LHS Advocate 1986-1987

by Tammy Oretaga

sences w1 no e unexcuse

In addition to new classes, new faces , and for some, new headaches, students must also adjust to the new improved attendance policy according to Sue Cain attendance coordinator.

One of the biggest changes, according to Cain, is in the absence classification. The "unexcused " category will no longer be used. Instead, all absences will be classified as "excused" or "truant."

The reason for the change is twofold, said Cain.

"This year the District was more definitive as to what is to be classified as truant. Also this is a policy that all four high schools are supposedly living by. It ' s no longer Lincoln High supporting

the policy-it's the whole District," she explained.

-What does all this mean to students?

This means that our car trouble at noon will be classified as truant, according to Cain

"People don't have to go out for lunch. That ' s their own choiice," she reasoned.

However, the polic :y is not necessarily stricter than last years, Cain added.

" It kind of evens out. For example, if parents call and say there is a family crises, we will ex cuse this like an illness.

Basically we will accept whatever parents tell us and hope they won't abuse this," she said.

Absences other tlhan family crisis,

bereavement or illness called in by the parent will be excused but most be prearranged. Failure to pre-arrange absences will result in due process , according to Cain.

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" If they don 't pre-arrange the absence and could have, the first time we ' d visit with the student and their parent or guardian and go over the policy to be sure it"s understood. After that it could be classified as truant and referred to a higher authority, " she stated.

Although the policy itself doesn ' t really address it, class time missed for extracurricular activities and sports will be cut back this year, said Cain

"The administration is going to be a

lot stricter and limit the tim e missed fo r school activ ities. Howev e r there are a few things that th~ administration will c:Jllows tudent s t o get out for, " she explained.

Cain went on to say that the attendance policy was geared to get student s ready for a job. Tl1e things a job wo11ld excuse at the last minute Lincoln High would excuse then. Things that a job would require advance notice for must be pre-arranged.

Most of all, Cain stressed , ' :1e is there to help. " I'm here to help students, not punish them. This is a counseling position," she concluded

Friday, September 5, 1986

England swaps staff with LHS

A major face-lift has taken place in the social studies department, and it is in the form · of a foreigner.

Colin Mo9rcroft, a high school teacher from Leuton , Bedfordshire, England, will swap places with Ross Tegeler and 1...._ -!-l _,._""JI '-'I J :_ Moorcroft and Tegeler are participants in the Fullbright Exchange program for teachers, which offers educators from around the world the opportunity to ex• perience other countries' school life and culture.

The exchange program contains mostly people who have no ties to the new schools they are going to The idea to exchange an LHS teacher with Moorcroft came from a former Link ; 1985 graduate Laurie Fuller. When she and her family lived in England for a year, Laurie had Moorcroft

MOORCROFT IS THE new chap on the block.

as a teacher. When LHS principal Sam Nelson asked Tegeler if he would like to teach in Britain for a year, Tegeler agreed, and the plan for getting Moorcroft was complete.

Tegeler and Moorcroft met in San Francisco in mid-August at a Fullbright conference, then Tegeler said goodbye to his native soil and Moorcroft said hello to the flatlands. The Fullbright program, which gives out college scholarships, is named after U.S. senator William Fullbright. It's business is conducted through the State Department of the U.S. Government.

Moorcroft, who has had classes with a number of students in the single digits, will have to adjust to larger classes. He will teach Economics and Modern U.S. History.

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Soviet-American summit could halt tense arms race

What is goiflg on in the Soviet Union anyway?

Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who is immediately cast in the minds of Americans as a perpetual cold war enemy, has ushered in an era of flexibility. He has allowed damaging informa-

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tion regarding the Chernobyl tragedy to be J;pread worldwide and has made a bold step towards the reduction of nuclear weapons; he has invited Ronald Reagan to attend a summit meeting focusing on arms talks. If the U.S. complies, it could lead to a major thaw in East-West relations. ·

Gorbachev, however, is not playing hero solely for the reason of protecting the world from nuclear weapons; there are economic and · strategic reasons involved as well. The United States' Strategic Defense Initiative program (SDI), known as Star Wars, is costing $2.8 billion this year (which includes money for laboratory research, testing and deployment) and is expected to rise to $5.5 billion by fiscal 1988. The Soviets realize that keeping up with the Americans technologically will cost a lot of money, and so their proposal to the United States has one definite clause; cut back on Star Wars.

The United States is in a precarious position; certainly some of the facets of the Soviet proposal are enticing, such as drastic Soviet reduction of Intercontinental Balastic Missiles (ICBM) but the Reagan Administration is steadfast in it's belief that nothing should hold back the future of SDI. Some Americans believe that an "OffenseDefense" trade, as it has been called, would only give the Russians more time to bring the level of their own defense program up to the same level

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of the Americans, and would only send the nuclear arms race further into a spiral.

There are definite flaws in the Soviets' proposal, but above all, it represents a new era in Soviet leadership-flexibility and hope. What the United States needs to recognize is that the ball is in their court; they can return and agree to have a summit focusing on ·nuclear arms, or they can default and stagnate further a situation symbolized by the erosion of the Salt 2 treaty of 1972.

The Russians and the Americans ·both have good ideas on how to stunt the rapid growth of the nuclear arms race. The Soviets favor massive reductions in the development of certain

missiles, and the continuation of research into defense oriented programs. The Americans are willing to give SDI a chance to work, and Ronald Reagan outlined his dream for a plan in which the Americans and Soviets would not only agree on arms reductions, but also share defensive tactics; he did so in a letter to Gorbachev earlier this summer.

Right now the future of SDI appears to rest in research and research only, as the Americans must realize. But before we do anything, we must agree to the Soviets' proposal for an arms' summit. The ball is in our court.

Attendance policy changes . slightly

With the beqinning of a new school year ca1me some inevitable changes. Changes which for !'better or worse, must be dealt with. One such cha1nge this year is Lincoln High's "new" attenda 1nce policy.

This year's policy brings with it last year's leftovers, following close on the heels of the cafeteria this week. Some returning favorites ; include that palatable five minute tardy/truant rule and the ever present, and the usually forgottten, pre-arranged absence. The policy menu d,oes feature one surprisingly tasty new entree - cone excused absence over easier. This replaces the old "unexcused" absence. ·

Actually, aside from the inconvenience of the tardy rule in some cases, this year's attendance isn't too bad. The new rule, which allows a parent to excuse virtually any 'absence if proper procedure is followed (usually pre-arranging), makes life easier on students, parents, · and administrators alike. This becomes evident when one examines how the change in policy work:s.

Take, for example, the case of a family crises. In the past when a parent called with this type of excuse chances were they would end playing 20 que ~ions with the attendance ladies. From any perspective that is less than ideal. Now all the

Letter From the Editor:

Dear Links,

On behalf of the '86-'87 Advocate staff I would like to welcome you to a new year at Lincoln High. This year promises to be full of many fascinating events, and as usual we at the Advocate will be there to cover thenn as they happen. ·

Unfortunately, try as we might we are not always perfect. For this reason it is Advocate policy to publish all letters to the editor on a space available basis All letters must be signed with the author's full name and can be dropped off anytime at our new home in room 138.

Also, if your activity is planning something special or if you discover a mistake, please feel free to drop us a note.

Enjoy the Advocate and have a great year.

Sincerely,

Tammy Ortega

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parent has to do is say that there is a family problem and the absence will be excused, no q.uestions asked. (Unless of course there is a family crisis every week).

Another advantage of parent excused absences is that students will no.longer be forced to serve detention because parents and the administration disagree on what "excusable " is. This presents yet another advantage because parents and administrators are now working together instead of against each other.

Administrators also have it easier because a clearer policy can be enforced more fairly and efficiently. Moreover the new policy will probably only really affect those who have seriQus attendance problems instead of those with only "occasional misunderst andings."

Molly Parks, Junior: "Top Gun", because "I like the flying and adventure

Greg Mahar, Senior: ."The Wall", because "it was " cosmic.

Allison Bowmaster, Sophomore: "Top Gun", because "I went to look at Tom Cruise."

Links take note at Rocky Ridge

Lincoln High School Seniors Paige Duncan and Tom Boellstorff headed for the Rocky's this summer for some and special music training. Duncan ' Boellstorff attended Rocky Ridge Music Camp near Estes Park, Colorado. Rocky Ridge is a seven week program of rigorous musical study. Nearly seventy students of all musical instruments attended the camp this summP From June 23 to August 11, Duncan and Boellstorff, among all other participants, were involved in such activities as personal lessons, playing classes, performances, and chpir-all students were required to be in the choir. On Mondays, students were free to do as they pleased. Beth Miller Harrod founded Rocky Ridge nearly forty years ago. As a piano student, Harrod studied under Joseph and Rhofina Lhevinne at the Juilliard School of Music. She also took piano lessons from Nedia Boulanger who is considered to be one of the great teachers of our time. Harrod currently has a teaching practice in Lincoln and is a professor at Nebraska Wesleyan University. She is also the director of Rocky Ridge. At the camp Boellstorff studied piano; Duncan studied cello. · "Seven weeks is a long time. It's

Student orientation held

A new student orientation was held on August 28, 1986, to help some of Lincoln High's 650 new students make the transition from their former school to high school.

Don Dean, Assistant Principal of Student Services, said that orientation gives students survival information needed for the first few weeks of school.

"Orientation helps smooth out the rough spots when changing environments," Dean said.

He also added that it lets new students get familiar with the building and lets them get a look at some new faces and make new friends.

At the orientation, students were split up into small groups with other students from their former school. In the small groups they had a "talk session," in which juniors and seniors answered questions and gave advice. The students were given a tour of the building and attended a spirit rally, aimed not only at athletics, but Lincoln High's many student activities. Students were able to talk with club and activity sponsors.

STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS Chip Stanley, Shelly Franklin, and Clint Densberger help out at the new student orientation.

Sophomore Crystal Delgado felt that orientation would help her familiarize • herself with the building and help her find classes easier. "I am sort-of excited. It will be fun to make new friends," Crystal said.

Peace · arch Truckin' on

by Charlie Hammer

The Great Peace March for Global F'iuclear Disarmament passed through Lincoln this summer. It gave many students an opportunity to show how they felt about the arms race by giving them a chance to join in the march.

The Great Peace March consists of a group of 500 people walking across the U.S. to promote nuclear disarmament.

The trip will take them around nine months.

Some students were first introduced to the March on June 29 when they walked eight miles from Emerald to the rally in Lincoln.

· Three students decided to walk with the March even further.

Julie Fricke;a senior at East, walked for a day with the march as it was going to Omaha.

"My experience with the people that drove by or that were at the stops.is that they were fairly ignorant about the arms race," Fricke said.

Joe Bowman, another senior at East, and Charlie Hammer, a junior at LHS, spent three days walking to Omaha with the March.

"I talked about it with some of my friends and they seemed to think it was a good idea," Bowman said.

Although the two could not keep up with the more experienced marchers who walked 20-25 miles a day, they went as far as they could.

"If you've ever been on a 18 mile walkathon, its like the pain that you get at the end of walking that 18 miles but you just keep going, you don't stop and it's like that towards the end of every day," Bowman said.

Wh'en the blisters got to be too much they would ride in a support vehicle to the next camp.

"You're entire foot hurts, not just little spots, its your entire foot an d up along the back of your thighs and your skin hurts because your getting sunburnt," Bowman said.

Walking not only brought pain but an opportunity to meet the Peace Marchers and talk with them.

"The best part about the March is the people there. They've been through so much, everything less than really extreme situations doesn't bother them. I came away from the March with an easy going attitude," Bowman said.

Tritonia Island, a contact for the march in Lincoln, said that the March was not only trying to educate people but also to show them ways to actually have nuclear disarmament.

After PROPeace, the organization that ran the Peach March, declared bankruptcy it was uncertain whether the March would continue. After two weeks of reorganization efforts in Barstow, California it started again with only 500 people instead of the original 5,000, according to Island. She said that the organization of the March had changed from a Hollywood type to a more grass roots level.

The March has a rally planned when it reaches Washington D.C. on November 15. Island said that a million or more people could be there ,

LHS committees undergo changes

by Woods Stricklin

The words "steering committee" don't mean anything anym o re.

T"hese voluntary student organization s will be called student advisory comrr,ittees from now on. The other major change in store for the cornmittees this · year is that they will no longer meet on such a regular basis, according to Counselor Dick Patterson.

"In past years, we tried to keep the committees going all year, meeting every other week. That didn't work because members lost interest. There really isn ' t that much for the committees to do," said Patterson. Each year, the committees make only a few major decisions. The senior class committee is in charge of picking the senior gift and planning the senior luncheon. The sophomore committee used to raise money for the junior prom, but since the prom pays for itself in ticket · sales, there is no longer a need for them to do so. The junior committee is in charge of planning prom.

The small number of committee decisions does not mean that the steeri ng cornmittees are good for nothing, howev e r, acc o rding to Patterson

"'The steering committees weren ' t useless, but they just haven ' t had continuing interest throughout the year. Every year, most members of the committees drop out until there are only a few members left," he said.

The student advisories will be groups of students the administration contacts for advice. They may also start their own projects.

Student advisories are sponsored by an administrator or other faculty member, and the student members volunteer at the beginning of the year. The sponsors this year are: Sophomore -Dick Patterson and Ruby Grell; Junior -Dianne Leggiadro, June Klein and Ray Henning; Senior • Len Hamsa, Mary Beth Lehmanowsky, Barbara Phalen and Gene Cotter.

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Washington D.C. They saw such famous sights as the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, .the White House, the Washington Monument, the Vietnam Memorial and the Smithsonian Museum. They even got to meet musical group Mike and the Mechanics.

One of Corbin's favorite sights was the changing of -the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

"It was so touching and emotional," she said.

Dzerk was equally moved by the "honesty and intensity of the Vietnam • Memorial."

Boellstorff had his own idea of interesting sights.

"I wanted to see hqw many bums there were in the malls. I also got to see the original Commander Salamander store and an old Post Office that sold huge chunks of fudge," he said.

Of course the trip did have some bad points. Corbin cited the dorms they stayed in as one of the worst.

"They were sick," she explained. "''""'fheywere dii:ty and muggy and very run-down. We ·even found a bug in our room. It was very disappointing." _ Dzerk was appalled by the two Jima Monument.

''I thought it was really in bad taste. I

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to add the names of future battles," she said.

Overall, though, the group members found the trip enjoyable.

· "It was an experience that really taught a lot. It makes you feel a part of and gives you more insight into history," said Corbin.

Other group members were Seniors Shannon Mitchel and Karie Boehrns, Speech Coach John Heineman and Opal Stoehr.

A most perplexing problem. One that has crossed the mi,nds of nearly every member of the Lincoln population at one time, if not many a time. This distress becomes increasingly more apparent to students as the weekend rolls around. Students, whose brains are numb to school-work. Monday thru Thursday, spend Friday and Saturday frantically thinking of activities. Sunday they spend frantically doing the work from Monday through Saturday.

Movies are fine, but after a while, you realize they only take up an hour and a half of time. Besides, you probably get sick of watching people on the screen run around while y0u're sitting there in a vegetated state.

Then, there is the pursuit of the opposite sex. The hunt takes place in shopping malls, night clubs, and up and down "O" street doing 65 m.p.h. But the hunt rarely pans out and you end up frustrated and out of gas.

Now, as firm a believer as I am of movies and skirt chasing, 1 have found that there are other things to do in Lincoln-and some are legal.

One of the most important steps in finding things to do is to go off the beaten path. For those of you who go shopping

or thrifting, there are a lot of shops besides the Centrum and Gateway. For instance, the Haymarket area in downtown Lincoln has a lot of new shops opening up. There are other little shopping malls all around the city that really are not widely used, but should be.

Check the Yellow Pages.

Though Lincoln may not be the fine arts capitol of the world, it does have some attractions. It has ten art galleries, featuring art from thousands of different styles and backgrounds. It also has some outstanding ·theatre productions. Lincoln's high schools, colleges, and the Community Playhouse are putting on plays and musicals constantly.

An important thing to remember about finding things to do is that you can't wait u ntil some mystic "funland" pops up. You have to go look for it. Remember when you were bored as a child and Mom said "Hey, you little bum!! Go getta hobby and get away from that T.V.!!!" or something like that. A hobby is an easy way to get lost for a couple hours. Say, for instance, you like sports. There must be hundreds of softball leagues, touch football leagues, soccer leagues, etc., etc. There is also clubs and stores for all types of different activities from a model railroad shop on Cornhusker Highway, to a comic store at East Park. Again, check the phone book. The yellow pages is actually quite interesting to look through (see, 1 found a new hobby).

In closing, let me say that the most important part about finding things to do is to grab a couple of friends and go out there and look in places you haven't looked before. This whole column may sound like I'm being paid off by the

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PEACE MARCHERS CROSS the river and head into Iowa.

by Amy Tidball Boys and Girls Cross Country

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This year, both the boys and· girls cross country teams are stronger, and faster, than they have been in the past few years according to head coach Bob White. With 13 girls (one senior) and 21 boys. (seven seniors) the team is young as well.

White stated that overall this year the team is in better shape thanks to a clinic, held two weeks before the season officially began.

"The clinic brought the kids together and kept them organized as to how far they ran and the routes they took," explained White, "Everybody is a lot better. Its amazing. We're four to five weeks ahead of where we were last season at this time."

As far as goals for the season are concerned, White is convinced that his runners will do well.

"The young men should do well in each dual and be in the top three at state," he said. "The young women should do well in each meet and hopefully repeat their state championship."

Boys and Girls Gymnastics

Just because the gymnastics teams are smaller this year doesn't mean they're not as good. With only eight to ten gymnasts on each team, head coach Mark Shearer explained that they are good, quality athletes.

"The girls team is better than last year's," said Shearer, "and the boys' is just about the same even though we have less depth. There are three seniors on the boys team and the girls are young. There are no senior girls."

Shearer said the goal for the girls is to make state again this year and score in the mid to upper 130's. He wants the boys team to concentrate more on its scoring rather than making it to state.

"The guys won state the last two years so this year I don't want them to worry about state but try to score over 150. If they can do that I figure we have some pretty decent gymnasts."

Football

The football team is young this year. There are 14 juniors on the varsity team and no seniors. Head coach Harold Simpson said that even though the team is oun , the should la well.

"I .think we have a very enthusiastic bunch of guys out there," said Simpson, "and by mid-season they should make a very good team."

There are 30 re:serve players, four of whom are sophomores, and 37 players on the sophomore squad. There are no freshmen playing on the varsity team, however, there are about 70 players on the ninth grade team.

As far as goals for the season, Simpson hopes to win city, win districts, and participate and do well in the playoffs for state.

Boys: 'tennis

The boys tennis team is keeping in shape this year, according to head coach Dennis Weixelman,, so that they can play longer without getting so tired

"We are doing more body conditioning this yE!ar," said Weixelman, "and we've got better players. We've got more juniors and seniors than last year but with only 11 guys we need more reserves or some surprise sophomores."

Weixelman explained that in order for the team to ·make goals for the season they first must make goals for themselves.

"Since lots of kids didn't practice much over the summer, we're going to have to use the dual meets as a sort of practice. Each player should try to win three or four matches in each meet, some of them five to six. Then we'll just improve throughout the season," said Weixelman. • Volleyball

• There are 36 girls on the volleyball teams this year, which is about the same as usual according to head coach Lana Peterson.

"Over 70. girls tried out this year; we try to have 12 on. each team," she explained. "Right now on sophomore, junior varsity and varsity we have 12, 12 and 11 respective Iy." ·

The girls have yet to sit down and discuss goals with. Peterson, which, she said is an importamt process.

"It takes awhile tto figure out what you want your whole s,eason to be like," she explained. "I hesitate to say goals until I've heard the girls;. They're the team, so they should deci<de. We set both individual oals and; team oals."

Shrine Bowl workers had fun

by Larkin Hood

Another car rolls up to the group of men at the entrance to a parking lot. One man steps away from the group to take a dollar bill from the driver's · outstretched hand.

"Hey, this is for crippled children, you know," he says, and waves the car on.

The men were volunteers at the 1986 Shrine Bowl football game. They and others, volunteer and paid, had jobs that were less obvious than those of the players, coaches, and officials. Yet these people were vital to tAe s·uccess of the Shrine Bowl. Their jobs were to help raise donations, insure security and entertain people, among other things.

The Shriner parking lot on the east side of Memorial Stadium helped bring in donations to the Shriner's Hospitals by charging non-Shriners $1 per person to use the lot. Bob Sherwood, a Shriner volunteer, estimated that 100 people used the parking lot for this year's game. Sherwood enjoyed his job of collecting parking fees because the men he works with are "a good group" He has worked with them for about five or six· years and considers his fellow volunteers "old friends."

Ed Carter was another Shriner volunteer who helped bring in donations

by selling game programs for $1 each. He liked the job !because of the excitement it provided. "It's a lot of fun People are in a good mood."

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Well, almost ev·eryone was in a good mood. In response to Carter's calls of "Programs! Get your programs here! One dollar!", a man replied, "Are you kidding? Get real!"' Carter said responses like that don't bother him.

· Once collected, the donations had to be guarded. Officer Bushing of the Lincoln City Police D,epartment watches the ticket booth on the east side of the stadium so it wouldn't be "ripped off". He also had to watch the traffic on 10th Street. Bushing signed up on a job sheet at the police station for this particular job. The Shrine Clowns also brought in money for the Shriner cause by selling programs and souvenir buttons. But they did more than that. Being a Shrine clown is a year-round job. Some of the things they do around Shrine Bowl time are serving dinrner to the North and South teams and 1their coaches, and marching in the Sh1rine parade. However, one of the clown"s main jobs according to George Hunt, a Shrine Clown, is to have fun.

Boston will win the series

by Andy Nelson

The end of summer and the beginning of school signify the end of a passion that exists within so many of us--baseball season. Although the season is only starting to get better this time of the year, no longer can we lie around on a hot afternoon and watch the Braves lose again; we instead are forced to lie around on a hot afternoon in school and listen to our teachers continually strike out. What is this? We need to support our teams now more than ever!

From left field

The Mets have a lock on the NL East, the Boston Red Sox have too much Roger Clemens and hitting to be serfously challenged in the AL East and the Astros have a seven game cushion in the NL West. The AL West is a little more interesting, however. The California Angels have a slim lead over the Texas Rangers, a young team that held the top spot in the division .earlier in the season. The Rangers, despite a relatively dismal pitching staff, have five talented hitters in Scott Fletcher (.323), Gary Ward (.319), Pete O'Brien (.296, 17 homers), Oddibe McDowell (85 runs., 16 homers) and Pete lncaviglia (20 homers, 66 RBI), The Angels a,e led by pitchers Mike Witt and Mike McCaskill and rookie sensation Wally Joyner, but beyond those three they are not a pennant-winning team. If the Ranger hitters get hot, plan on seeing Texas playing Boston in the playoffs.

The Eastern Divisions in baseball are far stronger than the Westerns this year, as they usually are, so the Red Sox and the Mets should be slugging it out in the World Series. In fact, you can call Boston or New York today and reserve your tickets. ·

The big question is, of course, who's going to win? One has to love the Red Sox' batting lineup, featuring among others Wade Boggs, Jim Rice, Marty Barret and Dwight Evans. The Red Sox also boast a solid group of hurlers-· Roger Clemins, Bruce Hurst, Tom Seaver and Oil Can Boyd. The Can, who had physical and emotional problems earlier this season, says he's on a hot streak.

The Mets have been, by far, the dominant team in the majors this year. They have the best pitching staff of the d·ecade and two of baseball's finest all-around players--Gary Carter and Keith Hernandez. However, they are not invincible. Clemens is better than any of the Mets' starters, and if Boyd is indeed hot, he can be just as good., Also, although the Mets are atop the NL in batting, they don't have Woade Boggs or the home run potential of the Sox. The Mets get the nod defensively, but Boston is not poor in that area by any means. Who's going to win? The keys to the outcome of the Series are Oil Can Boyd and the Sox' home run hitters, and, chances are, those keys will open the doors to the World Championship for the Sox. Red Sox: 4 gam~s, Mets: 3 games.

When you 're ready for the finest you'll like our style.

TAKING TIME OUT from practice, the girls' volleyball team listens for instructions.

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By Ginger Dzerk

As far as most students are concernP.d, the moment the last bell rings on the last day of school, the books, faculty, and everything about school goes into an annual three month hibernation until the students are reminded of t~e impending school year when they go to get their lockers or find the dreaded words "schedule problem·· on their tentative schedules.

However, Lincoln High is far from asleep during the summer months.

For most-of the summer, the main activity around the building is cleaning· and maintenance work. Rooms are gone through, emptied of furniture, and thoroughly cleaned. Lockers are cleaned and painted, and major repairs which were saved for summer are taken care of. Also, all the floors are waxed, which most students realize when they attempt to move their desk the first day of school and find it virtually impossible. In addition to general repairs and maintenance, the building's walls get a fresh coat of paint once every sevei:i years.

This summer in particular was a busy one due to the constructio·n of the new industrial arts rooms on the east side of the building. Construction of this new addition was complete as of the beginning of school, but some renovation of the east side of the old building is still necessary, and will not be completed until April or May of 1987, according to Principal Sam Nelson.

Maintenance and construction aren't the only work done at LHS in the summer. As principal, Nelson works all through the summer making sure LHS will continue to be a "good place to be."

Attending district meetings, conferences, and hiring new teachers are some of the many duties he has during the summer. Nelson also helped decide the new bell schedule in cooperation with the other high schools in Lincoln.

"I was shooting for a 3:00 dismissal time, but I think a 3: 15 dismissal is an improvement to 3:35," Nelson said.

Other faculty members don't necessarily have to remain working at LHS through the summer, but they often do other things relating to their profess1ons.

Counselor Len Hamsa leaves one school when summer begins. just to go to another.

"I go back to school to try to impr.ove .ind learn about new areas," he said.

School nurse. Carol Epp also often takes classes in the summer, in addition to attending workshops -0nd doing volunteer work at Planned Parenthood as well as other places.

All work and no play is definitely not what summer is· about", even for the faculty.

Epp took time· out from her classes and workshops this summer to help plan her daughter's wedding, and it seems her summer activities are not much different than those of some students.

"l refinished some furniture, did some sewing, reading and I slept late," she said.

Other teachers decide to get as far away from LHS as they can over the summer. In June, speech and English teacher John Heineman accompanied a group of five LHS students to Wasriington, D.C., to participate in the National History Day competition, then spent the remainder of his summer working at a private boys' camp in Minnesota.

Even Nelson, as busy as he is, makes sure to take the time for a few days of vacation himself.

As always, summer must come to an end, and the faculty returns to LHS for the week before school starts for last minute preparations.

Counselors feverishly attempt to work out the hordes of schedule problems, teachers ·look at class lists and hope for the best, and early in the morning, students sleepily wait in line hoping to receive their first choice of lockers.

So ends another summer at Lincoln High.

DARK AND EMPTY hallways criss-cross LHS in the summer.

ANYONE WONDERING ABOUT the action on the east side of LHS need only look at this helpful sign to set them straight.

PRINCIPAL SAM NELSON al/tends to important business.

TEACHER JOHN HEINEMAN enjoyed Minnesota this summer while

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by Adam T. Branting

President Reagan's invjtation to the Pomalinks and band to perform for him at a rally in Omaha ended Tuesday, Sept. 23 by the board of education and superintendent Philip Schoo's reiteration of their decision to not let the students participate, due to the presence of "partisan politics."

In a final effort, nearly 100 students and their parents attended the Tuesday night school board meeting. School board president Cathy Petsch read a letter from Robert Wagne,r of.Lincoln Professional Practices, saying that the board's decision was correct and letting the students attend would be "unethical."

Band parents and band president Brad Pfeifer spoke their feelings.

"We feel as if we have had the rug pulled out from under us," said Pfeifer.

Parent Missy Kahdir told the board how the White House people had "bent "'· ·: backwards" to help the band by calling ., c:chool board and trying to

negotiate. Kahdir read a letter from head advance man Richard O'Hearn, which said:

"This problem has arisen before in communities, but they have been solved through community cooperation," wrote O'Hearn.

Kahdir proposed to the board a change in policy, so that the policy can allow for special circumstances.

"Any policy should have enough leeway to amend a policy on this," said Kahdir.

But Schoo told the board that he believes it is a sound policy.

"I think · it's the responsibility of educators to see that our students are not being used for any political parties," said Schoo.

Students and parents walked out of the board meeting, sQme tearful, others saying they were going to call in sick with the "Schoo flu."

The incident began Thursday, Sept. 18 afternoon when White House advance man. Eric Sie.b contacted Pomalink sponsor Terry Ourada.

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"A man from the White House (Sieb) called me and asked if I would coordinate a drill team," said Ourada. "It started out real simple."

Ourada had earned a good reputation as a drill team instructor because of her work with various teams that have attended nati9nal competitions, ·.though she said it sounds more glorious than it actually is.

Ourada said she had originally plann, ed to have a large drill team representing all of tlie Lincoln public. schools. She requested the use of a band and suggested the LHS marching band. Sieb agreed and told Ourada that the .White House would pay for transportation.

Ourada passed the word on to Principal Sam Nelson.

"Even though I recognized immediately the political implications, I saw the difference between the fund raising and the speech," said Nelson.

Nelson contacted the assistant superintendent, Daisy Arrendando, who. was acting as the superintendent while superintendent Philip Schoo was at a

conference in Washington D.C. Arrendando told Nelson she would have to, talk to Schoo, but gave him a tentative "go ahead," Meanwhile, board member James Wickless was contacted by a community member (not related to Lincoln High). According to Petsch, the individual had received the information from a Lincoln High faculty member that LHS students would be performing for the president, The person was not negative, but was concerned that LHS students would not have enough time to prepare. An unknowing Wickless contacted board president Cathy Petsch. Petsch was also unaware and suggested that Wickless call Schoo in Washinton. Schoo was contacted and told the circumstances by Wickless and Arrendando. At that time, he believed that it would go against board policy and should be discussed.

"It is one of those decisions that have ramifications in the long run," said Schoo.

Lincoln High scholars earn National erit Honors

~Y Ginger Dzerk

Earlier this month, five Lincoln High seniors were announced as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. · If they reach finalist status, seniors Todd Davis, Gordon Vidaver, Tom Boellstorff, Tammy Ortega, and • Jen Lynch will be eligible for one of three different kinds of merit scholarships.

a semifinalist ·was considered, but not expected.

"I felt confident about my scores, but I wasn't thinking 'winner for sure.' I thought it was ,a possibility."

After being announced as a semifinalist, Davis' possibility became a reality.

"I guess one word would be awestruck," he said in describing his reaction to the news.

The corporate-backed scholarships, which are provided by different corpor!!tions, and college-sponsored scholarships, provided by the semifinalist's first choice of colleges, are both for varying amounts of money and are based on career choice and college choice, respectively, in addition to academic achievement. The National Merit Scholarship, however, is a single payment of $2000 good for the college of the winner's choice, according to Vidaver.

For Davis, the possibility of becoming

In order to enter the competition, students must take the PSA T/NMQST, a standardized test usually taken in October of the junior year. The minimum scores required to become a semifinalist is decided by state after the tests are taken, so the scores of semifinalists vary from state to state and year to year. From the more than one million students who talke the.test each year, approximately 15,000 will become semifinalists, and ,about 90% of those will become finalists.

Stude!)ts have different ways of

preparing for the PSAT/NMQST. This year, a PSAT/NMQST workshop will be given for students. For a fee of $25, students will be introduced to the format 'Of the test, work math problems, learn vocabulary words, and take pretests.

Davis took advantage of this workshop last year and felt it did some good.

"It helped a lot. I learned what 'salubrious' means!" he said.

Boellstorff also took the workshop, but felt it didn't affect his scores much.

"It probably helped some, but it most'}' juo• pr~yu• cu 11 lt:: ror tne tormat," he said.

Others, like Vidaver, decided to

prepare, or not prepare, on their own. "I just waited until the night before and went through one of those Cliffs Notes books," he admitted. "I think I would have gotten better scores if I had taken one or mor~ pretests a few days before and calmed myself down the night before and gotten some sleep," he added

Becoming a semifinalist or finalist for the NMS is not only a financial benefit for continuing education, but a prestigious -award as well. Even if one doPsn't ,vin a 3chola1ship from the NMS competition, semifinalists and finalists usually have the academic rating to be accepted into many selective colleges.

Planetarium's laser-show

can light up your evening

by Jerry Hoaglin

With autumn rapidly approaching comes an unusual form of weekend entertainment for Lincolnites. September 12 was the first evening of Mueller Planetarium's fall program of laser light shows at Morrill Hall on the U.N.L. campus. The laser shows are a combination of amplified rock music and laser light designs projected on the planetarium's domed ceiling. The laser patterns have a definite hypnotic effect and aid in interpreting the moods and rhythms of the music. • Jack Dunn, planetarium director, finds that fairly popular middle-of-theroad rock groups generally work best.

"We base it on what plays well," Dunn stated. "Few rock groups can. carry an entire show of their own." ·

There are exceptions to this, however, Dunn added.

"Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' wins hands down as our most popular show. Led.Zeppelin shows make a good showing but the Floyd fans aFe more loyal," he explained.

