Volume 82 No. 6
Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
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Marchers “drowned out” the State of the Union Address in protest of the Bush administration's policies.
Peaceful march ends
in unnecessary violence
Over 200 locals leathered in
doT\>ntown Greensboro for a
drown-our rally " in protest
of the Bush administration.
As the demonstrators
marched through the streets,
police arrived to document
and restrain the movement.
BY HANNAH HLGHES
Stafl'Writci
Millions of viewers, tuned in
to Watch President Bush's
annual State of the Union
Address on Tuesday, (an. .U. In
Greensboro and other cities
across the nation, thousands of
dissenting citizens turned off ^
their televisions and took to the .;
streets in protest While;
President Biisli wa.s reaffirming
the righteousness, ot the conllict
in Iraq, protestors were
assembling to declare their
opposition to this same war, as
well as other issues undertaken
by the Bush administration. The
World Can't Wait organization
planned the nationwide protests
which they intended to be a non
violent statement of resistance
against "Bush's lies."
World Can't Wait called for
citizens to "let the world hear us
as we symbolically drown out
Bush's lies - bring your own
noise - drums, pots and pans,
musical instruments - your
voice'^ in a "drown-out'' rally.
Over 200 local demonstrators
including many Grimsley
students, did just that when
they gathered at Ihe Scene, a
local business on S. Film St.
"We didn't realize so many
people would sliow up who were
.so angry at George Bush," said
Tim Hopkins, the leader of
Greensboro'.s chapter ol the
World Can't Wait organization.
(Totestors assembled at B;00
pm to hear several presenters
speak on issues ranging from the
I’atriot Act to the environment,
with the war in Iraq as the
leading issue. "Fhe group ol over
200 then poured onto the
sidewalks with signs, drums,
homemade noisemakers, and one
saxophone to make itself heard
and seen. With a drum line
leading the way, demonstrators
marched through downtown
Greensboro chanting "What do
we want? FVacc! When do wo
want it? Now! What do we want?
Justice! When do we want it?
Now!"
Protestors left the sidewalks
and began to march in the streets
at approximately 9:15 pm. A
police report issued on
Wednesday, Feb.1 stated the
proper permit was not obtained,
and the demonstrators were thus
obstructing traffic illegally.
"It became apparent the police
were going to let us stay on the
streets. Had they asked us to
return to the sidewalks, we
would have,'' said Hopkins.
Though conflict was avoided
during the march, ten additional
officer w'ere called in to assist the
12 officers already present,
including the commanding
officer Captain G.W. Hastings,
who were redirecting traffic and
keeping the peace.
Demonstrator'' returned to
Ihe Scone at around 9:4(1 pm, but
remained outside, intending to
protest until I’resident Bush
concluded his address.
'"Ihe march ended in the 600
block ('f South Tim Street where
protestors completelv blocked
the roadwav." stated the
Greensboro Police Department's
news relea.se.
In the following minutes, a
scuffle between police and a
small portion of the group ensued
at the nearby intersection of
I.ewis and Tim St. Several
differing accounts of the incident
have been reported. Police
reports state that around 9:45 pm
a protestor assaulted Officer T.I..
Cutherbertson, pu.shing him and
elbowing him in the chest.
Officer J.G. 1 eCirande was
reportedlv assaulted as well. In
the subsequent conflict police
arre.sted .seven demonstrators on
charges that include Inciting to
Riot, Resisting, Delaying and
Obstructing a Law Enforcement
Officer, and Assault on
Governmental Official.
Four of the seven arrested at
the protest spoke out on Wed.,
claiming their arrests w'ere
unjust. The incident w'as sparked
when several demonstrators
witnessed Cuthbertson, acting
as a plainclothes officer,
videotaping the license plates of
cars parked
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Cheating brings perfect score,
but question of integrity falls flat
After incidents of cheating
during the second quarter,
administrators, Student
Council, and teachers
started a campaign to
combat the serious problem.
BY WILL BAKER
Reporter
Students too numerous to
mention seriously violated the
school's honor code during
second quarter, especially on
semester exams. Such
infringements resulted in
administrators joining forces
with faculty members and
Student Council representatives
to produce a school-wide
presentation regarding the
importance of honesty.
