April 23, 2012 Volume XV Issue 3
intermission West Side Story blows students and staff away
The cast pulls together the iconic musical in their brand new performance space at CPCC Alice Wilder Opinion Editor
Photo by Eliyas Azizy
West Side Story cast members during the end of “America.”
This year the school brought a classic musical to a new performance space. “It was a nice switch, but that the new space had more seating so it was more intimidating,” said junior Kristian Andrewson who played Tony. Before the show, director and theatre arts teacher Corey Mitchell said that the stars aligned for the show this year. This year, the production moved from the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center to the Halton Theater at Central Piedmont Community College. The move allowed the theatre department to keep
more money from the production and provide more seating. Like previous productions, “West Sides Story” required performers, costumers and techies to go back in time. Head costumer, junior Shelby Mills said that the costume staff researched a lot in order to get an authentic look for the cast. “Well, for this particular production we used the original Broadway production as our basis,” Mills said. “All of the actors saw the revival of West Side when it came to the Blumenthal, but we West Side Story continued on page 3
NWSA welcomes its new mother Former Olympic principal Melody Sears becomes new principal
Samantha Sabin Editor-in-Chief After careful deliberation, Principal Melody Sears has joined the Northwest family. “It seemed like the right thing to do, and the best thing to do,” Sears said. “This is not a promotion for me. I’m making just about the same money that I would have made. I’m still principal.” “I just came because I just felt called to come.” Sears said the school was going through turbulent times, and when the principal’s position was posted, she considered applying. But it was not until numerous people came up to her at a principal’s meeting and told her that she was a good fit that she decided to apply. “They tell me that I have a gift of healing folks and helping them through hard times,” Sears said. “I did come from an arts school, but I never really considered that I had any real special gifts, but folks tell me I do. And they came to see me about it immediately.” Sears left her job as School News Features Opinion
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principal of the Renaissance School at Olympic High School to join the Northwest family. Sears said she had done everything she needed to do at Renaissance, and they no longer needed her. “Deciding to leave was one of the hardest decisions of my life,” Sears said. “But I got them from a 42 percent pass rate to a 91.7 percent pass rate. The school could practically run itself.” Along with her experience at Renaissance, Sears also spent nine years over at South Mecklenburg High School as an English teacher, then an assistant principal, and then an assistant principal for instruction. Before she started her career in school administration, she was an English teacher for about 16 years. She also spent some time overseas as a site administrator for Big Bend Community College, which had a contract with the Armed Forces overseas. Sears ran three military centers in Munich, Augsburg, and Schweinfurt, Germany. “I’ll tell you, overseeing a
Photo by Gabby Ross Melody Sears left her job as principal of the Renaissance School at Olympic High School to join the Northwest family.
theatre production is a lot different from overseeing an armed forces small arms class,” Sears said. As of right now, Sears said she plans on holding off on
making any big changes to the school, and she plans on overseeing everything and getting acquainted with the way Dr. Bowe had put things in place.
“I look forward to the rejoicing after the healing, and the mundane day-to-day quiet happiness that follows,” Sears said.
In this Issue: Johnson and Buchanan gear up for retirement Page 3
Relive some teachers’ high school memories Pages 4-5
Defending Newt Gingrich Page 7
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Playwriting class informs students ‘The Big Picture’ is performed for numerous CMS schools Brittany Rowell Staff Writer On April 10, the cast of ‘The Big Picture’ debuted their show at Northwest for all high school classes. The Teen Health Connection commissioned the playwriting class to write a play about the various adolescent issues back in August. Teen Health Connection wanted to show the play to different high schools throughout Charlotte. Northwest’s playwriting class was selected because Dr. Barry Bowe told Teen Health Connection’s Executive Director Libby Safrit that “my kids are the best.” The class agreed and began the semester-long process of writing “The Big Picture.” Casting for “The Big Picture” included auditions back in December. Anyone in high school was eligible to audition. “(The show is) a really good opportunity to be a part of something fun,” cast
member and freshman Jadon White said. “We get to inform people about things that they normally don’t want to talk about in clever ways.” The show is a collaboration of scenes, monologues and parodies. It was meant to educate ninth grade students on the harmful effects of sex, drugs and other risk-oriented activities. Each scene had to have a television show or commercial theme. The scenes range from a Scooby Doo-inspired scene, where Shaggy and Scooby discuss drug use, to a Jersey Shore-inspired scene, where the cast discusses STDs. Washington said, “This play is a cool project, written by teens for teens and it gives a new perspective on teen life.” She encourages as many people, especially teenagers to see it has possible. Every health class from all CMS high schools are supposed to come to Northwest to view the show throughout April.
