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Lunar New Year US at Risk of Losing

Festival
BY JIMMY ZHANG
NEWS EDITOR
On March 3, the Parents’
Association held the Stuyvesant
College Services Benefit 2006,
also known as the Lunar New
Year Feast, at the Jing Fong Res-
Jazz Combo Music, performed by
the Stuyvesant Band. Throughout
the entire feast, there was a Silent
Auction, where items such as
raffle tickets, books, DVD’s and
Stuyvesant Photo Contest Calen-
dars could be purchased. The auc-
Venezuelan Oil
BY HANFORD CHIU
BUSINESS EDITOR
On February 26, Venezuela’s
Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez
threatened to stop selling oil to
the United States. Venezuela, the
world’s fifth-largest oil exporter
and the supplier of more than 10
percent of American oil imports,
may halt these deliveries due to
tensions caused by the Bush ad-
ministration.
Although such threats have
been common by Venezuelan
president Hugo Chàvez, they may
soon be very relevant and not to
be simply brushed aside. With the
increasing demand of oil from
new oil-consumer countries such
as China and India, Venezuela is
considering those new markets,
even at an economic penalty to
both the U.S. and Venezuela.
Venezuela is only 5 days away
from the U.S. by tanker, whereas
China is 30 days away. U.S. re-
fineries are also well equipped to
handle the especially sulfurous
Venezuelan oil, whereas China
Continued on Page 3

A Safer, Faster, and

Better Windows Vista
BY SAYEED MANICK streamlined interface, Vista looks
STAFF WRITER to be a huge leap forward for Mi-
Microsoft is gearing up for crosoft.
Robert Diep

the release of Windows Vista, The biggest upgrade for

The festivities at the Lunar New Year Feast.
scheduled for release before the Vista, according to Microsoft, is
holiday season. Packed full of security. The new operating sys-
taurant in Chinatown, where it
tion was on the PA’s website for tem totes a new inbound/
was held last year. Thousands of features, Vista, according to Mi-
two weeks before the event so outbound firewall and User Ac-
hours and the work of over fifty crosoft, is the biggest upgrade to
people who could not attend the count Control, which can prevent
parent volunteers went into the its line of operating systems since
event could still bid on the items. certain users from making un-
preparations. Planning began in the release of Windows 95.
Over 150 Stuyvesant parents and
November. Sporting improved search func- Continued on Page 8
business owners contributed to
The feast started at 6:30 PM. tions, beefed-up
Microsoft

the donations. Prizes included

The guests were welcomed with security and a more
Continued on Page 2

The 3-D window flip is one of Microsoft Windows Vista’s

new features.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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News.....................................2-3
Business...............................3-4
Opinions..............................4-5
Literary...............................5-6
Puzzles.................................6-7
Science……………….............8
Arts & Entertainment…..9-10
Sports..............................10-12
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THE STUYVESANT STANDARD  Pataki on His Way to

 
Founded 2001
Recovery
  BY ALICE WU tis, found most commonly in peo-
  STAFF WRITER ple in their 20s or 30s, is a com-
“Your School, Your World—Your News”  On Wednesday, February mon cause of emergency abdomi-
15, Governor George Pataki was nal surgery. It can cause dis-
rushed to the Hudson Valley Hos- tended stomachs, extreme dis-
Executive Leadership Team pital Center in Westchester with comfort, or even vomiting. How-
ever, its mortality rate is less than
appendicitis. He underwent an
DR. JOHN NIKOL FACULTY ADVISER emergency appendectomy. This 1 percent.
JENNIFER SCHLESINGER EDITOR IN CHIEF first operation left a serious infec- Pataki gave an impromptu
DEREK WENG MANAGING EDITOR
tion, neces- APpress con-
KHOI NGUYEN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ference on
FANNY TANG LAYOUT EDITOR sitating the
second op- March 1,
DANNY ZHU COPY CHIEF saying that
JIMMY ZHANG NEWS EDITOR eration,
d u r i n g his condi-
PRISCILLA MELO OPINIONS EDITOR
EMMA RABINOVICH ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR which a tion was
ERIC MAYO SPORTS EDITOR blockage in improving,
JOSEPH KRUTOV SCIENCE EDITOR his intes- though it
HANFORD CHIU BUSINESS EDITOR tines was was still
LADA KUKUY LITERARY EDITOR
cleared. unclear
HENRY ZHANG WEBMASTER when he
HENRY ZHANG
Several
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOJOURNALISM
days later, would be
DANIEL EGERS (‘03) FOUNDER allowed to
ERNEST BASKIN (‘04) EDITOR EMERITUS Pataki was
transferred go home.
to the New His diges-
Publication York Pres- tive system
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Lunar New Year Festival
a broad range of options including full color capability for your advertis- Continued from Page 1 Dance. The Lion Dance is a tradi-
ing needs. airline tickets, the chance to tional dance that is usually part of
spend a day with someone fa- Chinese New Year events. Ac-
Subscription mous, and even tickets to events companied by drums and cym-
and restaurants. bals, three dancing lions, with
At around 7:15 PM, dinner their shimmering pelts, danced
was served. The meal consisted around the room. Guests were
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD of a variety of Pan-Asian special- encouraged to put money into
SUBSCRIBE TODAY ties, which included Chinese and provided red envelopes and place
1 YEAR — $15 Korean dishes. the envelopes into the mouths of
Delivery Information The Master of Ceremonies, the three lions. This is said to
Name:______________________________________________ senior Mollie Miller, dedicated bring good luck, happiness, and
Address:____________________________________________ her evening to announcing prosperity.
___________________________________________________ events. Welcome remarks were Following this dance was the
Billing Information given by officers of the PA and Korean Fan Dance. Performers
Please circle your choices below: Stuyvesant faculty. Below the Deborah Moon, Janet Kim, Jenni-
Check Money Order Cash dinner plates of lucky guests were fer Yeon, Ha Yeon Na and Sarah
Billing Address:______________________________________ numbers. The winners could ex- Kim displayed an elaborate folk
___________________________________________________ change the numbers for cash dance that uses a pair of fans to
Please cut and mail to THE STUYVESANT STANDARD, 345 Chambers prizes. display intricate geometric
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tion to subscription@stuystandard.org. Young Lions performed a Lion
Continued on Page 3
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Lunar New Year Festival
Continued from Page 2
common Korean dance, is often
performed at important festivi-
ties.
Auction tables were set up at
the back of the restaurant, with
gift baskets with names such as
“Bakers’ Dozen” and “From Af-
ghanistan to China”.
The bidding on gift baskets
closed at 8:30 PM, which was
when more performances began.
There were 65 baskets made from
donated items. “All the chocolate
baskets were my favorite. I un-
derstand they are the most popu-
lar and get the highest bids. The
themes we had are Spa, Snacks,
Asian, and off to college. We sold
all our raffles and that was a suc-
cess,” says Suet Mei Chan, bene-
March 15, 2006 NEWS/BUSINESS Page 3
harmonies or chords. than the Lion Dancers to the
Following this was the appar-
ent highlight of the event for
Feast. I wish the Feast was
longer so I can enjoy longer per-
fit chair of the event. Chan esti- most people. Junior Arthur Dudin formances of our students,” said
mates that a total of $20,000 will and sophomore Natalie Rozenblat Chan.
be raised for the College Office performed three Latin dances: the As the dinner closed with
after all the items are sold. cha-cha, the rumba, and the jive. further musical entertainment by
Singers Zahra Mohamed, Most agree that it was a spectacu- a Stuyvesant string quartet and
senior, and Xevion Baptiste, jun- lar performance. PA members D.J., the day closed with excite-
ior, performed solos that dazzled congratulated Dudin and Rozen- ment. Auctions ended at 10, and
t h e blat for their exhilarat- people left with content.
crowd. ing and exciting per- “It had met my expectations.
An eve- It was a celebration formance, saying “You It was similar [to last year’s],
n i n g were terrific; you were except for the fact that more peo-
raga, a being a member of great.” ple from school showed up,” said
form of the Stuy Family. “I enjoyed the Latin Yung.
classical dance the most, since “The outcome was in every
Indian I’m into Latin dance,” way, was better than my expecta-
music, was performed by fresh- sayid sophomore Kevin Yung. tions. So many people attended.
man Gayatri Malhotra accompa- “The Lion Dancers were ex- Everyone had such a great time.
nied by Kumar Das. An evening citing as usual…We are so lucky It was a celebration being a mem-
raga is a two thousand-year-old to have so many talented students ber of the Stuy Family,” said
tradition. It is a combination of in our school that we don't have Chan. ◙
melodies and scales that has no to hire any professionals other

