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NOV. 14, 2012
VOLUME 28, ISSUE 3
Obama
wins the vote
Sienna Lotenberg, se-
in the mock debate Obama won the mock election. See
by Jenny Chen News Editor The Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology announced the regional
stimulates global conversation
members. and aspects of the project together by presenting in front of family, friends, teachers and even our pets,” Singh said. under the mentorship of Xuan Luo at the
by Tahmina Achekzai News Editor Over a dozen seniors piled in to the answers to the questions they’d listed on their phones. Soon, they would not only be asking these questions, but giving their
studied nickel’s packing structure in the On Oct. 25, a videoconference was held included sophomore Christina Zhao, juniors
“What makes our project stand out is that of juniors and sophomores representing subjects such as chemistry, geology, physics Glazer organized the meeting with
“Science competitions provide national benchmarks for excellence in
it all together in a cohesive way.” continued on p. 2
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lab director Paul Cammer were with the Chinese students. “My gut feeling was that they would be
students’ participation, it illustrates that the quality of our research is well-represented in a competitive environment so students aren’t just doing great work locally, but they also stand up quite well against their peers in the whole country.”
a humanistic element to how they view their society,” Glazer said. “They feel so isolated because it’s such a homogeneous population. They want to burst out and explore the world.” founded on four pillars: diligence, rigor, democracy and pioneering. The students participating in the videoconference were part of a program that prepares
to their respective area’s regional competition to present a poster
in the U.S.
Singh, Banerjee and Bhandarkar
that it would prepare them for colleges in
scholarship and will compete at
“We all chose to come to this program
scholarship, and one team will win
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K-pop craze spreads
performance. They require leadership and creativity – for Chinese colleges, they only require academic ability,” one
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changed my mind,” another student said. “China is more promising.” that in China, a college degree can land graduates a high-level job, whereas in the debt.
to judges. Presentations conclude with question and answer sessions.
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student said. While the students were enthusiastic about receiving their education in the U.S., many were skeptical about staying there to continue their careers. “My original dream was to work for
Syslab students pursue research
followed the presidential debates, were puzzled with the candidates’ notion of taking jobs away from China. They clearly that China was cheating and taking jobs away from the U.S. Romney’s stance with China. continued on p. 2
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