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Editor’s NoteHey guys! First of all, congrats to all those people who did come on April 1st to the Art room and collected their snicker bars! Thanks for showing you dedication to us!! ;). Unfortunately this is going to be the last issue coming out this school year. If any of you haven’t guessed then this issue is BISSKIT's 7th issue!! =) This is the most number of issues BISSKIT has ever produced in a single academic year. We would like to thank all those who followed and read BISSKIT and also those who gave us feedback. The BISSKIT team is very glad to welcome Jenne as their new columnist!!

Vasudha & Zainab

Environmental slogansReuse the past, Recycle the present, Save

the future!

GO GREEN!

You Can Make a World of Difference–Care About the Environment

Take a stare to take your care,Take care to keep your stare of the beautiful

world around you!

Keep your world clean and green.

Save trees,Save the environment!!

Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, Renew!

The slogans have been taken from http://www.ziczaczoom.com/2009/09/

Editors in Chief:Vasudha Mukherjee &

Zainab Samad

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TEACHER INTERVIEW - MR. MELDRUMHeyguys!Time,liesanddrawsuswithit!Istillrememberthejoyousmomentwhenwehadpublished

BISSKIT’s,irstissueoftheyearandnowwe’realreadybeingdrawntoit’slast.Forit’slast,Ihavesomeonespecialin‐storeforyou:)MR.MELDRUM

Since,ourthemeis‘TheEnvironment’thismonthcommemoratingtheEarthWeek&EarthDay,we’llhaveanenvironmentaltakeonourprincipal’sinterview!

By.HyunJinShim

How would you propose theschoolshouldapproachonsavingtheenvironment?

: Sinceschool is an institutionofstudents’ education, teachersshouldput in theirbesteffort tol e t s tuden t s be aware o fenvironmentalissuessothattheycan contribute their abilities inthe future. The school can alsoorganize charities and donate tobigger organizations to makemore practical help to ourenvironment.

Is it there any efforts thatBISSi s m a k i n g t o s a v e o u renvironment?

: We’ve been doing ‘Roots andShoots’ to minimize our waste,and even turning of f a irconditioners or light bulbswheneverpossible, as awayofprotecting our environment.Also,themosteffectivewaywaschanging the printing systemfrom last year. CD yearbook isanother way that we saved ahuge amount of paper, whichmeans BISS saved a numberoftrees.Howdoyoupersonally careabout

theenvironment?

: I personally try to save papersmostly. I make an attempt toconduct online meetings throughstudywiz rather than having anactualpapermeeting.

How did you start teachingstudents?

: I ’d spent 8 years in myuniversity.Myother friendsweregetting their jobs and some ofthem recommended me to teachstudents. Iwas reluctant at ,irst,butthenmy,irstmeetingwiththes t u d e n t s f a s c i n a t e d m eexceedingly,theresultyoucanseeI’m standing in front of thestudentstoteachthem.

I typed your name inGoogle andyouhad182,000 results! How doyoufeelaboutthis?

:Haha, thoseare thetraces ofmylife, the good part being that allthoseresultsarepositivethings

I still remember thatyouhada big beard a few years ago.Are youplanning for anotheroneinthenearfuture?

: At themoment, I amhappywhatIlooklike

Fromtheinterviewee:Iwouldpersonallylike to thankMr.Meldrumfor givingushisvaluabletimetoallowmetointerviewhim. Thisisthelastissueoftheyearandso isitmine:(Sharingmyvaluableexperiencewithyouall, I’d learnt agreat numberofthings frombeinga part of this great BISSKIT family,frominteractingwithall theamazingteachersofBISS tobeacquaintedwith their astonishing personal life. I hope you all have enjoyed theinterviewsofBISSKITjustasmuchasIdid.

Although,I’mleavingBISS,BISSKITwillbeboundless,wishinggreatlucktotheteam!:D

Ifyouhadatimemachine,wherewouldyouwanttogo?

: I would like to go to thebeginning of 20th century, as itwas ‘The Bourgeon era’ ofmodern science. I want to bet h e re t o o b s e r ve a l l t h einventions!

Have you heard the news? Green is the new black. Not literally the color green, but eco-friendly fashion is in.

- BISS Fashion Police

** BISS Fashion Police *** BISSFa!ion Police*

What your fellow classmates thought about these BISS outfits

Yellow house pride Striped jacket Graphic T-shirt Mini sweaterand hotel slippers and white jeans

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*Out of 5 stars

Hey! This is what you thought about fashion at our school. Quick Summary: Looks like at BISS, hotel slippers are considered cool, or it's just the yellow house vibe?! Jeans seem to be very popular in school and we love 'em. A mini sweater seems to be pretty popular too (4.5 stars! NICE!), so since it's getting cold, why don't you start wearing clothes like that too? Anyways some advice? Have fun with your clothing selection, don't be boring. Plus, Halloween's coming up, get a crazy costume, and wow everyone. Maybe then YOUR picture might come in the BISS Fashion column? Anyways, remember to dress up for Halloween and for a regular school day. Don't let the fashion police catch you in an awful outfit!

