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Volume 96 Edition 6 March 2011

Drama Fest Goes Here HehHe-

W hen most people here at MHS
think of March, generally they
think of the annual Junior Varieties
Show. But March is not just a month
for JVs -- it is a month for the stage;
March is dedicated to another pro-
duction as well: Drama Fest.
Drama Fest is the festival por-
tion of the Massachusetts Educa-
tional Theater Guild, which is an
over-80-years-old organization that
works to promote, educate and
strengthen the excellence of and ac-
cess to theatrical arts for middle and
high school students and teachers
statewide.
“[To me, Drama Festival] is
a chance for the students to script
their own production and to explore
their own words,” said Sean Walsh,
director of PlayProduction. “[It is]
not only a way to instill high expec-
tations, but also to show to the rest
of Massachusetts that there is some
good theater going on in Malden.” excellence in acting and technical finals, which is where schools that Fest is a three-day event in which
For the high school competi- design is judged. During the first have advanced compete for one of the top 14 high schools in the state
tion of Drama Fest, there are three round, the Preliminaries, about 115 the 14 available slots to compete in
rounds in which schools present schools present their plays for one the State Finals.
one-act plays; at each level student of the 32 slots available in the Semi- This third round of Drama

New Wellness Policy Japan Esta Aqui :(((((

Many students, faculty, and the banning of unhealthy foods

parents have been discussing the
new wellness policy that went
into effect on March 14, 2011 in all
Malden Public Schools as well as
other schools around the nation.
Within the policy, put into af-
fect by the United States govern-
ment, exists some basic rules: dis-
couragement of food being given
as rewards in class, prohibition of
the sale of food unless it is 30 min-
utes before or after school, and
such as those sold in vending ma-
chines. During school, the food
has to meet specific requirements,
and candy can no longer be sold
on the school campus. Although
senior privileges will still be
available, seniors are not allowed
to bring food back to campus
from off-campus sites unless the
food meets regulations. Students
are still allowed to bring lunches
from home. Teachers and faculty
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Editorials March 2011
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Ayoub was here!

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F eb. 2, 2011: President Barack Obama praised
Egyptians who used “their creativity, talent and
technology to call for a government that represented
their hopes and not their fears.” Protestors in Egypt
had just coerced President Hosni Mubarak into step-
ping down from his 30-year presidential role, hope-
fully ending an autocratic regime defined by its poor
economy, corruption, and limited speech.
The Egyptian population was indeed crafty
when it came to mobilization: three years ago, activ-
ists had already created several pages on Facebook
to gather support and coordinate protests against
Mubarak’s regime. One can see why Obama would
find this a particularly ingenious route to revolution,
for the President himself made heavy use of social
networking websites like YouTube, Twitter, and Face-
book to capture the 2008 presidential campaign.
If the internet, particularly social networking
websites, has the power to galvanize entire masses
into action and have their feats be ingrained in the
pages of history books, I wonder why, as a student in
a high school where resources are so plentiful, I do
not have full access to such tools.
There are several reasons why I argue for the
complete liberation of internet use on campus, and
all of them have as foundation the ideas that the
internet’s irrefutable necessity in our daily lives has
deemed access to the Web a right—not a privilege—
and that technology is inherently beneficial to learn-
ing, provides greater resources to both teachers and
students, and if used efficiently, can better prepare
the individual for our increasingly electronic future
and even benefit the environment.
My Advanced Placement World History class
runs almost entirely on laptops, which allows us to
write at a faster pace, and thus cover more of the
never-ending AP curriculum before the test in May.
Using the Internet in class also allows us to not only
conduct research for history projects but also gives
enough time to be involved with the Model UN
initiative AP World History classes are currently in-
volved in. It proved difficult, however, to research the
impact of HIV and AIDS in Cape Verde when every
URL with the word “sex” in it was blocked: in school,
I was unable to access any website that spoke of sex
education in Cape Verde, and more tragically, I could
access few websites that spoke of sex education in
general. When the internet has such strong limitations
on campus, both students and teachers suffer from the
censorship. In this case, although my AP World His-
tory teacher was attempting to take advantage of the
laptops in class, my research came to a halt due to the
restrictions currently placed on the school’s internet
access.
It is also worth noting that there most likely exists
a huge disparity between the content that is blocked
in school and the content that is blocked, or rather, not
blocked at home. Social networking sites, YouTube,
and pornography are, for example, unfiltered in most
households, and although I am in complete agreement
that pornography does not provide any educational
content, blocking every URL with the word “sex” in
it, and thus every topic that falls under the umbrella
of the word “sex,” is largely ineffective. Such blind re-
strictions without supplemental education leads stu-
dents to seek the forbidden fruits in their households,
leading them to indulge in irresponsible Web surfing.
In a more liberal internet setting, students could be
held accountable by their teachers for the content they
access online.
Teachers now have access to YouTube, a website
that epitomizes the conflict between school admin-
istrations and the Internet. Thanks to YouTube, I
learned how to use optimization, a crucial math skill
for my online math class junior year. It was also mag-
nificently useful when preparing for my AP Spanish
Language exam last May. Websites like YouTube are
used by billions, and thus contain rich information
and a wealth of educational resources; not to mention
that they are often used components of online classes
offered at the school. To restrict websites like YouTube
is, in a way, to restrict learning; more gravely, it is to
undermine my maturity and underestimate my intel-
lect, my ability to discern what is appropriate and
what is not. A student’s computing skills should be
cultivated, groomed, and not hindered by over exces-
sive filters.
Malden High School, and in fact, most other

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Letter to the Editors

Jeraldine Scibelli late and keep big business ethical.
Senior By giving the union mem-
bers a voice, the Wagner Act im-

A
proved working conditions for
s an eighteen year-old entering
everyone in the US and made our
the workforce, I was distraught
conditions a source of envy to many
when I heard that Republican Gov-
other countries. By stealing away
ernor Scott Walker passed the anti-
union workers’ collective bargain-
union law in Wisconsin banning
ing rights, Walker is stealing their
unions’ rights to collective bargain-
rights as Americans. The Repub-
ing, which goes against American
lican Party claims to represent the
values. It constitutes the stripping
average man, which was the focal
of American workers’ rights to be
point in the 2008 elections when
heard and considered by the gov-
Senator John McCain spoke avidly
ernment.
of Joe the Plumber - who was meant
The AFL-CIO was founded
to represent the average worker - yet
to give working people a voice, a
they act to outlaw the rights of 15.8
voice that came in the form of col-
million union workers in America.
lective bargaining; their goal was Mike Oren of Las Vegas, Nevada, known as the Peacewalker, joins in as
Pretty ironic. Walker claims this “ac-
not purely for a pay increase, it was protesters flood the streets around the Wisconsin State Capitol on Sat-
tion will save jobs, protect taxpay-
to improve working conditions and urday, March 12, 2011, to protest Governor Scott Walker’s elimination of
ers, reform government, and help
long hours, and, in the case of teach- union bargining rights for state and public employees. (Michael Sears/
balance the budget,” but again, his
ers, allowed them to teach freely in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT)
actions are filled with irony. To pass
the classroom, giving them the right
the bill, he cut out the parts that had
to teach multiple points of view turned to cutting collective bargain- the AFL-CIO official website ex-
anything to do with the budget, but
without fearing the repercussions ing rights, which made the union plaining the purpose of collective
he did that only after the Demo-
of teaching a controversial subject workers quickly backtrack and bargaining: “The union movement
cratic senators (who had fled to Il-
such as evolution. They were given agree to a dock in pay so that they represents the only collective voice
linois) did not respond to his threat
this freedom through the enactment would not lose their rights. How- for those who do the work, the only
of firing 1,500 public workers. But
of the Wagner Act of 1953, which ever, even with the unions’ compli- force capable of resisting the relent-
this madness could all have been
applied rights of citizens - defined ance, Walker worked to take away less forces of the competitive market,
avoided if the Union workers would
in the Bill of Rights - to workers in both. This, somehow, fails to paint the only movement that speaks for
have just taken a pay cut like Walker
the workplace. Workers were, for a picture of a man who cares about all working people—the unionized
had wanted. So why did they not
the first time, allowed to “pros- the American public, especially not and the non unionized, the full-time
just agree to it? Oh wait, they did.
ecute employers for unfair labor the working man. and the part-time, the highly paid
After Walker’s first attempt to cut
practice,” which worked to regu- I leave you with a quote from and the poorly paid.”
the budget by cutting union pay, he