With· the first laser light show at Mueller over eight years ago, Dunn s_aidit was good to have dependable shows like Floyd and Zeppelin.

"But it's also good to experiment occasionally. Our Moody Blues and Allen Parsons Project shows are brand new and we've also got plans for shows by

Dire Straits, Genesis and possibly Hart. Two other shows on the fall program, Laser Rush and Laser Beatles, were tried earlier in the year.

According to Dunn, profit is not the major motivation for the shows.

"We're obviously not putting on the

light shows to make a lot of money," he said. "We design all the effects ourselves

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CHOSEN AS NATIONAL Merit Scholars (l to R) Jennifer Lynch, Todd Davis and Gordon Vidaver sit proudly on the cascading links. Not pictured: Tammy Ortega and Tom Boellstorfj.

.LASER LIGHTS FROM Laser Rush makes a spectacular show.

LINCOLN

Friday, October 3, 1986

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The events of the last two weeks have left an impact on Lincoln High. Not only Pornalinks and band, but each person. People learned the hard way bow miscommunication, and overreaction can turn a simple event into a crisis.

Governor Kerrey pointed out the first offenders, the White House themselves. LHS's pro• blerns with the school board were not unique. It has been a recurring problem. One would hope that after a few times, the staff would figure out the problem and correct it. Maybe the next time.

But the subsequent actions of the school board and Schoo, as well as those of Rush, the band, and the parents, boggles the mind.

Rush's reaction to the situation was understandable. The opportunity was very special. Anyone

Education is key to fighting drugs

The drug problem in America reached its media high this summer with the cocaineinduced deaths of sports standouts Len Btas and Dan Rogers. It received further attention with the Reagan administration's sending of troops to raid Bolivian coke labs, and with the president and Mrs. Reagan's recent vow to stop drug abuse in this country. Just last week, t he Department of Education issued a report outlining a 12 point system of eliminating drug abuse, which focuses on parental intervention and awareness. The U.S. has finally decided that drugs are its number one problem.

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All this attention the drug crisis is getting is good; most Americans now are probably aware that there actually is a problem. Unfortunately, however, most eattarks on drugs have been focused on the supplier - the Reagan ra1u:. vf Dvli vi and other drug gardens, tough talk from voteseeking politicians, who threaten to impose the death penalty on drug dealers.

The truth, however, is that although U.S. drug enforcers seized more cocaine and pot, made more drug-related arrests in 1985 than any other year in our history, more cocaine than ever is expected to ~nter our country this year. No matter how many crack dealers get busted, or many pot plants get burned, as long as a demand exists, a supply will exist.

With the Reagans' and the Department of Education's declarations of war on drugs, the angle of getting ·at the user rather than the supplier has been brought to the forefront, but in a weak, vague way.

Th e Department of Education proposed education programs in schools, but they promise no funding for such programs, or an outline of how they will work. Reagan seems to have jumped on the "Just say no" bandwagon, not realizing that it's ridiculous to expect curious youngsters to make · a decision on something based on three short words.

Even the intervention program (SCIP) at LHS has some holes in its approach. Sure, students have been greatly helped by the program and its staff members try hard, but they are not professionals. What about the kids who don't get referred and are as badly in need of help as some of those who do? What about those that don't go to meetings, or get referred for snoring in class? Should we have mandatory urine tests after lunch? Should we search lockers randomly in the true spirit of McCarthyism? Of course not. · SCIP shouldn't be abolished, but expanded to include one or two week education programs for all students, faculty awareness groups, and asse'mbly presentations by doctors, psychologists, former addicts, etc.Education - not intimidation - is the key to solving the drug problem. Stopping the problem before it starts could save npt just lots of dollars, but lots of lives.

would be angry when they're given the go-ahead, and then told no. But couldn't the situation have been handled better? There could have been private negbtiations, instead of bringing it all out in the open. Cairn heads prevail when there are no camera men in your face and the phone is ringing off the hook. People love to get involved with a cause, and can often get carried away.

Of great distress were the actions of superintendent Schoo and the school board. As elected figures, responding to the desires of the voters would seem more than logical. But, it would seem that the policy, which they treated as if Moses had brought it down from the mountain, is more important.

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But the greatest blow of all was at the school board· meeting Tuesday night. It's painful to

watch students and their parents, pleading for a chance. Only to receive the cold, expressionless stares of the school board.

The victims are easy to find. The students were the pawns in a chess game between P.S.A.B. and the community. Both sides had what they thought was the best in mind for the students. The community had a good cause. The school board had a policy. Checkmate.

But the overlooked people of this fray were the Pomalinks and Ourada. It was Ourada, through her work with drill teams, who was originally asked. The band was brought in later. But they were left out in the colq by the media and their peers. Poor judgement was made all the way around. In the end, we all lose.

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By Ginger Dzerk

When you got your schedule on the first day of school, did you wonder why it looked c;iifferent? When you decided to switch from aerobics to photography did you wonder why no counselor would come near until three days into school? When you saw your teachers circling names on funny little colored sheets instead of marking on the scantrons, did you wonder aQout that too? These are not only signs of mass confusion, but also of the new computer system at Lincoln High. The IBM System 36 computer system has been in the process of being piloted at LHS for some time now, but has just this summer been involved in handling student's schedules. The new system is used primarily for registration, attendance, and student records, but it has many other uses as well. There are several advantages that the

new system has over the old system. The main advantag1e is that all of the programs on this new system are interrelated, so when a student changes his or her schedule, tlhe change is automatically added to class lists and all other school records. Another advantage is that all data can be controlled from the office of LHS,, instead of taking it to PS~B for pr?cessing, according to Assistant Pr1nc1pal for Instruction, Kathy Raymer. This is especially helpful to teachers around grading time. Since !lrades need only travel to the LHS office instead of PSAB, this gives more time for teachers to figure grades, giving both students and teachers a break.

Students have probably noticed the change the mo:st in their scheduling. Not only are the schedules blue instead of pink, but Raymer says this new system also greatly reduces the amount of schedule problems.

"Before finalizing scheduling, I can • pull out a kid's schedul.e and look for certain conflicts and see if I can move a class or two," she said.

· This may sound strange to students who spent theiir first days of school standing in line waiting for their counselor but there is an explanation for this, said Raymer.

"All of the student requests for scheduling hacBto be converted from the old system to the new," she explained. The system wais not ready until August so·the tentative schedules were sent late; than in previous years. This r;iave the ~ounselors less time to solve problems 1n the summer, so more problems were taken care of after school started.

The lines to the counselors' office may have been long, but out of all of the students registered this year, only 168 ha_d the words "schedule problem" printed on their schedule.

As with anything new, the IBM 36 takes a while to get used to. The new system has not been without its glitches, but Raymer says these things are normal and will eventually be worked out.

"They are simple things that, until you work with the system, you don't know about," she said. "It's exciting, like solving a difficult math problem."

H.E.L.P. will replace PEER

by Andy Roberts

Last year students with problems could go to the Lincoln High PEER group for help and support. This year PEER has been replaced by Helplng, Encouraging, Listening Peers or H.E.L.P.

According to coordinator Diane Leggiadro, PEER was changed to H.E.L.P. for a number of reasons. One reason was that H.E.L.P.'s acronym is a mor'e accurate description of what the group is than PEER was. The other reason for the change was that the structure of the group had also changed a lot.

Last year the PEER group waited for students with problems to talk with them. This year the 31 students enrolled in the H.E.L.P. program are learning to become aware of lonely or unhappy students and to reach out to those students. in a. positive way. They learn these things 1n a special class called Helping Skills.

Leggiadro said that this program helps students feel more comfortable with LHS.

"It makes Lincoln High feel warmer " she said. · '

Helping Skills is a required class for those wishing to participate in the three H.E.L.P. sub-programs. These sumprograms are the sophomore buddy program, helping assignments and the new student buddy program. Leggiadro said that the new student and sophomore buddy programs basically help the students feel welcome, give them information about the academic and social life of the school and help students find a friend. The helping assignments are when H.E.L.P. students are asked to work with students who are having problems or who would like someone to talk to.

Leggiadro explained that students are more comfortable talking to peers about problems.

"Students just tend to feel better talking to someone their own age," she said.

The students in Helping Skills class learn to approach people they do not know in a friendly manner and to ask open-minded questions to help the people talk to them, according to Leggiadro. She also added that the students learn to tune into feelings and values which may act as a barrier between themselves and other people. They also help people without giving advice by referring them to resources that may be of help.

Overall Leggiadro feels that the program has been successful and that there have been more questions this year abQut the program.

Presidential

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Community Relations policy 1321 enacted in November of 1983, state~ that students, when representing a · s_c~ool, ·_may not be allowed to part1c1pate 1n partisan (one party) politics. Work for Citizenship issues is not included.

_As discussions between school board members, principal Nelson, and Schoo were going on, Arrendando called the White House to find the exact topics in the president's speech. Reagan staff members told her that the first ten minutes of the speech would pertain to the republican party. Based on that information, the school board policy and the feelings of school board mem 0 bers Schoo decided that Lincoln High st~.dents would not be able to perform. I~ the president were coming to dedicate a building, or we were asked to play at the inauguration, we'd love to. But because it is partisan politics we can't go," said Schoo. '

Nelson was informed that students co~ldn't go Friday, September, 19.

I respect the decision of my superiors and I have to live with it," said Nelson.

But band leader Terry Rush didn't have the same feelings.

"We are going to see the President of the United States, not Kay Orr or any other RE;publican," said Rush. "People are reading things into this that are no\t true."

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Rus~ told his students about their opportunity, and Schoo's decision. With band members riled, Rush and students with th~ help of some faculty launched campaign to reverse the decision.

Students called their parents with the phone numbers of board members, urging them to call. Rush said that he informed members of the media, former state senator Chris Beutler, the Boosalis and Orr campaigns, Mayor Roland Leudtke, and other community members asking them to contact Schoo and th~ school board.

Many people have expressed outrage at the denial.

"It seems to me this is a different situation entirely when the President of the United States requests. I can count on one hand the number of times a president has even stepped into Nebraska " said Mayor Leudtke. '

"It's a callous _disregard of the people ~n the band, particularly when we are trying to teach the kids the political process," he added.

~and member Vicky Sohl agreed.

We were honored by the fact that we were asked. They were the ones who made it a political issue, not us," said Sohl. Board mem.bers had been besieged "".ith phone calls, but stuck to their decision.

"We have to draw the line somewhere,". said board vice president Jim ~arver. Garver had been trying to negotiate some way students could attend.

"If they want to attend (individually) that's fine. We encourage them to," said Schoo.

Perhaps the least heard from in the whole controversy was Ourada herself.

"I'm disappointed that the decision wasn't in our favor, but we are still a body of LPS. We don't want the White House to think we are idiots," said Ourada.

Omaha and Ralston Public Schools were ·also approached by the White House, and are also not letting their bands attend.

"It is pretty much prescribed in policy," said OPS administrative assistant, John Smith.

On Wednesday, Sept. 24, a reported 20 students went to Omaha to attend the rally anyway.

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and the shows have a preparation period of several weeks.''

Dunn claims that they have never had real trouble with members of the audience and that safety is a high priority.

"That (audience cooperation) makes a real difference. As far as other safety concerns, we do register with the F.D.A., but the laser frequency is at too low a level to hurt anyone's eyes. The most dangerous thing that happens around here is running into each other in the dark," Dunn stated.

_Dunn expressed a concern that people might have the wrong idea about lasers "One thing people should learn is that things of science are not necessarily weapons," Dunn stated

As the autumn leaves begin to fall, a blustery wind blows from the frozen north. The hearts and minds of high schoolers around the nation turn to one event. The coming of the great autumn tradition, Homecoming.

The roots of Homecoming are of noble stature. According to Mr. Webster, Homecoming is an annual celebration for visiting alumni. Lincoln High has had distinguished alumni as far back as 1916, according to the earliest edition of the Links yearbook, but Homecoming, per se, wasn't introduced until later in the twentieth century.

It all began during the football season of 1949. The Student Council sponsored a football banquet and inaugurated, for the first time, a regal king and queen. From that time on Lincoln High has been honored with seasonal royalty.

The first official Homecoming Queen was Kathryn Crawford from the graduating class of 1951. From 1950 until 1968 tradition held that the crowning of the Homecoming Queen take place every fall. Not so for the Homecoming King. His royal highness was not crowned until the 1969 Homecoming. The first true Lincoln High Homecoming King was Jlm Gump.

Homecoming 1986 followed much of the same tradition started in 1951. For instance, each year on Homecoming Lincoln High still recognizes alumni who have been successful in life. This year's distinguished alumni are: Charles Battey, class of 1949, Vice-Chairman of United Telecommunications in Kansas City; Marta Hernandez, class of 1970, OB-GYN specialist at King Drew Hospital in Los Angeles; and William Wenke, class of 1946, former President of the University Foundation in Lincoln.

Naming the Homecoming dance is a closely followed custom. The dance has had a theme for 36 years, and this year is no exception. The theme this year was "Daydream Believer" by the Monkees. Homecoming 1986 also followed the precedent of crowning a king and queen. The Homecoming Court included: King Arnie Longoria, Queen Ann Hense, Alexa Beutler, Dan Claridge, Julie Corbin, Shay Davis, Kent Lightbody, Mary Misner, Brad Pfeifer, and Rob Svoboda.

In some respects Homecoming 1986 was not the same as the Homecomings of previous years. The Student Council,

which has traditionally sponsored Homecoming, decided to add a few "twists" to the event. Announcin~ the royalty at the Homecoming dance instead of at halftime of the game was one new twist. Student Council hoped to draw more people to the dance that way, said Maren Banwell, a junior representative.

Another new twist had to do with elec· ting the king and queen. This year's seniors were able to vote for both a king and a queen. In the past, boys voted for queen, and girls voted for king.

Homecoming is more than a football game or a crowning of a king and queen, it's a 36-year tradition, and a part of Lincoln high school spirit.

1949 FOOTBALL BANQUET King and Queen were George Gohde and Jo Berry.

THE Homecoming court are: (on links) Brad Pfeifer, Julie Corbin, Rob Svoboda,

row) Kent Lightbody, Alexa Beutler, Shay Davis, Dan Claridge, Mary Misner and Amie Longoria.

pictured: Ann Hense.

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"People out there who are trying to live, people out there, what do you give?", CRASS.

Some people have chosen to show how they feel about society by chosing a lifestyle known as hardcore.

Hardcore can be many things, but it is basically a general description ,,.f O way · of life. a In"''• ~• Ju:;c a type of music.

,•111<eColeman, a junior at LHS, defines hardcore.

"They express the way they feel the world sho.uld be. Happiness and freedom to do what you want. No more war or nuclear arms, or the type of government we have today."

He says that he likes hardcore because of the attitudes of the people that listen to it and because the music is so good. Coleman chose to show this attitude towards people by shaving his hair into a mohawk.

"People come up to me and go 'can I feel your hair' or 'I like your hair because it looks real cool'," Coleman said.

THE AUDIENCE DANCES at a benefit for the Great Peace March on September 6.

Romeo and Juliet Return

,.. Romeo and Juliet have returned and brought their families with them. The Montagues and Capulets are at it again, and the same two young lovers are caught in the middle of the feud.

Former Oxford University drama teacher Don Winslow is in Lincoln and will direct a cast of talented young actors and actresses in "Romeo and Juliet."

The play will be performed in the courtyard at First Plymouth Church, on 20th and D streets. On October 3, 4, 10, and 11 the shQw starts at 7:00 p.m. On the 5th and 12th the curtain opens at 5:00 p.m.

The cast is comprised of high school students, former high school students, and university students. LHS senior Tom Boellstorff will play Rom eo, and Joyce

Welsch, a UNL senior will play Juliet. Among others, former LHS students Tom Graf and Ben Miller have supportive roles in the play.

LHS senior Adam Branting plays Benvolio in the play. "Practice can be strenuous. It starts at 6:30 and goes on until. it's over. Romeo and Juliet is a very physical play. It's violent," Branting said.

Winslow is not the sole director of the play. The task was divided into five different directing jobs. Serving on the board of directors for the play are John Cutler, Betty DeGrazia, Mark Hoeger, LHS drama teacher Joe Kreizinger, and Larry Lusk.

"The play should be interesting if it comes off," concluded Branting.

-Cartoons aren't just-for kids anymore

"And here is the best part, you had a head start. If you are among the very young at heart."

--Frank Sinatra

Freeling) mixed in a biting yet subtle satire. It was a way for older audiences to have an inside joke over the kids. When cartoons moved to the small screen, the satire was sometimes evident, in a watered-down form.

For me, this is what makes cartoons fun. When I was young, I didn't usually get all the jokes but they made me want ,to learn (such as find the meaning of "despicable"). As I watched them over and ove'r, I found something different each time I watched it. It was great fun.

The cartoons of today commit the Deep down, we are all kids. Though worst of all possible crimes, they're borwe all try to be real cool and mature, ing. You can watch them once at the deep down there is a voice inside us th at most. Ohhhhhhh!!!! Skeletor blew up a is taunting us to do something silly and ship! Wow, that's original! Come on immature. In other words, something Skeletor, give us a break. He-Man is a fun. This is why young and old identify twit, forget Castle Greyskull. Think big, with cartoons. man. There are areas in the Bahamas

Cartoons are our friends. For me, just waiting to be developed into health there is nothing like coming home from spas. school, getting myself a peanut butter, Despite the fact that they're ads for ham, jelly and cheese sandwich and a · toys (which makes me angry, because I tall glass of Raspberry Kool-Aid, and sit- don't buy toys anymore), what's the purting down to the idiot box for an after- pose of having ten shows with the same noon of stupidity. It's an emotional plot, by the same animator? With the big release. ' difference being one is a man, and

The main comment I hear is how another is a half-man, half-lion Wow, dangerous cartoons today are to the car- what a concept. toons of the past. First of all, I'm seven- What purpose in my intellectual life i teen years old. Nothing can effect me do the smurfs, the Littles, the Ewoks, or now, I've seen Scarface. Secondly, 1 Kid Video serve. There hasn't been a new don't care about today's kids. I watched concept in cartoons since Fat Albert cartoons when I was little and I knew the went off the air. difference - between real animals and a Admittedly, I do like G.I. Joe, but I was pink mountain lion named Snagglepuss. the little kid in my neighborhood who Give your little brother a break. The dug foxholes in the neighbor's yard. I world is a tough place to live. was giddy. Too much sugar on my Fruity

But, cartoons aren't what they used to Pebbles. Yet, G.I. Joe at least has some be. In the grand old days of cartoon original concepts and a changing plot. madness, masters of this celluloid art y J 111 00000, oes form such as Disney, Freeling (producer So, this is what you do. Through the of Looney Toons), and Lantz (Woody magic of cable T.V., we can watch both Woodpecker), took audiences into a the old and the new 'toons. My advice to world where anything can happen. While you is, appreciate Scooby Doo while you Disney appealed to everyone with out can before he is hacked to death by the · and out fun, the others (particularly Thundercats.

There are several local and hundreds of national bands that play hardcore music. They usually play at shows where the crowd is right up next to the band and can dance to the fast pace.

LHS senior Ronnie Fahrnbruch is lead singer of the local hardcore band Peer Puppet.

"We're in it mostly for fun. Most bands have something to say and .if they don't, they're really fun anyway because they can get too serious," Fahrnbruch said.

He says that he likes the music because it usually has some meaning and is not commercial.

"Some people play football and

basketball and get into school spirit but I get into the spirit of music and I dance because it's what I like to do," Fahrnbruch said.

There are several local and hundreds of national bands that play hardcore music. They usually play at shows where the crowd is right up next to the band a, 1c.lcan dance to the fast pace.

"The music gets into you and when you dance you're not mad at. things anymore, it cheers you up," LHS junior Kevin Woodson said.

Unlike many commercial concerts, local shows usually cost around $3-$4 and up to five and six bands will play.

"Hardcore is more the attitude than the look. You go to a show and it doesn't cost a lot of money and you relieve all your tensions and angers and you're happy," Woodson said.

Fahrnbruch, Coleman, and Woodson sometimes have difficulties with people that don't agree with what they're doing.

"Every time I've ever been to a show there's somebody who stops by and starts flippil)g grief," Woodson said. They all said that when people bother them they try to show the person how stupid they are instead of getting into a fight.

"Since I'm not what they look like, they make fun of me," Coleman said.

The three felt that the music would stay basically the same and that they would continue to feel the same later in their lives.

"I didn't like wake up one day and say 'well, I'm going to be this way.' I just kind o.f look at things like I want to and I don't think it's something I'm going to grow out of," Fahrnbruch said.

Scotty beamed down

Carrying books, cards, paper and other autographable paraphernalia, a long line of 'Trekkies' eagerly awaited his acquaintance.

U.S S. Enterprise C hief l!ngineer Scotty (James Doohan) made an appearance in Lincoln on September 11, promoting the latest movie in the 'Star Trek' series, giving a press conference and signing autographs most of the day.

Actor James Doohan, one of the more active 'Star Trek' boosters, appeared at Nebraska Bookstore's grand opening for the promotion. "I'm pretty busy; I make about sixty, seventy appearances a year," Doohan said.

to bookstore

The new movie, "The Voyage Home," is ·the fourth in the 'Star

DOOHAN YIE'LDS HIS pen to pose for a quick photograph.

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by Larkin Hood

Not having the home team advantage can be beneficial, according to Omaha Burke head football coach Larry Jacobs. .On the contrary, the trip to Seacrest for Friday night's game against the Links may actually helped his players. According to Jacobs, the players were "excited about the road trip," it being their first of the season. That excitement translated to enthusiasm and energy on the field. Approximately one fourth of last year's varsity team returned this year, which meant experienced players, according to Jacobs.

But all was not well. Jacobs said that graduation hurt, and Burke is now left with several sophomore running backs -a weak running game. He also cites the average small size of the players on the team as a disadvantage.

"But we look pretty good in our uniforms," he joked.

The players of the Lincoln High team

work well together. They have a strong · enthusiasm and good athletic ability, according to Harold Simpson, Lincoln Hioh football coach. Simpson ,said that being the no,,'"- \co.rv, hPloed his players because they felt more comro, ,01-t- ;., familiar surroundings. He says that unfamiliar surroundings throw the players somewhat off balance, that the surroundings put "thoughts in the kids' heads."

Graduation also hurt LHS, according to Simpson. There are 21 seniors on this year's team as opposed to last' year's 29 This meant less team experience. Last year's team also had three all-staters and a player of the year. Burke has a good quarterb_ack and good receivers this year, said Simpson. He also said that Burke has a good football program, and adds that Lincoln High is working towards that same sort of high-quality goal. Jacobs said that the LHS team was well-coached.

team strengths (and usually the other top

at the meets) are Natalie Hulvey,

Tussing and Heidi's ninth grade twin sisters, Amy and Angela. "The team is doing tremendous so

this

We're ahead of where we were last year because we're setting higher goals," said White.

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squad often results in hard feelings for the athletes wl)o don't make the team. The situation has flip-flopped for this year's girls gol~ team which actually just became a team. Each member is enthusiastic and willing to learn according to Joel Christensen, the head coach. The team needed fi~e girls to make it complete, and th,ey'.ve got six.

The six brave souls out for golf this year are not e~perienced competitors. They're learning to play by first understanding the fundamentals of the game; they go over terminology and such. Secondly, they learn the rules and etiquette of golf, and thirdly they learn how to compete. Obviously this team is new. Most of the members have never picked up a gplf club before, but the coach said the}!'re very capable of learning and that thiey listen and try hard to do what he shqws them.

So, the reason this whole golf thing started up again was because of a senior, Shelly Franklin. Last fall, when Shelly asked Principal Sam Nelson and Athletic Director Jim Sommers whether or not Lincoln High could have a girls golf team, they said yes; if she could get the numbers, they would support the team. Other than Shelly, people on the staff at Lincoln High expressed concern last spring about a girls golf team.

Besides the concern that there simply was not a girls golf team at Lincoln High there was an active interest in golf by several of the members. Most just found the sport relaxing, while Shelly started playing golf last summer because it helped her keep her eyes on the ball for softball. ·

The Lincoln High girls golf team this year proves true the old saying, "it's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game." They're just out there to have a ball, and they call themselves "The Golf Club."

HUDDLING FOR THE

by Tammy Ortega

After a relatively successful first year, the School Community Intervention Program (SCIP) has been expanded to include junior highs as well as high schools, according to Principal Sam Nelson. However, before that success came a lot of time, money and effort from community and school members alike.

Before the SCIP program was started, the school conducted a nationwide search for a community oriented program to combat drug abuse. It is that community effort that distinguishes SCIP from other drug related programs, says Nelson. "There have been other programs

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tried in the past, b1ut they were not effective in my opiniom because people felt drug use was a school problem, not a community one. lrhe community is the key," he said.

The successful start of SCIP was largely due to the effiorts of noted cprdiac surgeon Steven ICarveth. This former Lincoln High grad1uate took an active interest in starting ttne program and was instrumental in obtaining the financial as well as moral su1pport of many community establishnnents. The organizations included succh noteworthy places as the Lancaster Medical Association, the Cooper Foundation and other private businesses. The result of those efforts has been a

reasonable success rate for the program, according to Nelson.

"We continue to get a good community support. The school is also now contributing money among other things. (The first year the program was funded entirely by the community.) After one year of reasonable success, the program has spread from high schools to include the junior highs as well," he said.

The effect of all the hard work is a program based on the premise that the team is not the·re to diagnose but to deal with changes in behavior that could be symptoms of drug use or abuse.

English teacher and SCIP · team member Deb McGinn explained that although team members do undergo

some training, they are not trained drug and alcohol c.ounselors.

"The team is not qualified to make an evaluation. We merely look at behavior changes which may jndicate a problem and decide if something needs to be done. Anita Ross and the other administrators take it from there," she noted.

However, teachers do play a vital role in this process, according to Nelson, because they are in a good position to notice changes such as a sloppier appearance, a change in moods, grade drops, or sleeping in class, all of which can be signs of trouble.

When a student is approached, the focus is on "Why the change?" rather than "Are you on drugs?". This is for two

Every day a Iargei group of students meet in the auditor·ium for up to five hours after school. They are directed to cross and recross the stage, with movements calcula1ted to not look calculated. Soon theJY will be required to recite specific words and not look as if they had memorized them.

Th.e students are the actresses and actors of "The Mouse That Roared." The directors are Joe Kreizinger, Lincoln High drama teachetr; UNL senior Jill Timmer, assistant director; sophomore Denise Scholl, student director; and senior Katie Pierson, stage manager.

They are all working to produce the comedy, "The Mouse That Roared," the LHS all-school play. The play will be performed on Novembei 13 and 15, at 7:30 for $2 or an activity ticket. "The Mouse That Roared" was written by Leonard Wibberley in 1963.

The play is about Grartd Fenwick, a small European country, and how the citizens of Grand Fenwick go to war with the United States. The entire economy of Grand Fenwick is based on a certain kind of wine. When a company in the United States starts producing an imitation of this wine, the desparate Dutchess Glorianna, played by senior Shannon Kunkel, declares war on the United States in hopes of losing and collecting a recompensation.

Kreizinger started thinking about the choice of this year's play last spring. Over the summer, he chose to produce "The Mouse That Roared." " 'The Mouse That Roared' is a funny satire of politics" Kreizinger said. "It has a large cast, so it lets us use a lot of talent."

There are 41 parts in the play, and over 71 people tried out at the auditions in early October.

"We had to turn away talented people," Kreizinger said.

"This year we have a strong, experienced cast," Kreizinger said. "That's important because this is a comedy, and-· comedy is harder to do than drama. Timing is very important in comdey."

The play's cast includes: seniors Mike Arroyo, Tom Boellstorff, Carrie Boehrns, Lew Carpenter, Jeff Cunningham, Ginger Dzerk, David England, Kim Hansen, JoAnna Heckman, Janeen Holland, Sharon Mosher, Randy Nuss, Katie Pierson, Sally Pytko, Carmen Saunders, Trang Tran, Anne Weikert, and Gordon Vidaver; juniors David Carson, Jennipher Danielson, Jeff DeWitt, Angie Holdsworth, David Koperski, Tuyen Nguyen, Dana Turner, Jon Vogel, and Jean Waller; sophomores John Allen, Sara Bishop, Kathy Bergstrom, Darcy Boellstorff, Brian Breazier; Eric Eidswick, Serena Guy, Kim Holland, Brenda Hornkohl, Julie Jackson, Jenni Johnson, Susan Nuss, and Tom Ray. '

Student councils visit LHS

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go to another school? Last week, from October 13th through the 16th, the Lincoln High student council members found out. Each student council invited five other council members from each school to attend their school for one day.

On Wednesday the fifteenth, fifteen council members from the three other schools in Lincoln visited LHS. The day began at 7:30 when the "exchange" students arrived at Lincoln High. They were then treated to coffee, juice and donuts, compliments of the Lincoln High student council.

All of the students were taken on a tour of the school headed up by LHS student council president Shelly Franklin. They were shown the new industrial arts wing as well as the tunnels beneath Lincoln High.

"The tunnels, I thought, were very cool," said Tom Krause, a junior from Lincoln East.

During third and sixth periods, the students from different high schools visited classrooms in action. When possible, they participated in class discussions and activities.

Above all, the students learned about the way that Lincoln high is run compared to their schools. They met people and observed many different things by just walking around the hallways.

"I got a small taste of how my life would have been different and the good time I would have has if I had gone to this school," said Ben Harris, a senior from Lincoln Southeast.

SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER and Basketball Coach Alden Johnson addresses members of the class of 1966 at a memorial service for Henry Jackson. Jackson died of cancer his senior year.

" Governments are instituted amoung men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it ", the Declaration of Independence.

Every day there is a new crisis or decision being faced by the American government. American decisions on how to relate to these crises can decide wheather people, American or

s curren even

other, live or die.

In the democratic society we live in, as it states·· in the declaration, it is the job of the people to monitor the government, to make sure that it is doing what they want it to do.

People have opportunities to express their opinions by writing their reoresentatives, working on projects that improve the community, or demonstrating in a way to show that they want something changed in the government.

LBS Linkman mascot hidden behind dusty air duct, with a good reason

Hidden in a deep dusty corner, buried without a gravestone, far from the public eye, the now nearforgotten Link-man lies.

Link-man is a large, silver, rectangular object, with two big floppy eyes on top and Lincoln High bumper stickers in several places on his body. Link-man is sillylooking. He's even more silly looking when some one is inside of him; then he is mobile and silly. Maybe that's why he is stuffed irreverently behind a heating duct.

The cless of '82 gave Lincoln High Link-man as a school mascot. They felt that Lincoln High· could use a symbol to rally school spirit. Instead of rallying school spirit, Link-man rallied laughter and ridicule on the few occasions that he made public appearances. Some would say that Link-man was hardly worth his $300 or so price, others would say, "What price ridiculousness?". He must be a little embarrassing, or he wouldn't be denied the opportunity to appear in pep rallies or other school spirit events. Maybe he was hidden because Lincoln High is just not right for Link-man.

"Lincoln High just doesn't lend itself to a mascot," basketball coach and teacher Alden Johnson said. "Lini::oln High students don't need a false symbol to rouse school spirit." Johnson said that the "L" has always been a symbol of school spirit at Lincoln High. Maren Banwell, a Pomalink, doesn't think Link-man should be resurrected either. "Anything that will help school spirit is good, but Link-man won't do that." Banwell said, "People would pay more attention to yelling at Link-man than supporting school spirit."

Whether the mascot question is answered positively or negatively, Link-man is probably destined to spend the rest of his days behind t.he heating duct. He will be hidden from cruel jokes and unbelieving stares, at least until the reunion of the class of '82.

Who or what should be the Lincoln High mascot?

Sophomore, Denise Badders, "I thing we should have one a Linkman." -

Junior, Cari Visker, "Not that man certainly, a Lynx cat maybe."

Senior, Brian Pickett, "I don't think we should have one."

Faculty, Mr. Henning, "I don't think its essential although. on~ representing the Links would be nice."

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When the people do not monitor the government, the government is free to do anything it wants, as it is doing today. This is called apathy. Apathy generally means not caring, or not being interested in something.

One hundred students at LHS were asked five questions about recent major · decisions or policies of the government and local activities.

Question #l: "Who was recently appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?" Only twenty percent knew the answer, William Rehnquist. The Chief Justice leads the most powerful court in the country. It can make decisions that sent men to their deaths or to let people live according · to their own interpretations of the law.

Question #2: "Who is the Vice-President of the United States?" 91 % knew the answer, George Bush.

Question #3: What is SDI or "Star Wars?" Only 36% knew the answer. SDI stand for Strategic Defense Initiative. It is a system proposed by the Reagan Administration that woulc;I supposedly provide a defense in space against incoming soviet missiles. A subject that recently prevented arms control agreements in a superpower summit because President Reagan would not give it up, even though it might have meant a reduction of missiles.

Question #4: "What recent conflict occured between the school board and the LHS band and Pomalinks?" 78% knew the answer. The school board would not let the band go to a rally for Kay Orr in which president Reagan spoke. This event actually involved students at Lincoln High being able to express their feelings to the local government.