- The BISS Fashion Police

-Re-use, reduce, recycle

Believe it or not, that juice pack that you throw in the trash can make pretty stylish accessories. Not only are they

environmentally friendly, it gives you a unique accessory that anyone would admire. Bored? Maybe this a do-it-yourself project would keep you occupied. As an added

bonus, it's water-proof!

-Cotton, cotton and more cotton!

By wearing 100% cotton, you're helping the environment. You're probably wondering why exactly

cotton is eco- friendly. It's because cotton is a renewable resource, by using cotton, the environment

isn't harmed at all. Cotton is also one of the softest fabrics out there, so when wearing it, you'll be super-

comfy!

-Second hand, not second rate!

Cool clothing isn't always expensive and designer. Cool clothing, believe it or not, can also be found at thrift shops. Sure, it takes a bit of effort to sift through the

masses clothing until you find one right for you, but you get a great bargain. Plus, by re-using clothing, you're saving it from being tossed into the trash, and helping

keeping our world green.

Remember, look cool and go green!

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Beijing is the land of eternal smog. Sometimes the smog is grey. Other times it’s brown. No matter the color it’s always horrible. We live amongst this smog, and the threat of lung cancer is always hanging unconsciously in the backs of our minds. We all know the liberal agenda is pushing this whole notion of ‘climate change’ and global warming (all hogwash, I assure you), but I’m pretty sure the best way to make people care more about the environment would be to call attention to its current condition, rather than what its condition would maybe/probably/almost-certainly be in the future. That’s why I mentioned smog. I mean come on smog is disgusting.I’m not going to go on and on telling you about how to protect the environment; our generation has pretty much been force-fed this information from birth (REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE YOU GUYS!) and I’m sure you all know it by now. Instead I’m going to tell you about why you should care. It’s more than just the icky smelly smog and this so-called “global warming” thing (which is all lies). But let’s not get ahead of ourselves here.

Reason number: The ickiness of the aforementioned smog. How gross is it? Sometimes, especially during the colder months, it actually manages to work its way into your clothes and hair the moment you step outside. Once youʼre back inside somewhere, the smell still lingers on, persistent and horrifying. You can coat yourself inside and out with spray-on deodorant and it will still be there. Itʼs absolutely nightmarish. Oh also yes, it really does completely wreck your lungs, and thatʼs just nasty. Itʼs like smoking. But worse. Because youʼre doing it on accident. And donʼt think that once you leave Beijing youʼre free from the smog forever. Because youʼre not. Air pollution is almost everywhere. Perhaps it isnʼt always as dense as the pollution in Beijing, but it can still get really bad.

T’s COLUMNN O L O N G E R A S K I N G Y O U T O S U B M I T Q U E S T I O N S A N D P R O B L E M S ! !

2Reason number: Mercury in our tuna. Yes it is true and yes it is horrifying. Who has read Alice in Wonderland before? (I know who has and who hasnʼt. Hands down, liars.) You know the Mad Hatter? You ever wonder why heʼs so mad? No itʼs not because heʼs been stuck perpetually in tea-time and has not slept in ages and ages and ages. Itʼs because he is a hatter, which means he makes hats, and back in the day they made hats with the aid of mercury, for no apparent reason other than that perhaps it would be ironic because hats go on your head and your brain is in your head and MERCURY CAUSES BRAIN DAMAGE. In case you havenʼt made the connection, the Mad Hatter was mad because he kept inhaling mercury fumes from his hats and it damaged his brain. Eating mercury-fish will also damage your brain.You are all promising young people putting yourself through the horrors of the IB program; why would you want to sabotage your chances at life by allowing mercury to enter our seas and groundwater where you would then ingest it and

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Reason number: Ok the world is already so messed up, physically. You all know that. Itʼs so bad it seems irreversible. In fact it probably is. Guess what, itʼs not your fault. Itʼs the fault of the generations before us who didnʼt know that burning coal means you die of dirty air and that dumping nuclear waste in rivers meant you die of growing an extra head after going for a swim. But these generations who managed to get us in such a mess wonʼt care as much as we should. Why? Extra head or no, theyʼll die before it gets bad enough. Because people die when they get old, deal with it. But we wonʼt. Weʼll all be about 40 or 50 and the sky will always be some shade of grey or brown and all the trees will be dead and it will be like perpetually living in the shadow of the ash spewed by Eyjafjallajokull, but instead of just Europe, itʼs everywhere. Also in this dreary future, sheep are extinct and everyone is fat and ugly. WE NEED TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING.

Do your part. You must.

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Reason number: Every time you litter, god kills a baby bunny. Just think about that for a few minutes. Let it sink in.