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Alexandra’s Op Ed
Alexandra Mathieu
Managing Editor
T his winter was one of the worst
the city of Malden has seen in a
while. The snowfall, unlike in previ-
ous years, was not spread across all
three months of winter but instead
was concentrated solely in the
month of January. Schools left and
right were cancelled for several days
and those parents and students who
had to drive to their destinations
found navigating the streets to be
a rather tedious task. Yet, for those
days in between the storms when
school was in session, many Malden
High School students found them-
selves speechless as they were left in
the cold by the bus. To be fair, the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority’s subway system is one
of the most comprehensive around.
The real aggravation lies with the
MBTA’s bus system. Its untimeli-
ness, disregard of its passengers,
and rude bus drivers have become
intolerable this winter.
First, it is time to address the
lax timeliness of the buses. Buses ar-
riving later than the time indicated
on a bus schedule are nothing new.
After all, one has to factor in the
number of passengers en route, the
kind of traffic on the road, and, yes,
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the weather. A passenger knows
better than to expect a bus to arrive
on time. However, when the bus is
ten minutes, fifteen minutes, twenty
minutes late, it is easy to get aggra-
vated very quickly. With the weath-
er conditions, one can understand,
though most certainly does not have
to like, why the bus is arriving late.
However, Massachusetts is known
for its snowy winters, something
that the MBTA buses and drivers
should be better prepared for. Also,
when the roads are clear and there
is only snow on the sidewalks, there
is no excuse why a bus that is sup-
posed to arrive at 7:05 a.m. does not
come until 7:20 a.m.
Now on the MBTA’s website is
a “Customer Bill of Rights” which
states, “If your service is delayed
more than thirty minutes, your ride
is on us. We guarantee it.” In order
to get a complimentary ride, “you
must submit a claim within 10 days
of the delay occurrence by filling
an online claim at www.mbta.com
or by mailing an On Time Service
Guarantee Claim Card,” as writ-
ten in the Customer Bill of Rights.
Although this may seem like a
reassuring statement, this is not as
great as it sounds for one reason:
the passenger is already late! A com-
plimentary ride will not change the
fact that several students arrived to
school late because the bus could not
avoid the morning traffic. It would
be great if the bus drivers could
explain to the principals and bosses
that it was their fault that a busload
of passengers was late, but clearly
they don’t. Besides, what good is a
complimentary ride if that bus will
be late as well?
Moving on, the second point to
address is what happens when the
bus that is late, finally does show up.
Now this bus not only has to pick up
passengers who were waiting for it
to begin with, but also passengers
who are waiting for the next bus. Do
the math: initial passengers plus new
passengers equals an overstuffed
bus. This is not much of a problem
for those who wait at the bus stops
near their bus’ departure points,
but it becomes one major problem
for those who live farther down the
bus’ route. After all, a bus does have
its limit. So what does a bus driver
do in such a situation? The driver
has one of two options. The first one
is probably the one that makes the
most sense: He/she drives past the
waiting passengers, leaving them to
wait for another bus. Pros are that
the passengers already on the bus
are happy and will arrive to their
destination in some timely fashion.
Cons are that those left waiting are
angry, cold, and miserable.
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March 2011
The second option involves
going past the bus’s capacity and
cramming in as many passengers as
possible. Pros are that everyone is
on the bus and on their way to their
destination. Cons are that the pas-
sengers are squished and the driver
is frustrated at the passengers who
are unable to squeeze in “behind
the yellow line”. For those that are
unfamiliar, the yellow line is a line
on the ground that passengers, for
their own safety, are not supposed
to cross. At this point, the bus
drivers are shouting at passengers
for something that the passengers
cannot control. Seriously, if the bus
arrived on time, there wouldn’t be
so many people on the bus and the
driver would not have to scream.
MBTA buses are not always
this bad. In fact, Malden is one of
the few cities that are lucky enough
to have a fairly reliable public trans-
portation system. All of the MBTA’s
problems though, stem from its
buses’ occasional tardiness. Once
the MBTA decides to look into this
issue, then more passengers would
feel as if their tax money was being
put to good use. However until then
the MBTA will continue to be the
bane of many MHS students’ time in
high school.
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Historical TV Hit:
Dan’s Column
America vs. The Bad Guys Here
Otherwise known as the never ending battle with the US’s “evil foes”and the
reporters use of Pop Culture References.
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government. Though it was around the nation during a public meeting on March 10, 2011. Photo by Sharon Lee. volent eium ut liqui omnihil expel-
not like America had never lant voluptaque qui iminctatia dige-
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of the Cold War era and possibly the control it and go to extreme lengths a government that despised the cor- eum fugias dolore atum remodit
Pearl Harbor attacks of World War to ensure the “safety” of the country, rupted and violent way of American occum eostioreium endus ius.
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This paranoia came was in re- Reagan’s plan for a satellite secu- with the 9/11 attacks. et, volore, aciatemqui aborest quia
sponse to the attack of course, but rity program nicknamed ‘Starwars’ Of course there are also hun- nobisque aligene sserferibus aut
what is more important is that the that would protect the nation from dreds of other little things that lead porepel ignati siment.
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tion from the US before. Historically, rays from specific points around the Afghanistan, sometimes these ac- loris minullias uta doloreperum es-
we have grouped ourselves into the earth’s orbit. tions were committed by the Taliban tempor aut autatem re venimporerio
metaphorical Jedi category of the The most interesting part of the and sometimes America did some cuptatur sequam etur? Seditam et
world, the good guys, the new sher- plot though is not who our enemies very bitchy things as well. The last fugia desequodis quuntem reperita-
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might not play by the rules. While them; sometimes we send in our as America is the country with the Olore nus doluptat. Ebit fac-
someone who has offended us, military to kill their family mem- worlds interest at heart, cough, cuptae nimaximporum re, quasimi,
whether it be a country, organiza- bers to send a message like an old cough; but it is undeniably true that si quiae qui dolectes et voloremolore
tion or political belief, becomes the school crime family; other times one there may be justifiable reasons for exernat iusda dolectiis sum idem
Seth, the ruthless bank robber, the time allies get to fight an American why people do not see us as we do, venducid qui cumque ea vita qui ip-
Mexican drug Cartel to our Leroy driven war and clean up an Ameri- Saint America the martyr. suntibus, in pla autem aut venden-
Jethro Gibbs. can caused mess as in the case of As 2011 is underway and as the dant ut velectem quia voluptatur re
With the country’s fear over pre-Taliban Afghanistan. country goes through its next set of pro delit mi, nem faci beris esenis
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a degree that a color coded national Afghanistan in the eighties was our newest villain in the soap opera of umqui dolo blam aut explibusant
security system was implemented little brother with their Mujahidden America vs. The Bad Guys. It may exped qui tem velluptatqui alis ut
by President George W. Bush’s cabi- freedom fighters being a modern be a new age of technology and faccull esequam, qui autatur, inctur,
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“Nuclear Drills” were run in the War; as they were fighting against there is not going to be a new plot, explibus explign istrum fugiand uc-
Cold Era, which advised students the pure personification of aggres- America will always have an enemy, idunt aut minture vernati qui blam,
to cower under their wooden desks sion and repression. Oh a rhyme, whether it be the Taliban, Canada or commoluptas assincidem quodig-
covering their heads and necks to how lovely to introduce the fact that the Daleks; and along with it there nimus eum illuptio et qui nonetur
prevent injury from the blast. America lead by legendary Texas will always be a paranoia over their escipie nduntiis aut ulpariam que
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addresses this specific part of our rocket launchers and other weapons eradicating our enemies world wide cusande nis volor assim dolo iusam
culture. Dubbing it the “Culture of so that our long time objective of de- and creating propaganda that makes am sus ditatem essim ipis estius-
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fear inducing event America’s gone country. maybe we should just take responsi- veliquia dolesti qui tem ent.
through in the past century or so has When the Soviet’s left in em- bility for what we did. Because our Natquibeaqui dolori dolorum
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ated in reaction in World War 2, by Leaving a country that barely to America vs. The Bad Guys. The tesed et as essi te consedi taeperore
the US government, to house ‘sus- had an economy before the So- reruns whether interpreted by a Tea perchit volore, nostorem atem ut
pected’ spies for the Germans and viet Invasion to clean up nine years Party Presidential Candidate who anis et essitatus, conse prore re max-
Japanese? Or the Red Scares that worth of violence in their war torn confuses Concord, New Hampshire imai orianimolore porepe perehenet
plagued US presidents with the ever home might not have been the nicest with Massachusetts’s Concord and volum ut fugiae. Modi bearum
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Journalism Earthquake/Tsunami in Japan
Lesley Ta
Reporter
T he United States is unique for
its admission of uncensored free
speech, and freedom of the press.
American journalists reporting
overseas are being beaten, jailed,
and eventually murdered.
Recently, Libya and Egypt have
erupted into a revolutionary chaotic
mob, crying out for democracy as
a part of government reformation.
In certain outbursts such as these,
journalists are putting their lives at
risk by speeding to these isolated,
dangerous locations to update us.
Interviews with sketchy leaders or
activists don’t necessarily guaran-
tee a camera crew or bodyguards.
Women are more likely to face sex-
ual/racial discrimination outside of
the country and are at a higher risk
for rape and kidnapping than men.
Nevertheless, countries who
have banned press are likely to be
hiding government secrets.
China, or example, restricted
public access to freedom of speech
in any reality, virtual or real. In
China’s perspective, the lack of In-
ternet access has kept their citizens
obscure from the tyranny of their
government. News from democratic
countries may influence and fuse
anti - government protests.
World Day against Cyber Cen-
sorship will be held on March 12,
2011. China, Burma, Iran, North Ko-
rea, Syria, and Cuba are only a few
of the countries that have extreme
cyber censorship. Popular search
engines (such as google) and web-
sites that have open forums are the
major sites that haven been banned.
Reporters Without Borders, a
nonprofit organization dedicated to
aware the public of press freedom,
has reported that in 2011, seven
journalists have been confirmed
killed as well as one media assistant.
Compared to the 153 journalists
imprisoned along with 9 media as-
sistant, that is equally treacherous as
the 119 netizens imprisoned.
The United States is unique
for its admission of uncensored free
speech, and freedom of the press.
American journalists reporting
overseas are being beaten, jailed,
and eventually murdered.
Recently, Libya and Egypt have
erupted into a revolutionary chaotic
mob, crying out for democracy as
a part of government reformation.
In certain outbursts such as these,
journalists are putting their lives at
risk by speeding to these isolated,
dangerous locations to update us.
Interviews with sketchy leaders or
activists don’t necessarily guaran-
tee a camera crew or bodyguards.
Women are more likely to face sex-
ual/racial discrimination outside of
the country and are at a higher risk
for rape and kidnapping than men.
Nevertheless, countries who
have banned press are likely to be
WORLD NEWS
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Subtitle
Lesley Ta
Reporter
H uman trafficking, which is
modern day slavery, is a ter-
rible and barbaric thing. It is esti-
mated that there are between 10 and
30 million slaves worldwide. Even
though slavery is illegal in every
country it still happens in secrecy.
Why does slavery even happen in
the first place? Well, if you need
someone to work for you instead
of hiring someone that you have to
pay, you buy a slave and have them
work for little or no money. But this
is not always the case, sometimes
people are slaves to work off their