Cyberthieves Steal US at Risk of Losing

Money With Mundane
Keyloggers
BY HANFORD CHIU
BUSINESS EDITOR
Businessmen are well in-
formed about the dangers of
phishing, which is the sending of
false e-mail messages to lure the
submission of bank account infor-
mation. However, that method
has grown old and obsolete, and
people with sensitive information
now have new methods of hack-
ing to fear. Hackers now use
ThinkGeek.com
jans, are programs that are em-
bedded in safe files that activate
its programming under certain
conditions. These invasive files
are often deceptively hidden in-
side ordinary software
downloads, e-mail attachments or
files shared over peer-to-peer
networks. However, one of the
main reasons that this is becom-
ing a very popular method of in-
vasion is that keyloggers are sim-
Venezuelan Oil
Continued from Page 1 real intention to cut off America
has caused concerns in the White
does not have such specialized
facilities, thus lowering the over-
House.
Even with closed-door nego-
all processing rate. Yet, Chàvez’s tiations, this situation could be-
standpoints on the Iraq war and come volatile. Yet, some econo-
his close ties to Cuba have caused mists believe that because the oil
him to move away from Bush and market is global and homogene-
towards China. These political ous, if China receives oil from
differences will soon materialize Venezuela, that means that it is
into very real threats of cutting not receiving oil from someplace
off the supply of Venezuelan oil else, and the U.S. could obtain oil
to the U.S. Chàvez has already from there. The U.S. is not in
announced that Venezuela will be danger of being undersupplied,
doubling its exports to China this although it would be more expen-
year, to 300,000 barrels a day. sive to pursue new oil contracts.
Venezuela already ships about 1.5 ◙
million barrels a day to the U.S.
E v e n
Venezuelan refineries such as the one shown here may be the U.S.’s
though it next goal.
will be
costly to
switch to
the Chi-
nese mar-
ket, as
C h i n a
wo u l d
have to
b u i l d
n e w e r
refineries
a n d
V e n e -
z u e l a

wo u l d
also have
to arrange
A physical keylogger such as the one shown above sits between the keyboard cable to build
and the computer. pipelines
ple to create. The programming is to South
“keyloggers,” which are simple Amer -
programs, embedded in simple enough that even an ordi-
nary 12-year-old can make one. ica’s Pa-
downloads, that record your key- c i f i c
strokes at certain times. In countries like Brazil, fraud
rings have been broken up, but shores
Keyloggers fall under the closer to
category of Trojan horse pro- not before having stolen large
amounts of cash. One ring stole China,
grams. These programs, more Chàvez’s
Unknown

