MAY 2008

Montclair Journal
MAY 2008
ISSUE 5
Summer
Olympics
In Jeopardy
What You
May Not Have
Known About
Mrs. Minasian
By: Katie Cryer
Staff Writer
The past month of March has
been politically characterized by
the violent riots between China
and Tibet. Buddhist monks and
Tibetans began protesting on
March 10, in efforts to allow
Tibet the space to regain its own
autonomous rule.
This issue of nationalism all
dates back to the 13thCentury
when Tibet and China were both
taken over by the extremely
vast Mongol empire. As China
became a dynasty within it, Tibet
developed close relations. Soon
after, revolutionaries overthrew
the Qing emperor, China
formed a republic, and Tibet
took its opportunity to become
independent. In 1949 China was
taken over by the Communist
Party and has held tight reins
over Tibet since.
In 1950 Mao Zendong’s army
took over Tibet and left them in
resentment from the Chinese.
China’s chronic effort’s to
nationalize Tibet has only
resulted in Tibet’s chronic efforts
to remain independent.
Nationalism, as China’s
primary motivator, has had
much to do with Tibet serving as
a buffer zone between China and
India, and Nepal and Bangladesh.
The Himalayan mountain range
provides a national security
and military advantage to the
Chinese that they are not willing
to give up.
By: Stephanie Sherman
Staff Writer
At the faculty meeting in
February, Dr. McDonnell granted February’s “Teacher of the
Month” award to Mrs. Minasian.
Her dedication to her students
and colleagues is what makes
Mrs. Minasian an outstanding
teacher.
During her grade school
career, Mrs. Minasian had an
inspiring math teacher who
she now models after. “My 4th
through 8th grade math teacher
has always been my inspiration. I used to grade papers for
her all the time and she always
said, ‘You will need this experience one day.’” Although Mrs.
Minasian’s 4th-8th grade teacher
has had a huge impact on her, the
single individual who currently
influences and inspires her is Mr.
Steele. “Mr. Steele, as a leader,
has played a big role in my ca-
Continued on page 3
Lily Popkin and Erik Becker serve during a recent match.
The Tennis Team Hits
Their Way to the Top
By: Caitlin Kranzdorf
Co-Editor-In-Chief
The Montclair Prep Boys
Tennis team has been having a
very successful season to follow the success of the preceding
past three seasons. They have
held the last 3 consecutive Alpha
League titles but they are not
stopping there. The team hopes
to bring in League title number
four for the Mounties this year.
They have put together s string
of 30 straight wins in the Alpha
League over the last 3 and a half
seasons. With a win on Friday,
they will be well on their way to
wrapping up a 4th straight league
title.
to at least one of the characters.
The set was designed so that it
seemed as if the audience was
stuck in this claustrophobic cellar with these women. The audience as well as the characters
were stuck behind these locked
metal bars aching for a breath of
freedom. The play touched light
on each of these women’s backgrounds and as it unfolded, each
character’s struggles, insecuri-
The Montclair Prep tennis
team had never won a league title
in the school’s illustrious athletic
history until the first crown was
captured 4 years ago. Spurred
on by that initial championship,
their drive to win has continued
unabated for three more successful seasons. With a talented core
group of players and excellent
coaching, it is no wonder the
Mounties have put together the
unprecedented streak. Undefeated senior Erik Becker who has
enjoyed unprecedented success
while playing at Montclair is
currently 24-0 in league. Amaz-
Trapped On A Ship: Inside
Grimes’ Female Transport
By: Michelle Marshall
Managing Editor
Cammie Grime’s honors
project, “Female Transport”
opened to rave reviews on Tuesday April 8. The production was
an ensemble performance starring Camryn Grimes, Ariana
Nakamine, Alyx Cohen, Natalie
Schetritt, Shelby Frenkel, Jessica Cole, Patrick Lundy, Sam
Halote, Dakota Dennis, and Mr.
Boles. Introducing many fresh
faces to the drama department,
this production was a heart felt
dramatic performance worthy of
a standing ovation.
The entire play took place in
a cellar aboard a ship of six very
different strong willed women
convicts. It brought up issues of
male oppression on women in
the 1800’s and challenged the
audience to unwillingly relate
Continued on page 4
ingly enough, senior Sam Sobo
who played the first part of the
season with a broken arm in a
cast, is currently undefeated 12-0
in league. Senior Austin Mandel
is undefeated as well with two
partners in doubles in league. He
is 4-0 with senior Brad Richlin
in doubles and 3-0 with junior
Maddie Hunter. Also, Montclair
is unique in that they are the only
team in league with 33% of their
starters are girls.
As a result of his team’s
excellence Coach Erenberg has
just won his 100th game as head
coach. He also reached the same
milestone in boy’s soccer this
year. I asked Coach Erenberg,
“How strong do you believe
your chances are at winning a 4th
alpha league title in a row?” He
answered, “If we win this Friday,
I would say we have a 90 percent
chance.” If the Tennis team wins
a 4th league title in a row, it will
be another achievement in Montclair’s storied athletic history
worthy of celebration.
Continued on page 4
Photo courtesy of Arielle
Rapaport
Mrs. Minasian teaches 12th
grade calculus, using her new
smart board.
Inside This Issue...
~First Annual Color Week Was A Hit
The grades battled each other and the Middle
School came out on top
pg. 4
Photo courtesy of Paige Johnstone
The cast of Female Transport on opening night.
~Our Seniors Are Moving On
A list of where the MCP Seniors are going to college pg.5
~Television Makes A Comeback
The strike is over and our favorite shows are back
pg.6
~Oregon State’s New Head Basketball Coach
Its Obama’s brother In-Law
pg. 8
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Editorials and Opinons
Montclair Journal Staff
Writing Staff:
Josh Rose
Taylor Burgess
Morgan Engle
Stephanie Sherman
Kenny Jackson
Andrew Cohen
Shelby Frenkel
Shane Marechal
Phil-Woo Roh
Ryan Alberts
Zack Sokolow
Michael Hillel
Josh Idell
Camryn Grimes
Ben Lin
Shoeb Mohammed
Katie Cryer
Adam Jenkala
Co-Editors-InChief:
Arielle Rapaport
Caitlin Kranzdorf
Advisors:
Mr. Gernes
Mr. Erenberg
Managing
Editor:
Michelle Marshall
A New Incentive To Cure
The Spread of ‘Senioritis’
Senior-Junior Prom:
Pricey But Worth It
By: Arielle Rapaport
Co-Editor-In-Cief
In their last year of high school, seniors are
often looking forward to the new and exciting experiences that lay before them in college. Many seniors decide where they will be attending college
throughout their senior year.
By March, most seniors are sure about which
college they will be going to. Since seniors have
already decided, many experience “senioritis”,
which is a term referring to the feeling of senior
year not being important. This syndrome makes
many students lazy and careless about their classes
senior year because most of the grades they receive
will not be shown to their college of choice.
In the second semester of high school college
is more readily approaching. This causes the disease of senioritis to spread more rapidly and may
affect almost every student in the class. In June,
a few weeks before graduation, senior students
take their final exams. However, in many private
schools, the administration offers a different option for seniors. This option is that seniors do not
By: Shane Marechal
Staff Writer
It is finally that time of the
year and students have been preparing several months for their
special high school prom night,
spending lots of money. For the
girls this means choosing the
perfect designer dress and getting
hair, nails, make up etc. done for
the big night. It is not only the
girls spending money, the guys
must buy/rent a suit/tux, shirt and
a tie that will match their date’s
dress along with a corsage for the
date. On top of that the price for
a limo to ride fashionably to the
prom is not a cheap item either.