debts.
People known as bound labor-
ers, work until their debts are paid
off. This is what ishappening in
Uttar Pradesh, India. The bound la-
borers are working as brick makers.
They make bricks all day long in the
hot Arabian sun. Even young chil-
dren, who should be enjoying their
life playing, are forced to work. This
is against India’s child labor laws,
but still goes on. Arun Singh, the
supervisor of this brick making site
tells CNN, "Kids are working here
for food. They need food. If they
can't fill their stomachs, they need
to work." Bonded labor is illegal in
India, but is not enforced.
Some of the people do not even
know how much they owe because
they may not be theone that’s really
in debt. If someone in your family
is in debt you have to work to help
pay it off. Lalti, mother of seven,
and her children all have to work, to
reimburse money borrwed from the
landowner to treat her husband's
tuberculosis. She tells CNN, "If I
don't work, they will beat me.They
will abuse my daughter. If you don't
give in, they will sell your daughter
or son” So the family continues to
work hoping one day, like most, to
be free. Many in the town of Uttar
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Pradesh have tried to escape. One
named Kharban Gagai tells CNN
that he has tried to escape, but
was always caught and brought
back. Gagiai’s father had a loan of ,
8000-rupee (equivalent to $175), and
after his father died he is the one
who has to pay it off.
On Mon. March 6, 2011, Saeeda
Khan, a Pakistani woman, was put
on trial charged withkeeping a wom-
an named Mwanahamisi Mruke,
from Tanzania, as a slave. Mruke
was expectingto work as Khan’s
house keeper in London, England,
but instead of being treated like a
house keeper, she was treated like a
slave. Mruke worked 18 hour days
and was not allowed to leave the
house unless she was chaperoned
by Khan. She was not even allowed
to go back home to visit her dying
parents or attend their funeral when
they died. Mruke was paid a 10
British pound allowance in London
and 50 British pounds were put in a
bank account in Tanzania. Mruke’s
living conditions were bad, like
most slaves. Even though Khan has
a three bedroom house, Mruke slept
on a mattress in the kitchen.
There are many anti-modern
day slavery groups out there who
are working to end this cruel prac-
tice. One group is The CNN Freedom
Project. The group is going to “join
the fight to end modern-day slavery
and shine a spotlight on the horrors
of modern-day slavery, amplify
the voices of the victims, highlight
success stories and help unravel
the complicated tangle of criminal
enterprises trading in human life.”
Though the chances of modern day
slavery ending for good seems like
a fairy tale, hopefully anti-slavery
laws will be enforced and the num-
ber of slaves will decrease.
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beckys article wooooooooo!
Rebecca Broomstein
Reporter
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wisconsin naaaaatalie
Natalie Fallano
Copy Editor
O n Valentine’s Day this year, the
state of Wisconsin was not feel-
ing the love, but quite the opposite:
anger. This was due to the wide-
spread public opposition to the new
provisions in legislation proposed
by Republican Governor of Wiscon-
sin Scott Walker.
This is because of the projected
$3.6 billion budget deficit that state
has. To lower this Walker’s plan
includes state employees to give
5.8% of their salaries to cover pen-
sion costs, give 12.6% towards their
health care premiums, and would
weaken collective bargaining rights
for most public employee union
members. The last one has caused
the problem. Many Democrats
and union leaders agreed to accept
Walker’s first two terms but refuse
to accept the third: eliminating their
collective bargaining rights. Walker
will not pass the bill without the
third term, so since Feb. 14, 2011,
protesting has began.
Tens of thousands of union
workers in Wisconsin have been
demonstrating outside of the Capi-
tol Building in Madison, WN as well
as a sit-in within it. This includes
teachers and students. Many teach-
ers called in sick for the protests and
some schools even canceled school
so teachers could attend. The “Kill
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the Bill” story has gone worldwide
and even Unites Sates President
Barack Obama opposes Walker’s bill
stating it “seems more like an as-
sault on unions,” according to ABC
News.
Not only does the President
disagree with Walker’s action but so
does more than half of the country.
A USA Today poll asked Americans
if they would approve or oppose a
bill like the Wisconsin bill in their
state and 61% opposed it while 33%
for it. Another poll by the New York
Times revealed that 60% of Ameri-
cans opposed restricting collective
bargaining rights while 33% were
all for it.
Some may ask how such a bill
could even move on to the voting
stage with such a high percentage
of public opposition. The reason it is
since recent lections, the majority of
the Wisconsin senators are Repub-
lican. But that does not mean the
Democrats do not stand a chance.
They have been using other tactics
as well. Nicknamed the “Wisconsin
14” are 14 democratic members of
the Wisconsin Senate who flew to Il-
linois in order to delay voting on the
bill. For a bill to be passed their must
be 20 senators present, but there are
only 19 republican senators. The
senators still have not returned and
do not plan to anytime soon. The re-
publican senators even attempted to
have arrested or being “in contempt
and disorderly behavior,” according
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Protesters rally outside the Wisconsin state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin,
on Friday, February 25, 2011. Later, the state assembly passed Governor Scott
Walker’s budget repair bill. (Tom Lynn/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT)
to the Wisconsin State Journal. an appearance showing his support
Although Wisconsin may be for the protesters in Wisconsin and
ten thousands of miles away, the for unions in General. He stated
protesters have gained support “Public sector unions have demon-
from people all over the country strated over and over again their and
including union members locally, your willingness to work with us to
in Massachusetts. On Feb. 22, 2011 build a stronger commonwealth,”
protesters crowded Boston street in according to The Boston Globe.
from of the state house in Boston,
MA. Many held up signs reading
“Stand Up for Wisconsin Workers”
and “We Stand with Wisconsin
Teacher.” Current Massachusetts
Governor Deval Patrick even made
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March 2011
Qaddafi Represses Libyan Rebels
Haley DeFilippis
Copy-Editor
L ibya, located in North Africa,
has always been an oil-rich na-
tion under the unpredictable control
of Mummar el-Qaddafi ever since
1969. In February 2011, protests
finally broke out in several Libyan
cities due to unsatisfied citizens
who demanded change for better
lives. The once organized anti-gov-
ernment protests in Benghazi have
spread to the capital of Tripoli, and
have grown to become violent and
fatal.
On Feb. 22, 2011, Colonel Qad-
dafi spoke to his residents in Tripoli
to address the uprisings. He went on
to fault the disorder in the nation on
adolescent young natives who are
seeking to replicate the uprisings in
Egypt and Tunisia. Several politics
from other nations have spoken
out in hope of contributing to the
madness, such as Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton, who protested the
violence in a speech, as well as the
United Nations secretary general,
Ban Ki-moon, who urged Colonel
Qaddafi to bring to a standstill to
the attacks on protesters immedi-
ately. Ultimately, an incompatible
civil war has broken out, resulting
in Colonel Qaddafi sending his own
troops onto his own people, who are
outnumbered and lack the necessary
weaponry to defend them. Some-
how, in a time when things looked
as their bleakest, the constant bat-
tling and violence seemed to grow
as the days passed.
Colonel Qaddafi’s government
waged fierce battles on the town of
Zawiya on March 4, 2011, attacking
the oil-rich town and shooting at
peaceful protestors. More than 35
people were reported dead, more
than 100 casualties were announced,
and 65 went missing after the firing.
The next day, Colonel Qaddafi’s
forces were commanded to fire de-
fenseless protestors in Tripoli, the
nation’s capital, as well as Zawiyah.
Militia forces that have remained de-
voted to Colonel Qaddafi launched
another attack day on March 6,
where the rebels won control of the
oil port in Raz Lanuf. The protestors
there even went as far as appointing
an executive committee made up of
three members who are in charge of
leading military and foreign affairs.
The next day, March 7, air
attacks were executed by govern-
ment forces in Ras Lanuf. Rebels
were attacked on the coast of Bin
Jawwad by tanks, helicopters, and
fighter planes sent by Colonel Qad-
dafi. On March 9, Colonel Qaddafi
was restricted from flying over his
country with the intention of killing.
The Libyan leader agreed to the es-
tablished no-fly zone; however the
crises did not stop there. On March
10, rebel fighters fled Ras Lanuf af-
ter rocket attacks. Colonel Qaddafi
planned on retaking several eastern
oil cities that had strayed from gov-
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From top to bottom: Protestors gathered in New York City outside of the
United Nations Headquarters on Feb. 23, 2011 to get the organization to take
action on the Libyan protests. A young supporter of Libyan leader Moammar
Gadhafi demonstrates in Tripoli’s Green Square. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles
Times/MCT). Protestors in New York City hold up the old Libyan flag on
Feb. 23, 2011. Protest photos by Omar Khoshafa.
ernment control due to uprisings.
Loyal government forces to
Colonel Qaddafi moved in on the
oil-rich town of Ras Lanuf after
driving away the rebels through
land, air, and sea, with the intent to
extricate oil for their own personal
benefit . Chaos retreated as the Unit-
ed States White House announced
a five-point program of steps to
isolate Colonel Qadaffi and drive
him from his 41 year reign. This pro-
posal was backed up, despite that
President Barack Obama and his
administration are reluctant to in-
tervene so soon in a war that may
be prolonged and complex. Finally
on March 14, after a a long, tedious
battle that spanned an entire week,
the town of Zawiya was left in
shambles, a rubble filled mess in-
dicating what once was, Colonel
Qaddafi’s forces put pressure on
rebels militarily and physiologi-
cally, as he offered official pardon
to those who will surrender their
weapons.
9
Freedom Not
to Speech
Lesley Ta
Reporter
T he United States is unique for
its admission of uncensored free
speech, and freedom of the press.
American journalists reporting
overseas are being beaten, jailed,
and eventually murdered.
Recently, Libya and Egypt have
erupted into a revolutionary chaotic
mob, crying out for democracy as
a part of government reformation.
In certain outbursts such as these,
journalists are putting their lives at
risk by speeding to these isolated,
dangerous locations to update us.
Interviews with sketchy leaders or
activists don’t necessarily guaran-
tee a camera crew or bodyguards.
Women are more likely to face sex-
ual/racial discrimination outside of
the country and are at a higher risk
for rape and kidnapping than men.
Nevertheless, countries who
have banned press are likely to be
hiding government secrets.
China, or example, restricted
public access to freedom of speech
in any reality, virtual or real. In
China’s perspective, the lack of In-
ternet access has kept their citizens
obscure from the tyranny of their
government. News from democratic
countries may influence and fuse
anti - government protests.
World Day against Cyber Cen-
sorship will be held on March 12,
2011. China, Burma, Iran, North Ko-
rea, Syria, and Cuba are only a few
of the countries that have extreme
cyber censorship. Popular search
engines (such as google) and web-
sites that have open forums are the
major sites that haven been banned.
Reporters Without Borders, a
nonprofit organization dedicated to
aware the public of press freedom,
has reported that in 2011, seven
journalists have been confirmed
killed as well as one media assistant.
Compared to the 153 journalists
imprisoned along with 9 media as-
sistant, that is equally treacherous as
the 119 netizens imprisoned.
The United States is unique
for its admission of uncensored free
speech, and freedom of the press.
American journalists reporting
overseas are being beaten, jailed,
and eventually murdered.
Recently, Libya and Egypt have
erupted into a revolutionary chaotic
mob, crying out for democracy as
a part of government reformation.
In certain outbursts such as these,
journalists are putting their lives at
risk by speeding to these isolated,
dangerous locations to update us.
Interviews with sketchy leaders or
activists don’t necessarily guaran-
tee a camera crew or bodyguards.
Women are more likely to face sex-
ual/racial discrimination outside of
the country and are at a higher risk
for rape and kidnapping than men.
Nevertheless, countries who
have banned press are likely to be
hiding government secrets.
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Spread the Word to End the Word
Kayla Bramante
Head of Special Projects Malden High School helps every student feel equal.
O n March 2, 2011, Malden High
School’s Captain Council and
student athletes came together for
the third annual “Spread the Word
to End the Word” assembly to elimi-
nate the hurtful “R” word.
Individuals have been using
the “R” word as a slang word for
