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the stentorian I ncssm backpage October 2005 8 Students go loco for Loco Pops BY Caroline Nobles H ave you heard rumors around school about a new shop that has just opened near Ninth Street? Let the rumors be quelled. Loco Pops does exist. Loco Pops is a paletas shop, which sells Mexican ice pops as a tasty treat. Located on 2600 Hillsbor ough Road in Durham, Loco Pops is quickly becoming the talk of the town. The store opened June 3, 2005 and has been attracting attention ever since. The owner. Summer Bicknell, has had an exciting time invest ing in this new endeavor. Orig inally part of the corporate world in Tennessee, Bicknell became interested in the art of making Mexican paletas after hearing about and seeing the paletas. Paletas, literally trans lated, means “little shovel”, based on the shape the ice pops take when frozen. Bicknell be came serious about learning to make paletas after she discov ered a Paletas shop and soon found herself driving across the border to Mexico. She was in Mexico for a total of six months. The first three months were spent as an apprentice to a na tive woman where she focused on learning the art of making the paletas. The latter months were spent learning the local lan guage of Spanish. Bicknell discovered Durham as the ideal location for her shop by accident. She hap pened to be driving through Durham to visit friends in Ra leigh. Bickneil’s friends drove her around the area, showing her some sights. Several months later, her friends re ceived word that she had relo cated from Tennessee to Durham, North Carolina to open a paletas shop. Bicknell took an enormous leap of faith and jumped full speed ahead into the business of paletas, all the while being considered crazy and rash for leaving everything familiar. This rashness is the main reason for the title of ‘Loco Pops’, since “loco” is the Span ish word for “crazy”. There are many unique fla vors that can be tasted at Loco Pops. Bicknell uses around thir ty standard recipes native to Mexico. She is also continuing her adventure and has about two-hundred and fifty flavors to try out. According to Bick nell, the most popular flavors are the Mango with Chile, Pine apple with Chile, Hibiscus, Tam arind, Strawbemes (or Peaches) and Cream, Horchata (rice pud ding), Mexican Choc olate, and Chocolate with Chile. Some of the fruit paletas can only be made during certain seasons, but there is never a shortage of in teresting flavors. Bick neil’s own personal fa vorite paleta is the Cu cumber with Chile. Bicknell has a soft spot in her heart for the fla vor as it was the first paleta she tasted. While the paletas are extremely tasty, one of the best perks about Loco Pops is the cost of the paletas. Loco Pops offers a small paleta for $ 1.00 and a large paleta for $2.00. To begin with, most people buy Several small paletas in order to taste more flavors. Bicknell says she loves the fact that the paletas are in expensive. It allows all walks of life a treat for a small price, and she especially loves seeing young kids come in with their allowance. “Because the paletas are so- inexpensive, a kid can bring their savings and be able to buy something for one dollar. That doesn’t happen very often any more,” Bicknell said. Loco Pops is located on 2600 Hillsborough Road and store hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 12-8pm. After Hallow een, the hours will change from Wednesday through Sunday, 12-6pm. Foreign Language Vocab Quiz Compiled by Max Beckman-Harned Match the word in English with the translated word and the language of origin: Science a. utlikning 1. Latin Equation b. mathematiques (f) 2. Spanish Chemical (n) c. ciencia (f) 3. German Mathematics d. pertracto 4. Norwegian To studv e. die Chemikalie 5. French Science c2; Equation a4; Chemical e3; Mathematics b5; To study Id New teachers arrive with knowledge, expertise n»CASIIScQ«liieiiiniiiiiiage3 at University of Maryland; Northern High, a middle school in California; and Emma Willards School in upstate New York, a boarding school. Why NCSSM?: “After having the experience of teaching at a boarding school, I wanted to do the same thing in the South, where my home is. I enjoy work ing with students who are mo tivated and capable like S&M students, and I’ve always had a good impression of this school.” Likes: tennis, soccer (I play on local tennis teams and soccer leagues), and to be inspired about life Dislikes: urban sprawl, the mis use of valuable resources, lack of respect about the world around us Katie Moulder, Instructor