Much stress for young people in
high school comes about before
this one night and lots of money
is spent. The true question is, is
all of the money and chaos worth
it for the actual night.
Junior Shadee Afshar says
“Although lots of money has
been spent dealing with my
dress, ticket for myself and my
date, limo expenses etc. I still be-
have to take a final if they have a B+ or higher
in the class. This option would provide a way to
keep seniors motivated to do well in their classes
in the months leading up to graduation. This idea
had been brought up to the Montclair Administration and is being considered for finals coming this
June.
Some may argue that senioritis is no excuse
to not take a final, but senior students lose inspiration second semester and this option would motivate students to keep working until the end of
the year. Being a senior myself, if this option was
provided, I would make sure to work hard for the
rest of the year even if my college of choice may
not see those grades.
No final would be the “light at the end of the
tunnel” for my senior year. I think that many senior students would work extra hard to keep their
grades at a B+ or higher; so they wouldn’t have to
take the final. Hopefully our administration board
will consider this incentive for seniors and it just
might help lessen the senioritis syndrome affecting the seniors this year.
lieve it is a small price to pay for
a memorable night of my teenage years”.
Prom can be one of the
most important events in high
school. Prom is a memorable
night to look forward to for
months beforehand. For some
people, though, the prom can
seem like just another reason to
worry and feel stressed out. Even
people who are looking forward
to it can feel nervous. Whether it
is not having a date or not looking as good as planned, prom can
be very stressful for a majority of
teens. Senior Nicole Miles says
“With close to a month left until
prom I still have not decided on
a dress, hairstyle, nail color and
even a date,
Prom is stressful but I know
things will all turn out once the
big date comes. All in all, prom
can take a hold of you if you let
it, but if you manage everything
well and do not wait until the
last minute it will be a night to
remember.
High School Parties Just a
Lawsuit Waiting To Happen Senator Hillary Clinton
By: Caitlin Kranzdorf
Co-Editor-In-Chief
Teenage High School parties are no longer
just an opportunity to have fun with friends. Teenagers have a compromised sense of reality. We find
ourselves acting before we think about the consequences.
Parties have become a means by which to
facilitate binge drinking and drug use designed to
eliminate any sense of inhibition or modesty. A sober party these days is unheard of and if there isn’t
any alcohol provided, kids find a way to sneak in
their own.
Parties have also become a forum for totally
irrational behavior including fist fights and even
confrontations involving weapons. Unfortunately, innocent kids can be in the wrong place at the
wrong time and become seriously injured during a
fight. A party today is just as likely to end in a fight
with ambulances, police cars arriving and party
goers running in fear of being arrested.
Parties are now organized to make a profit.
Usually attendees are charged between 5 and 40
dollars depending on the event. Girls are customarily charged less than boys and are sometimes admitted without charge.
Bizarrely enough the outcome is that partygoers are being charged for the privilege of consuming alcohol when everyone involved is violating a
law that requires persons drinking it to be at least
21 years old. In fact, to charge for liquor served
requires that a license be obtained from the state
of California and the failure to do that is a felony
punishable by time in prison.
The fact is that consumption of alcohol by
minors can lead to severe legal consequences for
all concerned including the organizers of the party and the property owners where the party takes
place. Tragically, too many times teenagers who
get drunk in parties wind up dead in auto accidents
or by reason of other causes.
In many cases, parents who own the homes
where alcohol has been served are sued for allowing consumption of alcohol by minors. Recently
teenagers who organize for profit parties have begun to stage them in empty houses that are under
construction, abandoned, or in escrow prior to
sale. These locations are considered ideal because
the houses are empty and there is no possibility of
supervision.
Teenagers both throwing and attending
parties do not understand how severe the consequences can be whether it is drinking too much,
overdosing, breaking and entering, drunk driving,
fighting, or being arrested.
One bad decision whether deciding to attend
a party or how to behave after arriving can change
the course of someone’s life forever. Next time
you find yourself in such a situation think long and
hard about the future.
Caught In A Lie
By: Arielle Rapaport
Co-Editor-In-Chief
Recently, Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton been forced
to take back a statement she
made that twelve years ago she
landed in Bosnia under sniper
fire. When Clinton made this
claim, opposing candidate Barack Obama was accusing Clinton of exaggerating her role in
foreign policy-making during
Bill Clinton’s presidency. Clinton replied to Obama with this
story, “I remember landing under
sniper fire. There was supposed
to be some kind of a greeting
ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads
down to get into the vehicles to
get to our base.”
A CBS video was released
shortly after Clinton made this
statement. The video shows
Clinton getting off a plane in
Bosnia, smiling, waving, and
shaking hands with the Bosnian
president.
When asked about her fal-
lacy Clinton said, “I went to 80
countries, you know. I gave contemporaneous accounts, I wrote
about a lot of this in my book.”
It is obvious that Clinton has
been struggling to keep up with
Obama in the polls and salvage
what is left of her campaign.
I think that Clinton’s story
was a failed attempt to gain sympathy votes for her presidential
campaign. It is sad and pathetic
that Clinton is having to stoop
to such lows to defend herself to
her opponent, Obama.
Clinton’s story is insulting
to the troops actually fighting
and under fire in Iraq. It is disrespectful for her to make a mockery of being in overt danger when
Americans are fighting a war and
are in danger everyday. If Clinton is willing to lie to gain votes,
how can the American people
trust what she says. I know that I
could never vote for a candidate
who would lie and especially lie
about something offensive to the
men and women fighting in Iraq.
News
Gas Prices
on the Rise
By: Michelle Marshall
Managing Editor
As many of the licensed
students have recognized, gas
prices have been increasing
weekly as time moves on. What
once cost you $40 to fill up your
tank is now costing you close
to $60! Prices have already exceeded $3, and now people are
worrying that by the time summer rolls around they will hit the
$4 mark.
By the end of Jan 2008, gas
prices had risen to $3.15 compared to last year’s $2.49. What
happened to the times when gas
prices were only $1.63, like in
January of 2000, or even $2.43
like in October 2006? Unfortunately, the gas prices for April
2008 started around $3.40 and
have been increasing daily.
As the months roll by, the
prices keep raising and America
is becoming more and more outraged.
The reason behind the gas
increase is one full of controversy, however, it all comes down
to America’s dependence on foreign oil. People are outraged and
have been pointing their fingers
at all different targets. However,
blaming is no longer an option.
Saving gas and oil by using alternate means, such as hybrid cars,
is the first step to breaking this
dependence, however there is
still a lot of room to grow.
In the meantime, we are
forced to pay the ridiculous
amount to fill up our tanks. Hopefully, America won’t have to suffer through the summer paying
$4 a gallon and our students will
be able to enjoy their summers
instead of worrying that all of
their money is going straight to
their gas tanks.
Something Bad
Is in the Water
Photo courtesy of google.com
The people of Tibet protest the upcoming Summer Olympics in
Beijing.
China’s Actions Spark
Outrage and Protests
Continued from page 1
Tibet is also one of China’s
essential sources of water and
also holds a rich mining industry.
Beijing has invested billions in
Tibet over the past 10 years as
part of its strategic economic
plan for China’s development.
China response to the crisis
in Tibet was violent. Security
forces penetrated the country
wounding and killing hundreds.