“dumb” and “stupid;” however, the
usage of the word can be insulting
and degrading to those who live
with a mental disability. This is why
MHS has pledged for three years
to be “R”-word-free. For the past
three years the Captain Council and
all student athletes have worked
together to help these unique in-
dividuals feel united with the rest
of the school and the rest of the
Malden community. MHS principal
Dana Brown believes “the Captains
Council has the most effect on the
school,” which is why many ath-
letes dedicate their time to assisting
those in need. “They hosted a great
assembly and the best way for them
[to help prevent the use of the ‘R’
word] is to model good behavior
and never use the word,” Brown
Amalia For-
eign Lan-
guage Week
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stated. Fortunately, MHS sports are
unified sports, meaning that anyone
can be a part of a team, regardless of
and removes the
words “mental
retardation”
disabilities. from the daily
The Captain Council has language, replac-
dedicated a class period to help ing them with
teach special needs students play a “intellectual dis-
variety of sports. The assembly was ability.”
not only to make others aware of There are
the hurtful word but also to award many options in
the students who are continuously school and on the
working to combat its usage with a web in which one
certificate. can put a pledge
The council has also recently to stop the end
helped out with the Pink Out bas- of the “R” word.
ketball nights and will be volunteer- Spread the Word
ing in the Special Olympics. to End the Word
MHS is not the only institu- pledge posters
tion attempting to remove the “R” can be found in
word from everyday lexicon; rallies various schools,
and pledges all around the United including MHS,
States have emerged to support the where one can
cause against the hurtful slang term, sign his or her
and ultimately, the dissemination of name to pledge Denis something recieves his certifi-
respect. The country has legislative- to stop using the “R” word. To cate with great joy. Photo by Brittany
ly made strides on this respect: on further benefit the cause, one can McFeeley.
Oct. 5, 2010, Barack Obama signed a also sign up to help with Malden’s
bill called Rosa’s Law. It was named Special Olympics later in the year.
after nine year-old Rosa Marcellino,
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Kaela
Brittan
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Wellness Policy Pushes
for Healthy Lifestyle
Kristen Leonard
Reporter
Paige Yurek
Copy Editor
continued from front page.
faculty are no longer allowed to
host any in-class parties with food.
One obvious downside to the
wellness policy that has generated a
lot of buzz among students is its ef-
fect on fundraisers. Without the sale
popular candy boxes and bags as
well as bake sales, many clubs and
activities will have to resort to other
means of money making, which will
become difficult. Sarah Jones, MHS
crew coach and math teacher has
expressed that “for crew, candy is
a steady money-maker through out
the year,” referring to the candy bars
sold year-round in her classroom.
Senior Key Club President Andrew
Chen stated, “Every club relies on
candy; lots of clubs will take a big
hit.” Chen explained how, like many
clubs, a majority of the Key Club’s
profits are made through candy
fundraising. The club explains that
candy boxes can be bought in bulk
from stores such as BJ’s and Costco.
Each box, depending on its size, can
make between 20 and 60 dollars.
So what can an organization
like Key Club do? As Chen pon-
dered, “We will have to do some
other fundraisers such as dances,
pizza nights at restaurants, carna-
tion sales and t-shirts.” School Com-
mittee member and Food Director
Cheryl Maguire explained that “the
school system understands this
issue and will try to help search
alternatives for fundraising. Schools
such as the Linden are already look-
ing into alternative fundraisers.”
An increase in allergies and
obesity has influenced the newly
implemented wellness policy. Obe-
sity can lead to heart disease, type
two diabetes, asthma, sleep apnea,
and in some cases, social discrimi-
nation. Between 1985 and 2009 the
obesity rate based on Body Mass In-
dex reached a peak of 30 percent or
higher from 15 percent in the United
States. Another chilling effect of
obesity is the fact that children may
live ten years less than their parents.
Food loaded with sugar, i.e. fast
food, is another factor playing a ma-
jor role in this condition. Teens alone
can consume on average three point
five pounds of sugar weekly.
It is worth noting that the
tendency to cling to unhealthy foods
starts at a young age. An adolescent
or adult brain craves the foods that
its possessor adapted to eating as a
child. For example, if a child begins
eating vegetables at a young age,
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Ward 6 School Committee member Steve Winslow discusses health issues in schools around the nation
during a public meeting on March 10, 2011. Photo by Sharon Lee.
he or she adapts to this type of diet
and subsequently craves these foods
when he or she gets older. On the flip
side, if a child eats unhealthy foods
on a regular basis at a young age,
he or she adapts to this type of diet
instead. In addition, as a child, he or
she gains extra pounds, which are
likely to be life-long consequences.
Ward 6 School Committee
member Steve Winslow compared
the new wellness policy to how
cigarettes are gradually being faded
out of society. “The government
raised taxes and banned them from
restaurants and other public places
in hopes to fade them out, similarly
to this new wellness policy with un-
healthy foods. The wellness policy
wants to reset the clock based on
this idea.”
In Massachusetts, schools have
already started to help make this
problem vanish. Schools in MA
have to follow regulations made by
the National School Lunch Program.
Schools meals need to provide one
third of the Recommended Daily
Allowances of protein, vitamin A,
vitamin C, iron, calcium, and calo-
ries. No more than 30 percent of an
individual’s calories can come from
fat, and less than ten percent can
come from saturated fat.
Schools have the option to
choose one of four meal plans. The
Nutrient Standard Menu Planning
and the Assisted Nutrient Standard
Menu Planning systems both base
their planning on a computerized
nutritional analysis of the week’s
menu. The traditional meal pattern
and enhanced meal pattern options
base their menu planning on mini-
mum component quantities of meat
or meat alternate; vegetables and
fruits; grains and breads; and milk.
Malden High school follows
the traditional meal pattern. The
school prepares fresh made and pre-
made food. Costa Foods, Garelick,
Thurston Foods, and DeMarco are
some of the main distributors that
provides food to MHS. The govern-
ment also contributes to providing
food as well. Terri Tusa-Pelosi, Cafe-
teria Manager at MHS stated, “Mal-
den School Food Service meets the
requirements of the Wellness Policy.
This has been an ongoing process
that we have worked on for a few
years now. The vending machines
offer items from an approved list of
items that follow the guidelines of
the wellness policy. The Coffee Shop
was opened as a Teacher coffee shop
and the students do purchase from
us, but there will be changes com-
ing and we are working on this as
well.” Malden Public Schools have
already made healthy changes over
the years such as offering fresh fruit,
fruit salads, salads, sandwiches,
low-fat milk, whole grain and whole
wheat items and using real chicken.
Even though many changes have
been made, there is always room for
more. Soon Malden Public Schools
will offer free water, the size of
the milk and juice serving will be
changed (will be low-fat and have a
sugar limit), and the sodium and fat
in all foods will also be limited. The
Malden Public schools are trying to
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get away from processed foods. The
next step in the plan for a healthier
generation will be increasing physi-
cal activity.
MHS Health Teacher Arlene
Ceppetelli voiced her opinion on
the policy, stating, “the school has
worked hard at trying to make the
food as nutritious as possible, while
keeping a variety, and trying to
meet people’s needs as well as abid-
ing by the law. This law is going
to make people stand up, students
and adults are upset, but the school
needs to abide by the law. Since it
is coming to a point where the law
needs to come and intervene, there
is a problem. This law may be a good
first step. As a health teacher, I see
a lot of students and young people
with health problems they should
not have to deal with until they are
older. This law is a starting point, as
we come through obstacles, work
through them while abiding the law.
There is no one size fits all.”
Healthier foods may cost more
for the city of Malden, but in the end
the future has to be considered, and
the future starts with the children.
“I care more about the students’
health than the expense I’d rather
pay for healthy food then buy cheap,
unhealthy food [for the students.]”
stated Cheryl Maguire Food Direc-
tor and health committee member.
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Sharon Lee
one city, one book ers, and appreciation for mu-
Head of Photography
F rom students to city officials to
business owners, residents all
over Malden are joining together to
participate in Malden Reads, a new
community reading program. Mal-
den Reads is a long term program
with several events over the dura-
tion of a few months, February to
April 2011.
The idea originates from neigh-
boring cities, Medford and Somer-
ville who have inspired residents
of Malden to pursue a program in
our very own city. Medford has
conducted the city wide reading
program twice, selecting Dark Tide:
The Great Boston Molasses Flood of
1919 by Stephen Puleo as their first
book and Cod: A Biography of Fish
That Changed the World by Mark
Kurlansky as their second book the
following year. Last year Somerville
read The Things They Carried by Tim
O’Brien in honor of their veterans.
Malden plans to take the inspiration
from neighboring cities to make
Malden Reads into a continuous
event, whether it is annual or even
bi-annual.
The very first book that Mal-
den will read as a community is The
Soloist by Steve Lopez. The selection
of this year’s book was decided
upon by a committee who simply
suggested books fitting the criteria
of an easy read as well as pertaining
to an urban city like Malden. What
they loved about the book was that
it touched upon so many life lessons
and topics like friendship, second
chances, the power of helping oth-
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sic. Considering the different
age groups and reading levels
throughout Malden’s popu-
lation, it was decided that
there would be more books
selected for different groups
by age. The Soloist being the
main book for adults and
high school students; there
were several others chosen
like Mole Music by David
McPhail intended for Pre-K
to Grade2, The Teddy Bear by
David McPhail intended for
Pre-K to Grade 2, How To Steal
A Dog by Barbara O’Connor
intended for Grades 3-6, and
Money Hungry by Sandra
Flake intended for Grade 7-9.
Although it is a reading Malden Reads commences their new community reading program in the Carr and
program for the community, Ryder Gallery in the Malden Public Library. Photo by Sharon Lee.
many residents throughout the
Malden High School as well as the toiletry items to homeless children.
city have gotten involved in ways
younger level reading books to Another upcoming service activity
beyond reading; some act as spon-
the K-8 schools, and especially all is “Stone Soup” at the Immaculate
sors, planners, volunteers, and sup-
citizens who have simply referred Conception Church where everyone
porters of the program. Many busi-
the book to friends or invited them contributes ingredients to make a
nesses, big or small, help promote
to join the community at its several big pot of soup that will be served at
the program by allowing several
events. a Bread of Life dinner. The idea for
copies of the book to be left in their
Not only has Malden been this event was based off of a classic
businesses therefore allowing it to
reading the same book, but they folk tale, Stone Soup, where villag-
circulate throughout Malden among
have also given residents the oppor- ers claim to be too poor to feed three
residents. The minds behind this
tunity to attend events open to the hungry soldiers, but since nobody
phenomenal program truly deserve
community. Past events include the would help them they decided to
recognition for all their work; many
Kick-Off event, book discussions, start cooking a large pot of soup. To
of which, but not all, are Malden
library tours, movie screenings, and start they boiled water with three
Public Library Trustee’s, part of
several charity fundraisers as well. stones and one by one villagers’ run
Malden’s Oak Grove Improvement
One of the fundraisers for char- home to get ingredients adding to
Association (OGIA), city officials,
ity include the Toiletry Collection the huge pot of soup, showing the
and many other organizations. Sup-
for Homeless which is an ongoing villagers that they can come together
porters of the program vary from
event until April 9th where the as a community similar to one of the
the school systems, who have been
Malden Public Library is holding a purposes of the Malden Reads com-
promoting the book by providing
collection box for people to donate munity reading program. By coming
several dozen copies available to
toothpaste, toothbrushes, and other together as a community Malden is
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THE

