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august 2009 features In 2003, a survey shows that 61% of students do not support a switch .to a trimester system. 8% do support the switch, with 18% uninformed and 13% undecided. In October 2003, the UNC tuition grant was approved for NCSSM students, granting students who were accepted to UNC schools free tuition. In fall 2003, the tardy policy that is now in place was first instated. Teachers could choose whether or not to punish students for being 5 minutes late. “When parents tell their neighbors andfriends theif* little one is in her third trimester at NCSSM, shame will not mar their faces, ” the Stentorian reported in fall of2004. The administration made the decision to switch to a trimester schedide, amid much debate about the issue. The schoolday is extended another 50 minutes to 4:15. Alt Days are eliminated with the coming of the trimester system: “The addition of their lackluster equivalents (shortened periods) rub students the wrong way, and Miniterm in the dead of winter leaves some out in the cold. ” “Teachers have had to cut the content of some established classes in order to fit everything into ■ a shorter time period. ” Seminars are no longer offeredfirst trimester. Students were skeptical of the new system as yvell, sporting T-shirts with the slogan “Trimesters killed my puppy. ” In an article titled “Did Trimesters Really Kill Your Puppy? ”, the Stentorian looked at some of the real effects of the trimester system, finding that students on average had one to two more free periods per day. The trimester system is shown to have positive effects, too: “The new schedule gives students the option of taking required year-long classes, such as physics, chemistry, and biology, for only two trimesters. This leaves room for the abundance of new classes like Film Criticism, Forensics, and Psychology. ” Classes continue to be added in future years, giving NCSSM the rich course catalog that 3-mrf fvCSSM^s 1st Powder PuJ *i«a '* 6- K.«tb if. 4 t i f r y , .■*:»>■ ml u.t WHiBjutt. lUiil MW MOii Ttir «».»{ I'-''* ’ll! V ' Ifi tMOkiaft »•*' M ifj. * Tin: $ ^ '1 . rmr ssil/" m 'H t.«. y ■/f i i •sj' I’ w i ’f the stentorian I ncssm Did Trimi^tirs Really KiU Yonr Puppy? kttrea ASwiifu. 1 ilcuty mJ- LSf I'je®' rjiKUli dll’ 1 t"»« JK.W m. t» Ml t r it t»t tJW ' ■' l* 1 h.vtt ill t:ii» : ihift III AiiWfcj.t il e*?i. t^rkci* t-nt cfisniin* ^r es« i»19 cl »h«.i K«Tt- W .1(» 4 f*r.« Iipl »M ac«v |MCT »' tis: #4in’»y *.»: ciniMQ^i iti IlK I3»a «! iitw.l* m««: lijik. (W'i-y »l »l»ikm ^Iin Imai iH At .»tr»(ii tti Si;a4«&tt mm w «wrt bi-K trill »«t cl»w«t ta fill «iir mul wci’i M tic firwn A -mrki III 3HV I'.t wt* •' jumwK my* 5«Til« i'HtJi iw'M.iP'i. 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December 2004: NCSSM sweeps Siemens Westinghouse. “This year, ten regional finalists in the Siemens Westinghouse Competition came from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics ...Lucie Guo and Xianlin Li advanced to win first place at Nationals as a team. ” December also saw NCSSM’s first Powder Pufffootball game. Latin America Fest is held for the first time since the MFCs held “Hispanic Fest ” years ago. Latin America Fest is cohosted by the MFCs and the Hispanic Cultures Club. “The occurrence of this exciting new festival is a very significant step in increasing awareness of other cultures. ” BBR (Bryan, Beallf Reynolds) is forced to evacuate in 2005 when two students in Second Bryan set fire to a toilet. “According to Harry Tucker, the students had sprayed their toilet with flammable spray and set it on fire. This eventually set off the fire alarm in their room. ” ’When the troublemakers were found by an SLl, he “noticed that the background of one of their computers had a picture of a flaming toilet. " In a school with a turnover of two years, slang changes quickly. In 2005, students routinely called the PFM the “piffum ” or “piffim Also in 2005, the NCSSM Tuition grant bill u’a5 amended: “...the tuition grant was changed from only covering the cost of tuition to covering the cost of attendance. ” m Two graduates from the class of 1999 marry, seemingly invalidating the two-week rule. “The story of Jennifer and Nick Saucy is the most fantastic and unbelievable exception to the two-week rule, quite possibly in the entire history of NCSSM. The two moved in on Saturday, met on Wednesday, and started dating at the T-Shirt Signing Dance on Friday. ” Jennifer stated, “I'm not saying that your priority during those crucial weeks should be finding a significant other, because, in reality ', I probably didn't make as many platonic friends as I would have otherwise just because I was ■''ijihi t Mn
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