commonly known simply as tro- Continued on Page 4

Page 4
Should Iran Be Allowed to Have
Nuclear Weapons?
BY ALVIS YUEN
STAFF WRITER
As President Bush goes to
visit India and Pakistan in the
beginning of March, a key issue
is nuclear proliferation in the
Middle East. Currently, India,
Pakistan, and Israel are known to
have nuclear weapons but have
not signed the 1970 Nuclear Non-
proliferation Treaty (NPT). Iran
has signed the NPT, but is sus-
pected of developing nuclear
weapons under the cover of its
civilian energy program.
A key reason why President
Bush opposes the Iranian devel-
opment of nuclear weapons is the
country’s state-sponsored terror-
ism. However, while these fears
are not unreasonable, the con-
cerns are overstated. If Iran were
to develop nuclear weapons and
give them to terrorists , who in
March 15, 2006 BUSINESS/OPINION THE STUYVESANT STANDARD
Eastern nation with nuclear weap-
ons, the U.S. would be sure to
counter that threat.
Since the concerns are man-
ageable, it is reasonable to allow
Iran to possess nuclear weapons.
In truth, when the United States is
turn use the Corbis
asking Iran to stop nu-
nuclear weap- clear weapons for the
ons to attack benefit of the world, it is
other countries, actually meddling in
Iran would suf- their domestic affairs.
fer an interna- The reason Iran wants to
tional backlash develop nuclear weap-
and would very ons is because it feels
likely be insecure. Iran is con-
“nuked” as re- cerned for its own
venge. Since safety; as a result, it de-
Iran is unlikely velops nuclear weapons.
to bring de- President Bush’s desig-
struction upon nation of Iran as an Axis
itself, it is also of Evil only alienates it.
unlikely to give To convince Iran to stop
nuclear weap- nuclear development,
ons to terrorists. America must first con-
A n o t h e r Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary General Ali Larijani vince Iran that it is not
during a press conference concerning Iranian nuclear policy. threatened. It is only
chief concern is
blackmail. If natural that Iran refuses
Iran were allowed to develop nu- even attack Israel, a state unrec- to hand over the very weapons it
clear weapons, would it extort ognized by Iran. However, if Iran sought to protect itself with from
other countries? Perhaps it might was to threaten another Middle its perceived enemy. ◙

districts consisting mainly of placed on teachers to have their

Are Tests Necessary?
BY PRISCILLA MELO
OPINIONS EDITOR
I hate tests. In fact, no stu-
dent actually enjoys taking tests,
no matter how easy or interesting
they may be. It seems ludicrous
for teachers to evaluate students
on something as unpredictable as
a multiple choice quiz. Yet other
alternatives may assess an under-
qualified student to be a
“wonderful addition to the class
atmosphere”. Although tests have
never been accurate measure-
ments of students’ abilities, they
are crucial for at least knowing
that students can do the most ba-
sic of skills: reading and follow-
ing directions. Standardized tests
poor, minority and immigrant
students has actually had an
students achieve passing scores
on standardized tests only aggra-
averse affect. The demands vates the situation with difficult
A report from the National Continued on Page 5
Assessment of Adult Literacy
states that less than one-third of
college students are deemed pro-
ficient in reading selections at
their level. This finding may
mean that these students have not
been able to read up to par since
long before entering college, per-
haps as far back as elementary
school. If schools do not correctly
evaluate students’ aptitudes in
subjects such as reading and math
at key points, students will not
overcome their incapacities. That
is why standardized tests are im-
portant, but the heavy emphasis
on them for promotion to the next
grade is unnecessary.
President Bush’s implemen-
Robert Diep

should not be eliminated, but also

should not be the ultimate factor tation of “high stakes” testing to
for evaluating students. improve the standards in school
Do tests properly reflect students’ abilities?

Cyberthieves Steal Money With

BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN Mundane Keyloggers
COMMUNITY COLLEGE Continued from Page 3
about $4.7 million from 200 dif-
ferent accounts at six banks since
Start right here with... it began operations last May. Its
55 members have been arrested,
College Now and, surprisingly, nine of them
were minors. However, one thing
that makes keylogging hard to
Contact dganderson@bmcc.cuny.edu catch is the internationality of the
situation. People from any coun-
try can infect machines from any-
where. It is estimated that as
many as 9.9 million machines in
the United States are infected
with keyloggers of one kind or
another, with about $24 billion
dollars in assets vulnerable to
hackers. Yet, it is relatively sim-
ple to defend against these key-
loggers. A basic anti-spyware
program or an alertness to the
types of files being downloaded
will generally prevent trojans
such as these from entering a
computer, thus protecting the
privacy and financial information
of the owner. ◙
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD March 15, 2006 OPINION/LITERARY Page 5

Are Tests
Necessary? Pop Quiz A “LUCKY” RIDDLE
BY ROBERT STEVENSON BY STEPHANIE TAM
Continued from Page 4 STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER

working conditions, such as over-

crowded classrooms and schools
and lack of resources, that many
teachers must experience. Teach-
ers under pressure to promote
their students are putting too
much stress on the test material
and techniques than the actual
curriculum. In turn, these quali-
fied teachers are leaving public
school classrooms to teach at pri-
vate schools – a devastating blow
to the public school system,
which even in the past never had
enough experienced instructors.
Tests are just tests. Many of
us have so many techniques under
our belts that we don’t even read
the questions. The learning ex-
perience – the interactions be-
tween teacher and student, and
student and student – should be
more important. ◙
If, one night you don’t do work,
complaining your teacher is a jerk,
simply do as I will say,
to make these feelings drift away.
When you start to feel quite tired, Name this exclusive holiday
just try to stay inspired. Filled with luck and cheers
Let’s say you teacher decided to give, And many pots of gold
In addition, it’s drawing near
the very next day, a surprise pop-quiz.
As you’d scrambled through the questions, Three-leaf clovers are linked
With leprechauns that are stout
you’d wish you had listened to her lessons.
“Luck o’ the Irish”
That’s what the people shout
So, next time you end your work,
don’t call your teacher a nasty jerk. If you still can’t guess this riddle
Just remember to wear green
Because the teacher, a mister or miss, Because it is Saint Patrick’s Day
may decide to give you a pop-quiz. On Friday, March 17!

STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL’S

SPARK PROGRAM
COUNSELOR: Mr. Angel Colon TEL: 212 312 4800 x. 2733 EMAIL: spark273@gmail.com

Dear Stuyvesant Students,

SPARK is an additional counseling service program where you can help others and meet in a warm, friendly, confidential atmos-
phere to talk about any issues and/or concerns that they (and/or you) may have.

Here at Stuyvesant High School, SPARK has many missions which we aim to reach by dividing SPARK into two components.
The first component is making SPARK a place where any student, who is having a problem at home or is feeling socially and/or aca-
demically isolated can be helped. We understand the competitive nature at Stuyvesant and know how stressful it can be. We’re here for
you every day for anybody to drop by and talk to a Peer Counselor about anything they wish.

