Archive | May, 2009
How’s he doing so far?
By Robert Black
Approaching the 100th day of Barack Obama’s Presidency, the Rutgers Prep community is reacting favorably to the new President. Obama’s approval rating among the student body is 50%, with 20% disapproving and 30% unsure of what they think. Among those who give an opinion, 71% approve of Obama’s performance, somewhat above the national [...]
Argonauts Take Third State Title
18. May 2009
On Thursday, May 14, 2009, we took the field with an accomplished 9-4 record against Newark Academy backed by their respectable 13-7 record. This wasn’t the first time us Argonauts had faced the Minutewomen.
Continue reading...RPS Name Recognition Poll
4. May 2009
The fifth and final survey of the RPS community conducted on the behalf of The Argo during the 2008-09 school year was conducted in five parts stretching from late February all the way into early April. This marathon poll attempted to gauge how well known various public figures are in the community. In each of five installments, each respondent, including both students and faculty, were given a list of 15 names and asked whether they had heard of each and, if so, whether they felt at least somewhat familiar with who that person is. The results were most interesting, and I will first look at each subcategory of name polled on and will then examine the broader trends, interesting quirks, and age breakdowns for the survey as a whole.
Politics
Raving Radium Girls
4. May 2009
From Thursday, April 23rd until Saturday, April 25th, over 15 RPS students performed in this spring’s drama production, Radium Girls.
Based on actual events, Radium Girls tells the story of Grace Fryer, a worker in a radium factory, who becomes fatally ill from said chemical. The play begins with Grace (Rachel Weinstein), Kathryn Schaub (Cassidy Nogueira), and Irene Rudolph (Manuela Stevenson).
Frozen River Lacks Refinement, Feels Amateurish
4. May 2009
Each year in the world of film, there’s always that one ‘independent-film-that-could’—that is, there’s one unsuspecting movie that snags some serious accolades during awards season. It happened with Boys Don’t Cry nearly ten years ago; it happened with Whale Rider in 2002; it happened with Maria, Full of Grace in 2004; and, now, it has happened again with Frozen River.
Continue reading...The Stories behind the Names
4. May 2009
Spiro Agnew was the 39th Vice-President of the United States, serving under Richard Nixon.
Akhenaten was the Pharaoh of Egypt from 1353 BC to 1336 BC and the father of King Tutankhamun.
Ian Anderson is the lead singer/songwriter for the band Jethro Tull. Chester Arthur was the 21st President of the United States from 1881 to 1885.
J.S. Bach was the leading classical composer of the Baroque period in music.
Taking a Silent Stand
4. May 2009
“What will you do to end the silence?” were the words printed on the backs of over 60 students and faculty at Prep on April 17th 2009.
These words were part of an event, called the Day of Silence, meant to represent the silence of many LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning). It was started in 1996 and has since been continued every year on one day in April.
What Shows are You Watching?
4. May 2009
The Hills, Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory, America’s Next Top Model, I Love New York, Rock of Love, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, The Real World — have you heard of any of these? Watched any of these?
Continue reading...The Roaring of the Duck
4. May 2009
The first of golf’s major championships, the Masters Tournament, is held each year on the second full weekend in April, and for the past couple of years had seemed a little bit lacking. The Masters is the only major that is held every year at the same golf course, Augusta National Golf Club, and Augusta is a course rich in history and tradition as well as physical beauty.
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