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Jan 18, 2008
Fruit Juice: A Leading Cause for Childhood Obesity? - Rammiya Nallainathan
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As a part of the NYC Council’s Sports and Physical Education Report in 2003, vending machines promoting the sale of “junk food” products, such as soft drinks, have been removed and replaced by the water and “100% juice” products of Snapple Beverages. The DOE had received complaints involving the soft drinks being sold to students, stating that they were unhealthy for them because their sugar levels were too high. However, the story does not end because it is here where the irony lies — the sugar content in Snapple is greater than or equal to that of soft drinks. Not only is Snapple an unhealthy substitute, but many other fruit juices in general may present harmful consequences. The main effect that is sho...

Gas Prices Encourage MTA Fares to Increase - Nada Elmansy
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As the price of gas continues to soar, the cost of everything else increases as well. Unsurprisingly, just as your neighborhood grocery store is probably raising its prices, so is the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The MTA has decided to raise its prices in order to compensate for the increasing gas prices. In fact, just last month, Westchester County raised its B-line bus fares for the first time in four years. To add to this conspiracy, the MTA has decided to raise all Metrocard prices by February or March. An expected increase of $0.25 would make the fare $2.25. The MTA is also proposing the increase of the multiple ride Metrocard, possibly raising the pric...

Trouble in Pakistan - Abhimanyu Ghosh (Staff Writer) and Hesham Saleh (News editor)
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Just four days before the new year, Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated while on a political campaign in the Rawalpindi region of Pakistan. While the exact sequence of events is still the subject of much debate, reliable sources say that Bhutto was greeting the crowds through the moonroof of her cruiser when her assassin fired multiple gunshots at her. After she fell back in, the assassin detonated bombs attached to himself, killing 21 people in the vicinity, and sending a shock wave around the area. Bhutto was then taken to Rawalpindi General Hospital, where doctors attempted to resuscitate her. Their attempts were futile, and Bhutto was declared dead at 6:16 p.m. local time. Benazi...

Dec 21, 2007
Caught On the Web - Hui Ting Jiang
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Technology has advanced tremendously throughout the years. Computers used to be massive and bulky machines that took up whole rooms. Now, they can easily be placed on a desk in one's bedroom for education or entertainment. While most of the time it is the latter, teachers are taking advantage of students’ access to the Internet by assigning homework online. Sophomore Shu Lei praises online homework because “it’s more convenient and definitely saves paper.” Although this is a valid reason for students to surf the web when parents ask, it poses numerous problems. First, students don’t always go directly to the website on which homework is assigned. Instead, they opt for the ever-popular YouTube, the addictiv...

China Facing Monetary Problems like US - Hanford Chiu
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Most of the world is aware by now of the financial cooldown of the United States and the subsequent monetary devaluation of the American dollar to all-time lows over the past few years. They certainly permeate everyday life in the form of soaring food and energy prices, as well as a general decrease in purchasing power. However, as foreign investors and governments move away from a dollar that could spiral out of control, many of them are shifting their currency reserves over to a country that serves as America's foil in this time of crisis — China. But for all their economic might and growth, the Chinese are starting to feel the pressure of a possible currency collapse, similar to America’s. According to ...

Editorial - The Stuyvesant Standard
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There are clearly some problems with the way that we as Stuyvesant students are treated by the Department of Education. As one of the most successful schools in the entire New York City, we have long been a haven for intellectuals. However, the DoE is shifting away from that stance, as is evidenced by the embarrassing disparity between a recent national ranking of high schools in this country. According to US News and World Report, we are ranked as fifteenth in the entire nation, compared to every single eligible high school in every backwater town in every part of these United States. And how did the DoE rate us in their rankings? They were unabashed to give a school of such rigorous standards and talent ...

How to find the Christmas spirit in 5 movies - Emma Rabinovich
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If you’re scrambling to make deadlines and haven’t noticed that Christmas is fast approaching, here are five holiday classic not even the Grinch could resist. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation No holiday season is complete without at least one viewing of the Christmas from hell, courtesy of Chevy Chase, disaster extraordinaire. This is by far the sweetest and funniest of the series and with the surprisingly tame language and humor, you can even watch it with your family. Love Actually Hugh Grant heads an ensemble cast in this holiday feature. Not only is it touching and genuine, but also it somehow captures reality (without sugarcoating it) while maintaining a kind, forgiving view of the worl...

Knicks’ Early Season Embarrassment - David Feng
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The Knicks have by far been the NBA team with the most controversies and rumors. Months ago, Knicks coach Isiah Thomas was sued for sexual harassment by Anucha Browne Sanders, who later won the case. Stephon Marbury’s recent irresponsible departure from the team just exacerbated the matter. Marbury, the starting point guard for the Knicks, has been bitter with Thomas over playing time and has had a rocky career so far with the Knicks. Wasn’t he supposed to be the native Brooklyn prodigy to turn it all around? There was no exact answer for why Marbury left the team. Isiah kept telling reporters that Marbury’s departure was an “in-house matter” and would not give further information. On the other hand, Marb...