Students showcase their fashion creations
Photo by Erin Reed
Several CMS schools have come to Northwest to see “The Big Picture” throughout April. There will also be a community show on April 26, 2012 in the auditorium. Admission is free and everybody is welcome to attend.
‘The Big Picture’ debuted at Northwest on April 10. The show had a television theme. Scenes included a Scooby Doo inspired one (pictured above), and a Jersey Shore inspired one.
Mr. Irresistible 2012 is crowned After being rescheduled, the mock pageant has a winner
Photos by Eliyas Azizy
Story by Erin Reed
A few Apparel students showcased their garments at the 10th Annual Fashion Show on April 13.
Photo by Eliyas Azizy Caceres with the faculty judges after winning the Mr. Irresistible title. He handed out roses during the talent portion. Contestants perform an opening number, a talent, and answer some interview questions. This year’s contestants included Caceres, senior Jordan Medley, freshman Javontre Booker, and juniors Joe Johnson and Owen Stuart. Faculty judges included (left to right) social studies teacher Aaron George, in-school suspension assistant Nathan Lampone, science teacher Lucinda Supernavage, and Spanish teacher Michelle Fleshman-Cross.
Junior Jacob Caceres was named Mr. Irresistible 2012 on April 10. “I’m happy to say that I won Mr. Irresistible 2012 at NWSA,” Caceres said. “I had demonstrated that no matter where you come from, no matter if tall, short, skinny, fat, what makes a human being irresistible is the heart.” Student leadership originally planned to hold the “Mr. Irresistible” contest, a mock beauty pageant for the male students of Northwest, at the Valentine’s Day dance on Feb. 17. But Mr. Irresistible was later cancelled. “There were only three contestants,” senior Carolina Valder, student body president, said. “A week before the show one of the contestants could no longer make it, so we had to postpone it....two contestants wouldn’t create as great a show and contest.”
Very Important Dates
April Middle 20-21 School
Musical Theatre Revue 7 pm
April 24
Friends of Northwest Meeting 7 pm
April 27
Art Auction
7 pm
Student Choreography Showcase 7 pm
May Middle 10-11 School
Dance Concert 7 pm
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April 23, 2012 West Side Story from page 1 wanted more of a classical 1950s look.” While some costumes were donated, the majority of the costumes were made by the costume team. Mills’s favorite look from the show was the white dress that Maria wears to the dance at the gym. “Even though I didn’t make the final product, it was just mind boggling to see Eva spinning around and around and it just creating a perfect circle,” Mills said. Taking on this wellknown show was intimidating to leads sophomore Eva Nobeldez, who played Maria, and junior Kristian Andrewson, who played Tony. Sophomore Eva Nobeldez brought her own energy to the iconic role of Maria. “It was hard to try and make Maria more myself, but I realized I needed to make myself more Maria,” Nobeldez said. “So I thought of Maria’s situation and realized the only way to portray her was to be completely engulfed in the time period and how a young innocent and curious girl would react.” Nobeldez said that chemistry came easily to her and co-star, Andrewson. “Kristian and I just jumped in head first and melted into our roles, as individuals and also as a couple,” Nobeldez said. “And honestly it isn’t hard connecting with Kristian. He’s very attractive and so nice and such a dedicated actor to work with.” Andrewson had similar sentiments. “The second we started working together I knew it was going to be fantastic,” Andrewson said. For Nobledez the show came together during tech week, the week the cast spent at the Halton. “I was standing on the balcony for the ‘Tonight Quintet’ and everyone belted out that last ‘tonight’ and I could feel the energy steaming off of everyone,” Nobeldez said. “That was when I knew that our audiences would have no idea what was in store.”