MHS
Reginah Sanyu
Head Entertainment Writer

every morning; he told me that it is A) Who you are says a lot in

Q) How would you describe Q) Do you think terms of your goals and aspirations.
important to come correct. Dress-
your style? that for one to have A lot of people find themselves
ing up boosts self confidence which
A) Formal but at the same time style one should be ad- trapped in a stage of finding out
makes my day better.
casual. dicted to shopping? who they are.
Q) What is your favorite trend? A) No, not at
Q) Where do you get your all. Some of the Q) What would you
A) Bow ties.
style? things I wear are tell a person who is afraid
A) My inspiration consists of passed down by to be themselves?
Q) Why choose a bow tie over
Marvin Gaye, Fonzoworth Bentley. I my brothers and A) Do you because at
a tie?
have sampled aspects father. I just mix the end of the day, all that
A) It’s not about choosing, it’s
of their style and and match, like matters is you. It does
about being versatile. The most styl-
made it mine. making a tie a not mean insulting others
ish people in my honest opinion are
those whom are able to successfully bow tie. or putting other people’s
Q) How lives in danger but life is
pull off various styles and looks.
do you man- Q) Looking too short to live in fear of
age to dress back at your fresh- what other people think.
Q) What do you mean by that?
up to school man year, what
A) That means being able
everyday? Is would you tell
to wear a white t-shirt, jeans and
that comfort- yourself?
sneakers one day while looking
able? A) I would tell
good wearing a three piece suit the
A) Of myself to keep on
next day. It is all about the versatil-
course it is. I doing whatever I
ity.
love it. I would did.
not have it any
Q) When shopping, what do
other way, when I Q) Why do
you consider?
was younger, my you think it is
A) If I like it then I would buy
father used to important for one to be
it.
comb my hair themselves?

A)Probably gladi- a- it depends on my mood although i Q) Do you

tor sandals. I can’t would rather wear skirts and dress- think
wait to wear them es over pants. i guess that makes my that
Q) How would you describe your
in the summer. style girly. f o r
style?
A) i am not high maintenance at all. one
Q) Do you Q) Where do you get your style? t o
it depends on my mood although i
think that A) its a combination of maga-
would rather wear skirts and dress-
for one zines. I also like Rachel Bil-
es over pants. i guess that makes my
to have son’s style. have
style girly.
style style
o n e Q) What is your favorite o n e
Q) Where do you get your style?
should trend? should
A) its a combination of magazines. I
be ad- A)Probably gladiator b e addicted
also like Rachel Bilson’s style.
dict- sandals. I can’t wait to t o shopping?
ed to wear them in the sum- A ) Definitely
Q) What is your favorite trend?
shop- mer. not. i hardly ever
A)Probably gladiator sandals. I can’t
ping? g o shopping.
wait to wear them in the summer.
A ) Q) Do you think that for one to you don’t
Defi- have style one should be addicted need to shop a
Q) Do you think that for one to have
nitely to shopping? lot to have style.
style one should be addicted to
not. i A) Definitely not. i hardly ever go Yo u can make every-
shopping?
hardly shopping. you don’t need to shop a thing work.
A) Definitely not. i hardly ever go
e v e r lot to have style. You can make ev-
shopping. you don’t need to shop a
g o erything work. Q) How would you Q) What is your favorite trend?
lot to have style. You can make ev-
shop- describe your style? A)Probably gladiator sandals. I can’t
erything work.
ping. you A) i am not high maintenance at all. wait to wear them in the summer.
don’t need it depends on my mood although i
Q) How would you describe your
to shop a would rather wear skirts and dress- Q) Do you think that for one to have
style?
lot to have es over pants. i guess that makes my style one should be addicted to
A) i am not high maintenance at all.
style. You style girly. shopping?
it depends on my mood although i
can make
would rather wear skirts and dress-
everything Q) Where do you get your style? A) Definitely not. i hardly ever go
es over pants. i guess that makes my
w o r k . A) its a combination of magazines. I shopping. you don’t need to shop a
style girly.
Q) How also like Rachel Bilson’s style. lot to have style. You can make ev-
w o u l d erything work.
Q) Where do you get your style?
y o u de- Q) What is your favorite trend?
A) its a combination of magazines. I
scribe your A)Probably gladiator sandals. I can’t
also like Rachel Bilson’s style.
style? wait to wear them in the summer.
A) i am not high maintenance at all.
Q) What is your favorite trend?
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Lady Gaga and Madonna: Born the Same Way?