Question #5: "who is running for Governor?" 95% knew that Heren Boosalis and Kar Orr were competing for the Governor's seat. This has been a very publicized race. Students are able to campaign for the person that they want to represent them in the government.

Whatever a person's opinion is, they can demonstrate it in all of these situations by showing the government how they feel, and make sure that the government is doing what the people want, not just sitting back and watching the bombs go off around you.

Election a question o politics not policy

After several months, this twisted journey called a gubernatorial race ( or a election for governor to you and me) is finally winding down to a close. This time, however, the outcome will be different, very different. With the primaries long gone, the snakepit is empty now, except for two competitors, and they're both women. This is the first time that this has happened anywhere.

Let's take a look at these two competitors. Initially, I didn't think that there was that big of a difference between the two besides age and political party. But it's grown to more than that. For example: who criticized -Corrections-

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who first? or who has a better grasp of the issues?, and essentially, who can do a better job and offer that high quality of life to every Nebraskan?

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by Jerry Hoaglin

With· the campaign criticism issue, of course, both parties accuse each other. But it appears that Kay Orr dealt the first blow at the State Fair debate. Since then it's grown to disgusting proportions. Including the Democrats vowing to "bash her brains out." The "her", of course, is Orr. Both sides are equally guilty in this .whole disgusting spectacle.

Ginger Dzerk

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O'Connell

Moving on to who has a better grasp of the issues,. I don't think either candidate is that outstanding. · They're both kind of wishy-washy concerning the issues. Helen Boosalis supposedly supports a law that will increase taxes. She also claims that citizens can vote to alter this law. Few people know this, I think; including the Republicans, they don't mention the voting opportunity in their campaign. But in order to increase taxes both agreed there will have to be cuts or eliminations of some state programs. Concerning what state programs, your guess is as good as theirs. Finally, coming to the issue of who can do a better job, Boosalis heavily stresses _,her eight years experience as mayor, while Orr cites her experience as ·· state treasurer, and former Governor Charles Thone's Chief of Staff. Well, in the eight years Boosalis was mayor, need I mention that through her urban development plan, many side streets along Vine were closed off permanently, and Boosalis' .downtown redevelopment is appreciated today solely by transient panhandlers. Personally, I could use that extra parking space instead of being potentially hassled by that bum on the bench. Getting back to Orr, when she was Thone's Chief of Staff she was the first to back him, if he was doing something right, and also first to deny any knowledge about something when he was doing something wrong. It's also been proven that Orr isn't that eager to mingle at speeches, debates, etc., while Boosalis will practically greet anyone that can extend their hand. However, Orr does have important contacts in Washington, D.C. and in the "private sector." She's also been spending a lot of money on the campaign, more than Boosalis and probably has more exposure than · Boosalis. And isn't th11twhat it usually comes down-to. that money and exposure often outweighs a candidate·s real~rth?

LHS teachers get new tasks

This year, three of Lincoln High's in• structors are teaching classes out of their regular fields. These teachers are Len Risenhoover, Tom Pappas, and Robert Dawson.

According to Principal Sam Nelson, it is a Nebraska state law that teachers must teach in their endorsed area, unless they have special permission to teach outside their area for no more than one year. This is the case for these teachers.

Risenhoover is endorsed in the areas of auto mechanics and furniture making. This year, he is also teaching a graphics arts class. The reason for this, according to Nelson, is that the regular graphic arts teacher could not work full time this year, so someone was needed to teach one cl ass of graphic arts per day. Instead of hiring a new teacher for one period a day, Risenhoover is teaching the class.

"It is very hard to hire a teacher for just one period," Nelson said.

Robert Dawson is another teacher who has taken on a second subject. In the past, Dawson taught physics part time at Lincoln High while running his own photography studio on the side. This year he is teaching two beginning photography classes in addition to physics.

Dawson had the opportunity to teach photography this year because one of the art teachers at LHS left, and the art enrollment was not high enough to hire another teacher.

Dawson said he likes teaching photography because "it's something different and it ' s fun to see students make improvements."

Twenty years ago, before photography was a class, Dawson was the photography club sponsor at LHS.

''People that are motivated enough to teach additional subjects can do exceptional jobs,'' --Nelson.

Tom Pappas is also teaching a class that he doesn ' t usually teach, but his situation is slightly different. For the past few years, Pappas has only taught Careers; this year, he is also teaching 'English. The difference in Pappas' situation is that he is endorsed in both of these subjects. According to Nelson, Pappas would like a full:time English position, but he is needed more in the area of Careers.

"Pappas is a good Careers teacher , " Nelson said.

Nelson stated that there are three main factors which determine if a teacher can teach out of his/her endorsed subject. They ' re: 1) the teacher volunteers out of interest, 2) the teacher wants to do this, and 3) the situation is temporary.

"People that are motivated enough to teach additional subjects can do exceptional jobs," Nelson concluded.

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reasons, says Nelson. First, not every stu- The attitudes of the students when dent confronted has a drug problem. confronted is not usually positive, said Jobs and overwork could easily cause Nelson. napping in class. However, the second "In a word, their reactions are defenreason, the more important one is that sive and denial. I think we are successful SCIP is there to help. h h h h h W

"Our ettorts nave not been punitive. in working t roug t at, t oug · e don't turn our backs on them or deny

We want to help students solve their pro- them their education. We try to help blems and make decisions for a better students and parents by referring them life. They are not at their best under the influence of artificial stimuli. We really to drug counseling resources and being care and are concerned and that's why as supportive as possible," Nelson exwe interfere," Nelson said. plained. Indeed, that seemed to be the com- McGinn also emphasized the positive mon link--caring by community, ad- results of the program. ministration and teachers alike. "The ones I have worked with that have come back from treatment have "I want to be a part of something that has real significance at Lincoln High. I'm been really open about their problem not an expert but I have an interest in the · and very positive about the future. It problem and I want to help ' because I gave mea perfect opportunity to rein· care," McGinn concluded. force that, " she said.

DANETTE HANSEN, SENIOR, watches over a group of UNO players.

Last May, history was made. For the first time, two women are running against each other in the race for governor. As the days of October pass by, and November fourth, or election day, ap· proaches, the race is faster than ever and the mad rush for votes is on.

Not only is this election important for its historical perspective, but also for the fact that so many people are becoming involved. Nearly everyone, whether they be democrats, republicans, independents or disagree with politics as a whole, has an opinion on this upcoming election. Many students are expressing this opinion by volunteering to work on the campaign of the candidate they sup· port.

Chris Gunderson and former LHS student Becky Boswell are the youth coordinators of the Kay Orr and Helen Boosalis campaigns, respectively. Both are impressed with the number of students volunteering for the cam• pa1gns.

"The number of student volunteers is enormous. They are of all ages, junior high, high school, college students, nontraditional students," said Boswell.

"They identify with Helen because they know she's looking out for their interests," she added.

Gunderson was pleased with the students' dedication and hard work devoted to the campaign.

"Kay says that their enthusiasm gives her energy," she said.

The duties of a student volunteer can cover any aspect of the campaign, from office work to field work. Boswell said that students are most often given the work that's the most fun, such as handing out pamphlets, stickers and

balloons at various public events.

Gunderson said that in addition to field work, students can also take part in recruitment, brainstorming for ideas, and showing up at Orr's public appearances to show support.

"Whatever we need done, we all do it," Gunderson said. "We all work together."

Although many students who work for and strongly support a candidate are a few years short of voting age, there are many reasons to work on the campaigns.

LHS junior Sarah Knight has worked many hours on the Boosalis campaign handing out balloons at Nebraska football games and walking in the Homecoming parade as a member of the "yard sign drill team," among other activities. She said she chose to work for Boosalis because she feels she is the best choice for governor.

"She is friendly and into people. In order to maintain a democracy you need to listen to people and their ideas," said Knight

Senior Katie Pierson spent many hours this fall at the state fair working for the Orr campaign. She chose to work for Orr for a number of reasons.

"My parents ijre very active politically, and I happen to believe in education, lower taxes, and a good business environment," Pierson said. "And I look so good in blue," she added.

The reactions students get for their campaigning is not always positive. Knight and Pierson both said there were a few drawbacks to their work.

"One guy took a balloon, popped it, threw it on the ground and said 'so there.' I couldn't believe it," said Knight.

"It kind of amazes me that at a school like Lincoln High, in a school where

everyone is a nonconformist, people don't underst.and when I don't conform to being a democrat," Pierson said.

Both students assert that the main joy they get out of campaigning is working with their favorite candidates.

"(Orr) is very enthusiastic, and she makes it very rewarding to work for her," said Pierson.

"I like to work there because Helen comes down to the headquarters and talks to the volunteers. It's a lot of fun," Knight said.

Youth involvement in politics has been increasing slightly over the last few .,.

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years, but is is probably most apparent to Lincoln citizens in this gubenatorial race. Both campaigns, as well as other candidates for other races, leave their doors wide open for young people to get involved. For more information about working for the campaigns, contact Boswell at the Boosalis headquarters at 120 North 11th in Lincoln, phone number 4 77-1986, or contact Gunderson at the Collegians for Kay headquarters below the Douglas theatre at 13th and P Street in Lincoln, phone number 476-1936.

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ON TWO OPPC)Sll\i(7 sidt's uJf the fJu/itica/ s1,ectru1n, Sarah Knight (left) a,ut Kalie Pierson (right) s/i/1 feel comfortable working 1ogether.

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by Tammy Ortega

Of all the movie celebrities, perhaps the most well-known is Sylvester Stalone's infamous Rambo. However, few people are aware of Lincoln High's very own Rambo--Junior John Bennick.

Like Rambo, Bennick often dresses in army fatigues and combat apparel. Unlike his Hollywood counterpart, though, Bennick earned his nickname through hard work.

This summer Bennick worked at· Lincoln High helping the custodians as part of the JTPA (Job Training and Placement Assistance) program, according to Head Custodian George Steer. It was there that he got his nickname said Steer.

"We called him Rambo 'cause he was always so gung-ho about his work and stuff. He came in early every morning and left late every evening," he said. Among his assigned tasks, Bennick had to move furniture, clean the many windows and blinds in the building and scrape hardened gum off the bottom of desks. Throughout all that work, Steer

noted, Bennick maintained a cheerful at• t1tude.

"He was always smiling and never complained. He always did whatever we asked and never· left something to somebody else," S,teer said.

After the progra1m was over, Bennick continued to help, according to custodian Gary Wheeler

"He came back aifter this was over and helped mark the football fields. And he didn't get pai•d!" W'heeler commented.

However, the. bi~ question is "Why?" Why would anyonie spend the summer cleaning up after i:people for free? Bennick has a simple explanation.

"I'm just one of those what you call 'nice guys.' I like 1to help out and help people," he said.

It is this urge to h1elp that brings him to school every morming by 7:15 to hold doors open for incoming students and teachers, according to Bennick.

Bennick says he will continue to help out around school.

"After all, it's my, school and I want to see it nice," he comcluded.

JOHN BENNICK ARRIVES every morning

State Cross Country Meet

LHS girls repeat easily, boys take second

by Andy Nelson

Although they finished first and second, respectively, in the State Cross Country Meet last Friday at the Kearney Country Club, the LHS girls' and boys' teams left the meet with a little disappointment. The boy's team lost narrowly to Lincoln Southeast and senior Kelly Loos lost the individual championship to Christie Heimes of Scottsbluff. It was the second year in a row that Loos finished as runner-up. Natalie Hulvey and Amy Tussing finished 6th and 7th, respectively, and Angie and Heidi Tussing also ran well to lead the Links to victory. For the boys, Rob Smith finished 5th and Dave Meyers, Gary Nunnally and Jerry Hudson all finished in under 17: 12.

This year's girls' and boys' cross country teams have started something that Lincoln High is so majestically steeped in--tradition.

The girls, who won the title last year were undefeated this season and champions in the city. Omaha Bryan and Districts tournament. The boys' team, a place finisher at state last year, shocked the running world Sept. 27, when they won the Bry-an Invitational by outscoring defending state champion Southeast.

After that, the boys garnered the city and districts titles. Senior Jerry Hudson said the team improved because of hard work and determination.

We're working a lot harder this year," said Hudson. "We've put in more time than last year."

Senior Jeff Johnson echoed Hudson's thoughts on the reasons for their success.

"We're a closer team," he said, "and our practices have been a lot better."

Bob White, head coach of the boys' and girls' teams, said the Burke meet, in which Lincoln High beat Southeast for the first time in boys' competition, was the turning point in the boys' season.

"We started believing that we could actually beat Southeast," said White. "Also, some individuals who had been hurt ran in the meet."

The seven runners on the girls' squad. who ran in state were Kelly Loos, Heidi Tussing, Natalie Halvey, Amy Tussing, Angie Tussing, Julie Bible and Crista Zeisset. The seven boys in the tournament were Rob Smith, Jerry Hudson, Dave Meyers, Gary Nunnally, Jeremy Walker, Mark Bestul and Shane Wichtendahl.

When

these were once popular sports at LHS.

From·1eft field

by Mitch Tietjens

In the early years of Lincoln High there were many more varieties of sports open for boys and girls. For example there was once a girls' baseball team, a girls field hockey team, and yes, trampers (or hikers).

The trampers usually set off early in the morning and hiked some ten miles a tramp. They would stop midday and eat lunch over a roaring fire. To be a successful tramper, one had to log at least forty miles a semester.

When it was a sport at LHS, rollerskating was different because of the time period ( 1920' s). The skates had metal wheels and there was not a lot of paved ground on which to skate. Skaters would

often grab onto and be towed by wagons and buggies, horse-drawn of course.

Other past sports at LHS included dancing, archery, bowling, ping pong and speedball (a cross between baseball and soccer)~

Speedball was introduced to LHS as a girls only sport because other sports were thought to be too rough for them. Speedball was played on a baseball diamond, but instead of hitting a baseball with a bat, a soccerball was kicked.

Bowling was a sport that was held outside of the school in licensed bowling alleys. Bowling was a sport for both boys and girls, though there were no coed teams in the years that it was a sport. ·

While once these sports were popular and many people participated in them, they were dropped for lack of interest from the student body.

Perhaps one day when we come back to LHS for our 25th reunion we will once again see people enjoying the sport of tramping. Or perhaps this year there will be enough interest in a forgotten sport to organize at least intramural teams for the next season.

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Nine students from LHS went to Washington, D.C. last year with the Close-Up program. This year, over seventy students have shown interest in • going.

"The whole trip will cost $840 this year. That includes all meals, hotel, round-trip air fare, and all the Close-Up activities and tours," said Bill Zuspan, this year's Close-Up sponsor. "People in 10th, 11th, and 12th grades who are interested and can come up with that amount can go. "There is no academic requirement," he added. -

The sponsor last year was Judy Roderick. All participants from Lincoln High received some help in paying for the trip last year. Mike Haar was one person who received money.

"My dad only had to pay $300 because Mrs. Roderick got a lot of scholarships from companies like Cliff Notes," Haar said.

This year there will not be as much financial help as last year.

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"It will be harder for me to come up with the money this year," said Zuspan. "There is one Close-Up scholarship for those who can show e conomic need."

Close-Up is primarily an educational experience. "Close-Up is a very intense learning of U.S. government," said Roderick.

Zuspan said, "The program reflects the belief that a "close-up" look at our own government encourages students to form their own ideas and opinions. We recognize this as an important element of good citizenship and development of future productive citizens."

Close-Up will teach participants about their gove.rnment by letting them observe government actually working, and by arranging for senators, representatives, and other government officials to talk with and answer questions from the students.

"Last year the students were able to go to a presentation especially for Close-Up participants about defense. The meeting

in Unity''

The "Strength in Unity" globe that sat in front of the east doors of Johnson Gym for 12 years has been moved in the name of progress.

Progress called for it to move last year as the new IA wing wail taking shape. Since then people have been wondering what had been done with the globe. According to Principal Sam Nelson, the globe is lying on top of Johnson Gym to protect it from vandals or damage. He also said that they have no intentions of throwing the globe away, but as yet they really don't know where they are going to put it. He added that the globe is going to be relocated as close to its original position as possible. Mike Fultz, VSN counselor and former vice president of the 1973 Senior Steering Committee said that he hopes that they will put the globe in a place where everybody will be able to see it.

"It was just part of the construction it was something that had to be done," said Fultz of the movinrr of the globe. Due to the renovation, many things besides - the globe hav,~ been moved. Most of these have be en classrooms. Some are coming up from the base•

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was actually in the Pentagon," Roderick said. "We talked about defense policy and Star Wars. It was really interesting," Haar said.

There are bus tours of the city, seminars and - workshops, and oppor tunities to observe the senate, house. and supreme court in session. Participants will also tour the Smithsoniar, the National Archives, the Library of Congress, Arlington Cemetery, the Jef· ferson Memorial, and other places.

The everyday schedule is a busy one. "They scheduled every second," said Haar. "You were never bored. If you took homework, or brought a book, you couldn't do any of it, there was no time to read."

"The students have to get up by 7:00, and there is an 11 :00 curfew, but everyone is ready to sleep by then," Roderick said.

The Close-Up participants are in a hotel with about 300 other participants. They are roomed with people from other

states. They are fed in the hotel every day, and they eat out in government buildings when they are on tours.

The program also tries to let participants experience some of the social life of D.C. "One night we went to a dinner theatre," said Haar. There is also a Close-Up dance and a free afternoon with a metro pass, so the students can do a little exploring of their own.

While they are in D.C., the sponsors are not completely responsible for the people in their group. The Close-Up staff divide the participants up into groups, with about 16 students to a guide. The Close-Up staff supervises everything.

"They run a tight ship, but you don't feel herded," said Roderick.

"One thing that I have to stress is that parents don't have to worry about · the safety of their children," said Roderick.

"The Close-Up staff had everything under control all the time."

The trip is on April 12-19. There is more information about the Close-Up trip to Zuspan's room, room 102.

globe moved in the name of progress

ment, moving around lthe corner and up to ·a new second floor. According to Nelson, the classes thatt are to be located on the renovated firrst floor are as follows: driver's ed, bamd room, machine shop, and small engines. The classes that are to be located on the Mezzanine or second level are ai,; follows: graphic arts, electronics, and drafting. Nelson also said that the worlkers are ahead of schedule and the Mezzanine level should be done by the first of· the year and the first floor should be done by March. He added that the equipment is going to be comparable to that iwhich is in the workplace. "This is a tremendous addition, it updates the \Whole vocational area," said Nelson. "It also improves the educational environme1nt and it will give us flexibility in scheduBing," he added.

The globe that was nnoved was made by a local artist and cost around $2500. The concept for the globe came from the idea that Lincoln High students are equal regardless of their race, religion, or color. It also symbolizes the many ethnic groups represented at Lincoln High, from this is where the 1title "Strength in Unity" comes from

HANGING OUT AT the "Strength of Unity" globe, in the entrance of Johnson gym, these students eryoyed the gift of the class of 1972- 73. (1973 photo).

SITTING FROZEN ON the roof,

Is parking a right or a privilege? That is the big question concerning the current situation at LHS. Due to the construction of the new Industrial Arts wing, half of the north parking lot is now reserved for faculty. Until construction is completed, the student driver will have to park anywhere he or she can find a place, even If it's in no man's land, south of the Lincoln High border.

This "solution" to the parking dilemna seems unfair, and it is. The faculty lost the use of the east parking lot, but gained back it's space in the north one. And the students? Quite simply, they have been left out in the cold, or will at least be experiencing a lot more of it trudging from their cars to school. The minority once more has succeeded in expressing it's tyranny over the majority. Ya say you want a revolution?

Well, ya know, we all want to change the world. Unfortunately, this world of ours is run in part by contracts, and the Lincoln Public Schools has such a contract with its faculty members. The contract guarantees, among other things, the right to a parking place; students have no such right. In other words, teachers--who are bound to LHS for financial reasons-are warranted a place to work, ·and students--who are bound to LHS for legal reasons--aren't. Parking is a right for faculty, but not for students; for them it is just a privilege.

Now a new question emerges, and it is, "What is the difference between right and privilege?" The answer is simple: a right is something guaranteed to you by law, but a privilege is not guaranteed. The students' rights are not protected as the teachers' rights are. Ya say you'll change the Constitution?

Well, ya know, we all want to change their heads. However, it's not easy to defy a precedent, to look law in the face and say "No!" and expect change. Besides, the issue here is not promoting radical change; it simply is asking for equal rights. The teachers have to be in the building at a certain hour, but so do the students. Teachers don't like to walk from their cars to the building on cold days, but neither do students.

"I want my country to love me as much as ! love it."

-Sylvester Stallone a.k.a Rambo

"Old soldiers never die, they just fade away."

-Douglas MacArthur

A couple of years ago, Weird Wally's used cars had a billboard around that said, in big, green letters, "THIS IS WEIRD COUNTRY." I'm beginning to believe this more and more. Why? Any country that uses a movie character as a symbol has got to be demented.

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by Adam T. Branting

I'm talking about Rambo. I hate the word as I hate all Hollywood, Congress and Stallone. Each of these have become ultra-right wing, conservative schmucks. And you wanna know why? Because it's hip, it's cool, and it makes money and friends. Hey, everybody, let's conform!!

Of course, if you've been breathing and do not live the sheltered life of a catholic monk, this is no surprise to you You have seen the Rambo toys, comics, stickers, etc. for an R-rated movie. You've heard the politicians use his name like he was Thoreau or Socrates. You've heard left wing liberals scream and cry over how the Rambo philosophy is the end of the world. College students are comparing Springsteen vs. Stallone, which represents America better.

I've had enough. Let's set the record straight

First of all, we Americans have this habit of making movie idols into political ·mouth pieces. The world knows more about us from "The Sands of lwo Jima" than from the writings of Jefferson. 1 find this appalling, for the vision of one filmmaker effects the view of ourselves and how the world views us.

Two, Rambo is not the first macho man to become an American icon. John Wayne held the title of "the American man" before Stallone could take the safety off his M-16. But, Wayne reflected a certain feeling of compassion that Stallone has never thought. Yet, Wayne, too had his opinions. His film "The Green Berets" was against the Vietnam war. Middle America's confusion mounted. Rambo is the first right wing hero since Wayne shifted his view of war. Can we blame Stallone for making Rambo? No.

In "First Blood," the Rambo character was jus it a confused vet looking for an America that woul<d accept him. It portrayed a feeling of being an outtcast that many vets, as well as all of us, can idemtify with. But with "Rambo," Stallone moved intco fantasy, or reliving the war, the war that w,e should've won.

Stallone reflects the view of some, repeat some, Americans. This is self evident. But the fact that he has become such a controversial figure has influenced how we talk and how we think. People are either pro-Rambo or antiRambo. There is hardly a day that goes by that I don't hear some reference to Rambo. My mother once told me that hate and love are closely related, both involve a great deal of caring about it. I don't care about Rambo, it was just a bad movie. If you stop thinking about him, he will fade away. Please, let him fade away.

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Friday, November 21,

Teachers have to come and go during the day, but so do students! The problems of the two groups are similar, so why can't the treatment of them be similar? The question of who has, or should have, what rights is not limited only to the parking lots of LHS. In the past two years, changes in school policy have altered the rights of the students; the more rigid distinction between tardies and absences, the extended use of hall monitors, the restrictiveness of library policy, the harsher--"black and white"--attendance policy. It is not to say that these rules are all bad, but the students need, and deserve, some rights. For instance, two years ago, a student could come to school a few minutes late and find a spot in the all-student north parking lot. He could get to class, and be punished with a tardy. Today, a student might arrive on time, but have to walk the equivalent of a block or two, arrive in class six minutes late, and be considered truant. The punishment: an hour after school in 213, and a blemi sh on the record. The switch from 15 minutes-unexcused to 5 minutestruant was though a little harsh, smart on the part of the administration. But without ample parking, the rule becomes very harsh!

So ya say you want a real solution? Well, ya know, we're all doin' what we can. And a real solution does exist. If the north lot were returned to the students and the gravel lot across Capitol Parkway was designated for the teachers, it would solve two problems. First, the students would have a right restpred to them, not to mention a closer place to park, and the teachers would have only a walk across the street to school. The Muny parking lot would be open to anyone, as would the lot south of the school, across Randolph By-pass

One obvious problem that would still exist would be enforcing who parked where. This is where the role of the infamous hall monitor comes in. Hall monitors could take turns patroling the outside area on the northeast corner of the school, and would have the power to accost anyone, student or faculty member, who violated the parking "law," and refer them to the Administration.

What would be a sufficient penalty for those who continually violated "the law?" Maybe a month's parking in the south lot, or a week spent picking up trash in the north lot, the student's lot.

Student rights are just as important as faculty rights. One cannot expect a group to gain strength with no rights--it defies human nature! The Administration should give the north lot back to the students , give the gravel lot acros s the s treet to the faculty, and preserve peace and justice for all until March, when hopefully the construction will cease forever! Then, everything will be-all right.

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Parking is still a big problem

During the construction on the east side of the school, incorrect parking in the school lots has become a concern, says LHS principal Sam Nelson.

Having lost part of the east lot due to construction, the LHS staff may now park in the half of the north lot designated for their use until construction is completed in the spring. At that time, the area will revert back to student use.

"Sometimes you have to search for a parking place, because the teachers took our lot," said LHS senior Darla Bolin.

"It's an inconvience, certainly," said counselor Gene Cotter. But he stressed the fact that the staff must be provided with adequate parking facilities, as stated in their contract.

Because parking is tight, Cotter said he is more lenient in dealing with parking offences when he patrols the school lots. In this case, reprimands can take the form of tickets issued by those who patrol the lots. The tickets have no legal power and are basically used as warnings, Cotter said. He hasn't issued any this year, and would only consider doing so in case of driveway blockage or student cars in the faculty lot. Nevertheless, Nelson stressed the fact that offenders would be dealt with accordingly.

Although there can be no police supervision in the lots because they are school property, Nelson said that lot patrols will soon be getting help in the form of more lot attendants from Lincoln Public Schools.

eatured newcomers to stage

The all-school play, "The Mouse That Roared." which was presented November 13 and 15, ·.vas the Lincoln High acting debut for many students. Its large cast of 40 actors and large backstage crew allowed for many people who have had little theatre experience at Lincoln High to join those with a strong drama background to produce a play with many unfamiliar faces and names.

Many of these newcomers are sophomores this year, many of whom have done plays in junior high. Others are juniors or seniors experimenting with drama for the first time.

Sophomore John Allen acted at LHS for the first time last weekend, but is certainly not a stranger to theatre. Allen has appeared ' in several community productions, including "The King and I," "Oliver!," and he played the lead of Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit," all at the Lincoln Community Playhouse. He also was involved in several junior high plays. Allen enjoys acting both as a "natural high" and because of its challenges.

"You get to completely change your inner and outer actions," Allen said. "Each role is different and you get to make up your own reaction to a line of your exposition on stage."

One reason that some people becoll!e involved in Lincoln High drama is because older siblings were active, or are active, in LHS plays.

Susan Nuss and Darcy Boellstorff are sisters of seniors Randy Nuss and Tom Boellstorff, respectively, who have been active in drama throughout high school.

During "The Mouse That Roared," both Darcy and Susan considered working with their brothers on stage an interesting experience.

"My brother kissed me, and that was interesting, said Susan, who portrayed Randy's mother in the play.

"The weirdest thing was working with Tom. It was hard to talk to him on stage," Darcy said. In addition to "The Mouse 1·hat Roared," Darcy, Tom, Susan and Randy will act together again on the LHS stage. All four are cast members in this year's one-act play, "Runaways."

Acting at the high school level is quite different than in junior high or in community theatre. Acting in a new environment was a learning experience for all. Sophomore Eric Eidswick had done some theatre in junior high and found out the difference between that and high school theatre while in "The Mouse That Roared."

"I've learned a lot about the responsibilities of a high school actor and what he must do to fulfill his part to perfection. There's more to acting than just comedy," Eidswick said.

Overall, most of the newcomers to LHS theatre enjoyed the experience and look forward to further productions. Darcy Boellstorff wrapped up her feelings about the play as many did; she enjoyed meeting new people.

"I've met so many people doing this. That's about the best part. The excitement that comes with it lt's indescribable," she said.

Our Work is Outrageous

PROFESSOR KOKINTZ (DA V/D Carson, third from left) warns Tully Bascom (Randy Nuss, second from right) of the destructive powers of the Q-Bomb.

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Some current projects include opening a Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) chapter and a project to raise student awareness of the responsibilities (financial or otherwise) of teenage pregnancy. Davis, head of the committee for the SADD awareness campaign described some of the group's plans.

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The crowd at the Great Peace March Rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial was huge. There were over 10,000 people there, but there weren't as many people as there were BB's falling into the metal bucket in the spotlight on the podium. Each BB that fell represented one megaton.

The man with the cup of BB's dropped on BB into the bucket. The sound was amplified over the P.A. as a loud metallic plunk. "This one BB represents 70 Hiroshimas," he said, dropping a BB into the bucket. "This one represents Los. Angeles." He dropped a BB and paused in the slience before he dropped another. "Denver." another "Houston." another. "Omaha." The list of cities and plunks went on, until he came to "Washington, D.C "

He paused again, then, "What you are about the hear is the combined megatonnage of the United States and the Soviet Union." The BB's fell in a continuous stream each more terrifing than the one before, for more than three minutes.

"It was so sad I cried," Danielle Fidler, a LHS sophomore and one of 12 LHS students there said. "It scared me to think there are so many bombs. Everyone held hands so you could feel that everyone else felt the same way. There are so many people why don't we have peace?"

The Great Peace March had arrived in D.C. earlier on Nov. 15. The BB demonstration was the climcrx of a day of

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marches and speakers. Over 50 Nebraskans had bused to D.C. the day before to be a part of the march.

The core of the march had walked all the way from Los Angeles, they marched to show that there are people who want the United States to take a peaceful, non-military domestic and foreign policy.

The other rallies took place in Malcom X park and Lafayette park. In Malcom X, the crowd including 5,000 marchers heard several speeches before walking in silence to Lafayette park, in front of the White house. Over the course of the four to five hours spent there, over 10,000 people gathered and heard many speeches, including one by Carl Sagan.

"It brought attention and that was good," Persephone Bowman said. "Mr. Reagan couldn't just look out of his window and say, " 'I wonder why those 10,000 people are out there.' "

After Lafayette park, the whole group walked to the Lincoln Memorial, where two musical groups from the march played and there were more speeches, including one from Jesse Jackson and personal statements of what the march meant to them by the marchers. After the BB demonstration, a group of Japanese monks and survivors from Hiroshima got on stage and spoke of the horrors of nuclear weapons. Then they passed the flame from the eternal flame at Hiroshima to the candles of everyone there. The candles circled the reflection pool of a symbol of hope for a nuclearfree world.

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· • -Burt Reynold$ All of the syndicated <:ritics· on have the same problems.

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MOVIE M.UNDANJTY (the trauma of sh h A h M. having watched so many movies that re_v~e; ~w ~n t de;!f 1 1 ~ ·! t 11ovie~ · rated, top syndicated and should go nothing is original.} So when critics say ~,t, ex ee. an I arris. ! Harris topless. Meaning that it should be the isn t so bad, he generally, reviews ac•mov·,es" than "S'1sk"'I a d Eb•t "·a t 't the,, have· seen it done better, they pro• atel d • f' h' "' n r • u 1 bably have.1'hat doesn't mean Tnave:· cur Y an tries ~o ~nw so'.11et ing doesn't, so what we get is a half hour of Critics are very re<:ep·tive to foreign good about th e movie. Its th at incredo- pointless bickering and an occasional twit Reed 1cannot stand!!! H:e·san obnox• 1 · · · films. On the whole, the foreign films • b t· 1 k h rnovte c 1p 1ous, e 1tt 1ng, nit-pie. er;; n~t ing is I know th.at th h t h h seen over here are comparable or better ever good enough for him. (Thts from a ese guys a e eac ot. er

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Everybody has opinions (or, at least, the whole picture. We don't get to see Massacre" is the most frigihtening' film reporters). Its fun _for ~while. But, !tke ·that's my opinion). People like to tell their versions of "~endredi le Treiie" he has ever seen.) playing Laser Tag,. 1t ge_tsold real qut<:k. other people their ·opinions. That's how (Friday the 13th). ff you wanna see b1cker1ng, come over to we get writers, politicians, cab drivers, Yet, every week, I'm tuned to my set to "Sneak Previews" on P.B.S. isn't quite · my house.· I'll steal one of my sister's Jerry Falwell, and movie critics on T.V. I see these boobs attack and bemoan my as bad. Jeffrey Lyons and Miichael Medv- Cabbage Patch Dolls and you can watch can ignore most of them, except for the favorite stars and directors. I'm an addict ed are OK, but they have as much per- her vapor lock on me. crith::s. They'r~ like food caught between to their dull wit and funny arguments. If sonafity to them as does <:arpet tape. Good luck and happy viewing.

German students explore American lifestyles

Having new experiences and a chance to brush up on your English weren't the only reasons to visit a foreign country, according to German exchange students Frank Heyer and Stephanie Paassens.

They also said it was an opportunity to find out the truth about the American way of life. For this, Heyer, Paassens and 14 other students journeyed from their hometown of Schwalmtal, Germany, to the United States.

Six of the 16 paired up with Lincoln High students and followed them through their school day. They also participated in other activities with them, such as touring downtown Lincoln, and seeing a laser light show.

