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The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Vol. XX , No. 1 Dancers, traders, general public come to Native American Pow-wow ViDYA GoLI On Saturday February 20, the annual Native American Pow-wow was held in the PEC for the public to attend. The Pow-wow was organized by art teacher Joe Liles, Akwe:kon (pronounced A-quay-go,it’s the Mohawk word for welcome), our Native American club, and vol unteers. The Master of Ceremo nies was Eddie Benton Banai. The Pow-wows started in 1992, when some Akwe:kon members suggested a pow-wow, not only as a get-together, but also to make more Native Ameri cans in North Carolina aware of the opportunity to attend NCSSM. By sending out flyers and posters, Mr. Liles and Akwe:kon got people from all over the country, but mainly in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, and Tennessee, to come to what was, in the words of Liles, a “part family reunion, part cultural cel ebration, part social gathering, and part educa tional opportu nity.” The pow-wow would serve as a way of ^ young boy dances during the sharing the cul- Native American Pow-wow. ture of Native Children of all ages attended American people with others. Competition sing ing and dancing is popular at many pow-wows, but at the NCSSM pow-wow, Liles-said that “we replace the contests with the good time possible when like-minded people come together to learn about and cel ebrate the culture of the first people of this continent.” At this year’s event. Native Ameri can dancers and traders and the general public came to enjoy the annual NCSSM pow wow. There were - various dances, includ ing the Men’s Traditional Dance, Straight Dance, Men’s Fancy Dance, Women’s Traditional, Jingle Dress Dance, Shawl Dance, and the Grass Dance. The audience got to participate in the dance called the Two-Step, which is the equivalent of a square dance. There are two basic types See Pow-wow page 7 NCSSM hosts the Second Annual Ethics and Leadership Conference Becky Ballard On March 3"*, NCSSM hosted 300 students from 27 schools across North Carolina at the 2nd annual statewide Ethics and Leadership confer ence. Students came from all overNorth Carolina to this con ference, from as far as Fuquay- Varina, Fayetteville, Winston-Salem, and Greens boro. Approximately 50 NCSSM students attended the conference. It was held in the ETC the day before it was opened and in other buildings in the main part of the campus. This conference was part of the school’s Ethics and Leadership program, a semes ter humanities elective for se niors, taught by Dr. Warshaw and Dr. Wilson. This program operates under a grant from the Duke Kenan Institute’s ethics program, which was given to NCSSM to develop a statewide curriculum. Dr. Elizabeth Kiss, Direc tor of the Kenan Institute’s ethics program, gave the key note address. Students at the conference had the opportu nity to participate in four of 13 Breakout sessions with topics as diverse as terra farming on Mars, taught by NCSSM’s own Dr. Halpin, the ethics of human genetics, and whether people of faith have a stake in the first amendment. Dr. Jansen, the director of this conference, is glad that high school students are given opportunities to pursue their See Ethics page 8 Finally! ETC well worth the wait SAMANTHA LEA Ten years ago when the planning of an auxiliary to NCSSM was begun, there was probably not a person who even considered that it would not be finished until March 4 of 1999. NCSSM’s Education and Tech nology Center has been long in coming. The grand opening Rashmi Patel selects the next song at opening. The Jukebox is in the new celebration on May 4th is an event that has been on the minds of many for years. NCSSM will have a new three- floor 58,000 square foot build ing. The ETC contains many sections that will improve the ability to maintain NCSSM. There is a new auditorium with front and rear projection that will seat 799 people. “The stage is like those at North Carolina School of the Arts,” says Head of Plant Facilities, Brett Reece. There is a lecture hall that seats 124 and can be the ETC U5g(j foj- 5^3]! Student Union. productions. The theater also has state ofthe art light ing. The ETC has an entire wing dedicated to the musical arts. There is a new band room and mul tiple sound proof practice rooms for stu dent use. There is also a more aestheti cally pleasing instrument storage space. Academics also have a space provided. There are 12 classrooms and large enclosed Clarice Spica and Patricia Marange practice for Jesus Christ Superstar along with other supporting members of the cast. wet and dry labs that can sup port computers. The EFC, a computer lab that can only be used with an appointment and teacher supervision, has been be transported to the ETC and See ETC page 8 A GOOD BOOK CAN TAKE YOU ON ANY ADVENTURE. See Reviews ON PAGES 4&5 NCSSM RECEIVES Good Sportsmanship Award nomi nation See page 6 Steve Goldberg LEADS A discussion on Kosovo. See ARTICLE ON THE WAR ON PAGE 8
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