The Horace Mann Record, Issue 6

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The Horace Mann Record OCTOBER 20TH, 2017 || VOLUME 115, ISSUE 6

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Dr. Schiller plans return Retired Head of Upper Division to teach senior english elective Tenzin Sherpa Staff Writer

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TAKE A KNEE For the second year in the row, members of the football team kneel during the singing of the national anthem at Homecoming

Football players kneel during national anthem Katie Goldenberg Staff Writer

In addition to the players who knelt at the Homecoming game, approximately five players put their hands on the shoulders of those who knelt. The team had decided that those who wanted to kneel would kneel and those who wanted to stand could do so or put an arm on the shoulders of those who kneeled, Cassanova said. “It’s not about making people try to see your point of view by making them do something they aren’t comfortable with, and we wanted to stress that idea throughout the meeting,” Cassanova said. Several options for the team included linking arms or kneeling before the game, Metzner said. “We believed in people choosing to kneel for whatever reason they felt like kneeling for, and that having the team make a demonstration took away from that idea and the individuality of it in

attending the meeting before the game. “Even though I do not feel the pain and suffering of racial oppression myself, I knelt with my teammates for the sake of togetherness and As the first notes of the national anthem pierced support,” he said. “Just because it doesn’t affect me the air, nearly 20 members of the Varsity Football doesn’t mean that I can’t protest.” team, varying in age and race, knelt in front of the Metzner chose to kneel after reading “The New crowd that had gathered for the 34-12 victorious Jim Crow,” an exposé of the systematic oppression Homecoming game against Dwight-Englewood of African Americans in the penal system, he said. school. “That really opened my eyes, but I think it was Over the past year, players at various as much an acknowledgement of inequality in the professional levels have taken a knee during the United States as it was a show of unity with other anthem in what has become a much debated and players on the team who were facing oppression to some controversial movement. more directly than I was,” Metzner said. The number of players kneeling stands in stark Zachary Brooks (10), a member of the Junior contrast to last year’s Homecoming football game, Varsity Football team, chose not to kneel. “My in which only three players knelt, and the team grandfather was in the army and it was not the did not discuss it beforehand, Ben Metzner (11), right choice for me, but I support and respect who chose to kneel, said. those who chose to do so,” Brooks said. “Last year I don’t think as many kids even had “It’s not that I didn’t the idea of kneeling, feel strongly about the but this year it’s matter, but I guess I just become a large topic “Even though I do not feel the pain and suffering of racial didn’t feel as strongly around America with about the movement that oppression myself I knelt with my teammates for the sake of Trump’s responses to my kneeling teammates people in the NFL, togetherness and support. Just because it doesn’t affect me kneeled for,” he said. so now more people Although opinions doesn’t mean that I can’t protest.” know about it and are differed on whether or not more aware,” Kelvin - Ben Doolan (10) to kneel, the team did not Smith (10), who chose experience tension and to kneel, said. remained brothers, Doolan Co-Captain Jahmire some way, ” William He (12) said. said. Cassanova (12) was one of the three players who “If you were next to someone who was kneeling, Spectators in the crowd had different reactions chose to kneel at last year’s game. “At that time it was my own response to racial you were supposed to put your hand on his to the choice of some players to kneel. “The national anthem is supposed to extol the oppression within the country, but when the shoulder as a symbol of support,” Kamran said. Directly before the game on Saturday, the players tradition and history of the country,” Eddie Ahn protests continued I’ve found that people have redirected what the purpose for kneeling is held a 10-15 minute meeting in the multipurpose (11) said. “I think kneeling can be representative supposed to be and used their own reasoning to room to discuss different options given recent of disrespect towards the flag and the military, slander what the movement is supposed to be national events, He, who chose to stand, said. although I doubt that any students meant any sort Members discussed the demonstrations of NFL of disrespect.” about,” he said. “I was appreciative of the fact that they kneeled Cassanova chose to take a knee a second teams and how professional players got the idea to kneel; players also shared their own reasons for during Homecoming,” Akida Joseph (11) said. “I time this year in a form of protest against racial kneeling, He said. think that Homecoming was an optimal time for oppression in the country, he said. Coach of Varsity Football Matthew Russo, this display because it’s a high visibility event – This year, more planning was put into the wanted to give the players the space they needed people had to acknowledge it.” decision of whether or not to kneel so as not to to make their decision as a team, Russo said. “I think that kneeling is an extension of our single out members of the team, catch them off Each player chose to kneel or stand for different own awareness to national events and the logical guard, or upset players in any way, Cassanova said. Yoseph Kamran (11) chose to kneel to support reasons, with rationalities differing throughout step to show social awareness,” Richard He (11) said. his teammates and protest racial tensions across the team. Smith chose to kneel during the anthem. “The “I was pleasantly surprised,” Kelvin Smith P’ 18, the country as well as the political response the group of people who kneeled were mostly black, ‘20 said. “I felt very proud of my son when I found movement has received, he said. and I wanted to be a part of that and stand for out he was among the players that were kneeling “I don’t think some of the things that President and I was also proud of the other young men who Trump has said regarding people who take a knee what was right,” he said. Ben Doolan (10 ) views kneeling as an act participated.” were appropriate at all, especially for someone of peaceful protest and decided to do so after who’s leading our country,” Kamran said.

Read-a-thon embraces diversity Student body celebrates hispanic culture, and the community as a whole, in read-a-thon. News, Page 2

Alumni founders of Zabar’s Brothers Stanley Zabar ‘49 and Saul Zabar ‘46 and the story of their Upper West Side gourment supermarket. Features, Page 4

Later this year, former Head of the Upper Division Dr. David Schiller will return to the school in order to teach two senior English electives. Although Schiller is unsure what electives he will be teaching, the official courses will be announced later in the year by Head of English Department Vernon Wilson, Schiller said. “I believe he’s deciding amongst the ones that he has taught before,” Upper Division Dean of Faculty Dr. Matthew Wallenfang said. He may choose to teach one section on the Iliad, Wilson said. Schiller retired from the school at the end of the 2015-16 school year. “As all the division heads know, I’ve always thought that a graceful exit for a division head would include a return to campus for a year or two in some other capacity, and in service to the school,” Head of School Dr. Tom Kelly said. In the past year or so since retiring, Schiller has been travelling, cooking, exercising through Pilates, seeing his children and grandchildren, and reading a lot, he said. “I’m coming back because I miss teaching, which is my first love and one of the greatest pleasures of my life,” Schiller said. He expressed wanting to come back and teach during the summer, Wilson said. Teaching senior electives is the most convenient and easiest way for the department to bring him back, he said. Kelly was not surprised to hear that Dr. Schiller had an interest in teaching a course or two, he said. “After consulting with Dr. Levenstein and Mr. Wilson, we were able to honor Dr. Schiller’s request by having him return to teach two electives in the UD English Department.” Kelly said. Schiller will not be returning in an administrative capacity, Wallenfang said. “Schiller is coming back as a teacher and a member of the English department,” he said. Although he will be a part of this department, there is no room in their offices to accommodate Schiller, and his desk will be in the tutoring office, Wilson said. “We have yet to see how the dynamic will change, but since we will have different roles, so it would be natural for the dynamic to be different,” Levenstein said. “There is very little Dr. Schiller can’t teach given his tenure within the discipline and his expertise as a teacher,” Kelly said.

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WELCOME BACK Dr. David Schiller bids the class of 2016 goodbye at Graduation.

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Applying First Aid Skills

Students and faculty offer advice on how to cope with this common and crippling fear.

A look at how students use their CPR skills in emergency situations.

Arts, Page 5

Lions’ Den, Page 4


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