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Media specialist Carol Buchanan retires on April 30 Justina Hauss Online Editor The end of April marks the downsizing of the media center by one very valuable member. Mrs. Carol Buchanan announced recently that she will retire April 30. Buchanan has known she has wanted to be a librarian since she was 11. From that point on she worked as a student helper or by volunteering at libraries. In 1981 she began as a Media Assistant at East Mecklenburg High School where she stayed on for 17 years before coming to Northwest. Her first four years were spent doing secretarial duties which included two years in the attendance office. When she expressed interest in becoming a media specialist she “stalked Dr. LaBorde for the job.” In order to do so she had to receive her master’s degree which
Photo by Naja Richburg Media specialist Carol Buchana will be retiring on April 30.
she did from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro through online training. Buchanan went on to earn her teaching certification from East Carolina University. She went on to say that she accomplished this without ever having student taught. “My first time teaching
was during my observation and I was teaching Mrs. Chancey’s Creative Writing class. We discussed banned books.” Buchanan also remembers being observed by Mr. Bosco. “I was teaching the seniors about Online Resources for their Senior Exits. We had to
use a projector and transparencies.” As far as her education was concerned Buchanan loves telling everyone that, “It took me seven colleges in two states and three nations and forty years to get the degree I knew I wanted since I was eleven years old.” As far as what she plans to do after her retirement begins she doesn’t quite know. The hardest part will be having to stay away from volunteering at Northwest for six months in order not to jeopardize her retirement. You can look for her back in the halls of Northwest on November 1st where she plans to continue volunteering. When asked what her favorite part of her job was Buchanan had this to say, “Everyday I get the opportunity to maybe touch the life of a child with a book. Every time I get the chance to talk about a book with them is a good day for me.”
Art teacher Holly Johnson retires after this school year Joneka Percentie Business Manager Countless of teachers have made Northwest their home, and art teacher Holly Johnson is no exception. Johnson began teaching at Northwest as a substitute and got a permanent position soon after. However, after 11 years of teaching, Johnson is looking forward to the joys of retirement. Johnson was not always set on becoming an art teacher. “Fresh out of high school I wanted to be an English teacher,” Johnson said. “It wasn’t until I took one art class that I changed my mind and thought teaching art would be something I would enjoy.” After graduating high school in 1964, Johnson’s life took her from Boston University to Japan and Germany, where her husband was stationed in the military, to California, and eventually to Charlotte, North Carolina where she got her Bachelor’s degree at UNCC. Among the many things Johnson is looking forward to after retiring, “making art, gardening, and spending time
Photo by Naja Richburg Art teacher Holly Johnson will be retiring at the end of the school year.
with (her) grandchildren,” are on the top of her list. “And there are a lot of movies and books that I’ve been waiting to catch up on,” Johnson adds. Johnson’s love for art and teaching was clearly shown when asked about her favorite experience as a teacher. “Well there are so many,” Johnson said. “Some things
I’ve enjoyed are AP Art History and working with the Art Honors students. I love teaching Art History. I got to see the Art Honor Society grow from 12 students to about 60. We go on trips all over to Washington DC, Atlanta, and Raleigh. Being involved with community projects lets me get to know more students outside of the
classroom. I’ve also enjoyed visiting New York with our National Scholastic Key winners.” While Johnson may be leaving Northwest at the end of the school year, her dedication and passion for art will continue to grow in the years to come.
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Teachers share their favori Holly Johnson Johnson played basketball, studied ballet, edited for the yearbook, sang in the chorus, and acted in intramural plays throughout high school. In both her junior and senior years she was a cheerleader. “I met Sam Jones of the Boston Celtics my senior year at Sports day.....I lettered in both cheerleading and basketball and still have my sweater!”
Fact: President Kennedy was assassinated in Nov. of her Senior. year.
Corey Mitchell During his high school years, Mitchell expressed himself with his unconventional hairstyles. He once had a strip of grey hair on the top of his head, which gained him the nickname Stripe, a.k.a. one of the gremlins from the movie Gremlins.
Lucinda Supernavage
Nicknamed “Lu”, Supernavage was voted “Most Spirited” in her senior year. She was involved in Softball, Soccer, Leadership, and was the president of the Spanish Honor Society. She worked at McDonald’s all four years of highschool. She is still good friends with her high school best friend, Christa.