The second component of SPARK (and also a major goal) is getting involved! You are encouraged to join SPARK to help out fel-
low students by suggesting solutions to their problems/concerns. We also attempt to raise awareness about common teen issues, such as
adolescent transitions, peer pressure, stress factors, substance use, and family problems to name a few.

As a member of SPARK, you will learn peer counseling and coping skills through our small dynamic group discussions/trainings.
In addition, we present and act out scenarios that help promote individual and group counseling skills. Through this educational train-
ing, you will qualify to become a Peer Helper as a Freshman and Sophomore and a Peer Leader starting in your Junior year.

At SPARK, we give emphasis to our Substance Abuse Education Awareness curriculum – a Prevention/Intervention model. Stu-
dents are educated about various drugs ranging from tobacco and alcohol to methamphetamine use and the consequences of taking
them. In addition, we conduct classroom presentations and do awareness outreach projects in hopes of bettering our communities.

If you are interested in getting involved in SPARK, then please visit our office (Room 273B) located at the end of the second floor
atrium. We look forward to meeting you. “Confidentiality is honored and respected!”

Sincerely,

TÇzxÄ VÉÄÉÇ
Mr. Angel Colon, SPARK Counselor – Room 273B
Mon – Fri: 8:30AM – 4PM
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD March 15, 2006 Literary/Puzzles Page 6

Footprints Sudoku
BY EILEEN CHANG BY JEFFREY LIEW
STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER

“Most people walk in and out of your life, but real friends
leave footprints in your heart.”-Anonymous
5 7 6 9

A thousand words never said, 3 4 5

A million stories left untold.
The endless jitter in my head, 8 1 4
Nothing but memories, rusted gold.
5 1
Abandoned schoolyard I stand,
And on the other side, 3
The aloofness of a familiar hand
Weighed down by desolate pride. 6 4

Somber silence builds up space, 2 6 9

A friendship sad demise.
Now I look upon your face 7 1 8
A stranger meets my eyes.
6 4 9 7
But what if the always-changing ocean currents wash them
away?

"Everything just feels like rain... the

roads we're on... the things we crave..."
BY JENNIFER LEE
STAFF WRITER Like Creating Puzzles?

The Stuyvesant Standard

needs you!
See how all the raindrops tell a story,
Spun from fairy-tale gold.
Exodus from lace and flowered sketches,
recruitment@stuystandard.org
Brings clarion beyond the mortal eye.
The tears of crying angels
Can never die in cadence,
When the sky strains peaches
And stormy gray,
And the floors,
Dappled dew…
You’ll know that dusk
Has fallen in.
It has fallen in
With the dove lavender
Dust blown from the East.
Those hollow white trees snowed by
Icicles sugar pallid, AP EXAM REGISTRATION
How creamy the half melted water is
compared AP Exam Registration is done on-line at grades.stuy.edu
To the rain-soaked countenance.
Always on the run, starting Wednesday, February 1st through Thursday, March
Always 23rd. The website will be shut down on Thursday, March 23rd
“The gas tanks marked ‘FULL‘”
The ones that trapped dream about and at 12 Noon. Registration print out and checks (no cash) are
Wandering souls meander for. due on or before Thursday, March 23rd to Room 209. Your
No matter where it is, what I do…
I see the rain, registration is not complete until all paperwork and checks
And in the watered alcoves contain
are turned into Room 209. AP Exam Bulletins are also avail-
Our whims whisked away by the wind.
Each raindrop dropping every craving that we able in Room 209.
ever
Wished upon.
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Stuyvesant Standard Puzzle Hunt

BY KEVIN HWANG AND SHO UEMURA
STAFF WRITERS

The King is missing! The King is missing! REMINDERS

An evil sorceress has placed the kingdom of Stuyvesant under a spell, and we have all forgotten who our king If you still haven't registered,
is! Worse still, the chancellor Teitel, trusted adviser of the king, brought to our attention grave and terrible please do so by sending an e-
news — in all the hustle and bustle of losing our memories, he went and misplaced the king! Furthermore, our mail with the subject line
new temp king, a Sir Letiet, seems unwilling to send out any expeditions to attempt to find our king, brushing "Registration" to
off questions with "he'll show up sooner or later." But the kingdom is suffering, and something must be done. stuypuzzlehunt@gmail.com.
It is clearly up to we of the peasantry to resolve this.
The sorceress, confident we will never be able to solve them, has left us these devious puzzles, in which are To confirm answers to puzzles,
hidden the true identity of the king and the magic words that will dispel the curse placed upon the king. You send e-mail to
are our last hope! Solve these puzzles, find the real king, remove the curse, and save Stuyvesant! stuypuzzlehunt@gmail.com.
$50 will be given to the team of puzzlers who restores order to the kingdom. If you have questions about any-
thing in the hunt, e-mail
The puzzles, rules and other information may be found at http://stuypuzzlehunt.ath.cx. stuypuzzlehunt@gmail.com.
Good luck, and happy puzzling!