Heyer and Paassens agree that many cliches exist in Germany about Americans and their way of life. "But most of them aren't a reality," said Heyer. Among the cliches all'e those that state that Americans are arrogant and "cool," and that their way of life is easier than that of their Europe.an counterparts.

A visit to the U.S. chang,ed some of those views. In the U.S., the people have "great hospitality," according to Paassens. She also said they were very friendly.

Some opinions were confirmed. In German schools the classes are larger

and much harder, said Heyer. German students also have more homework on the average, he said. The American way of life is easier in the fact that Americans are more tolerant of each other in clothing and behavio~. Heyer and Paassens said.

The sixteen students came to Lincoln as part of the German American Partnership Program from the Gymnasium Wolfhelm Schwalmtal in Germany. German sponsor was Edmund Kaum, and the American sponsor Lincoln High's own Terry Hanshew. The G.A.P.P. exchange occurs every other year. Next spring students from Lincoln will visit Germany.

THE GREAT PEACE march reached Washington D. C. this past week. This peace sign was one of many costumes worn by marchers.

RECEIVING HIS FIFTH place medal at 1~ state gymnastics meet Nov. 7 Kevin Brown stands proud. The Links took hnme their third straight gymnastics title.

PLACING SEVENTH IN the state meet, the girls gymnastics tearrn also worked hard. A lone gymnast, practicing her routine gets ready for the big meet.

Tennis team wins and has fun too

This years' tennis teams strength came from their unity. Although they didn't place as high at state as they had in previous years, they won more dual meets and had a good time. The team was old, made up of mostly seniors who

''Since we were mostly seniors we knew each other better So we had a good time together. ,,

had played tennis all three of their years at LHS.

"Since we were mostly • seniors we Linc knew each other better," said Blackman, a senior on the team, "so we t

had a good time together. It was great to win duals aifter going through hard times our sophomore and junior years."

Not only did the team have a good time togetlher, Blackman said, but they worked harder to achieve the goals they had set for themselves.

"l think we were more mature. I know we were determined. We tried to win because we knew it was our last year," he said.

LHS had a hard draw at state according to Blackman. He and Dan Schafer, a senior, played number one seed in doubles and Andy Nelson, also a senior, played number three seed in singles.

"I think we scared them at state," said Blackman. "We had a good time."

Nobody wanted to bet that the Lincoln High boys· gymnastics team would follow its two year precedent and take state in 1986. However, those who were undaunted by the season's shaky start

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Christie confident

Head Coach, Tom Christie is very confident of this year's wrestling team. "We have our very first freshman wrestler and more sophomores, and some of theses guys have been involved before. This will benefit us a lot." Christie stated. '"The new wrestlers remind me a lot of last year's seniors" Christie also added.

Returning lettermen for this year include juniors: Brad Brehm and Cory Languis, Languis ranked 2nd in state last year; and seniors Joel Maynard, Maynard ranked 4th in state last year; Brian Nichelson, Kevin Phelps and Bell Island. Some goals Christie has for this season is to keep the city and conference titles and win the district title. Christie would also like for the team to continue to keep their dual wrestling title. They've had a 24-0 record for close to 3 1/2 years. Several wrestlers were involved in off season wrestling which Christie also said would help. Two of the wrestlers, Languis and Maynard wrestled off season in China for 20 days this summer.

Strong will return

Swimming Coach, Gene Cotter is confident that both male and female swimming teams will improve this season but he "doesn't like to make promises ahead -

of time". Cotter is also confident that "undeniably our strongest assets will be returning state champ, Amy Tidball and returning letter winners, Jody Wanek and Charlie Hammer". Cotter also had an interesting perspective as far as competitions go:

"The other people, the team swims against are incidental. The team always strives to beat their own individual times, not necessarily beat the person next to them."'

East main rival

With a goal to "win every games we're entitled to" Alden Johnson and the Lincoln High Basketball teams have their squards determined and ··we're beginning to put things together", Johnson also added. Girls Coach, Bill Meyers would like the same goals along with " a good attitude, and some hard playing".

"We're also going to try to work together to accomplish what we want to accomplish", Meyers added.

After over a week ot practice, both coaches cited "a lack of experienced returing letter winners" as one of their biggest disadvantages. "The new teams need experience, some height, and just to learn how to learn how to play with each other better", Meyers stated.

inducted Hall of fame adds women

In the south wing of Lincoln High, separating the east gym from the rest of the school, is a long hallway. It does look like a normal hallway, but many of you may not realize that this hallway is more than a place to walk through; it is the sight of LHS athletic history, "The

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Hallowed Jock Hall." In this hallway, photographs of former L clubs, trophies and plaques adorn the wall, telling the long story of the athletic hi:story of Lincoln High.

The awards are shared by{ female and male athletes, and in recen1t history the LHS girl athletes have earne<d as many, if not more, trophies in the "hallowed hall".

However, in the 1930's gi1rl's sports in Nebraska high schools were nonexisterit; and even though they participated only in sports outside LHS, former Links Dorothy Schwartzkopf and Jean Hyland were last mon1th inducted into the Lincoln High Athl,etic Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony was held October 30 in the LHS auditorium.

Two women being inducted into the Hall at the same time .is historic, especially when they attended LHS, there were no sports for worn en. But Schwartzkopf and Hyland are not the average jocks turned arm ch1air quarterbacks. For a quarter of a century the two dominated women's golf in Nebraska. Schwartzkopf was the firslt person to win the State Women's Medal Play Tournament, in 1975. In additiorn, Schwartzkopf also won the Lin 1coln City Women's Golf Championship , nine times and four times won both the city and state championships in the same year.

Schwartzkopf is currently president of the Nebraska Women's Amateur Golf Association.

Hyland's accomplishments in golf are equally as impressive as Schwartzkopf's. 16 times she was the city champ of Lincoln, four times she won city-state grand slams, and she won the Women's State Senior Championship many times.

Before 1981, only one woman was in the Lincoln Journal Sports Hall of Fame. That year, however, Schwartzkopf, Hyland and Lucille Mann were all · inducted.

The recognition these women atl1letes have finally gotten in this decade symbolizes the rising role of women in the world of sports. Even as recently as the early 70"s, women were barred from Olympics competition in wrestling, judo, weight lifting, long foot races and all team sports. Today, of course, women play basketball, run marathons, wrestle professionally. and power lift competitively.

Women's swimming records are better than those of men of only a few years ago, women are recognized by their achievements in golf and tennis as much as men, and the aerobics craze was pioneered by women. Recently, the Women's Sports Foundaiton established the Women's Sports Hall of Fame.

Dorothy Schwartzkopf and Jean Hyland are two phenomimal atheltes who helped women in their fight for athletic recognition. Two Lincoln High jobs very well done.

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Vol. 85 No. 5

by David Kopischke

The 45th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor was no day to lament.

The Grand Ballroom in the Cornhusker Hotel harbored the annual ,LHS Yuletide Feast.

A Yuletide Feast is basically a large dinner with live entertainment in a six-

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teenth century setting. The entertainment was provided by the Madrigal Singers and other LHS students.

Music and drama st:4dents helped in the feast. Such characters as a herold, jester, town crier, juggler, guitar player, pages, beggars, vendors, and tumblers

iddle schools reviewed

by Woods Stricklin

A proposal for a middle school format for the Lancaster school district is being reviewed by a fifteen member middle school study committee.

The proposal includes changes that will effect everyone in the school system. If the changes are made, 9th grade students will be moved to the senior high schools and 6th graders moved into middle schools. It will also include major changes in the way students are taught in middle schools.

Jim Barstow, a history teacher at LHS and a member of the study committee, described the middle school curriculum. "There would be more emphasis on social, mental, and psychological development, and less on subject matter. It would concentrate on helping kids from adolescence to young adulthood," he said.

''Ninth graders are niore like 10th graders than 8th d '' gra ers

-James Barstow

The students would be identified with one t•:•acher/counselor for the whole three years. The student-teacher ratio would be l(>wer in basic subjects like -·-· math and English. Also, there would be many opportunities for exploring new subjects in nine-week classes, with the idea of becoming familiar with a foreign language, an art form, a musical instrument, or even a foods class.

The reasoning behind the change from a 7-8-9 junior high school to a 6-7-8 middle school is mainly because of differences in physical and mental development in the students.

"Ninth graders are more like 10th 1Jraders than 8th graders, and 6th graders are closer to 7th graders than 5th graders," Barstow said. "Studies have shown that the years of greatest change are between 5th and 6th, and 8th and 9 grades. The difference between 8th and 9th graders is the most radical.

Over the summer, !the 9th graders change into young men and ladies. They don't belong with the 8th graders any more," he continued.

The curriculum of th1e elementary and high schools will be m11Jchthe same, but there will be changes thlere, too. Elementary schools lose ma1ny students and teachers, but in many ,overcrowded Lincoln grade schools, thi:s will be a change for the better. High sclhools will have to cope with a large number of new students. LHS does not have the facilities to deal with tlhose students.

"Right now we have about 1700 students," LHS principal Sam Nelson said. "I feel that we are at physical capacity. With thes,e changes our population will be over· 2300 and we will require 20 new classro,oms."

"If the school board does not expend the money for the addition, we will have to compensate by redr,awing the district boundaries and closirng the district to transfer students. That: would cut down on the diverse social,, economic, and achievement population that makes Lincoln High the school it is. It is well known that I am oppos;ed to any change that would take our students away," Nelson said.

"The exclusion of !transfer students and students on the ou1ter boundaries of the LHS district might make Lincoln High less cosmopolitan," Barstow said. "Our ethnic backgrournd makes Lincoln High unique, and this change could effect that uniqueness."

The chances of the proposed plan being approved by the school board are low. Parents are concerned about their 6th and 9th grade children being exposed to drugs and alcohol, and the expense to the Lincoln !taxpayers will be high.

"The study committee has not made up it's mind on how to advise the school board yet," Barstow said, "But even if we · support the proposal, Kathy Petsch (the school board president) has said that there is only a 50/50 chance of their approving of it."

helped to create the jovial sixteenth century mood.

"This one was very well done," said Music Department Head Joe Skutchan. "We hung banners and things to make it a little more authentic," he added.

One of the key steps in creating the sixteenth century atmosphere was the music.

"The peace and tranquility of Yuletide times came forth in the efforts of the Madrigal Singers," said guitar player Mark Hargrove.

"Last year didn't go so well," said Madrigal Dana Mjedle, "but the program went pretty good this year."

Much dedicated work went into making this year's Yuletide Feast a success.

"We spent a lot of time working on the program after school. We also had evening rehearsals," said Mjelde.

There's no doubt that this year's Feast was a success. The $13.50 tickets didn't seem to inhibit anyone from joining the Feast.

"Four-hundred were sold and then some," said Skutchan. Not everyone wa.s completely satisfied when they left the Cornhusker.

"It was really good, but the carrots were awful. You had to cut them with a knife," said LHS student Brad Miller.

Despite these minor quirks, Joe Skutchan is a firm believer in the Yuletide Feast.

"The Feast is always a success." Skutchan said.

In the future, if you're looking forward · to an evening of sixteenth century delight, look forward to next year's Yuletide Feast. It may be your only chance.

Nicaraguan speaker gives students first-hand facts

by Jerry Hoaglin

In America, many take fundamental human rights for granted. The privilege of an education or proper health care is something that many believe they're entitled to as Americans. But this was not possible in the small Ceotral American country of Nicaragua. For nearly 50 years, a U.S. backed government dealt out oppression and murder as an alternative for human rights. In 1979, the land, once viewed as a "paradise" by eccentric multi-billionaire capitalist, Howard Hughes, was rocked by a revolution of the people.

This revolution was highlighted by seeping reforms in proper health care and populace literacy. Before the revolution, there was one doctor for every 3,000 people and only 30% of the Nicaraguan population could read or write. Today over 50% of the people have proper health care. Nearly every village in Nicaragua has its own health care center, with many citizens receiving training in basic health care. Also, thanks to a literacy campaign today, the illiteracy rate in Nicaragua has dropped to 13%

But the American public doesn't often see that, they only see the fact that the

government in command now ousted a pro-American government. Thus, it's concluded by the American government, press, and public that Nicaragua is now an enemy of Democracy.

''You'll see things differently from what reality you live in.''

-David Moraga

Students in Global Perspectives and Citizenship Issues classes got a chance to see the other side of the story on Nov. 24. David Moroga spoke to classes here. Moraga is a University of Nebraska at Lincoln graduate student recently receiving his Ph.D. in Chemistry.

But David Moraga is also a native Nicaraguan living in Nicaragua before and after the revolution. Moroga, who played an active part. in the Central American Response Team of Nebraskans of Peace while at U.N.L., is described by the Nebraskans for Peace head, Ruth Thone as a "total Nicaraguan". "The question of his speaking just came up at a meeting," Thone added. "We offered David to all of the high schools but the best response was from Lincoln High. ·con't on page 4

MADRIGAL SINGERS DRESSED in renaissance garb enjoy the Yuletide Feas;t.

KERRY KEELAN FROLICKS to the Medieval dance tunes played during the feast.

School administrators will soon be making a decision_ that could change Lincoln High's atmosphere and structure. A change to a middle school format will definitely mean some differences in Lincoln High. Some versions of the plan would make Lincoln High a less unique and - less strong school.

The fact-finding committee for the middle school issue is now trying to decide what to recommend as a plan for the school board to consider. Not all proposals include adding 6th graders to the middle schools and 9th graders to the high school. A major aim of the plan has to do with changing the teaching methods in middle schools. Those changes may be for the better or for the worse, but they don't threaten the character of LHS the way the addition qf 9th grade to high school does.

The character of Lincoln High includes many things, including the academics, the sports, even the building itself. But the most important element of Lincoln High's character is it's broad spectrum of people. Lincoln High has a breadth of ethnic backgrounds that the other schools in

Where's your pass?

Fight back against evil hall-lurkers

by Adam and Mitch

Stalking the halls, its eyes searching from left to right, waiting. Suddenly it picks up the scent, hairspray. An annoying sophomore coming its way. It darts behind a metallic water fountain, waiting, watching. The sophomore gets closer, and closer. It can hear the rustling of her forenza shirt. It pounces, shouting out the ancient war cry; WHERE'S YOUR PASS? A scream echos through the hallowed halls. Does this seem like a familiar sight, it may have even happened to you. You love 'em, you hate 'em, but mostly you hate 'em, the hall monitors.

Lincoln High hall monitors this year are a new breed; underpaid, and overworked. These factors all contribute to their cloudy disposition. These are not happy people, Although they are necessary to keep delinquents out of the halls and from disrupting the classroom, many also feel it their duty to pester innocent students who actually have legitimate reason to be in the halls, If the kids aren't making trouble, why can't they leave us alone. So how do you deal with hall monitors discreetly? · We have compiled a list of ideas.

1. Use an old pass.

2. Pretend you are a deaf-mute.

3. Say that you are an administrator and h~ads will roll if you don't get by.

4. Pretend that you are a druid and cannot carry products made from dead trees.

5. Pretend that you are from a foreign country and talk with an outrageous accent.

6. Say that you are violently ill and that you will vomit on their shoes if you don't get by.

7. Run fast.

8. "Back off man, I'm a ghostbuster."

9. Promise them that you will bring two passes the next time.

10. Laugh.

11. Ignore them.

12. Tell them an administrator is looking for them (hall monitor) and you were sent to find them.

13. Tell them there is a fight on the other side of the building.

14. Run real fast.

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Lincoln don't have. A cross-section of Lincoln High reveals a rich diversity of people - no one social group has the school in a stranglehold. There is an unusual tolerance in Lincoln High for the individual, and that is where our strengths lie, in our people. The addition of 9th graders to Lincoln High won't weaken Lincoln High, it might strengthen it. Ninth graders are a lot like 10th graders. They will adjust to the school, the other grades will adjust to them, they will quickly be part of the school. It's not the addition of 9th graders that is the problem. It's the addition of 600 students. Lincoln High doesn't have room for them.

To put 600 new students into Lincoln High, we will require a new building to house the 20 new classrooms that will be necessary. The need for 20 classrooms poses two problems: first, it will cost Lincoln a lot of money to provide that space; and second, where will be put the addition? We have a parking lot to the north, a football field to the west, a four-lane street to the east, and PSAB to the south. All we can do is to expand to the south, using the PSAB building.

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The two solutions to our problem are either spending the money on the renovation, evicting PSAB and moving in, or compromising the individuality of Lincoln High.

If the school board decides it can't go to the expense of leaving their building, the only other course of action is to cut down on the student body of LHS. They will do this by closing the district to exchange students and making the LHS district smaller. These actions will rob Lincoln High of its strength: they will take our diversity away. This is a much higher price to pay than moving PSAB or even spending a million dollars on teachers and renovation.

We don't mind the 9th graders, we even welcome them. But not if it means destroying Lincoln High. If we do make the change, let's do it right and expand the building. Also, let's do it right by not segregating the 9th graders. They should be welcomed and integrated into the student body, be allowed to add to our high school community. If we can keep our broad student body, 9th graders will be an asset, not the end of our unique Lincoln High.

'Irangate' brings back memories. •

Last week an American citizen, showing concern over the Iran arms-Contra funds scandal, said; "I watch every day like everybody else to find out what will come out. I'm as puzzled and interested as anybody." This puzzled and interested person just happens to be the most powerful man in the country-Ronald Reagan. Not only does he claim to be in the dark about secret, illegal funneling of Iranian arms sales money to Nicaraguan rebels; everyone else 'in America does, too.

Everyone, that is, except for a special inte:rest group for the President known as. the National Security Council. While everyone from the director of the CIA to the secretary of state has pied "ignorant" to knowledge of the Contra deal, evidence arose that the operation was run by a

relatively obscure member of the NSC, Oliver North, and that the only other person who knew of the deal was NSC director John Poindexter.

It would seem that the whole lranscamContraid dilemma was the work of the NSC and the NSC only, and that Ronald Reagan was not only ignorant-but innocent.

But new evidence has surfaced. Before leaving for Iran last May to negotiate arms deals, former NSC advisor Robert Mcfarlance received a briefing and negotiating instructions from the CIA: this indicates CIA involvement not yet admitted by CIA director William Casey. Also, retired Air Force general Richard Secord, who with North helped plan and carry out other secret covert actions, was named as playing a major part in the Contra deal. And perhaps the most startling discovery was that some of the money from the Iranian arms sales was apparently funneled to pro-Contra politicians in the United States, making the whole affair seem much deeper than just a blunder on the part of the NSC.

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Kris Gustafson

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David Kopischke

Susan O'Connell

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Adam T. Branting

Charlie Hammer

Jerry Hoaglin

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Sara Peterson

Woods Stricklin Mitch Tietjens

Hmmmmm. Money illegally diverted into a secret slush fund to support politicians. Everyone involved keeping quiet, and when talking-only denying. No wonder this has been compared to Watergate as "lrangate."

However, one must keep in rnind that the evidence unearthed in the last week relating to the Iran-Contra connection only makes things more puzzling and confusing. As Reagan said, "I watch every day like every body else to find out what will come out." No definite conclusions can be made yet.

One thing, though, is clear; the law has been broken by very powerful men in U.S. government, and serious consequences loom on the horizon. It's hard to see now, but when all the muck has finally been raked, and the truth has come out, Americans will be shocked by the political injustice that thrives in their country today.

Nicaragua: Too many contras and

A government by, for, and of the people. Sound familiar? This is the principle on which our government is formed; democracy, the will of the people. There is another country in which the people banded together to overthrow a cruel and ~reedy dictatorship to improve their freedoms, rights, and way of life. This country is Nicaragua, an,d the people, with the Sandanista's help, have won their freedom.

The Edge ... .

by Ginger Dzerk

Freedom at what price? The U.S. government, always claiming to support human rights, justice, and freedom has completely contradicted its own principles to support the Contras, a band of Nicaraguan counterrevolutionaries who want to reinstate the dictatorship.

But in order to understand the present in Nicaragua, we must understand its past. The Somoza dictatorship, under which the country rested for 45 years, ruled Nicaragua for the *ich, disregarding the plight of the poor. The vast ma- i jority of the people were poor, and could not read or write. Nearly half of the population was unemployed, and those that did work endured terrible conditions for little pay. Modern conveniences and health care all but unheard of, even in the largest cities. And Somoza kept people "in line" by using his National Guard (begun by the American military in 1927) to break strikes, assassinate political opponents, beat the peasants and rape the women. Nicaraguans lived in constant poverty and fear.

]Following the Sandanista revolution for 1979, conditions improved rapidly. In two years the illiteracy rate dropped from 50% to 13%. The go,vernment helped farmers and workers to find joli>s and encouraged them to join labor unions and co-ops. Hospitals and schools were built, and land was redistributed to those who needed it most.

!For the first time in many decades, the people trUJly had a say in their government. They also gained a sense of dignity and respect for their country, instead of poverty and fear.

The fear has returned. The United States is at war with Nicaragua. The Contras are not American troops, but they are equipped by Americans, trained to kill by Americans, and wholeheartedly supported by the American government.

The Contras' methods are brutal. Much like Somoza's National Guard, the Contras terrorize an.d murder innocent peasants, who are far from de:eply involved in politics. They attack buses, sclhools, and hospitals, and kill young men just 'because they might be guerrillas.

They learned it all from the Cit\.

Why is the U.S. completely contradicting its own principles to bring back a cruel dictatorship? It's a good question. The excuse our government

Curfew won't solve any problems

The United States is traditionally the land of the free. Well, at least for those who are 18 years of age and older or not incarcerated for a felony. The rest of us "young rascals,'.' who haven't watched Saturday Night Live in years, may find ourselves back in front of the boob-tube.

At the November 24 Lincoln City Council meeting, a group of Lincoln parents submitted a proposal to instigate a city-wide curfew for those citizens under the age of 18.

The curfew would restrict those under 18 from being outdoors on foot after 11 p.m.

The proposal was brought before the council by John Eis and other parents associated with the Tough Love Parents' Support Group of Lincoln. They charge that a curfew would help snuff out problems in Lincoln dealing with vandalism, drug and alcohol abuse, car accidents, and runaways among chfldren and teens.

Although the proposed curfew may curb problems in these areas, it is also an infringment upon the rights of parents and children.

It raises the question of just how much the government can become involved in the responsibilities of parents. Shouldn't parents be the ones to make the rules for and discipline their children and not the city council? A request for a curfew challenges the competency of Lincoln

paren1ts to raise their children correctly. It is offensiv,e to parents whose children are not vandals, using alcohol, etc.

The suggested curfew is also unjustly punisthing all young people for the mistakes and problems of some of their peers. In general, kids don't ]USt go around shooting BB guns and causing $:26,000 worth of damage. Yet, innocent young people won't be able to take romantic walks or even walk the dog because of a restriction n,ot e,ven aimed at them.

A curfew also poses a problem for those who hold jobs. Many businesses are open past the 11 p.m. limit, and employees under 18 who walk home would find themselves in a bind.

For kids under 18 who are already breaking the law, a cu~few is just another rule to break. They won't stO'p their illegal or dangerous doings. They'l,1 just be more careful about doing them.

The: answer to our youth related problems is not in a curfew, but in stricter enforcement of laws already in effect.

Parents who are having trouble with their own. kids cannot use the government as a way to solve their problems. It is not the government's role to decide the rules of households within this city. Besides, watching Saturday Night Live just might be more harmful.

gives us is that the Sandanistas are Communists, aren't truly the people's choice of leaders, and that the Contras are "freedom fighters" for the people. These are completely falsified excuses. Our government is lying to us to make the public think that it is doing something "for the good of the people." People are slowly beginning to realize that murdering innocent people isn't for their own good.

The Sandanistas are not communists, and are not the agents of any communist nation. Today's Nicaragua prides itself on independence from dominant governments. Because of the United States' refusal to aid the fledgling government in any way, Nicaragua has had to take aid from several other countries, both communist and non-communist. Any communist influence in Nicaragua is strictly the fault of the U.S.

The present leaders are plainly the people's choice for government. The Sandanistas have endlessly improved conditions for all Nicaraguans. Sandanista leader Daniel Ortega has repeatedly invited President Reagan to come to Nicaragua and see for himself what the people think, but Reagan refuses to go or negotiate. Any communist influence in Nicaragua is strictly the fa ult of the U.S.

With the U.S.'s refusal to cooperate and the continuing threat of the Contras, Nicaragua is still struggling. The strong social programs are so beneficial to the country are being weakened since Nicaragua must spend much money on defense-they simply have no choice.

Still, the big question is "Why?" Under Somoza, Nicaragua economically and politically dominated by the United States. The U.S. trained and equipped National Guard got and kept the Somozas in power. Almost 90% of Nicaraguan exports were sent to the U.S. Somoza completely supported any U.S. action. For American military maneuvers, the armies were often trained in Nicaragua, or the batallions would leave from their shores. And, of course, Nicaragua could always be counted on to vote with the U.S. in the U.N. It was, in effect, a servant nation, obeying Master America with no independence. Nicaragua is now an independent nation, and the U.S. is angry to lose its servant.

Another reason the U.S. is so bent on removing the Sandanista government is our insane paranoia of communism. Central America is relatively close to the U.S., and any threat of communism there throws the nation into a panic. The only way our government feels they can "Keep America safe for democracy" is to have complete totalitarian control over all the Central American nations. This not only completely goes against all America supposedly stands for, but infers that the U.S. government knows best for everyone. If the entire population of 2 million in Nicaragua

All too often, we allow our government to tell us what our wishes are. We cannot sit· back and watch our government steal away_ people's human rights and freedom.

wanted communism, would it be our business to say no?

But the fact is, Nicaragua isn't communist. Their government wants to improve the condition of life for all of its people. They want a democratic system, so the people may rule themselves. "Government by consent of the 'governed."

America would do well to live under some of their policies. Look at our budget cuts in social security, education, and endless numbers of social programs. What individual could benefit by spending his or her hard-earned tax dollars on building bombs, while their children can't afford to go to college? The Nicaraguans seem to understand what is truly important do we?

It is our responsibility, as American citizens, to monitor our government's actions and prevent it from going against our basic beliefs and principles. All too often, we allow our government to tell us what our wishes are. We cannot sit back and watch our government steal away people's human rights and freedom, and not care because they're not Americans. It could happen to us. Then how would you feel?

I wish I could live under a government that I could respect. The Nicaraguans do.

NHS officers elected

The National Honor Society officers were elected on Friday, November 5. Officers are: Byron Clymer, pre~ident; Katie Pierson, vice-president; Amy Tidball, secretary; Trang Tran, treasurer; Scott Herr, par I iamentarian; Nell Eckersley, historian.

These officers were elected by the members of NHS which includes 15% of the top 1/4 of the senior class.

Tentative installation is set for March 9 at the seniors' honots convocation.

Star city parade held

In the Second Annual Star City Parade on Saturday, December 6, the Lincoln High Band and Pomalinks marched for the second year in a row.

One hundred and ten band members performed with the eighteen pomal inks 1n front. Terry Rush, band director, felt that the parade went very well, The spectators gave a lot of good compliments, and the only real problem was the forty minute wait in the cold wind, said Rush. "Once we got moving, things were great,'' said Rush.

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One-act·play runs away from first place awards at state

The Concert Choir, Madrigal Singers, and Orchestra held a concert Monday, December 15 at 7;30 in the auditorium. PORTRAYINGA RUNAWAYin the one act play "Runaways",senior GingerD~erkexpresses her emotions.

The Madrigal Singers performed first singing Winter Holiday songs from the

ba~~6~tra performed next playing two "Runaways,'' the one•act play, not only Keelan, a violinist; felt the Orchestra year, but they also came out of the com• played pretty well after a lot of practice. · petition with every other award.

compet1t1on on Saturday December 6

against the three other Lincoln schools and two Orand lsland schools.

Finally, the Concett Choir performed The state competition was held on Fri• seven Winter Holiday songs both in Latin day, December 12, in Orand Island. The really had to be on target with their per- · ··r thought. the competitions at and English. Soloists were Shari Yanak 20 actors and actresses involved com· formances. I'm really proud of both of Districts was Just as tough as

com• and Scott Herr. peted against three other schools. tht;m and all the cast,''' he add.C, ··.· ·petition at state," Heineman. said

Preparation for college students proves to be hard work for some

Every year after graduation, thousands of students will enter college as freshmen. In order to proceed to college, complicating steps must take place. College-bound students become weighed down with filling out applications, meeting important deadlines, and completing financial aid and scholarship forms.

Nearly all college applications are due at the beginning of the year, until approximately the middle of January. The application is one of the most crucial and essential requisites for acceptance into the college of your choice.

There are various types of applications. All forms require the basic information describing yourself, your classes, activities, and grade point average. More prestigious schools prefer a chosen quotation, or an essay question and answer.

Gordon Vidaver, senior, has filled out a number of applications and is familiar with the forms.

"It's ground breaking work. There are three typical questions on the applications. First of all there is always an essay which demands a make up your own question and answer, said Vidaver. Then comes your most meaningful extracurricular activity, and of course your mental abilities. Basically, it's a long and strenuous project."

Many college preparatory classes are offered at Lincoln High. Advanced Placement courses are open to seniors, juniors and to some sophomores. These classes acan lessen tuition fees and save time on taking similar classes in the future. An optional test may be taken after the completion of the college prep course. To earn college credit though, students must score a 3, 4, or a 5. Some

colleges even accept 2's for credit, but that may soon change.

Walter Ambrosius, also a senior, is taking an AP American History class, so he may receive credit and avoid enrolling in a freshman beginning course.

"The class allows you to take a more advanced class, instead of taking basic courses all over again,'' Ambrosius said.

There are also opportunities to participate in taking achievement tests given at different times during the year. The ACT and SAT test show the capability of your mathematic and verbal skills.

According to Nancy Sweeney, senior, the test are both fair and unfair to students.

"I think they are fair because they are basically h~rd for everyone. But I think that it's not fair bec~e some aren't able· '"' "" •,, to associate. Som'e .pebple just don't do well on these (multiple choice) types of tests,'' said Sweeney.

''Basically it's a long and strenuous project. '' -Vidaver

For people with financial difficulty, options are available. Students may apply for financial aid. How much aid permitted to each student depends upon yearly income of the family. Often times, students may seek help from Joans, grants, work-in aid, or even military services. Scholarships also prove to be money savers. All types of students are eligible for scholarships. There are academic, athletic and forms of music scholarships given.

"It is a necessity," said Ambrosius, "with $15,000 a year tuition, anything can help."

Nicaraguan speaker - con't from page 1

Moraga stated that he "likes to keep abreast of what's going on in his own country:· From a Nicarraguan's point of view, Moroga also believes that the opi· nion that many Amrericans hold as Nicaragua "being the !bad guy," is not necessarily just. "You'll! see things differently from what reality you Jive in," Moraga stated. "The cruelty that you don't hear of often enough is the same old story. The people formerly being beaten in the streets are now being beaten at the borders by Somoza's national guard," (Somoza is the former U.S. backed leader of Nicaragua). "The torture tactics that the Contras are using are from methods that the American CJ.A. handed out to th,em in a manual. They're blowing up buses, schools, and health centers everyday. We dislike people that kill their children," Moraga added. M0roga viewed Eugene Hasenfus, (the Amer'ican mercenary, with possible links to the C.I.A., who was recently convicted of selling and delivering arms to the Nicaraguan Contra rebels), as a terrorist. "That guy doesn't belong there. Nicaragua must preserve it's right of sovereignty, (or independence). The United States doesn't belong there, they've got to get out. There will be no end to this unless everyone recognizes the rights of our people. If this kind of thing was happening i.n the U.S., 2.5 million people would be murdered for the U.S.'s idea of freedom (or greed). Call it what .you will," he stated.

As far as claims and labels being tossed around about Nicaragua by the American government and press, Moroga also had several responses for that. "We can talk with the U.S. and negotiate just as well as with Cuba or Russia, and we want to," Moraga claimed. Moroga also had an interesting view on allegations that Nicaragua is Communist. "It's true that our leader is in-

fluenced by some Marxist doctorines, but Nicaragua is not a Community country. Any citizen can go where they want at their own risk (because of conflicts at the borders). The Nicaraguan religious experience is inspired by the revolution, not crushed. Priests were the most outspoken members of the revolution. Sixty percent of the nation's wealth is in private hands, so I guess we could be labeled capitalist too,'' the son of a Church of the Nazarine pastor, Moraga also claimed. "I don't personally support Communism, but I do support Social Justice, and this is what we're finally achieving, this is a true government of the people," he exclaimed.

Moraga also said that the revolution hasn't achieved all of it's goals yet. "We're far from it. If the U.S. would just get out of there, it would help alot. Nicaragua is pleading to the U.S. for cooperation,'' Moroga claimed. "I think that the U.S. is unused to people making decisions for themselves. Out of habit, the U.S. is accustomed to telling others what to do," he also added.

Criticism of Nicaragua has not been generalized enough to affect David while at school in the U.S. "Practically every minute I've been in the U.S., I've been in school, and 2/3 of that time, I've spent in the lab. I don't think that by nature, test tubes are very hostile," he joked.

