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Should They Stay or Should They Go? Roma leaving France

This summer saw scorching temperatures all across Europe. When August came to an end, the heat finally cooled down, but not for France’s Roma population. French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, extended the August heat by starting an immigration policy which forced the Roma people to move back to Romania. These actions caused massive oppositions all over the world, but it wasn’t enough to stop the French leader. The sudden deportation is justified, he said, on grounds of safety.

Each adult Roma who agreed to go back to Romania received 300 euro for the way, while each child received 100 euro. One month since the policy came to life, almost 900 people agreed to be deported. Still, the French government isn’t happy. They have started to remove illegal Roma camps from all over France. It is estimated that there are about 300 such camps, and 40 have already been removed. Sarkozy justified this decision because illegal Roma camps “are a source of human trafficking, prostitution and exploitation of children.”

The French government knows that bribing the Roma to leave the country is not enough and have decided to introduce new policies that will allow the deportation of foreigners who are caught stealing or asking for money. A similar fate will meet people who illegally extend their permitted three-month Visa or all those who are an “unreasonable burden on the welfare system”.

The French government explains that it has taken these severe actions for safety reasons. For example, today in Paris an estimated one in five thieves is said to be Romanian. The country is also tired of paying money in benefits to illegal immigrants.

Now the question is, are the actions of the French right? What kind of precedent does this set for other nations? Over generations, the Roma have become a part of France. They have settled and created families there. They have done so in Poland as well. Maybe they came in the hope of receiving government benefits. Or maybe they came because they had no other opportunities. If the French are right in deporting them, should Poland do the same? A mass exodus of an ethnic minority with claims of harmful influence? Is this 2010, or March 1968?

Currently, the Polish government spends millions of dollars to maintain and educate the Roma. Yet it’s not clear the Roma wish to assimilate. Maybe this is why the French felt obligated to act harshly. Still, diversity and tolerance ought to be practiced until there is no other solution. France has reached that point. Will Poland reach that point too?

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Polish NewsCrucifix at the Presidential Palace: Defenders Bow to Public Will

After the tragedy in Smolensk last April, crowds have gathered outside the Presidential Palace to honor the dead. Scouts placed a wooden cross at the gates and many people kept vigil over the shrine, sparking a contentious public debate. On September 16, the cross was finally removed, but not before adding another absurd chapter into Polish lore.

The crucifix was originally set to be removed as illegal, but a large group of religious zealots arrived at the Palace and made it impossible for the City Guard to remove it. Demonstrators flocked to the scene and riot police set up barricades down Krakowskie Przedmiescie.

“We’ll defend the cross with our lives!” screamed a member of the demonstration to journalists and reporters. The government tried to talk with the “defenders” by asking Church authorities for their help. The bishops, however, declared the decision didn’t belong to them. The government then sent a group of authorities, including a priest, to move the cross to St. Anne’s Church, but failed to win over the crowd, who gave another show of fanaticism and zeal. The cross attracted eccentrics of every sort. For example, one man arrived with an unarmed grenade, and another threw a jar full of feces at a memorial tablet close by. When a counter-demonstration demanded removal of the cross, the “defenders” yelled out insults at their opponents. Into use came the words: Jews, masons, infidels. The cross has become an object of national jokes, shame and derision. At one point, a group of young people came to the palace with a crucifix made of “Lech” beer cans. They shouted, “We also defend the cross!”

Platform politician, Janusz Palikot, commented on the ridiculous situation: “I can’t let such behaviours as those under the Palace happen. Invectives and rude gestures addressed to people who want the cross to be replaced are unacceptable.” A representative of the Law and Justice party, Jolanta Szczypińska, said that the cross should not be removed, ’’because Poland is a Catholic country’’.

Well, the constitution says it’s secular. It seems like some representatives don’t know their own laws.

Jarosław Kaczyński claimed that the decision to remove the cross belonged to the president, but added that a memorial to “commemorate the presidential couple and other victims of the Smolensk tragedy” should be built. “Defenders” want a colossal statue of Lech Kaczyński, while Jarosław Kaczyński does not say precisely what he prefers. Such religious driven demonstrations wouldn’t happen in other EU nations, for example, France. There, due to a strong policy of secular government, a large cross on a street would be removed faster than it was placed. Poland, however, is incredibly tolerant of such events. While the crucifix has finally been moved to the Palace chapel, many zealots still stand vigil outside its gates, drawing more attention to themselves and their medieval form of patriotism.

