many of the mem-
entering the second round of play. death is a constant companion in
quit. They scored another run in bers of the cast are amateur Ti-
Their next game was not an the adverse environment. The
the sixth inning to cut the lead to betan actors, their amateurism
easy one. Stuyvesant traveled to pitiful volunteers can die from
7-3, and then scored another four brings candidness to their per-
Bayside to take on the Commo- just about anything: dehydration,
runs in the seventh to tie the game formances. Set up like a semi-
dores. Though the Commodores quicksand, high-altitude sickness,
at 7-7. However, Stuyvesant documentary, this movie is shot
are seeded 23rd, they feature one car accidents, and freezing. Every
could not send the game into ex- on location in Kekexili. The scen-
of the best pitchers in the city goodbye they have with their
tra innings, as Bayside scored a ery of the film is so heavenly that
with Anthony Velazquez. Ve- families might just be the last.
run in the bottom of the inning to one remains hypnotized through-
lazquez, a junior, became the first With help from the Beijing re-
win the game 8-7. ◙ out. ◙
person in high school history to porter Ga Yu (Qi Liang), the pub-
throw two consecutive perfect lic begins to pay more attention to
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It doesn’t.
munity service, such as picking
The criminal justice system
up trash along the highway or
might not always be fair, and
working at a shelter.
Kurt Busch doing his "community service." preferential treatment as well as
Take Kurt Busch, NASCAR
high-powered lawyers for traffic
driver, for example. In November
contest. His sentence was 50 zona Diamondbacks game. An- tickets will always be a given.
2005, Busch was pulled over by
hours of community service and a other was donating $10,000 to a The part that judges can control,
the cops. He was rude to them and
$580 fine, chump change for a Little League group in Arizona however, is the sentencing. Sen-
failed to take a breathalyzer test at
multimillion dollar athlete. for new equipment. Yet more tence athletes to real community
the scene. Though the drunk driv-
One of his 50 hours of time of his community service service. The community will
ing charges were later dropped,
“community” service was throw- was spent recording public ser- benefit, and most importantly, the
Busch was still charged with
ing out the first pitch at an Ari- vice announcements with the athlete will benefit as well. ◙
speeding, to which he pleaded no
Stuy Magic:
Hitmen Beat Madison
BY ERIC MAYO finished second in the Manhattan
SPORTS EDITOR West division, earning the 26th
seed out of 32 in the PSAL A
division playoffs. Their opponent
was James Madison. Madison
finished 14-2 in the regular sea-
son, and was led by pitchers Jo-
seph Watroba and Brian Fried-
man. Both were in the top 25 in
PSAL A in earned run average
and wins, the two biggest pitching
categories.
psal.org