Crossword
BY JEFFREY LIEW
STAFF WRITER

1. E 2. 3. 4. 5. A 6.V 7.A 8. S 9. T 10. 11. 12. Across Down

G G s 0 0 1 Incites (with 'on') 1 Made a Mistake
13. O U T 14. I C E R 15 I R E 5 Cease! 2 Web footed bird
R N S 10 Informed (Slang) 3 High Winds
15. O S E 17 L I T E 18 S E R 13 Drubbing 4 Increase the inclination of
R E U 14 More Agreeable 5 Blood Deficiency
19. S T E 20. M E D 21 22 L 15 Male Parent 6 More disgusting
16 Prickly Stemmed Flower 7 Sour tasting substance
23. E S P A I R 24 A P 25 26 27 17 Crème de la Crème 8 Series
D T E R S 18 Exerciser 9 Formal Written account
28 R A 29 30 I G H T E N 19 Regarded with respect 10 Possessive Pronoun
E H E 21 Leather punch 11 Wrath
31 32 33 I N 34 A T S 35 U R A 23 Loss of Hope 12 For Each
24 Slender Candles 15 Bacterial Infection treatment
36 A T 37 E U C E 38 U G 28 Age 20 Headphone
P D D 29 Intensify 22 Tail motion
39 Y E 40 41 A T H 42 E N S 31 Rotation 25 Voice Exercise
E S O D 34 Wooden Sticks 26 Repeat
43 E M A 44 O D E 45 46 A 35 Atmosphere 27 Obstructions
N T S P 36 Tap gently 29 Elegant
47 E S T E R 48 T A N 49 50 51 37 Tennis Score 30 Engrave
T S D E E 38 Made a Hole 31 Used up
52 A M 53 T E N C I L S 39 Video Receivers 32 Money recipient
Y S 41 Formal Promise 33 Errands
54 55 56 R 57 58 O R E 59 X I T 42 Lairs 34 Round Piece
O V E A D E 43 Unsegmented Worm 37 Entryway fixtures
60 I L S 61 I D A L 62 I D E 45 Therapeutic bath 40 Mythical woodland creatures
A T R 47 Over-Bed Canopy 42 Ballerinas
63 A M 64. N A P S 65 E E R 48 A fan without a seat 44 Aromatic Beverage
R S S 52 Edible tuberous root 45 Strengthens
53 Lettering Sheets 46 Separate gold from Earth
54 Once Again 48 Leather- Strip
Cryptogram 57 Revel
59 Get out
49 South-Eastern United States
50 Omit or Ignore
BY JEFFREY LIEW 60 Is Sick 51 Alcohol and acid compound
STAFF WRITER 61 Affected by certain ocean 53 Carbonated Water
changes 54 Row a Boat
62 Be conveyed 55 By way of
OQGIBDSQ EJDCQJ PKYC OGMQ OGI HKS 63 Crash Into 56 Shade Tree
64 Fasteners 58 A Loud Noise
XFPZFYDSV CODY GXCKGB FSQ: “QYXGZQI 65 Prophet
BQFZGJI NQBDQMQI YZFCCQI.”
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A Safer, Faster, and Better
Continued from Page 1
wanted changes to the computer.
Network Access Protection pre-
vents access to your network if
the client is not completely
trusted, and Windows Service
Hardening limits any unnecessary
Windows services that run in the
background. Anti- Microsoft
spyware software is
now built in as Win-
dows Defender, and
anti-phishing and
anti-spoofing filters,
which warn against
access to fraudulent
sites, are embedded
into the included
Internet Explorer 7.
But all this
wouldn’t be any fun
if Windows didn’t
look any better, and
Microsoft has truly
risen up, delivering
the brand-new Aero With Microsoft Vista, a person can see thumbnail views of the items in his taskbar by resting his mouse pointer on MB of RAM and a
them.
interface. Although
transparency has been around
since Windows 2000, Vista is the
first to make widespread use of
this feature. Windows are now
surrounded by glass borders, giv- hosts a much more refined search
ing you a blurred view of what’s
going on in the background. The
Alt-Tab feature has been up-
The Rain Man in Us All
BY JOSEPH KRUTOV
SCIENCE EDITOR
Kim Peek has read 7,600
books and he can recite any one
of them to you from
memory. Given your
birthday, he can tell
you what day of the
week you’ll turn 65
and be able to retire.
These abilities are
not common. Peek is
what is known as an
“idiot savant,” and he
was the inspiration
for Raymond Babbitt
in the 1988 movie
“Rain Man”.
Research ties the
savant syndrome to
many things, but the
most plausible hy-
pothesis relates to a
dysfunction of the
brain’s left hemi-
sphere. The left
hemisphere is re-
sponsible for lan-
guage and logic.
When, for some rea-
Kim Peek is perhaps the most famous case of the savant booksit would come as an enor-
son, it is not func- syndrome.
tioning correctly, the
right seizes control. The right
March 15, 2006 SCIENCE/A&E
graded to show little images of
each actual window, and a new
feature, called Flip 3D, arranges
all the windows three-
dimensionally and allows you to
quickly scroll through them with
your mouse wheel. In fact, Vista
applies these scalable thumbnails
to almost everything; even docu-
ments now appear as little snap-
shots of the first page. Needless
to say, it all looks fantastic.
Underneath the hood, Vista
function, a welcome update from
the clunky search functions of
hemisphere is responsible for the
five senses: hearing, sight, smell,
touch, and taste. With a dysfunc-
tional left hemisphere, one of the
Wisconsin Medical Society
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD
fetch, which loads frequently util-
earlier versions of Windows. The
entire computer is now indexed à
la Google Desktop, allowing for
ized programs into the com-
puter’s otherwise unallocated
memory. The result? Really,
search-as-you-type features. Vista
really fast boot-up. Some even
tries to stick a search box every-
where, even in the start menu. speculate three seconds, but we’ll
Rather than going through the see.
whole list of programs, the user All the features of Windows
Vista are demanding, however,
can find a program by just typing
and it’s important to have a com-
the first few letters of its name.
The search function should be puter that can handle all this