“We’ll stand here and pray until a memorial will be here,” says one of the “defenders”. Such is history in Poland—only in Poland...

Michal Kolwas

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Prime Minster Tusk Visits India

The Prime Minister of Poland, Mr. Donald Tusk, along with his wife Malgorzata recently visited India with eyes to expand Poland’s reach into the Asian world. Mr. and Mrs. Tusk and their Polish delegation arrived in Bangalore on the 6th of September. Mr. Tusk met with the most important political leaders of India: the Indian President Pratibha Patil, Chairman of the upper house of the parliament Mohammad Hamid Ansari, the chairperson of the Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi, and the head of the opposition Sushma Swaraj. Also, the Polish leaders were welcomed ceremonially by the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh. The event was full of pageantry, but soon enough both sides got down to talks.

The aim of these meetings was to get political support to grant more opportunities for Polish entrepreneurs to enter India. “That is why the talks with Indian politicians are of capital importance in order to open the Indian gates for our businessmen,” Mr. Tusk stated. Since Indian investment in Poland was 28 million euro at the end of 2008, Mr. Tusk also had a working lunch with leaders of top Indian companies where the main subject of the conference was the development of economic coorporation. “We shall encourage Indians to enter Poland more actively,” he assured. “We are a seriously treated economic partner.”

The Prime Minister also announced a planned EU-India summit for 2011 when Poland assumes the presidency over the EU. The hope is that Poland can assert itself as a strong trade partner with India, and deepen the two countries mutual interests. Both sides agreed on the goal of doubling the value of bilateral trade by 2014.

While Mr. Tusk was busy negotiating with India’s leadership circle, Mrs. Tusk led a cultural exchange by handing over a bust of Fryderyck Chopin to the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi. The newly adopted Cultural Exchange Programme for the years 2010-13 was signed and is expected to boost cooperative efforts in the future. Mr. Tusk also made a symbolic gesture of cultural understanding by laying flowers at the Mahatma Gandhi Mausoleum.

Mr. and Mrs. Tusk left on the 8th of September first to Agra than they moved to Hanoi. Their mission bodes well for the future of Polish-Indian relations. As Mr. Tusk stated in comments at the conference, the two counties share more in common than one would think: the Solidarity movement took its inspiration from India’s struggle for independence in 1947. And both countries see their economies as expanding while the worldwide recession lingers on. Let’s hope that trend continues!

International Relations

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Top Teen NewsViral Video of the Month:

“Wanted: Puppy-pitcher”

The hottest issue on the net this month had to be the image of a young Bosnian woman throwing 6 helpless puppies into a fast flowing river. (above) Her devilish deed was recorded by her brother and posted on YouTube. The woman was wanted by the American organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). They offered $2,000 for information that could lead to her arrest. Despite the recently adopted animal protection laws in Bosnia, animal abusers are not considered as criminals and are only fined from 15-5,000 euros. An internet community did track the woman down and forced her to apologize. In fact, the majority of the public craved for her blood.

The woman stated that the puppies were 3 days old, and had inherited parasites from their mother. She decided to throw them into the river for a fast and painless-death. But why would her brother film that death and post it on the internet? It seems that the actions were more malicious than charitable.

Sadly, YouTube provides more evidence for this kind of abuse: recently, an old lady was shown throwing a cat into a wheeled bin (right). The lady was also pursued by the internet lynch mob and forced to apologize publicly.

Broadcasting your behavior on the internet carries risks. One can become a world-wide criminal in a second. But I guess it’s good that these criminals were exposed. The lesson: before you post anything, think. And further, before you think to throw innocent puppies into a river, think!

Statistics for pet abuse can be found on www.pet-abuse.com.

Artist of the Month!

September’s throne lands on...KATY PERRY! (above) and her newest album “Dreams”. The title track "Teenage Dream" opened at No. 10 on the Hot 100 Singles, and was listed at No. 2 in U.K. with 86,000 sales. (according to Billboard.com)

Her single “California Gurls” with cameo by Snoop Dogg was the hit of summer 2010 as well. Now she’s sitting on the throne of the Billboard charts, and her followers chant by memory, “You think I’m pretty, without any make-up on!” Not only is the song catchy, but apparently her new CD smells like cotton candy!