"Cheating is something that is
becoming easier and easier,"
said Senior Class President
Neagheen Homaifar.
As demonstrated on the show
televised during sixth period of
Friday, Jan. 27, Americans
witness so many cases of lying
among politicians, chief executive
officers, and athletes that
dishonesty among human beings
is accepted as the norm, not the
exception.
Students have discovered
many ways to cheat, some
because of recent technology. A
stolen copy of a midterm floated
around tables of students at
Barnes & Noble, answers to
midterms were inserted into the
memories of TI-83 calculators,
and cheat sheets were discretely
placed within jackets and
pockets.
Technology plays a large role
in enabling students to cheat. TI-
83 calculators, for instance, have
a function that allows for
students to program answers
into its memory, in turn allowing
for easy access during a test.
"Students are reporting that
they use calculators most to
cheat in chemistry," said
chemistry teacher Sandra
Strubinger.
Strubinger, along with many
other teachers, feel that it would
be necessary for the school to
spend a portion of its budget on
classroom sets of calculators so
that students would have no way
to store answers in their own.
Who's Who Among American
High School Students conducted
a survey regarding student
cheating. Results claimed that
80 percent of the participating
students admitted to cheating;
however, 63 percent of their
parents believed that their
children had never cheated.
The 80 percent statistic shows a
ten point increase since the
question was initially asked
fifteen years ago.
Survey results may imply
that parents pressure their
children to "earn" good grades in
order to receive scholarship
money or to gain admittance into
the most prestigious schools
possible. Consequently, these
children often "acquire" good
grades in any way possible.
Parents often turn a blind eye to
considering the possibility of
their children not earning their
grades honestly.
"We've started putting our
values below our grades because
of pressure to get a good grade,"
said Junior Class Representative
Lauren Stubbs during the recent
presentation concerning honor
code violations.
Cheating is merely an easy
way out and can possibly ruin
one's future. Penalties at the high
school level include suspension
and, more importantly, a loss of
respect from teachers and peers.
If a teacher witnesses a
student teaching, especially on a
test as serious as an exam, that
teacher has the right and the
reason to write letters to all of the
colleges to which the student
applied or plans to apply. Such
letters can destroy the student's
chance of following his or her
dreams.
Cheating tends to increase at
crunch time as students become
obsessed with grade point
averages and class ranks.
Acting troupe shakes up
the Bard of Avon’s plays
GlobeWorks actors perform
scenes from Shakespeare’s
plays to encourage students
to explore his often
overwhelming pieces.
The cast visits several
schools across the South
every year.
BYDANIEL ARONSON
Reporter
, ' GlobeWorks, North Carolina's
preniiere in-school Shakespeare
petfdfmance troupe, introduced
students to excerpts from
"Hamlet," "Midsummer Night's
Dream,"and "Much Ado about
Nothing" on Monday, Feb. 6.
Since 1988, GlobeWorks has
been North Carolinas
Shakespeare Festival's (NCSF)
flagship educational program
touring the region with
a lively, instant-theater
experience. In under an hour,
GlobeWorks actors presented a
Unique and entertaining
encounter with the world's
most popular playwright.
"I love the Shakespeare
experience that GlobeWorks
provides for the students. I also
love the young actors who
improve the atmosphere and
audience participation," said
English teacher Lynn Capozzi.
GlobeWorks Company actors
are young but experienced with
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Matthew Scott Todd and peers accompany Sarah Virkler on stage
during the GlobeWorks presentation. Students were invited to join
actors on stage during the interactive program about Shakespeare’s plays.
training in Shakespearean
theater. Many in the troupe also
work as school teachers; however,
the professional actors receive a
salary since acting is their
full-time job from January to
April, and NCSF pays for all
their expenses.
"I've been acting all my life,
and it is cool to get paid to do
what you love," said performer
Brad Smith.
Last fall, interested actors who
responded to a newspaper
casting call auditioned with
Education Director Allan
Edwards. There are no strict
qualifications for
participating, but all current
performers have bachelor's
degrees.
The GlobeWorks Company is
traditionally a group of young,
but experienced actors with
training in acting and in the
performance of Shakespeare
"I meet with them and hear
them perform short pieces from
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