Senior quote: “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
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April 23, 2012
ite high school memories Bonnie
Fraker
Fraker as Mrs. Webb in “Our Town”
Fraker became interested in theatre while attending Gaffney High School in South Carolina. With no prior experience, she got the lead in the first show she has ever auditioned for, a melodrama called Kind Lady. “It changed my life,” Fraker said. She loved theatre so much that she auditioned for every play she could; at school and in the community. This passion continued through college and graduate school, and now she teaches students who share that passion.
“I remember school dances with live bands playing Motown and a general feeling among everyone that we could actually change the world and make it a better place.”
“My high school years (19641968) were a time of tremendous change in America... I began high school right after the assassination of President Kennedy and Dr. King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, and my senior year was marred with the assassinations of Dr. King and Bobby Kennedy, who was killed the day I graduated.The Civil Rights movements and the anti-war movement defined most of my high school years as students began to seriously question the political convictions of their parents. Some altruistic students chose the Peace Corps after high school over college, since there was a new urgency realized in helping the economically disadvantaged and the socially maligned. Students who entered high school looking preppy graduated looking like hippies. We went from listening to the Beach Boys to the Doors.
Lee Chancey
Story by Erin Reed, Staff Writer
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Students take charge in showcase Choreographers: Roderick Pitts-Phifer Sloan Pearson Jazlyn Moore Evan Morales Bethany Williamson Vania Claiborne Alexa-Rae Ram Kissoon Nyla Sampson Precious Neely Jasmine Bunn
Choreographer Jazyln Moore watches her dance come to life. Dancers include (left to right) Renee Welsh-Noel, Ana Maria Gonzalez, Briann Fink.
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Northwest dancers share their moves in the first annual showcase Gabrielle Ross Features Editor This year the dance department is branching out from the annual spring ballet with the first annual studentrun choreography showcase. “Our students have opportunities to choreograph in class but they never really had the chance to have a big arena to present their choreography, so this year since we are on campus and not downtown. We [decided to] give them that option,” said dance teacher, Amelia Binford. The student choreography showcase is for students to display their artistic abilities with self-choreography. “It was surprising at first
Cartoon by Lexi Hooton
because I really like the fact that we had a dance production with student choreography. I was worried that it wouldn’t be as important or big but it’s been a lot of fun,” sophomore Annie Gonzalez said. Choreographer auditions were open to juniors and seniors. Each student was allowed 30 seconds to show their moves for dance teachers Brian Winn, Amelia Binford, and Chandra McCloud. “Students were chosen with pieces ranging from contemporary to hiphop and auditions were held for all high school students interested in the choreographer’s pieces,” Moore said. Ultimately eleven choreographers were selected,
and all high school students were allowed to audition for the dance of their choice, but were only allowed to be in two dances max. “Personally, I was looking for dancers who could pour their heart and soul into the choreography, while being confident about their stage presence,” Moore said. “Technique was also very important to me.” The choreographers were able to select as many dancers as they wanted. “There are at least 40 dancers in the show,” said junior and choreographer Rodrick Pitts-Phifer. “There are eleven in my piece.” Each dance has a different theme, costume and lighting. “[My piece is] unique because there has not been a
contemporary piece at NWSA like it,” Pitts-Phifer said. Pitts-Phifer’s theme is a contemporary piece with a “dark feeling to it.” “Picking the dancers was very stressful,” Pitts-Phifer said. “It was hard because I knew what I wanted my piece to look like so I had to pick dancers that would fit the style,” Pitts-Phifer said. Senior Vania Claiborne said her piece is about “redemption and second chances.” “It’s a story of the human condition and our journey back to redemption and getting that second chance we all long for,” Claiborne said. Claiborne likes to think of
the body as a blank canvas. “The human body is a beautiful creation and can do amazing things,” Claiborne said. “I just play around with movement to see what looks best on that body.” Sometimes I can see movement better than I can do. So if I want to convey a message I will use another canvas. Dance is my gift and burden to bear and serves no use if I keep it to myself.” The student dance showcase is April 28 and 29 at 7 pm. “ I do hope the event continues, it’s a great way for students to show off their ideas,” Moore said.