As of now foreigners are denied
entry into Tibet and civilians
have no freedom. Rioting against
Chinese rule has spread as far as
Beijing, and protests to “Free
Tibet” have reached the steps of
the United Nations.
This uprising has thus become
a world-wide political issue due
to the scheduled 2008 Summer
Olympics in Beijing.
The
torch has been lit and blown
out multiple times, as it has
become an international forum
for politics. China has now been
threatened by numerous foreign
governments about the Summer
Games if violence persists in
Tibet.
Bizarre Mistake in Arkansas
Law Is Finally Corrected
By: Stephanie Sherman
Staff Writer
An error in a new Arkansas
law allows individuals of any
age (even toddlers) to get married with parental consent.
This law was taken effect
last July of 2007 and was intended to set 18 as the minimum
age to get married and pregnant
minors with parental consent
were also allowed to get married.
However, a misplaced “not” in
the bill allows anyone who is not
pregnant at any age get married
with parental consent.
On April 2, 2008, the mistake was finally corrected by
Gov. Mike Beebe, despite that
marriages of 17-year-olds had
occurred within the last couple
of months.
Law makers didn’t realize
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their mistake until after it had
been approved, causing months
of embarrassment for the state.
The Bill read: “In order for
a person who is younger than
eighteen (18) years of age and
who is not pregnant to obtain
a marriage license, the person
must provide the county clerk
with evidence of parental consent to the marriage.”
Although it was only recently approved, legislators
wanted to correct the mistake
right away stating that it would
be easy for pedophiles to take
advantage of the law. However,
Governor Mike Beebe didn’t see
any imminent crisis and that the
chances of minors getting married were slim.
Apparently Gov. Mike
Beebe spoke to soon because a
lawsuit was filed by a mother
who had allowed her 17-year-old
daughter to get married and was
denied a marriage license. The
lawsuit continued based on this
new law and the judge order the
mother to be issued a marriage
license. “I think this issue needs
resolving once and for all. I feel
like the commission had done its
job and had acted responsibly
to fix an error, but the judge has
thrown the issue open again. I
think it’s deplorable and embarrassing,” said Madison, D-Fayetteville.
Fortunately the law had
been recently changed and the
error was fixed. Although it had
created a bit of chaos in the state
of Alabama, the governor and
the code revision committee had
corrected the bill.
By: Katie Cryer
Staff Writer
The Associated Press, the
essential global news network,
sent their investigation teams
out this month to test the water
in our nation’s reservoirs, rivers, and lakes. Tests in the major population centers came back
positive for numerous varieties
of pharmaceutical drugs. These
drugs have made their way into
our water systems through human consumption.
People swallow pills, their
bodies absorb some of the medication, then what remains unmetabolized is passed through
the body and flushed down the
toilet. The wastewater is then
cleansed and treated before it is
discharged again into our water
resources and drinking water
treatment plants. Failing to remove all traces of drugs, contamination has affected not only
the United States, but also a hundred different bodies of water
throughout the world, in places
such as Asia, Australia, Canada
and Europe.
Here in the U.S., researchers have analyzed hundreds of
scientific reports and federal databases for drinking water, interviewed over 230 personnel from
environmental study sites and
treatment plants, and surveyed
the nation’s top 50 major cities
and their water providers. Results left them to find traces of
drug residue including hundreds
of different medications for
pain, infection, high cholesterol,
asthma, epilepsy, mental illness,
heart problems, anxiety, sex hormones, tranquilizers, mood stabilizers, and estrogens dispersed
throughout our waters.
Here in Southern California anti-epileptic and anti-anxiety medications were found in
treated drinking water for 18.5
million people in its residence.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, data shows that at least half
of all Americans take at least one
prescription drug, with one out
of six taking three or more medications. Over the past five years,
the number of U.S. prescriptions
rose 12 percent to a record of 3.7
billion.
As drug use is on the rise, it
is only expected to increase with
age. The federal government
has yet to require any testing or
safety limits on the presence of
drugs in water and the amount of
it is predicted to rise.
Not only are humans the
cause and effect of this global
problem, but so too are animals.
Veterinary drugs and farming
hormones that humans are pumping into animals are being passed
through and again consumed by
them through their water sources. Wildlife all around the world
is at risk.
Prominently, male fish
have begun to create egg yolk
proteins, a function that used to
be defined only to the females.
Also, the species at the bottom
of the food chain are being affected, such as earth worms and
zooplankton, that will carry hints
of drugs throughout the pyramid
of life.
“Based on what we now
know, I would say we find there’s
little or no risk from pharmaceuticals in the environment to human health,” said microbiologist
Thomas White, a consultant for
the Pharmaceutical Research
and Manufacturers of America.
Though because of limited research, the question arises that
if fish were so affected ... what
might they be doing to humans?
Exposure to low concentrations of pharmaceuticals in some
of these major drug groups seem
to cause some concern. Chemotherapy can act as a powerful
poison, hormones can hamper
reproduction or development,
anti-depressants and epilepsy
can damage the brain or change
behavior, and antibiotics can
mutate human germs into more
hazardous forms.
While drugs are usually
being prescribed for specific
amounts of time, our waters are
giving us a dose of a lifetime.
Hopefully this new global awareness will open eyes and give motivation for this cause to be seriously dealt with. Possibly by
starting with the development of
new engineering skills to create
sewage systems that can remove
pharmaceutical drugs from our
water systems.
Juniors and Seniors
Buy Your Prom
Tickets Now!
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MCP News
Mrs. Minasian Awarded
for Her Contribution
continued from page 1
reer. I have learned a lot from
him and I am still learning.”
When the award was announced, Mrs. Minasian recalls,
“I was so shocked and speechless when I found out that I was
awarded ‘Teacher of the Month.’
I was so speechless that I didn’t
even thank those who nominated
me!” When asked what characteristics a teacher of the month
should possess, Mrs. Minasian
responded, “You have to be dedicated, patient, and positive. You
need to enjoy and love teaching
in order to give 110%.”
Mrs. Minasian has not
only had a huge impact on her
students, but also her boss. Mr.
Steele stated, “As the Mathematics Department Chair, I’ve had
the privilege of working with
Mrs. Minasian. I don’t know
any other teacher who dedicates
more of their free time as Mrs.
Minasian does.
She always makes herself
available to both her students
and other teachers’ students. She
has always readily and willingly done a variety of extra work
when it arises. Also, she has
challenged herself professionally by receiving her MBA and
attending mathematics conferences. She is a valued member
of our department, the school,
and definitely a worthy candidate of this award.”
Mrs. Minasian is an admirable teacher who ensures that
her students succeed. She generously donates her own time in
order to make certain that each
individual understands the material that is currently being taught.
Mrs. Minasian knows how to
teach the math material well and
has contributed to the success of
her students.
Ilana Grines, an 11th grader,
is currently in her pre-calculus
class. Ilana stated, “Mrs. Minasian is a good teacher because
she’s patient and always willing to help any student. I really
enjoy her pre-calculus class and
I’ve learned so much from her.”
Senior Sara Weiss is currently in her calculus class. Sara
stated, “Whether it’s before, during, or after school, Mrs. Minasian always finds time to help me
with math. She’s very dedicated
to her work and wants her students to succeed.”
Mrs. Minasian is a great
role model to her students and
colleagues. Her professional and
friendly demeanor, avid volunteerism, and willingness to help
any student in need grant her the
title “Teacher of the Month.”
The Senior Class sits together and cheers their grade on.