Besides the wish that the U.S. would stop intervention in Nicaragua, Moraga also stressed that Americans "should be getting definite answers about what's going on. Your government is supposed to be a Democracy that represents the people. The Hasenfus incident is just one example of the U.S.'s failure to recognize the rights of others."

Presently David is studying at John Hopkins in Boston. In the future, David hopes to return to Nicaragua to live. "It's only fair that I make my contribution to the Nicaraguan people," Moroga stated.

by Adam T. Branting

To watch Eli Zietz teach is a different experience. A classroom of generally unruly students is transformed into an arena of higher learning almost collegiate. One gets the feeling that this is what Zietz was born to be.

Zietz, born in 1922 in a Jewish ghetto on the east side of Manhattan, NY. One of 3 children born to immigrants, he was raised in Coney Island, NY. His father was a respected barber, having customers like Al Jolson and gangster Legs Diamond.

"I always had a need to get his approval and so I worked at various things. I think it's one of the things that made me critical of important people, because my father was so impressed by them," said Zietz.

At the age of 16, Zietz had dropped out of high school and was working at various odd jobs such as delivery boy and garment working.

In 1943, Zietz was drafted and became a telephone installer and repairman ("It was like playing with toys"). It was in the Army that Zietz found he could get very good grades since he didn't have to worry about "being cool". Eventually, he entered flight school and became a bombadier.

"It was exciting and it didn't cost me anything," said Zietz.

When the war ended, Zietz married a girl from Nebraska he had met while stationed there. After living in New York and getting his high school diploma, they moved back to Nebraska while Zietz attended college at UNL.

He entered teachers college and triple majored in Economics, History, and Political Science.

During a course on Civil Service, Zietz took a Civil Service exam to see what it was like. He passed and was hired by the

Washington. For 23 years, he worked in many jobs for tthe State Department, Civil Aeronautics Board, and Housing and Urban Development.

Then, in 1974, he took an early retirement so he could go live in Lebanon and teach English as a second language. But, he found he needed to return to college for additional training. He returned to UNL and begain graduate work on an English major. During his studies, the holy wars broke out in Lebanon, and Zietz realized he would never be able to live in Lebanon.

Zietz substituted for several years before being hired at Lincoln High.

WHY DID YOU DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL?

Oh, teenage trouble. I can think back to all that now, and I can visualize and feel all the pain. I had a girlfriend and I wanted to work and I wanted to make money. And I wanted to play games with my friends and go swimming when the water was warm, and school was an interference.

I wasn't pushed to do what I was capable of doing I was never prepared for school and what is painful about that is, is that it was fun while I was out playing hooky or what have you. But, then when I had to sit in class and couldn't pass a test, I can remember how painful that was.

That's why I don't get mad at students who are having a tough time in school, because I have an idea that they're going through their own kind of painful exper1ence.

WHEN YOU TALK, OFTEN YOU REFER TO H.D. THOREAU. DO YOU IDENTIFY WITH THOREAU?

Oh, yes. WHY?

Well, I identify with him but I'm not like him. My life has aieveloped in a way that

I've lived much fancier than he lived. But I understand fully what he aspires to can give one a kind of freedom to aspire to the knowledge of everything around you. Seeing things that you never saw be{ ore. If you are busy making money, you can't see anything. I {ind people interested in just making a lot of money, and there's just more to life than that. I found that in the government, which I suspect is true in all walks of life that people come in when they 're young full of dynamic interest in what they want to do, and gradually as they get promoted, they get more interested in having a nice house, and enough money to

educate their children, having nice cars, and going on vacation. I went through a short period, maybe lasting three or four years, where I found I was never quite com{ ortable with that.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE FOR YOUR STUDENTS TO GET OUT OF YOUR CLASS?

What I hope for is that some of my students will, at the end of a year or two with me, will somehow or other absorb the value of interest in content rather than bucks, and pursue a life and maybe spread the glory of life for the doing, and not for the end.

When you read or see a movie review, there are a couple of things you have to realize:

a. It's just an opinion b. Everybody has different tastes c. If you don't believe it, see it for yourself. What do I care, it's your money. Keep this in mind, read on.

H1-Ho CHERRY-0

BY ADAM T. BRANTING

We are well into the Christmas movie season, the highest money grossing time for Hollywood besides summer. Bringing out their big guns, Paramount hopes to have a blockbuster with THE GOLDEN CHILD.

The big attraction is, of course, Eddie Murphy. In 48 HRS., he was a smartaleck convict. In TRADING PLACES, he was a smart-aleck street hustler. In BEVERLY HILLS COP, he was a smartaleck cop. What characteristic do you think he possesses in this movie?

Scriptwriters aren't big on emotional growth, but they do find interesting careers. This time out he is a finder of lost children. (In the film, Murphy is asked "Is that like the TV show 'Finder of Lost Loves'?") He is asked by a beautiful Tibetan (Charlotte Lewis) to help her •

people (other beautiful Tibetans) to find The Golden Child, the world's only hope of salvation.

And if you have a movie about good you have to have evil (Charles Dance), who is dressed in black leather (Satan digs leather).

The movie has problems. In it, you have a study of Tibet, L.A. street life, psycho murderers, ninja warriors, and dragons. But, these things don't float real well. The movie can't decide whether to be comedy, action, or travelogue.

Director Michael Ritchie has included many "special" affects which give the film a very schlocky look to it, except for one very funny scene where the "golden child" uses his magical powers to turn a Pepsi can into a little tap dancing man. Murphy's is humorous occasionally and he does have his moments, but you get the feeling that he needs to move on and do some more mature, or at least different, material.

Co-star Lewis doesn't get a chance to really shine, but she gives a solid performance, and she really looks great in a wet blouse (but let's not talk about that, this is a family paper).

THE GOLDEN CHILD isn't all that bad, but it is a disappointment. I'd wait until it comes out on video and rent it for a party or something, but I wouldn't waste a Friday night on it. Happy Hofidays

ELI ZIETZ, Lincoln High's man for all seasons.

rs. Baker sells good stuff

by Andy Roberts

Every day during seventh period the smell of fresh-popped popcorn finds it's way into our classrooms and our noses. And as the bell rings many students walk down to the concession stand to supplement their diets with junk food junkies' dreams and dentists' nightmares.

The lady that sells us all of that energy in candy bar form is Mrs. Baker. She has operated the stand for nine of the thirtyfive years of it's existence. She said that she likes Lincoln High and its students. "I enjoy the kids, and when I quit enjoying them I'll quit," Baker said. She added that in her nine years the students haven't really changed all that much, although they're not as courteous as they used to be.

Being the only concession stand in the four city high schools that is open for student use after school, Baker feels that Lincoln High doesn't need the proposed vending machines.

"I'd hate to see it happen, but I will live with it," Baker said. She feels that students have only so much money and by the end of the clay they would have spent it all on the machines before the concession stand opens.

All profits from the stand go to the activities fund She also said that the most popular items over the years have been the popcorn, candy bars, and Coke. Aside from running the stand here at school, she also runs the stands at Seacrest Field and Johnson Gym.

training class given at LHS

Perhaps you have seen the small children in our halls, or maybe not. Well, whether you have seen them or not, they're here.

Every semester the child development class holds a six day preschool. Five or six children are brought in by their parents. The kids are four to five years old. The parents learn about the program from students that are their friends or babysitters.

Students in the class learn how children develop properly by visiting other day care and preschool centers throughout the city. They also do class work to learn about children. Then they bring in the children for hands on experience. They obs~rve the children to see if they are developing properly. They do experiments to see if the children have learned to work together and to see if they have learned conservation.

The students take turns directing activities for the children. They pick two

Art Club gets exposed

by Karen Levitov

Inside an unlikely-looking building on 27th street is a small, nieat gallery filled with paintings, drawings, and sculptures by LHS art club members.

The Amen Art Gallery, 340 N. 27th, has given free space to the Lincoln High art club until Christmas. The exhibit at the gallery is the first high school art show taking place outsi<de of the school.

Junior Sherri Dovel took the class with prompting from her counselor. Although the class was not her first choice she has no regrets for taking it.

"I try to understand what the chifdren feel, and why they do the things they do. I learn how to act towards children, what to do, what not to do. I took it to get experience with children," Sherri said. "It's a good experience."

./ students for directors and four other students as assistants. The rest of the class observes the preschool from behind a one-way mirror. The students that are observing take notes on what the children do and how the students help encourage the proper activities. The students that are directing the children try to plan activities that will allow the children to interact with each other. The goal of the class is not to teach the children, but to teach the observers.

The owners of the ga1llery offered the space to the art club because they wanted to display some young people's art. According to Manager Pat Wall, reactions to the LHS exhibit have been excellent. "People are very interested in this display," Wall said.

The exhibit is a collection of artwork that the club members have produced in the past year or two. Each member chose which works to put in the exhibit.

The art club members did all the work involved with the show tlhemselves. They produced and matted th1e arfwork, wrote biographies of each member, and

publicized the exhibit, according to club president, Chris Atkinson. "This is a real accomplishment for art club," Atkinson said. "I was surprised at the turn-out and the good pieces we got."

Some of the displays in the exhibit are for sale and a few have already been purchased. According to Atkinson. the individual artist keeps all of the money earned from the sale of his or her artwork.

The club is already planning more gallery exhibits for the future, according to club member Keddrin Weber. Also, they are trying to coordinate a bus trip to New York next summer to visit art galleries.

Art club sponsor George Sedlacek said that he is pleased with the initiative the art club has taken this year.

"They are an exceptional group and I am extremely proud of them," Sedlacek said. "This is what art club is all about: producing, acting artists."

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CLASSES at LHS are a learning experience for people of all ages. Child

KATHY SPRINGER'S PAINTING 'Pondering' was one of many LHS works at Amen Art Gallery.

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B-ballers better their record

by Andy Roberts

• Without having seen this year's boys' varsity basketball team play, one might conclude by their record that they aren't that great. They are only 1-3, but two of those losses were by one point, and watching the Links play is still as exciting as it was in the Maxey-Gourdine Era of recent years.

"What I have, I like," said head coach Aide Johnson. "This group will become a real fine ballclub."

Johnson speaks in the future tense because his team is young, and he says they are still finding out their strengths and weaknesses. The Links have only one returning starter, Kent Lightbody, and only three other seniors. Johnson said he is "still getting to know their style," and that the team will improve greatly as the season progresses.

"They are good ball handlers and excellent shooters," said Johnson. One of their weak points, however, is size; Eric Priebe is the tallest Link at 6'3". But Johnson said that their lack of size can be overcome by better execution, such as checking out on rebounds.

Johnson said that unlike former teams he has coached, this year's will have to rely on finesse rather than power.

The starters are Lightbody, Priebe, Doug Kuszak, Gary Nunnally and Greg Hudson. Other team members are seniors J. J. Smith, Jeff Johnson and

Students compete in California

Matt Korte, juniors Derrek Delebarre, Aaron Maxey, Mario Robinson and Bruce Stahly, and sophomore Chandler Stocks.

Instead of staying home for the holidays, the tearn will travel to Kansas City to defend their title in the William Jewell Holiday T'ournament. LHS will play Blue Springs of Kansas City, the team they beat last year in the championship game, in the first round Dec. 26. If they win the Links will probably play Lee Summit, lthe top ranked team in K.C., in the semifinals.

The William Jewell tournament, which will host 20 teams, has been given national approval this year to test two new rules: a three-point shot and what is referred to as "The Minnesota Rule." The three-point shot will count beyond 19 feet, and the "Minnesota Rule" will allow players .with five f:ouls to keep playing, by penalizing their team in the same way a technical foul does. Each foul after the fifth one for a given player would be treated as a technical, and the opponents would get to shoot a free throw and gain possession of the ball. The three-point rule could benefit the Links, but Johnson sees little reason in the "Minnesota Rule."

Despite their inexperience, the Links should avenge their early losses and have a solid season. Next year should be nothing but red and black roses.

Six runners headfor Junior Olympics

Six Lincoln High students competed in the AAU Junior Olympics held just outside of San Antonio, California on Saturday, December 6th.

Julie Bible, Kelly Loos, Jeremy Walker, Rob Smith, Jason Reed, and Tim Jung went with the South Lincoln Track Team to California after qualifying in state and regional competitions, stated Rob Smith, their number two runner.

To reach the Junior Olympics, individuals on teams competed within the age divisions in a state meet on November 8th. The top 15 runners in each division went on to the midwest regional meet on November 23rd, which sent the top 10 runners on to compete with other regional finishers from around the nation.

After doing very well in these preliminaries, the many South Lincoln Track Team finalists travelled one-and-ahalf days, enjoying Los Angeles and the beach for most of the second day. "If you just go there and think of the race, it's hard to have fun," says Kelly Loos, who won both state and regional competitions.

The next day thiey travelled on to Mt. Sack, the 5 Kilo1meter cross country course just outsidle of San Antonio to prepare for the days races.

The course, already one of the most difficult in the nation, turned out to be quite muddy from the rain that fell earlier that morning. "It was nothing but hills," explains Kelly. "It was fun to run on but it was a tough course."

The runners battled the harsh terrain and the nations top athletes, ages 8 to 18.

In the 17 and 18 year old age division, Rob Smith took 26,th place with the boys and Kelly Loos came in 5th place in the girls. For the 15 and 16 year old age division, Tim Jung ended in 6th place and Julie Bible came in 70th.

Five of these competitors were members of this season's cross-country team for Lincoln High. Kelly Loos was Lincoln High's top varsity runner for the girls, taking first place in District competition and second in State. Rob Smith was the top runner for most of the season on the boys, varsity team, coming in third place in the District and fifth in the State meets.

Boys' L Club disproves stereotypes through projects

When someone thinks of any letterman club, the typical stereotype is that of a group of jocks that sit around and talk about the NFL or what happened at last night's basketball game.

From left field

by Andy Nelson

As for the Lincoln High "L" club, that stereotype is not true. They are a group of athletes that take an active part not only in sporting programs but in school and the community.

According to Aldie Johnson, the "L" Club has sold programs at football games and are responsible for the sports display in front of the cafeteria. Also this holiday season the club has visited The

Cedars Home for ·Children and helped the kids put up decorations.

<Dver the years, people who have received academic or band· letters have wondered why they can't join the "L" club. According to Johnson, the club's constitution says that members have to be letter winners in one of the school's sports programs. He also wanted to make clear that the Girl's "L" club is a completely differ,ent organization. If students that have received band letters want to join "L" club, they can form their own band letters "L" club. People with academic letters have the National Honor Society to belong to.

The athletic "L" club has a newsletter that is published by retired coach and teacher Harold Scott. This newsletter is sent to former members and is envied by schools across the nation.

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French Club adopts a family

by Larkin Hood

A chance to do something for others and the promotion of friendship are the reasons why the French Club "adopted" a family for the holiday season, sponsor Norma Sturgeon said.

For three years the French Club has participated in the Salvation Army's Adopt-A-Family program, in which groups or persons are linked with a needy Lincoln family. They are then responsible for gathering clothing and other needed articles for the family.

The French Club will do this, plus it will provide the family's Christmas dinner and a Christmas tree. The items needed by the family are to be donated by LHS students. Students' response in past years has been "overwhelming," according to Sturgeon.

"I always feel good; I'm amazed about how generous people are," said French Club officer Kim Anderson.

This year there has been a change in the Salvation Army Program's format. Instead of direct contact between people and the needy families, the Salvation Army acts as a go- between for the two parties. So while the French Club knows that their family consists of a mother, two boys and two girls, they will never meet them. This is good because it protects the family's privacy, Sturgeon said.

"The meaning (of the gesture) is through the gifts--not personal contact," said Anderson. "We just want to help one family have a nice Christmas," she added.

Student Council rings bells for Salvation Army·

Sleigh bells aren't the only bells ringing at Christmas time according to Student Council member Sara Price. Price was one of 18 Council members who rang bells for the Salvation Army on December 2.

Price, head of the bell ringing committee cited previous success for her original interest in the project.

''One old lady put three dollars in, little kids would give a quarter. Teenagers just laughed and looked at you like 'you've got to be crazy'!'' -Price

"They did it last year and it went over so well. I decided we should do it again this year," she said.

That decision made, the committee worked out the details of the project finally opting to ring at four corners simultaneously from 3:30-5:00

on the 2nd.

were, the more they seemed to give. One old lady put three dollars in. Little kids would give a quarter. Teenagers just laughed and looked at you like 'You've got to be crazy'," she said.

Yet overall Price felt that people were in the Christmas spirit.

"Lots of people were out buying presents," she said, "and as they were leaving they'd drop their change in the bucket. Once a car even stopped and had us come over just so they could give."

The bell ringers, braved the cold weather by wearing hats, scarves and plenty of warm socks, according to Price.

In summary, Price described the experience as well worth the effort.

"It was fun. You get to talk to lots of neat people. I know I'd want to do it again because it's· a good cause and I had fun doing it," she concluded.

Other Lincoln High students will

Stu. co. gets food for Malone

by Amy Tidball

The holiday season is traditionally a time of joy, togetherness, and good things to eat. Some <ofthe less fortunate in Lincoln don'tt have the opportunity to participatte in the happiness of the season1 because they don't have the family, or the money. The LHS studernt council helped the less fortunate this year by heading up a food drive for the Malone center.

help with the drive because he could relate the problems he had on counci I to the problems probably experienced by the people at Malone.

"Some people get bad breaks," said Wall, "and when we do, on council, Mr. Nelson or some other administrator is there to help us out. When the people at Malone have bad breaks they don't always have someone there to help, so I think we should share our own good fortune and help them. Those people have their pride just like we have ours and it takes a lot for them to go to the center and ask for help."

In the future, student council plans on doing more to help out the Malone center. Presently, toys and wrapping paper are needed for the holidays.

Price said she learned a lot about ring bells as part of a St. Paul's people from experience.

Linc Blackman, Harrison Wall, Kim Anderson and Maren Banwell were co-chairpeople of the "Malone committee" on student co1Uncil. The M.R. unit was also involved in the drive as members of council made posters with students to erndorse the drive. Specific classes were involved in the drive as well. Seveiral social studies classes had contests to see who could collect the mos,t food for the center.

Youth Group project on December

"I found that the older people 20 from 5- 7 p.m.

Wall, a sophomore, wanted to

"We did it in the first place to help the people at Malone," said Wall, "and now we're helping them with Christmas stuff."

We challenge students and staff to show us your best and capture what: our city, its places, people, and activities are all about. Please go to Room 138 for contest rules. ALLPHOTOSDUEJANUARY12

Kim Anderson displays a virtual cornucopia of food to be sent to the French Club's adopted family.

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Grant retires

by Mitch Tietjens

Over the years, our school has played host to a great number of students and a number of great teachers. Mrs. Merrell Grant represents the best of both.

Mrs. Grant graduated from L.H.S. in 1943 and returned in 1957 to teach. She has been head of the English Department for the last decade, worked for P.S.A.B., served as chairperson of English Arts for N.E.T.V., wrote an extention course and taught at U.N.L., and for one summer she was a guest lecturer in American Literature in Switerland.

But now her career as a teacher here has drawn to a close and the time has come for introspection to see what she has left behind for the next generation of teachers and students. Mrs. Grant has retired after 30 years at L.H.S. She left at the end of first semester.

"I am retiring mainly because I have fulfilled the new requirements," she said. "I have always liked the quote from Thoreau when he said that he was leaving the woods because he had other lives to live and no more time for this one, and these lives, I'd like to see and experience them."

But when she thinks back to the _past, she will see that she left behind a legacy that will help us become better in the future.

''I hor,e I've helped students to become more individualistic with critka-l views of the literature and to develop more self esteem and confidence." she said, "I encourage kids to do their best."

While she is offically retiring, the days ahead will be just as busy as the days she left behind. She plans to move to Sun City, Arizona, and explore new experiences, such as china painting and taking short trips. She hopes to take a trip to China to visit Ping Wang, a foreign exchange teacher who taught at L.H.S. in 1984. She will still be involved academically with Delta Kappa Gamma, an educational fraternity and Mortar Board. Mrs. Grant still has mixed feelings about leaving even though she has already given her retirement much consideration.

"I've been here so long, and I graduated from L.H.S. I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of working here," she said.

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Mrs. Grant should feel no remorse for retiring, for she is leaving behind a long list of accomplishments from her career as a teacher. During her lengthy experiences, she has implemented many new programs for the school and the district., She also brought in the Nebraska curriculum into the school, parts of which are still in use. But anyone who would devote such a large part of their life to a career needs support. Grant found support in her !family.

"Anyone who's in a career for a long

government cuts of student loans will hurt students, save taxpayers $3. 7 billion

As Congress begins its 100th season, President Reagan's 1988 budget is sure to be among the issues debated. Especially of importance to collegebound students will be the proposed cuts to the financial aid program. These cuts, if passed, will have a severe impact on students applying for financial aid, according to Nebraska Wesleyan Financial Aid Director Clair Fredstrom. The proposed cuts would limit the amount of money available to students and change eligibility standards for students receiving loans, Fredstrom said.

The most severe cuts, according to the January 15 Lincoln Journal, come in the area of Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL). GSL is a federally subsidized program offering educational loans to college students at 8% interest. Repayment begins after the student graduates or leaves school. Under Reagan's proposal, federal loan subsidies would lose 3 billion dollars and Pell grants would be cut 1.2 billion, according to the Journal.

A similar article in the January 6 Lincoln Star quoted the White House as saying in its '88 fiscal budget:

reasonable for them-not the taxpayers-to shoulder most of the costs."

According to the Star, the taxpayers will save $3.7 billion as market interest student loans, back o,f campus job subsidies and one n1illion less student grants all take effect.

Reactions to the educational budget were generally unfavorable. Fredstrom feels the proposal won't pass.

"Support of hrgher education is strong in Congress and the c,ountry as a whole. Congress and the citizenry will prevail," she said.

Indeed, Senator Lawton Chiles, Senate Budget committee chairman, seems to echo Fredstrom's opinion according to the Journa I.

"You have some reasonable ideas in the education budget, but they are overwhelmed by the cuts. And among the most overwhelming is that somehow reducing the number of people able to get a college education represents progress," he said.

time needs the support of others. I found mine because I had the support of my sons," Grant said.

Though the days ahead will be filled with interesting things to do, Lincoln High will still be on Mrs. Grant's mind.

"I'm going to miss the faculty and students, and I'm going to miss every hour being different," she said. "Lincoln High has always been one of the best high schools in the state, and I've been proud to have been a part of the faculty at L.H.S."

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Testing agenda at Lincoln High is different now

by Woods Stricklin

Students shouldn't have had any trou-. ble finishing their tests this semester--or have all their tests on one day, or have to deal with homework plus studying.

The Lincoln High schedule for the last three days of the semester is arranged to get rid of all of these problems. Kathy Raymer, Assistant Principal of Instruction, said that the schedule is arranged to "finalize the semester in a way that is meaningful to students and staff." This schedule will make the end of the semester more meaningful by coordinating the testing schedule. A similar schedule was used at Lincoln High last year at the end of second semester.

The schedule was set up so the only periods that students attend on Monday are periods 2, 4, and 6. On Tuesday, only periods 3, 5 arid 7. Each period was an hour and a half long, with a 45 minute lunch. The test for first period was on Wednesday, and the regular 7-period day followed, but each class was only 25 minutes long.

Lincoln High is the first school in Lincoln to use a schedule like this one.

"This is a Lincoln High pilot program. We used it second semester of last year. We took a survey of the staff about the test schedule last year, the response was very positive. There was almost unanimous support for the schedule," said Raymer.

"Because of the good results that we got last year, and the results we expect this year, Lincoln High will prooably continue this schedule, and other Lincoln high schools will have central office support for this schedule," she continued.

"If everyone handles themselves in a mature manner, doesn't go out to their old elementary and junior high schools, and say 'Look, we're out of school!', there will be no problems," Raymer said.

LARGE PHOTO: MRS. Grant today. Upper right: Mrs. Grant as a teacher in 1959. Lower left: Mrs. Grant as a student in 1943.

The other day, I was just finishing anoth~r tasty lunch in our fine L.H.S. lunchroom, when I overheard someone say that they thought that I had an attitude problem. Well originally, I became madder than a hippie with a tangle in his ponytail, when someone held an opinion about me and didn't have the courage to tell me it to my face. Then I thought to myself, maybe they have a point; if I can't see things the way everyone else does, then I must have a problem.

The Edge . ..

by Jerry Hoaglin

Wait a minute! You're a senior and you don't have any important decisions to make? Well then, just imagine yourself walking along in a jungle, minding your own business, thousands of miles from your own home. But you're not really just minding your own business, you're in that area because you're working for someone, you're wearing their uniform and gun. Then you come across another person. They're pretty much the same as you, but they're another person in another uniform, and you're being paid to kill them.

Thousands of ideas flash through your mind. "I don't even know this person. What have they ever done to me? That person that 'recruited' me in Anytown, U.S.A., never mentioned anything about this. They just said I'd see the world, earn some money, get a good experience, earn some money, put myself in the best physical condition possible, and earn some money. They also said that they'd give me some more money to go to college, if I wanted to, when I got out. That is, if I get out of here alive.

, , Q nee I left good Anytown they started mentioning killing people. They called it defending our interests, and they said it was okay because we had to keep everything in their interests, Democratic and good. Killing people was supposed to be the only way we could do this. It was the right thing to do, and the only way we could show our employer how loyal we were. , , B esides that, think of all the money I'm going to get. But then again, it isn't enough money to kill people I don't even know. But I wonder, do I get paid for every single person 1 kill, or is it just one lump sum and I kill as many people as I can? Gee, I could probably make more money if I became a hired killer in organized :::rime. But the tensions are mounting between me and the t.ranger, (but the thing is, he's not really the st' ;'./:·~.I'm in THEIR area). What will I :lo)" ·~

As you may or may not have guessed, in the situation above, you're not working for organized crime. But it is something quite similar. You're a modern combat soldier in one of the United States armed forces. This "irresistable offer from an irresistable force," was highlighted at L.H.S. Military Night in late November. I got an invitation to attend, but I didn't go. It sounds like I really missed out on SOfllething, didn't I?

TThe poi_nt about the invitation that really got me pig-biting mad was that it also said that "excellent programs" were "available f,or those who want to make a military commitment in order to help pay for post high school education." That is a bald-faced lie. Ever since 1980, any male 18-26 has had no choice whether they want .to make a military commitment or not. They are required by law to register with the Selective Ser• vice. This is a "body count" to see how many innocent lives the U.S. government can gamble with "in the event of a national emergency." But this is also a commitment; you're promising by your name and Social Security number that you'll be an available part of the war machine, whenev,er the government deems it a national emetgency. But the catch here is, even if you don't agree wilth what's a national emergency, you've just signed your name and promised you'd go. Sure, theire are solutions. You could protest, and probably get your head beaten in by a National Guardsman that you went to high school with.

You can also just not register, period. That's breaking the law, and what kind of life is that? You could leave the country (with the possibility of never being allowed to enter again), you could also just stay home and ignore those form letters from Suburban, Illinois, (which start out saying "we think you haven't registered," and get increasingly hostile every time.) But the fact remains,· since 1984, 500,000-1,500,000 young men didn't register for the Selective Service and only 24 were ever convicted of anything. Do you think that there's any solid effort to bust these pinko traitors, or is the Selective Service just fu1ll of hot air, and uses fear as a big image?

Also, if you didn't register with Selective Service, you may not even be able to get into college. If you finance your education

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through government loans or Pell Grants, all your information is sent to the Department of Education, who in turn, sends it to the Selective Service as required in a recent amendment. If you apply for government aid and don't register, you're commiting perjury, because they now require you to sign an affidavit saying that you did register. That ugly fact is courtesy of our friend, the computer, which can also track you down through inter-action with Social Security, the I.R.S. and state driver's license registration bureaus, even if you don't go to college.

What good is a college education anyway?

Activist Jerry Rubin once said something to the effect that the only thing college was good for was to give young people their first · tastes of hedonism and civil disobedience. Maybe he had a point.

'' you're promising that you'll be an available part of the war machine, whenever the government deems it a national emergen,, cy.

The only points I'm trying to make are that system resisters are seen as people refusing to cooperate with society, and society, in turn, is starting to view resisters as non-persons. What are system resisters resisting? Usually system resisters are resisting all of the apathy and ignorance shoved down our throats by the systems of government and the mass media. It's kind of funny that in the land of the free, free thinking and standing up for what you believe in is frowned upon by most of society. The way that this all ties in with senior decision making is that the land of golden opportunity, known as adulthood, is made even more confusing when you have all of these half-truths and outright lies thrown at you.

Seniors, you have to make decisions for yourselves! Don't let yourself become the "whipping boy" (or girl) of your parents', schools', and society's twisted goals. Think of what YOU want and will have to live with.

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Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev's refusal to wish the American people Happy New Year symbolized the failure of the Soviets air;id Americans in reaching an arms control agreement. The Iran-Contra scandal shows that either the president is a lying criminal or totally out of touch with his country's delicate covert activities. If that isn't enough to make RR's New Year unhappy, he just submitted to Congress one of the most ludicrous budgets in history. Although Senate majority leader Robert Byrd has already pronounced the Reagan budget DOA, it jlllst proves that the president of the United States is living in a fantasy world.

Reagan's budget proposals do meet the goals set by the Gramm-Rudman "deficit destroyer"

'' either the president is a lying criminal or totally out of touch with his country's delicate covert activities."

law, but Reagan wants to boost the Pentago 1n's spending bill by 6. 7%. Two of Reagan's defenserelated goals for 1987: Building a $115 milli.on space vehicle that could launch Star Wars hardware into orbit, and pouring an undisclosed amount of additional money into the space shuttle program. If Reagan keeps having these expensive dreams (nightmares?) about space, then h,ow in the name of Phil Gramm will the deficit disappear? By cutting domestic programs, of course. Reagan proposes cutting the agriculture budget by at least 8%, and although subsidies have gotten out of hand, reorganizing, not cutting, the Ag budget is what will help the farmers. Reagan also wants to slash the education budget, doing away with federal financial aid to prospec-

tive college students, and ending government assistance in paying for interest on college loans. If Reagan were to get his way with the nation's college students, we high schoolers would turn from the Pepsi Generation in to the Debtor Generation.

Ronald Reagan is living in a dream world. He is pouring billions of dollars into a defense system that scientists say cannot work, a space program that remains questionable, and a country (Nicaragua) that never asked for American "patriotism" in the first place. Reagan is trying to end his battered presidency with a bang; let's hope it's not the bang of tanks and guns, or nuclear weapons.

Letters. • •

We have a few complaints about the Lincoln High librarians. Since we've already tried to work things out and they haven't cooperated, we hope to get results through this letter. We are Lincoln High debaters and every time we go into the library, they come rushing at us to be quiet. We don't appreciate this because we need to talk, and try to do so quietly, about information and use our libraries' resources in order to prepare for debates. We all have partners and it's impossible for us to be totally silent. We asked to use a special room, and our request was denied for reasons we aren't sure of. We depend on using the library in order to do well in debates and the librarians aren't helping at all. Their solution of separating all debaters is neither practical nor fair.

Wendy Hiller and Lori Schrunk, LHS Debaters.

Classes move to newly completed wing

by Andy Roberts

In 1927, Lincoln High boasted its fine new Industrial Arts wing. Back then, no one probably would have speculated that by 1987 the need would have arisen for a new wing and it would have been built already.

During the recent semester break, the graphic arts, careers, electronics, and drafting classes moved up to the new mezzanine level located above the old industrial art rooms. The band room was also moved around the corner to room 153. The new bandroom is larger and has seven built-in soundrooms.

Industrial Arts department chairperson Arlyn Uhrmacher feels that the new wing is great. Although with almost everything new there are problems.

"There are a few glitches to work out, but basically things are ship-shape," said Uhrmacher. He added, "It's like going to · work in a new car, but instead your going to a new room." He said that the workers are ahead of schedule and that

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For those that aren't familiar with the new mezzanine levels; rooms they are as follows: M-2 drafting, M-4 careers, M-3

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Black istory onth to be recognized

In accordance with a bill previously passed by the Nebr~ska state legislature, LHS has planned activities and is providing instructional materials for Black History Month.

Aside• from written materials, there will be a sound filmstrip and a video tape for classes to view and discuss.

For Martin Luther King's birthday there were two speakers; Rev. Terry Cain of the United Methodist Church, and Leola Bullock of the Lincoln Public Schools' multicultural program.

Cain said that students should expose themselves to new learning experiences. He also said that while progress has been made concerning civil rights, there is still much to be done, and that racism still exists today.

Bullock agreed with Cain, but also said that it was a responsibility of students to learn about the history of their particular nationality, whatever it may be. She said that education would equal better understanding between the races.

Cheerleaders win competition·

Not only do the LHS cheerleaders cheer our teams on to victory, but now they have done something to cheer about. The varsity squad has become the first squad from Lincoln's four high schools to win the regional competition and represent Nebraska at national competition.

The girls will compete in the all-girl varsity level at national competition in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 28-Mar. 1. According to sponsor Linda JohnsonFlowerday, the girls are excited and hoping to do well.

One of the criteria the girls will be judged on is how well they build their pyramids. Recently, the LPS Activities

''They do look better when they do pyramids.''Connelly.

Board ruled that the girls cannot build pyramids at school-sponsored events. Junior Sarah Price feels that this restriction will affect their performance.

