Find out
why Twizzlers are an integral part
of The Man in the Yellow Hat’s
college application
process.
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How do relationships
atNCSSMwork?
Are they worthwhile,
or merely random
connections?
Dr. Miller
talks about meeting
his wife, board games,
and his insufferable
childhood personality.
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Student Actb^ Fee
Should we have one?
The editors-in-chief
share their views on
the matter.
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Out of
the Bubblel
tMiLYCURRlN
D O you pray for the
weekend to come, hut
then realize that once
it does come you are stuck
here doing nothing? That
means it’s time for you toj
venture out of this happy little
bubble we call home and into
the real world. Yes, there is
life outside of school. The]
leaves are changing, it’s
crisply cool outside, and it’s
time to pull out that nice win-j
ter coat and accompany some]
friends to a movie, dinner, or]
anything too wild to mention!
in this text.
Nov. 15: Tim Reynolds atf
the Lincoln Theatre
Nov. 26: Ben Folds at The!
Ritz
ARTS
Nov. 27-Dec. 2: Kiss Me,I
Kate (BTI Center Raleigh]
Memorial Auditorium)
Check out Duke Univmity|
Museum of Art for lots ol
interesting exhibits!
MOVIES
Harry Potter and thej
Sorcerer’s Stone
Black Knight (Martin
Lawrence)
The One (Jet Li)
Shallow Hal (Gwyneth
Paltrow)
SPORTS
Nov. 17: Duke at UNC
Dec. 2: Washington Capitals!
at Carolina Hurricanes
FOOD
Michael Iordan’s 23-1
Franklin St.
Mad Hatter’s Bake Shop
Erwin Square
Tavema Nikos(Greek)-j
Brightleaf Square
Kim Son(Vietnamese)-;
Guess Rd.
Bullock’s Barbecue-Quebec
Hr., Durham
Hot Date Idea of the Month
Find out how many licks it!
takes for two people to get to!
the center of a tootsie roll pop
(this should, of course, be]
done off campus).
Tuesdays and Thursdays
with Trocano
Shauna Jin
there are 72. Mentorship stu
dents spend the end of their
junior year and the summer
contacting potential mentors
in their field of interest. At the
start of the senior year, stu-
dents in the program board
U nbeknownst to most
of the students at
Science and Math,
many of their classmates leave
school each week to pursue a
wide range of
interests in the
working world
through the men
torship program.
The spectrum of
mentorship
stretches far and
wide, ranging
from hospital
management to
bilingual educa
tion to cutting
edge genetics and
insulin research.
The mentor-
ship program is a Hardin, Ricky Armwood, Chris Waite-Jones, Tim Reibold, Fred future
course offered ^^^ioping a new jet propulsion system at NC r
State as Dart of their mentnrvhin nmtrrnn, meUtOr-
ship. In
lors. Hooeful iuniors must hnses PVf*rv Xiipcrlavr qj*
university campuses to shad
ow or work with mentors of
all career paths. On Mondays
and Fridays, topic related
groups meet to present what
they have learned. Thus far,
the program has been very
successful.
Compared
to last year,
only a few
students
have yet to
find a men
tor.
M r .
Trocano,
the pro
gram direc-
J tor, has
*2 many inno-
5 vative ideas
concerning
the future
Legacy Kids:
Hey, Aren’t
You Jackie’s
Brother?
Paul Smith
each year to sen- Program.
Hopeful Juniors must buses every Tuesday
apply at the end of junior year. Thursday and head to places
Last year there were 62 over the Research Triangle
involved students; this year Park area and the three nearby
the next few years, he plans to
R emember the painstak
ing process of apply
ing to Science and
Math? Ever wonder if there
was any way it could have
been any easier? Some of us
had help from people who’d
been through it all before.
These students, called Legacy
Kids, had the advantage of a
sibling alum who was avail
able to give advice.
When visiting the school
to see their siblings, these
legacy kids, for the most part,
were overwhelmed—and
impressed. Senior Becky
Logsdon (Claire, ’00)
described her impressions of
the school’s student popula
tion as unique and crazy, say
ing that the students were a bit
See “Mentorship,” Page 5 See “Legacy Kids.” Page 3
Rwanda: The Hidden Holocaust
Elysa Wan
1994, there occurred a system
atic killing of about 800,000
ethnic Tutsis. The genocide
resulted in the obliteration of
I n a Rwandan town of
Nyarabye the skeletons of
the dead lie in
lofty peaceful- ^ y
ness. Their posi
tions and even
their clothes have
remained the
same since they
fell, almost six
years ago. Like
the bodies of
Pompeii, they
express the eerily
powerful emo
tions felt in the
moments before
they met their
fate. But these F
deaths were not
the result of a
natural catastro
phe; instead, they
were the outcome
of human catas- Tutsi murdered by his countrymen
trophe.
During a hundred day ten percent of the population
span from April to June of of Rwanda, and two-thirds of
It:
the Tutsis in Rwanda. Thus it
was the most efficient geno
cide of the 20th century.
The two main ethnic
groups in Rwanda are the
Tutsis and Hutus. Throughout
the years they have existed
together in constant civil war.
Historically, Tutsi held a
predominant position of
power. But after Rwanda
achieved independence from
Belgium in 1962, the Hutu
majority seized power.
The change caused great
unrest. In neighboring
Burundi a mass execution of
all powerful or educated
Hutus occurred, resulting in
100.000 deaths. In reaction,
Rwandan Hutus assassinated
10.000 powerful Tutsis.
The massacres and retali
ations continued throughout
the latter part of the century,
but the 1994 genocide was
unparalleled.
It was instigated by the
death of the Hutu President.
Hutus immediately named it
an assassination and called for
a cleansing of their opponents.
At first the victims were
only a small group of targeted
individuals. But soon the tar
gets widened to include all
Tutsi, even women and chil
dren. They were systematical
ly tracked down, or herded to
public areas such as schools,
churches or hospitals. There
they were executed en masse
by their own countrymen.
Hutu generals bragged of
killing up to 1,000 civilians in
20 minutes.
But the perpetrators of the
violence were not limited to
only government or military
officials. All Hutus were
called to strike out against
party opponents. In most
cases, the killers were fellow
villagers who killed with
machetes, knives and sticks.
Woman were often raped and
mutilated before they were
left to die.
See “Rwanda,” Page 8