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pages ♦hebackDa(|c October 00 Random Acts of Strangeness... Michael Mueller ♦Recently, Svenska Dagbladet, a Swedish newspa per, has offered Internet-crazy Swedes a new online game—elk hunting. Participants look through a camera set up in the Swedish woods to find elk. Internet surfers that find the elk can receive delicacies such as elk steak. The newspaper re ported 20 percent increase in hits to its website following this weird game’s introduction.* ♦Fort Lauderdale traffic report: A busy Florida high way suffered long delays because of a track accident in which a track carrying alligator carcasses to a processing plant tipped over, spilling 26 dead alligators all over the road.* ♦Medica Muelheim clinic in Germany said recently that snoring can actually increase stupidity. The clinic cites an American study, which claims that snoring deprives the body of oxygen and kills brain cells. The group recommends fixing the snoring problem with laser surgery.* ♦There were prominent politicians in attendance at Cen tre college in Danville, Kentucky for the recent vice-presidential debate, but one figure seemed to be relatively unknown. “Dead Fred” had himself a seat reserved at the debate. A seat in the audience had been re served for a portrait of the late U.S. Supreme Court justice Fred Vinson, who was an ardent and loyal Centre College alumnus.* Strange but True: ♦In 1931, Churchill had a “miraculous escape” from death after having been ran over by a taxi in New York.* ♦General Dwight Eisenhower had with him a hand-written shouldering the blame for the failure of the D- Day invasion.* ♦President Nixon had a speech ready on the loss of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon. Part of the speech reads: “These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.. .For every hu man being who look sup at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some comer of another world that is forever mankind.”* ♦When John Glenn splashed down in the South Pa cific seas, he was afraid that he might scare indigenous peoples, so he carried with him a note, translated in many different lan guages that read: “I am a stranger. I come in peace. Take me to your leader and there will be a massive re ward for you in eternity.”* But NCSSM Is Different Staff editorial Censorship has be come an undeniable part of today’s society. It has been a major issue in the presidential elections; it is seen in public schools, music stores and even the media. But this year it has finally made its way to NCSSM. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? On the positive side, if there is an incident where a stu dent misuses the internet, ad ministration can not be held accountable because the proxy server has been installed. How ever, the new proxy server shows students and the faculty that the community here at NCSSM is no different than any other public high school. This is not supposed to be the case. NCSSM students live away from home, they juggle a work load heavier than most college stu dents, and they have been se lected from all across North Carolina to be here. We are sup posed to be the “cream of the crop”, the best in the state, but we certainly are not being treated that way. Many students feel Upcoming Events Theresa Anasti Science and Math stu dents often complain that there’s nothing to do. The fol lowing is a list of activities which while fun will not result in a level III hearing. CC= Cat’s Cradle BREW= The Brewery RITZ=TheRitz OCTOBER 27 Friday: at Go! in Carrboro ---Hovercraft 27 Friday: at the Dean E. Smith Center—Barenaked La dies w/ Guster 28 Saturday: Blue Rags ($8) 10 PM w/Steep Canyon Rangers (CC) 28 Saturday: Hobex (BREW) 28 Saturday: at Jillian’s in Raleigh—Vanilla Ice 28 Saturday: at The ArtsCenter - Rachel’s w/ Matmos ($12) NOVEMBER 3 Friday: Trailer Bride, Blue Mountain, Kenny Roby (S10)(10PMXCC) 4 Saturday: Far Too Jones (S8)(10PM)(CC) 10 Friday: Dar Williams ($20 at door)(CC) 11 Saturday: Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers (BREW) 11 Saturday: Ben Harper ($25.5) (RITZ) 12 Sunday: Ben Harper ($25.5) (RITZ) 17 Friday: Pat McGee Band($8)(CC) 18 Saturday: The Sea and Cake w/ Broadcast ($ 10) (CC) 18 Saturday: Matthew Ryan and Steve Earle ($22.5) (RITZ) 19 Sunday: Joan Osbome($16) (CC) 25 Saturday: Bruther Monk(CC) that the proxy server is mainly an annoyance but there is not much that can be done. If an academic site is blocked, stu dents can always e-mail Dr. Ri chard Alston; although those who work on projects the night before they are due, will have a hard time getting a site un blocked before the next day. This makes it extremely difficult if you haven’t planned on hav ing to unblock the sites. And honestly, who has time to do their work before it’s due? The effectiveness of the proxy server should defi nitely be a eoncem. Students have done a great job finding the sites that the proxy sever apparently missed. One can’t look up Dick Cheney, but they can go to www.Godhatesfags.com and other unacceptable sites (por nography). The proxy server does seem to entertain bored students on the internet. Most of them probably never thought about looking up pom before and the proxy server just adds a hint of daringness to it. Basically the proxy server is pointless. It was in stalled to proteet the administra tion from being held accountable for students’ actions or miscon duct. Instead of taking such severe measures, they could have worked with the students to develop an honor code or some other plan that would in clude internet misuse. It is an insult to everything that NCSSM stands for: responsibil ity, maturity, achievement, etc. AIR was correct; students need to speak out for their rights and the legacy of NCSSM students. This is not just some high school. STUDENTS AND FACULTY! TWISTERS HOT PRETZELS AND FROZEN SNACKS IS NOW OPEN AT 758 NINTH STREET (ACROSS FROM GEORGE’S GARAGE). COME IN NOW AND CHOOSE FROM OUR LIST OF OVER TWENTY DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRESH BAKED PRETZELS. WE ALSO HAVE ICE CREAM, FROZEN YOGURT, ICE CREAM SNACKS, AND OUR ALWAYS POPULAR SHAVED HAWAIIN ICE. PRESENT THIS AD AND GET A HOT PRETZEL FOR ONLY HALF PRICE! (EXCLUDING SPECIALITY PRETZELS). OR BUY A PRETZEL AT REGULAR PRICE AND GET A SECOND PRETZEL, SODA, OR COFFEE ABSOLUTELY FREE!
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