"I don't know how well we'll do, and they've taken our pyramid practice away," said Price.

Sponsor Jennifer Connelly respects the board's decision from the legal and liability standpoint.

"They do look better when they do pyramids," she said.

According to Flowerday, the girls will be up against competition from all over the country. She said that some of the things the girls will be judged on at nationals will be their pyramids, enunciation, how well synchronized they are, and how well they get a crowd riled up. She added that if the girls should make the final ten that it will be televised nationwide.

The girls that will be traveling to Orlando are: Tina Chaney, Rachelle Krueger, Tanya Borjes, Taura Hanneman, Sarah Price, Tracy Bartlett, Rhonda Polivka, Nancy Boswell, Shay Davis, Courtney Willis, Jenny Pancharoen, and Karen Berner.

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"It all began when I started drawing on bananas in the eighth grade "

Much has happened since that time, however, and 8th grader Jennifer Lynch is now a senior in high school and high school means a lot of new opportunities and responsibilities for a student.

As president of the Forensics team, Jen is responsible for running club meetings and uniting the speech and debate aspects of the team.

"I am in charge of running the meetings. Mainly, this consists of keeping everyone in line. You know, in general, though, I have to do whatever Mr. Heineman doesn't want to do," she explained.

Yet Jennifer's presidential responsibilities don't keep her from the part of speech that she likes best-competing.

"I really like competing," she stressed, "and that's why I'm in it. I've definitely grown as a speaker and I've met so many people. Of course, the best part is traveling-it's great."

So far this year Jennifer has managed to win 4 extemporaneous trophies (extemp. is a five to seven minute speech which competitors have a half an hour to prepare) and 5 trophies in LincolnDouglas, or one on one, debate. These wins can make competition even more stressful, according to Jen.

"You alwa.ys have to worry about whether you make it to finals and bring home some hardware (trophies), but winning kind of makes you uneasy about all the rest of the tournaments. You wonder if you can do it again. Still, it's kind of fun being feared," she said.

Besides L-D and extemp. Jen also ventured into the realm of impromptu speaking, even appearing on Channel 10-ll's Morning Show.

"Being on TV was really great except that guy Guy was really a nerd," she explained.

Overall, according to Jennifer, speech and debate are very worthwhile.

"They're just the best learning experiences in the school, and everyone should do them!. That's my recruiting

speech," she jokingly added.

However, Jen's high schcol achievements do not end with speaking.

Currently Jennifer is a member of National Honor Society and is one of three people tied for top of the class ranking. She attributes this academic success to hard work, organizational skills, and thought process gained through her speaking experience and to challenging 'courses and instructors.

"It was pretty tough getting all those ones, especially all in a row like that but I'm proud of my GPA and it will definitely be helpful in getting into college," she explained.

As for the future, this senior intends to so the obvious-go to college and get a job.

"I'd like to win a Nobel Peace Prize and save the world," she added. "But then again maybe I'd like to become a garbage woman. All I really know is that I would give three chromosomes to go to the University of Chicago."

Speaking of clhromosomes, Jennifer was also a member of Chemistry Club. A touch of that banana humor seemed to peep through when she talked about the significance of th is activity to her.

"Chemistry Club was one of the most fulling experiences 1'.ve had this year. I was fascinated by the intimate daily contact with hydrion paper, galacial acetic acid, smelly thioacetamide, and of course the unforgettable Dr. "Lee 'et a Biscuit" Sprackling," Jen said.

Outside of school Jen also loves dancing and although she says she's no Barishnikov, she does feel she's improv1ng.

However, perh~ps the most notable thing about Jennifer is her undying devotion to pigs.

"I am a pig!", she exclaimed, "and I'm a pink one because they're the cutest."

Of course, it goes without saying that Jen loves pigs, in any shape, color or size. Her current Jpig collection includes 54 stuffed and ceramic pigs as well as numerous pictur·es, posters, and pig paraphernalia.

Mid-term graduation is an option

Now, more than ever, students are considering graduating mid-term. At Lincoln High, students have shown interest in starting out early in their careers or devoting themselves to fulltime work.

All students must be aware of all of their options. Graduating mid-term means that one must fulfill his or her requirements while attending LHS-classes such as Careers, Health, Citizenship Issues, and gym, English and social studies requirements. Once these requirements have been met, the student is eligible for mid-term graduation.

"Students graduate (mid-term) for various reasons. One girl graduated early and went to beautician school. Others join the military," said Registrar Alice Kruse.

"An average of 30 students out of a class of 450 graduate mid-semester. It varies," she added.

Kandi Benedict, a former LHS student, has chosen to graduate early and begin college.

"I decided to graduate early to get a head start on college. I had filled all my class requirements and had that out of the way, so I could go on," Benedict said.

Benedict started college January 12, and is taking 15 credit hours at UNL this smester. She will be taking Math, Biology, English and Psychology.

Some students feel that graduating mid-term has advantages and disadvantages. Missing out on end-of-the-year activities and getting on with school or a career is not appealing to some.

"I feel that graduating now is an advantage to me," said Benedict, "but for some people it might not be."

Benedict received help from counselor Len Hamsa and Assistant Principal for Student Services Don Dean.

"They rearranged my schedule and talked with all my teachers to make graduating early possible."

According to Benedict, starting early can help you save time and reach your career choice sooner. In her opinion, beginning college after graduating midterm is well worth it. Nonetheless midterm graduation is an option for all. If it suits your needs, utilize this option.

One can look down a crowded freestyle ski team, his specialty being hallway, spot a face, and reflect on the moguls. Josh also played football and unique aspects that make one an in• baseball, gaining state recognition in the dividual. Alas, here comes one now; a latter. As a sophomore, Josh helped his short, stocky male, with flowing golden Heritage High baseball team to the state hair, black boots, and a ,~hite bookbag championship by hitting 19 home runs · bearing the peace sign. It's an individual and making the State All-Star team as a in the herd; it's Josh Hargesheimer. centerfielder. vosh, a junior, is in his first year at Lin- Josh is planning on going out for the coin High. He moved to Lincoln last Links' baseball team this spring, but his August from Littleton, Colorado, where main interest since coming to Nebraska he had lived for over four years. Prior to has been his involvement in the Youth living in Colorado, Josh resided under For a Nuclear Freeze. Josh's "participa· the big sky of Montana and'the pig sty of tion in peace•· has included taking part Washington D.C.,

JENNIFER HAS HAD a fetish for pigs for some time. Here she cradles Juan from Columbia.

It's not that the wrestling team this year isn't good, they're just not as good as the last two Lincoln High teams were.

And, according to head coach Thomas Christie, it's hard for those wrestlers who are returning letterwinners to come back to a team that's not as good. A lot of times, however, on athletic teams, something that is just as important as a winning record is team unity, and that's something that the Links wrestlers have.

Unification between the team members comes with some help from the two team captains, Cory Languis, a junior, and Kevin Phelps, a senior. According to Christie, the captains are there to serve as examples for the other wrestlers. They should display leadership as well, and be able to keep a positive attitude when (and if) the rest of the team is down.

Coach Christie can speak from experience too.

"In high school I was an average wrestler," said Christie, "and all four years of college I played football. I guess

I always wanted to be a coach, and when I decided to teach it only seerned natural."

In college he studied sociology and became a social worker. He then decided to teach.

"The thing about teaching and coaching though is that it's hard to get good balance between the two," said Christie, "when you spend about one fourth of your time on wrestling and·get paid less than 10% of your salary for it."

"I think that my experience in social work helped me to create better balance and become a better coach; working with people and helping them reach their goals," he said.

One of the goals that Christie is trying to help this years' team to achieve is a top five finish at the state meet.

"It's a tough goal, and we'll have to get five places at the meet to do it," said Christie. "But state's where we'll shine, and based on where we were last year and where we are this year, we should be able to do it."

A different brand of basketball Intramurals attract spectators

DEMONSTRATING THE TRUE' 1neaning of air ball, senior Greg Douglas apparently shoots a baskethall without a ball.

by Andy Roberts

Every day after school a group of people gather around the doors and in the seats of the west gym to watch Lincoln High's brand of basketball. No it's not the varsity or reserve but intramural time.

are the Beach Bums, The Unknowns and Scavenger Meatloaf. "The Beach Bums play good ball together, they could beat everyone," said Pappas.

Pappas said that there has been great

And with names like Scavenger interest by fans this year. "We've also Meatloaf, The Unknowns, Beach Bums, had wonderful participation by the and Meat 3, someone not familiar with players this year," said Pappas. He also LHS might wonder what goes on here said that there have been very few after school. forfeits because players haven't been

According to teacher and coach Tom present to play.

Pappas, the intramural tournament will Overall, Pappas feels that so far the start the second week of February, and season had gone well, "although there should be over before the spring sports has been more rough play than. in the start March 2. He said that some of the past," said Pappas. He added that rough teams that have a good chan~e to win play is typical of most sports these days.

SENIOR BRIAN NICHOLSON grapples with an opponent in the January 27 meet with East.

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by Kris Gustafson

Lincoln High School was privileged to hear the Rev. Jesse Jackson speak at an all school assembly on Wednesday, February.11.

During Jackson's one-day visit to Nebraska, Lincoln High was fortunate to be selected as his only high school appearance. Students and faculty alike were captivated by Jackson's speech.

Jackson focused on the issues of drugs and teenage sex. His theme, "I am Somebody," made many students realize they are responsible for making their own decisions. Jackson also emphasized the point that every person is able to make a difference in our society of today and in the future.

Jackson came to the forefront of the American public when, in 1967, Martin Luther King appointed Jackson national director of Operation Breadbasket. This was the economic branch of the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference.)

In 1971, Jackson organized PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity). The program was designed to improve education through the motivation and cooperation of the entire community. Jackson is also president and founder of the National Rainbow Coalition Inc., which unites persons of diverse economic, religious, political and racial standing.

Thomas Christie, LHS teacher, has been involved with the Rainbow Coalition and PUSH. Christie had informed Sam Nelson that Jackson was planning to speak at Model United Nations. When they heard that the plan was definite, Nelson worked to have Jackson· come and speak to the students.

"l was glad that I was privileged to play a small role in getting him to come to LHS," Christie said. "l felt honored. His speech was impressive and the reaction of the students was wonderful."

Jackson began his speech with students and faculty reciting_after him, "I am Somebody! Respect me, protect me, never neglect me. Red, yellow, brown, black and white, we're all precious in God's sight. Down with dope and up with hope."

Serena Guy, a senior, felt moved by the speech.

"He made me feel that he was talking directly to you about your problems individually," Guy said. "l was impressed with his knowledge of younger people."

Junior Bill Sullivan also felt that Jackson did an ex-

dope, up with hope" message when lne visited on Feb. 12.

· celllent job of getting across students.

'"He covered a lot of very sensitive issues. He was en1ergetic and caused many people to become emotio,nal," said Sullivan.

!Laura Brown, junior, was pleased with students' responses.

'"I was amazed! I heard a few people make ignorant an1d derogatory remarks, but overall the responses were very positive."

lln his speech, Jackson stated it's our duty to stay out of the "Twilight Zone," and be able to function without thEe usage of drugs, alcohol and sex without love.

Students tackle th·e world's problems Philosophy, Russian History to be offered

College and high school students alike gathered at tthe University of Nebraska-Lincoln's student union F'ebruary 12-14 to participate in the twentieth year of tthe Nebraska Model United Nations. As in the real United Nations, delegations of students ctonsidered, amended, passed or rejected resolutions c,:oncerning international welfare, health and safety \Within a governing framework consisting of a general a1ssembly, a political and security council, an economic and social council (ECOSOC), and four other specialized committees. UNL students acted as chairpersons of the councils and committees, and worked in home government.

"The educational value of this system cannot be mverrated," said Denise Herrell, a home government d:lirector. Herrell went on to say that while the program educates people in public speaking and international aiffairs, it is not limited to people who happen to have a special interest in those areas. She said that the MUN helps promote the real United Nations, which is a much-needed institution in an age of nuclear weapons. Christie Sullivan was a page who delivered messages for delegates and staff between the committees. "It sounded like fun," she said. While Christie said she enjioyed herself, she added that if she did participate -in MUN again, she would rather be a delegate.

Model UN was not only fun, it was a learning experience, said senior Meeta Shah. Meeta decided to participate in MUN after going to the high school ECOSOC last fall. While that was fun, the MUN ECOSOC t1,1rnedout to be even more fun, according to Meeta, because "there were more people who knew what they were doing, which made it more interesting."

Started in 1967 as a joint project between UNL and 'Nebraska Wesleyan, MUN continues into its twentieth :year with the same underlying concerns of delegates, .according to Herrell.

Students interested in participating in next year's MUN can contact: Nebraska Model United Nations University Program Council-City Nebraska Union, Room 237 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0465

Because we are nearing the close of the third quarter, seniors are rejoicing because they have limited time left at Lincoln High, and sophomores, juniors and freshmen are registering for next year's classes.

They will have a total of eleven new classes to choose from. These new classes include Business Management, Advanced Placement Lit. & Comp., Vocational Welding, Finite Mathematics, Philosophies of Life, Russian History from 1905 to present, Zoology, Applied Economics, Pre Vocational Small Engines/Motorcycles, Advanced Biology, and ISCS Science.

The number of students signed up for each class is yet to be known because registration is not completed yet. But Kathy Raymer, assistant principal in charge of instruction, said that she thinks there will be interest in these new classes.

"I'm really anxious to find out how many students have signed up to take the new classes but we won"t know for sure until sometime· around the middle of March."

'' I think that Americans are the least informed about the Soviets in the world, and they are too important not to know more about'' - Barstow.

One class that there is sure to be an interest in, however, is Russian history. It is one of the few classes that already has a teacher assigned to it, Jim Barstow. who got his masters degree in Russian history.

"lt"s frightening when you consider that Russia is the second most powerful country in the world and we know so little about it. 1 think Americans are the least informed about the Soviets in the world," said Barstow, "and I think that they are too important not to know more about."

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Barstow said that sometimes he hears students "bad mouthing" the Russians. "I don't want to hear any of it," he said, "until they take my class. Then I'll know that their words are c;;oming from intelligence rather than ig" norance.

REV. JESSE JACKSON gave students a ''down! with

Above: THINKING OF RESOLUTIONS is hard work, as Wendy Southwick, Carmen Harvill and Heidi Gordon ponder the many choices.

Below: REPRESENTING POLAND

Imagine two tribes of apes in · the jungle with a great big banana tree directly between them. Both tribes just love bananas and would do anything to have the entire tree. But each side is always suspicious of the other, therefore they have learned how to fight and kill very well. Both sides have become so strong that if they did attack, it would mean the destruction of both tribes and the beautiful banana tree.

There is one major difference between these two tribes. One has red hair, and one has black hair. Each tribe uses this to their advantage, saying that just because the 1 other tribe has a different color ' hair it is "evil" and should be destroyed.

Since each tribe cannot attack the other, they find other ways of hurting each other. There are other apes in the jungle that do not belong to either tribe and the tribes constantly try to enlist their help by giving them spears, food, and protection from other apes. In return the independent apes have to be loyal to that tribe.

Sometimes the independent apes change their minds and want to change tribes. The tribes fight over this and many apes end up being killed. The tribes do not care, as long as they have control over the apes.

Today, even though we have "progressed" to human, we still have not gotten over this hunger to have the big banana. The world has become a battle ground with two very sick generals at command. Third world countries are treated as pawns for the superpowers to play with.

• • Both sides constantly spread propaganda about the other. The U.S. has been claiming for many years that the Soviet Union has many more nuclear warheads than the U.S. does. The U.S. has 11, 766 strategic warheads, the Soviet Union has 9,442. Obviously they are not ahead. Some• one is not telling the people the truth.

Frustrated that they cannot directly attack each other, the two blood-thirsty generals have turned their attention to the third world.

There are a few ways a country becomes influenced by the Soviet Union. One is, it is having a crisis and applies for economic aid, another is that it has had a revolution and the new government has similar political views; Marxist, communist, etc. Usually this involvement includies Soviet military usage of the COU!'\try.

by Charlie Hammer

The Soviet Union has significant influence over 18 of the 164 countries in the world.

The United States is allied, or at least friends with, a large amount of the capitalist and socialist countries of the world. Both countries donate large amounts of l)umanitarian and military aid to many countries around the world. Occasionally if this does not work, they resort to an invasion.

Sometimes one superpower supports an e.xisting government and the other would rather have a different one. This is the case in Nicaragua. The Sovi~ts are supporting the existing government, and the U.S. is supporting a revolutionary force. Thousands of in· nocent civilians have died because the superpowers refuse to let this country decide for itself what it wants

The generals do not care how many people die in Nicaragua, nor any other country. They are blinded by their lust for power, obsessed with the idea of killing the other.

A majority of the world's countries are politically independent and do what they want. Economically many of them are very dependent on the superpowers and other countries for economic and military assistance.

What the apes did not realize is that this banana tree that we live on is large enough for everyone. Both tribes could have enjoyed the fruits of this lovely world. Instead they ended up killing each other. Maybe the superpower could learn a lesson from these apes. Maybe they can evolve past the primitive feelings of hate and greed, and end the killing and the constant fear of blowing up this beautiful banana tree.

Trash cans could alleviate our ''trashy'' reputation

Lincoln High has a trashy reputation with the public. Commuters to and from the downtown area would most likely recommend the North parking lot as the site for the new city dump. The reason being it's almost half way there anyway. However, the blame cannot wholly be put upon the student body. You can't put trash in a trash can if there isn't one there to put it in.

The student philosophy applied to trash is much the same as the one applied to parking. If you can't find a trash can, make one. We've probably set a record for the world's largest trash can, our campus.

The litter problem could be somewhat alleviated, though probably not solved, with the addition of more trash cans to the school grounds. In a recent, unofficial survey of the

number of trash cans on the school grounds, the Advocate staff counted only 18 cans. That's a whopping one hundred students, not including staff, per trash can. That's a lot of hamburger wreppers for one measly can. No wonder they're overflowing and under used.

We suggest that 18 new trash can be distributed to needy areas around the campus. This would cut the student/can ratio to 50 students to one can.

There are plenty of garbage-ridden areas around school just begging for trash cans. The mall area is well covered with four trash cans, but that's about it. The North parking lot, for example, is an eyesore and is in dire need of cans. We realize that space is scarce in the lot, but trash cans don't park illegally so they shouldn't be too

intrusive. The South parking lot doesn't even have a trash can. Only a big brown tin can with a lid too heavy to even lift. Another needy area is what is affectionately refered to as "Super C run." The garbage collects against fence and finds its way into Beechner Field. It's not a pretty sight. A trash can or two or even three could only be beneficial.

Of course, if for some strange reason more trash cans should appear, student mentality would have to change as well. The trash cans themselves won't solve our litter problem. We've gotten so used to dumping our garbage where ever we please that the trash cans would only work if we used them. If the administration does their part, then the students must be willing to meet them half way. I

Shelia

Imagine coming home from school one day. It's a normal day, school was good, as good as school can be, and you're approaching the front door of your home. As soon as you step into the living room you are surprised to find that your father has re-upholstered all of the furniture in that room.

"Dad!" you cry, "Our furniture was just fine the way it was! Why? Why did you do it? We could have had a new television for the money you spent on this upholstering job."

"Well son/daughter," he answers, "I don't know real• · 1y. You're right, we didn't ·need new upholstering, but doesn't it look nice?"

The above scenario describes my feelings on the new clocks that Lincoln High was blessed with over semester break. "Why?" was my first question, when I thought of all the other things we could have had

with all the money that must have been spent on those clocks. All the wonderful fabulous, incredible things we could have had

About 1,000 more garbage cans of assorted colors distributed around the school to take care of the litter problem. Maybe a student lounge could have been built somewhere or how about sorrie more trophy cases for all of the awards that Lincoln High students and clubs have received. Some more computers, typewriters, copy machines?

Books for the library (and a fish for the tank). New picnic tables for the patio outside the cafeteria, or maybe Mr. Marxhausen could have fixed us up with a piece of artwork for our front hall.

Sure, they're silly ideas. But no more silly than hundreds of new clocks that we didn't need. Sure, time is important, but sometimes other things are more so, when money is involved.

People of all ages, races and creeds had an opportunity to explore their families and family stresses here at LHS.

"The family has been bombarded in the last 20 years with tremendous social and psychological forces. "-Lingren

Lincoln High $chool hosted a stress workshop (PARENTS, TEENS, AND EVERYDAY THINGS) Monc1ay, February 23. The workshop was sponsored by the PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Organization.)

The workshop was started with a resource fair. At the resource fair, peo• pie from various Li'ncoln organizations such as Birthright, Drug Crisis Center, Emotions Anonymous, Houses of Hope and many others, made available hand-· outs, pamphlets amd other forms of literature telling about their organizations.

After the resource fair, a keynote addr~ss was given by Dr. Herb Lingren who received his Ph.D. in Family Sociology. Lingren's speech ce1ntered around stress in the family and th1e family in general.

"The family has been bombarded in the last twenty years with tremendous

social and psychological forces," Lingren said in his address.

"The family is changing. Two-thirds live in large cities. Single parent families have tripled. There has been a great increase in complexity in family structure. If everybody is going to work outside the home, what are we going to do about child care?" Lingren asked.

Lingren closed his address by giving his audience an evaluation.

"The final dimension is to look at where you are in your own family," Lingren said.

After Lingren's address, the workshops opened throughout the school. "Killing Me Softly," centered around self esteem. Other workshops included, "Coping with Stress in the Family," "Substance Abuse is a Family Problem," "Discipline and Nurturing in a Family," "Suicide Prevention is a Family Affair," "Responsible Sexual Decision Making," "Family Wellness," and "Academic Stress."

Lab opens!

In 1980 the first computer class was offered at Lincoln High. Now seven years later there are going to be a total of three computer labs throughout the school. The two already existing labs are the business department's lab and the math department's lab. And according to Assistant Principal of Instruction Kathy Raymer, a third one will open in one to two weeks in the media center. She said that in the new lab there will be 16 Apple 2GS's (the GS stands for graphics and sound), 2 Macintosh's and a laserwriter. She also said that they will all be hooked up to printers and will be capable of doing graph and statistical work. Raymer said that the hours of the new lab will be 7:30-4:30 and it will be closed from 12:00-12:30 for a lunch break. The lab will be for class use during the regular school day and anytime before or after school the computers will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Raymer added that the lab will be totally separate from the media center and they (administration) asked that a door be cut to allow access from the hall to cut down on traffic and noise in the media center. She also said that the school is going to hire an instructional aide to be in the lab all day.

Librarian Majorie Sawin said that she didn't foresee any problems with the lab being in the media center as long as there would be access to it from the hall. "l guess you never know until its under operation for awhile," Sawin added.

All four of Lincoln's public high schools will have already had similar labs said Raymer.

She also said that they (administration) had to look 4-5 years into the future when deciding what type of computers to use. She added that this will allow students to do more and better things with their classes. And that they are entering a world of possibilities as far as software and its capabilities go.

Art displayed

Although Youth Art Month didn't officially start until March, student art activities have been going on all year.

Recently, art students from across Nebraska got a chance to display their artwork at Wesleyan's High School Honor Art Show. The show took place Febr. 15-26.

Twenty-five seniors were selected by their art teachers to participate in this annual exhibition of student artwork. Each art professor in the state had the opportunity to choose one student to take part in the show. Seniors Chris Atkinson and Karen Levitov were the students selected from Lincoln High.

According to art teacher George Sedlacek, it was good of Wesleyan to have this art show for the young people.

"It's not often that students get to put their work in a well-established art gallery," he said.

The only requirement that the participants had was to submit three works, one of which had to be a drawing.

"Lincoln High had the most variety in styles and medium," Atkinson said.

To honor the participants, the Wesleyan Art Department gave a luncheon for the students and their parents. The department also presented a workshop on careers in art.

"I got some good ideas," Atkinson said about the workshop.

Atkinson and other art club members will have work on display at the state capitol in March as a part of Youth Art Month

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grams and opportunities in the arts. Opal Stoehr, chairperson of the Fine Arts committee at LHS, said that it was because of this emphasis on the arts that it was the obvious theme for LHS's annual alternative curriculum day. The day began with a keynote speech by noted local artist Rheinhold Marxhausen, whose unique sculptures can be seen 1n the Southeast High auditoriunn as well as when he appeared on the "Late Nig1ht with Daivd Letterman" show. He spoke of a1rt as a product of the observer as well as the creator.

"Art is two things: someone doing something and someone bringing meaning to that world," said Marxhausen. Following his speech, Marxhausen joined many artists in the gym area where he allowed students and staff to play with his various kinds of sound sculptures. These included metal objects which produced musical sounds when shaken or when the metal wires of the objects were strummed. A potter, a weaver, two painters, and sculptors in wood, metal and glass were some of the many artists who came to show their craft. Students were allowed to freely observe the various artists create original pieces of work and ask questions of the artists. Some students were allowed to try their hand at the various arts exhibited. Some of the artists met with small groups later in the day to discuss their craft. As people walked from the exhibits ,none gym to another, they heard senior Tom Boellstorff play his Concerto in B major on the piano. Boellstorff was the only LHS student to present an art during the day. Two University of Nebraska groups performed in the auditorium on Arts Day; a Gershwin

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dance troupe and the Scarlet and Cream singers. Both groups were composed of some LHS alumni, who expressed their pleasure at returning to their alma mater to perform. The dancers performed a piece from a performance they had prepared for the public, then sat on he edge of the stage to answer questions. Their levels of experience in dance ranged from 20 years to two semesters. Alumnus Michelle Wylie said that her experiences in LHS

clapping and singing the song along with the singers.

The final assembly of Arts Day was a performance by the Neoclassic Jazz Orchestra, a local group of jazz musicians which includes Terry Rush, instrumental music teacher at LHS. The performance lasted past the 3: 15 bell, but many students stayed to watch the remainder of the performance.

FLAUlvTING THEIR 1970'S garb, the Scarlet and Crearn singers entertained students after lunch on Arts Alive Day.

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Dancers go to Las Vegas competition

by Adam T. Branting -

The achievement of LHS students would seem to have no boundries as two sophomores are on their way to Las Vegas, to compete against the top dancers in the nation.

Nancy Benson and Michelle Reinmiller have been selected, along with others from the Dance Institute of Lincoln, to attend the Young American dance competition in Las Vegas.

"I'm excited to see what the other (dance) schools will bring." said Benson.

Only one company from each state is selected to attend. Reinmiller said that the companies are picked by the Young American judges from their performances at various dance conventions around the country.Benson and Reinmiller will first be flown to Hollywood to tour some of the major sights of California, then to Las Vegas for the competition.

Benson has been dancing for 9 years and is an instructor for the Dance Institute. Reinmiller has been dancing for eight years and demonstrates dances for Benson's students. The expressed a sense of excitment about the upcoming events.

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by Woods Stricklin

Don't Judge this book by its cover, at plicated thing in 1925, consisting of a 20 least not entirely. member student council and a home

This serious little 4x6 (a little larger room representative body of 68. The stuthan a Pop Tart) red book looks like the dent council's stated purpose was to "brkind of thing that you always keep near· ing the interests of all students before you to check on impc;>rtant points of eti- the faculty, to provide opportunities for quette, procedure, or to quote a psalm. It student cooperation, to promote a sentihas a picture of Lincoln High and the ti- ment of law and order and the general tie "The Red and Black" on the cover, welfare of the school." The home room but is not otherwise identified with Lin- representatives served as a communicacoln High. tion link between the student council

Contrary to its appearance, this book and the student body, and they doubled is not Red Chinese rhetoric, it is the · as hall monitors, where they "aid in 1925 Lincoln High student handbook, keeping the students from running or and although you won't find psarms from using restricted areas during lunch listed in the table of contents, you will periods." find many things that are not in the pre- The Lincoln High library was not in its sent handbook. present place in 1925. It was on the third Student government was a more com- floor, looking north over the parking lot ...,;.;.;;.;..;.;.;.;..;;:.;..;..;;,;.;.;.;.;.;.~.;,..;;;.;~.;;..;..;..;...;..;;.;,,;.

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There were two gyms and a swimming pool in the center of the building. The rules for checking out library books were much the same, but the !fine was two cents for every day a book was checked out over the 14 day limit.

The handbook advised p,arents not to let their children drive tlheir cars to school. There was little room for parking then, in contrast to the huge parking lots that surround Lincoln High today.

The handbook devotes a lot of space to extra-curricular activities. It lists 14 organizations, most of whi,ch no longer exist. Forum, the Freshma.n Girls Club, the Girls Athletic Association, Hi Y (an

all-male Christian club), the Zoology Club and others have all passed on.

The school was more sexist then, with many organizations being all-girl or allboy. There were more girls' organizations than boys', and there were such clubs as the Household Arts Club that was restricted to girls. Girls seemed to be as involved in sports as they are today, though, with many opportunities to excel in athletics.

The 1925 handbook really was a handbook that covered all aspects of school life, from hall rules to descriptions of the duties of the principal and assistant principals.

Doug McFarland rocks on chess

McFARLAND WITH lhis chess board.

If chess was a varsity sport at Lincoln High, Doug McFarland would have cheerleaders all over him. Doug, a sophomore, recently won the Lincoln Ci: ty Junior Chess Championship and also took part in the Nebraska State Chess Tournament last Saturday at Gateway. Doug's victory at the LCJCC will probably raise his point totals in the United States Chess Federation's system by at least 100 points. His current ranking is 1296.

Doug, the son of State Senator Jim McFarland, has been playing chess since he was a third grader, but he only started to get interested competetively about two years ago. Doug's uncl,e, the sponsor of the Omaha Creighton Prep chess club, started Doug playing competitively, and in two years he has won the Belmont Juniors, the reserve title for Mid America Scholastics, and the 1400 points and under championship at the Omaha Scholasti<: Tournament.

The chess club at Lincoln High has been defunct at LHS for several years, but Doug is trying to stir some interest in the sport. He has put up placards pro-

moting chess tournaments in the Band and Computer rooms, and he has even recruited some chess players in his Con• cert Band class.

"Some of them (band members) can almost · beat me." said Doug, halfseriously.

Doug would like to get the chess club back and active in Lincoln High, so that the Links coulc compete with schools in Omaha, where tournaments take place weekly between the high schools. Doug also said that one doesn't have to be a chess afficiondo to play in the various tournaments. He said that in order to be a member of .the NSCA (Nebraska State Chess Association) all one has to do is pay dues. Meetings for the NSCA take place every Thursday night.

Aside from playing chess, Doug also is a member of the LHS Marching and Concert Bands and he has some interesting things to say about Lincoln High.

"You hear a lot of horror stories in Junior high about what high school is going to be like," said Doug, "but there's a lot more freedom here." I

NANCY BENSON AND.Michelle Reinmiller fly high, proving their limberness.

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First hand experience expressed Actors relate their experiences with students

The day after Rev. Jackson blew in and out of the school, two lesser known, but just as deserving, entities spoke to students and staff, alumnus Corky Ford and the Guthrie Theatre's Paul Drake.

Ford, a 1977 graduate, was in town for a special premiere of his film "Platoon," which is currently up for eight academy awards. Drake is an understudy in the Guthrie Center's touring company of Shaw's "Candida," which had two shows at Kimball Hall. Drake is also in charge of special acting workshops for students as the company tours. Both spoke to students of various drama classes.

Ford, who plays Manny Washington in "Platoon," participated in athletics, music, and drama. He attended Kearney State College for a year before being chosen for the Young Americans, a national swing choir group. After leaving the group, he went to California to look for work. Ford said that luck landed him the lead in his first movie, "Shoes." He has had various roles on T. V. and in films before landing the role in "Platoon."

Ford was chosen from over 6,000 actors for one of the four black roles by director Oliver Stone. In preparation for the cast, Stone took the cast into the jungles of the Philippines and showed them how to survive. They marched every day with full pack and weapons, they would daily be "attacked" with rigged explosions and live ammo being fired over their heads.

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Ford says that he enjoys films much more than the theatre or the stage.

"The theatre is too tough, I've paid my dues in the theatre," said Ford. "I think that T.V. has brainwashed too many people."

Paul Drake, on the other hand, has been working on stage for over 15 years.

After studying theatre at the University of Minnesota, he joined the Peace Corps

ACTOR PAUL DRAKE, who has made several commercials ar,d a movie, talked with drama students.

" in 1967 to avoid more college and the Vietnam War. He then made contacts with theatres both at the Guthrie Theatre in Minnesota and in Omaha.

Most of his productions have enjoyed

By Adam ''Buck'' Branting

A society of couch potatoes. Perhaps not the first euphemism of American society to come to mind, but perhaps the most accurate. Not saying that we are all mindless idiots who get up early, work to keep our family fed, go home, relax, have a beer and watch T.V., but quite a few of us are, whether we realize it or not.

Americans consider themselves the most independent, free thinking, greatest individuals in the world, and why? Because someone on T.V. told them so.

The T.V., as well as the movies, has become the most potent, popular, and perhaps dangerous method of communication ever developed. And we, as couch potatoes, are at the mercy and will of whoever programs it.

