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the stentorian I ncssm news april 1, 2014 Coup continued ftom page 1 referendum an “overwhelming affirmation of support” for the new government and ^ commenting that any technical difficulties experienced were “to be expected from NCSSM’s network”. The success of the referendum allowed acting Senate President Wilson to call for an adjournment of the Senate but not before the body passed several resolutions in support of changing the official school color to red, upping the PFM work-service requirement to include Seniors, and renaming NCSSM, “The North Carolina School of Liberal Studies (and also some math)”. Senate President Choi still maintained his legitimacy as Senators filed out' of the Woolworth Room, saying he and President Thakker-would be conducting emergency meetings with Dr. Roberts in an effort to take back control. “I just feel very hurt by all of this,” said Senate President Choi. “President Thakker and I have been highly effective as leaders, passing more legislation than most other SG sessions in recent memory. I guess this is what I get for going to the bathroom during Senate Meeting. All I can say is dran [sic].” April Fools’ Day around the world By Kanan Shah April 1st, known as April Fools’ Day in America, is . observed all over the world. 'Tlie* "day'’"earned "^(his' *ti(le when the Georgian Calendar was adopted in the 1500’s, changing New Year’s Day from April 1st to January 1st. Those who kept observing the old date as New Year’s became known as the fool’s. Although celebrated around the world, different countries have different ways of observing the holiday. Some celebrations include- France and Italy- As a joke, schoolchildren tape paper fish on the backs of the classmates. Scotland- Celebrated as a two-day holiday, the first day is known as “Hunt the Gowk Day.” the Scottish usually send their friends on fool’s errands. Someone is delivered a sealed message asking for help. Inside the sealed message are instructions to pass the letter along, creating a chain. The second day, “Taily Day,” is believed to have given rise to “Kick Me” signs and other similar jokes. Iran- Coincidentally, the 13th day of the Persian New Year, known as Sizdah Bedar,’ falls around April 1st or 2nd. Dating back to 536 BC and perhaps the oldest known joke day, Persians celebrate this day . with a picnic and jokes. After the picnic, sabzeh, or green vegetables, are thrown away to ward off bad luck and potential illnesses in the eoming year. Canada- Although celebrated similarly to that in America, April Fools’ Day in Canada also incorporates French traditions of the paper fish. In addition, James Randi announces the Pigasus Award each April Fools’ to a paranormal or psychic fraud or to an institution that promotes paranormal claims. In the past, this award has been given to John Edwards and the Kansas School Board. Poland- Mainly a children’s holiday, the Polish dress up in costumes in addition to the traditional prank-playing for April Fools’ Day. Britain- Pranks are only socially acceptable before noon; anyone playing a prank after noon is known as the fool. Hispanic Countries- Hispanic Countries, and those once under the Spanish influence, celebrate the “Day of Innocents,” on December 28 in a way similar to that of April Fools’. This day marks King Herod’s slaughtering of all baby boys near Bethlehem as an attempt to prevent the emergence of the Messiah. The people playing the pranks are known as the innocents, and it is socially acceptable to not take offense. Antarctica Fest replaces Asiafest By Su Cho On April 5, many students will be able to watch Antarctica Fest, which celebrates the unique culture of Antarctica- with different dance and other musical acts. The theme for Antarctica Fest 2013 is “Date Night in Antarctica”. Many students have shown mixed feelings towards Antarctica Fest due to the fact it is replacing the popular annual event, Asiafest. However, other students have pushed for this change, hoping that it would spread awareness towards global warming and climate change. After a long debate between members of the student body, it was decided that a change would be for the best. It is still unknown if Antarctica Fest will take place next school year, but depending on the success and feedback from the students, it may replace Asiafest indefinitely. To appease the students tap dance performance, which is one of the most known Antarctica-style dances. o > I » if who are against the switch, the Antarctica Cultures Club Officers have added some fusion performances that combine the two different cultures of Antarctica and Asia such as “Bhangra on Ice” “ICE-idic” and “KWhale”, which mixes Korean pop dance with the sounds of Antarctica’s native whale species. Students have been preparing for Antarctica Fest since the beginning of the school year. There are a number of anticipated acts this year including an ice dance performance from Olympic gold r medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White, solo vocal piece of the popular song, “Let it Go”, and a happy feet penguin Images courtesy of Kanan Shah One act that people have high expectations for is the collaboration performance with Enthalpy and the renowned Penguin Dance Crew, a famous hip-hop group in Antarctica. P-Dizzle, one member of the trio penguin dancers, says, “It’s great to see so many students interested in the culture of Antarctica. Everyone should be very excited to see an assortment of performances.” After the fest, the Antarctica Cultures Club will be serving food for all the performers and audience members. Expect to see multiple flavors of snow cream, popsicles, and large cubes of ice. Antarctica Fest will be held in the ETC Auditorium with two different times to see the show. The first show will be at 3:00 p.m. and the last show will be at 7:30 p.m. Bitcoin creator confesses he’s not actual creator By Evan Brooks On March 6, the entire journalism world exploded when Newsweek journalist Leah McGarth Goodman claimed the creator of Bitcoin was Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto of California. Reporters in the Los Angeles area disposed of other assignments and hopped in their vehicles with Grand Theft Auto-like grandeur, speeding through the streets of downtown Los Angeles escaping police officers and avoiding strategically placed explosives at every intersection. As reporters closed in on the residence of Nakamoto after searching through numerous libraries, trash cans, planets, and universes, Nakamoto sat in his residence peering out of a window until a reporter spotted him. The gossip thirsty reporters cornered , Nakamoto in his residence, claiming they knew the exact spatial dimension of his house all along. After hours of camping outside of Nakamoto’s typical suburban, middle class residence, Nakamoto finally eame out from hours of binge watching the Romanian-based The Money Channel to ask reporters, “What is a Bitcoin?” Coming to his ancient senses, he continued saying “No questions right now. I’m not involved with Bitcoin, OK? Wait a minute, I want free lunch first.” An overly anxious reporter from the Associated Press opened the car door to his fuel- inefficient, soccer-mom-esque Toyota Prius and took a long lunch break with Nakamoto at a sushi restaurant before speeding back through the streets of Los Angeles to Associated Press offices, • narrowly avoiding SWAT teams armed with doughnuts and coffee. Moving at ancient speeds, Nakamoto and the AP reporter hopped in an elevator to hold a confidential, exclusive interview with windows and Internet access, leaving the other thirsty reporters down in the lobby. Three hours later, word traveled to the lobby that Nakamoto left the building undetected. Goodman stood firmly in her earlier clueless and unproven breakthrough, citing an encounter with an exchange with Nakamoto that proved he was the Bitcoin founder, even when she somewhat confused the context. The real founder of Bitcoin later postefl on the P2P Foundation site, in a mocking and defamatory tone, “I am not Dorian Nakamoto.”
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