really useful. goodness. Before going out and
And of course, as with allspending those big bucks, it’s
Windows releases, Vista prom- important to note that not all of
the features are neces-
sary. For instance,
since the Aero interface
is so graphically inten-
sive, if the computer’s
graphics card can’t
handle it, Windows will
revert to a toned-down
version of Aero, which
will look a lot like
Windows XP. Although
there are not any real
specs as to what is re-
quired, Microsoft rec-
ommends a “fairly re-
cent” Pentium 4 proc-
essor, with at least 512
Di rectX 9-capable
ises to be faster, more efficient, graphics card. All in all, it is
and more reliable. There is a one- probably a safe bet to just stick
button instant shutdown; click it, with what you have for now. By
and the computer quickly saves the time Vista rolls around, the
an image of the computer and official specs will be announced.
shuts down. Booting up is faster ◙
than ever, too, thanks to Super-
March
five senses takes the place of lan-
guage. Savants can even be pro-
ficient in more than one of the
Movie
five senses.
If you’re thinking of how
amazing it would be to have some
Madness
of these abilities, it may be possi-
ble: There is such a thing as an BY SARA MILLER
STAFF WRITER
acquired savant syndrome. This
raises the possibility of a univer- Fight your way through the
sal hidden potential. In fact, sev- chilling March winds to a movie
eral researchers are trying to theater this month to catch one of
unlock the “little Rain Man” in us these upcoming flicks!
all. One group applied magnetic
stimulation to the left temporal THE HILLS HAVE EYES
lobe. The patients experienced a Release Date: March 10
series of short-lived savant skills, In this horror flick directed
ranging from artistic ability to by Alexandre Aja, a family gets
enhanced memory. The research- stranded in a seemingly deserted
ers suggested that savant skills government radioactive zone.
may be limited to a small percent- However, their adventure takes a
age of the population. turn for the worse when they dis-
Though the abilities of sa- cover that a mutant family living
vants are astounding, savants are on the land is thirsty for their
deficient in almost everything blood.
else. They might be able to solve
third-order differential equations THE SHAGGY DOG
in a second, but some cannot Release Date: March 10
even get dressed. So, as yet, the Ever wonder what it’s like to
ability to memorize thousands of see the world through a dog’s
eyes? Tim Allen finds out in this
mous trade-off. ◙ remake about a workaholic dad
Continued on Page 10
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD March 15, 2006 A&E Page 9
lined a show at the church-
RJD2: Artist With a Vision turned-venue the Avalon. Dozens
of hip -op heads, mostly college
students, were lined up in the
BY JENNY HUANG rapper Aceyalone, released by the vocal samples, which are sporadic cold, anxious to see the D.J. in
STAFF WRITER label Decon Inc. throughout his tracks, but none- action.
What would a combination of Heavily influenced by trip- theless, memorable. Rjd2 has A rapper from Los Angeles
soul, hip hop, electronica, funk hip pioneer DJ Shadow, Rjd2’s collaborated with a number of known as Busdriver opened the
and blues sound like? The music sound ranges widely from nostal- well-known rappers, including show, literally spitting out
of the prominent rhymes at 500 words per
disc jockey Ramble minute, three times as
Jon Krohn, better fast as Andre3000’s
known as Rjd2,
Ramble Jon Krohn, better known as RjD2, is vocals in Outkast’s “The
shown here performing. Whole World.” The lyr-
falls under this
elaborate hybrid of ics were generally in-
musical genres. A comprehensible, as they
recent concert were too fast for the
showed the music human ear to compre-
communit y that hend. When they were
Rjd2 is certainly intelligible, Busdriver
rising from the preached politics, social
shadows of the un- issues, and love for the
derground hip-hop underground hip-hop
scene. Rjd2 is one culture. He was accom-
of today’s most in- panied by an enthusias-
genious musicians tic local D.J. named
in the obscure genre Paul, creating distinct
of instrumental hip- beats and melodies that
hop. Originally can only be described as
from Columbus, “alien robot music.” The
Ohio, Rjd2 arrived crowd seemed to have
on the scene in disappointed Busdriver.
1998, producing Since he was the open-
two twelve-inch ing act, the audience
singles for the hip- was very torpid, and yet
hop group Mega- he still performed with
hertz. In 2002, he an abundance of energy
made his major re- and soul. His music was
cord label debut
Unknown
beguiling, but it was
with Def Jux, releasing the criti- gic, retro synchs to fresh, dance- the incredibly talented hip-hop obvious that the audience did not
cally acclaimed LP “Dead able techno beats. His incorpora- artist MF Doom. It is an under- connect with him.
Ringer.” In 2004, his sophomore tion of acoustic guitars, pianos, statement to say that Rjd2 is The party started when Rjd2
album, “Since We Last Spoke,” and brassy horns creates easy equipped with numerous creden- took the stage. The environment
was released. His most recent listening melodies. Rjd2’s signa- tials and talent. was apt; his set consisted of blue
work is a collaboration CD with ture is his selection of haunting On February 26, Rjd2 head-
Continued on Page 10