First Annual Color Week
Spirit Assembly Was a Hit
By: Arielle Rapaport
Co-Editor-In-Chief
Many students have been
complaining about the lack of
school spirit at Montclair this
year. However, now many efforts have been made to regain
spirit throughout the school. On
Behind the Scenes of the
Production Female Transport
continued from page 1
ties, and hopes were revealed.
The play was truly an ensemble performance. Each actor
contributed greatly to the success of the production. The veterans and seniors, Cammie, Ariana, Shelby, and Patrick mixed
perfectly with the new faces and
talent brought by Alyx, Natalie,
Jessica, Sam, and Dakota. Many
people were probably wondering who Dakota Dennis was, in
fact as I walked the aisle of the
theatre I could hear many of the
students talking about how they
had never seen him at Montclair
before.
Surprisingly, Dakota is
Cammie’s younger brother. Not
having an actor to fulfill the role
of “Tommy,” Cammie turned to
her brother to fill the shoes. Well,
it seems that acting runs throughout the family. The dynamics between the two on stage was riveting and it was exciting to see
two family members act together
on our Montclair Stage. He was
a great addition to the show as a
whole.
The Montclair Drama department put on a comedy in the
last show and it was exciting to
see an intense, emotional, drama
this time around. This play really showed the wide range act-
ing talent of our students and allowed the audience to really see
the incredible directing ability
of Mr. Boles. This play was not
only Cammie’s honors project,
but it marked her seventh performance at Montclair, setting a
record of the most productions
a student has ever acted in. She
is truly an incredibly talented actress and this performance just
highlighted her abilities.
“Female Transport” written by Steve Gooch, produced
by Camryn Grimes, and directed
by Eric Boles was a touching
performance that confirmed the
talent that we have in our drama
department. It was Cammie’s
last production and it confirms
that she will be leaving the annex theatre on top. The brilliant
ensemble performance could
have fooled many into thinking
that it was a professional production instead of a high school
play. It truly was a job well done.
Congratulations to Cammie, Mr.
Boles, and the entire cast and
crew of Female Transport!
Photo Courtesy of Paige Johnstone
Camryn in action with her cast in Female Transport.
April 14th through the 17th the
Junior class sponsored a “War of
the Colors” between each grade.
Every class was assigned a different color and had to gain as
many points as possible by participating in the different activities which were held throughout
the week.
On Monday each grade
was given a section of our campus to decorate. Black decorations, representing the 9th grade
covered the M rooms and huge
“think green” signs, representing
the 10th grade were hung around
Mr. Ribiero’s room.
On Thursday all students
met on the field to participate in
a tug of war. The seniors pulled
out all the stops and beat each
and every grade. On Friday all
students were able to wear jeans
and a shirt representing their
grade’s color. A basketball shoot
out was held in the gym and
Jassmin Lewis, a senior won the
competition. The Middle School
won the color war and will get
a pizza party sometime next
week.
This “color week” is just
what our students and faculty
needed to gain back some school
spirit before this year comes to
a close. These activities got students to be active and participate
in school events. The junior class
did an amazing job of setting up
each event and hopefully this
color week will become a new
Montclair tradition.
Boys Volleyball:
The Fantastic Eight
By: Ben Lin
Staff Writer
Montclair spikers are
playing beyond expectations!
When the season started, no one
speculated that the volleyball
team would succeed. Surprisingly
enough, Mr. Krupp was able to
recruit some promising young
players and promote great team
work.
Before the season began,
Mr. Krupp expected to have quite
a few returning and experienced
players. However, due to the
grades, injuries, and some other
personal reasons, many older
players couldn’t participate.
Therefore, even though
he expected at least 12 players,
Mr. Krupp ended with 8 players
some returning and others new,
leaving him short-handed. Nev����
ertheless, with the 8 players he
had, he made it work. The team
leaders Patrick Sheck and Josh
Statland are also cooperating and
trying their best to lead the team
to victory.
The fantastic 8 know that
8 players aren’t enough to leave
room to slack off, so they practice
even harder, keeping the championship in mind. They know
getting there won’t be easy, but
with hard work and determination, they can do it.
Despite the combination of
new players and old players, the
team is now playing in great harmony, making fans feel as if they
are watching a “symphony”,
played by the fantastic 8. The
team is now 5-5 in the league,
and a playoff position is on the
line.
MCP News
Our Seniors Are Moving On Montclair’s First
Here is Where You’ll Find Them Next Year
By: Michelle Marshall
Managing Editor
In the beginning of the
school year, when you walked
into the office, the senior map
posted on the bulletin board was
empty. Throughout the school
year, more and more seniors
started to hear back from Colleges and the map slowly started
to be bombarded by red string.
Now, that same map, is
hardly recognizable. It is almost
completely covered by the red
string that connects each senior
with the college that they have
committed to attend in the fall.
This year, the “college application process” was one of the
most competitive that they have
ever seen. More than 40,000 students applied for the fall term at
the University of California at
Berkeley; only 3,000 were actually accepted. This is only one
example of the fierce competition that all students were facing
when applying to colleges.
Most colleges hit a record high of applicants, therefore, lowering their acceptance
percentages. Fighting through
the odds, our map continued to
grow. Now, more than 50% of
our seniors know where they are
going to attend in the fall.
Some students are still visiting the campuses in which they
were accepted and many are still
trying to decide which college to
attend. Here is a list, as of April
21, of the seniors whom have already decided and the colleges
they will be attending. Congratulations seniors!
Mina Azarnoush – University
California Berkeley
Dari Bani – University
California Santa Barbara
Leeran Baraness- University
California Berkeley
Erik Becker- Sonoma State
Taylor Burgess- California State
University Northridge
Daniel Carnie- University
California Los Angeles
Lawrence Chen- University
California Riverside
Steven Chung- Boston
University
Andrew Cohen- Brandeis
University
Katie Cryer- University
California Davis
Chelsea DeHaven – University
Colorado at Boulder
Morgan Engle- University
Nevada Las Vegas
Victoria Halote- Wittier College
Michael Hillel- University
California Santa Barbara
Bailey Huff- Santa Barbara City
College
Joshua Idell- California State
University Channel Islands
Justin Jackson – University of
the Pacific
Benny Jacobs-SchwartzUniversity California Santa
Cruz
Caitlin Kranzdorf- University
Colorado at Boulder
Matt Laurents – Lewis and
Clark
Jazzmin Lewis – University
California Riverside
Ben Lin – University California
San Diego
Austin Mandel- Brown
University
Amy Manuwal- California State
University Northridge
Michelle Marshall- University
Colorado at Boulder
Gaia Mori- California State
University Channel Islands
Shoeb Mohammed- University
of Southern California
Lola Morales- University
California Santa Cruz
Mollie Morrow- University
California Irvine
Ariana Nakamine- Marymount
University
Essence Nixon- San Francisco
State University
Michael Noveck- University of
Southern California
Jessica Overstreet – University
California Santa Cruz
Michael Palmer – University of
Oregon
Spencer Peck – University of
Arizona
Jessica Petrullo – Marymount
University
Stephanie Plaskoff- Santa
Barbara City College
Arielle Rapaport – Boston
University
Bradley Richlin – University
California Santa Cruz
Brian Sapir – Valley College
Arpy Sarkissian – Emerson
University
Daniel Sarraf – University
California Irvine
Kristie Satzberg – University
Colorado at Boulder
Patrick Scheck – University
California Santa Cruz
Kody Sheppard – University of
Arizona
Stephanie Sherman – University
of Southern California
Na-Ri Shin – Parsons University
Zack Sokolow – University of
Arizona
Joshua Statland – Washington
University at St. Louis
Max Stone – University
California Santa Cruz
Jason Sutton – Santa Barbara
City College
Lisa Weintraub – Colorado State
University
Sara Weiss – University
California Los Angeles
The list of added Universities
will be updated in the June
Issue.