Reason number: Cars are horrifying death-traps. “What do you mean?” you are probably wondering right now, “T, you are a total nut. What the mercury-tainted fishsticks does this have to do with it?” Ok letʼs backtrack for a second. Letʼs say global warming is real and all the liberal conspiracists are right. What do they cite as being one of the main contributers for global warming that is also actually really bad for the environment anyways? Thatʼs right: fuel emissions. You ever see a truck belch out a flume of black smog out of its exhaust pipe? Itʼs sickening to watch. Take public transportation. Donʼt drive if you can help it. You know why? Cars are terrifying. Even more so in Beijing than in a lot of places. A midsize sedan usually runs on a V6 engine of varying sizes. Thatʼs an average of maybe about 200 horsepower under the hood of a pretty smallish car. If you donʼt understand carspeak as well as I do (which is just embarrassing, no one should understand carspeak less than I. I say carspeak for god sake), Iʼm going to tell you to imagine getting hit by a horse running at you. Now imagine youʼre getting hit by 200 horses. These horses are made of of aluminum and steel. Also these horses are a car.Are you scared yet?And let me just remind you this is a small car. Just imagine how much power is in, say, an SUV or a Hummer.The moral of this story: avoid cars. They will kill you. They will kill you so hard.

If you simply open your eyes and bat those lovely lashes, you can see that the dirt and grass we live on is not in its best condition. If you tilt your head, you may come upon gray matter, and probably trip over some garbage! If you keep your head down, you will dodge the rubbish, but be pelted with dust and maybe hit by a truck. None of these events are pleasant, and frankly, neither is Earth. One might exclaim that the environment is in bad shape. Sure, the air on Earth and its surrounds are in bad shape, but what about the relative environment of a single individual? When people speak of the environment, they seem to only refer to the atmosphere, the trees and the little shrubs in their backyard. However, the environment is all the space and matter around you, from nature to your friends and even your favorite stuffed animals.

If you want to refer to the ecosystem and the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, please specify. When we mention the environment, our environment, not everybody will think of cow farts and hybrid cars. Not everybody is a “save-the-planet” freak, and maybe we are pouring our orange sodas on the sidewalks and eating imported baking soda because we feel like it. By the time Earth shows any major symptoms, all of us here would be long dead. Sure enough, somebody will think of a way to save it, or abandon it. Let’s just leave the mess to our robot great-grandchildren. They can fight the planet with their supersonic laser pointers, and if they want to, they can teleport to Neptune for environmental friendly fuels and maybe, just maybe bring us all back to life so we can see the destruction we've created. Then again, we could just pick up that bubble gum wrapper, and carry our popsicles in non plastic bags. Think about it, the choice is up to you, and frankly, I wouldn't like to see Neptune.

Greetings! This is Jenne! and you are glancing at the first article of Jenne's Column. Oh by the way, not saying you don't know how to, but it's pronounced 'Jen-nee'. My column is the newest addition to the big warm BISSKIT family. You're probably thinking What about T's column? Good question! because I have absolutely no idea. All I know is Jenne's will be better than T's. You'll see. It's just a little sisters' rivalry! ;)⁃ Jenne

Jenne's Column

The so called environment...

Organicfoodmeanshealthyfoodthathasnotbeeninjectedorhadfertilizersusedonthem.Atleastthisishowmostpeoplemightde,ineit!

Weareconcernedaboutourhealthsomuchthatwearewillingtopayahigherpricetopurchaseorganicfoodthatisusuallyavailableonline.Manytimesweare

notevensureifitistrueornot.AsstatedinOrganicfooddictionary“Manyproductscarrytheword'organic'ontheirlabeling,butonlyifitiscerti?iedorganicbyarecognizedcerti?iercan

consumersbesureitistrulyorganic”.Itisillegaltoclaimthatafoodisorganicwithoutcerti,ication,ifthisisdoneitiscalledfraud.Therefore,youshouldalwayscheckthelogoofthecertifyingbodyproperly,hence,youshouldonlypurchaseorganicfooditemsthathavean

authenticlabelonthem.Generallypeoplewhobuyorganicfoodonlineshoulddoresearchinadvanceaboutthecompanyanditsaim.

VarshaRaghav

Organic Food

Yet another year of BISSKIT has gone by, and like all the other years, this year we have had to say goodbye to

some of our members.

So, now BISSKIT is looking for new members to come and join our little family. If you think you have a

talent for writing or want to contribute to BISSKIT in any other way, please join us next year!!

We meet every Monday at lunch time.

So, here are the advantages of being in BISSKIT:

1. You get to eat chinese food every Monday for only 10RMB!!!

2.You can add your opinion (if the editor lets you) about anything you want!!

3. People start to think your smart. (Trust me they do!!)

4.You make new friends! (awwww)

Other reasons to join...

5.You get Community & Service hours.

6.Your writing skills improve

So what are you waiting for? Join BISSKIT now! Coming back soon in the art room near your home

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