FORD, 1977 LHS graduate, returned recently to tell drama students of his experiences in the movie

long runs, averaging over a year. He may be most recognizable to Nebraskans as the talk show host who interviews the speaker in the Runza commercials. His first film, which will be released soon, is "Bloodhook," in which he plays an old

It's not that the programmers of T.V. and.the movies are evil. Nay, they ARE the free thinkers of this world. Sometimes they have good ideas, sometimes bad. But they use the media (T.V. and movies) to express themselves and their ideas.

That was the original dream for the media. Something went wrong, terribly wrong.

Somewhere along the line, whether because of lack of education or laziness or apathy or whatnot, people stopped thinking, and started potatoing. The messages; of the media became right and truthful. Why think. when the media could tell us what to think? Why, research, when the media could tell us what you need to know? Why care, when the media can tell us what to care about?

Big Brother is alive and well, and living in a 19 inch color Sylvania screen (because as we know Sylvania has beaten Sony for best picture quality for the 10th year in a row.)

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"(Acting) involves luck, being in the right place at the right time. It's a funny, crazy business," says Drake.

You may be objecting up one side and down the other, now. "I think and do things by my own will." Oh, really? Had Live Aid not been televised, would you have sent in your $5 for African refugees? If Watergate had not been televised, would Nixon still be a creep? If Kennedy hadn't been shot on T. V., would he still be a martyr?

It became very apparent to me that people do not think when they watch T.V. when the people from the Tecumseh premiere of "Amerika" came out of the screening. One person remarked, "We'd better watch out, or that's gonna happen."

A character in "Amerika" says that "Your country had lost before we (the Russians) ever got here." This is frightening not only because it is coming true, but I didn't think about it until after the movie. How frightening how very frightening.

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by Larkin Hood

Life and swimming are alike in that they .are not always fair, according to swimming coach Gene Cotter.

In the case of swimming, that unfairness exists in the fact that competitors are not classified by age, weight, or experience as they are in other sports. Yet this unfairness is just one of the things that makes swimming different from other sports, and its state meets different from other competitions.

Another difference is that swimming is a more individualized sport. Each swimmer has his or her own goals. Yet for both teams prior to state, times had improved steadily, said Cotter. He added that some individuals on the team stand out in this respect, such as senior Amy Tidball.

Amy's goals were "long term", she said. She wanted to get below 23 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle, and below 50 seconds in the 100-yard

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freestyle. While sine did not reach those goals at state, she said she didn't really expect to unti!l her freshmen or sophomore year i:n college.

And while Am.y didn't hit her long term goals, she broke two records at

''I really wanted to get the record in the 100 free'' -Tidball

state, one in the 50-yard freestyle, and on the 100-yard freestyle. "I really wanted to get the record in the 100 free; in the 50 I broke my own record so it seemed easier f,or some reason," she said. Amy acknowledged her own longterm goals to be "pretty high".

Besides breakiing two state records, Amy was voted! Outstanding Female Swimmer at the state meet. "I didn't even think about it (the award) until afterwards when some guy came up and told me," she sai,d.

Summing up her feelings about break-

ing two state records and winning the award, Amy said "I feel great".

She added that the other LHS Swimmers did "Well" individually. The girls' team 9th, the boys' 17th. Before state, , Cotter said he didn't judge the season on wins and losses, but rather on individual improvements and the amount of fun the participants are having. He added that his teams were "very dedicated to swimming and wanting to swim well."

Amy said she's going to miss the LHS team. "It's hard to break away it was fun while it lasted.," she said. To her, going away to college seems frightening and sad, and narrowing down college choices is hard. Yet once she finally gets to a school, she said, being on its swim team will help her adjust to a new place. Now, the record for the 100-yard freestyle stands at 51.66 seconds, the record for the 50-yard freestyle, 23.57. Fair enough.

JOEL MA YNARD CONTEMPLATES his opponent.

This year was more than a rebuilding Wrestlers perform better· than expected

If the LHS wrestlers would have had one more placer at districts, Coach Thomas Christie would have had "LINKS" carved in his hair.

As it turned out, the wrestlers only had five placers and their coach received a milder haircut.

"I told them that they could cu~ my hair any way they wanted," Christie satcl.

The wrestlers who placed at districts were: first place - Brad Brehm, Jeff Brehm, Joel Maynard, Brian Nicholson, and Cory Languis; second place - Kevin Phelps; and third place - Jereme Montgomery and Bell Island. These wrestlers went on to state, which took place February 19-21.

Lincoln High placed first in districts and second in the state tournament.

"We started the year out slow and we peaked just in time," Christie said. "It makes you feel good as a coach."

The placers at state were: Maynard, first place; Phelps, second place;

Nicholson, Brad Brehm, Languis, fourth place; and Montgomery, fifth place.

This year was supposed to be a rebuilding year, according to Christie, but the wrestlers did better than expected.

"We had such a good district that the kids realized that their techniques were tops," Christie said.

According to Christie, the team was trained to be at its best at the end of the year.

"If we had another week, we could have won state," he said.

"I feel I could have done better if I had set my goals higher," said Brian Nicholson who placed second in the state tournament.

Motivation was a key in the success of the wrestlers.

"People may think it (letting the team cut his hair) was silly," Christie said, "but if its something that motivated them, it's not in vain."

51 go to Special Olympics games

Lincoln High Special Olympic athletes are qualifying for state left and right.

Fourteen athletes competed against Region 5 teams in January and February. Region 5 teams include York, Seward, Wahoo, Villa Marie, Lancaster, Butler, Polk, Sanders, and the Lincoln

From left field

by Alexa Beutler

Parks and Recreation sponsored ARC. A region is one division below state. It is similar to a district sub-level.

Regional competitions are yet to be held for basketball, roller skating, and track. Basketball is scheduled for March 21 and roller skating for March 29. The regional track meet will be held on April 25 at East High School. Following the state competitions, it is

possible for participants to continue on to the national or even international level. These levels also feature soccer, gymnastics, and weight lifting. Lincoln High currently has 51 athletes entered in the Special Olympics games. In order to participate, each interested athlete has to have a signed parent permission form. Another requirement for the athletes is the Special Olympics Oath. The oath generally says, let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. MR teacher, Jim Lafollette, says that the athletes seem to really understand the message of the oath. They realize that not everybody can win, but that is always important to do the best they can. It is a lesson in personal satisfaction.

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Boys basketball team wins city, falls short in districts

by Andy Nelson

"There are no limitations to what you can do except the limitation in your own mind as to what you cannot do. Don't think you cannot THINK YOU CAN!"

This is what Aide Johnson told his boys basketball team at the beginning of the season, and it is written up in the basketball display in the cafeteria hallway. The Links seemed to follow his advice well, overcoming a 2-4 start, a lack of size and an inexperienced lineup to win 14 games in a row and reach the number two spot in the state rankings. Unfortunately, the Links' dream season came to a halt last Monday with a two point loss to Lincoln Northeast in the district meet. Undeservingly, the Links will not be competing in the state meet.

Johnson's team this year might very well go down as the best Links team that didn't make the state tournament. After losing in the first round of the William Jewell Holiday Tournament in Kansas City last December, the Links were 2-4. They did not make the Lincoln JournalStar's top ten in preseason picks. But Johnson never doubted the talent that his squad had.

" The beginning of the year was deceiving," said Johnson. "It took a little while for our offense to become more relaxed. " Relaxed it became, as the Links won three games in a row after losing their first at the William Jewell, then 11 more before losing to Northeast on Monday. They beat all three teams in the city--including now number 1 East--on their way to the city title, and climbed to the number 2 spot in the state. Pretty good for a team that had only one returning letterman--Kent Lightbody--and four starters who were juniors. Johnson gave a scientific reason for their success.

"Good chemistry," he said. Johnson elaborated by saying that the team played extremely well together, especially on defense. Their quickness made up more than enough for their lack of size, and Johnson said that the improved defensive play of center Eric Priebe played a large part in their winning streak. Priebe's defensive play came to a pinnacle in the East game, when he and his teammates held down the much b,igger Spartans, and he blocked a would-be game-winning shot by East's 6'6" Sam Sommerhalder at the buzzer. The Links, as Johnson said, were not a physical team this year, but it was defense that got them as far as they did. In their last four games before the districts, Johnson said the Links were playing 'poor offense' and that it was 'great defense' that won those last games.

Aide Johnson believes that unlike • other sports, basketball is one where a great number of things can upset the rhythm of a game. He also believes that competition in the city this year was so close that any team could beat any of the other three teams on any given night. For these two reasons, it wasn't a great shock when the Rockets beat the Links. Nor was it a great shock (though perhaps a little surprising) when Southeast toppled East in the other district semi-final. As it turned out , the Links didn't get the luck of the wildcard draw, and they don't get to compete in the state tournament. The Links' misfortune proved that the four Lincoln teams--all of whom were in the state's top ten--have had one of the most competitive intra-city years in recent history. The Links of 1986-87 proved themselves to be a great team , even if they didn't get a chance to win it all.

STRIVING FOR A basket, Greg Hudson is blocked by NE's Brad Richardson.

by Larkin Hood

As a result of the favorable response from students attending last year's teen stress workshop, a volunteer from the Lancaster County Attorney's office spoke for this year's teen pregnancy prevention seminars March 16-20.

''It's very important to do this. They (the students) don't have the information they need.''

Assistant County Attorney Ron Bucher spoke to students on the financial responsibility of having a child, specifically in the area of child support. He discussed the laws and procedures concerning child support and told students that high schools were not exempt from the law. He added that all parents have "a moral and legal responsibility to support their children."

Public health nurse Bernice Afuh from the Lancaster County Health Department was also present to speak about sexually transmitted diseases. She briefly described them and their treatment. "Its very irnportant to do this," said Afuh of her speech. "They (students) don"t have the information they need."

Some students didn't agree. "Its nothing that we've never heard before," said junior Garland Lee. She added that the presentation might have held more value if it had featured speakers that had actually been teenage mothers. Yet its difficult to provide information

• • U SI e IS

by Charles Hammer

Enter a dark smoke filled basement. Twenty to thirty people are standing around while a band warms up. Suddenly the band starts into an old Doors song and the crowd kicks the cans out of the way and starts to dance.

Its The Mudslide, a predominately Lincoln High group of musicians that get together and play a mixture of blues, rock, jazz, and folk music.

Senior David Kopischke plays organ for the group.

"The music is much more demented than rock and roll, it's very blues

that is new to the entire student body said school R.N. Carol Epp. She said that students had good questions for the speakers. She adde,d that if the seminar helped just one or ltwo people, it would have had some woirth to students. She said that the school as a whole had not done anything to address the issue of teen pregnancy, and that it was an obligation to do so. She said that the information on sexually transmitted diseases made soime students think about the subject.

All parents have ''a moral and legal responsibility to support their children.,,.

Epp said that she would have liked to have the discussio,ns held, in smaller groups, but added that such a thing would take up ttoo much of the volunteers' time. As; to getting speakers who have had firsth1and experience, she said that she has heard from three teenage mothers fro,m Lincoln High who have expressed i,1terest ir1 talking to students. Epp saidl that such an experience might prove valuable to students, making t:he subject of teen pregnancy more realistic to some. She adds that such a presentation could possibly come abou1t in the near future, provided that the sp,eakers can afford it, and avoid conflicts ·with work and child care.

Students will exercise voting rights

The opportunity for Lincoln residents to register and vote is coming upon us once again. There are a number of different locations, divided up by districts, where one may register and be eligible to vote.

According to Judy Roderick LHS faculty r11ernber, voting sho,1Id be important to all high school students. Information gathered shows that young adults (18-25) have the poorest general voting participation in the United States.

"People don't realize that your age ·group has the ability to decide who will take and control the office politicians are elected to," Roderick said. "There are enough young voters that if the ma-

jority of them would vote, they could control the country with their choice of leaders.

Roderick said that about 55% of all registered voters vote for the President of the U.S. There are only about 18 % of voters cast their ballots for local politic1a11s.

Roderick also said that if people would use this privilege, a lot of people that have held offices in the past, might not be there if there had been a better turn out at .the polls.

"I wish some people would understand why voting is so important. Some people don't think their vote matters, but every vote means something in an election."

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oriented and it's m,ostly mellow rock."

Kopischke said.

The band has been playing in "basements and bairns" for about one and a half years but sometimes they get the chance to play at bars or dances.

Their most recent performance was at the local radio station KZUM.

Andy Nelson, lead singer of The .Mudslide, introduced one of the songs in which he used rap to sing the lyrics.

"This is bringing fine arts to the masses, this is Ralph Waldo Emerson poetry. Its called 'The Problem ' "

The band's style came out in this song.

The lyrics had been randomly chosen from a book right before the song was played, the music was completely unrehearsed, and it came out sounding relatively organized.

"When you can take something as serious as Emerson and rap to it, it gives a lightheartedness to it." Kopischke said.

During one song Nelson made up lyrics as the music played. They dealt with the fundraiser that KZUM was having.

"We said 'O.K., this is what we are going to do Andy, you can sing to it if you want to.' So we just started playing, and he just let the words flow out.'' · Kopischke said.

This yielded such spontaneous lyrics as: "KZUM is the place to be, best radio of the century, but they can't have money unless you get on the ledge, give them a big fat pledge."

Mudslide is a loose grouping of about six people: Brad Pfeifer on dfums, Dana Mjelde on guitar, Mark Hargrove on acoustic guitar, David Kopischke on organ, Andy Nelson on vocals, and Kirstin Wagner from Waverly High School on bass. Frequently other people play for the band.

Although Mudslide has no manager it does have a skull that is an important part of the group.

"We were always facinated by it so we put it in different places in the room and just kind of looked at it, then when we started playing places we decided we better take this wherever we go, it just sort of developed a personality of its own." Kopischke said.

The skull is said to represent past lead

singer Paul Gregory who graduated last year. In the near future Mudslide plans to play at a Southeast dance and during lunch on brown bag day at Lincoln High. They hope to be able to play at a few bars during the summer.

Will they go any further?

"We'd probably have to get more serious, we're a bit too spontaneous now," Mjelde said.

''If you ever buy super glue, make sure to buy the kind that you need,'' Hargrove

Each member seems to have his or her own idea of what ,ort of music they should play, but they compromise by playing all kinds.

"I think we have the talent to play just about any music we wanted to," Nelson said.

The group will eventually break up because of people moving away, but until then it will continue to rock the basements and fill the airwaves with fine art. As for a purpose, it can best be summed up by guitar player Mark Hargrove. "If you ever buy super glue, make sure to buy the kind that you need.''

THE LHS MUSICAL "The Music Man" occurred March 19-2/. See story on page 4.

Guest editorial

by Chip Stanley

Students of LHS beware, for evil looms eminent about our halls, threatening the pursuit of higher education. A malignant plot to undermine the administration and FORCE each student to put money into vending machines has recently surfaced and threatens each and everyone of you. Three of the surrounding high schools have already felt the dominance of the godless mechanical monsters as they have ruled LSE, LE and LNE with an iron coin slot for several years. · Some students of the Vending Controlled schools have been brainwashed, declaring how they enjoy the use of the menancing machines, but most have become addicted to its evil fruits. One lost soul from Southeast confessed, "ft was just so eeasy I started out with only one Baby Ruth a day and by the end of the quarter, I was up to four or five man, I was out of hand." The parents confessed, "We knew he skipped classes and spent too much time with those greasy vending types, but when he broke into his little sister's piggy bank and changed his college savings into quarters we knew he had to be committed."

A different form of corruption has devastated the entire social structure at East High. Gnarly Litter Critters, who once would have stayed home to hide a zit on their cheek, now run rampant,. frolicing about and flagrantly dumping vile refuse and bilge throughout the school. The desperate principal vies an explanation: "Students here HATE these evil machines, and rebel against their oppression by burying the campus in garbage."

Lincoln Northeast has probably taken the hardest blow from vices of the vicious vends as their entire economic system is on the verge of collapse. Loan sharks cruise the halls, offering 3 quarters for a dollar, and still the coin shortage rages on. Kids in shop are stamping out metal slugs from hubcaps daringly ripped from the wheels of slow-moving vehicles.

We can be proud that the stalwart administration at LHS has held a firm anti-vending status. But a persistant student government (who has obviously been infiltrated by a radical pro-vend fac-

tion) has been weakening the defense for three years now, and has never been so close to achieving victory. AVA (anti-vend administration) agruments have been permeated and weakened almost to the point of total defeat. Anti-venders trembled with the fear that break-ins would turn these hallowed halls into a playground for ruffians, cutthroats, bandits, vandals, greasers, bad guys and even hooligans (no one has ever seen 1a hooligan, but we know where they're hiding). And even this horrible consequence was d~bunked by taped testimony (with 13 minutes erased) fro1m the police department that documented evidence declaring not one break in has occurred in the last 10 years of the vending machine era.

Our valiant principal did not desert us on ttnis battlefield, however, and with a masterful strolke

Teenagers in America are ..all dead

No one knows when it happened. No one is sure when it started. But they're dead. We are dead. I am dead. The American Teenager, the most exciting and involved energy in the free world is dead.

Did you realize we were gone? Our young lives snuffed out by a lack of creativity, injection of extreme apathy, and other variables. How bizarre.

Our physical being, you realize, is still intact.

The Edge .

..

by Adam T. Branting

We still breathe, eat, and sleep like most others. But our spirit is crushed, our morale as obsolete as a '52 Studebaker.

In all actuality, the teenager did not exist in before the 1950' s. Prior to the 1950' s, the media and stories refer to people my age as adults. 100 years ago, I would probably be married with 12 kids farming my fathers land.

But, as if by magic, the 50's brought forth the 12" screen, the Edsel, and the teenager. How did people my age : urn from young adult Andy Hardy from the 30's movies to crazed young punks like Marlon Brando in just 20 short years.

The first teenagers were just being born as their fathers were being slaughtered on the battlefields of Europe and Japan. What about them attracted the media to them? Was it because they latched on to rock and roll before the rest of the world? Or was it because that the nation was entering so much prosperity and good times that the middle class white needed something to fight against? Or had the teenager been there all along and the media been just to ignorant to notice?

But regardless how they came to light, the teeanger was born. And with it came rebelliousness, sex, drugs, rock & roll, original clothes, peace, no war, no nukes, save the whale ' etc., etc., etc. Abundant young energy from three or four generations of teens, looking to find out who they were, what their country was, and what they could do ( or at least get away with).

Then something went wrong.

The turn of a decade came, the '80's. It was the beginning of a new decade, leaving behind Vietnam, Watergate, Salt II, Iran disco. The 80's were going to be a fresh start, the beginning of a new generation to make the world right again.

Unfortunately, the older generation had become afraid. Too many bad things had happened, economically as well as socially. Inflation was up, lending was down, and people were in poverty. Conservation was wanted and a little act,or led them.

Suddenly, right wing was hip again. High tech was the road to recovery. And America w as number one again (at least in our eyes).

There was no room for growth. Teenagers changed from "free spirits" to "slouches". The road to success was paved with college courses. If you wanted your BMW, it was Harvard or bust or at least that's what our teachers, o,ur counselors, our parents, the media, the mailman, the Pope, the president, Salvador Dali and tlhe family dog was telling us.

And we LISTENED to them. We became afraid that we would be left behind fixing cars or working in the auto plant, even though our parents did, while our classmates were earning $85,000 a year living in a SO-HO flat. Maybe we didn't want to be living in that SO-HO flat, but this "Keep up with the Jones' " mentality has reared it's ugly head.

Perhaps the modern teen could break away but they won't. Call it peer pressure, call it being afraid of going against the flow whatever. The point is we don't particularly care about anything except what directly aff~cts us. If we rise up enough to be "rebellious", we go out and drink or we listen to punk music (which is stolen from real teenagers in England).

Will we ever snap out of this mindless daze of stupidity, or will we let others rule our actions? Has the teenager died, ·and been again replaced by the young adult, who is looking to increase his social status in the eighth grade? Will an'ybody stand up and jlnswer these questions? Does anybody care?

of genius declared that competition with Mrs. Baker's after-school concessions stand would drain funds from the activities board. But the sly Council · vending machine committee shortchanged that strategy with a bold statement that the machines would be turned off during lunch and after school concessions. Student Council has succeeded in withering administration delaying tactics so far and the situation is becoming desparate with one final battle to be fought. General Nelson of the AV A has identified his rallying point-Vending machines will contribute to the overwhelming litter problem already present, so, until this problem is controlled, students are not to be assaulted with the capitalistic , freeenterprising vend-choice system. Under no circumstancaes will vending machines be installed amid a layer of litter. The decadent Student Council has allied forces with the healthy and enterprising DECA organization to launch an anti-litter campaign. When litter is successfully banished from LHS, the vending machines will arrive for a victory installation ceremony on May 1, 1987.

The destiny of our school lies in the hands of the students. We must all, each and every one of us, fight the vending evils of our time. We must rise up strong, as one, united together; and LITTER IN THE STREETS, LITTER IN THE PARKING LOTS, LITTER IN THE HALLS, LITTER ON THE CAMPUS, LITTER IN THE CLASSROOMS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY LITTER ALWAYS AND LITTER OFTEN!!!

The Staff Tammy Ortega

Andy Nelson

Amy Tidball

Alexa Beutler

Ginger Dzerk

Kris Gustafson

Larkin Hood

David Kopischke

Susan O'Connell

Andy Roberts

Robert Bergstrom

Adam T. Branting

Charlie Hammer

Karen Levitov

Sara·Peterson

Woods Stricklin

Carolynn Goodwin

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Expulsion to be new policy

The Lincoln High administration has a new way of dealing with the parking • • cr1s1s.

Dr. Jones says, "The 'threat' of towing cars doesn't appear to be effective," so students who park illegally face a possible three day expulsion from school.

A three day suspension may seem like a rather harsh punishment, but students are duly warned prior to the expulsion. Dr. Jones also says that the "consequences had to be enough to deter" people from parking illegally.

One warning comes in the packet of material every student receives before school starts in the fall. Under the "Responsibilities of Students," Article A, students can be expelled for one to five days for, "willfully disobeying any reasonable written or oral request of a school staff member or the voicing of disrespect to those in authority." This is also called insubordination.

Another warning is an orange sticker placed on the driver's window declaring that the car is parked illegally. The sticker also states that the car will be towed. However, this is not possible because the lot is too crow.ded. The orange sticker serves as a first warning. If it is ignored, the student may be sub· ject to the penalties of insubordination.

Students who are called into the office for blocking cars or parking in the teachers' lot are also candidates for insubordination charges if they ignore these personal warnings.

Each stickered car and warned student is carefully recorded. Mrs. McKinney, Dr. Jones' secretary, keeps accurate records of who has been warned and how many offenses each person has.

Illegal parking poses many problems for Lincoln High staff and students. Inconsiderate blocking of cars forces some students to be late for work or makes them unable to go out to lunch. Tracking down illegal parkers is also very time consuming for those in the office. Parking in the teachers' lot is not solely a problem of students. Many "spacestealers" are visitors to the school, substitutes, and student teachers. However, anybody parking in undesignated spaces in the teachers' lot endangers the school. There needs to be adequate space for emergency vehicles to get into the parking lot, explains Dr. Jones.

The administration is not the only group trying to ease the parking situation. Mrs. Beck, a teacher, has organized

Expulsion cont.

a committee of people "interested" in solving the problem with the parking lot. Mrs. Beck says, "Parking is not a new problem, it is just more out of hand."

· Teachers, student council members, Red Cross members, and interested students are involved with the committee. The parking committee wants to stress the importance of consistency in school policy. /Vrrs. a-eek says that, -people are used to parking (illegally) and getting away with it." She further explains that if students know there will always be a consequence, then perhaps they will think twice about parking illegally.

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The parking problem will be somewhat relieved after the construction is completed this spring. The students will regain the North parking lot, and the teachers will have additional spaces in their East lot. Until then, the administration plans to continue its new policy regarding illegal parking.

Students participate in the NCY Government Day

Seven Lincoln High Students spent the day at the Capitol building March 16 as part of the Nebraska Council of Youth Government Day.

Senior Eric Dunning wras one of the students who attended thle day. According to Dunning. the purpose of the day was to learn about state government.

"The purpose was really to increase the understanding of how and why state government works the way it does," he said.

The major focus of the day, however, ~as on speakers and nolt on audience participation, said Dunning. .,1

"We didn't do a whole lot. Basically we just sat around listening to speakers." We did get to eat lunch with our state senators, though," he said,

Senior Tracy Van Butsel who all so attended was surprised by the lack of participation activities.

"It was all listening. It was nothing like I thought it would be. I thought we would get to do things," she said.

Students weren't soley passive receivers though, Van Butsel added.

"They (the speakers) gave everyone a chance to ask questions and of all the

schools there the Lincoln High kids asked the most questions," she said.

Each speaker chose his/her topic but their underlying theme seemed to be the same, said senior Stephanie Peterson, another person who attended the day.

"Most of them (the speeches) were inspirational. They wanted us to get excited about state government. Many just talked about their jobs," she said. Peterson went on to say that she especially like Chief Justice Norman Krivosha speech.

"He talked abou the Constitiution and how people complain so much about the government but they are so apathetic that they can only blame themselves," she said.

All three participants felt the ex• perience was worthwhile.

"Although I don't feel I learned anything, I can see where it would be helpful to folks from way out Nebraska. It let them see that the folks in Lincoln aren't out to get them," Dunning said.

Peterson summed up her feelings on the day's value.

"If anybody ever gets the chance to go--go!"

• ''The Outrageous Shirt'' .especially for prom! You've gotta see

• The Glitz lame tie and cummerbund sets of glittering

Though the original music man, Robert Preson, died on March 21, the music played on at Lincoln High.

Lincoln High School hosted a performance of "The Music Man," a musical written by Meredith Wilson. Music department director Joseph Skutchan was the director of the performance but had much help.

Terry Rush directed the orchestra during the day while Skutchan directed at night. Drama teacher Joe Kreizinger helped as Stage Advisor.

"A lot of hard work went into the production," said first chair trumpet Todd Davis. "Practices rate late-sometimes until 10:30 on weeknights. The orchestra pit was like my oven on high."

The music man, Harold Hill, was played by Derrick Endler, and the female lead, Marian Paroo, was played by Cindy Delzell.

"It's hard for me to judge, (the quality of overall performance) but I was pleased with my own performance," she said.

The quality of the performance is hard

for the actors and actresses to judge because they're constantly going on and off stage and concentrating on their next scene.

Dana Mjelde, a travelling salesman in the musical, was impressed.

"Every year, the musical always comes out good."

"The Music Man" is about a travelling con man, Harold Hill, who attempts to establish a band in River City, Iowa. Getting the townspeople to believe that he would lead the band Hill convinces them to invest in instruments.

Though Hill ultimately cannot provide the town with a band director or music teacher, his presence seems to bring the town to an enthusiastic unity.

Of course, such a production could not have been possible without the help of others. To the orchestra, production staff, make-up, wardrobe, and costume crews, the people who helped on the set design, tl}e light and sound technicians, and the stage crew, thank you all for making "The Music Man" a smooth production.

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CHARLIE COWELL (ROD Felton) informs River City folks of Prof. Harold Hill's (Derrick Endler's) evil practices.

MRS. PAROO (BETH Beecham) gives her daughter, Marian, (Cindy Delzell) advice about encounters with men.

HAROLD HILL (DERRICK Endler) manages to capture librarian Marian Paroo's (CINDY DELZELL) attention.

RIVER CITY TOWNSPEOPLE welcome Prof. Harold Hill (Derrick Endler)

Monday,• April 6, 1987

by Branting

"A joke's a uery serious thing." -Churchill

Ever since the dawn of time, man has been able to do four things eat, urinate, kill, and tell a joke (generally in that order).

Tracing the history of humor has well. never been fully researched. But, historians have occasionally found a fleeting joke or two in _ ancient literature.

In an early edition of Beowulf, "as Grendel entered the mead-hall, a guard shrieked 'It's a monster!!!' Beowulf lept onto a table and cried 'That's no monster, that's my wife.' "

It was believed that Socrates was the world's first stand up comedian. Unfortunately, Socrates was later poisoned with hemlock after his audience misunderstood the joke "Take my wife, please." One audience member said, "I could've sworn he said 'life.' "

At the alamo, Mexican General, Santa Anna, is credited with the first knockknock joke. Apparently, as the Mexican forces prepared to storm the gates, Anna walked up to ~he gates and yelled "Knock, Knock.'' Davy Crockett, who was inside barricading the door, answered "Who's there?"

"Tiajuana," said Anna.

"Tiajuana who?" said Crockett.

"Ti-a-wanna give up?" said Anna.

Humor has never been lost on the students of LHS either. In fact, there was a long standing joke column in the Advocate that ran for 25 years (it ended in 1954, after Advocate staff members were burned in effigy for letting it run for so long, since they used the same jokes for 25 years.)

I have selected some of the best (?) jokes, and I think you'll see why the past is left in the past:

Mike: "I went to bed last night and I dreamed that I died."

Jeff: "And the heat woke you up.''

Guy: "I'm burning up with love for " you.

· Girl: "Don't make a fuel of yourself.''

Guy: "Would you call for help if I tried to kiss you?"

Girl: "Why, do you need help?"

Did you hear what one casket said to the other? "Is that you coughin'?"

Guy: "Say something soft and sweet to " me.

Girl: "Custard piie."

1. "Why are you so down?"

2. "I had to shoot my dog.''

1. "Was he madl?"

2. "Well, he wasn't happy about it.''

Girl (in car): "Use both hands."

Guy: "I can't. I n,eed one to steer with.''

Man calling a bluff--"Here, Cliff."

Father to daughter: "Look, I don't mind you sitting up all night with that young man, but I do mind him leaving with my morning paper."

Here is one final joke that is my personal favorite.

Jimmy: "What have you go there, Billy?"

Billy: "My Dad's artificial lung."

Jimmy: "Does he know you got it?"

Billy: "Uh-huh."

Jimmy: "What did he say when you took it?"

Billy: '' AAUUUGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHI!! !!"

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Before the class with no visible means of support, little experience, and often appearing to be an excuse for a little classroom disorder, student teachers face LHS students every day.

There are student teachers in most subjects at Lincoln High. They only teach a few classes a day, and they always have a "cooperating teacher" to help them out in any area of teaching. The cooperating teacher is the teacher whose class the student teacher instructs for a period of ten weeks to a semester, (depending on the requirements of the university that the student teacher is from). The student teacher gets to do all the things that a typical teacher does, including writing lectures, actual lecturing, and writing, giving, and correcting tests and homework.

The entire idea of student teaching is that a teacher needs some experience in handling a class and the preparations involved in teaching before they actually teach a full schedule of classes on theirown.

Shari Brown, a student teacher of chemistry and physical education fromPeru University said, "If I went into a classroom without some student teaching, it would be horrible. I wouldn't have any experience of handling a class and it would just fall apart."

Teachers go through several stages of instruction before they become full teachers. Student teaching is the last step before graduation. Each university has different requirements for student teaching. The University of Nebraska requires one semester of observation of a class and one semester of teaching two classes a day at the high school level. The universities and the public high schools are two separate institutions but they cooperate to allow student teachers this opportunity for education.

Some student teachers have difficulty with discipline in their classes. Stanford Mommaerts, a student teacher of world history classes under James Barstow, said that some students don't perceive the student teacher as being the real teacher of the class and that some students try to abuse that situation, and some don't.

Mommaerts explained why his subject of history is important. "A lot of people ask why history is important. As the philosopher Santayana said, 'Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.' There's a reason he used the word 'doomed.' The other reason to study history, or any social studies class, is that it teaches people how to function and deal with social situations and thinking processes that you need to deal with them.''

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Girls' soccer returns as a club sport; boys go varsity

The official sport of many countries has finally been recognized at Lincoln High--soccer.

Boys' soccer has become a varsity · sport this year and girls' soccer, which is now a club sport, will be a varsity sport next year.

For the boys' team, the change to varsity means that they have regular practices every day and that they get issued uniforms and sweats from Lincoln High.

"Practicing every day is kind of tough," said returning player Peter Davies. The team practiced only three times a week last year as a club sport.

"We were second in the city last year," Davies said. "We've got the potential to be good."

Michael Baker is the head coach of boys' soccer and Eric Davies is the assistant coach.

This is the second year of girls' soccer at Lincoln High, and, according to returning player Kim Anderson, LHS is still the only Lincoln school with a girls' team.

"Only LHS has enough spunk to get up a girls' team," Anderson said.

Because they are the only Lincoln girls' team, the players have to compete against Omaha teams.

"It's so tough to play against Omaha teams because they have been playing since sixth grade and we barely even know the rules," Anderson said. "It would have been nice to have Lincoln teams. They would have been more on our level."

According to Anderson, only three girls had played soccer before last year. The girls' coach is Elliot Sigmund, a freshman at UNL.

THE LHS BO}'S sweat it out at practice.

~l\fewcaptains picked for track teams

Both the boys and girls track teams are optimistic this year according to both boys head coach Bob White and girls head coach Janet Zillig. Both teams are young, consisting mostly of freshman, sophomores and juniors, and there are over 100 students out for the sport this year.

From left field

by Amy Tidball

The beginning of the season is when team captains are picked, and the track teams are no exception. Boy's team captains are Aaron Brown, Dave Meyers, Rob Smith, Craig Neeman, Dwight Thomas, and Byron Clymer, White said that he chose the team captains and that the reason why he chose so many was because they were all seniors. The girls team, on the other hand, has only two captains, Kelly Loos and Linda Brown. Zillig let the girls team vote for their captains.