Sara Weiss’s Honors Project Provides
Aid to Disadvantaged Children
By: Arielle Rapaport
Co-Editor-In-Chief
Honors Projects are a way
for Montclair seniors to reach
out and help our school or our
community. Now, seniors are
finishing up their projects as the
school year comes to a close.
Many students may not know
about the outstanding achievements that have already been accomplished by their fellow students. One senior in particular
has made incredible strides, by
going above and beyond to help
under privileged children living
in El Salvador. Sara Weiss has
been raising money to buy soccer jerseys for children living in
a village in El Salvador. Sara previously worked with a program
called Rustic Pathways which
offers students the opportunity
to travel and perform community
service. She volunteered in Costa Rica and it is there where she
realized the importance of soccer
in Central American countries.
After helping in Cost Rica
Sara wanted to do an even bigger
project to help keep the passion
for soccer alive for disadvantaged children. She saw an article about Airline Ambassadors,
an organization that provides
humanitarian aid to underprivileged communities around the
world. Sara contacted Airline
Ambassadors and they agreed
to help her venture. The organization has donated many airline
miles to send Sara to El Salvador
this spring. Little Feet, another
humanitarian organization is do-
nating soccer balls as an extra
bonus for the children. Sara will
be bringing hundreds of soccer
jerseys and soccer balls to children in a special village which
she has chosen.
Sara has collected close to
five hundred jerseys so far, from
schools including Crespi Carmelite High School. Sara will be
in El Salvador for one week helping to bring happiness and hope
to children that may not have it
otherwise. Sara has said, “Every
jersey helps and every jersey is
going to make a world of difference to someone who isn’t
as lucky to have what we have.”
Sara Weiss’ honors project is an
inspirational endeavor, which
future senior students should
look to aspire to.
PAGE 5
Annual Trip to Italia
By: Michelle Marshall
Managing Editor
Italy is known to be one of
the most beautiful, historic, and
romantic places on earth. It is
the home to many famous museums and monuments as well as
the romantic gondola rides. For
the first time, a group of lucky
Montclair humanities students,
including myself, are going to
be able to experience the unique
culture. We are going to be able
to indulge at some of the most
intriguing places in the world
and enjoy true Italian food. We
are being given an opportunity to
extend our education to aspects
found outside of the classroom.
The opportunity to experience Italy in the first place is one thing,
but to go with your friends and
four of the most knowledgeable
and worldly teachers makes us
incredibly lucky.
Joining us will be Mrs.
Lejbowicz, Ms. Vinicka, Dr.
McDonnell, and Mr. Gika. I
don’t know who is more excited,
the students or the chaperones.
Mr. Steele said, “It’s a great oppurtunity for our students to be
exposed to the history, culture,
and language. I envy all our
students and staff.” As our departure comes closer and closer
our meetings get more and more
descriptive and the enthusiasm
felt by all is overwhelming. We
finally have our long awaited
itinerary for the eleven day trip
which includes stops in Venice,
Florence, Rome, and Pompeii. In
each of these cities we are going
to be able to see, taste, and experience the Italian culture.
Prom is on May 16th and
we leave the following Tuesday,
May 20th. The whole trip is a total
of eleven days, including days of
travel. We leave from LAX and
fly into London where we then
depart to Milan. Our final destination is Venice. The first actual
day in Italy will be spent in Venice sightseeing. From there we
move from hotel to hotel, city
to city, meeting people along the
way and trying to get the most
out of the experience.
The whole point of this trip
is to experience Italy. As amazing as all of the educational tours
are, it is definitely important to
be able to just roam around the
city. That is exactly what we are
going to be able to do. Each student, in a group of course, will
be able to branch off from organized tours and get “lost” in both
Florence and Rome. During this
time, we will be able to go shopping, eat at what ever restaurant
we choose, and drink espresso
at the little cafes found on the
streets. The beauty about this trip
is that we are given this opportunity. We are getting the best of
both worlds, tours and free time.
Some of the places we will
be visiting are the Vatican Museums. We will be able to witness
firsthand all of the ancient art and
sculptures of the Roman Catholic Church. We will go to St. Peter’s church where not only the
chief apostle was buried, but also
where the first Christian emperor
of Rome, Emperor Constantine,
ordered a basilica to be built. We
will go inside Doge’s Palace and
visit the Colosseum where gladiators once fought in front of hundreds of spectators. In Rome we
will get the opportunity to visit
the monumental Trevi Fountain,
one of the most famous aqueducts which provided Rome with
pure water for more than four
hundred years! We will possibly
be visiting the Pantheon, which
is a temple in Rome built for all
the gods of Ancient Rome.
Perhaps one of the most
emotional visits will be to Pompeii the ruined Roman city near
Naples that was destroyed because of the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius killing
hundreds of Romans. Italy has
so much history to offer and we
are lucky to be able to get a taste
of it.
Another exciting aspect of
our trip is we are able to experience this together. As incredible
as it is to be able to go with our
peers, we are even more grateful
to be able to go along side some
of our most influential teachers.
Not only do we get to go with
one of our Spanish teachers and
math teachers, but we get to go
with the dean of students as well
as the new headmaster!
Not many students get the
chance to be able to experience
a completely different culture
and way of life with their teachers. Perhaps one of the things I
am most excited about is getting
to know my teachers outside of
the classroom, in a different setting. I am excited to be able to be
chaperoned by enthusiastic educators who are excited to teach
me and show me all the different
aspects of Italy.
In order for everyone to
participate in the trip, each student had to get a permission slip
signed by themselves, their parents, and each one of their parents stating that they will make
up all of the missed assignments.
It is our responsibility to keep
up with the school work. Our responsibility to make sure that we
don’t fall behind especially since
we return only a few days before
finals begin and only eleven days
before graduation.
Both Juniors and seniors
are attending but for seniors, the
month of May is their last “hurrah” as Montclair students. It is
a great way to leave our comfort
zone that we call Montclair, a
positive way to say goodbye. As
they say in Italy, Ciao!
Entertainment
PAGE 6
Everything You Need
To Know About This
Season’s New Shows
Writers outside of NBC protest to finally strike a deal.
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Television Makes A Comeback
The strike is over
and now your
favorite shows
are back on air
By: Michelle Marshall
Managing Editor
Finally! Our beloved television shows are returning to
the air. After countless months
of reruns and reality TV, due to
the writers strike, the primetime
television series’ are finally coming back! Starting in the beginning of April, slowly each show
will return onto almost all of the
popular networks, such as NBC,
ABC and The CW. Each network’s shows will return to finish
out the season. Some have only
four episodes left while other
have up to eight. Get your tivos
ready because while many of us
will be preparing for finals and
graduation, our favorite shows
will be premiering and before
you know it they will be showing their season finales!
On NBC, “The Office” will
be premiering it’s new episodes
on Aril 10th at 9 pm. They have
six episodes left until the season is over. Also, “ER” will be
returning starting April 10th a 10
pm. “ER”’s season finale, unfortunately will be it’s series finale
as well!