of History and Social Sciences (American Studies, WECS). B.A., Swarthmore College, M.A.,UNC-Chapel Hill. Likes: racing road bikes, partic ipating in triathlons, ballet (I currently teach classes on weekends), reading, going out side, hiking, camping Dislikes: SUVs that take up space and gas, Walmart, dia monds Nicole Sarrocco, Instructor of English (American Studies, Lat in America, Intro to Film Criti cism). B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Uni versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, M.A., Georgia State University Previous Work: Taught at Geor gia State, UNC-CH, Raleigh Charter High School, Richard Spielberg, hummus, anything spiteful or petty Gabriella Stefan, Instructor of Physic (General Physics). B.S., University of Bucharest, M.S., University of North Caro lina at Pembroke. Previous Work: Taught for 15 years at Bucharest in Romania, 5 years in the US, and has been teaching at NC State since Jan uary. Katie Moulder Previous Work: Taught at Northern High in Durham, and in Houston before graduate school. Why NCSSM?: “There are a lot of smart students, which I found when I taught here for Gover nor’s School. I get lots of ener gy from people who ask a lot of questions, a trait that is valued at this school.” Nicole Sarrocco Hugo House in Seattle, and Duke TIP. “I write a weekly col umn for my publisher’s website. I publish poems, short stories and essays, write screenplays, and am working on a series of short biographies for Columbia Granger Press.” Why NCSSM?: “Perfect com bination here - my favorite age group, a variety of course ma terial to teach, a forward-think ing program, great students and faculty. The school is also prox imate to my wacky family - a good thing for me and for my six-year-old daughter.” Likes: words, novelty, good stories, fountain & micron pens, Edward Gorey, WKNC, Wes Anderson movies Dislikes: being late, SUVs, bu reaucracy, anything wasteful. Gabriella Stefan Why NCSSM?: “The school’s name and nature reminded me of my own high school in Ro mania, the School of Physics and Mathematics.” Likes: any kind of food, music, dancing, foreign languages, travel Dislikes: dishonesty Dave Stunz, Instructor of Mu sic (Chorale). B.M.Ed., M.M., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Previous Work: Was a one-per son music “department” at Penn State’s campus in Erie (1982-1997). Since then, was been Minister of Music and Worship at Blacknall Presbyte rian Church just down the street from NCSSM, comer of Perry and Iredell (25 yards from Cos mic Cantina). Works part-time. Why NCSSM?: “The reason was twofold: (1) the nature of the place and the students. There’s an old saying, “Excel- Dave Stuntz lence attracts”, and that was true in this case; and, (2) I am fnends with both Ray Church and Scott Laird. We have col laborated on a number of occa sions in the past, so this felt like a chance to take it even further.” Likes: involvement with my church, my family, talking about baseball, golf Dislikes: I don’t think I have any; there’s too much to be thankful about! Cecile Tongas, Instructor of Foreign Language (Latin). B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Duquesne University Previous Work: Taught Latin in a public inner-city high school in Syracuse, New York; and in a small private school in Atlanta, Georgia. Why NCSSM?: “NCSSM has the complexity of a big school but the friendliness of a small one. Individuals count, the way they do in private schools. The academic expec tations here are high, and kids are meeting them. NCSSM is a lot like a college; I taught phi losophy in universities in the Northeast for ten years, and the kind of students I had there are like students here: intelligent, motivated to do well, and indi vidual in character.” Likes: swimming, walking around Durham, Blues music, the local Farmers’ Market and the’mCA Dennis Yeh, Instructor of Computer Science (Procedural Programming). B.A., Northwestern Universi ty, M.A., Cornell University. Previous Work: TA-ed while at Cornell, taught at Johns Hopkins University CTY (a program like Duke TIP) for 6 summers, and for 3 years at Florida University. Why NCSSM?: “I like the competitive atmosphere and the sharp and enthusiastic students. Also, I feel like a Cecile Tougas Dennis Yeh residential setting allows more interaction with the students outside of class.” Likes: Mexican, Asian, and Mediterranean food, volleyball, ultimate Frisbee, lacrosse Dislikes: blatant, frivolous, uneconomic consumption of irreplaceable resources
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