Catherine Poirier
Yourself” both contain opening Students at Malden High offering “If we as a majority push for
Copy Editor word chants, ad-libbed speaking School weighed music outside
parts, and 80’s style dance music. in on the topic as of Lady Gaga

O riginality: something music Gaga openly admitted Ma- well. Their opin- and Lil Wayne
artists search for when creating donna is a muse for her music and ions ranged from and such, I’m
their look. Almost all of the songs fashion sense. On The Tonight Show those in support sure the mu-
on the top charts currently lack with Jay Leno on Feb. 14, 2011, Gaga of her music, sic industry
just that. One would think there is expressed “There is no one that is to those totally would be more
some hope for this with Lady Gaga, more of an adoring and loving Ma- against pop mu- compelled to
an artist who seems to have found donna fan than me. I am the hugest sic in general. breach creative
her niche amongst the craziest out- fan, personally and professionally.” Senior Andrew comfort zones
fits and stage She then went Terenzi said “I and thus instill
performances on to explain think that ‘Born confidence to
ever created. “The good news This Way’ is actu- their signed
In the is that I got an ally really bril- artists more cre-
past, many email from [Ma- liant, because it ative freedom as
have com- donna’s] people subtly argues for well.”
pared Gaga and her sending gay rights with- This occur-
to Madonna. me their love and out being super rence does pres-
The two sup- support on be- obvious about it. ent a question to
port platinum half of the single. The melody being similar to express fans of pop music. If the face of pop
blonde hair, If the Queen says yourself?” He asked rhetorically, “[It music herself can not seem to find a
or a wig in it shall be, then it is] pop music. All pop music already place to be original, according to her
Gaga’s case, shall be,” Gaga sounds the same anyways.” Sopho- fans, then what will the rest of music
racy outfits, added laughing. more Anthony Johnson agrees with industry do? Radio is becoming bor-
and an upbeat In the rest Terenzi about the message in the ing quite frankly. Stations continual-
dance style in of the interview, music. “Music is intelligent, pop is ly play the same ten songs on a loop
their music. Lady Gaga de- not. Although it is a good tool for all day, and most of them sound the
These com- scribes the rest getting good messages out there.” same. Junior Kyle Carvalho added
parisons were typically vague, but of her upcoming album, “Born This Senior Hong Chung expressed her in “Everything mainstream or on
recently some have accused her of Way.” She promised it is an eclectic views on the music industry by the radio is just really uncreative.
plagiarism. record, and there will be diversity in adding “There is no such thing as Same [four] chords, generic lyrics,
Gaga seems to have surpris- every song. “The rest of the songs on an original song composition, same and autotune. But I guess [it is] all
ingly disappointed her “monsters” the album are quite different from thing as there is no such thing as a preference!” When an artist as out-
with the release of her new single ‘Born This Way,’” she stated. Hope- original creative story. Popular me- rageous as Gaga comes along, you
“Born This Way.” The single is an al- fully this will provide some relief lodic beats and saccharine sounding hope to find something new and
most exact dupe for Madonna’s 1989 to those who are normally fans of melodies tend to trickle down the fresh on the radio, not a recycled
release “Express Yourself,” some her work, but were surprisingly let musical generation.” She finished by 1980’s song.
say. “Born This Way” and “Express down by the new single.
Pictures of Madonna and Lady Gaga. Credit from Wikimedia Commons.
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North Andover Coach Busted
Alfonse Femino
Head of Sports
When a child signs up for a
sport, whether wrestling, horseback
riding, and everything in between,
there is an expectation from both
parents and players that the ath-
letes will be put in the trustworthy
hands of a coach. This past month,
however, that was not the case on
the North Andover High School
Wrestling team, as long time wres-
tling coach Dave Castricone was ar-
rested at his with a roofing company
on Feb. 15, 2011, on the grounds of
possession of child pornography.
Nobody, assistant coaches,
players, and co-workers alike
could believe that the 60 year old
Castricone could be guilty of such
a heinous and disguising crime.
Castricone, who grew up in North
Andover and graduated NAHS, is
seen as an all round legend when it
comes to the sport of wrestling. He
has been coaching the team for 25
years, and is recognized as one of the
best coaches in the entire country,
with 600 wins, leading all other New
England wrestling teams, and three
state titles in the past six years, an
accomplishment not many coaches
in any sport have come close to.
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When asked about their reac-
tion to Castricone’s possession of
child pornography by Channel 7 &
News, co-worker Nick Pare stated “I
could never believe it. The guy was
the nicest guy in the world,” show-
ing his surprise for Castricone’s ac-
tions. A parent of a wrestler on the
team, Linda Kincaid, found herself
at a loss of words, quoting “I’m not
quite sure what to say to him. We
don’t really know how to react yet,”
further showing the astonishment
of all that knew Castricone that he
would commit the crime.
The investigation started when
Police Chief Richard Stanley’s de-
partment received information lead-
ing to child porn being contained by
Castricone, leading them to a search
warrant, and a full-out investigation
of Castricone’s house the next day.
After the search, it was confirmed
that Castricone was in possession
of child pornography. After the in-
vestigation, Castricono was put on
“paid leave,” however he sent his
letter of resignation to North Ando-
ver schools superintendant Chris-
topher Hottel, because of “personal
reasons,” which most clearly means
share embarrassment.
Most Schools, such as Malden
High, have strict policies for coach-
ing, as a majority of the coaches
are recruited either from the high
school, or other schools throughout
Malden, ensuring that they can be
trusted around children, or anyone
for that matter. Although North
Andover has a reputation of being
a competitive school in all Mas-
sachusetts Interscholastic Athletic
Association sanctioned sports, their
athletic department has an evident
fault.
Nobody in particular (except
Castricone of course) can be blamed
for this incident, however the NAHS
school system, and any school sys-
tem across the country for that mat-
ter must take evasive action to avoid
another horrible incident like this
in the future. In this instance, the
situation goes far beyond how many
wins the coach has, but the athlete’s
safety is being called into question.
Stricter policies for teachers and
extensive background checks for
coaches are just a few actions that
can be taken to ensure the safety of
student athletes, especially in more
hands-on(literally) sports such as
wrestling), because if students and
parents cannot trust a coach, then
the ultimate goal of developing
young men and women through
athletics can never be reached.
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With hopes of good weather in
the spring, Malden High’s crew team
is very excited about the upcoming
season. One main aspect of having
a good season this year is having a
strong team spirit and that is exactly
what captains Jeremy Bowser and
Harout Khodaverdian expect. The
members who have recently joined
the team, “ are really fitting in which
helps [the] team grow” helping the
team’s spirit. With a strong team
spirit Bowser expects that, despite
the loss of players over the years, “it
will be no exception for [the team]
doing well, pushing the limits to
show what a Malden high crew
team can really do.” Khodaverdain
also added that he feels very con-
fident about this season and stated
that, “with a lot of hard work and
practice we will get those medals we
all want so badly.
Considering the new members
have adjusted so quickly, Coach
Jones hopes that there will be more
freshman who also want to be a part
of the team. Having more freshmen
will result in more people having
the chance of getting to a higher
division such as the varsity level.
Explain what she means by higher
division. Jones stated that, “It takes
a lot of time to develop skills and
starting as a freshman will help get
people to the varsity level.”
Along with a strong team
spirit come high expectations for
the team and many have already
started training to prepare for the
season. Not only does the team have
high expectations, but Bowser also
has personal goals he would like to
accomplish considering this is his
senior year. When asked if he had
any personal goals he would like to
see accomplished Bowser answered,
“to do better than last year and set
a good example as team captain
so [the team] can follow in those
footsteps and do better as a whole.”
Khodaverdian also has hopes of,
“meddling each competition while
still enjoying the sport.”
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Goal: Reclaiming GBL Title
After the Malden High School
Boys Track Team completed their
indoor track season with a 4-1 re-
cord, they are now pumped up for
their outdoor track season. Last sea-
son, the boys indoor track team was
unable to achieve another Greater
Boston League title. However, the
team was able to achieve great suc-
cess last season.
The Boys Track team has
been stronger than ever since their
huge success including their Great-
er Boston League title tied-up with
Somerville last year.
With most of the members of
the Indoor Track team including key
members Seniors Patrick Keough,
Andrew Terenzi, Kelvin Tsang
and David Germain, Junior Yusuf
Mohammed, and Head Coaches,
English teacher David Londino
and Freshman English Consulting
Teacher Mitch Abbatessa back in
session. The team is prepared to
defeat their greatest challenge of
all: reclaiming their Greater Boston
League title. Underclassmen that
are expected to contribute to this
Be Kind Rewind
T he MHS Girls track team is hop-
ing to repeat its success in this
outdoor
season, following a very suc-
cessful indoor season. During the
winter, the indoor
season seemed to be the most
successful season the team has had
in Coach Mitch
Abbatessa’s career as head
coach. The only way to follow up
such a great season
is by repeating it or improving
it.
The difference between out-
door and indoor track is that out-
door there are 16 events in a meet
and indoor there are only 9. Luck-
ily most of the events consist of
field events such as throwing and
shot-put are the team’s strongpoint.
There was only one setback last sea-
son that the team really is hoping to
improve on which was the loss to
Somerville.
The team seemed to make all
the others seem like underdogs in
each meet, “but not Somerville”
stated Abbatessa. “On paper we
looked great, but Somerville looked
better.” Abbatessa’s set goals are
to put that loss behind the team
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outdoor track season are sopho-
mores, Franklin Huynh and Tyler
Williams. Williams is one of the
hurdlers of the team.
Keough also have some ex-
pectations and one of the mutual
ones is to win the GBL Title and go
undefeated once again. Keough
stated “I would like to make states
in multiple events and have a suc-
cessful 4x 800 team this season.”
Keough hopes that the team also
defeats Somerville this year even
though they tied with Somerville for
the Greater Boston League title last
year during the indoor track season.
Keough plans to “go into the same
intensity, stay focus and continue to
work hard.”
Mohammed, who has been
one of the key members of the track
team, also has some expectations
of the team as well. The personal
goals that Mohammed also has are
to make All-States and to place high
at States. As Mohammed expresses”
What I’m planning to do differently
is to get more rest than last year and
the workouts should be intense and
to trust myself a little more during
the meets.”
According to Londino, there
are 13 events that the team is com-
peting including distance, sprinting
jumping and throwing including
and improve, as well as becoming
“Undefeated GBL (Greater Boston
League) Champions”.
In order to achieve Abbatessa’s
goals the team must show a lot of
work ethic as they have every other
season and “focus on every team,
one meet at a time”. One major
speed bump on the road to success
is the fact that the team needs mem-
bers. The team will hopefully recruit
“at least 16 people” to cover each
event, stated Abbatessa. “We have
some, but not enough.” Complacen-
cy does not appear when Abbatessa
was asked about whether the team
has a better chance at being at the
top of the GBL standings. He stated
that “there are five teams”, giving
the team a “one out of five chance”
at achieving glory.
This past winter has caused a
big blow to the team’s preparation
for the upcoming season due to the
fact that there were many feet of
snow covering McDonald’s stadium
after the many periods of heavy
snowfall. Hopefully the field will
fully clear up and be in the right
condition for the team to be able to
compete. There are many variables
in a winning season. These variables
go from weather to what the team
brings to the table at every meet.
The off-season is the perfect
time for an athlete to focus on school
or prepare for the next season, or
rest. Abbatessa sees the off-season
19
different other types of drills.
A lot of expectations are be-
ing put on the team this season. As
Londino stated, “The expectations
for the boys track team to be unde-
feated this season. Last season, dur-
ing Indoor, they lost to Somerville
by 2 points and we are hoping to
reclaim our GBL title.” Even though
the team had success last season, the
team still has some improvements
to build a stronger team. Londino
expressed, “Last year the record
was 3-0-1 and in order to be 4-0 this
year, we’re going to need our top
athletes to score in multiple events.
We’re also going to need our unsung
heroes as well.”
The captains of the Outdoor
Track Team are currently undecid-
ed. And only the distance runners
are the members who began their
practices a few weeks after the in-
door track season. The official prac-
tices don’t begin until March 21st at
the MacDonald Stadium. Their first
meet of the season is on April 5th
against Cambridge.
as a time to be productive. “If an
athlete plays 3 seasons of a sport
and is taking lots of time for sports,
they should take a break.” By take
a break, he implies that they should
maintain a steady, healthy diet, and
enjoy the time off. “Lots of athletes
do irrelevant sports and then want
to sprint.” This affects their fatigue,
training, and work ethic. Athletes
that join track after having played a
different sport may not like track and
are more likely to quit. If an athlete
competed in a different event dur-
ing the first two seasons, then “they
should train. Maybe hit the weight
room.” It is not at all a bad thing to