On the CW, “Gossip Girl”
returns to anxious viewers on
April 21st at 8 pm. It is on a new
night, Monday so be sure not to
miss the remaining five episodes
of the season. Also returning on
the CW is “One Tree Hill” on
Monday April 14th at 9 pm!
ABC has the most popular
shows on television right now
and they are finally all returning!
“Desperate Housewives” returns
on Sunday April 13th at 9 pm and
has six episodes left for the season. “Brothers and Sisters” returns on April 20th at 10pm! On
April 24th, three of our favorite
and most popular shows return,
“Ugly Betty”, “Greys Anatomy”,
and “Lost!” It all starts at 8 pm
with “Ugly Betty” and gets even
more interesting and exciting
at 9 pm for “Greys Anatomy”.
“Greys” has only five episodes
left in this season! Then at 10 pm
“Lost” finally makes it’s debut. It
is a triple feature event.
Don’t miss out on all of your
favorite shows because before
you know it their seasons will
be over and you will be stuck in
the middle of summer watching
reruns again. Make sure you are
ready because supposedly many
of these shows uncover surprises
that no one is ready for. Finally,
they’re back!
By: Kenny Jackson
Staff Writer
One of the biggest sources
of entertainment for the average
American is Television. The percentage of households that possess at least one television is in
the 99th percentile.
The average number of TV
sets in a U.S. household is two
and a half sets. More surprising
than those figures is the average
number of hours per day that TV
is on in a U.S. home is six hours
and 47 minutes. So when the
Writers Guild of America went
on strike on November 5th, 2007
it affected almost every American.
The 2007-2008 seasons
for almost every show was either ended abruptly or shortened
to a few episodes. The writer’s
strike thankfully ended on February 12th, 2008 which allowed
for some programs to return for
the end of the season with a few
more episodes. The following
can be used as a guide for the every day American TV viewer:
Returns from strike (4 more
episodes0
04/23/08 - Wednesday
Law & Order (NBC) - Returns
from strike
04/24/08 - Thursday
Ugly Betty (ABC) - Returns
from strike (5 more episodes)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) Returns from strike (5 more
episodes)
Lost (ABC) - Returns from
strike
04/28/08 - Monday
House (FOX) - Returns from
strike (4 more episodes)
APRIL
04/13/08 - Sunday
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
- Returns from strike (6 more
episodes)
04/14/08 – Monday
One Tree Hill (CW) – Returns
from strike
Dirty Jobs (DSC) – Returns
from hiatus
04/15/08 - Tuesday
Law & Order: SVU (NBC) Returns from strike (5 more
episodes)
04/16/08 - Wednesday
Real World, The (MTV) –
Season Premiere
04/20/08 - Sunday
Brothers & Sisters (ABC) -
JUNE
06/08/08 – Sunday
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(USA) – Returns from strike
06/12/08 – Thursday
Moment of Truth (FOX) –
Summer season premiere
06/16/08 – Monday
Weeds (SHOWTIME) – Season
Premiere
06/17/08 - Tuesday
America’s Got Talent (NBC) –
Season Premiere
JULY
07/18/08 – Friday
Monk (USA) – Season Premiere
07/20/08 – Sunday
High School Musical (ABC) –
Series Premiere
MAY
05/12/08 – Monday
American Gladiators (NBC) –
Season Premiere
05/19/08 – Monday
Bachelorette, The (ABC) –
Season Premiere
05/22/08 – Thursday
So You Think You Can Dance?
(FOX) – Season Premiere
05/28/08 – Wednesday
Men in Trees (ABC) – Returns
from hiatus
Three Day Art and Music Event, Where MCP
Should Be Eating
Coachella, Comes To Town
By: Arielle Rapaport
Co-Editor-In-Chief
On April 25th to the 27th
one of the biggest music festivals of our time is coming to
town. If you haven’t heard all
the buzz already, its that time of
year again for the three day music event of Coachella to come to
town. Coachella is located in the
hot desert valley of Empire Polo
Field in Indio, CA.
The legendary Coachella
Music and Arts Festival features
over one hundred and thirty
bands, along with hippie art installations.
Since 1999, all types of music genres have been represented
at the festival such as alternative
rock, hip hop, and electronica.
Coachella has several stages set-up throughout the valley,
with bands playing at the same
time continuously. Some big
name artists that are headlining
include Prince, Jack Johnson,
Roger Waters, Justice, and Death
Cab for Cutie.
Coachella was started eight
years ago after the Woodstock
99 festival chaos of fires and riots. It ended up taking the place
of Woodstock, becoming one of
the biggest music festivals on the
west coast.
The last weekend of April
is the time for thousands of ea-
ger music crazed teens to gather
in the blistering desert sun to
enjoy three full days of music.
In 2002 Coachella started to offer tent camping as an option,
rather than staying at a motel or
hotel. The camping grounds are
located near the main stages and
hundreds choose to camp out as
a cheap alternative.
Many students from Montclair Prep will attend Coachella
and have the chance to listen to
some of the great artists of our
time.
One piece of advice would
be, be sure to bring your sunscreen!
By: Taylor Burgess
Staff Writer
Zin Bistro American
32131 Lindero Cyn Rd. #111
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Zin Bistro Americana features a scenic fire lit patio, spacious bar, lounge and lakefront
dining where you can relax in
a plush setting, that is sure to
make any date special.
Everything on their menu,
from lobster salad to filet mignon, is superb. Whether its for
lunch or dinner, Zin is a great
place to eat.
Dan’s Super Sub’s
22446 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Dan’s Super Sub’s located in Woodland Hills has
some of the best sub sandwiches in the valley. They
make all kinds of sandwiches
including hot and cold. All
their subs come with the bestmarinated tomatoes on top
that is sure to keep people
coming back.
They have any where
from 6 in. subs to 6 ft. long
sub sandwiches. My favorite
is hot roast beef with cheese.
When sandwiches come
through someones mind, they
should think Dan’s.
Entertainment
The Other Boleyn Girl ‘Not Objectionable’
PAGE 7
Jodie Foster
Linked to
Bomb Threat
By: Stephanie Sherman
Staff Writer
On March 12, 2008, Michael Smegal was arrested for
mailing a bomb threat to Van
Nuys airport. Michael Smegal,
42, has allegedly stalked Oscarwinning actress Jodie Foster for
several years prior to the bomb
threat.
Smegal started sending
several letters concerning the
bomb threat from his Massachusetts home back in early December of 2007. The threat sent to
Van Nuys airport stated in block
letters, “Jodie Foster S” and
“Going to be a gas bomb in this
building.”
According to the affidavit,
Smegal had sent the letter to the
Van Nuys airport because he
believed that the Screen Actors
Guild is located at airports.
Michael Smegal had been
sending letters and packages to
Foster since October of 2004.
One of the packages contained
a prepaid cell phone with a letter stating to call a certain number. Foster immediately sent the
package to authorities and when
an authority called, Smegal had
answered the phone.
If Michael Smegal is convicted, he could face up to ten
years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000
fine.
Smegal isn’t the only man
who has been allegedly stalking Foster for many years. John
Hinckley Jr. had also allegedly
stalked the actress and had been
recorded stating, “Anything I
might do in 1981 would be solely for Jodie Foster’s sake. Just
tell the world in some way that I
worship and idolize her.”