THE ESSAY CONTEST AND SCHOLARSHIP FOR SENIORS

The Parents’ Association is awarding five $1,000 scholarships for the best essays written by seniors and submitted to the PA
Scholarship Committee.

Write an approximately 500-word essay, formatted in MS Word, and email it by the deadline, Saturday, April 15th at 12 Mid-
night, to Larrysit@yahoo.com. At the top of the essay, the writer should write his or her name and official class. This infor-
mation will be removed before the essays are sent to the Scholarship Committee members for grade.

Essay Question:

“If Stuyvesant had been an alternate universe where all of your friends were your teachers and all of your teachers your
friends, what might you have learned that you didn’t?”

The essays will be judged on content and creativity. The members of the Scholarship Committee are Stuyvesant parents, not
your teachers. We are looking for unique insights.

All essays will be kept confidential and read only by the Scholarship Committee members, who will not know the authors’ names. Win-
ners will be announced at the Stuyvesant High School Awards Night in June 2006. If the PA wishes to publish any of the essays, we will
ask the authors for permission.
Any questions? Call Larry Sit, chair of the Scholarship Committee, at Home 718-898-8459 (evenings and weekends) or at work: 718-
707-7779, or email Larrysit@yahoo.com.
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March Movie Madness The World’s Worst Team
Continued from Page 8
Continued from Page 11
ever going to improve, Nate Rob-
named Dave, who is accidentally injected with a genetic mutation serum inson needs to play, not be in a
that turns him into a dog. Having gained a whole new perspective on his business suit every game. Chan-
life, Dave longs to become a family man, and to defeat the evil forces ning Frye and David Lee, the
behind the transformation serum. other two Knicks rookies, need to
be in the starting lineup every
night and play at least 30 minutes
a game. Sure, they are probably
going to lose, but at least their
rookies will gain experience.
James Dolan, the Knicks
owner, can’t exactly be fired, but
he needs to sell the team. Dolan
gives Thomas far too much con-
trol over how much money they
spend, resulting in this massive
payroll. He then has the guts to
say that he has all the confidence
in the world in Brown and Tho-
mas. No team in professional
sports should lose 22 out of 25
games and not fire anyone. Dolan
RJD2: Artist With a Vision
Walt Disney
Continued from Page 9
The Shaggy Dog in “The Shaggy Dog” lights and a backdrop featuring an
underwater sea creature docu-
FAILURE TO LAUNCH mentary. Rjd2 was restless
Release Date: March 10 throughout the entire show. He
“Failure to Launch”, directed by Tom Dey, is a romantic comedy was always either scratching a
about a 35-year-old bachelor (Matthew McConaughey) still living at record or creating melodies on
home with his parents. He finally falls for the girl of his dreams (Sarah the plethora of buttons laid before
Jessica Parker), but there might be a problem: She’s working for his par- him. His monotonous, grave ex-
ents to get him out of their house! pression and the abundance of
wires and paraphernalia on the
stage made it seem as if he was
trying to fix a technical difficulty
Paramount Pictures
Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker in “Failure to Launch.”
SHE'S THE MAN
Release Date: March 17
High School is hard enough without having to turn into a cross-
dresser, but Amanda Bynes battles through it. She stars as Viola John- Amanda Bynes co-stars with Cahnning Tatum in “She’s the Man”
son, a girl who disguises herself as her twin brother to go to boarding
school while he pursues music in London. A complicated series of
crushes, like when Viola falls for her straight roommate, who thinks
she’s a guy, basically creates the plot. Writing is fun with us.
V FOR VENDETTA Join the team.
Release Date: March 17
We all look towards the future when we can put high school behind
us, but the future can sometimes turn out to be bleak. In “V for Ven- recruitment@stuystandard.org
detta”, a futuristic film set in totalitarian Britain, Evey (Natalie Portman)
has her life saved by the mysterious masked vigilante “V” and then joins
him in the uprising against the corrupt and cruel government, hoping to
free the society.
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD
should sell the team and cut his
losses.
Finally, the players are to
blame. Their play is uninspiring
and embarrassing to watch. Larry
Brown obviously knows what he
is doing; he’s the only coach ever
to win a NCAA championship
and an NBA championship. Why
then, would the Knicks refuse to
play defense? The Knicks also
need to learn that you need one
person on every opposing player.
Opposing teams would score
three-quarters of the points they
do if the Knicks didn’t double-
team the ball inside, allowing the
opposing player to pass the ball
outside for an easy three-pointer.
For all those sick of this
team, there is good news. Only 18
more days until Opening Day. ◙
for an entire hour while creating
beautiful music.
The sound quality of the en-
tire set was exceptional, and
overall it was a satisfying experi-
ence. Seeing Rjd2 live is defi-
nitely better than listening to the
CD, which is not the case with
most hip-hop shows, where the
bass is always overbearing. Rjd2
is definitely the artist to see if
you’re a fan of hip hop, elec-
tronica, or just good music. ◙
DreamWorks SKG
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The World’s Worst Team
Continued from Page 12
spending $123 million, or just
about $8 million dollars per win.
Normally, a poor record
means a high draft pick. How-
ever, the Knicks do not own their
draft pick for the upcoming draft.
When the Knicks traded for Eddy
Curry this summer from the
Bulls, the Knicks sent their first- players on this year’s all star
round draft pick unprotected.
That means wherever the pick
might be, the Bulls get it. This is ing money, they’d have an all-star
rare in basketball, as most teams
trade their draft picks protected to
avoid situations such as these.
The Bulls
a l s o
wo u l d Simply put, if the Knicks were
own the
smart about spending money,
Knicks’
pick if
t h e
Knicks were to have a higher pick
than the Bulls next year. This
guarantees that the Knicks will be
in a mess for a long time.
Just for fun, I decided to see traded the Knicks’ only defensive
how much of a mess the Knicks
actually are. Realgm.com takes
each player on a particular team
and assigns to them a number
The Hated
Continued from Page 12
keep his job despite having a
team lose 22 out of 25 games. He
compounds the problem by trad-
ing for useless overpriced talent,
Unknown
Bode Miller during the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics combined skiing downhill
portion.
March 15, 2006 Sports
based on the percentage of the
cap they take up. Since the sala-
ries in NBA trades must be within
20 percent of each other, I figured
that I could see what happens if
the Knicks were able to make any
trade they wished. The results
were astonishing. Making a series
of deals, I was able to acquire 10
team legally. Simply put, if the
Knicks were smart about spend-
team.
Who should be blamed for
this mess? Everyone. Isiah Tho-
mas shouldn’t
have a job at
this point.
He’s traded
every single
person who
was on the
roster he inherited in December
2003. None of his moves have
made any sense. He brought in a
defensive-minded coach, yet
player, Kurt Thomas, for “sharp”