have athletes from other sports to
join track, it is actually more of a re-
quirement for athletes expand their
athleticism. Even with new recruits
almost every season, what sticks out
most in the team is its success each
season. It is not who makes up the
team that matters; it is what they do
that makes a difference.
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girls Tennis Ready for battle
Joshua Kummins
Copy Editor
The Malden High School girls’
tennis team is looking to improve
upon their disappointing season
last year in which they just missed
qualification for the Massachusetts
Interscholastic Athletic Association
(MIAA) state tournament.
Senior Alison Nguyen is one
of the three captains and she hopes
that the team can come through and
advance to States as “[they] have al-
ways gotten so close into making it”
in the past. If Nguyen has learned
one thing over her four years of
Greater Boston League tennis, it is
that nothing comes easily.
Every team in the league poses
a threat to Malden, with the title
constantly up for grabs throughout
the entire season, any team having
the opportunity to pull ahead at any
time with a league win. Because of
this fact, Nguyen and the rest of the
team are well aware that an incred-
ible amount of work has to be done
to even come close to a league cham-
pionship.
Her senior classmates Danielle
Ton and Ivy Bui are the other two
captains for the team this year, while
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English teacher Maggie Pettit will
return as the head coach. Both Bui
and Ton have a wealth of experience,
as they have been competing at the
varsity level for multiple years. The
two, along with Nguyen, will be
looked upon to serve as role models
for the younger players on the team.
Two underclassmen, Lisa
Delacey and The Blue and Gold
member Natalie Fallano, are also
expected to contribute to the team
as sophomores that will be playing
singles. Both Fallano and Delacey
will be important members not only
this season, but also in the seasons
to come.
Nguyen feels that “they [have]
been key players for [the team]” and
will help the team achieve its goal of
reaching the tournament.
This season, the team thinks
that it can reach its goal and will
be preparing hard during each and
every practice to make that a real-
ity. During practice, the athletes
will have to work on their serving,
and other skills. Most importantly,
however, the members of the team
will have to spend countless hours
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working on their agility training,
as agility is the number one aspect
that a tennis player needs to achieve
any kind of success. The fact that the
GBL is so competitive makes puts it
in perspective how hard the student
athletes will be expected to work.
Nguyen says that the team is “plan-
ning on [doing] lots of conditioning,
like court suicides and running,
in order to improve endurance,”
showing that she understands that
she, and the rest of the team can not
take any short cuts, and must work
diligently.
Although the team is in no lack
of talented upperclassmen, they still
hope, as any high school team, that
the incoming freshman will possess
numbers in players that will be fu-
ture of tennis at Malden High. How- Sophomore and The Blue and Gold
ever, a majority of returning players member Natalie Fallano prepares to
have put in an extensive amount of serve in a home match at Amridge
hours of training in the off-season, Park during the 2010 season. Photo
preparing themselves for their final by Sharon Lee.
season as a Golden Tornado.
Malden will be playing their
first match against North Reading
High School on Apr. 8, 2011.
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MHS Baseball Season On Deck
Jacob Martino
Reporter
T he Malden high boy’s baseball
team is looking forward to the
upcoming season this year and
looks to take their talents deep in
the State tournament. Last year,
they had made the tournament but
unfortunately lost in the first round.
Last season the team had many key
Another Shot at Success
Joel Stevenson
Reporter
B ottom of the seventh, things are
looking fair, both teams, Malden
High School and Central Catholic
are tied up, it still remains anyone’s
game. Next thing you know, a whis-
tle. All eyes make a mad pursuit for
the umpire, hoping that the fowl
will be called on the other team. This
time Malden was not so fortunate.
The penalty had been stricken on
them. From that call, the game start-
ed to tilter one way. Before everyone
knows it, semi-finals are over. As the
saying goes “Your outta here”, as
Malden High School’s Softball team
hit’s the showers feeling defeated.
As any good team knows, one’s
failures can only be measured by
one’s success. A new season is ap-
proaching, this year they are plan-
ning to go all the way as stated by
Rebecca Krigman “This year we are
preparing to go a lot further than
last year. We want to be undefeated
in the GBL again and make it further
in the state tournament than last
year. We have plenty of skill and
talent on the team. We just need to
work together as a team and we will
have a great season.”
With less than a month before
the season starts, the team is taking
full advantage of their time. Every
week, twice a week. They are work-
ing on their previous skills. Batting,
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victories including one that was
against the seventh rank team in
state Lawrence High School. “The
team is excited to start this year, ev-
eryone is very confident in what we
can do.” Said senior Kevin Valley.
Valley is only one of the seniors
that will be a huge asset to the team’s
success this year, as he has proven to
be as reliable at his shortstop posi-
tion as he is at the plate. Valley has
also been on the varsity roster since
his sophomore year.
Along with Valley, there are
two other seasoned veterans in Marc
Woodman and Matt Howe, both of
which have been playing on the
varsity team since their sophomore
years, Woodman showcasing his
brute strenth at the plate, and Howe
showing off his golden glove abili-
ties at the position of first base.
Valley also commented, “ We
are confident in our coach and his
decisions we know that he is only
trying to do what is best for the team
at all times”.
The seniors on the team will
not jus be the only contributions
to the team, the team has many
sophomore and juniors this year
who contributed last year. “They
are just going to get better as we go
on; it is good to know that they will
be able to lead the team when all of
us seniors are gone.” Valley com-
mented. Valley also said, “I do not
want to say anything that will end
pitching, as well as drills to help
them do better. After such a close
year last year, the team is giving it
all they can to so they can be do one
thing, be better, as stated by the new
coach J Furlong, “Last year the team
did very well, I was the asst coach,
but I would think it was the toughest
schedule any Malden High Softball
team played…Hopefully we can get
back to the way we played last year
but we have some holes to fill and it
won’t be easy. We lost great leader-
ship and players in the 3 Seniors Jen
T, Kristina Dyer, and Casey Willcox.
This has been a dream come true for
me to be able to Coach at my old
High School and I look forward to
many successful years.”
With a new softball coach, the
team is keeping optimistic about the
year, they are looking for nothing
but wins, as stated by captain Pow-
ers, Hey this season is going to be
the best. we already started working
hard for the season so were only
bound to get better from here. We
also have a new coach that I think
will really be a big contribution to
this season.”
This upcoming year the team is
being led by seniors Francesca Rich-
ardson, Ashley Powers, and Renee
Santos. These three are determined
to end their years of softball at MHS
on a high note, as stated by Rich-
ardson, “We have won the GBL title
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From top to bottom, left to right junior Austin Teal and senior Marc
Woodman practicing catching. Woodman practicing batting in the
cage. Photo by Reginah Sanyu.
up hurting us but I think we will the baseball team has run into
have a very good season, and who some adversity before the first in-
knows, maybe we will even win the ning is even played. Due to some
GBL title this year”. unfortunate events that can not be
Valley says he would like to mentioned, two of the teams very
continue playing baseball at the talented starters will be forced by
college level as well he commented, the Massachussetts Interscholastic
“My favorite sport is baseball, I can Athletic Association (MIAA) to sit
play catch all day long, I would love out the first five games of the season.
to be able to play at the next level.” “It’s going to be tough not having
The boy’s baseball team games will thiem out there, but the team and I
be held at Keizer field at Pine Banks are still confident that the team can
Park in Malden. still play at the same intense level
Much like any other high that they have played with in res-
school team, especially in Malden, cent seasons.”
since I was a freshman, along with along with Ashley Powers and Re-
Ashley Powers and Renee Santo, nee Santo, and as the three senior
and as the three senior Captains we Captains we are confident that we
are confident that we will end our will end our high school career with
highschool carreer with another another title. But also, our hopes this
title.” year is to win the bigger title, states.”
Another returning member Year after year, since these three
that has a immense impact on the were freshman, they have made it
team is Junior Kiara Amos. Amos finals, they have come close every
has been winning awards through- year, this year they want to win, the
out her years at MHS including team has learned from its failures,
the MVP award, and fastest pitch and now they are ready to go all
awards When asked her what her the way, “This year, our hopes and
secret to success was she explains goals are to make it to those finals,
that her only secret was hard work, and become State Champions. With
as she modestly states, “I’ve been
playing softball since I was six.
I’m good because I work hard
and train during the off season.”
As of late the team is practic-
ing at Salemwood Middle school
every Tuesdays and Thursdays
from five to seven. There they
work on their old skills, plus new
drills, from batting, to three way
pitching. They are hoping that all
of this hard work pays off, as they
strive to make states this year.
This year the team is be-
ing lead by tri-captaincy which
is made up by Ashley Powers,
Francesca Richardson ,and Renee
Santo. With these three power
house players, they are bound
to win a state title, as stated by
Richardson, “We have won the Senior Francesca Richardson pitches a
GBL title since I was a freshman,ball at softball practice. Photo by Joel
Stevenson.
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Laxin’ it up
Amalia Quesada Nylen
Reporter
T
he Malden High School boys
lacrosse team looks forward to
a successful season this year. With
a disappointing record of 2-14 last
season, through plenty of hard
work and talent, the boys hope to
develop more this year. The pro-
gram is still relatively young, so
any progress in the numbers play-
ing the sport will be important. “We
plan on fielding a Junior Varsity
team with a full schedule,” coach
Mr. Maney states, “this will allow
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more student athletes to participate
in the sport. We seem to have more
interest this year so that our numbers
will be up over last year.” The team
also had many seniors graduating
last year that played significant roles
on the roster, such as Tim Riordan,
Sam Warton, and Jose Tec, leaving
the team with huge footsteps to fol-
low in.
However, the team is not show-
ing a sign of defeat at this loss. “This
year we plan to have more than just
a couple people to rely on. We plan
to work better as a team and less as
complete individual efforts”, stated
junior Dylan Sadowski. Lead by
senior captains Andy Lam, Chance
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months to this sport. “We live and
Vicki Ngan
die by the team,” states Senior Co-
Reporter captain Mandy Liao. From new
players, they will be anticipated
to work twice as hard to catch up
M alden High School lacrosse
team eagerly prepares for
the upcoming season, drill by drill.
in terms of skill with a positive
attitude. And it’s not just them. The
team has as a whole has to make
Starting off with early captain an improvement by working “on
practices, they expect to win more mentality, skills, and community,”
games. MHS Lacrosse Varsity Coach Senior Co-captain Patricia
Julie Briggs plans on accepting Aguinaldo explained. Repetitiously
no more than 18 members refining and polishing their basics,
on varsity this year they will have a strong foundation
and hoped for “a bet- once the season begins. In addition,
ter commitment to be- with an issue on attendance last
ing physically fit and a year, they decided on cutting.
little more focus on basic “I hope to accomplish
skills” from the team. together as a team and win,” Junior
There are more vet- Defensive Midfielder Commie Ayuk
eran players this year said. A returning key player, she
and Briggs wanted tore her ACL last year in a game and
“them to learn to was unable to continue for the rest
love the game, feel of the season last year. Getting back
proud to play on on track, she wishes to concentrate
the Malden High on her stamina this year and intends
School team, and to do a considerable amount of
to get better within running. With a head start, the
themselves.” MHS lacrosse team works whole-
Holding heartedly, dedicating their time
the highest GPA
of all sports, the
lacrosse team is
determined in Caption Goes Here
committing three
DiPietro, and The Blue and Gold personal goals, but team goals to re-
member Alfonse Femino, the team main closer and work better. “I want
plans to take advantage of their my teammates to enjoy the time we
talent. Other than working hard to have on and off the field as a team,”
make this season a success, the boys reveals Lam, “just like the previous
look forward to laying solid founda- seasons I want to create a bond be-
tions for previous years to come, to tween the players that will remain
bring Boys Lacrosse at Malden High even when the season is over.”
School from a young program, to an
experienced, thriv-
ing program.
This year,
the team expects
to avoid the prob-
lems posed last
year that came
with the adjust-
ment to a new
coach, and a new
system. Instead,
the team can now
develop on the
skills that Coach
Maney began in-
stalling last season.
This adjustment in
the structure of the
team will inevita-
bly lead to more
fast pace style of
play, and ultimate-
ly more success on
the field.
Regardless
of their record, the Top to bottom, left to right: Senior tri-captains Andy
boys make sure to Lam, Chance DiPietro, and Alfonse Femino. Senior
focus on not only Luis Moreira prepares to catch a pass. Photos by Sha-
ron Lee and Viki Ngan.
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Indoor Track States Meet