The world would later hear
that in 1981 John Hinckley Jr. did
try to get the attention of Foster
by attempting to assassinate then
President Ronald Reagan. His
obsession began when Foster
played a twelve-year-old prostitute in Taxi Driver and in order
to get her attention, he thought of
plans to commit suicide in front
of her or hijack planes. His fascination with Foster continued,
causing him to eventually attempt to assassinate Ronald Reagan, which was unsuccessful.
It’s bizarre how these men are
so obsessed with the actress
that they’ll risk their own lives
in order to gain the attention of
Foster and the media. A man
was willing to gas bomb the Van
Nuys airport, an act that would
affect schools, hospitals, homes,
and buildings located throughout
the Van Nuys area. Michael
Smegal willingly threatened the
Van Nuys area just to convey to
the world his foolish obsessed
with Jodie Foster.
By:Brandon Gayle
Contributing Writer
One of the most famous
historical facts about King
Henry the VIII is the number of
wives he had. Probably the most
important of these six wives was
the scheming Anne Boleyn, the
second wife. Mother of the future
queen and the reason England
became Protestant, Anne Boleyn’s actions echo to the modern
age. We must also remember the
poem about Henry’s six wives:
Divorced, Beheaded, Died. Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.
The lesser known story of
her sister, Mary Boleyn, the mistress to Henry and the bearer of
one of his illegitimate sons, is told
in this movie. Being told in an
appetizing manner, however, is a
different story. The movie represents Tudor England as a virtual
hellhole of conniving nobles and
deceitful women. As the Boleyn
family struggle for power in the
court, they serve their daughters
on golden platters to the king to
satisfy his lustful ways. Sisters
become enemies, old friendships
are broken, and Henry is forced
to choose between two sisters,
one who he lusts for, the other
who loves him.
The acting, however, was
not objectionable. Scarlett Johansson, who can be seen in Lost
in Translation and Match Point,
represents the kind and goodhearted Mary Boleyn, forced
to be a mistress of the married
king directly after her marriage
to a noble. Eric Bana, known by
many for his roles as Hector in
Troy and as Avner in Munich,
presents Henry the VIII as a dark
man who enjoys the erotic pleasures of women, praying that he
will have a male heir to hold the
throne after his death. Natalie
Portman, the Israeli born actress
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Sisters Johansson and Portman in The Other Boleyn Girl.
who played Padmé in the last
three Star Wars movies, portrays
Anne in the film’s most haunting
performance.
The movie is based on the
novel by Philippa Gregory. It is
not completely historically accu-
rate, but a romanticized version.
The worldwide release was on
February 15, 2008 at the Berlin
International Film Festival. It is
rated PG-13 for mature thematic
elements, sexual content and
some violent images.
Top 5 Hotels Where You Want To Be
Spending Your Next Vacation
By: Kenny Jackson
Staff Writer
With summer looming just
around the corner, it seems appropriate to let potential vacationers
where the best spots are. With
lush hotels all over the world it’s
hard to know exactly which ones
are the best. Travel and Leisure’s
2007 World’s Best Awards make
hotel shopping much easier. The
surprising aspect of the Hotel
Awards is that some of the top
hotels are not necessarily in typical vacation spots. Here are top 5
hotels in the world:
1. The Oberoi Udaivilas
The Oberoi Udaivilas is
located in Udaipur, India and is
ranked as number 1 in Hotel’s
around the world, Asia, and
Small Hotels. The hotel is also
ranked number 1 for overall value in Asia and number 3 in overall value in the world. The hotel
is described as an “impeccable
palace in marble, sandstone,
and gold leaf, set on 30 lakeside
acres of former royal hunting
grounds.” The hotel holds 87
rooms, two restaurants, and one
bar. One can also book a dinner
for two on a floating pontoon in
Lake Pichola.
2. The Singita Sabi Sand
The Singita Sabi Sand is located in Kruger National Park in
South Aftica. The hotel is ranked
as the number one hotel in Africa and the Middle East. It is also
ranked as number two in small
hotels and hotels overall. Furthermore its ranked as number
three in value in Africa and Middle East and ranked 14th in value
overall. The hotel consists of 45
rooms, four restaurants, and four
bars. It’s described as “four exceptionally well-designed lodges
deep in the African bush.” One
can also go wine tasting in the
14,000-bottle cellar at Boulders
Lodge.
3. The Oriental
The Oriental is located in
Bangkok, Thailand. The hotel is
ranked as number two in hotels in
Asia and in spas in Asia pacific,
Africa and the Middle East. It’s
also ranked as number three in
hotels overall and value in Asia.
Lastly, the hotel is ranked 13th in
overall value. The hotel holds
393 rooms, nine restaurants, and
one bar. The Oriental is described
as a “legendary 1887 hotel and
modern tower, on the bank of the
Chao Phraya River.
4. The Four Seasons Hotel
Istanbul at Sultanahmet
The Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul is located in Istanbul, Turkey. The hotel is ranked as the
number one hotel in Europe, the
number 2 in value in Europe, the
number three in small hotels and
the number four in hotels overall. The hotel holds 65 rooms,
one restaurant, and one bar. It
is described as a “Neoclassical
former prison with sumptuous
Turkish-inspired interiors, next
to Hagia Sophia and the Topkapi
Palace.” A person can book a
reservation for cocktails on the
panoramic roof terrace.
5. The Relais Il Falconiere
The Relais Il Falconiere is
ranked as the number one most
valuable hotel in Europe, the
second most valuable hotel in
the world, the third best hotel in
Europe, the fifth best small hotel, and the fifth hotel overall.
The Hotel holds twenty rooms,
one restaurant, and one bar. The
Relais Il Falconiere is described
as a “cluster of rustic 17th-century buildings on a working wine
estate within easy reach of Tuscany and Umbria.” The hotel is
known for its lavish food and
wine selection and for their onsite cooking courses.
Hide Your Jeans: Beware of Enraged
Supermodel Naomi Campbell
By: Ryan Alberts
Staff Writer
Thirty-Seven year old Supermodel Naomi Campbell was
arrested in London’s Heathrow
Airport Terminal Five on Thursday April 3rd for allegedly spitting and attacking a police officer.
Naomi was allegedly tossed
off a British Airlines flight after
one of her three carry on bags
was missing.
Naomi demanded the airline staff to help search for
her missing carryon, and when
Naomi did not receive help she
threw a fit and was escorted off
the plain, from there she attacked
one of the escorting officers.
Naomi the british fasion
mogol, has a history of getting
into physical fights with employers and assistants and has undergone several anger management
programs.
Last year Campbell pleaded
guilty to a misdemeanor assault
when she threw her cell phone
at her maid because Naomi was
missing a pair of jeans.
Now, an ABC rep has confirmed that Naomi Campbell will
be bringing her arresting screen
presence and her own rather infamous brand of drama to the
Thursday night hit, Ugly Betty.
She has signed on to guest star in
the show’s second-season finale
May 22.
While the show’s brain
trust is mum on her role, she
presumably will follow the highheeled footsteps of former guest
stars Victoria Beckham and
Gene Simmons play herself—or
at least a version of herself that’s
appropriate for family-hour television.
Campbell was originally
tapped to appear as a guest star
last year but, for reasons unknown, that casting coup never
materialized.
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She was again due to appear
earlier this year, but the writers’
strike derailed those plans.
Warning to the wardrobe
department: Unless you’re itching for a concussion, guard her
jeans with your life.