Woo Jae Dong

That’s it for this month of teen news. Stay tuned for next month’s hot items...

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

ROBERT K. RAJCZEWSKI

1. During which years did you attend IAS? From 2000- 20012. How many years did you stay here? 1 year3. What do you do now? I am going to commence an LLM International Business Law at UCL 4. And where? London, UK5. What did you like the most about IAS? I would have to say it was the friendly people and the great atmosphere. It was a comfortable environment to study.6. What do you miss the most about IAS? The people, the camaraderie.7. Who do you miss the most from IAS? My friends, as I said.8. Do you think IAS has improved lately? I have no idea- probably yes.9. What do you think it should do to improve more? Not sure--everything seemed to be fine when I was there.10.Would you like to share any important memory with us? I would say that meeting Rocky, who has remained a lifelong friend.

RAKESH SHEWAKRAMANI (Rocky)

1. During which years did you attend IAS? From 1993 till 20002. How many years did you stay here? I was in IAS for 7 years3. What do you do now? I'm a successful businessman, and have taken over my family's business. I'm looking forward to diversify our business in the nearest future.4. And where? At the moment, Warsaw and Lodz, Poland5. What did you like the most about IAS? The best was the friendly atmosphere. IAS was a great place to meet people and study.6. What do you miss the most about IAS? My friends.7. Who do you miss the most from IAS? If I have to narrow it down, I would say the teachers, especially Mr. John Caron.8. Do you think IAS has improved lately? In terms of academics, yes. You offer the

IBO diploma now, which is new and I understand it is verzy challenging. 9. What do you think it should do to improve more? It would be nice if the school

eventually finds a new location, with more facilities for the students. I believe that’s being talked about. 10.Would you like to share any important memory with us? My trip to UK with my classmates was my best memory.

Meeting up again with former IAS students

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Writer’s Corner

Sebastian Kettley

The Chronicles Of Chronus

Those Who Bring Hope

Darkness. Voices. A flicker of light and darkness again. Thunder was raging inside Zechs's head. He tried to move to the side but a supernova exploded behind his eyeballs. He groaned in pain. He slowly moved his arm to his head and his fingers touched something rough. Felt like bandages. He opened his eyes which seemed to be glued together. At first, the world seemed to be a blob of blurred shapes and noises. But after a while the image became more clear and he could understand what he heard. Laughter and singing. He was in a barn, lying on a bed of hay and blankets. Well he was still in Darth'k, which was a good thing. He tried to focus on his last memory, but all he could remember was falling off the roof and hiding from the sentries. A tall figure came up to him. “I see that you're finally awake! You were quite lucky to come out alive.” It was a female who spoke to him. He did not know who it was but he had the feeling that he heard the voice somewhere before. “What happened?” Zechs asked with a quiet and coarse voice. He looked at the stranger. It was a young girl. She looked about the same age as Zechs. She was dressed in a tight red garment. A small bolter was tucked in behind a leather belt around her waist. She wore heavy combat boots, all covered with mud. She had a fragile, porcelain-white face with ice blue eyes and long black hair falling over her shoulders. “Don't you remember? Well I guess you have the right not to. I found you two nights ago. You were foolishly running around the village with sentries at every corner! You were close to accomplishing our mission when we stumbled across you. A gunfight erupted and you got hit in the crossfire. Luckily we manage to overpower the enemy.” She crouched down and laid a hand on his forehead. “You seem to be fine so don't worry.” “Who do you mean by 'we'”. “The United Front Of The Rebels Uprising. We are a group of soldiers from various planetary systems that have been taken over by Jagnars Empire. We are constantly on the move from planet to planet to planet gathering men, destroying sentry outposts and liberating any village we can. Right now we are on the move to get across the Coirm mountains. There's a big sentry place shuttle dock to the south. That is our next target.” “What about the sentries in our village?” Zechs asked slightly pulling himself up, the pain in his head slowly starting to fade away. “Our troops got rid of them. The village is safe for now. But we have ordered an evacuation. There's a chance that the Empire’s army might send in additional troops to check what's going on. So far we have managed to proceed further in to the R'nok galactic system without the Empire finding us, but...you never know what might happen. That is why we must proceed with caution. What happened last night was a mistake which could have very serious consequences. Following standard protocol we must evacuate the village and rebels.” She changed her tone to a more serious one. A more deadly one. “But...”--the girl stopped him. “No buts! We’re leaving tomorrow night!” She got up and started to walk towards the heavy wooden door of the barn when Zechs spoke to her again. “But, could you at least tell me your name?” She stopped and stood in silence for some time, specks of dust swirling in the air. She turned her head around and said: “My name is Aria”. After that, she left.

