By Tavia Rzasa
Guys and Dolls, a play that has been produced for nearly 60 years, has come to Nashua High School South (NHSS). The NHSS Drama Club will be putting on the show as their senior class play for the class of 2009. Guys and Dolls is a classical musical that premiered on November 24, 1950 on Broadway.
Hoping to impress students and round up some more guests for this week’s upcoming shows, the NHSS Drama Club had previews for students. Some of the classes went down to the auditorium for about an 80 minute preview. During those 80 minutes, the Drama Club members performed a clip from their performance. The theme of the play is based on the 1950’s, as many of the locals are dressed in suits or dresses. It is easy to tell that the music is from the 50’s, though it is sung quite well.
If you are looking for a high-quality performance straight out of the 1950’s, this play is for you. The story of Nathan Detroit is enough to keep you on the edge of your seat, and the songs are catchy enough to keep you singing along. Guys and Dolls is equivalent to a PG rated film and great for the whole family. The Drama Club is putting on their show this upcoming week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Getting into Guys and Dolls for only $10 is like a getting into a Broadway play for nearly $50 less.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Girls Sports Not Recognized
By Tavia Rzasa
No matter what sport it is or what school it is at, it seems as though girls sports always get the short end of the stick and something needs to be done about this. Growing up, I have played on many school sports teams including soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and track. It always seems as though boys’ sports receive more and better equipment and uniforms than the girls’ team.
All of this seems to be a violation of Title Nine, which states that there must be equal treatment to both sexes in all aspects of life, including sports. According to Henrietta W. Hay, Title Nine is a law signed by President Nixon in 1972. Thanks to Title Nine, there are women’s sports today. However it seems as though some people try to ignore that the law even exists.
On the girls’ Junior Varsity (JV) soccer team at Nashua High School South (NHSS), we had T-shirts for uniforms. The school does not even provide us with shorts to compete in. Meanwhile, the boys’ JV soccer team has at least uniform shirts. Our coaches are not even provided with soccer balls for us to practice with. Every day we had to bring our own soccer balls to practice. However, if you look across to the next field over, it is clear that the boys’ team has their own bag with at least 15 soccer balls for them to share.
Aside from the soccer team, the girls varsity basketball team seems under graded as well. Originally our basketballs were kept in a blue cart with a lock. Since then, the blue-barred carrier has broken in many places making it easy to slip a ball out the side. With the bars falling apart, we have lost a few basketballs, and those are expensive. Along with the breaking bars, we have had the misfortune of having our lock stolen. Because there is no longer a lock on the cart, the gym classes at NHSS have taken it amongst themselves to use them, even though they were considered off limits. I guess no one cares enough to follow that rule. Having the gym classes borrow, and sometimes not return, our basketballs we have lost more than half the cart. At practice one day we had just eight basketballs only to find that the other remaining eight were in the other gym, not returned after being borrowed.
During basketball competitions, referees seem to call differently in a girls game than they would a boys. From personal experiences, referees call a lot more fouls in women’s sports. They claim this is so women don’t get hurt, meanwhile men are beating each other up and no one minds. It really changes the pace of the game when there are a lot of unfair calls.
Boys’ sports almost always get announced over the intercom when they have a game; especially a playoff game. On March 4, my girls varsity team had a playoff game against Merrimack. Just a few weeks ago, NHSS Principal Mrs. Seusing announced that the boys freshmen team was in the playoffs. As predicted, the fact that the girls varsity team had a big game went unnoticed by the principal and the rest of the school.
Aside from my own personal experiences in the world of high school sports, other organizations of women’s sports are not fully respected either. For example, the WNBA has absolutely no recognition whatsoever. All people care about is the NBA, and don’t even seem to give the WNBA a chance. Usually the only time a WNBA basketball game is on TV is when it’s playoff season for them. Some people can’t even name an WNBA team.
“Sometimes I forget the WNBA even exists because I never hear anything about it,” high school sophomore Jessica Williams said.
Whenever flipping through the sports channels, it is rare to find a girls’ sport competition taking place. It’s almost always men’s basketball, men’s baseball, men’s football, and even men’s hockey. On ESPN’s Sports Center, there is always news about men’s sport teams. On occasion one might see a women’s college basketball game on TV, but if closer attention is paid to the stands, one might notice there are not nearly as many fans as at the men’s games.
No matter what sport it is, it always seems as though women are getting the short end of the stick. Something should be done about this, especially since some of the things happening are against Title Nine. Someday women will get the recognition in sports that they deserve.