April 23, 2012
In Defense of the Moon Colony Newt Gingrich suggests building a moon colony Alice Wilder Opinion Editor Ever since Newt Gingrich intensified his presidential campaign, we’ve been hearing a lot about the moon colony he plans to build his second term in office. Lots of people have been complaining about “how expensive it is,” and “shouldn’t we spend money on education and national defense,” and “priorities.” To those people I say, are you seriously opposed to the coolest American project ever? I mean, not to hate on the Erie Canal, but it’s a COLONY on the MOON. Just reading that sentence makes me wanna hug Newt Gingrich. Don’t you want to tell your grandchildren one day, “I voted for the Grand Cosmic Emperor who built Moonlandia and taught us how to plant space corn!” Think of how proud your half-human, half-martian grandchildren will be! Mark my words, those who dismiss the Moon Colony will go down in history as anti-American, communist beliebers. Some grumble about a new Cold War, and the potential for wars in space. Or as I like to call them, STAR WARS. That’s right, America, we can make Star Wars happen for real. All of our childhood dreams will be realized. A vote for Gingrich is a vote for dreams, and what are we but a nation of dreamers? We dreamt that children would one day go to school instead of working twelve hour shifts in factories. We dreamt that putting sawdust in hamburgers would one day be illegal. Those were small dreams. Those were the dreams of a fearful nation. Let us reclaim the ability to dream big by claiming land on the moon. We’re often told to shoot for the moon because “even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” Um, no. A star would make a terrible colony. This is America. The greatest country on Earth. The massive poverty problem will take care of itself. Let’s shoot for the moon. And just in case there is a space war, I do mean that literally.
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Invisible Children campaign sparks controversy Samantha Sabin Editor-in-Chief On March 5, non-profit organization Invisible Children released a 30 minute documentary, Kony 2012, calling for Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to be arrested and charged in the International Criminal Court. Within four days the video had been viewed 500 million times. But the backlash towards the video and how the organization operates started immediately. The criticism ranged from “they oversimplified a complex issue” to “they aren’t using their funds the right way.” And let’s not forget the criticism that the video calls back to the “white man’s burden.” No doubt, the issues Invisible Children discusses are complex, and the organization is based on three different goals: 1. Make the world aware of the LRA. This includes making documentary films and touring around the world so that they are seen for free by millions of people 2. Channel energy from viewers of IC films
into large-scale advocacy campaigns to stop the LRA and protect civilians. 3. Operate programs on the ground in LRAaffected areas that provide protection, rehabilitation and development assistance. So to those of us who have been supporting the organization for years, the Kony 2012 video didn’t take us by surprise or make us worry about Invisible Children. The video was produced in the same style as many of IC’s documentaries, and we weren’t worried. But those who don’t know the organization were taken aback and started turning to the Internet (because that’s where we all rant nowadays) to publicize their opposition. And as an IC supporter I just have one thing to say: Stop complaining. Stop tweeting about “that Kony guy” who was detained after a very unfortunate public outburst (by the way, his name is Jason Russell just in case you were wondering). And please stop trying to turn what Invisible Children does into a joke. It’s getting old. Although I don’t fully support the way Invisible
Children handled the Kony 2012 campaign, I still support the organization. But in the end, whether or not I support this one organization or not doesn’t matter. What is important are the people suffering at the hands of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Central Africa. Now I cannot say with full certainty that I know what’s going on the area. I don’t know how many people in Uganda support Invisible Children, and I don’t know how much supposed damage they have caused in the region. I can say that Invisible Children has three different goals, and two of them are advocacybased. Invisible Children most definitely focuses more on raising awareness for this cause and far less money on direct services to the region. And maybe they should be focusing more on direct services, but let the organization make that decision. Or support a different charity like Kiva or War Child. But really, how does the complaining and constant joking help this situation? One thing that video did do is bring awareness. Even if many viewers decided not to support Invisible
Children, they at least know who Joseph Kony is now and many started to support other organizations that satisfied also try to stop Kony. IC’s founders hoped the video would reach 500,000 people, but in a few short days the video reached almost 100 times that. And in the end, that’s all you can ask from one short documentary I could go on for pages about how I think most of the criticism is based on false accusations and include my research, but that would fuel the criticism further. And in the end, it would be counterproductive. So instead of complaining, go research other organizations or do more research about Invisible Children. What’s going on in Central Africa is complex, and it takes more than a 30-minute documentary to get to the bottom of it. A lot of events are uncertain, like the reactions of those IC is helping. But one thing is certain: Joseph Kony is still out there and he’s still endangering the lives of many in Central Africa and something has to be done. Now step away from Twitter and Facebook and start researching. You could be part of the solution.