Sports
PAGE 8
Worker Tries To
Jinx the Yankees
By: Zack Sokolow
Staff Writer
Prior to the Boston Red Sox
two most recent championships,
their struggles were mainly attributed to the superstition of the
“curse.” Recently, the Red Sox
fans hoped to share their anxiety
of the curse with their biggest rival, the New York Yankees.
A construction worker
and Boston fan working on the
concrete crew at the $1.3 billion new Yankee Stadium buried a Red Sox shirt in with the
concrete foundation under what
will become the visitors’ clubhouse, in the hopes of jinxing the
New York Yankees’ new home,
the New York Post reported. “In
August, a Red Sox T-shirt was
poured in a slab in the visitor’s
clubhouse. It’s the curse of the
Yankees,” one worker told the
Post. “Nobody knows about it.
It’s in the floors, it’s buried.”
The workers say they’re
now afraid that they’ve jinxed
the Yankees. “I don’t want to
be responsible for sinking the
franchise,” said a second worker, who witnessed the burial. “I
respect the stadium.” There are
precedents for fans strategically
burying trinkets for good luck.
During the construction of
the ice rink for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City,
a worker laid a Canadian one-
dollar coin at center ice. Canada went on to win its first gold
medal in men’s ice hockey since
1952. And Mickey Bradley, a coauthor of “Haunted Baseball,”
told the Post that a worker was
said to have buried an unknown
good-luck charm in a water main
trench of the current
Yankee Stadium back in
1920. “Prior to that, they never
won a World Series,” he said,
according to the newspaper. The
Yankees said that they were not
concerned about the buried jersey, however on Monday April
14, the team took action. After
locating the shirt in a service
corridor behind what will be a
restaurant in the new Yankee
Stadium, construction workers jack hammered through the
concrete Sunday and pulled it
out. “We had anonymous people
come tell us where it was, and we
were able to find it,” said Frank
Gramarossa, a project executive
with Turner Construction, the
general contractor on the site. It
took about five hours of drilling
Saturday to locate the shirt under
2 feet of concrete.
The jersey was found reading “Red Sox” on the front and
Red Sox designated hitter David
Ortiz’s Number “34” on the back.
The New York Yankees took no
chances of being “cursed” at the
will of the Red Sox.
Oregon State’s New Basketball Head
Coach: It’s Obama’s Brother In-Law
By: Caitlin Kranzdorf
Co-Editor-In-Chief
This month Oregon State
University’s beleagured basketball program reached eastward
for a new coach. OSU is hoping their new coach can do for
the Beavers who lost 21 straight
games this past season (0-18 in
the Pac Ten Conference) what he
did for Brown University, winning 30 games in the past two
seasons at a school that has been
for decades the perennial doormat of the Ivy League. OSU’s
new coach is Craig Robinson,
a former Princeton University
basketball player who was an
assistant coach at Northwestern
University outside of Chicago
before assuming the reigns as
Brown’s head coach.
Brown played so well under Robinson that it gave mighty
Michigan State from the Big
10 a competitive game in its
2007-2008 season opener in
Providence. Brown athletic director Mike Goldberger knew
that as quickly as coach Robinson turned the Brown program
around, he would soon be moving on to a bigger school. “I
saw how hard we played the
very first game against Michigan
State and by the end of that first
year, I told Craig he’d be a star,”
said Goldberger. Thirty wins
at Brown over a two-year span
is more success than any other
head coach has had in school
Dodgers Play Red Sox At Memorial
Coliseum for Exhibition Game
By: Zack Sokolow
Staff Writer
On March 29, 2008, the
Los Angeles Dodgers and the
Boston Red Sox played an exhibition game at the Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum in front of
the largest crowd to ever watch
a baseball game. The announced
crowd of 115,300 witnessed the
beginning to the Dodgers’ 50th
anniversary season. The Dodgers moved west from Brooklyn
in 1958 and played at the Coliseum for four seasons before
they made Dodger Stadium their
home field in 1962.
The Coliseum was transformed into a baseball field for
the exhibition game to replicate
the dimensions of the field 50
years ago. The distance to the
left-field foul pole for this game
was 201 feet and the screen was
60 feet high. And the fences
around the rest of the field were
far closer to home plate than in
the old days. Four home runs
were hit in the game and all but
one would have cleared most
stadium walls. There was also
standing room beyond the right
field fence to accommodate more
fans. All seats were inexpensive
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Coach Robinson smiling for the press.
history. He coached the Bears to
a school-record 19 victories in
2007-08, winning 10 of the final
11 regular-season games.
When Craig Robinson was a
high school star, he told his
father he was going to attend
the University of Washington
on a full basketball scholarship,
choosing Seattle over the
hallowed ivy covered halls of
Princeton because it would be
free. His father told him that
he would be disappointed in his
choice if the only determining
factor was how much school
would cost. Robinson, like his
sister Michelle Robinson Obama,
chose Princeton and the rest, as
they say, is history.
Robinson said he went to the
Final Four last week thinking
he might be contacted by other
schools. He received three calls
from Providence College, Rice
and Oregon State. After he
interviewed with each of them,
Oregon State made the offer.
He accepted the OSU job and
was introduced as the Beavers
new head coach at venerable
Gill Coliseum. The terms of his
contract were not disclosed.
“I met with those guys and there
was a connection right away,”
Robinson said of Oregon State
athletic director Bob DeCarolis.
Brown’s Goldberger said he’s
“really happy” for Robinson,
but admitted, “I wish this
opportunity would’ve come a
year or two from now, but it’s
very deserving. These are the
type of opportunities that you
jump at.
“We’re in a much better position
than two years ago. Brown is
now known as a place where you
can win. Craig made that clear,”
said Goldberger.
Robinson is not walking into
a strong situation at Oregon
State. They’ve won only eight
conference games in the previous
three seasons and have enjoyed
one winning season since 1990,
but that’s not the OSU program
Robinson remembers. Next year
is the first year in the “Robinson
Era” in Corvallis. He may just
make it one to remember. Just ask
the Brown fans in Providence.
Lakers Are Short a Limb
For the Playoff Season
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Dodgers played the Red Sox for their exhibition game at the Los
Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
too emulate the price of tickets won the game by the score of 7-4
50 years ago.
as the Dodgers late rally came up
Officials from Guinness short. Many Dodger greats were
Book of World Records were on introduced and honored throughhand to possibly enter this his- out the game. Longtime antoric game in their record books. nouncer Vin Scully, who moved
The previous record of about with the Dodgers from Brooklyn
114,000 attended an exhibition to Los Angeles, was honored
between the Australian national before the game. He referred to
team and an American services himself as “an ordinary man who
team during the 1956 Melbourne was given an extraordinary opOlympics. The Boston Red Sox portunity.”
By: Adam Jenkala
Staff Writer
In the past weeks many
have wondered when the Lakers
center, Andrew Bynum, would
return.
After multiple visits with
the team medical staff and the
highly respected doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center they
have come to the conclusion that
his injury has become to severe
and may cause serious physical
health problems if his leg is not
amputated from above the knee
down.
Andrew started this season
as a boy amongst men and has
transformed into one of the most
promising young centers in the
league. With this recent news the
team has been confronted with
a tough decision. Will Andrew
ever suit up in the “Purple and
Gold”?
Chances are very small
but with a prosthetic leg he has
a great chance in the D-League.
In a team conference Kobe was
caught say “I’m glad all the focus will be on me now!”
As we suffer through this
tragedy we pray for the friends
and family of this soon to be
overpaid D-League loser. Thanks
for hurting your entire team Andrew. Maybe in your next life
you won’t fail an entire city.