No matter what sport it is or what school it is at, it seems as though girls sports always get the short end of the stick and something needs to be done about this. Growing up, I have played on many school sports teams including soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and track. It always seems as though boys’ sports receive more and better equipment and uniforms than the girls’ team.
All of this seems to be a violation of Title Nine, which states that there must be equal treatment to both sexes in all aspects of life, including sports. According to Henrietta W. Hay, Title Nine is a law signed by President Nixon in 1972. Thanks to Title Nine, there are women’s sports today. However it seems as though some people try to ignore that the law even exists.
On the girls’ Junior Varsity (JV) soccer team at Nashua High School South (NHSS), we had T-shirts for uniforms. The school does not even provide us with shorts to compete in. Meanwhile, the boys’ JV soccer team has at least uniform shirts. Our coaches are not even provided with soccer balls for us to practice with. Every day we had to bring our own soccer balls to practice. However, if you look across to the next field over, it is clear that the boys’ team has their own bag with at least 15 soccer balls for them to share.
Aside from the soccer team, the girls varsity basketball team seems under graded as well. Originally our basketballs were kept in a blue cart with a lock. Since then, the blue-barred carrier has broken in many places making it easy to slip a ball out the side. With the bars falling apart, we have lost a few basketballs, and those are expensive. Along with the breaking bars, we have had the misfortune of having our lock stolen. Because there is no longer a lock on the cart, the gym classes at NHSS have taken it amongst themselves to use them, even though they were considered off limits. I guess no one cares enough to follow that rule. Having the gym classes borrow, and sometimes not return, our basketballs we have lost more than half the cart. At practice one day we had just eight basketballs only to find that the other remaining eight were in the other gym, not returned after being borrowed.
During basketball competitions, referees seem to call differently in a girls game than they would a boys. From personal experiences, referees call a lot more fouls in women’s sports. They claim this is so women don’t get hurt, meanwhile men are beating each other up and no one minds. It really changes the pace of the game when there are a lot of unfair calls.
Boys’ sports almost always get announced over the intercom when they have a game; especially a playoff game. On March 4, my girls varsity team had a playoff game against Merrimack. Just a few weeks ago, NHSS Principal Mrs. Seusing announced that the boys freshmen team was in the playoffs. As predicted, the fact that the girls varsity team had a big game went unnoticed by the principal and the rest of the school.
Aside from my own personal experiences in the world of high school sports, other organizations of women’s sports are not fully respected either. For example, the WNBA has absolutely no recognition whatsoever. All people care about is the NBA, and don’t even seem to give the WNBA a chance. Usually the only time a WNBA basketball game is on TV is when it’s playoff season for them. Some people can’t even name an WNBA team.
“Sometimes I forget the WNBA even exists because I never hear anything about it,” high school sophomore Jessica Williams said.
Whenever flipping through the sports channels, it is rare to find a girls’ sport competition taking place. It’s almost always men’s basketball, men’s baseball, men’s football, and even men’s hockey. On ESPN’s Sports Center, there is always news about men’s sport teams. On occasion one might see a women’s college basketball game on TV, but if closer attention is paid to the stands, one might notice there are not nearly as many fans as at the men’s games.
No matter what sport it is, it always seems as though women are getting the short end of the stick. Something should be done about this, especially since some of the things happening are against Title Nine. Someday women will get the recognition in sports that they deserve.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Newspapers are old news
By Tavia Rzasa and Jessica Williams
Making online news the primary source for readers who want up-to-date information is a step that needs to be taken. Currently, both online copies and newspaper prints are available to the public. Due to the online Web sites for newspapers, fewer people are reading the actual prints. In order to save money and even trees, the hard copy era needs to be ended.
Most newspapers now have versions available on the Internet, which has led to a decrease in paper sales. There is no need for both to be existence, especially because online versions of newspapers serve the same function of printed versions without killing trees. Some newspapers have avoided becoming online-only publications because they fear not making a profit. Companies may not want to advertise on Web sites because they are used to paying for a printed ad in a news publication. All of these problems have solutions that could benefit the newspapers and the readers.
At least 25 million trees are cut down each year and part of the problem is printing newspapers. According to bloggers from the news industry, it takes twelve fully grown trees to make one ton of newsprint, with more than 107 tons being used daily in the world. Most major towns and cities have daily papers that are printed out and distributed to the public. While these papers provide an important source of reliable news, more conservative means could be taken. The obvious and simple solution to this tree massacre is to eliminate the need for printed news. Internet versions are equally informative and accessible.