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Editor’s Roundtable
Regulating birth control Discussing the controversy over women’s health
Behind the music scene of West Side Story Anissa Aguero Columnist I can vaguely remember discussing the spring musical with my band director in early December of last year. “West Side Story”, he said. The name alone brought about feelings of excitement as well as apprehension when I first heard that we were going to perform it. I looked at Mr. Johnson and tried to telepathically ask, “Are you sure we can pull this off?” I had a few concerns. For one, West Side Story is a famous musical, and there would be a lot of pressure to perform it well. Second, the show is challenging across the board. Let’s just say, Leonard Bernstein definitely had professional musicians in mind when he wrote the score. So you can understand why I was nervous. But to my surprise, the musical turned out to be more fun than I expected. I found myself analzying Bernstein’s music choices, and although you might have a different opinion, I definitely think it’s fun. I found myself enjoying counting in six-eigths and three-fourths time to care. And although the music is interesting, I faced a few personal challenges, like having to play two instruments: the clarinet and the tenor saxophone. Now granted, the books for musicals are written so that you have time (however short) to switch instruments, but it was still difficult. It was a small taste of what professional musicians do in real Broadway shows, and it was fun. The tenor saxophone and the clarinet are actually very similar, and thinking of the professionals who switch from varied instruments such as the flute, clarinet, and alto saxophone, I now have a lot of respect for them and a better understanding of what it takes to perform for a Broadway show. I couldn’t have asked for a better learning experience for my senior year. Not to mention, I will have memories upon wonderful memories to cherish for years to come.
Government, it makes the Intermission Staff uncomfortable knowing that Congressmen are arguing over a pill that affects a woman’s lady business. We don’t know if you realize this or not, government, but women only hold 90 seats in both houses of Congress. Maybe you overlooked how much of an impact this has on you, but we definitely did not. With such a low percentage of women in Congress, this leaves about 445 men arguing over whether or not a woman can or cannot use birth control. Now we don’t know about you, but we see a major flaw in this logic. You don’t see us saying “Hey, let’s limit the number of vasectomies a man can have” because the minute we do that there will be a whole uproar from the male population. So why is it socially acceptable for a man
to say what pills a woman can take? Or why were you surprised that women and men started protesting this? We just don’t get it. It’s bad enough that misogyny exists in music and television (*cough, cough* Two and a Half Men *cough, cough*), but we were expecting a bit more from our representatives and voters. And we say voters because they’re the ones who elected these misogynists. The government is supposed make it so that equality exists for all, are we right? So the moment you attempt to cut birth control for woman, I want you to cut vasectomies for men, as MO Rep. Stacey Newman suggested. If we had more women in Congress, we might not have this big of a problem. As of now, we have men who think that they now how birth
control affects women, and most of them talk as if they have first-hand knowledge of these effects. Take our good old pal Rick Santorum. He said “I am not a believer of birth control... I don’t think it works, I think it’s harmful to women.” Now, tell us Rick, how exactly do you know it’s harmful to women? Because I don’t think that any woman you know would tell you that their birth control has been harming her. She has a brain, and if it was harming her, she would stop taking it. Simple as that, Rick. But what we truly want to know, government, is why is this even being debated? The pill has been around for over 50 years, and the Pill’s main inventor was a conservative Catholic who was looking for a treatment for infertility and instead found a guarantee for it, according to an article in
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News Editor Naja Richburg
Layout Staff Allie Hunter Lincoln Frye
Features Editor Gabby Ross Opinion Editor Alice Wilder Layout Editor Rene Vanek
Staff Writers Catt Giamerressi Carlynn Richter Brittany Rowell
Time magazine. Sure there was debate then and some quiet ones here and there since then, but other than that, the Pill has been living a pretty peaceful existence. But over 50 years later, a group of conservatives (men, nonetheless) want to ban it usage or at least make it impossible for some women to buy. Again, we just don’t get it. What we do get though our super fly president Barack Obama supporting women’s rights... So for mine and your sake Congress, please stop debating over a woman’s health until you become more equally represented because as of right now, these men have no idea what they’re talking about. - Intermission Staff Photo from everystockphoto.com
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