"Since we have a young team," said Zillig, "I wanted it to be a vote. I wanted the captain to be somebody that the girls would look up to."

The girls will definitely look up to the state champion cross country team Loos was on the past two years. Those wins in cross country will be a definite plus according to Zillig who also said that it

would add strength to the distance events.

White said that most of the young men's events are strong as well with the exception of a few questionable ones such as triple jump, 300 intermediate hurdles, and pole vault. The meet on Friday would definitely be an indicator however.

"Out first meet is going to be used as a test to see what king of shape our individuals are in as compared to the other teams," said White.

As for the girls team, strong events include the 400, 800, the mile and the two mile races, the 400, and 800 relays and the mile and two mile relays. Young sprinters should be a surprise according to Zillig, who said that she is also hoping that the shot and discus events will be a pleasant surprise.

The team is definitely optimistically looking forward to getting into the season and finding out about those sur• prises.

"I think that track this year will be real successful," said Dionne Kelly, a senior on the team, "There are alot of goals that have been set. The team is still young and is very excited about the state competition. We have a long way to go, but if we keep our positive attitudes I think we can take state."

On the boys side of the track, the feelings are the same. "The season is a warm up for the district and state meet." said White, "Every meet during the season is a warm up and things look real good right now."

kilometer swim, forty filometer bike

4 t t t H •• race, and a ten kilometer run.

0 go O await

Four Lincoln High athletes were invited to compete in the National Championships All-American High School Team Triathalon Competition this summer. Tim Jung, Kelly Loos, David Meyers, and Bob Smith will head for Kauai, Hawaii in July. There they will attend a two week training camp instructed by a staff of professional athletes. A number of "fun" activities will also be provided, as well as sight seeing. Jung, Loos, Meyers and Smith will be part of the Rockies/Mid-West team. They will be competing against five other regional divisions. The triathalon includes a one

The cost of the triathalon is $1,650.00

plus air fare to Los Angeles. The athletes hope to pay the expenses through donations from local businesses.

Wrestlers chosen Cory Languis and Jereme Montgomery were selected as part of a statewide team that will wrestle in Germany this summer. Languis and Mongomery were among twelve wrestlers chosen from the tournament held in Kearney on Marcy 7 and 8.

The wrestlers will spend two weeks traveling around Germany and will be based in Frankfurt, Germany. The wrestlers will have to raise $1,225.00 each in order to take the trip.

How do you cope with pressure from friends and parents?

Learn more. Attend ''Hard Climb'' at 11:00 am on the 1st Saturday of each month at Planned Parenthood of Lincoln. 2246 'O' St., or call 476-7521 and ask about Hard Climb''.

STEVE MARQUEZ TAKES a fall during practice.

The Lincoln High Blood Drive was held on Thursday, April 9, in the UIS west gym. With the help of students, faculty, and community members, LHS successfully donated 113 pints of blood.

Kelley Axe, student council member and a member of the drive commitee was pleased with the tmnout

'1 was Tea!!y smprised so many came," Axe said.

A big factor to the day's success came

during an announcement made fifth period by Axe. The day started out slow and many donors were needed. The announcement called for more donors.

Brad Pfeifer, student council president, was also pleased with the drive's results.

"Students and faculty responded well to the announcement," said Pfeifer, "and made the blood drive a very good success."

The process for giving blood was

simple, although it could be quite painful. Donors had to ftll out forms, including a parent consent fu111t if under age 18. Their heart rates were checked, blood tested, and their blood typed. After all these steps were taken, the donors were finally ready to give blood.

Stacy Emmons, junior, said that giving blood hurt at first, but after it was over she felt a lot better.

Jill Mastera, senior, felt diffeiently.

"After giving blood I felt like a special person," she said.

Student council sponsored the drive, as they have since 1982. Jeremy Walker and Bruce Smith along with Axe were the Blood Drive planning

''/ was really suprised so many came,'' Axe said committee.

But all of the student council played a major part in the drive's success. They were in control of stripping the blood for anti-coagulant particles. This was a simple process but had to be done carefully.

Student council also helped in giving support to the donors as they were giving blood. Hand-holding was

It's nice to work with all the enthusiasm,''Wholers said.

essential for the donors to ease the tension of giving blood. The LHS Red Cross also gave support as well as helping in the serving of orange juice and cookies.

Staff from the Community Blood Bank were also present during the day. These people were responsible for the process of removing the blood from the donors.

Sandy Czaplewski, a registered nurse from the Blood Bank, felt that the day went well, although when the rush hit, it became difficult to get the process done quickly.

Sonie Wohlers, another Blood Bank nurse, agreed with the day being a success. She was also impressed with Lincoln High itself.

"It's nice to work here with all the enthusiasm," Wohlers said.

Close-up, including nine students satisfied with being able to see n1any frnrn f .in<"CT!n Hir:h along with snonsor sights.

Bill 7nspan, traveled to Washir1gton "We got to go and see the National D.C. on. A,,ril 12. The trip's purpose Arclrives where the original US was to learn more about the United Constitution, Bill of Rights and the States' government and to better Declaration of Independence are kept," understand how it operates. Zuspan said. "We also visited the White

Local experts debate secular humanism issue

A third period assembly was billed as a debate over Secular Humanism, but turned into a discussion of the role of religion in schools. Speaking at the April 10 assembly in room 302 were Bob Rempel from Indian Hills Church and Neal Cross, consultant for social services in the Lincoln Public Schools.

The assembly opened with presentations by the two men, then became an open forum for questioning. Junior Tom Stritikus was moderator. The topic of Secular Humanism gained

''No education is complete without the teaching of philosophy or religion.''

-Neal Cross

attention because of an Alabama judge's decision to ban 40 textbooks on the grounds that they were Secularly Humanist, and therefore religious.

Rempel's opening statement focused on the history of religion in the American school system. He cited the fact that for the first century and a half of our country's history, we were essentially a "Christian State." In 1933, however, that changed with the publication of "The Humanist Manifesto," an attack on the validity of the Bible and the proclamation that man-, not God--was the highest being. This was the document of the Humanists, and it took away a large part of religion's influence on the public schools.

Cross' opening statement focused on the method of dealing with religion in the public schools. He said that "no education is complete without the

teaching olf philosophy or religion."

Cross said :he favors a general approach to teaching religion--that is, teaching both the g:ood and bad points of all types of relligions. Rempel agreed with Cross that religion should be taught objectively, and both said they would favor religion taught as a philosophical system in a philosophy class. Teaching philosophy has been tried in Lincoln, but with fleeting success. Next year Lincoln High will feature its first philosophy class.

Durimg the questioning session of the assembly, the main topic at hand was the book-banning in Alabama.

Both Rempel and Cross said they were shocked at the judge's decision, and Rempel said he examined a version of one of the banned books that is in LHS' curriculum-- 'The Rise of the American Nation"--and found nothing wrong with it Rempel's only objection to some textbooks is that no values are taught on such delicate issues as sex. He favors making sexual education an optional class.

Book banning aside, both men agreed with the Alabama judge that Secular Humanism is a religion. Rempel referred to the fact that Humanists abide by the rules set forth in the Manifesto, and therefore it can be considered a "system" of religion. In the public schools, both men agreed that Secular Humanism should be taught on the same level as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and all other religions and philosophies. Equality is of the utmost importance in · teaching religion in the public schools, said Rempel and Cross.

A total around 186 people from House, Washington Monument, Vietnam Nebraska took part in the trip. During Memorial, etc. We were even privileged this program's eight to nine week run, to see Dr. Jones' former high school." about 2,500 students each week visit Among other places also visited were Washington D.C. This is Lincoln the Smithsonian, Ford's Theatre, John F. High's fifth year of participation. Kennedy Center and the Lincoln Mary McShane, junior, enjoyed the Memorial. The group attempted to hear trip. the House of Representatives and Senate

"I learned a lot about the government speak, but they were on break for Easter and the nation's capitol. It was a lot of at the time.

fun meeting people from all over the The total cost of the trip was around United States," she said. $840 including meals, lodging ,.nd

During the group's stay, they programs. constantly kept themselves busy "It was well worth the money a.,d all attending various workshops and the make-up work from school," · McShane said. seminars.

"We went to a lot of different kinds Zuspan also felt that the trip was of workshops," McShane said," There worthwhile.

was one that dealt with the three "It was a wonderful, educational, different branches of government, cultural experience for broadening an another one was about defense, and so outlook on how our government works," on. They even had one about the he said. homeless titled The American Dream' The nine students from LHS who went which I thought was really interesting." on the trip were Katie Pierson, Kim

The group was also able to get in a Lloyd, Brenda Hornkolil, Erin Morey, little bit of touring. They were able to Linda Brown, Laura Brown, Laura Lacy, out on their own and have some free Mary McShane and Dianna Nunns.

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MITCH TIEIJFNS WAS one of the brave souls who risked his blo,od in the drive.

Trang Tran shows off her fashionanility.

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Cancer Cove, otherwise known as "that little cubby-hole down by the gym on the way to Super C," is a popular place to hang out.

Because of its location, there are usually people there during class. Cancer Cove is a place that is convenient to stop and talk and eat stuff from the Super C, a place to play radios and hackysack. There is almost always someone there doing one of those things, or just standing around and talking.

There are other attractions to Cancer Cove. One is the litter that is strewn around the area in spite of the trash can there. On the ground are cups and wrappers from Super C, broken glass--trash typical of any place that is not respected.

Another feature of the Cove is its distance from Dr. Jones. Because they can usually get away with it, people smoke there. Its popularity as a place to grab a grit has turned it into a giant ashtray. Cigarette butts and empty wrappers make up asignificant part of the litter.

Besides the littering and smoking that occur at the Cove, people come there on their own to spray paint graffitti on the walls, and break beer bottles.

Obviously, there are some people abusing this area. Littering and smoking are two things that are not legal on school grounds. Graffitti and breaking glass are open destruction of school property. Besides being unattractive, some kinds of litter, like leftover food and tobacco juice on the ground, attract ants, cockroaches,and flies that can spread disease.

All of the problems of Cancer Cove show disrespect for Lincoln High. Lincoln High is a place where all students spend much of their time, and the way people treat the campus shows their respect, or lack of it, for their school and fellow students. We all have to live at Lincoln High for ~hours a week, and a few people can make it an ugly place to be without trying very hard. In fact, all it takes is disrespect

Cancer Cove has a lot of effect on the image of Lincoln High because it is on the main approach to the gym for visitors coming to see indoor sports events. It doesn't help that Lincoln High

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When you start to look for ideas for an editorial, it's easy to look at the dark side of things and to criticize. It's much harder to look for the good things in life to write about. Today's teen feels they need to be "aware" of everything, but the only things people seem to be aware of are the bad things. Corruption and violence topped my list, but then I sat back and looked at the ideas tha~I had, and I started to wonder what happened to the good things in life. Then when I started to write about the good things, they all sounded corny. I wondered if I would want my name on it. What would my friends think? Would they think that I only thought of frivolous topics? Would they think I was indifferent to what was going on in the world? I decided to write this editorial my way. I decided to cast off the restraints of peer pressure, and go off on my own tangent--to challenge the

The Edge ...

by Mitch Tietjens

basic laws of what is important, what to be aware of. First let me say that I am in no position to tell anyone but myself what to be aware of. But if it works for me, why not you?

Remember when you were young and your biggest problem was whether to play cowboys and Indians or watch Bugs Bunny cartoons? Now you're a grown up 18 year old and have no time to enjoy yourself because you have to do all the adult things the world expects from you. You have to worry about all your adult problems, like who you're going to prom with, who you're not going to prom with, who you'd like to go to prom with, and who'd like to go to prom with you. Why don't you just admit it You're still a kid. Or at least you should still be a kid. You're only 18, remember, you still have

already has an image problem. By many, LHS is consideredthe "inner-city school,"and they expect us to have "inner-city" problems, like drug abuse, skipping class, and bad academics. Lincoln High may not have those problems, but there are people who assume we do. The physical appearance of our school has a lot to do with how people think about it. Because of Lincoln High's stereotypicalimage, any negative aspects people see in the school will be noted by people who are already biased against it. Lincoln High is not a "teflon school," and every negative thing about it sticks in people's heads, and reinfOites the "inner city school" image, an image which is not fitting to Lincoln Hi h

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60 good years left to be an adult Of course, gathering resources to use against your adult problems when you're really ready to face them is what youth is for, it is als;o for growing, exploring, and becoming aware of who yo5u are.

Have you already decided what you are going to do fcor the rest of your life? For the next 45 years, what job rure you are going to have? What you will get up to eveiry morning for the next 15,795 days? What you will major in in college?

Today's teen isn't spoon fed life. Today's teen is force fed life. Teens have no choice but to be aware of today's problems. They are shown to them on T.V., taught to them in the class room, and discussed in depth by their peers. But how does today's teen cope with today's problems? Some of our top choices are drugs, suicide, and ignorance.

Teen suicide has increased by at least 15% for the past 20 years. Teens are exposed to the horrors of real life but see themselves helpless to do anything about it. They don't want to grow up in a cruel, cold world of someone else's making that they will someday be responsible for. They take the easy way out They see the ever-present threat of nuclear weapons. They see the struggle for wold power. They see themselves living on a doomed planet anyway, why not save themselves the trouble of living just to die in a nuclear war?

If suicide isn't your bag, there's always drugs. Drugs are an alternative used often because they transport the user to another reality where problems don't exist. Drugs often make the user believe that they have found a solution to their problems. The trouble with drugs is that they don't make your temporaryUtopia a reality and that solutions found in the drug state don't work in reality. The result often being that you're emersed even

Courty~r~ should be ope~ to classr~o~ use ..

at all.

There is no danger of Lincoln High closing down, but there is danger of the vandalism increasing. The sam~ principle applies to disrespect for school policy. Smoking and littering on the school grounds are both blatant displays of disregard toward school policy. They may seem harmless, but the litter will increase, and the disrespect of school authority will increase until it reaches the point where the administration has to put its foot down, hard, to be able to do its job. In that situation, everyone I

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deeper into your problems when you come down.

So what is left? Ignorance. Ignorance is perhaps the worst but most often chosen path. Teens cope with problems by ignoring them. Ignorance is the worst because when teens are forced to face problems, they have no idea what to do. They end up back at square one, and the problem will probably never get solved. As the person learns how to cope with the problem, the problem gets worse or takes on new concepts that the person doesn't realize until it is too late.

So how does today's youth deal with today's problems? The only way we can. We just accept that there is a problem, and that right now we are virtually powerless to do anything. Sure, some of us are old enough to vote, but we don't make the laws that we vote on. Most of us couldn't get elected to office yet. And, yes, there are some youth groups that try to be politically involved. But what politician do you think is going to listen to a young man with hair longer than their daughter's, or to a young girl with a mohawk? Especially if they don't look old enough to vote. You have to remember that the only way to change things in our current system is from the inside-out,not from the outside-in.

The Staff

Tammy Ortega Andy Nelson Amy Tidball

Alexa Beutler

Ginger Dzerk

·Kris Gustafson

Larkin Hood David Kopischke

Susan O'Connell

Andy Roberts

Robert Bergstrom

Adam T. Branting

Charlie Hammer

Karen Levitov

Sara Peterson

Woods Stricklin

Carolynn Goodwin

The courtyard has plenty of picnic benches to seat the ·largest LHS class, being in the middle of die school it is easily accessil>le.and being enclosed by four walls, it is protected from the wind. Most importantly, it would

environment to work in. Everyone knows the positiveeffects of 'a little fresh air'.

The LHS courtyard should, on nice days, be availalble for class use all periodsexcept fourth. A sign-up list could be posted in the office, and teachers could sign up fcx the period during which they would like to use the courtyard for r.1as<JCS.Once a teacher used his/her period, he/she would have to wait until all other teachers who wanted •1se of the courtyard had had their chance. Teachers and periods could be assigned, or done on a voluntary basis.

One consoling thing you can think about while provide students and teachers with a different, refreshing sitting inside school on a warm day in May is· that you can go outside for lunch. There is nothing nicer than clean, refreshing air to ward off the effects of hour after hour of the same stifling ·atmosphere. One place that serves this reviving practice beautifully is the LHS courtyard, where. students eat lunch on days when the weather pezmits. The courtyard has bees (climbable, by the way), bushes, graAA,insects, plenty of snow for earlyspring snowball fights, and most importantly•-fresh air. It is a great place to be; an LHS job well done. But why must the courtyard be used exclusively for lunch on such nice days? Why can't classes be held there?

During these days when the sky is blue and the temperature is over 60, people should be outside as much as possible. Lincoln High is very fortunate to have a 'naturalclassroom', the courtyard, and it would be a waste for it to remain un•JSedexcept during lunch.

The LHS art department held a student art display the week of April 20-24 in room

302. Because of the space 302 has, every student was able to show a piece of his or her work.

In years past, tln.e art display was held in either the libra!)' display ca~es or the east gym balconies. The small space limited student participation.

(}eorge Sedlacek. l.HS art teacher, was thankful for the added space.

'The space worked out absolutely perfect," Sedlacek said.

Anita Ross, another art teacher, agreed about the week's success.

"I think it went really well," Ross said.

A banquet was held on April 23 for the parents of the participating students.

Senior art students who put in more than the required effort were given honorary art awards at the banquet. Principal Sam Nelson spoke arud presented the awards. Winners were: T'rang Tran, Karen Levitov,

Cris Atkinson, Keddrin Webber, Bet.Ii. Pence, and Trisha Eichelberger. Both Ross and Sedlacek said _they would like to be able to show the student art disi->lays every semcs ter so that all students could be involved. However, Sedlacek feels it should later the Sedlacek and Ross : also expressed a great appreciation for the art department staff members for all of their hard

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'There is no love sincerer than the love of food"

-GeorgeBernardShaw

Recently, I was inside a local "convenience" store after purchasing some gas. I was overcome with a wave of hunger, and stepped over to the handy Hi-Ho Cherry-0

BY Adam T. Branting

refrigerating cooler to look at the frozen sandwiches. My hands trembled as I held a frozen "Deli Express" roast beef and chesse on white bread in my hand.

Suddenly I began to cry and scream uncontrollably. In a fit of fury, I rushed .out of the store and into the street. As I fell to my knees, the last tears flowing down my cheeks, my energy totally drained, it became clear to me what had triggered that nervous reaction.

The art of fine dining, or even the eating of real food, has been virtually destroyed by convenience store psuedo-sandwiches and drive-thru death nuggets. It's rather sad that the sole nutrition that a teenager gets today (since we rarely eat at home) is a jewel from either Super Capitalist or Burger Peasant. Gommet for teenagers is either Valentino's or Spaghetti Works, which is ok, except it ain't gounnet, and I've been gumming Val's pizza since infancy.We are missing an important part of American heritage. Before of the bmger chains, or 7-ll's, or even Val's, were the family owned diners. A big meal at a fair price (whether edible or not) was the standard for these out of the way havens that served many generations. Most of these diners were run by farm families who bad moved to the city after passing the farm on to the eldest son.

Other diner owners saw thE: opportunity to make some money by giving people what they wanted a break from Mom's leftovers and a chance to .go out on the town for someatmosphere. Since the monolithic rise of the burger chains, many of these diners just fell by the wayside, unable to keep up with the demand for a quick meal. In Lincoln, if you look hard enough, you just may be able to fmd some of these remnants of a bygone era, the cafe.

In order to help you pick the best and the worst of these "out of the way" spots (known to many as "dives"), my friend Randy and I explored a few of Lincoln's little known cafes.

Millie's Diner on 22nd and O was by far the best of the lot I really enjoyed this place because the service was excellent and friendly, the meals were mostly under five dollars, and it had a wide variety of dishes.

Couple this with the look of the late 40's and a friendly clientele made this perhaps the only place that I may go to again.

The strangest cafe was the infamous Tams Cafe on 6th and South street (on the way to Pioneers Park). The menu 'Nas small (hamburgers two types of sand 1N{ches and the special of the day) and relatively expensive ($1.05 for a peanut butter and jelly). Actually the cheeseburgers ($1.45) were pretty big and weren't bad at all. It was the atmosphere that frightened me.

The clientele were basically farmers (and members of the NRA) who didn't much like young punks invading their tet1itory (and it didn't help much that my friend was in a pink shirt and I in plaid shorts, either).

- The walls had quaint signs, like, "You'll have it- my way or you won't have it at all, damnit". If you happen to be driving by in a seed cap and overalls, then stop in.

The fmal and perhaps most interesting of the cafes was the Dixon Cafe at 808 L street. It was very good food at reasonble prices, but the atmosphere got to me. It

NSN was a group of over 60 Danes who split into two groups of about 30 each to cover more ground and interact with many nuclear freeze activists in the U.S. They hoped to communicate with youth activists in particular. One of their most important goals was to make friends with the people in the U.S., and to strengthen the communication and understanding · between nations. The Denmark activists stayed with individual host families in Llncoln so they could meet people on a close basis. Most host families were members of Youth for a

Nuclear Freeze (YFNF). YFNF organized the main focus of their stay, an "Intercultural Celebration" · on April 18 in Antelope Park's Auld center. There was an art display of young Lincoln artists' work, and peace banners hung around the hall. Four Llncoln bands performed. The NSN campaign is widely supported in Denmark. A member of the Danish Parliament was on the trip and the mayor of Copenhagen came to Lincoln. Next Stop Nevada's primary goal was to communicate with people in the U.S. to attempt to open the minds of Americans to the world's problems. They wanted to let Americans know that Europeans are thinking about the risks of nuclear war, and showed that just by coming here.

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Periodically through the year posters pop up on the walls in school with slogans like; COME TO THE NEXT CAMPUS LIFE MEETIMG!!! YOU'LL HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE!!!

Upon seeing these signs, one not affiliated with the organization may wonder what it is that they exactly do at these metings. Do they go down to the UNL campus and walk around singing ''There is no place like Nebraska"?

The answer is no according to member Joanna Heckman. She said that Campus Life is an organization composed of 30-40 LHS students that get together periodically to do planned activities.

It's riot only a chance to have a lot of ''It creates a sense of unity and love betweenfriends in that we share our true feelings withoughtputting on anyfronts,'' Heckman said.

fun and strange times with friends, but an opportunity to meet new friends and share our deepest feelings," said Heckman.

She said that at meetings various topics are discussed such as: dating, suicide,

pc,p•larity, sex, drugs, and less serious things. She said that besides the in-depth discussioms there are .lltber activitie5: planned. They go on ski trips,

''It'sa time ta let loose and enjoy the love 1offriends,''· H ec/anansaid:.

have retreats, make human S1D1daes,mudwrestle, hold man-hunts, do skits, and take pictures. It's a time to let loose and enjoy the love of firiends,"said Heckman.

But, besides all of the fun and games, Campus Life has a somewhat serious side also. Campus Life was created in all four of Linco,ln's high schools to create a better fellowship between hi,gh school students.

"It creates a sense of unity and love between friends in that we share our true feelings without putting on any fronts," said Heclcman.

Sh,e said that Campus Life is there to let peo]ple know someone loves them, have a fun time, and when worst comes to worst tli1ere is always someone to talk to and get 5:Upportfrom.

Vi:ltually anyone of high school age is eligible to join Campus Life.

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What senior at Lincoln High, a male, has never had a C@:vity,never broken a bone, is president of Student Council, a drummer,· likes to ride his bike and go camping, but doesn't like to go f15hing? How· could anyone's hobbies and interests be so exciting, so interesting, and so diverse you ask? Well, ask Brad Pfeifer, 'cause he's the one, and he is happy and proud that his high school experience has been so spiead out and diverse because he said it has been lots of fun.

Brad has been on Student Council ever since he was a sophomore at LHS. Now he is President of the organization, and he said that he has gotten a lot out of it.

"I learned how to work and communicate with lots of different people," said Brad, "including administration, faculty and the community. Next year I am going to the college of business at UNL and in business, and in real life, you're always dealing with people."

Dealing with people is a lot different than dealing with drums, however, Brad does both quite well. Brad has been drumming ,since fifth grade and says that he wants to continue drumming for the rest of his life. Next year at UNL he's planning on trying out for the drum line. He also plays in the local band, Mudslide.

"Mudslide began about a year and a half ago," said Brad, "and it's helped my drumming a lot. It's given me experience playing in front of people. The more you

''It has beenfun being able to go out to lunch, especially," said Pfeifer.

play the better you become " Brad has become better, too. His junior year he won the Outstanding Snare Drummer Award at the UNL drumline camp, and his sophomore year he won an award for leadership.

One of the drummers that Brad most admires is Neil Peart of Rush. "His techniques and style of playing are so different than others. That's why I look up to him. He's just awesome." Brad

said. Besides Neil Peart, Brad thinks that Lincoln High is awesome as well. He said he's had a lot of fun the three years he has been here, and Lincoln High has helped him to discover himself. "It has been fun being able to go out to lunch, especially. It gives me a chance to get away from all the hustle· and bustle of school and have some freedom," Brad said, ''But band and Student Council

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of because he was involved in school activities and made lots of great friendships as well. Perhaps as a surm11ary of Brad's personality, lris musical tastes could be told.

"Of course I like Rush," says Brad, "U2, the Smiths, REM, Led Zeppelin, China Crisis, and Olivia Newton John."

BRAD PFF.IF~ JAMS out on the t;lrumsduring a Mudslidepractl'icesessi.on.

PHOTOS(counter

by Andy Roberts

Major Leagi1e baseball is one of America's most famous and loved sports by its millions of fans across the nation. H you were to ask any baseball fan here at LHS, they could probably tell you their favorite player, team and the team's win/loss record.

But if you were to ask that same person about the record of the LHS baseball team, or even who they played last, they would more than likely look at you dumbfounded.

' ,, We feel like the forgotten sport... it would be nice if they would show more support,,,said Muggy.

On the other hand, if you were to ask any eager parent about the team, they probably tell you "right off the bat" could the for win/loss record and batting average everyone on the team.

But probably the one thing baseball coach Tim Muggy that varsity like to

would see in the stands at Sherman Field are more students at the games rooting for our team.

"We feel like the forgotten sport it

EYES the ball for an ace serve. would show added be more that ruce they (students) support," said Muggy. the parental support for if would He the

''New'' sport takes a leap

Though trapshooting is not a very well known sport, it is gaining momentum Lincoln High--relatively speaking, that is. Last year the trapshooting club had only five members, but this year it has nine. But before we get too far into the team, at a description of the sport might be app.topriate.

From left field

by Andy Nelson

Trapshooting ts a sport shooting at clay pigeons. The pigeons "thrown" out of a mechanicalbox into the air, and shot at by • IS ttapshooters. It a sport that • m are the has said

trapshooting sponsor Janet Zillig.

"It's a good sport because you don't have to be a jock or anything to be good at it," said Zillig. Because she is a track coach, Zillig has only been able to attend one tournament, The Cornhusker Trapshoot, held last Friday and Saturday. In that tournament, the LHS team tied and later won a playoff to win. Five of the team's best scores were chosen in tallying up the victory. Sophomore Kiley Ward made it to a shootout for first place, hitting 96 out of 100 pigeons. Zillig said that approximately 150 high school parti~ipants were there for the toumamenL The team practices Tuesdays and Thursdays at Lincoln Gtm. The Cornhusker Trapshoot was the last tournament for the Lincoln High gunmen, and they ended the season having won most of the

teams • lS much better; Parents have in fact, he said it of the Lincoln High formed their was "super". baseball team even own

Despite the absence of former head coach Deb V anDusen, the girls tennis team is very enthusiastic and V anDusen, who took this season strong. off to recover from an illness, has been relieved by Deb McGinn, Jeff Hoham and volunteer coach Shari Brown.

I just love the coaching McGinn, "Jeff shares the responsibilities equally with staff," coaching and me, said Shari, who is a student teacher in P.E. and science from Peru State, is a volunteer."

McGinn said that the combined knowledge from three different coaches has turned out to be a real plus in helping the players improve.

a "Jeff brings forward the tennis to program. formal My education three years of varsity tennis experience at Pius plus his past tennis experience helps a lot," said McGinn, "and with conditioning, strengthening." Shari helps us drills and

There randomly 18 girls on the switch from singles are team who to doubles

Baseball Booster spirit at the games. Club to help bolster

So far this year, the varsity team has a 2sound 10 record. Although that may not positive, Muggy said many of the games that have been lost have been close very ones. ''They've been playing good

,, They haven't given up, they

want to win and they have stuck together,,,said Muggy.

He said the close games have been with ball. they aru very impressive," said Muggy.

· He said the close games have been with teams that had gone to state last year such as Lincoln Northeast and Omaha North. said ''They haven't given up, they want to win and they have stuck together," Muggy.

About a week and a half ago, the team competed in Tournament their first game the Millard North Invitational Omaha. The Links won against Millard North with They then advanced to the lJl a score of 5-3. finals of that tourney.

and vice-versa. Ten varsity members usually can make up six singles games and three doubles teams at duel meets. "Some singles girls are just better at playing and some are better with a team effort, and playmg doubles," said McGinn, "and some are very good at both."

The teams too, according competitive. are to this very young McGinn, but year very

"Our Juruor this varsity year," she said. squad lS very "One of competitive our goals lots--junior being given and they work with • IS to teach, and they're learning varsity especally. They are are the chance to move to varsity taking ·it They're very easy to and becoming more and more .. competitive.

To that team spirit and competitive keep nature instilled they elected captains Maren lll the team, Banwell and Laura Lacy. There have never captains on the girls tennis team before. been ''It just sort of worked out well that we had one • on varsity one on and • JUruor varsity," said McGinn.

same time.

"It seemed a little like a three-ring circus in there," said fun Lafollette, Lincoln High teacher.''There was the relays here, and the competitions there, and the skatea-thon going on the whole time."

Ten Lincoln High ·students particpated m distance events and two and four-person a slcate-a-thon on April fifth to raise relays. Kevin Gattela had the fastest times money for the Special Olympics. of the participants from Lincoln High, There were over 120 participants 60111 with 51.59 seconds in the 300 metez and the Nelnska Special Olympics Area 5, and 1.26.84seconds in the 500 meter event ten ft0111 Lincoln High. The ten sbldents The slcate-ll-thon lasted frotn 4:00-8:00 solicited donations by lap to the Special PM. All of the events occured at the Olympics. Jason Rap, a Lincoln High Starlite roller skating rink. and all at the junior, was one of the people who solicited the most money, with over $700. The money raised from the slcate-a-thon will go to the Special Olympics and be 11sed for summer camps this year. There were also competitions skate-a-thon.in 100, 300, and 500 at the meter

Steve Cords slugs the ball during practice.

Lincoln High is not usually considered a local power in the sport of Fashion. That title seems to belong to East and Southeast. But there are many Links who dress to win and to kill, and some of them posed for our cameras and answered our questions. The Lincoln High stereotype is about to be broken.

Shay Davis, a senior, said that although she wears what she likes, she also wears what is considered "in". Shay likes to wear lots of sweaters, and her favorite colors are black, blue, and red. Those three have not always been her faves, however.

''In ninth grade I wore all pink." said Shay somewhat regretfully.

Shay buys new clothes every month, and puts a new article of clothing on layaway after every paycheck. Asked how important fashion is to her, Shay said; "On a scale of one to ten, fd give it a nine."

Another senior who might be considered "fashionable" is Don Simroc. Don makes most of the clothes he wears, and describes his "style" as mostly indescribable. He does say that it is a kind of mixture between men and womens' fashion. Many students may have noticed Don because he has worn all black for a good part of this school year. Although he says clothing is a good way of expressing moods, it is not the main reason he dresses a~ he does.

"It's fun and adds diversity to ever<lay life," explains

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STANDING IN A bandroomcabinet,junior Larkin Hood shows off 11£rspring clothing.

Don says that "slim is in" mainly because it is so comfortable. He reads and looks at pictures in "Interview" and "Vogue" for many of his fashion ideas. He also frequents the thrift stores on his shopping trips.

At the opposite end of the fashion spectrum is junior

Sarah Price. Sarah enjoys shopping at the Wooden Nickel and at Benneton, and likes name brand clothing such as Guess and Benneton lines.

Sarah says that the m.ood she is in will quite often be reflected in the clothes she chooses to wear.

"Black reflects a bad mood," explains Sarah, "and jeans and a sweatshirt reflect a mellow mood."

Sarah proves that she is careful about what she wears by keeping a daily account of each day's garb. She can even tell you what she wore on the first day of school.

Another junior who is keeping up with the latest trends is Sanyi DeGrazia. His idea of personal appearance is "wearing what looks good and feels good." Sanyi, who says he has expensive tastes, buys new clothes every month at stores such as Ben Simon's and the Hitchin' Post. Magazines he says that reflect his style of dress include "Esquire," "American Man," "GQ," and the "New Yorker."

'1 don't get into radical fashions," said Sanyi.

It's obvious that Linco,ln High students are into fashion, and that you don't have, to live in southeast Lincoln to know what's what

MAKING MOS1' Of" his clothes, Don.S"imioc wears mostly black

EXPRESSING HIS MUSIC tastes tlirough his clothing, Mike Coleman strikes a pose.