The battle for readers between printed newspapers and their Inter counterparts is costing both sides a fortune. Online sources do not seem to be making as much profit as printed papers, because as of now they are free to access. In order for these online news programs to make money, they could have people pay to read what they post. Certain newspapers could have their own Web sites, as most already do, and have people make their own accounts. These accounts could be created for a monthly fee, which allows the newspapers to have a reliable source of income.
The Internet also has the advantage of being globally accessible. Printed papers are normally only distributed locally. When a publication is on the web, people across the world can read it when they choose to subscribe. This could greatly increase the number of readers for any given paper, resulting in more income for the publication. The Internet is also a much faster way to get news to the public, rather than printing. Right as a story is developing, journalists can post the information onto the site rather than having to wait for the next morning paper. Getting news to readers quickly is a benefit because people often want to know the news as it’s happening.
When a paper has a large number of readers, businesses are more interested in advertising in that paper because their advertisement will reach more people. It will also be easier for news publications to keep count of how many readers they have because a visit count is easy to maintain on a Web site. This allows for more accurate statistics to be presented to companies interested in advertising.
Printed newspapers have lived a long and healthy life, but all good things must come to an end. People are becoming environmentally conscious, while also becoming accustomed to efficiency in their lives. The Internet is a resource the media must embrace and use to its full potential for the sake of the environment and the readers.
Making online news the primary source for readers who want up-to-date information is a step that needs to be taken. Currently, both online copies and newspaper prints are available to the public. Due to the online Web sites for newspapers, fewer people are reading the actual prints. In order to save money and even trees, the hard copy era needs to be ended.
Most newspapers now have versions available on the Internet, which has led to a decrease in paper sales. There is no need for both to be existence, especially because online versions of newspapers serve the same function of printed versions without killing trees. Some newspapers have avoided becoming online-only publications because they fear not making a profit. Companies may not want to advertise on Web sites because they are used to paying for a printed ad in a news publication. All of these problems have solutions that could benefit the newspapers and the readers.
At least 25 million trees are cut down each year and part of the problem is printing newspapers. According to bloggers from the news industry, it takes twelve fully grown trees to make one ton of newsprint, with more than 107 tons being used daily in the world. Most major towns and cities have daily papers that are printed out and distributed to the public. While these papers provide an important source of reliable news, more conservative means could be taken. The obvious and simple solution to this tree massacre is to eliminate the need for printed news. Internet versions are equally informative and accessible.
The battle for readers between printed newspapers and their Inter counterparts is costing both sides a fortune. Online sources do not seem to be making as much profit as printed papers, because as of now they are free to access. In order for these online news programs to make money, they could have people pay to read what they post. Certain newspapers could have their own Web sites, as most already do, and have people make their own accounts. These accounts could be created for a monthly fee, which allows the newspapers to have a reliable source of income.
The Internet also has the advantage of being globally accessible. Printed papers are normally only distributed locally. When a publication is on the web, people across the world can read it when they choose to subscribe. This could greatly increase the number of readers for any given paper, resulting in more income for the publication. The Internet is also a much faster way to get news to the public, rather than printing. Right as a story is developing, journalists can post the information onto the site rather than having to wait for the next morning paper. Getting news to readers quickly is a benefit because people often want to know the news as it’s happening.
When a paper has a large number of readers, businesses are more interested in advertising in that paper because their advertisement will reach more people. It will also be easier for news publications to keep count of how many readers they have because a visit count is easy to maintain on a Web site. This allows for more accurate statistics to be presented to companies interested in advertising.
Printed newspapers have lived a long and healthy life, but all good things must come to an end. People are becoming environmentally conscious, while also becoming accustomed to efficiency in their lives. The Internet is a resource the media must embrace and use to its full potential for the sake of the environment and the readers.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
American Kids: WE'RE NOT THAT DUMB!
To the editor: Students in America are not “dumb as dirt”, we simply need to provided with an adequate education. The current adolescent generation may not know how to farm an acre or even use a ruler, but we sure can operate technology. Hand any high school student a laptop or a Blackberry and they will have all of the functions mastered in a half hour. The problem is not that we’re stupid, the problem is that we are not being educated to our full potential. Some teachers are great, however some seem to be losing interest in their job. Students are not being taught to the full extent they were ‘back in the day’. After a course, there is a final exam containing some information that was never taught in the classroom and then students are held accountable for not knowing it. It is even assumed in most honors classes that the student can teach themselves, but if that was true what would be the need for a teacher?