shooter Quentin Richardson. The
Knicks nearly doubled the salary
cap, yet when given the chance
and has sacrificed the Knicks’
future for what he thought would
be a “quick fix.” Instead, the
Knicks might never be under the
salary cap again. Once he is fired,
for salary relief in the expiring
contract of Antonio Davis, Tho-
m a s
traded
that for
perennial
under-
achiever
J a l e n
Rose. At
the trad-
ing dead-
line, the
Knicks
traded
t h e i r
o t h e r
expiring
contract,
Anfernee
H a r -
daway, in
exchange
for Steve
Francis,
a guard
who can
best be
described
a s
S t e p h o n Jalen Rose in a game against Indiana on March 7.
M a r -
bury’s long lost twin.
Larry Brown also deserves to
be fired. He probably wasn’t the
the Knicks will be able to attempt
to be a successful team again.
Gary Sheffield is not as bad,
but he is very annoying. Last
week, he was complaining that
the Yankees should exercise the
option on his contract now.
That’s not only ludicrous, be-
cause Sheffield is 37 years old,
but in addition, the Yankees don’t
exercise options until the season
is over. Last August, Gary Shef-
field declared himself the leader
and MVP of the Yankees, saying
“Jeter is our captain. He's not the
leader. He's the captain.” It does-
n’t matter how good a hitter this
guy is, he has to go. Sheffield is
the type of player the Yankees
didn’t have when they were win-
ning World Championships, and
Hitmen Amped for New Season
Continued from Page 12
ple on the team, the number of
Hitmen sweatshirts in Stuyvesant
hallways is not few. With the
youngest team in recent years, the
roster is overflowing with tal-
ented underclassmen. When given
upperclassmen who are more than
willing to help, the underclass-
men will lead the team for at least
two more years. When incoming
students see the Hitmen’s incredi-
ble playoff run, the roster will
again be filled with young talent,
creating yet another self-
sustaining Stuyvesant sports
team.
The coaching staff is also
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guy to be hired. Larry Brown
hates rookies, no matter what he
NBA may say.
It’s the
reason
w h y
Darko
Milicic,
second
overall
pick by
the De-
troit Pis-
tons in
the 2003
N B A
draft,
isn’t a
superstar.
So, why
t h e n
would he
be hired
to coach
a team
w i t h
t h r e e
g o o d
rookies?
He gives
t h e m
sporadic
minutes, preferring to give time
to his veterans. If this team is
More on Page 10
he surely isn’t the type of player
they need now. When the season
ends, the Yankees should find a
young, quality outfielder like
Andruw Jones of the Braves to
replace him.
Finally, we have one of the
least popular people in sports at
the moment, Barry Bonds.
Though there isn’t any definitive
evidence, there are rumors that
Barry Bonds has used steroids;
there’s no other way to explain
the sudden doubling of his home
run total at the age of 37. He
hates the media, and he gives off
a superstar vibe that irks people
in the wrong way. He might be a
great hitter, but his attitude and
his suggested steroid use cer-
tainly detract from his image. ◙
playing its part. Coach Hahn and
Coach Carlesi are the main mem-
bers of the plentiful coaching
staff, and the team consensus
about them is a positive one.
They concentrate on the funda-
mentals and are always willing to
lend a helping hand to their team,
which helps the athletes’ spirit
directly and their playing ability
indirectly.
In short, a history of winning
plus self-replenishing talent plus
high spirits equals a successful
Stuyvesant Hitmen team that is
ready to continue its 9-year play-
off streak on April 3rd. ◙
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The World’s Worst
Team
BY ERIC MAYO
SPORTS EDITOR
What do you get when you
add 6 shoot-first guards, 5 under-
sized forwards, and 3 rookies?
Well, it could be the start to a
really bad joke. Actually, it is.
That joke is the Knicks, and the
league’s worst team just keeps on
getting worse.
The Knicks, for those who
Getty
Knicks vs. Bucks - Steve Francis is one of the Knick’s most well-known players.
Hitmen Amped for
New Season
BY ALEX MARGULIS
STAFF WRITER
The Stuyvesant Hitmen are
not nervous for their first game
April 3rd vs. Murry Bergtraum.
Why? Their record last season
was very successful (12-4), and
they have made the playoffs for 9
straight years.
With frequent and grueling
practices, why shouldn’t they be?
Relaxed and mentally ready after
workouts throughoutoff-season,
their first practice game with Lin-
March 15, 2006 Sports
have been under a rock some-
where, have lost six of their last
seven games, 12 out of their last
13 road games, and 22 out of
their last 25 games. They are now
officially the worst team in the
league, with the second year
Charlotte Bobcats having one
more win than the Knicks. The
Knicks are doing this while
Continued on Page 11
coln High School should be a
piece of cake. “Historically, Stuy-
vesant Baseball has been one of
the most consistently successful
Stuyvesant teams…I’m confi-
dent,” said junior Kieren James-
Lubin.
As far as spirit goes, the Hit-
men aren’t lacking either. Turn-
outs for practices, usually held at
Stuyvesant or at Pier 40, a 20-
minute walk away, are generally
good, and for the number of peo-
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The Hated
BY ERIC MAYO
SPORTS EDITOR
Not everyone in sports is a
nice person. For every Derek
Jeter or Mark Messier, there’s
someone else whom simply can’t
be tolerated.
With the Olympics recently
past, one such person is Bode
Miller, an Olympic skier. He
came into the games as a legiti-
mate medal contender in all five
skiing events. He also came in
with a lot of baggage. In a “60
Minutes” interview, Miller admit-
ted to skiing drunk. In subsequent
interviews, he accused Barry
Bonds and Lance Armstrong of
using steroids. It shouldn’t matter
what he says, because he was the
best skier in the world last year.
Then, the events started: Fifth
place in the downhill, disqualified
in the combined for missing a
gate, disqualified in the Super-G
for missing a gate, sixth place in
the giant slalom, missed a gate in
the slalom. All hype, no game.
What was really disappointing
was his interview after the sla-
lom, where Miller said of his
Olympic experience: “I got to
party and socialize at an Olympic
level.” I’m sure there’s a young
American skier who would have
gladly switched places with
THE STUYVESANT STANDARD
Miller, but instead got to listen to
Miller ramble about his partying
habits. Thank goodness he’ll be
too old to compete in Vancouver
in 2010, at the next Winter
Olympics.
The next guy doesn’t play
sports. He’s the owner of the
Knicks and the Rangers, James
Dolan. When the Rangers were
awful in the four seasons prior to
the current one, Dolan thought
throwing money to aging veterans
would improve the team’s horri-
ble record. When the Rangers
began a youth movement this
season, they finally succeeded in
fixing the team. Obviously, Dolan
didn’t learn his lesson. He contin-
ues to allow the Knicks and Isiah
Thomas to spend hundreds of
millions of dollars on worthless
talent. He continues to let Isiah
Thomas keep his job. Another
reason is that he spent millions of
dollars to thwart the Jets West
Side Stadium. The Jets need a
home in New York, and because
he’s too greedy to let some com-
petition move in, the Jets are
stuck in New Jersey until the end
of the century.
On the subject of the embar-
rassing Knicks, we have Isiah
Thomas. There is no other person
in professional sports who can
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