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Academic LifeSchool News: Presidential Elections

This year there are three teams running for the school presidency, each with their own ideas, aims and leadership styles. To prepare the winners, we thought we’d interview last year’s team, Janny Jaye and Ben Kiss, for their thoughts about the experience.

Q1) So Janny, what was your overall experience as President?

Janny: Well it was a great opportunity to bring some change to the school and represent the students. But it was hard because not everybody was cooperative with our ideas. The best part was giving the speech in front of everyone. We were nervous but we got used to the attention and hosting International Day was really fun.

Q2) Were there any internal conflicts between both of you? Were you both united?

Ben: There weren’t any conflicts between Janny and I. As Vice President, I talked to the students in their language. I explained things to them, made jokes. Janny was better at dealing with the teachers.

Janny: Ben and I got along, but the student council was difficult to run. Class representatives were not punctual. They thought we were wasting their lunch time. Ben could handle them well while I was dealing with the teachers. We made a prefect pair.

Q3) If you had to rate your job performance from 1-10, what would you give yourselves?

Janny: I would say a 7 or 8 because we weren’t able to accomplish all our goals. We could have done a bit more.

Ben: I would give a 9. The only reason I don’t give a 10 is because we didn’t have time to fulfill all our plans. If we had one more year, I would give us a 10.

Q4) Why didn’t both of you run for second year of presidency?

Ben: The answer is very simple; because we both thought it better to leave our position with our heads up and proud, rather than risking the fact we might lose.

Janny: I think we might have won this year, but we wanted to give others a chance. We also just came into IB and we weren’t sure we would have enough time to do the job.

Q5) Did you receive enough support from the administration?

Ben: Yes, I can give plenty of examples for this. Mr. Ceesay always encouraged us and Mr. Uden was there whenever we needed help. The three powers—Mr. Johnson, Mr. Uden and Mr. Ceesay—all gave us financial support.

Q6) What happened to the talent show that you both were supposed to organize at the end of the last year?

Janny: The talent show I planned was very hard to accomplish; every time I began preparations, it collided with IB or gymnasium exams. Then we had two discos, Halloween and Christmas parties, and International Day so we didn’t have a sufficient amount of time.

Q7) Please give a short message to the future school President and Vice President.

Ben: Keep your ideas, work hard to achieve what you can, don’t get stuck, and don’t be a donkey and keep pushing for things that cannot go through. You have to compromise.

Janny: Have fun, be understanding, be caring and be wise. Diksha Amarnani

Janny and Ben partake in the transition of power

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Our Virtual World

TOP 5 x 2 – According to Alex

YouTube. It is our favorite collective hang-out, the place we love to waste time. There are popular “viral” videos as well as those rarely viewed, but all the videos have one thing in common – a maximum of 10 minutes to grab the public’s attention. Since its inception in 2005, YouTube has become the center of the online video era. Popularity here is often strange and surprising; sometimes the most ridiculous videos gain millions of viewers, while quality ones remain hidden somewhere in between. Here’s a review to help you navigate...

TOP 5 – Videos

MVs or music videos are the hottest stuff on YouTube. There’s hardly anything that beats them for popularity, but we found some. Here are the top 5 videos from different genres that rocked YouTube.

Nr.1 - Music

He has lots of lovers and haters. Teens adore him, to adults he’s invisible, but his MV has undoubting fame – Justin Bieber, with his song Baby ft. Ludacris, has over 330 million hits. With this kind of popularity on YouTube, he even beats Lady Gaga.Nr.2 – Film & Animation

Lo que tú Quieras Oír – A short Spanish drama by Common Sense. Although non-English, it’s received over 100 million views.