Brittany McFeeley
Head Copy Editor

During the winter season, the Mal-
den High School indoor track stars
compete in a prestigious meet at
the Reggie Lewis Center. This year
MHS sent a handful of track stars
to the States Meet on Feb. 18, 2011,
consisting of senior captains Patrick
Keough, Andrew Terenzi, David
Germain, Cynthia Antenor, Alex
Mathieu, and Kelvin Tsang, senior
Vanesha Darla, juniors Yusuf Mo-
hamed and Kevin Chan, and sopho-
mores Ab Belatreche and Lauren
Beniot.
In order to participate in this
meet, runners, jumpers, hurdlers,
and throwers must qualify to the
standards of Massachusetts In-
terscholastic Athletic Association,
surely a tremendous feat for all
those who achieve such a remark-
able goal.
Two distance runners from
MHS, participated in the 1000
meter race, including Keough and
Mohammed. Keough set his own
personal goal to break a time of 2:40,
and he succeeded in doing so when
he ran a time of 2:39. In the same
event, Mohammed ran a time of
2:36, which surprisingly was not his
personal best, but it was enough to
qualify him for the All-States meet
on Feb. 26, 2011.
Terenzi qualified to run in the
one mile event at the states meet. Af-
ter breaking his personal best time
by running a 4:43, he placed 18th
overall, but unfortunately he was
unable to move on to the All-States
meet. Germain, however, was able
to reach the All-States meet in the
high jump event, jumping an aston-
ishing six feet two inches, placing
fourth in that event. Germain also
participated in the 55 meter hurdles,
finishing with 8.38 seconds, placing
19th.
The fourth captain of the indoor
track team, Tsang, ran 37.64 seconds
in the 300 meter dash, ranking 16th
overall. The boys 4 x 8 relay team,
consisting of Belatreche, Chan, Ke-
ough, and Mohamed ranked 14th
out of a total of 23.
As for the girl’s indoor track
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team, Mathieu and Darla partici-
pated in the shotput event and per-
formed well, but they did not break
their personal best. Mathieu threw
30 feet and nine inches, putting her-
self in 18th place, while Darla threw
30 feet and three inches, ultimately
placing her at 20th. Antenor par-
ticipated in the 55 meter hurdles
placing her at 24th place with a time
of 9.67 seconds. Beniot, one of two
sophomores who made states, fin-
ished in last place in the 600 meter
race, running a 1:48 seconds. How-
ever, unfortunately for Beniot, she
was extremely sick the day of the
meet, but still ran extremely well
considering her personal best was
1:45 seconds.
Overall, MHS was extremely
successful in the last meet at the
Reggie-Lewis Center, sending two
track stars on to the next meet All-
States. Mohamed again participated
in the 1000 meter race, running a
person best of 2:35.22, while Ger-
main placed at an astonishing 10th
place in the high jump, again jump-
ing six feet and two inches.
Hopefully, for the next upcom-
ing outdoor season, MHS will be just
as successful in sending numerous
athletes to the Outdoor States meet.

Swimming States Meet needs more

law student. Though for some top place.”
female swimmers at Malden High Already the team is pursuing next
School they got the recognition to year’s states Cong stating “I really
qualify for the Massachusetts State hope I can go back to states next year
Swimming and Diving Competition with more people.” For Cong it was
(MIAA) at the Blodgett Pool on Feb- not that she got to swim at Harvard
ruary 20, 2011. but that she got to “Compete against
For the first time in a decade MHS’s some of the fastest swimmers in the
girls swim team qualified for states the state.” For the team it was just
in two events; the 200 yard Freestyle making states that mattered, even
relay and the 200 yard medley relay though there was no impressive win,
all with six swimmers. Led by cap- the fact that a possible comeback for
tain Senior Kaela Bryan a reporter the team is in the near future is all
for the Blue and Gold, Bryan was that they seem to want.
accompanied by fellow class man
Samantha Saggese. The team also
featured two other Blue and Gold
staff members; sophomore copy
PHOTO CAPTION editor Catherine Poirier and sopho-
more reporter Amalia Q. Nylen
along with sophomore Caitlin Cala,
and freshman Bestine Cong.
Megan Kelly This year’s swimmers have made
Copy Editor an incredible MHS history after
a ten year gap; even though they
didn’t bring home a top score Bryan
and Poirier agreed that “[We] con-

L iving in the Greater Boston area
means that Malden residents
have the chance to live outside the
city limits but also get to claim they
have the infamous accent. Though
a great resource that Malden does
get from the the city is the T, or the
Massachusetts Bay Transit Associa-
tion. This means that high school
students not only get a chance to
save some money when they head
in for a Red Sox game, they also get
access to one of the most prestigious
schools in the world, Harvard Uni-
versity. Maldonians get the chance
to walk the campus and pretend
to be studious law students, or as
in Elle Woods case, a very ditsy
quered our own personal states,”
by qualifying for this season’s states.
Another accomplishment is cred-
ited to Cong who qualified for three
events; Poirier stated “She qualified
for three events… which is crazy for
a freshman to do. Next year she’ll
be beasting [a verb that means to be
proving who the best is] all over the
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