Tavia Rzasa and Jessica Williams, Nashua
Tavia Rzasa and Jessica Williams, Nashua
iDog: Great for the kids
By Tavia Rzasa
The iDog, distributed by Hasbro, is a dancing robotic dog that you can plug your MP3 player into. Originally there was only the iDog, but since then Hasbro has distributed different types of animals including the iCat, iTurtle and iFish. Aside from the different types animals, they have also come up with ideas of a clip iDog for on the go music and a soft fuzzy iDog for bed time. But who could have an iDog without accessories? To go with the iDog, Hasbro also sells things like hair and clothing for them.
Watching the original iDog in action, it attempts to move to the beat of the song. On occasion, the iDog will stop moving at all and will just flash its lights. While a song is playing through the iDog, its LED lights on its face light up and change colors. The light patterns are very random, making different shapes and colors at the same time. Aside from “dancing”, or essentially tilting its head back and forth, the iDog also moves its ears up and down. On its paws are no-slip grips keeping it down on the surface so it does not fall.
All the flashing lights and dance moves don’t seem to make up for the poor sound quality. The music is audible when plugged in, but it is not a top of the line sound system. The idea of an iDog is creative and great for the kids, but is not recommended for teenagers or older people.
The iDog, distributed by Hasbro, is a dancing robotic dog that you can plug your MP3 player into. Originally there was only the iDog, but since then Hasbro has distributed different types of animals including the iCat, iTurtle and iFish. Aside from the different types animals, they have also come up with ideas of a clip iDog for on the go music and a soft fuzzy iDog for bed time. But who could have an iDog without accessories? To go with the iDog, Hasbro also sells things like hair and clothing for them.
Watching the original iDog in action, it attempts to move to the beat of the song. On occasion, the iDog will stop moving at all and will just flash its lights. While a song is playing through the iDog, its LED lights on its face light up and change colors. The light patterns are very random, making different shapes and colors at the same time. Aside from “dancing”, or essentially tilting its head back and forth, the iDog also moves its ears up and down. On its paws are no-slip grips keeping it down on the surface so it does not fall.
All the flashing lights and dance moves don’t seem to make up for the poor sound quality. The music is audible when plugged in, but it is not a top of the line sound system. The idea of an iDog is creative and great for the kids, but is not recommended for teenagers or older people.
Pringles EXTREME: Not so Extreme
By Tavia Rzasa
Adding another flavor to their “EXTREME” list of chips, the Pringle Company has come out with Screamin’ Dill Pickle. At the beginning of its chip spree in October 1968, Pringles only had its original flavor out for sale. Forty-one years and billions of dollars later, Pringles have come out with many new flavors for people who want variety. The Pickle Pringles can is green and black, an adorned with a graphic that suggests pickles spears are shooting at the consumer.
When the Pickle Pringle can is opened, the air in the immediate vicinity is invigorated with the smell of pickles. The Pringle Company certainly nailed the pickle taste. They have the typical Pringle shape and pale yellow color and they crunch just like a regular Pringle.
With their own flavor to them, the Pringles have only 150 calories in an ounce. They also have 10 grams of fat, 110 milligrams of sodium, one gram of protein, 14 grams of carbohydrates and no cholesterol. In each can there is a net weight of 163 grams, and at $1.99 a pop, they’re worth a shot.
Adding another flavor to their “EXTREME” list of chips, the Pringle Company has come out with Screamin’ Dill Pickle. At the beginning of its chip spree in October 1968, Pringles only had its original flavor out for sale. Forty-one years and billions of dollars later, Pringles have come out with many new flavors for people who want variety. The Pickle Pringles can is green and black, an adorned with a graphic that suggests pickles spears are shooting at the consumer.
When the Pickle Pringle can is opened, the air in the immediate vicinity is invigorated with the smell of pickles. The Pringle Company certainly nailed the pickle taste. They have the typical Pringle shape and pale yellow color and they crunch just like a regular Pringle.
With their own flavor to them, the Pringles have only 150 calories in an ounce. They also have 10 grams of fat, 110 milligrams of sodium, one gram of protein, 14 grams of carbohydrates and no cholesterol. In each can there is a net weight of 163 grams, and at $1.99 a pop, they’re worth a shot.
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