Nr.3 – Comedy

Charlie bit my finger – again! - The video in which a brother gets his hand bitten by his infant sister, in views, beats all of the comedians and comedy shows combined.

Nr.4 – Dance

Evolution of Dance – By Judson Laipply - For a poor quality video and a comedian making series of uncoordinated and random moves, the fact that he got over 152 million views deserves respect.

Nr.5 – Entertainment

Jeff Dunham - Achmed the Dead Terrorist, with nearly 120 million views continues to make audiences all over the world laugh with its ridiculousness.

TOP 5 (+ 2) – YouTubers

All of the following YouTubers are worth watching:NigahigaShane DawsonFredSmoshRayWilliamJohnsonJkimisyellowShimmycocopuf

A Review of All of Things Virtual

Meds? I don’t think he ever had them

Alex Rutczynski

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Student Excursions

On September 17, grade 12th visited the Praga district for geography field-work along with our teacher, Mr. Uden. The field-work was carried out on Zabkowska Street, one of the historical places in Warsaw (it was built in the 18th century). The aim of this trip was to find out if the process of gentrification is having an effect on the district’s noted poor living standards.

Luckily it was a very sunny day and the students were in good spirits while leaving the school grounds around 9 o’clock in the morning. We reached Ratusz Arsenal metro and headed immediately towards Zabkowska Street. Our focus was on a few historical buildings that are now subjected for renovation.

Once on Zabkowska, we walked in pairs and observed the process of gentrification in the area. We observed graffiti on the walls and some unclean streets. We also noted evidence of alcohol abuse. After walking about 2 kilometers, we turned back and carried out measurements as assigned to each student.

We divided the street into 20 equal sections. The class collaborated to cover many different tasks. For instance, Krzystof used an odometer to measure each section. Juhi and Hakeem made observations of the gentrified buildings. Maya, Patrick and I measured other factors, and Paul took pictures of the buildings.

Time passed very quickly while we were working and we almost forgot about lunch! But luckily we made time for a stop at the McDonald’s in Wilenski mall. After a few cheeseburgers and fries, we continued our field-work. Krzystof and Hakeem interviewed some of

the locals and received their opinions about life along Zabkowska.

“Most of the people laughed sarcastically when I asked them about whether the government spends enough money on developing the area,” Krzystof reported. “The modernization process was merely a kind of make-up which did not improve the living conditions of the people. It tried to make the buildings look nice for the visitors, but the buildings still don’t have enough sanitation.”

So we found our thesis: more work needs to be done before we can say Praga is gentrified.

12th Grade Takes a Tour of Praga

Hira Zainab

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Picture Club

Happy 3rd Grades smiling to DanielaIAS Cricket Team

Marcin says: Yoyoyo Siamese twins

Indian--Pakistani community of IAS The nice, the happy, and the bored

Photos by Wiki Wysocka

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Warsaw HappeningsA Photographic Essay of the Jewish Festival 2010, by Wiki Wysocka and Paweł Raptis

Ulica Prózna Skyline Arts and Crafts 19th Century Style

Maya’s new look Good Girls Going to Heaven

Jaki Słodki Mr. Krasner gets in touch with his roots

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• IAS was the first independent international school in Poland, founded in 1989.• IAS is accredited by the world’s leading education authorities: IBO, NAAS, CITA, MENIS.• Teacher to student ratio of 1:4.• Dedicated tutors for university guidance.• 100% university placement.• Dedicated staff from a variety of backgrounds, including Britain, America, Poland, France and Canada.• Programs to enhance student progress, including ESL, PSL, extra math, history, and science classes.• A variety of after school clubs provided for all students, meeting every Monday and Wednesday.• Fully resourced and staffed library, providing students with a choice of 30,000 titles.• Zero tolerance to drugs and alcohol.• Strong disciplinary policy conducted in a positive and friendly atmosphere.

The IAS News Team: Bence Peter Kiss, Senior Editor and Production

Matthew Krasner, Senior Editor

Thanks to this issue’s contributors: Daniela Domachowksa, Diksha Amarnani, Juhi

Shewakramani, Hira Zainab, Wiktoria Wysocka, Sebastian Kettley, Michał Kolwas, Alex

Rutczynski, Paweł Raptis, Woo Jae Dong,

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